JPH08223279A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain storage, reproduction and erasure of a recorded content by recording messages of plural items having respectively been recorded in the past without increasing the capacity of a memory built in the telephone set main body. CONSTITUTION: A control means 10 of a portable telephone set is provided with a recording memory operating rate detection function, a recording content transmission function for plural external terminal equipments, a function to set a timing when a message is transferred to what percentage of a maximum recording enable capacity of a memory, a transfer destination message reproduction function, and a transfer destination message erasure function. When the operating rate of the memory used for recording gets higher than a prescribed value after the end of speech, the recorded content is transferred to a telephone set with an automatic answering function designated automatically, the content of the recorded message is reproduced and the recording content is erased after reproduction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice recording / playback function of a mobile phone. In the field of mobile phones, in recent years, there has been a demand for further size reduction, weight reduction, and multi-functionality compared to conventional mobile phones. As one of them, there is a trade-off between miniaturization / lightening and multi-functionality, but there is a demand for a mobile phone that is capable of recording for a longer time after realizing miniaturization / lightening. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The prior art will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a voice recording / reproducing system of a conventional mobile phone, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of recording / reproducing a message in the conventional example of FIG.

In FIG. 12, reference numeral 15A is a control unit for controlling the entire mobile phone with a CPU, and 16 is a DTMF (Dual Tone).
ne Multi-Frequency) A DTMF control unit that encodes and decodes a sound and controls a tone sound, 20 is an antenna, 25 is a signal input from a single antenna to a receiving side, and a signal input from a transmitting unit. Is transmitted to the antenna side, 31 is a transmission unit, 32 is a reception unit, 40 is a modulation / demodulation unit that modulates an analog voice signal and sends it to the transmission unit, demodulates the received radio signal and converts it into an analog voice signal, and 50 A baseband unit for adjusting the level and output of the received analog audio signal and the reproduced audio signal from the modulation / demodulation unit 40 and for adjusting the level of the analog audio signal from the microphone, and an A / D converter 65. It is composed of a D / A converter, a voice memory control circuit, and a filter, and digitalizes the input analog voice signal. While converting to a signal and recording,
A voice recording / playback unit for converting a digital voice signal recorded in the memory into an analog signal and playing back, 66 is a voice memory for storing the A / D converted digital voice data, 7
2 is a synthesizer, 81 is a microphone, 82 is a speaker,
A display operation unit 90 has a display unit and a key input unit, and performs a man-machine interface with the control unit 10 of the mobile phone.

In the conventional voice recording / playback system of a mobile phone, when voice is recorded during a call, the voice is converted from voice to voltage in the microphone 81 on the side transmitting the voice (sending side). Input to the baseband unit 50.

In the base band unit 50, the input voice signal is amplified by a built-in microphone amplifier to switch the path, and is input to the transmission side of the modulation / demodulation unit 40 and the recording side of the voice recording / playback unit 65.

The voice signal input to the transmission side is sent to the modulation / demodulation unit 4
After being modulated by 0, the signal is amplified by the transmitter 31 and transmitted from the antenna 20. The audio signal input to the recording side of the audio recording / playback unit 65 is level-adjusted by an operational amplifier incorporated in the audio recording / playback unit 65, then combined with the received recording audio signal and converted into a digital signal by an A / D converter. To do.

If voice recording is set (RECFLG = 1), the voice signal converted into a digital signal is stored in the memory 66. Also, the mobile phone 1
The electric wave sent to the receiver is received by the antenna 20 and then distributed to the receiver side by the duplexer 25.
The signal is amplified by 2 and input to the modulation / demodulation unit 40. Modulator / demodulator 4
At 0, the received signal is demodulated into an analog audio signal and input to the receiving side of the baseband section 50 and the recording side of the audio recording / playback section 65.

The voice signal input to the receiving side of the base band unit 50 is path-switched, the power is increased by the built-in speaker amplifier, and the voice is output from the speaker 82.
The audio signal input to the recording side of the audio recording / reproducing unit 65 is level-adjusted by an operational amplifier incorporated in the audio recording / reproducing unit 65, and then combined with the audio signal input from the transmitting side to obtain A /
It was converted into a digital signal by the D converter and stored in the memory 66. The recording time was, for example, about 20 to 22 seconds.

Then, when the next recording is required in that state, the recording is first erased so as to shift from the state of FIG. 13 to the state, or the state is changed from the state of FIG. I was overwriting the recorded location to make the transition.

Next, the case of reproducing the recorded audio signal will be described. When the audio signal recorded in the memory 66 is reproduced, data is transferred from the memory 66 in which the audio signal is stored to the audio recording / reproducing unit 65, and the audio recording / reproducing unit 65 performs D / A conversion to convert the analog audio signal. To the baseband unit 50, and synthesizes it with the received voice signal of the baseband unit 50 and sends it to the baseband unit 50. Then, the sound is amplified there and output as sound from the speaker 82.

[0011]

As described above, according to the conventional method, when important data is recorded in the built-in memory of the mobile phone, the recorded data is not recorded when the next recording is performed. There was a problem of disappearing.

In the conventional portable telephone with a recording function, recording is performed in the built-in voice recording memory, and the recording time depends on the memory capacity. For this reason, when it is desired to record a fixed number of times a plurality of times, it is necessary to incorporate a large-capacity memory, which causes a problem of increasing the capacity and weight of the mobile phone body.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and enables recording of a plurality of previously recorded contents and saving / reproducing / erasing recorded contents without increasing the memory capacity incorporated in the main body. An object is to provide a mobile phone that can be used.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. According to the present invention, in a mobile phone having a recording / reproducing function of converting a received voice signal into a digital signal and recording it in a memory under the control of the control means, and reproducing the digital signal recorded in the memory, the control means is provided. A memory usage detection function that detects memory usage,
A recording content transfer function is provided for transferring a digital signal recorded in the memory to another telephone having a recording function and recording the message.

After the call ends, when the usage rate of the memory used for recording becomes higher than a certain value, the recorded content is automatically transferred to a designated telephone with an answering machine and a message is recorded. The purpose can be achieved.

Further, the control means of the mobile phone is
It is configured to have a function of setting what percentage of the maximum recordable capacity of the memory is set as the timing of transferring the recorded content to the designated telephone with the answering machine.

Further, the control means of the portable telephone is
It is configured to have a function of transferring a message to a plurality of telephones with an answering machine. Further, the control means of the mobile phone has a transfer destination message reproducing function for reproducing the contents recorded in the telephone with an answering machine.

When the telephone with an answering machine has a message reproducing function, the recorded contents of the message transferred to the portable telephone are reproduced, and the reproduced contents can be received by the portable telephone.

The control means of the mobile phone is
The telephone with an answering machine is provided with a forwarding message erasing function for erasing the recorded contents.

[0020]

Since the control means of the portable telephone is provided with the memory usage rate detecting function for detecting the memory usage rate and the recording content transfer function for transferring the message recorded digital signal recorded in the memory to another telephone with the answering machine function, When the usage rate of the memory used for recording becomes higher than a certain value, the control means detects that the memory usage rate has exceeded a certain value. You can automatically record a message by transferring a message to a telephone with an answering machine specified.

Further, when the control means of the mobile phone uses up to what percentage of the maximum recordable capacity of the memory of the mobile phone, whether the contents recorded in the memory of the mobile phone are transferred to the telephone with answering machine function or not. Since it has a function to set, if it is necessary to record for a long time, in order to secure the memory capacity of the mobile phone for recording, transfer at a low usage rate and recording for a short time is assumed. When you want to be able to transfer at high usage rates.

Since the control means of the mobile phone has a function of transferring a message to a plurality of telephones with an answering machine, the possession of a telephone with an answering machine capable of transferring a message without erasing recorded important messages. You can record as much memory as you need.

Further, since the control means of the mobile phone is provided with the transfer destination message reproducing function for reproducing the contents recorded on the transfer destination answering function telephone, when the message transferred telephone with the answering function has a message reproducing function. Can activate a telephone with an answering machine by an operation from a mobile telephone, reproduce the content of a message recorded on the telephone with an answering machine, and reproduce the content to be received by the mobile telephone.

Further, since the control means of the mobile phone is provided with a transfer destination message erasing function for erasing the recorded contents on the transfer destination answering machine-equipped telephone, the recorded contents of the reproduced answering machine-equipped telephone can be transmitted from the mobile phone. It can be deleted by the operation of.

[0025]

EXAMPLES Examples will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart example of a mode setting routine according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a part of FIG. 3 and is a flowchart example of a telephone number setting routine. Further, FIG. 5 is a SETN which is a part of FIG.
It is an example of a flowchart of an O setting routine. FIG. 6 is a flowchart example of a message transfer routine, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart example of a message transfer subroutine which is a part of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart example of the message reproducing routine, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart example of the message deleting routine. 10 is a diagram showing an example of message transfer timing, and FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of line connection according to the present invention.

In FIG. 2, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 12 indicate the same things, and 15 constitutes the control means 10 shown in FIG. 1 together with the DTMF control section 16, and the CPU controls the entire mobile phone to automatically record data. A control unit 71 having a transfer function, a memory usage rate detecting function, a transfer destination recorded data reproducing function, and a transfer destination recorded data erasing function, 71 is a switch operated under the control of the control unit.

In FIG. 11, 1 is a mobile phone having a recording function which is the object of the present invention, 2 is a general subscriber telephone,
3 is a telephone with an answering machine, and 4 is a base station. First, the outline of the present invention will be described using the line connection example according to the present invention in FIG. The outline of the present invention is, for example, a mobile phone 1
Makes a call with the telephone 2 to record, and when a certain amount of recording memory of the mobile phone 1 has been recorded, after the call, the telephone 3 with an answering machine that has been automatically preset in preparation for the next recording. In addition, the recorded contents are transferred to the recording memory of the mobile phone 1 via the base station 4 and recorded on the telephone 3 with answering machine. Also, mobile phone 1 when needed after a call
The telephone 3 with an answering machine is called from, and the contents recorded in the telephone with an answering machine 3 are reproduced so that the portable telephone 1 can listen to the contents via a telephone line.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, the function of the present invention operates after the call ends when voice is recorded during the call.

First, before operating this function, the following four points are initialized by the key operation of the display operation unit 90. (Refer to FIGS. 3 and 4) (1) Message transfer memory usage rate (ADRMAX) that determines the timing for automatically transferring a message when the usage rate used for recording in the memory of the mobile phone exceeds what percentage Set. (See Fig. 3 (a)) (2) Set whether to perform automatic message transfer (T
RFLG).

(See FIG. 3B) For example, the memory usage rate at the time of recording is ADRRE
If C is set, TRFLG = 1 because message transfer is performed when ADRREC> ADRMAX.

If ADRREC <ADRMAX, message transfer is not performed, so TRFLG = 0.
And (3) In order to control the telephone with an answering machine for message transfer, set the setting number, telephone number, recording control signal, reproduction control signal, and recorded content deletion control signal of the telephone with an answering machine for message transfer.

When the telephone number is set, a telephone number setting completion flag is set and "TELSETFLG = 1" is set.
(Refer to Fig. 3 (c) and Fig. 4) If you want to record a large amount of data, consider the recording memory capacity of the telephone with an answering machine so that you can record on multiple telephones with an answering machine. Set up a functional phone. (See FIG. 3C and FIG. 4.) It is desirable that the telephone with an answering machine to be set be a magnetic tape or the like that can record for a long time.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which three telephones with an answering machine are set. (4) When a plurality of telephones with an answering machine are set in the above item (3), the message transfer destination selection number is set. (See FIGS. 3D and 5) For example, when selecting the 0th telephone, "0" is input.

Next, message transfer of recorded contents will be described with reference to FIG. After the call is completed, the control unit 15 determines the next item. The following items correspond to the items shown in parentheses in FIG.

The relationship with the timing in the message transfer timing example shown in FIG. 10 will be described. When the recording memory usage rate of the mobile phone 1 exceeds a predetermined value at the stage of FIG. It corresponds to the message transfer to the telephone with function.

The mobile phone 1 will be mainly described below. (1) Whether the transfer setting flag is set to “present” (TRFLG = 1) is confirmed by the display on the display operation unit 90. (2) The recording flag during a call is “present” (RECFLG =
Whether the setting is 1) or not is confirmed by the display on the display operation unit 90. (3) When the above is satisfied, the control unit 15 reads the recording end address from the voice recording control IC. (4) Memory usage rate of internal memory 66 (ADRREC)
Is calculated by Equation 1 described above. (5) After that, the control unit 15 controls the memory usage rate (ADRR
EC) and the message transfer memory usage rate (ADRMAX), which is the preset message transfer timing
Compare with. As a result of comparison, ADRREC> A
If it is DRMAX, since message transfer will be performed, TRFLG = 1 and items (6) to (12) are set.
The message transfer routine shown in is executed. (See FIG. 7) (6) In executing the message transfer routine, first, it is confirmed that the initially set transfer destination telephone number, recording control signal, and the like are set.

If it is set, "TELSETFLG = 1" is displayed on the display of the display operation unit 90. For example, if the "0" telephone is set in the initial setting, it can be confirmed that the initial setting of the "0" telephone is completed. (7) When the transfer destination is selected, D is controlled by the control unit 15.
The TMF control unit 16 makes a call to the corresponding transfer destination telephone with telephone answering function 3. (8) Then, the line is connected to the telephone 3 with the forwarding answering machine function. (9) When the line is connected, D is controlled by the control unit 15.
The TMF control unit 16 sends a recording control signal (DTMFR), which is a call content recording command, to the transfer destination answering machine-equipped telephone 3.
Send EC tone). (10) When the transmission of the recording control signal is completed, then the reproduction of the stored signal is started. The reproduced audio signal is sent from the switch 71 to the transmitting side, and then sent from the antenna 20.

On the other hand, the transfer destination answering machine-equipped telephone 3 that has received the recording control signal (DTMFREC tone) automatically sends a response message such as "please talk after the beep" to record. The system is ready to start recording the signal sent from the mobile phone 1. (11) When the mobile phone 1 reproduces all the signals stored in the built-in memory 66, the reproduction ends. The telephone with an answering machine 3 also finishes recording when all the signals transmitted are recorded. (12) The mobile phone 1 disconnects the line when the reproduction is completed.

By passing through the above items (6) to (12), the message transfer from the mobile phone 1 to the telephone 3 with answering machine is completed. In addition, the following item (13),
(14) will be described with reference to FIG. (13) When the message transfer to the telephone with answering machine 3 is completed, the control unit 15 sets "1" in the transfer presence / absence flag indicating that the message transfer has been executed. (EXTRF
LG = 1) Thus, a series of message transfer routines ends.

Next, an example of a flow chart of a message reproduction routine for transferring a message to the telephone with an answering machine 3 and reproducing the recorded content will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the following items correspond to the items shown in parentheses in FIG. (1) A key operation on the display / operation unit 90 inputs a playback command for the recorded content. (2) “EXTRFLG” is displayed on the display unit of the display operation unit 90.
= 1 ”is displayed. ("EXTRFLG
If it is not "1", "EXTRFLG = 0" (no message transfer) is displayed. ) Here, if only the contents recorded in the memory 66 of the mobile phone 1 are to be reproduced, "N" is selected. Also,
If only the content recorded on the telephone with an answering machine 3 or both the recorded content on the mobile telephone 1 and the content recorded on the telephone with an answering machine 3 are to be reproduced, "Y" is selected. (3) When "N" is selected in (2), the recorded content is reproduced on the mobile phone 1. (4) When "Y" is selected in (2), a reproduction destination selection command is input using the keys of the display operation unit 90. (5) Then, for example, when only the content recorded on the telephone with answering machine 3 is to be reproduced, "A" is displayed, and both the recorded content of the mobile telephone 1 and the content recorded on the telephone with answering machine 3 are recorded. When it is desired to reproduce, a display for selecting "B" appears.

If, for example, "A" is selected,
Although the process shifts to (7), if "B" is selected, (6) first, the recorded content is reproduced on the mobile phone 1 as in (3), and then the process shifts to (7). (7) The DTMF control section 16 sends a DTMF tone of the telephone number to the transfer destination telephone 3 with an answering machine to make a call. (8) When the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer destination, (9) A reproduction control signal (DTMFLY) for reproducing the transfer destination telephone 3 with the answering machine from the DTMF control unit 16.
Tone) is sent to reproduce the recorded contents of the telephone 3 with an answering machine as a transfer destination, and the voice signal reproduced by the telephone with an answering machine 3 is sent to the mobile telephone 1 through the telephone line. (10) The speaker 82 hears the audio signal sent to the mobile phone 1 as the audio without the reproduced signal. When the sound disappears, the reproduction ends. (11) When the reproduction ends, the line is disconnected and the message reproduction ends.

Next, erasure of recorded contents will be described with reference to FIG. There are two erasures of recorded contents, the first of which corresponds to erasing memory of the mobile phone 1.
The second one corresponds to the telephone with an answering machine 3.

First, memory erasure will be described in relation to the message transfer timing example shown in FIG. First
Erasing corresponds to the transition from the state of FIG. 10 to the state. That is, by transferring the recorded contents of the mobile phone 1 to the telephone 3 with answering machine,
Since it is not necessary to save the recording of, it will be deleted in preparation for the next recording.

The second erasure corresponds to the telephone with an answering machine 3 and shifts from the state of the telephone with an answering machine 3 in FIG. That is, the data transferred from the message to the telephone with answering machine 3 is operated by the mobile telephone 1 or the telephone with the answering machine 3 is operated.
Since it is no longer necessary to save the recorded data of the telephone with answering machine 3 by playing it back at the location, it is erased.

Needless to say, when the data is reproduced at the place of the telephone with an answering machine 3, it can be erased at that place. (1) Input a recorded content deletion command with the keys of the display operation unit 90. (2) The display of the display / operation unit 90 displays “EXTRFLG =
Confirm that "1" is displayed. This "EXTRFLG =
"1" indicates that the message is transferred and recorded on the designated telephone with answering machine 3, and when the message transfer is completed as shown in (13) of FIG.
Is a flag generated by. (3) If "N" is selected in (2), all the contents stored in the memory of the mobile phone 1 are erased. (4) When "Y" is selected in (2), a display requesting key input of an erase destination selection command appears on the display. When a predetermined key is pressed, (5) To delete only the content recorded on the telephone 3 with answering machine, for example, select "A", and the recorded content of the mobile telephone 1 and the telephone 3 with answering machine are recorded. When deleting both of the contents, a display for requesting key input for selecting "B" appears. (6) In (5), for example, if "A" is selected,
Although the process shifts to (7), if "B" is selected, (6) first, the contents recorded in the mobile phone 1 are erased as in (3), and then the process shifts to (7). (7) The DTMF control section 16 sends a DTMF tone of the telephone number to the transfer destination telephone 3 with an answering machine to make a call. (8) When the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer destination, (9) Erase control signal (DTMFDEL for deleting the transfer destination telephone 3 with the answering machine from the DTMF control unit 16).
A tone) is transmitted to erase the recorded contents of the telephone 3 with answering machine of the transfer destination. (10) When erasing is completed, the control unit 15 disconnects the line. (11) Since the recording of the telephone 3 with the answering machine of the transfer destination has been erased, the message transfer presence / absence flag “message transfer present” (EXTRFLG = 1) is cleared. That is,
Set to “No message transfer” (EXTRFLG = 0).

The recorded contents are erased as described above.

[0048]

As described above, by using the portable telephone having the function of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the portable telephone from increasing in size and weight.

Further, since it is possible to save a plurality of necessary recording contents, it is not necessary to take a memo of important telephone matters during the telephone call, the telephone charge is saved, and the usage is further widened. Can be expected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart example of a mode setting routine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart of a telephone number setting routine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart example of a SETNO setting routine.

FIG. 6 is an example of a flowchart of a message transfer routine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart example of a message transfer subroutine.

FIG. 8 is an example of a flowchart of a message reproduction routine.

FIG. 9 is an example of a flowchart of a message deletion routine.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of message transfer timing.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a line connection example according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of recording and reproducing a message in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Mobile phone 2 Telephone 3 Telephone with recording function 4 Base station 10 Control means 15, 15A Control section 16 DTMF control section 20 Antenna 25 Duplexer 31 Transmission section 32 Reception section 40 Modulation / demodulation section 50 Baseband section 60 Voice recording / playback means 65 Voice recording Playback unit 66 Memory 71 SW 72 Combiner 81 Microphone 82 Speaker 90 Display operation unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile telephone having a recording / reproducing function of converting a received voice signal into a digital signal by the control of the control means, recording the digital signal in a memory, and reproducing the digital signal recorded in the memory. It is equipped with a memory usage rate detection function that detects the memory usage rate, and a recorded content transfer function that transfers a digital signal recorded in the memory to another telephone with an answering machine and records it. A mobile phone characterized by automatically transferring a recorded message to a designated answering machine when the usage rate of the memory used for the recording exceeds a certain value. 2. The control means of the mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the control means has a function of setting what percentage of the maximum recordable capacity of the memory the timing of transferring the recorded content is set. Mobile phone. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the control means of the mobile phone has a function of transferring a message to a plurality of telephones with an answering machine. 4. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the control means of the mobile phone has a transfer destination message reproducing function for transferring a message to the telephone with an answering machine and reproducing the recorded contents. A mobile phone having a message reproducing function, the recorded content of the message transferred to the telephone with an answering machine is reproduced, and the reproduced content is received by the mobile telephone. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the control means of the mobile phone has a transfer destination message erasing function for erasing the recorded contents of the telephone with an answering machine.