JP2003229952A - Communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To record or reproduce a message in an optimal set state at all the time without requiring a complicated operation by a user in a communication device provided with a recording and reproducing function. <P>SOLUTION: When it is judged in a main control part 11 that a telephone number matching a telephone number contained in caller information coming from a communication line 1 and received by an information receiving part 7 is stored in a storage part 9, on the basis of a recording level stored in the storage part 9 corresponding to that telephone number, a recording level in a recording and reproducing part 5 is set. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device having a recording / playback function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication device such as an information terminal having a communication function, a mobile phone, a facsimile device, etc., a message sent from a communication device on the other side is recorded based on an operation by a user. By applying the recording / playback function that plays back the recorded message at arbitrary timing based on the operation by the user, or by applying such a recording / playback function, when a ringing signal from the line is detected,
Some have an answering machine that automatically captures the line and sends a pre-registered response message to the communication device on the other side, and then records the message message sent from the communication device on the other side. In a communication device equipped with such a recording / playback function and an answering machine function, it is possible to adjust the recording level and recording compression rate of a message in advance, and to adjust the playback volume and playback speed while the message is being played back. Some had the ability to

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, when the voice of the other party is small or loud, the user adjusts the recording level each time, or the user reproduces the message. There is a problem that the playback volume needs to be adjusted, and the user needs complicated operation, and when the other party speaks quickly or speaks slowly, each time the user plays the message, There is a problem that the playback speed needs to be adjusted, and the user needs complicated operation. Furthermore, if the noise from the other side is large, the message will be difficult to hear unless the recording compression rate is lowered, and conversely the recording compression If the rate is set low, the amount of messages that can be recorded will decrease, so the user will not be affected by noise from the other party. Then, it is necessary to adjust the recording compression rate each time, which requires complicated operations by the user, and in the case of automatically starting message recording like the answering machine function, such adjustment of the recording compression rate is required. Could only be done in the initial settings, and it was not possible to increase the amount of recordable messages while recording messages from the other party in an easily audible manner.

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device which can always record and reproduce a message in an optimal setting state without requiring a complicated operation by a user.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention has a recording / playback function capable of recording a message coming from a line and reproducing the recorded message at an arbitrary timing. In the communication device, a storage means for storing a telephone number, a receiving means for receiving caller information coming from a line when an incoming call is received, a message recorded by the recording / playback function, and caller information received by the receiving means. When reproducing the message recorded by the recording / reproducing function while associating with the included telephone number, it is judged whether or not the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the reproduction message is stored in the storage means, and A configuration is also provided in which a control means for adjusting the playback volume in the recording / playback function is provided based on the determination result. It is.

According to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the storage means stores a reproduction volume corresponding to a telephone number, while the control means reproduces a message recorded by the recording / reproducing function. At this time, when it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the reproduction message is stored in the storage means, the reproduction volume stored corresponding to the telephone number is used as the reproduction volume in the recording / reproducing function. It is configured to set.

Further, in addition to the above structure, the present invention further comprises an operating means for setting a reproduction volume when reproducing a message recorded by the recording / reproducing function, while the control means has the recording / reproducing function. When the reproduction volume is set by the operating means during the reproduction of the message recorded by, the set reproduction volume and the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced are stored in the storage means in association with each other. It was done.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the control means records a message by the recording / playback function, the recorded message is associated with the telephone number included in the caller information received by the receiving means, and then, When a recorded message is played back, it is determined whether a telephone number that matches the telephone number corresponding to the playback message is stored in the storage means, and the playback volume in the recording / playback function is adjusted based on the determination result. It is possible to reproduce the message recorded and transmitted from the other party with a low voice or a high voice at an appropriate volume.

Further, according to the present invention, when the control means records the message by the recording / reproducing function, the recorded message and the telephone number included in the caller information received by the receiving means are associated with each other, and thereafter, When playing a recorded message, it is determined whether or not a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the played message is stored in the storage means, and as a result, it is determined that a matching telephone number is stored, By setting the playback volume stored corresponding to the telephone number as the playback volume for the recording / playback function, it is possible to play back the message recorded and sent from the other party with a low or high voice at a more appropriate volume. You can

Further, according to the present invention, when the control means records the message by the recording / reproducing function, the recorded message and the telephone number included in the caller information received by the receiving means are associated with each other, and thereafter, When the reproduction volume is set by the operation means during reproduction of the recorded message, the set reproduction volume and the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced are stored in the storage means in association with each other. It is possible to set the telephone number and the reproduction volume without requiring complicated operations due to.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a data configuration example of a memory in the communication device. Is an example of data constituting a telephone number and various setting contents, (b) is another example of data constituting a telephone number and various setting contents, and (c) is data showing a relation between a message and a telephone number. Shown respectively. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control when the communication device receives an incoming call, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control when a message is reproduced by the communication device, and FIG. 5 is an operation control when a message is reproduced by the communication device. It is a flowchart which shows the other example.

A communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication line connected to a communication device on the other side through an exchange (not shown), and 2 denotes acquisition / opening of the communication line 1, detection of an incoming signal and detection of a hook switch state. A line control unit 3, a call circuit unit 4 that forms a call path with a communication device on the other side through the communication line 1 captured by the line control unit 2, and a call circuit unit 3
A handset 5 for communicating with the communication device on the other side by using the communication path formed by the recording and recording of a message sent from the communication device on the other side by using the communication path formed by the communication circuit unit 3. A recording / reproducing unit for reproducing a message, 6 is a speaker for emitting a message reproduced by the recording / reproducing unit 5 to the outside, and 7 is an information receiving unit for receiving caller information coming from the communication line 1 when receiving a call. .

Reference numeral 8 denotes an operation unit including numeric keys for inputting a telephone number and the like, and function keys for instructing the start of message recording and message reproduction, and 9 is included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7. A storage unit 10 for storing a telephone number or a telephone number input by the operation unit 8 and various setting contents corresponding to the telephone number is a telephone number or operation unit 8 included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7. The display unit displays the telephone number input by the user, the telephone number read from the storage unit 9, and various information.

Reference numeral 11 is a line capture / release control in the line control unit 2 and recording in the recording / playback unit 5 based on the reception result by the information receiving unit 7, various instruction signals from the operation unit 8 and the information stored in the storage unit 9. It is a main control unit that performs reproduction control, storage control in the storage unit 9, display control in the display unit 10, and the like.

The recording / reproducing unit 5 is provided with a storage area having a data structure as shown in FIG.
A storage area having a data structure as shown in FIG. 2A or FIG. 2A and 2A.
The recording level, the recording compression rate, the reproduction speed, and the reproduction volume of the area showing the various setting contents shown in (b) are respectively "
It is set in 10 levels from 0 "to" 9 ", and the necessity of recording is"
It is a flag of "1" or "0".

With respect to the communication apparatus configured as described above, first, an example of the operation when receiving a call will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the receiving terminal activation signal (CAR) coming from the communication line 1 is detected by the information receiving unit 7 in the standby state (step F1), the main control unit 11 controls the line control unit 2 to communicate with the communication line. 1 is performed (step F2), and the caller information coming from the captured communication line 1 is received by the information receiving unit 7 (step F3). After that, when the caller information reception is completed, the line is received. Whether the control unit 2 is controlled to open the communication line 1 (step F4) and a telephone number that matches the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7 is stored in the storage unit 9 Judge whether or not (Step F
5).

Then, only when the main control unit 11 determines that the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7 is stored in the storage unit 9, that telephone call is made. The recording level and the recording compression rate in the recording / reproducing section 5 are set based on the recording level and the recording compression rate stored in the storage section 9 corresponding to the number (step F6). If the main controller 11 determines that the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiver 7 is not stored in the storage 9, the recording / playback unit 5 The recording level and the recording compression rate are set to the initial setting state (for example, the intermediate level and the intermediate rate).

When the call control signal coming from the communication line 1 is detected by the line control unit 2 after the setting of the recording level and the recording compression rate in the recording / playback unit 5 is completed (step F7), the main control unit. Reference numeral 11 sounds a ringer (not shown) to notify the incoming call (step F
8).

When the user takes an instruction to start a call by picking up the handset 4 or operating the operation unit 8 in response to the incoming call notification (step F9), the main control unit 11 controls the line. The section 2 is controlled to capture the communication line 1 (step F10) to make the call possible and stored in correspondence with the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiving section 7 It is confirmed whether the recorded recording necessity flag is "1" or "0" (step F11).

Then, in the main control unit 11, it is determined that the recording necessity flag stored corresponding to the telephone number that matches the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7 is "1". When the call is made, or when the user operates the operation unit 8 to instruct the start of message recording in the talking state (step F12), the main control unit 11 controls the recording / playback unit 5 to set the already set recording level. And the message sent from the communication device of the other party is recorded according to the recording compression rate (step F13).

In such a call state, when the user places an instruction to end the call by placing the handset 4 or operating the operation unit 8 (step F1).
4) The main control unit 11 controls the line control unit 2 to open the communication line 1 (step F15) and confirms whether or not the message recording / playback unit 5 is recording a message (step F16). At this time, if it is determined that the message is being recorded, the recording / playback unit 5 is controlled to store the number in the storage unit 9 as the telephone number corresponding to the recorded message, and then the message is recorded. The process ends (step F17) and returns to the original standby state.

In the call state, the user operates the operation unit 8
Similarly, when the user instructs to end the message recording, the recording / playback unit 5 is controlled to store the number in the storage unit 9 as the telephone number corresponding to the recorded message, and then the message recording is ended. . If the telephone number corresponding to the recorded message is not stored in the storage unit 9, the telephone number included in the caller information received by the information receiving unit 7 is automatically stored with a number. However, the assigned number may be stored.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the recording level and the recording compression rate can be automatically set based on the telephone number contained in the caller information coming from the communication line 1, and the message recording is started. Whether or not to do it can be automatically determined and executed.

That is, for example, in the state where the data shown in FIG. 2A is stored in the storage unit 9, the receiving terminal activation signal and the caller information coming from the communication line 1 are received by the information receiving unit 7. If the telephone number included in the received caller information is "1234567890", the main controller 11 determines the recording / reproducing unit 5 based on the data of the recording level and the recording compression rate corresponding to the telephone number. Recording level at "3" and recording compression rate at "
2 "can be automatically set, and message recording can be automatically started at the beginning of a call. Therefore, the person with the telephone number" 1234567890 "can speak loudly and the line Even if the conversation is difficult to hear due to a lot of noise or ambient noise, the recording level will decrease and the recording compression rate will decrease, requiring a large memory capacity.
The content of the conversation can be automatically recorded in an optimal state.

Further, the receiving terminal activation signal and the sender information coming from the communication line 1 are received by the information receiving section 7,
And the telephone number included in the received caller information is "
In the case of 0123456789 ", the main control unit 11
Can automatically set the recording level in the recording / playback unit 5 to "8" and the recording compression rate to "7" based on the data of the recording level and the recording compression rate corresponding to the telephone number. Therefore, "0123456789" Even if the other party whose phone number is speaking in a small voice is hard to hear, the recording level will increase and the recording compression rate will increase, so the conversation content can be optimized with a small memory capacity. Can be recorded in the state.

Further, the receiving terminal activation signal and caller information coming from the communication line 1 are received by the information receiving section 7, and the telephone number included in the received caller information is not registered in advance "90123345678. In the case of "," the main control unit 11 automatically sets the recording level and the recording compression rate in the recording / reproducing unit 5 to "5" which is the average level, and the telephone number "90".
Since "12345678" and its various setting contents can be automatically registered in the storage unit 9, "90123456"
Even if the person with the telephone number of 78 "is not registered in advance, the conversation content can be recorded without any trouble and the complexity of the registration operation by the user can be reduced. .

Next, an example of the operation during message reproduction will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The recording / playback unit 5 records a message as shown in FIG. 2C, and the storage unit 9 stores the data as shown in FIG. When the reproduction of the message is instructed by the operation of the section 8 (step F21), the main control section 11 controls the recording / reproducing section 5 to select the message to be reproduced (step F22) and select the selected message. The telephone number in the storage unit 9 is searched on the basis of the number stored corresponding to (step F23), and the reproduction speed in the recording / reproduction unit 5 is calculated based on the reproduction speed stored in correspondence with the searched telephone number. Is set (step F24). Then, after the setting of the reproduction speed in the recording / reproducing unit 5 is completed, the main control unit 11 controls the recording / reproducing unit 5 to reproduce the selected message (step F
25) Then, the reproduced message is emitted from the handset 4 or the speaker 6 to the outside.

When the user operates the operation section 8 to adjust the reproduction volume in such a message reproduction state (step F26), the main control section 11 controls the recording / reproduction section 5. To increase or decrease the reproduction volume of the message (step F27), and to count up or down the value of the recording level stored corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced (step F28). Similarly, when the user operates the operation unit 8 to adjust the reproduction speed (step F29), the main control unit 11 similarly controls the recording / reproduction unit 5 to increase or decrease the reproduction speed of the message ( Step F
At the same time, the value of the reproduction speed stored corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced is counted up or down (step F31). When the reproduction of such a message is completed (step F32), the main control unit 11 ends the message reproduction operation and returns to the standby state. If there is a message to be reproduced next, the message may be reproduced subsequently.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the reproduction speed can be automatically set based on the telephone number corresponding to the message, and the reproduction volume or speed of the message being reproduced can be adjusted. After that, when the message corresponding to this telephone number is reproduced, the message can be automatically reproduced at the optimum reproduction volume and reproduction speed without requiring such adjustment.

That is, for example, in the state where the data shown in FIG. 2A is stored in the storage unit 9 and the data shown in FIG. 2C is stored in the recording / playback unit 5, "... When a message such as "..." is reproduced, the main control unit 11 retrieves the telephone number from the number "2" corresponding to the message and records it based on the reproduction speed data corresponding to the number "2". Since the playback speed in the playback unit 5 can be automatically set to "1",
Even if the person who has sent the message such as “○○ but ………” is a person who speaks fast, the message can be played back in an optimal state.

Next, another example of the operation during message reproduction will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In a standby state in which a message as shown in FIG. 2 (c) is recorded in the recording / playback unit 5 and data as shown in FIG. 2 (b) is stored in the storage unit 9, a user operation is performed. When the reproduction of the message is instructed by the operation of the section 8 (step F41), the main control section 11 controls the recording / reproducing section 5 to select the message to be reproduced (step F42) and to select the selected message. The telephone number in the storage unit 9 is searched on the basis of the number stored corresponding to (step F43), and the recording / playback unit 5 is searched based on the playback volume and the playback speed stored corresponding to the searched telephone number. The reproduction volume and the reproduction speed at are set (step F44). Then, after the setting of the reproduction speed in the recording / reproduction unit 5 is completed,
The main control unit 11 controls the recording / reproducing unit 5 to reproduce the selected message (step F45), and causes the handset 4 or the speaker 6 to emit the reproduced message to the outside.

When the user operates the operation section 8 to adjust the reproduction volume in such a message reproduction state (step F46), the main control section 11 controls the recording / reproduction section 5. To raise or lower the reproduction volume of the message (step F47), and to count up or down the value of the reproduction volume stored corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced (step F48). Similarly, when the user operates the operation unit 8 to adjust the reproduction speed (step F49), the main control unit 11 also controls the recording / reproduction unit 5 to increase or decrease the reproduction speed of the message ( Step F5
Along with 0), the value of the reproduction speed stored corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced is counted up or down (step F51). When the reproduction of such a message is completed (step F52), the main control unit 11 ends the message reproduction operation and returns to the standby state. If there is a message to be reproduced next, the message may be reproduced subsequently.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the reproduction volume and reproduction speed can be automatically set based on the telephone number corresponding to the message, and the reproduction volume and reproduction speed of the message being reproduced can be adjusted. As a result, when the message corresponding to this telephone number is reproduced thereafter, the message can be automatically reproduced at the optimum reproduction volume and reproduction speed without such adjustment.

That is, for example, when the data shown in FIG. 2B is stored in the storage unit 9 and the data shown in FIG. 2C is stored in the recording / playback unit 5, "... When a message such as "..." is reproduced, the main control unit 11 retrieves the telephone number from the number "2" corresponding to the message, and reproduces the reproduction volume and reproduction speed data corresponding to the number "2". Based on the above, it is possible to automatically set the playback volume in the recording / playback unit 5 to "3" and the playback speed to "1" respectively, so that the other party who sent a message such as "... Even a person who speaks in a voice and verbal can reproduce the message in an optimum state.

When a message such as "[...] ... is reproduced." Is reproduced, the main control unit 11 retrieves the telephone number from the number "1" corresponding to the message, and Since it is possible to automatically set the playback volume in the recording / playback unit 5 to "8" and the playback speed to "5" based on the data of the playback volume and the playback speed corresponding to the number "1", respectively, "△△△" However, even if the person who sent the message such as "..." is a person who speaks in a small voice, the message can be reproduced in an optimum state.

In the above embodiment, the setting within the various setting contents is made into a plurality of stages, and the various recording contents are set in correspondence with the telephone number so that the optimum recording and reproduction for the other party can be performed carefully. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the setting within the various setting contents is set in two stages, and when the telephone number is stored, the telephone number is stored in one stage. If not set, the optimum recording and reproduction for the other party can be performed in the same manner even if the other stage is set.

In the above embodiment, the communication device having the voice recording function for starting the message recording based on the recording necessity flag stored in association with the user's operation or the telephone number has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is similarly applicable to a communication device or a mobile information terminal having an answering machine that automatically answers and starts message recording when an incoming call is made using such a voice recording function. Needless to say.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, the playback volume in the recording / playback function can be adjusted based on whether the telephone number corresponding to the message being played back is registered in advance. Therefore, for example, the telephone number of the other party with a low voice is registered in advance, and when the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced matches this telephone number, the reproduction volume is set to be high, or By registering the telephone number of the other party who has a loud voice in advance and setting the volume for playback low when the telephone number corresponding to the message being played matches this telephone number, the other party's voice Regardless of the size of the message, the message sent and recorded by the other party can be played back at an appropriate level, and these settings can be sent to the user every time the message is played. Even without the better, it is possible to reduce the operation of the user.

Further, according to the present invention, the reproduction volume corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced can be used as the reproduction volume in the recording / reproducing function. By registering the telephone number of the other party and the value of the reproduction volume in advance, or by registering the telephone number of the other party with a loud voice and the value of the reproduction volume in advance, Regardless of the volume of the voice, the message sent from the other party and recorded can be reproduced at a more appropriate level, and the user does not have to make these settings each time the message is reproduced. The operation can be reduced.

Further, according to the present invention, by setting the reproduction volume to an appropriate value during the reproduction of the message, the reproduction volume corresponding to the telephone number can be automatically set to an appropriate value thereafter. Therefore, the message reproduction can be brought close to the optimum state with almost no complicated operation by the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams showing a data configuration example of a memory in the communication device, FIG. 2A is an example of data configuring a telephone number and various setting contents, and FIG. 2B is configuring a telephone number and various setting contents. As another example of the data to be displayed, (c) shows data representing the relationship between the message and the telephone number.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control when an incoming call is made in the communication device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control when a message is reproduced in the communication device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of operation control during message reproduction in the communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 communication line 2 line control unit 3 Call circuit section 4 handsets 5 Recording / playback section 6 speakers 7 Information receiver 8 operation part 9 memory 10 Display 11 Main control unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication device having a recording / reproducing function capable of recording a message coming from a line and reproducing the recorded message at an arbitrary timing, a storage unit for storing a telephone number, and a line when receiving a call. The receiving means for receiving the caller information coming from, the message recorded by the recording / playback function and the telephone number included in the caller information received by the receiving means are associated with each other, and recorded by the recording / playback function. When reproducing the reproduced message, it is determined whether or not a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number corresponding to the reproduced message is stored in the storage means, and based on the determination result, control for adjusting the reproduction volume in the recording / reproducing function. And a communication device. 2. The storage means stores a reproduction volume corresponding to a telephone number, while the control means reproduces a message recorded by the recording / reproducing function, and a telephone number corresponding to the reproduction message. 2. When it is determined that a telephone number matching with the telephone number is stored in the storage means, the playback volume stored corresponding to the telephone number is set as the playback volume in the recording / playback function. The communication device described. 3. An operation means for setting a reproduction volume when a message recorded by the recording / reproducing function is reproduced is provided, while the control means is arranged to reproduce the message recorded by the recording / reproducing function while reproducing the message. 3. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein when the reproduction volume is set by the operation means, the set reproduction volume and the telephone number corresponding to the message being reproduced are stored in the storage means in association with each other. .