JPH1032851A - Portable radio receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] There is a problem that the display time of a message cannot be specified from the transmitting side, which is inconvenient. The transmitting side can specify the time and make a call, thereby improving convenience. To provide a portable wireless receiver. A received signal includes a message, a time information code indicating time information, and a designated time, and when a decoder reads the time information code from the received signal, the designated time following the time information code is used. Is read and stored in the memory unit 9, and a time comparison process for periodically comparing the current time with the designated time stored in the memory unit 9 is performed. It is a portable wireless receiver that outputs a sound and displays a corresponding message.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable radio receiver used in a radio paging system, and more particularly to a portable radio receiver capable of displaying a message at a designated time to improve convenience. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, a conventional portable radio receiver will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional portable wireless receiver. A conventional portable wireless receiver is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), an antenna 1 for receiving a signal, a radio unit 2 for demodulating a received signal, a decoder 3 'for checking a calling number in the received signal against its own calling number, and storing its own calling number. ROM 4, a driving circuit 5 for driving a speaker and an LCD, a speaker 6 for outputting a ringing tone, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 7 for displaying a message or the like.
And a clock 8 for managing the current time.

Next, the operation of the conventional portable radio receiver having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. Antenna 1
Is demodulated in the radio section 2 and input to the decoder 3 ', the decoder 3' compares the calling number in the received signal with its own calling number stored in the ROM 4. If they match, the driving circuit 5
A ringing tone for notifying the calling is output from the speaker 6 via the, the message data in the received signal is decoded, and the message is displayed on the LCD 7 via the driving circuit 5.

Further, the decoder 3 ′ reads the current time indicated by the clock 8 and displays the current time on the LCD 7 via the drive circuit 5 when waiting or displaying a message. In this manner, the operation of the conventional portable wireless receiver is performed.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable radio receiver, a ringing tone is output immediately after receiving a signal addressed to itself, and a message is displayed. A ringing tone and a message cannot be output, which is inconvenient.

[0006] For example, the person who wants to convey a message is 1
If you have an important meeting until 7:00 and you want to give a message at 17:30 to avoid disturbing you,
You have to wait until 7:30 and make the call. If you wait several hours, you may forget it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances. A transmitting side adds information for designating a time to a calling signal, transmits the calling signal, and temporarily receives the received message in a portable radio receiver on the receiving side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable wireless receiver that can be stored and output a ring tone and a message when a designated time comes, thereby improving convenience.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable radio receiver which reads a message from a received signal and displays the message.
The received signal includes a message and a designated time, the designated time and the message are read from the received signal, and the message is displayed at the designated time, at the time designated on the transmitting side. A message can be displayed, and convenience can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage unit for storing a message of a received signal, a display unit for displaying the message, and a call number in the received signal. And a decoder for reading a message from the received signal and outputting the read message to the display unit when the calling number matches the own calling number, wherein the received signal specifies a time information code. And the designated time are included, and when the decoder reads the message and the time information code from the received signal, stores the message and the designated time following the time information code in the storage unit, When the current time coincides with the designated time, the decoder reads out a message corresponding to the designated time from the storage unit and outputs the message to the display unit. The are characterized, in addition to the message at the transmitting side, by inputting the desired time and the time information code, it is possible to display a message at the specified time, it is possible to improve convenience.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The portable wireless receiver (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention sets a code (time information code) indicating time information in advance, and sets
When the time information code is read, data following the code is stored as a designated time together with data such as a message, the current time and the designated time are compared, and when they match, a ringing tone is output, The message is read out and displayed.

Next, the configuration of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a portable wireless receiver (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Parts having the same configuration as in FIG. 6 are described with the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 1, a portable wireless receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna 1
A wireless unit 2, a ROM 4, a drive circuit 5, a speaker 6, an LCD 7, and a clock 8; a decoder 3 for reading specified time data from a received signal; And a memory unit 9 for storing messages. The decoder 3 is provided with a time comparison unit 31.

Next, the features of the present apparatus will be specifically described. The decoder 3 outputs a ringing tone at the time of self-reception and displays a message in the same manner as the conventional decoder 3 '. In addition, when a time information code is included in the received signal, the designation following the time information code is performed. The time data is read and stored in the memory unit 9 together with the message data.

The time information code is set in the decoder 3 in advance. When the decoder 3 receives the time information code, the decoder 3 reads data following the time information code as a designated time. Then, for a message with a designated time, the calling process is not performed immediately after the ring tone is output and displayed upon reception, but the calling process is performed when the designated time comes.

In particular, the time comparison means 31 of the decoder 3
The present time is periodically read from the clock 8 and stored in the memory 9.
Is checked to determine whether it matches the current time. Note that the decoder 3
Will be described later in detail.

Next, the configuration of the memory section 9 of the present apparatus will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the memory unit 9. As shown in FIG. 2, the memory unit 9 stores information read by the decoder 3, and stores a reception number, a telephone number (a telephone number of a caller), a message, and a designated time. It is.

Here, a paging signal in a radio paging system (this system) using the present apparatus will be described. In this system, when a call is made by designating a time, the transmitting side transmits a caller's telephone number and message data, and a time information code preset in the receiving portable radio receiver. , A designated time, and the designated time data is added to the calling signal.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic explanatory diagrams of a calling signal in the present system, FIG. 3A is a schematic explanatory diagram of a calling signal when no time is specified, and FIGS. FIG. 9 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a call signal when a call is specified. As shown in FIG. 3A, when the time is not specified (as in the conventional case), a telephone number of the transmitting side and a message are transmitted following a header part (not shown) of a call number and the like. . Also, as shown in (b), when the time is designated, a time information code and designated time data are transmitted following the telephone number and the message.

The time information code is previously set in the decoder 3 of the portable radio receiver on the receiving side in the same manner as the specification of a fixed message, etc. For example, the time information code is set to "* 01". Then, the transmitting side inputs the designated time after "* 01" and transmits. When the portable radio receiver on the receiving side reads “* 01”, it reads “* 0”.
Data following "1" is identified as the designated time.

The designated time data is input as 4-digit data here, for example, "1700".
Means 17:00. Therefore, after the telephone number and the message, “* 011
If "700" is input, the time can be specified so that a ringing tone is output at 17:00 and a message is displayed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the time information code and the designated time can be input before the message. In this case, the portable wireless receiver also uses the time information code. The next four digits of data are read as the designated time.

Further, in this case, the designated time is four-digit data for designating "time".
Can be specified, and "hour" as two digits
Alternatively, “minute” or the like may be designated.

Next, the operation of the decoder 3 of the portable wireless receiver (this apparatus) shown in FIG. 1 will be described specifically. The decoder 3 of the present apparatus performs processing for storing received data in the memory unit 9 at the time of reception and time comparison processing for periodically comparing the current time with the designated time stored in the memory unit 9. Has become.

First, the processing at the time of reception by the decoder 3 will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process performed by the decoder 3 when receiving. As shown in FIG. 4, when a signal is input from the radio unit 2, the decoder 3 checks the calling number with its own calling number stored in the ROM 4 to determine whether or not the signal is received (10).
2) If it is self-reception, the data is read to determine whether there is a time information code (104).

If there is a time information code, the telephone number of the sender, the message, and the designated time following the time information code are read and stored in the corresponding area of the memory unit 9 (106), and the process ends. . That is, if there is a time designation, no call or message is displayed during reception.

If there is no time information code in the process 104, the telephone number and the message are stored in the corresponding area of the memory 9 (108), and the speaker 6 and the LCD 7 are driven via the drive circuit 5. To output a ringing tone and display a message (and a telephone number) (110). In this way, the processing at the time of reception of the decoder 3 is performed.

Next, a time comparison process periodically performed in the decoder 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a time comparison process of the decoder 3. As shown in FIG. 5, when the process is started by a timer interrupt or the like, the decoder 3 reads the current time from the clock 8 (200), and reads the designated time of the received data stored in the memory unit 9 (202). ).

Then, it is determined whether or not the current time and the designated time read from the memory unit 9 match (20).
4). If the current time does not match the specified time, the decoder 3 returns to the process 202 and checks the next received data in the memory unit 9.

If the current time and the designated time match in the process 204, the decoder 3 reads out the corresponding message (and the telephone number) (206) and outputs a ringing tone via the drive circuit 5, Display the message (2
08). Then, it is determined whether or not all received data in the memory unit 9 has been checked (210). If not, the process returns to the process 202, and the same process is repeated until all received data is checked. Thus, the time comparison process of the decoder 3 is performed. The processes 200 to 206 are performed by the time comparing means 31 of the decoder 3.

According to the portable radio receiver of the embodiment of the present invention, a time information code indicating time information is set in advance in decoder 3, and decoder 3 reads the time information code from the received signal. In this case, the specified time following the time information code is read and stored in the memory unit 9, and a time comparison process of periodically comparing the current time with the specified time stored in the memory unit 9 is performed. When the time matches the specified time, a ringing tone is output and a corresponding message is displayed, so that the transmitting side can specify the time and make a call. The call can be made so as not to hinder the work, and the convenience can be improved.

As another use of the present apparatus, the child is provided with a portable radio receiver, and the mother calls the schedule of the day in the morning and collectively schedules the schedule at that time. The contents can be displayed, and the child can be notified of the schedule without having to call each time.

Further, by specifying the time zone in the time zone where the person to be called is present and transmitting the message in advance, the message can be transmitted to the other party using the portable wireless receiver. It is also possible to use such a method.

[0032]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the received signal includes the message and the designated time, and the designated time and the message are read from the received signal, and the message is displayed at the designated time. Since the commander is used, the message can be displayed at the time specified on the transmitting side, and the convenience can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the received signal includes the time information code specifying the time information and the specified time, and the decoder reads the time information code together with the message from the received signal. In such a case, the designated time following the time information code is stored in the storage unit, and when the current time matches the designated time, the portable radio receiver that reads and displays the message is used. In addition, by inputting a time information code and a desired time, a message can be displayed at a specified time, which has the effect of improving convenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a portable wireless receiver (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a memory unit 9 of the present apparatus.

FIG. 3A is a schematic explanatory diagram of a call signal when a time is not specified, and FIGS. 3B and 3C are schematic explanatory diagrams of a call signal when a call is performed by specifying a time. is there.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process at the time of reception of a decoder 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a time comparison process of the decoder 3.

FIG. 6 is a configuration block diagram of a conventional portable wireless receiver.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... antenna, 2 ... radio unit, 3 ... decoder, 4 ...
ROM, 5 drive circuit, 6 speaker, 7 LC
D, 8: clock, 9: memory unit, 31: time comparison means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A portable wireless receiver that reads a message from a received signal and displays the message, the received signal includes a message and a designated time, and reads the designated time and the message from the received signal, A portable wireless receiver that displays the message at a designated time. 2. A storage unit for storing a message of a received signal, a display unit for displaying the message, and a message from the received signal when a call number in the received signal matches a call number of the own. A portable radio receiver having a decoder for reading and outputting the read signal to the display unit, wherein the reception signal includes a time information code specifying time information and a specified time, and the decoder includes the reception signal. When the message and the time information code are read from, the message and the specified time following the time information code are stored in the storage unit, and when the current time matches the specified time, the message corresponds to the specified time. A portable wireless receiver that reads a message from the storage unit and outputs the message to the display unit.