JPH11215249A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply register a melody registered in other telephone system in a telephone system where a desired melody can be registered for an incoming call tone or the like. SOLUTION: In a portable telephone set that is provided with a melody data storage section 14 which stores melody data received via an operation section 2 and that uses the melody data for an incoming tone or the like, when a transmission command is received from the operation section 2 during a speech, an encoder 10a converts the melody data in the storage section 14 into a DTMF signal and a transmission reception section 12 sends the signal. Upon receipt of a reception command from the operation section 2, a decoder 10 decodes the melody data from the received DTMF signal and stores the decoded melody data to the melody data storage section 14. Thus, the melody data are able to be served to the telephone set being a called destination and the melody data are also served from the telephone set being the called destination and the registration of the melody data to the melody data storage section 14 is very simply conducted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device capable of registering an arbitrary melody input by a user as a sound for operation guidance such as a ringtone or an alarm sound.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a telephone device configured so that an arbitrary melody composed by a user can be registered as an operation guidance sound such as a ringtone or an alarm sound. Have been. However, this type of telephone device is configured to manually input a melody, and at the time of melody input, it is necessary to sequentially input a scale, a length, and the like of a sound constituting the melody for each sound. Was.

For this reason, conventionally, for example, even when a melody registered in a certain telephone device is registered in another telephone device, melody input must be performed in the same procedure from the beginning. , There is a problem that it takes time to input the melody. The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and in a telephone device in which a user can register a desired melody as a sound for operation guidance, a melody registered in one telephone device can be easily registered in another telephone device. The purpose is to be able to.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone apparatus, comprising: inputting melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound from data input means; The melody data is stored in the storage means, and the melody data stored in the storage means can be used as an operation guidance melody including a ringtone. Then, when the telephone device is connected to another telephone device via a telephone network (in other words,
When a melody data transmission command is input from the transmission command input means during a call with another telephone device), the melody data transmission means reads the melody data from the storage means,
The melody data is converted into a transmission signal composed of a DTMF signal and transmitted to another telephone device of the call destination.

[0005] Therefore, according to the telephone device of the first aspect, the melody data registered as the operation guide melody of the own telephone device by inputting the melody data from the data input means is converted into another DTMF signal. Can be transmitted to other telephone devices.

On the other hand, in the telephone device according to the second aspect, similarly to the telephone device according to the first aspect, the melody data is inputted from the data input means, and the melody data is stored in the storage means. This is a telephone device that can use the melody data as a motion guide melody. In the telephone device according to the second aspect, when the device is connected to another telephone device via the telephone line network (that is, during a call with another telephone device), the reception command input means is provided. When a melody data reception command is input from
Thereafter, the melody data receiving means receives the DTMF signal transmitted from another telephone device via the telephone line network, converts the DTMF signal into melody data, and stores the melody data in the storage means.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the present invention, the melody data obtained from the DTMF signal transmitted from the telephone device of the called party after the reception command is input is stored in the storage means. The melody data can be used as a melody for the user's own operation guidance.

[0008] Therefore, if the telephone device according to claim 1 or 2 is used, the melody data registered as the operation guidance melody in one telephone device is extremely used as the operation guidance melody of the other telephone device. You will be able to register easily. And Claim 1 and Claim 2
If the telephone device is provided with the components described in the above, will have a transmission function of transmitting the registered melody data, and a reception function of receiving and registering the melody data,
During communication with another telephone device, melody data can be freely transmitted and received.

In particular, the present invention (claims 1 and 2)
In order to send and receive melody data using the telephone network,
Since the TMF signal is used, the melody data can be transmitted and received over any telephone network, and there is no restriction on the telephone network that can be used for transmitting and receiving the melody data. In other words, DTMF (dual tone multi
frequency) is a signal used in a push-button dial 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.

Next, a telephone device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the telephone device according to the first aspect, wherein:
When a transmission command is input from the transmission command input means, a communication signal obtained by converting a predetermined code into a DTMF signal is transmitted to and received from another telephone device to which the melody data is to be transmitted.
A melody data transmission means is provided for determining whether or not the melody data can be transmitted, and when the melody data transmission is determined to be possible by the transmission possibility determination means, the transmission of the melody data is started, and the transmission possibility is determined. If it is determined that the melody data cannot be transmitted by the means, the user is notified of the fact.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the third aspect, it is possible to prevent the transmission of the melody data from being started when the telephone device of the communication destination is not in a state capable of receiving the melody data. In addition, the user can be notified of the fact. Therefore, when the telephone device of the called party is not in a state capable of receiving the melody data, the user of the called telephone device receives the melody data of the operation mode of the telephone device by telephone call. Can be instructed to switch to the receiving mode.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to the second aspect, when a reception command is input to the melody data receiving means from the reception command input means, the telephone device is in communication with the telephone device. And receiving and transmitting means for transmitting and receiving a communication signal obtained by converting a predetermined code into a DTMF signal, and determining whether or not melody data can be received,
When it is determined that the melody data can be received by the reception possibility determination means, the reception of the melody data is started,
When it is determined that the melody data cannot be received by the receivability determining means, the user is notified of the determination.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the fourth aspect, when the telephone device of the called party is not in a state where the melody data can be transmitted, the telephone device enters a melody data receiving operation. This can be prevented, and the user can be notified of that effect. Therefore, the user transmits the melody data of the operation mode of the telephone device to the user of the telephone device of the call destination by a telephone call when the telephone device of the call destination is not in a state capable of transmitting the melody data. Can be instructed to switch to the transmission mode.

In the telephone device according to the present invention, when the melody data receiving means completes the reception of the melody data, it is determined whether the data is normal. A data abnormality determination unit for determining whether the melody data is normal is stored in the storage unit when the data abnormality determination unit determines that the melody data is normal, and the data abnormality determination unit determines that the melody data is abnormal. If it is determined that there is, the user is notified of the fact.

Therefore, according to the telephone device of the present invention, when there is an abnormality in the received melody data, it is possible to prevent the abnormal data from being registered in the storage means as the operation guide melody, In addition, the user can be notified to that effect. Therefore, when the received melody data is abnormal, the user can request the user of the telephone device of the called party to retransmit the melody data by telephone call and obtain normal melody data. Will be possible.

In the telephone device according to the fifth aspect,
When the melody data can be normally received, data indicating that fact may be transmitted to the telephone device of the call destination by a DTMF signal. And if you do this,
The telephone device that has transmitted the melody data can also determine whether or not the melody data has been successfully transmitted. In other words, in this way, each telephone device that has transmitted and received the melody data can determine whether or not the melody data has been successfully transmitted and received, and can notify the user of the communication result. It is possible to execute it more reliably.

[0017]

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 illustrating a circuit configuration of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone 1 as viewed from an operation unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the portable telephone device 1 of this embodiment is formed in a long shape so that it can be held and operated with one hand and is convenient for carrying, like a general portable telephone device. . In the center, as the operation unit 2, numeric keys “0 to 9, *, #” for inputting the telephone number of the call destination, switching of the operation mode of the mobile phone 1, and input of various commands. A number of key switches each including various function keys 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. Apparatus 1
A display unit 3 composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying operation guidance, operation status, and the like is provided. A speaker 4 for reproducing an incoming audio signal is provided. An extensible rod antenna 6 is provided at a tip end above the speaker 4 so that wireless communication can be performed with the base station on the telephone line network side via the rod antenna 6. Has been.

The various keys constituting the operation unit 2 function as data input means, transmission command input means, and reception command input means of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the numeric keypad is provided with a symbol for inputting a telephone number. The numeric keypad is used to input a musical scale such as "do, re, mi, ..." when entering a melody, which will be described later, or to input a melody title. Also used to enter.

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 line network, separately from a speaker 4 for a telephone call, A speaker 8 for generating a guidance sound and calling a user is built in. Further, in the mobile phone device 1, a transmitting / receiving unit 12 for performing wireless communication with a base station via the antenna 6 and a melody data that can be used as a ringtone or an alarm sound as a storage unit. The melody data storage unit 14 and an interface unit (hereinafter, I / O) for inputting and outputting data to and from an external device such as a computer.
And a control unit 10 connected to each of the above units for performing various control processes.

The control unit 10 is mainly composed of a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, 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 telephone device 1 to the telephone network due to the occurrence of the call, the connection process for connecting the device 1 to the telephone network via the transmission / reception unit 12 and the calling process are performed by calling processing. The telephone device is connected to the telephone network,
When a call with the called party's telephone device becomes possible, or when the device 1 is connected to the telephone line network by the connection processing and a call with the calling side telephone device becomes possible. ,
A voice signal input by the user from the microphone 5 is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 12 to the base station side, or a voice signal transmitted from a telephone device connected via a telephone network is transmitted from the speaker 4. It executes voice input / output processing for generating voice.

When the user operates the operation unit 2 to input a melody creation command, the control unit 10
Thereafter, a melody data is created in accordance with a command input by the user via the operation unit 2 and the created melody data is stored in the melody data storage unit 14 to execute a melody data creation process. The control unit 10 also controls the device 1
Is connected to another telephone device via the telephone line network (that is, during a call), the user operates the operation unit 2 to transfer arbitrary melody data in the melody data storage unit 14 to the destination. When a transmission command to be transmitted is input, the designated melody data is converted into a DTMF signal, and the melody transmission processing for transmitting the melody data from the transmission / reception unit 6 to the telephone device of the call destination. When the user operates the operation unit 2 during a call to input a melody data reception signal transmitted as a DTMF signal from the telephone device of the call destination,
The melody data is restored from the DTMF signal input from the transmission / reception unit 6, and the melody data is stored in the melody data storage unit 14.

The melody data creation processing for registering the melody data in the melody data storage section 14, the melody transmission processing for transmitting the melody data to the called party, the call A melody reception process for receiving melody data transmitted from the beginning will be described. The control unit 10 includes:
To send and receive melody data by DTMF signal,
An encoder 10a for converting melody data into a DTMF signal for transmission and a decoder 10b for restoring melody data from the received DTMF signal are provided.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a melody data creation process. This processing is performed by the user using the operation unit 2.
By operating a function selection key provided in the
Is a process executed when the operation mode is set to the melody creation mode. When the process is started, first, at S110
(S represents a step), the user operates the numeric keypad of the operation unit 2 (the numeric keypad functions as a data input unit), and outputs “do, ，, ，, に” for each sound constituting the desired melody. A melody input process is executed, which accepts successively inputting scale data representing a scale or a pause such as "mi ..." and length data representing the length (time) thereof. 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, when 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 to input the melody input first. It accepts input of a character string representing the title of a melody (such as a song name). And the following S1
At 40, it is determined whether or not the user has operated the enter key of the operation unit 2 to input a command for ending the title input. If the command for ending the input has not been input, the process returns to S130. Wait for the title to finish.

The melody input process in 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,
In S150, it is determined whether or not the user operates the registration key of the operation unit 2 to input the melody registration command input in S110 while the predetermined time has elapsed. If the melody registration command is not input during the predetermined time, the process is terminated as it is. If the melody registration command is input during the predetermined time, the process proceeds to S160 and is accepted at S110. Melody data to S1
Registered in the melody data storage unit 14 together with the title data received in 30.

The melody data registered in the melody data storage unit 14 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6B, scale data representing the scale or pause of each sound constituting the melody and its length (time). ), And note data consisting of length data representing the length of the note, and a data length representing the number of notes given as a header at the beginning of the note information. The title data is a data length representing the character code constituting the character string of the title and the number of characters. It is composed of

The melody data registered in the melody data storage unit 14 is stored in the operation unit 2 by the user.
Is set as a ring tone by using the telephone, and then used as a ring tone generated from the speaker 8 in accordance with a calling signal from the telephone line network. If you set it as
It is used as a guide sound generated from the speaker 8 when the operation of the device 1 is guided.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the melody receiving process. In this process, during a call, the user operates a function selection key provided on the operation unit 2 to change the operation mode of the device 1 to the melody data transmitted from the telephone device of the call destination. This is a process executed when the melody reception mode is set. When the process is started, first, in S210, audio input from the microphone 5 and audio output from the call speaker are prohibited. Execute the preparation process. And the following S
At 220, a message indicating that the device 1 is preparing for melody reception (for example, “preparation of melody reception”) is displayed on the display unit 3 in a blinking manner. Then, a “start code” which is a melody data transmission command is transmitted.

The "start code" is converted into a DTMF signal by the encoder 10a,
Output to In the following description, when the device 1 transmits various codes to the telephone device of the call destination, all the codes are converted into DTMF signals and transmitted, like the melody data described above.

When the "start code" is transmitted in step S230, the telephone device of the called party transmits the "start code" in step S240 until the predetermined time elapses thereafter. It is determined whether or not the "reception confirmation code" has been received. And
If the “receipt confirmation code” cannot be received, the process proceeds to S250, and the “start code” after the start of the process
It is determined whether or not the number of transmissions is equal to or less than a predetermined number of times (for example, three times).
Then, the process proceeds to 30, where a "start code" is transmitted.

On the other hand, in S250, the "start code"
When it is determined that the number of times of transmission of the melody data exceeds the predetermined number, it is determined that data communication with the telephone device of the communication destination cannot be performed normally, and the process shifts to S330 to normally receive melody data. A message stating that it could n’t be done (for example,
“Reception NG”) is displayed on the display unit 3, and a “reception error sound” indicating this is generated from the speaker 8, and the process ends. After the completion of the melody receiving process, the device 1 is in the normal operation mode, and the user can talk with the telephone device of the call destination.

Next, in S240, the "reception confirmation code"
When it is determined that the melody data has been received, the process proceeds to S260, and the transmission / reception unit 12 causes the called telephone device to transmit a “transfer start request code” for requesting the transfer of the melody data, using a DTMF signal. The telephone device that has received the “transfer start request code” starts transmitting “melody transmission data” in accordance with the melody transmission process described later, but if the “transfer start request code” cannot be received, an “error” In step S270, it is determined whether the “error code” has been received. And S
If it is determined at 270 that the "error code" has been received, the process proceeds to S250 because the "transfer start request code" could not be accurately transmitted to the telephone device of the called party.

If it is determined in S270 that the "error code" has not been received, then in S280,
It is determined whether or not “melody transmission data” transmitted by the telephone device of the called party has been received. If "melody transmission data" has not been received, the process returns to S270.
Conversely, if it is determined that the "melody transmission data" has been received, the process proceeds to S290. If a negative determination is made in both S270 and S280, these determination processes are repeatedly executed. However, the repetition of these determination processes is limited to a certain period of time or less. If both the "error code" and the "melody transmission data" cannot be received, an affirmative determination is made in S270, and the process proceeds to S250.

Next, in S290, since the "melody transmission data" from the telephone device of the called party has been received, the message display on the display unit 3 is changed from the blinking display of the message indicating that the reception preparation is being performed to the melody data. The display is changed to a blinking display of a message indicating that data is being received (for example, “data is being received”). Then, in S300, the transmission of the “melody transmission data” from the telephone device of the called party is completed, and it is determined whether the melody reception is completed. If the melody reception is not completed, the process of S300 is repeated. By executing, the melody reception is waited for, and when the melody reception is completed, the checksum for data abnormality determination included in the “melody transmission data” is checked in S310, and the checksum is determined in S320. As a result of the checksum check, it is determined whether or not the “melody transmission data” received this time is normal. Then, in S320, when it is determined that the “melody transmission data” received this time is abnormal, in S330, the user is notified that the melody data could not be normally received, and the process ends. I do.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S320 that the "melody transmission data" received this time is normal, the process proceeds to S34.
0, a message indicating that (for example, “Reception OK”) is displayed on the display unit 3, and a “reception completion sound” indicating that is generated from the speaker 8, and the reception of the melody data is normal. Is notified to the user. Then, in S350, the melody data and the title data included in the “melody transmission data” received this time are registered in the melody data storage unit 14, and in S360, “Reception” indicating that the melody data has been successfully registered is displayed. The transmission / reception unit 12 transmits the “OK code” to the telephone device of the call destination using a DTMF signal, and the process ends.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the melody transmission process. In this process, during a call, the user operates a function selection key provided on the operation unit 2 to register the operation mode of the device in the melody data storage unit 14 with respect to the telephone device of the call destination. This is a process executed when the melody transmission mode for transmitting the specified melody data is set. When the process is started, first, in S410, voice input from the microphone 5 or voice output from the call speaker is performed. Is performed, and a preparation process for melody transmission is executed. Then, in S420, a message indicating that the device is preparing for melody transmission (for example, “Melody transmission preparation”) is displayed on the display unit 3 in a blinking manner. Then, the transmitting / receiving unit 12 determines whether or not the above-mentioned “start code” transmitted from the telephone device of the call destination has been received.

Then, in S430, the "start code"
When it is determined that the communication has not been received, it is determined that data communication with the telephone device of the call destination cannot be normally performed,
Proceeding to S510, a message indicating that the melody data could not be transmitted normally (for example, "transmission NG")
Is displayed on the display unit 3, and a “transmission error sound” indicating that is generated from the speaker 8, and the process ends. After the melody transmission process is completed, the device 1 is in the normal operation mode similarly to the melody reception process described above, so that the user can talk with the telephone device of the call destination. become.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S430 that the “start code” has been received, the process proceeds to step S440 to change the message display on the display unit 3 from the blinking display of the message indicating that transmission is being prepared. The display is changed to a blinking display of a message indicating that the melody data is being transmitted (for example, “data is being transmitted”). Then, in S450, the transmission / reception unit 12 transmits the above-described “reception confirmation code” to the telephone device of the call destination by a DTMF signal.
At 60, it is determined whether or not the telephone device of the call destination has been able to receive the “transfer start request code” transmitted by receiving the “reception confirmation code” until a predetermined time has elapsed thereafter.

If it is determined in S460 that the "transfer start request code" has not been received, the flow shifts to S470 to determine again whether the "start code" has been received. When the “start code” is received again, the process returns to S450 to execute the above-described processing. When the “start code” cannot be received again, the process returns to S48.
Then, the transmission / reception unit 12 causes the transmission / reception unit 12 to transmit the above-described “error code” by a DTMF signal to the telephone device of the call destination.

After transmitting the "error code", S
The process proceeds to 490, and during a predetermined period of time, it is determined whether or not the transmission of the “error code” has received the “start code” transmitted by the telephone device of the call destination, and the “start code” is determined. If received, repeat S4
The process shifts to 50 to execute the above-described processing.

Conversely, if it is determined in S490 that the "start code" could not be received, the flow shifts to S500, where the "error code" is transmitted in S480 and the "start code" is received. It is determined whether or not the number of failures (the number of errors) is equal to or less than a predetermined number (for example, three). If the number of errors is equal to or less than the predetermined number, the process returns to S480. Conversely, if the number of errors exceeds the predetermined number, in S510, the user is informed that the melody data could not be transmitted normally. After the notification, the process ends.

Next, if it is determined in S460 that the "transfer start request code" has been received, the flow shifts to S520 to start the process (when the melody transmission mode is set).
Then, the melody data designated by the user operating the operation unit 2 is read from the melody data storage unit 14 and “melody transmission data” is generated from the melody data, and transmitted as a DTMF signal from the transmission / reception unit 12. Then, a process for generating and transmitting “melody transmission data” is performed.

In this process, a checksum (melody checksum and title checksum) for checking the data contents is created from the melody data to be transmitted stored in the melody data storage unit 14 and the title data corresponding thereto. The data shown in FIG. 6A, which is composed of these data, ie, title data, title checksum, melody data, and melody checksum, and the total data length of these data, is referred to as “melody transmission data”. And transmits it to the telephone device of the call destination.

When the transmission of the generated "melody transmission data" is completed in S520, the process proceeds to S530.
To determine whether or not the "received OK code" transmitted from the telephone device of the called party has been received before the predetermined time has elapsed, and the "received OK code" has been received. In step S540, a message (for example, “transmission OK”) indicating that the melody data has been successfully transmitted is displayed on the display unit 3 and a “transmission completion sound” indicating this fact is displayed. Generated from the speaker 8,
The user is notified that the melody data has been transmitted normally. Conversely, if it is determined in S530 that the “received OK code” has not been received, the transmission of the melody data is normally performed in S510. After notifying the user of the failure, the process is terminated.

As described above, according to the portable telephone device 1 of this embodiment, when the user operates the operation unit 2 and inputs a melody data reception command during a call with another telephone device, In the melody reception mode, the melody data transmitted from the telephone device of the call destination is automatically registered in the melody data storage unit 14 and, conversely, the user operates during the telephone call with another telephone device. When a melody data transmission command is input by operating the unit 2, the melody transmission mode is set, and predetermined melody data in the melody data storage unit 14 specified by the user at the time of inputting the transmission command is stored in the telephone device of the call destination. Automatically send to.

For this reason, the user negotiates transmission / reception of melody data by telephone call with the user of the telephone device at the other end of the call, and inputs a transmission command or a reception command, so that the other telephone device can be used. It is possible to provide own melody data or to register melody data registered in another telephone device as own melody data. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the melody data registered in one telephone device can be registered in another telephone device very easily, and the operation for registering the melody data as a ringtone or an alarm sound can be performed. Performance can be improved.

Further, according to the portable telephone device 1 of the present embodiment, when transmitting / receiving melody data to / from the telephone device of the called party in the melody transmitting process and the melody receiving process, the “start code”, “ By transmitting / receiving the “transfer start request code” or the “error code”, it is confirmed whether data communication can be normally performed with the telephone device of the call destination (S230 to S280, S430 to S50).
0), the melody data is transmitted or received only when it is confirmed that the melody can be executed, and when the data communication cannot be normally executed, the user is notified of the fact (S).
330, S510).

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to accurately transmit and receive melody data to and from the telephone device of the call destination, and furthermore, the telephone device of the call destination may be incorrectly operated due to an operation error of the user or the like. Even when the melody data transmission or reception mode cannot be set, the user who has received the error notification can notify the user of the telephone device of the other party of the call by calling. In addition, accurate transmission / reception of melody data can be promptly restarted, and operability in transmitting / receiving melody data can be improved.

Further, the telephone device receiving the melody data determines whether the received data is normal or not (S
310, S320) and if there is a data abnormality,
Since the user is notified of the fact (S330), even when the data itself is abnormal, the user can be notified of the abnormality and the transmission and reception of the melody data can be executed again. The transmission and reception of the melody data can be performed more reliably, and the reliability of the device can be improved.

In particular, in the present embodiment, all data communication with the telephone device of the other party for transmission and reception of melody data is performed using the DTMF signal. There is no restriction on the telephone line network used, and melody data can be transmitted and received on any telephone line network.

In the present embodiment, the melody receiving process shown in FIG. 4 functions as the melody data receiving means of the present invention, and the melody transmitting process shown in FIG. 5 functions as the melody data transmitting means of the present invention. In particular, among the melody reception processing shown in FIG. 4, the processing of S230 to S280 functions as the reception enable determination means of the present invention, and the processing of S31
Processes 0 and 320 function as the data abnormality determining means of the present invention, and among the melody transmission processes shown in FIG.
Steps S500 to S500 function as the transmission possibility determination means of the present invention.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various embodiments can be adopted. For example, in the above embodiment, the description has been given of the mobile telephone device wirelessly connected to the base station of the telephone network. However, the present invention relates to a telephone device directly connected to the telephone network by wire. Can also be applied.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration of a mobile phone device according to an embodiment.

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

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a melody data generation process executed by a control unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a melody receiving process.

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

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a data structure of melody data and melody transmission data.

[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 transmission / reception unit, 14 melody data storage unit, 18 I / F unit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A data input unit for inputting melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound, and a storage unit for storing the melody data input from the data input unit. In a telephone device capable of using the melody data stored in the means as an operation guide melody including a ringtone, when the telephone device is connected to another telephone device via a telephone line network, the melody data is stored in the storage device. Transmission command input means for inputting a transmission command for transmitting the transmitted melody data to another telephone device, and when a transmission command is input from the transmission command input means, the melody data is read from the storage means, and the melody is read. Melody data for converting data into a transmission signal composed of a DTMF signal and transmitting the transmission signal to the other telephone device via the telephone line network Telephone apparatus being characterized in that a signal means. 2. A data input means for inputting melody data obtained by encoding an arbitrary melody for each sound, and a storage means for storing the melody data input from the data input means. A telephone device capable of using the melody data stored in the means as an operation guidance melody including a ring tone, wherein the telephone device is connected to another telephone device via a telephone line network; Command input means for inputting a reception command for receiving the melody data transmitted from the device, and when a reception command is input from the reception command input means, thereafter, the other telephone device via the telephone line network Receive the DTMF signal transmitted from the
A telephone device comprising: a melody data receiving unit that converts an MF signal into melody data and stores the melody data in the storage unit. 3. The melody data transmission means, when a transmission command is input from the transmission command input means, transmits and receives a communication signal obtained by converting a predetermined code to a DTMF signal with the another telephone device, It is provided with transmission possibility determining means for determining whether or not transmission of melody data is possible. When the transmission possibility determining means determines that transmission of melody data is possible, transmission of the melody data is started, and 2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein when the transmission possibility determination means determines that the melody data cannot be transmitted, the user is notified of the fact. 4. The melody data receiving means, when a reception command is input from the reception command input means, transmits and receives a communication signal obtained by converting a predetermined code into a DTMF signal with the other telephone device, It is provided with a receivable judgment means for judging whether or not melody data can be received. When it is judged that the melody data can be received, the reception of the melody data is started. 3. The telephone device according to claim 2, wherein when the reception possibility determination means determines that the melody data cannot be received, the user is notified of the fact. 5. The melody data receiving means includes a data abnormality determining means for determining whether or not the melody data is normal when the reception of the melody data is completed. When the melody data is determined to be normal, the melody data is stored in the storage means, and when the melody data is determined to be abnormal by the data abnormality determination means, the fact is notified to the user. The telephone device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the telephone device is a telephone device.