JP2002374350A - State-informing server, telephone set corresponding to the server, mobile telephone set, state-informing method and program for notifying information about state - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily detect operation mode of a mobile telephone set at a call destination before originating a call. SOLUTION: A plurality of mobile telephone sets are connected to a server which receives information, representing the operation mode of the mobile telephone from each mobile telephone and transmits it to the mobile telephone sets. The mobile telephone set has a plurality of operation modes including manner mode, drive mode and power-off mode. The mobile telephone set includes a communication part 230 for receiving the telephone number of another mobile telephone set and the operation mode of the mobile telephone set from the server, a storage part 240 for storing the telephone number of another mobile telephone set and the operation mode of the mobile telephone set, and a display part 254 for displaying the telephone number stored in the part 240 and displaying the operation modes corresponding to the telephone number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone communication system, and more particularly, to a system for notifying an operation mode of a mobile phone of another station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A portable telephone can switch between a plurality of modes depending on a place where the portable telephone is used, time, and the like. For example, when a user of a mobile phone cannot talk in a conference or the like, the mode of the mobile phone is switched to a silent mode in which a caller is requested to record a message without generating a ringtone. When the user is driving a car, the mode of the mobile phone is switched to a drive mode in which a caller is requested to record a message. The user turns off the power of the mobile phone in a crowded train or in a concierge hall, and switches the mode of the mobile phone to the power-off mode. Thus, the mobile phone has various modes.

When a user makes a call to a mobile phone, a voice message is transmitted in accordance with the mode described above. For example, in manner mode and drive mode, the calling telephone device will say, "I can't answer the phone right now.
Please call back or record a message. "
Is received. In the power-off mode, the calling telephone device receives a voice message saying, "The mobile phone you just called is out of reach of radio waves or is not turned on."

[0004]

In the manner mode and drive mode described above, the user who calls the mobile phone is charged for the call. Even though a direct telephone call cannot be made due to the convenience of the mobile phone user, the caller is charged for the call. Further, the caller cannot distinguish whether the other party's mobile phone is turned off or out of range.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is an object of the present invention to easily detect the state of a destination mobile phone before making a call so as not to burden the user with unnecessary communication charges. A notification server, a telephone device corresponding to the server, a mobile phone, a state notification method, and a program for notifying a state are provided.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a status notification server which is connected to communication means for communicating with a mobile phone and a telephone device, and which is connected to the communication means so that the operating status of the mobile phone can be determined from the mobile phone. Operating state storing means for receiving and storing the information indicating the operating state; storing means for storing in advance data indicating the telephone device transmitting the information indicating the operating state; communication means; operating state storing means; Transmission means for transmitting information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage means to the telephone device stored in the storage means.

[0007] According to the first invention, the status notification server includes:
From the mobile phone, the operating state of the mobile phone (manner mode, drive mode, power off mode, etc.) is received and transmitted to the telephone device stored in advance. As a result, the user of the telephone device can recognize the state of the mobile phone, and cancels the outgoing call in the mode in which the user cannot directly talk. The user can distinguish whether the mobile phone is turned off or out of range. As a result, it is possible to provide a state notification server that can easily detect the state of the destination mobile phone before calling and does not burden the user with unnecessary communication charges.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the present invention, a status notification server includes:
In addition to the configuration of the invention, a message storage means connected to the communication means for receiving and storing a message created by the user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone, the communication means, the message storage means, and the storage means And a message transmitting means for transmitting the message stored in the message storage means to the telephone device stored in the storage means.

[0009] According to the second invention, the portable telephone transmits a message (eg, "I cannot answer now", "I want you to call me soon") to the status notification server.
The status notification server transmits the message received from the mobile phone to the telephone device. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone can transmit a message to the user of the telephone device together with the operation state of the mobile phone.

[0010] According to a third aspect of the present invention, the status notification server includes:
In addition to the configuration of the invention of the present invention, connected to the communication means and the storage means, receiving data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone,
The information processing apparatus further includes control means for controlling the communication means and the storage means so that the storage means stores the information.

[0011] According to the third invention, the status notification server comprises:
A telephone device for transmitting an operation state of the mobile phone is stored based on data received from the mobile phone. For this reason, the user of the mobile phone can register the telephone device whose mode of the mobile phone is to be notified to the status notification server.

[0012] A status notification server according to a fourth aspect of the present invention comprises the first
Request receiving means for receiving, from the telephone device, request data connected to the communication means and requesting reception of information indicating an operation state, the communication means, the storage means, and the request receiving means. Responding means for transmitting information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage means to the telephone device which transmitted the request data, in response to the request receiving means receiving the request data. Further included.

According to the fourth invention, the status notification server includes:
In response to a request from the telephone device, an operation state of the mobile phone is transmitted to the telephone device. When the user of the telephone device wants to know, he can obtain the operation state of the mobile phone stored in the state notification server.

A telephone device according to a fifth invention is a telephone device connected to a status notification server. The telephone device is connected to the communication means for communicating with the state notification server, the telephone number storage means for storing the telephone number of the mobile phone, and the communication means. Is connected to the telephone number, the operation state storage means for storing the operation state corresponding to the telephone number, and the operation state storage means. Output means for outputting a telephone number and an operation state stored corresponding to the telephone number.

[0015] According to the fifth invention, the status notification server includes:
The mobile phone is connected to the telephone device and the mobile phone to which the telephone device is called, receives information indicating the operating state of the mobile phone from the mobile phone, and transmits the information to the telephone device. The telephone device can output an operation mode corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone stored in the telephone device. As a result, the user of the telephone device can recognize the operation state of the mobile phone, and cancels the outgoing call in the mode in which the user cannot directly talk. The user can distinguish whether the mobile phone is turned off or out of range. As a result, it is possible to provide a telephone device that can easily detect the state of the destination mobile phone before calling and does not burden the user with unnecessary communication charges.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the telephone device is connected to the communication means, receives the telephone number of the portable telephone and the message, and converts the telephone number and the telephone number into the telephone number. A message storage means for storing the corresponding message, a telephone number storage means and a message storage means, for outputting the telephone number of the mobile phone and the message stored corresponding to the telephone number; Message output means.

According to the sixth invention, the status notification server includes:
A message created by a user of the mobile phone is received from the mobile phone and transmitted to the telephone device. The telephone device can output the received message in association with the telephone number of the mobile phone. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone can transmit a message to the user of the telephone device together with the operation state of the mobile phone.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, the telephone device further includes input means for allowing a user of the telephone device to input a request for displaying a telephone number of a mobile phone, and to output The means includes means for outputting a telephone number of the mobile phone and an operation state stored corresponding to the telephone number in response to the request being input to the input means.

According to the seventh invention, when the user of the telephone device requests the display of the telephone directory, the display of the outgoing call history, and the display of the incoming call history using the input means, the operation state of the portable telephone is made to correspond to the telephone number. Output.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the seventh aspect, the input means further comprises: a telephone number of a portable telephone to which the telephone device has made a call and a calling source which the telephone device has received. Means for entering a request to display one of the mobile phone numbers.

[0021] According to the eighth aspect, in the display of the outgoing call history and the incoming call history of the telephone device, the operation state of the portable telephone can be output in association with the telephone number.

A mobile phone according to a ninth aspect is a mobile phone connected to a status notification server. The mobile phone is connected to the communication unit for communicating with the status notification server, the detection unit for detecting the operation state of the mobile phone, the communication unit and the detection unit, and the telephone number of the mobile phone and the detection unit are connected. Transmitting means for transmitting information indicating the detected operation state to the state notification server.

According to the ninth aspect, the portable telephone detects the operating state of the portable telephone and transmits the operation state together with the telephone number of the portable telephone to the state notification server. The state notification server receives information indicating the operation state of the mobile phone from the mobile phone, and transmits the information to the telephone device. As a result, the user of the telephone device can recognize the operation state of the mobile phone, and cancels the outgoing call in the mode in which the user cannot directly talk. The user can distinguish whether the mobile phone is turned off or out of range. As a result, it is possible to provide a mobile phone which can easily detect the state of the mobile phone of the destination before making a call and does not burden the user with unnecessary communication charges.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the ninth aspect, the input means for the mobile phone user to input a message for the user of the mobile phone to convey to the user of the telephone device. And a message transmitting means connected to the communication means and the input means for transmitting the telephone number of the mobile phone and the message inputted to the input means to the status notification server.

According to the tenth aspect, the user of the mobile phone inputs a message to be transmitted to the user of the telephone device, and the mobile phone transmits the message to the status notification server. The status notification server receives the message from the mobile phone and sends it to the telephone device. The telephone device outputs the received message corresponding to the telephone number of the mobile phone. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone can transmit a message to the user of the telephone device together with the operation state of the mobile phone.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the ninth aspect, the detecting means changes the operating state of the mobile phone from the first operating state to the second operating state. Transmitting means for transmitting the telephone number of the mobile phone and information indicating the second operation state detected by the detecting means in response to the detection of the change by the detecting means. A transmission unit for transmitting to the notification server is included.

According to the eleventh aspect, the mobile phone has a plurality of operation states, detects a change in the operation state, and transmits the second operation state to the state notification server. The state notification server can transmit the second operation state of the mobile phone to the telephone device when the operation state is changed and the second operation state is received. The user of the telephone device can recognize the change in the operation state of the mobile phone.

A mobile phone according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the eleventh aspect, includes a means for detecting that the mobile phone has been changed from a power-on state to a power-off state. . The mobile phone is connected to the transmission means and the power supply circuit of the mobile phone, and transmits the telephone number of the mobile phone and information indicating the power-off state to the status notification server before shutting off the power supply from the power supply circuit. As described above, it further includes control means for controlling the power supply circuit and the transmission means.

According to the twelfth aspect, when the user of the mobile phone turns off the power of the mobile phone, before the power supply from the power supply circuit is shut off, the telephone number of the mobile phone and the power-off state are set. Is transmitted to the status notification server. The state notification server transmits information indicating the power-off state to the telephone device. Thereby, the user of the telephone device can recognize that the power of the mobile phone is off.

[0030] A state notification method according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention provides an operating state storing step of receiving and storing information indicating an operating state of a mobile phone from a mobile phone, and a telephone device for transmitting information indicating the operating state. And a transmitting step of transmitting information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage step to the telephone device prepared in the preparation step.

According to the thirteenth aspect, the status notification method includes:
An operation state of the mobile phone is received from the mobile phone and transmitted to a prepared telephone device. As a result, the user of the telephone device can recognize the state of the mobile phone, and cancels the outgoing call in the mode in which the user cannot directly talk. The user can distinguish whether the mobile phone is turned off or out of range. As a result, it is possible to provide a state notification method that easily detects the state of the destination mobile phone before making a call and does not burden the user with unnecessary communication charges.

The status notification method according to the fourteenth invention is characterized in that the first
In addition to the configuration of the third aspect, a message storing step of receiving and storing a message created by the user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone, and preparing the message stored in the message storing step in a preparing step Transmitting a message to the selected telephone device.

According to the fourteenth aspect, the mobile phone transmits the message. According to the status notification method, a message received from a mobile phone is received and transmitted to a telephone device. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone can transmit a message to the user of the telephone device together with the operation state of the mobile phone.

The status notification method according to the fifteenth invention is characterized in that
In addition to the configuration of the third invention, the method further includes a control step of receiving data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone and storing the data.

According to the fifteenth aspect, the status notification method includes:
A telephone device for transmitting an operation state of the mobile phone is stored based on data received from the mobile phone. For this reason, the user of the mobile phone can register the telephone device for which the user wants to be notified of the mode of the mobile phone.

The status notification method according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention provides the
In addition to the configuration of the third invention, a request receiving step of receiving request data for requesting reception of information representing an operation state from the telephone device, and an operation in response to the request data being received in the request receiving step. And a response step of transmitting information representing the operation state stored in the state storage step to the telephone device that has transmitted the request data.

According to the sixteenth aspect, the status notification method includes:
In response to a request from the telephone device, an operation state of the mobile phone is transmitted to the telephone device. The user of the telephone device can obtain the operating state of the mobile phone when he / she wants to know.

A program according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is a program for notifying an operation state of a mobile phone. The program receives the information indicating the operating state of the mobile phone from the mobile phone, and stores the operating state in the computer, and the preparation procedure for preparing data indicating the telephone device transmitting the information indicating the operating state. And transmitting the information indicating the operation state stored in the operation state storage procedure to the telephone device prepared in the preparation procedure.

According to the seventeenth aspect, the program causes the computer to execute a procedure of receiving the operating state of the mobile phone from the mobile phone and transmitting the operating state to the prepared telephone device. As a result, the user of the telephone device can recognize the state of the mobile phone, and cancels the outgoing call in the mode in which the user cannot directly talk. The user can distinguish whether the mobile phone is turned off or out of range. As a result, it is possible to provide a program for easily detecting the state of the destination mobile phone before making a call and notifying the user of unnecessary state communication charges.

A program according to an eighteenth invention is a program according to the seventeenth aspect.
In addition to the configuration of the invention of the present invention, the computer further receives a message created by the user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone and stores the message, and a message stored in the message storage procedure, the preparation procedure And a message transmission procedure to be transmitted to the telephone device prepared in.

According to the eighteenth aspect, the mobile phone transmits the message. The program causes a computer to execute a procedure of receiving a message received from a mobile phone and transmitting the message to a telephone device. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone can transmit a message to the user of the telephone device together with the operation state of the mobile phone.

A program according to a nineteenth aspect is a program according to the seventeenth aspect.
In addition to the configuration of the present invention, the computer is further made to execute a control procedure of receiving data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone and storing the data.

According to the nineteenth aspect, the program causes the computer to execute a procedure for storing the telephone device for transmitting the operating state of the mobile phone based on data received from the mobile phone. For this reason, the user of the mobile phone can register the telephone device for which the user wants to be notified of the mode of the mobile phone.

A program according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is the
In addition to the configuration of the invention of the present invention, the computer further includes a request receiving procedure for receiving, from the telephone device, request data for requesting reception of information indicating an operation state, and responding to the request data being received in the request receiving procedure. And a response procedure for transmitting the information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage procedure to the telephone device that transmitted the request data.

According to the twentieth aspect, the program causes the computer to execute a procedure of transmitting the operating state of the portable telephone to the telephone device in response to a request from the telephone device.
The user of the telephone device can obtain the operating state of the mobile phone when he / she wants to know.

[0046]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mode notification system according to the present embodiment transmits a status data indicating a mode of its own station to server 100, to first mobile phone 200.
And a second mobile phone 200 that receives and displays status data indicating the mode of the first mobile phone 200 from the server 100, and a second mobile phone that receives status data from the first mobile phone 200 Server 100 that transmits status data of first mobile phone 200 to mobile phone 200
And a mobile phone base station 300 of the mobile phone 200, and a network 400 connecting the server 100 and the mobile phone base station 300.

First mobile phone 200 transmits its own mode (manner mode, drive mode, power-off mode, message notification mode) to server 100. The message notification mode refers to a mode in which a message that the user of the first mobile phone 200 wants to convey to the user of the second mobile phone 200 is registered. First mobile phone 200
Transmits to the server data specifying the second mobile phone 200 to which the mode of the own station is to be notified. The server 100
For each first mobile phone 200, a second mobile phone 200 for notifying the mode is registered. When server 100 receives status data indicating the mode of its own station from first mobile phone 200, server 100 transmits the status data to second mobile phone 200 registered in advance. Second mobile phone 2
00 receives the status data, and displays the mode of the first mobile phone 200. Thus, the server 10
0 is a mode notification function that transmits status data received from the first mobile phone 200 to the second mobile phone 200 and causes the second mobile phone 200 to display the mode of the first mobile phone 200. To achieve.

The mode notification function in server 100 in the mode notification system according to the present embodiment is implemented by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) in a computer.
By executing a predetermined program.

FIG. 2 shows an external view of a computer system which is an example of the server 100 that realizes the mode notification function. Referring to FIG. 2, this computer system has an FD
(Flexible Disk) Drive 106 and CD-ROM
(Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) The computer 102 includes a drive unit 108, a monitor 104, a keyboard 110, and a mouse 112.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the computer system. As shown in FIG. 3, the computer 102 includes the above-described FD driving device 106 and a CD.
-In addition to the ROM drive device 108, it includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 120, a memory 122, a fixed disk 124, and a communication interface 126 for communicating with other computers, which are connected to each other by a bus. The FD 116 is set in the FD driving device 106. The CD-ROM drive 108 has a CD-ROM 11
8 is set. These FD116 and CD-R
The OM 118 stores a predetermined program corresponding to software.

As described above, the server 100 having the mode notification function includes computer hardware and a CPU.
120 is implemented by software executed by the program. Generally, such software is FD116, C
The program is stored as a program on a recording medium such as a D-ROM 118 and distributed, and the FD drive device 106 or the CD-RO
The data is read from the recording medium by the M driving device 108 or the like and temporarily stored in the fixed disk 124. Further, the data is read from the fixed disk 124 to the memory 122 and
Is executed by

The hardware itself of these computers is general. The computer includes a control circuit including a CPU, a storage circuit, an input circuit, an output circuit, and an OS.
(Operating System) and an environment for executing programs. The program of the present invention is a program for realizing a mode notification function in such a computer. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is
This is a program recorded on a recording medium such as an FD, a CD-ROM, a memory card, and a fixed disk.

Since the operation of the computer itself shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is well known, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

Referring to FIG. 4, user's mobile phone 200
Is a control unit 220 that controls the entire mobile phone 200.
And a communication unit 230 for communicating with other telephone devices and computers, a program executed in the control unit 220, intermediate data when the program is executed, and a mode of another station received via the communication unit 230. , And an input / output unit 250.

The input / output unit 250 includes an operation unit 252 including numeric keys and the like, and an LC for displaying the telephone number input to the operation unit 252 and displaying the mode of the received other station.
A display unit 254 including D (Liquid Crystal Display);
Voice input unit 25 composed of a microphone for inputting voice
6 and an audio output unit 258 configured by a speaker that outputs audio. The user of the mobile phone 200 inputs a telephone number of another telephone device or a mode notification partner address and a message to be registered in the server into the operation unit 252. The display unit 254 displays the outgoing call history from this mobile phone and the incoming call history to this mobile phone, together with the phone numbers of the mobile phones of the other stations that are the caller and the caller.

The storage unit 240 stores telephone directory data including the telephone number of the mobile phone 200 of another station, the name of the user, and the like.
A status database including a mode of a mobile phone of another station registered in the telephone directory is stored. The storage unit 240 stores the telephone numbers of the destination and the source of the other mobile phone as a call history from the mobile phone 200 to another mobile phone and a call history from the other mobile phone to the mobile phone 200. I do. Storage unit 240 stores an icon corresponding to the mode. The icon is displayed together with the telephone number when displaying the telephone directory, the incoming call history, and the outgoing call history on the display unit 254, and teaches the mode of another mobile phone 200 to the user of the mobile phone 200.

The second mobile phone is not limited to a mobile phone. The second mobile phone may be a fixed phone instead of a mobile phone.

Referring to FIG. 5, a user database stored in fixed disk 124 of server 100 of the mode notification system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the user database is input by an identification number for identifying a mobile phone stored in the server 100, a mobile phone number, a mobile phone user password, a mobile phone status, and a mobile phone user. Message, the number of parties to be notified of the status designated by the user of the mobile phone, a first notification party address, a second notification party address, and a third notification party address. The notification destination addresses are stored for the number of notification destinations.
The user database shown in FIG. 5 is created based on registration data received from mobile phone 200. The registration data will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 6, telephone directory data stored in storage section 240 of portable telephone 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the telephone directory data includes a memory number, a user group, a name, a telephone number, and a mail address. This telephone directory data is input by the user of the mobile phone.

Referring to FIG. 7, the status database stored in storage section 240 of mobile phone 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the status database includes a status, a message, and a registration date and time for each telephone number. The registration date and time is the date and time when the status or message was registered. The status database shown in FIG. 7 is created based on the status notification data received from the server 100. The status notification data will be described later.

Referring to FIG. 8, registration data transmitted from mobile phone 200 to server 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the registration data includes a header, a telephone number, an e-mail address, a password, a first notification destination address,
The second notification destination address is included. This registration data is data that the user of the mobile phone 200 transmits to the server 100 before using the mode notification function. Upon receiving the registration data, the server 100 creates a user database shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, registration completion data transmitted from server 100 to portable telephone 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the registration completion data includes a header, an identification number, the number of status notification partners, and a status notification start date and time. When server 100 receives the registration data (FIG. 8) from mobile phone 200, server 100 transmits the registration completion data shown in FIG. The identification numbers shown in FIG. 9 are the same as the identification numbers shown in FIG.
The mobile phone stored in 0 is specified.

Referring to FIG. 10, status registration data transmitted from mobile phone 200 to server 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the status registration data includes a header, an identification number, status data, and message data. The status registration data is stored in the server 1 by the mobile phone 200 that has detected the change of its mode.
Sent to 00. When server 100 receives the status registration data, server 100 transmits status notification data to be described later to another mobile phone 200.

With reference to FIG. 11, status notification data transmitted from server 100 to portable telephone 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the status notification data includes a header, a telephone number, status data, and message data. The status notification data is transmitted to another mobile phone 200 by the server 100 that has received the status registration data (FIG. 10) from the mobile phone 200. As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
The status notification data transmitted to 00 includes status data and message data. When the user of the mobile phone 200 does not register the message data, the status notification data is transmitted in a state where the message data area is blank.

Referring to FIG. 12, status request data transmitted from mobile phone 200 to server 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the status request data includes a header, a telephone number, a mail address, and a request flag. The request flag includes a flag for requesting the status of only the own station and a flag for requesting the status of all the mobile phones which have registered the own station as a communication destination. The server 100 that has received the status request data transmits the status notification data (FIG. 11) to the mobile phone 200 that has transmitted the status request data.

Referring to FIG. 13, processing in the mode notification system according to the present embodiment will be described.

Step (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S)
At 100, the control unit 220 of the first mobile phone 200
It is determined whether a message registration request or a status change has been detected. When the status is changed, there are mode change, power on / off, and the like. This determination is made based on the information input by user of first mobile phone 200 to operation unit 252. When a message registration request or status change is detected (YE in S100)
S), the process is moved to S102. If not (NO in S100), the process returns to S100, and waits until a message registration request or status change is detected.

At S 102, control unit 220 sends server 1
At 00, the status registration data (FIG. 10) is transmitted.
In S104, control unit 220 determines whether or not update completion data has been received from server 100. This update completion data is stored in the server 10 that has received the status registration data.
Sent by 0. When the update completion data is received (S
(YES at 104), the process proceeds to S110. Otherwise (NO at S104), the process proceeds to S106.

At S 106, control unit 220 sets server 1
It is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission of the status registration data (FIG. 10) to 00. When a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S106),
The process proceeds to S108. If not (S10
6 is NO), the process returns to S104, and server 100
Wait for the reception of update completion data from.

At S 108, control unit 220 sends server 1
It is determined whether to retry transmission of the status registration data to 00. This determination is made based on a predetermined number of retries. To retry (S
(YES in 102), the process returns to S102, and transmits status registration data (FIG. 10) to server 100. If not (NO in S108), the process proceeds to S
Moved to 112.

At S110, control unit 220 performs a status update completion process. For example, when data is changed from a power-on state to a power-off state, power-off processing is performed.

At S112, control unit 220 performs error processing. In the error processing in S112, the display unit 254 displays that transmission of the status registration data to the server 100 has failed.

At S 200, CPU 12 of server 100
0 determines whether status registration data (FIG. 10) has been received from the first mobile phone 200. When status registration data is received (YES in S200), the process proceeds to S202. Otherwise (NO in S200), the process returns to S200, and the first mobile phone 20
Wait for the status registration data from 0 to be received.

At S202, CPU 120 updates the user database (FIG. 5) based on the received status registration data. In S204, CPU 120
The update completion data is transmitted to first mobile phone 200.

At S206, CPU 120 transmits status notification data (FIG. 11) to the notification partner based on the user database (FIG. 5). At this time, if a plurality of notification partners are registered in the user database, status notification data is transmitted to each of the notification partners.

At S300, control unit 220 of second mobile phone 200 determines whether or not status notification data (FIG. 11) has been received from server 100. Server 100
If status notification data is received from (YES in S300), the process proceeds to S302. If not (NO in S300), the process returns to S300, and waits for reception of status notification data from server 100.

At S302, control unit 220 updates the status database (FIG. 7) based on the received status notification data (FIG. 11).

Referring to FIG. 14, the processing of the mode notification system according to the present embodiment will be described. The process illustrated in FIG. 14 is a process in which server 100 transmits status notification data in response to a status request from second mobile phone 200.

At S210, CPU 12 of server 100
0 determines whether the status request data (FIG. 12) has been received from the second mobile phone 200 or not. If status request data has been received (YES in S210), the process proceeds to S212. If not (NO in S210), the process returns to S210, and second mobile phone 20
Wait for the status request data from 0 to be received.

At S212, CPU 120 transmits the status request data to second mobile phone 200,
The status notification data (FIG. 11) is transmitted.

At S310, control unit 220 of second mobile phone 200 determines whether or not a request to receive status notification data has been detected. This determination is made based on information input to the operation unit 252 by the user of the second mobile phone. If a request to receive status notification data is detected (YES in S310), the process proceeds to S312. If not (NO in S310), the process proceeds to S
The process returns to 310 and waits until a request for receiving status notification data is detected.

At S312, control unit 220 transmits the status request data (FIG. 12) to server 100.

At S 314, control unit 220 sets server 1
From 00, it is determined whether or not status notification data (FIG. 11) has been received. If status notification data has been received (YES in S314), the process proceeds to S320.
If not (NO in S314), the process proceeds to S31.
Moved to 6.

At S316, control unit 220 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after transmitting the status request data to the server. When a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S316), the process proceeds to S318.
Moved to If not (NO in S316),
The process returns to S314, and waits for reception of status notification data.

At S 318, control unit 220 sets server 1
It is determined whether to retry transmission of the status request data to 00. To retry (Y in S318)
ES), the process returns to S312, and transmits the status request data (FIG. 12) to the server 100. If not (NO in S318), the process proceeds to S326.

At S320, control unit 220 determines whether or not the request flag included in the status request data (FIG. 12) is 0. If the flag is 0 (S3
At 20) (YES), the process is moved to S322. Otherwise (NO at S320), the process proceeds to S324. In S322, control unit 220 causes display unit 254
The status notification data received from the server (FIG. 1)
The status of the own station included in 1) is displayed. S3
At 24, control unit 220 updates the status database (FIG. 7) based on the status notification data (FIG. 11) received from server 100.

At S326, control unit 220 performs error processing. In the error processing in S326, the display unit 254 displays that the reception of the status notification data from the server 100 has failed.

Referring to FIG. 15, the display processing in mobile phone 200 has the following control structure.

At S330, control unit 220 determines whether a telephone number display request has been detected. This determination is made based on information input to operation unit 252 by the user of mobile phone 200. If a telephone number display request is detected (YES in S330), the process proceeds to S332. Otherwise (NO at S330), the process proceeds to S
The process returns to 330 and waits until a telephone number display request is detected.

In S 332, control unit 220 stores in storage unit 2
The status database (FIG. 7) stored in 40 is read. At S334, control unit 220 determines whether the display request is a telephone directory, an incoming call history, or an outgoing call history. If the display request is a telephone directory display request (1 in S334), the process proceeds to S336. If the display request is an incoming call history (2 in S334), the process proceeds to S338. If the display request is the transmission history (3 in S334), the process proceeds to S340.

At S336, control unit 220 stores in storage unit 2
The telephone directory data (FIG. 6) stored in 40 is read. S3
At 38, control unit 220 reads the incoming call history data stored in storage unit 240. At S340, control unit 220
Reads out the transmission history data stored in the storage unit 240.

At S342, control unit 220 causes display unit 254 to display the telephone number and the status icon corresponding to the telephone number.

At S344, control unit 220 determines whether or not the selection of the telephone number has been detected. This determination is made based on information input to operation unit 252 by the user of mobile phone 200. When the selection of the telephone number is detected (YES in S344), the process proceeds to S346. Otherwise (NO at S344), this display process ends.

At S346, control unit 220 determines whether a status or a message corresponding to the selected telephone number is registered based on the status database (FIG. 7). If the status or the message has been registered (YES at S346), the process proceeds to S348. Otherwise (NO at S346), this display process ends.

At S348, control unit 220 causes display unit 254 to display a status or message corresponding to the selected telephone number.

The operation of the mode notification system based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

[User Registration Operation] The user of the mobile phone 200 who wants to use the mode notification function performs user registration in the server in advance. The user of the mobile phone 200 is
Using 00, the user inputs the mail address and password of the user and the notification address of the other party who wants to be notified of the mode of his / her mobile phone. The mobile phone 200 transmits the registration data (FIG. 8) to the server 100 based on the data input by the user.

Upon receiving the registration data (FIG. 8), server 100 registers the user in user database (FIG. 5) of fixed disk 124. At this time, the server 10
The identification number for identifying the mobile phone stored in the fixed disk 120 of 0 is assigned by the server 100. When the registration of the user database (FIG. 5) is completed, the server 100 transmits registration completion data (FIG. 9) to the mobile phone 200.

Upon receiving the registration completion data (FIG. 9), mobile phone 200 displays on display 254 of mobile phone 200,
The identification number and the status notification start date and time assigned by the server 100 are displayed. Thereby, the mobile phone 20
The user of 0 recognizes that the mode notification function can be used.

[Mode notification operation] First mobile phone 200
When the user makes a message registration request or changes the status, the first mobile phone 200
The status registration data (FIG. 10) is transmitted (S10
2). Server 100 receives the status registration data (FIG. 10) transmitted from first mobile phone 200 (S2).
00), the user database (FIG. 5) of the fixed disk 124 is updated based on the received status registration data (S202). The server 100 transmits the update completion data to the first mobile phone 200 (S20)
4). Upon receiving the update completion data from server 100 (YES in S104), first mobile phone 200 performs a status update completion process (S110).

After updating the user database (FIG. 5), the server 100 transmits status notification data (FIG. 11) to the notification partner based on the notification partner address stored in the user database (S206). At this time, status notification data (FIG. 11) is transmitted by the number of notification partners stored in the user database (FIG. 5).

The second mobile phone 200 receives the status notification data (FIG. 1) from the server 100 (S30).
0 (YES), the status database (FIG. 7) stored in the storage unit 240 is updated (S302).

[Mode Request Operation] Second Mobile Phone 200
When the user inputs a request for receiving status notification data (YES in S310), status request data (FIG. 12) is transmitted to server 100 (S312). At this time, the request flag included in the status request data includes , 0 and 1.

When server 100 receives the status request data (FIG. 12) (YES in S210), the second
The status notification data (FIG. 11) is transmitted to the mobile phone 200 of FIG. At this time, the server 100 transmits the status notification data of the second mobile phone only to the second mobile phone 200 based on the flag included in the status request data, and the server 100 In some cases, the status notification data for all the mobile phones 200 is transmitted. Second mobile phone 200
Is the status notification data from the server 100 (FIG. 11)
Is received (YES in S314), whether or not the flag is 0 is determined (S320). If the flag is 0 (YES in S320), second mobile phone 200
The status of the own station is displayed on the display section 254 (S
322). Thereby, the user of second mobile phone 200 can check the status of the own station.

If the flag is not 0 (NO in S320), second mobile phone 200 updates the status database (FIG. 7) stored in storage unit 240. At this time, the status notification data received by the second mobile phone 200 from the server 100 is the second mobile phone 200
Includes status and message data for all mobile phones to which you are notified. Thus, the user of the second mobile phone 200 can receive the mobile phone mode of another station registered in the user database (FIG. 5) of the server 100.

[Display Operation] When the user of mobile phone 200 makes a telephone number display request (YES in S330), mobile phone 200 reads the status database (FIG. 7) from storage unit 240 (S332). If the display request is telephone directory data (1 in S334), telephone directory data (FIG. 6) is read (S336). If the display request is an incoming call history (2 in S334), incoming call history data is read (S338). If the display request is a transmission history (3 in S334), transmission history data is read (S340). The mobile phone 200 displays the telephone number included in the read data and the status icon corresponding to the telephone number on the display unit 254 (S34).
2). When the user of the mobile phone 200 selects a phone (S
(YES in 334), it is determined whether or not the status or message corresponding to the selected telephone number is registered (S340). If the status or message corresponding to the selected telephone number is registered (YES in S346), the status or message corresponding to the telephone number is displayed on display unit 254 (S348).

This display operation will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 to FIG.
7 shows a display example of the display unit 254 of 0. As shown in FIG. 16, when a display request for the telephone directory is made, a name registered in the telephone directory data, a telephone number corresponding to the name, and a status icon are displayed. For example, in the case shown in FIG. 16, Mr. Uchiyama's mobile phone is in the manner mode, Mr. Okubo's mobile phone is in the drive mode, Mr. Takahashi's mobile phone is in the message notification mode, and Mr. Yokoyama's mobile phone is in the power off mode. .

In such a state, as shown in FIG.
When Mr. Uchiyama is selected, the telephone number of Mr. Uchiyama's mobile phone is displayed as “090777779999”. further,
As shown in FIG. 18, the mode of the mobile phone of Mr. Uchiyama is displayed on the display unit 254 based on the registered status. When the mobile phone selects Mr. Takahashi, which is in the message notification mode, as shown in FIG. 19, the phone number of Mr. Takahashi "090888889999" and the message registered by Mr. Takahashi "Hima. Please call your mobile phone." It is displayed on the display unit 254. FIG. 20 shows a case where the user of the mobile phone 200 has made a request for displaying the incoming call history, and FIG. 21 shows a case where the user has made a request for displaying the outgoing call history.

As described above, according to the mode notification system according to the present embodiment, when the mobile phone detects a mode change, status registration data is transmitted to the server. The server stores the status data and the message data in the user database based on the received status registration data. The server transmits status notification data including status data and message data to another mobile phone. When the other mobile phone receives the status notification data, it stores the status and the message in association with the telephone number stored in its own phone book data. When a user of another mobile phone requests display of a telephone number, information indicating a status and a message corresponding to the telephone number stored in the telephone directory data is displayed. This allows the user of another mobile phone to know the mode of the partner mobile phone. As a result, it is possible to easily detect the state of the mobile phone of the destination before making the call, thereby preventing the user from being burdened with unnecessary communication charges.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a status notification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a computer that realizes the server shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the computer shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the mobile phone shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a user database stored on a fixed disk of a server.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing telephone directory data stored in a storage unit of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a status database stored in a storage unit of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing registration data transmitted from the mobile phone to the server according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing registration completion data transmitted from the server to the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing status registration data transmitted from the mobile phone to the server according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing status notification data transmitted from the server to the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing status request data transmitted from the mobile phone to the server according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a status notification process according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a status request process according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a status display process according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 17 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 18 is a diagram (part 3) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 19 is a diagram (part 4) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 20 is a diagram (part 5) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 21 is a diagram (part 6) illustrating a display example of the display unit of the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 100 server, 102 computer, 104 monitor, 106 FD drive, 108 CD-ROM drive, 110 keyboard, 112 mouse, 116
FD, 118 CD-ROM, 120 CPU, 122
Memory, 124 fixed disk, 126 communication interface, 200 mobile phone, 220 control unit, 230
Communication unit, 240 storage unit, 250 input / output unit, 252
Operation unit, 254 display unit, 256 voice input unit, 25
8 Voice output unit, 300 mobile phone base station, 400 networks.

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Claims (20)

[Claims] Communication means for communicating with a mobile phone and a telephone device; and an operation for receiving information indicating an operation state of the mobile phone from the mobile phone and storing the information from the mobile phone. State storage means, storage means for storing in advance data representing a telephone device transmitting the information representing the operation state, and communication means, operation state storage means, and storage means, A status notification server, comprising: transmission means for transmitting information representing the operation state stored in the state storage means to the telephone device stored in the storage means. 2. The status notification server is connected to the communication unit, receives a message created by a user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone,
A message storage unit for storing, and a message storage unit connected to the communication unit, the message storage unit, and the storage unit, for transmitting a message stored in the message storage unit to a telephone device stored in the storage unit. The status notification server according to claim 1, further comprising: a message transmission unit. 3. The communication means is connected to the communication means and the storage means, receives the data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone, and stores the data in the storage means. 2. The status notification server according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling the storage means and the storage means. 4. The state notification server is connected to the communication means, and receives request data for requesting reception of information representing the operation state from the telephone device, a request reception means, and the communication means The storage means is connected to the request receiving means, and in response to the request receiving means receiving the request data, information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage means, the request data 2. The status notification server according to claim 1, further comprising: a response unit for transmitting to the transmitting telephone device. 5. A telephone device connected to a status notification server, wherein said status notification server is connected to said telephone device and a mobile phone to which said telephone device is called, and said mobile phone transmits said mobile phone to said mobile phone. Receiving the information indicating the operating state of the telephone and transmitting it to the telephone device, the telephone device comprising: a communication unit for communicating with the state notification server; and a telephone number for storing the telephone number of the mobile phone. Storage means, connected to the communication means, and a telephone number of the mobile phone;
Operating state storage means for receiving information indicating an operation state of the mobile phone and storing the telephone number and an operation state corresponding to the telephone number; and the telephone number storage means and the operation state A telephone device, comprising: output means connected to storage means for outputting a telephone number of the mobile phone and an operation state stored corresponding to the telephone number. 6. The status notification server receives a message created by a user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone and transmits the message to the telephone device, wherein the telephone device is connected to the communication unit, Mobile phone number,
A message storage unit for receiving the message and storing the telephone number and a message corresponding to the telephone number; the mobile phone connected to the telephone number storage unit and the message storage unit; The telephone device according to claim 5, further comprising: a message output unit configured to output a telephone number and a message stored in correspondence with the telephone number. 7. The telephone device further includes input means for allowing a user of the telephone device to input a request for displaying a telephone number of the mobile phone, and wherein the output means outputs the request to the input means. 6. The telephone device according to claim 5, further comprising means for outputting a telephone number of the mobile phone and an operation state stored corresponding to the telephone number in response to the input. 8. A request for displaying one of a telephone number of a call destination mobile phone transmitted by the telephone device and a telephone number of a call source mobile phone received by the telephone device. The telephone device according to claim 7, comprising means for inputting. 9. A mobile phone connected to a status notification server, wherein the status notification server is connected to the mobile phone and a telephone device that is a caller of the mobile phone, Receiving the information indicating the operation state of the mobile phone, transmitting the information to the telephone device, the mobile phone communicating with the status notification server, and detecting the operation state of the mobile phone Means, connected to the communication means and the detecting means, and a transmitting means for transmitting a telephone number of the mobile phone and information representing an operation state detected by the detecting means to the state notification server. Including, mobile phones. 10. The mobile phone, comprising: input means for the user of the mobile phone to input a message for the user of the mobile phone to inform the user of the telephone device; and the communication means and the input means. 10. The mobile phone according to claim 9, further comprising: a message transmission unit connected to the status notification server for transmitting the telephone number of the mobile phone and the message input to the input unit to the status notification server. 11. The mobile phone has a plurality of operating states, and the detecting unit detects that the operating state of the mobile phone has been changed from a first operating state to a second operating state. Means for transmitting, in response to the detection means detecting the change, the telephone number of the mobile phone and information indicating the second operation state detected by the detection means 10. The mobile phone according to claim 9, further comprising a transmission unit for transmitting the status notification server. 12. The detecting means includes means for detecting that the mobile phone is changed from a power-on state to a power-off state, wherein the mobile phone includes the transmitting means and a power supply circuit of the mobile phone. Connected to the power supply circuit, before shutting off the power supply from the power supply circuit, the telephone number of the mobile phone and information indicating the power-off state, to transmit to the state notification server, the power supply circuit and the The mobile phone according to claim 11, further comprising control means for controlling the transmission means. 13. An operation state storing step of receiving and storing information indicating an operation state of the mobile phone from a mobile phone, and preparing to prepare data indicating a telephone device transmitting the information indicating the operation state. And a transmitting step of transmitting information representing the operating state stored in the operating state storing step to the telephone device prepared in the preparing step. 14. The status notification method, comprising: receiving a message created by a user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone and storing the message; and storing the message stored in the message storage step. 14. A message transmitting step for transmitting to the telephone device prepared in the preparing step.
State notification method described in. 15. The status notification method according to claim 13, wherein the status notification method further includes a control step of receiving data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone and storing the data. 16. The status notifying method, wherein: a request receiving step of receiving request data for requesting reception of the information indicating the operation state from the telephone device; and the request data being received in the request receiving step. And transmitting a response indicating the operation state stored in the operation state storing step to the telephone device that has transmitted the request data.
The status notification method according to claim 13. 17. A program for notifying an operation state of a mobile phone, wherein the program receives, from a mobile phone, information representing an operation state of the mobile phone and stores the program in a computer. A preparation procedure for preparing data representing a telephone device transmitting the information representing the operation state; and a telephone prepared in the preparation procedure for information representing the operation state stored in the operation state storage procedure. And a program for executing a transmission procedure to be transmitted to the device. 18. The program, further comprising: a message storage procedure for receiving and storing a message created by a user of the mobile phone from the mobile phone from the mobile phone; and storing the message in the message storage procedure. Message
The program according to claim 17, further comprising a program for executing a message transmission procedure to be transmitted to the telephone device prepared in the preparation procedure. 19. The program according to claim 17, wherein the program further includes a program for causing the computer to execute a control procedure of receiving data representing the telephone device from the mobile phone and storing the data. 20. The program, further comprising: a request receiving procedure for receiving, from the telephone device, request data for requesting the computer to receive the information indicating the operation state; and the request data in the request receiving procedure. 18. A program for executing, in response to the reception, information indicating an operation state stored in the operation state storage procedure to a telephone device that has transmitted the request data. The program described in.