JP2705575B2 - Message information transceiver - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the transmission and transmission of message information.
Message transmission / reception device
Of the paging receiver with auto dialer function
The present invention relates to such a transmitting / receiving device .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some paging receivers having a numerical or character display function have an auto dialer function that can convert a telephone number and an input message into a corresponding dial tone and output the dial tone. The above-described paging receiver capable of transmitting and receiving a message can transmit a message requiring a response from the other party, receive a response message to the message, and confirm the message content.

However, the above-mentioned conventional paging receiver merely stores and displays the received message. Therefore, when a message requiring a response is transmitted,
The user memorizes the contents of the transmitted message and the telephone number and name of the destination, and then, when the message is received, the contact telephone number in the message information received or a call for identifying a plurality of callers It is necessary to know who the caller is from the call type information in the code (for example, function bit information in the POCSAG address code word) and to determine which received message is a response message to the above-mentioned transmitted message. Therefore, when a plurality of messages that require a response are transmitted, at least the transmission destination data (telephone number or name) of all the transmitted messages must be stored and the received message must be searched. Checking the message was troublesome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a message information transmitting / receiving apparatus capable of easily knowing whether or not a received message is a response message to an already transmitted message.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention , when sending a message,
Stores the destination data (telephone number or name) into the memory, and determines whether contains the corresponding data to the destination data in the received message, the received message is sent This is to notify whether or not the message is a response message to the completed message.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an external view of a paging receiver with an auto dialer function according to one embodiment. The upper part of the front of the receiver is composed of a liquid crystal display, etc.
A display unit 1 having a and 1b is provided to display a created message or a received message. On the front left side of the receiver main body, there is a data input key group 2 consisting of numerical keys of "0-9" and function keys of * key and # key. Numerical values and symbols can be input by the same key operation as a touch phone. .

On the right side of the data input key group 2, a normal / Tel key 3, an Up key 4, a Down key 5, a Mes
There is a key 6 and a transmission switch 7, and these keys constitute a control key group. The normal / Tel key 3 is a key for switching between the normal receiver mode and the Tel mode, and the Up key 4 and the Down key 5 are for the receiver mode or Tel mode.
In the mode, it is a key for searching for a received message or a registered name and telephone number. Mes
The key 6 is a key operated when creating a transmission message. When the Mes key 6 is operated in the Tel mode, the word “message” is displayed on the left side of the display unit 1a, and the message from the data input key group 2 is displayed. Input is possible. The transmission switch 7 is a switch for instructing the conversion of a created message or a desired telephone number retrieved by operating the Up key 4 or the Down key 5 into a dial tone. Is converted into a dial tone, which is emitted from a speaker (not shown) provided on the back of the receiver body.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the above-described paging receiver. The wireless signal received from the antenna 11 is detected, amplified, and demodulated by the receiving unit 12 and converted into digital data of “0” and “1” by the decoder unit 13.
Is output to The decoder unit 13 is a circuit for comparing whether or not the input digital data matches its own calling number (address code) stored in the ID-ROM 14. When the calling numbers match, a match detection signal and a subsequent The data to be received is output to the CPU 15, and when the call numbers do not match, the receiving unit 12 is instructed to terminate the reception.

The CPU 15 is a central processing unit for detecting key input from the data input key group 2 and the control key group 8, storing received messages in the received message memory 16, and receiving the received messages from the decoder unit 13. Is completed, the received message is stored in the received message memory 16, the instruction to terminate the reception to the decoder unit 13 is issued, and the speaker 18 is driven via the driver 17 to notify that there is a call.

The transmission data memory 19 is a memory for storing transmission destination data including a telephone number or a name of a transmission destination together with a transmitted message. As shown in FIG. 3, as an example of the configuration, a transmission data memory 19 and a TelNo. It is composed of a memory area, a memory area for storing information indicating whether a message is added at the time of transmission, a message memory area for storing message content, and a transmission time memory area for storing transmission time information. .

The received message memory 16 is a memory for storing received messages together with information indicating whether or not those messages are response messages to transmitted messages. As shown in FIG. 4, the received message memory 16 includes a call type information memory area for storing call type information for identifying a plurality of callers and the like (for example, function bit information in an address code word of the POCSAG scheme). A response message bit for storing response information indicating whether each received message is a response message to the transmitted message, a message memory area for storing the content of the received message, and a reception time memory area for storing reception time information It is composed of

The TelNo. The memory 20 is a memory for storing registered names and telephone numbers. In this memory, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a name and a telephone number are stored in correspondence, and the telephone number is a company telephone number, a home telephone number, a numerical display type (NP) or a character display type. (IP) Tel type data indicating whether it is a telephone number of a paging receiver is stored.

A character generator (CG) 21 is a ROM for storing characters stored in each memory and a character font corresponding to a numerical code. The DTMF signal generation unit 22 outputs TelNo. This circuit converts a telephone number read from the memory 20 and a created transmission message into a corresponding dial tone signal (DTMF signal: double tone multi-frequency signal) and outputs the dial tone signal from the speaker 18.

Next, the main processing operations of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing message transmission processing, FIG. 7 is a message input processing, FIG. 8 is a retransmission processing, and FIG.

In the transmission process of FIG. 6, first, in step S ₁
In, the telephone number of the telephone to be called is selected. This telephone number is selected by switching to Tel mode and
The memory that can be searched by operating the wn key 5 is TelNo.
After setting in the memory 20, the operation is performed by operating the Up key 4 or the Down key 5. When the Up key 4 and Down key 5 are operated to select a specific name, the name, telephone number, and Tel type selected in step S ₁ are displayed on the display unit 1. The callee from Tel type of the displayed telephone number in the next step S _2, it is determined whether the paging receiver with a message reception function. When was the message receiving function with the paging receiver proceeds to next step S _3, the letter "Messages" earlier with first sets the transmission inhibit flag F1 flushing displayed. When the Mes key 6 is operated, a message input processing in step S ₄ is executed. In this message input process, message data input from the data input key group 2, that is, message data such as abbreviated codes and telephone numbers of fixed phrase messages are stored in a display buffer (not shown), and the created message is displayed on the display unit 1. Is displayed. Further, when there is an input from the data input key group 2, the message flag F2 is set, and thereafter, when the input of the message is completed and the # key is operated, the transmission inhibition flag F1 is reset.

Following the message input process, step S ₅
It is determined whether or not the transmission switch 7 has been operated. When the transmission switch 7 is operated, when the transmission inhibit flag F1 at the next step S _6, it is determined whether it is set, the flag F1 is set, step S
Return to step ₄ and accept the message input again.

On the other hand, step S₆Transmission prohibited flag
When it is determined that the flag F1 has been reset,
Tep S_FourThat the message input process at
Now, step S₇Go to and the displayed phone number
Specify the symbol data in, that is, the delimitation of the station number part etc.
Data excluding symbol data such as hyphens
Sends it to the TMF signal generator 22 and converts it to dial sound.
Output from the speaker 18. Then, the next step S₈
Of the telephone number transmitted in the transmission data memory 19 described above.
TelNo. Store in the memory area. Then,
S₉Whether the message flag F2 is set
And if the flag F2 is not set,
To end the process.If the flag is set,
Tep S _TenGo to and display the transmission message in the display buffer
Displayed in section 1.

When the call destination telephone number output from the speaker 18 is input from the mouthpiece of the touch-tone telephone, an input of a transmission message is instructed from the radio base station, so that the user operates the transmission switch 7 again. Send the displayed message. When the operation of the transmission switch 7 is detected in step S _11, the message data as described above in step S _12, that is, the output from the short code and telephone number numerical data and symbolic data, such data is converted to the dial tone speaker 18 Is done. Then, the next step S
The message data transmitted in ₁₃ is stored in the transmission data memory 19
Is stored in the message memory area.

When the transmission switch 7 is operated to transmit a telephone number and a message, the transmission data is automatically stored in the transmission data memory 19. Therefore, when retransmitting the same data, it is only necessary to select and display necessary data from the data in the transmission data memory 19 and operate the transmission switch 7 without having to perform an input operation again.

FIG. 7 shows the message input process described above.
(Step S_FourKey input of data input key group 2 in)
It is a flowchart which shows the content of force processing. First step
S_{twenty two}Is used to determine whether any key has been operated.
When the key is operated, the next step S_{twenty three}Entered in
Display the displayed data, and furthermore, step S_{twenty four}Proceed to
Determine if the entered key is a numeric key. And numerical keys
If it is, step S_{twenty five}With a counter (shown
) Is incremented by 1 and the next step S₂₆To control the counter value
It is determined whether it is within the limit value. When the limit is exceeded
Next step S ₂₇To generate an alarm sound
Notify and if within the limit, step S_{twenty two}Return to next entry
Accept the power. The number of numerical data entered here is limited
When the value is exceeded, the alarm sounds
Message is invalid when sending a message to the wireless base station
In order to avoid it. That is, the radio base station is paging
Constant message length (number of numerical data) sent to receiver
The value is limited to within
The number of numeric data in the message exceeds the above limit
Then the entire message is canceled. So the message
Counts the number of numerical data when creating a message and warns
I'm trying.

[0021] If an operation of the numeric keys in the determination of step S _24, the procedure proceeds to step S ₂₈ * to determine whether the operation or not of the key. * If it is a key operation, the next step S
_{At 29} , it is determined whether or not the last input was the * key.
* When the key is input twice consecutively, it means that the message is canceled, and the input data, the counter and the message flag F2 are cleared. Step S ₂₈
If the * key is not operated, it is determined that a key other than the numeric key and the * key, that is, the # key, has been operated, and the message input process is terminated.

The processing operation for transmitting the same message to the same call partner again after the transmission of the message is completed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of the retransmission processing in FIG.

[0023] First, according to the operation of the memory that may be searched by operating the Up key 4 (Up key 4 as needed) transmitted Down key 5 after setting data memory 22, sent in step S ₃₁ the data memory 19 Are sequentially displayed on the display unit 1. In step S _32, the data indicating the presence or absence of a message of the transmission data memory 19, determines whether the message to the selected phone number is added. Sets the message flag F2 in step S ₃₃ when was attached message. And to determine the operation of the transmission switch 7 at the next step S _34, when the transmission switch 7 is operated by converting the numerical data excluding the sign data of the telephone number data proceeds to step S ₃₅ in the dial tone speaker 18 to output.

When the transmission of the telephone number is completed, step S
_{At 36} , it is determined whether or not the message flag F2 has been set, and if the flag F2 has not been set, the process ends.

On the other hand, when the message flag F2 is set, the flow proceeds to step _S37 , where the transmission message stored in the transmission data memory 19 corresponding to the telephone number is read out and displayed on the display unit 1. Then, in the next step _S38 , it is determined whether or not the transmission switch 7 has been operated again. When the transmission switch 7 is operated, the process proceeds to step _S39 , where the numerical value and the symbol data of the message displayed on the display unit 1 are all converted to dial sound and output to the speaker 18.

Next, the contents of the incoming call processing when a call is received and a message is received will be described with reference to FIG. When was the added call message is first temporarily stored in a message buffer in a CPU15 the message received in Step S ₄₁ in FIG. 9 (not shown). And if the next step S ₄₂ the message and whether the same message received is received immediately before, that is, if the same message is repeatedly discriminated repeat call data whether repeat call data sent, the data is already received since it is stored in the message memory 16 and terminates the process to clear the data in the message buffer proceeds to step S _43.

On the other hand, the process proceeds to step S ₄₄ if not repeat call data, the already stored message in the received message memory 16, after the start address empty to shift down by one address minute, receive data message buffer The message is transferred to the head address of the message memory 16. At this time it is compared with the destination telephone number in the numerical data and the transmission data memory 19 in the received message in step S _45, to determine if a reply message to a message received message has already transmitted. And when the numerical data matches the specific destination telephone number, and a response message bits in the next step S ₄₆ to "1", and stores information that the received message is a message of a response to message sent step the procedure proceeds to S _47.

Further, when there is no matching telephone number proceeds to call informing process in the step S ₄₇ a response message bits as remains in the initial state of "0". Step S
_{In the} process of determining whether the received message is a response message, the name corresponding to the telephone number is stored in the transmission data memory 19 as the transmission destination data. The data may be obtained from the memory 20 and stored as the transmission destination name, and the name of the caller may be obtained from the received call type information, and the matching of those names may be determined. Further, instead make a response message bit in step S _46, so as to store the address in the transmission data memory 19 of the transmission message phone number or name as described above matches the memory area of the corresponding received message Is also good. In this case, the corresponding transmitted message can be immediately displayed from the stored address, so that the transmitted message can be easily confirmed together with the received message.

[0029] In the call notification processing in step S ₄₇ to drive the speaker 18 of FIG. 1 emits sound a ringing tone according to the call type information. At the same time, the information stored in the received message memory 16, that is, the call type information, the information indicating whether the message is a received message or a response message, the arrival time, and the like are displayed on the display unit 1.

As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the information indicating the sender in the received message, for example, the telephone number or the call type information, is compared with the transmission destination data (transmission destination telephone number, name, etc.) of the already transmitted message. Then, it is determined whether the received message is a response message to the above-mentioned transmission message, the determination result is stored for each received message as response information indicating whether the message is a response message, and the response message is stored in another message. It is designed to be displayed separately from the message.

Therefore, when a message requiring a response from the other party is transmitted and various messages including the response message are received, the response message can be easily searched from those messages. Further, since it is possible to know which transmission message the response message corresponds to, even if the transmission message is forgotten, the contents can be confirmed by looking at both messages.

[0032]

According to the present invention, it is possible to know whether or not a received message is a response message to an already transmitted message, and to know which transmission message corresponds to a response message. So
Confirmation of the received message can be performed more efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration of a paging receiver with an auto dialer function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a transmission data memory of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a received message memory of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 shows TelNo. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a memory.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a transmission process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a message input process according to the embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a retransmission process according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an incoming call process according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 display unit 15 CPU 16 reception message memory 19 transmission data memory

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] A transmitting means for transmitting message information;
Message having a receiving means for receiving message information
In di information transmitting and receiving apparatus, the storage means for storing destination data indicating a destination of the transmitted message information by transmitting means, said in the received message information by said receiving means
Determining means for determining whether data corresponding to the destination data stored in the storage means is included, and data corresponding to the destination data by the determining means
Is included, the received message is
Message information transmitted by the transmitting means.
Message information transmitting and receiving means for notifying that the message information is response message information to the message.
Equipment . (2) Transmitting means for transmitting message information;
Message having a receiving means for receiving message information
In the information transmission and reception device, The destination of the message information transmitted by the transmitting means
Storage means for storing transmission destination information indicating Received by the receiving means together with the message information
Sender identification information and destination stored in the storage means
Information, and if both information have a predetermined correspondence,
The message information received by the receiving means is
Response message to the message information sent by
Providing notification means for notifying that the information is message information
A message information transmitting and receiving device characterized by the above-mentioned. (3) The storage means transmits the data by the transmitting means.
Claims characterized by storing received message information
Item 3. The message information transmitting / receiving device according to Item 1 or 2. (4) Transmitting means for transmitting message information;
Message having a receiving means for receiving message information
In the information transmission and reception device, Each message information sent by the sending means
And stores the data in association with destination data indicating the destination.
Storage means; The message information received by the receiving means and the second
1 with the destination data stored in the storage means.
And wherein the received message information is stored in the first storage device.
Which of the sent message information stored in the column
Check whether the message information corresponds to the message information.
And a specifying means for specifying
Information transmitting and receiving device. (5) The specifying means receives the information by the receiving means.
Received message information and stored in the first storage means.
The received data is compared with the destination data
Transmission that has a predetermined correspondence with the data in the message information
Destination data, and based on the detected destination data
Associated with the destination data in the first storage means.
Is a means to identify the message information stored
The message information transmission / reception according to claim 4, characterized in that:
apparatus. 6. Transmitting means for transmitting message information;
Message having a receiving means for receiving message information
In the information transmission and reception device, Each message information sent by the sending means
The first storage unit stores the information in association with destination information indicating the destination.
Storage means; Received by the receiving means together with the message information
Sender identification information and stored in the first storage means
The received message is compared with each destination information.
The information of the transmitted message stored in the first storage means is stored.
Which message information of the message information
Specifying means for specifying whether the information is message information
A message information transmitting and receiving device characterized by the above-mentioned. 7. The specifying means may include the received sender
Identification information and the transmission information stored in the first storage means;
By collating with the contact information, the sender identification information and the predetermined
Detects destination information that has a corresponding relationship, and
The destination information is stored in the first storage means based on the destination information.
Message information stored in association with the
7. The message according to claim 6, wherein
Information transmitting and receiving device. Claim 8. The message specified by the specifying means
Information for designating page information is received by the receiving means.
Stored in association with received message information Second note
8. A storage device comprising a storage means.
A message information transmitting / receiving device described in any of the above. 9. The transmitting means transmits the message information
It is characterized by having a means for converting to an al sound and outputting it
The message information according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
Transceiver. 10. The transmitting means downloads the message information.
That it has a means to convert it to
The message according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that:
Information transmitting and receiving device.