JP2884140B2 - Radio paging device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a paging system capable of calling a portable radio paging receiver for reception only from various networks such as a general telephone network or a packet network. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for transmitting information of a subscriber carrying a receiver to a caller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a paging system currently in practical use, a paging number of a radio paging receiver is designated from various networks such as a general telephone network or a packet network, so that the radio paging receiver can be called by radio. it can. The radio pager used in such a system is called a "pager" or "pager" and is dedicated to reception. For this reason, communication in only one direction, in which a caller calls a carrier of a radio pager, is fundamental.

[0003] However, in one-way communication, when the carrier of the radio paging receiver does not want to receive a call or when the radio paging receiver moves out of the radio wave coverage area, the information is transmitted to the sender. I can't tell you. As a technique for solving this, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 3-46857 discloses that an absence notification is stored in a storage device, and the absence notification is notified to a caller by an announcement device.

[0004]

However, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-4 / 1990
According to the technology disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6857, the only information that can be notified to the caller is the absence notification, and free voice notification by the receiver carrier cannot be realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem and to provide a radio paging apparatus which enables free voice notification from a person who carries a radio paging receiver to a caller.

[0006]

A radio paging apparatus according to the present invention comprises control means for controlling a call of a radio paging receiver corresponding to a call number notified by a call number notified via a telephone network. The means includes a voice response device that transmits voice information to a caller of a call to the radio call receiver. The voice response device includes a first storage device that stores a plurality of types of voice patterns. Second storage means for storing, for each call number of the radio paging receiver, which of a plurality of types of voice patterns to send to the caller of the call for a call to the radio paging receiver. It is characterized by the following.

It is desirable that the voice pattern includes a fixed voice pattern and voice recorded through a telephone line for each call number of the radio call receiver.

It is desirable to include means for registering in the second storage means which of the voice patterns to be transmitted to the caller by designating from the telephone line.

The second storage means preferably includes means for storing a time at which the transmission of the voice pattern starts and a time at which the transmission ends. In this case, it is desirable to have means for registering the time at which the transmission of the voice pattern starts and the time at which the transmission ends, by designating the telephone line.

A third storage means for storing, for each call number of the radio paging receiver, whether or not to actually call the radio paging receiver, the control means according to the contents stored in the third storage means. Means for controlling the paging of the paging receiver can be included. In this case, it is desirable to have means for registering in the third storage means whether or not to actually call the radio call receiver by designating from the telephone line. The third storage means can be provided in the same memory as the second storage means.

[0011]

When a call is made to the radio call receiver, a predetermined voice pattern among a plurality of types of voice patterns is used as voice guidance first transmitted to the caller. As the voice pattern, it is preferable to use a fixed voice pattern and voice recorded through a telephone line. By selecting a standard voice pattern, information can be easily transmitted to the caller using the voice of the system. In addition, the use of the recorded voice enables free notification of information by the voice of the carrier. By making it possible to register which voice pattern to send to the caller from the telephone line, the voice pattern can be easily specified.

Also, when a voice pattern is specified from a telephone line or when a voice is recorded, a time at which transmission of the voice pattern is started and a time at which the voice pattern is ended are specified, so that appropriate information corresponding to the time when the call is made can be obtained. To the caller.

Further, by registering whether or not to actually call the radio paging receiver after transmitting the voice, it is possible to convey voice information to the caller when the carrier does not want to receive the call.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a paging system provided with a radio pager according to an embodiment of the present invention. The radio paging device 4 is connected to the telephone network 3 and includes a central control device 5 that controls the paging of the radio paging receiver corresponding to the call number according to the call number notified via the telephone network 3. Various terminals are connected to the telephone network 3, but the telephone 1 and the personal computer 2 are exemplified here.
The paging of the individual paging receivers by radio is carried out by the transmitting device 8 and the central control device 5 controls this transmitting device. Central controller 5 can also send voice information to the originator of the call to the paging receiver. The radio paging device 4 for transmitting information by voice further includes a voice storage device 7 for storing a plurality of types of voice patterns, and a voice storage device for each paging number of the radio paging receiver. A storage device 6 is provided for storing which of the voice patterns stored in the device 7 is to be transmitted to the caller of the call.

The voice storage device 7 stores a plurality of fixed voice patterns and voices recorded through a telephone line for each call number of the radio pager. Which voice pattern is to be transmitted to the caller is determined by the central control device 5 registering in the storage device 6 according to designation from the telephone line. The storage device 6 can also store a time at which the transmission of the voice pattern starts and a time at which it ends, and the time is registered by the central control device 5 according to designation from a telephone line. The storage device 6 can further store, for each call number of the radio paging receiver, whether or not to actually call the radio paging receiver, and the central control device 5 can store it according to designation from the telephone line. And controls paging of the paging receiver according to the stored contents.

When the user of the radio paging receiver wants to transmit some information to the caller by voice, the telephone 1
Alternatively, a voice pattern number is input from the personal computer 2 or another terminal. This voice pattern number is notified to the central control device 5 in the wireless calling device 4 via the telephone network 3 and registered in the storage device 6. Thereafter, when the caller makes a call, the central control device 5 reads out the voice pattern stored in the voice storage device 7 according to the voice pattern number registered in the storage device 6, and transmits it to the caller.

When the carrier of the radio call receiver wants to transmit some information to the caller by his / her own voice,
A voice is sent from the telephone 1 to the wireless calling device 4 via the telephone network 3. The central control device 5 of the radio paging device 4 includes a storage device 6
The presence / absence of voice recording is stored and the voice from the telephone 1 is registered in the voice storage device 7. When a call is made from the caller, the central control device 5 checks the presence or absence of voice recording by the storage device 6, and if a voice is recorded, reads the voice from the voice storage device 7 and sends it to the caller. Tell As a result, the voice of the carrier of the radio call receiver can be transmitted to the sender.

When the user of the radio paging receiver inputs a desired time for voice guidance when registering a voice pattern number or voice, the central controller 5 registers the time in the storage device 6 and specifies the time. Call at the time
A fixed voice pattern or the voice of the carrier can be transmitted to the caller.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the contents stored in the storage device 6 (hereinafter referred to as "management list"). This managed list includes
The call number (PB number) of the radio paging receiver, the time at which the carrier of the radio paging receiver wants information notification (for example, start time and end time), the fixed form that the carrier of the radio paging receiver wants to convey by voice The voice pattern number and the presence / absence of voice registration are registered.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a voice list registered in the voice storage device 7 in advance. In the voice storage device 7, a standard voice pattern is recorded in advance, and a voice of a person who carries the wireless call receiver is also recorded.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing the flow of the operation of the radio pager. FIG. 4 shows an example of the operation of the radio pager at the time of registration by the carrier, and FIG.

At the time of registration, the person carrying the radio pager accesses the radio pager from a telephone or personal computer or other terminal, and transmits information to the caller in a fixed voice pattern prepared in advance in the voice storage device. If desired, enter the voice pattern number, and if you want to convey to the caller with your own voice, record your voice from the phone. If you want to specify the time, set the time.

When a caller calls a radio pager, the caller accesses the radio pager by the call number of the receiver. At this time, if a voice pattern number is registered, the radio paging device provides voice guidance based on the voice pattern, and if voice by a person who carries the radio paging receiver is registered, voice guidance is performed. The caller can hear the voice guidance and make further calls. If neither the voice pattern number nor the voice of the carrier is registered, the wireless calling device sends normal guidance to the caller, and the caller can call according to the guidance.

In the above embodiment, the case where the radio paging apparatus is connected to the telephone network has been described as an example. However, the radio paging apparatus can be connected to a packet network or other various networks. Further, part or all of the voice response means including the voice storage device may be installed as a separate device from the device for making a wireless call, for example, using a voice storage device of a system different from the wireless calling system. The present invention can also be practiced.

[0025]

As described above, the radio paging apparatus of the present invention can provide a standard voice pattern or voice recorded through a telephone line as voice guidance first transmitted to a caller when a call is made to a radio page receiver. Is used. Thereby, the conventional one-way communication can be supplemented. In addition, by selecting a fixed voice pattern, information can be easily transmitted to the caller using the voice of the system, and free information can be notified by the voice of the mobile phone user using the recorded voice.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a paging system provided with a radio pager according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a management list stored in a storage device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a voice list registered in advance in a voice storage device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a flow of the operation of the paging apparatus, and showing an operation at the time of registration of a paging receiver by a carrier.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of an operation of the wireless calling device, and showing an operation at the time of calling.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone 2 Personal computer 3 Telephone network 4 Wireless calling device 5 Central control device 6 Storage device 7 Voice storage device 8 Transmission device

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A control means for controlling a call of a radio paging receiver corresponding to a call number notified by a call number notified via a telephone network, wherein the control means is a caller of the call to the radio call receiver. A radio paging apparatus including voice response means for transmitting information by voice to the radio paging apparatus, wherein the voice response means comprises: first storage means for storing a plurality of types of voice patterns; A second storage means for storing which of the plurality of types of voice patterns is transmitted to a caller of the call in response to a call to the radio call receiver. 2. The radio paging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of types of voice patterns include a fixed voice pattern and voice recorded through a telephone line for each call number of a radio paging receiver. 3. The radio paging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for registering which voice pattern is to be transmitted to the caller in the second storage means by designating from a telephone line. 4. The radio paging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second storage means includes means for storing a time at which transmission of a voice pattern is started and a time at which transmission of the voice pattern is ended. 5. The radio paging apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for registering a time at which the transmission of the voice pattern is started and a time at which the transmission of the voice pattern is ended, into a means for storing the time by designating the time from a telephone line. 6. A third storage means for storing, for each call number of the radio paging receiver, whether or not to actually call the radio paging receiver, wherein the control means stores the contents of the third storage means. 2. A radio paging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for controlling a call of said radio paging receiver according to the following. 7. The radio paging apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising means for registering whether or not to actually call the radio paging receiver in the third storage means by designating from a telephone line.