JPH04253427A - Selective call radio receiver with display function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the change of a character string, which can be informed by a sentence code number, and to enable the advance confirmation of a message to be transmitted, conversion to the sentence code number and conversion to a dial tone at the radio selective call receiver to read the character string corresponding to the sentence code number contained in a received message signal from a storage part and to display it on a display. CONSTITUTION:While responding to the operation of an input device (c), a character string preparing means (d) prepares the character string instructed by a user on a display (b), and a character string registering means (e) registers the character string on a storage part (a) corresponding to the designated sentence code number. While responding to the operation of the input device (c), the character string registering means (e) reads out the character string from the storage part (a) and displays the contents of the message to be informed by the user from now on a display (b) so as to confirm them in advance, and a converting means (g) converts this displayed character string to the correspondent sentence code number. Then, a dial tone generating means (h) converts the sentence code number to the dial tone for inputting the code number in the case of calling and outputs the dial tone.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a wireless selective calling receiver, and more particularly to a wireless selective calling receiver with a display function that reads out a character string corresponding to a sentence code number included in a received message signal from a storage section and displays it on a display. Relating to a call receiver.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of wireless selective calling receiver with a display function, character strings stored in a storage section are fixed in the system as so-called fixed phrases.
The caller assembles a message by selecting a number of necessary fixed phrases from a plurality of predetermined fixed phrases, and sends a string of sentence code numbers corresponding to the assembled message to the receiver carrier. was.

0003

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] According to the above-described wireless selective calling receiver, there is no need to convert each character of the message to be sent into a code number and input it, and it is only necessary to send several sentence code numbers. This has the advantage of being able to notify the person carrying the receiver of relatively long sentences. However, there are the following problems.

(1) Since the character strings that can be used are determined by the system as fixed phrases, the contents of messages that can be notified to the person carrying the receiver are limited. For this reason, the content of the notification is likely to be insufficient, and there are many cases where the recipient of the notification must contact the caller by telephone.

(2) In order to notify a message that cannot be expressed using a combination of fixed phrases prepared by the system, it is necessary to notify the user of a message that is frequently used between a specific caller and a specific receiver carrier. Even if there is a code number, each time the caller has to convert each character of the message into a code number and input it using a touch-tone telephone or the like. Therefore, the calling operation becomes complicated and input errors are likely to occur due to the increase in the number of inputs. Also,
Since the content of the message cannot be confirmed, even if a message with incorrect content is sent, the user often does not notice it. Furthermore, if the number of code numbers that can be input for one call is limited, it is necessary to call multiple times.

The present invention solves these conventional problems, and its first purpose is to make it possible to change the character string that can be notified by one sentence code number to any one. .

[0007] A second object of the present invention is to provide a wireless selective call receiver that can be used when making a call, and
To provide a radio selective calling receiver which allows the content of a message to be notified at the time of calling to be checked in advance and also allows the user to input a corresponding sentence code number without error.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the present invention, as shown in the principle explanatory diagram of FIG.
The storage unit a stores character strings in correspondence with sentence code numbers, and the storage unit a stores character strings in correspondence with sentence code numbers, and selectively receives a wireless selection call signal and stores character strings in correspondence with sentence code numbers included in subsequent message signals.
In a wireless selective calling receiver with a display function that displays a character string stored in a character string on a display device b, an input device c and a character string for creating a character string on the display device b in response to an instruction from the input device c. a string creation means d, and a character string registration means e for registering the character string created by the character string creation means d in the storage section a in correspondence with the sentence code number input from the input device c.
and has.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, a character string display means f for displaying the character string stored in the storage section a on the display device b in response to an instruction from the input device c; , a conversion means g for converting the character string displayed by the character string display means f into a corresponding sentence code number, and a dial sound generation for converting the sentence code number obtained by the conversion means g into a dial sound and outputting it. and means h.

0010

[Operation] In the wireless selective call receiver with display function of the present invention, when the user performs an operation related to creating a character string on the input device c such as a keyboard, the character string creation means d responds and displays the When a character string specified by the user is created on device b, and the user inputs a sentence code number associated with the created character string from input device c, the character string registration means e stores the created character string in that string. It is registered in the storage section a in correspondence with the input sentence code number. Therefore, after that,
If the message signal that follows the selectively received radio selection call signal contains the same code number as the registered sentence code number, the above characters registered in the storage unit a corresponding to the sentence code number are The column will be displayed on display b.

Furthermore, when the user performs an operation related to quoting a character string on the input device c, the character string registration means e reads out the quoted character string from the storage section a and displays it on the display device b. When the user completes the necessary quotation and assembles the contents of the message to be notified on display b, the conversion means g converts the character string displayed on display b into the corresponding sentence code number. and dial sound generating means h
converts the sentence code number into a dial tone and outputs it. This dial tone can be used as input for the sentence code number when calling from the telephone.

0012

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless selective calling receiver with display function of this embodiment includes an antenna 1, a wireless section 2, a decoder 3, an EEPROM 4 for storing its own wireless selective calling number, a control section 5, a memory 6, a numeric keypad, etc. A keyboard 7, an LED drive circuit 8, an LED 9, a speaker drive circuit 10, a speaker 11, a dial sound signal generator 14, an LCD drive circuit 12, and an LCD 13 are provided.

Referring to FIG. 3, the memory 6 includes a fixed phrase storage area 61 that stores predetermined fixed phrases (character strings) in correspondence with predetermined sentence code numbers; An arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 that stores arbitrary fixed phrases (character strings) in correspondence with arbitrary sentence code numbers, a message storage area 63 that stores received messages, and information necessary for creating arbitrary fixed phrases, such as It includes a sentence creation information storage area 64 that stores a correspondence table between numeric key combinations input from the keyboard 7 and character types.

Next, a more detailed configuration and operation of the wireless selective calling receiver with display function of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. First, the operation of creating an arbitrary fixed phrase and registering it in the arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 of the memory 6 will be explained. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the user first creates an arbitrary fixed phrase (step S1), and then registers it (step S2).

[0015] In creating an arbitrary fixed phrase in step S1, the user operates the keyboard 7 to put the receiver in the arbitrary fixed phrase creation mode, and inputs each character in the string to be registered as an arbitrary fixed phrase. Corresponding combinations of numerical keys, etc. are input sequentially from the keyboard 7. At this time, the control unit 5 refers to the sentence creation information in the sentence creation information storage area 64 of the memory 6, converts the input numeric key combination, etc. into a corresponding character, and sequentially converts each character to the LCD drive circuit 12.
and display it on the LCD 13. The user uses LCD1
When the desired character string has been created on the screen 3, the process proceeds to step S2, where the receiver is switched to an arbitrary fixed phrase registration mode, and a corresponding sentence code number is input from the keyboard 7 to instruct registration. In response to this, the control section 5
The character string displayed on 13 is stored in the arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 of the memory 6 in correspondence with the input sentence code number.

Next, the operation of the receiver when receiving a message will be explained. In FIG. 2, a radio signal received by an antenna 1 is amplified and demodulated by a radio section 2, and then converted into a digital signal and sent to a decoder 3. Decoder 3
The control unit 5 compares its own wireless selection calling number read from the EEPROM 4 with the wireless selection calling number included in the digital signal, and if they match, it notifies the control unit 5 to that effect, and the control unit 5 starts the LED drive circuit 8 to make the LED 9 blink, and/or starts the speaker drive circuit 10 to make the speaker 11 generate a sound. Further, if the decoder 3 is successfully matched, it receives a message following the wireless selection call number and notifies the control unit 5 of the message.

Referring to FIG. 5, in the received message, at the beginning of each sentence code number N1, N2, . Identifiers C1, C2,...
is added.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the control section 5 receives a message from the decoder 3, it stores it in the message storage area 63 of the memory 6 (step S11). Next, a pair of identifier and sentence code number is extracted from the message, and based on the identifier, it is determined whether the sentence code number is a fixed-format sentence code number or an arbitrary fixed-format sentence code number (step S12). . If the sentence code number is a fixed-format sentence (NO in step S12), the fixed-format sentence code number is set by reading out the fixed-format sentence stored in the fixed-format sentence storage area 61 of the memory 6 corresponding to the sentence code number. It is converted into a sentence (step S13). On the other hand, if the sentence code number is an arbitrary fixed sentence (YES in step S12)
S) The sentence code number is converted into an arbitrary fixed sentence by reading out the arbitrary fixed phrase stored in the arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 of the memory 6 corresponding to the sentence code number (step S14).

When the control unit 5 completes the above-described processing for one set of identifier and sentence code number, it determines whether all the sentence code numbers in the message have been processed (step S
15) If the process has not been completed, the process returns to step S12 and the above-described process is repeated. In addition, if the conversion has been completed, a message in which one or more fixed phrases and/or arbitrary fixed phrases obtained by conversion are arranged in the conversion order is sent to the LCD via the LCD drive circuit 12.
D13 (step S16).

Next, using the receiver shown in FIG. 2, the creation of a message and the generation of a dial tone corresponding to a sentence code number when calling another receiver will be explained. When calling a wireless selective calling receiver, dial the subscriber number from the touchtone phone, then enter the text code number corresponding to the message you want to send along with the identifier.
Usually, the sentence code number or identifier is sent as a dial tone signal to a control device on the wireless selective call transmitter side when the user presses a touch-tone button. The wireless selective calling receiver of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is capable of automatically generating such a dial tone signal. The operation will be explained below with reference to FIG.

First, the user operates the keyboard 7 to set the receiver to message creation mode (step S2).
1). Next, operate the keyboard 7 to quote the fixed phrase stored in the fixed phrase storage area 61 of the memory 6.
Alternatively, it is selected whether to quote the arbitrary fixed phrase stored in the arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 (step S22).

When the quotation of a fixed phrase is selected (NO in step S22), the control section 5 of the receiver imports the contents of the fixed phrase storage area 61 of the memory 6 into the control section 5, and stores it in the LC.
A list of fixed phrases is displayed on the LCD 13 via the D drive circuit 12 (step S23). On the other hand, if quotation of an arbitrary fixed phrase is selected (YES in step S22), the contents of the arbitrary fixed phrase storage area 62 of the memory 6 are imported into the control unit 5, and the arbitrary fixed phrase is displayed on the LCD 13 via the LCD drive circuit 12. A list is displayed (step S24).

Next, when the user selects a fixed phrase or arbitrary fixed phrase to be quoted from the list displayed on the LCD 13 by operating the keyboard 7, the control unit 5 determines the selected fixed phrase or arbitrary fixed phrase. , this decision content is accumulated (step S25). Then, it is determined from the keyboard 7 whether the citation continues or the end is instructed (step S26), and if the citation continues (
(NO in step S26), the process returns to step S22 and the above-described operation is repeated.

If the end of quotation is instructed (YES in step S26), the control unit 5 stores the sentence code numbers corresponding to the quotations determined so far in the fixed phrase storage area 61 of the memory 6 in the order of quotation, and the arbitrary fixed phrases. A string of code numbers corresponding to the message to be sent is generated by reading it from the sentence storage area 62 and adding a code number corresponding to an identifier for identifying whether it is a fixed-format sentence or an arbitrary fixed-format sentence to the beginning of each message (step S27). ). Then, by adding this generated string of code numbers to the dial tone signal generating section 14, the dial tone signal generating section 14 generates a dial tone signal corresponding to the string of code numbers. This dial tone signal is applied to the speaker 11 through the speaker drive circuit 10, and a dial tone corresponding to the code number string is generated from the speaker 11 (step S28). Therefore, by inputting this dial tone from the transmitter of the telephone, the code number can be input.

[0025]

According to the wireless selective calling receiver with display function of the present invention described above, the following effects can be obtained.

(A) Since any character string can be registered in the storage section in association with the sentence code number, there is almost no restriction on the content of the message that can be notified to the person carrying the receiver by inputting the sentence code number.

(B) Character strings that are frequently used between a particular caller and a particular person carrying a receiver can be registered in the storage unit by associating them with a certain sentence code number. After that, the above character string can be transmitted simply by sending the sentence code number. Therefore, there is no need for the caller to convert each character that makes up the message into a code number and enter it from a touch-tone phone, etc., as in the past, and the number of codes to be entered is reduced, making the calling operation easier. This also reduces input errors. Furthermore, sufficient content can be transmitted within the number of code numbers that can be input for one call.

(C) The message to be sent can be assembled on the display by quoting the character string registered in the memory, and the message can be converted into a sentence code number according to its contents and the sentence code can be displayed. Since the dialing sound can be automatically generated according to the number, it is possible to confirm the message to be sent in advance, and there is no error in inputting the sentence code number required at the time of calling.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a wireless selective calling receiver with a display function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a memory 6. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure for creating and registering arbitrary fixed phrases.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a received message.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of operation when receiving a message.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for generating a message to be sent and a dial tone.

[Explanation of symbols]

a...Storage section b...Indicator c...Input device d...Character string creation means e...Character string registration means f...Character string display means g...Conversion means h...Dial sound generating means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing a character string in correspondence with a sentence code number, wherein a character string is stored in the storage unit in correspondence with a sentence code number included in a message signal that selectively receives a wireless selective call signal and is included in a subsequent message signal. A wireless selective calling receiver with a display function that displays a character string on a display device, comprising: an input device; a character string creation means for creating a character string on the display device in response to an instruction from the input device; A wireless selection call with a display function, characterized in that the wireless selection call includes a character string registration means for registering a character string created by the character string creation means in the storage unit in correspondence with a sentence code number input from the input device. Receiving machine. 2. Character string display means for displaying a character string stored in the storage section on the display device in response to an instruction from the input device; and a character string displayed by the character string display means. 2. The wireless selection with display function according to claim 1, further comprising a conversion means for converting the sentence code number into a corresponding sentence code number, and a dial sound generation means for converting the sentence code number obtained by the conversion means into a dial sound and outputting the dial sound. call receiver.