KR20040061509A - Method of notifying absent call - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for notifying an absent subscriber call is provided to confirm information of an absent subscriber message at a remote place by notifying a preliminarily set telephone number of the information on the recorded absent subscriber message. CONSTITUTION: Call incoming is confirmed in a standby mode(210,212). It is confirmed whether a caller number is detected(214). If so, the detected caller number is stored(216). It is confirmed whether hookoff is detected within predetermined time(218). If so, a call mode is executed(220). If not, it is judged whether an automatic response mode is set up(222). If so, a call path is connected(224). An announcement message for leaving a voice message is transmitted(226). It is judged whether a caller records the voice message(228,230). If so, recording information of the voice message is stored(232). It is judged whether absent telephone informing function is set up(234). If so, information related to an absent subscriber call is transmitted in a message to a preliminarily set telephone number(236).

Description

How to notify you of missed calls {METHOD OF NOTIFYING ABSENT CALL}

The present invention relates to a communication supplementary service, and more particularly, to a method for informing a remote user of information about a missed call.

In general, when a call is missed, the phone sends a missed guide message to a call received from the outside and records a voice message generated from the other party. The user returns from the outside to play the recorded message, or play the recorded content in the absence state by the remote operation of the user to play on the telephone line.

Recently, a function of informing a remote user of caller information of a missed call is used. When the caller information is received by voice, the user may check the caller information by calling the phone number to which the voice message is transmitted and confirming the voice message.

Such a function may not know information about a caller unless a call is received and a message received from a remote site is not found, and a caller number and other related information of a call may not be immediately confirmed when a call is received while not in an idle state. In addition, you can't know whether or not to check the message, so it must be checked every time a message arrives at a remote user, which can be inefficient and inconvenient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for notifying that a call has been missed by transmitting information on a missed call to a preset phone number in a message.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for notifying a missed call, comprising: receiving and storing a phone number to which a message for notifying a missed call is transmitted in advance, and configuring a message for informing about the missed call; And transmitting the message composed of the stored phone number, and the message includes at least one of a caller's name, a caller's phone number, a time at which the call was received, or a recording length of a voice message left by the caller.

1 is a block diagram of a phone for transmitting a missed call notification message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an operation flowchart for transmitting a missed call notification message according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3A is an exemplary view illustrating a display unit illustrating a process of setting a phone number to which a missed call notification message is transmitted in a phone transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied;

3B is an exemplary view illustrating a display unit indicating that a missed call notification message is transmitted from a phone transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied;

Figure 4a is an exemplary view showing a missed call notification message sent to a preset phone number when the caller ID display service is set in the phone for transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied,

Figure 4b is an exemplary view showing a missed call notification message sent to a preset phone number when the caller ID display service is not set in the phone for transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as specific components are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and it is understood that these specific details may be changed or changed within the scope of the present invention. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau.

1 is a block diagram of a phone for transmitting a missed call notification message according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, the caller ID display telephone having an automatic answering function to which the present invention is applied is composed of a call circuit unit 20, the control unit 23, the automatic answering function 10, etc., the automatic answering function ( 10 may include a voice memory 11, a codec 12, and a voice controller 13.

The analog switch 14 is connected to the microphone amplifier 15, the speaker amplifier 16, the call circuit 20, the melody circuit 19 and the auto answer function 10 to switch the circuit according to the operation of each component Do it.

The microphone amplifier 15 amplifies and outputs an audio signal input through the microphone 17. The speaker amplifying unit 16 amplifies an audio signal input through the call circuit unit 20 and outputs it to the outside through the speaker 18.

The call circuit unit 20 is a voice transceiving circuit and is connected between the analog switch 14 and the telephone line switch 21 to process various tone signals and voice signals.

The telephone line switch 21 includes a hook switch and performs a function of forming or blocking a call path with the telephone line under the control of the controller 23. The ringer 22 is connected to the telephone line, the speaker 18, and the ring detector 24, and is a tone ringer 22. The ring detector 24 is connected to the telephone line, detects a ring signal input to the telephone line in an on-hook state, and notifies the controller 23 that the call has been received. The melody circuit unit 19 selectively outputs various melodies under the control of the controller 23.

The control unit 23 controls the operation of the various components according to the function of the phone and serves as a modem. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a function of transmitting a message to a preset telephone number of a caller number and related information of an incoming call in a missed state is controlled. The control unit 23 accesses the memory 28 to read the caller number received in the absence state. Then, it is transferred to the voice control unit 13 to convert the voice into a corresponding voice, and then a predetermined contact message and a converted caller number corresponding voice are transmitted by calling a designated contact.

The memory 28 stores various functional programs of the telephone, stores various kinds of data, and is controlled by the controller 23. In the practice of the present invention, the memory 28 stores caller information of a missed call in a certain area. The caller information may be a caller's name, a phone number, and a received time.

The display unit 27 is composed of a plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) and / or LCDs (liquid crystal display devices), and displays the current state diagrams and general conditions of the telephone under the control of the control unit 23. The display unit 27 displays the calling party number and other related information of the missed call.

The keypad 26 includes a plurality of function keys and numeric keys to perform various function settings and operations or dial input. The key operation of the keypad 26 allows setting of the out of office guidance function according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Caller Identification (CID) detection unit 25 detects data for caller identification from a ring signal received through a telephone line and applies it to the control unit 23. The caller's telephone number is included on the CID, and time information and name may be further included.

The automatic response function unit 10 outputs and stores an outgoing message, which is a guide message for an automatic response, and an incoming message, which is a recorded message. It is connected to the call circuit unit 20 through the control of the control unit 23 records the voice message received from the call circuit unit 20, or reproduces the recorded message as a voice signal and outputs to the call circuit unit 20. In the practice of the present invention, after the caller information stored in the missed state is converted into voice, the caller information is output as voice when the user performs an operation of confirming the missed recorded message.

The codec 12 of the automatic response function unit 10 converts the voice signal received in the recording mode into digital data, and converts the digital voice data output in the playback mode into an analog voice signal and outputs it to the call circuit unit 20. .

The voice memory 11 records the voice message in the designated area under the control of the voice control unit 13 in the recording mode, and outputs the voice message recorded in the designated area under the control of the voice control unit 13 in the reproducing mode.

The voice controller 13 compresses and outputs the audio data output from the codec 12 in the recording mode under the control of the controller 23 so as to record the audio data, and accesses and decodes the audio data to be output in the playback mode. Output to codec 12. The voice controller 13 may use a digital signal processor (DSP) and includes a recording table that stores various information of a message recorded therein.

In the phone having the above configuration, the user may set a phone number to which the missed call notification message is sent so as to transmit a message indicating that the call is missed. This will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3A is an exemplary view illustrating a display unit illustrating a process of setting a phone number to which a missed call notification message is transmitted in a phone for transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied. A user can set a phone number to which a missed call notification message is sent on a caller ID display phone having an auto answering function. As shown in FIG. 3A, when a phone number is input in a window in which a transmission number is input, a phone number to which an absence notification message is transmitted is set. Here, the telephone to receive the missed notification message is a telephone capable of receiving a short message.

The missed notification message as described above informs the user that a call has been missed, and the phone according to the present invention operates to transmit a message informing information about the missed call. This will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an exemplary operation flowchart for transmitting a missed call notification message according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, if there is a call in the standby mode of step 210, it checks in step 212 and then proceeds to step 214. In step 214, if the calling party number is detected, if the calling party number is detected, the process proceeds to step 216, and if the calling party number is not detected, proceeds to step 218. In step 216, caller information detected in step 214 is stored. Thereafter, if the hookoff is detected in step 218, the call proceeds to step 220, and if the hookoff is not detected within the time, the call proceeds to step 222. If the auto answer mode is set in step 222, the flow proceeds to step 224. If the auto answer mode is not set, the flow proceeds to step 234. In step 224, after connecting to the call path, the process proceeds to step 226, so that the user cannot be answered because the user is absent and sends a guide message to leave a voice message. Thereafter, in step 228, it is determined whether or not to record the voice message. If the voice message is recorded, the flow proceeds to step 230, and if the voice message is not recorded, the flow proceeds to step 234. In step 226, the user is absent and sends a voice prompt to leave a voice message and is automatically recorded after a certain time. Therefore, whether or not to record in step 228 is determined to record if a call is connected after a set time. do. In step 230, the voice message is recorded and then proceeds to step 232. In step 232, the recording information of the voice message for the voice message recorded in step 230 is stored. Thereafter, in step 234, it is determined whether the missed call notification function is set. In step 236, information about the missed call is transmitted to the preset phone number in a message. Missed call notification function is to notify the caller information on the missed call, the time the call was received and voice message information, etc. to the preset phone number. The display of the telephone according to the present invention indicates that the information about the missed call was sent in a message, which is shown as shown in FIG. 3B.

3B is an exemplary view illustrating a display unit indicating that a missed call notification message is transmitted from a phone transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied. When a missed call is received, it indicates on the display of the telephone that sent the message that the missed call notification message was transmitted to the preset phone number.

Figure 4a is an exemplary view showing a missed call notification message sent to a preset phone number when the caller ID display service is set in the phone for transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied. If the caller ID display service is set, the missed call notification message shown in FIG. 4A is transmitted to the preset phone number. It indicates that a new message has been received, and shows the caller's name, the caller's phone number, the time the call was received, and the length of the voice message recorded by the caller. The caller's name and caller's phone number are available when the caller ID is displayed. The caller's name is displayed if the user has previously entered the answering machine.

4B is an exemplary diagram illustrating a missed call notification message transmitted to a preset phone number when a caller ID display service is not set in a phone transmitting a missed call notification message to which the present invention is applied. If the caller ID display service is not set, the missed call notification message shown in FIG. 4B is transmitted to the preset phone number. It indicates that a new message has been received and shows the time when the call was received and the recording length of the voice message recorded by the caller.

As described above, the configuration and operation according to an embodiment of the present invention can be made. Meanwhile, in the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but by the claims and equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the method for notifying the missed call according to the present invention immediately informs the information about the missed message by the preset phone so that the user can check it immediately from a remote place. You can contact the person directly, or you can check the recorded content on the phone remotely.

In addition, since the recording length of the message is displayed, it is possible to know whether the caller has recorded or not and to determine whether to listen to the message through the remote control.

Claims (1)

In the method of notifying missed calls, Receiving and storing a destination telephone number for notifying a missed call in advance; Generating a missed notification message including at least one of a caller's name, a caller's telephone number, a time at which the call was received, or a recording length of a voice message left by the caller for informing about the missed call; And sending the missed notice message to the destination telephone number.