JP2005160115A - Telephone equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to enable reliable message recording.
According to the present invention, in a telephone apparatus provided with a recording medium for recording a voice message and a recording medium for recording a character message, a recording medium detecting means for detecting a recording medium in a recordable state among the recording media. Requesting means for requesting the communication partner apparatus to transmit a message in a format suitable for recording by the detected recording medium, and recording the message transmitted from the communication partner apparatus on the detected recording medium. And a telephone device characterized by comprising control means.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device, and more particularly, to a telephone device that takes into account differences in functions and states between mutual devices that perform communication, and eliminates the burden and burden of transmission of character messages due to differences in compatible character codes. This makes it possible to record a reliable message with less.

  Even if the user of the telephone device is away from the telephone device at the time of incoming call, or even if it disturbs the people around by the call voice of the response, Some have a so-called answering machine function in which a caller's voice message is automatically recorded and the telephone device owner directly reproduces the voice message by a subsequent operation.

  For example, an answering machine mode is provided in the mobile communication terminal device. When a signal addressed to the terminal device is received, the vibrator is activated without ringing the ringtone, and the terminal user is vibrated by vibration. To inform. If the terminal user does not respond within a certain period of time, a voice guidance requesting the caller to record the message on the answering machine (such as "I can't answer the call right now ...") Send. As a result, the caller recognizes that the callee is in a state incapable of answering, and records the message as a voice message in the voice recording unit on the called side. When the recording is finished, the telephone line is disconnected and a message indicating that a voice message is stored is displayed on the display of the terminal device on the receiving side. The terminal user who sees this display recognizes that there is an incoming call and that a voice message has been recorded on his / her own terminal device, and when he / she wants (such as when the situation in which a voice call is difficult is improved) By performing the operation, the recorded voice message is reproduced and the requirement is recognized.

  Further, in the telephone apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-62108, in addition to the answering machine mode, a mode for automatically recording the telephone number and text message of the other party who makes a call without entering the call channel (Hereinafter, a mode for recording character information instead of voice is referred to as a character answering machine mode, and is distinguished from a voice answering mode for recording voice).

Briefly explaining the operation of this telephone device, when it is expected that it will not be possible to answer the phone, at least if you want to record only the other party's message by voice or text message In addition, only one of the voice mail answering mode and the character answering machine mode is selected in advance. When an incoming call is actually received in such a state, processing corresponding to a preselected mode is performed. That is, if the voice mail answering mode is selected, the voice message recording process is performed as described above, and if the selected mode is the text answering voice mode, the text message is stored instead of the voice without entering the call channel. In addition, the text message is displayed on the LCD of the receiving terminal device, and the terminal user recognizes the other party's requirements.
JP-A-6-62108 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-141447

  In order for a telephone device equipped with a conventional answering machine function to exhibit the voice answering machine function, in addition to a device that realizes the communication function that is the original purpose of the telephone device, a special device for recording voice is required. It is necessary to prepare. However, especially for mobile communication terminal devices, it is not preferable to mount media suitable for recording long-term audio such as cassette tapes because of the demand for portable use (small size, light weight, power saving). However, it is necessary to use a simple recording device that can only record and has a short recording time per case.

  In view of this, a telephone device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-62108, in which a voice mail answering mode is provided in addition to the voice mail answering mode, has been considered, but either the voice mail answering mode or the character answering machine mode is selected in advance. Since it has to be decided, if the voice message recording mode is selected when the voice message recording capacity is over, text messages can be accepted (recorded). However, since the answering machine mode is not selected, the caller's message cannot be recorded, and a problem occurs in which an important message is missed. Here, it is possible to record a new voice message by erasing the old one of the recorded voice messages, but unfortunately, past important data is used for new message recording. The problem will not be solved because it will be erased.

  When the character answering machine mode is set, guidance for unilaterally sending a text message is sent from the receiving side to the calling side without considering the functions of the terminal device on the calling side. Differences in character codes that can be handled (for example, the terminal device on the sending side can handle SHIFT JIS (Hiragana, etc.) in addition to the IA5 character, but the terminal device on the receiving side only supports IA5 characters. If it is possible to send character data using the SHIFT JIS code from the calling terminal, the called party cannot recognize the SHIFT JIS code, causing problems such as garbled characters. Will occur. In addition, if the calling terminal user is unfamiliar with sending text messages and there is a request to send a message by voice, the mode set by the receiving terminal user is the character answering machine mode. As long as it is, it is only required to transmit a text message unilaterally, and the intention of the caller is not reflected at all.

  Therefore, the present invention eliminates the problem of character message transmission / reception due to the difference in the character code that can be handled, and the message requested to the calling side according to the recording state of the voice message to the telephone device on the called side The purpose of this is to make it possible to record messages reliably without imposing a burden on the telephone device on the receiving side.

  In the present invention, in a telephone device comprising a recording medium for recording a voice message and a recording medium for recording a character message, a recording medium detecting means for detecting a recording medium in a recordable state out of the recording medium, Request means for requesting the communication partner apparatus to transmit a message in a format suitable for recording by the detected recording medium, and control means for recording the message transmitted from the communication partner apparatus on the detected recording medium; A telephone device characterized by having:

  In the present invention, the recording medium detection means further detects whether the recording medium for recording the voice message is in a recordable state. If the recording medium is not recordable, the recording medium for recording the character message further When it is detected whether the recording is possible and it is determined that the recording is possible, the requesting unit requests the communication partner apparatus to transmit a character message, and the control unit transmits the transmitted character message to the communication unit. A telephone device characterized by recording on a recording medium for recording a character message was used.

  The present invention further includes storage means for storing the priority order for various answering machine modes, and a format suitable for recording by the recording medium is the recording means in the recordable state. A telephone device characterized in that it is in a format corresponding to the mode that is most prioritized by the stored priority order is used.

  In the present invention, there is further used a telephone device characterized in that the various answering machine modes include at least a voice answering machine mode and a character answering machine mode.

  In the present invention, the recording medium detecting means further detects, in order from the priority order, whether or not the corresponding recording medium is in a recordable state from a mode having a higher priority order. Was used.

  According to the present invention, the telephone device detects a recording medium capable of recording a further message from among the recording media of the telephone device, and transmits the message in a format suitable for the recording medium. Send to the device. Therefore, the possibility of acquiring important messages is increased without increasing the burden on the own telephone device such as taking special measures such as conversion to a text message. For example, even when the recording medium for recording voice messages has already reached the limit of the recording capacity, as long as the recording medium for recording the other character message is in a state where it can record further character messages, The message of the communication partner can be recorded in the form of a character message suitable for a recording medium for recording a character message, and the answering machine function can be further enhanced.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

(1) Setting the manner mode on the receiving side FIG. 1 shows the principle diagram of the mobile terminal apparatus. In the figure, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a transmission / reception unit, 3 is an encoding / decoding unit, 4 is a control unit, 5 is a storage unit such as a RAM (randam accecc memory) / ROM (read only memory), and 6 is a codec. A voice path control unit, 7 is a voice recording / playback unit, 8 is a display, 9 is a keyboard, 10 is a sounder, 11 is a vibrator, 12 is a speaker, and 13 is a microphone.

  The antenna 1, the transmission / reception unit 2, the encoding / decoding unit 3, the control unit 4, and the RAM / ROM 5 were used as transmission means, reception means, character message transmission means, and character message reception means. The antenna 1, the transmitter / receiver 2, the encoder / decoder 3, the controller 4, the RAM / ROM 5, the codec audio path controller 6, and the audio recording / reproducing unit 7 were used as request means. The control unit 4 is used as a recording medium detection unit, a setting unit, a setting restriction unit, a character code presence / absence determination unit, and a control unit.

  FIG. 2 shows an external view of the mobile terminal device. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same members. Reference numeral 91 is an arrow key, 92 is a numeric keypad, 93 is a transmission key, 94 is a response key, 95 is a menu key, and 96 is a confirmation key.

  FIG. 3 shows the transition of the manner mode priority setting screen, which is a screen for setting the priority of various manner modes.

  The operation of the mobile terminal apparatus when setting the manner mode on the receiving side will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The user of the mobile terminal device operates the menu key 95 and the arrow key 91 in FIG. 2 to call the manner mode setting menu information from the RAM / ROM 5 in FIG. 1 and display it on the display 8 (see screen 1 in FIG. 3). ).

  What is displayed as voice answering machine in screen 1 of FIG. 3 is an abbreviation for voice answering machine mode, which is one of the manner modes, and is not a ringing sound using the sounder 10 in FIG. When the user on the receiving side performs a response operation within a predetermined time, the voice guidance for voice answering machine stored in the voice recording / playback unit 7 (for example, "I can't answer the phone right now. I will record a message. Please tell me your message in voice" etc.) and send a voice message from the calling terminal according to this guidance. Then, the voice recording / playback unit 7 is a mode for recording a voice message. Moreover, what is displayed as a character answering machine is also an abbreviation of the character answering machine mode, which is one of the manner modes, and the call at the time of an incoming call is not ringing using the sounder 10 in FIG. If there is no response at the receiving terminal within a certain period of time due to the vibration used, the voice recording / voice reproducing voice guidance stored in the voice recording / reproducing unit 7 is transmitted to the calling terminal apparatus. When a text message is transmitted from the originating terminal device in accordance with this guidance, the text message is stored in the RAM / ROM 5. A answering machine is a mode related to these combinations, or a mode in which the time from when the vibrator 11 in FIG. 1 is called until the guidance is played (for example, a mode in which guidance is immediately sent without calling by the vibrator) Or the mode which generically refers to the new manner modes other than these.

  Now, in a state where the screen 1 in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display 8, the terminal user can input the priority of various manner modes using the arrow keys 91 and the numeric keys 92. That is, as shown in screen 2 in FIG. 3, when 1 is input for the first mode to be activated and the mode cannot be activated due to storage capacity or the like, the mode to be activated next is entered. Then enter 2 and then enter 3, and enter 0 for the mode you do not want to start. (At this time, an abnormal input such as a duplicated input may be eliminated by displaying an error message on the display 8 or the like.) After the input is completed as shown in the screen 2, the enter key 96 in FIG. When is operated, a selection screen (see screen 3 in FIG. 3) for selecting whether or not to register the setting menu for various manner modes is called from the RAM / ROM 5 and displayed. Here, when the terminal user operates the arrow key 91 to select YES and operates the confirmation key 96, the manner mode setting management table in which the priority order information for various manner modes is stored in the RAM / ROM 5. To be recorded.

  The manner mode setting management table will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the manner mode setting management table.

  In the figure, the manner mode type represents a type of various manner modes such as a voice mail answering, and the setting represents a priority order and a prohibition setting (a setting that does not activate). For modes such as answering machine for which various manner mode priority settings have been set, the priority number is entered as a setting for the corresponding manner type in the manner mode setting management table, and 0 for the mode for which prohibition settings have been set. Is entered.

(2) When an incoming call is received The operation when a mobile terminal apparatus capable of setting priority is received will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows an incoming call processing sequence in the mobile terminal device.

  When a call is made from another mobile terminal device to the mobile terminal device capable of setting the priority of the answering service, a network in which a call setting signal for performing call setting is configured by a base station or the like as shown in the figure Sent to. Then, a call setting acceptance signal notifying that the call setting has been accepted from the network is transmitted to the calling terminal device, and a calling signal is transmitted to the receiving terminal device. On the other hand, when the called terminal device returns a call response signal to the network, a call setting signal for setting the call is transmitted from the network. The operation when the called mobile terminal apparatus receives the call setting signal will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a manner mode processing flow in the control unit 4 of the called-side mobile terminal device.

  The control unit 4 in FIG. 1 determines whether or not the priority order shown in FIG. 6 is set with reference to the manner mode setting management table in FIG. 4 (STEP 1). If the answer is NO, the normal sounder 10 in FIG. 1 is activated, and a call is made by ringing a ringing tone (STEP 2). However, when the priority order is set, the control unit 4 determines which mode the priority order is set to 1 by referring to the manner mode setting management table (STEP 3). When it is in the voice mail answering mode, it is determined whether or not a voice message can be recorded (STEP 4). When it is in the character voice mail mode, it is determined whether or not a text message can be recorded (STEP 5). If it is A answering machine, it is determined whether or not the A answering machine can be activated (STEP 6).

  Here, each determination of STEP4, 5, and 6 is demonstrated.

  In STEP 4, the control unit 4 determines whether or not a further voice message can be recorded with reference to the number of voice recordings and recording time management data (not shown) stored in the RAM / ROM 5.

  The number of voice recordings and the recording time management data are counted when the control unit 4 records the voice message in the voice recording / playback unit 7, and the number of recordings and the recording time are counted in the RAM / ROM 5. The data is stored as management data, and the control unit 4 refers to the data and determines that the voice message cannot be recorded when the predetermined number of recordings or the recording time is reached.

  In STEP 5, the control unit 4 refers to character message management data (not shown) stored in the RAM / ROM 5 to determine whether or not a further character message can be recorded. This character message management data counts how many bytes of character messages are recorded when the control unit 4 records the character message in the RAM / ROM 5, and stores the result as character message management data in the RAM / ROM 5. The control unit 4 refers to the data and determines that the character message cannot be recorded when the predetermined capacity is reached.

  The control unit 4 determines whether the A answering machine in STEP 6 can be activated.

  If it is determined in STEP 4 that recording is possible, the control unit 4 establishes a voice call path and encodes the voice guidance recorded in the voice recording / reproducing unit 7 by the encoding / decoding unit 3 by normal incoming call processing. And is modulated by the transmission / reception unit 2 and then transmitted to the transmitting terminal device via the antenna 1. The user of the transmitting terminal device listens to this guidance and sends a voice message to the receiving terminal device, whereby the voice message is recorded in the voice recording / reproducing unit 7 of the receiving terminal device. The recorded voice message is received as a voice from the speaker 12 of FIG. 1 under the control of the codec / voice path control unit 6 by the user of the receiving terminal operating the menu key 95, the numeric keypad 92, etc. of FIG. Is output.

  However, if it is determined in STEP 4 that it is impossible, it is determined whether or not there is a mode designated in the next priority (STEP 8). Here, if none, the control unit 4 activates the vibrator 11 of FIG. 1 to start calling by vibration, and the call is disconnected at the caller terminal device, or the response by operating the response key 94 at the callee terminal device. The call is continued until the call is made (STEP 10).

  In STEP 8, when there is a mode set in the priority order next, the control unit 4 determines what the mode is (STEP 9). If the mode is a character answering machine, the process proceeds to STEP5. If the mode is an A answering machine, the process proceeds to STEP6.

  When the process proceeds to STEP 6, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the A answering machine can be activated. If possible, the A answering machine is activated (STEP 12). ) Is performed.

  When the process proceeds to STEP 5, the control unit 4 determines whether or not the character message can be recorded (STEP 5). If it is determined that the character message cannot be recorded, the process (STEP 8) is performed. It is. On the other hand, the processing when it is determined that recording is possible will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 shows an incoming call processing sequence when a text message can be recorded in STEP 5 of FIG.

  When it is determined that the character message can be recorded, the control unit 4 activates the vibrator 11 of FIG. 1 to start a call by vibration, starts a response timer, and sends an alert signal indicating that the call has been started at the receiving terminal device to the network. Send to. The network that has received this signal transmits an alert signal that informs the calling terminal device that a call has been started in the called terminal device. At the same time as or after the transmission of the alert signal, a feature activation signal (hereinafter referred to as an FA signal) is transmitted to the transmitting terminal device via the network, and a feature indication signal reception timer is started.

  A configuration example of the FA signal will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the FA signal.

  In the figure, the message type indicating that it is an FA signal is written in the part written as an information element identifier, the information length of the FA signal is written in the part written as the feature activation content length, and the feature identifier number In the part written as “”, information indicating the type of the character code (hereinafter referred to as character code information) is written.

  This character code information will be briefly described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of character code information. An unused number is used as the feature identifier number of the FA signal, and as shown in the figure, 1 and 0 of the first bit indicate correspondence and non-correspondence of the IA5 character, respectively, and SHIFT JIS is represented by 1 and 0 of the second bit. It is configured so that the correspondence and non-correspondence of ASCII are represented by 1 and 0 of the third bit. As a result, it is possible to inquire as to whether or not the calling terminal device can handle the character code that the receiving terminal device can handle.

  That is, the control unit 4 of the terminal device on the receiving side acquires character code information representing a character code that can be supported by the terminal device stored in the RAM / ROM 5, and stores the information in the part where the feature identifier number is written. The FA signal is created by writing, and the FA signal created from the antenna 1 is transmitted to the transmitting terminal device via the encoder / decoder 3 and the transmitter / receiver 2.

  The control unit 4 of the transmitting side terminal device that has received this FA signal via the antenna 1, the transmission / reception unit 2, and the encoding / decoding unit 3 determines that this signal is the FA signal from the information written in the information element identifier of the FA signal. And the character code information written in the feature identifier is acquired. If the newly defined character code information written in the feature identifier cannot be recognized, the FA signal is discarded as an error, and a response signal for the FA signal is not transmitted. However, if the newly defined character code information written in the feature identifier can be recognized, the control unit 4 acquires the character code information that can be handled by the terminal device from the RAM / ROM 5 and receives it from the receiving terminal. Comparison is made with the character code information in the transmitted FA signal, and character code information compatible with both terminal devices is created. That is, in the character code information, the data of the part indicating the correspondence or non-correspondence of the character code such as IA5 character (hereinafter referred to as character code correspondence data) is compared, and the character code (both 1 is compatible with both terminals) is compared. Character code information that can be handled by both terminal devices is created by setting 1 for the input character code) and 0 for character codes that are not supported by at least one terminal device (of course, both terminal devices). If there is no character code that can be used in both, 0 is input to the character code correspondence data), and a feature indication signal (hereinafter referred to as FI signal) including the created information is encoded / decoded. Transmitting to the terminal device on the receiving side via the unit 3, the transmitting / receiving unit 2, and the antenna 1.

  A configuration example of this FI signal will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 shows a configuration example of the FI signal.

  In the figure, a message type indicating that the signal is an FI signal is written in a part written as an information element identifier, and an information length of the FI signal is written in a part written as a feature indication content length. The character code information that can be handled by both created terminal devices is written in the written part, and the character code information as in this embodiment is taken in the part written as the feature status display. Since there is no need to use it in particular, appropriate data may be written and ignored.

  Although the character code is compatible with the calling terminal device, the character code that is not the character code transmitted to the receiving terminal device as the character code that can be supported by both terminal devices is put into the input prohibited state by the control unit 4. It is set and an input with that character code is considered an error.

  When the control unit 4 of the receiving terminal device receives the FI signal via the network, it stops the feature indication signal reception timer and acquires the character code corresponding data from the FI signal. Determine whether or not. Here, if all are 0, it means that there is no character code that can be handled by both terminal devices, so it is determined that the character answering machine mode cannot be activated, and the process proceeds to STEP 7 in FIG. Similarly, if the FI signal cannot be received before the feature indication reception timer times out, it is determined that the character answering machine mode cannot be activated, and the process proceeds to STEP7. As a result, the terminal device that recognizes the FA signal transmitted for inquiring whether or not the calling terminal device can cope with the character code that can be handled by the receiving terminal device and cannot send the FI signal as a response to the terminal device. Normal operation is ensured even in the case of a terminal device.

  On the other hand, if the character code corresponding data is not all 0 and there is a character code in which 1 is input, the character code that can be supported in the terminal device on the receiving side but is not input in 1 Is set to an input-inhibited state by the control unit 4, and an error is displayed on the display 8 of FIG.

  Now, if a response is made in the receiving terminal device before the response timer times out, normal voice call processing is performed from that point, but if no response is made before the time out, the control unit 4 automatically A connection signal is transmitted to the network informing that a response has been made at the receiving terminal device. When the network receives this signal, it transmits a connection response signal to the receiving terminal device as confirmation that the connection signal has been received, and a response is made to the calling terminal device at the receiving terminal device. Send a connection signal to communicate. When the originating terminal device receives this signal, a voice call path is established between the originating and terminating terminal devices. Then, via the voice call path, the control unit 4 of the terminal apparatus on the receiving side sends the voice guidance for the answering machine stored in the voice recording / playback unit 7 to the codec / voice path control unit 6, and the coding / decoding unit. 3, instructing to transmit via the transmission / reception unit 2 and the antenna 1, and this guidance is transmitted toward the terminal device on the transmission side.

  Now, the calling-side terminal user who has received this voice guidance message creates a character message using only the character codes that are not prohibited (character codes that can be handled in common) by operating the keyboard 9, and the transmission key 93. By operating, a text message is transmitted to the receiving terminal by a user information signal or the like (of course, there is no problem if it is transmitted by other signals). When the receiving terminal receives the character message, the control unit 4 records the message in the RAM / ROM 5 and converts the message into characters on the display 8 and displays it for a certain period of time. Therefore, even though the voice mail answering mode was set to be activated first, even when voice recording is disabled, the transition to the text message recording method is automatically performed and important It is possible to prevent a situation in which the case is missed.

  Then, as soon as the originating terminal device transmits a text message and the terminating terminal device receives the text message, the voice call path between both terminal devices may be disconnected. When a person wants to send a reply to the text message by text message, the voice call path between the two terminal devices is not immediately disconnected. Then, a text conversation can be performed by sending and receiving text messages.

  In other words, the user of the receiving terminal device operates the keyboard 9 to create a character message using a character code that can be handled by the transmitting terminal device, and then transmits it. Then, when the originating terminal device user who has received the message transmits / receives the character message again such as transmitting the character message, and when the character conversation is terminated, the voice call path is Is cut off.

  If the character code information representing the character code that can be supported by the self-terminal device stored in the RAM / ROM 5 of the terminal device can be changed by external input from the keyboard 9 or the like, the following can be further performed. It becomes.

  For example, when a voice call is inevitably desired and when the user is unfamiliar with the handling of character messages, the character code information is changed to 0, which indicates that all the character codes that can be handled cannot be handled before making a call. This ensures that there is no character code that can be handled in common by both terminal devices even when the setting of the user of the receiving terminal device is the character answering phone mode, and the character answering phone mode is activated. There is no. Therefore, it is possible to avoid forcibly restricting the communication format to text message transmission / reception, so that the desire of the person making the call is reflected.

  In the present embodiment, the character code that is not the character code common to both terminal devices is prevented from being garbled by prohibiting the input, but the input is permitted, but the input character code is changed to the both terminal devices. By automatically converting the character codes that are common to each other, or by displaying the available character codes on the display, outputting sound, etc., the terminal user is notified and the character codes used are restricted. You can also.

In this embodiment, the FA signal and the FI signal are used for exchanging character code information. However, this does not preclude the use of other signals as means for transmitting a character code that the terminal device can handle. .
-Effects in the embodiment According to the present embodiment, a telephone device that transmits a character message transmits a character message by limiting to character codes that can be handled by the communication partner device transmitted from the communication partner device. Therefore, problems such as garbled characters caused by differences in character codes that can be handled between communicating devices can be solved, and accurate character message information can be transmitted to the communication device of the communication partner. .

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the telephone device that receives the text message transmits information for transmitting a character code that can be supported by the telephone device to the communication partner device. Based on the information, it is possible to transmit a message limited to character codes that can be supported by both apparatuses. Therefore, problems such as garbled characters caused by differences in the character codes that can be handled between the two devices can be solved, and accurate character message information can be acquired.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, when a telephone device that transmits / receives a character message exchanges information for transmitting a character code that can be handled with a communication device of a communication partner, a conversation using a character message is performed. The problem caused by the difference in character codes such as garbled characters can be solved. Therefore, accurate message transmission / reception can be performed between the two devices.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the telephone device determines whether there is a character code that can be handled in common by both devices, and if so, requests to send a character message. Does not require you to send a text message. Therefore, a communication device that is not likely to cause garbled characters or the like is requested to send a character message. However, a communication device that cannot send a character message, a garbled character when a character message is sent, etc. For communication devices that are likely to cause this problem, do not request to send a character message, but request a communication device that cannot send a character message to send a character message unilaterally. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation that bothers the communication device user of the communication partner.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the telephone device detects a recording medium in which a further message can be recorded among the recording media of the own telephone device, and transmits the message in a format suitable for the recording medium. Transmit to the communication partner device. Therefore, the possibility of acquiring important messages is increased without increasing the burden on the own telephone device such as taking special measures such as conversion to a text message. For example, even when the recording medium for recording voice messages has already reached the limit of the recording capacity, as long as the recording medium for recording the other character message is in a state where it can record further character messages, The message of the communication partner can be recorded in the form of a character message suitable for a recording medium for recording a character message, and the answering machine function can be further enhanced.

  Further, in this embodiment, when there is an incoming call from another communication device, the telephone device sends a character code information transmission request and a character message transmission request to the other communication device. When the character code information is transmitted from another communication device and there is no character code that can be supported by both terminal devices, the transmission request for the set character message is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to automatically designate the transmission of a character message as a communication format to other communication devices, and when there is no character code that can be handled in common by both devices, a character message transmission request is not performed. Thus, it is possible to specify the communication format from the terminal device on the receiving side while considering the functions of both devices.

  In the present embodiment, the telephone device is particularly a mobile communication terminal device. In view of the fact that mobile communication terminal devices are particularly demanded for miniaturization and weight reduction due to their portable use, it is difficult to increase the capacity of a recording medium for recording voice messages, and thus the effects obtained by the present invention are extremely high. To increase.

The principle figure of a mobile communication terminal device is represented. The external view of a mobile communication terminal device is represented. Indicates the transition of the manner mode priority setting menu screen. Represents the manner mode management table. Represents an incoming call processing sequence. Represents manner mode processing. Represents the incoming call processing sequence when a text message can be recorded. An example of the configuration of an FA signal is shown. A configuration example of character code information is shown. An example of the configuration of an FI signal is shown.

Explanation of symbols

1 Antenna 2 Transmission / Reception Unit 3 Code / Demodulation Unit 4 Control Unit 5 RAM / ROM
6 Codec / Audio Path Control Unit 7 Audio Recording / Playback Unit 8 Display 9 Keyboard 10 Sounder 11 Vibrator 12 Speaker 13 Microphone 91 Arrow Keys 92 Numeric Keypad 93 Send Key 94 Response Key 95 Menu Key 96 Confirmation Key

Claims (5)

In a telephone device provided with a recording medium for recording voice messages and a recording medium for recording character messages,
A recording medium detecting means for detecting a recording medium in a recordable state among the recording media;
Request means for requesting the communication partner device to transmit a message in a format suitable for recording by the detected recording medium;
Control means for recording the message transmitted from the communication partner apparatus on the detected recording medium;
A telephone device characterized by comprising: The recording medium detecting means detects whether the recording medium for recording the voice message is in a further recordable state, and if the recording medium is not recordable, whether the recording medium for recording the character message is in a further recordable state. When it is detected and determined that recording is possible, the requesting unit requests the communication counterpart device to transmit a character message, and the control unit records the transmitted character message on the character message recording medium. To record,
The telephone device according to claim 1. A storage means for storing the priority order of various answering machine modes is provided.
A format suitable for recording by the recording medium is a format corresponding to a mode that has the highest priority according to the priority order stored in the storage unit among the recording media in a recordable state.
The telephone device according to claim 1. The various answering machine modes include at least a voice answering machine mode and a character answering machine mode,
The telephone device according to claim 3. The recording medium detection means sequentially detects whether or not the corresponding recording medium is in a recordable state from a mode with a higher priority according to the priority order.
The telephone device according to claim 3.

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