Incoming call control based on the moving speed of a radio communications apparatus

• US 6,108,532 A
• Filed: 02/05/1998
• Issued: 08/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Fujii, Hironori, Matsuda, Tomohiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RAMOS FELICIANO, ELISEO
• Application Number:
  US09/019,365
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• Field of Search: 455/441, 455/412, 455/413, 455/67.1, 455/67.3, 455/67.6, 455/575, 455/517, 455/238.1, 455/422
• US Class Current: 455/413
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 11/06 using intensity measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6505 storing speech in digital form
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

In a radio communications apparatus according to the present invention, an RSSI detects the strength of a received signal, and a fading pitch detection circuit detects a fading pitch of the signal from the detected strength thereof and determines whether the moving speed of the terminal apparatus exceeds a predetermined value. A high-speed moving time incoming call control means determines whether the apparatus is moving at high speed based on the determination results of the fading pitch detection circuit. If it is doing so, the control means automatically responds to the incoming call, transmits a response message from a response message storage area to a communication party, and stores a message input by the communication party in a message storage area.

Claims

1. A radio communication apparatus for establishing communications over a radio channel, comprising:

moving speed detection means for determining whether a moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds a predetermined value from a fading pitch of a received signal; and

incoming call control means for responding to an incoming call and notifying that said radio communication apparatus is moving in cases where said moving speed detection means determines that the moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds the predetermined value.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message, and the incoming call control means responds to the incoming call and transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the incoming call control means responds to the incoming call, transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and records voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means, when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message and a mode selection means for selecting a first mode and a second mode, and the incoming call control means does not control a notification of the incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level and the first mode is selected by the mode selection means, and responds to the incoming call and transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the second mode is selected by the mode selection means.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message and a mode selection means for selecting a first mode and a second mode, and the incoming call control means does not control a notification of the incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level and the first mode is selected by the mode selection means, and responds to the incoming call, transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and records voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means when the second mode is selected by the mode selection means.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises vibration means for vibrating the apparatus, and the incoming call control means controls an operation of the vibration means and notify a user of an incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving speed detection means detects a power level of the received signal and detects a fading pitch of the received signal from the detected power level thereby to obtain a moving speed of the apparatus.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the moving speed detection means includes:

power level detection means for detecting a power level of the received signal;

fading determination means for comparing the power level detected by the power level detection means with a preset fading determination level to detect occurrence of fading; and

counting means for counting the number of times the fading occurs for a predetermined period of time based on a determination result of the fading determination means.

13. A radio communication apparatus for establishing communications over a radio channel comprising:

moving speed detection means for determining whether a moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds a predetermined value from a state of a received signal; and

incoming call control means for responding to an incoming call and notifying that said radio communication apparatus is moving in cases where said moving speed detection means determines that the moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds the predetermined value.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message, and the incoming call control means responds to the incoming call and transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the incoming call control means responds to the incoming call, transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and records voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means, when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message and a mode selection means for selecting a first mode and a second mode, and the incoming call control means does not control a notification of the incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level and the first mode is selected by the mode selection means, and responds to the incoming call and transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the second mode is selected by the mode selection means.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

20. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises voice data storage means for storing a voice message and a mode selection means for selecting a first mode and a second mode, and the incoming call control means does not control a notification of the incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level and the first mode is selected by the mode selection means, and responds to the incoming call, transmits the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and records voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means when the second mode is selected by the mode selection means.

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, further comprising non-response incoming call notification means for notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the incoming call control means control the incoming call.

22. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the apparatus further comprises vibration means for vibrating the apparatus, and the incoming call control means controls an operation of the vibration means and notify a user of an incoming call when the moving speed detected by the moving speed detection means is higher than a preset speed level.

23. A method for controlling an incoming call in a radio communication apparatus for establishing communications over a radio channel, comprising:

a first step of determining whether a moving speed exceeds a predetermined value from a fading pitch of a received signal; and

a second step of responding to an incoming call and notifying that said radio communication apparatus is moving in cases where said determining step determines that the moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds a predetermined value.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the second step includes a step of responding to the incoming call and transmitting a voice message stored in a voice data storage means to a communication party when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein the second step includes a step of responding to the incoming call, transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to communication party, and recording voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means, when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

27. The method according to claim 26, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

28. The method according to claim 23, wherein the method further comprises a mode selection step of selecting one of a first mode and a second mode, and the second step includes a step of not controlling a notification of the incoming call when the first mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level, and responding to the incoming call and transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

29. The method according to claim 28, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

30. The method according to claim 23, wherein the method further comprises a mode selection step of selecting one of a first mode and a second mode, and the second step includes a step of not controlling a notification of the incoming call when the first mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level, and responding to the incoming call, transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and recording voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

31. The method according to claim 30, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

32. The method according to claim 23, wherein the second step includes a step of controlling an operation of vibration means for generating a vibration and notifying a user of an incoming call when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

33. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the first step includes a step of detecting a power level of the received signal and detecting a fading pitch of the received signal from the power level thereby to obtain a moving speed of the apparatus.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein the first step includes:

a step of detecting a power level of the received signal;

a step of comparing the detected power level with a preset fading determination level to detect occurrence of fading; and

a step of counting the number of times the fading occurs for a predetermined period of time based on a result of the fading occurrence detecting step of detect the moving speed of the apparatus.

35. A method for controlling an incoming call in a radio communication apparatus for establishing communications over a radio channel, comprising:

a first step of determining whether a moving speed exceeds a predetermined value from a state of a received signal; and

a second step of responding to an incoming call and notifying that said radio communication apparatus is moving in cases where said determining step determines that the moving speed of said radio communication apparatus exceeds a predetermined value.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the second step includes a step of responding to the incoming call and transmitting a voice message stored in a voice data storage means to a communication party when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

37. The method according to claim 36, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

38. The method according to claim 36, wherein the second step includes a step of responding to the incoming call, transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to communication party, and recording voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means, when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

39. The method according to claim 38, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

40. The method according to claim 35, wherein the method further comprises a mode selection step of selecting one of a first mode and a second mode, and the second step includes a step of not controlling a notification of the incoming call when the first mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level, and responding to the incoming call and transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

41. The method according to claim 40, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

42. The method according to claim 35, wherein the method further comprises a mode selection step of selecting one of a first mode and a second mode, and the second step includes a step of not controlling a notification of the incoming call when the first mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level, and responding to the incoming call, transmitting the voice message stored in the voice data storage means to a communication party, and recording voice data transmitted from the communication party in the voice data storage means when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.

43. The method according to claim 42, further comprising a third step of notifying a user of an incoming call to which the user does not respond when the second mode is selected in the mode selection step and there is a control the incoming call in the second step.

44. The method according to claim 35, wherein the second step includes a step of controlling an operation of vibration means for generating a vibration and notifying a user of an incoming call when the moving speed detected in the first step is higher than a preset speed level.