JPH08163647A - Portable telephone system with automatic answering mode function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a portable telephone set which is good in usability by recording a caller's message in the speech storage device of an exchange in automatic answering mode and indicating the recording, and making a connection that enables a direct telephone talk through emergency dial operation when the caller has an urgent message. CONSTITUTION: A CPU 2 decides termination with data obtained from a signal processor 3 and similarly recognizes the frequency of recording of a message from the caller, e.g. a telephone set 15 which is transferred from the exchange 12 and recorded in the speech storage device 14 with data obtained from the signal processor 3. When the automatic answering mode of the portable telephone set 1 is reset, the exchange 12 decides that the automatic answering mode is not set any more, reproduces the message recorded in the speech storage device 14, and sends it to the portable telephone set 1. When the owner of the portable telephone set 1 adds an urgent dial number, the exchange 12 calls the portable telephone set 1 directly without sending an answering message out to the caller even in the automatic answering mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone system having an absence mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a mobile phone is set in an answering mode, a message from a caller is recorded in a voice storage device of an exchange, but the exchange and the mobile phone are completely disconnected. So I didn't know if the message was recorded at the exchange. Of course, I could not directly receive or receive an incoming call from someone with an urgent need.

[0003]

When the above-mentioned portable telephone is released from the absence mode, it can contact the exchange and listen to the message from the caller recorded in the voice storage device. However, it is not always the case that a message addressed to itself is recorded in the voice storage device when the absence mode is released, and the mobile phone is inconvenient to use.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, when the mobile phone is set to the absence mode, the message from the caller is recorded in the voice storage device of the exchange. A means to notify the above-mentioned mobile phone of the recording of a message, and if the caller has an urgent business,
(EN) Provided is a means for allowing a caller to directly talk with a mobile phone carrier even in an absence mode.

[0005]

According to the present invention, when the mobile phone is in the absence mode, the caller's message is recorded in the voice storage device of the exchange, and the exchange notifies the mobile phone of the recording of the message at the same time. Transfers and displays the number of times the caller's message has been recorded as data. Therefore, the carrier of the mobile phone can cancel the absence mode and listen to the message recorded in the voice storage device. In addition, even if the mobile phone is in the absence mode, if the caller has an urgent need, the exchange can make a direct call between the caller and the mobile phone carrier by performing an emergency dial operation. To connect.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of the present invention, in which a mobile phone 1 includes a CPU 2, a signal processing device 3, a wireless device 4, a handset 5, a memory 6, an input device 7,
It is made up of an answering button 8, a display device 9, a vibrator 10, and an antenna 11.

Further, 12 is an exchange station, 13 is an antenna, and 14
Is a voice storage device for recording a message from the other party, and 15 and 16 are telephones.

The CPU 2 judges an incoming call based on the data obtained from the signal processing device 3, and similarly the signal processing device 3
The number of times of recording a message from a caller, for example, a telephone set 15, recorded in the voice storage device 14 transferred from the exchange 12 is recognized based on the data obtained from the exchange 12.

The signal processing device 3 is a device for digitally converting a signal from the wireless device 4 to the CPU 2 and transmitting the signal, and converting data from the CPU 2, for example, data for setting an absence mode to the wireless device 4 and transmitting the analog signal. Is. The handset 5 is a handset for voice input / output.

The memory 6 stores a program for controlling the number of times of recording and the above operation. The input device 7 is a device for inputting a telephone number, and the absence button 8 is a button for setting or canceling the absence mode.

The display device 9 is a display device for confirming the telephone number or the number of recordings when the mobile phone 1 is called, and the vibrator 10 is a vibrator for notifying that the mobile phone 1 has received a call. is there. Of course, you may notify by an audible sound.

2 to 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of this system. The operation will be described with reference to these flowcharts. First, when the answering button 8 of the mobile phone 1 is pressed, the subroutine shown in the flowchart of FIG.
Register with. That is, the mobile phone 1 makes a call and transmits predetermined data as an answering mode setting code.

When the exchange 12 determines from the above data that the answering mode is registered, step 40 in FIG. 3 becomes affirmative, and the answering mode flag for the mobile phone 1 of the computer (not shown) of the exchange 12 is set to "1". "" (Step 41). The computer records a message from the caller, which will be described later with reference to this flag, in the voice storage device 14. Further, a message counter for recording the number of times the message is recorded is cleared (step 4).
2).

Then, for example, from the telephone 15 to the exchange 12
When there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 1 via the
2 operates according to the flowchart of FIG. That is, in step 45, when the mobile phone 1 is set to the absence mode, the mobile phone 1 is set in the exchange 12.
The answering mode flag for is set to "1", so this step is negative.

Therefore, the exchange 12 sends a response message (OGM) to the calling party and then starts recording a message (ICM) of the calling party (step 4).
6, 47).

When the caller finishes recording the message and hooks the telephone 15 on-hook, step 48 becomes affirmative and the caller's message recording operation ends (step 49). Next, add +1 to the message counter that stores how many times the message to the mobile phone 1 was recorded.
Then, set the message counter value to the mobile phone 1
(Steps 50 and 51), and this flow chart ends. The above operation is repeated every time there is an incoming call to the mobile phone 1.

In the absence mode, the mobile phone 1 can receive only the data transmitted from the exchange 12.

Therefore, the value of the message counter reported from the exchange 12 in step 51 is received by the mobile phone 1 as follows. That is, in step 30 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, the data is identified through the antenna 11, the signal processing device 3, and the CPU 2 and displayed on the display device 9 (step 31). And mobile phone 1
Of the data is notified to the person carrying it by the vibrator 10 (step 32) or acoustically.

As described above, the carrier of the mobile phone 1 who has learned that the message (ICM) from one or more callers is recorded in the voice storage device 14 in order to listen to the message. When the absence button 8 is pressed, the above-mentioned absence mode is released.

In the current mobile phone system, when the absence mode of the mobile phone is released, the message recorded in the voice storage device can be heard through the mobile phone. Therefore, in FIG. 3, when the exchange 12 determines that the registration is not in the absence mode, the determination in step 40 is negative, the absence mode for the mobile phone 1 is released, and the message (ICM) recorded in the voice storage device 14 is transmitted. It is reproduced and transmitted to the mobile phone 1 (steps 43 and 44).

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6, that is, when the caller has an urgent business even when the mobile phone 1 is set to the absence mode. In this section, we describe the operation that allows the caller to make a direct call between the caller and the mobile phone carrier by adding an emergency dial operation.

For example, the telephone number of the mobile phone 1 is 030-
123-4567, when the caller dials this telephone number using the telephone 15, when the mobile telephone 1 is set to the absence mode, the mobile telephone 1 and the caller directly communicate with each other as described above. The call cannot be made and the caller's message is recorded in the voice storage device 14.

On the other hand, the owner of the mobile phone 1 adds it as an emergency dial number from the exchange, for example, "* 12".
If the caller adds this dial number to the above telephone number,
That is, when "030-123-4567- * 12" is dialed, the switching center 12 considers the emergency mode by "* 12" in step 61 through step 60 (negative), and in the next step 67. Exchange 12
Does not send a response message (OGM) to the caller even if the mobile phone 1 is in the absence mode, and directly calls the mobile phone 1. The ringback tone is heard as usual for the calling party.

When the exchange 12 detects in step 68 that the carrier of the mobile phone 1 responds by hooking the mobile phone 1 off, it sets the mobile phone 1 and the phone 15 in a call mode in which a call can be made (step). 69).

When it is detected that one of the terminals goes on-hook after the end of the call, the subroutine shown in this flowchart is exited, but since this part is known, it is not shown in the flowchart.

On the other hand, when the caller dials "030-123-4567" in the above example to call the mobile phone 1, the emergency dialing number "* 12" ( Since the emergency code) is not included, the above step 61 is negative, and in the next step 62, the transmission of the response message (OGM) is started.

If the caller (which may be in the recording mode) dials the emergency code during the transmission of the response message, step 63 becomes affirmative and the response message (O
GM) transmission is stopped (step 66), and the process proceeds to step 67 described above, and the mobile phone 1 for calling as described above.
Can be called.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the mobile phone is set to the absence mode, the mobile phone is notified each time a message from the caller is recorded in the exchange. It is possible to solve the problem that the carrier of the mobile phone misses the timing of listening to the message from the caller.

Further, if the caller has an urgent requirement,
By dialing an emergency code that has been pre-arranged with the exchange, the effect that even if the mobile phone is set to the absence mode, the above-mentioned mobile phone can be called and the caller can directly talk with the mobile phone carrier. Is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of registering an answering mode from a mobile phone to an exchange.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of registering and canceling an answering mode at an exchange station by an operation from a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the exchange when a caller makes a call to a mobile phone in an answering mode.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when a message is sent from the exchange to the mobile phone in the absence mode.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the exchange when the caller dials an emergency code when there is an urgent business.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mobile Phone 2 CPU 3 Signal Processing Device 4 Wireless Device 5 Handset 6 Memory 7 Input Device 8 Answering Machine 9 Display Device 10 Vibrator 11 Antenna 12 Exchange Station 13 Antenna 14 Voice Storage Device 15 Telephone 16 Telephone

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a mobile phone system in which an exchange determines the absence mode of a mobile phone and records a message from a caller in a voice storage device of the exchange, the exchange determines the absence of the mobile phone and the caller Means for storing the number of times of recording each time a message is recorded, means for transmitting the number of times of recording each time the number of times of recording is stored as data from the exchange to the mobile phone, A mobile phone system having an absence mode function, comprising: a means for storing in a memory of the mobile phone; and a means for displaying the number of recordings stored in the memory on a display unit of the mobile phone. 2. In a mobile phone system in which an exchange determines the absence mode of a mobile phone and records a message from a caller in a voice storage device of the exchange, the exchange determines the absence of the mobile phone and the caller Each time a message from the mobile phone is recorded, a notification means is sent to the mobile phone to record the message, and if the exchange detects the telephone number of the mobile phone including the emergency code from the caller, the mobile phone is sent to the mobile phone. A mobile phone system having an answering mode function, characterized in that the mobile phone can be called to talk with the caller even when the phone is set to the absence mode.