JP2003008686A - Terminals, communication data reception method at terminals, and program for reception of communication data at terminals - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recognize a calling party without setting different ringer tone for each caller or confirming on a display unit by a called party of a mail. SOLUTION: A mail attached with melody data is transmitted from a cellular phone of a calling station. The mail reception method at a cellular phone of a called station includes: when mail reception is detected (YES at S100), a step for determining whether the received mail is attached with melody data or not (S104 and S106), a step for determining whether the attached data is set as incoming tones or not (S108), a step for reading melody data attached to the received mail (S110) and outputting it as the ringer tone (S112), if the received mail is attached with melody data and the attached data is set as ringer tones (YES at S104 and YES at S108).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for receiving information at a terminal, and more particularly to a technique for making a user of a mobile phone recognize that the information has been received.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, there is a system capable of transmitting and receiving short messages and mails using a mobile phone. In this system, the mail server receives short messages and mails from the mobile phone of the calling station and sends them to
Send to the mobile phone of the receiving station specified by the mobile phone of the transmitting station. In addition, the mobile phone of the transmitting station may send a short message to the mobile phone of the receiving station without going through the mail server. In any case, when receiving a short message or mail on the mobile phone of the receiving station, in order to make the user aware of the reception,
Sounds a message ringtone or a mail ringtone, vibrates the mobile phone, and displays that a message or mail has been received on the display section of the mobile phone.

[0003]

However, the conventional mobile phone only causes the user of the mobile phone of the receiving station to recognize that the short message or the mail has arrived. In order to know from whom this user is a short message or an e-mail, it is necessary to look at the information of the calling station displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone.

In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to store a plurality of incoming melody in the mobile phone and set different incoming melody for each calling station registered in the telephone directory data. By this method, when a short message or a mail is received from a preset calling station, a predetermined incoming melody can be sounded.

However, the user of the mobile phone of the receiving station must set a ringing melody different for each calling station in the telephone directory data. Furthermore, the ringing melody requested by the user of the mobile phone of the originating station cannot be played on the mobile phone of the receiving station.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the recipient can receive a short message or mail without receiving a new setting and checking the display section. It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal, a communication data receiving method in the terminal, and a program for receiving communication data in the terminal, which can recognize the caller.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal for receiving communication data from another device, and communication data received by the receiving means is a first data for generating a sound. The determination means for determining whether or not the first data is included, and the determination means determines that the first data is included.
And an output unit for outputting a sound generated by the data as the incoming call sound of the communication data.

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the terminal receives the communication data including the first data from the other device, the terminal outputs a sound generated by the first data as a ringing tone of the communication data. As a result, when the sender sends e-mail with melody data attached, the terminal receiving the e-mail outputs the melody based on the melody data as a ring tone. When the sender of the mail repeats sending the mail with the same melody attached, the receiver can recognize the sender of the received mail. As a result, it is possible to provide a terminal in which the receiver can recognize the sender without making new settings and checking the display unit.

In addition to the configuration of the first invention, the terminal according to the second invention is set by the user of the terminal so that the sound generated by the first data is output as the ringing tone of the communication data. And the control means for controlling the output means so as to prohibit the first data from being output as the ring tone of the communication data until it is set by the setting means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the ring tone is not generated by the attached data until the recipient of the mail sets the generation of the ring tone by the attached data. This can prevent the melody from being output when the recipient does not want to hear the melody attached to the mail by the sender.

A terminal according to the third invention is the first or second terminal.
In addition to the configuration of the invention, the first data is either data for generating music or data for generating the voice of the user of the other device in the terminal.

According to the third invention, based on the music data attached to the mail, the music can be used as the ring tone of the mail. In addition, based on the data attached to the mail to generate the voice of the caller, the voice can be used as a ring tone of the mail. As a result, for example, when a caller attaches data for generating a voice to say his / her name and sends a mail, the voice of the caller to say the name of the caller can be output as a ring tone. As a result, the sender of the email can be easily recognized.

According to the terminal of the fourth invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to third inventions, the data includes, in addition to the first data, the second data which can be visually recognized by the user of the terminal. Data, and the terminal further includes display means for displaying the second data.

According to the fourth invention, the terminal can display the text data of the mail body, the attached image data and the like on the display means.

A communication data receiving method according to the fifth invention is
A receiving step of receiving communication data from another device, a determining step of determining whether or not the communication data received in the receiving step includes first data for generating a sound,
When it is determined that the first data is included in the determination step,
An output step of outputting a sound generated by the first data as a ringtone of the communication data.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, in the communication data receiving method, when the communication data including the first data is received from another device, the sound generated by the first data is output as the ringing tone of the communication data. To do. This allows the sender to
For example, when melody data is attached to a mail and transmitted, the terminal receiving the mail outputs the melody based on the melody data as a ring tone. When the sender of the mail repeats sending the mail with the same melody attached, the receiver can recognize the sender of the received mail. As a result, it is possible to provide a communication data receiving method in which the receiver can recognize the sender without making new settings and checking the display unit.

A program according to the sixth aspect of the invention is a program for receiving communication data in a terminal including a computer. The program includes a receiving procedure for receiving communication data from another device in a computer, a determining procedure for determining whether the communication data received in the receiving step includes first data for generating sound, and a determining procedure. If it is determined that the first data is included, the output procedure of outputting the sound generated by the first data as the incoming call sound of the communication data is executed.

According to the sixth invention, when the program receives communication data including the first data from another device,
The sound generated by the first data is output as the ring tone of the communication data. As a result, when the sender sends e-mail with melody data attached, the terminal receiving the e-mail outputs the melody based on the melody data as a ring tone. If the sender of the email repeats sending the email with the same melody attached,
The recipient can recognize the sender of the received email. As a result, it is possible to provide a program for a recipient to receive communication data that can recognize the sender without making new settings and checking the display unit.

In addition to the configuration of the sixth invention, the program according to the seventh invention further outputs to the computer the sound generated by the first data as a ringtone of the communication data, and the user of the terminal. And the control procedure for controlling the output procedure so as to prohibit the first data from being output as the ring tone of the communication data until it is set in the setting step.

According to the seventh invention, the ring tone is not generated by the attached data until the recipient of the mail sets the generation of the ring tone by the attached data. This can prevent the melody from being output when the recipient does not want to hear the melody attached to the mail by the sender.

In addition to the structure of the sixth or seventh invention, the program according to the eighth invention is such that the first data generates data for generating music and a voice of the user of the other device in the terminal. It is one of the data to be made.

According to the eighth invention, based on the music data attached to the mail, the music can be used as the ring tone of the mail. In addition, based on the data attached to the mail to generate the voice of the caller, the voice can be used as a ring tone of the mail. Thereby, for example, the voice of the caller who says the name of the caller can be output as a ring tone. As a result, the sender of the email can be easily recognized.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of any of the sixth to eighth aspects of the invention, in addition to the first data, the data includes a second data which can be visually recognized by the user of the terminal. The program further causes the computer to execute a display procedure for displaying the second data.

According to the ninth invention, the program can display the text data of the mail body, the attached image data, etc. on the terminal.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are designated by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

The terminal of the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone having a communication function for short messages and mails, but a mobile terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having a communication function, and a fixed terminal having communication functions for short messages and mails. You can also call. In the following description, the terminal is assumed to be a mobile phone.

The mail received by the mobile phone 200 according to this embodiment is transmitted and received by the mail system shown in FIG. The mail system receives a mail from a mobile phone 200 or a computer and sends the mail to the mobile phone 200, a mobile phone 200 as a transmitting station and a receiving station, a base station 300 of the mobile phone 200, and a mail server. It includes a network 400 connecting 100 and a base station 300 of a mobile phone. The information sent and received by this mail system includes not only mail but also short messages for sending and receiving character data. It also includes short messages and mails that are sent and received directly between the mobile phone 200 of the originating station and the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station without going through the mail server 100.

When the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station receives the mail, it has a cognitive function of making the user recognize the user of the mobile phone of the sending station of the mail. This cognitive function is realized without using the display unit of the mobile phone 200.

Referring to FIG. 2, mobile phone 200 has a control unit 220 for controlling the entire mobile phone 200, a communication unit 230 for communicating with mail server 100 and another mobile phone 200, and a control unit. The storage unit 240 stores a program executed in 220, intermediate data when the program is executed, and data received via the communication unit 230, and an input / output unit 250.

The input / output unit 250 includes an operation unit 252 including a numeric keypad and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying a telephone number input to the operation unit 252 and for displaying a received short message or mail. A display unit 254 including the same, a voice input unit 256 including a microphone that inputs voice, and a voice output unit 2 including a speaker that outputs voice
58 and.

A user of the portable telephone 200 inputs a telephone number of another telephone device or a ring tone setting (type, volume) to the operation unit 252.

The display unit 254 displays an image in the following manner when the received mail has data attached to display the image on the mobile phone 200. The attached data is assumed to be compression encoded digital data representing an image. The display unit 254 decodes the compression-coded digital data representing the image included in the attached data. The display unit 254 displays an image on the LCD based on the decoded digital data.

The voice output unit 258 generates a sound as follows when the received mail has data attached to the mobile phone 200 for outputting a sound. The attached data is assumed to be compression encoded digital data representing a sound. This sound is, for example, the voice of the caller. The audio output unit 258 decodes the compression-coded digital data representing the sound included in the attached data. The audio output unit 258 converts the decoded digital data into analog data and outputs the sound from the speaker. Note that the melody data (tempo, note, rest) is compression-coded and not transmitted from the mobile phone 200 of the transmitting station. Therefore, the voice output unit 258 causes the speaker to output the melody based on the melody data without performing the decoding process.

The storage unit 240 stores a program executed by the control unit 220. The cognitive function already described is based on the hardware of the mobile phone 200 and the control unit 22.
It is realized by software executed by 0.
Generally, such software is stored as a program in the storage unit 240 and, if necessary, the control unit 220.
Read and execute.

The hardware itself of these mobile phones 200 is general. The control unit 220 of the mobile phone is
Realized by computer, CPU and OS (Oper
ating System), including the environment to run the program. The program of the present invention is a program for realizing a cognitive function in such a computer.
Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is a program recorded in a recording medium such as various memories.

Referring to FIG. 3, mobile phone 200 of the transmitting station
From the mail server 100 to the mail server 100,
The mail data transmitted to the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station will be described. The mail data includes a header including a flag indicating that this data is mail data, a telephone number of a receiving station, a telephone number of a transmitting station, text data (text data), and attached data. The attached data may not be included in the mail data.

A case where the attached data of the mail data (FIG. 3) is image data will be described with reference to FIG. When the attached data is image data, the attached data includes the identifier (1) and the image data (compression code, compressed image data). The identifier (1) is a code for distinguishing other types of attached data and image data.

A case where the attached data of the mail data (FIG. 3) is melody data will be described with reference to FIG. When the attached data is melody data, the attached data includes the identifier (2) and melody data (tempo, note, rest).

A case where the attached data of the mail data (FIG. 3) is voice data will be described with reference to FIG. When the attached data is voice data, the attached data includes the identifier (3) and voice data (compression code, compressed voice data).

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the type of attached data can be determined by the type of the identifier included in each attached data.

Referring to FIG. 7, the program executed by mobile phone 200 has the following control structure for incoming call processing.

Step (hereinafter, the step is abbreviated as S)
At 100, the control unit 220 of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station
Determines whether an email has been received. When the mail is received (YES in S100), the process proceeds to S102. If not (NO in S100), the process returns to S100 and waits for reception of a mail from mobile phone 200 of the calling station.

At S102, control unit 220 stores the received mail data (FIG. 3) in storage unit 240. S1
At 04, control unit 220 determines whether or not the received mail data includes attached data. This judgment is made based on the data structure of the mail data (FIG. 3). If there is attached data (YES in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If not (NO in S104), the process proceeds to S120.

At S106, control unit 220 determines whether or not the identifier of the attached data is 1. If the identifier of the attached data is "1" (YES in S106), the process proceeds to S120. If not (NO in S106), the process proceeds to S108.

At S108, control unit 220 determines whether the attached data is set as a ring tone. This determination is made based on the information previously set by the user of mobile phone 200 at the receiving station and stored in storage unit 240. If the attached data is set to the ring tone (YES in S108), the process proceeds to S110.
If not (NO in S108), the process is S12.
Moved to 0.

At S110, control unit 220 reads the attached data of the mail data (FIG. 3). The attached data read at this time is melody data or voice data.
In S112, control unit 120 outputs the attached data from audio output unit 258. At this time, if the attached data is melody data, predetermined notes and rests are output from the speaker at a predetermined tempo. When the attached data is audio data, the audio output unit 258 decodes the compressed audio data, and the decoded digital data is converted to analog data and output from the speaker.

At S114, control unit 220 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the attached data was output. When a predetermined time has passed (S11
4), the process moves to S116. If not (NO in S114), the process returns to S112 to continue outputting the attached data. In S116, control unit 220 stops the output of the attached data.

At S118, control unit 220 determines whether or not mobile phone 200 is powered off. When mobile phone 200 is powered off (YES in S118),
This process ends. If not (NO in S118), the process returns to S100 and waits for reception of the next mail.

At S120, control unit 220 reads preset melody data from storage unit 240. The user of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station stores the melody data and the setting for outputting the melody data without distinguishing the sender when receiving the mail in the storage unit 240.

At S122, control unit 220 causes voice output unit 258 to output the set melody data.
At S124, control unit 220 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the set melody data was output. When a predetermined time has passed (S1
If YES in 24), the process proceeds to S126. If not (NO in S124), the process returns to S122 to continue outputting the set melody data.

At S126, control unit 220 stops the output of the set melody data. After the processing in S126, the processing proceeds to S118.

In S114 and S124,
Although the ringtone has been described as being output until a predetermined time elapses, the ringtone is not limited to this.
The ring tone may be sounded until the user of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station makes a stop input.

Referring to FIG. 8, the program executed by mobile phone 200 according to the present embodiment has the following control structure for display processing.

At S200, control unit 220 controls display unit 2
A list of received mails is displayed at 54. In S202, control unit 220 determines whether or not a mail display request has been input from operation unit 252. When the display request of the mail is input (YES in S202), the process is S204.
Is moved to. If not (NO in S202),
The process is returned to S200, and the display of the list of received mails is continued.

At S204, control unit 220 causes display unit 254 to display the body data of the mail requested to be displayed. In S206, control unit 220 determines whether an input of an output request for attached data is detected from operation unit 252. When an output request for attached data is detected (S206
YES), the process proceeds to S208. If not (NO in S206), the process proceeds to S218.

At S208, control unit 220 determines whether or not the identifier of the attached data requested to be output is "1". If the identifier is "1" (YES in S208)
S), the process proceeds to S216. If not (NO in S208), the process proceeds to S210.

At S210, control unit 220 determines whether or not the identifier of the attached data requested to be output is "2". If the identifier is "2" (YES in S210)
S), the process proceeds to S212. If not (NO in S210), the process proceeds to S214.

At S212, control unit 220 outputs the melody to voice output unit 25 in accordance with the melody data shown in FIG.
8 to output. In S214, control unit 220 causes control unit 220 in FIG.
The audio output section 258 is caused to output audio in accordance with the audio data indicated by. In S216, control unit 220 causes display unit 254 to output the image data according to the image data shown in FIG.

At S218, control unit 220 determines whether or not the power supply of portable telephone 200 of the receiving station has been cut off.
When the mobile phone 200 is powered off (Y in S208
ES), the display processing is ended. If not (NO in S218), the process returns to S210 to display the list of received mails on display unit 254.

When the attached melody data and voice data are used only as a ring tone, S2 in FIG.
12 and the processing performed in S214 is not performed.

The operation of the mobile phone 200 based on the above structure and flowchart will be described.

[Incoming Call Operation] The operation of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station when the user of the mobile phone 200 of the sending station attaches the melody data or voice data as attached data to the text data of the mail and transmits the same will be described. To do.

When mobile phone 200 of the receiving station detects that a mail has been received (YES in S100), it stores the received mail data (FIG. 3) in storage unit 240 (S).
102). Attached data is attached to the received mail data (FIG. 3) (YES in S104), and the identifier is "2".
Alternatively, since it is "3" (NO in S106), it is determined whether or not the attached data is set as the ring tone (S).
108). If the attached data is set as the ring tone (S
(YES in 108), the attached data of the received mail data (FIG. 3) is read (S110), and the read attached data (melody data or voice) is read until a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S114). (Data) is output from the voice output unit 258 as a ringing tone.

If the attached data is not set as the ring tone (NO in S108), the melody data set as the ring tone when the mail is received in advance is read from storage unit 240 (S120). ), The set melody data is output until a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S124).

[Display Operation] The display operation of the mobile phone 200 when the mail data with attached data such as image data, melody data and voice data is stored in the storage unit 240 will be described.

A list of received mails is displayed (S20
0), the user of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station inputs a display request for one mail from the operation unit 252 (S).
Yes at 202). The text data of the mail designated by the user of the mobile phone 200 of the receiving station is displayed on the display unit 254 (S204).

When the user of mobile phone 200 of the receiving station requests the output of the attached data (YES in S206), if the attached data is image data (YES in S208), the attached image data Based on the above, the image is displayed on the display unit 254 (S216). If the attached data is melody data (N in S208,
O, YES in S210), the melody is output from the voice output unit 258 based on the melody data (S2).
12). If the attached data is voice data (NO in S218, NO in S210), voice is output from voice output unit 258 based on the received voice data (S214).

As described above, when the mobile phone according to the present embodiment receives mail data with melody data or voice data attached from another mobile phone, it receives the melody data or voice as the ring tone of the mail. The melody or voice generated based on the data is output from the speaker. As a result, when the user of the mobile phone of the originating station attaches the melody data or voice data to the mail and transmits it, the mobile phone of the receiving station outputs the melody of the melody data or the voice of the voice data as a ring tone. . When sending the e-mail with the same melody attached repeatedly, the mobile phone user of the receiving station
The sender of the received mail can be recognized regardless of the content displayed on the display unit. As a result, the recipient of the mail can recognize the sender of the mail without making new settings and checking the display unit.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing mail data transmitted from a mobile phone to a mail server and from the mail server to another mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing attached data (No. 1) included in mail data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing attached data (No. 2) included in the mail data.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing attached data (No. 3) included in the mail data.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an incoming call process of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a display process of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 mail server, 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, 258 voice output unit, 300 mobile phone base station, 400 network.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. Receiving means for receiving communication data from another device, and judging means for judging whether or not the communication data received by the receiving means includes first data for generating sound. And the determination means determines that the first data is included,
An output unit for outputting a sound generated by the first data as a ringtone of the communication data. 2. The setting means for the user of the terminal to set the terminal to output the sound generated by the first data as a ringing tone of the communication data, and the setting means. The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: control means for controlling the output means so as to prohibit outputting the first data as a ring tone of the communication data until the above. 3. The first data is either data for generating music or data for generating a voice of a user of the other device in the terminal.
Or the terminal according to 2. 4. The data includes, in addition to the first data, second data visually perceivable by a user of the terminal, and the terminal displays for displaying the second data. The terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising means. 5. A receiving step of receiving communication data from another device, a determining step of determining whether or not the communication data received in the receiving step includes first data for generating a sound, And a step of outputting a sound generated by the first data as a ringing tone of the communication data when the judgment step determines that the communication data includes the first data. 6. A program for receiving communication data in a terminal including a computer, the program comprising: a reception procedure for causing the computer to receive communication data from another device; and a communication received in the receiving step. A judgment procedure for judging whether or not the data includes first data for generating sound, and a sound generated by the first data when it is judged in the judgment procedure that the data includes the first data. , And an output procedure for outputting the communication data as a ring tone,
program. 7. The program further includes a setting procedure set by a user of the terminal so that the sound generated by the first data is output to the computer as a ring tone of the communication data, and the setting is performed. 7. A program including a program for executing a control procedure for controlling the output procedure so as to prohibit outputting the first data as a ring tone of the communication data until it is set in step. The program described in. 8. The first data is either data for generating music or data for generating a voice of a user of the other device in the terminal.
Or the program according to 7. 9. The data includes, in addition to the first data, second data visually recognizable by a user of the terminal, and the program further causes the computer to store the second data. The program according to any one of claims 6 to 8, including a program for executing a display procedure for displaying.