Radio communication system including independent calling sound notification

• US 6,070,053 A
• Filed: 10/07/1997
• Issued: 05/30/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamashita, Tomohisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, Daniel S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, THUAN T
• Application Number:
  US08/946,328
• Time in Patent Office: 966 Days
• Field of Search: 455/31.1, 455/35.1, 455/36.1, 455/38.1, 455/38.2, 455/38.5, 455/567, 455/220, 455/227, 455/228, 340/825.49, 340/825.48
• US Class Current: 340/7.58
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 where the notification is included in the ringing tone

Abstract

In a radio communication system and radio communication apparatus, the ringing sound or melody of calling notification can be altered by users. A music data receiving section, a music data storage section and a music data reproducing section are provided within a controller. A calling party transmits a calling signal in which music data is appended to the message; a called party receives the calling signal through an antenna and radio section, where a music data receiving section is used to determine whether or not music data is contained in the received message in the calling signal, and, if it is contained, to perform ringing for calling notification with a speaker by using the music data.

Claims

1. A radio communication system wherein a calling station transmits a calling signal through a base station, and a called station that has received the calling signal performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the called station, wherein the called station comprises:

determination means for determining whether or not calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for a calling notification sound is added to the calling signal at the reception of the calling signal if the calling signal is addressed to the called station; and

calling notifying means for generating a calling sound based on the calling notification sound data if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is added to the calling signal, and generating a calling sound preset to the called station if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is not added to the calling signal.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called station further comprises transmitting means for adding the calling notification sound data to message data contained in the calling signal and transmitting the calling signal to the called station through the base station.

3. The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the called station further comprises:

registration means for registering the calling notification sound data therein; and

transmitting means for adding the calling notification sound data registered in the registration means to message data contained in the calling signal, and transmitting the calling notification sound data thus added to the called station through the base station.

4. The radio communication system according to claim 1, wherein the calling notifying means comprises:

storage means for storing the calling notification sound data; and

reproducing means for converting the calling notification sound data stored in the storage means into a calling sound corresponding to the calling notification sound data so as to reproduce the calling sound.

5. A radio communication system wherein a calling station transmits a calling signal through a base station, and a called station that has received the calling signal performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the called station, wherein the called station comprises:

storage means for converting a voice signal input from outside into calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for a calling notification sound, and storing the calling notification sound therein; and

calling notifying means for generating a calling sound based on the calling notification sound data stored in the storage means at the reception of the calling signal if the calling signal is addressed to the called station.

6. A radio communication apparatus that receives a calling signal and performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the radio communication apparatus, comprising:

receiving means for receiving the calling signal;

determination means for determining whether or not calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for a calling notification sound is added to the calling signal if the calling signal received by the receiving means is addressed to the radio communication apparatus; and

calling notifying means for generating a calling sound based on the calling notification sound data if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is added to the calling signal, and generating a calling sound preset to the radio communication apparatus if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is not added to the calling signal.

7. The radio communication system according to claim 6, wherein the calling notifying means comprises:

storage means for storing the calling notification sound data; and

reproducing means for converting the calling notification sound data stored in the storage means into a calling sound corresponding to the calling notification sound data so as to reproduce the calling sound.

8. A radio communication apparatus that receives calling signal and performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the radio communication apparatus, comprising:

input means for inputting a voice signal from outside;

converting means for converting the voice signal input from the input means into calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for calling notification sound;

storage means for storing the calling notification sound data produced by the converting means; and

calling notifying means for generating a calling sound based on the calling notification sound data stored in the storage means at the reception of the calling signal if the calling signal is addressed to the called station.

9. A radio communication system wherein a calling station transmits a calling signal through a base station, and a called station that has received the calling signal performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the called station, wherein the called station comprises:

determination means for determining whether or not calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for a calling notification sound is added to the calling signal at the reception of the calling signal if the calling signal is addressed to the called station;

storage means for storing the calling notification sound data; and

storage control means for controlling the storage means so that the storage means stores the calling notification sound data if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is added to the calling signal.

10. A radio communication apparatus that receives a calling signal and performs calling notification if the calling signal is addressed to the radio communication apparatus, comprising:

receiving means for receiving the calling signal;

determination means for determining whether or not calling notification sound data including a train of a plurality of scale codes that are arranged to represent a specific melody and usable for a calling notification sound is added to the calling signal if the calling signal received by the receiving means is addressed to the radio communication apparatus;

storage means for storing the calling notification sound data; and

storage control means for controlling the storage means so that the storage means stores the calling notification sound data if the determination means determines that the calling notification sound data is added to the calling signal.