Portable radio information terminal, message- notification method, recording medium and microcomputer

A message-notification method for a portable radio information terminal having rotary/press input means including a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent signal and a non-rotary input means for generating a non-rotary input signal resulting from a non-rotary operation carried out on said non-rotary input means, said message-notification method comprising the steps of:

• generating, in an event of an incoming information signal conveyed by a radio wave, a message indicating an arrival of said information signal;
• and
• carrying out a message-notification operation,
• whereby said message-notification operation is halted when at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent signal, and said non-rotary input signal are generated at a same time during said message-notification operation.

A portable radio information terminal comprising:

• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation and outputting a message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• an input device operated by a user for entering a control command, said input device including at least rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal;
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging whether said rotary input signal and said intermittent signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means for continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent signal have not been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation and for halting said message-notification operation if said judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent signal have been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation.

A portable radio information terminal comprising:

• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation and outputting an message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• an input device operated by a user for entering a control command,
• said input device including
• at least a rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal and at least a non-rotary input means for generating a non-rotary input signal resulting from a non-rotary operation carried out on said non-rotary input means;
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging whether at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means for continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-input judging means indicates that two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have not been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation and for halting said message-notification operation if said judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-input judging means indicates that at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation.

A record medium for recording each of two means as a program fetchable and executable by a computer employed in a portable radio information terminal including:

• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation and outputting a message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• and
• rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal,
• said two means comprising:
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging wether said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means for continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have not been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation and for halting said message-notification operation if said judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation.

A recording medium for recording each of two means as a program fetchable and executable by a computer employed in a portable radio information terminal including:

• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation and outputting a message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal;
• and
• non-rotary input means for generating a non-rotary input signal resulting from a non-rotary operation carried out on said non-rotary input means;
• said two means comprising:
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging whether at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means for continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have not been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation and for halting said message-notification operation if said judgement formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation.

A microcomputer system comprising:

• an embedded central processing unit;
• an embedded storage unit for storing programs as procedures fetchable and executable by said embedded central processing unit;
• and
• embedded data transfer means connectable to external equipment and for connecting to said central processing unit and said storage unit, wherein
• said microcomputer transmits a signal based on a processing result output by said central processing unit to said external equipment by one of radio communication and wire communication and wherein
• said microcomputer is employed in a portable radio information terminal including:
• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation and outputting a message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• and
• a rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal;
• and
• said programs stored in said embedded storage unit include:
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging whether said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means for continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have not been generated at a same time during message-notification operation and for halting said message-notification if said judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that said rotary input signal and said intermittent input signal have been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation.

A microcomputer system comprising:

• an embedded central processing unit;
• an embedded storage unit for storing programs as procedures fetchable and executable by said embedded central processing unit;
• and
• embedded data transfer means connectable to an external equipment and for connecting to said embedded central processing unit and said embedded storage unit, wherein
• said microcomputer transmits a signal based on a processing result output by said embedded central processing unit to said external equipment by one of radio communication and wire communication, and wherein
• said microcomputer is employed in a portable radio information terminal including:
• a message notifying unit for carrying out a message-notification operation for outputting a message indicating an arrival of an information signal conveyed by an incoming radio wave;
• an image displaying unit for displaying said message indicating said arrival of said information signal;
• ∝rotary/press input means having a rotary operation unit for generating a rotary input signal and a press operation unit for generating an intermittent input signal;
• and
• non-rotary input means for generating a non-rotary input signal resulting from a non-rotary operation carried out on said non-rotary input means;
• and
• said programs stored in said storage unit at least include:
• simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means for judging whether at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at a same time during said message-notification operation;
• and
• message-notification-operation halting means f or continuing said message-notification operation if a judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging means indicates that two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have not been generated at said same time during said message-notification operation and for halting said message notification operation if said judgment formed by said simultaneous-multiple-inputs judging mans indicates that at least two of said rotary input signal, said intermittent input signal, and said non-rotary input signal have been generated at said same time during message-notification operation.