JP3880548B2 - Mobile communication terminal with message playback function and message playback transmission method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a portable communication terminal such as a cellular phone, and more particularly to a portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method that enable a simple message response by a callee himself / herself when an incoming call is received.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A plurality of different response messages are stored, and each response message is assigned to a key of the input unit. When the assigned key is pressed within a predetermined period from the incoming call, the assigned response message is reproduced and transmitted. After that, by configuring the system to record the audio signal input from the other party, it is possible to selectively notify the other party of a suitable response message for an incoming call when the user cannot answer the call. A portable telephone with an answering machine function is known (see Patent Document 1, paragraphs 0010, 0011, and 0038). There is also known a configuration in which such a response message can be selected in accordance with the other party's telephone number, the location where the mobile phone is used, the environment, and the like based on notification of numbering (see Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3) ).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-94652 [Patent Document 2]
JP 2002-152366 A [Patent Document 3]
JP 2000-209143 A [0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Mobile communication terminals are always carried around, and are often held in a state where incoming calls can be received even if it is known that incoming calls can be received when possessed, such as in a train, during a meeting, or driving a car. There are many cases where there is an incoming call in a situation where a telephone call cannot be made. In this situation, the answering machine function can be used, but in the normal answering machine function, the announcement that is played is a pre-recorded voice, such as a pre-recorded or pre-recorded voice for playback. The current situation is that the caller is only told that they cannot answer the call. From the point of view of the caller, the existing announcements are formal and clerical, and even if a message is recorded on the answering machine after that, it remains unclear whether the callee will hear it at the desired timing. There was also a problem in some respects.
[0005]
In this regard, according to the mobile phone having the above-mentioned different response message assignment keys on the assumption that the user cannot answer the call, the user can prepare a plurality of response messages in advance. Since it is possible to select and respond to a response message according to a state that cannot be displayed, it seems possible to perform a more appropriate response.
[0006]
However, in order to enable various responses using the above-described mobile phone, it is necessary to store a very large number of response messages in the storage device according to the environment, situation, etc. of the mobile phone. At the time of incoming call, it is necessary to select an optimal response message from among them by key operation, and preparing a response message according to any environment and situation etc. is based on the assumption of the situation itself. Not only is it difficult, but it is not realistic because the capacity of the storage device is limited, and it is also true that the optimum response message is selected immediately by key operation according to the environment and scene when receiving a call. It's impossible. In addition, the response message can be selected according to the caller ID, the location of the mobile phone, the environment, etc., but the response message selection key operation is not required, but various responses can still be made. And the problem of storing a large number of response messages is not solved.
[0007]
From the point of view of sending a response message according to the mobile phone's possession environment, a method of temporarily answering the incoming call by off-hooking the mobile phone to the incoming call and then recording the other message can be considered. The message recording / playback function of the answering machine, which has high merit in the situation where it is impossible to make a call, cannot be used. In other words, in a situation where you cannot speak for a long time (place, scene, etc.), a message recording / playback function that notifies the caller of a desired message with a short response or prompts the other party to record a message. Is not available.
[0008]
(the purpose)
An object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method that can transmit various messages (response messages) in response to an incoming call.
The objective of this invention is providing the portable communication terminal with a message reproduction | regeneration function and the message reproduction | regeneration transmission method which can transmit the message according to the condition at the time of an incoming call.
An object of the present invention is to provide a highly convenient portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method, which are provided with various message transmission and answering machine functions for incoming calls.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The portable communication terminal with a message playback function of the present invention is a message from the receiving side to the calling side before answering in a portable communication terminal with a message playback function capable of transmitting recorded voice to the calling side at the time of an incoming call. It is possible to transmit the message by playing back the recorded voice after answering the incoming call and sending it to the caller, and recording the voice of the message starts from the incoming call. It is characterized by being performed after a certain time.
Also, a voice recognition unit that detects the voice of the message is provided, and when the voice recognition unit does not detect the voice when recording the voice, the voice of the recorded message (previously recorded voice, pre-recorded voice, etc.) It is characterized in that it is played back and transmitted to the caller, or the start and stop of voice recording is controlled manually by operation of function keys after an incoming call. Further, when the function key is not operated, the recorded voice of the message is played back and transmitted to the calling side, and after the voice of the message is transmitted, the voice of the message from the calling side is recorded. It has the function to perform.
The message playback / transmission method of the present invention is a message playback / transmission method of a portable communication terminal capable of transmitting recorded voice to the calling side at the time of an incoming call. Is recorded and the recorded voice is played back and transmitted to the calling party after being answered, and if the voice is not recorded before answering, it is recorded in advance. The voice of the transmitted message is transmitted to the calling side, and the voice of the message transmitted from the calling side is recorded after the voice is transmitted from the receiving side.
[0010]
Specifically, when a voice input unit, a voice recording / playback unit, a voice recognition unit, and a voice recording unit can record voice from the voice input unit when an incoming call is received, and the voice recognition function detects voice input And a control unit that controls to automatically play back the recorded message and send it to the caller after the recording of the voice is completed, or has a function key instead of the voice recognition unit. A control unit that detects a press of a function key when receiving a call, starts / stops voice recording, and automatically plays back the recorded message and transmits it to the caller after the voice recording is finished; It is characterized by having. More specifically, it has a microphone 6, a voice recording / playback unit (RAM 8, ROM 9), a timer unit 7, and a voice recognizing unit 5. Voice recording to the playback unit is started, the presence or absence of voice is detected by the voice recognition unit, and when there is a voice input, a message is recorded, and the recorded message is played back and transmitted to the calling side. When there is no voice, an established message is reproduced and transmitted to the caller (FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition, the function key 10 is provided in place of the voice recognition unit. When a call is received, the function key 10 is pressed to start / stop voice recording, and then the recorded message is reproduced and transmitted to the caller. To do. When the function key is not pressed, the established message is reproduced and transmitted to the calling side (FIGS. 3 and 4).
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(Description of configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method according to the present invention.
[0014]
The mobile communication terminal of the present embodiment includes a display unit 1 for displaying various functions / settings of the mobile communication terminal, a dial operation, a display operation unit 4 for performing function settings, and voice input / output during a call. A receiver 2 and a microphone 6 are provided.
Furthermore, at the time of voice recording, a voice recognition unit 5 for recognizing the presence or absence of voice input, a timer unit 7 for measuring the passage of time, a RAM 8 for storing voice of a message (message), and an existing message are stored in advance. It has ROM9 and is comprised by the control part 3 which controls all these blocks. The detailed configuration and functions of the main blocks are as follows.
[0015]
In addition to the various programs related to the normal communication function of the mobile communication terminal, the ROM 9 has a dedicated message recording / playback program of the present invention and an existing response message (message) to be played back to the calling party under predetermined conditions. It is remembered. The RAM 8 is a storage unit that enables writing and reading of various data in the operation of the control unit 3, and voice data at the time of recording and playback of voices from the incoming side and outgoing side (including prerecorded voices of messages) The RAM 8 and the ROM 9 have a function as a voice recording / reproducing unit for a message voice.
[0016]
The voice recognition unit 5 receives a voice signal from a microphone 6 serving as a voice input unit, recognizes the voice input, determines the presence / absence thereof, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 3. The timer unit 7 has a function of measuring the operation time such as whether the duration of the mobile communication terminal and the silent period of the voice input are measured and whether the duration has reached a certain time.
[0017]
The control unit 3 reads out a corresponding program stored in the ROM 9 regarding the selected function of the mobile communication terminal, and controls each unit of the mobile communication terminal based on the program to realize various functions. For example, in addition to normal various settings, function selection, communication control, recording / playback of messages, recording / playing back voice input from the microphone 6 and a wireless unit (not shown), etc., and recording and playing back voice data in the RAM 8 Various types of control are performed for the purpose.
[0018]
In particular, the control unit 3 detects the duration of the incoming call by the timer unit 7 with respect to the incoming call, and when the incoming state has passed a certain time (t1) considering the time required for the normal response of the incoming caller, the microphone 6 Is switched to the voice input mode for recording by recording the voice input from. Next, the voice recognition unit 5 determines whether or not there is a voice input from the microphone 6, and continues to record the voice input as long as there is a voice input, the voice input ends and the voice recognition unit 5 ends the voice input. If it is determined, the voice input mode is terminated. When the voice input is recorded, the hook switch function of the mobile communication terminal is off-hooked, the line is connected, the voice input recorded immediately before is reproduced in the RAM 8, and the control is performed such as sending it as a message (response message) to the line. Execute. Further, when the voice recognition unit 5 does not recognize the voice input from the beginning for a certain period of time, the line is connected in the same manner as described above, and the existing message stored in the ROM 9 is reproduced and sent to the line. Etc. are executed.
[0019]
(Description of operation)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the first embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the first embodiment will be described below.
When an incoming call enters the mobile communication terminal (step 101), the control unit 3 starts measuring the time of the calling state by the timer unit 7, and when a certain time (t1) has elapsed (step 102), the control unit 3 switches to the voice input mode. . In the voice input mode, recording of voice input from the microphone 6 is started, and a message that responds from the incoming side to the outgoing side (for example, “It is currently in a meeting. After 40 minutes, the conference is over. Can be input (step 103). At the same time, the operation of the voice recognition function by the voice recognition unit 5 is started, and the presence or absence of voice input on the called side is monitored (step 104). The control unit 3 detects whether or not a voice is input based on the output of the voice recognition unit 5 (step 105). When detecting the voice input of the message on the called side, the control unit 3 continues the voice recording to the voice recording / playback unit. When voice input is not recognized (no voice input), the end of voice input is detected (step 106), the voice recognition function is stopped (step 107), the voice input mode is ended, and voice recording is ended. (Step 108). Next, the hook switch function of the mobile communication terminal is operated off-hook to connect the line (step 109), and the recorded message is reproduced and output to the line (step 110). The ringing tone stops on the calling side, and the message recorded immediately before is heard on the receiving side (step 111).
[0020]
In step 105, when there is no voice input, the control unit 3 determines whether or not a certain time (t2) has passed (step 113), and waits for voice input until the given time (t2) has passed. (Steps 105 and 113). When a certain time (t2) elapses (step 113), it is considered that there is no voice input, the voice recognition function of the voice recognition unit 5 is stopped (step 114), the voice input mode is terminated, and voice recording is terminated. (Step 115). After the voice recording is completed, the hook switch function of the portable communication terminal is operated off-hook to connect the line (step 116). In this case, the voice recognition unit 5 determines that the message on the called side has not been recorded, and reproduces the existing message (response message) stored in the mobile communication terminal and sends it to the line (step 117). On the calling side, the ringing tone stops and an established message from the receiving side is heard (step 119).
[0021]
As described above, when the caller performs a call operation, the ringing tone of the callee can be heard, and the callee enters the recording state after a certain time (t1), and the caller is in a recording state. Various messages (response messages) can be recorded. When recording is completed, the line is connected and the message is sent to the calling party. Is called.
(Other embodiments)
In the first embodiment, a timer function is used when an incoming call is received, recording is started after a certain period of time, voice input is monitored by voice recognition, and the incoming message can be automatically recorded. However, instead of using such a timer function and voice recognition function as the second embodiment, the start / stop (end) of the message recording operation is controlled by a function key operated by the callee. Thus, the voice input mode can be switched.
[0022]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of the portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and the message reproduction transmission method of the present invention. In order to control switching to the voice input mode, a function key 10 for controlling start / stop of recording is provided. The control unit 3 determines whether or not the function key 10 is pressed, and performs control to switch to a voice input mode in which the recording state is set when the first pressing after the incoming call is made and the recording is stopped when the second pressing is performed. Thus, it is possible to manually select recording / playback of the voice input on the called side.
[0023]
That is, the control unit 3 determines whether or not the function key 10 has been pressed for an incoming call, and when detecting the pressing of the function key 10, the voice for starting recording and recording the voice input from the microphone 6 in the RAM 8. Switch to the input mode, determine whether or not the function key 10 is further pressed, and when the function key 10 detects the pressing, the voice input mode is terminated, and then the hook switch function of the mobile communication terminal is off-hooked to connect the line. Connected, the voice recorded immediately before from the RAM 8 is played back, and the message (response message) is sent to the line. Further, for example, when the function key 10 is not pressed within a certain time after the incoming call, control is performed to connect the line, reproduce the existing message stored in the ROM 9, and send it to the line.
[0024]
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation flow according to the second embodiment. The operation of the second embodiment will be described below.
When an incoming call is received (step 201). If the call cannot be answered by connecting the line, when the callee presses the function key 10, the control unit 3 detects that the function key 10 is pressed (step 202) and switches to the voice input mode (step 203). ). Here, voice recording is started, and voice input from the incoming side becomes possible. When the callee inputs voice (step 204) and presses the function key 10 again (step 205), the voice input mode ends and voice recording ends (step 206). The control unit 3 performs off-hook operation of the hook switch function of the mobile communication terminal to connect the line (step 207), reproduces the recorded message, and outputs it to the line (step 208). The ringing tone stops on the calling side, and the message recorded immediately before is heard on the receiving side (step 209).
[0025]
If the function key 10 is not pressed within a certain period in step 202 in the incoming state, the control unit 3 connects the line by operating the hook switch function off-hook (step 211), and the existing message stored in the ROM 9 (Response message) is reproduced and sent to the line (step 212). On the calling side, the ringing tone stops and an established message from the receiving side is heard (step 213).
[0026]
In the above embodiment, the operation flow from the receiving side to the message reproduction from the calling side to the calling side has been shown. After the message reproduction on the receiving side, the message on the calling side is recorded and stored like a normal answering machine function. Can be configured to. That is, steps 111 and 119 shown in FIG. 2 (FIG. 4) including the content prompting the message recording from the calling side to be recorded during the messages reproduced in steps 111 and 117 (208 and 212 shown in FIG. 4) shown in FIG. As a process subsequent to the steps 209 and 213) shown in FIG. 4, a message recording operation from the caller side to the callee side is performed.
[0027]
Further, in the above embodiment, after switching to the voice input mode or recording a message, it is possible to shift to a normal call by operating a specific key of the display operation unit according to the caller on the receiving side. It is also possible to configure as described above. For example, when a callee performs an off-hook operation in a recording state, the telephone line connection operation has priority, the processing of the operation flow shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 is forcibly terminated, and the message recording and message playback functions are not operated. This can be easily implemented.
[0028]
Furthermore, the recording period on the receiving side can be configured to be possible only for a predetermined time by setting the mobile communication terminal. In the first embodiment, the timer unit is operated from the time when the first part of the voice input by the voice recognition unit is detected, and in the second embodiment, the timer unit is operated from the time when the first function key is pressed. This can be realized by measuring the above and connecting the line after the elapse of the time and reproducing the recorded voice and transmitting it to the line.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when a call is received, a simple response message can be transmitted by the recording / playback function without immediately responding off-hook (line connection). The message can be notified to the other party, such as whether or not he / she is in a state, communication with the caller is improved, and speaking directly with the other party is often long, but it may not be possible to talk for a long time A mobile communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction / transmission method that are extremely effective even when a user is in a different place and that are highly convenient.
[0030]
In addition, since the recipient himself / herself records a short message for each incoming call, it is not always necessary to save the recorded voice input after sending the recorded message. In this case, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of recording areas for messages because the minimum necessary storage is required. In addition, it is also possible to prepare a minimum storage area for voice input recording and to delete old voices sequentially and use them for new recordings when the storage capacity is insufficient.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a first embodiment of a portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second embodiment of a portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function and a message reproduction transmission method according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation flow of the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Receiver 3 Control part 4 Display operation part 5 Voice recognition part 6 Microphone 7 Timer part 8 RAM
9 ROM
10 Function keys

Claims (10)

In a mobile communication terminal with a message playback function that can send the recorded voice to the calling party when an incoming call is received,
When receiving an incoming call, record the voice of the message from the incoming side to the outgoing side after a certain time from the incoming call before answering, play the recorded voice after responding to the incoming call, and send the message to the outgoing side A portable communication terminal with a message playback function, characterized in that it can be transmitted. In a mobile communication terminal with a message playback function that can send the recorded voice to the calling party when an incoming call is received,
When an incoming call is received, the voice of the message from the incoming side to the outgoing side is recorded before answering, and after answering the incoming call, the recorded voice can be played and transmitted to the outgoing side to convey the message. A voice recognition unit for detecting the voice of the message is provided, and when the voice recognition unit does not detect the voice during voice recording, the voice of the recorded message is played back and transmitted to the caller side A portable communication terminal with message playback function. In a mobile communication terminal with a message playback function that can send the recorded voice to the calling party when an incoming call is received,
When receiving an incoming call, record the voice of the message from the incoming side to the outgoing side after a certain time from the incoming call before answering, play the recorded voice after responding to the incoming call, and send the message to the outgoing side A voice recognition unit that detects the voice of the message is available, and if the voice recognition unit does not detect the voice during voice recording, the voice of the recorded message is played back and transmitted to the caller A portable communication terminal with a message playback function. In a mobile communication terminal with a message playback function that can send the recorded voice to the calling party when an incoming call is received,
When an incoming call is received, the voice of the message from the called party to the calling party is recorded before answering, and after answering the incoming call, the recorded voice is played and transmitted to the calling party, allowing the message to be transmitted. The mobile communication terminal with message playback function is characterized in that the start and stop of recording is manually performed by operating the function keys after an incoming call. In a mobile communication terminal with a message playback function that can send the recorded voice to the calling party when an incoming call is received,
When receiving an incoming call, record the voice of the message from the incoming side to the outgoing side after a certain time from the incoming call before answering, play the recorded voice after responding to the incoming call, and send the message to the outgoing side A portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function , which enables transmission and control of start and stop of voice recording by manually operating function keys after an incoming call . 6. The portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function according to claim 4, wherein when a function key is not operated, a message voice recorded in advance is reproduced and transmitted to the caller . The portable communication terminal with a message reproduction function according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the portable communication terminal has a function of recording the voice of a message from the calling side after the transmission of the voice of the message. In the message playback transmission method of the mobile communication terminal capable of transmitting the recorded voice to the calling side when receiving an incoming call,
When receiving an incoming call, record the voice of the message from the incoming side to the outgoing side after a certain time from the incoming call before answering, play the recorded voice after responding to the incoming call, and send the message to the outgoing side A message reproduction transmission method characterized in that the message can be transmitted. 9. The message reproduction / transmission method according to claim 8, wherein, when a voice call is not recorded before answering at the time of an incoming call, a voice message recorded in advance is transmitted to the caller . 10. The message reproduction / transmission method according to claim 8, wherein the voice of the message transmitted from the calling side is recorded after the voice is transmitted from the called side.

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