JPH04233855A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make dialing to a destination of a message to be reproduced automatically by relating history information to the recording message in the communication terminal equipment having a recording and reproducing function and a history storage function. CONSTITUTION:A history storage means 7 stores transmission reception history information and a message storage means 9 stores a message received from a caller. A link information generating means 11 relates a message stored in the message storage means 9 to a telephone number of a destination to which the message is sent and the storage means 12 stores link information. Moreover, the terminal equipment is provided with a means 14 selecting a destination telephone number corresponding to the message stored in the message storage means 9 and a means 1 dialing the message destination based on the signal from the telephone number selection means 14.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, and more particularly to a communication terminal device such as an answering machine with a recording/playback function.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, several functions have been added to telephone devices, among which communication terminal devices with recording and playback functions, such as answering machines, are widely used. A conventional example of such a communication terminal device with an answering function is shown in FIG. 8, for example.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a line interface for matching communication with the communication line 2, 3 an input/output device for inputting data from the communication line and sending data onto the communication line 2, and 4 Reference numeral 5 denotes a receiving device that receives audio signals from the other party when operating the telephone, and reference numeral 5 indicates a transmitting device that sends audio signals to the other party when operating the telephone. Reference numeral 6 denotes a communication history processing unit that creates and retrieves a history of calls and data transmission/reception conducted by this communication terminal device; 7 a history storage unit that stores the communication history created by the communication history processing unit 6; Reference numeral 8 indicates a recording circuit that performs a message recording operation when the call signal input through the communication line 2 is not off-hook, 9 indicates a message storage unit that stores the recorded message, and 10 indicates a receiver by playing back the recorded message. This is the regeneration circuit that sends it to the device. The communication history processing circuit 6 extracts information such as the telephone number of the communication partner and creates history information.

[0004] When a user plays back a recorded message in a communication terminal device having these functions, the user listens to the played message, recognizes who the other user is, and recognizes the person on the other end. After looking up the phone number, dial the number. On the other hand, information such as the phone number of the person who left this message is stored in the history storage unit 7 along with the phone numbers of other communication partners, and the data in the history storage unit 7 is read out at certain fixed intervals. By doing so, it is possible to determine with what kind of communication process this communication terminal device has performed with what kind of party.

[0005]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, with such conventional communication terminal devices, it is necessary for the user to play back the recorded message and contact the person who left the message. In this case, in order to communicate with the other party after receiving this message, the user had to look up the other party's phone number and make a call.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to associate history information with recorded messages in a communication terminal having a recording/playback function and a history storage function. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can automatically make a call to a partner.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a communication terminal device with a recording/playback function that stores a message stored in a message storage means and a telephone number of the party who sent the message. link information storage means for associating the messages; means for selecting a telephone number of a calling party corresponding to the message stored in the message storage means based on the data in the link information storage means; The gist of the system is to provide a means for dialing the person to whom the message is sent.

[0008]

[Operation] According to the above structure, when the device does not go off-hook in response to a call signal inputted through the communication line, the communication line is automatically switched to the recording means and a message recording operation is performed. Further, a history of this communication is created by the communication history processing means, and the history information is stored in the history storage means. On the other hand, the link information creation means creates link information that associates the recorded message with the communication history information based on the data from the recording means and the data from the communication history processing means,
This link information is stored in the link information storage means. When the user plays back the recorded message and needs to contact the person who left the message, the user inputs a transmission command into the communication terminal device. Then,
The telephone number selection means selects the telephone number of the other party based on the data in the link information storage means and sends it to the automatic calling means. The automatic dialing means dials the message recipient based on the received telephone number.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 7 are block diagrams showing a first embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention. In Figure 1,
The same parts as in the conventional example shown in FIG. 8 are given the same reference numerals, and redundant explanation will be omitted. In this figure, reference numeral 11 is a link information creation circuit that associates the communication history information created in the communication history processing circuit 6 with the message recorded by the recording circuit 8, and 12 is the link information creation circuit 1.
This is a link information storage unit that stores link information created by 1. Further, reference numeral 13 is a reproduction information storage unit that stores the message reproduced by the reproduction circuit 10 when the message is reproduced, and 14 is a reproduction information storage unit that stores link information from the link information storage unit 12 when a transmission request is issued to the other party of the message. A telephone number selection section 15 associates the information from the history storage section 7 with the information from the reproduction information storage section 13 and selects the telephone number of the recipient of the message to determine the destination. It is an input device for inputting outgoing requests to the other party of the message, and consists of a keyboard or a mouse.

The operation of the communication terminal device having such a configuration will be explained below. First, regarding the operation for recording a message upon receiving a call request from the telephone device or communication terminal device of the other party, the processing procedure for this recording operation is shown in FIG. In this case, if the device does not go off-hook for a certain period of time in response to a call from the calling device, a recording instruction is issued in a processing step (hereinafter simply referred to as step), and the recording circuit 8 is activated. Then, a message from the user of the other party's device is recorded (step ST2).
Furthermore, this message is stored in the message storage section 9. An example of the format in this message storage section 9 is shown in FIG. As is clear from this figure, message numbers 16 and contents of messages 17 are stored in the message storage section 9 in the order in which the messages are sent from the other party's device in the form of a list. In parallel with this recording operation,
In the communication history processing unit 6, communication history information is created,
Further, the link information creation circuit 11 associates this communication history information with the recorded message 17 (step ST3). Communication history information is stored in the history storage section 7. An example of the format in this history storage section 7 is shown in FIG.
Shown below. As is clear from this figure, the history storage unit 7 contains the communication number 18 and the other party's telephone number 19 as history information of calls and data transmission/reception made by this communication terminal device.
are stored in list format. Link information creation circuit 11
The link information created in step ST4 is stored in the link information storage section 13, and the series of recording operations is completed (step ST4). An example of the format in this link information storage section 12 is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, the link information storage unit 12
For each message 17 received by this communication terminal device, the message number 16 and the corresponding communication number 18 are paired so that the message 17 and the telephone number of the sender are linked. Stored in list format.

Next, regarding the operation of reproducing a recorded message, the processing procedure of the reproducing operation is shown in FIG. In this case, when a reproduction instruction is input from the input device 15 (step ST5), the reproduction circuit 10 retrieves the message 17 from the message storage section 9 with message number 1.
6 (step ST6) and sends it to the receiver 4. This allows the user to record the recorded message 1
7 can be heard. While the message 17 is being played back and listened to, the playback information storage section 13 stores the played message (step ST7). Next, the control unit in the communication terminal device checks whether or not there is a call request input (step ST8), and if there is a call request input, the telephone number selection unit 14 reads the link information from the link information storage unit 12, and The communication number 18 in the history information storage section 7 that corresponds to the message for which the call request has been issued is determined, and the other party's telephone number 19 is determined from the history information from the history storage section 7 (step ST9). When the telephone number of the other party is determined, this telephone number is transferred to the line interface 1 and an automatic call is made (step ST10), and the process ends. On the other hand, when it is determined in the processing step ST8 that there is no call request, it is checked whether or not the playback has ended (step ST11), and if the playback has not ended, the process returns to step ST8 again. If the reproduction has ended, it is checked again whether or not a call request has been input (step ST12). If a call request has been input, the telephone number selection unit 14 reads the link information from the link information storage unit 12 and selects the call request. The communication number 18 in the history information storage section 7 corresponding to the requested message is determined, and the other party's telephone number 19 is determined from the history information from the history storage section 7 (step ST13). When the other party's telephone number is determined, this telephone number is transferred to the line interface 1 and an automatic call is made (step ST14).
After that, the process ends. When it is determined in the processing step ST12 that there is no outgoing request, it is checked whether or not a series of processing operations have been completed (step ST12).
15) If this processing operation has not been completed, the process returns to step ST12 again, whereas if the processing operation has been completed, the process ends.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the internal format of the link information storage unit 12. In this example, the link information creation circuit 11 sets a message 17 corresponding to the message number 16 based on the data sent from the communication history processing circuit 6 and the recording circuit 8, and then sets the message 17 corresponding to the message number 16 in the header section of the message. By inserting the telephone number 19, an association is established and link information is obtained. This link information is then stored in the link information storage section 12.

[0013] With this configuration, when a call request is made to the other party of the message during message reproduction, the telephone number selection unit 14 can select the other party's telephone number simply by reading data from the link information storage unit 12, and selects the telephone number of the other party. can be immediately transferred to line interface 1.

[0014]

As explained above, according to the present invention, a communication terminal device includes a link information storage means for associating a message stored in a message storage means with a telephone number of the party who sent the message, A means for selecting the telephone number of the other party based on the data in the storage means is provided, and a dial is made to the other party of the message based on a signal from the telephone number selection means, so that the user of the communication terminal equipment can After playing, you can easily and quickly make a call without having to look up the other party's phone number.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a recording operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a reproduction operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a format within a message storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a format within a history storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a format within a link information storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the format within the link information storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional communication terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Line interface 2 Communication line 6 Communication history processing unit 7 History storage section 8 Recording circuit 9 Message storage section 10 Regeneration circuit 11 Link information creation circuit 12 Link information storage unit 13 Playback information storage section 14　Discourse number selection section 15 Input device 16 Message number 17 Message 18 Communication number 19 Other party's phone number

Claims (5)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A history storage means for storing a history of sending and receiving, a message storage means for storing a message received from the sender when the user is absent, and a message stored in the message storage means and a telephone number of the sender of the message. a link information storage means for associating the message with the message storage means, a means for selecting a telephone number of a calling party corresponding to a message stored in the message storage means based on data in the link information storage means, and a means for selecting a telephone number of a calling party corresponding to a message stored in the message storage means, based on a signal from the telephone number selection means. and a means for dialing the person to whom the message is sent. Claim 2: When associating a message with history information, a link is generated between the message and the history information when the message is recorded, and the other party's telephone number is selected using that link when the message is played back. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: [Claim 3] When associating a message with history information, the history information is copied and added to the message when the message is recorded, and the other party's telephone number is selected based on the additional information when the message is played back. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein dialing to the other party of the message is executed while the message is being played back. 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein dialing to the other party of the message is executed after the message is reproduced.