JP2001186234A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to utilize the history function of a portable telephone set as the recording function of a speech communication situation from the record of simple speech communication facts. SOLUTION: In this portable telephone set provided with a radio processing part, an information processing part, a displaying part and a database part, a reception history is stored in the database part, an image sent at a time when receiving is performed is also made to correspond to the history and stored, and the acquired image is displayed when the reception history is referred to.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone, and more particularly to a portable telephone having a function of storing received histories.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable telephones have two functions, that is, a call history function for recording a call history and a call history function for recording a call history. This history function reads out telephone number, name, telephone call time, and telephone call information such as telephone call / incoming from the electronic telephone directory, incoming call record, and outgoing call record recorded in the database unit as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the "who (where) and when" the call is displayed at a glance.

Further, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-285263, a telephone directory system with an image for associating a telephone number with graphic information such as a photograph and recording the graphics information associated with the telephone number in the telephone directory. Has been proposed. In this system, as shown in FIG. 4, when searching for a caller, an image can be searched for instead of a name or a telephone number, so that an easy-to-use service can be provided to the user.

[0004]

However, the history function of the related art merely records the fact of the call, "who (where) and when", and the call at that time was enjoyable. Information that reminds the contents of the call, such as important information, is not recorded. Therefore, once the contents of the call are forgotten, it is difficult to remember the contents again because there is no chance to remember the contents.

In the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-285263, an image can be used in the telephone directory, so that it is effective for searching the telephone directory. Although the book image can be displayed at the same time (FIG. 5), this alone is insufficient as a means for reminding the contents of the call at that time merely by supplementing the name of the other party.

[0006]

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a portable telephone equipped with a wireless processing section, an information processing section, a display section and a database section, the reception history is stored in the database section and sent at the time of reception. The received image is stored in association with the history, and the image acquired when the reception history is referred to is displayed. The transmission history is stored in the database unit, and the image transmitted at the time of reception or the image acquired from the image input unit is stored in the database unit in association with the transmission history, and the image acquired when the transmission history is referred to is displayed. In this way, the history function of the mobile phone can be used as a function of recording the call status from a simple record of the fact of the call.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings and the like. FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of the present invention. The mobile phone includes an antenna 101 and a wireless processing unit 102 for establishing communication with a wireless base station, an information processing unit 103 for performing information processing in the mobile phone and controlling each function, and an image for capturing an image as a user interface. An input unit 106, an operation unit 107 for performing a key input operation, and a display unit 108 for displaying images and characters,
It is composed of a database 109 for storing various control information of the telephone and information such as a telephone directory / transmission history / reception history.

In this system, a portable telephone having an image input means stores a part of an image of a call partner sent at the time of a call, and stores the image and other history information in an outgoing call history / incoming call history. By recording in connection with
The user can recall the call status by looking at the outgoing call history / incoming call history later.

The operation of this system will be described with reference to the incoming call history storage processing flowchart of FIG. When the incoming call is notified from the wireless base station, the mobile phone records the incoming time in the incoming call history. Next, if the telephone number of the caller is included in the incoming call notification, the telephone number is recorded in the incoming call history. Next, if the call includes an image, during the image call, an image of the other party is acquired and stored for the incoming call history. If the incoming image is a movie, the user can manually decide the favorite screen during the incoming call by pressing a button etc., using the image when the specified time has elapsed after entering the call using the timer, or the specified time of the end call There are a method using the previous image, a method specified by the other party, and the like, and a plurality of images may be stored. When a still image is sent, a still image may be used. After that, when the call is ended, incoming call history information as shown in FIG. 8 is created in the database, and when the incoming call history is referred to, a history as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. At this time, not only the incoming image from the other party but also the image of the recipient or the surrounding scenery may be obtained from the image input unit 106 and stored in association with the incoming call history.

In the case of the outgoing call history, the outgoing call history is created in the same procedure as the incoming call history. FIG. 9 shows a flowchart of the transmission history saving process. When a call is made to the other party, the mobile phone records the other party's telephone number and the calling time in the call history. If the call includes an image, during the image call, an image of the other party is acquired and stored for a call history. If the incoming image is a moving image, the user presses a button or the like on the favorite screen during the incoming call to manually determine the saved image. Multiple images may be stored. Thereafter, when the call ends, transmission history information as shown in FIG. 8 is created in the database. When viewing outgoing call history,
The history is displayed as in FIG. At this time, similarly to the incoming call, not only the incoming image from the destination but also the image of the sender or the surrounding scenery may be obtained from the image input unit 106 and stored in association with the outgoing history.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the state of a call can be recorded by adding an image during a call to the outgoing call history / incoming call history, and the call contents can be recorded by confirming the history. As a help to remind, the history function of the mobile phone can be used as a function of recording the call status from a mere fact record of the call.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the present invention.

[Figure 2] Outgoing and incoming call history

FIG. 3 Incoming call history display

[Figure 4] Phonebook display

FIG. 5 is a history display with an image.

FIG. 6 is an incoming call history display of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an incoming call history storage process.

FIG. 8: Call history information

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a transmission history storing process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Antenna Wireless processing section Information processing section Image input section Operation section Display section Database section

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone capable of receiving an image including a wireless processing unit, an information processing unit, a display unit, and a database unit, wherein a reception history is stored in a database unit, and an image transmitted at the time of reception is received. A mobile phone, which stores an image acquired at the time of reception at the time of referring to a reception history, and stores the image at the time of referring to the reception history. 2. A portable telephone comprising a wireless processing section, an information processing section, a display section, an image input section, and a database section, wherein a transmission history is stored in the database section, and an image or image input section transmitted at the time of reception is provided. A mobile phone that associates an image obtained from a mobile phone with an outgoing call history, stores the image in a database unit, and displays the image obtained when the outgoing call history is referred to.