JP3010510B2 - Wireless telephone equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio telephone device,
In particular, an incoming call from a wireless telephone service network is switched to an automatic answering side by a voice storage and answering service within a cordless telephone usable range.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional radio telephone apparatus. 3 is an operation section, 4 is a reception section, 5 is a transmission section, 6 is an antenna, and 7 is a radio for a cordless telephone. A cordless radio section for performing communication, 8 is a cellular radio section for performing radio communication with a radio telephone service network such as a cellular phone, 9
Is a detecting unit for exchanging an ID code with a base unit of the cordless telephone and detecting that the cordless telephone communication is within a range where the cordless telephone communication is possible; 12, a display unit for displaying a detection result of the detecting unit 9; And a control unit 13 for supplying power to the device and controlling the operation, and a device body 13 including the above-described blocks.

[0003] The operation of the wireless telephone apparatus configured as described above will be described below. The wireless telephone service network has a wide service range, and the usable range of cordless telephones occupies only a small part of the service range. Therefore, the user of the wireless telephone device normally uses a wireless telephone service network, and when a call is received, the incoming call information is wirelessly communicated by the cellular wireless unit 8 via the antenna 6, and is transmitted by the control unit 10 and the operation unit 3. Perform call processing and start talking with the caller.

[0004] As described above, the wireless service network can be used within the usable range of the cordless telephone, but the incoming call at that time requires a call charge. In contrast, a cordless telephone using a wired public telephone line does not require a call charge. Therefore, the detection unit 9 detects that the cordless telephone is usable, and the result is displayed on the display unit 12.
, The user of the wireless telephone device confirms the display, and within the operable range of the cordless telephone, can make a call via the antenna 6 and the cordless wireless unit 7 to eliminate the need for a call charge. .

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional radio telephone apparatus, when a call is received within the usable range of the cordless telephone, the caller must first set the call side radio telephone apparatus to the cordless telephone. There is a problem in that the user is notified that the telephone is in a usable state and cannot receive a call with the cordless telephone unless the call is made to the cordless telephone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention solves the above problem by calling an incoming call within a usable range of a cordless telephone to an automatic answering side by a voice storage / response service and sending a call outside the usable range of a cordless telephone to a wireless telephone. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless telephone device having call control for automatically switching to a wireless telephone device side of a service network.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a voice storage response service in a wireless telephone service network is used to request that an incoming call to the wireless telephone service network be automatically answered by the voice storage response service. And an automatic response canceling unit for canceling the automatic response request.

[0008]

According to the present invention, an incoming call within the usable range of the cordless telephone is automatically answered by the voice storage response service, and the caller hears the voice stored by the service, and By re-calling the cordless telephone when the telephone device is within the cordless telephone usable range, the caller can speak on a cordless telephone that does not require a call charge.

[0009]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a wireless telephone service system according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 14 denotes a wireless telephone device as a slave unit for a cordless telephone base unit, and reference numeral 15 denotes a cordless telephone capable of communicating with the wireless telephone device 14. 16 is a wired public telephone station, 17 is a caller, 18 is a wireless telephone base station of a wireless telephone service network capable of communicating with a wireless telephone device (slave device) 14, and 19 is a wireless telephone base station. The installed voice storage and response device, 20 is a wired public line, 21 is a cordless telephone usable range, and 22 is a wireless telephone service range.

The service contents of the above system will be described below. When using the wired public network, the caller 17 is connected to the cordless telephone base unit 15 via the wired public line 20 and the wired public telephone office 16, and the wireless telephone device within the cordless telephone usable range 21 is used. It communicates with the (child device) 14.

Next, when using the wireless telephone service network, the caller 17 is connected to the wireless telephone base station 18 of the wireless telephone service network via the wired public line 20 and the wired public telephone station 16, and the base station is connected to the base station. Radio telephone service area 22 under control of station 18
Wireless communication is performed with the wireless telephone device (slave unit) 14 located inside.

Here, the base station 18 includes a voice storage / response device 19 as a voice storage / response service for the called party, ie, the owner of the wireless telephone device (slave device) 14,
In response to a call connected to the base station 18 of the wireless telephone service network according to a predetermined procedure, the wireless telephone device (slave unit) is wirelessly communicated.
Connect to the voice storage and response device 19 without connecting to 14,
Provides a service that automatically answers callers. The present invention utilizes this service.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a wireless telephone apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a call to the wireless telephone service network side using a voice storage response service in a wireless telephone service network. And an automatic response canceling unit 2 for canceling the automatic answering request. Operation unit 3, earpiece unit 4,
The transmitting section 5, antenna 6, cordless radio section 7, cellular radio section 8, detection section 9, and control section 10 are the same as those in the conventional art.
Is an apparatus main body provided with 1 to 10 blocks.

The operation will be described below. The wireless telephone service network has a wide range of services, and the usable area 21 of the cordless telephone occupies only a small part of the wireless telephone service area 22. Therefore, the wireless telephone device (slave unit) 14
The user normally uses the wireless telephone service network 22 and, when receiving a call, transmits the incoming call information via the antenna 6 to the cellular radio section 8.
Wireless communication, and a communication process is performed by the control unit 10 and the operation unit 3 to start a call with the caller 17.

However, the fact that the user has entered the cordless telephone usable range indicates that the
When the detection unit 9 detects by the code exchange recognition, the detection unit 9
Outputs an automatic response registration request signal to the automatic response registration unit 1,
The automatic response registration unit 1 receiving this automatic response registration request signal
Requests the wireless telephone service network via the control unit 10 and the cellular wireless unit 8 to automatically answer an incoming call to the wireless telephone service network 22 by a message stored in advance by the voice storage response service.

Here, as described above, the voice storage response service is a service provided by a wireless telephone service company. When a service is set, an incoming call to the wireless telephone service network is connected to the wireless telephone device (slave unit) 14. Instead, it is connected to the voice storage / response device 19 that stores the message in advance and sends the message to the caller 17.

As a result, the radio telephone service range 22
In response to an incoming call to, the caller 17 automatically responds to the message, for example, "I am currently responding to a cordless telephone. Please call back to the telephone number XXX-XXXXXX." After hearing such a content, the call is recalled to the cordless telephone side. As a result, the user only has to respond to the incoming call to the cordless telephone, and the call charge can be reduced.

On the other hand, when the detecting section 9 detects that the user has gone out of the cordless telephone usable area 21, the detecting section 9 outputs an automatic answer cancel request signal to the automatic answer canceling section 2 to cancel the automatic answer cancel. Automatic response canceling unit 2 receiving the request signal
Requests the wireless telephone service network to release the automatic response by the voice storage response service to the wireless telephone service network via the control unit 10 and the cellular wireless unit 8.

As a result, an incoming call to the wireless telephone service network is automatically connected to the wireless telephone device (slave unit) 14, and a normal telephone call is made.

[0020]

As described above, the wireless telephone device of the present invention can automatically switch the incoming call within the usable range of the cordless telephone to the automatic answering side by the voice storage service and reduce the telephone charge. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a wireless telephone device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a wireless telephone service system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional wireless telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic response registration part, 2 ... Automatic response cancellation part, 3 ... Operation part, 4 ... Receiving part, 5 ... Transmission part, 7 ... Cordless wireless part, 8 ... Cellular wireless part, 9 ... Detection part, 10 ... Control Department.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A wireless telephone having a base unit of a cordless telephone connected to a wired public telephone line and a base station of a wireless telephone service network, wherein the base station is configured to be able to communicate with the base unit of the cordless telephone. In the device, a detecting unit for detecting a usable range of a base unit of the cordless telephone and a voice storage response service formed in the wireless telephone service network are used to automatically respond to an incoming call connected to the wireless telephone service network side. An automatic response registration unit for requesting a response; and an automatic response release unit for releasing the automatic response registration request. When the detection unit detects an incoming call within a cordless telephone usable range, the automatic response registration unit A wireless telephone device that operates an automatic answer canceling unit when an incoming call is detected outside the cordless telephone usable range.