JPH11136393A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of the telephone system where the conveniance of a transmission reception function of mail data is maximized in the telephone system that sends/receives mail data at dialing or during a speech. SOLUTION: When melody data and character string data are entered to a portable telephone set externally through external operation (110-140) and entering a dial command to call other telephone set (150), the telephone set encodes the melody data and the character string data into melody transmission data (180) and sends the encoded data to a telephone line network, together with a destination telephone number (190). As a result, a call signal with the melody data and the character string data added thereto is sent to a called telephone set through the telephone line network, a called party decodes the melody data added to the call signal to reproduce the data into a incoming call tone, then the called party can come to recognize the caller intuitively. Or a message from the caller is displayed on a display device for the confirmation of a message or the like. Alternatively, mail data consisting of a message and a melody may be sent during a speech.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission function for transmitting arbitrary mail data to another telephone device when making a call for calling another telephone device or when making a call with another telephone device.
And a receiving device for receiving the mail data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one of services provided by a telephone line network for a portable telephone device, a call signal in which arbitrary mail data is added to a telephone number of a called party from a telephone device of a caller side. When a call is made, a call signal with the mail data is transmitted to the telephone device of the called party corresponding to the telephone number, so that the called party can read the mail data from the calling party. There is a known mail transfer service that allows the use of a mail.

As a telephone device capable of enjoying a mail transfer service in such a telephone line network, at the time of calling, a calling signal in which message data composed of a short character string of several tens to hundreds of numbers is added to a telephone number is transmitted to the telephone. A call can be made to the line network, and when a call is received from the telephone line network and a ring tone is generated, if a message data is added to the call signal, a message is displayed on a display device such as an LCD according to the message data. There is known a telephone device configured to perform the following operations.

[0004] Further, some telephone apparatuses are known which are capable of transmitting and receiving mail data during a telephone call with a telephone apparatus of a communication destination connected via a telephone line network. In this type of telephone device, when a user instructs transmission or reception of mail data during a call, the transmitting telephone device transmits message data registered as mail data in advance, and the receiving side transmits the message data. The telephone device receives the mail data and stores it in a memory or the like.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional telephone device, the mail data that can be transmitted and received at the time of calling or talking is limited to message data composed of character strings. For this reason, for example, when sending mail data at the time of calling, the called party must check the display screen every time the ringing tone sounds to confirm the called party, the presence of a message, etc. Not easy to use, or
For example, when sending a birthday celebration message,
There has been a problem that it is not possible to respond to a request for giving a desired melody, and it is not possible to use its function sufficiently despite being able to send and receive arbitrary mail data.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and in a telephone device capable of transmitting and receiving mail data at the time of calling or talking, a telephone device can utilize a mail data transmitting and receiving function to the utmost. The purpose is to improve the usability.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone apparatus for inputting melody data in which an arbitrary melody is encoded for each sound. In the state where the melody data is input from the melody data input means, when a call signal transmission command is input from the call command input means, the call means is switched to the melody data input from the melody data input means. Is added to the called telephone number to generate a calling signal, and the calling signal is transmitted to the telephone network.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the first aspect, it is possible to transmit melody data together with a call signal to a desired telephone device by using the mail transfer service of the telephone line network. On the other hand, in the telephone device according to claim 2, when a call signal is received from the telephone line network,
The data addition determining means determines whether or not melody data obtained by encoding a melody for each sound is added to the calling signal as mail data, and
When it is determined by the data addition determining means that the melody data is added to the calling signal as mail data, a melody is generated according to the melody data and the speaker is sounded, and the melody data is added to the calling signal by the data adding determining means. Is determined to have not been given, a ringtone is generated according to preset ringtone generation data, and the speaker is caused to ring.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the second aspect, when melody data is added to the call signal, the ring tone generated when the call signal is received is changed by the ring tone generation data. The generated ring tone unique to the telephone device is automatically changed to a ring tone corresponding to the melody data added to the call signal.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned telephone line network for performing the mail transfer service, if the caller uses the telephone device according to claim 1 and the called party uses the telephone device according to claim 2, Using the mail transfer service of the telephone network,
It is possible to change the ring tone of the called party from the calling party, and the called party can change the ringing tone without checking the display screen as in the past. It becomes possible to know intuitively, and an extremely convenient telephone system can be constructed.

[0011] In particular, if a telephone device having the components described in claims 1 and 2 is configured, the telephone device has a function of transmitting melody data and a function of changing a ring tone when receiving melody data. Therefore, the mail transfer service of the telephone network can be used more effectively.

The melody data input means may be constructed so that melody data composed using a computer, an electronic musical instrument or the like can be externally input via a signal line or the like, but more preferably, It is preferable that the user can create desired melody data with the telephone device alone. In other words, if, for example, the melody data is input by operating the operation unit of the telephone device and sequentially specifying the scale and length of each sound constituting the melody, the melody data is created by the telephone device alone. It is possible and preferable.

Next, a telephone device according to a third aspect of the present invention is provided with message data input means for inputting message data consisting of arbitrary character data added to the melody data in the telephone device according to the first aspect. When transmitting a call signal to the telephone network, if the melody data and the message data are input from the melody data input means and the message data input means, the calling means transmits the melody data and the message. A call signal is generated by adding data to a telephone number, and the call signal is transmitted to a telephone line network.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the present invention, not only can the melody data be transmitted together with the call signal to the desired telephone device, but also the message can be transmitted to the desired telephone device. If message data is input from the data input means, mail data obtained by adding message data to melody data can be transmitted.

On the other hand, a telephone device according to a fourth aspect is provided with a message display means in the telephone device according to the second aspect,
When it is determined that the melody data is added to the call signal by the data addition determining means, it is determined whether or not the mail data includes message data including character data, and the message data is included. , A message is displayed on a display device in accordance with the character data constituting the message data.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the fourth aspect, when the melody data is added to the call signal as in the telephone device of the second aspect, the ring tone is added to the melody data. In addition to changing to the corresponding ringtone, when message data is added to the melody data, a message corresponding to the message data can be displayed on the display device.

Accordingly, in the above-mentioned telephone line network for performing the mail transfer service, if the caller uses the telephone device according to claim 3 and the called party uses the telephone device according to claim 4, Using the mail transfer service of the telephone network,
In addition to changing the ring tone of the caller from the caller, a desired message can be displayed on the display device of the caller from the caller as needed. And
In this case, the called party can recognize the caller from the ringtone, so that, for example, the display screen is displayed only when the other party sends an important message. Whether to see or not to see can be determined from the ring tone, and the usability of the telephone device is improved.

In particular, if the components of the telephone device according to the third and fourth aspects are provided in one telephone device,
In the telephone device, transmission and reception of mail data including only melody data or mail data including melody data and message data can be performed.
The mail transfer service of the telephone line network can be used more effectively as compared with a case where the functions of the telephone device according to the first and second aspects are provided in one telephone device.

Incidentally, as the message data input means,
Like the melody data input means, for example, document data created using a computer, a word processor, or the like may be configured to be input as message data from outside via a signal line or the like. By operating the unit and inputting the character data in order, the message data can be input, so that the telephone device alone can create the message data,
preferable.

Next, a telephone device according to a fifth aspect is provided with the telephone device according to the third aspect, wherein a ring tone data registration unit, a ring tone data selection unit, a ring tone setting unit, and a command input unit are provided. When a ring tone data registration command is input from the outside via the command input means, the ring tone data registration means converts the input data from the melody data input means and the message data input means into a ring tone according to the command. Registered in the ring tone data storage means as data, and when a ring tone data selection command is input from outside via the command input means, the ring tone data selection means is registered in the ring tone data storage means according to the command. One ring tone data is selected from the plurality of ring tone data.

When a ring tone change command is input from outside via the command input means, the ring tone setting means transmits the melody data constituting the ring tone data selected by the ring tone data selecting means to the telephone. When a ringing signal is received from a line network, it is set as ringing tone generation data for generating a ringing tone from a speaker, and when ringing tone data is selected by the ringing tone data selection means, a transmission command input means. When a call signal transmission command is input from, the calling means,
The selected ring tone data is added to the telephone number as mail data to generate a call signal, and the call signal is transmitted to the telephone network.

That is, in the telephone device according to the fifth aspect, the melody data (or the melody data and the message data) to be transmitted as mail data to the telephone device to be called.
Is registered in the ring tone data storage means as ring tone data, so that the melody data included in the registered ring tone data can be set as ring tone generating data for generating its own ring tone. It can be reused as mail data to be added to a telephone number when a call signal is transmitted next time.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the present invention, desired data is selected from a plurality of melody data (or melody data and message) and transmitted to the called telephone device. And from the ringtones that can be generated with the multiple melody data,
You can select your favorite ringtone and set it as your own ringtone.

Since the ring tone data can include not only the melody data but also the message data, character data representing the title of the song, the contents of the melody, etc. are input as the message data, and the ring tone data selection command is issued. At the time of input, if the message data is displayed on the display device, a desired melody can be easily selected.

On the other hand, a telephone device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the telephone device according to the fourth aspect, further comprising a reception data storage unit, a reception data search unit, a reception data registration unit, a ringtone data selection unit, and a ringtone setting unit. , And command input means. When a call signal is received from the telephone line network, the received data storage means receives melody data or mail data composed of melody data and message data given to the call signal. Store as data.

When a received data search command is input from the outside via the command input means, the received data search means searches the received data stored in the received data storage means in accordance with the command, and searches the received data. Along with generating a melody according to the melody data in the received data and sounding the speaker, when message data is included in the searched received data, a message is displayed on a display device in accordance with character data constituting the message data, When a received data registration command is input from outside via the command input means, the received data registration means registers the received data searched and selected by the received data search means as ring tone data in the ring tone data storage means. I do.

Also, when a ring tone data selection command is input from outside through the command input means, the ring tone data selection means responds to the command and outputs a plurality of ring tone data registered in the ring tone data storage means. When one of the ring tone data is selected from among the ring tone data and a ring tone change command is input from outside via the command input means, the ring tone setting means sets the ring tone data selected by the ring tone data selection means. Is set as ring tone generation data.

That is, the telephone device according to the present invention, when receiving a call signal to which message data consisting only of melody data or mail data consisting of melody data and message data is added from a telephone line network,
By storing the mail data as received data, a received data search command can be input later so that the content can be confirmed, and if the melody data included in the received data confirmed by the search is good, The received data is registered in the ring tone data storage means, and if necessary, the melody data in the registered ring tone data can be set as ring tone generating data for generating the own ring tone. Have been.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the sixth aspect, the melody data (or the melody data and the message) transmitted from the telephone device of the caller can be confirmed later and the melody data can be confirmed. If the user likes the ringtone obtained by the above, the user can set the ringtone as his / her own ringtone, and can effectively use the data transmitted from the caller.

[0030] In particular, if a telephone device comprising the components of the telephone device according to the fifth and sixth aspects is constituted, the melody data transmitted as mail data from the caller side in the telephone device. Once registered as ring tone data, the melody data can be used as mail data to be transmitted to the called telephone device when a subsequent call is made, and can be used with other telephone devices. The transmitted and received melody data can be used more effectively.

It should be noted that the present invention (claims 1 to 6) is applicable to a mobile device which is wirelessly connected to a telephone line network if the telephone device can be connected to a telephone line network for performing the above-mentioned mail transfer service. The present invention can be applied to a telephone device (for example, a mobile telephone device) or a fixed telephone device connected to a telephone network via a transmission line.

On the other hand, the telephone device according to the present invention comprises message data storage means for storing message data consisting of a character string to be transmitted to another telephone device connected via a telephone line network. When a mail data transmission command is input from the transmission command input means during a call with the telephone device or a call for calling another telephone device, the mail data transmission means reads the message data from the message data storage means, and As mail data to another telephone device. Also, the telephone device of the present invention (claim 7) is provided with melody data input means for inputting melody data, similarly to the telephone device of the above-mentioned claims 1, 3, and 5. When a mail data transmission command is input from the transmission command input unit in a state where melody data is input from, the melody data and the message data are transmitted as mail data to another telephone device.

According to the telephone device of the present invention, message data or data obtained by adding melody data to the message data can be transmitted to other telephone devices as mail data. In particular, according to the telephone device of the seventh aspect, unlike the telephone devices of the first, third, and fifth aspects, a transmission command is input not only at the time of calling but also during a call, Since it is configured to transmit mail data, the present invention can be applied to a telephone network other than the telephone network that provides the above-described mail transfer service.

The telephone line network other than the telephone line network for performing the above-described mail transfer service is not limited to the time of calling but may be any telephone line network capable of transmitting and receiving mail data during a call. If the mail data is transmitted as a digital signal, the available telephone line network is limited. Therefore, it is preferable that the mail data transmitting means is configured to transmit the mail data to the DTMF signal. It is preferable that the transmission signal is converted into a transmission signal and transmitted to another telephone device.

That is, the DTMF (dual tone multi frequency)
ency) is a signal used in a push-button dial type telephone, and is composed of a combination of two frequencies in a voice frequency band. Therefore, regardless of the type of telephone network, any telephone network can be used. Can send and receive melody data. Therefore, if the mail data transmission means is configured as described in claim 9, the mail data can be transmitted to another telephone device without being affected by the service provided by the telephone network even during a call or a call. Become.

Next, in the telephone device according to the eighth aspect, the mail data receiving means receives mail data transmitted from another telephone device connected via the telephone line network, and receives the mail data. The storage means stores the received mail data. Then, when a read command for the mail data stored in the mail data storage means is input from the read command input means, the mail data reading means reads the mail data from the received data storage means and reads the characters constituting the mail data. The column is displayed on the display device as a message from another telephone device. Further, when the mail data reading means reads the mail data from the received data storage means, the received data determining means determines whether or not the read mail data contains melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound. If the received data determining means determines that the melody data is included in the mail data, the melody reproducing means generates a melody in accordance with the melody data and sounds the speaker.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the present invention, when the message data is transmitted as mail data from another telephone device, the message is transmitted in accordance with the instruction of the user who inputs the read instruction of the mail data. If melody data is added to the message data at the time of the display, the melody corresponding to the melody data can be reproduced for the user to hear.

Therefore, if the telephone device described in claim 7 and the telephone device described in claim 8 are used, the user of the telephone device described in claim 7 can use the telephone device described in claim 8. Sending a message with a desired melody to the user at the time of calling or talking, and the user of the telephone device according to claim 8 reads out the message with the melody as necessary. This makes it possible to use the mail data transmission / reception function of each telephone device very effectively.

In the telephone device according to the eighth aspect,
The mail data receiving means receives a DTMF signal transmitted from another telephone device according to claim 10 corresponding to the telephone device according to claim 9 and converts the DTMF signal into a mail. Preferably, it is configured to convert the data. In other words, with this configuration, the mail data can be exchanged with the telephone device according to claim 9 regardless of the type of telephone line network, regardless of the type of telephone line network. Can be sent and received,
Usability can be improved.

[0040]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a mobile phone device 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention (specifically, claims 1 to 6) is applied. FIG. FIG.

The portable telephone device 1 of this embodiment is for use in a telephone line network for performing the above-described mail transfer service, and as shown in FIG. It is formed in a long shape so that it can be operated and is easy to carry. And in the center,
The operation unit 2 includes numeric keys “0 to 9, *, #” for inputting a telephone number of a call destination, and various function keys for switching an operation mode of the mobile phone device 1 and inputting various commands. A number of key switches are arranged. A microphone 5 for the user to input voice during a call is provided below the operation unit 2, and a message transmitted from another telephone device or a mobile phone is provided above the operation unit 2. A display unit 3 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying operation guidance, operation status, and the like of the device 1 is provided. A speaker 4 for reproducing the received audio signal is provided. An extensible rod antenna 6 is provided at a tip end above the speaker 4.
, Wireless communication can be performed with a base station on the telephone line network side.

The various keys constituting the operation unit 2 function as transmission command input means, melody data input means, message data input means, and command input means of the present invention.
Then, in FIG. 2, the numeric keys “0-9, *,
Although the symbol "#" is given, the numeric keypad is also used for inputting a scale such as "do, re, mi, ..." at the time of melody input described later, and for inputting characters at the time of message input.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the portable telephone device 1 generates a ring tone when a call signal is transmitted from a telephone network, separately from the speaker 4 for a call, A speaker 8 for generating a guidance sound and calling a user is built in. Further, in the mobile phone device 1, a transmission / reception unit 12 for performing wireless communication with a base station via an antenna 6, a ring tone storage unit as a ring tone data storage unit for storing ring tone data described later. 14. A reception data storage unit 16 as reception data storage means for storing mail data from another telephone device attached to a call signal from the telephone line network as reception data, and other devices such as a computer. An interface unit (hereinafter, referred to as an I / F unit) 18 for inputting / outputting data, and a control unit 10 connected to each of the above units and performing various control processes are also provided.

The control unit 10 is mainly composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, etc., and performs various control processes for realizing the function as a general portable telephone device. Call processing for transmitting a call signal for calling another telephone device to the telephone network, reception processing for generating a ring tone from the speaker 8 when a call signal is transmitted from the base station, ring tone When the user inputs a command to connect the mobile phone device 1 to the telephone network due to the occurrence of the call, the connection process for connecting the mobile phone device 1 to the phone network via the transmission / reception unit 12 and the calling process are performed. When the preceding telephone device is connected to the telephone network and a telephone call with the telephone device of the called party becomes possible, or when the mobile phone device 1 is connected to the telephone network by connection processing, When a call with the telephone device on the caller side becomes possible, a voice signal input by the user from the microphone 5 is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving unit 12 to the base station side, or the telephone network (in other words, the caller A voice input / output process or the like for generating a voice from the speaker 4 is performed on the voice signal transmitted from the telephone device on the side.

In order to effectively use the mail transfer service of the telephone line network, the control unit 10 transmits message data to a called telephone device via the telephone line network, When a call signal is received from the line network, a message from the caller is displayed on the display unit 3 in accordance with the message data added to the call signal.
In addition to the general message transmission / reception processing, the melody data composed by the user is transmitted to the called telephone device via the telephone line network, or when a call is received, the melody data is transmitted to the calling signal from the telephone line network. A melody data transmission / reception process for generating a ring tone corresponding to the assigned melody data is executed.

Hereinafter, control processing executed by the control unit 10 for transmitting and receiving melody data will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
In order to perform such data communication, the control unit 10 includes an encoder 10a for converting message data and melody data into a signal for transmission, and a decoder 10b for restoring message data and melody data from a received signal.
Is built-in.

First, FIG. 3 shows an incoming call which is used to generate a ring tone in the portable telephone device 1 of the present embodiment or creates ring tone data to be transmitted as mail data when calling another telephone device. Indicates sound data creation processing. This processing is executed when the user operates a function selection key provided on the operation unit 2 to set the operation mode of the apparatus to the ringtone creation mode, and the processing is started. Then, first, in S110 (S represents a step), the user operates the numeric keypad of the operation unit 2 (the numeric keypad functions as a melody data input unit at this time), and each sound constituting the desired melody is operated. A melody input process is executed to accept input of scale data representing a scale or a pause such as "do, re, mi ..." and length data representing its length (time) in turn. Then, in S120, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the enter key of the operation unit 2 to input a melody input end instruction. If the end instruction has not been input, the process proceeds to S110 again. Wait for the user to finish melody input.

Next, if it is determined in S120 that the melody input end command has been input, the process proceeds to S130 and the user operates the numeric keypad of the operation unit 2 (at this time, the numeric keypad is used as a message data input unit). By operating the function, a character string input process is executed to accept input of a character string such as a song name of the previously input melody or a message to be transmitted together with the melody to the telephone device of the called party. Then, in subsequent S140, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the enter key of the operation unit 2 to input an end command of the character string input. If the end command has not been input, the process returns to S130. Waits for the user to finish inputting the character string.

Note that the melody input process of S110 and S1
During the execution of the character string input process of 30, the display unit 3 displays guidance for the input and an image representing the scale input by the user, its length, a character string, and the like. Next, when it is determined in S140 that the end command of the character string input has been input, this time,
The process proceeds to S150 and determines whether or not the user has operated the transmission key (corresponding to transmission command input means) of the operation unit 2 to input a transmission command for calling another telephone device.
If the transmission command has not been input, the process proceeds to S160, and it is determined whether or not the user has input a command to register ringtone data by operating a predetermined function key of the operation unit 2. If the user has not entered this registration command, the process returns to S150, and the process proceeds to S150 and S16.
By repeatedly executing the process of 0, it waits for the user to input a transmission command or a registration command. In this standby state, if the user operates the end key, the process is terminated.

Next, if it is determined in S160 that the user has input a ringing tone data registration command, the process proceeds to S170.
Then, the melody data composed of a combination of the scale data and the length data received in the melody input process of S110, and the character string data representing the song name or message received in S130, as one ring tone data,
A process as a ring tone data registration unit to be registered in the ring tone storage unit 14 is executed, and the process ends.

Incidentally, the ring tone storage section 14 is composed of a memory,
Since the number of ringtone data that can be registered is limited, if there is no free space at the time of registration, new ringtone data will be overwritten in the storage area of already registered ringtone data. Or new registration is performed by designating a registration number.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S150 that the user has input the transmission command, the flow shifts to S180, and proceeds to S11.
From the melody data received in the melody input process of 0 and the character string data received in S130 (in this case, even if the character string is a song name, it becomes message data for the called telephone device) via the telephone line network. The melody transmission data that can be transmitted to the called telephone device is created by the encoder 10a. In step S190, the user operates the operation unit 2 to generate a call signal in which the melody transmission data is added to the telephone number input or specified, and transmits the call signal from the transmission / reception unit 12 to the telephone. A calling process as a calling means for making a line network make a call is executed, and the process is terminated.

The melody transmission data transmitted to the telephone network by this calling process has a data structure that the telephone network can recognize as mail data.
As shown in (a), the header is composed of a header representing data contents, message data corresponding to the input character string, and the input melody data. Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the message data is composed of a character code representing each character constituting the character string and a data length representing the number of characters provided as a header at the beginning of the character code. As shown in FIG. 8C, note information including scale data indicating the scale or pause of each note constituting the melody and length data indicating its length (time), and a header added to the beginning of the note information And a data length representing the number of notes.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a case where a ring tone is generated using the ring tone data registered in the ring tone storage unit 14, and the ring tone is used as a standard ring tone normally used in the portable telephone device 1. Indicates the ringtone playback / change processing to be set. This process is a process having a function as a ring tone data selection unit and a ring tone setting unit of the present invention. The user operates a function selection key provided on the operation unit 2 to issue a ring tone change command. Is executed when you enter When the process is started, first, in S210, the registration number and the like of the ring tone data registered in the ring tone storage unit 14 are displayed on the display unit 3 so that the registration status of the ring tone data is displayed by the user. To guide.

In step S220, the user operates the numeric keypad of the operation unit 2 while viewing the guide image displayed on the display unit 3, and inputs the registration number of the ringtone to be reproduced as a ringtone data selection command. A registration number input process is executed to accept the request, and in S230, the ring tone data corresponding to the registration number input by the user is stored in the ring tone storage unit 14.
And displays the character string data included in the ringtone data on the display unit 3. In S230, if no character string data is set in the ringtone data, it is displayed that no character string data exists.

In the subsequent S240, a melody is generated in accordance with the melody data included in the read ring tone data, and a melody reproduction process for sounding the speaker 8 is executed. In the next S250, the reproduced melody is reproduced. After that, it is set as a standard ringtone used by the device (in other words, the melody data used for reproducing the melody this time is set as data for generating a ringtone), and the process ends.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a melody transmission process for transmitting the ring tone data registered in the ring tone storage section 14 as mail data to the telephone device of the call destination. This process is a process having a function as a ring tone data selection unit and a calling unit according to the present invention (especially claim 5), and the user operates a function selection key provided on the operation unit 2 by operating the key. This is executed when the operation mode of the device is set to the transmission mode of the ring tone data. Then, when this process is started, first, in S310, the user is notified of the registration status of the ring tone data in the ring tone storage unit 14 in the same manner as in S210, and in S320, in the same manner as in S220. Then, a registration number input process is performed, which accepts that the user operates the operation unit 2 to input a registration number of a ringtone to be transmitted as mail data as a ringtone data selection command.

In S330, the character string data included in the ring tone data corresponding to the registration number input by the user is displayed on the display unit 3 as in S230. Then, in S340, a melody is generated in accordance with an amount of data that can be transmitted as a call signal out of the melody data included in the read ringtone data, and
Is executed, and a transmittable melody reproduction process is executed.

In other words, the ring tone data registered in the ring tone storage unit 14 is basically data for generating a self-ring tone, and if the amount of data can be stored in the ring tone storage unit 14. However, the mail data that can be transmitted as a call signal is limited by the rules of the telephone network, and the upper limit is smaller than the amount of data that can be stored in the ringtone storage unit 14. By generating a melody using only the melody data that can be transmitted as mail data from the ring tone data stored in the storage unit 14 and sounding the speaker 8, the melody is transmitted to the called telephone device via the telephone line network. The melody that is actually transmitted is reproduced.

Then, in S350, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the transmission key of the operation unit 2 to input the transmission command, and waits for the transmission command to be input.
When a transmission command is input, the flow shifts to S360, where
Similarly to 180, melody transmission data is created from the selected, displayed, and reproduced ring tone data. The following S3
At 70, as in S190, a call signal is generated by adding a melody transmission data to the telephone number, and a call process for transmitting the call signal from the transmission / reception unit 12 to the telephone network is executed. finish. Incidentally, if the user operates the end key while waiting for the transmission command in S350, the process is terminated as it is.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a case where the transmitting / receiving unit 12 receives a call signal transmitted from a base station of the telephone network to the portable telephone device 1 when the operation mode of the portable telephone device 1 is the normal mode. Represents the receiving process executed. As shown in FIG. 6, when this process is started, first, in S410, the reception data added to the calling signal is decoded (reconstructed) from the reception signal input from the transmission / reception unit 12 using the decoder 10b. Subsequently, in S420, the received data is stored in the received data storage unit 16. The received data storage unit 1
Numeral 6 is composed of a memory as in the case of the ring tone storage unit 14. The decoded received data is stored in the received data storage unit 16 together with the data number, date and time of reception, and the like.
If the free space in the received data storage unit 16 is small when saving the received data, the received data received this time is written to a data area such as old received data or received data specified by the user.

The received data is stored in the received data storage unit 1
6, the received data includes message data, melody data, or data composed of melody data and message data in S430.
It is determined whether or not mail data is included. Also,
If the received data includes mail data, then in S440, it is determined whether the mail data includes melody data (that is, the mail data is melody data or melody data and message data). Is performed to determine whether the data is composed of data). Then, if the melody data is included in the mail data, the subsequent S
The process proceeds to 450, and the incoming call display for alternately displaying the incoming call guidance and the received message represented by the message data included in the mail data at predetermined time intervals is performed on the display unit 3.

The incoming call display performed by S450 is a process for realizing the function as the message display means of the present invention. Specifically, for example, the mail data in the received data stored in the received data storage unit 16 Other than the above, that is, the date and time when the received data was received and the telephone number of the calling party transmitted from the telephone device of the calling party are displayed for one second as an incoming call guide, and then included in the mail data. The received message represented by the message data is displayed for one second, for example. If the message data is not included in the mail data (that is, the mail data is only the melody data), no message is displayed.

When the incoming call is displayed on the display unit 3 in S450, in S460, the apparatus determines in accordance with a command from the user whether the permission to change the ringtone is set. That is, the mobile phone device 1 of the present embodiment is
It has a function to change the ringtone according to the melody data transmitted from the telephone device of the caller, but the user may not want to change the ringtone. S can be set as appropriate.
In 460, whether or not the ringtone can be changed is determined based on the operation data that has already been set.

If the ring tone change permission is set, the flow advances to S470 to generate a melody in accordance with the melody data included in the mail data received this time and to make the speaker 8 ring. A melody reproduction process (corresponding to a ringing tone generating means) is executed, and the subsequent S480
, Execute a call process. In S480, the calling telephone device cuts off the connection to the telephone network and stops receiving the call signal, or the user connects the device to the telephone network to make a call. A series of call processing is performed until the connection to the telephone line network is cut off.

Next, if it is determined in S440 that the received mail data does not include the melody data, that is, if the mail data is only the message data, the flow shifts to S490 to continue. As in S450, the incoming call guidance and the received message are alternately displayed on the display unit 3. In S500, after a ringtone is generated with a preset standard ringtone, the process proceeds to S480, and the above-described call is performed. Execute the process.

If it is determined in S430 that the received data does not include mail data, the process proceeds to S51.
At 0, only the incoming call guidance including the reception date and time and the telephone number of the caller is displayed on the display unit, and at S500, after a ring tone is generated with a preset standard ring tone, at S4
The process shifts to 80, and the above-described call processing is executed.

When the call processing in S480 is completed, it is determined again in S520 whether or not the received data received this time includes mail data. If the received data does not include mail data, it is determined. If so, the process ends. If the received data includes the mail data, the process proceeds to S530, and the display unit 3 displays a guide indicating that the mail data has been received this time (mail reception).
Is displayed, and in step S540, a predetermined notification sound is generated from the speaker 8, and then the process ends.

Next, FIG. 7 shows a reception melody search / registration process for retrieving reception data stored in the reception data storage section 16 and registering desired melody data as ring tone data in the ring tone storage section 14. Represents This process is a process having functions as a reception data search unit and a reception data registration unit of the present invention, and a state in which the state of displaying the mail reception in S530 of the reception process is continued (in other words, FIG. (6) After the reception process is executed, the operation mode of the apparatus is not changed), when the user operates a key for selecting received data, or when the user operates the operation unit 2 This is executed when the operation mode of the device is set to the received data search mode by operating the selection key.

When this process is started, first, S
At 610, a selection screen of the reception data including the melody data is displayed on the display unit 3, and the user operates the operation unit 2 while viewing the screen to search the reception data for the data number of the desired reception data. A data number input process for receiving an input as a command is executed. Then, the following S620
Then, the reception data (reception date / time, reception message, etc.) of the input data number is displayed on the display unit 3 and the subsequent S6
At 30, the received melody is reproduced according to the melody data in the received data.

Next, in S640, it is determined whether or not the user has operated a predetermined function key of the operation unit 2 to instruct a re-search of the received data. Executes the processing of S610 to S630 again. If it is determined in S640 that the user has not issued a re-search command, the process proceeds to S650, and the user operates the end key of the operation unit 2 to instruct the end of the process. Is determined, and if an end command has been input, the process ends.

If it is determined in S650 that the user has not input the end command, the flow shifts to S660, where the user operates a predetermined function key of the operation unit 2 to receive the command. It is determined whether a data registration command has been input. Then, if the received data registration command has not been input, the process proceeds to S640 again, and if the received data registration command has been input, the process proceeds to S670, and S630.
The received data including the melody data reproduced in the received melody reproduction processing of the above is stored as ringtone data,
4 and the process ends. The ringtone storage unit 1
The registration of the ringtone data in No. 4 is executed in the same manner as in S170.

As described above, in the portable telephone device 1 according to the present embodiment, when a call signal for calling the called telephone device is transmitted, the incoming call registered by the user and registered in the ringtone storage unit 14 is transmitted. Sound data can be transmitted as message data to the telephone network. Therefore, at the time of calling, the melody data or the melody data and the message data can be transmitted to the telephone device of the called party via the telephone line network. Further, when the call signal transmitted from the telephone line network includes melody data, a ring tone corresponding to the melody data can be generated.

Therefore, if the portable telephone device 1 of the present embodiment is used in the telephone network for performing the above-described mail transfer service, the caller can arbitrarily set the ring tone of the called party. On the other hand, the called party can intuitively know the called party from the ringtone, and can construct a very convenient telephone system.

In the portable telephone device 1 according to the present embodiment, the mail data received from the caller is stored in the received data storage section 16 and, if necessary, the received data is selected from the stored received data. Received data including desired melody data can be selected and registered as ringtone data in the ringtone storage unit 14, so that the own ringtone can be changed to a melody received from another telephone device, and The transmitted data can be effectively used.

The data registered as the ring tone data can be transmitted to the called telephone device at the time of calling, so that, for example, when only messages are transmitted and received between groups,
It is also possible to make the ring tone of each telephone device common,
The convenience of the mobile phone device 1 can be improved.

The portable telephone device 1 according to the embodiment to which the present invention is applied has been described above.
The inventions of claims 7 to 10 can also be easily realized by using a hardware configuration substantially similar to that of the mobile phone 1 of the above embodiment.

Then, a portable telephone device according to an embodiment to which the inventions of claims 7 to 10 are applied will be described as a second embodiment of the present invention. First, claims 7 to 10
In realizing the mobile phone device described in (1), in the mobile phone device 1 of the above embodiment, the mail data transmitting encoder 10a shown in FIG. The decoder 10b for receiving the mail data is configured to restore the mail data from the DTMF signal included in the reception signal input from the transmission / reception unit 12. And the control unit 1
The processing for transmitting / receiving the mail data executed at 0 is executed as shown in FIG. 9, and the reading of the received mail data is executed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows a case where mail data (message data and melody data) to be transmitted is stored in the ring tone storage section 14 in the same procedure as the ring tone data creation processing shown in FIG. Automatic mail transmission processing executed when the user operates the operation unit 2 to input an automatic mail data transmission command, and is executed when mail is automatically received in response to the automatic mail transmission processing. It is a flowchart showing a mail automatic reception process.

In this case, the ring tone storage unit 14 functions as the message data storage unit according to the seventh aspect,
The operation unit 2 functions as the transmission command input unit described in claim 7, and the ring tone data generation processing illustrated in FIG. 3 functions as the melody data input unit described in claim 7. The automatic mail receiving process is a process executed when the operation mode is set by the user so that the mobile phone device automatically receives the mail data.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the mail automatic transmission process, first, in S705, a call signal for calling another portable telephone device to which mail data is to be transmitted is transmitted to the telephone line network, and then to S710. By transmitting the call signal, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone device to which the mail data is to be transmitted is connected via the telephone line network.
Wait for the line to be connected. Then, when the line is connected, the message data constituting the mail data for transmission designated by the user at the same time as the input of the automatic transmission command is read from the ringtone storage unit 14 in S715, and the DTM is read.
The signal is converted into an F signal and transmitted.

On the other hand, the called portable telephone device corresponding to the call signal transmitted by the calling portable telephone device executes an automatic mail receiving process, so that first, in S805, the telephone line network is connected. Is determined. If the call signal has not been received, S805 is executed again to wait for the reception of the call signal. When the call signal is received, the portable telephone device is connected to the telephone network. Then, the mobile telephone device on the calling side transmits the message data by the process of S715, and determines whether or not the message data has been received during a predetermined time afterward in S815. If the message data cannot be received, it is determined that there is some abnormality, the telephone line is cut off in S865, and the process is terminated.

If it is determined in S815 that the message data has been received, it is checked in S820 whether or not the received message data is normal. A message data storage process to be stored in the reception data storage unit 16 as storage means (claim 8) is executed. In S825, the message reception code indicating the reception state (normal / abnormal) of the message data is set to the DTM.
The signal is transmitted to the calling mobile phone device by the F signal.

Then, the portable telephone device on the calling side proceeds to S72.
At 0, this message reception code is received and temporarily stored in a buffer or the like, and then at S725, it is determined whether or not there is melody data to be transmitted as mail data. When it is determined that there is no melody data to be transmitted to the called side, the process proceeds to S750, and when it is determined that there is melody data to be transmitted to the called side, S750 is performed.
The flow shifts to 730, where a melody presence code indicating that melody data is to be transmitted is transmitted to the called side by a DTMF signal.

On the other hand, the portable telephone device on the called side executes S825.
After the message reception code is transmitted in step S830, it is determined whether or not the melody code has been received during a predetermined time period. If the melody code has not been received, the process proceeds to step S865. If the melody code can be received at step S835, it is determined in step S835 whether the melody data can be received at present by checking the memory capacity or the like. If the melody data cannot be received, the process proceeds to step S865. If the melody data can be received, on the other hand, at step S840, a receivable code indicating that fact is transmitted to the calling side using the DTMF signal. Send to telephone device.

For this reason, the portable telephone device on the calling side uses S
After transmitting the melody code at 730, S735
Then, it is determined whether or not a receivable code has been received during a predetermined time has elapsed. If the receivable code was not received, the process proceeds to S750. Conversely, if the receivable code was received, , S740, and transmits the melody data to the called-side portable telephone device by the DTMF signal.

Further, the mobile telephone device of the called side is S840.
After transmitting the receivable code at step S845, it is determined whether or not the melody data has been received. By waiting for the reception of the melody data to be completed, when the reception of the melody data is completed, the process proceeds to step S850. Migrate,
It is checked whether the received melody data is normal. If the melody data is normal, a melody data storage process of storing the melody data in the reception data storage unit 16 is executed. In S855, the melody reception code indicating the melody data reception state (normal / abnormal) is set to DT.
An MF signal is transmitted to the caller's mobile phone device, and the subsequent S8
At 60, the mail data reception result of the series of mail data reception processing of S815 to S855, that is, the normal / abnormal reception of the message data and the normal / abnormal reception of the melody data are displayed on the display unit 3, The process moves to S865.

Next, in the calling side portable telephone device, S
At step 740, when the melody data is transmitted,
At 5, the melody reception code transmitted from the called mobile phone is received and stored. And the following S750
Then, the transmission result of the mail data is determined based on the various codes transmitted from the mobile phone device on the receiving side, and the determination result, that is, the normal / abnormal transmission of the message data, and the normal / abnormal transmission of the melody data The abnormality is displayed on the display unit 3, and in S755, the telephone line is disconnected, and the process is terminated.

In the automatic mail transmission processing and automatic mail reception processing shown in FIG. 9, the user inputs an automatic mail data transmission command via the operation unit 2 on the portable telephone device transmitting the mail data. By doing so, transmission / reception of mail data is started, but the mobile phone device of the present embodiment allows the user of each device, even during a call connected to another mobile phone device via the telephone line network, The transmission and reception of the mail data are started by inputting the transmission command and the reception command of the mail data. Then, in the mail data transmission process in this case, S71 of the mail automatic transmission process shown in FIG.
5 to S750 are executed, and in the mail data receiving process, S815 to S750 of the mail automatic receiving process shown in FIG.
860 is executed. Then, upon completion of each process, the state returns to a call state in which the user can talk.

Next, FIG. 10 shows that the mail data is received by the above-mentioned automatic mail receiving process or mail data receiving process, and the received mail data is stored in the received data storage unit 16.
Is a message reading process that is executed when the user operates the operation unit 2 and inputs a mail data reading command when the mail data is stored in the mail. In this case, the operation unit 2 functions as a read command input unit.

As shown in FIG. 10, when this message reading process is started, first, in step S910, mail data (received mail) is read from the received data storage unit 16, and in step S920, the mail data is included in the read mail data. Based on the received message data, a process as mail data reading means (claim 8) for displaying a message composed of a character string on the display unit 3 is executed.

Then, in S930, a process is performed as reception data determination means (claim 8) for determining whether or not the melody data is included in the mail data read in S910, and the melody data is added to the mail data. Is not included, the process ends.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S930 that the read mail data contains melody data, an audio signal for reproducing the melody is generated in S940 based on the melody data. Is output to the speaker 8 to generate a melody from the speaker 8, a process as melody reproducing means (claim 8) is executed, and the process is terminated.

As described above, according to the portable telephone device of the second embodiment, the mail data can be transmitted not only at the time of calling but also during a call. Further, when the mail data is received, the mail data is stored in the received data storage unit 16 without generating a ring tone. Is displayed, and when the melody data is included in the mail data, the melody is reproduced by causing the speaker 8 to sound in accordance with the melody data.

Therefore, according to the portable telephone device of the present embodiment, the sending user and the receiving user of the mail data are
You can send and receive e-mail data after you have negotiated e-mail data transmission and reception, and even if the user of the e-mail data sender sent the e-mail data without permission, the receiving side received the call carelessly. It is also possible to prevent sounds from sounding. Therefore, also in the mobile phone device of the present embodiment, the mail data transmission / reception function can be effectively used.

In particular, according to the portable telephone device of this embodiment, the transmission and reception of mail data and the transmission and reception of various codes associated therewith are all performed using DTMF signals. There is no limitation on the telephone network used, and mail data can be transmitted and received on any telephone network.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various embodiments can be adopted. For example, in the mobile phone devices of the above two embodiments, the transmission / reception timing of mail data and the melody reproduction timing based on the received melody data are different, but the functions of these devices are effective, respectively. The function of the telephone device of each embodiment may be provided in one telephone device, and the function may be selected by the user as needed.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the ring tone data is described as being input by operating the operation unit 2. However, data can be directly input to the portable telephone device 1 from an external computer or the like. Since the I / F unit 18 is provided, ring tone data may be input via the I / F unit 18.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a mobile phone device.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone device as viewed from an operation unit side.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a ringtone data creation process.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a ring tone reproduction / change process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a melody transmission process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a reception process.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a received melody search / registration process.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data structure of melody transmission data.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic mail transmission process and a reception process performed by the mobile phone device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a message reading process.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... operation unit, 3 ... display unit. 4 ... Speaker (for call), 5
... Microphone, 6 ... Antenna, 8 ... Speaker (for calling), 10 ... Control unit, 10a ... Encoder, 10b ... Decoder, 12 ... Transceiving unit, 14 ... Ring tone storage unit, 16 ...
Received data storage unit, 18... I / F unit.

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. When a call signal in which arbitrary mail data is added to a called telephone number is transmitted from a telephone device of a caller, a called party corresponding to the telephone number in the call signal is transmitted. A telephone device used in a telephone line network configured to transmit a call signal to which the mail data has been added to a telephone device on the side of the telephone line, wherein a transmission for inputting a transmission command of the call signal is performed. Command input means, melody data input means for inputting melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound, and in a state where the melody data is input from the melody data input means, the transmission command input means When the call signal transmission command is input, the melody data is added to the called telephone number as the mail data to generate a call signal, and the call signal is transmitted to the telephone line network. A telephone device comprising: 2. When a calling signal in which arbitrary mail data is added to a called telephone number is transmitted from a telephone device on the calling side, a called party corresponding to the telephone number in the calling signal. A telephone device used in a telephone network configured to transmit a call signal with the mail data to a telephone device on the side of the telephone device. A data assignment determining means for determining whether or not melody data obtained by encoding a melody for each sound as the mail data is added to the call signal; and When it is determined that the melody data is added as data, a melody is generated in accordance with the melody data, a speaker is sounded, and the data addition determining means adds the melody to the calling signal. When Lodi data is determined not to be granted, the telephone apparatus characterized by comprising: a ring tone generating means for sounding the speaker to generate a ring tone in accordance with a preset ringtone generation data. 3. A message data input means for inputting message data comprising arbitrary character data added to the melody data, wherein the calling means transmits the call signal to the telephone line network. When the melody data and the message data are input from the melody data input means and the message data input means, the melody data and the message data are added to the telephone number of the call destination as the mail data, and the mail data is issued. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a call signal is generated, and the call signal is transmitted to the telephone network. 4. When the data addition determining means determines that the melody data is added to the call signal as the mail data, whether the mail data includes message data composed of character data. Determining whether the message data is included, and displaying the message on a display device in accordance with the character data constituting the message data when the message data is included, and a message display unit. Telephone equipment. 5. A ring tone data storage capable of storing a plurality of ring tone data using the melody data and message data input from each of the input means as ring tone data in accordance with a ring tone data registration command input from the outside. A ring tone data registering means for registering one of the plurality of ring tone data registered in the ring tone data storage means in accordance with a ring tone data selection command inputted from outside; When a ring tone change command is input from outside, the melody data constituting the ring tone data selected by the ring tone data selection unit is received by the ringing signal from the telephone line network. A ring tone setting means for setting as ring tone generation data for generating a ring tone from a speaker at the time; Command input means for inputting a ring tone data selection command and the ring tone change command by an external operation, respectively, wherein the calling means selects the ring tone data by the ring tone data selecting means. When the transmission command of the call signal is input from the transmission command input means,
The method according to claim 3, wherein the selected ring tone data is added to the telephone number of the called party as the mail data to generate the call signal, and the call signal is transmitted to the telephone line network. The telephone device as described. 6. A received data storage means for storing mail data attached to the call signal as received data, and a search for received data stored in the received data storage means in accordance with a received data search command inputted from outside. Then, a melody is generated according to the melody data in the searched received data, and the speaker is sounded.When the message data is included in the searched received data, the message data is included according to the character data constituting the message data. Receiving data searching means for displaying a message on a display device; and storing a plurality of ring tone data as received tone data, wherein the received data searched by the received data searching means in accordance with a received data registration command inputted from the outside. Received data registering means for registering in possible ringing tone data storage means, incoming call from outside A ring tone data selecting means for selecting one ring tone data from a plurality of ring tone data registered in the ring tone data storage means in accordance with a tone data selection command, and a ring tone change command input from outside. Ring tone setting means for setting the melody data constituting the ring tone data selected by the ring tone data selecting means as the ring tone generating data; and a reception data search command, the reception data registration command, The telephone device according to claim 4, further comprising: command input means for inputting the ring tone change command by an external operation. 7. A message data storage means for storing message data consisting of a character string to be transmitted to another telephone device connected via a telephone line network, and during a call with the another telephone device or the other telephone device. A transmission command input unit for inputting a transmission command for transmitting mail data to the another telephone device at the time of calling to call the telephone device; and when a transmission command for mail data is input from the transmission command input unit, A mail data transmitting means for reading out the message data from the message data storage means and transmitting the message data as mail data to the other telephone device, wherein a melody obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound is provided. Melody data input means for inputting data as one of the mail data; In the state where the melody data is input from the melody data input means, a mail data transmission command is input from the transmission command input means, and the melody data and the message data are used as the mail data. A telephone device configured to transmit to another telephone device. 8. A mail data receiving means for receiving mail data transmitted from another telephone device connected via a telephone line network, and storing the mail data received by the mail data receiving means. Mail data storage means; read command input means for inputting a read command for mail data stored in the mail data storage means; and when a read command for the received mail is input from the read command input means, A mail data reading means for reading the mail data from the received data storage means and displaying a character string constituting the mail data on a display device as a message from another telephone device. It is determined whether the mail data read by the means includes melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound. A melody reproducing unit that generates a melody in accordance with the melody data and sounds a speaker when the melody data is determined to be included in the mail data by the received data determining unit. Telephone device. 9. The telephone device according to claim 7, wherein said mail data transmitting means converts said mail data into a transmission signal comprising a DTMF signal and transmits said transmission signal to said another telephone device. 10. The mail data receiving means receives a DTMF signal transmitted from another telephone device, and
The telephone device according to claim 8, wherein a TMF signal is converted into the mail data.