JP2610545B2 - Voice pager - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice pager capable of transmitting a large amount of information to outsiders using a telephone network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a call is received by a pager, only when the person who called the pager is known, a nearby telephone is used to call the stored telephone number of the other party. .

In recent years, a plurality of calling numbers have been provided due to the complexity of business, and a ringing pattern or an indicator lamp corresponding to the number of the caller has been determined, and who has called is identified and a call is made to the called party. Some have a multi-call function.

[0004] However, storing the telephone numbers of a plurality of partners is cumbersome, and causes an error, such as being wrong or calling the other party's telephone number.

For this reason, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-6833
As disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2 (1994), a plurality of telephone numbers are stored in a register in advance, and if the call number matches the register, the corresponding telephone number is automatically displayed on a pager together with a ringing tone. Others include a method in which a signal encoded by a pulse method is transmitted by radio, and a telephone number is displayed on a pager together with a ringing tone.

[0006] However, when it is not possible to confirm what requirements are in the telephone number, the importance of the requirements is not known.
In the case of multi-call, it becomes more complicated.

[0007] In addition, there is a lot of information that is not unilaterally heard from the caller but is unilaterally transmitted from the caller.

Thus, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-55745, voice or the like is wirelessly transmitted as a highly efficient coded voice signal, the data is received, the received data is displayed on a display unit, and the RAM is displayed on a RAM. In some cases, D / A conversion is performed immediately after the accumulation, and the sound is loudspeaked from a speaker. But,
In this prior art, not only cannot a plurality of receptions be made, but also a voice is immediately played and cannot be reproduced later to hear a voice message.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a voice pager capable of timely listening to a caller's voice message in addition to a telephone number or the like as existing transmission information. An object of the present invention is to provide a voice pager that allows a user to listen to the voice message after confirmation.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems Data consisting of at least voice information and the ID and telephone number of the caller (caller) is digitized by an A / D converter, and is converted into a digital signal by radio. Receiving means for receiving the radio wave transmitted by the transmitting means, data memory means for storing the digital signal received by the receiving means in a plurality of banks assigned as one bank to one sender, and Switch operating means for selecting a bank of data memory; display means for displaying the ID and telephone number of the communicator selected by the switch operation; and corresponding to the caller displayed on the display means by the switch operating means. Voice means for converting a received message into voice and outputting the voice.

[0011]

According to a feature of the present invention, digitized real voice data of a caller and data of who the caller is are stored in one bank given to one caller. Such a bank is given to multiple callers. The user selects a plurality of stored banks using a switch, selects a caller who wants to hear or has high importance displayed on the display unit, and plays and listens to the real voice data of the caller displayed on the display unit at any time. be able to.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows an outline of a system for transmitting a message from a caller to a user carrying a voice pager.

The method of use will be described with reference to the system flowcharts shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. First, a caller calls the central control station 3 using the telephone 1 and the telephone line network 2 (step 1). ).

The recorded response message from the central control station 3 flows to the caller's telephone 1 (step 5), and instructs the user to input the user's ID and, if necessary, the telephone number desired by the user. Then, an instruction to input a message message flows.

The caller inputs the user's ID and, if necessary, a telephone number (step 2), and then inputs a message from the receiver of the telephone 1 (step 3) and hangs up (step 4). ,finish.

The central control station 3 accepts the user ID (step 6), and when confirmed, accepts a voice message (step 7).

The received voice message and other data are all digitized by the computer 4 using an A / D converter (step 8), and the reception is completed (step 9). The digital data is transmitted (step 10).

The transmitting station 5 transmits digitized voice data and the like as a digital signal to a user's voice pager 6 by radio (radio wave).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a mechanism of the voice pager 6, wherein 7 is an antenna, 8 is a receiving section, 9 is a display section for displaying numbers, characters, etc. on a liquid crystal or the like, 10 is a CPU,
11 is a ROM in which a received message notifying that the message has been received is recorded in advance, 12 is a data memory having a plurality of banks, 13 is a voice converter for converting digital data into analog data as voice, 14 is an amplifier, and 15 is an amplifier. A speaker 16 is a control operation switch provided on the box of the voice pager 6.

The method of using the voice pager 6 with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 is as follows.
When the data is sent to the receiving unit 8, the CPU 10 determines whether or not it is its own ID (step 11).

If it is not its own ID, the data is discarded and the process is terminated. If it is its own ID, the data memory 1
2, for example, in bank 1 (step 12).

In response, the received message recorded in the ROM 11 is output as sound from the speaker 15 via the sound converter 13 and the amplifier 14 (step 13).

The user confirms the acceptance (step 1)
4) Press the switch 16 to turn off the sound, and confirm the telephone number and who is calling from the screen on the display unit 9 by the next switch operation. Subsequently, the voice message can be reproduced from the speaker 15 by operating the switch.

As described above, the data (reception time, TD, etc.) of each bank is displayed on the display unit by the switch operation, and the digital data in the bank is reproduced into analog data by the D / A conversion of the voice conversion unit 13. , The message of the caller can be heard from the speaker 15, so that the user can reproduce the received data at any time, at an appropriate place, and any number of times.

Each bank is assigned to one sender, and when the bank runs short, data may be deleted from the oldest bank.

Since the message is transmitted using digital data, the confidentiality of the mobile communication is significantly improved.

[0027]

The present invention has the following effects. In accordance with a feature of the present invention, digitized caller voice data and who the caller is stored in a bank provided to one caller, such a bank. Is given to multiple callers. The user selects a plurality of stored banks with a switch, selects a caller who wants to hear or has high importance displayed on the display,
The caller's real voice data appearing on the display can be reproduced and heard at any time.

[0028]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a caller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a central control station.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a voice pager.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a user.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 telephone 2 telephone exchange network 3 central control station 4 computer 5 transmitting station 6 voice pager 7 antenna 8 receiving section 9 display section 10 CPU 12 data memory 13 voice conversion section 14 amplifier 15 speaker 16 operation switch

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An A / D converter digitizes data consisting of at least voice information and an ID or telephone number of a caller (caller) of the data, and is transmitted as a digital signal by radio. Receiving means for receiving radio waves, data memory means for storing data in a plurality of banks assigned to one sender as one bank for digital signals received by the receiving means, and memory for data by switch operation Switch operation means for selecting the bank of the user, display means for displaying the ID and telephone number of the communicator selected by the switch operation, and voice reception of the received message corresponding to the caller displayed on the display means by the switch operation means. A voice pager, comprising: voice means for converting and outputting a voice.