JPH10200626A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a terminal equipment to express the intention of a called party, including consent or refusal of call acceptance without making utterances to a telephone call from a 3rd party under the circumstance that even a low voice may cause trouble. SOLUTION: A plurality of reply messages, including consent or refusal of call acceptance, are respectively assigned to a plurality of dial number keys of a portable telephone set and stored in a voice memory. The portable telephone set is set to the 'key reply mode' during a conference or the like. When a phone call comes in from a 3rd party, a prescribed reply message is selectively read from the voice memory by opening a proper number key, and the read message is sent out to the 3rd party.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device suitable for, for example, a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephone systems, including so-called personal handy phone systems (PHS), have been widely used in business and the like because of their high degree of freedom in use places. Such mobile phones are, for example, UH
Connected to the nearest base station via F-band wireless line,
A relatively wide range of movement is possible.

[0003] In mobile phones, audio signals are digitized and TDMA (Time-Division Multiple A) is used.
ccess) The time axis and the data amount are compressed and transmitted by the processing.

Some mobile phones have an answering machine function. In such a mobile phone, an answering machine message is recorded in advance, for example, in a semiconductor memory, and automatically when a call is answered. Will be played. Further, the other party's business is recorded in the semiconductor memory.

[0005]

As described above, a portable telephone is a very convenient telephone, but a telephone call may be skipped depending on the surrounding situation, for example, during a meeting.

In such a case, by using the answering machine function of the mobile phone, it is possible to know the other party's business at a later date, but it is possible to immediately inform the other party of the recipient's will for this business. There was a problem that it was not possible.

[0007] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to transmit a prepared simple response message even in a situation where a telephone call is unreliable, and to determine whether or not to accept the other party's business without speaking. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device capable of expressing the intention of a called party.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a communication terminal device according to the present invention includes transmitting means and receiving means, a plurality of operation keys, and a plurality of response messages respectively assigned to the plurality of operation keys. Response message storage means to be recorded in memory in association with
Response message reproducing means for reproducing a predetermined response message corresponding to the selected operation key from the memory in response to a user's operation of selecting the plurality of operation keys; and a response message reproduced by the response message reproducing means. And a message transmission control means for transmitting the message to the other party.

According to the communication terminal device of the present invention having the above configuration, it is not necessary for the user to speak and respond to an incoming call, but only by operating an operation key corresponding to a response message stored in advance. The required response can be made.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment in which a communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied to a portable telephone will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, a signal system 10 includes an RF transmitting / receiving circuit 12 connected to an antenna 11 for both transmission and reception, and a baseband processing circuit 14 including an audio codec 13.

In the baseband processing circuit 14, baseband signals such as audio signals and data are converted to TDMA and ADMA signals.
The signal is processed for transmission or reception, such as -D conversion, DA conversion, data compression / expansion, etc., so that transmission / reception information is transmitted / received to / from the RF transmission / reception circuit 12, and the receiver (speaker) 15 and the transmission An audio signal is exchanged with the talker (microphone) 16.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a control system (microcomputer) 20 is provided for controlling the signal system 10 as described above.

That is, this microcomputer 20
CPU21, R in which various processing routines are written
The system includes an OM 22 and a RAM 23 for a work area. These memories 22 and 23 are connected to the CPU 21 through a system bus 29. In this case, ROM
For example, a response message transmission processing routine 100 as shown in FIG.

The CPU 21 has a system bus 2
9, the input / output ports 24 and 25 are connected, and the key interface circuit 26 is connected.

The interface circuit 26 is connected to a dial numeric key 27 and a plurality of function keys 28a to 28n. Each of these operation keys is constituted by a non-lock type push switch. Further, through the ports 24 and 25, the RF transmission / reception circuit 12, the baseband processing circuit 14, and the CPU 21
Transmission and reception of control information are performed.

The CPU 21 has a system bus 2
9, a display 31 using a liquid crystal display element
Is connected to the display control circuit 32 for that purpose, and the telephone number of the other party is displayed, for example, when operating the dial numeric key 27.

Further, in this example, as will be described later, a plurality of types of incoming call notification methods are prepared, from which the user can select the incoming call notification method. A ringer 33, a vibrator (vibrator) 34, and a light emitting diode 35 for the plurality of incoming call notification systems are connected to the CPU 21 through a drive circuit 36 and a system bus 29.

In this example, the audio memory 41 and the input / output port 42 are connected to the CPU 21 via the system bus 29, and the recording / playback processing circuit 43 is connected between the baseband processing circuit 14 and the port 42. . Further, in this example, for example, a plurality of response messages as shown in FIG. 3 are recorded in advance by the user and assigned to
Is stored in In this example, one of the plurality of operation keys is a response message registration key. After operating this response message registration key, one of the dial numeric keys to be registered in association is operated, and then A response message to be registered is uttered from the microphone (microphone) 16, and finally the response message registration key is operated again.
Then, the response message is stored in the memory in association with the operated dial numeric key.

Note that this method of registering a response message is an example, and other registration methods such as registering a response message in association with a plurality of dialed numeric keys in succession can be adopted.

At the time of recording the response message as described above, the voice signal from the transmitter 16 is digitized and data-compressed by the baseband processing circuit 14,
The data is written to the audio memory 41 through the recording / playback processing circuit 43. The data read from the audio memory 41 is subjected to data expansion and analog conversion in the baseband processing circuit 14, and returns to the original audio signal.

In this example, as will be described later, by selecting a plurality of number keys of the dial numeric keys 27, a simple response message corresponding to each number key is transmitted in an appropriate order according to the content of the call of the other party. The mode in which transmission is possible is called "key response mode". The mode for performing the normal incoming call operation is called a normal mode.

Selection switching between the normal mode and the key response mode is performed by operating a mode switching key which is a specific one of the function keys 28a to 28n. The microcomputer 20 determines which mode has been selected and set based on the state of the mode switching key.

In the key response mode, the ringing of the bell sound is not easy, so the incoming call notification means is different from the normal mode. In this example, as described above, the vibrator 34, the light emitting diode 35, the ringer having a low volume level, and the like can be selected as the incoming call notification method in the key response mode. One of the plurality of operation keys is an incoming call notification method selection key for preliminarily determining an incoming call notification method to be employed in the key response mode, and the user can use the selection key in advance. It is determined which incoming call notification method should be used for incoming call notification in the key response mode.

When the mode at the time of incoming call is selected and set by the mode switching key, the incoming call notification is automatically performed so that the incoming call notification is performed according to the incoming call notification method preset by the incoming call notification method selection key. Is set. In this example, for example, the vibrator 34 is selected in conjunction with the setting of the key response mode by the mode switching key.

In the key response mode, the user can select and set in advance whether an incoming call is to be made manually or automatically. The automatic response is convenient because the user does not need to perform an off-hook response operation.

In the key response mode, dial transmission corresponding to operation of the dial numeric key 27 is invalidated.

Next, the response message sending process of this example will be described with reference to FIG.

Response message sending processing routine 1 in FIG.
00 is executed, for example, when a telephone call is expected to be received from a third party in a situation where the telephone call is not straight, such as during a meeting.

Response message sending processing routine 1 in FIG.
When 00 starts, the first step 101 waits for an incoming call, and if there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to the next step 102,
It is determined whether the mobile phone is set to the key response mode. If the mode setting at the time of wearing the mobile phone is not the key response mode, the routine proceeds to a routine 200, where a normal incoming call process is performed, and the ringer 33 emits a bell sound.

If it is determined in step 102 that the setting is the key response mode, the process proceeds to the next step 103, where it is determined whether or not the portable telephone is set for automatic response.

If the portable telephone is set to the automatic answer mode, the process proceeds to step 104, where the automatic answer process is executed. That is, an automatic response to the incoming call is performed,
While the line is connected, the user is given a vibrator 3
4 is performed.

In the next step 105, the reproducing function of the recording / reproducing processing circuit 43 is activated, and a voice message indicating a key response is transmitted. The content of this message is
"I can't talk, but I can answer simple answers like" Yes, "" No, "" I don't know. " This message prompts the other party to change the way they talk on the phone so that they can respond easily, such as "yes" or "no."

Then, the processing proceeds to step 106, in which the microphone input is invalidated so that the sound from the called side is not transmitted to the other party, and a background set in advance is set in order to notify that the line is connected. Sound such as music (BGM) is transmitted. This BG
A sound such as M and a message indicating a key response are also stored in the voice memory 41.

If it is determined in step 103 that the portable telephone has not been set to the automatic answering, the process proceeds to step 107, where a predetermined incoming call notification process is executed. As described above, in the key response mode, for example, the vibrator 34 is driven, and the incoming call is notified to the user.

In response to the incoming notification, the next step 10
In step 8, when the user performs an incoming call response operation, for example, the operation of an off-hook key, the process proceeds to steps 105 and 106, where a message indicating a key response and a preset sound such as BGM are transmitted. You.

In the next step 111, it is determined whether or not a plurality of message keys, which also serve as the respective number keys of the dial numeric keys 27, have been operated, and if each message key has been operated according to the telephone content of the other party. Proceeds to the next step 112, and the messages corresponding to the operation keys of the respective numbers as shown in FIG. 3 are appropriately read out from the voice memory 41 and sent to the other party. In this case, an audio signal is also supplied to the speaker 15 so that the contents of the message to be transmitted can be understood by the called party.

The processing in steps 111 and 112 as described above is performed for each key operation until the callee's intention for the telephone call can be conveyed to the other party by appropriate operation of the message key. Repeated.

Then, in step 113, the called party performs on-hook (key operation), or in the next step 114, when a line disconnection message corresponding to the on-hook of the other party arrives, the processing proceeds to step 115, respectively. Then, the line disconnection processing is performed, and the response message sending processing routine 100 ends.

In this example, a plurality of response messages are stored in the voice memory, and a dial number key is operated to select a message assigned to each number key.
By sending the call to the other party, even in a situation where the call is not straightforward, such as during a conference, it is possible to transmit the simple intention of the called party to the call from the third party without speaking.

Since the dial numeric keys are used as message selection keys, there is no need to increase the number of operation keys.

[Other Examples] In the above-described embodiment, the vibrator is used for the notification of the incoming call. However, the bell sound at the time of the incoming call may be reduced, or the incoming call may be displayed by light such as a light emitting diode. It may be.

In the above-described embodiment, a voice message is transmitted as a response message. However, a response message may be transmitted as text information instead of voice information. In this case, a response message in a text format can be displayed on the display of the called party.

The present invention can be applied to communication using any medium such as a cable and a satellite.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, a simple response message prepared for a telephone call from a third party can be prepared even in a situation in which the telephone call is open, such as during a meeting. Can be sent, and the intention of the called party can be expressed, without saying, including the acceptance or rejection of the other party's business.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of an embodiment in which a communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Signal system, 12 ... RF transmission / reception circuit, 13 ... Audio codec, 14 ... Baseband processing circuit, 20 ... Control system (microcomputer), 21 ... CPU, 22 ... RO
M, 23 RAM, 27 dial key, 28 function key, 31 display, 33 ringer, 34 vibrator (vibrator), 35 light emitting diode, 41
Voice memory 43, recording / reproducing processing circuit 100, response message sending processing routine

Claims (11)

[Claims] A response message storage means for recording a plurality of operation keys, a plurality of response messages in a memory corresponding to the operation of the operation keys, Response message reproducing means for reproducing a predetermined response message corresponding to the operation of the operation key from the memory; anda message transmission control means for transmitting the response message reproduced by the response message reproducing means to the other party. Communication terminal device. 2. A receiving mode when a call is received by receiving an operation of a transmitting means and a receiving means, a plurality of operation keys, and a mode switching key which is one of the plurality of operation keys, is set to a normal reception mode. Mode, mode switching means for mode switching to a key response mode, and response message storage means for recording a plurality of response messages used in the key response mode in a memory corresponding to the key operation of the operation key. A response message for reproducing, from the memory, a predetermined response message corresponding to a user's operation of the operation key after receiving an incoming call when the mode switching unit is in the key response mode and receiving a response to the incoming call; Reproducing means for transmitting a response message reproduced by the response message reproducing means to the other party in the key response mode; Communication terminal apparatus characterized by comprising: a message transmission control means, the that. 3. An incoming call notification is performed in a mode different from a normal incoming call notification system when an incoming call is received while the key switching mode is selected and set by the mode switching means. Item 3. The communication terminal device according to item 2. 4. An incoming call notification system setting function for preliminarily selecting and setting a plurality of different types of incoming call notification systems in the key response mode from a plurality of types, and the key response mode is selectively set by the mode switching means. 3. The communication terminal device according to claim 2, wherein, when the notification is made, the incoming call notification is automatically performed in the incoming call notification system selected and set in the incoming call notification system setting function. 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operation key corresponding to the response message stored in the memory is a dial numeric key. 6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the response message is a voice message. 7. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the response message is a text message. 8. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein before transmitting the response message, the response message is transmitted after confirmation on a receiving side. 9. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a message indicating that a response is made by key operation is transmitted prior to the transmission of the response message. 10. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined audio signal is transmitted before transmitting the response message. 11. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a transmitter input is invalidated when said response message reproducing means is activated.