JP2006333509A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set in which calling is performed upon being called, it is judged whether a fixed time is achieved from calling, a message calling uttering of a message to be recorded is transmitted to a caller if off-hook is not performed within the fixed time, a message from the caller is received and stored, and a line is disconnected by notifying the caller of message recording completion if the line is not disconnected by the caller. <P>SOLUTION: In the disclosed portable telephone set, a controller 2 performs calling upon being called, judges whether a fixed time is achieved after calling, transmits a message calling uttering of a message to be recorded to a caller, receives and stores a message from the caller. If a line is not disconnected by the caller, a completion response message is transmitted for notifying the caller of message recording completion, and the line is disconnected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cellular phone having an answering machine function. When the answering machine function operates without any special mode setting or the like and the line is not disconnected by the caller, the message recording to the caller is completed. It relates to a cellular phone that informs and disconnects the line.

  In general, when a mobile phone receives an incoming call addressed to itself within a service area, the mobile phone calls according to a set call mode such as ringing, vibration, display, etc. Enter the state.

  However, even if a ringing operation is performed after an incoming call, it is common when the ringing tone is low, the device is placed in a bag with the vibration mode set, or when the user leaves the mobile phone. In such a single-function mobile phone, the call operation is continued, and if the call is not off-hooked and there is no response, the call is abandoned at the discretion of the user on the calling side and the line is disconnected.

  In order to avoid the above case, in the case of a high-function mobile phone, if an incoming call operation is started and there is no response for a certain period of time, an automatic response message or original response prepared in advance will be in an incoming state. An answering machine is provided that announces a message to the caller and records the caller's message by voice. If an answering machine mode is set by the user, the answering machine function is performed.

  However, in the above conventional mobile phone, it is not important to forget to carry or call, so that it is important to miss an important call or to forget to set the answering mode even if the phone has an answering function. There was a problem that there was a case that failed to receive.

  Further, in the above-described conventional mobile phone, when the answering machine function operates and the line is not disconnected, the call is abandoned at the discretion of the user on the calling side and the line is disconnected.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. When receiving a call, a call is made, it is determined whether a certain time has elapsed since the call, and a message to be recorded is recorded when no off-hook is made at the certain time. A message that prompts you to speak is sent to the caller, the message message from the caller is received and stored, and if the call is not disconnected by the caller, the caller is notified that the message has been recorded and the line is disconnected. The purpose is to provide a telephone.

  The present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example described above is a mobile phone for storing a message message from a caller, which receives a call and makes a call and determines whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the call. When an off-hook is not made for a certain period of time, a message prompting the utterance of the message to be recorded is sent to the caller, the message message from the caller is received and stored, and the line is not disconnected by the caller The caller is notified of the completion of message recording and the line is disconnected.

  According to the present invention, a mobile phone that stores a message message from a caller, receives a call, makes a call, determines whether a certain time has elapsed since the call, and is not off-hooked at the certain time Sometimes a message prompting the recording message to be sent is sent to the caller, the message message from the caller is received and stored, and if the call is not disconnected by the caller, the caller is notified of the message recording completion. The message is disconnected and the message message from the caller can be memorized and an important telephone message can be recorded. If there is no line disconnection from the caller, the caller is notified of the message recording completion. There is an effect that the line can be disconnected after that.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
When the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention receives an incoming call and does not go off-hook for a certain period of time after the call, the mobile phone transmits a message prompting the utterance of the message to be recorded to the sender. If the message is received and stored, and the caller has not disconnected the line, the caller is notified that the message has been recorded and the line is disconnected, and the message message from the caller is stored and important. If the telephone message can be recorded and there is no line disconnection from the caller, the call can be disconnected after notifying the caller that the message has been recorded.

  First, the configuration of the mobile phone according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

  The cellular phone according to the present invention includes a wireless unit 1, a control unit 2, a storage unit 3, a display unit 4, an input unit 5, a calling unit 6, and a receiver 7.

  Next, each part of the mobile phone of the present invention will be specifically described. The wireless unit 1 transmits and receives wireless data. The calling unit 6 is various means for making a call when an incoming call is received from a speaker, vibrator, LED, or the like. The receiver 7 is a microphone that inputs a user's voice. The input unit 5 is an operation unit that performs various inputs related to the mobile phone.

  The display unit 4 is generally a display unit such as a liquid crystal provided in a mobile phone. In the present invention, the display unit 4 performs a display notifying that an answering machine has been made.

  The storage unit 3 stores various information related to the control of the mobile phone, and an automatic response message storage unit 3a and a received message storage unit 3b are provided as a characteristic part of the present invention.

  Here, the automatic response message storage unit 3a stores digital data of various automatic response messages in the answering function of the present invention. Specifically, the automatic incoming message notifies the caller that the response is automatic. A message, a message request message that prompts the user to record a message to be recorded, a message impossible message that informs that the message cannot be stored, and a completion response message that indicates completion of message recording are stored. As the automatic incoming message, an original message input from the receiver 7 by the user may be registered.

  The received message storage unit 3b is a storage unit that stores data obtained by digitally converting a message message transmitted from a caller. In the present invention, a plurality of message messages can be stored.

  The control unit 2 controls the entire mobile phone. In addition to the control as a general mobile phone, as a characteristic part of the present invention, a message message from a caller is issued when no off-hook is made after a call for a certain time. An answering record means 2a for realizing an answering record function for recording is provided.

  Here, description of control as a general mobile phone will be omitted, and only the characteristic part of the present invention will be described.

  The answering machine 2a of the present invention uses the timer 2b to count the time from the call, and when the preset time (time-up time) is reached, the answering machine function operates to automatically answer the caller. In response, the digital data of various messages stored in the automatic response message storage unit 3a is converted into voice data and transmitted, and the received message message from the sender is converted into digital data and received message storage unit 3b is stored.

  Here, the specific flow of the answering machine 2a of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of the message recording means 2a of the control unit 2 of the present invention. The answering machine 2a according to the present invention is activated after receiving a call and performing a normal call operation. As shown in FIG. 2, first, the timer 2b is started (100) to determine whether the time-up time has been reached. If not (No), the process 102 is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the time-up time is reached (Yes), the user enters the answering machine function, first sets the incoming state (103), transmits the automatic incoming message (104), and then frees up in the received message storage unit 3b. If there is no space (No), a message impossible message is transmitted (112), and the process jumps to processing 130.

  On the other hand, if the received message storage unit 3b is empty in the processing 110 (Yes), a message request message is transmitted (120), a message message is received (122), and a completion signal is received or the line is disconnected. If the completion signal is not received and the line is not disconnected (No), the process 122 is repeated.

  When the completion signal is received or the line is disconnected (Yes), the received message message is converted into digital data and then stored in the received message storage unit 3b (125). A display to the effect is output to the display unit 4 (126), it is determined whether the line has already been disconnected (127), and if it is disconnected (Yes), the process jumps to the processing 130, and if it has not been disconnected ( No) transmits a completion response message (128), disconnects the line, hangs up (130), and ends the process.

  The process of transmitting a message to the sender (process 104, 112, 120, 128) is a process of reading the digital data of the message from the automatic response message storage unit 3a, converting it into analog voice data, and transmitting it. The message message is converted from voice data to digital data and stored in the received message storage unit 3b.

  If the mobile phone user performs an off-hook operation during the process shown in FIG. 2, the process is stopped and the process proceeds to a normal call process. If it is disconnected, the process is stopped at that point.

  Also, the process of checking the vacancy of the received message storage unit 3b (process 110) is performed before the process of setting the incoming call state (process 103). You may not make it.

  Next, the operation of the mobile phone of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the mobile phone of the present invention, when an incoming call is received via the wireless unit 1, the control unit 2 activates the calling unit 6 to perform a calling operation and starts the timer 2b.

  If the input unit 5 is not off-hooked until the preset time-up time is reached, the control unit 2 enters the incoming state, and the automatic incoming message is read from the automatic response message storage unit 3a and converted to voice. And transmitted via the wireless unit 1.

  When there is a vacancy in the received message storage unit 3b, the message request message is read from the automatic response message storage unit 3a, converted into voice, and transmitted via the wireless unit 1.

  Then, the message message transmitted from the caller side is received via the wireless unit 1, and the message message is continuously received until a completion signal is received from the caller side or the line is disconnected at the caller side. When the completion signal is received or the line is disconnected on the caller side, the message message received by the control unit 2 is converted into digital data and stored in the received message storage unit 3b.

  When the message of the recorded message is displayed on the display unit 4 and the line is not disconnected, the completion response message is read from the automatic response message storage unit 3a and converted into voice, and the radio unit 1 is transmitted via 1 and the line is disconnected.

  According to the mobile phone of the present invention, if an off-hook is not made for a certain time after an incoming call is received, the incoming call is automatically received to prompt the caller to transmit a message message, and the received message message is stored (recorded). Therefore, for example, even when it becomes impossible to make a phone call suddenly, it is possible to always record important phone calls without setting the answering mode by the user, and it is possible to avoid missed calls.

  The present invention receives a call, makes a call, determines whether a certain time has elapsed since the call, and sends a message to the caller prompting the user to record a message to be recorded when no off-hook is made at the certain time. When the message message from the caller is received and stored, and the caller has not disconnected the line, the message recording is completed to the caller and the call is cut off.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the flow of the absence recording means of the control part of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Radio | wireless part, 2 ... Control part, 2a ... Answering record means, 2b ... Timer, 3 ... Memory | storage part, 3a ... Automatic response message memory | storage part, 3b ... Received message memory | storage part, 4 ... Display part, 5 ... Input part, 6 ... Calling unit, 7 ... Receiver

Claims (1)

A mobile phone that stores a message from a caller,
When a call is received and a call is made, it is determined whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the call, and when the off-hook is not made at the fixed time, a message is sent to the caller prompting the recording message to be recorded. The mobile phone is characterized in that the message message is received and stored, and when the line is not disconnected by the caller, the caller is notified of the completion of message recording and the line is disconnected.

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