JP2801705B2 - Message communication method - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention is intended to ensure that a plurality of people can reliably exchange messages anytime, anywhere, when they promise a specific place and time and meet each other. It relates to a message communication method.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a plurality of people promise a specific place and time and wait for each other, messages are transmitted to each other using the following method.

(A) Physical message board A message board is installed at the meeting place, and the message is recorded as a memo.

(B) Remote monitoring of an answering machine An answering machine is installed at the home of the party concerned, etc., and records each other's messages from the telephone at the destination, and simultaneously monitors the other party's messages.

(C) Message telephone service A message telephone service for an unspecified number of people using an exchange in a communication network or a computer of a telecommunications carrier is used in place of an answering machine to exchange messages with each other. And monitor the other party's message at the same time.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the methods of transmitting messages in the above-described conventional techniques have the following problems, respectively.

Naturally, the method using the physical message board in (a) cannot be used in places where there is no message board, and even if there is a message board, you must write or read a message memo unless you go to that place. And there is a possibility that messages cannot be reliably transmitted.

In the method using the answering machine of (b), a person who does not have an answering machine cannot use it, and in order to monitor a message, a password (password) must be shared between parties involved in the meeting in advance. It is necessary to keep it, and if you do not know the password, you can not send a message.

In the method using the message telephone service of (c),
In order to monitor messages, a password (password)
Must be shared in advance between the parties involved in the meeting, and without knowing the password, the message telephone service cannot be used.

From the above, it was often the case that when meeting with each other without promising to share a personal identification number, troubles could not be transmitted to each other.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when a plurality of people promise each other at a specific place / time, they do not promise a password in advance,
An object of the present invention is to provide a message communication method capable of surely transmitting messages to each other using a telephone.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The configuration of the message communication method of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows. In message communication performed via a communication network, a specific date or time is specified for both parties using the message communication. And a number obtained by converting the contents, which are expressed by means other than numbers, that specify the two in accordance with the conversion rules indicated by the guidance voice, by dialing means of the telephone, and combining those numbers and numbers. The message message is stored or registered or searched using the keyword as a keyword.

[Operation] The present invention is to input a number corresponding to, for example, a name or an initial and a number indicating a waiting date and time from a terminal of a communication network to specify both parties using message communication, and to input these numbers and numbers. The combination of
The message message is memorized and registered, and a search is performed to notify the referred person. As described above, message communication can be performed with an unspecified majority without using a password (password number) that needs to be shared in advance as a keyword.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a plurality of telephones, 2 denotes a communication network, and 3 denotes a message telephone control device. The communication network 2 connects an unspecified plurality of telephones 1 to the message telephone control device 3. The message telephone control device 3 uses the telephone 1 as a terminal and performs message communication using keywords with an unspecified majority.

The message telephone control device 3 includes a line connection unit 31 that performs automatic connection and disconnection processing of an incoming call from the communication network 2, and inputs numeric information as a keyword to be described later for the incoming call telephone 1 and a voice message. A voice response unit 32 for instructing the input of the information with a guidance voice, a PB signal input unit 33 for decoding a numeric signal input from the telephone 1 by a PB dial signal and converting the numeric signal into the numeric information, and a PB signal input unit 33 created from the numeric information A keyword storage unit 34 for storing a keyword that has been transmitted, and a voice recording storage file unit for storing and registering a message voice signal transmitted from the telephone 1 by linking to the keyword, and searching and reproducing the message voice signal from the keyword.
35, and a control unit 36 that creates the above-mentioned keywords and is connected to the above-mentioned units and controls the respective units in cooperation to execute registration and search of a message message. In the above, whether the control unit 36 performs registration of a message or searches is determined by a PB dial signal input from the telephone 1 in response to a guidance voice instruction from the voice response unit 32 after automatic connection of an incoming call. Identify and perform.

Next, the structure of the keyword will be described. Conventional keywords are passwords (password numbers) that need to be shared in advance by persons who convey messages. However, in this embodiment, there is no need to share them in advance, and both are unspecified. Numerical information, such as a name or a name or an initial, etc., specified by the user, and a specific date and time, such as a waiting time, for both of them are input from the telephone 1 according to the guidance voice, and a number obtained by combining these is used as a keyword . In the above description, as a method of comparing names, initials, and the like with numbers, a method of associating alphabetic characters with numbers and a method of associating 50 hiragana or katakana numbers with numbers are conceivable.

As an example of a method for associating alphabetic characters representing names and the like with numbers, the comparison table of Table 1 used for telephones in the United States is easy to remember and understand.

As a method of using the name of Hiragana or Katakana instead of alphabetic characters and comparing it with the PB dial signal, as shown in Tables 2, 3 and 4, one or two
The method of making the PB dial signal correspond to any of the 50 sounds
It is a straightforward method. In this case, it is possible to omit the duck sound and the heart sound, but it is also an effective method to associate with a symbol dial signal such as * or #.

Table 2 shows that hiragana and katakana are classified by consonants
An example in which a PB dial signal is associated is shown. For example, when "Taro Yamada" is input, Yamada Taro = 874 * 4
Dial the number against 91 and the number.

Table 3 shows one PB by classifying the Japanese syllabary (Katakana) into vowels.
This is an example of associating with a dial signal. In this case, when inputting "Taro Yamada", Yamada Taro = 111 * 1
Dial the number against 53 and the number.

Table 4 classifies the Japanese syllabary (Katakana) into consonants and vowels.
This is an embodiment in which two PB dial signals are successively input. In this case, when "Yamada" is input, dial input is performed in contrast to ya = 81, ma = 71, da = 41 *, that is, the number 817141 *.

In the above-mentioned numerical signal input by the PB dial signal, enter the symbol dial (* or #) for unknown characters or unknown numbers because the user has forgotten the waiting time, the name of the other party or initial characters, etc. Then, it is easy to search or register ignoring that part. In this case, the input of the duck sound or the heart sound shown in Tables 2 to 4 may be associated with one of * and #, and the other may be assigned to the unknown character or unknown numeral.

The operation and operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the message registration process, and FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of the message search process.

First, message registration will be described. When a user (registrant) who wants to transmit a message to the other party makes a call from the telephone 1 and receives a call via the communication network 2 to the message telephone control device 3, the line connection control unit 31 makes a line connection. . In response to the automatically connected incoming call, the control unit 36 activates the voice response unit 32 to provide guidance voice (these are message boards.
By entering 1 for message registration and 0 for search), it guides the user to enter a message or search. In the case of message registration, the user inputs a PB dial signal of 0. This 0
Is input to the control unit 36 via the PB signal input unit 33,
The control unit 36 activates the voice response unit 32 and plays a guidance voice (enter the waiting time in four digits) to instruct input of the waiting time. Thereby, the user can use the telephone 1
, A waiting time, for example, 1305 (13:05) is input by a PB dial signal. The PB dial signal is decoded in the PB signal input unit 33, converted into numerical information, and
Conveyed to. Similarly, according to the instructions of the guidance voice (please put your initials on the table), the PB dial signal from the telephone 1 will, for example, if the user's initial character is GS, 47 will be compared to the above Table 1. According to the instruction of the guidance voice (please insert the other party's initials in the table), the telephone 1 sends a PB dial signal. For example, if the other party's initial character is AS, 27 is compared with the above Table 1. Sent and sent. Similarly, these PB dial signals
The PB signal is decoded by the PB signal input unit 33, converted into numerical information, and transmitted to the control unit 36. The control unit 36 sets the number 13054727, which is a combination of the number 1305 indicating the time thus obtained, the number 47 specifying the user (registrant), and the number 27 specifying the partner (searcher) to convey the message, as a keyword At the same time as accumulating in the keyword storage unit 34, the guidance voice (please say the message message) is played from the voice response unit 32, and the message of the user (Sugita goes ahead. Suzuki)
Is input from the telephone 1, and the message is linked to the keyword 13054727 and stored and registered in the voice recording storage file unit 35. When the above is completed, the line connection control unit 31 disconnects the line.

Next, a case of searching for a message will be described. A user (registrant) who wants to hear a message from the meeting partner
Outgoing call from the telephone and the message telephone control device 3 via the communication network 2.
When an incoming call is received, the line connection control unit 31 makes a line connection.
For the automatically connected incoming call, the control unit 36
The voice response unit 32 is activated to guide the input of message registration or search input by a guidance voice (these are message boards. Message registration is 1, input 0 for search). In the case of a message search, the user inputs one PB dial signal. When this 1 is input to the control unit 36 via the PB signal input unit 33, the control unit 36 activates the voice response unit 32 and instructs to input the waiting time (the waiting time is expressed in four digits). Please put). As a result, the user inputs the waiting time 1305 (13:05) from the telephone 1 using a PB dial signal. This PB dial signal is input to the PB signal input section 33
Are converted into numerical information and transmitted to the control unit 36. Similarly, according to the instructions of the guidance voice (please put your initials in the table), 27 corresponding to the initial letters AS of the user who wants to hear the message is obtained by the PB dial signal from the telephone 1. Sent by contrast with 1, followed by guidance audio (please put the other party's initials against the table)
According to the instruction of, the PB dial signal from the telephone 1,
47 corresponding to the initial character GS of the other party (registrant) is sent in comparison with Table 1 described above. These PB dial signals are similarly decoded at the PB signal input unit 33, converted into numerical information, and transmitted to the control unit 36. Control unit 36
Is the number 1305 indicating the time obtained in this way, the number 47 specifying the registrant, and the user who wants to hear the message (searcher)
The keyword 13054727, which is a combination of the numeral 27 specifying the keyword, is referred to the keyword storage unit 34 as a keyword. If the keyword is stored, a guidance voice (conveys a message) is played from the voice response unit 32. keyword
The voice data of the registrant's message related to 13054727 (Mr. Sugita will go ahead. Suzuki) is retrieved from the voice recording storage file section 35, and the voice message is reproduced and transmitted to the telephone 1. When the above is completed, the line connection control unit 31 disconnects the line.

As described above, the user uses the PB dial signal of the telephone 1 to input (a) service identification such as message registration or search, (a) input of a waiting time, and (c) message input as a numeric input equivalent to alphabetic characters. The message telephone service can be received simply by inputting the initials or name of registration and (d) the initials or name of the message partner. Normally, when making a meeting, the promised meeting time is assumed to vary from person to person, and is considered to be an easy-to-understand identification code for identifying each meeting promise. In addition, if a pair of initials (one or two letters of the alphabet) of the name of the person who promised the meeting was used as identification information, it would be a keyword with very high discrimination. The time for storing messages related to the meeting is usually sufficient for one day of the day of the meeting.Since the contents need to be updated daily, the storage capacity of the voice recording storage file unit 35 is extremely small. A small amount of memory time is sufficient. Therefore, anybody can surely communicate messages anytime and anywhere without the related parties sharing the password in advance as in the related art.

In the above description of the operation, an example is shown in which the initial alphabet is input in comparison with a number,
In addition, it is a matter of course that a name or a name may be input in 50 katakana (hiragana) characters in accordance with the numbers in Tables 2 to 4. As described above, the present invention can be variously applied according to the gist and can take various embodiments.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the message communication system of the present invention, numerical information indicating a date and time such as a waiting time specific to users, and names and initials specifying the user are used. By combining the corresponding numeric information with the corresponding numerical information to create a keyword and storing / registering or retrieving the message, there is no need for the users of the message communication to share a personal identification number in advance. ,anywhere,
An easy-to-use message communication service that can surely convey messages can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of message registration processing, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of message search processing. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone, 2 ... Communication network, 3 ... Message telephone control device, 31 ... Line connection control unit, 32 ... Voice response unit, 33 ...
PB signal input unit, 34 ... keyword storage unit, 35 ... voice recording storage file unit, 36 ... control unit.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. In a message communication performed via a communication network, a number representing a specific date or time for both parties using the message communication, and a content for specifying the both, which is expressed by a numeral other than a numeral, are indicated by a guidance voice. A message communication method comprising: inputting a number converted according to the conversion rule thus set by a dial means of a telephone, and storing or retrieving a message message using a number obtained by combining the number and the number as a keyword.