Notification System And The Method Of Mobile Phone Call Arrival Using Sound Communication

• US 20070265038A1
• Filed: 05/01/2007
• Published: 11/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joon Kim
• Original Assignee: Joon Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Joon
• Application Number:
  US11/742,851
• Publication Number:
  US 20070265038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/567
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability

Abstract

Disclosed is an incoming call notifying system for notifying a user of an incoming call of a mobile terminal. The incoming call notifying system comprises: a mobile terminal including a speaker configured to output a sound wave and a controller configured to control so as to output a sound wave signal of a predetermined frequency to the speaker in the incoming call; and an incoming call notifying apparatus including a microphone configured to receive a surrounding sound wave, a processor configured to analyze the sound wave received from the microphone, determine whether the received sound wave is the sound wave signal sent from the speaker of the mobile terminal, and if so, send a command a to notifying means.

Claims

1. An incoming call notifying system for notifying a user of an incoming call of a mobile terminal, comprising:

a mobile terminal including a first speaker configured to output a sound wave and a controller configured to control so as to output a sound wave signal of a predetermined frequency to the speaker in the incoming call; and

an incoming call notifying apparatus including a microphone configured to receive a surrounding sound wave, a processor configured to analyze the sound wave received from the microphone, determine whether the received sound wave is the sound wave signal sent from the speaker of the mobile terminal, and if so, send a command to a notifying means.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sound wave signal from the mobile terminal includes:

caller identification information of a predetermined group such as families, friends, and colleagues;

caller identification information of a predetermined specific people; and

identification information on kinds or contents of incoming messages received from the mobile terminal.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the incoming call notifying apparatus receives the identification information on the group, the specific peoples and the kinds or contents of messages received in the mobile terminal, and operates the notifying means using each differently predetermined pattern according to the identification information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sound wave signal from the mobile terminal include various notifying pattern according to caller identification information on the predetermined group such as families, friends, and colleagues, the predetermined specific people, and kinds or contents of messages received from the mobile terminal.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the incoming call notifying apparatus operates the notifying means according to the pattern of the sound wave signal from the mobile terminal.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the notifying means includes a motor, a display and a speaker.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined frequency is more than 15 kHz.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a mapping table between the sound wave and data, and converts sending data to a sound wave corresponding to the sending data based on the mapping table.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a mapping table between the sound wave and data, and determines whether the received sound wave is sent from the mobile terminal based on the mapping table.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor receives the sound wave sent from the mobile terminal so as to determine the sent data, and instructs a command to drive the motor according to the data.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the first speaker periodically or continuously sends the predetermined sound wave signal as a predetermined time interval, and the processor of the incoming call notifying apparatus generates an alarm signal when the predetermined sound wave signal is not received at the predetermined time interval or when the strength of the sound wave signal is less than a predetermined level.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the incoming call notifying apparatus further comprises a second speaker, and processes the alarm signal as an alarm sound produced from the second speaker.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the incoming call notifying apparatus further comprises the second speaker, and periodically or continuously outputs a predetermined sound wave signal through at the predetermined time interval, and wherein the mobile terminal generates an alarm signal when the predetermined sound wave signal is not received the predetermined time interval or when the strength of the sound wave signal is less than a predetermined level.

14. A method for notifying a user of an incoming call of a mobile terminal using an incoming call notifying apparatus separated from the mobile terminal, comprising:

(a) the mobile terminal receiving the incoming call from a base station;

(b) the mobile terminal outputting a sound wave signal of a predetermined frequency band through a built-in speaker, when the incoming call is received;

(c) the incoming call notifying apparatus receiving the sound wave signal from the mobile terminal among the received sound waves; and

(d) the incoming call notifying apparatus notifying a user of the incoming call of the mobile terminal through a notifying means, when the sound wave signal is received.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the step (b) comprises:

preparing sound wave signal according to a predetermined caller group such as families, friends and colleagues, predetermined caller, and kinds and contents of messages received in the mobile terminal; and

outputting the prepared different sound wave signal.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

the mobile terminal outputting periodically or continuously a predetermined signal through the speaker; and

the incoming call notifying apparatus generating an alarm signal when the predetermined signal is not received at the predetermined time interval or when the strength of the sound wave signal is less than a predetermined level.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

the mobile terminal outputting periodically or continuously a predetermined signal through the speaker; and

the mobile terminal generating an alarm signal when the predetermined signal is not received at the predetermined time interval or when the strength of the sound wave signal is less than a predetermined level.