JPH11289387A - Portable phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable phone which is capable of surely informing a user of existence of a message since a conventional portable phone has a problem of inconvenience in that display of an informing message for indicating the existence of the message is erased by having to perform some key operation, so that the user is apt to forget the existence of the message. SOLUTION: This portable phone is constituted so as to store message information data in a storage part 17, for displaying the informing message on a display part 16 by writing the message informing data in a display memory 15, when the message informing data is received from a control station at on-hook by a control part 12 and, in addition to erase the display of the informing message by erasing the message informing data stored in the storage part 17 and the display memory 15 when no message informing data is received from the control station at the on-hook and the informing message is continuously displayed, until the message is heard and erased by the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone which can use an answering machine service, and in particular, to surely notify a user when there is a message to prevent forgetting to listen to the message and to improve convenience. Mobile phones that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A service provided by a conventional mobile phone system includes an answering machine service.
When a mobile station (mobile phone) receives a call and the mobile station cannot receive a call during a call or outside the area, an answering machine service center (hereinafter referred to as a service center) provided in the telephone network is a caller. Is recorded, and when there is a request from the mobile station, the message is transmitted to the mobile station so that the user of the mobile station can listen to the message.

[0003] A method of confirming a message in a conventional portable telephone will be described. Conventional mobile phones include those in which a user makes a call from a mobile phone to a service center to confirm the presence or absence of a message message, and those that automatically display the presence of a message message at the end of a call.

[0004] In a conventional portable telephone for notifying the presence of a message message at the end of a call, the presence of the message message is determined based on data included in information using a downlink channel transmitted from the control station at the end of the call. It informs the user. If there is a message message, a notification message such as "Shin Message Garoku On Sale Retain" or a specific symbol is displayed. Then, the user sees the notification message, calls the service center by a specific operation, and listens to the message message.

[0005] In the conventional portable telephone, the display message once displayed disappears when there is any key operation or an incoming call, and the data from the control station is not received again at the end of the call. Was not displayed.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone, the display of the notification message indicating that the message message has been recorded disappears when any key operation is performed, and the user records the message. There was a problem that it was inconvenient to forget that it was done.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a sign, a character, or the like indicating the presence of a message is continuously displayed on a display unit until the message is erased, and the user has a message. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone capable of surely informing the user of the notification.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice mail service center connected to a telephone network, wherein a message addressed to a mobile telephone is stored. When the call of the mobile phone is terminated, message notification data indicating that a message is stored is transmitted from the answering machine service center to the mobile phone via the telephone network, A mobile phone used in a mobile phone system in which the message message addressed to the mobile phone is not stored and the message information data is not transmitted, and the message message data is received via the telephone network at the time of a call termination. Starting displaying a notification message based on the message notification data, and receiving the message notification data via the telephone network when the call ends. When there is no notification message, if there is an already displayed notification message, the notification message is deleted, and the notification message is continuously displayed until the user hears the message of the answering machine service center and deletes it. It is possible to reliably notify the user of the presence of the message, prevent the user from forgetting to listen to the message, and improve the convenience.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone according to the first aspect, wherein a storage unit for storing message notification data, and a notification message based on the message notification data. A display section for displaying
When the message notification data is received via the telephone network at the time of the end call, the message notification data is stored in the storage unit, and when the message notification data is not received via the telephone network at the time of the end call, the If the message notification data is already stored in the storage unit, the message notification data is deleted, and when the power is turned on,
If the message notification data is stored in the storage unit, it is characterized by having a control unit that displays the notification message on the display unit based on the message notification data, once the message notification data is received However, since the message notification data is stored in the storage unit until the message message of the answering machine service center is deleted, even if the power is turned off and on before the message message is heard, the notification message will be output again when the power is turned on again. The message can be displayed, and the user can be made to recognize that there is a message message again, so that forgetting to listen to the message can be prevented.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention receives and stores message data (message notification data) notifying that there is a message from the control station at the time of call termination, and stores the data in a state where the power is on. Is to always display a notification message based on the message notification data, and when receiving data that does not include the message notification data at the end of the call, erase the stored data and turn off the display, The notification message is always displayed until the message is heard and deleted, so that the user can be reliably notified that there is a message message.

First, a mobile phone system using the mobile phone of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
1 is a system configuration block diagram of a mobile phone system using the mobile phone of the present invention. As shown in FIG.
A mobile phone system includes a mobile station (mobile phone) 1 carried by a user and a base station 2 which performs direct wireless communication with the mobile station 1.
A control station 3 for controlling a plurality of base stations, a switching station 4 for controlling a plurality of control stations and connected to a public network, and an answering machine service center (service center) 5 connected to the switching station 4. It is composed of The telephone network described in the claims includes a base station 2, a control station 3, an exchange 4, and a public network.

Here, the operation of the portable telephone system shown in FIG. 1 during the answering machine service will be described.
The operation at the time of the answering machine service in the mobile phone system of FIG. 1 is almost the same as the operation at the time of the answering machine service in the conventional mobile phone system. Even if there is an incoming call to the mobile station 1, the mobile station 1 is busy. If the call cannot be received outside the service area, the answering machine service center 5 records a message from the caller and stores the message for each mobile station 1 at the destination.

[0013] When there is an outgoing call or incoming call to the mobile station 1, the number of the mobile station 1 is sent to the answering machine service center 5. The service center 5 checks whether there is a message message addressed to the mobile station 1. If there is a message message, at the end of the call (at the end of the call), data indicating "there is a message message" is exchanged. 4 to the control station 3.

[0014] When the control station 3 receives the data indicating "there is a message", the control station 3 converts the data into message notification data for notifying the presence of the message and transmits it to the mobile station 1 via the base station 2. . The message notification data transmitted from the control station 3 may be character data such as "Shin Message Garoku On Sale Retain", a specific symbol, or the like.

A brief description will be given of a method of transmitting message notification data. One of the downlink channel information transmitted from the control station 3 to the mobile station 1 in the sequence at the end of the call includes data of the information element “display”, and when the mobile station 1 receives the data of the information element “display”, The display is performed based on the received data. Therefore, the message notification data "Shin Message Garoku On Sale Retain" is transmitted from the control station 3 to the mobile station 1 via the base station 2 as this information element "display".

The information element "display" is included in the "release" message of downlink information when the mobile station 1 is disconnected, and is included in the "disconnection" message of downlink information when the network is disconnected. is there.

If the message addressed to the mobile station 1 is not stored, the data transmitted from the control station 3 to the mobile station 1 at the end of the call does not include the message notification data. In the case of No. 1, the display of “Single message…” is not performed.

In the present apparatus, the received message notification data is stored until the user calls the service center 5, hears the message, and deletes the message. It is characterized in that display based on the message notification data is performed.

Next, the configuration of the portable telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention has a basic configuration substantially similar to that of a conventional mobile phone, and includes a wireless unit 11 for transmitting / receiving a wireless signal and modulating / demodulating the wireless signal. A control unit 12 for performing signal processing, voice conversion, display processing, and the like, a speaker 13 for outputting voice, a microphone 14 for inputting voice, a display memory 15 for storing display data, and a display unit for displaying data. 16, a storage unit 17 for storing telephone directory data and the like, and a key input unit 18 as an operation unit.

Further, the storage unit 17 is provided with a message flag area for setting a message flag as a characteristic part of the present apparatus, and message message data for notifying that a message message has been recorded by display. A message notification data area to be stored is provided. The message notification data may be data transmitted from the control station 3 or another data set in advance. Here, it is assumed that the message notification data is transmitted from the control station 3 at the end of the call.
The contents stored in the storage unit 17 are retained even when the power is turned off. Further, the processing in the control unit 12 is partially different from the conventional processing.

The operation of this apparatus when notifying that there is a message will be described with reference to FIG. In this device, the data received by the radio unit 11 in the sequence at the time of the call termination is transmitted to the control unit 12, and the control unit 12 sets the information element "display" of the "release" or "disconnection" message of the call termination sequence. When the control unit 12 reads the message notification data such as “Shin Message Garoku On Sale Retain”, the control unit 12 sets a message flag in the storage unit 17 and stores the message notification data in the storage unit 17.

Then, the message notification data is stored in a specific area of the display memory 15, and the notification message is displayed on the display unit 16. As a result, the display unit 16 displays the notification message “Shin Message Garoku On Sale Remaining Mass”.

The feature of the present apparatus is that the control unit 12
Does not update the message notification data written in the display memory 15 while the message flag is set in the storage unit 17,
The message notification data in the display memory 15 is kept as it is even if an event such as an outgoing call or an incoming call or a key operation occurs. In recent mobile phones, the display area of the display unit has been widened, so that even if a notification message based on the message notification data is displayed, it is sufficiently possible to display the caller's number and the like.

Alternatively, in the event of an event, the display memory 1
The message notification data of No. 5 is deleted, and after the event, it is checked whether the message flag is set. If the message flag is set, the message notification data is read from the storage unit 17 again, written into the display memory 15, and the notification message is written. May be displayed.

When the power is turned off and the power is turned on again, the control unit 12 checks the message flag in the storage unit 17 and writes the message notification data to the display memory 15 if it is set. As a result, once the message notification data is received, the notification message continues to be displayed on the display unit 16 even if a key operation is performed or the power is turned off and on again.

Next, the deletion of the notification message will be described. When the user makes a call to the answering machine service center 5 by a specific operation, listens to the message and deletes the message, the control station 3 transmits data without message notification data at the end of the call. Is done. Then, when the control unit 12 of the present apparatus receives data that does not include the message notification data at the end of the call, the control unit 12
Is reset, the stored message notification data, if any, is deleted, and the message notification data in the display memory 15 is further deleted. Thereby, the notification message displayed on the display unit 16 is deleted.

As described above, in the present apparatus, the notification message notifying that there is a message message is continuously displayed until the user hears the message from the answering machine service center 5 and deletes it, so that the user has a message. It is possible to surely notify the user of the message, to prevent the user from forgetting to listen to the message, and to improve the convenience.

Next, the processing in the control unit 12 of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of the end call in the control unit 12 of the present apparatus. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 12 determines whether message notification data has been received in the call termination sequence (100), and if received, sets a message flag in the storage unit 17 (102), Further, the received message notification data is stored in the storage unit 17 (104). Then, the message notification data is stored at a specific position in the display memory 15 (10
6).

In the process 100, if the message notification data is not received in the call termination sequence, that is, if the message is not sent to the answering machine service center 5 or the message is deleted, the control unit 12 The flag is reset (110), the message notification data stored in the storage unit 17 is deleted (112), and the message notification data stored in the display memory 15 is further deleted (114). In this way, the process at the end of the call in the control unit 12 is performed.

Next, the processing at power-on will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process performed when the power is turned on in the control unit 12 of the present apparatus. When the power is turned on, the control unit 12 writes the display data of the display contents at the time of normal power on to the display memory 15 (200), and determines whether the message flag is set in the storage unit 17 or not. (202). When the message flag is set, the control unit 12 reads the message notification data stored in the storage unit 17 and reads the message notification data.
5 is written to a specific position (204), and the mode shifts to a standby state. As a result, a notification message is displayed.

If the message flag is not set in step 202, the process directly shifts to the standby state.
In this way, the processing at the time of turning on the power is performed. By this, once the notification message is displayed, even if the power is turned off, when the power is turned on again,
The notification message can be displayed again, and to the user,
It is possible to remind the user that there is a message message.

Here, the description has been given of the case where the power is turned on as an example. However, besides turning on the power, even when there is an event such as a key operation or an incoming call from the standby state, the answering machine service is performed by the same processing as in FIG. Until the message is heard from the center 5 and deleted, a notification message is always displayed. That is, when there is an event, the control unit 12 of the present apparatus performs a display corresponding to the event, and also displays a notification message if the message flag is set.

According to the portable telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention, when control unit 12 receives message notification data from control station 3 at the end of a call, it sets a message flag in storage unit 17 and stores the message notification data. The message notification data is written at a specific position of the display memory 15 and displayed together with the message notification data. If the message notification data is not received from the control station 3 at the end of the call, the message flag set in the storage unit 17 is reset. , The message notification data in the storage unit 17 and the display memory 15 are deleted. Therefore, even if there is a key operation or the power is turned on again, the notification message is received until the user hears and deletes the message from the answering machine service center 5. Can be displayed continuously, and the user can be notified of the presence of a message message without fail, preventing forgetting to listen to the message message and improving convenience. There is an effect.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the control unit receives the message notification data from the telephone network at the end of the call, the control unit displays the notification message based on the message notification data, By listening to the message from the Voice Mail Service Center and deleting it, if the message notification data is not received from the telephone network at the end of the call, the mobile phone will delete the notification message already displayed.
The notification message can be displayed continuously until the user hears the message from the Voice Mail Service Center and deletes it. This ensures that the user is notified that the message is available, prevents forgetting to listen to the message, and improves convenience. There is an effect that can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control unit:
When the message notification data is received via the telephone network at the end of the call, the message notification data is stored in the storage unit, and when the message notification data is not received at the end of the call, the message notification data already stored in the storage unit may be lost. If the message notification data is stored in the storage unit when the power is turned on, and the message notification data is stored in the storage unit, the mobile phone displays the notification message on the display unit based on the message notification data. However, since the message notification data is stored in the storage unit until the message message of the answering machine service center is deleted, even if the power is turned off and on before the message message is heard, the notification message will be output again when the power is turned on again. The message can be displayed, and the user can be made to recognize again that there is a message, so that the user can be prevented from forgetting to listen to the message.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration block diagram of a mobile phone system using a mobile phone of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone (this device) according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of a call termination in a control unit 12 of the present apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process at the time of power-on in a control unit 12 of the present apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile station (mobile phone), 2 base station, 3 control station, 4 switching center, 5 answering machine service center,
11: wireless unit, 12: control unit, 13: speaker,
14: microphone, 15: display memory, 16: display unit,
17 storage unit 18 key input unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] When an answering message addressed to a mobile phone is stored in an answering machine service center connected to a telephone network, when the mobile phone ends a call, the answering machine service center sends the message via the telephone network. A mobile phone system in which message notification data indicating that a message message is stored is transmitted to the mobile phone, but the message notification data is not transmitted unless a message message addressed to the mobile phone is stored. The mobile phone used in the above, when the message notification data is received via the telephone network at the end of the call, the display of a notification message is started based on the message notification data, at the end of the call, the telephone If the message notification data is not received via the network, and there is a notification message already displayed, the notification message is displayed. Mobile telephone, characterized in that erasing the over-di. 2. A storage unit for storing message notification data, a display unit for displaying a notification message based on the message notification data, and a storage unit when the message notification data is received via a telephone network at the end of a call. The message notification data is stored in the storage unit, and if the message notification data is not received via the telephone network at the time of the end of the call, the message notification data is deleted if the message notification data is already stored in the storage unit. When power is turned on,
The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that displays the notification message on the display unit based on the message notification data if the message notification data is stored in the storage unit.