JP2002135419A - Mailing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem in a conventional mailing device that it cannot have recorded contents when a movable storage medium encounters a state of a fault or reduction in the storage residual capacity or the like. SOLUTION: The mailing device is a voice mail device 20 provided with a carry-in storage medium 21 that stores voice data with respect to the contents between telephone terminals 3 and 4, is provided with a built-in storage medium 22 that temporarily stores the data before the carry-in storage medium 21 stores the speech data with respect to the contents, a storage discrimination means 31 that discriminates whether or not the carry-in storage medium 21 is in a state of able to store the data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22, and a control means 32 that stores the data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 to the carry-in storage medium 21 when the storage discrimination means 31 discriminates the storable state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a mail device provided with a portable storage medium for storing communication data between communication terminal devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a mail device,
In preparation for a private branch exchange (hereinafter simply referred to as PBX),
A portable storage medium is provided for storing the contents of a call between telephone terminals according to a predetermined operation from a communication terminal device, for example, a telephone terminal, via the PBX.

According to such a mail device, the contents of a call between telephone terminals can be stored in a portable storage medium by a simple operation, and further, in accordance with a predetermined operation from the telephone terminal, the contents of the portable terminal can be stored. It is possible to listen to the contents of the call stored in the storage medium.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional mail apparatus, it is not possible to determine whether the state of the portable storage medium is normal or abnormal. When a situation such as a decrease in capacity occurs, it is not possible to store the contents of the call, and furthermore, it is not possible to know the timing of replacing the portable storage medium, and it is not possible to effectively use the portable storage medium. was there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to recognize the state of a portable storage medium so that the contents of a call cannot be stored. An object of the present invention is to provide a mail device that can effectively use a portable storage medium while preventing the trouble.

[0006]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mail apparatus having a portable storage medium for storing communication data between communication terminal apparatuses. Before storing communication data between the communication terminal devices in the portable storage medium, a built-in storage medium for temporarily storing communication data between the communication terminal devices, and a communication in which the portable storage medium temporarily stores the communication data in the built-in storage medium. Storage determining means for determining whether or not data can be stored; and when the storage determining means determines that storage is possible, communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium is transferred to the portable storage medium. And control means for storing the information in the memory.

The communication terminal device corresponds to a terminal device such as a telephone terminal or a personal computer terminal.

The portable storage medium corresponds to a storage medium, such as an optical disk or a magneto-optical disk, which is detachable from the mail device, and stores and holds communication data.

The built-in storage medium corresponds to a hard disk in the mail device, and temporarily stores the communication data before storing the communication data in the portable storage medium.

The storage determining means detects a state of the portable storage medium and determines whether or not the portable storage medium is in a state capable of storing communication data. When it is detected that the storage medium has failed or the remaining storage capacity of the portable storage medium has been significantly reduced, it is determined that storage is impossible. That is, the storage determination means determines whether the state of the portable storage medium is normal or abnormal.

When the storage determining means determines that the data can be stored, the control means stores the communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium in a portable storage medium, and stores the communication data in the storage determining means. If it is determined that the communication data is impossible, the communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium is held.

Therefore, according to the mail device of the present invention, before storing the communication data between the communication terminal devices in the portable storage medium, the communication data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium, and the storage determination means is provided. If it is determined that the data can be stored in the portable storage medium, the communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium is stored in the portable storage medium, so that the state of the portable storage medium can be recognized. By doing so, for example, even if the portable storage medium falls into a state such as a failure or a decrease in the remaining storage capacity, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the contents of the call cannot be stored, and thus, the portable storage medium can be effectively used. Can be used.

[0013] Further, the mail device of the present invention includes a portable storage medium state detecting means for detecting a state of the portable storage medium in response to a first predetermined operation from the communication terminal device, and the portable storage medium. First notification means for notifying the communication terminal device of the detection result from the state detection means.

The portable storage medium state detecting means determines whether the portable storage medium is normal, the portable storage medium is not mounted on the mail device, the portable storage medium is faulty, the remaining storage capacity is reduced, and the formatting is not performed. It is to detect.

The first notifying means notifies the communication terminal device of the detection result of the portable state detecting means, for example, by voice guidance or data.

Therefore, according to the mail device of the present invention, the state of the portable storage medium is detected in response to the first predetermined operation from the communication terminal device, and the detection result is notified to the communication terminal device. Therefore, the user of the communication terminal device can recognize the state of the portable storage medium.

Further, the mail device of the present invention comprises: a number counting means for counting the number of communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium in response to a second predetermined operation from the communication terminal device; Second notifying means for notifying the communication terminal device of the count value of the means.

The number counting means counts the number of communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium.

The second notifying means notifies the communication terminal device of the count value of the number counting means by voice guidance or data.

Therefore, according to the mail device of the present invention, the number of communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium is counted in response to the second predetermined operation from the communication terminal device,
Since the count value is notified to the communication terminal device, the user of the communication terminal device can recognize the number of pieces of communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium.

Further, the mail device of the present invention has a remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of communication data storable in the portable storage medium in response to a third predetermined operation from the communication terminal device; A third notification unit that notifies the communication terminal device of the remaining capacity detected by the remaining capacity detection unit.

The remaining capacity detection means detects the remaining storage capacity of communication data that can be stored in a portable storage medium.

The third notifying means notifies the communication terminal device of the remaining storage capacity detected by the remaining capacity detection means by voice guidance or data. When the communication data is voice data relating to the contents of the call, the third notification means calculates the number of remaining recording times of the portable storage medium based on the remaining storage capacity detected by the remaining storage capacity detection means. Alternatively, the number of remaining recording times may be notified to the communication terminal device.

Therefore, according to the mail device of the present invention, in response to the third predetermined operation from the communication terminal device, the remaining capacity of the communication data that can be stored in the portable storage medium is detected, and the remaining capacity is determined. As we notified the communication terminal device,
The user of the communication terminal device can recognize the remaining capacity of the portable storage medium.

[0025]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A private branch exchange system showing an embodiment of a mail device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a private branch exchange system according to the present embodiment.

A private branch exchange system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a PBX 1 for connecting telephone terminals 3 and 4 through a public network 2 for communication.
0, and a voice mail device 20 connected to the PBX 10 and storing voice data relating to the contents of a call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 in accordance with a predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4.

The PBX 10 includes a communication path switch 11 for connecting the telephone terminals 3 and 4 for communication, and a communication path switch 1
A line circuit 12 for controlling an interface between the communication terminal 1 and the telephone terminal 4; a line trunk 11 for controlling an interface between the communication path switch 11 and the public network 2;
And a line circuit 14 for controlling an interface between the voice mail device 20 and the storage device 1 for storing a control program and the like.
5 and a central controller 16 for controlling the entire PBX 10
And a control bus 17 for performing control data communication between the communication path switch 11, the storage device 15, and the central control device 16.

The voice mail device 20 is provided detachably from the voice mail device 20, stores a portable storage medium 21 such as a magneto-optical disk for storing voice data, and stores voice guidance and voice data described later. For example, it has a built-in storage medium 22 such as a hard disk, and a control device 23 for controlling the entire voice mail device 20.

The built-in storage medium 22 is a portable storage medium 2
Before storing voice data in the storage unit 1, a temporary storage area 22a for temporarily storing the voice data, a guidance storage area 22b for storing voice guidance, and a built-in storage for storing a control program and the like related to the voice mail device 20. And an area 22c.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the control device 23.

The control device 23 shown in FIG. 2 includes a storage determining means 31 for determining whether or not the portable storage medium 21 can store audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22; If it is determined by the storage determination means 31 that the data can be stored, the control means 32 stores the audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 in the portable storage medium 21.
A portable storage medium state detecting means 33 for detecting the state of the portable storage medium 21 in response to a first predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4, and a detection result from the portable storage medium state detecting means 33 , A number notifying means for counting the number of voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 in response to a second predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4, and a number notifying means. A second notifying unit for notifying the telephone terminal 4 of the count value of 35 as guidance, and a remaining capacity for detecting a remaining capacity of audio data that can be stored in the portable storage medium 21 in response to a third predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4 The remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 is calculated based on the detecting means 37 and the remaining capacity detected by the remaining capacity detecting means 37, and the remaining recording time is transmitted to the telephone terminal 4 as guidance. And a third notifying means 38.

Next, the operation of the private branch exchange system 1 shown in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is an operation sequence related to the voice data storage processing of the private branch exchange system 1 according to the present embodiment.

This voice data recording processing is to store voice data relating to the contents of a call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 according to a predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4 during a call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4. This is a process of storing in the medium 22 or the portable storage medium 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, the public network 2 and the PBX 10
During a call between the telephone terminal 3 and the telephone terminal 4 (step S11), the telephone terminal 4 transmits a recording start signal to the PBX 10 in response to a predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4 (step S12). Note that this recording start signal is transmitted as a PB signal.

When the PBX 10 detects the recording start signal from the telephone terminal 4, it transmits a recording request signal to the control device 23 in the voice mail device 20 so as to record the contents of the telephone conversation between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 (step S13). ). Control device 23
Receives a recording request signal from the PBX 10 and transmits a recording instruction signal to the internal storage medium 22 so as to temporarily store voice data relating to the contents of a call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 in the internal storage medium 22 (step S14).

When a recording instruction signal is detected by the control means 32 in the control device 23, the built-in storage medium 22 sequentially stores voice data relating to the contents of the call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 in the temporary storage area 22a. Then, the content of the call is recorded (step S15). In this call content recording state, the telephone terminal 3, the telephone terminal 4, and the voice mail device 20 are in a three-way call state, and the control device 23 of the voice mail device 20 sends the call path switch 11 and the line circuit 14
, A voice signal relating to the contents of the call is converted into voice data, and this voice data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22.

Further, during this call content recording state, the PBX 10 detects a line disconnection due to the end of the call from the telephone terminal 3 (step S16), and further detects a recording end signal from the telephone terminal 4 (step S17). ), And transmits a termination request signal requesting termination of recording to the control device 23 in the voice mail device 20 (step S18). Note that the recording end signal is performed by a PB signal.

When detecting the end request signal from the PBX 10, the control device 23 transmits an end instruction signal to the built-in storage medium 22 so as to end the recording of the telephone conversation (step S19), and outputs a voice prompting for a destination request. The guidance reading signal relating to the guidance is transmitted to the built-in storage medium 22 (step S20).

The built-in storage medium 22 reads the destination request guidance from the guidance storage area 22b and transmits the destination request guidance to the control device 23 (step S21). The control device 23 transmits the destination request guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S22).

Upon receiving the destination request guidance, the telephone terminal 4 transmits a destination specifying signal for specifying the destination (box number) of the portable storage medium 20 to the control device 23 based on the destination request guidance (step S23). .

At this time, upon detecting the reception of the destination designation signal by the control device 23, the PBX 10 disconnects the line with the telephone terminal 4 (step S24) and finally disconnects the line with the control device 23. (Step S25).

Next, when detecting a line disconnection from the PBX 10, the control unit 23 checks the state of the portable storage medium 21 through the portable storage medium state detection means 33 in the storage determination means 31 (step S26). The result of this check is transmitted to the storage determination means 31 inside the control device 23 (step S27).

The storage determination means 31 in the control device 23 determines whether or not the portable storage medium 21 can be stored based on the check result (step S28).
When the storage determination unit 31 determines that the portable storage medium 21 is in a storable state, the audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 based on the destination designation signal designated in step S23. Is transmitted to the built-in storage medium 22 so that is stored in the portable storage medium 21 (step S29). Then, the control means 32 of the control device 23 causes the voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 to be stored in the portable storage medium 21 designated as the destination (step S30).

If it is determined in step S28 that the portable storage medium 21 is not in a storable state, the process proceeds to step S26 while the audio data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22.

According to the audio data storage processing shown in FIG.
Before storing the voice data relating to the contents of the call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 in the portable storage medium 21, the voice data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22, and the storage determination means 31
If it is determined that the data can be stored in the portable storage medium 21, the voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 is stored in the portable storage medium 21 and the storage determination means 31
When it is determined that storage in the portable storage medium 21 is not possible, the audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 is held, so that the state of the portable storage medium 21 can be recognized. Thus, even if the portable storage medium 21 falls into a state such as a failure or a decrease in the remaining storage capacity, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the contents of a call cannot be recorded, and furthermore, the portable storage medium 21 can be effectively used. Can be used.

Next, the portable storage medium state notification processing will be described. FIG. 4 is an operation sequence related to the portable storage medium state notification processing of the private branch exchange system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The portable storage medium state notification processing is processing for notifying the telephone terminal 4 of the state of the portable storage medium 21 in response to a first predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the control device 23 of the voice mail device 20 detects a call signal from the telephone terminal 4 (step S41), the telephone terminal 4 and the control device 23 are communicatively connected via the PBX 10 and built in. A read signal for reading voice guidance relating to the response from the guidance storage area 22b of the type storage medium 22 is transmitted to the built-in type storage medium 22 (step S42).

When detecting the read signal, the built-in storage medium 22 reads the response guidance from the guidance storage area 22b and transmits the response guidance to the control device 23 (step S43). Further, the control device 23 transmits this response guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S).
44).

After receiving the response guidance on the telephone terminal 4 side, the control device 23 transmits the portable storage medium 21 from the telephone terminal 4.
When the first predetermined operation signal prompting the status notification is detected (step S45), the state of the portable storage medium 21 is checked through the portable storage medium state detection unit 33 in the storage determination unit 31 (step S46). The check result is transmitted to the storage determination means 31 inside the control device 23 (step S47).

The storage determination means 31 in the control device 23 determines whether or not the portable storage medium 21 is normal based on the check result (step S48). If the portable storage medium 21 is not normal, it is determined whether the portable storage medium 21 is unformatted (step S4).
9).

If the portable storage medium 21 is not unformatted, it is determined whether or not the portable storage medium 21 has failed (step S50). If the portable storage medium 21 is not out of order, the control device 23 transmits a read signal for reading the voice guidance corresponding to the current state of the portable storage medium 21 to the built-in storage medium 21 (step S51).

When the built-in storage medium 21 detects the read signal, the check result guidance corresponding to the current state of the portable storage medium 22 is provided in the guidance storage area 22.
b and transmits the check result guidance relating to the current state to the control device 23 (step S5).
2).

The first notification means 34 of the control device 23 transmits the check result guidance corresponding to the current state of the portable storage medium 21 to the telephone terminal 4 (step S5).
3). After receiving the check result guidance by the telephone terminal 4, the PBX 10 disconnects the line with the telephone terminal 4 (step S54), and finally disconnects the line with the control device 23 (step S55).

In step S48, it is determined that the portable storage medium 21 is normal, in step S49, it is determined that the portable storage medium 21 is not formatted, or in step S50, the portable storage medium 21 is not formatted. If it is determined that the medium 21 has failed, the process proceeds to step S51 in order to read the check result guidance corresponding to the current state of the portable storage medium 21.

According to the portable storage medium state notification processing shown in FIG. 4, the state of the portable storage medium 21 is detected in response to a first predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4, and this detection result is used as check result guidance. Since the guidance is notified to the telephone terminal 4, the user of the telephone terminal 4 can recognize the state of the portable storage medium 21.

Next, the data number notification process will be described. FIG. 5 is an operation sequence related to the data number notification process of the private branch exchange system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The data number notification processing is performed by the telephone terminal 4
This is a process of notifying the telephone terminal 4 of the number of voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 in accordance with the second predetermined operation from.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the control device 23 of the voice mail device 20 detects a call signal from the telephone terminal 4 (step S61), the telephone terminal 4 and the control device 23 are communicatively connected via the PBX, and are built in. A read signal for reading voice guidance relating to the response from the guidance storage area 22b of the type storage medium 22 is transmitted to the built-in type storage medium 22 (step S62).

When detecting the read signal, the built-in storage medium 22 reads the response guidance from the guidance storage area 22b, and transmits the response guidance to the control device 23 (step S63). Further, the control device 23 transmits this response guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S).
64).

After receiving the response guidance on the telephone terminal 4 side, the control device 23
When the second predetermined operation signal prompting the telephone terminal 4 to notify the number of voice data items temporarily stored in the memory device is detected (step S65), the area of the built-in storage medium 22 is checked through the number counting means 35 (step S65). Step S66),
The result of this check is transmitted to the control means 32 in the control device 23 (step S67).

When detecting the check result, the control means 32 of the control device 23 determines whether or not there is audio data in the built-in storage medium 22 (step S68). When it is determined that there is audio data in the built-in storage medium 22,
It is determined whether there is any audio data temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 22a in the built-in storage medium 22 (step S69).

When it is determined that there is audio data temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 22a in the built-in storage medium 22, the number of the audio data is counted (step S).
70), a read signal for reading the voice guidance corresponding to the count value from the guidance storage area 22b in the built-in storage medium 22 is transmitted to the built-in storage medium 22 (step S71).

Upon detecting the read signal, the built-in storage medium 22 reads the voice guidance corresponding to the count value from the guidance storage area 22b as the voice data number guidance, and transmits the voice data number guidance to the control device 23. (Step S72). Further, the second notification means 36 of the control device 23 transmits the voice data number guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S).
73).

After the telephone terminal 4 receives the voice data number guidance, the PBX 10 disconnects the line with the telephone terminal 4 (step S74).
3 is disconnected (step S74).

If it is determined in step S68 that there is no audio data in the built-in storage medium 22, or if it is determined in step S69 that there is no audio data temporarily stored in the temporary storage area 23a, The process proceeds to step S71 to read out the voice guidance notifying that no voice data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22.

According to the data number notification process shown in FIG.
The number of voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 is counted according to the second predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4, and the voice data number guidance corresponding to this count value is notified to the telephone terminal 4. Therefore, the user of the telephone terminal 4 can recognize the number of voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22.

Next, the recording remaining time notification processing will be described. FIG. 6 is an operation sequence relating to the remaining recording time notification processing of the private branch exchange system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The remaining recording time notification processing is performed by the telephone terminal 4
This is a process of notifying the telephone terminal 4 of the remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 in accordance with the third predetermined operation from.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the control device 23 of the voice mail device 20 detects a call signal from the telephone terminal 4 (step S81), the control device 23 makes a communication connection between the telephone terminal 4 and the control device 23 through the PBX 10 and incorporates the built-in signal. A read signal for reading the voice guidance relating to the response from the guidance storage area 22b of the type storage medium 22 is transmitted to the built-in storage medium 22 (step S82). Upon detecting the read signal, the built-in storage medium 22 reads the response guidance from the guidance storage area 22b and transmits the response guidance to the control device 23 (Step S83). Further, the control device 23 transmits the response guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S84).

After receiving the response guidance on the telephone terminal 4 side, the control device 23 detects the third predetermined operation signal prompting to notify the remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 (step S85). The remaining capacity of the portable storage medium 33 is detected through the means 37 (step S86), and the detection result is transmitted to the control means 32 inside the control device 23 (step S87).

Upon detecting this detection result, the control means 32 of the control device 23 calculates the remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 based on the remaining capacity as the detection result (step S88). A voice guidance corresponding to time is stored in a guidance storage area 22b in the built-in storage medium 22.
Is transmitted to the built-in storage medium 22 (step S89). When detecting the read signal, the built-in storage medium 22 reads the voice guidance corresponding to the remaining recording time from the guidance storage area 22b, and transmits the remaining recording time guidance to the control device 23 (step S90). Further, the third notification means 38 of the control device 23 transmits the remaining recording time guidance to the telephone terminal 4 (Step S91).

After the telephone terminal 4 receives the remaining recording time guidance, the PBX 10 disconnects the line with the telephone terminal 4 (step S92), and finally disconnects the line with the control device 23 (step S92). S93).

According to the remaining recording time notification processing shown in FIG.
According to the third predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4 side, the current remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 is calculated, and the remaining recording time is notified to the telephone terminal 4 as guidance. 4 is a portable storage medium 21
Of the remaining recording time can be recognized.

According to the present embodiment, before the voice data between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 is stored in the portable storage medium 21, the voice data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22, and the storage determination is performed. If the means 31 determines that storage in the portable storage medium 21 is possible, the audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 is stored in the portable storage medium 21. By making it possible to recognize the state of 21, for example, even if the portable storage medium 21 falls into a state such as a failure or a decrease in the remaining storage capacity, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the contents of a call cannot be stored. The portable storage medium 21 can be used effectively.

According to the present embodiment, the state of the portable storage medium 21 is detected in response to the first predetermined operation from the telephone terminal 4, and the detection result is notified to the telephone terminal 4 as guidance. The user of the telephone terminal 4 can recognize the state of the portable storage medium 21.

According to the present embodiment, the telephone terminal 4
In response to the second predetermined operation from, the number of voice data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 is counted and the voice data number guidance is notified to the telephone terminal 4 so that the user of the telephone terminal 4 Thus, the number of audio data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium 22 can be recognized.

Further, according to the present embodiment, in response to the third predetermined operation from telephone terminal 4, the remaining capacity of audio data that can be stored in portable storage medium 21 is detected, and based on this remaining capacity. Since the remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21 is notified to the telephone terminal 4, the user of the telephone terminal 4 can recognize the remaining recording time of the portable storage medium 21.

In the above embodiment, the voice mail device 20 for recording voice data relating to the contents of a call between the telephone terminals 3 and 4 in the built-in storage medium 22 or the portable storage medium 21 has been described. It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained by storing the communication data relating to the data content between the personal computer terminals in the built-in storage medium 22 or the portable storage medium 21.

[0080]

According to the mail apparatus of the present invention configured as described above, before the communication data between the communication terminals is stored in the portable storage medium, the communication data is temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium. If the storage determination unit determines that the data can be stored in the portable storage medium, the communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium is stored in the portable storage medium. By making the state of the storage medium recognizable, for example, even if the portable storage medium falls into a state such as a failure or a decrease in the remaining storage capacity, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the contents of a call cannot be stored. The portable storage medium can be effectively used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a private branch exchange system showing an embodiment of a mail device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside a control device in the voice mail device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation sequence related to voice data storage processing of the private branch exchange system shown in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an operation sequence related to a portable storage medium state notification process of the private branch exchange system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an operation sequence related to a data number notification process of the private branch exchange system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation sequence related to a remaining recording time notification process of the private branch exchange system according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 private branch exchange system 3 telephone terminal 4 telephone terminal 20 voice mail device (mail device) 21 portable storage medium 22 built-in storage medium 23 control device 31 storage determination means 32 control means 33 portable storage medium state detection means 34 first notification Means 35 Number counting means 36 Second notification means 37 Remaining capacity detection means 38 Third notification means

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mail device comprising a portable storage medium for storing communication data between communication terminal devices, wherein the communication device stores the communication data between the communication terminal devices before storing the communication data on the portable storage medium. A built-in storage medium for temporarily storing communication data between terminal devices, and a storage determination unit for determining whether the portable storage medium is in a state capable of storing communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium, A mail device, comprising: a control unit that stores, in the portable storage medium, communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium when the storage determination unit determines that storage is possible. 2. A portable storage medium state detecting means for detecting a state of the portable storage medium in response to a first predetermined operation from the communication terminal device, and a detection result from the portable storage medium state detecting means. 2. A mail apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a first notifying unit for notifying the communication terminal apparatus of the message. 3. A number counting means for counting the number of pieces of communication data temporarily stored in the built-in storage medium in response to a second predetermined operation from the communication terminal device; 3. The mail device according to claim 1, further comprising a second notification unit that notifies the terminal device. 4. A remaining capacity detecting means for detecting a remaining capacity of communication data storable in the portable storage medium in response to a third predetermined operation from the communication terminal device, and detecting the remaining capacity by the remaining capacity detecting means. 4. The mail apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising third notification means for notifying the communication terminal apparatus of the remaining capacity. 5. The communication data according to claim 1, wherein the communication data is voice data relating to a content of a call between the communication terminal devices.
Or the mail device according to 4.