JP5080023B2 - Telephone terminal capable of displaying caller information and transmission / reception method using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone terminal, and more particularly to a telephone terminal configured to display improved caller information when an incoming call is received, and a transmission / reception method thereof.

In a mobile phone / PHS terminal (hereinafter referred to as a mobile communication terminal), when the caller receives a call, the calling number is not shown on the display unless the caller is set for non-notification, cannot be notified, or is a public telephone line. It is known that a name corresponding to a calling number can be displayed together with a calling number for an incoming call from a telephone number registered in the telephone book of the mobile communication terminal of the called party (Non-Patent Document 1). This is performed by utilizing the correspondence between information such as a telephone number and name stored in advance in the memory of the mobile communication terminal and the calling number included in the call control signal.
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  However, in the above-mentioned caller information display method, the name can be displayed only when there is an incoming call from a telephone number registered in the telephone directory of the destination mobile communication terminal in advance. There is a problem that the caller cannot be specified because only the telephone number is displayed.

  In addition, against the backdrop of the recent increase in crimes that abused mobile phones, there are cases where incoming calls are hesitant or do not respond to incoming calls from persons whose telephone numbers are not registered. Therefore, there is also a problem that the advantage of the mobile communication terminal that it is possible to make and receive calls anywhere is not fully utilized.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that can respond to a call from a caller who is not registered in the callee's mobile communication terminal without being worried. It is.

A telephone terminal according to the present invention is a telephone terminal capable of text message communication as well as telephone communication, and edits a greeting message as the character message in response to character input and holds a greeting message holding means for holding the message. A message sending means for sending a call number and the greeting message to the destination telephone terminal corresponding to the call, and a call number sent by the caller telephone terminal corresponding to the call when the call is received. Incoming message reception means for receiving a message and , in response to the incoming call, received in response to the incoming call when the calling number received in response to the incoming call and the previously stored telephone number do not match And an incoming message display means for displaying a greeting message together with the calling number .

The transmission / reception method according to the present invention is a transmission / reception method by a telephone terminal capable of text message communication as well as telephone communication. At the caller telephone terminal, a greeting message is edited as the character message in response to the character input, and is retained. a greeting message holding step, in the source telephone terminal, with the outgoing and origination message transmission step of transmitting said greeting message and caller number to the destination telephone terminal corresponding to the calling, the destination telephone terminal , with the incoming and incoming call message reception step of receiving the calling number and greeting message originator telephone terminal corresponding to the call is transmitted in the destination telephone terminal, in response to the incoming call, to the call If the telephone number previously stored calling number received corresponds to the mismatch Characterized in that it comprises a, and incoming call message display step of displaying together with the calling number greeting message received in response to該着signal.

  By registering greetings as text messages that the caller exchanges face-to-face, you can quickly identify people and respond with peace of mind, and promote smooth communication. In addition, if the telephone number change notification is a text message, it is possible to easily notify the acquaintance of the telephone number change. Furthermore, even when another person or a common telephone is used, the caller is specified, so that a situation where the call is disconnected before the call can be avoided.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows mobile communication terminals 1 and 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In order to facilitate understanding, only the components related to outgoing and incoming calls are shown in the transmitting terminal 1 and the receiving terminal 2, respectively, but it goes without saying that any mobile communication terminal has both components. Yes. The transmitting terminal 1 and the receiving terminal 2 are connected via a mobile communication network 3 that is a wireless communication network.

  The transmission terminal 1 has a transmission function unit 10 for controlling a transmission operation, a selection of an input menu, a character input, a character input function, a kanji conversion function, and the like. It includes a dial key 30 having character keys and a call key, and a transmission greeting message storage unit 40 for storing the created greeting message data. The transmitting terminal 1 is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication network 3 and can communicate with the receiving terminal 2.

  The transmission function unit 10 further includes processing modules of a greeting message registration unit 101, a telephone transmission unit 102, and a greeting message transmission unit 103.

  The greeting message registration unit 101 creates and / or edits transmission greeting message data input from the character key 20 by the caller at an appropriate time before making a call, and stores it in the transmission greeting message storage unit 40.

  The telephone transmission unit 102 makes a call upon receiving a telephone number input and a call instruction from the dial key by the caller. In addition, a greeting message transmission unit 103 is instructed to transmit a greeting message. The greeting message transmission unit 103 extracts the greeting message data to be transmitted to the destination telephone number accepted by the telephone transmission unit 102 from the transmission greeting message storage unit 40 and transmits it simultaneously with the outgoing call.

  The receiving terminal 2 stores an incoming call function unit 50 that controls incoming call and greeting message data reception operation, a display unit 60 that displays a greeting message, and information data such as a name and a telephone number. It includes functional units such as a telephone directory 70 that is a telephone number storage unit and a reception greeting message temporary storage unit 80 that is a storage unit that temporarily stores received reception greeting message data. The incoming terminal 2 is wirelessly connected to the mobile communication network 3 and can communicate with the outgoing terminal 1.

  The incoming call function unit 50 further includes processing modules of a telephone incoming call unit 201 and a greeting message receiving unit 202.

  When there is an incoming call via the mobile communication network 3, the telephone receiving unit 201 receives the outgoing number that may be included in the incoming call control signal and may be composed of numbers and characters, and the telephone number stored in the telephone book 70. Match. If the result of the collation is an incoming call from a telephone number that is not registered in the telephone directory 70, the received greeting message data corresponding to the calling number stored in the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 is extracted and displayed on the display unit 60. Is displayed with the calling number. If an incoming call is received before the greeting message data is received, the received greeting message data is immediately displayed on the display unit 60 together with the calling number.

  When the greeting message receiving unit 202 receives the greeting message data, the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 stores the received greeting message data in association with the transmission number.

Next, each processing procedure of the mobile communication terminal including the configuration shown in FIG. 1 will be described: (i) greeting message registration, (ii) telephone call with greeting message, (iii) reception of greeting message, and (iv) incoming call. explain.
(I) Greeting Message Registration FIG. 2 shows a procedure of greeting message registration processing in the calling terminal 1 shown in FIG. This registration process can be performed when desired by the mobile communication terminal user.

First, a mobile communication terminal user who is going to make a telephone call selects a greeting message input menu using the character key 20 at the calling terminal 1 (S1). When the greeting message input menu is selected, the greeting message registration unit 101 prompts input by displaying a message input screen (not shown) on the display unit (not shown) (S2). The user uses the character key 20 to appropriately input a message text on a message input screen (not shown) (S3). When the input is completed, the greeting message registration unit 101 registers the input greeting message text (S4), and stores it in the transmission greeting message storage unit 40 as character greeting message data (S5).
(Ii) Phone Call with Greeting Message FIG. 3 shows a procedure for making a phone call with a greeting message in the calling terminal 1 shown in FIG.

First, a mobile communication terminal user inputs a telephone number and a call origination instruction of a mobile communication terminal of a partner who desires a call using the dial key 30 of the calling terminal 1 (S11). In response to the transmission instruction, the telephone transmission unit 102 instructs the greeting message transmission unit 103 to transmit a greeting message (S12). Upon receiving the instruction, the greeting message transmission unit 103 instructs the transmission greeting message storage unit 40 to extract the transmission greeting message (S13). When the instructed greeting message data is extracted (S14), the greeting message transmission unit 103 Is transmitted (S15). Along with the transmission of the greeting message data, a call is made by the telephone transmission unit 102, and the calling number is also transmitted (S16). At this time, the greeting message data may be transmitted by means such as a short message service (SMS). In the short message service, text messages of about several tens of characters can usually be transmitted and received between mobile phones of the same mobile operator.
(Iii) Reception of Greeting Message FIG. 4 shows a procedure in which the greeting message data transmitted from the calling terminal 1 is received and processed in the mobile communication terminal 2 shown in FIG.

  First, the greeting message receiving unit 202 of the receiving terminal 2 receives the greeting message data transmitted from the calling terminal 1 (S21). The greeting message receiving unit 202 temporarily stores the received message data in the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 in association with the transmission number extracted from the received message data (S22). Further, it is determined whether or not a call is being received with the same call number (S23), and the call reception function unit 201 is reported. If an incoming call is received with the same calling number, the incoming call is made prior to the reception of the corresponding greeting message data. Is displayed (S24).

The display unit 60 displays the received greeting message data in combination with the calling number in accordance with the instruction (S25). After that, the greeting message receiving unit 202 appropriately instructs to delete the greeting message data from the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 (S26). The greeting message data is deleted from the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 (S27). Usually, the greeting message data is held until the start of the call at the earliest. If the incoming call from the same calling number is not being received, the operation of S24 to S26 is not performed, and the greeting message receiving operation is completed.
(Iv) Incoming Call FIG. 5 shows a procedure from the incoming call from the calling terminal 1 to the greeting message display in the mobile communication terminal 2 shown in FIG.

  The incoming call unit 201 has an incoming call including the caller number from the caller terminal 1 (S31). The telephone receiving unit 201 instructs the telephone directory 70 to search for the presence / absence of telephone directory data that matches the calling number (S32). When a search is made in the telephone directory 70 and there is no telephone number data that matches the transmission number as a result of the search (S33), the telephone receiving unit 201 receives the greeting corresponding to the transmission number stored in the message temporary storage unit 80. An instruction to retrieve message data is given (S34). Corresponding greeting message data is retrieved from the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80 (S35).

  The telephone receiving unit 201 instructs the display unit 60 to display the combination of the retrieved greeting message data and the calling number (S36). The display unit 60 displays the extracted greeting message data in combination with the calling number (S37).

  When the calling number is stored in the phone book 70, the telephone receiving unit 201 causes the display unit 60 to display the combination of the name and the calling number registered in the phone book 70 as in the prior art. The received greeting message data is deleted from the received greeting message temporary storage unit 80.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile communication terminal has been described as an example. However, the present invention is applied not only to the mobile communication terminal but also to a communication terminal capable of calling and data communication. For example, the present invention can be applied to a fixed telephone terminal or an IP telephone terminal.

  As a variation of the present embodiment, it is also possible to prepare a plurality of types of messages and select an appropriate message for each public / private or each participating community.

  In addition, regardless of whether the mobile communication terminal is registered in the telephone directory, it is also possible to attach a greeting message for each outgoing call and display it on the terminal of the communication partner. In this case, for example, “from father” for family members and “Shigeta @ husband” for travel companions, a message suitable for the called party can be transmitted and displayed on the receiving terminal.

It is the block diagram which showed the Example by this invention, and showed each structure regarding a transmission and reception function as a transmission terminal and a receiving terminal, respectively. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process sequence of the greeting message registration in a transmission terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the telephone transmission with a greeting message in a transmission terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure of the greeting message reception in a receiving terminal. It is a sequence diagram which shows the procedure from the incoming call in a receiving terminal to a greeting message display.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Originating terminal 2 Incoming terminal 3 Mobile communication network 10 Originating function part 20 Character key 30 Dial key 40 Transmission greeting message storage part 50 Incoming function part 60 Display part 70 Phonebook 80 Reception greeting message temporary storage part 101 Greeting message registration part 102 Telephone Sending unit 103 Greeting message sending unit 201 Telephone receiving unit 202 Greeting message receiving unit

Claims (5)

A telephone terminal capable of text message communication along with telephone communication,
A greeting message holding means for editing a greeting message as the character message in response to a character input and holding the message;
A message sending means at the time of sending that sends a calling number and the greeting message to a destination telephone terminal corresponding to the calling,
With the incoming and incoming call message receiving means for the source telephone terminal corresponding to the incoming call receives the calling number and greeting message transmitted,
In response to the incoming call, when the outgoing call number received in response to the incoming call does not match the pre-stored telephone number, a greeting message received in response to the incoming call is displayed together with the outgoing call number Display means;
A telephone terminal characterized by including: Wherein Ai is one message storage means includes means for holding a plurality of said greeting message, the origination message transmission means, selects a greeting message to be transmitted along with the outgoing from the retained greeting message out 2. The telephone terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for capturing a selection input. The incoming call message display means in response to the call start for that call, the telephone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the stop display of the love of one message.   2. The telephone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the incoming message display means displays a combination of a caller telephone number corresponding to the incoming call and a greeting message corresponding to the incoming call. A transmission / reception method using a telephone terminal capable of text message communication along with telephone communication,
In the sender telephone terminal, a greeting message is edited as the character message in response to character input, and a greeting message holding step for holding the greeting message;
In the call origination telephone terminal, a message sending step at the time of sending for sending a call number and the greeting message to a call destination telephone terminal corresponding to the call with the call,
In the destination telephone terminal, a message reception step at the time of receiving the incoming call number and the greeting message transmitted by the caller telephone terminal corresponding to the incoming call in response to the incoming call;
In response to the incoming call, the destination telephone terminal sends a greeting message received in response to the incoming call when the outgoing number received in response to the incoming call does not match the previously stored telephone number. Incoming message display step to display with the number,
A transmission / reception method comprising:

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