JP2001119739A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal that can transmit/receive a message with a simple operation. SOLUTION: A data memory 14 stores information by which correspondence between a telephone number of an opposite portable telephone and a telephone number of a message center to which an opposite party belongs. In the case that the opposite party transmits a character message and sending a reply message to the message center to which the opposite party belongs, the information stored in the data memory 14 is referenced to obtain the telephone number of the message center.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a communication terminal connected to a communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, PHS terminals and mobile phones have been provided with various services in addition to the original voice communication. One of them is a text message service that can transmit and receive simple text messages composed of kana, alphanumeric characters, and the like. This text message service using a mobile terminal, etc.
Unlike the exchange of e-mail between personal computers, the maximum number of characters that can be sent at one time (for example, up to 5 characters)
Although there are 0 characters, etc.), it is widely used because it is easier than anything else.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an entire configuration of a text message service system in a portable terminal. To send a text message using the mobile terminal N1 shown in FIG. 7, first, the call number of the message center (for example, 090)
-33-xxx, etc.) to the mobile terminal N1 to connect to the text message center 100. Then, the telephone number of the portable terminal N2 that receives the text message and the text message are input and transmitted to the message center 100. The message center 100 notifies the portable terminal N2 that there is a new character message, and sends the character message to the portable terminal N2.
Send to 2. Here, when the mobile terminal N2 cannot receive the text message, for example, there is no free memory enough to store the new text message in the mobile terminal N2,
The character message transmitted from the mobile terminal N1 is stored in the data storage unit 101 of the message center 100.

[0004] When a free memory enough to store a new text message can be secured by deleting an old message or the like, the user operates an input key of the portable terminal N 2 to send a new message to the message center 100. Make a transmission request. Message center 10 receiving the transmission request
0 reads out a character message addressed to the mobile terminal N2 from the data storage unit 101 and transmits it to the mobile terminal N2.

[0005]

By the way, at present, there are a plurality of mobile communication providers providing a text message service. The mobile communication service provider that provides the text message service has its own message center, and the call number of the message center is different between the mobile communication service providers. For example, the call number of the message center owned by the company A is 090-23- ○ ×..., And the call number of the message center owned by the company B is 030-25- ○ ×.・ And so on.

Here, a case where a text message is transmitted from the portable terminal of the company A to the portable terminal of the company A will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in order to transmit a text message, it is necessary to first connect the mobile terminal a1 on the transmitting side to the message center 100a of the mobile communication provider (A provider) on the receiving side. Here, the call number of the message center of the company A to which the portable terminal a1 belongs is registered in the portable terminal a1 in advance. For this reason,
When a user using the portable terminal a1 transmits a text message to the portable terminal a2 of the same business operator, first, an input key is operated to input that a message transfer service is to be received. In this case, if the user selects an icon on the display unit (not shown) of the portable terminal a1, the user can access the message center without knowing the message center number of the business operator. By the input operation described above, the call number of the message center of the company A registered in the portable terminal a1 is read, and the dialing-up is automatically performed to the message center 100a of the company A. Therefore, the user who owns the mobile terminal a1 on the transmitting side can transmit a text message only by inputting the telephone number of the mobile terminal a2 on the receiving side and the message.

Next, a case where a text message is transmitted from the portable terminal a1 of the company A to the portable terminal b1 of the company B different from the company will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8B, in order to transmit a text message from the mobile terminal a1 of the business A to the mobile terminal b1 of the business B, first, the mobile terminal a1 on the transmission side is owned by the business B. It is necessary to connect to the message center 100b. In order to connect to the message center 100b of the B company, the call number of the message center of the B company is set to the portable terminal a
Must enter 1. However, the mobile terminal a1 of the company A has another company (for example, B shown in FIG. 8B).
The call number of the message center of (operator) is not registered. Therefore, in order to transmit a text message to the portable terminal b1 of the B company, the call number of the message center of the B company is checked, and the call number of this message center is inputted to the portable terminal a1, and the B company is input. Needs to be connected to the message center 100b. As described above, when the mobile terminal b1 on the receiving side is a mobile terminal of a business entity different from the mobile terminal a1 of the user, it is necessary to check and input the number of the message center.

The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and has as its object to provide a communication terminal capable of transmitting a text message by a simple operation between different businesses.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal for transmitting / receiving a text message via a message center. An information generating means for generating a call number of a message center corresponding to the transmission destination from the call number is provided.

[0010] In the configuration according to the second aspect,
2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a call number detecting unit that detects a call number of a sender of the received message from a received message, wherein the information generating unit includes the call number detected by the call number detecting unit. And generating a call number of a message center corresponding to a transmission destination of a reply message to the received message.

Further, in the configuration according to the third aspect,
3. The communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the information generation unit includes a device determination unit that determines a type of a telephone that transmitted the received message from a call number of a sender of the received message. And

Further, in the configuration according to the fourth aspect,
2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a rewritable storage means for storing the call number of the transmission destination of the text message and the call number of the message center in association with each other, and a call number of the transmission destination of the text message. And a center number searching means for searching the storage means for a call number of the message center corresponding to the transmission destination.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below to make the present invention easier to understand. Such an embodiment shows one aspect of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention, and can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the present invention.

A. Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal 10 having a text message transmission / reception function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The wireless unit 11 is a means for performing bidirectional wireless communication with a message center (not shown). The wireless unit 11 is connected to a transmitting / receiving antenna 11a. The control unit 12 is a control center of the mobile terminal, and controls each unit in the mobile terminal 10 according to various control programs stored in the program memory 15. The key input unit 13 is composed of input keys (not shown) for numbers and various characters (such as alphabets), and inputs data such as telephone numbers and messages by operating the input keys. Program memory 15
Is a non-volatile memory, and has a role as a storage unit for various control programs and control information. The program memory 15 stores a processing program and the like for transmitting and receiving a text message. The data memory 14 is a rewritable memory, and the memory space is divided into a plurality of areas. Data memory 14
The detailed configuration will be described later.

The device information acquisition section 17 acquires device information of a transmission or reply destination based on a telephone number of a transmission or reply partner. Here, the device information is information indicating whether the device to be transmitted or returned is a mobile terminal or a general fixed telephone instead of a mobile terminal. Then, the device information obtained by the device information obtaining unit 17 is stored in the data memory 14.

When the communication device of the sending or replying party is a portable terminal, the center number searching unit 18 searches the center area 14c for the call number of the message center of the company corresponding to the sending or replying portable terminal. . The retrieved call number of the message center is stored in the data memory 14.

The display section 16 is a means for displaying a character message transmitted from the message center and data stored in the data memory 14, and is constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a memory space of the data memory 14. The received message area 14a contains a text message M (1) received from the message center,
M (2),... Are stored. These text messages include a telephone number of the message sender (hereinafter, referred to as a caller number), a message to be transmitted (hereinafter, referred to as a message text), and the like. In the phone book area 14b,
Individual records T (1), T (2), ... corresponding to each individual
・ Is stored. These personal records are composed of data of personal names, fixed telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, and electronic message addresses. In the center area 14c, as shown in FIG. 3, data on the telephone carrier is stored for each telephone carrier. The data on each telephone carrier is composed of the carrier name of the telephone carrier, the carrier allocation information, the device type, and the message center number. Here, the carrier assignment information is information for specifying characteristics of a group of telephone numbers assigned to a contractor of the telephone carrier. For example, A
Each contractor of the business is assigned an n-digit telephone number starting with 090. For this reason, the company assignment information corresponding to the company A contains the contents specifying the characteristics of the group of telephone numbers assigned to each of these contractors, specifically, n
It consists of the upper three digits of the digit telephone number. The device type is what kind of communication terminal the user uses to receive communication service from the telephone carrier,
More specifically, it is information indicating whether it is a fixed telephone or a mobile phone. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone is “I”,
Fixed telephones use the notation "S". And
The message center number is a telephone number of a message center that relays the message when a user contracting with the telephone carrier receives a message from another person.

B. Operation of this Embodiment The mobile phone according to this embodiment sequentially stores messages M (1), M (2),... Received from others in a received message area 14a in the data memory 14. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit 12 when the user transmits a reply message to the message thus received.

First, the user selects a message to be replied from a plurality of received messages M (1), M (2),... By a key input operation (step S1). Then, for example, the message M
If (k) is selected, the control unit 12 determines whether the caller number is included in the text message M (k) (step S2). If the caller number is included in the text message, the process proceeds to step S3 to prompt the user to determine whether or not the caller number is the destination. And
If the user sets the caller number as the destination, the process proceeds to step S4, where the control unit 12 extracts the caller number from the text message M (k), writes the caller number in the data memory 14 as the destination number, and writes the text message. In order to ask the user whether to reply or make a call, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 16.

When the user selects to send a reply message to the text message, the control unit 12
The character message reply processing program stored in the program memory 15 is started (step S5). And
Proceeding to step S6, the control unit 12
Is sent to the device information acquisition unit 17. The device information acquisition unit 17 searches the center area 14c of the data memory 14 for company allocation information corresponding to the destination telephone number, and determines whether the device type corresponding to the business company allocation information is a mobile phone or a fixed telephone. Is determined (see FIG. 3). Then, this determination result is notified to the control unit 12. When the control unit 12 determines that the destination telephone is a fixed telephone based on the determination result notified from the device information acquisition unit 17, the process proceeds to step S14. And the control unit 1
2 executes an error processing program, and displays a message such as "The selected telephone number is a landline telephone number. End reply message processing and shift to voice transmission operation?" indicate. Then, when the voice transmission operation is selected by the user, the reply message processing ends, and the process proceeds to the voice transmission operation. Of course, the message displayed on the display unit 16 is not limited to the above. For example, "The phone number selected is a landline phone number. You cannot reply to messages."
May be displayed to urge the user to change the reply destination.

On the other hand, the control unit 12
When it is determined that the telephone of the transmission partner is a mobile phone based on the determination result notified from, the process proceeds to step S7. Next, when the process proceeds to step S7, the control unit 12 sets the center area 14c.
And refers to the information on the telephone service provider stored in the information processing apparatus, obtains the service allocation information corresponding to the destination telephone number from the information, and reads out the service name corresponding to the service allocation information.

The control unit 12 notifies the read business name to the center number search unit 18. Center number search unit 1
8 retrieves the call number of the message center of the carrier from the message center number stored in the center area 14c (see FIG. 3). And the center number search unit 18
Indicates the call number of the corresponding message center
(Step S8). For example, if the destination telephone number is an n-digit telephone number starting from 030, the control unit 1
2 obtains the company allocation information of the B company corresponding to this telephone number from the stored contents of the center area 14c, and reads the company name of the B company (step S7). And
The center number search unit 18 reads out the telephone number 030-25-XXX of the message center corresponding to the B company from the storage contents of the center area 14c, and
2 is notified (step S8). Control unit 12
When receiving the call number of the corresponding message center, it determines whether the destination telephone number of the reply destination and the call number of the corresponding message center are prepared (step S9). If this determination result is "yes",
The control unit 12 executes a message input process by a user's key operation (step S10). When the creation of the reply message is completed, the control unit 12
Control for transmitting a reply message to the recipient. That is, by making a call using the telephone number of the message center obtained in step S8,
The message center is called, and a destination telephone number and a reply message text are sent to the message center.

On the other hand, at step S9, the call number of the center corresponding to the telephone number of the reply destination is stored in the data memory 14.
If the setting has not been completed because it is not stored in, for example, the process proceeds to step S15, and the user is notified that the call number of the center should be input. Then, when the call number of the center is input by a key operation of the user, the process proceeds to step S10, and shifts to a reply message creation process. When the creation of the reply message is completed, the control unit 12 controls the wireless unit 11 to transmit the reply message to the recipient.

If the caller ID is not included in the text message M (k) to be returned in step S2, or the caller number is added to the text message to be returned in step S3, Is not the destination, the control unit 12 sends the message M
It is determined whether there is a telephone number in the message body of (k) (step S11). If it is determined that the message text includes a telephone number, the process proceeds to step S12, and it is determined whether or not the number of the message text is the destination. If the message text number is the destination, the process proceeds to step S4, and the above-described processing is executed.

On the other hand, when there is no telephone number in the message text or when the message text number is not set as the destination, the user is notified that the destination telephone number and the call number of the center should be input. When the destination number and the call number of the center are input by a key operation of the user (steps S11, S12 → step S16 → step S1).
5), the control unit 12 shifts to a reply message creation process (step S10). When the creation of the reply message is completed, the control unit 12 controls the wireless unit 11 to transmit the reply message to the recipient.

As described above, the data memory 14 of the portable terminal according to the present embodiment stores information that indicates the correspondence between the telephone number of the other portable terminal and the number of the message center to which the other portable terminal belongs. (See FIG. 3). And a center number search unit 1 for searching for a call number of a message center of the business operator corresponding to the mobile terminal of the other party.
8 are provided. Therefore, when a text message is transmitted from a portable terminal, the message can be returned to the portable terminal by a simple operation.

In the data memory 14, the call numbers of the message centers of a plurality of mobile communication carriers are stored.
Telephone number information (carrier assignment information) assigned to each mobile communication carrier and fixed telephone carrier is also stored (see FIG. 3). A device information acquisition unit 17 is provided for acquiring the communication device information of the reply partner from the telephone number of the reply partner based on the information stored in the data memory 14. Therefore, when the transmission destination is a fixed-line telephone, for example, it is possible to know whether or not the text message can be transmitted before returning the message. Note that the data memory 1
The data stored in 4 is not used only when replying, but can also be used when sending data.

C. Modifications In the embodiment described above,
The telephone number of the mobile terminal of the reply partner is stored in the telephone directory area 14b of the data memory 14, and the call number of the message center to which the mobile terminal of the reply partner belongs is stored in the center area 14c of the data memory 14 (see FIG. 2). ). On the other hand, in the present modification, as shown in FIG. 5, in the telephone directory area 14b, the name of the reply partner, the telephone number of the fixed telephone owned by the reply partner, the telephone number of the portable terminal owned by the reply partner, The calling number of the message center of the business entity to which the mobile terminal owned by the reply partner belongs and the e-mail address of the reply partner are stored in association with each other.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit 12 when transmitting a reply message to a message received by the user according to this modification. The reply message processing shown in FIG. 6 is different from the reply message processing shown in FIG. 4 in that step S6a is provided.
Therefore, only the processing in step S6a will be described here.

If it is determined in step S6 that the destination telephone number of the transmission destination of the reply message is the telephone number of the mobile phone, the process proceeds to step S6a. This step S6
In a, the control unit 12 searches the telephone directory area 14b of the data memory 14 for a telephone number of a portable terminal that matches the destination telephone number, and calls a message center corresponding to the telephone number of the portable terminal. It is determined whether a number is registered (see FIG. 5). If it is determined that the call number of the message center corresponding to the telephone number of the portable terminal is not registered, the process proceeds to step S1.
Proceed to 5 to inform the user that the call number of the message center should be input. When the call number of the message center to which the mobile phone belongs is input by the key operation of the user, the process proceeds to step S10 and shifts to a reply message creation process.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the call number of the message center corresponding to the telephone number of the portable terminal has been registered, the control unit 12 determines from the telephone directory area 14b the address of the reply destination already registered. The call number of the message center and the telephone number of the reply partner are read (see FIG. 5).
Then, the control unit 12 determines whether the destination telephone number of the reply destination and the call number of the message center corresponding to the destination telephone number are prepared (Step S9). If the result of this determination is "yes", a message input process is executed. When the creation of the reply message is completed, the control unit 12
Performs control for transmitting a reply message to the receiver to the wireless unit 11. That is, the telephone directory area 14b
Calling the message center by making a call using the telephone number of the message center of the reply destination already registered from
Send destination phone number and reply message text.

[0033]

As described above, according to the communication terminal of the present invention, by acquiring information for specifying a terminal on the transmitting side, it is possible to obtain information on a message center corresponding to a transmission partner. There is an effect that a text message can be transmitted by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a memory space of a data memory 14 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a center area 14c in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a control unit 12 in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of data stored in a telephone directory area 14b in the modification.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a control unit 12 according to a modified example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional message transmission system.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional message transmission system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Radio section 12 Control section 13 Key input section 14 Data memory 15 Program memory 16 Display section 17 Device information acquisition section 18 Center number search section 10 Mobile terminal

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal for transmitting / receiving a text message via a message center, comprising information generation means for generating a call number of a message center corresponding to the transmission destination from a call number of a transmission destination of the text message. A communication terminal characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a call number detecting means for detecting a call number of a sender of the received message from the received message, wherein the information generating means determines the received message from the call number detected by the call number detecting means. 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a call number of a message center corresponding to a transmission destination of a reply message to the message center is generated. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information generating unit includes a device determining unit that determines a type of a telephone that has transmitted the received message from a calling number of a sender of the received message. 3. The communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the communication terminal switches between transmitting a text message and transmitting a voice according to the type of the telephone set. 4. The information generating means according to claim 1, further comprising: a rewritable storage means for storing the call number of the transmission destination of the text message in correspondence with the call number of the message center; 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a center number search unit that searches the storage unit for a call number of a message center corresponding to a transmission destination.