JP4003608B2 - Communication terminal and e-mail search method for communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication terminal and a method for searching for an e-mail of a communication terminal, and in particular, from among a large number of e-mails stored in a mobile phone, only e-mail exchanged with a partner who is currently engaged in a voice call can be performed with a simple operation. The present invention relates to a communication terminal that can be referred to by a user and an electronic mail search method for the communication terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional communication terminals and e-mail search methods for communication terminals are:
In mobile phones, it has become common to have not only voice calls but also Internet access functions such as e-mail, and it is possible to perform other tasks such as Internet access at the same time while making voice calls. Mobile phones have appeared.
[0003]
In such a mobile phone, during a voice call, it is possible to have a conversation while referring to information such as an e-mail about the other party who is in the call stored in the mobile phone.
[0004]
However, it is necessary to perform complicated operations such as Japanese input with limited keys.
[0005]
For example,
(1) Enter a key to activate the phone book function during a call.
[0006]
(2) After starting the phone book function, enter the name or phone number of the other party, search the phone book, and confirm the mail address of the other party.
[0007]
(3) Terminate the phone book function and enter a key to activate the mail function.
[0008]
(4) Search the transmitted mail and received mail stored in the mobile phone using the mail address confirmed earlier as a search key.
[0009]
Such a procedure needs to be performed while talking.
[0010]
In such a situation, in order to obtain the target information, it is necessary to perform a lot of complicated operations when browsing electronic mail in which information of 500 cases and 1000 cases is stored.
[0011]
As a prior art, there is JP-A-2001-154947 (see Patent Document 1).
[0012]
In this method, a telephone number and a mail address are stored in association with each other, and a mail address is automatically searched and output only by inputting the telephone number.
[0013]
The telephone number input from the input unit is stored in the telephone number memory unit. The extraction unit extracts the upper n digits from the telephone numbers stored in the telephone number memory unit and stores them in the extraction memory unit.
[0014]
The extracted data stored in the extraction memory unit is collated with the telephone number set for each carrier stored in the storage unit. As a result of the collation, if the matching data can be detected in the storage unit, the collation unit outputs mail address data after “@” stored corresponding to the matching telephone number to the synthesis unit. .
[0015]
The combining unit combines the mail address data after “@” and the telephone number stored in the telephone number memory unit and displays the combined result on the display unit. The user determines whether the created e-mail address is correct or not. If it is correct, the process ends.
[0016]
Specifically, an input means for inputting a telephone number of a mobile phone, a storage means for storing a telephone number portion for specifying at least a carrier of the inputted telephone number and information for creating an email in association with each other, A telephone number inputted from the input means, a coincidence detecting means for detecting a coincidence of the telephone number portion stored in the storage means, and a telephone inputted by detecting a coincidence of the telephone number by the coincidence detecting means. E-mail address synthesizing means for synthesizing an e-mail address by connecting information for creating an e-mail stored in association with a telephone number portion stored in the storage means in which a coincidence with a number is detected. E-mail address creation system.
[0017]
Furthermore, this makes it possible to edit a mail address created by the electronic mail address creation system.
[0018]
According to this e-mail address creation system, at least a telephone number part for identifying a carrier of a mobile phone telephone number and information for mail creation are stored in association with each other. Can be extracted, and it is possible to remarkably save the user input.
[0019]
Moreover, as a prior art, there is JP-A-2001-189809 (see Patent Document 2).
[0020]
It records the e-mail management system, the management method and the management program for making outgoing calls as well as sending the reply e-mail to the mail sender by fusing the mutual functions of the call function and the e-mail function. Recording medium.
[0021]
In an e-mail management system for recording and managing e-mails, detection means for detecting sender information, which is information for specifying the sender of e-mails, from each e-mail data, sender information, and the sender The telephone directory function unit that records and references the correspondence of the telephone number data of the user, and the sender corresponding to the detected sender information from the telephone directory function unit by the detecting means detecting the sender information for the e-mail And a mail sender calling means for searching for the telephone number and sending a call to the sender's telephone number.
[0022]
This e-mail management system is a detection means for detecting sender information, which is information for identifying a sender of the e-mail, from each e-mail data in the e-mail management system for recording and managing e-mails And the telephone book function unit for recording and referring to the correspondence between the sender information and the telephone number data of the sender, and for the e-mail, the detecting means detects the sender information, The function unit includes a mail sender call means for searching the sender's telephone number corresponding to the detected sender information and transmitting a call to the sender's telephone number.
[0023]
The second e-mail management system includes e-mail designating means for a user to designate a specific e-mail as a processing target from among the recorded e-mails, and display means for displaying the designated e-mail. And e-mail reply means for creating and sending a reply e-mail to the designated sender of the e-mail, and calling the e-mail sender call means for the designated e-mail, and A process designating unit is provided for designating any one of the processes of replying to the e-mail by the e-mail reply unit.
[0024]
The third e-mail management system includes a mail button unit for instructing a designated e-mail sender to send an e-mail reply by the e-mail reply means, and a designated e-mail sender. An on-hook button unit for instructing outgoing calls by the mail sender calling means is provided.
[0025]
A fourth e-mail management system includes a sender name display unit that displays an e-mail sender name, a sender address display unit that displays an e-mail address of an e-mail sender, and the sender name display unit. And a state selection means for setting the sender address display portion to a state designated by the user, and when the sender name display portion is selected by the state selection means, A decision button unit is provided for instructing a transmission and instructing a reply to an e-mail by the e-mail reply unit when the sender address display unit is selected.
[0026]
The fifth electronic mail management system is characterized in that the sender information is an electronic mail address of the sender.
[0027]
The sixth electronic mail management system manages electronic mail in a mobile phone or a portable information terminal incorporating a telephone function.
[0028]
The first e-mail management method is an e-mail management method for recording and managing e-mails, and detects sender information, which is information for specifying a sender of the e-mail, from the data of each e-mail. A detection step, a telephone directory reference step for recording and referring to correspondence between the sender information and the telephone number data of the sender, and for the e-mail, the detection step detects the sender information; A mail sender call step for searching the sender's telephone number corresponding to the detected sender information from the telephone directory function unit and calling the sender's telephone number is provided.
[0029]
The second e-mail management method includes an e-mail designation step in which a user designates a specific e-mail as a processing target from among the recorded e-mails, and a display step for displaying the designated e-mail. And an e-mail reply step of creating and sending a reply e-mail to the designated e-mail sender, and calling the e-mail by the e-mail sender call step for the designated e-mail, and A process designating step of designating any one of the processes of replying to the e-mail in the e-mail reply step is provided.
[0030]
A third e-mail management method includes a sender name display step for displaying an e-mail sender name, a sender address display step for displaying an e-mail address of an e-mail sender, and the sender name display unit. And a state selection step in which the sender address display portion is designated to be selected by the user, and when the sender name display portion is selected by the state selection step, A process determining step for instructing a transmission and instructing a reply to the e-mail in the e-mail reply step when the sender address display unit is selected;
[0031]
In a fourth e-mail management method, the sender information is used as an e-mail address of the sender.
[0032]
The recording medium on which the first e-mail management program is recorded is a recording medium on which an e-mail management program for recording and managing e-mails is used to identify the sender of the e-mail from each e-mail data. A detection step for detecting sender information that is information of the sender, a telephone directory reference step for recording and referring to correspondence between the sender information and the data of the telephone number of the sender, and the detection for the e-mail. A mail sender that detects the sender information, retrieves the telephone number of the sender corresponding to the detected sender information from the telephone directory function unit, and makes a call to the sender's telephone number A call step is provided.
[0033]
The recording medium on which the second e-mail management program is recorded includes an e-mail designation step in which a user designates a specific e-mail as a processing target from among the recorded e-mails, and the designated e-mail A display step of displaying, an email reply step of creating and sending a reply email to the designated sender of the email, and a step of calling the email sender for the designated email A process designating step for designating a process to be executed, one of the process of making a call and replying to an e-mail in the e-mail reply step;
[0034]
The recording medium recorded with the third e-mail management program includes a sender name display step for displaying an e-mail sender name, a sender address display step for displaying an e-mail address of an e-mail sender, A state selection step for setting a sender name display portion and a sender address display portion in a state in which selection by a user is designated, and the mail sender when the sender name display portion is selected by the state selection step. A process decision step is provided for instructing a call origination in a call step and instructing a reply to an email in the email reply step when the sender address display unit is selected.
[0035]
The recording medium on which the fourth e-mail management program is recorded uses the sender information as the e-mail address of the sender.
[0036]
The first portable terminal includes, in a portable terminal having an email management system for recording and managing emails, sender information that is information for specifying a sender of the email from each email data. Detecting means for detecting, for the e-mail, the detecting means detects the sender information, detecting means for detecting, a telephone directory function unit for recording and referring to correspondence between the sender information and the telephone number data of the sender And a mail sender calling means for searching for the telephone number of the sender corresponding to the detected sender information from the telephone directory function unit and making a call to the telephone number of the sender.
[0037]
The second portable terminal includes: an e-mail designating unit for a user to designate a specific e-mail as a processing target from the recorded e-mails; a display unit for displaying the designated e-mail; An e-mail reply means for creating and sending a reply e-mail to the designated sender of the e-mail, outgoing calls by the e-mail sender call means for the designated e-mail, and the e-mail A process designating unit is provided for designating any one of the processes of replying to the e-mail by the reply unit.
[0038]
The third portable terminal includes a mail button unit for instructing a designated e-mail sender to send an e-mail reply by the e-mail reply means, and sending the e-mail to the designated e-mail sender. Provided with an on-hook button unit for instructing the user to make a call.
[0039]
The fourth portable terminal includes a sender name display unit that displays the sender name of the email, a sender address display unit that displays the email address of the sender of the email, and the sender name display unit and the transmission State selection means for setting the sender address display portion in a state in which selection by the user is designated, and when the sender name display portion is selected by the state selection means, the telephone call is made by the mail sender call means. An enter button is provided for instructing and replying an email by the email reply means when the sender address display portion is selected.
[0040]
The fifth portable terminal uses the sender information as the sender's e-mail address.
[0041]
The sixth portable terminal manages e-mails in a portable information terminal incorporating a cellular phone or telephone function.
[0042]
As described above, according to this e-mail management system, its management method, and the recording medium on which the management program is recorded, the mutual functions of the call function and the e-mail function are merged, In addition to sending, you can make phone calls.
[0043]
In addition, the telephone number of the mail sender can be automatically transmitted by pressing only one key, and there is no need to directly input the telephone number or search from the telephone directory function. For this reason, it is possible to deal with a telephone call when it is necessary to immediately contact the sender of the received electronic mail.
[0044]
Moreover, as a prior art, there is JP-A-2001-268206 (see Patent Document 3).
[0045]
This is done by searching an arbitrary character string selected by the user from the received e-mail from the phone book information held in the mobile phone device, and making a call to the phone number set in the corresponding phone book information, electronic Create and send emails to email addresses and browse resources on the Internet.
[0046]
The contents of the received e-mail are displayed on the display 7. When the user selects a character string from the displayed e-mail and inputs a phone book information search command, the selected character string is searched from the phone book information storage unit, and the collated information is displayed on the display. . When the user selects the desired connection information from the displayed telephone number, e-mail address, and address for browsing resources on the Internet, the call to the telephone number and the e-mail address are selected based on that information. Create and send emails to or browse resources on the Internet.
[0047]
This portable radiotelephone device communicates with a plurality of radio base stations connected by wire to an exchange station connected to a wired telephone line through radio channels, and performs voice calls, transmission / reception of e-mails, and browsing of resources on the Internet. A telephone book for registering an arbitrary character string selected from character data of received e-mail being displayed on the display unit in the phone book information storage unit in a portable radio telephone apparatus that can be performed and has a phone book function Information registering means; telephone book information searching means for searching an arbitrary character string selected from the character data of the received e-mail being displayed on the display section from the telephone book information storage section; Transmission means for making a call to a destination selected from the connection information related to the character string.
[0048]
With this configuration, the user is allowed to select an arbitrary character string in the received e-mail, the character string is searched from the telephone directory information storage unit, the connection information related to the collated character string is selected, and the user is selected. A desired transmission operation can be performed.
[0049]
Further, the phone book information registering means determines which item of the phone book information the selected character string corresponds to and registers it in the corresponding item.
[0050]
With this configuration, it is determined whether the character string selected from the received e-mail is a phone number, e-mail address, address for connecting to resources on the Internet, or other character strings, and the corresponding phonebook information It is possible to set to the item to be.
[0051]
Furthermore, the phone book information registration means manages a telephone number, an e-mail address, an address for browsing resources on the Internet, and any other character string in association with each other as one phone book information.
[0052]
With this configuration, the user can search for desired connection information from an arbitrary character string in the received e-mail, and can correct the set contents of the phone book information corresponding to the character string. Become.
[0053]
Then, the transmission means transmits the electronic mail address selected from the connection information related to the character string collated as a result of the search.
[0054]
With this configuration, the user is allowed to select an arbitrary character string in the received e-mail, the character string is searched from the telephone directory information storage unit, and the e-mail address is selected from the connection information related to the collated character string. The user can select and send an e-mail.
[0055]
Further, the transmission means transmits the address for browsing the resource on the Internet selected from the connection information related to the character string collated as a result of the search.
[0056]
This configuration allows the user to select an arbitrary character string in the received e-mail, retrieves the character string from the phone book information storage unit, and uses resources on the Internet from connection information related to the collated character string. The user can select an address for browsing and browse resources on the Internet.
[0057]
Then, the calling means makes a call to the telephone number selected from the connection information related to the character string collated as a result of the search.
[0058]
This configuration allows the user to select an arbitrary character string in the received e-mail, retrieves the character string from the phone book information storage unit, and uses the telephone number from the connection information related to the collated character string. The user can select and make a call.
[0059]
As described above, this includes a phone book information registration means for registering an arbitrary character string selected from the character data of the received email displayed on the display unit in the phone book information storage unit, and the display unit. Phone book information search means for searching an arbitrary character string selected from the character data of the received e-mail displayed on the phone book information storage unit, and connection information related to the character string collated as a result of the search A means for making a call to a destination selected fromPreparedThus, the user selects an arbitrary character string in the e-mail, and inputs a destination information such as a telephone number, an e-mail address, an address for browsing resources on the Internet, etc. related to the character string. Therefore, it is possible to provide a portable radiotelephone device that can perform voice calls and data transmission / reception.
[0060]
Moreover, as a prior art, there is JP-A No. 2002-111848 (see Patent Document 4).
[0061]
This is a communication terminal device and a telephone number display method capable of easily confirming whether or not an e-mail address is registered even when a telephone operation is performed.
[0062]
When memory dialing, the first communication terminal device simultaneously displays a plurality of registered callee names and can call a telephone number corresponding to the callee name selected by a predetermined call operation. In the communication terminal device, a call destination selection means for selecting a desired call destination name from the displayed call destination names, and a call destination name selected by the call destination selection means are displayed. A measuring means for measuring the time during which the call is made; and a first display of a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses corresponding to the selected callee name when the time measured by the measuring means reaches a predetermined time. Display means and second display means for displaying only the plurality of telephone numbers when a predetermined call operation is performed while the first display means displays a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. And the second display means The plurality of telephone numbers are displayed, comprising a telephone number selecting means for selecting a desired one phone number, and calling means for calling the telephone number the telephone number selecting means has selected.
[0063]
The second communication terminal apparatus is the first communication terminal apparatus, wherein the first display means is formed by popping up a window on a part of a display screen displaying a plurality of registered callee names at the same time. Then, a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses corresponding to the callee name selected in the window are displayed.
[0064]
In the first telephone number display method, when a memory dial is performed, a plurality of registered callee names are displayed simultaneously, and a call can be made to a telephone number corresponding to a callee name selected by a predetermined call operation. In a telephone number display method for a communication terminal device, a first step of selecting a desired call destination name from the displayed call destination names, and a call destination name selected by the first step A second step of measuring the time during which the message is displayed, and when the time measured in the second step reaches a predetermined time, a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses corresponding to the selected callee name are selected. A third step of displaying and a fourth step of displaying only the plurality of telephone numbers when a predetermined call operation is performed when the third step displays a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. The A fifth step of selecting a desired one of the plurality of telephone numbers displayed in the fourth step, and a sixth step of calling the telephone number selected in the fifth step Including.
[0065]
The second telephone number display method is the first telephone number display method, wherein the third step is to pop up a window on a part of the display screen displaying a plurality of registered callee names at the same time. Forming and displaying a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses corresponding to the callee name selected in the window.
[0066]
As described above, according to the communication terminal device and the telephone number display method, when a call destination is selected on the telephone directory search screen or the like for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds), it is automatically The registered contents of the memory dial and E-MAIL of the call destination are read and a window pops up on the main screen, so that even if a telephone call operation is being performed, it is possible to easily check whether an e-mail address has been registered. It becomes possible to dial again.
[0067]
Moreover, as a prior art, there is JP 2002-152411 A (see Patent Document 5).
[0068]
This facilitates retrieval of the caller's telephone number and immediately responds to urgent replies.
[0069]
A voice outgoing / incoming control unit that processes voice data through the wireless unit, a mail function control unit that processes mail data through the wireless unit, a memory that stores data of a destination name, a telephone number, and a mail address; A memory dial control unit that writes or reads data to and from the memory; a display unit that displays data and various types of information in the memory; and an operation unit that performs various operation inputs using a plurality of key switches. And a control unit that controls the voice transmission control unit, the mail function control unit, and the memory dial control unit to call back the incoming caller when the specific switch 6 is pressed.
[0070]
This mobile phone callback method includes a storage means for storing a caller's telephone number for each incoming call, a reply specific switch to be pressed after a call with the caller, and a telephone number corresponding to a destination name to be sent Is registered in advance in a memory, collating means for collating the caller's telephone number with the telephone number stored in the memory, and calling that matches the collated telephone number by pressing the specific switch. Means.
[0071]
In addition, the callback method using the mobile phone includes a storage unit that stores a sender's mail address for each incoming call, and a registration unit that previously stores a phone number and a mail address corresponding to a destination name to be stored in a memory as a pair. Verifying means for verifying the mail address of the caller and the mail address stored in the memory of the registering means; and transmitting means for calling the telephone number of the matched mail address by pressing the specific switch. Have
[0072]
Further, the callback method by the mobile phone, the display means for displaying the destination name, the telephone number and the mail address stored in the memory matched by the collating means on the same screen, and the display means by pressing the specific switch. And a memory dial means for calling out the telephone number.
[0073]
Further, this callback method using a mobile phone has an error display means for indicating that a callback is not possible on the screen of the display means when the telephone number of the incoming caller does not match the telephone number stored in the registration means. .
[0074]
In addition, the callback method by the cellular phone includes a radio unit that modulates and demodulates radio waves through a transmission / reception antenna, a voice outgoing / incoming control unit that processes voice data through the radio unit, and text-based mail through the radio unit. A mail function control unit for processing data, a memory for storing data of the destination name, telephone number, and mail address, a memory dial control unit for writing or reading data to and from the memory, the data and various types of data A display unit for displaying information and an operation unit for performing various operation inputs using a plurality of key switches.
[0075]
Further, the callback method by the mobile phone is a method for calling a caller who has received an incoming call by controlling the voice call control unit, the mail function control unit, and the memory dial control unit when a specific switch of the operation unit is pressed. And a control unit for performing back-up.
[0076]
As described above, when calling back by dial transmission to the caller at the time of an incoming call, it is freed from the trouble of searching for the telephone number of the mail sender. Also, when an urgent reply is required to the mail sender, an immediate response can be made. This is because the caller ID can be acquired by a simple operation.
[0077]
Moreover, as a prior art, there is JP-A-2002-171317 (see Patent Document 6).
[0078]
This provides a mobile phone that can perform two functions in parallel.
[0079]
By displaying different contents on the two displays even when an incoming call is received during the mail creation operation, the user continues the mail creation operation while making a call, and immediately sends the created mail after the call ends. can do.
[0080]
Two display units having the same size, and an assigning unit for assigning different display processes to each of the display displays. The two display displays may be arranged side by side.
[0081]
The assigning unit assigns a display process indicating standby or a call to one display, and assigns another display process corresponding to a user operation to another display.
[0082]
The assigning unit may assign a display process related to mail or a display process related to a game as the other display process.
[0083]
The display assigning means selects a display process according to a user operation from a plurality of display processes accompanied by a display, and assigns the selected display process to the display according to the display process assignment state for the display. A part.
[0084]
The assigning unit may assign a display process indicating standby or a call to one display, and assign a display process selected by the selecting unit when another display is not assigned.
[0085]
The selection unit assigns a display process related to mail or a display process related to a game.
[0086]
As described above, the display device includes two display units having the same size and an assigning unit that assigns different display processes to each of the display displays. With this configuration, the user can continue the two functions in parallel.
[0087]
The assigning means assigns a display process indicating standby or a call to one display, and assigns another display process corresponding to a user operation to another display.
[0088]
The assigning means assigns a display process related to mail or a display process related to a game as the other display process. With this configuration, the user can create a mail or play a game while making a call.
[0089]
Users can send emails created during a call immediately after the call ends. Further, the display assigning means is configured to select a display process in accordance with a user operation from a plurality of display processes accompanied by display display, and to display the selected display process in accordance with the display process assignment state for the display. An allocating unit for allocating. With this configuration, the user can select functions to be performed in parallel as necessary.
[0090]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-154947 A (paragraphs [0004], [0005], and [0016])
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2001-189809 A (paragraphs [0008] to [0027], [0059], and [0060])
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-268206 A (paragraphs [0005] to [0010] and [0042])
[Patent Document 4]
JP 2002-111848 A (paragraphs [0006] to [0009] and [0067])
[Patent Document 5]
JP 2002-152411 A (paragraphs [0005] to [0010] and [0017])
[Patent Document 6]
JP 2002-171317 A (paragraphs [0005] to [0007], [0023], and [0024])
[0091]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described conventional communication terminal and e-mail search method of the communication terminal are:
The first problem is that, during a voice call, when referring to information such as an e-mail about the other party that is being stored in the mobile phone,
(1) Enter a key to activate the phone book function during a call.
[0092]
(2) After starting the phone book function, enter the name or phone number of the other party, search the phone book, and confirm the mail address of the other party.
[0093]
(3) Terminate the phone book function and enter a key to activate the mail function.
[0094]
(4) Search the transmitted mail and received mail stored in the mobile phone using the mail address confirmed earlier as a search key.
[0095]
It is necessary to perform many complicated operations such as these while talking.
[0096]
The reason is that there is no series of continuous extraction means from the telephone number during the call to the outgoing mail and the incoming mail stored in the mobile phone.
[0097]
An object of the present invention is to allow a user to refer to only a mail exchanged with a partner who is currently carrying out a voice call from a large number of electronic mails stored in a mobile phone by a simple operation. The object is to provide a communication terminal and an electronic mail search method for the communication terminal.
[0098]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The communication terminal of the first invention is
  In a communication terminal having a voice communication function and a mail function,
  An outgoing / incoming call history database for storing a destination telephone number as a call history and a caller's phone number as an incoming call history,
  A phone book database that stores phone numbers and email addresses in association with each other;
  An email database that stores sent and received emails;
  During a voice call, by pressing a predetermined key for instructing to search for mail related to the current communication partner, referring to the outgoing / incoming call history database, if the communication is outgoing, the latest destination telephone number is If the communication is an incoming call, the latest caller telephone number is extracted, and the extracted phone number of either the latest callee telephone number or the latest caller telephone number is used as the first search key as the telephone directory. A voice communication means for searching the database and extracting a mail address stored corresponding to the telephone number and calling the mail function;
  When the e-mail function is called, the e-mail address extracted by the voice communication means is notified, the e-mail database is searched using the e-mail address as a second search key, and the e-mail address is one of the destination and the sender Mail communication means to extract and display a list of mails included in
With
  When the voice communication means detects that a telephone number matching the first search key does not exist in the telephone directory database, the voice communication means displays information indicating that the telephone number corresponding to the first search key is not stored. When the mail communication means detects that no mail matching the second search key exists in the mail database, the mail communication means displays information indicating that the mail corresponding to the second search key is not stored. Output.
[0099]
The communication terminal of the second invention isIn the communication terminal of the first invention,
Further comprising screen display switching means for switching between the display screen for the voice communication function and the display screen for the mail function, the voice communication means calls the mail function via the screen display switching means, and a mail operation screen. Is displayed.
[0100]
The communication terminal of the third inventionEmail search methods for
  Has voice communication function and mail function. Corresponds to the incoming / outgoing call history database, which stores the caller's phone number as outgoing call history and the caller's phone number as incoming call history, and the phone number and mail address. In an e-mail search method for a communication terminal comprising a phone book database stored and a mail database storing sent and received mails,
  During a voice call, by pressing a predetermined key for instructing to search for mail related to the current communication partner, referring to the outgoing / incoming call history database, if the communication is outgoing, the latest destination telephone number is A first step of extracting the latest caller telephone number if the communication is incoming;
  The mail stored in correspondence with the telephone number by searching the telephone directory database using the telephone number extracted from either the latest telephone number or the latest telephone number as a first search key. A second step of extracting an address;
  A third step of searching the mail database using the extracted mail address as a second search key, and extracting and displaying mails including the mail address in either a destination or a sender;
With
  When the first step detects that a telephone number matching the first search key does not exist in the telephone directory database, information indicating that the telephone number corresponding to the first search key is not stored And when the third step detects that the mail matching the second search key does not exist in the mail database, the mail corresponding to the second search key is not stored. Information is output.
[0113]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0114]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a communication terminal and an electronic mail search method for the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0115]
Referring to FIG. 1, voice communication means 1 for a user to perform voice communication, mail communication means 2 for browsing / editing / transmitting / receiving electronic mail, voice communication means 1 and mail communication means 2 Manages the two types of screens displayed, and provides a screen display switching means 3 that provides a function for switching the screen display as appropriate, a telephone directory search means 4 that searches telephone directory data from a telephone number, and emails sent and received from a mail address. Mail search means 5 for searching, outgoing / incoming history database 6 for recording telephone destination / caller telephone numbers, telephone book database 7 for storing telephone book data, mail database 8 for storing mails, An operating system that can switch the execution of each means according to hardware interrupts and message transmission / reception between each means, etc. (Operating System) consists of the task execution management means 9 Metropolitan of some functions.
[0116]
Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Explained.
[0117]
First, an operation for displaying mail related to a communication partner during voice communication will be described.
[0118]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation at the start of a voice call at the time of outgoing call of the communication terminal and the e-mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0119]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation at the start of a voice call when an incoming call is received in the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0120]
FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show a procedure in which the voice communication means 1 records the telephone number of the other party in the outgoing / incoming call history database 6 when the voice call is started.
[0121]
In the case of a call, the user inputs a call destination telephone number (call destination telephone number input step S21) and performs a call process (calling step S22).
[0122]
After the transmission, the destination telephone number is registered in the outgoing / incoming history database 6 (outgoing / incoming history writing step S23).
[0123]
If the transmission is successful (connection success determination step S24), the process proceeds to call processing.
[0124]
In the case of an incoming call, the caller telephone number notified from the communication network is acquired (caller telephone number acquisition step S31), the incoming call is displayed on the screen (incoming call display step S32), and after connection, the outgoing / incoming history database 6 Is registered with the caller telephone number (calling / calling history writing step S33).
If the connection is successful after writing the incoming / outgoing call history (connection success determination step S34), the process proceeds to call processing.
[0125]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a data structure of the outgoing / incoming history database of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0126]
As a data structure of the outgoing / incoming call history database 6, one has history information 41 at the time of outgoing call, and records a destination telephone number and a connection result (normal connection, absence, rejection, cancellation, transfer, etc.).
[0127]
Secondly, there is history information 42 at the time of an incoming call, and the caller telephone number, the connection result (normal connection, rejection, transfer, etc.), and whether or not the caller has notified the caller telephone number are indicated. Record.
[0128]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the voice communication means in the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0129]
When the user is instructed to automatically search for a mail related to the other party by pressing a predetermined key during a voice call (mail reading instruction detection step S51), the voice communication means 1 will receive a call history. If the current call is an outgoing connection in the database 6, the last recorded telephone number is read as the outgoing history information 41, and if the incoming call is incoming history information 42, the telephone directory search means The telephone directory database 7 is searched based on the telephone number of the other party read out by 4 (phone directory search step S52).
[0130]
A mail address is read from the telephone directory of the searched telephone book database 7 (mail address reading step S53), the mail communication means 2 is called through the screen display switching means 3, and a mail operation screen is displayed (mail function calling step S54). .
[0131]
The voice communication unit 1 notifies the mail communication unit 2 that has called the mail address read in the mail address reading step S53 (mail address notification step S55), and continues the voice communication by continuing the call process.
[0132]
FIG. 6 shows telephone book data stored in the telephone book database of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ConfigurationFIG.
[0133]
The phone book database 7 stores names, a plurality of phone numbers (phone numbers 1 to 3 in FIG. 6), a plurality of e-mail addresses (mail addresses 1 to 3 in FIG. 6), and the like.
[0134]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the telephone book search operation of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0135]
The flowchart showing the phone book search operation shows a process flowchart when the phone book search means 4 is called in the phone book search step S52 of FIG.
[0136]
First, a telephone number is acquired as a search key (search key (phone number) acquisition step S71), and the phone book data stored in the phone book database 7 is read one by one (phone book record reading step S72).
[0137]
If any of the plurality of phone numbers stored in the read phone book data matches the search key (phone number) (phone number match step S73 to phone number match step S75), the phone book data is searched. As a result, it outputs to the voice communication means 1 (phone book record output step S78).
[0138]
If they do not match, the next record is read, and the same processing is repeated (all record end step S76).
[0139]
If there is no telephone number that matches the search key even if all the records are referred to, the information “no corresponding record” is notified to the voice communication means 1 (there is no corresponding record output step S77).
[0140]
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mail communication means of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0141]
The flowchart showing the operation of the mail communication means shows the processing flow of the mail communication means 2 when the voice communication means 2 is called by the voice communication means 1.
[0142]
The mail communication means 2 receives the mail address from the voice communication means 1 (mail address notification receiving step S81).
[0143]
Based on the received mail address, the mail search means 5 is used to search for mail (mail search step S82).
[0144]
The mail search means 5 searches all mails that include the designated mail address as the mail destination or sender, and notifies the mail communication means 2 of the mail. The mail communication means 2 displays a screen of the searched mails in the form of a list (search result list display step S83), and the user browses the mail displayed at the start of browsing the search results while continuing the voice call. Is possible.
[0145]
FIG. 9 shows data of mail data stored in the mail database of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ConfigurationFIG.
[0146]
The mail database 8 stores the mail subject, destination, sender, outgoing date, and text.
[0147]
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the mail search operation of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
[0148]
The flowchart showing the mail search operation is a flowchart of processing when the mail search means 5 is called in the mail search step S82 of FIG.
[0149]
First, as a search key, a mail address (if a plurality of mail addresses 1, 2, 3 are registered in the phone book data searched in the phone book search step S52 in FIG. 5), a plurality of mail addresses 1, 2, 3 are registered. 3) (search key (mail address 1, mail address 2, mail address 3) acquisition step S101).
[0150]
Mail data stored in the mail database 8 is read one by one (mail record reading step S102).
[0151]
If the destination or sender stored in the read mail data matches one of the mail addresses (mail address 1, mail address 2, mail address 3) specified as the search key (mail address 1 = destination step) S103-mail address 3 = source step S108), mail data is output to the mail communication means 2 as a search result (mail record output step S111).
[0152]
If they do not match, the next record is read, and the same processing is repeated (all record end step S109).
[0153]
If there is no e-mail address that matches the search key even if all the records are referenced, the information “no corresponding record” is notified to the e-mail communication means 2 (output step S110 indicating no corresponding record).
[0154]
FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the screen display switching means of the communication terminal and the e-mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ShowIt is a block diagram.
[0155]
The screen display switching means 3 holds two contents as screen display information 111, the screen display contents displayed on the display device such as the liquid crystal display 115 by the voice communication means 1 and the screen display contents displayed by the mail communication means 2.
[0156]
Currently, the screen displayed on the display device holds the distinction between the voice communication means 1 and the mail communication means 2 as the current effective screen 112.
[0157]
The display contents actually displayed on the display device are stored in the screen buffer 114. When the contents of the screen buffer 114 are updated periodically or when the contents of the screen buffer 114 are updated, the screen display switching means 3 displays the contents of the screen buffer 114 on the liquid crystal display 115. Transfer and the display screen is updated.
[0158]
The two pieces of screen information stored in the screen display information 111 are transferred to the screen buffer 114 via the screen selector 113. The screen selector 113 always transfers either the voice communication unit screen information 1111 or the mail communication unit screen information 1112 to the screen buffer 114 according to the information of the current effective screen 112.
[0159]
By rewriting the information of the current effective screen 112 having such a configuration, the screen content displayed on the display device such as the liquid crystal display 115 can be switched to either the voice communication unit 1 or the mail communication unit 2 at any time. it can.
[0160]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the communication terminal of the present invention and the e-mail search method of the communication terminal include:
The first effect is that the user can mechanically extract only the mail exchanged with the other party who is currently carrying out the voice call from among a large number of electronic mails stored in the mobile phone, and can be referred to by the user.
[0161]
The reason for this is that a user presses a predetermined key during a voice call, and a series of mails related to the other party from the telephone number of the caller to the outgoing and received mails stored in the mobile phone are extracted. This is because they are searched and displayed as a list by the connected extraction means.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a communication terminal and an electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation at the start of a voice call at the time of outgoing call in the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation at the start of a voice call at the time of an incoming call in the communication terminal and the e-mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows data of outgoing / incoming history database of communication terminal and communication terminal electronic mail search method of the present invention.ConfigurationFIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the voice communication means in the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows telephone directory data stored in the telephone directory database of the communication terminal and e-mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ConfigurationFIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a telephone directory search operation of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mail communication means of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows data of mail data stored in the mail database of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ConfigurationFIG.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a mail search operation of the communication terminal and the electronic mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 shows the configuration of the screen display switching means of the communication terminal and the e-mail search method of the communication terminal according to the present invention.ShowIt is a block diagram.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Voice communication means
2 Mail communication means
3 Screen display switching means
4 Phonebook search means
5 Mail search means
6 Call history database
7 Phonebook database
8 Mail database
9 Task execution management means
41 History information when calling
42 History information for incoming calls
111 Screen display information
112 Current effective screen
113 Screen selector
114 screen buffer
115 Liquid crystal display
1111 Voice communication means screen information
1112 Mail communication screen information

Claims (3)

In a communication terminal having a voice communication function and a mail function,
An outgoing / incoming call history database for storing a destination telephone number as a call history and a caller's phone number as an incoming call history,
A phone book database that stores phone numbers and email addresses in association with each other;
An email database that stores sent and received emails;
During a voice call, by pressing a predetermined key for instructing to search for mail related to the current communication partner, referring to the outgoing / incoming call history database, if the communication is outgoing, the latest destination telephone number is If the communication is an incoming call, the latest caller telephone number is extracted, and the extracted phone number of either the latest callee telephone number or the latest caller telephone number is used as the first search key as the telephone directory. A voice communication means for searching the database and extracting a mail address stored corresponding to the telephone number and calling the mail function;
When the e-mail function is called, the e-mail address extracted by the voice communication means is notified, the e-mail database is searched using the e-mail address as a second search key, and the e-mail address is one of the destination and the sender Mail communication means to extract and display a list of mails included in
With
When the voice communication means detects that a telephone number matching the first search key does not exist in the telephone directory database, the voice communication means displays information indicating that the telephone number corresponding to the first search key is not stored. When the mail communication means detects that no mail matching the second search key exists in the mail database, the mail communication means displays information indicating that the mail corresponding to the second search key is not stored. A communication terminal characterized by outputting . A screen display switching unit that switches between the display screen for the voice communication function and the display screen for the mail function; the voice communication unit calls the mail function via the screen display switching unit; The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal is displayed. Has voice communication function and mail function. Corresponds to the incoming / outgoing call history database, which stores the outgoing phone number as outgoing call history and the outgoing caller phone number as incoming call history, and the phone number and mail address In an e-mail search method for a communication terminal comprising a phone book database stored and a mail database storing sent and received mails,
During a voice call, by pressing a predetermined key for instructing to search for mail related to the current communication partner, referring to the outgoing / incoming call history database, if the communication is outgoing, the latest destination telephone number is A first step of extracting the latest caller telephone number if the communication is an incoming call;
The mail stored in correspondence with the telephone number by searching the telephone directory database using the telephone number extracted from either the latest telephone number or the latest telephone number as a first search key. A second step of extracting an address;
A third step of searching the mail database using the extracted mail address as a second search key, and extracting and displaying mails including the mail address in either a destination or a sender;
With
When the first step detects that a telephone number matching the first search key does not exist in the telephone directory database, information indicating that the telephone number corresponding to the first search key is not stored And when the third step detects that the mail matching the second search key does not exist in the mail database, the mail corresponding to the second search key is not stored. Output information
An e-mail search method for a communication terminal.

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