CN1289503A

CN1289503A - Mobile telephone with wilent answer

Info

Publication number: CN1289503A
Application number: CN99802379A
Authority: CN
Inventors: O·J·希尔施
Original assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Current assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
Priority date: 1998-09-25
Filing date: 1999-09-23
Publication date: 2001-03-28
Also published as: KR20010032370A; WO2000019688A1; JP2002526985A; EP1044550A1

Abstract

A mobile telephone terminal includes a prerecorded message. The telephone user can silently answer an incoming call by playing the prerecordered message to the caller. A timer in a terminal plays further messages to the caller if the user does not begin normal conversation with the caller within a time period. The timer can also activate an answering machine function to record a message if the user does not take up the call.

Description

The mobile phone that has silent answer

Invention field

The present invention relates to mobile telephone terminal.Term just as used herein " mobile telephone terminal " comprises so-called ropeless phone terminal and is used for public honeycomb and the terminal of private mobile radio system, and it also comprises handhold portable terminal and permanent or removably be installed in terminal on vehicle, steamer and the aircraft.

Background of invention

In the daily use of mobile phone, often have the user and find a kind of situation of his sd so, promptly when he will answer the calling that enters, he can not listen and/or speak loudly well.When calling out arrival, for example, the user may be in session, arenas, restaurant or other public place.Similarly, the user may be positioned near by the machine of making a lot of noise, or just on the way drives, noise meeting over-shout person's speech.In addition, the situation of user's possibility sd so, this requires him attentively to note temporarily, and can cause dangerous or inappropriate with caller's speech immediately.

Typical results may be, in the user of session receipt of call answer calls under one's voice, allows the caller wait for for a moment, continues conversation after he withdraws from a room again.This situation is usually bothered meeting.

Prior art

Oki Phones publication 01-30023, Issue 1 ( 1994 Oki Telcom, Suwanee GA USA) have described a kind of portable mobile phone terminal that comprises automatic answer system.This terminal can be an automatic answer calls behind predefined ringing number by user program, and the permission user need not press any button and have conversation.

Brief summary of the invention

The present invention is a kind of mobile telephone terminal, and it makes the calling that the user can enough message silent answers of prerecording enters, and it points out that to the caller his calling is answered, and the user will talk with him soon.The message of prerecording also can illustrate, near the position the user is moving to, and will be there to his speech.

This terminal also can comprise timing circuit, if the user can not converse with the caller at interval at official hour, and the message that it is reset and adds, and in this case, may switch to the answering machine pattern, that is, it makes the caller stay the message to the user.

So, the purpose of this invention is to provide and a kind ofly be used to make that the user can voicelessly reply the method and apparatus of the calling that enters in one way on mobile telephone terminal, it is the notification call person effectively, and his calling is noted, but can not bother around the user other people.

The accompanying drawing summary

Single figure is the functional block diagram that embodies mobile telephone terminal of the present invention.

Most preferred embodiment is described

The block diagram that has shown mobile telephone terminal 10 on the figure, it can be a portable digital cell phone for example, and except the characteristic of following special description, it has traditional structure.Like this, terminal 10 comprises the antenna 50 that is connected to radio-frequency (RF) transceiver module 52, what this Transceiver Module comprised RF (radio frequency) circuit and modulator-demodulator and other is used for by the needed TDMA of system infrastructure the circuit of CDMA or FDMA mode operation.RF module 52 in a conventional manner, total data/address bus 80 that is represented as, with microprocessor 54, random access memory 56, read-only memory 58, digital signal processor 60, keyboard 66, ringer 68 and display 70 are interconnected.Bus 80 is also connected to noiseless signaling arrangement 72, and it for example can be the mechanical vibrator that is placed in the terminal box or in the battery case.

Digital processing unit 60 comprises analog to digital and digital-to-analog converter, and it is to move with known software program, and these programs typically are stored in the read-only memory 58, except other function, is used for encoding and the decoding voice.For this reason, digital signal processor 60 is connected to microphone 64 and earpiece speaker 62.Keyboard 66 comprises the button key that is used for the common and known function on the cellular phone terminal and two special button key 82 and 84, and their function will be described below.

Memory 56 and/or 58 except having traditional zone that is used for storage control program, system parameter, speed dialling data or the like, also comprises a zone 74 that is preserved for silent answer message.In a preferred embodiment, the zone 74 is portion of random access memory, it can by use microphone 64 and digital signal processor 60 writes down or again record individual's digitized message offer the user.In another embodiment, regional 74a can be the part of read-only memory, and like this, silent answer message just is recorded in telephone terminal when telephone terminal is made.

When phone receives the operation of the calling that enters, detect this calling by RF module 52 and microprocessor 54, if it passes through ringer 68 in a conventional manner or by user program, notifies the user through no sonic vibrator 72.If the user is in the position and the situation that allow him to talk, then he can be in a conventional manner answers this calling by talking by " SEND (transmission) " key on the lower keyboard 66 and direct and caller.Yet, if the user is in meeting or wherein it is believed that phone speech is to be not suitable for or unhandsome other situation, then he can be by pressing the button 82 (it is stored in read-only memory 58 by software) answer calls, playback silent answer message is given the caller, with keep this calling, until the user can move to another position or otherwise make he have time talk till.This silent answer message for example can be " Hello, I will be able to speak to you in a few minutes.P1ease hold (hello, and I can talk with you in a few minutes, ask other on-hook) ".Typically, will send silent answer message and reset to the caller with full volume, but it or fully reset or reset from terminal with the volume that reduces by the terminal receiver, like this, it can not bother near the people the terminal.In a preferred embodiment, when calling is held, just silent answer message is repeatedly reset to the caller.This silent answer message also can offer calls out an option, promptly by signaling with dtmf tone or switching to the answering machine pattern and be user record message by voice commands (it is to be discerned by the software in the terminal).

When the user reached the position that is more suitable for, he pressed keyboard button 82 then, made terminal return to traditional mode, and made him to talk with the caller.

An alternative embodiment of the invention comprises programmable timer, and it is shown as timer module 76, is connected to bus 80, but it also can be realized with software.Timer is programmed to begin counting when silent answer message is reset to the caller.If the user is between a time delay, do not begin to talk with the caller, then timer 76 can start another action, it can comprise repeat this silent answer message, turn-off this message, second message of resetting is given the caller and/or start the answering machine function, it make the caller can for user's Message Record at memory area 78.If want, also timer 76 programmings can be come terminating call.

In another embodiment, keyboard button 84 can be cancelled, and can use speech recognition software to recognize that the user has been ready to beginning and caller's speech.In another embodiment, key 82 can be pressed for the second time, be ready to the caller is talked with the expression user.

In yet another embodiment, user's terminal of can programming is in advance voicelessly answered the calling that the next one enters, for example when terminal is the free time by pressing keyboard button 82.

In the above-described embodiment, answer calls, message playback, maintenance call out and record from caller's functions such as message be by the hardware and software in the terminal with basically automatically mode finish.Yet, also possible, some or all such function can be by constituting mobile telephone network foundation structure the hardware and/or the software of a part finish, in this case, can be by sending specific signal from terminal or digital code starts these functions to network base station.For example, such signal can be used for based on network voice mail is transferred in calling.

Claims

1. mobile telephone terminal comprises:

Be used to detect the device (68,72) that enters calling;

The device (82) that first user starts is used for temporarily answering the detected calling that enters with first message of prerecording; And

Second device (84) is used to stop to send the message of prerecording, and makes it possible to carry out normal Speech Communication.

2. phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein the device that starts of first user message that repeats to prerecord is till second device is started by the user.

3. phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein first and second devices are buttons (82,84) that the user starts.

4. phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein second device comprises timer (76), it turn-offs first message of prerecording after a time interval.

5. phone as claimed in claim 4, wherein second device starts second message of prerecording after this time interval.

6. phone as claimed in claim 5 also comprises phone answers device (78), is used to write down the message from a side who initiates this calling that enters.

7. phone as claimed in claim 6, wherein this answering device was activated after this time interval.

8. phone as claimed in claim 7, wherein this answering device also can start by initiating this side who enters calling.

9. phone as claimed in claim 8, wherein this answering device can be started by dtmf tone.

10. phone as claimed in claim 8, wherein this answering device can be a voice activity.

11. phone as claimed in claim 1, wherein first message of prerecording is recorded in the phone (74a) when phone is made.

12. phone as claimed in claim 1 also comprises device (60,62,74), it allows user record and writes down first message of prerecording again.

13. phone as claimed in claim 1, the device that wherein is used to detect also comprises a device (72), is used for voicelessly pointing out to the user, has detected the calling that enters.

14. a method that is used to move mobile telephone terminal may further comprise the steps:

Detection is from user's first signal, and it represents user's hope, and the calling that enters will voicelessly be answered;

Detection is from the calling that enters of calling party;

Reply the calling that detects first signal and enter by first message of prerecording of resetting to calling party, this first message of prerecording is represented to calling party, calls out and is answered; Then

The calling that maintenance enters.

15., also comprise step as the method for claim 14:

Measuring intervals of TIME after first message of prerecording of resetting;

Whether detection talks with calling party this time interval user; And

If do not talk, then to calling party playback second message of prerecording with calling party this time interval user.

16., also be included in user's message given in record after second message of prerecording of resetting from calling party step as the method for claim 15.

17. use a kind of method of mobile telephone terminal from the primary importance that wherein is difficult to or is not suitable for communicate, may further comprise the steps at phone:

Receive a signal from terminal, detect the calling that enters from calling party;

By sending the message prerecord answering call voicelessly to calling party, this message informing, this calling is answered;

The calling that keeps this answer;

Move this terminal from the primary importance to the second place, this place is compared with the less difficulty of primary importance and/or be more suitable for communicating by letter on phone; And then

Pick up the calling of this maintenance, and communicate by letter with calling party.

18., wherein keep the step of the calling of this answer to comprise the maintenance function that starts in the terminal as the method for claim 17, be maintained in the terminal so that call out, wherein the step of portable terminal comprises the mobile terminal that keeps calling that has.

19. as the method for claim 17, wherein answer calls sends message and keeps the step of calling to comprise informing network infrastructure device answer calls respectively, playback messages is called out with keeping.

20., comprise that also informing network foundation structure transfers to voice mail to calling as the method for claim 19.