JPH1153665A - Selective call receiver with alarm sound generating function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the receiver which can drive off a villain such as molester and a stalker by generating an alarm sound by providing an alarm sound generating means which generates the alarm sound when specific rotary motion of the housing is detected. SOLUTION: The bearer of this receiver when encoutering a villain such as a molester, a grabber, and a stalker grips the housing of the receiver directly with the hand and swings it about or swings a bag about if the receiver is in the bag, giving a specific rotary motion to the housing. As this specific motion, specific pendulum motion, rotation of 180 to 360 deg. or the like, are preferably set in advance in an operation program or gyro 24 itself. Then when this receiver has the specific rotary motion given to the housing, a control part 10 receives the output from the gyro 24 and generates a loud sound by using the speaker included in an alarm part 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a selective call receiver, and more particularly, to a selective call receiver having an alarm sound generating function capable of emitting an alarm sound under predetermined conditions to repel villains such as molesters and stalkers. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, the demand for selective call receivers such as pagers has been growing rapidly in recent years. In such a selective call receiver, when a caller sends a message using a telephone or the like, the message is displayed on a receiver carried by the user through an LCD or the like. It has led to carrying.

[0003]

On the other hand, countermeasures that can be implemented by individuals for molesting, stalkers, snatchers, and other villains have attracted public interest in recent years. It is well known that sound can be repelled in some cases.

[0004] Therefore, it would be meaningful if the selective call receiver carried by the user on a daily basis was provided with a function of generating an alarm sound, and each individual could fight against bad guys.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a selective call receiver having an alarm sound generating function capable of emitting an alarm sound to repel villains such as molesters and stalkers. To provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a selective call receiver according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a rotation detecting means for detecting a predetermined rotational movement of a housing, and the rotation detecting means. Alarm sound generating means for generating an alarm sound when a predetermined rotational movement of the body is detected.

In the selective call receiver according to the present invention, if the holder gives a predetermined rotational motion to the casing of the selective call receiver by swinging the casing or the like when the holder feels danger, The rotation detecting means detects the rotational movement. When the predetermined rotation of the housing is detected by the rotation detecting means, the alarm sound generating means emits an alarm sound.

[0008] In this way, as a simple communication means, many people can use the selective call receiver that they carry on a daily basis to repel bad guys. For this reason, since it is not necessary to carry a device for repelling bad guys separately, forgetting to carry such a device can be prevented. Furthermore, according to the selective call receiver according to the present invention, since a simple behavior of the carrier such as swinging can be detected and an alarm sound can be emitted, a string or the like must be pulled in order to sound the alarm sound. Compared to the conventional method, it is possible to reliably repel villains even in the case of an emergency.

In the selective call receiver according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the alarm sound generating means generates an alarm sound using a speaker for notifying that a call signal has arrived. Features.

That is, in this embodiment, a speaker for emitting an alarm sound and a speaker for notifying that a call signal has arrived are shared. In this case, a selective call receiver with an alarm sound generation function can be manufactured in a small size and at low cost.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a selective calling receiver with an alarm sound generating function according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the selective call receiver includes a control unit 10 including a CPU and controlling each unit of the main unit, a receiving unit 14 connected to an antenna 12 for detecting a call signal including a message, and a call signal included in the call signal. A memory 16 that stores messages and the like used as a work area of the control unit 10, an operation unit 18 for a user to perform various operation inputs, and guides and received messages for various settings are displayed on the LCD. A display unit 20, a notification unit 22 including a speaker, a piezoelectric vibrator, and an LED, and informing a user that a selective call signal has been received by means and a method designated by the control unit 10; A gyro 24 that outputs a signal to the control unit when detecting that the casing of the receiver has made a predetermined rotational movement.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the selective calling receiver with an alarm sound generating function, in which a part in which the gyro 24 is stored is shown in a partially broken section. As shown in the drawing, the selective call receiver with an alarm sound generation function is used on both sides of a rectangular casing 26 as a power switch and a notification method setting switch (separate speaker or piezoelectric vibrator). Slide switch 18a is provided. A display unit 20 composed of an LCD is disposed on the upper front side, and an arrow key 18b for scrolling the display content of the display unit 20 is provided on the lower front side. Further, in the selective calling receiver with the alarm sound generating function, a gyro 24 is attached inside a housing 26 shown in a partially broken section, and a predetermined rotational movement of the housing 26 can be detected. It has become.

In the selective call receiver having the above-described alarm sound generating function, the antenna 12 normally operates.
The paging signal is received by the receiving unit 14 via the control unit 10, and the message included in the paging signal is stored in the memory 16 by the control unit 10. Then, the message stored in the memory 16 is displayed as characters on the display unit 20, and
The notification unit 22 notifies the user of the reception.
That is, in addition to the light emission of the LED included in the notification section 22, the speaker included in the notification section 22 or the vibration of the piezoelectric vibrator is performed, and the fact that the call signal has been received is notified to the wearer.

On the other hand, if the person carrying the selective call receiver with the alarm sound generating function encounters a villain such as a molester, a snatcher, and a stalker, the person carrying the selective call receiver with the alarm sound generating function is required. A predetermined rotational motion is given to the housing 26 by directly grasping the housing 26 with a hand and swinging the housing 26 or swinging the bag when the user is in a bag. As the predetermined rotational motion, it is desirable that a specific pendulum motion, a rotation of 180 degrees to 360 degrees, or the like is set in advance in an operation program executed by the control unit 10 or the gyro 24 itself. Then, in the selective call receiver with the alarm sound generation function, if a predetermined rotational movement is given to the housing 26 in this manner, the control unit 10 receives an output from the gyro 24 and uses the speaker included in the notification unit 22. To generate loud sound.

In this way, it is possible to notify a nearby person of the danger of oneself and call for help, thereby repelling the bad guy. Further, in the selective call receiver with the alarm sound generation function, the speaker for generating the alarm sound and the speaker for notifying that the call signal has been received are shared, so that the apparatus can be downsized. At the same time, manufacturing costs can be reduced. Further, according to the selective call receiver with the alarm sound generation function, the alarm sound can be emitted only by giving a rotating motion to the housing, so that the alarm sound can be surely emitted even in the case of an emergency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a selective call receiver according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the selective call receiver according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 control unit, 12 antenna, 14 receiving unit, 16
Memory, 18 operation unit, 20 display unit, 22 notification unit,
24 gyros, 26 cases.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotation detecting means for detecting a predetermined rotational movement of the housing, and an alarm sound generating means for generating an alarm sound when the predetermined rotational movement of the housing is detected by the rotation detecting means. A selective call receiver with an alarm sound generation function, characterized in that it includes: 2. The selective call receiver with an alarm sound generation function according to claim 1, wherein said alarm sound generation means generates an alarm sound by using a speaker for notifying that a call signal has arrived. Selective call receiver with alarm sound generation function.