JPH10136082A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent wasteful charging to a calling side and a complicated operation in a user, with respect to a communication equipment provided with an automatic answering function. SOLUTION: When a radio part 2 receives a signal showing an incoming message, a main control part 9 monitors idle capacity of an information recording/reproducing part 6. When the recording of new information is decided to be impossible, the main control part 9 executes an incoming operation with a base station which is not illustrated and gives information on a incoming call by an informing method (vibrator vibration, for example) different from the informing method (ringer ringing, for example) at regular time by controlling an incoming call informing part 7 at appropriate timing in the incoming operation. When the user gives the instruction (off-hooking) of the start of communication by operating an operation input part 8, in response to information of the incoming call, the main control part 9 executes a response operation with the base station which is not illustrated, based on the communication start instruction from the operation input part 8, and communication is realized with a calling terminal through the base station which is not illustrated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device having an answering machine function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a communication device having an answering machine function is a stationary device in which a communication line is directly connected to a device main body, or a PHS (Personal) which is wirelessly connected to a communication line via a base station. HandyP
and a portable communication device such as an analog / digital mobile phone. In a stationary communication device, a ringer sounds based on an incoming signal coming from a communication line, and after a predetermined time elapses, the communication line Automatically captures the message and sets it in a communication state, records information such as messages and image data sent from the calling side on a predetermined medium, and communicates after a predetermined time has elapsed or based on an end signal coming from a communication line. The line is automatically released to terminate the communication state. In the case of a portable communication device, when an incoming call message is transmitted on the control channel during standby, the communication with the device body is performed according to a predetermined procedure. Signals are exchanged with the base station (incoming call operation). Information such as LCD display, ringer sound, or vibrator vibration informs that there is an incoming call. After a lapse of a predetermined time, a signal is exchanged between the apparatus main body and the base station automatically according to a predetermined procedure (response operation), a communication state is established, and information such as a message and image data transmitted from the calling side is transmitted. Is recorded on a predetermined medium, and after a predetermined time elapses or when a disconnection is transmitted from the base station, the disconnection operation is automatically performed to terminate the communication state.

Further, in the above communication apparatus, it is assumed that the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and new information cannot be recorded. When it is determined that the capacity is full, the main unit sends a message to the calling party indicating that recording of information such as a message or image data cannot be performed, or automatically sets the answering machine function. It was proposed to cancel it.

Further, in the above-described portable communication device, it is assumed that the device main body is located outside the area where radio waves from the base station do not reach, and a response from the device main body to an incoming call from the base station is assumed. When the base station determines that there is no service, the base station informs the calling side of a service that issues an announcement such as "out of service area or the power of the device is turned off" or that there is no response from the device itself to the incoming call from the base station. At the time of the determination, a service has been provided in which the base station records information such as a message and image data from the calling side (hereinafter referred to as a line answering service).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording the information from the calling side becomes full and information is not newly recorded, the information is not transmitted to the calling side. In the case of sending a message indicating that recording cannot be performed, there is a problem in that useless billing is imposed on the calling side despite the fact that information cannot be recorded, and the setting of the answering machine function is automatically performed. Canceling can eliminate unnecessary charge to the calling party, but the user cannot recognize that the answering machine function has been canceled, and resets the answering machine function. For this purpose, the information once recorded on the medium must be erased to reset the answering machine function, which requires a complicated operation by the user.

Further, in the telephone answering service,
Call charges are required to hear the recorded business,
In addition, it cannot be used without moving the main unit to a position where radio waves from the base station do not reach or turning off the main unit, so that it is inconvenient to use and cannot be applied for a long time. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication apparatus capable of operating an answering machine function without needlessly charging a calling side and complicated operation by a user.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 automatically shifts to a communication state in response to an incoming call, and a message sent from a calling device. Or, in a communication device having an answering machine function of recording information such as image data on a predetermined medium, detecting means for detecting whether information can be recorded on the medium, and detecting the information on the medium by the detecting means. And control means for prohibiting automatic transition to a communication state when an incoming call is received when it is detected that recording is impossible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when an incoming call message is transmitted from a base station during standby, a receiving operation and a response operation are performed by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from the base station, thereby establishing a communication state. The communication device having an answering machine function for recording information such as a business message or image data sent from the calling side device on a predetermined medium detects whether the information can be recorded on the medium. And a control means for prohibiting an incoming operation with the base station and a response operation to an incoming call message when it is detected that the recording of information on the medium is impossible by the detecting means. It is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means includes:
When the detecting means detects that the recording of the information on the medium is impossible, an operation of terminating the incoming call message with the base station is prohibited.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number, a receiving means for receiving an incoming calling telephone number when receiving a call, and a calling telephone received by the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether the number matches the telephone number stored in the storage means,
The control means prohibits or executes an incoming call notification based on a detection result by the detection means and a determination result by the determination means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number, a receiving means for receiving an incoming calling telephone number at the time of an incoming call, and a calling telephone received by the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether the number matches the telephone number stored in the storage means,
The control means executes only an operation of terminating an incoming call with the base station based on a detection result by the detection means and a determination result by the determination means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a notifying means having at least two different notifying methods, and the control means detects that the recording of the information on the medium is impossible by the detecting means. At this time, the notification unit is controlled to notify the incoming call by a method different from the normal state.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display means for displaying that there is an incoming call, and the control means detects that the recording of information on the medium is impossible by the detection means. When an incoming call is detected in the
The display means is controlled to provide a display indicating that there is an incoming call.

The invention according to claim 8 is a receiving means for receiving a caller's telephone number arriving at the time of an incoming call, a telephone number storage means for storing the telephone number received by the receiving means, and a telephone number storage. Transmission means for making a dial call based on the telephone number stored in the means.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, when the detecting means detects that the recording of the information on the medium is impossible, the control means prohibits the automatic transition to the communication state at the time of the incoming call. As a result, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the setting of the answering machine function is not canceled, and the It is possible to prevent improper charging.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the detecting means detects that the recording of the information on the medium is impossible, the control means prohibits the response operation with the base station to the incoming call message. Therefore, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the setting of the answering machine function is not canceled and the calling side is useless. It is possible to prevent imposing a charge, and it is possible to immediately shift to a communication state by a user's operation after information recording becomes impossible.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the detecting means detects that the recording of the information on the medium is impossible, the control means performs an incoming operation with the base station and a response operation with respect to the incoming call message. By prohibiting, if the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to record new information, the calling side function can be set without releasing the answering machine function. In addition, it is possible to prevent unnecessary charging and to record information on the calling side using the network answering service when the network answering service is provided at the base station. it can.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects that the information cannot be recorded on the medium, and the calling telephone number and the storing means received by the receiving means by the determining means. When it is determined that the telephone number matches the telephone number stored in advance, the control means executes an incoming call notification, thereby notifying that only a specific calling side has received an incoming call.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the detecting means detects that the information cannot be recorded on the medium, and the calling telephone number received by the receiving means by the determining means and the storing means. When it is determined that the telephone number matches the telephone number stored in advance, the control means performs only a receiving operation by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from the base station with respect to the incoming call message, and prohibits the response operation. The fact that only a specific calling side has received an incoming call is notified, and the state can be immediately shifted to a communication state by a user operation.

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, when the detecting means detects that the recording of information on the medium is impossible, the control means controls the notifying means to receive the incoming call by a method different from the normal time. By performing the notification, the user can recognize that the recording capacity of the medium for recording the information from the calling side becomes full and the new information cannot be recorded.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when an incoming call is detected in a state where the recording of the information on the medium is impossible by the detecting means, the control means controls the display means. By displaying a message indicating that there is an incoming call, the user can be assured that the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side has become full and new information can no longer be recorded. Can be recognized.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the caller's telephone number is received by the receiver in a state where the recording of the information on the medium is impossible by the detector, the telephone is called. The number is stored in the storage means. Then, the calling means makes a dial call based on the telephone number stored in the storage means, so that the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and new information can be recorded. When it is no longer possible, the user can dial the other party by a simple operation.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a PHS terminal as an embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 4 show an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a control sequence at the time of incoming call when the message recording is possible in the operation control in the answering machine mode, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an incoming call when the message recording is not possible in the operation control in the answering machine mode. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal. FIG. 8 is a control sequence in an incoming call when the message recording is impossible in the operation control in the answering machine mode. FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a PHS terminal according to another embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal. Figure 11 shows the PHS
It is a flow chart which shows other examples of operation control at the time of answering machine mode in a terminal.

FIG. 12 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electric configuration of a PHS terminal as still another embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal. Figure 14 shows the PHS
9 is a flowchart illustrating operation control at the time of dialing in the terminal.

[Embodiment] A PHS terminal according to an embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
It will be described based on.

In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a radio unit for transmitting and receiving signals to and from a base station (not shown) via the antenna 1, and 3 is a unit for performing predetermined signal processing on signals transmitted and received by the radio unit 2. As a result, the audio signal and the image data are obtained from the signal received by the wireless unit 2, and the signal processing unit that obtains the signal transmitted by the wireless unit 2 from the audio data and the image data is obtained by the signal processing unit 3. A speaker that emits sound data to the outside as sound,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a signal processing unit 3 which collects external voice and converts it into voice data.
Microphone.

Numeral 6 records information such as audio data and image data obtained by the signal processing section 3 and reproduces the recorded information to supply the information to the signal processing section 3 and an external output terminal (not shown). A reproducing unit 7 is an incoming call notifying unit that notifies the user of an incoming call.
D, LED, vibrator and the like. Reference numeral 8 denotes an operation input unit including numeric keys for inputting a telephone number and the like, and function keys for starting / terminating communication and shifting / releasing to answering machine mode.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a radio connection control with the base station via the radio unit 2 and the antenna 1 based on a signal received by the radio unit 2 and an instruction from the operation input unit 8, and a signal processing unit 3.
, A main control unit for performing information recording / reproducing control in the information recording / reproducing unit 6, and incoming call notification control in the incoming call notifying unit 7.

With respect to the PHS terminal configured as described above, first, the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
An example of the operation in the answering machine mode based on the control sequence shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

The user operates the operation input unit 8 to instruct the shift to the answering machine mode, and the main control unit 9 shifts to the answering machine mode based on the shift instruction to the answering machine mode. A signal representing an incoming call message transmitted on a predetermined control channel is received by the wireless unit 2 via the antenna 1, and the main control unit 9 determines that the signal received by the wireless unit 2 is an incoming call message ( Step F1), the main control unit 9 sets the information recording / reproducing unit 6
It is determined whether new information can be recorded by monitoring the free space (step F2). At this time, the main controller 9 determines that the information recording / reproducing unit 6 can record new information. Then, the mode shifts to the response mode, and when the main controller 9 determines that the information recording / reproducing section 6 cannot record new information, the mode shifts to the non-response mode.

When the main control unit 9 shifts to the response mode, the main control unit 9 performs an incoming operation and a response operation with a base station (not shown) (steps F11 and F12), and makes a call via the base station (not shown). In addition to enabling communication with the terminal, the information recording / reproducing unit 6 is controlled to start reproduction of a response message registered in advance (step F13), and transmitted to the calling terminal via a base station (not shown). Thereafter, when the reproduction of the response message is completed (step F14), the main control unit 9 controls the information recording / reproducing unit 6 to control the signal processing unit 3
The recording of information such as a message from the calling terminal and image data obtained from the calling terminal is started (step F15).
Thereafter, a signal indicating a disconnection message transmitted from a base station (not shown) is received by the wireless unit 2 via the antenna 1, and the main control unit 9 determines that the signal received by the wireless unit 2 is a disconnection message. Time (step F16) or when a predetermined time has elapsed (step F16).
17), the main control unit 9 controls the information recording / reproducing unit 6 to terminate the information recording (step F18), and performs a disconnection operation with a base station (not shown) (step F19) to terminate the communication.

On the other hand, when the main control unit 9 shifts to the non-response mode, the main control unit 9 performs an incoming operation with a base station (not shown) (step F21) and, at an appropriate timing in the incoming operation, the incoming notification unit 7 To notify an incoming call by a notification method (for example, vibrator vibration) different from a normal notification method (for example, ringer ringing) (step F22). Then, the call is stopped on the calling side without the user responding to the incoming call notification, and a signal indicating a disconnection message transmitted from a base station (not shown) is received by the radio unit 2 via the antenna 1, When the control unit 9 determines that the signal received by the radio unit 2 is a disconnection message (step F23), it performs a disconnection operation with a base station (not shown) (step F2).
6) Terminate the communication, and instruct the user to start the communication by operating the operation input unit 8 in response to the incoming call notification (off-hook).
(Step F24), the main control unit 9 sets the operation input unit 8
A response operation with a base station (not shown) is performed based on a communication start instruction from the base station (step F25), and communication with the calling terminal is enabled via the base station (not shown).

The terminating operation is as follows: (1) Call response After the link channel is established, the user (PS) transmits a call response message to the network (CS). (2) Call setup The network (CS) that has received the incoming call response message sends a call setup message. (3) Response to call setup The user (PS) that has received the call setup message responds with a call setup acceptance message. (4) Notification information request When the user (PS) has received a notification information reception instruction,
The user (PS) requests notification information by a definition information request message. The network (CS) having received the notification notifies the notification information by the definition information response message. (5) RT function request User (PS) instructed to make RT function request
Requests the RT function from the network (CS) by a function request message. The accepted RT function is notified to the user (PS) by a function request response message. (6) Security key setting The user (PS) transmits the security key to the network (CS) by a security key setting message. (7) MM function request User (PS) instructed to make MM function request
Requests the MM function from the network (CS) by a function request message. The accepted MM function is notified to the user (PS) by a function request response message. (8) Authentication When a necessary function request from the user (PS) is completed, the network (CS) generates an authentication random number, transmits an authentication request message to the user (PS), and notifies the user (PS) of the random number. The user (PS) that has received the authentication request message encrypts the random number using his / her own authentication key, and notifies the network (CS) of the authentication calculation result using the authentication response message. In the network (CS) that has received the authentication response message, similarly, the one notified from the user (PS) of the authentication calculation result obtained using the authentication random number and the authentication key in the home memory of the user (PS) matches. Is determined. If the authentication result is NG, a call release procedure is started in accordance with the rules for call disconnection recovery. If the authentication result is OK, the call connection is continued. (9) Call notification The user (PS) that issued the authentication response message sends a call message. (10) Response When a user (PS) goes off-hook after sending a call message, the user (PS) receives a call by transmitting a response message to the network (CS). Notify the reception. (11) Communication enabled The network (CS) that has received the response message transmits a response confirmation message to the user (PS). User (PS)
Shifts to the communication state upon receipt of a response confirmation message indicating completion of circuit-switched connection. Say till.

Therefore, according to the above-described operation control, when information can be recorded on the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, the state automatically shifts to the communication state with the calling terminal. Information from the calling terminal can be recorded, and when it is not possible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, the state automatically changes to a communication state with the calling terminal. Incoming call notification can be performed by a method different from the normal time without being performed, and the user can immediately shift to the communication state with the calling terminal by instructing the start of communication in response to the incoming call notification. be able to.

Next, another example of the operation of the PHS terminal configured as described above in the answering machine mode based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 and the control sequence shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 will be described. The operation when the signal indicating the incoming call message transmitted from the base station is received to select the response mode or the non-response mode, and the operation in the response mode are described above with respect to the operation control (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). Since this is the same as the flowchart and the control sequence shown in FIG. 5, the description thereof will be omitted, and only the operation in the non-response mode will be described.

When the main control unit 9 shifts to the non-response mode,
The main control unit 9 performs an incoming call rejection procedure with a base station (not shown) (step F31), and controls the incoming call notification unit 7 to notify a notification method different from a normal notification method (for example, ringer ringing) (for example, ringing). The incoming call is notified by vibrator vibration) (step F32).

The call rejection procedure means that the user (PS) returns a release completion message for the call setup rejection request in response to the call setup message from the network (CS).

Therefore, according to the operation control described above, when it is impossible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, it is possible to prevent unnecessary charging on the calling side, and For example, when using the network answering service, if it becomes impossible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, the caller terminal uses the answering service for the network answering service. Information such as a subject message and image data can be recorded.

In the above-described embodiment, the procedure is advanced to the call setting procedure based on the incoming call message from the base station, and then the incoming call is rejected so that the incoming call operation is prohibited. The present invention is not limited to this.For example, the incoming call operation may be prohibited by not performing the link channel establishment procedure based on the incoming message from the base station. If the PHS terminal does not receive radio waves or
It is determined that the power of the S terminal is turned off.

[Other Embodiments] A PHS terminal according to another embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 9, the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 11 denotes a calling number storage unit for storing the telephone number input by the operation input unit 8 based on the storage control by the main control unit 9. An arbitrary telephone number can be stored by operating the operation input unit 8.

First, an example of the operation of the PHS terminal configured as described above in the answering machine mode will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 and the control sequence shown in FIGS. The operation when the signal indicating the incoming call message transmitted from the base station is received to select the response mode or the non-response mode, and the operation in the response mode are described above with respect to the operation control (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). Since this is the same as the flowchart and the control sequence shown in FIG. 5, the description thereof will be omitted, and only the operation in the non-response mode will be described.

When the main controller 9 shifts to the non-response mode,
The main control unit 9 performs a link channel establishment procedure, an incoming call response procedure, and a call setting procedure by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from a base station (not shown) (steps F41, F42, F4).
Along with 3), the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message transmitted from the base station in the call setting procedure is compared with the telephone number stored in advance in the calling number storage unit 11 and included in the call setting message. It is determined whether or not a telephone number matching the telephone number information of the calling terminal to be stored is stored in the calling number storage unit 11 (step F44).

Then, when the main control unit 9 determines that the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message is stored in the calling number storage unit 11 (step F44). , The main control unit 9 continues the incoming operation with the base station (not shown) (step F45).
At the same time, at an appropriate timing in the incoming call operation, the incoming call notifying unit 7 is controlled to notify a normal notification method (for example,
An incoming call is notified by a notification method (for example, vibrator vibration) different from the ringer ringing (step F4).
6). Then, the call is stopped on the calling side without the user responding to the incoming call notification, and a signal indicating a disconnection message transmitted from a base station (not shown) is received by the radio unit 2 via the antenna 1, When the control unit 9 determines that the signal received by the radio unit 2 is a disconnection message (step F47), the control unit 9 performs a disconnection operation with a base station (not shown) (step F50), and ends communication.
In addition, the user operates the operation input unit 8 in response to the incoming call notification to instruct (off-hook) the start of communication (step F4).
8), the main control unit 9 performs a response operation with the base station (not shown) based on the communication start instruction from the operation input unit 8 (step F49), and communicates with the calling terminal via the base station (not shown). Is possible.

On the other hand, when the main control unit 9 determines that the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message is not stored in the calling number storage unit 11 (step F44). In step S51, the main control unit 9 performs a procedure for rejecting an incoming call with a base station (not shown).
A call setup reject message is sent to the base station).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when it is not possible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, an incoming call from the calling terminal predetermined by the user is received. Incoming call notification can be performed by a method different from the normal time, and the user can immediately transition to the communication state with the calling terminal by instructing the start of communication in response to the incoming call notification. it can.

Next, another example of the operation of the PHS terminal configured as described above in the answering machine mode based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 and the control sequences shown in FIGS. 5 and 8 will be described. The operation when the signal indicating the incoming call message transmitted from the base station is received to select the response mode or the non-response mode, and the operation in the response mode are described above with respect to the operation control (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). Flow chart and control sequence shown in FIG. 5)
Therefore, the description thereof is omitted, and only the operation in the non-response mode will be described.

When the main controller 9 shifts to the non-response mode,
The main controller 9 performs a link channel establishment procedure, an incoming call response procedure, and a call setting procedure by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from a base station (not shown) (steps F61, F62, F6).
3) Thereafter, the main control unit 9 performs a procedure for rejecting an incoming call with a base station (not shown) (step F64 / transmits a release completion message to the base station), and sets up a call transmitted from the base station in the call setting procedure. The telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the message is compared with the telephone number stored in advance in the calling number storage unit 11, and a telephone number that matches the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message is generated. It is determined whether the number is stored in the number storage unit 11 (step F65).

The main control unit 9 notifies the incoming call only when it is determined that the telephone number corresponding to the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message is stored in the calling number storage unit 11. By controlling the unit 7, the incoming call is notified by a notification method (for example, vibrator vibration) different from the normal notification method (for example, ringer ringing) (step F).
66).

Therefore, according to the operation control described above, when it is impossible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, it is possible to prevent unnecessary charging on the calling side, and When using the network answering service, if it becomes impossible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, the message from the calling terminal is transferred to the network answering service. Information such as messages and image data can be recorded, and the incoming call from the calling terminal predetermined by the user can be notified of the incoming call in a different method from the normal state. The user can immediately recognize that the information from the specific caller has been recorded by the service.

[Other Embodiments] A PHS terminal which is still another embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that in FIG. 12, portions common to FIG. 1 are denoted by common reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 12, a calling number storage unit 21 stores the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message transmitted from the base station in the call setting procedure based on the storage control by the main control unit 9. , 22 are stored in the telephone number and calling number storage unit 21 of the calling terminal included in the call setting message transmitted from the base station in the setting state of the apparatus main body and the call setting procedure based on the display control by the main control unit 9. It is a display section for displaying the telephone number given.

The operation of the PHS terminal configured as described above in the answering machine mode will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 13 and the control sequences shown in FIGS. 5 and 8. The operation when the signal indicating the incoming call message transmitted from the base station is received to select the response mode or the non-response mode, and the operation in the response mode are described above with respect to the operation control (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3). Since this is the same as the flowchart and the control sequence shown in FIG. 5, the description thereof will be omitted, and only the operation in the non-response mode will be described.

When the main controller 9 shifts to the non-response mode,
The main controller 9 performs a link channel establishment procedure, an incoming call response procedure, and a call setup procedure by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from a base station (not shown) (steps F71, F72, F7).
3) After that, the main controller 9 performs a procedure for rejecting an incoming call with a base station (not shown) (step F74 / transmits a release completion message to the base station), and sets up a call transmitted from the base station in the call setting procedure. The phone number information of the calling terminal included in the message is stored in the calling number storage unit 11 (step F75), and the display unit 22 is controlled to blink an icon indicating that there is an incoming call, or to perform a call setting procedure. In step F76, a display indicating that there is an incoming call is performed by displaying a telephone number based on the telephone number information of the calling terminal included in the call setting message transmitted from the base station (step F76).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when it is impossible to record information in the information recording / reproducing unit 6 in the answering machine mode, it is possible to prevent unnecessary billing on the calling side, and When operating the PHS terminal such as when canceling the answering machine mode, it is possible to recognize that there was a party who could not record information in the answering machine mode, and to respond to all incoming calls that have shifted to the non-answer mode. By storing the telephone number information in the calling number storage unit 11, it is possible to recognize all parties who could not record information in the answering machine mode.

Next, the dialing operation based on the telephone number information stored in the calling number storage section 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the standby mode in the answering machine mode or the normal mode, each time the user operates the operation input unit 8 to give an instruction to scroll the telephone number displayed on the display unit 22 (step F81), the main control unit. 9 controls the calling number storage unit 11 to sequentially read out different telephone number information, and displays the telephone number by controlling the display unit 22 based on the read out telephone number information (step F82).

When the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 22, an instruction to delete the telephone number displayed on the display unit 22 is made by the operation of the operation input unit 8 by the user (step F83). The main control unit 9 controls the calling number storage unit 11 to delete the telephone number information corresponding to the displayed telephone number (step F84), and the other telephone number information stored in the calling number storage unit 11 Is read out, and the display unit 22 is read out based on the read out telephone number information.
Is displayed to display the telephone number (step F85).

On the other hand, in a state where the telephone number is displayed on the display unit 22, a dialing instruction of the telephone number displayed on the display unit 22 is performed by the user operating the operation input unit 8 (step F86). The main control unit 9 controls the radio unit 2 to connect to a base station (not shown), and also controls the calling number storage unit 11 to read out the telephone number information corresponding to the telephone number being displayed, not shown. Dial transmission is performed by transmitting to the base station (step F8).
7).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when the PHS terminal is operated, for example, when the answering machine mode is released, when it is recognized that there is a partner who could not record information in the answering machine mode, the use of A call can be made with the other party by a simple operation by the other party.

[0064]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full, it becomes impossible to newly record information. In, without canceling the setting of the answering machine function,
Since it is possible to prevent the calling party from imposing unnecessary charges, the answering machine function can be restarted only by erasing the information recorded on the medium, and complicated operations by the user can be performed. Can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the answering machine function is set. Without having to cancel, you can avoid imposing unnecessary charges on the calling side,
The answering machine function can be restarted only by the operation of erasing the information recorded on the medium, which can reduce complicated operations on the user and record the medium for recording information from the calling side. When the capacity becomes full and it becomes impossible to record new information, it is notified that there is an incoming call, and it is possible to shift to the communication state by the operation of the user during the notification of the incoming call. The person can recognize all the business requirements based on the incoming call from the other party.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the answering machine function is set. Without having to cancel, you can avoid imposing unnecessary charges on the calling side,
The answering machine function can be restarted only by the operation of erasing the information recorded on the medium, so that complicated operations by the user can be reduced, and the network answering service is provided at the base station. In such a case, the information on the calling side can be recorded by using the answering service of the network, so that more information from the calling side can be recorded as a result.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the specific calling side Can be notified that there is an incoming call only to the user, so that the user can reliably recognize the incoming call from the other party who wants to make an urgent contact, and the base station is provided with a network answering service. In such a case, the information recorded in the base station by the other party can be immediately taken out.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to newly record information, the specific calling side To notify that there was an incoming call only, and can switch to the communication state by the user's operation during the notification of the incoming call. Can be migrated.

According to the invention of claim 6, the user can easily recognize that the recording capacity of the medium for recording the information from the calling side becomes full and the new information cannot be recorded. By selecting, for example, ringer ringing as normal incoming notification and vibrator vibration as normal incoming notification when information cannot be recorded,
During a meeting or in a movie theater, it is possible to record new information when the recording capacity of the medium that records information from the calling party becomes full, while preventing the ringer from ringing and disturbing the surroundings. The lost user can be easily recognized.

According to the present invention, the user can reliably recognize that the recording capacity of the medium for recording the information from the calling side becomes full and the new information cannot be recorded. Therefore, when the answering service is provided in the base station, the information recorded in the base station at the time of the recognition can be immediately taken out.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the recording capacity of the medium for recording information from the calling side becomes full and it becomes impossible to record new information, a simple operation by the user can be performed. Since a dial call can be made to the other party, it is possible to make a call with the other party who could not record information in the answering machine mode by a simple operation by the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a PHS as an embodiment of a communication device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the terminal.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a control sequence at the time of incoming call when message recording is possible in the operation control in the answering machine mode.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a control sequence at the time of incoming call when message recording is not possible in the operation control in the answering machine mode.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a control sequence when an incoming call is received when message recording is disabled in the operation control in the answering machine mode.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a PH according to another embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of an S terminal.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 12 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a PHS terminal as still another embodiment of the communication device of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing operation control in the answering machine mode in the PHS terminal.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of dialing in the PHS terminal.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Antenna 2 Radio | wireless part 3 Signal processing part 4 Speaker 5 Microphone 6 Information recording / reproduction part 7 Incoming-call notification part 8 Operation input part 9 Main control part 11 Calling number storage part

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A communication device having an answering machine function for automatically transitioning to a communication state in response to an incoming call and recording information such as a business message or image data sent from a calling device on a predetermined medium. Detecting means for detecting whether or not recording of information on the medium is possible, and automatically detecting communication of information on the medium when the detecting means detects that recording of information on the medium is impossible. A communication device, comprising: control means for prohibiting transition. 2. When an incoming call message is transmitted from a base station during standby, the mobile station shifts to a communication state by performing a receiving operation and a response operation by transmitting and receiving a predetermined signal to and from the base station. A communication device having an answering machine function for recording information such as a business message or image data sent from the side device on a predetermined medium; a detecting means for detecting whether recording of information on the medium is possible; A communication device, comprising: a control unit for prohibiting an operation of responding to an incoming call message with a base station when the detection unit detects that recording of information on the medium is impossible. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit prohibits an operation of terminating the incoming call message with the base station when the detection unit detects that the information cannot be recorded on the medium. The communication device according to claim 2. 4. A telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number, a receiving means for receiving an incoming calling telephone number at the time of an incoming call, a calling telephone number received by the receiving means and the storing means. Determining means for determining whether or not the stored telephone number matches; and wherein the control means inhibits or executes incoming call notification based on a detection result by the detection means and a determination result by the determination means. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein 5. A telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number, a receiving means for receiving an incoming calling telephone number at the time of an incoming call, a calling telephone number received by the receiving means and the storing means. Determining means for determining whether the stored telephone numbers match each other; wherein the control means performs an operation of terminating an incoming call with the base station based on a result of detection by the detecting means and a result of determination by the determining means 4. The communication device according to claim 3, wherein the communication device performs only the operation. 6. A notifying means having at least two kinds of different notifying methods, wherein the control means controls the notifying means when the detecting means detects that recording of information on the medium is impossible. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication is controlled to perform notification of an incoming call by a method different from a normal time. 7. A display means for displaying that there is an incoming call, wherein the control means detects the incoming call in a state where the detection means detects that recording of information on the medium is impossible. 7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the display is performed, the display means is controlled to perform display indicating that there is an incoming call. 8. A receiving means for receiving an incoming caller's telephone number at the time of an incoming call, a telephone number storing means for storing a telephone number received by the receiving means, and a telephone stored in the telephone number storing means. 8. The communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit that performs dial transmission based on the number.