JP2004040225A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system whereby a user of a caller side can present unique self-expression to a user of a called side in the case of making a call. <P>SOLUTION: This invention provides the telephone system wherein mobile phones 101, 104 can make communication with each other via a telephone network 102 and transmit / receive information such as voice and an image via an IP network 103. When the mobile phone 101 makes a call to the mobile phone 104, the mobile phone 101 transmits data such as an image and voice to the mobile phone 104 via part of a link established via the telephone network 102 and the IP network 103, and the mobile phone 104 at the called side displays or outputs the image and voice or the like received during the reception of the call. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone system in which a calling user can perform his / her own self-expression with respect to a receiving user when making a call.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When a user makes a call to another user using a mobile phone or a landline phone, the telephone number assigned to the telephone is transmitted from the calling telephone, and the called telephone sets the calling telephone number. indicate. The user on the receiving side can confirm in advance who the incoming call is from by referring to the displayed telephone number or, if the telephone number is registered in advance with the name.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the information transmitted at the time of outgoing call is only the telephone number on the outgoing side, and it has not been a mechanism that can transmit information newly created or acquired by the user on the outgoing side at the time of outgoing call. However, due to the diversification of user needs in recent years, there is a demand that the user on the sending side wants to perform his / her own self-expression to the user at the destination by sending information such as images and sounds created or acquired by the user Began to be heard.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone system in which a calling-side user can perform his / her own self-expression with respect to a receiving-side user at the time of outgoing call. It is said.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The telephone system according to the present invention is a telephone system that displays or outputs information transmitted from a telephone on the calling side when an incoming call is received, and after establishing a call to a desired telephone, a link established with the telephone The calling side telephone that transmits the information created or acquired by the calling side user and the operation indicating the incoming call from the calling side telephone, and the transmission from the calling side telephone via the link A receiving-side telephone that displays or outputs the received information. Therefore, at the time of outgoing call, the outgoing side user can express his / her own expression to the incoming side user.
[0006]
In the telephone system according to the present invention, the caller telephone makes a call via a telephone network and transmits the information via an IP network.
[0007]
Further, in the telephone system according to the present invention, the information is image data, and the receiving telephone performs an operation indicating an incoming call from the calling telephone, and from the calling telephone via the link. The image of the transmitted image data is displayed. Therefore, at the time of outgoing call, it becomes possible for the calling user to perform original self-expression by means of an image with respect to the incoming call user.
[0008]
Further, in the telephone system according to the present invention, the information is voice data, and the receiving telephone outputs voice of voice data transmitted from the calling telephone via the link. Therefore, at the time of outgoing call, it becomes possible for the calling-side user to perform original self-expression by voice with respect to the destination user.
[0009]
The telephone set according to the present invention constitutes the caller-side telephone set in the telephone system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
[0010]
The telephone set according to the present invention constitutes the incoming-side telephone set in the telephone system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of a telephone system according to the present invention will be described in detail in the order of [First Embodiment] and [Second Embodiment] with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a telephone system according to first and second embodiments of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the telephone systems of the first and second embodiments, mobile phones 101 and 104 communicate with each other via a telephone network 102, or data such as voice and images via an IP network 103. It is a system that can send and receive. In particular, when a mobile phone makes a call to another mobile phone, it receives an incoming call by transmitting a part of a link established via the telephone network 102 and data such as images and voices via the IP network 103. The mobile phone on the side displays or outputs the image or sound received during the incoming call.
[0012]
Note that a part of the link established via the telephone network 102 includes a communication path between the originating mobile phone and the base station 105 used by the mobile phone, and the incoming mobile phone and the mobile phone. Is a communication path to and from the base station 106 used.
[0013]
[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the telephone system according to the first embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, when the mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “calling side mobile phone”) 101 makes a call to the mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “calling side mobile phone”) 104, the calling side mobile phone 101 is connected to the IP network 103. The image data is transmitted to the receiving-side mobile phone 104 via. The calling-side mobile phone 101 corresponds to the “calling-side telephone” in the claims, and the receiving-side mobile phone 104 corresponds to the “calling-side telephone”.
[0014]
Hereinafter, the operation of each mobile phone constituting the telephone system of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, the calling-side mobile phone 101 makes a call to the receiving-side mobile phone 104 via the telephone network 102 (step S101). Next, the calling-side mobile phone 101 transmits image data designated in advance by the caller to the called-side mobile phone 104 (step S102). In step S101, a link is established between the calling-side mobile phone 101 and the called-side mobile phone 104 via the base stations 105 and 106 and the telephone network 102 shown in FIG. 1, but in step S102, Image data via part of the link, that is, the communication path between the originating mobile phone 101 and the base station 105, the communication path between the terminating mobile phone 104 and the base station 106, and the IP network 103 Is sent.
[0015]
When the incoming side mobile phone 104 receives the outgoing call from the outgoing side mobile phone 101 (step S103), the incoming side mobile phone 104 sounds a ringtone (step S104). When the incoming side mobile phone 104 is set to the manner mode or the like, the ringing tone is not sounded and the incoming call is indicated by vibration or light from a vibrator. Then, when receiving the image data transmitted from the calling-side mobile phone 101 in step S102 (step S105), the receiving-side mobile phone 104 displays an image based on the image data on the display unit of the telephone (step S106). .
[0016]
As described above, according to the telephone system of the first embodiment, after the mobile phone (101) makes a call to the other mobile phone (104), the caller mobile phone (101) to the callee mobile phone. By transmitting the image data to (104), an image based on the image data is displayed on the mobile phone (104) on the receiving side. Self-expression. In addition, since the user on the receiving side can know the caller's emotions, hobbies, and the like by viewing the displayed image, a communication-type telephone system with high entertainment characteristics can be provided.
[0017]
[Second Embodiment]
Next, a telephone system according to the second embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, when the mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “calling side mobile phone”) 101 makes a call to the mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as “calling side mobile phone”) 104, the calling side mobile phone 101 is connected to the IP network 103. The image data is transmitted to the receiving-side mobile phone 104 via. The calling-side mobile phone 101 corresponds to the “calling-side telephone” in the claims, and the receiving-side mobile phone 104 corresponds to the “calling-side telephone”.
[0018]
Hereinafter, the operation of each mobile phone constituting the telephone system of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
First, the calling-side mobile phone 101 makes a call to the called-side mobile phone 104 via the telephone network 102 (step S111). Next, the calling-side mobile phone 101 transmits voice data designated in advance by the caller to the called-side mobile phone 104 (step S112). In step S111, a link is established between the caller mobile phone 101 and the callee mobile phone 104 via the base stations 105 and 106 and the telephone network 102 shown in FIG. 1, but in step S112, Voice data via part of the link, that is, the communication path between the originating mobile phone 101 and the base station 105, the communication path between the terminating mobile phone 104 and the base station 106, and the IP network 103 Is sent.
[0019]
The incoming side mobile phone 104 receives the outgoing call from the outgoing side mobile phone 101 (step S113), and then receives the voice data transmitted from the outgoing side mobile phone 101 in step S112 (step S114). Then, the incoming side mobile phone 104 outputs a voice based on the voice data (step S115).
[0020]
As described above, according to the telephone system of the second embodiment, after the mobile phone (101) makes a call to the other mobile phone (104), the caller mobile phone (101) to the callee mobile phone. Since the voice data is transmitted to (104) and the voice of the voice data is output from the mobile phone (104) on the called side, the caller sends his / her own voice to the user on the called side when calling. Can express. In addition, since the user on the receiving side can know the hobby of the caller and the like by listening to the output voice, a communication-type telephone system with high entertainment characteristics can be provided.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the telephone system of the present invention, it is possible to provide a telephone system in which a calling user can perform his / her own self-expression with respect to a receiving user when making a call.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a telephone system according to first and second embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
101 (Calling side) Cellular phone 104 (Calling side) Cellular phone 102 Telephone network 103 IP networks 105 and 106 Base station

Claims (6)

A telephone system that displays or outputs information transmitted from a caller's phone when an incoming call is received,
After calling a desired phone, a calling phone that transmits information created or acquired by a calling user via a link established with the phone; and
An operation for indicating an incoming call from the caller telephone, and a caller telephone for displaying or outputting information transmitted from the caller telephone via the link;
A telephone system characterized by comprising: 2. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the calling telephone makes a call via a telephone network and transmits the information via an IP network. The information is image data;
The call-receiving-side telephone performs an operation indicating an incoming call from the calling-side telephone and displays an image of image data transmitted from the calling-side telephone via the link. The telephone system according to 1 or 2. The information is audio data;
The telephone system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the incoming side telephone outputs voice of voice data transmitted from the outgoing side telephone via the link. The telephone which comprises the said telephone of the transmission side in the telephone system as described in any one of Claims 1-4. The telephone which comprises the said telephone of the receiving side in the telephone system as described in any one of Claims 1-4.

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