JP4269475B2 - Mobile phone and musical sound generation control method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention is a mobile phone.And musical sound generation control methodAbout.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, portable wireless communication terminals such as mobile phones are rapidly spreading. The wireless communication terminal is capable of making calls and exchanging mails with a desired partner by transmitting and receiving voice data, character data, and the like through public base stations installed in each region.
[0003]
Such a wireless communication terminal has a caller notification function for displaying a caller's telephone number, registered name, organization name, etc. in a predetermined display area so that the caller can be identified without answering the phone. There is something. If this function is used, a desired call partner can be selected by receiving only a call from a specific caller. As a result, especially when the user is busy, it is possible to avoid wasted calls and mischief calls as much as possible to prevent wasted time.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, displaying a telephone number or name as a means for identifying a caller in a conventional wireless communication terminal may not always be effective as a means for specifying the caller. For example, whenever there is an incoming call from another mobile phone, the mobile phone must move to a position where the mobile phone display information can be seen, especially when the mobile phone is not near the recipient or cannot be released. was. In addition, there is a problem that a user who cannot recognize the caller by display information, such as a visually impaired person, cannot specify the caller unless he / she answers the phone.
[0005]
  The subject of the present invention isThe performance data input by the caller can be sent to an external phone, or conversely, the performance data can be received from an external phone. Can identify the caller without having to display the phone numbermobile phoneAnd musical sound generation control methodIs to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following features. In the following description of the means, the configuration corresponding to the embodiment is illustrated in parentheses. Reference numerals and the like correspond to reference numerals of drawings described later.
[0007]
  A mobile phone according to the invention of claim 1 is provided.
  Input means (for example, keyboard keys 12e to 12p in FIG. 2, performance operating unit 122 in FIG. 3; step T1 in FIG. 4) for inputting performance data constituting a musical sound to be emitted when an incoming call is received;
  Storage means for storing performance data input by the input means (for example, performance data memory 16a in FIG. 3; step T111 in FIG. 5);
  Performance data stored in this storage meansAnd the phone number of the callerTransmission means (for example, the antenna 14a in FIG. 2, the communication unit 14 in FIG. 3; step T2 in FIG. 4),
  OutsidePhoneSent fromTheReceiving means for receiving performance data (for example, the antenna 14a in FIG. 2, the communication unit 14 in FIG. 3; step R1 in FIG. 8);
  Registration means (for example, telephone number memory 16b in FIG. 3; step R3 in FIG. 8) for registering a plurality of sets in association with the performance data received by the receiving means and the telephone number of the caller;
  Multiple phone numbers registered in the registration means when a call is receivedOut ofThe phone number of the incoming callerExtract this extractedPerformance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller is read from the registration means, and reproduction control means (for example, the control unit 11 and the voice input / output unit 18 in FIG. 3; Step R13),
  It is characterized by providing.
[0008]
  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the input means inputs performance data that constitutes a musical sound that is emitted when an incoming call is received, and the storage means stores and transmits performance data input by the input means. The means is performance data stored in the storage means.And the phone number of the callerIs sent to the destination phone and the receiving means is externalPhoneSent fromTheThe performance data is received, and the registration means registers a plurality of sets of performance data received by the reception means in association with the telephone number of the caller, and the reproduction control means stores the performance data in the registration means when an incoming call is received. Multiple registered phone numbersFrom insideThe phone number of the incoming callerExtract this extractedThe performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller is read from the registration means, and the musical sound is reproduced according to the read performance data.
[0009]
  Therefore, the mobile phone according to the invention described in claim 1 stores the performance data input by itself.It is possible to transmit to an external telephone, or conversely, to receive performance data from an external telephone. For this,The desired party can be registered as a musical sound that is emitted when a call is received, and a desired song can be heard by the call partner when a call is received.
  Not only that, but from an outside phoneWhen an incoming call is received, it is possible to reproduce a musical tone according to the performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller associated with the incoming call. For this reason, the recipient can easily and quickly recognize who the caller is from the sound without having to look at the display information such as the telephone number and name, and can identify the caller by hearing.
[0010]
  The mobile phone according to the invention of claim 2 is
  Input means for inputting performance data (performance operation unit 122 in FIGS. 2 and 3);
Transmission means (communication unit 14 in FIG. 3, control unit 11; T2 in FIG. 4) for transmitting performance data input by this input means to an external telephone;
  Receiving means (communication unit 14, control unit 11 in FIG. 2; R1, R2 in FIG. 8) for receiving performance data and telephone number data sent from an external telephone;
Storage means (storage units 16, 16a, 16b in FIG. 2; control unit 11 in FIG. 3, R3 in FIG. 8) for storing a plurality of sets of performance data and telephone number data associated with each other by the receiving means;
Incoming call detection means (control unit 11 in FIG. 2; R11 in FIG. 10) for detecting that there is an incoming call;
Whether or not the telephone number data of the caller included in the detected incoming call signal is stored in the storage means when it is detected by the incoming call detection means that the incoming call is received When it is determined that the telephone number data of the caller is stored, the performance data associated with the telephone number data of the caller is read from the storage means, and according to the read performance data Musical sound generation control means (control unit 11 in FIG. 2; R13 in FIG. 10) for generating musical sounds;
It is characterized by providing.
[0011]
  According to the mobile phone of the invention described in claim 2,The performance data input by the user can be transmitted to an external telephone, and conversely, the performance data can be received from an external telephone. For this reason, the desired party can be registered as a musical sound that is emitted when a phone call is received, and a desired song can be heard by the other party when a call is received.
  In addition, when a call is received from an external telephone, it is possible to reproduce a musical sound according to performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller associated with the incoming call. For this reason, the recipient can easily and quickly recognize who the caller is from the sound without having to look at the display information such as the telephone number and name, and can identify the caller by hearing.
[0012]
  In the musical tone generation control method according to the third aspect of the present invention, as in the case of the mobile phone according to the first aspect, the performance data input by the user can be transmitted to an external telephone. It is also possible to receive performance data from the telephone. For this reason, the desired party can be registered as a musical sound that is emitted when a phone call is received, and a desired song can be heard by the other party when a call is received.
  In addition, when a call is received from an external telephone, it is possible to reproduce a musical sound according to performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller associated with the incoming call. For this reason, the recipient can easily and quickly recognize who the caller is from the sound without having to look at the display information such as the telephone number and name, and can identify the caller by hearing.
[0013]
  As in the case of the mobile phone according to the invention described in claim 2, the musical sound generation control method according to the invention described in claim 4 can also transmit performance data input by itself to an external phone. It is also possible to receive performance data from the telephone. For this reason, the desired party can be registered as a musical sound that is emitted when a phone call is received, and a desired song can be heard by the other party when a call is received.
  In addition, when a call is received from an external telephone, it is possible to reproduce a musical sound according to performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller associated with the incoming call. For this reason, the recipient can easily and quickly recognize who the caller is from the sound without having to look at the display information such as the telephone number and name, and can identify the caller by hearing.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-10, the radio | wireless communications system 1 in embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
[0017]
First, the configuration will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless communication system 1 configured using cellular phones 10 and 20 according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a wireless communication system 1 includes a communication line network N, a base station B, and mobile phones 10 and 20, and the base station B is connected to the communication line network N by wire.
[0018]
The communication line network N is a communication line network constituted by wired or wireless communication means. For example, an ordinary public telephone line, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line capable of transmitting digital data, and a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network). ) It has a plurality of public lines such as lines and independent dedicated lines. The base station B is a public base station that is connected to the communication network N and performs wireless communication between the mobile phone 10 and the mobile phone 20.
[0019]
Next, the external configuration of the mobile phone 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10 has an input unit 12, a display unit 15, a receiver 18 a, a microphone 18 b, and a speaker 18 c including a setting unit 121 and a performance operation unit 122, which will be described later, at predetermined positions on the surface of the housing 10 a. Prepare. In addition, an antenna 14a is provided on the upper portion of the housing 10a so as to be extendable and contractible. In addition, a power supply unit (not shown) such as a charge pack that supplies power necessary for the operation of the mobile phone 10 is provided on the back surface. Each of these components is connected to an electronic circuit on the main board housed in the housing 10a, and is centrally controlled by the control unit 11 described later.
[0020]
In addition, the mobile phone 10 includes a sound source 17 to be described later in the housing 10a, and generates musical tones corresponding to various musical instruments such as a piano and a guitar, for example, according to performance operations on the keyboard keys 12e to 12p. A musical sound is output from the speaker 18c provided in the right shoulder part of the housing | casing 10a.
[0021]
Next, the internal configuration of the mobile phone 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile phone 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 10 includes a control unit 11, an input unit 12, a RAM 13, a communication unit 14 having an antenna 14a, a display unit 15, a storage unit 16, a sound source 17, and a voice input / output unit 18. Each unit is connected by a bus 19.
[0022]
The control unit 11 expands a program specified from various programs corresponding to the mobile phone 10 stored in the storage unit 16, various instructions input from the input unit 12, or data in the work area 13 a in the RAM 13. Then, various processes are executed in accordance with the program according to the input instruction and input data, and the processing results are stored in a predetermined area in the RAM 13 and displayed on the display unit 15.
[0023]
Further, the control unit 11 controls the operation of each block uniformly based on the operation signal input from the input unit 12 and registers the performance data in the mobile phone 20. (See FIG. 4). That is, the control unit 11 executes and controls performance data generation / input processing (see FIG. 5), performance data transmission processing (see FIG. 7), and the like.
[0024]
Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the mode setting is “performance input” in performance data generation / input processing described later, and the tone color, pitch, tone length, velocity data, etc. in the performance data memory 16a are determined. The parameters constituting the performance data are initialized, each parameter is set based on the input signal, and the parameters are stored as performance data in a predetermined area of the performance data memory 16a to be described later together with the song name data.
[0025]
Further, in the performance data transmission process described later, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the mode setting is “performance data transmission”, and determines whether or not performance data is registered in the performance data memory 16a. When the performance data has been registered, the music data of all the performance data stored in the performance data memory 16a is displayed as a list on the display unit 15, and arbitrary music title data is selected from the music title list based on the input signal. It is determined whether or not the mobile phone 10 is in a communication connection state, and if it is in a connection state, the performance data corresponding to the music title data is read from the performance data memory 16a and transmitted to the mobile phone 20.
[0026]
The input unit 12 includes a setting unit 121 having operation buttons for selecting and instructing various functions such as mode switching and call origination / response, and a performance operation unit 122 for inputting performance data, a telephone number, and the like.
[0027]
The setting unit 121 includes two types of function buttons 12a and 12b and up and down cursor buttons 12c and 12d. By pressing each button alone or in combination, various modes can be switched, tone changes, octave adjustments, etc. An instructing input signal is output to the control unit 11. Furthermore, the setting unit 121 may include various functions that assist the user's setting operation, and may output an input signal that instructs management (editing, display, storage, deletion, etc.) of performance data, for example.
[0028]
Further, the function button 12 a outputs an input signal to the control unit 11 instructing call origination / response, end of performance data input, hold, etc. according to the setting mode of the mobile phone 10. Similarly, the function button 12b also has a function of instructing transmission of performance data in accordance with the setting mode of the mobile phone 10.
[0029]
The performance operation unit 122 includes a plurality of keyboard keys 12e to 12p arranged in a keyboard musical instrument type. The keyboard keys 12e to 12p are pitch designation keys for performance input in the performance mode, and are numeric keys for dial number input in the transmission mode. Each mode is switched and set every time the function button 12a is pressed.
[0030]
For example, a key code designating the pitch “C3” is assigned to the keyboard key 12e, and a key code designating the numerical value “0” is assigned in the transmission mode. Similarly, a key code designating the pitch “C3 #” is assigned to the keyboard key 12f in the performance mode, and a key code designating the numerical value “1” is assigned in the transmission mode. Similarly, key codes for designating pitches “D3” to “B4” are assigned to the keyboard keys 12g to 12p in the performance mode, and numerical values “2” to “9” and the symbol “#” are assigned in the transmission mode. , “*” Is assigned.
[0031]
Also, each key of the keyboard has key keys 12e, 12g, 12i, 12j, which designate the pitches “C3”, “D3”, “E3”, “F3”, “G3”, “A4”, “B4”, respectively. 12l, 12n, 12p are white, and keyboard keys 12f, 12h, 12k, 12m, 12o for designating "C3 #", "D3 #", "F3 #", "G3 #", "A4 #" are black Placed in the mold.
[0032]
Each keyboard key has a built-in press sensor, detects the pressure applied during the pressing operation, and outputs it as a press signal to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 generates sound intensity data (velocity data), which is one of the parameters constituting the performance data, based on the pressing signal.
[0033]
Note that the keyboard keys 12e to 12p may be configured so that they can also be used as tone color designation keys for performance input in the tone color switching mode. In this case, for example, key codes for designating “piano” and “organ” as tone color data are assigned to the keyboard keys 12e, 12f, and 12g.
[0034]
The RAM 13 forms a work area 13 a that temporarily stores programs, input data, parameters, and the like corresponding to various items acquired from the storage unit 16 in the performance data registration process controlled and executed by the control unit 11.
[0035]
The communication unit 14 includes a modulation / demodulation circuit that modulates and demodulates audio data, an antenna 14a that performs radio communication with the base station B, and the like, and is connected to the communication network N according to an input signal from the control unit 11 Data and signals are transmitted / received to / from an external device via the station B. In other words, the communication unit 14 modulates the digital signal input from the voice input / output unit 18 into an analog signal suitable for the frequency band of the communication network N, and wirelessly transmits the analog signal to the base station B via the antenna 14a. When the communication unit 14 receives an analog signal wirelessly transmitted from the base station B by the antenna 14 a, the communication unit 14 outputs an incoming call detection signal to the control unit 11, and demodulates the analog signal and transmits it to the voice input / output unit 18. To do.
[0036]
The display unit 15 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays various display data according to display instructions input from the control unit 11.
[0037]
The storage unit 16 is configured by a magnetic or optical recording medium or a nonvolatile semiconductor memory. The storage unit 16 stores in advance a system program of the mobile phone 10, a processing program, and various data necessary for executing the program, and also stores performance data, telephone number data, and the like registered by various processes in a predetermined area. To do.
[0038]
The processing program includes, for example, performance data registration processing (see FIG. 4) and performance data generation / input processing (see FIG. 5). Each of these processing programs is stored in the form of a readable program code, and the control unit 11 sequentially executes operations according to the program code.
[0039]
The storage unit 16 includes a performance data memory 16a and a telephone number memory 16b as storage areas for the respective data.
The performance data memory 16a stores song name data, note data for identifying performance data corresponding to the song name data, and performance data in a storage area corresponding to each memory address. Here, performance data refers to tone data, which is waveform data that varies depending on the type of instrument, pitch data that specifies the pitch of a note (scale, etc.), tone length data that specifies the duration of a note, and the strength of pronunciation The voice input / output unit 18 reproduces several phrases of a predetermined song as musical sounds according to the performance data.
[0040]
The telephone number memory 16b stores telephone number data and song name data corresponding to the telephone number data in a storage area corresponding to each memory address. That is, the control unit 11 obtains the song name data corresponding to the telephone number data of the caller from the phone number memory 16b and the performance data corresponding to the song name data from the performance data memory 16a in the incoming call processing described later. And output to the voice input / output unit 18. The telephone number memory 16b may be configured to store the registered name data specifying the name, company name, etc. of the caller corresponding to the telephone number data in association with each other.
[0041]
The sound source 17 is constituted by a PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) sound source, for example, and has a waveform data ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown) in which PCM waveform data of a predetermined tone color is stored. That is, when a predetermined pitch is specified by pressing the keyboard keys 12e to 12p, the control unit 11 reads PCM waveform data corresponding to the specified pitch from the waveform data ROM and outputs it to the voice input / output unit 18. To do.
[0042]
The audio input / output unit 18 includes an A / D converter, a D / A converter, an LPF (Low Pass Filter), an amplifier, and the like, and includes a receiver 18a, a microphone 18b, and a speaker 18c.
The voice input / output unit 18 converts digital data such as performance data input from the control unit 11 into analog data by a D / A converter, and emits it as a musical sound from the receiver 18a via an amplifier.
When the voice input / output unit 18 detects an analog signal input from the microphone 18 b during a call, the voice input / output unit 18 converts the analog signal into a digital signal by an A / D converter and outputs the digital signal to the communication unit 14.
[0043]
The voice input / output unit 18 performs D / A conversion on the input PCM waveform data, cuts a signal in a frequency band equal to or higher than a predetermined frequency by the LPF, removes noise, and outputs the signal to the speaker 18c via an amplifier. The speaker 18c emits a musical tone according to predetermined tone color / pitch / pitch length / velocity data input from the voice input / output unit 18. The musical sound to be emitted may be a single tone, a chord that simultaneously emits a plurality of musical sounds, or simultaneous pronunciation of different tones.
[0044]
Further, the tone color of the waveform data stored in the waveform data ROM is preset to the tone color of a keyboard instrument such as a piano or an organ in the case of the keyboard instrument type mobile phone 10 of FIG. In addition, it is good also as a structure which can memorize | store the waveform data of several timbres, such as a wind instrument and a stringed musical instrument beforehand, and can select a desired timbre from several timbres by pressing down the keyboard keys 12e-12p.
[0045]
The configuration of the mobile phone 10 that configures the wireless communication system 1 has been described above. In addition, since the principal part structure of the mobile telephone 20 is the same as the mobile telephone 10 explained in full detail, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to each component and the illustration and description of the structure are abbreviate | omitted.
[0046]
Next, the operation in the present embodiment will be described.
First, performance data registration processing executed when the user of the mobile phone 10 registers desired performance data will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 to 7 and data storage examples based on the respective processing. .
[0047]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the performance data registration process.
When the power button of the cellular phone 10 is pressed, power is supplied to each unit from the power supply unit, and a program for executing performance data registration processing described below is read from the storage unit 16 and expanded in the RAM 13, and the flowchart of FIG. Various operations are performed according to the above.
[0048]
In FIG. 4, the control unit 11 first executes performance data generation / input processing to store desired performance data in the performance data memory 16a (step T1). The performance data generation / input process will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.
[0049]
In FIG. 5, the control unit 11 first determines whether or not the “performance input mode” is set (step T101). Here, when the “performance input mode” is set (step T101; Yes), the control unit 11 initializes the tone color, pitch, tone length, and velocity data in the performance data memory 16a (step T102). Next, the control unit 11 selects predetermined timbre data from the timbre data of various musical instruments registered in the storage unit 16 based on the input signal from the setting unit 121 (step T103).
[0050]
The control unit 11 enters a determination standby state for inputting the keyboard keys 12e to 12p for designating a pitch based on an input signal from the keyboard of the performance operation unit 122 (step T104). If there is a key input (step T104; Yes), the control unit 11 extracts corresponding pitch data based on the input signal (step T105). Next, the control unit 11 detects velocity data that specifies the intensity of the sound based on the pressing force of the keyboard of the performance operation unit 122 (step T106).
[0051]
Next, the control unit 11 instructs the sound input / output unit 18 serving as a sound source to generate a sound based on the timbre, pitch, and velocity data (step T107). At the same time, the control unit 11 generates a sound according to the performance data corresponding to the predetermined note data from the speaker 18c, and measures the sounding time (step T108). Next, the control unit 11 enters a determination standby state for the end of keystroke of the keyboard key (step T109). Here, when the keyboard key is finished (step T109; Yes), the control unit 11 stops the sound generation (step T110).
[0052]
That is, the control unit 11 measures time data from the time when the keyboard key is pressed (ON) to the time when the key is released (OFF) (steps T108 to 109), and acquires the sound length data. At the same time, the control unit 11 stores the tone color, pitch, tone length, and velocity data in the performance data memory 16a (step T111).
[0053]
Then, when there is a button input operation for instructing the end of the performance, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the performance is finished (step T112). When the performance is finished (step T112; Yes), the setting unit 121 Is stored in the music name data area 162 of the performance data memory 16a (step T113).
[0054]
In step T112, if the performance has not ended (step T112; No), the process returns to step T103 again, and the performance data input process in steps T103 to T111 is repeatedly executed until there is an operation input for instructing the end of the performance. To do.
[0055]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a storage example of performance data generated by the performance data generation / input processing. As shown in FIG. 6, the performance data memory 16a includes a memory address area 161, a song title data area 162, a note data area 163, a tone color data area 164a, a pitch data area 164b, and a tone length data that constitute the performance data area 164. An area 164c and a velocity data area 164d are formed.
[0056]
The memory address area 161 stores address data indicating the position of the cell in which each piece of performance data is stored, and the control unit 11 acquires predetermined performance data based on this address data and sends it to the voice input / output unit 18. Output.
The musical sound output from the speaker 18c is composed of a combination of a plurality of musical note data stored in the musical note data area 163. The musical piece name data area 162 stores unique musical piece name data for identifying the musical sound.
[0057]
The note data area 163 is formed in a one-to-one correspondence with each address data, and stores note data for identifying performance data. The performance data area 164 includes a tone color data area 164a, a pitch data area 164b, a tone length data area 164c, and a velocity data area 164d as parameter storage areas constituting each performance data.
[0058]
The timbre data area 164a stores different waveform data as timbre data depending on the type of musical instrument such as a piano or organ, and the pitch data area 164b stores frequency data specifying the pitch of a note (such as a musical scale) as pitch data. The sound length data area 164c stores sound generation time data for specifying the note length as sound length data, and the velocity data 164d stores amplitude data for specifying the strength of sound generation as velocity data.
[0059]
Next, in FIG. 4, the control unit 11 performs a performance data transmission process in order to transmit performance data desired by the user to the mobile phone 20 (step T2). Hereinafter, the performance data transmission process will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0060]
In FIG. 7, the controller 11 first determines whether or not the mode setting is “transmission of performance data” (step T201). If the mode setting is “transmission of performance data” (step T201; Yes), the control unit 11 determines whether or not performance data is registered in the performance data memory 16a (step T202). Here, if there is performance data (step T202; Yes), all the song name data stored in the performance data memory 16a are displayed as a list on the display unit 15 (step T203).
[0061]
Next, based on the input signal from the setting unit 121, the control unit 11 selects desired song name data from the song name data list on the display unit 15 (step T204). Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the mobile phones 10 and 20 are in a communication connection state via the communication units 14 and 24 (step T205). Here, if it is in the connected state (step T205; Yes), the control unit 11 adds the music title data selected in step T204 based on the input signal instructing transmission of performance data from the setting unit 121 (step T206). Corresponding performance data is extracted from the performance data memory 16a (step T207).
[0062]
Next, when the control unit 11 makes a call to the input telephone number and detects the response of the other party, the performance data read from the performance data memory 16a is transmitted to the base station via the antenna 14a. Wirelessly transmit to B (step T208), and the performance data registration process ends.
[0063]
In step T202, if there is no performance data in the performance data memory 16a (step T202; No), message data indicating that performance data such as “There is no registered song” is not stored is displayed on the display unit 15. (Step T209). Then, the process again proceeds to the performance data generation / input process described above.
[0064]
Next, the operation of the mobile phone 20 on the performance data reception side will be described with reference to FIGS. The control unit 21 performs performance data storage processing in order to receive and store performance data transmitted from the mobile phone 10.
[0065]
That is, in FIG. 8, the control unit 21 receives performance data transmitted from the mobile phone 10 via the communication line network N by the communication unit 24 (step R1). Next, the control unit 21 acquires the telephone number data of the mobile phone 10 that is the transmission source (step R2). And the control part 21 matches the performance data received by step R1 with the telephone number data acquired by step R2, and memorize | stores it in the memory | storage part 26 as performance data at the time of an incoming call (step R3).
[0066]
Here, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a correspondence example between the song name data corresponding to the performance data stored by the performance data storage processing and the telephone number data of the caller. As shown in FIG. 9, the telephone number memory 26 c includes a telephone number data area 265 and a song name data area 266. The telephone number data area 265 stores the telephone number data of each person registered by the user, and the song name data area 266 is an arbitrary song name data stored in the song name data area 262 of the performance data memory 26a. One piece of song name data is stored.
[0067]
That is, a plurality of telephone number data is stored in the telephone number memory 26c, and song name data corresponding to performance data output at the time of incoming call is stored in association with each telephone number data on a one-to-one basis. One piece of song name data may be stored in association with a plurality of telephone number data.
[0068]
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10, an incoming call process executed by the control unit 21 when an incoming call from an external terminal (for example, the mobile phone 10) is received will be described.
[0069]
That is, in FIG. 10, the control unit 21 first receives a call from the mobile phone 10 via the communication unit 24 (step R11). Next, the control unit 21 acquires the telephone number data of the mobile phone 10 that is the call originator and displays it on the display unit 25 (step R12). Then, the control unit 21 reads the song name data corresponding to the acquired telephone number data from the song name data area 266 of the phone number memory 26c, extracts the performance data corresponding to the song name data from the performance data memory 26a, and the voice input / output unit. 27 to reproduce the musical sound (step R13).
[0070]
As described above, in the mobile phone 10 according to the present invention, a plurality of keyboard keys 12e to 12p are arranged in a performance operation unit 122 provided in a keyboard shape, and these keyboard keys are pitch designation keys in the performance input mode. Function as. Therefore, the user can easily input various performance data with the same operation feeling as the performance of the musical instrument.
[0071]
Also, the registered performance data is transmitted to the other party's mobile phone via the communication unit 14, and the performance data is stored in the storage unit of the other party's mobile phone in association with the caller's phone number data. Next time, when a call from the caller is received, a music sound is reproduced according to the registered performance data. Therefore, since a predetermined tone can be played according to the phone number data of the caller when a call is received, the recipient can easily and quickly recognize the caller according to the tone without having to look at the display information such as the phone number and name. it can. In addition, it is possible to register a musical tone created by itself as a ringing tone of the other party's mobile phone, for example, to give the other party a desired song, such as giving a congratulatory original song on the other party's birthday or anniversary.
[0072]
The representative embodiments of the cellular phones 10 and 20 to which the present invention is applied have been described above. Next, cellular phones 30 according to other embodiments will be described with reference to FIG.
[0073]
FIG. 11 is an external view of a stringed musical instrument type mobile phone 30. In the figure, a mobile phone 30 is configured by a setting unit 321 composed of function buttons 32a and 32b on a surface of a casing 30a, a performance operation panel 322 in which frets 32c to 32f are disposed, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and the like. A display unit 35 and a metal string 30b for designating sound generation timing. A receiver 38a is provided at the top of the display unit 35, and a microphone 38b is provided at the bottom. In addition, a speaker 38c that outputs a musical sound is provided on the left shoulder of the housing 30a.
[0074]
The overall structure of the mobile phone 30 is the same as that of the mobile phone 10 detailed in the above embodiment, and the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed configuration thereof is the same. The illustration and detailed description thereof are omitted.
[0075]
In the mobile phone 30, the setting unit 321 includes two types of function buttons 32 a and 32 b, and various input signals for instructing mode switching, picking switching, and the like to the control unit 31 by pressing operations of each operation button alone or in combination. Output.
The performance operation panel 322 is fixedly arranged to imitate the frets of a stringed instrument (for example, guitar, bass, etc.), and a plurality of frets 32c, 32d, 32e, and 32f that specify the pitch of a musical tone by the performance operation of the stringed instrument are displayed. Have.
[0076]
Each fret has six fret buttons arranged in parallel, and the rightmost fret button corresponds to the first string, and the second string, the third string, the fourth string, and the fifth string in order from the right. Correspondingly, the leftmost fret button corresponds to the sixth string.
[0077]
In the performance data input mode, the user looks at the mobile phone 30 as a guitar, supports the housing 30a from the back side with the left hand, presses a predetermined fret button with the left hand finger, and makes the finger of the right hand or metal Is brought into contact with the metal string 30b. At this time, a detection signal corresponding to the generated static electricity or electric signal is output to the control unit, and the sound generation timing is determined. At the same time, a musical tone having a pitch corresponding to the pressed fret button is emitted from the speaker 38c with the tone color, tone length, and velocity according to the performance data and stored in each storage area in the performance data memory. The fret button functions as a numeric key for inputting a telephone number when making a call.
[0078]
The mobile phone 30 configured in this way also executes the same processing as that of the mobile phone 10 in the above embodiment. That is, the control unit controls the operation of each unit of the mobile phone 30 in order to execute processing in accordance with operation signals input from various buttons, and performs the performance data registration process (see FIG. 4) and the performance data storage process described above. (See FIG. 8), execution control of incoming call processing (see FIG. 10) and the like.
[0079]
That is, the performance data can be registered by pressing the fret button, and the registered performance data can be transmitted to the other party. Furthermore, when a call is received, a musical tone is reproduced according to the performance data for the incoming call associated with the telephone number of the caller.
[0080]
As described above, the mobile phone 30 according to the present embodiment is formed to imitate a stringed instrument such as a guitar, and is provided with a plurality of fret buttons. In the performance input mode, the fret buttons function as pitch designation keys. The performance data can be input. Therefore, the user can input and register performance data with the same operation feeling as playing a guitar. Also, the registered performance data is transmitted to a desired destination, stored in the telephone number memory in association with the telephone number data of the caller, and when the next call is received from the caller, the registered performance data is stored. According to the sound. Therefore, when the user receives a call, the user can easily identify the caller with a musical tone.
[0081]
Note that the description in the above embodiment is a preferred example of the mobile phone according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the appearance configuration shown in FIGS. 2 and 11 may be similar to the shape of various musical instruments such as a piano, a trombone, and a woodwind instrument in the case of the mobile phone. Also, timbre data corresponding to the shape of the housing may be preset.
[0082]
In the above embodiment, the telephone number of the other party is displayed when a call is received, but it may be hidden. As a result, the receiver can audibly identify the caller with a musical tone, but the caller and the telephone number are not known to anyone other than the person.
[0083]
Further, it is of course possible that the same mobile phone has both a performance data registration function of the mobile phone 10 and a playback function upon incoming of the mobile phone 20. In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of the mobile phone can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0084]
【The invention's effect】
  According to this invention, the performance data input by the user isIt is possible to transmit to an external telephone, or conversely, to receive performance data from an external telephone. For this,The desired party can be registered as a musical sound that is emitted when a call is received, and a desired song can be heard by the call partner when a call is received.
  Not only that, but from an outside phoneWhen an incoming call is received, it is possible to reproduce a musical tone according to the performance data corresponding to the telephone number of the caller associated with the incoming call. Therefore, even if the recipient does not look at the display information such as the phone number and name,Who is the callerCan be recognized easily and quickly, and the sender can be identified by hearing.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless communication system 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram of the mobile phone 10 of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the mobile phone 10 of FIG.
4 is a flowchart showing a performance data registration process executed by the control unit 11 of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing performance data generation / input processing executed by the control unit 11 of FIG. 1;
6 is a diagram illustrating a storage example of performance data stored in the storage unit 16 of FIG. 1; FIG.
7 is a flowchart showing performance data transmission processing executed by the control unit 11 of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a performance data storage process executed by the control unit 21;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence between telephone number data and song title data stored in a storage unit 26;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing incoming call processing executed by the control unit 21;
FIG. 11 is an external configuration diagram of a stringed musical instrument type mobile phone 30 according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Wireless communication system
10,20 Mobile phone
10a case
11 Control unit
12 Input section
121 Setting section
12a, 12b function buttons
12c, 12d Cursor buttons
122 Performance control section
12e-12p keyboard keys
13 RAM
13a Work area
14 Communication Department
14a antenna
15 Display section
16 Memory unit
16a Performance data memory
161 Memory address area
162 Song name data area
163 Note data area
164 Performance data area
164a Tone data area
164b Pitch data area
164c Sound length data area
164d Velocity data area
16b Phone number memory
165 Phone number data area
166 Song name data area
17 Sound source
18 Voice input / output
18a receiver
18b microphone
18c speaker
19 Bus
30 Mobile phone
30a case
30b metal string
321 Setting part
32a, 32b function buttons
322 Performance control panel
32c to 32f fret button
35 Display panel
38a receiver
38b microphone
38c speaker
B base station
N communication network

Claims (4)

An input means for inputting performance data that constitutes a musical sound that is emitted when a phone call is received;
Storage means for storing performance data input by the input means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the performance data stored in the storage means and the telephone number of the transmission source to the telephone of the transmission destination;
Receiving means for receiving performance data sent from an external telephone,
Registration means for registering a plurality of sets in association with the performance data received by the receiving means and the telephone number of the caller ;
When a call is received, the telephone number of the caller of the incoming call is extracted from the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the registration means, and the performance data corresponding to the extracted caller telephone number is registered in the registration Reproduction control means for reading out the musical sound in accordance with the read performance data,
A mobile phone comprising: Input means for inputting performance data;
Transmitting means for transmitting performance data input by the input means to the outside;
Receiving means for receiving performance data sent from an external telephone;
Storage means for storing a plurality of sets of performance data and telephone number data received by the receiving means in association with each other;
An incoming call detection means for detecting that there was an incoming call;
Whether or not the telephone number data of the caller included in the detected incoming call signal is stored in the storage means when it is detected by the incoming call detection means that the incoming call is received When it is determined that the telephone number data of the caller is stored, the performance data associated with the telephone number data of the caller is read from the storage means, and according to the read performance data Musical sound generation control means for generating musical sounds;
A mobile phone comprising: In a musical sound generation control method used for a telephone having a musical sound generating unit for generating musical sounds,
An input step for inputting performance data that constitutes a musical sound that is emitted when a phone call is received;
A storage step for storing the performance data input in this input step;
A transmission step for transmitting the performance data stored in the storage step and the telephone number of the transmission source to the telephone of the transmission destination;
A receiving step for receiving performance data transmitted from an external telephone;
A registration step of registering a plurality of sets in association with the performance data received by the reception step and the telephone number of the caller;
Upon receiving a call, the telephone number of the caller of the incoming call is extracted from the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the registration step, and the performance data corresponding to the extracted caller telephone number is registered. A reproduction control step for reading out the musical sound from the musical sound generating unit in accordance with the read performance data;
A musical sound generation control method comprising: In a musical sound generation control method used for a telephone having a musical sound generating unit for generating musical sounds,
An input step for inputting performance data;
A transmission step of transmitting the performance data input in this input step to an external telephone;
A receiving step for receiving performance data sent from an external telephone;
A storage step of storing a plurality of sets of performance data and telephone number data received in association with the reception step;
An incoming call detection step for detecting that there was an incoming call;
Whether or not the telephone number data of the caller included in the detected incoming call signal is stored in the storage step when the incoming call is detected by the incoming call detection step When it is determined that the telephone number data of the caller is stored, the performance data associated with the telephone number data of the caller is read from the storage step, and according to the read performance data A musical sound generation control step for generating a musical sound from the musical sound generator;
A musical sound generation control method comprising:

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