JPH0787168A - Electronic equipment with communication terminal function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve handleability by providing a means for monitoring calling, the means for discriminating whether or not it is during an operation, the means for interrupting the operation and a ringing tone generation means for generating ringing tones after the interruption of the operation. CONSTITUTION: A microcomputer 10 controls the function of an electronic dictionary and a digital code telephone. For instance, data stored in a RAM 13 are sent out through a data bus 18 to an arithmetic unit ALU 14 by a program stored in a ROM 11. The ALU 14 performs an arithmetic processing and stores the result in the RAM 13 again. Also, digitally coded voice data stored in the ROM 12 and the RAM 13 are demodulated to voice signals in a PCM codec 23 through an I/O port 17 and outputted from an earphone 4. Also, in the case that the key operation of a keyboard 2 is performed, signals are fetched from the I/O port 15, the data are stored in the RAM 13 and decoded and processings corresponding to respective keys are executed corresponding to the processing procedure of the ROM 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic device having a communication terminal function, and more particularly to an electronic device such as an electronic dictionary for outputting voice data by a semiconductor memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cordless telephones, portable telephones, cellular telephones and the like, which are portable communication terminal devices, have become small enough to fit in a chest pocket of a Y-shirt due to circuit technology and miniaturization of parts. On the other hand, due to the large capacity and low price of semiconductor memory, commercialization has progressed in the form of so-called electronic notebooks and electronic dictionaries. Furthermore, it has a voice output function that digitizes voice information, stores it in semiconductor memory, etc. and reproduces it. Electronic English-Japanese dictionaries have been commercialized.

[0003]

However, these devices are on the market as separate products, and even if they are becoming smaller, they still carry mobile phones and electronic (English-Japanese) dictionaries with voice, for example. Is bulky and inconvenient. Therefore, it is conceivable that a CPU that controls the electronic English-Japanese dictionary controls the mobile phone to create a new electronic device called an integrated electronic (English-Japanese) dictionary with a mobile phone function.

However, if a telephone call comes in while the voice output function, for example, an English conversation sentence example is working, and a telephone ringing tone (hereinafter, ringer) is heard, there is a danger that the ringer sounds. . In other words, if the ringer sounds suddenly and loudly while you are carrying it, not only will you be surprised, it will not be mentally good, but it will also bother other people. This is because most of the time, when listening to English conversation, etc., the earphones are used so as not to bother others when listening to English conversation. There is a danger that the ringer may be heard by being erased by the sound from the earphones of English conversation and the like, and even if one tries to combine the two functions to achieve portability and convenience, this is not preferable for the user.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and provides an electronic device having a communication terminal function of appropriately controlling a ringing tone in accordance with a use environment.

[0006]

In order to solve this problem, an electronic device having a communication terminal function of the present invention communicates with a monitoring means for monitoring a call from an external device and communicates when there is a call. Discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a function other than the function is in operation, interruption means for interrupting the operation of the function when the function other than the communication function is in operation, and a call for generating a ringing tone after the operation is interrupted. And a sound generating means.

Here, the electronic device is provided with a plurality of generating units for generating a ringing tone, and the ringing tone generating unit has a selecting unit for selecting a generating unit of the ringing tone corresponding to the function outside the communication function. . Also, if there is a call,
It further comprises display means for displaying a call from the external device. .

[0008] Further, an electronic device having a communication terminal function for reproducing a voice, a monitoring means for monitoring a call from an external device, and when there is a call, the voice reproduction is interrupted to generate a ringing tone. And a ringing tone generating means.

Here, the ringing tone generating means outputs a ringing tone to the earphone when the voice reproduction is performed from the earphone. Further, the system further comprises setting means for setting the volume of the ringing tone, and determining means for determining the setting of the volume of the ringing tone, and the ringing tone generating means is provided when the volume setting of the ringing tone is determined to be low. Outputs the ringing tone to the earphones and rings the ringer when it is determined that the volume setting of the ringing tone is high. Further, it further comprises display means for displaying a call from the external device when there is a call.

[0010]

[Embodiment] <Configuration example of electronic dictionary> FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic dictionary with a digital cordless telephone function of the present embodiment.
Although an electronic dictionary is used as an example in the present embodiment, it goes without saying that another electronic device may be used.

Reference numeral 1 is a display device, 2 is a keyboard portion, 3'is an opening window for a microphone 3 (shown in the figure), 4 is an earphone,
6 is the electronic dictionary body with digital cordless telephone function,
6-1 is a lid of the earphone housing portion, 7 is a lid portion of the main body 6 in which the antenna 8 (shown in FIG. 2, see FIG. 2) is built in, 9 ′ is an opening window of the installation portion of the ringer 9 (shown in FIG. 2), and 5 is Display 1
This is a voice key for instructing the earphone 4 to output voice information related to the information displayed on.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the electronic dictionary body with the digital cordless telephone function of this embodiment.

Reference numeral 10 is a one-chip microcomputer (abbreviated as microcomputer) which controls the function of an electronic dictionary and the digital cordless telephone. For example, ROM-1 (1
The data stored in the data memory 13 including the RAM is stored in the data bus 18 by the program according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
To the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) 14 to execute arithmetic processing, and the result is stored again in the RAM 13 via the data bus 18. Also, the digitally encoded audio data stored in the ROM-2 (12) or the RAM 13 is demodulated into an audio signal by the PCM codec 23 via the data bus 18 and the I / O port 17, and the audio is output from the earphone 4. The baseband circuit 22 is controlled via the I / O port 17 so as to be output as information.

Also, the dictionary data stored in the ROM-2 (12) and the telephone number, name data, etc. stored in the RAM 13 are sent to the display decoder / driver 16 to drive the display 1 to send the data. Is displayed. Further, the data is output to the keyboard 2 via the I / O port 15, and when any key operation of the key switch on the keyboard 2 is performed, the signal is fetched from the I / O port 15 and the data bus 18 The data is stored in the RAM 13 via the ROM, decrypted, and the process corresponding to each key is executed according to the process procedure of the ROM-1 (11).

Further, in the digital cordless telephone function block 20, the signal received by the antenna 8 is sent to the radio circuit block 21, the signal is taken out from the carrier, and demodulated by the modem of the baseband circuit block 22 and digitalized. Converted into a signal, the PCM codec circuit block 23 converts the digital voice code signal into a voice signal, and outputs the voice signal to the earphone 4 and the microphone (MI
C) The voice signal input from 3 is coded by the PCM codec 23 contrary to the above, modulated by the circuit block 22 and placed (modulated) on the carrier by the circuit block 21, power-amplified, and transmitted from the antenna 7 to a radio wave. Is sent as.

The microcomputer 10 sends the ID code data stored in the ROM-1 (11) and the telephone number data of the called station stored in the RAM 13 to the telephone function block 20 via the I / O port 17. Or telephone function block 2
The data received at 0 is transferred to the RAM 1 via the I / O port 17.
3, the ID code is discriminated, the calling station is confirmed, etc., and various control such as control of the communication protocol is performed to the block 20 via the I / O port 17.

<Example of electronic dictionary processing procedure> The subroutine processing shown in the following flowchart is called by an interrupt at regular intervals while operating in the electronic dictionary mode, and whether or not a calling radio wave is received. I try to monitor.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the embodiment 1. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the ROM-1 (11).

In step S31, it is determined whether or not the calling radio wave has been received. When it is received and becomes Yes, it is determined in step S32 whether the ID code included in the calling signal matches the ID code of this apparatus. If No, this process ends, and the process returns to another job, such as a wait for a key operation such as a search of an electronic dictionary, until a call is made. When the result in step S32 is Yes, that is, when the unit is called, it is determined in the next step S33 whether or not the audio signal is being reproduced. This is ROM-2 (12) or R
It is sufficient to output audio data from the AM (13) and determine whether or not the PCM codec block is working. If Yes, the reproduction of the audio signal is interrupted in step S34, and the process of ringing the ringer is performed in step S35.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the second embodiment. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the ROM-1 (11).

Steps S41 and S42 are the same as those in FIG. 3, and the telephone processing is on standby until the ID codes match, so that the electronic dictionary and other processing can be performed. If the ID codes match and the answer is Yes, the process proceeds to step S43 to determine whether or not the audio signal is being reproduced. If Yes, the process proceeds to the next step S44, and a message such as "I'm calling" or a mark indicating that a call is received is displayed on the display 1 to inform that the call is received.
It proceeds to step S45. In step S45, the audio signal reproducing operation is stopped, and then in step S46, a process of ringing the ringer is performed. If No in step S43, the process proceeds to step S46 to ring the ringer.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the third embodiment. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the ROM-1 (11).

In step S51, the calling radio wave is determined. If No, this process (subroutine) ends and the process returns to the original routine. If Yes, in step S52, it is determined whether or not the device is called by matching the ID code. If No, this process is finished as described above. Ye
If s, the process proceeds to step S53 to determine whether or not the audio signal is being reproduced, and if Yes, in order to visually notify the operator that an incoming call has been made, in step S54, the display 1 is displayed, for example. A message such as "I'm on the phone" or a phone mark is displayed. Next, in step S55, the sound signal reproducing operation is stopped, and in step S56, the ringing tone is output to the earphone 4 and the ringer 9 is not output. But,
If the voice signal is not being reproduced in step S53 (if No), the operator is not using the earphone, so in step S57, the ringer circuit is activated to notify the ringer 9 of the incoming call.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the processing procedure of the fourth embodiment. The program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the ROM-1 (11).

Similar to the above-described embodiment, steps S61 to S61.
In step S62, an incoming call to this machine is determined, and in step S6
If Yes in step 2, the process proceeds to step S63, and it is determined whether or not the audio signal is being reproduced. If Yes, it is determined whether the volume output of the ringer 9 is minimum (Min.). That is, the analog switch SW-1 of the volume adjusting circuit 25, an example of which is shown in FIG. 7, is turned on by the terminal control I / O port 17, and the amplification factor of the speaker amplifier section (Sez in the figure) of the ringer circuit 24 is reduced by the resistor R1. Determine if it has been done. If Yes, the process proceeds to step S65, the display 1 is informed by a message or mark that the call is received, the reproduction operation of the audio signal is stopped in step S66, and the ringing sound is output from the earphone 4 in step S67. Notify the operator that there is an incoming call. If the volume of the ringer is not set low in step S64, that is, the analog switch SW-2 or SW- in FIG.
If 3 is turned on, the process proceeds to step S68 to stop the reproduction operation of the audio signal, and activates the ringer circuit 24 to ring the ringer 9 in step S69 so that the operator is notified of the incoming call. By doing this,
When the earphone is worn (on the ear), the ringer sound is suppressed and the sound is reduced, and it is possible to prevent the ringer sound (even if the playback sound is stopped) from becoming difficult to hear.

The example of the processing procedure shown in the present embodiment is a part, and various modifications and the like are possible according to the present invention. Further, the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined. Furthermore, the present invention may be applied to a system including a plurality of devices or an apparatus including one device. Further, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the case where it is achieved by supplying a program to a system or an apparatus.

[0027]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device having a communication terminal function of appropriately controlling a ringing sound in accordance with a use environment.

That is, in a device in which a portable digital communication terminal device is incorporated into an electronic device having a function of reproducing the stored contents of an electronic dictionary or the like by voice, a telephone call is made to the terminal device while outputting reproduced sound. At this time, you can set the volume to a level where you cannot hear the ringtone,
It doesn't bother other people, and when the volume is too low and the ringing tone is hard to hear, the ringing tone is output to the earphone side so you can check the ringing tone reliably. Will be things.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an electronic dictionary with a digital cordless telephone function according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an electronic dictionary of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a part of a volume adjusting circuit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Display 2 Keyboard 3 Speaker 4 Earphone 5 Voice Key 6 Digital Dictionary with Digital Cordless Telephone Function 6-1 Earphone Cover Lid 7 Antenna 8 Lid of Main Body 9 Ringer Speaker 10 1 Chip Microcomputer 11, 12 ROM 13 RAM 14 ALU 15 I / O port 16 Display decoder / driver 17 Terminal control I / O port 18 Data bus 20 Digital cordless telephone function block 21 Radio circuit block 22 Baseband circuit block 23 PCM codec circuit block 24 Ringer circuit 25 Volume control circuit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A monitoring means for monitoring a call from an external device, a judging means for judging whether or not a function outside the communication function is operating when there is a call, and a function outside the communication function operates. An electronic device having a communication terminal function, characterized by comprising: a suspending means for suspending the operation of the function in the middle case, and a ringing tone generating means for generating a ringing tone after the suspension of the operation. 2. The electronic device includes a plurality of generators for generating a ringing tone, and the ringer tone generating means has a selecting means for selecting a ringing tone generating portion corresponding to the function outside the communication function. An electronic device having a communication terminal function according to claim 1. 3. An electronic device having a communication terminal function according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying a call from an external device when there is a call. 4. An electronic device having a communication terminal function for reproducing a voice, a monitoring means for monitoring a call from an external device, and when there is a call, the voice reproduction is interrupted to generate a ringing tone. An electronic device having a communication terminal function, comprising: 5. The electronic device having a communication terminal function according to claim 4, wherein the ringing tone generating means outputs a ringing tone to the earphone when the voice reproduction is performed from the earphone. 6. The system further comprises setting means for setting the volume of the ringing tone and determining means for determining the setting of the volume of the ringing tone, wherein the ringing tone generating means determines that the volume setting of the ringing tone is low. Output ringtone to the earphones,
The electronic device with a communication terminal device according to claim 4, wherein a ringer is sounded when it is determined that the volume setting of the ringing tone is large. 7. The communication terminal function according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising display means for displaying a call from an external device when there is a call. Electronics.