JPS62171361A - Setting system for voice mail storage time - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate trouble in service which is caused by mail which is left in a mail forgetfully by setting a storage time when voice mail is registered in a voice mail module (VMM) and erasing the mail automatically the storage time later. CONSTITUTION:The VMM 3 is equipped with mail boxes MB10, MB11, etc., corresponding to subscribers. Subscribers 10 dial the number of their own MBs10 and the number of the receiver's MB11 (e.g. subscriber 11) after a voice mail service access number and a mail box registration number and then dial and register a voice mail storage time. At this time, a central controller CC 4 stores the voice mail in the MB11, and also calculates a mail storage releasing time from the registration time and voice mail storage time and stores it in a service control memory MEM 5. The mail storage releasing time is read out to a comparing circuit CMP 7 at every constant intervals of time and compared with the current time from an internal timer TM 6 and when the comparison result is coincident, the CC 4 erases the contents of the MB11 of the VMM 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a voice mail storage time setting method, and more particularly to a voice and mail storage time setting method in a voice mail module (e-mail system).

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of voice mail module (hereinafter referred to as VMM)
, there was no setting for how long voicemails were saved in the mailbox, and registration and cancellation of voicemails were provided as separate services.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The conventional VMM described above is a method in which subscribers individually register and post voicemails to their mailboxes, and there is no storage time setting at the time of posting. Once posted, the voicemail remains in the mailbox until the sender unsubscribes it or the recipient removes it from the mailbox. Therefore, over time, many voicemails accumulate in your mailbox, some of which are no longer needed.
The disadvantage is that it may interfere with normal service.

[Means for Solving Problems J] The voicemail retention time setting method of the present invention includes a storage means for storing the mail retention time set together with the mailbox number when a subscriber posts a voicemail to a mailbox; control means for calculating a mail storage release time from the mail storage time from the voicemail posting time and automatically deleting the voicemail if the voicemail is not retrieved from the mailbox by the mail storage release time; ing.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the voice mail storage time setting method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the voice mail storage time setting operation in FIG.

In Figure 1, subscribers 10, 11, etc. are connected to exchange switches (
SW2 is housed in 5W)2, and SW2 is connected to VMM3. The VMM3 has a mailbox (hereinafter referred to as M B ), M B 1r), M B z, etc. for each subscriber. The service control memory (hereinafter referred to as MEM>5) stores the e-mail save cancellation time for each subscription name, and the comparison circuit (hereinafter referred to as C
MF'>7 compares the current time from the internal clock (hereinafter referred to as "M") 6 and the email storage release time from MEM5 and outputs a match signal.The central control unit (hereinafter referred to as CC) 4 outputs a coincidence signal
W2. VMM3゜MEuM5,7M6. It is connected to the CMP 7 and manages predetermined sequence control.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

For example, when the originating subscriber 10 registers (posts) a voicemail in a mailbox, the subscriber 10 first dials the voicemail service access number, then the CC4
controls SW2 to connect subscriber 10 to VMM3 and connect the VM
M3 is called.

Next, the subscriber 10 dials the service type number (mailbox registration number, which includes mailbox registration, mail retrieval, mail cancellation, etc.), and then dials his/her M
The number of B, , and the MB of the recipient (e.g. subscriber 11),
, dial the number. Next, the subscriber 10 enters the voicemail (message) and then dials the voicemail storage time (for example, '05' meaning 5 hours) to finish posting the voicemail.At this time, the CC4 CC4 stores the voicemail from the MBth address, calculates the mail storage release time from the posting time and the voicemail storage time of 5 hours, and stores it in MEM 5. That is, CC4 stores the mail at the address of MBll of MEM5. Set the logical value "1" in the time setting section (hereinafter referred to as S), and set the time information 5 hours after the current time from 7M6 at the time of voice mail posting to the email retention time section (hereinafter referred to as T) as the email retention release time. Make me remember.

The mail storage release time of the MB with S=“l” is read out to the CMP 7 at regular intervals (for example, every 5 minutes), and is compared with the current time from TM 6 in the CMP 7. When the comparison results match, CMP7 outputs this match signal to CC4, and CC4 knows that the MB of S-1"' in MEM5 is MBll, and outputs the MB of VMM3.
Delete the contents of , .

Note that if the subscriber 10 does not set the mail storage time when registering the voice mail, the mail storage time can be fixedly set to, for example, 24 hours.

In this embodiment, the operations when the subscriber 11 retrieves a mail from the MBll and when the subscriber 10 cancels the mail within the mail storage time set by the subscriber 10 are the same as those in the conventional example, and therefore the explanation thereof will be omitted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention sets the storage time when registering a voicemail in the voicemail module, so that the cancellation operation is separate from the registration operation and is complicated, so it is possible to avoid canceling or canceling the recording. Since it is possible to prevent problems with service due to forgetting the mail, there is an effect that normal mail registration and retrieval services are always performed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the voice mail storage time setting method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the voice mail storage time setting operation in FIG. 2... Exchange switch (SW), 3... Voice mail module (VMM), 4... Central control unit (CC)
), 5... Service control memory (MEM), 6...
Internal clock (TM), 7... Comparison circuit (CMP), 10
゜11...Subscriber. U1 diagram

Claims (1)

[Claims] A storage means for storing a mail storage time set together with a mailbox number when a subscriber posts a voicemail to a mailbox, and calculates a mail storage release time from the voicemail posting time and the mail storage time and stores the mail. A voice mail storage time setting method comprising: a control means for automatically deleting the voice mail when the voice mail is not retrieved from the mailbox by a release time.