JPH0511620U - Telegram with photo - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To obtain a telegram that allows sentences to be easily transmitted as telegrams to the other party and which conveys the sender's feelings better. [Structure] On a telegram mount 3, a pasting restoration telegram 1 that has received and restored a coded telegram and a pasting restoration photo 2 that restores digitized photographic image information received separately or simultaneously with the pasting restoration telegram 1 are displayed. It is a telegram formed by sticking it to a person, and it is characterized in that the sender's feelings can be further conveyed to the other party.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a telegram with a photo that attaches a photo of a face or the like to more earnestly.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Traditionally, telegrams only convey text and tend to be formal in celebrations and condolences. In recent years, in addition to text such as embroidery telegrams, oshihana telegrams, and melody telegrams, ingenuity has been added to the telegram mount to make it more gorgeous. However, although these are all types, they were standard mounts and did not convey the feelings of the sender as they were. Flower telegrams, which deliver bouquets together with telegrams, are also being implemented, but the telegrams themselves are not much different from conventional ones. The only melody voice telegram is a service that allows you to send a voice or message for 8 seconds along with the telegram according to your favorite BGM such as speech or song.

[0003] Although a telephone can directly convey the feelings of the other party, it may be difficult to say directly on the telephone. Generally, communication is possible only when both times match, or communication is performed when there is a mismatch. There is a drawback that makes it impossible. There is an answering machine, etc., but not everyone has it, and even though it is indirect, it can be harder to convey than a telegram because the voice is transmitted. On the other hand, letters need to be written and are not easy. In addition, TV phones have been developed and some have been commercialized, but they are expensive, and it is difficult to transmit highly precise images such as delicate facial expressions because the amount of information is enormous.

On the other hand, sending the photograph to the other party's telegram station by mail or the like together with the telegram significantly slows down the transmission speed of the telegram. In addition, it is not common to read a photo once and then transmit the information because the amount of information becomes huge. In recent years, an electronic camera that records photographic information on a magnetic floppy disk without using a silver salt film has been developed, but the image quality is not sufficient, and the image quality is severely deteriorated due to transmission or copying, and it is possible to use the public telephone line. It was virtually impossible to transmit. However, in recent years, digital still cameras that digitize photo information and record it in semiconductor memory have been put into practical use, and it has become possible to transmit photographic information without deterioration of image quality (Toshiba review 1991 Vol.46. , No. 2 pp109-112).

An object of the present invention is to easily transmit a text as a telegram to a partner, and to realize a telegram with a photograph attached to convey the true intention of the sender.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The telegram with photo according to the present invention is formed by integrally forming on the telegraph mount the restoration telegram that received and restored the coded telegram information and the restored photo that received and restored the digitized photographic image information. is there. Further, a voice storage / generation unit for storing and reproducing voice information is further provided.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the present invention, the coded electronic message information is restored to a restored electronic message, and the digitized photographic image information is restored to a restored photo, and the restored electronic message and the restored photo are provided on the telegram mount. It is integrated into a telegram with a photo, and the photo is sent to the other party together with the telegram, and the feelings of the sender are better communicated. The voice memory / generation unit also sends voice to the other party, further conveying the feeling of the sender.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the configuration of each figure is explained, and then the usage and operation procedure are described.

FIG. 1 is an example of a telegram with a photo of the present invention, in which a pasted restoration message 1 and a pasted restoration photograph 2 sent separately are pasted separately on a telegraph mount 3. In addition, FIG. 2 shows a printout restoration message 4 sent to the telegraph mount 3 and a pasted restoration photograph 2 attached to the printout. Figure 3 shows a printout restoration photograph 5 which is image information, a printout restoration electronic message 4 which is coded information and a printout handwritten character 6 are both transmitted and received, and these are preliminarily specified on the telegram mount 3. This is an example of a telegram with a photo that was put together in an image and output. Figure 4 shows the pasted restoration photograph which is the image information, the pasted restoration message which is the coded information 1, the pasted handwritten character 7 which is the drawing information or the figure and voice are transmitted and received, and these are integrated into the telegram mount 3. Although not specifically shown in the figure, the voice memory / generating unit 8 is an example of a photo handwritten character / telegram with voice, a memory chip for storing compressed voice information, a battery, a simple amplifier and a speaker, etc. Consists of.

FIG. 5 shows a public telegram box 10 which is an example of a telegram automatic input device for photographing a telegram with a photograph, inputting and transmitting a telegram. The public telegram box 10 has a digitizer-equipped display 11 having a simple word processor function for inputting electronic messages and the name of the other party, a function for selecting a fixed phrase and a function for handwriting input, an input pen 12, a personal computer brought in. RS-232C connection port 13 for inputting telegrams created in advance from a computer or word processor, or a memory card insertion port for inserting a memory card in which photos taken with a digital still camera are recorded as digital information A portable terminal connection port 14 having a card 14, a card insertion port 16 for fee processing, an electronic still camera 17 for taking a facial photograph, a flash 18 and a chair 19 for deciding the position of the face, voice A handset 20 for inputting and a speaker 21 for confirming the input voice are provided.

FIG. 6 shows a system configuration for separately transmitting and restoring a telegram entered in the public telegram box 10 and a photographed photograph, and transmitting a photograph having a large amount of information at an appropriate time. ISN net 30 which is an N-ISDN network having a transmission rate of 64 Kb / s, a telephone network 31 which is an analog network for transmitting electronic messages by a conventional method, a telegram receiving / outputting device 32, and a photo transmission restoring device. A telephoto terminal 33, a video printer 34 that prints out a photograph by output from the telephoto terminal 33, a memory chip writer 35 that writes compressed audio information output from the telephoto terminal 33 into a memory chip, and a G4FAX 36 that receives drawing information. Consists of.

FIG. 7 shows a system configuration for transmitting and restoring a telegram entered in the public telegram box 10 etc. and a photographed photograph together. An interface board 41, which is an expansion mode of a personal computer, which has an ISN net 30 for transmitting information and compressed voice, and outputs the compressed voice to a memory chip writer 42 which receives the compressed voice, a compressed photograph Encoding board 43 of a personal computer having a JPEG decoding function for restoring information 3. Personal computer 44 that receives drawing information and outputs it as G4 FAX information It is composed of a video printer 45 that prints out as.

The usage and operation procedure of these are as follows.

First, the user goes to the place where the public telegram box 10 shown in FIG. 5 is installed and selects the delivery destination address on the screen of the display 11 using the input pen 12 for menu selection. The public telegram box 10 determines the destination telegram station from the destination based on the telegram station address and the telephone number comparison table in the terminal, and the user automatically dials the destination telegram station after inputting predetermined items. Further, the user selects the address and name of the delivery partner by using the input pen 12 to select the eye uew displayed on the screen of the display 11 and inputs the simple word processor. The public telegram box 10 searches the place name / person name dictionary in the terminal from the input hiragana and converts possible kanji characters.

Next, the user selects a menu on the screen of the display 11 such as a delivery date designation, a condolence, and a telegram with a photo. As an electronic message input, a target category such as marriage, childbirth, or admission displayed on the screen of the display 11 is selected, and a sentence example is selected from specific sentence examples in the target category. Alternatively, create a sentence yourself by inputting a simple word processor.

After inputting the electronic message, the user's telephone number and address to be transmitted are input by handwriting with the input pen 12 or by a simple word processor. This user data is sent to the other party's telegram station by data communication by fax in the case of handwriting input and in code information in the case of simple word processing, and is stored in case the telegram is not delivered.

Next, in the public telephone box 10, the telegram charge is calculated from the number of input characters and the like and displayed on the screen of the display 11. The user follows the guidance on the screen of the display 11 and inputs the curing from the curing charging port which shows the charge. Alternatively, a telephone card is inserted into the terminal through the card insertion slot 16. If you want to send a telegram with a photo, select the photo shooting according to the guidance on the screen of the display 11. When you press the switch attached to the input pen 12 while looking at your face displayed on the screen of the display 11, the flash 18 lights up, takes a picture of the user's face, and the result is displayed on the screen of the display 11. indicate. If you are not satisfied, you can follow the guidance and re-shoot.

If you want to attach handwritten characters or simple handwritten drawings such as the printout handwritten character 6 in FIG. 3 or the sticky handwritten character 7 in FIG. 4 to the telegram, enter the handwriting according to the guidance on the screen of the display 11. A character or figure is selected with the input pen 12 in the designated frame at the designated place on the screen of the display 11. The input drawing information is read by the digitizer below the screen of the display 11, and the result is displayed on the screen of the display 11. The user confirms the displayed characters and figures and then sends them to the other party together with other information.

Further, when the voice addition is selected, the handset 20 or a built-in microphone (not shown) speaks a message for a time indicated by the guidance, for example, 10 seconds. Check your own voice through the speaker 21 or the handset 20 and if the result is OK, input ends.

After confirming the charge and the like on the screen of the display 11, the transmission is selected. The public telegram box 10 stores the charges, terminates communication, returns the remaining cards and coins, and returns the terminal to the initial state.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the telegram, the photograph, and the drawing information are not printed on the telegram mount 3 but are printed out as an integral unit, the telegram is displayed on the screen of the display 11 of the public telegram box 10. It is possible to check the whole and move each piece of information to a desired location for the user to enlarge or reduce it or change the layout.

Further, since the example sentences and the tariffs are frequently changed, the center (not shown) can be called to the public telegram box 10 at any time to download and rewrite the data. Also, in the public telegram box 10, the user adjusts the face position himself while seeing how it appears on the screen of the display 11, but as a terminal, it also controls the camera to the face position and automatically adjusts the focus. is necessary.

An example of communication between a telegram automatic input terminal such as the public telegram box 10 and the telegram receiving / outputting device 32 and a telegram creating process will be described below. In FIG. 6, the telegram entered in the public telegram box 10 is transmitted to the telegram receiving / outputting device 32 via the telephone network 31 at the same time as the conventional telegram transmitting system, and is received as a normal telegram at the partner telegram station. It In addition to this, a photographed image with a large amount of information, and if the user selects it, handwritten character or picture drawing information and voice information are transmitted from the terminal separately from the telegram. In order to transmit the data having a large amount of information in a proper time, the INS net 30 which is an N-ISDN network having a transmission speed of 64 Kb / s is effective. The partner telegraph station has an ISDN terminal that can receive this information, and there is a telephoto terminal 33 that has a photo transmission restoration function. It receives photo information with a compressed information amount and expands or contracts it to a predetermined size. Then, the pasted restoration photograph 2 is printed out from the video printer 34. As shown in Fig. 1, the pasted restoration photograph 2 is pasted on the telegram mount 3 to which the pasted restored telegram 1 received separately is pasted. In addition, the memory chip writer 35 connected to the compressed audio information output from the telephoto terminal 33 having a function of receiving and outputting the compressed audio, and the memory already connected to the audio storing / generating unit 8. Writing on the chip, the voice storage / generation unit 8 is attached to the telegram mount 3 as shown in FIG. Furthermore, the drawing information is received by the G4 FAX 36, and this is further attached to the telegram mount 3.

Another example of the process of communication between the public telegram box 10 and the telegram receiving / outputting device 32 and the process of creating a telegram will be described with reference to FIG. 7, in the public telegram box 10, the drawing information such as input handwritten input characters is transmitted as a G4 FAX to the interface board 41 which is an expansion board of the receiving PC 44, and the compressed information is stored in the file of the personal computer 44. When the information is stored as it is and is output, it is decoded by the encoding board 43 of the same personal computer and printed out from the video printer 45 together with other information. Although the photographed photograph has an information amount of about 800 Kb, it is compressed to about ⅛ to make 100 Kb = 800 bits. Transferring at 64 Kb / s takes about 15 seconds. The photographic information is sent to the interface board 41 on the receiving side through the B channel of 64 Kb / s, the information is stored as a compressed information in the file of the personal computer 44, and when it is output, it is decoded by the encoding board 43 of the same personal computer and other information is stored. At the same time, print out from the video printer 45. Even if 100 characters are input, a maximum of 200 bytes can be transmitted, and the electronic telegram box 10 transmits it to the interface board 41 on the receiving side by using the D channel packet of the INS net 30. The electronic message is printed out from the video printer 45 as shown in FIG. 3 together with other information. When sending a voice that speaks for about 20 seconds, it is compressed to 1/2 of the normal size and sent to the interface board 41 on the receiving side. It takes 10 seconds to transfer at 64 Kb / s. The compressed information is stored in the file of the personal computer 44 as it is, and the information amount is 20 seconds × 64 Kb / s / 2 = 640 Kb = 80 KByte. The received compressed voice is output from the personal computer 44 to the memory chip writer 42 through the SCCI interface and written in the memory chip of the voice storage / generation unit 8 such as SRAM or EEPROM.

In the above description, the photo was taken in the public telegram box 10, but the memory card recording the photo taken by the digital electronic still camera owned by the user (not shown) is carried in the public telegram box 10. By inserting the memory card connection port 14 in the terminal connection port 15, it is possible to transfer the photograph. In this case, once taken pictures can be used repeatedly.

[0026]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the restoration telegram that received and restored the coded telegram information and the digitized photographic image information were received, and the restored photo that was restored was integrally provided on the telegram mount. However, photos with a large amount of information can be digitized, compressed, sent, decrypted at the receiving side, and printed out and integrated with decompression telegrams. It is possible to attach a photo to the telegram, which tended to be relevant, and it becomes easier to convey the sender's feelings. In addition, a voice / generation unit is provided so that the sender's feelings can be further entrusted to the telegram.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a telegram according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the telegram according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the telegram according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing still another embodiment of the telegram according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a telegram automatic input device used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a network for transmitting telegram information and a receiving side apparatus used in the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of a network for transmitting telegram information and a receiving side device used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Paste restoration telegram 2 Paste restoration photo 3 Telegram mount 4 Printout restoration telegram 5 Printout restoration photo 6 Printout handwritten character 7 Paste handwritten character 8 Voice memory / generation part 10 Public telegram box 11 Display 12 Input pen 13 RS-232C Connection port 14 Memory card insertion port 15 Mobile terminal connection port 16 Card insertion port 17 Electronic still camera 18 Flash 19 Chair 20 Handset 21 Speaker 30 INS net 31 Telephone network 32 Telegram receiving / output device 33 Telephoto terminal 34 Video printer 35 Memory chip Writer 36 G4FAX 41 Interface board 42 Memory chip writer 43 Personal computer coding board 44 Personal computer 45 Video printer 46 Telegram

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A photograph, wherein a restored telegram that has received and restored coded telegram information and a restored photograph that has received digitized photographic image information and has been restored are integrally formed on a telegram mount. telegram. 2. A restored telegram that has received and restored coded electronic message information, a restored photo that has received and restored digitized photographic image information, and encoded audio information, and stores the stored audio information. A telegram with a photograph characterized in that the voice storage / generation section to be reproduced is integrally formed on the telegram mount.