JPH10243455A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow the telephone set to easily confirm contents of a message in letters in the case that transmission reception of the message is attained and to receive a new message while storing a required message. SOLUTION: In the case of receiving character data by communication protocol control attended with the arrival of an incoming call, a main control section 2 stores received character data in a data storage section 8, reads corresponding character data from the data storage section 8 while a connector of the portable telephone set and a connector of an electronic notebook are connected by a conductor cable and converts the format of the character data in matching with a communication data format (character code and data size or the like) of the electronic notebook of a transfer destination, a communication interface section between terminal equipments converts the data into an electric signal and sends the signal via the conductor cable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable telephone has been configured so that a communication channel is formed by controlling a communication protocol with a base station and a call is made with a terminal on a calling side or a called side. A mobile phone provides a service that transmits character data in communication protocol control at the time of calling, thereby receiving character data transmitted from the calling side in communication protocol control at the receiving terminal at the time of incoming call. There was something that was.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, since the size of the device is promoted to improve the portability, the display screen has only a minimum necessary size. If a message with character data that cannot be displayed on the screen is received by the communication protocol control for incoming calls, or if a message that cannot be displayed on the display screen is transmitted by the communication protocol control for outgoing calls, scroll the display contents. The message contents must be checked and it is difficult to check the contents.If the remaining memory capacity for storing the message is exhausted, a new message will be sent. Old messages must be deleted because they cannot be stored, and once deleted messages can be displayed again. Therefore, if the required message is deleted by mistake, the other party must be requested to send the message again, and if all the messages stored in the memory are needed, a new message must be sent. There was a problem that the message could not be received.

According to the present invention, even when a message that cannot be displayed on the display screen of a device is received, the contents of the message can be easily confirmed, and a new message can be created while saving a necessary message. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone capable of receiving.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable telephone in which a communication channel is formed by controlling a communication protocol with a base station. Data communication means for performing the communication, control means for detecting character data received in communication protocol control at the time of incoming call, and control means for transferring the character data detected by the detection means using the data communication means. Things.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the control means includes:
At the time of dial transmission, character data received using the data communication means is transmitted using communication protocol control at the time of transmission.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control means includes:
In data communication using the data communication means, additional data such as a telephone number and date and time corresponding to the character data is transmitted and received.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when character data received in communication protocol control at the time of an incoming call is detected by the detection means, the control means uses the data communication means to detect the detected character data. By transferring the data to an external terminal such as an electronic organizer, character data received in communication protocol control at the time of an incoming call can be displayed or stored in the external terminal.

According to the invention described in claim 2, when character data from an external terminal such as an electronic organizer is received using the data communication means, the control means transmits the received character data when dialing. By transmitting using the communication protocol control at the time, character data displayed or stored in the external terminal can be transmitted to the destination.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when transmitting and receiving character data to and from the electronic organizer using the data communication means, the control means transmits and receives additional data such as a telephone number and date and time corresponding to the character data. By doing so, it is possible to perform automatic dial transmission or the like using the additional data on the device main body side, and it is possible to easily manage character data in the external terminal.

[0011]

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 electric configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation control at the time of an incoming call in the mobile phone, and FIG. And FIG. 4 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a radio unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from a base station (not shown) in a predetermined frequency band; 2, a main control unit for controlling a communication protocol and a user interface in the radio unit 1; A call control unit for demodulating a signal transmitted using a communication channel established by the communication protocol control by the main control unit 2 and forming a communication path with the other party by modulating the signal to be transmitted, and 4 The speaker 5 emits an audio signal transmitted from the communication path formed by the communication unit 3 to the outside, and the external sound pickup 5 collects the external audio and converts it into an electric signal. The converted audio signal is formed by the communication control unit 3. A microphone to be transmitted to the communication path
And the microphone 5 constitute a handset for communicating with the other party.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a display unit for displaying a guide at the time of data input, a message and a telephone number, and 7 denotes an operation input unit including a numerical key for inputting characters and the like for the telephone number and function keys for operating various functions. , 8 are data storages for storing previously set messages, telephone number data, etc., 9
Is a communication interface between external terminals that converts data into an electric signal with the external terminal to execute transmission and reception,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a connector unit for connecting an external terminal with a conductor cable.

First, the operation control of the portable telephone constructed as described above when an incoming call is received will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When an incoming call from a base station (not shown) is received (step F1), and character data is received in a communication protocol control accompanying the incoming call (step F2), the main control unit 2 transmits the date and time when the character data is received and the communication. The additional data such as the calling number received in the protocol control and the character data (short message) received in the communication protocol control are stored in the data storage unit 8 (step F3).
F4).

Then, in a state where the connector part of the portable telephone and the connector of the electronic organizer (not shown) are connected by a conductor cable, a setting for receiving data by a user operation is performed on the electronic organizer side. (Step F5), while the mobile phone makes settings for data transmission by the user's operation and waits for transmission (step F6).
The main control unit 2 determines whether the setting is to transmit the additional data together with the character data (step F7). If it is determined that the setting is to transmit the additional data, the main control unit 2 The corresponding additional data and character data are read from the data storage unit 8, the read additional data is added to the character data (step F8), and the character data to which the additional data is added is stored in the destination electronic notebook. The data is converted so as to conform to the communication data format (character code, data size, etc.) (step F9), and then the converted data is converted into an electrical signal by the external terminal communication interface unit 9 and transmitted via the conductor cable. (Step F10), and when the transmission of all data is completed (Step F11), the transfer operation ends.

When the electronic organizer is in a state of waiting for reception and the mobile phone is in a state of waiting for transmission, if the main control unit 2 is not set to transmit additional data together with character data (step F7). ), The main control unit 2 reads the corresponding character data from the data storage unit 8 and transfers the read character data to the communication data format (character code,
(Step F)
9) After that, when the converted data is converted into an electrical signal by the external terminal communication interface unit 9 and transmitted via the conductor cable (step F10), and when all data transmission is completed (step F11) ), The transfer operation ends.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the character data received in the communication protocol control at the time of an incoming call can be transferred to an external terminal such as an electronic organizer, and the external terminal can display and store data. it can.

In the above operation control, character data is transferred at the time of an incoming call. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a portable telephone is provided with a memory capable of storing a predetermined amount of character data. The character data stored in the memory may be arbitrarily transferred, or may be automatically transferred at a predetermined timing.

Next, the operation control at the time of transmission will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In a state where the connector portion of the mobile phone and the connector of the electronic organizer (not shown) are connected by a conductor cable, the mobile phone is set to receive data by a user operation and waits for reception. On the other hand, when the electronic organizer sets the data transmission by the user's operation and enters the transmission wait state (step F22), the upload of the text data specified in the electronic organizer is started. Then, when all text data is received, the main control unit 2 converts the received text data into a character data format that can be transmitted by communication protocol control at the time of transmission (step F23). F24), the data storage unit 8 as character data
(Step F25).

When the user operates the operation input unit 7 to input the telephone number of the call destination and instruct dial transmission (step F26), the main control unit 2 communicates with a base station (not shown) accompanying the dial call. In the communication protocol control, predetermined character data stored in the data storage unit 8 is transmitted (step F27).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the character data displayed and stored in the external terminal can be received, and the character data is transmitted to the partner device using the communication protocol control at the time of transmission. be able to.

In the above embodiment, the portable telephone and the electronic organizer are connected by a conductor cable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connection is made by optical communication as shown in FIG. You may do it.

[0026]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the character data received in the communication protocol control at the time of an incoming call can be displayed and stored in the external terminal. Even if a message that cannot be displayed on the display screen is received, the content of the message can be easily confirmed, and a new message can be received while saving a necessary message.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the character data displayed or stored in the external terminal can be transmitted to the destination, so that a message that cannot be displayed on the display screen of the device is transmitted. Also, the content of the message can be easily confirmed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when transmitting and receiving character data to and from the electronic organizer, by transmitting and receiving additional data such as a telephone number and date and time separately from the character data, the apparatus body and the external terminal In both cases, character data and additional data can be handled in a corresponding manner, so that the device body can use the additional data to make an automatic dial call, etc. Management can be performed easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of an incoming call in the mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing operation control at the time of calling in the mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Radio part 2 Main control part 3 Call control part 4 Speaker 5 Microphone 6 Display part 7 Operation input part 8 Data storage part 9 External terminal communication interface part 10 Connector part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone in which a communication channel is formed by communication protocol control with a base station, a data communication means for performing data communication with an external terminal, and character data received in communication protocol control at the time of an incoming call is detected. And a control means for transferring the character data detected by the detection means using the data communication means. 2. The portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein said control means causes the character data received using said data communication means to be transmitted using a communication protocol control at the time of transmission when dialing. . 3. The data communication device according to claim 1, wherein said control means transmits and receives additional data such as a telephone number and date and time corresponding to said character data in data communication using said data communication means. Mobile phone.