JP3046998U - mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] Even when it is impossible to speak on a mobile phone, such as in a train, the sender can be contacted and the sender can confirm that the contact has been made. SOLUTION: A message such as "Yes (recipient's name). I can't answer with my voice now, but I'm listening, so please talk as it is" is stored in advance in the message storage RAM 22 and received. After the call is received and the line is connected, the message is returned by the operation. This allows the recipient to respond without uttering a voice and the sender to know that the contact has been made.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a so-called mobile phone which is a mobile station such as a PHS, a cellular system, a personal communication system, a satellite communication system, and the like, in particular, a digital system, an analog system, a dual mode digital / analog system, and particularly to a train and the like. The present invention relates to a mobile phone that can be used in public places such as public transportation without disturbing the public.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Cellular phones, which are wireless telephones, can communicate wherever they move within a communicable range, and are spreading rapidly in Japan. With the spread of mobile phones, mobile phones have been found to be annoying to the public depending on where they are used, which has become a problem. In other words, use in public transportation such as trains and buses, in public facilities such as concert venues, and in public places such as restaurants will cause annoyance to the surrounding people. For this reason, mobile phones are turned off in public places.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 When the mobile phone is turned off, it usually switches to the answering machine function, but it takes a long time to reach the contact, and the sender does not even know that the call has been reached. Also, when called in a public place, the recipient speaks to the phone and disturbs the surroundings, so the recipient takes the phone and moves to an unpopular place before answering . This was very annoying, and I could not move on a regular train without a deck, so I had to talk near many people.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to be able to receive a communication from a recipient in a public place or the like without vocalizing and responding, and to confirm that the caller has also been contacted. It is to provide a mobile phone that can.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a voice message recording unit that records a message including at least an initial message indicating that the receiver is listening to the voice from the sender, and a voice generated by the operation of the receiver. The mobile phone is provided with a voice message transmission control unit for returning a message recorded in the message recording unit.

According to the mobile phone according to the present invention, when a call is received in a train or the like, after the telephone is connected off-hook, it is expressed that the receiver is listening to the voice from the sender. Reply the initial message. For example, an initial message such as "Yes (the recipient's name). I can't answer my voice right now, but I'm listening. The sender can listen to this initial message and know that the recipient is listening to the sender's voice, so the sender can talk and talk with him and confirm that he has been reached can do. On the other hand, the recipient can receive the message without speaking out, so that the public is not bothered.

This message may be recorded in advance by the manufacturer, but it is convenient if the message is recorded in the voice of the recipient so that the sender can identify the recipient by voice. It is preferable to be able to record on the voice message recording unit through the microphone provided in the device, because the function can be easily used. However, there may be a configuration in which a mobile phone is connected to another device so that recording can be performed, or a RAM cassette or the like recorded by another device is attached to the mobile phone. When recording a message, if the model of the message to be recorded is indicated on the display unit of the mobile phone, the recipient can correctly record the message and correctly identify the location where the message was recorded . It is desirable to include the name of the recipient in the initial message in order to identify the recipient.

[0008] Messages other than the initial message include an end message. The end message indicates that the recipient has heard the sender's voice, so by replying at the end of the call, the sender can confirm that the contact has been made. Other messages include: In other words, "Yes (name)-Who are you-On the train-Yes-No-I understand-No-Why-We will call you later-thank you-thank you again-thank you I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. " The message can include one or more of these, and any one of them can be specified and returned by the operation of the recipient. However, the content of the message is not limited to these, but may also include more specific messages, such as "I'm heading there, but it's about 10 minutes behind the promised time." it can. The operation of the recipient can be performed by a button provided on the input unit on the front of the mobile phone.In this case, the user removes the mobile phone from his / her ear and listens to the voice from the recipient using the earphone. Easy to operate when operated. Separately, the operation of the receiver is performed by a dedicated input means provided on the outer surface of the mobile phone and at a position where the receiver can operate in a posture held for using the mobile phone. In this case, the user can hold the mobile phone with one hand and operate it while holding the mobile phone against his ear.

The actual configuration of the voice message recording unit is not limited. For example, the voice message recording unit can be configured by analog means such as a tape recorder. Is a memory, typically a RAM, where the messages are digitized and stored in the memory. The digitized message read from the memory is returned in accordance with each method.For analog or dual mode mobile phones, the message is converted to analog and then returned in analog mode, and the digital or dual mode is returned. With this mobile phone, a reply is made in digital mode.

In this mobile phone, a silent signal mode in which a received signal is reproduced from a speaker by an operation of a receiver, a voice message recorded in a voice message recording unit can be transmitted, and an input from a microphone is not transmitted. , And a normal mode in which normal transmission and reception are possible.

[0011]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, the illustrated embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a configuration of a mobile phone in a TDMA system which is one embodiment of the mobile phone according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a transmission / reception sharing device 11 exchanges a transmission signal and a reception signal between an antenna 12 and a modulator 13 and a demodulator 14. The voice input from the microphone 15 is encoded by the CODEC 16, time-divided by the TDMA circuit 17, modulated by the modulator 13, and transmitted through the duplexer 11. Conversely, the received signal received by the antenna 12 is output as sound from the speaker 18 via the demodulator 14, the TDMA circuit 17, and the CODEC 16. The operation of the TDMA circuit 17 and the like is controlled by the control unit 19, and the control by the control unit 19 is performed based on the input from the operation unit 20, and the state of the telephone and the contents of the operation are displayed on the display 21. The above configuration is commonly found in ordinary mobile phones, and thus detailed description is omitted. In addition, other components such as various filters, an amplifier, and a synthesizer are not shown.

In the present embodiment, a message storage RAM 22 is connected to the control unit 19 so that a plurality of messages can be stored. The message is stored in the message storage RAM 22 by converting a voice into an electric signal by the microphone 15.

A procedure for storing a message will be described. First, the operation section 20 is operated to switch to the message recording mode. As a result, the control unit 19 sequentially reads out a message example, which is character information in which a plurality of character information are stored, from the message storage RAM 22 and displays it on the display 21. The first message displayed is the initial message. The initial message indicates to the sender that the recipient is listening to the voice from the sender. In this case, the message is "Yes (the name of the recipient). Please talk as it is. " The receiver then utters into the microphone 15 according to this example (or with some arrangement). The audio signal is digitized in the CODEC 16 and stored via the control unit 19 at a specific location in the message storage RAM 22. Subsequently, other message examples are sequentially displayed on the display 21 (generally in katakana), and the recipient records according to the example. These procedures are performed while the receiver operates the operation unit 20 according to the display on the display 21 or with reference to the manual. For example, reading a model toward the microphone 15 while pressing a designated button of the operation unit 20, and releasing the button when reading is completed. As a result, it is possible to reliably record the contents of the initial message, including the contents of the message, and to store the initial message in the correct specific location of the message storage RAM 22. In the present embodiment, the above-described initial message and the end message expressing that the contents of the communication from the sender have been transmitted are recorded. The content of the end message is "OK, thank you for your call" here. The quality of the recording can be confirmed by operating the operation unit 20. The message specified by the operation of the operation unit 20 is read from the message storage RAM 22, decoded by the CODEC 16, and output from the speaker 18. This allows the recipient to determine whether to re-record the message. When you have finished recording the message, cancel the message recording mode. The message may be stored in the message storage RAM 22 by a manufacturer in advance. However, in that case, it is clear that the recipient's name and personal information cannot be recorded.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the mobile phone to which the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is applied. An antenna 12 protrudes from an upper end, a speaker 18 is provided on the front, and a liquid crystal display 21 is provided below the speaker 18. Further, an operation unit 20 including a dial button and the like is provided below the operation unit. The above configuration is universal to a conventional mobile phone. According to the present embodiment, a message reply operation unit 23 is provided on the right side of the mobile phone in FIG. The message reply operation unit 23 is configured by arranging two push buttons, and is located on the right side of the mobile phone at a position where the right thumb just touches the message reply operation unit 23 when the mobile phone is gripped with the right hand. Are located. Therefore, the receiver can operate the message reply operation unit 23 with the right thumb while holding the mobile phone with the right hand and holding the speaker 18 to the right ear. Of the two buttons of the message reply operation unit 23, the upper one is an incoming call button 23a, and the lower one is a disconnect button 23b.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described. The mode of this mobile phone can be switched between a normal mode and a silent mode. The mode switching is performed by operating the operation unit 20. In normal mode, it can be used in the same way as a conventional mobile phone. The two buttons of the message reply operation unit 23 in the normal mode perform on-hook and off-hook functions as an incoming call button and a disconnect button in a conventional mobile phone.

When the mode is switched to the silent mode, after receiving a call to the mobile phone, the received signal is reproduced from the speaker 18, but the input from the microphone 15 is not transmitted, but is instead stored in the message storage RAM. A pre-recorded message can be sent. At the same time, the ringing bell may be switched to ringing vibration.

When the mode is switched to the silent mode, the receiver that recognizes the incoming call to the mobile phone pushes the incoming call button 23a of the message reply operation unit 23 to go off-hook and immediately double-clicks the incoming call button 23a to start the initial message. Start replying. That is, the control unit 19 reads out an initial message from a specific location in the message storage RAM 22 and transfers it to the TDMA circuit 17. The initial message is further transmitted from the antenna 12 via the modulator 13 and the duplexer 11. At this time, at the same time as the initial message is transmitted, the initial message is decoded by the CODEC 16 and reproduced and output from the speaker 18 so that the receiver can confirm the transmission state of the initial message. As described above, since the initial message contains the name of the recipient and that the recipient is listening to the voice from the sender, the sender acknowledges that the sender has switched to the silent mode. And talk about the business. When it is determined that the talk of the sender has ended, the receiver presses the disconnect button 23b. By pressing the disconnection button 23b, the end message stored in the message storage RAM 22 is read by the control unit 19 and returned to the sender. In this way, the sender can know that the talked message is transmitted to the receiver. When the end message is returned, the disconnection button 23b is pressed again to go on-hook, disconnect the line, and complete the communication.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, even in a place such as a train where the voice of a mobile phone causes annoyance to the public, the communication from the sender is stopped silently. And the sender can be sure that the recipient has been contacted.

In an embodiment different from that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a message can be recorded and returned in addition to the initial message and the end message. That is, "Yes (name), who are you, you are on the train, yes, no, I understand, you are different, why ?, I will call you later, please, please again.・ Thank you, goodbye, I'm sorry. ” These messages can be recorded in the same procedure as in the configuration of FIG. 1, and any one of them can be specified and returned by the operation of the receiver. In addition, if you have recorded a special message more personally in advance, such as "I'm heading there, but it's about 10 minutes behind the appointment time", and you receive a call while traveling by train You can reply to In the case of such a message, it is possible that the recipient calls the other party as necessary and transmits the message. However, even if the number of message types is increased, the operation is troublesome and only confuses the recipient, so it is preferable to minimize it. When a plurality of such messages are recorded, each button of the operation unit 20 is used to specify the message. For example, pressing dial 1 is "Yes", pressing dial 2 is "No", pressing dial 3 is "Ok", and so on. Since it is difficult to perform a complicated operation of the operation unit 20 while keeping the speaker 18 in contact with the ear, an earphone (not shown) is connected to a mobile phone, and the operation unit 20 is operated while listening to the voice of the sender from the earphone. If operated, the operation can be performed reliably and easily. You can use the example message used to record the message so that you can make the appropriate selections without compromising the content of the message. That is, when a certain message is selected and read out from the message storage RAM 22, a message example corresponding to the message is also read out and displayed on the display unit 21. The receiver confirms the type of the message to be transmitted by looking at the example of the message, and then causes the control unit 19 to transmit the message by another operation.

In yet another embodiment, the mobile phone is of the analog type or of a dual digital / analog mode. In the case of the analog system, a dedicated means for digitizing the input voice is required, so the message is composed of analog means such as a tape recorder, but the size and weight are large. In a dual-mode mobile phone, the voice message recording unit is typically a memory such as a RAM in consideration of a lightweight and space-saving configuration, and the message is digitized and stored in the memory as a binary code. You. The digitized message read from the memory is returned according to each method. In other words, a dual-mode mobile phone returns an analog signal after being converted to an analog mode, and a digital or dual-mode mobile phone returns the digital mode as it is. As the voice message recording unit, a RAM typically included in a control device such as a RAM built in a mobile phone which is currently manufactured and used can be used. By rewriting the program of the control device of the mobile phone used or replacing the ROM storing the program, the mobile phone according to the present invention can be easily realized by adding functions to the current one. . In the case of realizing only by modifying the program, it is not necessary to prepare hardware such as a button for switching operation between the normal mode and the silent mode as described in the illustrated embodiment. The function of the disconnect button 23b may be changed in the program so that the initial message is returned by double-clicking and the end message is returned when the disconnect button 23b is pressed next time. When the disconnection button 23b is pressed again, the telephone goes on-hook and the line is disconnected.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be appropriately modified and implemented within the scope of the present invention.

[0023]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the mobile phone according to the present invention, even when the receiver cannot answer and talk on the phone, for example, in a public place such as a train, the sender can smoothly communicate with the receiver. Yes, and the sender can confirm that the recipient has been contacted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing main components in one embodiment of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the mobile phone of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Microphone 16 CODEC 19 Control unit 22 Message storage RAM 23 Message reply operation unit

Claims (13)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A voice message recording unit for recording a message including an initial message expressing that the recipient is listening to a voice from the sender, and a message recorded in the voice message recording unit by operation of the recipient. And a voice message transmission control unit for replying to the message. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the message is recorded in a voice message recording unit through a microphone provided in the mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein at the time of recording the message, a model of the message to be recorded is displayed on a display unit provided in the mobile phone. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the initial message includes the name of the recipient. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the message includes an end message expressing that the receiver has heard the voice from the sender. 6. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the message includes one or more of the following messages, and any one of the following messages can be specified and returned by an operation of a receiver. Yes (name)-Who are you-You are on the train-Yes-No-I understand-No-Why-I will call you later-Thank you-
Thank you again, I understand, thank you, goodbye, I'm sorry 7. The operation of the receiver is performed by a button provided on an input unit on the front of the mobile phone.
The mobile phone according to any of the above. 8. The operation of the recipient is an operation by dedicated input means provided at a location on the outer surface of the mobile phone, the location being operable in a posture held by the recipient to use the mobile phone. Item 7. The mobile phone according to any one of Items 1 to 6. 9. The voice message recording unit is a memory,
9. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the message is digitized and stored in a memory. 10. The mobile phone according to claim 9, wherein the digitized message read from the memory is converted into an analog signal and then returned in an analog mode. 11. The mobile phone according to claim 9, wherein the digitized message read from the memory is returned as it is in a digital mode. 12. A non-speech mode in which a received signal is reproduced from a speaker by a receiver's operation, a voice message recorded in a voice message recording unit can be transmitted, and an input from a microphone is not transmitted. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a mode can be switched to any one of a normal mode in which transmission and reception are possible. 13. The mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein the operation of the recipient is an operation of a button used as an incoming call button and a disconnection button in the normal mode.