JP3030997B2 - Multifunction telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable automatic response to and recording of a cellular telephone call while a slave equipment is within a communication available area by providing a cellular transmission/receiving means and a message transmission means for the slave equipment and providing a cellular receiving means for a master equipment. CONSTITUTION:Within a slave equipment 24, a speaker 27, a microphone 28, a key input means 29, a cellular transmission/receiving means 30 generating a high frequency signal modulated with control data or a sound signal and reproducing the control data or sound signal from the high frequency signal, and a message transmission means 34 transmitting a message under an answering phone mode are provided. Within a master equipment 25, a cordless transmission/receiving means 35 reproducing the control data and sound signal from the high frequency signal from the slave equipment 24, a recording and reproducing means 36 recording a call or reproducing the recorded contents, an antenna 37, a control means 38 receiving a call from a telephone line and receiving the control data from the slave equipment 24 and a cellular receiving means 39 reproducing the control data and sound signal from the high frequency signal from the base station 26 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multifunction telephone device which can be used as a cordless telephone in a call area of a cordless telephone master unit and as a cellular telephone in a cell phone call area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a cellular telephone apparatus which can make a telephone call anytime, anywhere, a cordless telephone using a radio instead of a cord between a telephone body and a handset, and a cordless answering machine having a recording / playback function have been used. It has become.

Hereinafter, a conventional cordless telephone device and a cellular telephone device will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional cordless telephone apparatus, and 1 is a cordless telephone apparatus slave unit (hereinafter, referred to as a cordless telephone apparatus).
This is referred to as “child device 1”. ), 2 is a cordless telephone base unit (hereinafter referred to as "base unit 2").

[0005] Reference numeral 3 denotes a speaker, 4 denotes a microphone, 5 denotes key input means, 6 denotes control means for receiving data from the key input means 5 and control data sent from the master unit 2 and controlling each unit, and 7 denotes a control means. A cordless transmitting / receiving means for generating a high-frequency signal modulated by control data and an audio signal sent from the control means 6 and reproducing control data or an audio signal from the high-frequency signal sent from the base unit 2; It is.

An antenna 9 transmits a high-frequency signal modulated by control data or an audio signal to the slave 1, and a control data or audio signal is reproduced from the high-frequency signal transmitted from the slave 1. A cordless transmission / reception means 11 receives an incoming call from a wired telephone line and control data sent from the handset 1 and controls each unit, and 12 records a call in response to a control signal from the control means 11. Or a recording / reproducing means for reproducing the recorded content.

The operation of the conventional cordless telephone device configured as described above will be described below. When making a call using a conventional cordless telephone device, first,
Is turned on, and the key input means 5 is pressed.
Then, the control means 6 controls the cordless transmission / reception means 7 to send control data to the base unit 2, and the base unit 2 receives the data by the cordless transmission / reception means 10 in the base unit 2. The control unit 11 in the base unit 2 decodes the control data and, when detecting that there is a call request from the handset 1, uses the cordless transmission / reception unit 10 to output a confirmation signal (hereinafter referred to as an "ACK signal").
Called. ), And a wired telephone line and a wireless link to the slave unit 1 are connected. Thereafter, as in the case of a normal wired telephone, when a telephone number is input by the key input unit 5 in the slave unit 1, the control unit 6 transmits a multi-frequency signal (hereinafter, referred to as a "DTMF signal") corresponding to the input telephone number. ). This signal is transmitted to the cordless transmitting / receiving means 7 of the slave 1
The signal is sent via the antenna 8, and the master unit 2 receives this signal via the antenna 9 and the cordless transmitting / receiving means 10,
Send to a wired telephone line. In this way, the calling of the slave unit 1 is performed.

Next, a case where a call is received will be described.
When base unit 2 includes recording / reproducing means 12 and has an answering machine function, there are a mode used as a normal cordless phone and an answering machine mode.

First, in the cordless telephone mode,
The control means 11 of the base unit 2 detects an incoming call from the wired telephone line. Then, the control means 11 transmits control data via the cordless transmitting / receiving means 10 in order to notify the child device 1 of the incoming call. In the child device 1, control data from the parent device 2 is received by the antenna 8 and the cordless transmitting / receiving means 7 and is input to the control means 6. The control means 6 detects that there is an incoming call to the base unit 2 from an outside line based on the received data, and that the base unit 2 is calling, and sounds a ringing sound of the base unit 1 to notify the user that there is an incoming call. Thereafter, when the user presses the key input means 5, the ACK is transmitted using the cordless transmitting / receiving means 7.
Send a signal. Upon receiving the ACK signal, master unit 2 connects the wired telephone line to the wireless link to slave unit 1 and enters a talking state.

Next, in the answering machine mode, the control means 11 of the base unit 2 detects an incoming call from the wired telephone line,
The wired telephone line and the recording / reproducing means 12 are connected. The recording / playback means 12 first sends a message in the playback mode, then enters the recording mode, and records the message from the wired telephone line. When the recording is completed, the control means 11 releases the connection between the wired telephone line and the recording / reproducing means 12.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional cellular telephone device, and reference numeral 13 denotes a cellular telephone device mobile device (hereinafter, referred to as "mobile device").
This is referred to as “mobile device 13”. ) And 14 are cellular telephone device base stations (hereinafter, referred to as "base stations 14"). Reference numeral 15 in the mobile device 13 denotes a speaker, 16 denotes a microphone, and 17 denotes key input means, which are basically the same as those used in FIG. A control unit 18 receives data from the key input unit 17 and control data sent from the base station 14, and controls each unit. A control unit 19 is modulated by control data or an audio signal sent from the control unit 18. A cellular transmission / reception unit 20 for generating a high-frequency signal and reproducing control data and a voice signal from the high-frequency signal transmitted from the base station 14 is an antenna.

Further, 21 in the base station 14 is an antenna, 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a cellular transmission / reception means for transmitting a control data or a high-frequency signal modulated by a voice signal to the mobile device 13 and reproducing control data and a voice signal from the high-frequency signal transmitted from the mobile device 13; A control unit that receives an incoming call from the line and control data sent from the mobile device 13 and controls each unit of the base station 14.

When making a call using a conventional cellular telephone device, first, a power supply (not shown) of the mobile station 13 is turned on,
After the telephone number is input by the key input unit 17, the key input unit 17 is pressed. Then, the control means 18 controls the cellular transmission / reception means 19 and sends out control data to the base station 14, and the base station 14 transmits the control data to the cellular transmission / reception means 2 in the base station 14.
2 receives this data. The control means 23 in the base station 14 decodes the control data, and when it detects that there is a call request from the mobile station 13, the cellular transmission / reception means 22
To transmit an ACK signal, and further connects a wired telephone line and a wireless link to the mobile device 13. After that, it enters a talking state as in a normal wired telephone.

Next, the operation when receiving a call from a wired telephone line will be described. The control means 23 of the base station 14 detects an incoming call from a wired telephone line. Then, the control means 23 transmits control data via the cellular transmission / reception means 22 to notify the mobile device 13 of the incoming call. In the mobile device 13, control data from the base station 14 is received by the antenna 20 and the cellular transmission / reception unit 19 and input to the control unit 18. The control means 18 controls the mobile device 13 based on the received data.
Is detected, the ringing tone of the mobile unit 13 is sounded, and the user is notified that there is an incoming call. Thereafter, when the user presses the key input unit 17, an ACK signal is transmitted using the cellular transmission / reception unit 19. Base station 14 is AC
When the K signal is received, the wired telephone line and the wireless link to the mobile device 13 are connected, and a call state is established.

[0015]

However, the above-mentioned conventional cellular telephones and cordless telephones have the following problems. That is, when an incoming call to the cordless telephone device is made, when the user is absent, a message can be automatically recorded if the answering machine mode is set. However, if the user is using a cellular phone and the user is not at the cellular phone, the incoming call to the cellular phone cannot be recorded. There is also a method in which a recording / reproducing means is provided in a mobile device to perform automatic answering and message recording. However, there is a drawback that a long recording time cannot be obtained because a battery-operated and small and lightweight device is required.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable unit comprising an antenna, a cordless transmitting / receiving unit, a control unit, a microphone, a speaker, and a cellular transmitting / receiving unit and a message transmitting unit. A cellular receiver is provided in a base unit including cordless transmitting / receiving means, control means, and recording / reproducing means.

[0017]

According to the present invention, when a cellular telephone call is received while the user is absent and within the calling range of the base unit,
The handset automatically responds to the incoming call using the cellular transmission / reception means and the message transmission means, and informs the base unit of the cellular telephone channel to be used by using the cordless transmission / reception means. To receive the message and record it in the recording / reproducing means.

[0018]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a telephone device with a multifunction function (hereinafter, referred to as a "telephone device") according to the present invention.
This is referred to as “slave 24”. ) And 25 are wireless telephone device base units (hereinafter referred to as “base unit 25”), and 26 is a cellular telephone unit base station (hereinafter referred to as “base station 26”).

Reference numeral 27 in the slave unit 24 denotes a speaker, 28 denotes a microphone, 29 denotes key input means, and 30 generates a high-frequency signal modulated by control data or an audio signal sent from a control means 31 described later. This is a cellular transmission / reception means for reproducing control data and a voice signal from a high-frequency signal transmitted from the base station 26, and is the same as that in FIG. A cordless transmitting / receiving means 32 generates a high-frequency signal modulated by control data or an audio signal sent from the control means 31 and reproduces control data and an audio signal from the high-frequency signal sent from the master unit 25. Which is the same as that shown in FIG. A control unit 31 receives data from the key input unit 29 and control data sent from the master unit 25, and controls each unit.
3 is an antenna. 34 is a message sending means for sending a message in the answering machine mode.

Also, 35 in the base unit 25 transmits a control data or a high-frequency signal modulated by an audio signal to the slave unit 24, and reproduces the control data and the audio signal from the high-frequency signal transmitted from the slave unit 24. The cordless transmitting / receiving means 36 is a recording / reproducing means for recording a call or reproducing the recorded contents in response to a control signal from the control means 31, and is the same as that shown in FIG. 37 is an antenna, 38 is a control means for receiving an incoming call from a wired telephone line and control data sent from the slave unit 24, and controlling each unit, and 39 is a control means for receiving control data and control data from a high-frequency signal sent from the base station 26. It is a cellular receiving means for reproducing an audio signal.

In the base station 26, 40 is an antenna, 41 is a cellular transmission / reception means, and 42 is a control means, which are the same as those shown in FIG.

The operation of the telephone device according to the present invention configured as described above will be described below. When making a cordless telephone call, first, the power supply (not shown) of the slave unit 24 is turned on, and the key input unit 29 is pressed. Then, the control means 31
Controls the cordless transmission / reception means 32 and sends control data to the base unit 25.
Receives this data. The control means 38 decodes the control data and, upon detecting that there is a call request from the handset 24, transmits an ACK signal using the cordless transmitting / receiving means 32, and further transmits a wireless link to the wired telephone line and the handset 24. Connect. After this, just like a regular wired phone,
When a telephone number is input by the key input unit 29 in the slave unit 24, the control unit 31 transmits a DTMF signal corresponding to the input telephone number. This signal is sent via the cordless transmitting / receiving means 32 and the antenna 33 of the slave unit 24, and the master unit 25 receives this signal via the antenna 37 and the cordless transmitting / receiving means 35 and sends it out to a wired telephone line. The calling of the slave unit 24 is performed as described above.

Next, a case where an incoming call is received will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the master unit 25 includes a recording / playback unit 36,
When the telephone has an answering machine function, there are a mode used as a normal cordless telephone and an answering machine mode.

First, in the cordless telephone mode,
The control means 38 of the base unit 25 detects an incoming call from the wired telephone line. The control means 38 transmits the cordless transmission / reception means 35 of the base unit 25 to notify the handset 24 of the incoming call.
Via the control data. In the child device 24, the parent device 2
5 is received by the antenna 33 and the cordless transmitting / receiving means 32 and input to the control means 31.
The control means 31 detects that there is an incoming call to the base unit 25 based on the received data, and that the base unit 25 is being called.
To notify the user that there is an incoming call. Thereafter, when the user presses the key input unit 29, the ACK signal is transmitted using the cordless transmission / reception unit 32. Upon receiving the ACK signal, master device 25 connects the wired telephone line to the wireless link to slave device 24, and enters a talking state.

Next, in the answering machine mode, the control means 38 of the base unit 25 detects an incoming call from the wired telephone line,
The wired telephone line and the recording / reproducing means 36 are connected. The recording / playback means 36 first sends a message in playback mode,
Next, a recording mode is entered to record a message from a wired telephone line. When the recording is completed, the control means 38 releases the connection between the wired telephone line and the recording / reproducing means 36.

As described above, the same operation as that of a normal cordless telephone and answering machine connected to a wired telephone line is performed.

Next, when making a call as a cellular telephone device, first, the power of the slave unit 24 is turned on, the telephone number is inputted by the key input means 29, and then the key input means 29 is pressed. Then, the control means 31 controls the cellular transmission / reception means 30 to transmit control data to the base station 26, and the base station 26 receives the data by the cellular transmission / reception means 41. The control means 42 decodes the control data and, when detecting that there is a call request from the handset 24, the cellular transmission / reception means 41
To transmit an ACK signal, and further connect a wired telephone line and a wireless link to the slave unit 24. After that, it enters into a talking state like a normal wired telephone.

Next, the operation when a call is received from a wired telephone line will be described. The control means 42 of the base station 26 detects an incoming call from a wired telephone line. And the control means 42
The control data is transmitted via the cellular transmission / reception means 41 of the base station 26 in order to notify the incoming call to the base station 4. In the slave unit 24, the control data from the base station 26
3 and received by the cellular transmission / reception means 30 and input to the control means 31. The control means 31 detects that the handset 24 is being called based on the received data, and sounds a ringing tone of the handset 24 to notify the user that there is an incoming call.
Thereafter, when the user presses the key input unit 29, the ACK signal is transmitted using the cellular transmission / reception unit 30. When the base station 26 receives the ACK signal, the base station 26
Connect the wireless link to 4 and enter the call state.

As described above, the same operation as that of a normal cellular telephone is performed. Next, the answering machine mode when using as a cellular phone will be described. In the answering machine mode, the control unit 31 detects an incoming call from the cellular telephone line via the antenna 33 of the slave unit 24 and the cellular transmitting / receiving unit 30. At this time, the control means 3 immediately
1 activates the cordless transmission / reception means 32 and sends out control data to the parent device 25, and the parent device 25 receives this data by the cordless transmission / reception means 35 in the parent device 25. Base unit 25
The control means 38 in the inside decodes the control data, and
4 detects that there is a message recording request, and transmits an ACK signal using the cordless transmitting / receiving means 35. Upon receiving the ACK signal from base unit 25, control unit 31 of handset 24 immediately activates cellular transmission / reception unit 30 to respond to the incoming call of the cellular telephone, and further activates message sending unit 34 to activate the current answering machine mode. And sends a message to the effect that the message to be recorded is left. Thereafter, the child device 24 transmits the current cellular telephone reception channel as control data to the parent device 25 using the cordless transmission / reception means 32. The master unit 25 receives the control data sent from the slave unit 24 by the cordless transmission / reception unit 35, returns an ACK signal to the slave unit 24, and sets the cellular reception unit 39 to the designated channel.
Further, the message received by the cellular receiving means 39 is recorded by the recording / reproducing means 36. When the recording is completed, the control means 38 controls the cellular reception means 39 and the recording / reproduction means 36
And the wireless link by the cordless transmitting / receiving means 35 and the cellular receiving means 39 is released. at the same time,
In the slave unit 24, the wireless link by the cordless transmitting / receiving means 32 and the cellular transmitting / receiving means 30 is released.

As described above, the answering machine mode of the cellular phone is in the case where the cellular phone is within the calling range and the user is not near the handset or cannot release the hand and cannot answer the incoming call of the cellular phone. It is extremely effective.

[0032]

As described above, the present invention relates to the case where the slave unit is within the calling range of the master unit and the user is not near the slave unit or cannot release the hand and cannot answer the incoming call of the cellular telephone. In addition, an answering machine function for incoming cellular telephone calls can be provided. Further, since the recording / reproducing means of the received message is provided in the master unit, a long-time message recording can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional cordless telephone device.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 24 Cellular / cordless telephone device handset 25 Cellular / cordless telephone device base unit 26 Cellular telephone device base station 27 Speaker 28 Microphone 29 Key input unit 30 Cellular transmitting / receiving unit 31 Control unit 32 Cordless transmitting / receiving unit 33 Antenna 34 Message transmitting unit 35 Cordless transmitting / receiving Means 36 Recording / reproducing means 37 Antenna 38 Control means 39 Cellular receiving means 40 Antenna 41 Cellular transmitting / receiving means 42 Control means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A control signal for receiving an incoming call notification signal from the radio base station and notifying that the incoming call notification signal has been received when the mobile phone is in an answering machine mode and is in a standby state for receiving an incoming call from the radio base station. To the base station, a message request signal requesting the base station to transmit a message to the caller, and a channel signal notifying the channel of the radio telephone line being received to the base station. A telephone device with a multi-function, comprising: a handset for transmitting; and a base unit for receiving the channel signal and recording a message sent from a caller. 2. An antenna for receiving a high-frequency wireless signal from a cordless telephone handset or a cellular telephone base station and transmitting a high-frequency wireless signal from a base unit, and a high-frequency signal received from the cordless telephone handset coupled to the antenna. A cordless transmitting / receiving means for receiving a signal, reproducing a control signal and an audio signal, and transmitting a high-frequency signal modulated by the control signal or the audio signal to the cordless telephone handset; and a cellular telephone base coupled to the antenna. A cellular receiving means for receiving a high-frequency signal received from a station and reproducing a control signal or a voice signal; a recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing the contents of a call; and responding to a signal from the slave unit or an incoming call from a wired telephone line. A control means for controlling the cordless transmitting / receiving means, the cellular receiving means, and the recording / reproducing means. DOO multifunction with telephone apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it is constituted by a cellular cordless telephone base unit having a.