JP2001326704A - Telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone device capable of transmitting notice contents without any utterance. SOLUTION: A notice contents storing part 5 stores the notification contents of a plurality of pieces of speech data, i.e., speech contents that are enough to be notified to the opposite party, such as the contents that 'I will come home in an hour' and that 'I leave an XX station now'. The selected notice contents are transmitted after dial transmission by operating the operating part 4. Thus, the operator can transmit the speech contents to the opposite party without any utterance.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device such as a stationary telephone device, a wireless telephone device, and a portable telephone device,
The present invention relates to a telephone device capable of transmitting notification contents by built-in voice data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional telephone device, when making a call, it is common to call a callee and then make a voice call. However, when making a call in a quiet office or the like, transmitting aloud the contents of the call to the call destination breaks the silence of the surroundings, and thus has a problem that it is difficult to make a call.

[0003] Such a problem is not limited to a telephone device installed in an office. In addition, a telephone device is generated not only in a wired stationary type but also in a child device wirelessly connected to a parent device, a mobile phone, or a telephone mounted on a facsimile device or the like. In particular, mobile phones
You can talk on the spot while on a train or listening to a lecture, or during a meeting or class, but it is not possible to speak out loud. There is.

In the wireless telephone device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-164657, a plurality of incoming call rejection reason messages input by a microphone are stored in advance.
Then, by specifying means such as key input from the operation unit,
When one of a plurality of incoming call rejection reason messages is designated and there is an incoming call, the designated incoming call rejection reason message is transmitted to the calling side.

[0005] The transmission / reception device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-18480 also responds to an incoming call by notifying the other party of the situation when it cannot respond immediately to the transmission from the other party. Is what you do.

The portable terminal device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-173743 also transmits a message selected from a plurality of messages for reasons why the conversation cannot be performed when the conversation cannot be performed due to crowding or during a meeting. By doing so, it corresponds to an incoming call.

[0007] In these conventional telephone apparatuses, when an incoming call cannot be answered aloud, the telephone apparatus responds with a response message stored in advance. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to respond aloud, but the response to the incoming call is taken into account, and the standard response content is transmitted to respond to the incoming call regardless of the content of the incoming call. Therefore, it does not solve the problem of making a call. When making a call with a voice, move to a place where a call with a voice can be made and make a call. There is a problem that the user must refrain from calling until a time when the user can make a call.

[0008]

However, when making a call by making an outgoing call, it may be sufficient to simply inform the caller of the contents of the call. That is, it may be sufficient if the contents of the notification can be transmitted. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device capable of transmitting notification contents without making a voice.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a telephone apparatus, a storage means capable of storing at least one notification content of voice data, and the notification content stored in the storage means are read out. There is provided a transmitting means for transmitting a signal based on the notification content, an operating means, and a control means, wherein the controlling means operates the transmitting means based on an operation of the operating means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device, a storage means capable of storing notification contents of a plurality of voice data, a selection means for selecting the notification contents stored in the storage means, and the storage means A notification unit that reads out the notification content stored in the storage unit and sends out a signal based on the notification content; an operation unit; and a control unit. The control unit is selected by the selection unit based on an operation of the operation unit. The transmitting means is operated to transmit a signal based on the contents of the notification.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the telephone apparatus according to the second aspect, the selecting means is constituted by only a numeric keypad and a symbol key.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone apparatus according to the second or third aspect, there is provided a voice output unit for outputting the notification content selected by the selection unit by voice. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the control means activates the transmission means by dialing. It is assumed that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the control means controls a predetermined group of the call destinations registered in advance. After the dial transmission, the transmitting means is operated.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the telephone apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the control means operates the transmission means at a time set by a timer. It is assumed that.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the telephone device according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, further comprising a display unit for displaying an operation state of the transmitting means. .

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, a specific notification content is stored in a predetermined area of the storage means, and the control means comprises: A signal based on the specific notification content is transmitted before transmitting a signal based on the notification content.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining an example of an embodiment of a telephone device according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a control unit, 2 is an audio input unit, 3 is an audio output unit, 4
Denotes an operation unit, 5 denotes a notification signal storage unit, 6 denotes an incoming call notification unit, 7 denotes a display unit, 8 denotes a transmission / reception unit, and 9 denotes an antenna.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a portable telephone. The control unit 1 includes a CPU, ROM, R
An AM is provided, and the CPU controls the entire apparatus so as to perform a predetermined operation according to a program stored in the ROM. The voice input unit 2 has a microphone, and can input voice for communicating with the other party by voice, and can also be used to input a notification signal of voice data described later to the notification signal storage unit 5. Can be done. The voice output unit 3 has a sound generator such as a speaker or an earphone, so that the operator can hear a voice call from the other party. An audio signal for transmitting the audio data selected from the notification signal storage unit 6 to be described later from the transmission / reception unit 8 may also be output from the audio output unit 3 so that the operator can hear it. In such a case, it is preferable to use an earphone for the sound output unit 3 so that sound is not output to the surroundings when making a call. Of course, a speaker may be provided, and the speaker may be switched to the earphone by inserting the earphone into the mobile phone.

The operation unit 4 includes ten keys, that is,
Up to ten numeric keys, symbol keys such as "*" and "#", a hook key, a power switch key, and other appropriate function keys such as a menu key, a clear key, and a telephone directory key may be included. Further, in the present invention, a function for shifting to a call mode in which transmission is performed by a notification signal stored in notification signal storage unit 5 at the time of calling, or returning to a call mode using normal voice input by voice input unit 2. A key is provided. Also, by selecting the input mode,
Characters assigned to the numeric keypad can be entered.

In this specification, a mode in which a notification signal is transmitted by the notification signal stored in the notification signal storage unit 5 is called a "voice mail mode", and a normal voice communication mode input by the voice input unit 2 is called a "voice mode". ". The transition from the voice mode to the voice mail mode and the transition from the voice mail mode to the voice mode may be enabled by a toggle operation with one function key, or different function keys may be used. Alternatively, the mode may shift to the voice mail mode, and after the transmission of the notification signal ends, the mode may automatically shift to the voice mode.
The transition to these modes may be performed by a combination operation of numeric keys or symbol keys, a combination operation of function keys such as a menu key, or a combination operation of numeric keys or symbol keys and function keys. ,
Also in that case, the transition to the voice mail mode and the voice mode may be performed by a toggle operation.
A display may be displayed on the display unit 7 so as to identify which mode is the voice mail mode or the voice mode. In the voice mail mode, if the voice input from the voice input unit 2 is also transmitted so as to be superimposed on the contents of the notification, it is not particularly necessary to provide the voice mode.

The incoming call notifying section 6 is for notifying that there is an incoming call, and is provided with a plurality of appropriate notifying means such as a buzzer sound, a melody sound, a sound to an earphone, and a vibration by a vibrator. You have to be able to choose. Of course, only one appropriate notification means may be used.

The notification signal storage unit 5 stores a notification signal described later. The notification signal is set by a user input and stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, but some typical notification signals may be incorporated in advance. In this case, it may be stored in the ROM,
For M, the ROM of the control unit 1 may be used. The notification signal input and registered by the user is preferably subjected to A / D conversion and stored in a non-volatile RAM.
Therefore, in the notification signal storage unit 5, the storage unit is not limited to using the storage unit provided in the notification signal storage unit 5, but the storage unit provided in a part other than the notification signal storage unit 5. May be used.

The notification signal stored in the notification signal storage unit 5 can be selected by the selection means. It is possible to use the operation unit 4 as the selection means and perform the selection operation using the appropriate keys. For example, selection may be made using only the ten keys, or symbol keys of “*” and “#” may be added.

When a plurality of notification contents can be stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, the notification contents stored in the notification signal storage unit 5 are selected by the selection means, and the sound output unit 3 is selected.
Can output audio. An object of the present invention is not to emit a sound at the time of transmission. Therefore, when the selected notification content is output as a sound, it is preferable to listen using an earphone.

When the notification content is stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, a title may be registered and the notification content may be stored. In this way, the title can be displayed on the display unit 7, and the notification content can be selected based on the displayed title. However, the number of notification contents to be stored is preferably at most about 10, and the notification contents may be stored in association with numbers from about 1 to about 10. The relationship between the number and the stored contents is
If the number is about 10, the operator (user of the telephone device) can memorize it, so that the selection operation can be performed by number.

When transmitting the notification content stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, the notification content selected by the selection means is transmitted. After the operation for shifting to the voice mail mode is performed, the notification content stored in the notification signal storage unit 5 is selected by the selection unit. After the notification content is selected, dialing is performed, and when the incoming call is confirmed by detecting the disappearance of the ringing tone, the selected notification content is transmitted, and on-hook is performed after the transmission is completed. The disconnection of the line is automatically performed when the transmission of the notification content is completed. However, the on-hook need not always be performed automatically, and the notification content may be repeatedly transmitted until the operator performs the on-hook operation. Also,
After the transmission of the notification contents is completed, the transmission of the notification contents may be left as it is, and the operator may perform the on-hook operation so that the call from the call destination can be heard.

The notification signal storage unit 5 may store only one notification signal. In this case, it is not necessary to select the notification signal, and the data of the notification signal automatically read from the notification signal storage unit 5 may be converted into a voice signal and transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 8 by shifting to the voice mail mode. The notification contents can be transmitted only by the operation of shifting to the voice mail mode and dialing, thereby simplifying the operation.

The notification content data read from the notification signal storage unit 6 is converted into an audio signal, transmitted to the transmission / reception unit 8, modulated by the transmission / reception unit 8, and transmitted from the antenna 9.

When the telephone device is connected to a telephone line, the notification signal to be transmitted may be converted into a voice signal and transmitted to the telephone line as it is. In the case of a child telephone wirelessly connected to the parent telephone, the selected notification signal is converted into an audio signal,
Sent to

As described above, the notification signal is converted into a signal in a signal format corresponding to the telephone device and transmitted so that the notification signal can be transmitted to the other party. Of course, depending on the other party's telephone device, the signal may be transmitted as it is converted into the voice signal, or may be modulated and transmitted.

The display section 7 is suitably a liquid crystal display device capable of displaying characters and patterns. Of course, other display means may be used, or another display means, for example, an LED or the like may be provided. When the mode is shifted to the voice mail mode, LED display may be performed. The transmission / reception unit 8 modulates the signal transmitted by the control unit 1 and transmits the modulated signal via the antenna 9, demodulates the signal received from the antenna 9, and transmits the signal to the control unit 1.

The notification signal will be described. The notification signal in the present invention is a content that does not require a response from the other party in principle. For example, "I'll be back in an hour.", "I don't need dinner today.", "I'll be back because the business is over.", "I'm leaving XX station now."
Such a call is sufficient if the notification is made to the other party, and the response from the other party is, at most, a confirmation response such as "I understand." Of course, a confirmation response is not necessarily required. These necessary notification contents are input by voice from the voice input unit 2 in advance, and are stored in the notification signal storage unit 5. The notification content that is frequently used is stored as notification data storage unit 5 as long-term storage data.
May be stored. Before attending a meeting or the like, the contents of a notice that can be predicted are input by voice from the voice input unit 2 and stored in the notice signal storage unit 5, and when necessary, the mode is switched to the voice mail mode and transmitted. if,
Even during a meeting, the contents of the notification can be conveyed to the required call destination.

Calls requiring only such a notification can be sequentially sent to a group registered in advance. Group formation is performed by registering a group of call destinations to which a common call content needs to be sent from among a plurality of call destination telephone numbers registered in the telephone device. For example, no. No. 1 to No. For the call destinations registered up to 64, 1, No. 5, N
o. 12, No. No. 20 is registered as a group 1 and a group name is registered. 1, No. 8, No. 25, no. Three
1. No. A group name is registered as 40 as group 2. The number of groups that can be registered does not need to be two as described above, and three or more groups may be registered. Alternatively, only one group may be registered. One destination may be registered in a plurality of groups. If a group is formed in this way, for example, for Group 1,
"In today's meeting, the place is xx and the meeting time is 9 o'clock."
, And the same message as No. 1, No. 5, N
o. 12, No. 20 can be sent sequentially. The operation is performed by inputting a message from the voice input unit 2 by voice, storing the message in the notification signal storage unit 5, performing an operation of shifting to the voice mail mode, and selecting a function mode for performing group transmission. No. 1 is the No. 1 registered in Group 1. After transmitting the first telephone number, confirming the incoming call, transmitting the notification content read out from the notification signal storage unit 5, and after the transmission is completed, the next destination is read out and the same transmission is sequentially performed. As a result, the same notification content can be transmitted to a plurality of destinations with a simple operation. Retransmission may be performed for a call destination that could not be transmitted due to, for example, a busy state, or a call destination that could not be transmitted may be displayed on the display unit 7.

Since the contents of the notification are stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, timer transmission is also possible. From the voice input unit 2,
After the notification contents are stored in the notification signal storage unit 5, an operation for setting timer transmission is performed using a function key or the like, and a transmission time and a call destination are designated. When the timer transmission is set, the control unit 1 performs monitoring to compare the set time with the current time, for example, every minute. If the current time is the same as the set time, or if the current time has passed the set time, the control unit 1 transmits the telephone number of the designated destination, confirms the incoming call, and notifies the notification signal storage unit 5 The notification content read out from is transmitted, and after the transmission is completed, the user goes on-hook.

As described above, the notification content of the present invention includes, in addition to the notification content that does not require a response from the other party, if the content is in a question-and-answer format, this is notified to the other party and the response is made. It may be something that asks for. The content of the notification may be “yes” and “no”, that is, the content can be a simple response that suffices with affirmation and denial. For example, "I'm leaving XX station now.
Can you pick me up by car? If the other party responds with "Yes, you can.", You can drop off and wait for the meeting. If you answer "No, you cannot." You can go home. In the call based on the notification content in the question-and-answer format, the caller can talk without speaking.

In the above-described embodiment, it is not required that the telephone device of the other party communicating with the telephone device having the voice mail mode have a special function. Even in a telephone device equipped with a voice mail mode, if there is a function capable of storing and transmitting a notification content, the notification content read from the notification signal storage unit 6 can be transmitted as a voice. It can be configured by adding some functions, and does not increase the cost. Of course, it is possible to support not only a mobile phone but also all telephone devices such as an installation type telephone, an extension telephone, and a parent-child telephone. The telephone device of the other party to be talked may be not only a mobile phone, but also a telephone device that is compatible with all types of telephone devices such as a stationary telephone, an extension telephone, a parent-child telephone, and has an answering machine function.

As described above, the voice mail mode is not limited to the one in which the notification contents can be appropriately set by the operator, and the typical notification contents may be stored in advance. As you did. Furthermore, as the heading, "○
It is a message from ○. Is stored in a specific storage area of the notification signal storage unit 5, and a specific notification is transmitted by the operation of the operation unit 4 before the notification content to be transmitted from the notification signal storage unit 5. The contents may be transmitted. Following this transmission, the notification signal storage unit 5
The selected notification content read from is transmitted.

[0039]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to transmit a notification content to be notified without giving a sound even during a meeting, on a train, in class, or the like. effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of an embodiment of a telephone device according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... control unit, 2 ... voice input unit, 3 ... voice output unit, 4 ... operation unit, 5 ... notification signal storage unit, 6 ... incoming notification unit, 7 ... display unit, 8 ... transmission / reception unit, 9 Antenna.

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit capable of storing a notification content of at least one voice data, a transmission unit that reads the notification content stored in the storage unit and transmits a signal based on the notification content, and an operation unit. And a control unit, wherein the control unit operates the transmission unit based on an operation of the operation unit. 2. A storage means capable of storing notification contents of a plurality of voice data, a selection means for selecting notification contents stored in the storage means, and reading the notification contents stored in the storage means to read the notification contents. Transmitting means for transmitting a signal based on the content, operating means, and control means, wherein the control means transmits a signal based on the notification content selected by the selecting means based on the operation of the operating means. A telephone device for operating a sending means. 3. The telephone device according to claim 2, wherein said selection means comprises only a numeric keypad and a symbol key. 4. The telephone device according to claim 2, further comprising voice output means for outputting the notification content selected by said selection means by voice. 5. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said control means activates said transmission means by dialing. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said control means activates said transmission means after making a dial call to a predetermined group of call destinations registered in advance. The telephone device according to claim 1. 7. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said control means activates said transmission means at a time set by a timer. 8. The telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying an operation state of said transmitting means. 9. A specific notification content is stored in a predetermined area of the storage means, and the control means transmits a signal based on the specific notification content before transmitting a signal based on the notification content. The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein