JP3110331B2 - Digital mobile phone with message notification time designation function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a message notification time.
For digital mobile phones with designated functions,
User (carrier) at the specified time
And a digital mobile phone (mobile device) for notifying the user .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of this type of conventional message notification technique is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-152512.
This technique will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the cordless telephone device of the present embodiment includes one master device 40 and a plurality of slave devices (mobile devices) 49. Telephone unit 41 of base unit 40
Is connected to a telephone line or the like. The transmission / reception unit 42 has one communication channel for transmission and reception, and performs wireless transmission and reception with any of the plurality of slaves 49. The setting unit 43 includes a slave unit 49
The message transfer is set by a predetermined operation such as. The determination unit 46 determines the transfer of the message and the like. Memory part 4
Reference numeral 8 stores a destination of a message input from the slave unit 49 or the like. The recording unit 45 records a message or the like input from the slave unit 49 or the like. The clock unit 47 keeps time. The control unit 44 controls the entire master unit 40 including the above-described units. Next, the operation will be described. Various designation information for message transfer is wirelessly output from the slave unit 49 by a predetermined operation. This signal is input to the parent device 40 via the transmission / reception unit 42, and is set to the message transfer function by the setting unit 43. The slave unit number of the designated transfer destination and the designated transmission time input by the slave unit 49 are stored in the memory unit 4.
8 and the designated message is stored in the message recording unit 45.
Will be recorded. Current time information of clock section 47 and memory section 4
The designated time information of No. 8 is compared by the discriminating unit 46 via the control unit 44, and when the times match, the slave unit of the number read from the corresponding memory unit 48 is called via the sending / receiving unit 42 and recorded. The reproduced message is transmitted from the unit 45.

[0003]

The problem with the above prior art is that the cordless telephone device cannot be used to carry the slave unit away from the master unit. Therefore, when an important message is registered, If a call is received by a slave unit at a set time and an attempt is made to reproduce a message, the message may be missed. This is because when the message recipient is not at the main unit of the cordless telephone device at the message notification time, even if an incoming call is received at the cordless telephone device, an important message may be missed because the child device cannot receive a call. Because.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to ensure that important requirements and the like are remembered even when the user freely moves between locations.
A message is registered in the base station in advance in a digital mobile phone system with a wide service area, and automatically registered from the base station at the set time.
Message notification that allows incoming and outgoing messages
It is to provide a digital mobile phone with a time designation function .

[0005]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] Message notification of the present invention
Digital mobile phones with a time designation function are carried by the user ; the service area of a wide area digital mobile phone system
Within the service area,
A wireless line between each of the multiple base stations connected to
Voice messages by sending and receiving
For digital mobile phones that perform output;
Means for counting time; at a designated time by the user's operation
The message to be output and the specified time are sent to the base station.
Registering means; outputting a message registered in the base station
Message notification time storage means for storing the designated time of
The current time measured by the timing means is the message notification.
That the specified time stored in the time storage means has been reached.
When it recognizes, it judges whether its own power is on,
If not turned on automatically, the base station
Automatic power supply that allows you to receive registered messages from
ON means .

[0006]

In the present invention, a message is registered in advance from a mobile station (mobile phone) of a digital mobile phone system to a base station, and a designated time for notifying the message is set. Each of the mobile station and the base station measures the current time, and determines whether or not the message notification specified time has come. When the designated time of message notification coincides with the current time, the mobile device confirms power on / off, and when the power is off, automatically turns on the power and allows incoming calls from the base station. At the same time, a call is sent from the base station that has registered the message to the mobile device directly from the own base station or via another base station, and when the mobile device receives a call, the message registered in advance is notified. Therefore, the mobile device user of the mobile phone system always carries the mobile device, so that even if the mobile device moves to a position away from the base station where the message is registered, or even if the power of the mobile device is turned off, it is ensured. Listen to messages and never forget important requirements.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention .
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a digital mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as a digital mobile phone)
(Hereinafter abbreviated as a portable device).
Show the part. FIG. 2 is a digital mobile phone to which the present invention is applied.
The part related to the present invention in the configuration of the base station 2 of the system is shown. Although not shown, a plurality of base stations 2 are distributed and connected within a wide service area. The portable device 1 is carried by a user (carrier), moves in a service area, sets up a wireless line with the nearest base station 2, and transmits and receives various information. A plurality of portable devices 1 can be provided.

In FIG. 1, a portable device 1 of this embodiment operates a message notification function using a mobile device function (a communication function with a base station, a voice input function) of a mobile phone system, and operates at a set time at a base station. 2, a message registration unit 11 for registering a message to be notified from the base station 2, a message notification time setting unit 12 for setting a time for notifying the message registered in the base station 2, and a message for storing the set message notification time. Notification time storage unit 13, clock unit 14 that counts the current time, and time to check whether the specified time of the message notification held in message notification time storage unit 13 matches the current time counted by clock unit 14. The determination unit 15 and the time determination unit 15 turn on / off the power of the portable device 1 when the designated time of the message notification coincides with the current time.
An automatic power-on section 16 for checking off (OFF) and automatically turning on the power when the power is off, and a message notifying section 17 for notifying a carrier of a message received from the base station 2.
And In addition, various means (for example, a dial unit, a display unit, a voice input / output unit, a radio unit, an antenna unit, and the like) necessary as a portable device of the digital portable telephone system can be realized by well-known appropriate techniques, and therefore, will be described and illustrated. Omitted.

In FIG. 2, a base station 2 of the present embodiment
Message storage unit 21 for storing the message registered in step 1 and message registration using the message notification function in portable device 1 (only the message notification time may be specified).
The message transmission destination storage unit 22 that stores the number of the portable device that performed the message, and the message notification time storage unit 23 that stores the time at which the message set in the portable device 1 is notified.
When, a clock unit 24 engrave the current time, the time judgment unit 25 to check whether the current time counted by the message notification specified time and clock unit 24 held in the message notification time storage unit 23 match, When the current time reaches the message notification time in the time determination unit 25, a call is made to the portable device of the number stored in the message transmission destination storage unit 22, and after the off-hook key is depressed on the portable device to enter the call, the message storage unit 21 is started. And a message transmitting unit 26 for transmitting the message stored in the step (a). In addition, various means required as a base station of the digital cellular phone system (for example, a radio unit, an antenna unit, a connection unit with a higher-level device, a position registration unit, and the like).
Can be realized by a well-known appropriate technique, and the description and illustration are omitted. In addition, various equipments of the digital mobile phone system other than the mobile device 1 and the base station 2 are not directly related to the present invention, and can be realized by well-known appropriate techniques, and thus description and illustration are omitted.

Next, the operation of this system will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the carrier turns on the message notification function with the function of the portable device 1 and turns on the base station 2.
, The message is registered, the message to be notified is recorded in the base station 2 (processing step S31 in FIG. 3), and the message registered in the portable device 1 is reproduced to set the time to perform the message notification. (S32). Note that each portable device 1 registers with the base station 2 a message only,
It is possible to register only the message notification specified time. Thus, the message registered by one portable device 1 can be received by another portable device 1.

The portable device 1 and the base station 2 always compare the designated time at which the message notification is always made with the current time (S33). The portable device 1 also registers its position with the nearest base station 2 by an appropriate well-known method, and recognizes which base station can connect to the portable device 1 between the base stations 2.

When the current time and the designated message notification time match, the portable device 1 checks whether the power of the portable device 1 is on or off ( S34 ). If the power is off, the portable device 1 automatically turns on (S35).

When the current time and the designated message notification time match, the base station 2 calls the portable device 1 and calls the portable device 1.
When the call is received by pressing the off-hook key (S36), the registered message is reproduced and transmitted to the portable device 1.
The portable device 1 notifies the incoming call by sound or vibration, and outputs a message received from the base station 2 to the responding portable person as voice (S37). As a result, the portable device user of the portable telephone system can register from his or her own portable device regardless of where he or she is moving within the wide service area or even if the portable device is turned off. The received message can be received at a set time, so that important requirements to be processed at that time are not forgotten.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the message notification time is set in order to notify a message has been described. However, the message notification time is set not only by the time but also by setting the date and time. The message can be notified at the time set in. Alternatively, it is also possible to set only the time and notify a message at the set time every day. As a result, the message notification function can be used for various purposes, such as using the mobile phone system to provide a wake-up call service every day.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made in accordance with the gist of the invention.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a portable telephone (mobile device) is provided.
Registered in advance message and the notification specified time to the nearest base station from the current time, respectively the mobile phone and the base station determines whether or becomes message notification specified time, the match time, the power in the mobile phone side if oFF and oN, directly from the base station which has registered the message, or via another base station a call to the mobile phone so that the audio output messages, apart from a base station to mobile phone wearer has even registered messages Even if you move to a different position or turn off the mobile phone , you can listen to messages without fail, and you will not forget important requirements or events. It can also be used for purposes such as wake-up calls.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a digital mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a base station of a digital mobile phone system to which the present invention is applied .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of a voice message notification process according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Mobile device 11 Message registration unit 12 Message notification time setting unit 13 Message notification time storage unit 14 Clock unit 15 Time determination unit 16 Automatic power-on unit 17 Message notification unit 2 Base station 21 Message storage unit 22 Message transmission destination storage unit 23 Message Notification time storage unit 24 Clock unit 25 Time determination unit 26 Message transmission unit

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wide-area digital portable telephone carried by a user.
Move within the service area of the
A plurality of base stations distributed in the area and connected to each other
To set up a wireless line between each
Digital mobile phone that inputs and outputs voice messages
In the talker, a clock means for clocking the current time, a means for registering a message to be output at a specified time by the operation of the user and the specified time in the base station, and a specified time for message output registered in the base station Message notification time storage means for storing the current time measured by the time measurement means.
That the specified time stored in the time storage means has been reached.
When it recognizes, it judges whether its own power is on,
If not turned on automatically, the base station
Automatic power supply that allows you to receive registered messages from
Message notification characterized by having an ON means
Digital mobile phone with time designation function.