JP2007181038A - Telephone terminal apparatus and telephone answering server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a user at calling from phoning a partner without noticing that there is a recording data at absence in a telephone answering server. <P>SOLUTION: A mobile telephone apparatus determines a presence of a reception at absence from a calling partner upon calling and displays it if it is present. When the user selects a continuation, the presence of the recording data at absence addressed to self from the calling partner is asked to the answer-phone server (Step S7-2 to Step S7-3). The answering server verifies a calling partner phone number and a sender phone number which have been transmitted with a database of a self apparatus (Step S7-3) and notices the "presence" to the mobile telephone apparatus (Step S7-4) if there is one verification with it. When the user inputs a reproduction indication, the mobile telephone apparatus receives the recording data at absence from the answering server (Step S7-5). Then, if it is determined that a direct talk with the partner is needed (Yes at Step S7-7), a calling processing is continued (Step S7-8). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device having a communication function with an answering machine or an answering machine and an answering machine.

  When there is a missed call (that is, when a call is not answered), a telephone terminal device including a conventional mobile phone terminal displays a missed call on the screen. A user who sees this can perform a simple operation such as icon selection or key operation to display a missed call list. Therefore, the user can select the other party who wants to make a call from the incoming call list and perform call processing.

  On the other hand, even if the message is recorded on the answering machine, it is displayed on the screen that the answering message has been recorded, so that the user who sees it can connect to the answering machine and perform voice guidance by performing a simple operation. The recorded data can be reproduced according to the above.

  However, the answering machine normally only reproduces data from the beginning sequentially, and cannot select and reproduce specific data. Also, because there is no linkage with missed calls, you do not realize that the recorded message is registered, and you can talk to the other party based on the missed call list and then record the recorded data on the answering machine server You may hear a recording of the same content as the call.

  In addition, even if registered in the mail server, it is displayed on the screen that the mail has been registered, so that the user who sees it can connect to the mail server and receive the registered mail by a simple operation. You can display email messages.

  However, in the conventional telephone terminal device, since there is no cooperation between the received mail and the missed call, without noticing that the mail is registered in the mail server, a call is made with the other party based on the missed call list, and then In some cases, a message with the same content as the call content may be seen in the mail registered in the mail server.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, an answering machine that displays whether there is an answering machine message from a specific caller, and can reproduce only an answering machine message from a specific caller. An apparatus has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This answering machine is
The phone number of a specific caller is stored in the one-touch dial section (one-touch key), and is displayed on the one-touch dial section when a message from a specific caller is recorded in the recorded message Has been. In addition, this answering machine sends a dial when a one-touch key is pressed during a call (off-hook state), while searching for a corresponding message in the answering machine when the one-touch key is pressed while not in a call (on-hook state). If it exists, it is played, and if it does not exist, it is announced that there is no message and the process is terminated.

Also, when the operator enters the other party's phone number to make a call, the email server checks whether there is a stored mail, and if it is confirmed that there is a stored mail, the entered phone number There has also been proposed a mobile phone terminal with an e-mail receiving function that interrupts the outgoing call operation and outputs a voice message indicating that there is a stored mail from a speaker (for example, see Patent Document 2). This mobile phone terminal with an e-mail receiving function is also an e-mail that has not been confirmed by the operator among e-mails acquired from the e-mail server when it is determined that there is no stored mail in the e-mail server. It is determined whether or not (unread e-mail) exists, and if there is no unread e-mail, the outgoing call operation is performed based on the entered telephone number. The telephone number corresponding to the mail source mail address is extracted, and it is determined whether or not it matches the input telephone number. If the telephone number does not match, the outgoing call operation is performed. The text data is synthesized into a speech waveform and output from a speaker.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-107894 JP 2000-181818 A

  In the answering machine of the above-mentioned patent document 1, only an answering recording message can be reproduced only from a caller registered in a finite number of one-touch keys, and the relationship between the calling process and the answering message reproduction process is possible. Therefore, there is a problem in that it is necessary to perform the calling process again after playing the recorded message, which takes time and effort. In addition, there is a problem that a call may be made despite an unread recorded message.

  When there is a missed call, the calling party generally records the answering message on the answering machine after confirming the missed call. In other words, from a normal telephone operation, the association between a call and a missed call or an answering machine is stronger than the association between a call and mail. Therefore, when there is a missed call and the calling party has recorded the voice recording data on the answering machine server, but has not sent the mail, the mobile phone terminal with the electronic mail receiving function of Patent Document 2 described above. However, without knowing that the recorded voice recording data is recorded, a call is made to the other party's terminal that has made a call in response to this, and the recorded voice recording data is wasted. Further, in the mobile phone terminal with the e-mail receiving function of Patent Document 2, the call is interrupted even when there is an unacquired mail other than the call partner in the mail server, so there is no mail from the call partner. In some cases, there is a problem that the interruption of the call is wasted. In addition, there is a problem that the correspondence is not possible for a partner whose telephone number and email address are not registered.

  The present invention was devised to solve such problems, and its purpose is to check whether or not corresponding voice recording data exists by referring to the voice mail server based on the other party's telephone number when making a call. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone terminal device and an answering machine that can prevent a user from making a call without noticing that there is voice recording data in the answering machine.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a telephone terminal device according to the present invention is designated by a designation means for designating a call destination, a call means for calling the designated call destination, and an answering machine server. Control means for interrupting the call by the calling means when the recorded message data from the called party is stored, and executing the call by the calling means if not stored It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, since the outgoing call can be interrupted only when the voice recording data from the called party is stored, without noticing that the voice mail server has the voice recording data. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent a call from being made to the other party. In addition, useless interruption of the call does not occur.

  In this case, it further comprises notification means for notifying the user that the voice recording data is stored in the voice mail server, and the control means records the voice recording from the designated call destination in the voice mail server. When data is stored, the notification means may notify the user. As a result, the user can recognize that the call interruption is due to the presence of the voice recording data from the calling party in the voice mail server, so that the voice recording data can be reproduced immediately. .

  In addition, it further comprises an acquisition means for acquiring the voice recording data from the answering machine server, and the control means, when the voice recording data from the designated calling party is stored in the voice mail server, The acquisition unit may be configured to acquire the absence recording data. That is, when voice mail recording data is stored in the voice mail server, the voice recording data can be automatically acquired and played back, so that the user can listen to the voice recording data from the calling party without fail. be able to.

  In addition, the telephone terminal device of the present invention receives from the answering machine server voice mail recording information including information indicating that voice mail recording data has been stored and information indicating a calling party who has stored the voice mail recording data. Receiving means for storing, and voice recording information storage means for storing the received voice recording information, the control means based on the information stored in the voice recording information storage means. You may comprise so that it may be judged whether the voice recording data from the other party is memorize | stored in the said voice mail server.

  With such a configuration, information indicating that voice recording data from an arbitrary party is stored in the answering machine server is received in advance from the answering machine server and stored. When a call is made, it is possible to check whether there is voice recording data from the called party without connecting to the voice mail server, so subsequent processing, that is, voice mail recording by connecting to the voice mail server It is possible to quickly determine whether to reproduce the data or continue the call processing as it is, and the processing.

  Further, the telephone terminal device of the present invention includes an incoming call detecting means for detecting an incoming call, a calling source detecting means for detecting a caller partner of the detected incoming call, and an absence recording in response to the detected incoming call. An answering recording data receiving means for receiving data, an answering recording data storage means for storing the information indicating the detected calling origin and the received answering recording data in association with each other, and designating a calling party If the specified recording means, the calling means for calling the specified call destination, and the voice recording data from the specified call destination are stored in the voice recording data storage means, Control means for interrupting the call by the call means and executing the call by the call means if not stored.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, since voice mail recording data from any other party is stored in advance using the voice recording function of the telephone terminal device, when a call is made by designating the other party Since it is possible to confirm in the telephone terminal device whether or not there is voice recording data from the called party, the subsequent processing, that is, whether to continue the call is quickly performed. be able to.

  In addition, the telephone terminal device of the present invention includes an incoming call detection unit that detects an incoming call, a response unit that responds to the detected incoming call, and a call source detection unit that detects a caller partner of the detected incoming call. Receiving history information storage means for storing history information including information indicating the detected call origination partner of the detected incoming call and information indicating whether or not the call has been answered, and specifying means for designating the call destination counterpart , Calling means for calling the designated call destination, and information indicating that the incoming call history information storage means did not respond to the incoming call from the designated call destination is stored. Control means for interrupting the call by the call means and executing the call by the call means if not stored.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, when a call is made by designating a call destination, information on a missed call from the call destination is stored in the incoming call history information storage means. The call is interrupted. That is, when there is a missed call from the called party, the recorded voice data from the called party may already be stored in the answering machine, and when the recorded voice data is stored. This is because the call may be wasted. Therefore, when continuing the call, the user inquires of the answering machine whether the answering recording data addressed to him / her is stored from the answering party. It is only necessary to continue the calling process if the data is not stored and stored. Thereby, unnecessary calls can be prevented.

  In this case, it further comprises instruction input means for inputting a call resumption instruction, and the control means suspends the call by the call means and then based on the call resumption instruction input by the instruction input means. You may comprise so that the call by a calling means may be restarted. Thus, the interrupted call can be reproduced in accordance with the call instruction from the user. Further, when resuming a call that has been interrupted, it is not necessary to perform the call again from the first number input or the like, and the call can be resumed with a simple operation.

  Further, the telephone terminal device of the present invention includes an incoming call detection means for detecting an incoming call, a caller detection means for detecting the caller partner of the detected incoming call, and information indicating the detected caller partner. Answering history information storage means for storing the history information including the information, and from the answering machine server, information indicating that the answering recording data has been stored, and information indicating the calling party storing the answering recording data Receiving means for receiving information; and incoming call history display means for displaying the incoming call history information stored in the incoming call history information storage means and the received recorded message information in association with each other.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, when the incoming call history information is displayed, the information indicating whether the voice recording data is stored in the answering machine can be displayed in association with each incoming call history information. it can. Therefore, the user can confirm whether there is a missed call from the called party and absence recording data by looking at this incoming call history information before making a call by designating the called party. If the recorded voice data is stored, the recorded voice data is reproduced, and if not, the calling process may be performed. Thereby, unnecessary calls can be prevented.

  Also, the telephone terminal device of the present invention is a message recording information storage means for storing message recording information including information indicating that message recording data is stored and information indicating a calling party who has stored the message recording data. Phone book data storage means for storing phone book data including information indicating the called party, and information on the called party stored in the telephone book data storage means and the recorded message information storage means. Phone book data display means for displaying the recorded message information in association with each other.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, when phone book data is displayed, information indicating whether or not absence recording data is stored can be displayed in association with each phone book data. Therefore, when a user designates a destination by using the phone book data to make a call, the user can check whether there is recorded data from the called party by looking at the phone book data. Since it can be confirmed, if the recorded voice data is stored, the recorded voice data is reproduced, and if it is not stored, the calling process is performed. Thereby, unnecessary calls can be prevented.

  Further, the answering machine server of the present invention, receiving means for receiving the information for identifying the calling side telephone terminal device, the information for identifying the receiving side telephone terminal device, and the voice recording data from the calling side telephone terminal device, An answering machine that stores information identifying the received calling telephone terminal device as calling party identification information, and stores the received information identifying the called telephone terminal device as receiving party identification information in association with the received recorded voice data. In the answering machine provided with the recording data storage means, a combination of the information for identifying the received calling telephone terminal device as the called party identification information and the information for identifying the received called telephone terminal device as the calling party identification information Confirming means for confirming whether the absence recording data is stored in the absence recording data storage means, and information indicating the confirmation result is sent to the calling side telephone. And further comprising a transmission means for transmitting to the end device.

  According to the present invention having such a feature, the answering machine server can make an inquiry from the calling side telephone terminal device, that is, from the called side telephone terminal device that has originated (called) by the calling side telephone terminal device. In response to an inquiry about whether there is absence recording data for the telephone terminal device, the information identifying the received calling telephone terminal device is used as the receiving side identification information, and the information identifying the received called telephone terminal device is used as the calling party identification. It is confirmed whether or not the voice recording data of the combination used as information is stored in the voice recording data storage means, and information indicating the confirmation result is transmitted to the caller telephone terminal device. As a result, the calling side telephone terminal device can confirm whether there is recorded voice data from the called party at the time of the call, so if the recorded voice data is stored, the recorded voice data is reproduced. If it is not stored, the calling process may be continued. Thereby, unnecessary calls can be prevented.

  Conventionally, even if a call is made when you are absent and the other party records on the answering machine, there is no link between the caller ID and the answering machine data, so you can see who is recording the answering machine data on the answering machine. In many cases, calls are made to the other party without noticing the recorded voice data, and unnecessary traffic and telephone charges are generated. However, according to the telephone terminal device of the present invention, these data are linked ( In other words, the answering machine data is stored in the answering machine server by first reproducing the answering machine data from the called party at the time of the call. It is possible to prevent a call from being made to the other party without noticing. Thereby, extra traffic (calls) can be suppressed.

  Further, according to the present invention, the destination can be specified by receiving information from the answering machine server and storing in advance information indicating that the recorded voice data from any other party is stored in the answering machine server. When you make a call, you can check whether there is voice recording data from the called party without connecting to the answering machine, so you can connect to the answering machine. It is possible to quickly determine whether to perform the recording of the absence recording data or to continue the calling process as it is, and the process.

  Furthermore, according to the present invention, when an answering call is made by designating a destination by using the answering machine function of the telephone terminal device, the recorded voice data from an arbitrary destination is stored in advance. Since it is possible to confirm in the telephone terminal device whether or not there is voice recording data from the called party, the subsequent processing, that is, whether the voice recording data is reproduced or whether the call processing is continued as it is Can be quickly determined and processed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an answering machine network system when the telephone terminal device of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone device.

  This system configuration itself is general, and an answering machine server 100 and a mobile phone server (mobile phone switch) 200 are connected by a communication line L1, and each mobile phone device 1, 2,. Communication with the answering machine server 100 and the mobile phone server 200 is possible via a communication network N including a mobile phone communication network. The answering machine server 100 includes, in the database 101, storage areas 101a, 101b,... For storing voice recording data for the mobile phone devices 1 and 2. The communication line L1 connecting the answering machine server 100 and the cellular phone server 200 can use various lines such as a wired dedicated line, a LAN line, the Internet, and a wireless network.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a mobile phone device which is a telephone terminal device of the present invention.

  This cellular phone device includes a control unit 11 comprising a CPU, ROM, RAM, etc. for controlling the entire device, a transmission / reception unit 13 having an antenna 12 for transmitting / receiving various signals by radio waves, a display unit 14 comprising an LCD, etc. The touch panel controller 16 that controls the touch panel 15 disposed on the unit 14 converts analog voice input from the microphone 17 into digital voice data and inputs the digital voice data, or converts the received digital voice data into analog voice. An audio signal processing unit 20 that is output from the receiver 18 and the speaker 19, a key controller 22 that processes an input signal of the key input unit 21 composed of dial keys, buttons, etc., and passes it to the control unit 11, an incoming call history and Memory unit 23 composed of EEPROM, flash memory or the like for storing information such as missed call history The camera unit comprising a CCD or the like for image capture 25, removable auxiliary memory 26 in the apparatus main body to be used for image storage and backup captured by the camera unit 25, and a like.

  Next, various examples of processing operations when a call is made to an arbitrary party in the cellular phone device having the above configuration will be described.

  In the first embodiment, the answering machine 100 is checked when a call is made, and if there is answering data from the calling party, reproduction is performed to suppress unnecessary calls.

  3 is a screen display example of the mobile phone device, FIG. 4A is a display example of a missed call list, FIG. 5A is a display example of a phone book list, and FIG. 6 is a configuration example of the database 101 of the answering machine 100. 7A is a configuration example of a missed call history memory, FIG. 9 is a configuration example of a telephone directory data memory, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are flowcharts showing processing operations of the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cellular phone device has a display function for displaying a message indicating a missed call and a display function for indicating the presence of absence recording data with an icon 41 or the like. In addition, the mobile phone device has a function for displaying a missed call list (see FIG. 4A), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. . As shown in FIG. 4A, in the first embodiment, the incoming time and the telephone number of the caller are displayed as a missed call list. Further, the mobile phone device has a display function of a telephone directory data list (see FIG. 5A), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. Yes. As shown in FIG. 9, the phone book data memory is composed of items such as a phone book data ID, a name of the other party, and a phone number. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. The other party's name and phone number are displayed as a data list.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the database 101 of the answering machine server 100 includes items such as an answering machine data ID, a caller number, a recorded time, an attribute, recorded data, and a called party number. The attribute item stores data indicating whether the recorded data has been reproduced or not reproduced.

  The processing operation of the first embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When a call is made from the mobile phone device 1 to the mobile phone device 2, the incoming mobile phone device 2 is notified of the telephone number of the outgoing mobile phone device 1 from the mobile phone server 200 (step S6-1).

  The incoming-side mobile phone device 2 stores the notified caller telephone number in the incoming call history memory in the memory unit 23. If the incoming call is not answered, it is stored in the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7A) in the memory unit 23. As shown in FIG. 7A, the missed call history memory includes items such as a missed call index, a caller number, and a call arrival time.

  The mobile phone server 200 receives an incoming call when the mobile phone device 2 on the receiving side has not responded for a certain period of time or has been set to an automatic answering machine in advance (when it is determined No in step S6-2). Is transferred to the answering machine server 100 (step S6-3). At this time, the mobile phone server 200 notifies the answering machine server 100 not only of the incoming side telephone number (mobile phone device 2) but also the outgoing side telephone number (mobile phone device 1).

  The answering machine server 100 sets the requirements (answering recording data) from the calling side mobile phone device 1, the receiving side phone number (phone number of the mobile phone device 2), and the calling side phone number (phone number of the mobile phone device 1). In association, the data is stored in the absence recording data storage area 101b of the database 101 for the mobile phone device 2 (step S6-4). When the mobile phone device 1 on the calling side finishes the recording of the absence recording data, the call ends (step S6-5).

  The answering machine server 100 notifies that the recorded message data has been stored in the incoming-side mobile phone device 2 via the mobile phone server 200 (steps S6-6 to S6-7), and ends the process.

  On the other hand, the cellular phone device 2 displays the missed call list shown in FIG. 4A based on the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7A), and the user selects from the list to The other party (here, mobile phone device 1) is called with one touch (step S7-1). Alternatively, the cellular phone device 2 displays the phone book data list shown in FIG. 5A based on the phone book data memory (see FIG. 9), and the user selects the target partner from the list. Here, the mobile phone device 1 is called with one touch (step S7-1). At this time, information indicating whether or not there was a missed call within a predetermined time from the present time, the time when it was present, and whether or not a call / call was made thereafter is also displayed in association with each other. Also good.

  When the call destination is selected or input as described above, the cellular phone device 2 refers to the missed call history memory shown in FIG. 7A to determine whether there is a missed call from the call destination. Judgment is made and if there is, it is displayed and the user is inquired whether to continue the call. If the user selects continuation in response to this inquiry, the cellular phone device 2 next inquires of the answering machine server 100 whether the answering recording data addressed to itself is stored from the called party (step). S7-2). At this time, the cellular phone device 2 issues a calling instruction to the cellular phone server 200, and the cellular phone server 200 that has received the calling instruction sends the calling telephone number (called number) to the answering machine server 100 and A caller telephone number (calling party number) may be transmitted.

  The answering machine server 100 checks the transmitted call destination telephone number and caller telephone number against the database 101 of its own device (step S7-3), and if there is a match (from the call destination). If unreproduced absence recording data addressed to the caller is stored, that fact (that is, data indicating “present” and the corresponding absence recording data ID) is notified to the cellular phone device 2 (step S7−). 4).

  The cellular phone device 2 displays the notified content on the display unit 14 and asks the user whether or not to reproduce it. When the user inputs a reproduction instruction in response to this, the cellular phone device 2 sends out the voice recording data ID to the voice mail server 100, and receives and plays the voice recording data (step S7-5). The attribute item of the reproduced message recording data that has been reproduced is rewritten with data indicating that reproduction has been completed. In the above description, the telephone number is verified by the answering machine server 100. However, the information stored in the database 101 of the answering machine server 100 is downloaded to the cellular phone device 2, and the cellular phone device 2 side downloads the information. You may make it collate a telephone number. Further, when there are a plurality of corresponding voice recording data, the user may be able to select which one is to be reproduced.

  After this, if the user who has heard the playback content of the recorded message data determines that the message has been completed and it is not necessary to talk directly to the other party, the user can press the specific key without pressing the call continuation key. Since the determination in step S7-7 is No, the cellular phone device 2 stops calling. Here, an on-hook key can be used as the specific key.

  On the other hand, when the call processing is continued, the determination in step S7-7 is Yes by pressing the call continuation key (or pressing no key), so that the mobile phone device 2 makes a call. Call processing is continued (step S7-8). Here, an off-hook key can be used as a call continuation key.

  In step S7-3, when it is determined that the corresponding absence recording data is not registered (when it is determined No), the mobile phone device 2 is notified that the absence recording data is not stored. (Step S7-6), the process proceeds to Step S7-8, and the calling process is continued as it is.

  Here, the verification process in the answering machine server 100 in step S7-3 will be specifically described. That is, when the processing in step S7-3 is performed by the answering machine server 100, it is necessary to check by exchanging the calling telephone number and the called telephone number. Therefore, the answering machine server 100 performs the following processing.

  First, as a first step (see FIG. 10), when the mobile phone device 1 (090-9876-5432) makes a call to the mobile phone device 2 (090-1111-2222), the mobile phone device 2 responds. Therefore, when the cellular phone device 1 leaves the recorded voice data in the answering machine server 100, the answering machine data storage memory area 101b for the cellular phone device 2 of the answering machine server 100 stores the answering machine data shown in FIG. As shown in ID2, the sender number (mobile phone device 1: 090-9876-5432) and the called party number (mobile phone device 2: 090-1111-2222) are stored in association with each other.

  Next, as a second stage (see FIG. 11), when the cellular phone device 2 (090-1111-2222) performs an operation of calling the cellular phone device 1 (090-9876-5432), the cellular phone device 2 The caller number (mobile phone device 2: 090-1111-2222) and the called party number (mobile phone device 1: 090-9876-5432) are transmitted to the answering machine 100.

  The answering machine server 100 stores the answering machine storage storage area 101b corresponding to the transmitted caller number (mobile phone device 2: 090-1111-2222) (as shown in FIG. 6). In the telephone number: 090-1111-2222 stored data), a number that matches the transmitted recipient number (mobile phone device 1: 090-9876-5432) is stored as the sender number. It is determined whether or not there is any unrecorded recorded data, and the determination result is transmitted to the mobile phone device 2. That is, the absence of the combination in which the number (090-1111-2222) of the mobile phone device 2 on the calling side is the called party number and the number (090-9876-5432) of the mobile phone device 1 on the called side is the calling party number It is determined whether the recording data is stored in the database 101. In FIG. 6, the unreproduced absence recording in which the telephone number of the cellular phone device 1 (090-9876-5432) is set as the caller number and the telephone number (090-1111-2222) of the cellular phone device 2 is set as the called party number. Since the data (answering recording data ID2) is stored, the answering machine server 100 transmits data indicating the determination result “present” and the answering recording data ID2 to the mobile phone device 2.

  In the above specific example, the answering machine server 100 performs collation processing, but the data stored in the answering voice recording data storage area 101b is transmitted to the mobile phone device 2, and the mobile phone device 2 side performs the above processing. A verification process may be performed.

  In the above specific example, the collation result data in the answering machine server 100 is transmitted to the mobile phone terminal 2, but the voice representing the collation result is reproduced and notified to the user of the mobile phone device 2. Good.

  In the second embodiment, the mobile phone terminal confirms the presence or absence of voice mail recording data at the time of a call by notifying the mobile phone device of the incoming call side of the voice mail server that has registered the voice mail recording data from the voice mail server 100. This is an embodiment in which unnecessary telephone transmissions are suppressed by performing reproduction if absence recorded data exists.

  3 is a mobile phone screen example, FIG. 4B is a missed call list display example, FIG. 5B is a phone book list display example, FIG. 6 is a configuration example of the database 101 of the answering machine 100, and FIG. (B) is a configuration example of a missed call history memory, FIG. 9 is a configuration example of a telephone directory data memory, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are flowcharts showing processing operations of the second embodiment. However, FIGS. 3, 6 and 9 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As in the first embodiment, the second embodiment also has a display function for displaying a message indicating a missed call and a display function for indicating the presence of absence recording data with an icon 41 as shown in FIG. .

  The mobile phone device has a function for displaying a missed call list (see FIG. 4B), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. . As shown in FIG. 4 (b), in the second embodiment, in addition to the incoming call time and the caller's telephone number as the missed call list, the presence / absence of absence recording data and, if present, information indicating played / not played Is also displayed. The cellular phone device has a display function of a telephone directory data list (see FIG. 5B), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. Yes. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), in the second embodiment, in addition to the name and phone number of the other party as the phone book data list, the presence / absence of absence recording data and, if present, information indicating playback / non-playback are also included. Is displayed.

  The processing operation of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When a call is made from the mobile phone device 1 to the mobile phone device 2, the mobile phone device 2 on the receiving side is notified of the telephone number of the mobile phone device 1 on the outgoing side from the mobile phone server 200 (step S8-1). .

  The incoming-side mobile phone device 2 stores the notified caller telephone number in the incoming call history memory in the memory unit 23. If the incoming call is not answered, it is stored in the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7B) in the memory unit 23. As shown in FIG. 7B, the missed call history memory includes items such as a missed call index, a caller number, a call arrival time, and recorded data. Here, in the item of presence / absence of recorded data, “0” indicates that there is no data, and numerical values other than 0 (1, 2, 3, etc.) indicate the recorded voice data ID assigned on the answering machine server 100 side. Show.

  The mobile phone server 200 receives an incoming call when the mobile phone device 2 on the receiving side does not answer for a certain period of time or is set in advance as an automatic answering response (when it is determined No in step S8-2). Is transferred to the answering machine server 100 (step S8-3). At this time, the mobile phone server 200 notifies the answering machine server 100 not only of the incoming side telephone number (mobile phone device 2) but also the outgoing side telephone number (mobile phone device 1) (step S8-3).

  The answering machine server 100 sets the requirements (answering recording data) from the calling side mobile phone device 1, the receiving side phone number (phone number of the mobile phone device 2), and the calling side phone number (phone number of the mobile phone device 1). In association, the data is stored in the absence recording data storage area 101b of the database 101 for the cellular phone device 2 (step S8-4). The mobile phone device 1 on the transmission side ends when the recording of the absence recording data is finished (step S8-5).

  Next, the answering machine server 100 receives information indicating that the voice recording data is recorded in the incoming mobile phone device 2 from the outgoing mobile phone device 1 (that is, the outgoing phone number, the recording time, and the answering machine). (Recording data ID) is notified (step S8-6).

  In the cellular phone device 2, the voice recording data ID is integrated and stored in the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7B) in the memory unit 23 based on the notified calling telephone number and recording time (see FIG. 7B). Step S8-7). At this time, data indicating unreproduced is stored in the attribute item. When the cellular phone device 2 is turned off or out of service area, the answering machine 100 again records the recorded message from the cellular phone device 1 when the cellular phone device 2 is connected to the network. Information indicating that data has been recorded is notified.

  On the other hand, the cellular phone device 2 displays the missed call list shown in FIG. 4B based on the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7B), and the user selects it from the list. The other party (in this case, the mobile phone device 1) is called with one touch (step S9-1). At this time, in the missed call list, as shown in FIG. 4B, information indicating the presence / absence of absence recorded data and information indicating whether playback has been performed or not is displayed in association with each other. Alternatively, the cellular phone device 2 displays the phone book data list shown in FIG. 5B based on the phone book data memory (see FIG. 9), and the user selects the target partner from the list. (Here, the mobile phone device 1) is called with one touch (step S9-1). At this time, based on the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7B) (refer to presence / absence of recorded data using the telephone number as a key), the telephone directory list includes an absence recording as shown in FIG. 5B. Information indicating the presence / absence of data and reproduced / unreproduced is displayed in association with each other. In this case, information indicating whether there is a missed call within a predetermined time from the present time, the time when it is present, and whether the call / call is made after that is also displayed in association with each other. Also good.

  When the call destination is selected or input as described above, the cellular phone device 2 refers to the missed call history memory shown in FIG. 7B and confirms whether there is a missed call from the call destination. (Step S9-2).

  If there is a missed call as a result of the confirmation, it is displayed and an inquiry is made to the user as to whether or not to continue the call. When the user selects continue in response to this inquiry, the mobile phone device 2 Next, it is determined whether or not the answering recording data from the called party is stored in the answering machine server 100 by checking the contents of the item of the presence / absence of the recording data in the missed call history memory in the memory unit 23 (step) S9-3). As a result, if the voice mail recording data is stored in the voice mail server 100 (Yes in step S9-3), the user is inquired whether or not to play the voice recording data, and a playback instruction is issued. When input, the mobile phone device 2 connects to the answering machine server 100 and sends out the registered answering data ID (step S9-4).

  The answering machine server 100 reproduces the recorded voice data corresponding to the received recorded voice data ID (step S9-5).

  After this, if the user who has heard the playback content of the recorded message data determines that the message has been completed and it is not necessary to talk directly to the other party, the user can press the specific key without pressing the call continuation key. Since the determination in step S9-6 is No, the cellular phone device 2 stops calling. Here, an on-hook key can be used as the specific key.

  On the other hand, when the call process is continued, the call continuation key is pressed (or no key is pressed), so that the determination in step S9-6 becomes Yes. Call processing is continued (step S9-7). Here, an off-hook key can be used as a call continuation key.

  In step S9-3, when it is determined that the answering machine data is not stored in the answering machine server 100 (when it is determined No), the mobile phone device 2 indicates that the answering service data is not stored. Is notified (displayed) (step S9-8), and the process proceeds to step S9-7 to continue the calling process.

  In the third embodiment, the voice recording data is stored on the mobile phone device side, the presence / absence of voice recording data from the other party is confirmed in the own device when a call is made, and if the data exists, it is stored in the own device. In this embodiment, unnecessary telephone calls are suppressed by playing back recorded voice data.

  3 is an example of a mobile phone screen, FIG. 4B is a display example of a missed call list, FIG. 5B is a display example of a telephone directory list, FIG. 7A is a configuration example of a missed call history memory, and FIG. Is a configuration example of an answering machine data memory, FIG. 9 is a configuration example of a telephone directory data memory, and FIGS. 14 and 15 are flowcharts showing processing operations of the third embodiment. However, FIG. 3, FIG. 4 (b), FIG. 5 (b), and FIG. 7 (a) are the same as the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, the mobile phone device on the receiving side has the answering machine data memory shown in FIG. 8 in the memory unit 23 of its own device. It has a function of recording the other party's voice recording data in the voice mail data memory. That is, the answering machine data memory includes items such as answering machine data ID, caller number, time, attribute, and recording data. In the attribute item, whether or not the recorded data is reproduced is registered.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the cellular phone device has a display function for displaying a message indicating a missed call and a display function for indicating the presence of absence recording data with an icon 41 or the like.

  The mobile phone device has a function for displaying a missed call list (see FIG. 4B), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. . As shown in FIG. 4B, in the third embodiment, in addition to the incoming call time and the caller's telephone number as the missed call list, information indicating the presence / absence of voice mail recording data and, if present, reproduced / unreproduced information Is also displayed.

  The cellular phone device has a display function of a telephone directory data list (see FIG. 5B), and includes means for making a one-touch call to a target party by selecting from the displayed list. Yes. As shown in FIG. 5B, in the third embodiment, in addition to the name and phone number of the other party as the phone book data list, presence / absence of absence recording data, and information indicating reproduced / unreproduced when there is present. Is displayed.

  The processing operation of the third embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When the mobile phone device 1 makes a call to the mobile phone device 2, the mobile phone device 2 on the receiving side is notified of the telephone number of the mobile phone device 1 on the outgoing side from the mobile phone server 200 (step S10-1). .

  The incoming-side mobile phone device 2 stores the notified caller telephone number in the incoming call history memory in the memory unit 23. On the other hand, if no response is made for a certain period of time or if an automatic answering service has been set in advance (if determined No in step S10-2), the notified caller telephone number is stored in the memory unit 23. Stored in the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7A).

  Next, when the voice recording data is sent from the mobile phone device 1, the cellular phone device 2 stores the voice recording data in the voice mail data memory in the memory unit 23 (step S10-3 to step S10-3). S10-4). That is, the received voice recording data, the calling party number (phone number of the mobile phone device 1) and the voice mail data ID are stored in association with each other (see FIG. 8).

  On the other hand, the cellular phone device 2 displays the missed call list shown in FIG. 4B on the basis of the missed call history memory (see FIG. 7A), and the user selects it from the list. The other party (here, the mobile phone device 1) is called with one touch (step S11-1). At this time, the missed calls list is based on the answering machine data memory (see FIG. 8) (refers to the presence or absence of recorded data using the caller number and time as a key), as shown in FIG. Information indicating the presence / absence of recorded data and reproduced / unreproduced is displayed in association with each other. Alternatively, the cellular phone device 2 displays the phone book data list shown in FIG. 5B based on the phone book data memory (see FIG. 9), and the user selects the target partner from the list. (Here, the mobile phone device 1) is called with one touch (step S11-1). At this time, based on the answering machine data memory (see FIG. 8) (refer to the presence / absence of recording data using the telephone number as a key), the telephone directory list contains the recorded voice recording data as shown in FIG. Information indicating presence / absence and reproduced / unreproduced is displayed in association with each other. In this case, information indicating whether there is a missed call within a predetermined time from the present time, the time when it is present, and whether the call / call is made after that is also displayed in association with each other. Also good.

  When the call destination is selected or input as described above, the mobile phone device 2 refers to the missed call history memory shown in FIG. 7B and confirms whether there is a missed call from the callee partner. (Step S11-2). As a result, if there is a missed call, this is displayed and the user is inquired whether to continue the call.

  If the user selects continuation in response to this inquiry, the cellular phone device 2 next refers to the answering machine data memory shown in FIG. Is not stored in the memory (step S11-3). As a result, if the corresponding absence recording data is stored in the memory (Yes in step S11-3), the user is inquired whether to reproduce the absence recording data, and a reproduction instruction is input. Then, the corresponding answering recording data stored in the answering machine data memory is reproduced (step S11-4).

  After this, if the user who has heard the playback content of the recorded message data determines that the message has been completed and it is not necessary to talk directly to the other party, the user can press the specific key without pressing the call continuation key. Since the determination in step S11-5 is No, the cellular phone device 2 stops calling. Here, an on-hook key can be used as the specific key.

  On the other hand, when the call processing is continued, the determination in step S11-5 is Yes by pressing the call continuation key (or pressing no key), so that the mobile phone device 2 makes a call. Call processing is continued (step S11-6). Here, an off-hook key can be used as a call continuation key.

  In step S11-3, when it is determined that the recorded voice data is not stored in the answering machine data memory (when it is determined No), the mobile phone device 2 indicates that the recorded voice data is not stored. Is displayed (step S11-7), the process proceeds to step S11-6, and the calling process is continued.

  In the above embodiment, the cellular phone device is used as the telephone terminal device of the present invention. However, it is naturally applicable to a fixed phone device.

  Further, the answering machine server 100 and the mobile phone server 200 may be operated by a single information processing apparatus.

It is a block diagram of an answering machine network system when the telephone terminal device of the present invention is applied to a mobile phone device. It is a functional block diagram of the mobile telephone apparatus which is a telephone terminal device of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mobile telephone screen example. (A) is a display example of a missed call list corresponding to the first embodiment, and (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a missed call list corresponding to the second and third embodiments. (A) is a display example of a phone book list corresponding to the first embodiment, (b) is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a phone book list corresponding to the second and third embodiments. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the database of an answering machine server. (A) is a structural example of the missed call history memory corresponding to Example 1 and Example 3, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the missed call history memory corresponding to Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of the answering machine data memory corresponding to Example 3. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of a telephone directory data memory. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the first exemplary embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the first exemplary embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the third embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation according to the third embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 Cellular phone apparatus 11 Control part 12 Antenna 13 Transmission / reception part 14 Display part 15 Touch panel 16 Touch panel controller 17 Microphone 18 Receiver 19 Speaker 20 Audio | voice signal processing part 21 Key input part 22 Key controller 23 Memory part 25 Camera part 26 Auxiliary memory 100 Answering machine 200 Mobile phone server L1 Communication line N Communication network

Claims (10)

A designation means for designating a calling party;
A calling means for calling the designated call destination;
If the recorded voice data from the designated call destination is stored in the answering machine, the calling by the calling means is interrupted, and if not, the calling by the calling means is executed. A telephone terminal device. Further comprising notification means for notifying the user that the voice mail recording data is stored in the voice mail server;
2. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the notification unit to notify when the recorded voice data from the designated call destination is stored in the answering machine. . Further comprising an acquisition means for acquiring voice mail recording data from the voice mail server;
2. The control means, when the voice recording data from the designated call destination is stored in the answering machine, causes the acquisition means to acquire the voice recording data. Or the telephone terminal device of Claim 2. Receiving means for receiving, from the answering machine server, message recording information including information indicating that message recording data has been stored and information indicating a calling party who has stored the message recording data;
A voice recording information storage means for storing the received voice recording information;
The control means determines whether or not voice recording data from the designated calling party is stored in the answering machine server based on information stored in the voice recording information storage means. The telephone terminal apparatus in any one of Claims 1-3. An incoming call detection means for detecting an incoming call;
Caller detection means for detecting the detected caller partner of the incoming call;
Answering recording data receiving means for receiving answering recording data in response to the detected incoming call;
Answering recording data storage means for storing the information indicating the detected caller and the received answering recording data in association with each other;
A designation means for designating a calling party;
A calling means for calling the designated call destination;
If the recorded voice data from the designated call destination is stored in the recorded voice data storage means, the outgoing call by the calling means is interrupted, and if not stored, the outgoing call data by the outgoing call means is stored. A telephone terminal device comprising a control means for executing a call. An incoming call detection means for detecting an incoming call;
Response means for responding to the detected incoming call;
Caller detection means for detecting the detected caller partner of the incoming call;
An incoming call history information storage means for storing history information including information indicating the detected caller of the incoming call and information indicating whether or not the call was answered;
A designation means for designating a calling party;
A calling means for calling the designated call destination;
When information indicating that the incoming call history information storage unit does not respond to the incoming call from the designated call destination is interrupted, the call by the calling unit is interrupted and is not stored Comprising a control means for executing a call by the call means. It further comprises instruction input means for inputting a call resume instruction.
The control means resumes the call by the calling means based on a call resumption instruction input by the instruction input means after interrupting the call by the calling means. The telephone terminal device according to claim 6. An incoming call detection means for detecting an incoming call;
Caller detection means for detecting the detected caller partner of the incoming call;
Incoming call history information storage means for storing history information including information indicating the detected caller partner;
Receiving means for receiving, from the answering machine server, voice mail recording information including information indicating that voice mail recording data has been stored and information indicating a calling party who has stored the voice mail recording data;
A telephone terminal apparatus comprising: an incoming call history display means for displaying the incoming call history information stored in the incoming call history information storage means and the received recorded message information in association with each other. Absence recording information storage means for storing absence recording information including information indicating that the absence recording data has been stored and information indicating a caller who has stored the absence recording data;
Phone book data storage means for storing phone book data including information indicating a calling party;
Phone book data display means for displaying the call destination information stored in the telephone book data storage means and the voice recording information stored in the voice recording information storage means in association with each other. Phone terminal device. Receiving means for receiving information for identifying a calling side telephone terminal device, information for identifying a receiving side telephone terminal device, and absence recording data from the calling side telephone terminal device;
The received information for identifying the calling side telephone terminal device is used as calling side identification information, and the information for identifying the received receiving side telephone terminal device is stored as the receiving side identification information in association with the received absence recording data. In an answering machine server equipped with voice recording data storage means,
The absence recording data of a combination in which the received information identifying the calling side telephone terminal device is the receiving side identification information and the received information identifying the receiving side telephone terminal device is the calling side identification information is stored in the absence recording data storage means Confirmation means for confirming whether or not
An answering machine server further comprising transmission means for transmitting information indicating the confirmation result to the calling telephone terminal device.

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