CN1232351A

CN1232351A - Radio pager

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Publication number: CN1232351A
Application number: CN99100848A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 长谷川和彦
Original assignee: NEC Corp
Current assignee: NEC Corp
Priority date: 1998-02-06
Filing date: 1999-02-06
Publication date: 1999-10-20
Also published as: TW409469B; JPH11225354A

Abstract

A radio pager of the present invention displays a number of stored information in an as ascending order or a descending order selected by the user on a rotary switch included in the pager. In addition, the pager allows the user to see and desired information first by rearranging the information in a storage area on the basis of an information number, a confirmation flag, and a content. The user can therefore select personal and shared information stored in the pager by turning the rotary switch in a jog dial fashion in the ascending order or the descending order or even in any desired order. This enhance easy and efficient search and rapid information selection.

Description

Pocket Bell

The present invention relates to a kind of Pocket Bell that is used for selectively showing by several different stored informations of broadcast transmission.More particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of Pocket Bell,, be used to make the pager carrier can be according to required ordered retrieval canned data comprising rotating switch.

In general, being applicable to that Pocket Bell that broadcasting is adopted not only receives contains the telephone number that will be returned by the pager carrier and the personal messages of personal messages, but also receives Sharing Information, comprising news that is provided by inquiry business and weather forecast.That can obtain from inquiry business and the quantity that is stored in the Sharing Information in the beep-pager is for the pager carrier and Yan Taida and can not easily retrieving.In many cases, the user selects required information by pushing the push-button switch that is arranged on the beep-pager.Yet, on one side the pressing button switch to watch the small LCD (LCD) that is arranged on the beep-pager on one side be inconvenient.

The technology relevant with the present invention for example disclosed in the open 3-198537 of Japanese patent unexamined.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Pocket Bell, it can make pager carrier's order or several information of receiving of selective sequential to descend to rise.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Pocket Bell, and it can make the pager carrier with any several information of receiving of required selective sequential.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of Pocket Bell, and it can make the pager carrier retrieve required information apace.

Pocket Bell of the present invention comprises display, is used for selectively showing several information received by broadcast transmission.Also comprise the selection part, be used to make the pager carrier can be by rotating rotating switch in the mode of dialing at a slow speed, with the order that increases progressively, the information of wherein receiving is from the earliest one to up-to-date one, sequentially read, perhaps order to successively decrease, the information of wherein receiving from up-to-date one to the earliest one, sequentially read.

Above-mentioned and other purpose, characteristics and advantage of the present invention will be seen clearlyer from the detailed description of doing below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a calcspar of schematically representing to implement Pocket Bell of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the calcspar that expression is included in the customized configuration of the operation control among the illustrative embodiment;

Fig. 3 is the outside drawing of illustrative embodiment;

Fig. 4 is the outside drawing that is included in the rotating switch among the illustrative embodiment;

Fig. 5 be operation control the timing diagram of operation;

Fig. 6 A, 6B and 6C are the detail flowcharts by the main program of illustrative embodiment execution;

Fig. 7 is the flow chart that is included in the subprogram in the main program;

Fig. 8 is used for the subprogram of key diagram 7;

Fig. 9 is the detail flowchart that is included in another subprogram in the main program;

Figure 10 is used for the subprogram of key diagram 9;

Figure 11 is the detail flowchart that is included in another subprogram in the main program;

Figure 12 is used to illustrate the subprogram of Figure 11;

Figure 13 is the detail flowchart that is included in another subprogram in the main program;

Figure 14 is used to illustrate the subprogram of Figure 13;

Figure 15 is the detail flowchart that is included in another subprogram in the main program;

Figure 16 is used to illustrate the subprogram of Figure 15;

Figure 17 represents an illustrative embodiment of the present invention.

As seen from Figure 1, shown being used to implemented Pocket Bell of the present invention and comprised antenna 2, and the RF of receiving unit 1 (radio frequency) part is carried out amplification, frequency inverted and carried out demodulation for the radio wave by antenna 2 inputs.Radio wave is represented the shared information of personal information or broadcasting.Ripple reshaper 3 is transformed to the restituted signal from 1 output of RF part the signal of the processing of circuit that can utilize the back.The various controls that controller 4 is carried out about beep-pager.

Specifically, when receiving the calling that is assigned to beep-pager, controller 4 is reminded the pager carrier to note the calling of importing and is shown the information that receives.When several different information were stored in the beep-pager, controller can promptly be read out these information from the earliest one to up-to-date one with the order that increases progressively, and these information are read out to the earliest one from up-to-date one.In addition, controller 4 also allows the user that required order is set, and according to described order, information is shown, and retrieving information then.

The number of addresses that CPU (CPU) 5 relatively receives and be stored in number of addresses among the rewritable ID-ROM (identification read-only memory) in advance.In addition, the information received of CPU5 storage (individual's and share) and read these information.RAM (random access memory) 7 stores the broadcast message that receives in order and can read these information.Each input warning drive signal among 8 pairs of loud speakers 9 of driver, vibrator 10 and the LED (light-emitting diode) 11.In response, loud speaker 9, vibrator 10 and LED11 produce alarm sound, vibration and flicker respectively, thereby remind the user to receive calling.

Lcd driver 12 is to the LCD13 input drive signal.Particularly, the telephone number that controller 4 is returned by the user to lcd driver input representative, the information that is delivered to the user or the similar signal of personal information, or represent the signal of the similar Sharing Information that news, weather forecast maybe can obtain from inquiry business.These conversion of signals that lcd driver 12 is received slave controller 4 become the corresponding driving signal, and are entered into LCD13.In response, LCD13 shows personal information or the shared information by the drive signal representative.

Rotating switch (SW) 14 can be by user's any one direction operation (see figure 3) according to direction A and B, so that canned data is shown with the order that increases progressively or successively decrease.Operation control 15 response users are to the operation of rotating switch 14.Operation control 15 increases signal or pulse reduces signal to controller 4 input pulses, is used for reading being stored in RAM7's and by the information specified message.According to the operation of rotating switch 14, with the order that increases progressively or the order output information of successively decreasing number.

Fig. 2 at length represents operation control 15.As seen from the figure, operation control 15 comprises identification division 16, is used to discern the rotation direction of rotating switch 14, and exports specific pulse for each angle position of rotating switch 14.The information that switch 17 is determined to be stored among the RAM7 is to be shown with the order that increases progressively, and still should be shown with the order of successively decreasing.Adder 18 adds from the pulse of identification division 16 output, and sends aforesaid pulse to controller 4 and increase signal, so that by calling over of increasing progressively and show above-mentioned information.Subtracter 19 deducts the output pulse of identification division 16, and sends aforesaid pulse to controller 4 and reduce signal, so that by calling over of successively decreasing and show above-mentioned information.

As shown in Figure 3, LCD13 is installed in the place ahead of beep-pager, and rotating switch 14 is installed in the top-right position of beep-pager.Rotate control panel and link to each other, and protrude, make the user to make its rotation along direction A or B as required from beep-pager with rotating switch 14.Particularly, as shown in Figure 4, rotating switch 14 comprises having the body part 14a that rotates control panel 14b.Lead-in wire 14c stretches out and links to each other with fixed juncture and the movable contact that do not illustrate from body part.

In operation, when receiving broadcast singal by antenna 2, RF part 1 carry out amplification, frequency translation and for the signal that receives separate harmonic reshaper 3 the signal transformation of demodulation for can be by the signal of the processing of circuit of back, and provide the signal of conversion to controller 4.Controller 4 reads out in address stored among the ID-ROM6, and in the number of addresses that comprises in described address and the signal received under the control of CPU5 relatively.If two number of addresses equate that then as mentioned above, controller 4 makes driver 8 drive loud speaker 9, vibrator 10 and LED11.

The user can select among loud speaker 9, vibrator 10 and the LED11 one, two or all in advance by the switch 17 that links to each other with controller 4.The warning drive signal that response is received from driver 8, loud speaker 9 produces alarm sounds, vibrator 10 vibrations, and/or LED11 flicker.Meanwhile, the content of calling, for example telephone number that will be returned by the user or the information that is assigned to the user are shown not on LCD13 by LCCD driver 12.

More particularly, as previously mentioned, the content of calling can be to comprise the personal information of the telephone number that will be returned or the shared information that obtains from inquiry business.This information of receiving is write among the RAM7 under the control of controller 4 and CPU5 in order.Then, operation control 15 response users are to the operation output read operation signal of SW17 and rotating switch 14.When receiving the read operation signal, controller 4 makes by read operation signal specified message and reads from RAM7, and shows on LCD13 by lcd driver 12.

When the user when direction A or B stir rotating switch 14, canned data is shown with the incremental order or the order of successively decreasing respectively on LCD13.When the user who watches LCD13 for example imported a delete instruction on SW17, the information that is provided by corresponding number and be stored among the RAM7 was deleted.The user can also operate SW17, so that import a foregoing increment instruction or the instruction of successively decreasing.

The following describes the specific operation to the embodiment of the relevant example of the operation of rotating switch 14 with the user.The user stirs the control panel 14b of rotating switch 14 along direction A or B, shown in Fig. 2 and 4.Identification division 16 shown in Figure 2 and rotating switch 14 are operated with mutual interlocking relationship.As shown in Figure 5, when rotating switch 14 by when direction A stirs, its with predetermined interval terminal A-GND () go up the output pulse.Meanwhile, rotating switch 15 is exported the pulse with above-mentioned pulse T lag time on terminal B-GND.On the other hand, when rotating switch 14 by when direction B stirs, it exports pulse with predetermined interval on terminal B-GND, the pulse of output and this pulse T lag time on terminal A-GND simultaneously.

Be imported into the identification division 16 of operation control 15 from the pulse of rotating switch 14 outputs.Identification division 16 is according to hysteresis (phase lag) the identification direction A or the B of pulse.Then, adder 18 or subtracter 19 add or deduct the pulse from identification division 16 inputs through SW17.Reduce the controller 4 that signal is sent to Fig. 1 from the pulse increase signal of subtracter 18 outputs or the pulse of exporting from subtracter 19.Received pulse increase controller 4 that signal or pulse reduce signal according to the order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing successively from the RAM7 sense information.In other words, controller 4 read in order by adder 18 output with specified message or by the poor specified message of subtracter 18 outputs, the information of reading is appeared on the LCD13.

The user operates SW17 and selects order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing, so that pass through controller 4 from the RAM7 sense information.In other words, the user makes SW17 select adder 18 or subtracter 19.For example, when the user when direction A rotates control panel 14b, representative from adder 18 outputs and pulse increase signal and be imported into controller 4 according to the order of selecting by the user of reading.

When the user when direction B rotates control panel 14b, subtracter 19 reduces signal to representative from the pulse of the difference of subtracter 19 outputs and is imported into controller 4.Receive the difference or and controller 4 Controlled CPU 5, in the middle of the RAM17 canned data, read in order by corresponding to or the difference several specified message.This makes that CPU5 can be according to the order that increases progressively, promptly from the earliest one to up-to-date one, or according to the order of successively decreasing, promptly from up-to-date one to the earliest one, sense information from RAM7 successively.This information is delivered to LCD13 successively by lcd driver 12 under the control of controller 4, and shows thereon.

As mentioned above, by with dial mode operating operation rotating switch 14 at a slow speed, the user can be easily from various information for example the individual's or Sharing Information in select a kind of.In other words, the user can retrieve required information easily and apace.

Described embodiment can make the user be provided for reading and display random access memory 7 in the order of bulk information of storage, as described below.This process describes with reference to Fig. 6.As shown in the figure, the user at first operates SW17, and instruction control unit 4 shows (step S1) in the up-to-date and information of receiving the earliest that is stored among the RAM.In response, controller 4 definite information that at first will be shown (step S2).Then, beep-pager is waited for reception information (S3a or 3b).When the information of receiving by broadcast transmission, information is written into (S4a or 4b) among the RAM7.Controller 4 determines whether to exist n different information (S5 or S6) in RAM7.

Then, select and (step S7, S8 during the information confirming not to be identified as the user, S9 or S10), (subprogram (A)-(D) will illustrate below) that controller 4 is carried out among the step S7-S10, be used to store the information of receiving, and select the information at first will show number.After this, when beep-pager during just at outstanding message, the user operates SW17, and the information that is not identified with affirmation mark of logical zero or logical one for confirmation (step S11, S12).Appear at LCD13 by the several specified message that are provided with and go up (step S13, S14, S15, S16 or S17).When the information that is not identified is confirmed by the user, just make this information have the mark 0 of affirmation.When the information that is not identified still is not identified, just make this information have the mark 1 of affirmation.

Step S7 in the detailed presentation graphs 6 of Fig. 7 or subprogram (A), and Fig. 8 represents to be included in the customizing messages memory block that is used for descriptor program (A) among the RAM7.Information #j (being in the integer of scope 1＜j≤n) is attached to it and confirms that mark is on 0 the information of receiving the earliest.Suppose that the user sets a up-to-date nonacknowledgement information, and n is individual or a plurality of information have been stored in (step S5 is a "Yes") among the RAM7.Then when receiving new information, controller 4 is just checked affirmation information #j the earliest, and (goes on foot S7a) with #j to # (n-1) replacement information # (j+1) to #n respectively.Then, controller 4 is stored the information received in RAM7 number be the information of #n (step S7b) as information, and set #n be used to specify the information (step S7c) that at first will be shown when the user confirms.When the user operates the beep-pager outstanding message so that during display message, #n information at first is shown (Fig. 6 goes on foot S11, S12, and S13).

Specifically, before Fig. 8 is illustrated in and receives the state (a) of information storage area and after reception the state (b) of information storage area.As shown in the figure, when information " PQR " was newly received under state (a), information #3 was moved to the position to the #4 indication by #2 respectively to #5, as shown by arrows.Simultaneously, information " PQR " is stored in the position by the #5 indication.At end-state (b), #5 is set to the n of the information that indication at first will be shown.

Step S8 in the detailed presentation graphs 6 of Fig. 9 or subprogram (B), and Figure 10 represents to be used for the information storage area of the RAM7 of descriptor program (B).Suppose that the user sets a up-to-date nonacknowledgement information, and the information among the RAM7 of being stored in is number less than n (step S5 is N0).Then when receiving new information, to new information additional information #k (being in the integer of scope 1＜k≤n).Controller 4 is set the #k (step S8b) that is used for representing the information that at first will be shown when the user confirms.When the user operates the beep-pager outstanding message so that during display message, #k information just at first is shown (Fig. 6 goes on foot S11, S12, and S14).

Specifically, before Figure 10 is illustrated in and receives the state (a) of information storage area and after reception the state (b) of information storage area.As shown in the figure, when information " PQR " was newly received under state (a), information " PQR " was stored in the position by the #4 indication.At end-state (b), #4 is set to the k of the information that indication at first will be shown.

Step S9 in the detailed presentation graphs 6 of Figure 11 or subprogram (C), and Figure 12 represents to be used for the information storage area of the RAM7 of descriptor program (C).Information #h (being in the integer of scope 1＜h≤n) is attached on the information of confirming to be labeled as 0 reception the earliest.In addition, information #i (being in the integer of scope 1＜i≤n, n ≠ 1) is attached on the information of confirming to be labeled as 1 reception the earliest.

Suppose h less than i, then the user sets a nonacknowledgement information the earliest, and n is individual or a plurality of information have been stored in (step S6 is a "Yes") among the RAM7.Then when receiving new information, controller 4 is just checked affirmation information #jh the earliest, and (goes on foot S9a) with #h to # (n-1) replacement information # (h+1) to #n respectively.Then, controller 4 is stored the information received in RAM7 number be the information of #n (step S9b) as information, and set # (i-1) be used to specify the information (step S9c) that at first will be shown when the user confirms.When the user operates the beep-pager outstanding message so that during display message, # (i-1) information at first is shown (Fig. 6 goes on foot S11, S12, and S15).

Specifically, before Figure 12 is illustrated in and receives the state (a) of information storage area and after reception the state (b) of information storage area.As shown in the figure, when information " PQR " was newly received under state (a), information #2 was moved to the position to the #4 indication by #1 respectively to #5, as shown by arrows.Simultaneously, information " PQR " is stored in the position by the #5 indication.At end-state (b), the # (i-1)=2 of the information that indication at first will be shown is set.

Figure 13 represents another subprogram (C), and Figure 14 also represents the information storage area among the RAM7 relevant with it; Information #h (being in the integer of scope 1＜h≤n) is attached on the information of confirming to be labeled as 0 reception the earliest.In addition, information #i (is in the integer of scope 1≤i≤n; H ≠ 1) is attached on the information of confirming to be labeled as 1 reception the earliest.

Suppose h less than i, the user sets a nonacknowledgement information the earliest, and n is individual or a plurality of information have been stored in (step S6 is a "Yes") among the RAM7.Then when receiving new information, controller 4 is just checked affirmation information #jh the earliest, and (goes on foot S9a ') with #h to # (n-1) replacement information #h to # (n-1) respectively.Then, controller 4 is stored the information received in RAM7 number be the information of #n (step S9b ') as information, and set #i be used to specify the information (step S9c ') that at first will be shown when the user confirms.When the user operates the beep-pager outstanding message so that during display message, #i information at first is shown (Fig. 6 goes on foot S11, S12, and S16).

Specifically, before Figure 14 is illustrated in and receives the state (a) of information storage area and after reception the state (b) of information storage area.As shown in the figure, when information " PQR " was newly received under state (a), information #4 and #5 were moved to the position by #3 and #4 indication respectively, as shown by arrows.Simultaneously, information " PQR " is stored in the position by the #5 indication.At end-state (b), the #i=1 of the information that indication at first will be shown is set.

Step S10 in the detailed presentation graphs 6 of Figure 15 or subprogram (D), and Figure 16 represents the information storage area of relevant with it RAM7.As shown in the figure, suppose that the user sets a nonacknowledgement information the earliest, and the information among the RAM7 of being stored in is number less than n (step S6 is N0).Then when receiving new information, controller 4 is stored the information received in PAM7 number be the information of #p (being in the integer of scope 1＜p＜n) (step S10b) as information, and set #m be used to specify the information (step S10b) that at first will be shown when the user confirms.When the user operates the beep-pager outstanding message so that during display message, #m information at first is shown (Fig. 6 goes on foot S11, S12, and S17).

Specifically, before Figure 16 is illustrated in and receives the state (a) of information storage area and after reception the state (b) of information storage area.As shown in the figure, when information " PQR " was newly received under state (a), information " PQR " was stored in the position by the #3 indication.At end-state (b), the #m=2 of the information that indication at first will be shown is set.

As mentioned above, by rotating rotating switch 14 with dial mode at a slow speed, the user can with appoint watch required order make beep-pager select and show many storages the individual's and Sharing Information.This makes it possible to carry out retrieval easily and efficiently, and therefore can select required information apace.

An alternative embodiment of the invention is as follows.Rotating switch 14 among Fig. 1 by the user with the operation of dial mode at a slow speed, so that watch individual or the Sharing Information of receiving.Figure 17 represents the specific picture that occurs during console switch 17 in a predetermined manner as the operator on LCD13.As shown in the figure, comprise in the picture represent respectively up-to-date information and the earliest information " NEW " and " OLD " and the numeral " 1 " and " 2 ".Watch the user of this picture to touch numeral " 1 " or " 2 ", so that select the up-to-date information and " NEW " and " OLD " of information the earliest respectively.

After above-mentioned selection, the user can rotate the control panel 14b of rotating switch 14 along direction A or B, so that be stored in information among the RAM7 with order that increases progressively or the selective sequential of successively decreasing.At this moment, picture shown in Figure 17 clearly shows selecteed incremental order or successively decreases order to the user.

In sum, according to the present invention, the user selects order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing by the rotating switch that is included in the beep-pager, thereby shows many canned datas according to the incremental order or the order of successively decreasing.In addition, by according to information number, confirm that mark and content make information rearrange in the memory block, this beep-pager can make the user at first watch any required information.Therefore, the user can be by with dial mode at a slow speed, with order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing, or even with any required order, select to store in the beep-pager the individual's or Sharing Information.This makes it possible to carry out retrieval easily and efficiently, and therefore can select required information apace.

Do not break away from design of the present invention, the technology that those skilled in the art discloses according to the present invention can be made various changes and remodeling.

Claims

1, a kind of Pocket Bell comprises:

Display unit is used for selectively showing several information received by broadcast transmission; And

Choice device, be used to make the described pager carrier can be by rotating rotating switch in the mode of dialing at a slow speed, with the order that increases progressively, the information of wherein receiving is from the earliest one to up-to-date one, sequentially read, perhaps order to successively decrease, the information of wherein receiving from up-to-date one to the earliest one, sequentially read.

2, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 1, also comprise setting device, be used for according to information number, confirm that mark and content rearrange the information of receiving in predetermined memory block, can be so as to making the user by rotating any information needed that described rotating switch retrieval at first will be watched.

3, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 2, suppose that wherein described memory block can store n different information, and the supposition user has confirmed m information (＜1m＜n), when receiving k information (n＜m+k), described setting device is replaced first information that occurs when the user confirms, and shows described sequence of information.

4, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 1, wherein said choice device comprises:

Receiving system is used to receive the radio wave by broadcast transmission, so as to the output restituted signal;

Control device, be used for to reminding the user to receive calling, and control, so that make the information of receiving, according to the operation of user to described rotating switch, and be used to make the control of user with any required described information that receives of ordered retrieval, be shown with order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing;

Storage device is used to store the address number that is assigned to described Pocket Bell in advance and stores the information of receiving;

By the warning device of described controller control, be used for when the address number of receiving with when described storage device address stored is number identical to User Alarms; And

Operating control device is used for to described control device input signal, so that make the information of receiving of storing in described storage device, the direction according to the user rotates described rotating switch is read out with order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing.

5, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 4 also comprises the key part that links to each other with described control device, is used to make the user at first to retrieve any required information of receiving by rotating described rotating switch.

6, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 4, wherein said operating control device comprises:

Identification division is used to discern the rotation direction of described rotating switch and sends pulse for each angle position of described rotating switch;

Conversion portion is used to set order that increases progressively or the order of successively decreasing;

Addition section is used to add from the pulse of described conversion portion output, and the pulse that obtains is increased signal delivers to described control device, so as to according to calling over of increasing progressively and show the information of receiving; And

The subtraction part is used to subtract from the pulse of described conversion portion output, and the pulse cut signal that obtains is delivered to described control device, so as to according to calling over of successively decreasing and show the information of receiving.

7, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information of Jie Shouing comprises and contains the telephone number that will be returned by the user and the personal information of personal messages, and the news that provided by the information inquiry business and the shared information of weather forecast are provided.

8, Pocket Bell as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating switch comprise the operation part of protruding from a side of described Pocket Bell.