JPH11177679A - Voice message communicating system and portable telephone set applying the system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set capable of transmitting and recepting voice messages without intervention of a service center by storing a voice messages to be stored in the portable telephone set. SOLUTION: At a portable telephone set on a transmission side, a voice inputted from a microphone 5 is coded by a voice CEDEC 6 and stored in a voice storage memory 7, and this stored voice is transmitted through a transmitter 8 and an antenna 9 to the telephone set on a reception side as a voice message. At a portable telephone set on the reception side, the voice message is received and stored in a voice storage memory, and this stored voice message is decoded by a voice CODEC and outputted from a speaker.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a voice message communication system for transmitting a message by voice from a sender to a receiver, and a portable telephone to which the voice message communication system is applied. The present invention also relates to a voice message communication system for transmitting the stored voice message, receiving and outputting the transmitted voice message, and a mobile phone to which the voice message communication system is applied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional method for transmitting a voice message from a sender to a receiver, there is a voice storage service provided through a service center having a memory for storing voice messages as shown in FIG. In this conventional voice storage service, as shown in FIG. 6, a sender of a message calls a service center 3 from a transmitting telephone 1. The service center 3 has a voice message storage memory 4 for storing a message from the sender. The sender who calls the service center 3 records a message he / she wants to convey in the voice message storage memory 4. The receiver of the message calls the service center 3 from the receiving side telephone set 2 and confirms the presence or absence of the message. And if you have a message for yourself,
It is reproduced from the service center 3 and receives a message.

In this transmission, a specific area of the voice message storage memory 4 is allocated to the storage of the message on the sender side, so that it is possible to send the message to a specific recipient. However, this particular area needs to be sent from the sender to the recipient in advance. If there is no access to the service center 3 from the recipient, no message is transmitted.

[0004]

In the conventional voice storage service described above, the voice message is transmitted via the service center 3 so that the sender can store the voice message in the service center 3 and store the voice message in the service center 3. However, there is a drawback that the voice message cannot be heard unless the receiver comes to the service center 3 to receive the voice message.

[0005] Further, there is a drawback that the presence or absence of a voice message addressed to the user cannot be determined unless an inquiry is made to a service center. Further, since the information is passed through a common service center, it is necessary to notify the other party of information such as a recording destination area in advance.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above,
The purpose is to store a voice message to be transmitted in a mobile phone, and to transmit and receive a voice message only with the mobile phone without going through a service center. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone to which the present invention is applied.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a voice message is stored in advance, and the stored voice message is transmitted and transmitted. A communication method, comprising: voice input means for inputting voice, coding means for coding the input voice, first storage means for storing the coded voice, and stored voice. Destination designating means for designating a destination, transmitting means for transmitting the stored voice as a voice message to the destination, receiving means for receiving the transmitted voice message, and The gist of the present invention is to have a second storage means for storing, a decoding means for decoding the stored voice message, and an output means for outputting the decoded voice message.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, on the transmitting side of the voice message, the input voice is encoded and stored in the first storage means, and the stored voice is transmitted to the destination as a voice message. On the receiving side, the voice message is received, stored in the second storage means, and the stored voice message is decoded and output, so that the voice message can be transmitted and received without passing through the service center as in the related art. This eliminates the need to make an inquiry to the service center, and can eliminate a mistake in receiving a message.

According to the present invention, a voice message is stored in advance, the stored voice message is transmitted, and the transmitted voice message is received and output. A mobile phone to which a message communication system is applied, comprising: voice input means for inputting voice, coding means for coding the input voice, and first storage means for storing the coded voice. Destination specifying means for specifying a destination of the stored voice, transmitting means for wirelessly transmitting the stored voice to the destination as a voice message, and receiving means for receiving the transmitted voice message And second storage means for storing the received voice message, decoding means for decoding the stored voice message, and the decoded voice message And summarized in that an output means for outputting.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the transmitting-side mobile phone encodes the input voice and stores it in the first storage means, and stores the stored voice in the receiving-side mobile phone as the destination. A voice message is transmitted to the telephone, and the receiving mobile telephone receives the voice message, stores the voice message in the second storage means, and decodes and outputs the stored voice message. Voice messages can be transmitted and received without any intervention, and there is no need to contact the service center, and it is possible to eliminate message reception errors.

[0011]

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

FIGS. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of a transmitting side and a receiving side of a portable telephone to which a voice message communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, respectively. One mobile phone is configured on both the receiving side. Note that the mobile phone of the present embodiment can be applied, for example, as a digital mobile phone in a digital mobile communication system.

In FIG. 1 showing the transmitting side of the mobile phone,
5 is a microphone for inputting a voice message to be transmitted, and 6 is a voice CO for compressing voice input from the microphone 5 with high efficiency.
DEC, 7 is an audio storage memory for storing audio data compressed at high efficiency by the audio CODEC 6, 8 is a transmitter,
Reference numeral 9 denotes an antenna, and reference numerals 10 and 11 denote switches for switching circuits for normal voice communication and voice message communication according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 2 showing the receiving side of the mobile phone,
Reference numeral 12 denotes an antenna, 13 denotes a receiver, 14 denotes a voice storage memory for storing voice data received wirelessly, and 15 denotes a voice CO for expanding voice data stored in the voice storage memory 14.
DEC and 16 denote speakers for outputting a voice message developed by the voice CODEC 15, and 17 and 18 denote switches for switching between circuits for normal voice communication and voice message communication according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for transmitting and receiving voice messages using the portable telephone shown in FIGS. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 19 denotes a transmitting side mobile phone, 20 and 22 denote base stations, 21 denotes an exchange, and 23 denotes a receiving side mobile phone.

In the portable telephone constructed as described above, in order to transmit a voice message from a sender to a receiver, the sender first needs to transmit a voice message to be stored in the voice storage memory 7 built in the portable telephone 19 on the transmitting side. To accumulate. To store voice in the built-in voice storage memory 7, the sender inputs a voice message to be transmitted from the microphone 5 of the mobile phone 19 on the transmitting side. The voice message input through the microphone 5 is converted into a digital signal through the voice CODEC 6, and during normal voice communication, the switch 10 on the transmitter side is switched to the voice storage memory side and stored in the voice storage memory 7 built in the mobile phone. It is stored as audio data. For digital mobile phones, voice C
Since ODEC uses a low bit rate coding method, by storing the coded data, the voice is compressed with high efficiency and can be stored with a very small storage capacity.

When transmitting voice data stored by the above method, the switch 11 on the voice CODEC side is switched to the voice storage memory side during normal voice communication, and transmitted by the mobile phone 19 on the transmitting side. The voice data is designated, and is transmitted from the antenna 9 to the base station 20 wirelessly through the transmitter 8. The transmitted signal is the base station 2
0, and is routed by the exchange 21 to the base station 22 where the mobile phone 23 on the receiving side is located,
The data is transmitted from the base station 22 to the receiving-side mobile phone 23. As a method of designating the other party, there is a method of designating the telephone number of the mobile phone 23 on the receiving side. As a channel for transmitting data, instead of a normal voice channel, control information for transmitting normal call control information may be used. it can.

When data is received by the portable telephone on the receiving side, it is wirelessly received by the antenna 12 and the receiver 1
3, data from the base station is received. In this case, if the received data is not the voice but the voice data transmitted according to the present invention, the switch 17 on the receiving mobile phone is used.
Is switched to the voice storage memory side, and the received voice data is stored in the voice storage memory 14 built in the receiving-side mobile phone. If the recipient plays a voice message,
The switch 18 is switched to the voice storage memory side, and the voice data stored in the voice storage memory 14 is stored in the voice CODE.
The message is decrypted by C15, and the receiver can hear the sound from the speaker 16 of the mobile phone. Here, since the audio data to be transmitted is highly efficiently compressed on the transmitting side, the memory required for storing the audio data on the receiving side may be very small.

The audio data received wirelessly as described above can be used as it is as audio data for transmission as well as listening. Therefore, a voice message can be transferred, and can be used as a circular voice message.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the voice message communication system of the present invention is applied to packet mobile communication. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 24 denotes a mobile phone having a packet communication function, reference numeral 25 denotes a base station having a packet communication function, reference numeral 26 denotes an exchange having a packet switching function,
27 denotes a mail server.

The block configuration of the transmitting side portable telephone is the same as that shown in FIG. 1. A sender inputs a voice message to be transmitted from a microphone 5, and the message is encoded by a voice CODEC 6 and stored in a voice storage memory 7. . When transmitting the stored voice message, the voice message is transmitted using the mail transmission of the packet communication function as shown in FIG. In this case, the TO field for specifying the transmission destination includes
The destination address is specified. Then, the message stored in the voice storage memory 7 in the mobile device is inserted into the information field and transmitted. The message transmitted from the transmitting mobile phone is received by the base station 25,
It is routed according to the address specified in 6 and transmitted to the mail server 27 of the destination mobile phone. The mail transmitted to the mail server 27 is stored, and the mail is stored until a reception request is received from the receiving terminal or for a designated period.

The receiving portable telephone receives the signal transmitted from the base station 25. In this case, since the packet communication function is used, the receiving terminal can receive the mail periodically as in the case of receiving other mails, or receive the mail at an arbitrary time of the receiver. If the received mail is a voice message, the message is stored in the voice storage memory 14 of the receiving mobile phone. When the recipient reads the mail, the message is read from the voice storage memory 14 and decoded by the voice CODEC 15. , From the speaker 16.

Since the voice message is highly efficiently compressed by the voice CODEC built in the mobile phone,
The storage memory in the transmitting mobile phone and the receiving mobile phone may be very small. In addition, as a function of the mail server, when there is no reception request from the receiving terminal even after the designated fixed period has elapsed, it is possible to notify the transmitting terminal of the fact. Further, it is possible to notify the receiving terminal that the message has arrived from the transmitting terminal.

In the above embodiment, the mobile phone is used for both the transmitting side and the receiving side. However, in the present invention, a mail terminal connected to the Internet can be used as the transmitting side terminal. It is also possible to use a mail terminal connected to the Internet.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
On the transmitting side, the input voice is encoded and stored in the storage unit, and the stored voice is transmitted to the receiving side as a voice message. On the receiving side, the voice message is received and stored in the storage unit, and the stored voice is stored. Since the message is decoded and output, voice messages can be transmitted and received without passing through the service center as in the past, and there is no need to access the service center as in the conventional case. Can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a transmitting side of a mobile phone to which a voice message communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a receiving side of a mobile phone to which a voice message communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system for transmitting and receiving a voice message using the mobile phone shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the voice message communication system of the present invention is applied to packet-based mobile communication.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmitting a voice message by mail of a packet communication function.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional voice storage service.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Microphone 6,15 Voice CODEC 7,14 Voice storage memory 8 Transmitter 13 Receiver 16 Speaker

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A voice message communication system for storing voice messages in advance and transmitting and transmitting the stored voice messages, comprising: voice input means for inputting voice; Encoding means, a first storage means for storing the encoded voice, a destination specifying means for specifying a destination of the stored voice, and a transmission destination for storing the stored voice. Transmitting means for transmitting a voice message first, receiving means for receiving the transmitted voice message, second storing means for storing the received voice message, and decoding means for decoding the stored voice message And an output means for outputting the decoded voice message. 2. A voice message is stored in advance, and the stored voice message is transmitted.
A mobile phone to which a voice message communication system for receiving and outputting the transmitted voice message is applied, wherein voice input means for inputting voice, coding means for coding the input voice, and First storing means for storing the encoded voice, destination specifying means for specifying a destination of the stored voice, and transmission for wirelessly transmitting the stored voice to the destination as a voice message Means, receiving means for receiving the transmitted voice message, second storing means for storing the received voice message, decoding means for decoding the stored voice message, and the decoded voice message And an output unit for outputting a voice message.