Portable radio communication apparatus

• US 20020032040A1
• Filed: 09/12/2001
• Published: 03/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Tsukamoto, Tadashi
• Application Number:
  US09/949,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20020032040A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/663 Preventing unauthorised calls to a telephone set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications

Abstract

In a portable radio communication apparatus, a storage section stores an operation mode table, in which at least one operation mode that defines operation suitable for the operation environment of the apparatus is associated with settings for making sections operate in the operation mode, and a keyword table, in which a keyword representing the operation environment is associated with the operation mode. A schedule management section stores schedule management information indicating an action schedule of the user and manages the action schedule. An operation mode timetable generating section generates a timetable by extracting time at which the user starts acting, a flag being set at the time, and a keyword in the keyword table, the flag being added to the keyword, from the schedule management information. When the time at which the flag is set has come, an operation mode control section detects the operation mode corresponding to the keyword from the keyword table, detects settings corresponding to the operation mode from the operation mode setting table, and uses the settings.

Claims

1. A portable radio communication apparatus having a schedule management function of storing and managing an action schedule of a user, comprising:

(a) a storage section storing an operation mode table, in which at least one operation mode that defines operation suitable for an operation environment of said portable radio communication apparatus is associated with settings for making sections operate in the operation mode, and a keyword table, in which a keyword representing the operation environment is associated with the operation mode;

(b) a schedule management section for storing schedule management information indicating an action schedule of the user and managing the action schedule of the user;

(c) an operation mode timetable generating section for generating a timetable by extracting time at which the user starts acting, a flag being set at the time, and a keyword in the keyword table, the flag being added to the keyword, from the schedule management information; and

(d) an operation mode control section for, when the time at which the flag is set has come, detecting the operation mode corresponding to the keyword added to the flag from the keyword table, detecting settings for the respective sections corresponding to the operation mode from the operation mode setting table, and using the settings.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode defines at least one of communication control settings including settings that indicate whether to generate a ringing tone upon reception of an incoming call, activate a vibrator upon reception of an incoming call, and turn on or blink an LED upon reception of an incoming call.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation mode defines at least one of apparatus control settings including settings that indicate whether to generate a key click sound upon key operation, turn on an apparatus power supply, and turn on a radio section power supply.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said portable radio communication apparatus comprises a cellular phone set.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said portable radio communication apparatus comprises a portable information terminal equipment.

6. A portable radio communication apparatus having a schedule management function of storing and managing an action schedule of a user, comprising:

(a) a storage section storing an operation mode table, in which at least one operation mode that defines operation suitable for an operation environment of said portable radio communication apparatus is associated with settings for making sections operate in the operation mode;

(b) a schedule management section for storing schedule management information indicating an action schedule of the user and managing the action schedule of the user;

(c) an operation mode management section for generating a timetable, in which an operation mode used at predetermined time is set in advance, on the basis of the schedule management information; and

(d) an operation mode control section for, when the time at which operation modes are switched in the timetable has come, detecting settings for sections which correspond to a new operation mode from an operation mode setting table, and using the settings.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the operation mode defines at least one of communication control settings including settings that indicate whether to generate a ringing tone upon reception of an incoming call, activate a vibrator upon reception of an incoming call, and turn on or blink an LED upon reception of an incoming call.

8. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the operation mode defines at least one of apparatus control settings including settings that indicate whether to generate a key click sound upon key operation, turn on an apparatus power supply, and turn on a radio section power supply.

9. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said portable radio communication apparatus comprises a cellular phone set.

10. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said portable radio communication apparatus comprises a portable information terminal equipment.