Incoming call alerting method for a radio communication apparatus connected to an external apparatus

• US 6,271,764 B1
• Filed: 08/17/1998
• Issued: 08/07/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 (IP Bridge, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Okamura, Akira
• Primary Examiner(s): Horabik, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shimizu, M
• Application Number:
  US09/125,494
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.44, 340/825.16, 340/10.33, 340/10.34, 340/825.46, 340/407.1, 340/407.2, 340/636, 323/303, 455/343, 455/573
• US Class Current: 340/7.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/041 Encoding the ringing signal, i.e. providing distinctive or selective ringing capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls

Abstract

A radio communication apparatus which has plural incoming call informing methods including at least an incoming call informing method by vibration, the radio communication apparatus being available to connect to an external device, comprises a setting section for setting at least one incoming call informing method from the plural incoming call informing methods, a detecting section for detecting whether an electrical connection is made with an external device, and an informing section for detecting that the setting section sets the incoming call informing method by vibration as the at least one incoming call informing method on detection of the electrical connection of the electrical connection by the detection section and indicating that the setting section sets the incoming call informing method by vibration.

Claims

1. A radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a battery charger, said radio communication apparatus comprising:

a controller for setting an alert for indicating reception of an incoming call;

a first detector for detecting whether a vibrating alert is set;

a second detector for detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a battery charger; and

an alerting source for generating an alert indicating a condition other than reception of an incoming call responsive to said second detector detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the battery charger and said first detector detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.

2. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alerting source is configured to generate a sound.

3. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said alerting source is configured to generate a visual alert.

4. A radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a data communication interface, said radio communication apparatus comprising:

a controller for setting an alert for indicating reception of an incoming call;

a first detector for detecting whether a vibrating alert is set;

a second detector for detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a data communication interface; and

an alerting source for generating an alert indicating a condition other than reception of an incoming call responsive to said second detector detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the data communication interface and said first detector detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.

5. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said alerting source is configured to generate a sound.

6. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said alerting source is configured to generate a visual alert.

7. A radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a data communication interface, said radio communication apparatus comprising:

a controller for setting an alert for indicating reception of an incoming call and for inhibiting generation of an alert indicating reception of an incoming call;

a first detector for detecting whether a vibrating alert is set; and

a second detector for detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a data communication interface,

wherein said controller inhibits generation of an alert indicating reception of an incoming call responsive to said second detector detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the data communication interface and said first detector detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.

8. In a radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a battery charger, a method comprising the steps of:

detecting whether a vibrating alert is set;

detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a battery charger; and

generating an alert indicating a condition other than reception of an incoming call responsive to the steps of detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the battery charger and detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.

9. In a radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a data communication interface, a method comprising the steps of:

detecting whether a vibrating alert is set;

detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a data communication interface; and

generating an alert indicating a condition other than reception of an incoming call responsive to the steps of detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the data communication interface and detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.

10. In a radio communication apparatus adapted to be connected to a data communication interface, a method comprising the steps of:

detecting whether a vibrating alert is set;

detecting whether said radio communication apparatus is connected to a data communication interface; and

inhibiting generation of an alert indicating reception of an incoming call responsive to the steps of detecting that said radio communication apparatus is connected to the data communication interface and detecting that the vibrating alerting is set.