JP3795761B2 - Voice information transmission / reception system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to voice mail performed using information terminals, and more particularly to a voice mail system that performs mail communication performed between information terminals as voice mail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There has been a telephone system for transmitting voice information as the most common and popular information transmission conventionally performed. The voice information performed by the telephone system is exchanged using a telephone line. That is, the telephone terminal transmits a telephone number, which is identification information for identifying the telephone terminal to be called, to the voice channel of the telephone line, and the telephone line is connected to the other telephone terminal by the exchange to make a call.
[0003]
On the other hand, in recent years, information terminals are connected to an information communication network, different address information is assigned to each information terminal, and each information terminal can transmit and receive text information (hereinafter text information is referred to as mail). There was a text information system. This system is realized as a mail system that encodes each character used in a sentence into a different code for each character to obtain text information that can be transmitted as digital information, and transmits the information via an information communication network shared on the transmitting and receiving sides. ing.
[0004]
In the following, a representative Internet mail system using an Internet communication network will be described as an example. A server system to which an information terminal belongs is connected to the Internet communication network together with each information terminal. Each information terminal has an independent mail address, and transmits a desired text mail by designating this address.
[0005]
The transmitted text mail is stored in the server system to which the information terminal belongs. Each information terminal can receive and browse mail information stored in the server system to which the information terminal belongs.
The mail information is appended with a sender and a title and stored in the server system. When browsing, the sender and title of a plurality of stored mails can be confirmed. It was.
At present, these two information transmission systems can be used from the same information terminal.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the telephone system, when the caller makes a call, the call cannot be made unless the receiver receives the call at that time and makes a call. In addition, it is convenient for the caller, but is not convenient for the receiver. For example, if the call is received during a meal, the caller may be inconvenienced. There was a case that I could not make a call. Therefore, in the telephone system, when the receiving side is absent, it is possible to record the missed call made when the reception side cannot be received or not received in the server system and to listen to the voice information recorded from the receiving side telephone. There was an answering machine service. However, in the answering machine service, the only information that can be determined by the recipient is the telephone number, and what information is recorded. There was no information. For example, there is a problem in that it is impossible to determine whether or not it is necessary to immediately hear from the recording of an answering machine in which a plurality of telephone numbers are recorded. Similarly, when a plurality of answering machines are recorded from the same telephone number, there is a problem that it is not possible to determine which recording has a desired recording.
[0007]
On the other hand, in the mail system, since the information received by the receiving terminal can be browsed at any time, it can be sent without worrying about the inconvenient time zone as with the telephone system. , A problem with the telephone system can be solved. However, the mail system has a problem that it is difficult to transmit subtle nuances by voice because it communicates by means of sentences.
Also, in a mail system, when inputting text mail, it is difficult to input text information easily as in voice information, because it is difficult to input in a mobile information terminal such as a mobile phone. Has a problem. In particular, it was not suitable for the elderly and young people.
[0008]
Furthermore, in the answering machine service, like the mail system, the receiver can receive the message at a convenient time, but the message is sent by the mail system with information that there is a message recorded by the answering machine service. The problem that it is not possible to view the information at the same time.
In view of these problems, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to transmit information by voice capable of giving a title to information like a mail system while being information by simple voice for inputting information. It is another object of the present invention to make it possible to view information that there is a received voice message together with information that a mail has been received.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
This invention
[0010]
A voice mail server connected to the voice communication network, and a portable information terminal connectable to the voice communication network and the data communication network,
When the voice mail server receives voice mail including authentication information for identifying voice information and voice information from the portable information terminal, the voice mail server stores the voice information in association with the authentication information, and corresponds to the authentication information from the portable information terminal. When the transmission request information for requesting transmission of the stored audio information is received, the audio information requested by the transmission request information is transmitted,
The portable information terminal is capable of transmitting voice mail to the voice mail server via the voice communication network and transmitting data mail including authentication information to the portable information terminal for receiving voice mail via the data communication network. And receiving data mail from the data communication network, and generating transmission request information for requesting transmission of voice information stored in correspondence with the authentication information in the voice mail server from the authentication information included in the received data mail. A voice information transmission / reception system characterized by being capable of receiving voice information by sending it to a voice mail server,
[0011]
as well as,
[0012]
A voice mail server connected to the voice communication network, and a portable information terminal connectable to the voice communication network and the data communication network,
When the voice mail server receives voice mail including authentication information for identifying voice information and voice information from the portable information terminal, the voice mail server stores the voice information in association with the authentication information, and corresponds to the authentication information from the portable information terminal. When the transmission request information for requesting transmission of the stored audio information is received, the audio information requested by the transmission request information is transmitted,
The portable information terminal automatically generates voice mail authentication information, transmits voice mail to the voice mail server via the voice communication network, and authenticates via the data communication network to the portable information terminal that receives voice mail. Data mail including information can be transmitted, data mail is received from the data communication network, and the voice information stored in the voice mail server is stored in correspondence with the authentication information from the authentication information included in the received data mail. A voice information transmission / reception system capable of generating transmission request information for requesting transmission, transmitting the transmission request information to a voice mail server, and receiving the voice information;
[0013]
I will provide a. The operation of the present invention is as follows.
That is, the portable information terminal transmits voice mail including authentication information for identifying voice information and voice information to the voice mail server via the voice communication network. At the same time, a data mail including authentication information is transmitted via a data communication network to a portable information terminal that wants to receive voice mail.
[0014]
The voice mail server receives voice mail transmitted from the portable information terminal. The received voice mail is recorded in the voice mail server in association with the authentication information.
A mobile information terminal that wants to receive voice mail receives a data mail including authentication information from another mobile information terminal. In the portable information terminal, in order to receive the voice mail designated by the received data mail, the voice information stored in the voice mail server in association with the authentication information from the authentication information included in the received data mail The transmission request information for requesting transmission is generated and transmitted to the voice mail server through the voice communication network.
[0015]
When the voice mail server receives the transmission request information, the voice mail server transmits the voice information stored in association with the authentication information indicated by the transmission request information to the portable information terminal that has transmitted the transmission request information.
The portable information terminal that has transmitted the transmission request information receives the voice information indicated by the transmission request information from the voice mail server.
In the configuration in which the voice mail authentication information is automatically generated when the portable information terminal transmits the voice mail, the authentication information capable of identifying the voice mail is generated for each voice mail, and the voice mail is configured by the voice information and the authentication information. The voice mail is transmitted to the voice mail server via the voice communication network.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart when a voice mail and an announcement mail NT are transmitted, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart when a voice mail is received.
[0017]
Reference numeral 1 denotes a voice mail system which is a voice information transmission / reception system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The voice mail system 1 includes a voice mail server 2 that is a voice mail server and a mobile phone 3 that is a portable information terminal. The voice mail server 2 and the mobile phone 3 are respectively connected to a communication network NET provided with a voice communication network to which the voice mail server 2 and the mobile phone 3 can be connected and a data communication network to which the mobile phone 3 can be connected. Being done. The communication network NET consists of a cellular phone communication network, and is a voice channel TNET that is a voice communication network capable of voice communication by telephone, and a data channel DNET that is a data communication network capable of communicating digital data such as image data and Internet mail. It consists of. Therefore, in this embodiment, the voice channel TNET is a communication network that performs a call using a normal mobile phone 3, and the data channel DNET is an Internet communication network that can send and receive e-mails from the mobile phone 3. However, in the data channel DNET, the cellular phone 3 is connected to the Internet communication through the cellular phone line. In this embodiment, details of the cellular phone 3 connecting to the Internet communication network from the data channel of the telephone line will be described. Shall not. In this embodiment, the voice channel TNET and the data channel DNET are both channels of the same cellular phone line of the telephone company that provides the cellular phone 3, but each may be an independent communication network. In this case, the mobile phone 3 is formed to be connectable to each communication network.
[0018]
The voice mail server 2 can receive the voice mail ML that is called from the mobile phone 3, has a voice record storage unit 21 that can store the received voice mail ML, and can store the received voice mail ML. . The voice mail server 2 controls the voice record storage unit 21 to store the voice mail ML, and also controls the voice mail ML stored in the voice record storage unit 21 to be searched and output. 22. The control unit 22 has a service registration charging function that occurs when the voice record is stored using the voice mail server 2, but detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0019]
In this embodiment, the mobile phone 3 has a call function using the voice channel TNET and an Internet communication function capable of transmitting an e-mail. The mobile phone 3 has a normal call function using the voice channel TNET and an Internet communication function using the data channel DNET.
Further, in addition to these functions, the mobile phone 3 has a function of transmitting and storing the voice mail ML to the voice mail server 2 through the voice channel TNET, and also sending data to the other mobile phone 3 that wants to hear the voice mail ML through the data channel DNET. A notification mail NT for notifying that the voice mail ML has been transmitted can be transmitted. Further, when the notification mail NT is received from the other mobile phone 3 to the voice mail server 2 via the Internet communication, the voice mail ML indicated by the notification mail NT is received from the voice channel TNET. The voice reception information RCV instructing the voice mail server 2 to transmit can be transmitted.
[0020]
Thus, the voice mail ML that can be transmitted by the mobile phone 3 will be described in detail. The voice mail ML is information that can be transmitted and received via the voice channel TNET, and includes a voice record authentication information ID that is authentication information for identifying itself and a call message information ME that is voice information. Information ME is information transmitted following the voice record authentication information ID. Since the voice mail ML is transmitted from the mobile phone 3 via the voice channel TNET, the voice record authentication information ID can be identified by a tone difference by a tone dial provided in the mobile phone 3. Specifically, by pressing a tone dial having a predetermined number of digits, a different tone string is formed for each dial number. The call message information ME is formed as a signal following the tone of the voice record authentication information ID formed by a predetermined number of digits. In this embodiment, the voice record authentication information ID is set to a predetermined number of digits. However, a push dial key that defines the boundary between the voice record authentication information ID and the call message information ME is predetermined as “#”, for example. Then, it may be formed so as to be identified as the call message information ME after the tone of the “#” key. In this case, it is possible to perform the call message information ME first, then press the “#” key, and recognize the following as the voice record authentication information ID. The call message information ME and the voice record authentication information ID can be executed in either order.
[0021]
The voice mail ML formed in this way is transmitted by the mobile phone 3 and stored in the voice mail server 2. Accordingly, in the cellular phone 3, as with a normal voice channel TNET call, the telephone number of the voice mail server 2 is dialed, connected to the voice mail server 2, and the voice record authentication information ID is input by the dial key and then the voice call is made. The voice mail ML is stored in the voice mail server 2 by transmitting the message information ME. The mobile phone 3 can transmit the voice mail ML and sends the notification mail NT for listening to the voice mail ML stored in the voice mail server 2 to the destination where the voice mail ML is to be heard via the data channel DNET. Can be sent. Hereinafter, the notification mail NT will be described in detail. The notification mail NT includes title information TY that can be displayed by the mobile phone 3 to be notified, header information HE that can display the notification content as a text mail, and a voice mail ML that has been notified. It consists of a voice record authentication information ID to be identified. The title information TY is information that can identify that the received mobile phone 3 is the notification mail NT.
[0022]
Then, when the cellular phone 3 receives the notification mail NT formed in this way, it displays the title information TY like other Internet mails. Therefore, the title information TY is handled in the same way as other Internet mail. However, in addition to displaying the title information TY, the "sign" is displayed at the same time, for example, by displaying "@" before the title information TY so that the mobile phone 3 user can recognize at a glance that it is the notification mail NT. To do. Accordingly, the notification mail NT displays “signature” to indicate that it is different from other Internet mails, and further displays the contents (hereinafter referred to as “open”) as with other Internet mails. HE can be displayed. Furthermore, the voice reception information RCV is automatically obtained by pressing a predetermined key in a state where the header part of the notification mail NT is displayed or selected (generally, it is reverse display). And can be transmitted by dialing the telephone number of the voice mail server 2 set in advance.
[0023]
The voice reception information RCV is information for causing the voice mail server 2 to reproduce desired call message information ME stored in the voice mail server 2 via the voice channel TNET, and voice record authentication information included in the notification mail NT. It includes an ID and playback instruction information, and is automatically generated and transmitted by the mobile phone 3. In this embodiment, the dial number of the voice mail server 2 that transmits the voice reception information RCV is set to the mobile phone 3 in advance, but the information on the dial number of the voice mail server 2 is set to the notification mail NT. In addition, when the mobile phone 3 generates the voice reception information RCV and transmits it to the voice mail server 2, the dial number of the voice mail server 2 is set to the notification mail NT. It may be formed so that it is automatically dialed.
[0024]
In the voice mail server 2, the voice mail ML generated and received from the mobile phone 3 is divided into the voice record authentication information ID and the call message information ME by the control unit 22, and the call message information ME is recorded as the voice record. It can be stored in the voice record storage unit 21 in correspondence with the authentication information ID. Further, the voice mail server 2 is instructed to reproduce the stored call message information ME by the reproduction instruction information of the voice reception information RCV received from the mobile phone 3, and is read out by the voice reception information RCV. The call message information ME recorded corresponding to the voice record authentication information ID that coincides with can be transmitted from the voice channel TNET to the cellular phone 3 instructed to reproduce.
[0025]
Therefore, in the voice mail system 1, the voice message ML call message information ME that the specific mobile phone 3 wants to hear is sent to the voice record storage unit 21 of the voice mail server 2 by the voice record authentication information ID. The mobile phone 3 that wants to hear the call message information ME is notified that the voice mail ML is stored in the voice mail server 2, and the voice mail server 2 identifies the call message information ME. A notification mail NT including a voice record authentication information ID is transmitted. Furthermore, in the voice mail system 1, the mobile phone 3 that desires to reproduce the call message information ME is sent from the notification mail NT received by the mobile phone 3 to the voice mail server 2, and the call message information ME that is desired to be reproduced is specified. The stored call message information ME is reproduced by reading the voice record authentication information ID and transmitting the voice reception information RCV including the read voice record authentication information ID and instructing a procedure for reproducing the call message information ME.
[0026]
Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described.
In order to transmit the voice mail ML, the voice mail ML is created by the mobile phone 3. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 3 creates the voice mail ML and also creates the notification mail NT.
Therefore, the predetermined key of the cellular phone 3 is operated to switch to the voice mail transmission mode 4 shown in FIG. 2, and the mail input step 4a is executed.
[0027]
The mail input step 4a is a step for inputting information necessary for creating the notification mail NT to be transmitted together with the voice mail ML. Since the mobile phone 3 also has a normal e-mail transmission function, in the e-mail input step 4a, a destination e-mail address and title information necessary for generating a normal e-mail are input, and the notification e-mail NT and the normal e-mail are sent. Specify the recipient of the email and enter the title of the email. Accordingly, when the voice mail ML is transmitted by the mobile phone 3, information necessary for generating the notification mail transmitted together with the voice mail ML is input, and the destination mail address to be input is the notification mail NT. The destination mail address of the other party to be transmitted, and the title information is the title information TY of the notification mail NT. As described above, the notification mail NT is handled as a normal electronic mail as a mail. Hereinafter, when the normal electronic mail and the notification mail NT are expressed together, they are described as text mail.
[0028]
When the information input is completed in the mail input step 4a, a voice mail generation determination step 4b is executed. In the voice mail generation determination step 4b, “generation of voice mail ML” or “generation of text mail” which is a normal electronic mail is input and determined. In the voice mail generation determination step 4b, if it is determined that the voice mail ML is generated, the voice mail generation / transmission process 5 is subsequently executed. If the voice mail ML is not generated, the process of setting the notification mail NT is performed. A text mail generation step 4d for generating a normal electronic mail without performing it is executed.
In the voice mail generation / transmission process 5, a text holding step 5a, an authentication information automatic generation step 5b, a voice mail server calling step 5c, an authentication information automatic transmission step 5d, and a call message transmission step 5e are sequentially executed, and the text mail generation step 4d is executed. Subsequently, the text holding step 5a is executed.
[0029]
In the text holding step 5a, the text mail generation process for generating the notification mail NT is saved so that it can be automatically started after the voice mail transmission, and the mail creation screen is held.
Next, an authentication information automatic generation step 5b is executed. In the authentication information automatic generation step 5b, the voice record authentication information ID is automatically generated. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 3 is configured to automatically generate the voice mail ML to be sent and the voice record authentication information ID of the notice mail NT without the voice mail ML sender and the notice mail NT receiver having to input them themselves. Therefore, the voice record authentication information ID is automatically generated and transmitted every time the mobile phone 3 transmits the voice mail ML. However, when it is desired to notify the recipient of the notification mail NT as the meaningful information as the voice record authentication information ID itself, the voice record authentication information ID may be input as the meaningful information by itself. .
[0030]
When the voice record authentication information ID is automatically generated in the authentication information automatic generation step 5b, the voice mail server calling step 5c is subsequently executed.
In the voice mail server calling step 5c, the cellular phone 3 is connected to the voice channel TNET, the dial number of the voice mail server 2 is automatically dialed, and the voice mail server 2 is called and connected. In this embodiment, the voice mail server 2 makes the dial number for accepting the storage of the call message information ME different from the dial number for accepting the reproduction of the call message information ME, and makes a call by the voice channel TNET that has been dialed. It is formed so as to determine whether the message information ME is a storage request or a reproduction request, but information indicating whether the request is a storage request or a reproduction request may be formed for transmission while transmitting the voice record authentication information ID. In this case, the reception dial of the voice mail server 2 can be made common.
[0031]
When the voice mail server 2 receives a call from the mobile phone 3, the voice mail server 2 executes a storage process 6. The storage process 6 executes the stored call reception step 6a, the authentication information encoding step 6b, the call message reception step 6c, and the voice mail registration step 6d according to the information transmitted from the mobile phone 3, and from the mobile phone 3 Since the call is received, the stored call reception step 6a is executed.
In the stored call reception step 6a, the connection with the mobile phone 3 via the voice channel TNET is maintained, the voice record authentication information ID is set in a standby state, and a signal indicating the reception standby state is transmitted to the mobile phone 3. In this embodiment, the voice mail server 2 makes the dial number for accepting the storage of the call message information ME different from the dial number for accepting the reproduction of the call message information ME, and makes a call by the voice channel TNET that has been dialed. The message information ME is formed so as to determine whether it is a storage request or a reproduction request, but when the voice record authentication information ID is transmitted and information indicating whether the request is a storage request or a reproduction request is formed for transmission The voice mail server 2 automatically determines whether it is a storage request or a reproduction request, and appropriately executes the corresponding storage process 6 or reading process 9.
[0032]
In the cellular phone 3, since the voice mail server calling step 5c receives a signal indicating that the connection is completed and the voice record authentication information ID can be received from the voice mail server 2, the authentication information automatic sending step 5d is executed.
In the authentication information automatic transmission step 5d, the automatically generated voice record authentication information ID is transmitted to the voice mail server 2.
Since the voice mail server 2 has received the voice record authentication information ID from the mobile phone 3, the authentication information encoding step 6b is executed.
In the authentication information encoding step 6b, the audio record authentication information ID transmitted as a tone signal by the audio channel TNET is encoded and held so as to be processed as a digital signal.
[0033]
Next, a voice message reception step 6c is executed to transmit a signal indicating that the call message information ME can be stored to the connected mobile phone 3, and to start transmitting the call message information ME. Send. When the voice guide is transmitted, the call message information storage standby state is entered. In the call message reception step 6c, a standby state in which the call message information ME can be stored is maintained, and when the tone signal of the “#” key is received, the storage of the call message information ME is ended.
[0034]
At this time, since the voice mail server 2 has received a signal indicating that recording is possible, the mobile phone 3 executes a call message transmission step 5e, and inputs the call message information ME in accordance with the received voice guide instruction. That is, a call message is given to the earpiece. Then, after the call message ends, the caller presses the “#” key to transmit a tone signal of the “#” key.
Then, in the voice mail server 2, the call message reception step 6c being executed receives the tone signal of the “#” key. In the call message reception step 6c, since the tone signal of the “#” key is received, the voice mail registration step 6d is subsequently executed. In the voice mail registration step 6d, the received call message information ME is appended with the voice record authentication information ID as a header and stored in the voice record storage unit 21, and a signal notifying the end of storage is transmitted to the mobile phone 3. Then, the voice mail storage process in the voice mail server 2 is terminated.
[0035]
In the cellular phone 3, since the transmission of the voice mail ML is finished and the storage end signal is received from the voice mail server 2, the connection of the voice channel TNET is released, and then the next step, the notification mail generation step 4c, is executed. To do.
In the notification mail generation step 4c, in order to transmit the text mail generated in the text mail generation step 4d to be executed next as the notification mail NT to another mobile phone 3 via the data channel DNET, the voice mail server 2 The dial number and the automatically generated voice record authentication information ID are automatically added to the body of the text mail to be generated. The dial number of the voice mail server 2 to be added and the automatically generated voice record authentication information ID are coded information.
[0036]
When this additional work is completed, the text mail generation step 4d is subsequently executed. In the text mail generation step 4d, the text mail generation process stored in the text holding step 5a is continued and the text mail is input. That is, the header information HE of the notification mail NT is input to generate the notification mail NT. Therefore, the notification mail NT generated in the text mail generation step 4d is already added with the dial number of the voice mail server 2 and the voice record authentication information ID in the text.
[0037]
Next, the file attachment step 4e is executed. The file attachment step 4e is a step of attaching a desired file to the generated text mail. If there is no attached file, “next” for executing the next step displayed on the mobile phone 3 is selected. Instructs execution of the next step. If there is a file to be attached, a file attachment operation is performed by instructing to attach a desired file, and then “next” for executing the next step is selected to instruct execution of the next step.
Following the file attachment step 4e, a text mail transmission step 4f is executed. The text mail transmission step 4f is a step of transmitting a text mail. In this explanation, since the generated text mail is the notification mail NT, the notification mail is transmitted.
[0038]
That is, the cellular phone 3 is connected to the data channel DNET, the notification mail NT is transmitted to the destination mail address input in the mail input step 4a, the mail is received and the connection to the data channel DNET is confirmed. Exit.
As described above, the voice mail ML and the notification mail NT are transmitted by the voice mail transmission 4, the voice mail generation / transmission processing 5, and the storage processing 6, respectively.
When the mobile phone 3 receives the voice mail ML, it is performed by the voice mail receiving process 7 shown in FIG.
[0039]
That is, since the cellular phone 3 receives the text mail, the voice mail receiving process 7 is started by a predetermined key input operation. Then, the mail list display step 7a is executed, the mobile phone 3 is connected to the data channel DNET, and the destination mail address, title information, and text mail of the text mail sent to the mobile phone 3 via the data channel DNET are attached to the text mail. The attached file list is displayed as a list with reference to the Internet mail server 10, and one of the displayed text mails can be selected and waits for selection. Therefore, in the mail list display step 7a, when the voice mail ML is stored in the voice mail server 2 for the mobile phone 3, the notification mail NT is also displayed in the text mail list.
[0040]
Therefore, the user operates a predetermined key of the mobile phone 3 to select a desired text mail. In this description, a case where the notification mail NT is selected will be described.
Then, the voice mail reception determination step 7b is executed. The voice mail reception determination step 7b is a step of selecting whether or not to listen to the call message information ME of the voice mail ML stored in the voice mail server 2 corresponding to the notification mail NT selected in the mail list display step 7a. If “listen” is selected, the voice mail reading process 8 is executed, and if “not listen” is selected, the text mail reading step 7c is executed. Accordingly, when the text mail selected in the mail list display step 7a is a normal e-mail, it is selected that “Do not listen”, and when the notification mail NT is selected but the call message information ME is not heard. Also select “Do not listen”. Note that it is possible to determine whether the text mail received by the mobile phone 3 is a normal e-mail or a notification mail NT, that is, information that the text mail is the notification mail NT when the text mail is opened. If the text mail selected in the mail list display step 7a is the notification mail NT, the voice mail reception determination step 7b is executed only when the selected text mail is not the notification mail NT. May automatically execute the text mail reading step 7c. In this description, a case where “listen” is selected will be described.
[0041]
Since “listen” is selected in the voice mail reception determination step 7b, the voice mail reading process 8 is then executed. In the voice mail reading process 8, a text holding step 8a, an authentication information automatic generation step 8b, a voice mail server calling step 8c, an authentication information automatic sending step 8d, a call message receiving step 8e, a re-receiving step 8f, a storage determining step 8g, and storing Since the instruction step 8h is sequentially executed, the text holding step 8a is executed following the voice mail reception determination step 7b.
In the text holding step 8a, the state before reading the text mail for reading the text mail is saved so that it can be automatically started after receiving the call message information ME and the mail reading screen is held.
[0042]
Next, an authentication information automatic generation step 8b is executed. In the authentication information automatic generation step 8b, the voice record authentication information ID is automatically generated from the selected notification mail NT. In this embodiment, the mobile phone 3 automatically generates the voice record authentication information ID. However, the mobile phone 3 may be manually input by operating a predetermined key of the mobile phone 3.
When the voice record authentication information ID is automatically generated in the authentication information automatic generation step 8b, the voice mail server calling step 8c is subsequently executed. In this embodiment, the voice mail server 2 makes the dial number for accepting the storage of the call message information ME different from the dial number for accepting the reproduction of the call message information ME, and makes a call by the voice channel TNET that has been dialed. It is formed so as to determine whether the message information ME is a storage request or a reproduction request, but information indicating whether the request is a storage request or a reproduction request may be formed for transmission while transmitting the voice record authentication information ID. In this case, the reception dial of the voice mail server 2 can be made common.
[0043]
In the voice mail server calling step 8c, the cellular phone 3 is connected to the voice channel TNET, the dial number of the voice mail server 2 is automatically dialed, and the voice mail server 2 is called and connected. At this time, the connection of the data channel DNET is maintained.
When the voice mail server 2 receives a call from the mobile phone 3, the voice mail server 2 executes a reading process 9. The reading process 9 includes a reading call reception step 9a, an authentication information information encoding step 9b, a retrieval reading step 9c, a call message transmission step 9d, a retransmission determination step 9e, and a storage determination step 9f according to information transmitted from the mobile phone 3. Since each step of the storage processing step 9g is executed and a call is received from the mobile phone 3, the reading call reception step 9a is executed.
[0044]
In the read call reception step 9a, the connection with the mobile phone 3 through the voice channel TNET is maintained, the standby state in which the voice record authentication information ID can be received is set, and a signal in the reception standby state is transmitted to the mobile phone 3. In this embodiment, the voice mail server 2 makes the dial number for accepting the storage of the call message information ME different from the dial number for accepting the reproduction of the call message information ME, and uses the dialed voice channel TNET. When it is formed so as to determine whether the call message information ME is a storage request or a reproduction request, the voice record authentication information ID is transmitted and information indicating whether the request is a storage request or a reproduction request is formed for transmission In this case, the voice mail server 2 automatically determines whether it is a storage request or a reproduction request, and appropriately executes the corresponding storage process 6 or reading process 9.
[0045]
In the cellular phone 3, since a signal indicating that the connection is completed and the voice record authentication information ID can be received is received from the voice mail server 2 in the read call reception step 9a, the authentication information automatic transmission step 8d is executed.
In the authentication information automatic sending step 8d, the automatically generated voice record authentication information ID is transmitted to the voice mail server 2.
Next, a call message reception step 8e is executed, and a standby state for receiving the call message information ME from the voice mail server 2 is entered. The call message reception step 8e is a step of receiving the call message information ME transmitted from the voice mail server 2, and reproduces the call message information ME from the voice mail server 2. That is, it becomes a reception state in a normal telephone.
[0046]
On the other hand, since the voice mail server 2 receives the voice record authentication information ID from the mobile phone 3 in the authentication information automatic sending step 8d, the authentication information encoding step 9b is executed.
In the authentication information encoding step 9b, the audio record authentication information ID transmitted as a tone signal by the audio channel TNET is encoded and held so as to be processed as a digital signal.
Next, a retrieval reading step 9c is executed. In the retrieval reading step 9c, the voice record authentication information ID encoded in the encoding step 9b is stored as a search key corresponding to the voice record authentication information ID from the call message information ME stored in the voice record storage unit 21. Search for call message information ME. When the desired call message information ME is searched, the call message transmission step 9d is subsequently executed.
[0047]
In the call message transmission step 9d, the retrieved call message information ME is transmitted to the connected mobile phone 3 via the voice channel TNET. Then, when the transmission of the call message information ME is finished, information for instructing the end of transmission is sent to the mobile phone 3 and the process is finished.
When the call message transmission step 9d ends, a retransmission determination step 9e is then executed.
In the retransmission determination step 9e, it is determined whether or not there is a retransmission request from the mobile phone 3, and an instruction from the mobile phone 3 is waited for and determined by the signal. In the voice mail server 2, the retransmission determination step 9e is executed and the standby state is entered. The voice mail server 2 may be configured to repeatedly transmit the call message information ME, terminate the reproduction by a reproduction stop request, and execute the next step.
[0048]
On the other hand, in the mobile phone 3, since the desired call message information ME is transmitted from the voice mail server 2, the call message reception step 8e reproduces the call message information ME in the receiving state. Then, when the call message receiving step 8e receives the information for instructing the end of reproduction from the voice mail server 2, the reproduction is terminated and the step is terminated, and the next re-receiving step 8f is executed.
The re-receiving step 8f is a step of waiting for an input as to whether or not to replay the call message information ME that has been played back by the user of the mobile phone 3 and judging by being instructed. In this case, information requesting the voice mail server 2 to retransmit the call message information ME is transmitted, and the call message receiving step 8e is repeated again. If it is instructed not to “replay”, information for requesting not to retransmit the call message information ME is transmitted to the voice mail server 2, and the next storage determination step 8g is executed. In this description, a case where “not to reproduce” is instructed will be described.
[0049]
Since it is instructed not to reproduce in the re-receiving step 8f, the storage determining step 8g is then executed. The storage determination step 8g is a step of determining whether the received call message information ME is stored in the voice mail server 2 or not, and when the storage determination step 8g is executed, the mobile phone 3 is used. Prompts the user to enter whether or not to keep it. Then, when “store” is instructed, the next storage instruction step 8h is executed. When “not to store” is instructed, the storage instruction step 8h is skipped and the text mail reading step is performed. 7c is executed. In this description, a case where “store” is instructed will be described.
Since it is instructed to “store” in the storage determination step 8g, the storage instruction step 8h is executed. In the storage instruction step 8h, information for instructing the mail server 2 to store the reproduced call message information ME is transmitted, and then the next step, text mail reading step 7c, is executed.
[0050]
On the other hand, in the voice mail server 2, since it is instructed not to reproduce in the re-receiving step 8f, the retransmission determining step 9e is terminated and the next storage determining step 9f is executed. If “play” is instructed, call message transmission step 9d is executed again to repeat the transmission of call message information ME.
In the storage determination step 9f, a standby state in which information indicating whether or not to store the call message information ME from the mobile phone 3 is received and a standby state for determination is received, and when the instruction signal “store” is received, When the reading process 9 is completed without deleting the message information ME and an instruction signal “not stored” is received, the next storing process step 9g is executed. In this explanation, since “not stored” is instructed, the storage processing step 9g is executed next.
[0051]
In the storage processing step 9g, since the mobile phone 3 has instructed that the call message information ME should not be stored, the reproduced call message information ME is deleted from the voice record storage unit 21. At that time, the voice record authentication information ID stored corresponding to the call message information ME is also deleted.
When the execution of the storage process step 9g is finished, the reading process 9 in the voice mail server 2 is finished.
[0052]
On the other hand, in the mobile phone 3, since the execution of the storage instruction step 8h is completed, the text mail reading step 7c is subsequently executed.
In the text mail reading step 7c, the text mail which is normally performed is read. That is, the body of the sent text mail is displayed.
Next, the attached file reading step 7d is executed. In the attached file reading step 7d, if there is an attached file in the text mail, the attached file is displayed by specifying the attached file.
[0053]
When the attached file reading step 7d ends, the cellular phone 3 ends the voice mail receiving process. Note that the mail list display step 7a, the text mail reading step 7c, and the attached file reading step 7d are the same steps as the reading of Internet mail normally performed on the mobile phone 3, and will not be described in detail.
[0054]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since the information on the call to the other party who wants to send is communicated with the voice mail by the call and the notification mail by the data using the voice channel and the data channel together, it is normal that the voice mail is coming. Since it can be displayed on the same screen together with e-mail, information transmission by voice can be handled in the same way as normal e-mail, and the receiving side can know that there is a voice mail at a convenient time by notification mail, and further E-mails can be heard at a convenient time.
[0055]
Also, unlike messages from the answering machine center, even if there are multiple voice mails, the contents of the message are displayed as title information along with the titles of other text mails in the notification mail, so the message can be played back by the answering machine center. Thus, it is possible to reproduce and listen from a necessary message without listening to the recorded time order. Furthermore, it is possible not to listen to a voice mail that is judged not to be heard without playing it.
[0056]
And it is possible to convey the subtle nuances of the voice that cannot be expressed by textual expression, in a state where it can be heard freely as well as text mail. Furthermore, if it is configured to automatically generate voice record authentication information, it is only necessary to select necessary title information if a plurality of pieces of title information for transmitting notification mails are registered in the mobile phone 3 in advance. A notification mail can be generated by a simple operation. After that, the voice mail ML can be transmitted simply by speaking to the earpiece, and the character input for text mail transmission by the elderly person, the young person, or the mobile phone 3 is unfamiliar. Even a person or the like can easily transmit a voice mail.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for sending voice mail.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for receiving voice mail.
[Explanation of symbols]
NET communication network
Voice channel which is TNET voice communication network
Data channel DNET which is a DNET data communication network
ML voice mail
ID voice record authentication information
ME call message information
NT notification mail
TY title information
HE header information
ID voice record authentication information
RCV voice reception information
1 Voice mail system
2 Voice mail server
21 Voice record storage
22 Control unit
3 Mobile phones that are portable information terminals
4 Voice mail transmission
4a Mail input step
4b Voice mail generation judgment step
4c Notification mail generation step
4d text mail generation step
4e File attachment step
4f Text mail sending step
5 Voice mail generation transmission processing
5a Text retention step
5b Authentication information automatic generation step
5c Voice mail server call step
5d Authentication information automatic transmission step
5e Call message sending step
6 Memory processing
6a Memory call acceptance step
6b Authentication information encoding step
6c Call message reception step
6d Voice mail registration step
7 Voice mail reception processing
7a Mail list display step
7b Voice mail reception judgment step
7c Text mail reading step
7d Attached file reading step
8 Voice mail reading process
8a Text retention step
8b Authentication information automatic generation step
8c Voice mail server calling step
8d Authentication information automatic transmission step
8e Call message reception step
8f Re-receiving step
8g Storage judgment step
8h Storage instruction step
9 Reading process
9a Reading process
9b Authentication information encoding step
9c Search reading step
9d Call message sending step
9e Retransmission judgment step
9f Storage judgment step
9g Storage processing step
10 Internet mail server

Claims (4)

A recording message server connected to the voice communication network, and a portable information terminal connectable to the voice communication network and the data communication network,
When the recording message server receives a call message including authentication information for identifying voice information and voice information from the portable information terminal, the recording message server records the voice information in association with the authentication information, and responds to the authentication information from the portable information terminal. When playback request information for requesting playback of recorded audio information is received, the audio information requested by the playback request information is played back,
The portable information terminal can send a call message to the recording message server via the voice communication network and send a data mail including authentication information to the other portable information terminal that receives the voice information via the data communication network. And receiving the data mail from the data communication network, and from the authentication information included in the received data mail, reproduction request information for requesting the recording message server to reproduce the voice information recorded in association with the authentication information. A voice information transmission / reception system characterized in that voice information can be received by being generated and transmitted to a recording message server. A recording message server connected to the voice communication network, and a portable information terminal connectable to the voice communication network and the data communication network,
When the recording message server receives a call message including authentication information for identifying voice information and voice information from the portable information terminal, the recording message server records the voice information in association with the authentication information, and responds to the authentication information from the portable information terminal. When playback request information for requesting playback of recorded audio information is received, the audio information requested by the playback request information is played back,
The portable information terminal automatically generates authentication information for the call message, transmits the call message to the recording message server via the voice communication network, and receives the voice information to the other portable information terminal via the data communication network. Voice data recorded in association with the authentication information from the authentication information contained in the received data mail and the data message received from the data communication network. A voice information transmission / reception system capable of generating reproduction request information for requesting reproduction of information, transmitting the information to a recording message server, and receiving the voice information. A portable information terminal that can be connected to a voice communication network and a data communication network, capable of transmitting and receiving a call message comprising authentication information and voice information for identifying voice information,
At the time of voice mail transmission, a voice message is transmitted to the recording message server via the voice communication network to record the voice information and to receive the voice information from the other mobile information terminal. You can send data emails containing authentication information via
When the data mail is received from the data communication network, the authentication information included in the received data mail is used to request reproduction of the voice information recorded in the recording message server in association with the authentication information. A portable information terminal capable of receiving the audio information by generating reproduction request information for transmission and transmitting the information to the recording message server. The portable information terminal according to claim 3 further includes:
A portable information terminal that automatically generates the authentication information.

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