Call operation method for a communication device

专利摘要:
A call operation method for the personal digital assistant 20 as a wireless communication device is a call received in response to a user's response in a user interface or a connection of the headphone 22 to the personal digital assistant 20. In response to this, and after checking the connection state of the headphones 22, the call to the outside is started.
公开号:KR20030068050A
申请号:KR10-2003-0008137
申请日:2003-02-10
公开日:2003-08-19
发明作者:이시이아쯔시
申请人:샤프 가부시키가이샤；
IPC主号:

专利说明:

CALL OPERATION METHOD FOR A COMMUNICATION DEVICE}
[11] The present invention relates to a call operation method for a wireless voice communication device, which selectively connects to a communication device, in particular a voice interface such as a removable head set.
[12] Headphones add convenience and usability to wireless communication devices such as cellular cellular telephones, cordless telephones, cellular modem cards for portable computers or personal digital assistants (PDAs). .
[13] The headphones become a voice interface that enables voice input to or from the wireless device of a hand-free, wireless device while allowing the user to work by hand while the user is communicating by voice. For example, using a headphone, a repair technician can find out a broken part of the machine and repair the broken part while receiving technical support over the telephone.
[14] In addition, a hand-free operation is also required for mobile phones used in automobiles in accordance with recently proposed legislation to avoid traffic accidents that are likely to occur during use of mobile phones. If no speaker or microphone is attached to the wireless communication device, the user needs headphones for voice communication.
[15] In the wireless communication device, both headphones, wired and wireless, can be used. Wireless headphones, like the wired interface between the headphones and the communication device, require a powered wireless transceiver and are relatively expensive.
[16] On the other hand, wired headphones have poor storage properties, tend to be entangled in wires, and possibly impair the portability of the communication device. Therefore, wired headphones are generally separated from communication devices when not in use. The same applies to a case where voice communication such as a modem card such as a portable computer or a personal digital assistant is not very important.
[17] Upon receiving a ringing tone of the telephone, the user typically needs to attach headphones to the communication device to connect and to answer the ringing tone in the user interface. Each of these series of operations needs to be completed in a short time. Otherwise, the caller may decide that the telephone is not connected well and hang up the telephone.
[18] In addition, when the answering machine function is built in, the user needs to identify the caller and access the answering machine for the call back. When there is no built-in speaker or microphone in a communication device, the time required to receive a call on the communication device becomes particularly important. If the user is unable to perform some operations necessary to initiate a communication by receiving a call at the communication device within a predetermined time, the user may eventually accumulate a frustration.
[19] For this reason, there is a demand for a simpler and more convenient method to be applied to a communication device having connectable headphones.
[20] [Patent Document 1]
[21] U.S. Patent 5,426,689 (published June 20, 1995)
[22] [Patent Document 2]
[23] U.S. Patent 5,191,602 (published March 2, 1993)
[1] 1 is a schematic front view of an embodiment of a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a wireless communication function using headphones for voice communication;
[2] 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment in a control system of a personal digital assistant as a wireless communication device.
[3] 3 is a flowchart of a call receiving method in a call operation of the present invention;
[4] 4 is a flowchart of a communication start method in a call operation of the present invention;
[5] Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings
[6] 20: PDA 22: headphones
[7] 26: earphone 28: wire
[8] 30: headphone jack 32: display
[9] 33: fold-sensitive display
[10] 34: call button
[24] A call operation method for a communication device of the present invention is a method of answering a received call in a communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface, the method comprising: detecting a received call (a) and detachable voice interface; (B) detecting a connected state of the device; answering the received call if the connected state is connected; and reacting at the user interface if the connected state is disconnected; Corresponding to at least one of the changes, answering the received call (d).
[25] A method for manipulating a call for another communication device of the present invention, in a communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface, comprising the steps of: generating a request for making the call in response to the user's initiation ( a) detecting a connection state of the voice interface; (b) initiating the call in response to a response from the user interface if the connection state is a connection; And (d) alerting the user of the disconnected state.
[26] In the call operation method, the step of generating a request for making a call in response to a user's initiation comprises: detecting a connection state of the voice interface (a), and displaying a dial interface if the connection state is a connection; Step (b), if the connection state is disconnected, displaying a dial interface in response to a user response of the user interface.
[27] In the call operation method, the method further includes initiating the call in response to the connection state being changed from disconnected to connected.
[28] A method for manipulating a call for another communication device of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) detecting a connection state of the voice interface in a method for initiating a call in a communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface; (B) displaying a dial interface if the connection state is a connection; displaying (c) displaying a dial interface in response to a user response of the user interface if the connection state is disconnected; Generating a request for (d), detecting a connection state of the voice interface (e), initiating the call in response to an indication of the user interface if the connection state is a connection (f), the connection (G) alerting the user of the disconnected state if the state is disconnected, then connecting the connection to disconnected state; And step (h) of initiating the call in response to a change from the connection.
[29] In the call operation method, the call received by the communication device is responded to by the operation at the user interface or by connecting the voice interface (headphone) to the communication device PDA, thereby reducing the duplication action, The time required for the response can be reduced, so that the prevention of poor response to the call can be reduced.
[30] Also, in the call operation to the outside, before the call to the outside, the voice interface is connected, it is confirmed that the willingness of voice communication is completed in the communication device, and the call operation can be assured.
[31] By the above-described various methods, it is possible to provide a method which is applied to a communication device having a voice interface connectable, and which is simpler and more usable.
[32] Example
[33] The radio communication apparatus includes, for example, a cellular cellular phone, a radio telephone, and a portable computer or a wireless modem capable of voice communication for a personal digital assistant (PDA) 20, as shown in FIG. It is applicable to various forms. In general, wireless communication is easily performed by an interface using a short wave radio wave to a telephone system (network). Alternatively, other methods such as long wave radio wave transmission may be used.
[34] The hardware for radio or communication may be built in the PDA 20 or may be attached as a detachable accessory. Many radio communication apparatuses are set up so that both voice communication and data communication are possible, and portable web surfing, text data transmission, and E-mail are possible as in the telephone system.
[35] As a voice interface, a headphone 22 that can be connected is usually attached. The headphone 22 has an earphone 26 for voice output and a microphone for voice input to a wireless communication device (hereinafter referred to as PDA 20). Although the built-in speaker or microphone may be attached to the PDA 20, the detachable headphones 22 as described above are often attached to the PDA 20 as a single voice interface.
[36] The headphone 22 may be a wireless device, but for cost or other reasons, it is generally intended to be connected to the PDA 20 using a wire 28. One end of the wire 28 is connected to one side of the connectable headphone jack 30.
[37] 2 is a block diagram of the controller (control unit) 50 of the digital PDA 20. The PDA 20 is controlled by a CPU (central operator) 58 based on a microprocessor. The CPU 58 extracts data or instructions (programs) from various storage sources, processes the data by the instructions, stores the processing results, or displays the results to a peripheral device for display to the user. To transmit, or to transmit.
[38] Normally, the operating instructions used by the CPU 58 are stored in a nonvolatile storage such as the ROM 64 or the like. Generally, data and application programs are stored in a nonvolatile storage unit 76 such as a disk-shaped storage unit or a flash memory card. The application program includes a call operation program used for communication. The program instructions and data are generally transferred from the nonvolatile storage 76 to the random access memory (RAM) 66 and then transferred from the RAM 66 to the CPU 58 via the internal bus 60.
[39] The CPU 58 is usually connected to one or two or more input units 68 and output units. As the input part 68, the touch sensitive display 33 shown in FIG. 1, the call button 34, and the phone book icon 36 are mentioned. In addition, the input unit 68 may include a keyboard, a keypad, and a pointing device. The pointing device may be a mouse, a trackball, a touch pad, or a joystick for moving the cursor displayed on the display 32.
[40] Each input unit 68 is normally connected to the internal bus 60 by an interface adapter 72. The output section generally has a display 32 connected to the internal bus by the display adapter 74. The PDA 20 may include one or two or more peripheral devices such as a wireless communication unit 78 or a nonvolatile storage unit 76 such as a modem 54 or a hard disk.
[41] The wireless communication unit 78 is generally capable of providing a communication service between both data and voice, and generally communicates a voice signal or a data signal with a transceiver using short wavelength radio waves or infrared rays for establishing a communication channel. It has hardware and firmware for signal processing to convert to the appropriate signal for the channel.
[42] The external data interface 56 and the input / output (I / O) adapter 62 are normally attached as an interface between a peripheral device such as the wireless communication unit 78 and the internal bus 60.
[43] Since the PDA 20 can take various forms, these control systems and peripheral devices can be changed in various ways depending on the implementation. For example, in the user interface, generally an input unit 68 for accepting user input is often connected to a display 32 for indicating a result of the user input. By way of example, a portable computer may be made available with a keyboard, pointing device, and graphical user interface (GUI) as a user interface.
[44] Since the user interface of the cellular mobile phone is usually small in size, the mobile phone or its display substantially depends on the switches arranged on the keypad for user input.
[45] On the other hand, since the PDA 20 as a wireless communication device is generally small in size and has portability, it is not possible to set a keyboard or a pointing device, so that the input unit 68 for user input is a touch-sensitive display 33 or the like. It relies heavily on graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
[46] Normally, when the received call signal is detected by the PDA 20, the user attaches the detachable headphones 22 to the PDA 20, responds to the ringing tone, and on the display 32 of the PDA 20. A response operation must be initiated in the user interface, such as by touching a call (communication start) button 34.
[47] The time required to perform each of these series of operations is often quite long for the caller to hang up, or for the answering machine feature to start working. The answering machine function may be incorporated in the PDA 20 as the radio communication apparatus, or may be an answering machine service provided by a telephone station.
[48] If the answering machine function answers the caller, the user needs to call and answer the answering machine to identify the caller. Discomfort caused by impairing (failing) a response to a call is often experienced for users of wireless communication devices such as PDA 20 with headphones.
[49] The inventors have found that dissatisfaction of the user in the wireless communication device can be considerably reduced if rationalization and convenience for each operation required for response or initiation to a call are made reasonable.
[50] The call operation method for a communication device according to the present invention includes a call answering routine 100 which is assembled to a PDA 20 as a communication device as shown in FIG. The receiver of the wireless communication unit 78 is monitored by the controller 50 to detect the ring tone signal of the call signal (step 102, hereinafter, steps are omitted).
[51] When the ring tone signal is detected, the controller 50 loads the call response routine 100 of the call operation program stored in the PDA 20. Corresponding to each instruction of the call answering routine 100, the controller 50 checks 104 to check the connection state of the headphones 22, which is a connectable voice interface (104).
[52] Typically, the connection state of the headphones 22 is investigated by measuring the impedance between each conductor in the headphone jack 30. In addition, the headphone jack 30 may be configured such that the physical coupling of each one of the headphone jacks 30 generates a signal representing the connection of the headphone 22 to the PDA 20. In addition, the test | inspection of the said connection state may be a switch comprised so that it may operate when each one for coupling in the headphone jack 30 mutually couples, for example.
[53] When the connection state of the headphones 22 is in the "connected" state (104), the controller 50 checks the presence or absence of a user's response (response) to the ringing tone in the user interface of the PDA 20 (106). . The response 106 in the user interface may be, for example, the opening of a switch or the selection of an icon such as, for example, a call button 34 displayed on the GUI on the display of the PDA 20.
[54] When the user responds via the user interface 106, the controller 50 connects the PDA 20 to the calling party's device 108, and the call answering routine is completed 110.
[55] On the other hand, if the user was unable to answer the ring tone in the user interface (106), the controller 50 waits for a predetermined time (112), after which the caller does not finish the call, or the built-in answering machine function. If this function does not function, the controller 50 checks the user interface again to see if the user responds (114). When the user's response 114 is detected, the controller 50 connects 108 the called PDA 20 to the device on the caller's side and, in response to the call, completes the call response routine (110). If the user's response 114 is not detected, the controller 50 does not respond to the call and completes the call response routine (110).
[56] On the other hand, when the ring tone is detected 102, when the controller 50 detects the connection state of the headphone 22 as "disconnected" (104), the controller 50 responds to the user's ring tone. Investigate (116). When the user's response 116 is detected, the controller 50 connects 108 the PDA 20 called to the device on the caller's side and, in response to the call, completes the call answering routine 110.
[57] However, in the user interface, if there is no response to the ringing tone, the controller 50 again checks whether the headphones 22 are connected (118). If, at the time of the investigation, the headphone 22 is connected, the controller 50 connects 108 the called PDA 20 to the calling party's device and answers the call.
[58] If the controller 50 detects that the headphone 22 is not connected at this point in time, and the ring tone is still detected even after the standby 122, the user interface again displays the user's response 120. Checked for presence (checked).
[59] In the user interface, if there is no response from the user so far, the connection state of the headphones 22 is reviewed 118. If, at this point, the caller is disconnecting the call or the answering machine function is functioning (114, 120), the call answering routine is completed (110).
[60] That is, in the call operation method of the present invention, when the headphones 22 are already connected at the time of the call, it is determined that the response from the user interface is the user's intention, while the headphones 22 are connected at the time of the call. If not, the response from the user interface or the connection of the headphones 22 is determined to be the user's intention.
[61] The call initiation routine 130 in the call operation method for the communication device according to the present invention is also used to conveniently function to initiate a call from the PDA 20 to the outside as shown in FIG. do.
[62] In the PDA 20, the call is generally initiated by the user operating a dialer displayed on the user interface. The dialer has a virtual keypad displayed on the display 32 and a phone book stored in the memory and accessed by touching the phone book icon 36.
[63] The call is made by the user by appropriately touching the number corresponding to the purpose of each number presented as part of the graphical user interface (GUI) on the display 32, or by calling the telephone number stored in the phone book. It begins by making a choice. Typically, the user opens the dialer by selecting an icon that serves the purpose installed on top of the display of the user interface.
[64] However, in the call initiation routine 130 according to the present invention, the controller 50 checks the connection state of the voice interface such as the headphones 22, for example (132). If the controller 50 detects that the headphones 22 are already connected, the controller 50 pops up the dialer without further intervention from the user (134). If headphone 22 is not connected, the user can open the dialer by selecting an icon on the GUI (136).
[65] When the dialer is displayed (134), the user can initiate a call by selecting each virtual button or by selecting a phone number in the phone book and subsequently touching the call button 34. In response to this operation, the controller 50 generates a call initiation request signal 140, and by the call initiation request signal, the controller 50 begins to check the connection state of the headphones 22 (142). .
[66] If the headphones 22 are not connected, an alert signal regarding the connection failure of the headphones 22 is returned, indicating that the PDA 20 is not a proper configuration for voice communication. 144).
[67] In response to the conveyance 144 of the warning signal, the controller 50 generates, on the display, a display 146, or a sound signal of the warning, which prompts the user to perform next. Thereafter, the controller 50 waits (148) for a predetermined time before checking the connection state of the headphones 22 (142). Once the headphones 22 are connected, the call is initiated 150, and the call initiation routine is completed (152).
[68] The present invention is to be understood sufficiently by the detailed description of the invention including the above-described embodiments. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily implemented in some respects without detailed description. In other words, well-known methods, operations, configurations, and circuits have not been described in detail as long as the present invention is not obscured.
[69] Each cited document described herein is incorporated by reference in its present description.
[70] The phrases and expressions employed in the present specification described above are used for explanation and are not used as limiting. Regarding the use of each phrase or expression as described above, it is recognized as the scope of the present invention, which is defined and limited only by the claims, and intends to exclude the equivalents of the features shown and described or the equivalents of a part of the features. There is no.
[71] In the call operation method for the communication device according to the present invention, the operation received from the user interface or the call received by the PDA 20 is answered by connecting the headphones 22 to the PDA 20, so that duplicate actions are taken. As it can be reduced, and the time required for the response to the call can be reduced, discomfort caused by not being able to answer the call well is alleviated.
[72] Also, in the call operation to the outside, the headphone 22 is connected and the PDA 20 confirms that the preparation for voice communication is completed before starting the call to the outside, so that the call operation is assured. Can be mad.

权利要求:
Claims (5)
[1" claim-type="Currently amended] In a communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface, a method of responding to a received call, comprising:
Detecting the received call,
Detecting a connection state of the detachable voice interface;
If the connection state is a connection, answering the received call;
If the connection state is unconnected, responding to the received call, in response to at least one of a response in the user interface and a change in the connection state. .
[2" claim-type="Currently amended] A communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface, the method of initiating a call,
Generating a request for the call in response to a user's instruction;
Detecting a connection state of the voice interface;
If the connection state is a connection, initiating the call in response to an instruction in the user interface;
If the connection state is disconnected, alerting the user of the disconnected state.
[3" claim-type="Currently amended] The method of claim 2,
The step of generating a request for the call in response to a user's instruction,
Detecting a connection state of the voice interface;
If the connection state is a connection, displaying a dial interface;
If the connection state is disconnected, in response to the user's response in the user interface, displaying a dial interface.
[4" claim-type="Currently amended] The method according to claim 2 or 3,
Initiating the call in response to the connection state changing from disconnected to connected.
[5" claim-type="Currently amended] A communication device having a detachable voice interface and a user interface, the method of initiating a call,
Detecting a connection state of the voice interface;
If the connection state is a connection, displaying a dial interface;
If the connection state is disconnected, displaying a dial interface in response to the user's response in the user interface;
Generating a request for the call in response to a user's instruction;
Detecting a connection state of the voice interface;
If the connection state is a connection, initiating the call in response to an instruction in the user interface;
If the connection state is disconnected, alerting the user of the disconnected state;
Initiating the call in response to the connection state changing from disconnected to connected
Call operation method for a communication device comprising a.

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