JP2008147975A - Content recorder, communication system, control method, control program and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a content recorder eliminating the need for specifying a content transmission source by a user and specifying the user by the content transmission source when recording the received content. <P>SOLUTION: A master machine 20A has an external communication control section 2 for receiving the content, a storage section 4A recording the received content and a transmission source specifying section 31 specifying the transmission source of the received content. The master machine 20A further has a use place specifying section 32 specifying the use place of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source and a recording control section 3 controlling the storage section 4A so as to record the received content while corresponding to the specified use source. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content recording apparatus that receives content and records the received content. More specifically, the present invention relates to a telephone system with a recording / playback function that receives a voice signal and records and plays back the received voice signal.

  A telephone system with a recording / playback function, which is an example of a communication system including a plurality of communication devices, and includes a plurality of slave units, is automatically set when answering mode is set for incoming calls from a public line. In response, the message from the transmission source can be recorded.

  In addition to a normal telephone function, it also has a function of recording voice information during a call, and a function of recording a memo to leave the voice spoken by the user rather than during a call.

  In the telephone system with a recording / playback function, generally, the recording data is stored in the memory of the parent device, not for each parent device / slave device, and when reproducing certain recording data, As a matter of course, the master unit can reproduce the recorded data from any slave unit.

  On the other hand, when the telephone system with a recording / playback function is used in a home, a plurality of slave units are installed in each user's room. It is common to be specified.

  However, in the telephone system with a recording / playback function, since the audio data is recorded regardless of the correspondence between each user and the slave unit, a specific user wants from all the audio data. However, it is very difficult to select the recorded data.

  As an example of a prior art for solving such a problem, there is an answering machine disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this answering machine, when an incoming call is received in the answering machine state, the caller is identified, the caller's identifier is added, and the call is stored in the storage means.

  When a call stored while the receiver is away is played, a call with an identifier that matches the identifier desired by the receiver is retrieved from the storage means and played back. Thereby, it is possible to reproduce only the call of the caller desired by the receiver from among the calls of the plurality of callers recorded during absence.

  On the other hand, as another example of the prior art, there is a cordless telephone disclosed in Patent Document 2. The cordless telephone is composed of a parent device and a plurality of child devices. In this cordless telephone, a unique code for identifying each parent device / slave device is designated, and a transmission source sends a message message from an outside line or a message message from an extension line to the parent device.

  The master unit records the message or message in the memory, and further records the code and an access code indicating the recording position of the message or message.

  When the master unit receives the playback request from the slave unit, when the code of the slave unit that has made the playback request matches the recorded code, the base unit refers to the access code and stores the corresponding message or message message in the memory. Is read out and transmitted to the slave unit.

In other words, when a sender sends a message message from an outside line or a message message from an extension (when a message is recorded), the cordless telephone also specifies the unique code of the master or slave unit. By storing the message together with the message message, only reproduction by a specific parent device or child device corresponding to the specified code is permitted during reproduction by the user.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-83441 (published April 09, 2003) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-300225 (published on November 12, 2005)

  However, in the answering machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the identifier identifies the transmission source, the user designates with which identifier the recorded data of the transmission source is to be reproduced when reproducing. This is bothersome for users. Also, if the user forgets the identifier, there is a problem that the desired recording data cannot be heard because the identifier cannot be designated.

  On the other hand, the cordless telephone disclosed in Patent Document 2 is troublesome because the transmission source needs to specify a unique code of the parent device or the child device when sending a message (during recording). In addition, when the unique code is forgotten, the sender is in an unknown state as to which code should be specified, and cannot send a message to a desired user. Furthermore, if the sender carelessly specifies an arbitrary code, there is a possibility that the message may be sent to a user other than the other party to whom the message is to be transmitted, which is also problematic from the viewpoint of privacy protection.

  The cause of these problems is considered to be that some designation operation by the transmission source or the user is required at the time of recording (for example, when sending a message) and at the time of reproduction.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems. The purpose of the present invention is to specify a transmission source by a content user at the time of recording received content, It is an object of the present invention to provide a content recording device or the like that does not require identification of the content.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the content recording apparatus of the present invention is a content recording apparatus including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content, and specifies a transmission source of the received content A transmission source specifying means, a usage destination specifying means for specifying a usage destination of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source, and controlling the recording unit to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination And a recording control means.

  The content recording apparatus control method of the present invention is a method for controlling a content recording apparatus including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content, and specifies a transmission source of the received content A transmission source specifying step, a usage destination specifying step for specifying a usage destination of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source, and controlling the recording unit to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination And a recording control step.

  According to the configuration and method, the transmission source is specified from the received content, the usage destination of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source is specified, and the received content is recorded in the recording unit in association with the specified usage destination. To do.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a content recording apparatus or a control method thereof that does not require the use destination of the content to specify the transmission source or the content transmission source to specify the use destination when recording the received content. .

  Here, “content” is information to be processed by a computer. The content also includes data stored in a database, image / movie / audio data, and the like.

  With regard to “identifying the transmission source of received content”, the following two cases can be exemplified. First, in the case of connectionless transmission in which a content transmission source transmits content without establishing a connection with the transmission destination, information that can identify the transmission source is transmitted together with the content. Therefore, the transmission source of the received content may be specified from information that can specify the transmission source.

  Second, in the case of connection-type transmission in which a content transmission source establishes a connection with a transmission destination and then transmits content, the transmission source may be specified when a connection is requested or when a connection is established. .

  In addition to the above configuration, the content recording apparatus of the present invention further reproduces content corresponding to the use destination that has made the reproduction request and reproduction request acquisition means for acquiring a reproduction request from the content use destination. And a reproduction control means.

  According to the above configuration, when a reproduction request from a content usage destination is acquired, the content corresponding to the usage destination that has made the playback request is played back.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a content recording apparatus capable of reproducing unnecessary content and reproducing content corresponding to the user without performing a designation operation or the like when the received content is reproduced. it can.

  Further, in the content recording apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the configuration, the recording unit includes transmission source identification information for specifying a transmission source of content, usage destination identification information for specifying a usage destination of content, It is preferable that the transmission source usage destination correspondence information for associating is stored in advance, and the usage destination specifying unit specifies the usage destination of the content with reference to the transmission source usage destination correspondence information.

  According to the above configuration, transmission source use destination correspondence information that associates transmission source identification information for specifying a content transmission source with use destination identification information for specifying a content use destination is recorded in advance. The content usage destination is specified with reference to the transmission source usage destination correspondence information.

  Therefore, when the received content is recorded or played back, the content usage destination and the transmission source do not perform a specifying operation or the like, and the content usage destination is specified only by receiving the transmission source identification information transmitted together with the content. It becomes possible.

  “Transmission source identification information” is information that can identify each of one or more transmission sources.

  “Use destination identification information” is information that can identify each of one or more use destinations.

  The “transmission source usage destination correspondence information” is information in which “transmission source identification information” and “use destination identification information” are associated with each other. This includes the case of using a correspondence relationship of one-to-many correspondence.

  Further, in the content recording apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the recording unit records in advance a transmission source data group including one or more transmission source identification information, and further includes the transmission source data group. It is preferable to provide an updating means for updating the transmission source usage destination correspondence information.

  According to the configuration, a transmission source data group including one or more transmission source identification information is recorded in advance, and the transmission source usage destination correspondence information is updated with reference to the transmission source data group.

  Therefore, when the user wants to update the transmission source usage destination correspondence information recorded in advance with reference to the transmission source data group, the user need only record the transmission source data group in the recording unit. It is not necessary to perform troublesome update work.

  The “transmission source data group” is information including one or more transmission source identification information for identifying the transmission source of contents, such as telephone directory data and a database collecting transmission source identification information.

  In addition to the above configuration, the content recording apparatus of the present invention further includes an update request acquisition unit that acquires an update request for the transmission source usage destination correspondence information from the usage destination of the content. When the update request acquisition unit acquires the update request, it is preferable that the transmission source use destination correspondence information is updated with reference to the transmission source data group.

  According to the configuration, when the update request for the transmission source usage destination correspondence information is acquired from the content usage destination, the transmission source usage destination correspondence information is updated with reference to the transmission source data group.

  Therefore, when the content usage destination makes an update request at a desired timing, the transmission source usage destination correspondence information can be updated.

  Further, in the content recording apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the configuration, the update unit further includes the new transmission source information and the transmission when new transmission source identification information is added to the transmission source data group. It is preferable to update the transmission source usage destination correspondence information with reference to the original data group.

  According to the above configuration, when new transmission source identification information is added to the transmission source data group, the transmission source usage destination correspondence information is updated with reference to the new transmission source information and the transmission source data group.

  Therefore, the user can avoid the troublesome work of having to update the transmission source usage destination correspondence information each time new transmission source identification information is added to the transmission source data group.

  In the content recording apparatus of the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, it is preferable that the content storage device is a telephone and the content is audio data.

  Further, the content recording apparatus of the present invention is preferably a facsimile in addition to the configuration described above, and the content is preferably image data.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the communication system of the present invention is a communication system including a plurality of communication devices, and includes a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content. A transmission source specifying means for specifying a transmission source of the received content, a communication device specifying means for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source, and the received content in association with the specified communication device. And a recording control means for controlling the recording unit so as to perform recording.

  The communication system control method according to the present invention is a communication system control method including a plurality of communication devices, and including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content. A transmission source specifying step for specifying a content transmission source, a communication device specifying step for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source, and recording the received content in association with the specified communication device. And a recording control step of controlling the recording unit.

  According to the configuration and method, the transmission source of the received content is specified when the content is received. Next, the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source is specified, and the received content is recorded in association with the specified communication device.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a communication system or a control method thereof that does not require the content user to specify the communication device or the content transmission source to specify the communication device when recording the received content.

  The content recording device, the communication system, and the like may be realized by a computer. In this case, the content recording device, the communication system, and the like are realized by a computer by operating the computer as the units. A control program for a content recording apparatus and a communication system, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the content recording apparatus of the present invention is a content recording apparatus including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content, and the transmission source that identifies the transmission source of the received content A specifying unit, a usage destination specifying unit that specifies a usage destination of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source, and a recording control unit that controls the recording unit to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination Are provided.

  The content recording apparatus control method of the present invention is a method for controlling a content recording apparatus including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content, and specifies a transmission source of the received content A transmission source specifying step, a usage destination specifying step for specifying a usage destination of the content corresponding to the specified transmission source, and controlling the recording unit to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination And a recording control step.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a content recording apparatus or a control method thereof that does not require the content user to specify the transmission source or the content transmission source to specify the user when recording the received content. There is an effect.

  Further, as described above, the communication system of the present invention is a communication system including a plurality of communication devices, and includes a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content, A transmission source specifying means for specifying the transmission source of the content, a communication device specifying means for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source, and recording the received content in association with the specified communication device. And a recording control means for controlling the recording unit.

  The communication system control method according to the present invention is a communication system control method including a plurality of communication devices, and including a receiving unit that receives content and a recording unit that records the received content. A transmission source specifying step for specifying a content transmission source, a communication device specifying step for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source, and recording the received content in association with the specified communication device. And a recording control step for controlling the recording unit.

  Therefore, it is possible to provide a communication system or a control method thereof that does not require the user of the content to specify the communication device or the transmission source of the content to specify the communication device when recording the received content. There is an effect.

  An example of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, based on FIG.1 and FIG.2, the structure of the telephone system (communication system) 1 with a recording / reproducing function which is an example of the said communication system is demonstrated.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the communication environment of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function.

  First, the communication environment of the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a transmission source communication apparatus 101 that is a transmission source of contents such as audio data and image data is connected to an electric communication line 201 such as a telephone line. The master unit 20A of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function is also connected to the telecommunication line 201. As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of slave units 20B are configured to be communicable with the master unit 20A wirelessly or by wire. In this way, the transmission source communication device 101 transmits the content to the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function via the telecommunication line 201.

  Next, the configuration of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function will be described with reference to FIG. The telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function includes a parent device (content recording device / communication device) 20A and a plurality of child devices (communication devices) 20B. In FIG. 1, only one slave unit 20B is shown.

  Next, each part of the main unit 20A will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the main unit 20A includes an external communication control unit (reception unit) 2, a recording control unit (recording control unit) 3, a storage unit (recording unit) 4A, a key switch 5A, an interface 6A, and a request acquisition. Unit 7A, reproduction control unit (reproduction control means) 8A, audio / image output control unit 9A, speaker / LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 10A, microphone / camera 11A, audio / image input control unit 12A, slave unit communication control unit (Receiving unit) 13A and antenna 14A.

  Here, the detail of each part of the main | base station 20A is demonstrated. The external communication control unit 2 is connected to the telecommunications line 201 and manages the communication state with the telecommunications line 201. In addition, the content transmitted through the telecommunication line 201 is transmitted to the recording control unit 3.

  The recording control unit 3 manages the recording in the storage unit 4A by recording information such as contents in the storage unit 4A or updating the data recorded in the storage unit 4A. A specifying unit (transmission source specifying unit) 31, a usage destination specifying unit 32, and an update control unit (updating unit) 33 are provided.

  The storage unit 4A records various data and information such as user correspondence information (transmission source usage destination correspondence information) 41A, content / use destination identification information 42A, and telephone directory data (transmission source data group) 43A. .

  The user correspondence information 41A is information that defines a correspondence relationship between a caller number and device identification information (use destination identification information). The device identification information is information for specifying the usage destination.

  The content / use destination identification information 42A is content recorded in association with the use destination identification information and the information. The transmission source identification information is information for specifying the transmission source. The phone book data (sender data group) 43A is a collection of information including one or more sender identification information.

  Data necessary for each unit of the main unit 20A to perform processing is temporarily recorded in a portion composed of a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM (random access memory) of the storage unit 4A.

  In addition, in a portion configured by a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory of the storage unit 4A, for example, a program executed to operate the master unit 20A and a master unit 20A are retained even when the power is turned off. Power data etc. are recorded. It should be noted that content such as recorded data and user correspondence information 41A are also preferably recorded in a nonvolatile memory.

  The transmission source specifying unit 31 specifies a transmission source. For example, in the case of connectionless transmission in which the transmission source communication device 101 transmits content before establishing a connection between the transmission source communication device 101 and the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the caller ID (transmission source) Information for identifying the transmission source such as (identification information) is transmitted. That is, the sender can be specified by information such as the caller ID. In the case of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the sender is specified by the caller number, but in the case of mail, it may be specified by the mail address.

  In the case of the connection type in which content is transmitted after establishing a connection, the transmission source may be specified when establishing the connection.

  The usage destination specifying unit 32 reads the user correspondence information 41A, and specifies the usage destination from the device identification information corresponding to the caller number based on the user correspondence information 41A.

  The update control unit 33 updates the user correspondence information 41A recorded in advance in the storage unit 4A.

  The key switch 5A is an input device that accepts user operations. The interface 6A transmits a user operation as an input signal to the request acquisition unit 7A via the key switch 5A. The input device is not limited to a key switch, and any device that can input information, such as a keyboard and a mouse, may be used.

  The request acquisition unit 7A acquires a request from a user via the key switch 5A and the interface 6A. The request acquisition unit 7A issues various commands to each unit of the main unit 20A in response to the acquired request. Examples of the request by the user include a reproduction request for reproducing content, a display request for outputting image data, an update request for updating the user correspondence information 41A, and a recording / recording request for recording / recording.

  The reproduction control unit 8A performs control to reproduce the content recorded in the storage unit 4A. The reproduction control unit 8A transfers the content to the audio / image output control unit 9A and the slave communication control unit 13A.

  The sound / image output control unit 9A performs control to output sound / image from the speaker / LCD 10A based on the content transferred from the reproduction control unit 8A, for example. In this embodiment, an example of an LCD is shown as a display device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any device that can display information, such as a plasma display panel (PDP) or a cathode-ray tube (CRT), can be used. There may be.

  The sound / image input control unit 12A performs control of capturing sound or an image from the outside with the microphone / camera 11A. Audio is converted into an audio signal, and an image is converted into an image signal and captured.

  The slave unit communication control unit 13A controls the communication state with the slave unit 20B such as sending contents to the slave unit 20B corresponding to the usage destination via the antenna 14A and receiving various requests from the slave unit 20B. To do. The data handled here includes, in addition to content, a control signal from the parent device 20A to the child device 20B, a control signal from the child device 20B to the parent device 20A, and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the slave communication control unit 13A may control cases such as receiving content from the slave 20B and receiving various requests from the slave 20B. Conceivable.

  In the present embodiment, the case of wireless communication has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and the master device 20A and the slave device 20B may be connected to each other by wire.

  Next, the configuration of the slave unit 20B will be described. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as the members shown in the drawing of the master unit 20A are given the same numbers, and the configurations of the master unit and the slave unit are distinguished by alphabets A and B, respectively. . That is, the alphabet A is a code indicating a configuration related to the master unit, and the alphabet B is a code indicating a configuration related to the slave unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slave unit 20B includes a storage unit (recording unit) 4B, a key switch 5B, an interface 6B, a request acquisition unit 7B, a playback control unit 8B, a sound / image output control unit 9B, a speaker / LCD 10B, a microphone. -It is the structure provided with the camera 11B, the audio | voice / image input control part 12B, the communication control part for main | base stations (reception part) 13B, and the antenna 14B.

  Here, the detail of each structure of the subunit | mobile_unit 20B is demonstrated. The storage unit 4B records various data and information in addition to the content 42B and the phone book data 43B.

  The content 42B is content recorded in the storage unit 4B. Here, it is not described like the content / use destination identification information 42A in the master unit 20A, but the content 42B is described because the use destination has already been specified. The phone book data 43B is a collection of information including one or more pieces of transmission source identification information.

  Data necessary for each unit of the slave unit 20B to perform processing is temporarily recorded in a portion composed of a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM of the storage unit 4B.

  In addition, in a portion composed of a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory in the storage unit 4B, for example, a program executed for operating the slave unit 20B and a slave unit 20B are retained even when the power is turned off. Power data etc. are recorded. Note that it is preferable to record content such as recorded data in a nonvolatile memory.

  The key switch 5B is an input device that accepts user operations. The interface 6B transmits a user operation as an input signal to the request acquisition unit 7B via the key switch 5B. The input device is not limited to a key switch, and any device that can input information, such as a keyboard and a mouse, may be used.

  The request acquisition unit 7B acquires a request from a user via the key switch 5B and the interface 6B. The request acquisition unit 7B issues various commands to each unit of the child device 20B in response to the acquired request. As an example of a request by a user, a reproduction request for reproducing content, a display request for outputting image data, an update request for updating the user correspondence information 41A recorded in the storage unit 4A of the master unit 20A, and recording / recording For example, a recording request for recording.

  The reproduction control unit 8B performs control to reproduce the content recorded in the storage unit 4B. The playback control unit 8B transfers the content to the audio / image output control unit 9B and the base unit communication control unit 13B.

  The sound / image output control unit 9B performs control to output sound / image from the speaker / LCD 10B based on the content transferred from the reproduction control unit 8B, for example. In this embodiment, an example of an LCD is shown as the display device, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any device can be used as long as it can display information, such as a PDP or a CRT.

  The sound / image input control unit 12B performs control for capturing sound or an image from the outside with the microphone / camera 11B. Audio is converted into an audio signal, and an image is converted into an image signal and captured.

  The base unit communication control unit 13B sends the telephone book data 43B recorded in the storage unit 4B to the base unit 20A or receives various requests from the base unit 20A via the antenna 14B. Is used to control the communication state. The data handled here includes content, telephone book data 43B, control signals from the slave unit 20B to the master unit 20A, control signals from the master unit 20A to the slave unit 20B, and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the base unit communication control unit 13B may control cases such as receiving content from the base unit 20A and receiving various requests from the base unit 20A. Is possible. Note that the master unit communication control unit 13B may transmit the content transferred from the master unit 20A to another slave unit 20B.

  Next, based on FIG.1 and FIG.3, the operation | movement at the time of voice recording of the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation at the time of voice mail recording of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function. When the external communication control unit 2 detects an incoming call from the telecommunication line 201, the base unit 20A shown in FIG. Move on to S11.

  In step S11, the external communication control unit 2 detects the caller number included in the incoming call, and the usage destination specifying unit 32 of the recording control unit 3 refers to the user correspondence information 41A previously recorded in the storage unit 4A. The device identification information corresponding to the caller number is read out, and the process proceeds to step S12.

  In step S12, the apparatus identification information extracted in step S11 is held (saved) in the storage unit 4A, and the process proceeds to step S13.

  In step S13, the recording control unit 3 receives the transmission source content transmitted from the external communication control unit 2, and the recording control unit 3 starts recording the received content in the storage unit 4A. Move.

  At this time, if the content is digital data, the external communication control unit 2 transmits the content as it is. If the content is analog data, the external communication control unit 2 converts it into digital data and transmits it. Here, the case where the external communication control unit 2 has a function of converting analog data into digital data has been described, but the recording control unit 3 may have such a function.

  In step S14, the recording control unit 3 monitors whether or not a transmission source line disconnection operation, which is a recording end operation, has been performed, and continues recording until the line disconnection operation is performed. When it is detected that the recording end operation has been performed, the process proceeds to step S15.

  Although the case where the recording control unit 3 has a function of monitoring whether or not the transmission source line disconnection operation has been shown is shown here, the external communication control unit 2 has such a function, and the monitoring result is shown. It may be configured to transmit to the recording control unit 3.

  In step S15, the recording control unit 3 ends the recording of the content in the storage unit 4A, and records the device identification information held in the storage unit 4A in step S12 in association with the content. In the present embodiment, the master unit 20A has been described as managing the entire contents of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and when the content and the device identification information are associated with each other, the content is transmitted to the child device 20B corresponding to the device identification information, and is transmitted to the storage unit 4B of the child device 20B. The content may be recorded.

  According to the above, when content is recorded in the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the transmission source does not need to specify the master device 20A / slave device 20B, and the specified device is not mistaken.

  Here, an example of the user correspondence information 41A in the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a table showing an example of the user correspondence information 41A in the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where three slave units 210B, 220B, and 230B having the same function as the slave unit 20B are connected to the master unit 110A having the same function as the master unit 20A. As shown in FIG. 4, the user correspondence information 41A can refer to device identification information corresponding to the caller number. The user correspondence information 41A that defines the correspondence between the caller ID and the device identification information can be set in advance and can be updated as appropriate.

  For example, the device identification information corresponding to the caller number “03-2345-XXXX” is “child device 220B”. In FIG. 4, the device identification information and the caller number correspond one-to-one, but a correspondence relationship such as many-to-one correspondence or one-to-many correspondence can also be adopted. For example, a plurality of device identification information may correspond to a certain content. In this case, a plurality of device identification information is recorded in association with the content. In the present embodiment, as in the example of the slave unit 220B, the user correspondence information 41A corresponding to the same device identification information is present in separate columns in the table. However, the present invention is not limited to such a form, and a table in which caller numbers are arranged for each piece of device identification information may be used.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of the usage destination identification information, an example is shown in which the device identification information for identifying the respective devices of the parent device 20A and the one or more slave devices 20B is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as described above, when a dedicated address in the storage unit 4A is designated for each of the master unit 20A and one or more slave units 20B, the address is used. It can also be used as pre-identification information.

  Next, based on FIG.1 and FIG.5, the operation | movement at the time of reproduction | regeneration of the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation during reproduction of the telephone system 1 with a recording / reproducing function. When a reproduction operation signal (reproduction request) is transmitted to the request acquisition unit 7A by the input of the key switch 5A from the user who operates the master unit 20A illustrated in FIG. 1, the process proceeds to step S21 illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, when a key switch 5B is input from a user who operates the slave unit 20B, a reproduction operation signal from the slave unit 20B is sent to the request acquisition unit 7A via the request acquisition unit 7B and the master unit communication control unit 13B. When it is transmitted, the process proceeds to step S21.

  In step S21, when a reproduction operation is performed by input of the key switch 5A on the base unit 20A side shown in FIG. 1, the request acquisition unit 7A acquires the device identification information of the base unit 20A and records it in the storage unit 4A. Then, a reproduction command is issued to the reproduction control unit 8A, and the process proceeds to step S22.

  On the other hand, when a playback operation is performed by input of the key switch 5B on the handset 20B side, the request acquisition unit 7B of the handset 20B recognizes the playback operation as a playback request, and sets the master communication control unit 13B. Then, a playback command (command) is transmitted to the master device 20A, and the playback command is notified to the request acquisition unit 7A of the master device 20A. The request acquisition unit 7A acquires the device identification information of the child device 20B, records it in the storage unit 4A on the parent device 20A side, issues a reproduction command to the reproduction control unit 8A, and proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, the playback control unit 8A confirms whether content that matches the device identification information recorded in the storage unit 4A exists in the storage unit 4A. If there is no matching content, the operation is terminated, and if there is a matching content, the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S23, the playback control unit 8A specifies the device to which the matched content is to be transmitted from the device identification information recorded in the storage unit 4A. When the identified device is the master unit 20A, the content is sent to the audio / image output control unit 9A, where the digital data content is converted into analog data content, and the master device 20A side speaker / LCD 10A is used. Output.

  On the other hand, if the identified device is the slave unit 20B, the playback control unit 8A transmits the content to the slave unit 20B via the slave unit communication control unit 13A and the antenna 14A. The transmitted content is sent to the storage unit 4B via the master communication control unit 13B and recorded as information of the content 42B. The recorded content 42B is read by the playback control unit 8B, and the playback control unit 8B sends the read content 42B to the audio / image output control unit 9B. The audio / image output control unit 9B converts the digital data content into analog data content, and outputs audio / image information from the speaker / LCD 10B on the handset 20B side.

  When the reproduction of the audio / image information is completed, the process proceeds to step S22, where the reproduction control unit 8A checks whether there is any other matching content, and repeats steps S22 and S23 until there is no matching content.

  In the present embodiment, a description has been given of a mode in which all the contents are managed by the parent device 20A. However, when the device identification information and the contents are associated with each other, the contents are stored in the child device 20B corresponding to the identification device. Is transmitted, and the content is recorded in advance as information of the content 42B in the storage unit 4B of the slave 20B.

  In this embodiment, in response to a playback request from the user of the slave unit 20B, the playback control unit 8B reads the content recorded as information of the content 42B in the storage unit 4B, and the content is read out by the audio / image output control unit. What is necessary is just to comprise so that it may output as audio | voice and image information via 9B and a speaker and LCD10B.

  As described above, according to the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, when a playback request is made from each communication device, only the content to which the device identification information matching the communication device is played back is unnecessary for the user. Thus, content used in other communication devices is not reproduced, and the user's operation can be simplified.

  Next, an example of automatically updating the user correspondence information 41A in the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method for updating the user correspondence information 41A in the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function according to the present embodiment.

  Here, a case where the update control unit 33 of the recording control unit 3 shown in FIG. 1 updates the user correspondence information 41A recorded in advance in the storage unit 4A of the parent device 20A will be described. A case will be described in which the user correspondence information 41A is updated with reference to the telephone book data 43A and 43B recorded in the storage units 4A and 4B of the parent device 20A and the child device 20B, respectively. The state where the user correspondence information 41A is “recorded in advance” means that it is not assumed that the user correspondence information 41A is not recorded at all.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a case where the user correspondence information 41A is updated at a timing when a new caller number is added to either of the phone book data 43A and 43B.

  FIG. 6 shows a table of user correspondence information 41A in a state before update and a table of user correspondence information 41A in a state after update. In addition, in this embodiment, although it demonstrates based on the table of the form which stored the sender | caller number for every apparatus identification information so that the state before and behind an update can be understood, it is not restricted to such a form of a table, The above-mentioned. The table in the form of FIG.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the caller number “03-1234XXXX” exists in the phonebook data 43A before the update of the base unit 110A, and the caller number “03” newly indicated by the underline is present. Consider a case where the update is performed at the timing when “−4567-XXXX” is added. In this case, the update control unit 33 adds the device identification information to the caller number of the phone book data 43A, and adds the user correspondence information 41A, for example, “caller number: 03-1234-XXXX parent device 110A caller number: “03-4567-XXXX parent machine 110A”.

  Similarly, caller numbers “03-2345-XXXX” and “03-5678-XXXX” exist in the phonebook data 43B before the update of the slave unit 220B, and the newly indicated outgoing line Consider a case in which the user number “03-3456-XXXX” is updated at the added timing. In this case, the update control unit 33 adds the device identification information to the caller number of the phone book data 43A of the child device 220B, and changes the user correspondence information 41A to “caller number: 03-2345-XXXX child device 220B. "Subscriber number: 03-5687-XXXX cordless handset 220B" Caller number: 03-3456-XXXX cordless handset 220B ".

  Here, the update control unit 33 can update the user correspondence information 41A in the following three cases including the above case.

  First, in the first case, the user correspondence information 41A is updated at the timing shown in the above example, but at the timing when a new caller number is registered (or deleted) in the phone book data 43A and 43B, This is a case of updating the user correspondence information 41A.

  For example, when a user registers (or deletes) a new caller number in the phone book data 43A and 43B, or when a new caller number is automatically registered in the phone book data 43A and 43B by setting the device. It is conceivable that the device is specified based on the device having the phone book data 43A and 43B, and the user correspondence information 41A is updated.

  In this first case, the user has to update the user correspondence information 41A each time sender identification information such as a new caller number is added to the telephone directory data 43A and 43B. Can be avoided.

  Next, in the second case, it is conceivable that the user correspondence information 41A is updated with reference to the phone book data 43A and 43B at timings of a certain period. If no new caller ID is acquired, the update may be stopped.

  In this second case, the user correspondence information 41A is updated at regular intervals, so that a new caller ID is automatically registered (or deleted) in the phone book data 43A and 43B. The user can update the user correspondence information 41A without performing a troublesome registration work or the like.

  Next, in the third case, it is conceivable that the user updates the device by referring to the phone book data 43A and 43B at the timing when the user indicates the intention to update the user correspondence information 41A. As an example of the intention display, a case where the key switch 5A or 5B shown in FIG. 1 is operated to make an update request to either the parent device 20A or the child device 20B can be considered.

  In addition, although the example which operates key switch 5A * 5B here was shown as an example of a user's intention display, it is not restricted to such a case, What kind of intention display is possible if it is the aspect which an apparatus can recognize. There may be. For example, voice recognition can be considered.

  In the third case, the user correspondence information 41A can be updated at a timing desired by the user.

  Next, a case where the user correspondence information 41A is newly created at the time of purchase of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function will be described. Here, “newly created” means that the user correspondence information 41A is assumed to be in an initial state in which the user correspondence information 41A is not recorded at all, unlike the case of the above update.

  Here, after the purchase of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, one or more caller numbers appear in any of the phone book data 43A and 43B of the storage units 4A and 4B of the master unit 20A and each slave unit 20B. Consider the case of being registered with.

  For example, the update control unit 33 of the recording control unit 3 of the master unit 20A specifies the corresponding device from the recording destination of the phone book data 43A and 43B in which the caller number is newly registered, and acquires the device identification information. Thus, the user correspondence information 41A corresponding to each caller number is created. In this case, the device in which the phone book data 43A and 43B are recorded is clear, and the user correspondence information 41A may be created in correspondence with the device in which the specific phone book data is recorded.

  In the present embodiment, since the recording control unit 3 is built in the master unit 20A, the recording control unit 3 sends the respective phone book data 43B to the request acquisition unit 7B of each slave unit 20B. What is necessary is just to make it the structure which performs the request | requirement made to transmit to the main | base station 20A via the machine communication control part 13B, the communication control part 13A for subunit | mobile_units, and antenna 14B * 14A connected to them. In the present embodiment, the request acquisition unit 7B reads out the phone book data 43B and transmits it to the parent device 20A. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the parent device communication control unit 13B is the same. You may comprise so that the following functions may be fulfilled.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the recording control unit 3 is built in the master unit 20A, but a similar recording control unit may be built in each slave unit 20B. In this case, the recording control unit of each device may create the user correspondence information 41A based on the phone book data 43A and 43B, and transmit it to the storage unit 4A of the parent device 20A for recording. . A similar recording control unit may be installed outside the master unit 20A and the slave unit 20B.

  Thus, when the user creates the user correspondence information 41A with reference to the phone book data 43A and 43B, the user only has to record the phone book data 43A and 43B in the storage units 4A and 4B. It is not necessary to perform troublesome update work.

  As described above, the telephone system 1 with the recording / playback function automatically creates the device identification information corresponding to the caller number from the phone book data 43A and 43B stored in the communication device, so that the user correspondence information is obtained in advance. No need to set 41A. User operations can be simplified.

  In the above description, the management of the phone book data 43A and 43B is performed for each of the parent device 20A and the child device 20B. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the phone book data 43A and 43B corresponding to a specific device is associated with the device, and the master unit 20A collectively records and manages the phone book data 43A and 43B. It may be a configuration.

  The management of the user correspondence information 41A is performed in the storage unit 4A of the parent device 20A. However, the present invention is not limited to this case, and the user correspondence information 41A may be managed by any of the plurality of slave units 20B. That is, the recording location of the user correspondence information 41A may be in the storage unit 4A of the parent device 20A, or may be in the storage unit 4B of any of the plurality of child devices 20B.

  Furthermore, although the telephone book data 43A and 43B have been described as an example of the transmission source data group, the transmission source data group may be managed by a database or the like.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and the present invention can be obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Such embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Finally, each block of the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the master unit 20A, and the slave unit 20B, in particular, the recording control unit 3 and the playback control unit 8A may be configured by hardware logic, or as described below. It may be realized by software using

  That is, the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the master unit 20A, and the slave unit 20B are configured such that a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control program for realizing each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, A RAM for expanding the program, a recording device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data, and the like are provided. The object of the present invention is the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of the control program for the telephone system 1 with recording / playback function, the master unit 20A, and the slave unit 20B, which is software that implements the functions described above. Is recorded in a computer-readable manner to the telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the master unit 20A, and the slave unit 20B, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) stores the program code recorded on the recording medium. This can also be achieved by executing reading.

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and a compact disk-ROM / MO / MD / digital video disk / compact disk-R. A disk system including an optical disk, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM can be used.

  The telephone system 1 with a recording / playback function, the master unit 20A, and the slave unit 20B may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Also, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention can be applied to a communication system having a plurality of communication devices such as a parent-child phone. Further, the present invention can be widely applied to a system in which a plurality of information terminals are connected via a network, such as an IP (Internet protocol) telephone.

It is a functional block diagram which shows schematic structure of the telephone system with a recording / reproducing function concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the communication environment of the said telephone system with a recording / reproducing function. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the recording of the said telephone system with a recording / reproducing function. It is a figure which shows the example of the user corresponding information 41A in the said telephone system with a recording / reproducing function in a table format. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the reproduction | regeneration of the said telephone system with a recording / reproducing function. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement in the case of updating the user corresponding information 41A of the said telephone system with a recording / reproducing function.

Explanation of symbols

1 Telephone system with recording and playback function (communication system)
2 External control communication unit (receiver)
3. Recording control unit (recording control means)
4A, 4B storage unit (recording unit)
5A, 5B key switch 6A, 6B interface 7A, 7B request acquisition unit (reproduction request acquisition means / update request acquisition means)
8A, 8B Reproduction control unit (reproduction control means)
9A, 9B Audio / image output controller 10A, 10B Speaker / LCD
11A, 11B Microphone / Camera 12A, 12B Audio / Image Input Control Unit 13A Communication Control Unit for Slave Unit (Reception Unit)
13B Base unit communication controller (receiver)
14A, 14B Antenna 20A Master unit (content recording device / communication device)
20B Slave unit (content recording device / communication device)
31 transmission source identification unit (transmission source identification means / communication device identification means)
32 Usage destination identification part (Usage destination identification means)
33 Update control unit (update means)
41A User correspondence information (source use destination correspondence information)
42A Content / device identification information (content / use destination identification information)
42B Content 43A, 43B Phonebook data (sender data group)
101 Transmission source device 201 Telecommunication line

Claims (14)

A content recording apparatus comprising a receiving unit for receiving content and a recording unit for recording the received content,
A source identification means for identifying the source of the received content;
A usage identification means for identifying the usage destination of the content corresponding to the identified transmission source;
A content recording apparatus comprising: a recording control unit that controls the recording unit to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination. Furthermore, reproduction request acquisition means for acquiring a reproduction request from the content usage destination,
The content recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reproduction control unit that reproduces the content corresponding to the use destination that has made the acquired reproduction request. The recording unit is
Transmission source usage information corresponding to the transmission source identification information for specifying the content transmission source and the usage destination identification information for specifying the usage destination of the content is recorded in advance,
The usage destination specifying means is:
The content recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a content usage destination is specified with reference to the transmission source usage destination correspondence information. The recording unit is
A source data group including one or more source identification information is recorded in advance for each usage destination,
The content recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising an updating unit that refers to the transmission source data group and updates the transmission source usage destination correspondence information. Furthermore, it comprises an update request acquisition means for acquiring an update request for the transmission source usage destination correspondence information from the usage destination of content,
The updating means includes
5. The content recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein when the update request acquisition unit acquires the update request, the update request acquisition unit updates the transmission source use destination correspondence information with reference to the transmission source data group. . The updating means includes
6. The content recording apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: updating the transmission source usage destination correspondence information when new transmission source identification information is added to the transmission source data group.   The content recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content storage device is a telephone, and the content is audio data.   The content recording device according to claim 1, wherein the content storage device is a facsimile, and the content is image data. A communication system comprising a plurality of communication devices,
A receiving unit for receiving content;
A recording unit for recording the received content,
A transmission source specifying means for specifying a transmission source of the received content;
Communication device specifying means for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source;
And a recording control means for controlling the recording unit so as to record the received content in association with the identified communication device. A method for controlling a content recording apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit that receives content; and a recording unit that records the received content,
A source identification step for identifying the source of the received content;
A usage identification step for identifying a usage destination of content corresponding to the identified transmission source;
And a recording control step of controlling the recording unit so as to record the received content in association with the specified usage destination. A plurality of communication devices,
A control method for a communication system comprising a receiving unit for receiving content and a recording unit for recording the received content,
A transmission source specifying step of specifying a transmission source of the received content;
A communication device specifying step for specifying the communication device corresponding to the specified transmission source;
And a recording control step of controlling the recording unit so as to record the received content in association with the identified communication device.   A control program for a content recording apparatus for causing a computer to operate as each unit in the content recording apparatus according to claim 1.   A communication system control program for operating a computer as each means in the communication system according to claim 9.   A computer-readable recording medium on which at least one of the control program for the content recording device according to claim 12 and the control program for the communication system according to claim 13 is recorded.

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