JP4172583B2 - Communication device and answering machine response program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention has a communication function in addition to a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone, a PHS phone (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA device (Personal Digital Assistant) having a communication function, and a notebook personal computer device having a communication function. The present invention relates to a communication apparatus and an answering machine response program suitable for application to a stationary personal computer device and a stationary telephone.

  Today's mobile phones have an answering machine function that automatically responds to an incoming call and a function that saves the incoming call history when the incoming call cannot be answered.

  The answering machine function reproduces a response message set in advance when the user of the mobile phone cannot answer the call, transmits it to the other party who made the incoming call request, and This is a function to record a message from the other party who made the incoming call request.

  The incoming call history storing function is a function for storing the telephone number of the other party who has made the incoming call request. When the other party who has made the incoming call request does not leave a message, the user of the mobile phone can know who made the incoming call request from the incoming call history.

  Here, when the user of the mobile phone does not readily make a return call even if there is an incoming call, the other party who made the incoming call request may make an incoming call request again. If the user of the mobile phone cannot respond to the second and subsequent incoming requests, the answering machine function will respond again, but now the answering machine function will only respond no matter how many times you make a call, The partner who made the incoming call request cannot know whether the user of the mobile phone is aware of the incoming call.

  If the mobile phone user knows that the caller is aware of the incoming call, the caller can wait for a call back from the mobile phone user. It ’s fine.

  However, if the mobile phone user is unaware of the incoming call, the other party who made the incoming call request must make another incoming call request or contact the mobile phone user by other means such as e-mail. is there.

  In order to solve such a problem, an answering machine is disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-55791). When the answering machine reproduces a message from the other party who requested the incoming call, it automatically transmits a confirmation message indicating that the message has been reproduced to the other party who made the incoming call request.

  By receiving this confirmation message, the party who made the incoming call request can recognize that his / her message has been played by the destination user. I can wait with peace of mind.

JP-A-9-55791 (pages 4 to 5: FIG. 3)

  However, in the answering machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the message of the other party who has made this incoming call request from the time when the other party who made the incoming call request makes the incoming call request. There is a time lag before the playback time (= a confirmation message is not sent in real time).

  For this reason, when the confirmation message is transmitted from the user of the destination to the other party who has requested the incoming call, if the other party who has made the incoming request stays in a place where the radio wave condition is poor, the incoming request is issued. There is a problem that the other party who has performed cannot receive the confirmation message. In this case, since the other party who made the incoming call request cannot receive the confirmation message, there arises an inconvenience of making another incoming request to the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and changes a response message when it cannot respond to an incoming call according to the number of incoming calls from the same party, and transmits this to the other party in real time. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication device and answering machine response program.

  The present invention adds predetermined identification information to the incoming call history, and changes the content of the response message according to whether or not this identification information is added when an incoming call request is made again from the same party. To do.

  Specifically, if there is no incoming call history of the same party as the party that is currently receiving the incoming call request, and there is an incoming call history of the same party as the other party that is currently requesting the incoming call, On the other hand, when the predetermined identification information is not added, a first response message having a content that cannot be answered at present is returned in real time as a response to the incoming call request.

  In addition, when there is an incoming call history of the same party that is currently making an incoming call request and the predetermined identification information is added to the incoming call history, the current response cannot be made. A second response message with a noticed content is returned in real time as a response to the incoming request.

  Thereby, the user who has made the incoming call request can recognize in real time whether or not the user receiving the call has noticed the past incoming call.

  The present invention makes it possible for a user who receives a call to receive a call in the past by listening to a response message that is reproduced in real time even if the other party who has made a call request a plurality of times does not answer the call by the call request. You can recognize if you are aware of

  The present invention can be applied to a mobile phone.

[First Embodiment]
[Appearance structure of mobile phone]
FIGS. 1A and 1B are perspective views showing the appearance of a mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Among these, FIG. 1A is a view seen from the front side with the mobile phone opened, and FIG. 1B is a view seen from the back side with the mobile phone opened.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 1A and 1B, the mobile phone according to the embodiment is a so-called foldable mobile phone, and the upper housing 1 and the lower housing 2 are connected to the hinge 3. It is connected via a pivot.

  A key input unit 4 for performing a predetermined operation such as a telephone number input or a call operation is provided on the inner surface of the lower housing 2 when the cellular phone is folded. Specifically, the key input unit 4 includes numbers 0 to 9 and keys of symbols * and #, keys for performing outgoing operations, keys for setting various functions, and the like shown in FIG. As described above, there are an imaging key 6 that performs imaging using the camera unit 5 provided on the back side of the mobile phone, and a jog dial 7 that is provided on one side of the lower housing 2 and that can be rotated and pressed. The jog dial 7 can be used for various input operations in addition to mail editing. Further, the lower housing 2 is provided with a microphone portion 8 for converting a user's voice or the like into an electric signal at a lower end portion (an end portion opposite to an end portion provided with a hinge). .

  On the other hand, the main surface of the upper casing 1 that displays various information, images taken by the camera unit 5, images sent from the other party, and the like are displayed on the inner surface when the cellular phone is folded. A display unit 9 is provided.

  Above the main display unit 9, there is provided a speaker unit 13 for converting an audio signal into an audible sound output. In addition, on the lower side of the main display portion 9 (near the hinge portion 3), a clear key 10 used for deleting (clearing) the entered telephone number or characters when editing mail, or when editing mail or address book. A character type conversion key 11 for character input is provided. By operating the character type conversion key 11, the type of the input character is switched, for example, from numbers → English characters → kana characters. Further, a whip antenna 12 is provided at a side end portion of the upper housing 1 opposite to the end portion on the hinge portion 3 side.

  In addition, the camera unit 5 used when the user of the mobile phone images a surrounding landscape or a person is provided on the back surface of the upper housing 1 that is outside when the mobile phone is folded. In addition, a sub display unit 14 is provided for displaying various information, images taken by the camera unit 5, images sent from the other party, and the like.

[Electric configuration of mobile phone]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the cellular phone according to the embodiment includes an antenna 12 and a communication circuit 21 for transmitting / receiving data to / from a radio base station, as shown in FIG. A speaker unit 13 for obtaining a voice output such as a voice of data, a microphone 8 for collecting transmitted voice, a camera unit 5 for imaging a desired subject, and an imaging control unit for controlling imaging of the camera unit 5 25, and a main display unit 9 and a sub display unit 14 for displaying a predetermined image, text of a mobile mail, and the like.

  In addition, the mobile phone includes the operation units 4, 6, 7, 10, and 11 including a plurality of keys for performing a predetermined input operation, a communication application program, a Web browser application program, and a videophone application. In addition to various projectors such as programs, the ROM 22 stores voice sample data of response messages, which will be described later, and the like, data in the phone book and schedule book, texts of mobile mail sent and received, and further captured by the camera unit 5 In addition to storing various data such as still images and moving images, the incoming call history, outgoing call history, schedule book, RAM 26 storing response history indicating the presence / absence of response to incoming calls, response time, etc., control line, and And / or a control unit 27 connected to each of the above-described units via a data line. .

[Outline of Characteristic Operation of Mobile Phone of First Embodiment]
First, when an incoming call request is made to the mobile phone, the user of the mobile phone may not be able to respond for some reason. In this case, the mobile phone automatically reproduces a preset response message after a certain time (= after counting the number of incoming calls). The response message to be played is a message that means that the telephone cannot be answered normally.

  Next, when there is an incoming call request from the same partner again, the mobile phone determines whether or not the user of the mobile phone has seen (checked) the incoming call history. Then, when the user of the mobile phone confirms the incoming call history and determines that he / she has noticed the past incoming call, the response message “Currently unable to answer the call, Change the message to "I have noticed".

  Each check attached in this way is removed when the user responds to an incoming call request of the counterpart corresponding to the incoming call history with any check. Each of these checks can be manually removed by a predetermined operation.

[Specific Example of Characteristic Operation of Cellular Phone of First Embodiment]
Such characteristic operation of the mobile phone will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the flowchart of FIG. 3 starts when the main power supply of the mobile phone is turned on.

  In step S1, the control unit 27 determines whether or not any operation request has been made, and proceeds to step S2 at the timing when it has detected that some operation request has been made. In this step S2, the content of the operation request is determined. To do. If the content of the operation request is “incoming call (incoming request)”, the control unit 27 proceeds to step S3, and the operation request content is “incoming history display request”. When the process proceeds to step S11 in FIG. 4 and the content of the operation request is “transmission request”, the process proceeds to step S16 in FIG.

  When the content of the operation request is an incoming call request and the process proceeds to step S3, the control unit 27 controls the sound generation of the incoming call sound through the speaker unit 13 and vibrates the vibrator. Perform incoming call control to inform you of this.

  When this incoming call operation control is started, the control unit 27 counts the time that has elapsed since the incoming call operation control was started, based on the timing information from the timer 24. If it is determined in step S4 that there is no off-hook for a certain time or longer, the process proceeds to step S5.

  If the mobile phone is off-hooked within a predetermined time, the control unit 27 searches the incoming call history in the RAM 26 in step S7 to determine whether or not there is a currently off-hooked phone number. If it is stored in the incoming call history and a check is added to the incoming call history, this check is removed (the check is hidden), and the call operation is controlled in step S8.

  That is, in the case of this mobile phone, when the incoming call history is browsed by the user, a check is automatically added to the browsed incoming call history. The check of the incoming call history indicates that the user is aware of the incoming call when the check is added to the incoming call history, and the user is aware that the incoming call history is not added. Indicates that you are not aware of incoming calls. However, since the process of step S7 is a process in the case of being off-hooked (when calling), the process shifts to the call mode as it is without shifting to the answering mode described below, and in step S8, Perform call operation control. When the call mode is entered, it means that the other party has been contacted. Therefore, if the above check is added to the incoming call history, a process of automatically removing (not displaying) this is performed. It will be.

  On the other hand, if the mobile phone has not been off-hooked for a predetermined time or longer, the control unit 27 determines whether or not the same telephone number as that currently requested for incoming calls is stored in the incoming call history of the RAM 26 in step S5. If the same telephone number as the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history, the call from the other party who is currently receiving the incoming call is the first (first) call. Therefore, in step S9, the control unit 27 shifts to the answering machine mode, automatically goes off hook, and stores the first message in the ROM 22 with the content “cannot answer the phone now”. A response message sample is reproduced, transmitted to the other party, and the request of the other party who made the incoming request is stored and controlled in the RAM 26 as necessary. As a result, the other party who made the call recognizes that the user who will receive the call is currently unable to answer the call.

  Next, in step S5, if the incoming call history includes the telephone number of the other party who is currently requesting the incoming call, this means that the same caller has made a call several times. That is, the other party is in a state where it is not known whether or not the user who receives the call is aware of the call made in the past.

  For this reason, the control unit 27 determines whether or not the incoming call history is checked in step S6. In the case of this mobile phone, when an incoming call history is browsed by a user, a check is automatically added to the browsed incoming call history. For this reason, detecting that the incoming call history is checked in step S6 means that the user is aware of past incoming calls.

  In this case, in step S10, the control unit 27 sends the second response message with the content “The current call cannot be answered, but the user has noticed the past incoming call and the apology for the call again”. Are transmitted from the response message sample stored in the ROM 22, transmitted to the other party, and the other party's request for the incoming call request is stored and controlled in the RAM 26 as necessary. As a result, the other party who made the call recognizes that the user who is the recipient of the call is not currently able to answer the call, but is aware of the calls he has made in the past. Can do. For this reason, the other party who made the call can wait for a return call with peace of mind.

  Next, the operation of automatically adding a check to the incoming call history when the user views the incoming call history and the operation of manually removing the check are shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in the above-described step S2, when the control unit 27 determines that the content of the operation request is an incoming call history display request, the flowchart of FIG. 4 is started, and processing is executed in order from step S11.

  In step S11, the control unit 27 controls display of the incoming call history on the main display unit 9 in response to the incoming call history display request. In step S12, it is determined whether or not a check is added to the displayed incoming call history.

  When a check is not added to the displayed incoming call history, the control unit 27 determines that the user has confirmed the incoming call based on the display of the incoming call history, and adds a check to the incoming call history. By adding this check, when the incoming call request is made again from the same party and no off-hook is made for a certain period of time, the second response message is reproduced in step S10.

  On the other hand, when a check is added to the displayed incoming call history, the control unit 27 determines whether or not a request operation for removing the check added to the incoming call history has been made by the user in step S14. .

  Specifically, for example, when a call has been made to a partner who has received an incoming call request in the past, a request operation for removing the check added to the incoming call history is performed. When this request operation is performed, the control unit 27 removes the check added to the displayed incoming call history in step S15, and returns the process to step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.

  In addition, when the control unit 27 counts the time that has elapsed since the check is added to the incoming call history based on the timing information from the timer 24, and when a certain time or more has passed since the check was added to the incoming call history, You may make it remove this check.

  Next, the operation of automatically removing the check added to the incoming call history when a call request is made by the user is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in the above-described step S2, when the control unit 27 determines that the content of the operation request is a transmission request, the flowchart of FIG. 5 is started, and processing is executed in order from step S16.

  In step S16, the control unit 27 determines whether or not the same telephone number as the telephone number for which the transmission request is made is stored as the incoming call history. If the same telephone number as the telephone number requested to be transmitted is not stored as the incoming call history, the control unit 27 performs the transmission control corresponding to the telephone number requested to be transmitted as it is in step S19. Is returned to step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.

  On the other hand, when the same telephone number as the telephone number requested to be transmitted is stored as the incoming call history, the control unit 27 determines whether or not a check is added to the incoming call history in step S17. Is determined. When the check is not added, the control unit 27 performs the outgoing call control corresponding to the telephone number for which the outgoing call request is made in step S19, and returns the process to step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.

  If a check is added, the outgoing call request in this case means that the other party who has made a call in the past is contacted. In step S19, outgoing control is performed in response to the telephone number for which the outgoing request is made, and the process returns to step S1 in the flowchart of FIG.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
As is clear from the above description, the mobile phone according to the first embodiment shifts to the answering machine mode when there is no off-hook for a certain period of time after the incoming call request is made, Then, it is determined whether or not the same telephone number as that of the incoming call request is stored. When the same phone number as the phone number for which an incoming call request is currently stored is stored in the incoming call history, a check indicating whether or not the incoming call history has been browsed in the past (= past incoming calls) It is determined whether or not a check indicating whether or not it is noticed is added.

  When the check is not added to the incoming call history, the control unit 27 indicates that the user on the receiving side is unaware of the past incoming calls, so that the control unit 27 “cannot answer the call now”. The first message with the content is reproduced. As a result, the user who made the call can recognize that the user receiving the call is not aware of the past incoming calls. In this case, the user who made the call uses other contact means such as contacting using e-mail.

  On the other hand, if a check is added to the incoming call history, the user receiving the call is aware of the past incoming call, but currently indicates that it is not ready for the phone call. The control unit 27 reproduces the second response message with the content “I can't answer the call now, but I have noticed a past call and apologize for the call again”. As a result, the user who made the call can recognize that the user receiving the call has noticed the past incoming call. For this reason, it can wait in comfort for the other party to call back.

  Also, depending on whether or not the user receiving the call has noticed a past incoming call (depending on whether or not a check is added to the incoming call history), the content of the response message is changed and this is changed in real time. Therefore, it is possible to inform the user who has made an incoming call request in real time whether or not he / she has noticed a past incoming call.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[Outline of Characteristic Operation of Mobile Phone of Second Embodiment]
The cellular phone according to the first embodiment described above responds to an incoming call request of the other party not recorded in the incoming call history (step S25), and the other party recorded in the incoming call history but not checked ( = In response to an incoming request of a partner whose incoming history has not been browsed (step S26), the first response message with the content "cannot answer the call at present" is reproduced.

In contrast, the mobile phone of the second embodiment is
1. If no check is added to the incoming call history, the first response message with the content “cannot answer the call” is played,
2. If the first check is added to the incoming call history, the second of the contents of “I can't answer the call now, but I have noticed a past call and apologize for the call again”. Play the response message
3. If the second check is added to the incoming call history, the third response with the content of "I can't answer the call now and I haven't noticed the previous call and apologize for the call again" Play the message.

  The first check and the second check are exclusively applied to the corresponding incoming call history, and each check is not attached to the corresponding incoming call history at the same time. Also, the first check is given priority over the second check. Further, when the first check is attached when the second check is made, the first check is removed and the second check is made.

  Each check attached in this way is removed when the user responds to an incoming call request of the counterpart corresponding to the incoming call history with any check. Each of these checks can be manually removed by a predetermined operation.

[Specific Example of Characteristic Operation of Mobile Phone of Second Embodiment]
The characteristic operation of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, the flowchart of FIG. 6 starts when the main power supply of the mobile phone is turned on.

  In step S21, the control unit 27 determines whether or not some operation request has been made, and proceeds to step S22 at the timing when it is detected that some operation request has been made. In this step S22, the content of the operation request is determined. To do. Then, when the content of the operation request is “incoming request”, the control unit 27 proceeds to step S23, and when the content of the operation request is “display request of incoming call history”, If the process proceeds to step S41 and the content of the operation request is “call request”, the process proceeds to step S51 in FIG.

  When the content of the operation request is an incoming call request and the process proceeds to step S23, the control unit 27 controls the sound generation of the incoming call sound through the speaker unit 13 and vibrates the vibrator. Perform incoming call control to inform you of this.

  When this incoming call operation control is started, the control unit 27 counts the time that has elapsed since the incoming call operation control was started, based on the timing information from the timer 24. If it is determined in step S24 that the terminal is not off-hook for a predetermined time or longer, the process proceeds to step S25.

  If it is off-hook within a predetermined time, the control unit 27 searches the incoming call history of the RAM 26 in step S28 to determine whether or not there is a telephone number that is currently off-hooked. If it is stored in the incoming call history and the first or second check described below is added to the incoming call history, this check is removed (the check is hidden), and in step S29 Control the call operation.

  That is, since being off-hook means that a contact has been made with the other party recorded in the incoming call history, the control unit 27 adds the first or second check to the incoming call history. If yes, this check is removed, and the call operation is controlled in step S29.

  On the other hand, if the mobile phone has not been off-hooked for a certain time or longer, the control unit 27 determines in step S25 whether or not the same telephone number as that currently requested for incoming calls is stored in the incoming call history of the RAM 26. If the same telephone number as the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history, the call from the other party who is currently receiving the incoming call is the first (first) call. Therefore, in step S30, the control unit 27 shifts to the answering machine mode, and when the user receives an incoming request again from the same party without noticing the incoming call, the control unit 27 reproduces the third response message. A second check is added to the incoming call history of the number, and it automatically goes off-hook, and a first message with the content “Currently unable to answer the call” is used for the response message stored in the ROM 22 Play from the sample and send it to the other party. If necessary, the RAM 26 stores and controls the request of the other party who has made the incoming call request. As a result, the other party who made the call recognizes that the user who will receive the call is currently unable to answer the call.

  Next, in step S25, if the incoming call history includes the telephone number of the other party who is currently requesting the incoming call, this means that the same caller has made a call several times. That is, the other party is in a state where it is not known whether or not the user who receives the call is aware of the call made in the past.

  Therefore, in step S26, the control unit 27 determines whether or not a check is added to the incoming call history and the type of the check (first check or second check) added.

  If no check is added to the incoming call history, the control unit 27 advances the process to step S30. And even though the phone number is recorded in the incoming call history, the fact that no check is made indicates that the user receiving the call is not aware of the previous incoming call request (= incoming call) In order to indicate that the history is not being browsed), the control unit 27 performs a second response to the incoming history of the telephone number in order to reproduce the third response message when an incoming request is received from the same party again. In addition to adding a check, it automatically goes off-hook, and the first message with the content “currently unable to answer the call” is reproduced from the sample response message stored in the ROM 22.

  When the first check is added to the incoming call history, this means that the user has viewed the incoming call history. For this reason, if the first check is added to the incoming call history, the control unit 27 shifts to the answering machine mode in step S31 and automatically goes off-hook, and “is currently unable to answer the call. However, the second response message with the content of “Apologize for the second call” is reproduced.

  As a result, the other party who made the call recognizes that the user who is the recipient of the call is not currently able to answer the call, but is aware of the calls he has made in the past. Can do. For this reason, the other party who made the call can wait for a return call with peace of mind.

  Further, when the second check is added to the incoming call history, this means that the user is not browsing the incoming call history and is not aware of past incoming calls. For this reason, when the second check is added to the incoming call history, the control unit 27 shifts to the answering machine mode and automatically goes off-hook in step S27, and “is currently unable to answer the call. Then, a third response message with the content of “not aware of past incoming calls and apology for the second call” is reproduced.

  As a result, the other party who made the call recognizes that the user who is receiving the call is not currently able to answer the call and is also unaware of the calls he has made in the past. be able to. For this reason, the other party who made the call waits for a return call or contacts using another communication means such as e-mail.

  Next, the operation of automatically adding a check to the incoming call history when the user views the incoming call history and the operation of manually removing this check are shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in the above-described step S21, when the control unit 27 determines that the content of the operation request is an incoming history display request, the flowchart of FIG. 7 is started, and processing is executed in order from step S41.

  In step S41, the control unit 27 controls display of the incoming call history on the main display unit 9 in response to the incoming call history display request. In step S42, it is determined whether or not a first check is added to the displayed incoming call history.

  The addition of the first check means that the user has viewed the incoming call history in the past. Therefore, in step S46, the control unit 27 determines whether or not a request operation for removing the first check has been performed by the user. When the request operation for removing the first check from the user is not performed, the control unit 27 returns the process to step S21 in the flowchart of FIG.

  When a request operation for removing the first check from the user is performed, the control unit 27 removes the first check added to the displayed incoming call history (controls non-display) in step S47, The process returns to step S21 in the flowchart of FIG. Thereby, the added 1st check can be removed manually.

  On the other hand, when the first check is not added to the displayed incoming call history, the control unit 27 determines in step S43 whether or not the second check is added to the displayed incoming call history. Determine.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is a flowchart when the display of the incoming call history is designated. Since the display of the incoming call history means that the user notices the incoming call, When the check 2 is added, the control unit 27 removes the second check added to the displayed incoming call history in step S44 and, in step S45, the first check is performed on the incoming call history. Is added. As a result, when there is an incoming call request from the same party again, if the second check remains added, “I ca n’t answer the call now and I ’m not aware of past calls, The third response message with the content of “Apology for the second call” is played back, but since the added check was changed to the first check, “Currently I cannot answer the call, The second response message with the content of “Awareness of the incoming call” and the “apology for the second call” will be reproduced.

  As described above, since the first check and the second check are factors that determine whether to reproduce the second response message or the third response message, the first check and the second check are performed. This check is added exclusively.

  In addition, even when the second check is added to the first check, if the user performs a request operation to remove the first check, the control unit 27 receives the incoming call in steps S46 and S47. The first check is removed from the history.

  The control unit 27 counts the time that has elapsed since the first check and / or the second check are added to the incoming call history based on the timing information from the timer 24, and checks the incoming call history. You may make it remove | exclude this check when more than fixed time passes since adding.

  Next, the operation of automatically removing the first check or the second check added to the incoming call history when a call request is made by the user is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  That is, in step S21 described above, when the control unit 27 determines that the content of the operation request is a transmission request, the flowchart of FIG. 8 is started, and the processing is executed in order from step S51.

  In step S51, the control unit 27 determines whether or not the same telephone number as the telephone number requested to be transmitted is stored as an incoming call history. If the same telephone number as the telephone number requested to be transmitted is not stored as the incoming call history, the control unit 27 performs the transmission control corresponding to the telephone number requested to be transmitted as it is in step S54. Is returned to step S21 in the flowchart of FIG.

  On the other hand, when the same telephone number as the telephone number requested to be transmitted is stored as the incoming call history, the control unit 27 checks the incoming call history for the first or second check in step S52. Whether or not is added is determined. If any check is not added, the control unit 27 performs the outgoing call control corresponding to the telephone number for which the outgoing call request is made as it is in step S54, and returns the process to step S21 in the flowchart of FIG.

  If a check is added, the outgoing call request in this case means that the other party who has made a call in the past is contacted. In step S54, call control is performed in response to the telephone number for which a call request is made, and the process returns to step S21 in the flowchart of FIG.

[Effect of the second embodiment]
As is clear from the above description, the mobile phone of the second embodiment is
If the phone number for which an incoming request is made is not recorded in the incoming call history, or if the phone number for which an incoming request is made is recorded in the incoming call history, but no check is added, On the other hand, a second check is added.

  Further, when the incoming call history is displayed, if no check is added, the first check is added to the incoming call history, and if the second check is added, the second check is added. Is added to the first check.

  When the first check is added to the incoming call history when switching to the answering machine mode, it indicates that the user is aware of the past incoming calls. A second response message with the content of “Awareness of past incoming calls and apology for another call” is reproduced.

  As a result, the other party who made the call can recognize that the user on the other side of the call is “aware of” a past incoming call.

  On the other hand, when the second check is added to the incoming call history when switching to the answering machine mode, it indicates that the user has not noticed the past incoming call, The third response message with the content of “cannot notice past call received and apologize for another call” is reproduced.

  As a result, the other party who has made the call can recognize that the user who receives the call is “not aware” of past incoming calls. For this reason, the user who made the incoming call request can consider waiting for a return call as it is, or using other communication means such as e-mail.

  In addition, the cellular phone according to the second embodiment can obtain the same effects as those of the cellular phone according to the first embodiment described above.

[Modification]
(When using a response message recorded by yourself)
In the description of the first and second embodiments described above, the response message sample stored in the ROM 22 as the response message is reproduced. However, this is not limited to the first and second response messages or the second response message. The user may record the first to third response messages in advance, and the control unit 27 may reproduce them.

  In this case, the response message recorded by the user is stored in the response message storage unit 23. The control unit 27 reproduces the response message stored in the response message storage unit 23 in accordance with the above check. Thereby, the original response message formed in advance by the user can be reproduced.

(When searching available time from the schedule book)
Further, a time when the user is available may be searched from the schedule book, and this time may be included in the response message.

In this case, the control unit 27 searches the user's schedule book stored in the RAM 26. In this schedule book, the user designates a date and a time zone and records his / her schedule. Therefore, no schedule should be recorded at a date and time when the user is free.

  For this reason, the control unit 27 searches for a schedule for one day or several days, and when a response message is reproduced, the controller 27 also adds and reproduces a message indicating an available time zone of the user.

  Specifically, when playing back the first response message, the control unit 27 can respond to the response message “cannot answer the phone at the moment” “from XX hour to XX hour”. A response message with the content "" is added and played back.

  Similarly, when playing back the second response message, the control unit 27 reads “Appointment of the past call because it cannot be answered at the moment, but has been aware of a past incoming call”. Is added to the response message, and a response message having the content “A response is possible from XX to XX” is reproduced.

  Similarly, when playing back the third response message, the control unit 27 responds with the content of “I can't answer the call now and I haven't noticed a past call and apologize for the call again”. The message is reproduced by adding a response message with the content “It is possible to respond at the time of XX to XX”.

  This makes it possible for the other party who made the incoming call request to recognize a time slot when the user's schedule is available, so that it is possible to make a call again during this time period, and to make contact almost certainly. Can be possible.

(When searching available time from past call history and response history)
Further, a time zone in which the user is communicating may be searched from past call history and response history, and this time zone may be included in the response message.

  In this case, the control unit 27 stores in the RAM 26 a response history that is information indicating the date and time when the user responded to the incoming call request, and a transmission history that is information indicating the date and time when the user transmitted. Then, by accumulating the transmission history and the response history, statistics of a time zone during which the user is performing transmission and response are obtained. When the response message is reproduced, a message indicating the time zone in which the user is sending and responding is also added and reproduced.

  As a result, the other party who made the incoming call request can recognize the time zone in which the user is using the mobile phone for making or responding, so that it is possible to make a call again during this time zone. It can be possible to contact reliably.

  Note that either one of the transmission history and the response history may be used. Moreover, you may make it perform the response control using this transmission log | history and a response log | history together with the response control using the above-mentioned schedule book. In this case, a more prominent effect can be obtained because a time zone with a track record of sending and / or responding is answered in a time zone where the schedule is vacant.

  Finally, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments disclosed as examples. For example, in the above description of each embodiment, the present invention is applied to a mobile phone, but this may be applied to any device as long as the device has a communication function.

  In addition, it is decided to switch to the answering machine mode when there is no off-hook operation for a certain time or longer. This is because when the answering machine is set by the user, it automatically shifts to the answering machine in response to an incoming request. The response message described above may be reproduced. It should be understood that the types and contents of response messages are examples.

  In addition to the above-described embodiments, it is a matter of course that various modifications can be made according to the design and the like as long as they do not depart from the technical idea of the present invention. deep.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment to which the present invention is applied. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation in the answering machine mode of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. A flowchart for explaining an operation of adding a check to the incoming call history and an operation of manually removing the check added to the incoming call history when the incoming call history is displayed in the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. It is. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of automatically removing a check added to an incoming call history during a call origination operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of the answering machine mode of the mobile telephone of 2nd Embodiment to which this invention is applied. In the mobile phone according to the second embodiment, when the incoming call history is displayed, an operation of adding the first check added to the incoming call history to the second check and the first added to the incoming call history It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement at the time of removing a check of 1 manually. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement which remove | eliminates automatically the 1st or 2nd check added to the incoming call history at the time of the transmission operation | movement of the mobile telephone of the said 21st Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  1 Upper housing, 2 Lower housing, 3 Hinge, 4 Key input section, 5 Camera section, 6 Imaging key, 7 Jog dial, 8 Microphone section, 9 Main display section, 10 Clear key, 11 Character type conversion key, 12 Whip antenna , 13 Speaker unit, 14 Sub display unit, 21 Communication circuit, 22 ROM, 23 Response message storage unit, 24 Timer, 25 Imaging control unit, 26 RAM

Claims (6)

Response message storage means for storing at least a first response message and a second response message, each of which has a different response content, for performing an answering machine response;
An incoming call history storage means for storing an incoming call history when an incoming call request is made;
An identification information adding means for adding predetermined identification information to the displayed incoming call history when the incoming call history is displayed and the predetermined identification information is not added to the displayed incoming call history;
A first discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not an incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is currently stored in the incoming call history storage unit when an incoming call request is made;
When it is determined by the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently making an incoming call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means, the predetermined call history is stored in the predetermined history. Second discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the identification information is added;
When the first determination unit determines that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history storage unit, and the incoming request is currently being made It is determined by the first determination means that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the other party is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and the predetermined identification information is not added to the incoming call history. Is read from the response message storage means, the contents of the first response message that cannot be currently responded,
It is determined by the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party as the caller who is currently requesting the incoming call is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and the predetermined history is received with respect to the incoming call history. If it is determined by the second determining means that identification information has been added, the second response message that cannot be answered at the present time but is aware of past incoming calls is stored in the response message storage. A response message reading means for reading from the means;
Response message return means for returning in real time the first response message or the second response message read by the response message reading means as a response to the incoming call request. The communication device according to claim 1,
The response message storage means stores at least first to third response messages, each of which has a different response content, for performing an answering machine response,
The information adding means adds the first identification information to the incoming call history when the incoming call history is displayed and when the predetermined identification information is not added to the displayed incoming call history. When the first discriminating means discriminates that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently receiving the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history storage means, 2 is added, and it is determined by the first determination means that the incoming call history of the same party as the caller who is currently making a call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and When it is determined by the second determination means that the first identification information or the second identification information is not added to the incoming call history of the other party whose call is currently requested, For this incoming call history By adding a second identification information,
The response message reading unit is configured to determine that the first discriminating unit determines that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently receiving the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history storage unit; The first discriminating means discriminates that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and the first or When it is determined by the second determination means that the second identification information is not added, the first response message having contents that cannot be responded at present is read from the response message storage means,
It is determined by the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently making a call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and the first incoming call history is compared with the first call history. If the second discriminating means discriminates that the identification information is added, the current response cannot be made, but the second response message having the contents noticed in the past incoming call is used as the response message. Read from the storage means,
It is determined by the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party as the caller who is currently requesting the incoming call is stored in the incoming call history storing means, and the second call When the second discriminating means determines that the identification information is added, the third response message that cannot be answered at the present time and is not even aware of past incoming calls is displayed as the response message. A communication device that reads from the storage means. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2,
Having history storage means for storing outgoing call history and / or incoming call history;
The response message reply means detects a time zone during which a call is made and / or responded based on the outgoing call history and / or the incoming call history stored in the history storage means, and this time zone is determined. A communication apparatus that returns a message to be displayed together with any one of the above response messages. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
Having schedule storage means for storing schedule information;
The response message return means detects a time zone in which no schedule information is recorded from the schedule storage means, and sends back a message indicating the time zone together with any one of the response messages. . When the incoming call history stored in the incoming call history storage means is displayed, if the predetermined identification information is not added to the displayed incoming call history, the predetermined identification information is added to the displayed incoming call history. Identification information adding means to be added;
A first discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not an incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is currently stored in the incoming call history storage unit when an incoming call request is made;
When it is determined that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently making a call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means when functioning as the first determination means, Second determining means for determining whether or not the predetermined identification information is added;
When it is determined that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history storage means when functioning as the first determination means, and the incoming call request It is determined that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the other party being stored is stored in the incoming call history storage means when functioning as the first determination means, and the predetermined call history is determined with respect to the incoming call history. When it is determined that the identification information is not added when functioning as the second determination means, at least a first response message and a second response, each of which has a different response content, for performing an answering machine response From the response message storage means storing the message, the first response message having a content that cannot be responded at present is read from the response message storage means, It is determined that the incoming call history of the same party as that of the incoming call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means when functioning as the first determination means, and When it is determined that the predetermined identification information is added when the second determination unit functions, the second response with the content that the user cannot respond to at present but is aware of the past incoming calls. Response message reading means for reading a message from the response message storage means;
When functioning as the response message reading means, a computer is used as a response message return means for returning the first response message or the second response message read from the response message storage means in real time as a response to the incoming call request. Answering machine program to function. The answering machine response program according to claim 5,
When the computer functions as the information adding means, if predetermined identification information is not added to the displayed incoming call history, the first identification information is added to the displayed incoming call history, and When the first discriminating means discriminates that the incoming call history of the same party that is currently receiving the incoming call request is not stored in the incoming call history storage means, 2 is added, and it is determined by the first determination means that the incoming call history of the same party as the caller who is currently making a call request is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and When it is determined by the second determination means that the first identification information or the second identification information is not added to the incoming call history of the other party whose call is currently requested, This wear The second identification information to a computer to function as the information adding means for adding with respect to history,
When the computer is caused to function as the response message reading means, the first discrimination means is that the incoming call history of the same party as the other party that is currently receiving the incoming request is not stored in the incoming call history storage means. It is determined when functioning as the first determination means when the function is determined, and that the reception history of the same party as the party that is currently receiving the incoming request is stored in the reception history storage means. And, when it is determined that the first identification information or the second identification information is not added to the incoming call history when functioning as the second determination means, a response for making an answering machine response is provided. From the response message storage means storing at least the first to third response messages having different contents, the first response of the contents that cannot be responded at present. Read the message from the response message memory means,
It is determined when functioning as the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party as the other party who is currently requesting the incoming call is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and for the incoming call history If it is determined that the first identification information has been added when functioning as the second determination means, it is not possible to respond at present, but the contents of the first notice of contents that have been noticed in the past incoming calls. 2 response messages are read from the response message storage means,
It is determined when functioning as the first determining means that the incoming call history of the same party as the other party who is currently requesting the incoming call is stored in the incoming call history storage means, and for the incoming call history If it is determined that the second identification information has been added when functioning as the second determining means, it is not possible to respond at present and the contents of the contents that are not noticed in the past incoming calls. An answering machine response program for causing a computer to function as response message reading means for reading out the response message 3 from the response message storage means.

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