Mobile Telephone Unit, Method for Outputing Alarm of Mobile Telephone Unit, and Program Therefor
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1. A mobile communication terminal having an alarm function, comprising:
- a receiving unit operable to receive a broadcast;
a position information acquisition unit operable to acquire position information of the mobile communication terminal;
a storage unit operable to store a plurality of pieces of broadcast station information that correspond to zones;
a determination unit operable to determine a zone to which the position information belongs;
a detection unit operable to detect a receiving intensity of the broadcast received by the receiving unit;
a control unit operable to (a) cause the receiving unit to start receiving a preset broadcast at a predetermined time before an alarm set time, (b) cause the position information acquisition unit, when a receiving intensity of the preset broadcast detected by the detection unit is less than a prescribed value, to newly acquire position information, (c) read a piece of the broadcast station information that corresponds to a zone determined by the determination unit based on the newly acquired position information, (d) cause the receiving unit to receive a broadcast identified by the piece of the broadcast station information, and (e) select a broadcast having a receiving intensity of no less than the prescribed value; and
an output unit operable to output the selected broadcast at the alarm set time.
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Abstract
To provide a mobile phone that can achieve an alarm function by receiving broadcasts such as radio broadcasts when possible, assuming a case where a reception level of a broadcast signal of a set broadcast station is low. At a predetermined time, a mobile phone (101) having a function for receiving broadcasts as an alarm starts receiving a broadcast from a set broadcast station (104). When a receiving sensitivity of the set broadcast station (104) is weak, the mobile phone (101) acquires a self-position of using a GPS etc., reads a zone correspondence broadcast station table (300) stored in the mobile phone (101), receives a broadcast from another broadcast station (105) in a zone corresponding to the self-position, and outputs a broadcast having a stronger receiving sensitivity instead of the broadcast from the set broadcast station (104), thereby achieving an alarm function.
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10 Claims
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1. A mobile communication terminal having an alarm function, comprising:
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a receiving unit operable to receive a broadcast;
a position information acquisition unit operable to acquire position information of the mobile communication terminal;
a storage unit operable to store a plurality of pieces of broadcast station information that correspond to zones;
a determination unit operable to determine a zone to which the position information belongs;
a detection unit operable to detect a receiving intensity of the broadcast received by the receiving unit;
a control unit operable to (a) cause the receiving unit to start receiving a preset broadcast at a predetermined time before an alarm set time, (b) cause the position information acquisition unit, when a receiving intensity of the preset broadcast detected by the detection unit is less than a prescribed value, to newly acquire position information, (c) read a piece of the broadcast station information that corresponds to a zone determined by the determination unit based on the newly acquired position information, (d) cause the receiving unit to receive a broadcast identified by the piece of the broadcast station information, and (e) select a broadcast having a receiving intensity of no less than the prescribed value; and
an output unit operable to output the selected broadcast at the alarm set time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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9. An alarm output method in a mobile communication terminal having an alarm function, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a preset broadcast;
detecting an electric field intensity of a receiving electric wave of the received preset broadcast;
judging whether the electric field intensity detected in the electric field intensity detecting step is no less than a prescribed value, at a predetermined time before an alarm set time;
acquiring, when the electric field intensity is judged to be less than the prescribed value in the electric field intensity judging step, position information of the mobile communication terminal;
determining, based on the position information acquired in the position information acquiring step, a zone to which the position information belongs;
reading, based on the zone determined in the zone determining step, a piece of broadcast station information that corresponds to the zone;
selecting, by sequentially receiving a broadcast included in the broadcast station information read in the broadcast station information reading step, a broadcast of a receiving electric wave having an electric field intensity judged to be no less than the prescribed value in the electric field intensity judging step; and
outputting the broadcast selected in the broadcast selecting step, at the alarm set time.
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10. An alarm output program that shows a processing procedure for causing a computer of a mobile communication terminal to output an alarm, the processing procedure comprising the steps of:
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receiving a preset broadcast;
detecting an electric field intensity of a receiving electric wave of the received preset broadcast;
judging whether the electric field intensity detected in the electric field intensity detecting step is no less than a prescribed value, at a predetermined time before an alarm set time;
acquiring, when the electric field intensity is judged to be less than the prescribed value in the electric field intensity judging step, position information of the mobile communication terminal;
determining, based on the position information acquired in the position information acquiring step, a zone to which the position information belongs;
reading, based on the zone determined in the zone determining step, a piece of broadcast station information that corresponds to the zone;
selecting, by sequentially receiving a broadcast included in the broadcast station information read in the broadcast station information reading step, a broadcast of a receiving electric wave having an electric field intensity judged to be no less than the prescribed value in the electric field intensity judging step; and
outputting the broadcast selected in the broadcast selecting step, at the alarm set time.
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Current AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsTaneya, Yuuichi, Koshijima, Miwa
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Application NumberUS10/590,015Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current455/414.2CPC Class CodesH04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary rec...H04M 1/72403 with means for local suppor...H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal rece...
