Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at same station – Radiotelephone equipment detail
Reexamination Certificate
1998-12-21
2001-09-18
Bost, Dwayne (Department: 2681)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at same station
Radiotelephone equipment detail
C455S407000, C455S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06292676
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display method and system of a radio receiver, and more particularly, to a display method and system of a radio receiver having a function for determining a display or putting-out the light of a display section by means of an operation of a user.
Generally, in a display section of a radio receiver with a display function, a more current is consumed during a display compared with during putting-out of the light, and in case of maintaining the display during a period when a user does not conduct an operation at all, a current is consumed wastefully, which becomes to make consumption of a battery fast.
Also, there is other display section of a radio receiver having a function in which a display is conducted only when a user conducts an operation, and a light is turned off other than a period when the display is being conducted. However, since the user has to conduct an operation every time he looks at the display, there is a task that operability and an operating section are made to be complicated.
As one example of such control of a display section, a “display controlling system for a display” disclosed in JP-A-61426/1993 is known.
However, in this JP-A-61426/1993, a technology is described, in which in case that the contents of a display being displayed on a display screen of a display device do not change for a constant period of time, brightness of the display screen is automatically lowered and a driving current for a display section is reduced, and the brightness of the display screen is restored when a change occurs in the contents being displayed on the display screen.
The above-mentioned conventional display system for the radio receiver has a defect that, during a period of time when a change does not occur in the contents being displayed on the display screen, an amount of consumption of a battery increases due to the driving current of the display section, and a lifetime of the battery becomes to be shorten.
Also, in a continuous display or a selective display only during operation or notification by a user, there is a defect that an operating section becomes to be complicated and operability gets worse.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the objective of the present invention is to solve the above-described tasks.
Also, the objective of the present invention is to provide a display method and system for a radio receiver in which display situation is maintained only during a period of time required by a user, and the increase of a lifetime of a battery and good operability are provided.
The above-described objective of the present invention is achieved by a display method for a radio receiver, including steps of: based on a call reception signal and operating information from a user, statistically processing and storing an operating frequency of this user; utilizing this statistically processed information; and conducting a display and putting-out of a light of a display section.
Also, the above-described objective of the present invention is achieved by a display system for a radio receiver, including: a radio receiving section for receiving a call reception signal and outputting received information; an operating section for outputting operating information subject to an operation of a user; a control section for analyzing the above-described received information and the above-described operating information and outputting display information and information on whether an operation has been conducted; an operating information storing section for statistically processing operating times of the above-described user based on the above-described operating information and the above-described display information, storing the operating times, and outputting display time information; a section for determining a display and putting-out of a light, which outputs a display and putting-out light signal for controlling the display and putting-out of the light based on the above-described display time information and the above-described information on whether an operation has been conducted; a display controlling section for conducting output control of the above-described display information by means of this display and putting-out light signal, and outputting a display data; and a display section for displaying this display data.
Also, the display system for the radio receiver can be constructed so as to include an alarm device and a vibrator.
The above-described operating information storing section can be constructed so as to output an alarm signal concurrently with an output of the above-described display time information, and the alarm signal is notified by means of the alarm device.
Also, the above-described operating information storing section can be constructed so as to output a notification signal concurrently with an output of the above-described display time information, and the notification signal is notified by means of the vibrator.
Moreover, the above-described control section, the above-described operating information storing section, the above-described section for determining a display and putting-out of a light, and the above-described display controlling section can be integrally structured by means of integration.
Also, the above-described objective of the present invention is achieved by a display method for a radio receiver, including steps of: receiving a call reception signal and outputting received information; outputting operating information subject to an operation of a user; analyzing the above-described received information and the above-described operating information and outputting display information and information on whether an operation has been conducted; statistically processing operating times of the above-described user based on the above-described operating information and the above-described display information, storing the operating times, and outputting display time information; outputting a display and putting-out light signal for controlling a display and putting-out of a light based on the above-described display time information and the above-described information on whether an operation has been conducted; conducting output control of the above-described display information by means of this display and putting-out light signal, and outputting a display data; and displaying this display data.
The above-described step of statistically processing operating times of the above-described user can include a step of outputting an alarm signal concurrently with an output of the above-described display time information, and the alarm signal is notified by means of an alarm device.
Also, the above-described step of statistically processing operating times of the above-described user can include a step of outputting a notification signal concurrently with an output of the above-described display time information, and the notification signal is notified by means of a vibrator.
In accordance with the display method or system for the radio receiver of the present invention as constructed above, since a period of time when a frequency of user's use is high is calculated from the operating information, and control for driving the display section is conducted for a restricted period of time, and also, since it is possible to put out the light during a period of time when a frequency of user's use is low, an advantage that an amount of consumption of a current for driving the display section can be suppressed to a minimum is effected.
Also, in accordance with the present invention, since display control is automatically conducted in accordance with a frequency of use, an advantage that an operating section can be simplified and operability can be improved is effected.
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paten
Ota Makoto
Ozaki Ichiro
Bost Dwayne
Contee Joy K.
NEC Corporation
Young & Thompson
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