JP2004128794A - Communication terminal device with telephone function and program - Google Patents

Abstract

In a communication terminal device with a telephone function having an e-mail function, a message can be recorded by a terminal device on the side of a caller, and when the recorded message is transmitted, the terminal device is provided with the terminal device. To make use of existing phonebook and e-mail functions.
A calling VoIP terminal (2) transmits a response from a called party based on a "telephone address" of a called party selected and designated from a telephone directory file. Upon receiving and determining the response status, if the response status is not a normal response indicating that the call is ready, a message prompting the recording of a voice message is issued, and then the voice message input to the other party is recorded. At the same time, the "mail address" associated with the other party is read from the telephone directory file, and the recorded voice message is transmitted as voice mail to the mail address.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication terminal device with a telephone function having an e-mail function and a program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, in an answering machine system, when a callee is called and the other party is not answering, the caller may record a message on a recording device provided in the called telephone. However, in the case of a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, if the power is turned off at the receiving end, or if the mobile phone is out of the communication range or busy, the answering machine server on the network is used. A message is recorded on a recording device provided in the system.
In this case, conventionally, as a method of coping with a case where a subscriber of the answering machine service cannot answer, a method of receiving a voice mail storage service is known (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-032120
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in order to receive such an answering machine service, it goes without saying that an answering machine server with a message recording function must be installed on the network, and the originator of the answering machine must be the answering machine. Accessing the telephone server, recording messages, and designating a destination to indicate who the message is for, necessitated tedious work, placing a heavy burden on the caller.
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device with a telephone function having an e-mail function, in which a message can be recorded by a terminal device on the side of a caller, and when the recorded message is transmitted, the terminal device is The purpose is to make use of the provided telephone directory function and e-mail function.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a communication terminal device having a telephone function and an e-mail function, a telephone directory storage means for storing and managing a telephone address and an e-mail address for each destination, and a telephone book storage means selected and designated from the telephone directory storage means When a call is made to the called party based on the telephone address of the called party, the receiving means receives a response from the called party and determines the response state. A notification means for prompting the recording of a voice message other than a normal response indicating a call-enabled state; a recording means for converting a voice message input to the other party into digital information for recording; The attached e-mail address is read out from the telephone directory storage means, and the recorded voice message is read as a voice mail. Is intended to and a voice mail transmission means for transmitting addressed.
Further, the present invention provides a computer with a program for realizing the main functions described in the first aspect of the present invention (the fifth aspect of the invention).
[0007]
Therefore, according to the first and fifth aspects of the present invention, when a call is made to the called party based on the telephone address of the called party selected and designated from the telephone directory, a response from the called party is received. If the response status is determined to be other than the normal response indicating that the call is ready, a message prompting the recording of a voice message is issued, and then the voice message input to the other party is recorded and the call is made. The e-mail address associated with the other party is read from the telephone directory, and the recorded voice message is transmitted as voice mail to the e-mail address. Therefore, the message is recorded on the terminal device of the caller. While transmitting the recorded message, it is possible to utilize the telephone directory function and the e-mail function provided in the terminal device, As of years, there is no need to install a server with a message recording function on the network, moreover, it is possible to significantly reduce the source of the burden.
[0008]
The invention described in claim 1 may be as follows.
Providing notification message storage means for storing various notification messages according to the response state of the other party, the notification means, when the response state determined by the determination means other than a normal response indicating a call available state, In addition to prompting the recording of a voice message, the notification message storage means is searched according to the response state, and the corresponding notification message is selected and notified (the invention according to claim 2).
Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to having the same effect as the first aspect of the present invention, a voice message is recorded when the response status from the other party is other than the normal response indicating that the call is available. In addition to prompting the user, a notification message according to the response status is selected and notified, so the sender can use the notification message, for example, to determine whether the other party is busy, away, power off, or out of communication range. And so on, and appropriate message recording according to the situation of the other party can be performed.
[0009]
The detecting means receives a response from the other party and determines the response state when detecting the elapse of a preset time from the start of the calling of the other party. 3).
Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to having the same effect as the first aspect of the present invention, the elapse of a preset time set after starting the calling of the other party is detected. At this time, since the response from the other party is received and the response state is determined, the originator does not have to wait for a long time, and can respond quickly.
[0010]
In the receiving communication terminal device that receives the voice mail to which the recorded voice message is attached, it is determined whether or not the state has been shifted from the disconnected state to the connected state with the network, and the voice mail unreceivable state is determined. Determining means for determining whether or not the connection has been canceled; and when the determining means has determined that the state has been shifted from the disconnected state to the connected state, or that the unreceivable voice mail state has been resolved. In this case, a voice mail receiving means for receiving the voice mail attached to the recorded voice message is provided (the invention according to claim 4).
Therefore, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to having the same effect as the first aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal device on the receiving side can be switched from the disconnected state to the connected state, When the unreceivable state of the mail is resolved, a voicemail attached to the recorded voice message is received.For example, immediately after the power is turned on, when moving from the outside of the communication area, or during a call or answering a call. When the situation where the voice message cannot be resolved is resolved, the voice message can be received, and the unopened voice message can be reliably prevented.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the answering machine system in this embodiment.
This answering machine system has a mail server 1 for managing e-mail and a VoIP terminal (Internet telephone terminal) 2 on the user side. The mail server 1 has a plurality of access points 4 via a wired network 3. The VoIP terminal 2 is connected via a wireless LAN including the access point 4.
The VoIP terminal 2 is a portable mobile terminal in which Internet telephone software and the like are installed, converts input voice information into packets, and transmits the converted voice information over the Internet, and uses a TCP / IP protocol which is a standard protocol of the Internet. In order to call the other party, the user inputs and specifies the IP address (telephone address) of the other party when making a call.
[0012]
FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a memory configuration on the VoIP terminal 2 side.
Each VoIP terminal 2 is provided with a telephone directory file 21, a standby time memory 22, a notification message file 23, a recording memory 24, and the like.
FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the contents of the telephone directory file 21. In the telephone directory file 21, in addition to the "name" and "telephone address (IP address)" for each destination, Is configured to store and manage the "mail address" of the other party.
[0013]
In this case, the originating VoIP terminal 2 reads out the “telephone address” of the call partner selected and designated from the telephone directory file 21 and calls the VoIP terminal 2 on the other end. When a response transmitted from the other party's VoIP terminal 2 is received and its response state (response status type) is determined, and this response state is other than a normal response indicating a call possible state (receiver on state), for example, If the other party is currently busy or out of phone (during a call), or if the power is off or out of the communication area, a notification is issued to prompt the destination to record a message (voice message) to be conveyed. Like that.
[0014]
The standby time memory 22 is a memory in which a standby time for waiting until a predetermined time elapses after starting a call to the other party is set. The timer operation is started at the start of the call made, and the elapse (time-up) of the standby time set in the standby time memory 22 is detected. In this case, when the elapse of the standby time is detected, a notification prompting the recording of a voice message is issued, and a notification message having contents corresponding to the response state (status type) is displayed and output.
[0015]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of the notification message file 23.
The notification message file 23 stores and manages a notification message corresponding to the response status when the response status from the call partner is other than the normal response indicating the call available status, and corresponds to the response status type. It is configured to store and manage various notification messages. That is, the notification message corresponding to "No1" is a message that is output when the other party does not turn on the receiver (for example, when the user is away) even after the standby time elapses. You cannot answer the phone right now. " The notification message corresponding to “No. 2” is a message that is output when the power is turned off or when the user is out of the communication range. In the example shown in the figure, “the destination is not turned on or cannot be connected to the LAN. I am here "message. Furthermore, the notification message corresponding to "No3" is a message that is output when the other party is busy even after the standby time elapses, and in the example shown in the figure, "I am currently answering another call. "Message.
[0016]
The recording memory 24 is a work memory for temporarily storing a voice message in which voice information input as a message to be addressed to the other party is converted into digital information, and the voice message is recorded. The voice message recorded in the recording memory 24 is read out as an attached file to be attached to the mail, and the "mail address" corresponding to the other party is read out from the telephone directory file 21 so that the mail with voice message (voice mail) is read. And send this voicemail to that email address. In this case, when receiving the voice mail, the mail server 1 stores the voice mail in a mailbox for each destination, and transmits a mail to the destination.
[0017]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing basic components of the VoIP terminal 2.
The CPU 201 is a central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the VoIP terminal 2 according to the operating system and various application software in the storage device 202. The storage device 202 has a program storage area and a data storage area. In the program storage area, various application programs and the like are stored in addition to the operating system. A book file 21, a standby time memory 22, a notification message file 23, a recording memory 24, and the like are provided, and are constituted by a magnetic, optical, semiconductor memory, or the like and a drive system thereof.
[0018]
The recording device 202 may have a configuration in which a removable storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD can be mounted in addition to a fixed memory such as a hard disk. The programs and data in the storage device 12 are loaded into a RAM (for example, a static RAM) 203 as needed, or the data in the RAM 203 is saved in the storage device 202. The RAM 203 has a program execution area and a work area. Further, the CPU 201 can directly access and use a program / data of another electronic device via the wireless LAN device 204, and can receive a download via the wireless LAN device 204. On the other hand, an input / output peripheral device such as an input device 205, a display device 206, a micro horn 207, and a speaker 208 are connected to the CPU 201 via a bus line, and the CPU 201 controls the operation according to an input / output program. .
[0019]
Next, an operation algorithm of the answering machine system in this embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, the functions described in these flowcharts are stored in the form of readable program codes, and sequentially execute operations according to the program codes. Further, the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium can be sequentially performed. That is, an operation unique to this embodiment can be executed using a program / data externally supplied via a transmission medium in addition to a recording medium.
[0020]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a telephone call process when a call is made to a desired destination on the originating VoIP terminal 2.
First, the originating VoIP terminal 1 accesses the telephone directory file 21 to read out each destination name, displays and outputs a list screen of the destination names, and makes a desired call from the destination list screen. When the other party is selected and designated, the "telephone address" is read from the telephone directory record corresponding to the selected party to determine the other party (step A1). Here, when a call start operation is performed (step A2), the VoIP terminal 2 of the callee (destination) is called, and it is checked whether or not the corresponding terminal is currently present in the LAN (step A3). . In this case, the source VoIP terminal 2 transmits a command “ping” for confirming its existence according to the TCP / IP protocol, and according to the response content from the destination VoIP terminal 2, the destination VoIP terminal 2 Check for the existence of
[0021]
Here, if there is a terminal of the other party, a telephone call is made to the other party, and connection with the VoIP terminal 2 of the other party is made according to the definition of RFC (Request for Comments) 3261 ( Step A4), a timer operation is started to detect the elapse of the set time in the standby time memory 22 (step A5).
During this standby, it is checked whether or not the call disconnection operation has been performed on the caller side (step A6). If the disconnection operation has been performed, the call processing ends at this point. Is not performed, it is checked whether or not the standby time memory 22 has timed out, that is, whether or not the standby time has elapsed (step A7).
[0022]
Here, if the waiting time has not elapsed, the response status from the other party is received, and it is determined whether or not the normal status indicating the call available status is returned (step A8). If there is no response, the process waits for a normal status response (step A8) until the caller performs a call disconnection operation (step A6) or a standby time elapses (step A7). Now, if there is a response of the normal status, the process proceeds to step A9, and the communication is enabled until the call disconnection operation is performed (steps A9 to A11).
[0023]
Here, the operation of the VoIP terminal 1 on the receiving side will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the incoming call processing in this case.
First, in the incoming call waiting state (step B1), when the incoming VoIP terminal 1 detects an incoming call (step B2), it determines whether it is a telephone address addressed to itself (step B3). It is checked whether or not a call is currently being made (step B4). Here, if a call is in progress, the status of the call is returned to respond to the state (step B5). In this case, if the current caller is still connected (step B6), the process returns to step B4 and continues to return the busy status on condition that the user is still talking (step B5). If the current caller is disconnected during a call, the process returns to step B1 to wait for the next incoming call.
[0024]
On the other hand, if the call is not in progress at the time of the incoming call, or if the call state is canceled during the call even if the call is in progress (NO in step B4), the process proceeds to the next step B7 to determine whether the handset is turned on. To check. If the handset is turned on and the telephone is ready for communication, a normal status is returned (step B8), and the process returns to step B1 to wait for the next incoming call. On the other hand, if the handset remains off (NO in step B7), it is in a standby state until the handset is turned on (steps B7 and B9) on condition that the handset is connected (step B9). If the call is disconnected from the current caller, the process returns to step B1 to wait for the next incoming call.
[0025]
On the other hand, in the source VoIP terminal 1, if it is detected that the terminal is not present by the terminal presence confirmation in step A3 described above, the process proceeds to step A12, where the notification message file 23 is accessed, and Reads the notification message corresponding to "No2", that is, the notification message information of "the other party is not turned on or is in a place where it cannot connect to the LAN", converts this message information into display data, and outputs it for display At the same time, the data is converted into audio data and output as audio.
[0026]
If the waiting time elapses without returning a normal status and the time is up (step A7), the connection with the communication partner is stopped (step A13), and then a response is received from the communication partner. The type of the reply status is discriminated, and it is checked whether or not "calling" (step A14). Here, if the busy status is returned even after the waiting time has elapsed (YES in step A14), the notification message corresponding to "No3" is sent from the notification message file 23 to "call another call now. Is read out and output for display and voice (step A15).
Also, if the busy status is not returned after the waiting time has elapsed (NO in step A14), the notification message corresponding to "No1" from the notification message file 23 is "Call now. "Cannot be performed" and display / audio output (step A16).
[0027]
After the guidance message is output in steps A12, A15, and A16, the process proceeds to step A17, in which the telephone directory file 21 is accessed to specify the telephone directory record corresponding to the current call destination, and to specify the telephone directory record. Check if "Email address" is registered in the record. Here, if the "mail address" is not registered, a mail transmission disable notification indicating that fact is displayed and output in voice (step A18), and then the call processing in FIG. 5 ends. If the "address" is registered, a guidance notification for prompting the other party to record the message is displayed and output in voice (step A19).
[0028]
As a result, the recording function becomes operable, and the caller can know that the contents to be conveyed to the other party can be recorded. However, if there is no message to be transmitted, the call is cut off. Then, this is detected in step A20, and the call processing of FIG. 5 ends. However, if there is a message, when the message content is input by voice, the input voice is digitally converted and stored in the recording memory 24. (Step A21). Thereafter, when a telephone cutoff operation is performed to declare the end of the recording (step A22), the voice message in the recording memory 24 is read out as a mail attachment file, and the voice message is sent to the "mail address" obtained from the telephone directory file 21. The attached mail (voice mail) is transmitted (step A23).
[0029]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a receiving process for explaining the timing of receiving the above-mentioned mail with a voice message on the mail receiving side.
In this case, the mail reception timing may be, for example, immediately after power-on, immediately after resuming resume, or immediately after moving into the wireless LAN service from outside the communication range, while the VoIP terminal 2 on the mail reception side is connected to the LAN. When the link state of the LAN shifts from the disconnected state to the connected state as described above, or when the busy state, the message reproduction, or the state in which the telephone cannot be received (the mail receiving disabled state) is resolved.
[0030]
That is, the VoIP terminal 2 on the mail receiving side checks the link state of the LAN at the present time, determines whether the LAN is connected or disconnected (step C1). If disconnected, the reception process ends. Is the LAN link state (connecting), the LAN link state at the time of the previous determination, which is held in the work memory in advance, is read out, and it is determined whether the LAN was previously connected or disconnected from the LAN. (Step C2). Here, when the state is changed from the state of disconnection last time to the state of connection this time (including immediately after power-on / immediately after resume), a mail receiving process is performed (step C3).
[0031]
On the other hand, if it was previously connected to the LAN (step C2), it is determined whether or not the incoming mail was rejected when the previous mail was received (step C4). That is, it is determined whether or not the last incoming call was in a state where the telephone was busy, the message was being played, and the call could not be received. Here, if the mail was not normally received in the last time and the mail could be received normally (step C4), there is no need to receive it again this time, so the reception process is performed at this time. However, if the unreceivable state of the e-mail has been resolved this time, the e-mail receiving / rejecting the previous reception is received and acquired (step C3).
[0032]
As described above, in this embodiment, when the calling VoIP terminal 2 calls the other party based on the “telephone address” of the other party selected and designated from the telephone directory file 21, A response from the other party is received, the response state is determined, and if the response state is other than the normal response indicating that the call is ready, a message prompting the recording of a voice message is issued, and then the message is input to the other party. Since the recorded voice message was recorded, the "mail address" associated with the other party was read from the telephone directory file 21, and the recorded voice message was transmitted to the mail address as a voice mail. The source VoIP terminal 2 can record a message, and prepares the VoIP terminal 2 for transmitting the recorded message. It is to have the phone book and the e-mail function can be utilized. Therefore, unlike the related art, there is no need to install a server having a message recording function on the network, and the burden on the caller can be greatly reduced.
[0033]
In addition, when the response status from the other party is other than the normal response indicating that the call is ready, in addition to prompting the recording of a voice message, a notification message according to the response status is selected and reported, so that the call is transmitted. Originally, the notification message enables the user to know, for example, whether the other party is busy, is away, is off, is out of the communication area, and the like, so that an appropriate message can be recorded according to the situation of the other party.
Further, upon detecting the elapse of a preset time set in the standby time counter 22 from the start of the calling of the other party, a response from the other party is received and the response state is determined. In this way, the originating party does not have to wait for a long time, and can respond quickly.
[0034]
On the other hand, the VoIP terminal 2 on the receiving side receives the voice mail attached to the recorded voice message when the state shifts from the disconnected state to the connected state to the network or when the unreceivable state of the voice mail is resolved. For example, immediately after the power is turned on, when moving from the outside of the communication area to the service area, or when the situation where busy or unable to answer the phone is resolved, the voice message can be received and the unopened voice message can be received. It is possible to reliably prevent it.
[0035]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the mobile terminal is used as a telephone has been exemplified. However, a personal computer (personal computer) connected to a network may be used, or an IP telephone or a telephone connected to a gateway may be used. And a personal computer or the like may be used in combination.
Furthermore, the answering machine system in each of the above-described embodiments is not limited to being applied to an extremely limited premises such as a company, but is also applicable to a wide premises such as a region. Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a nationwide wide-area communication system.
[0036]
Further, a VoIP server that manages the address of the VoIP terminal 2 and the location information of the place to which the VoIP terminal 2 is connected, that is, a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) server may be used. In a system using this SIP server, there are many status types as a response state (response status type) from the other party, not only in a busy state, absence, power off or out of the communication area. The various notification messages may be stored in the notification message file 23 in association with the status types.
[0037]
On the other hand, a recording medium (for example, a CD-ROM, a floppy disk, a RAM card, or the like) in which a program code for causing each of the above-described units to be executed may be provided to the computer.
That is, a storage medium having a computer-readable program code, a function of storing and managing an e-mail address together with a telephone address for each destination, and a function of storing and managing a telephone address of a destination selected from a telephone directory. A function of receiving a response from the other party when the other party is called and determining the response state, and a voice message if the determined response state is other than a normal response indicating that the call can be made. A function of prompting recording of a voice message, a function of converting a voice message input to the other party into digital information for recording, and an e-mail address associated with the other party being read from the telephone directory. And a program for realizing a function of transmitting a voice message as a voice mail to the mail address. Computer may provide a recording medium readable.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
According to this invention (invention of claim 1), when a call is made to the other party based on the telephone address of the other party selected and designated from the telephone directory, a response from the other party is received. If the response status is determined to be other than the normal response indicating that the call is ready, a message prompting the recording of a voice message is issued, and then the voice message input to the other party is recorded and the call is made. The e-mail address associated with the other party is read from the telephone directory, and the recorded voice message is transmitted as voice mail to the e-mail address. Therefore, the message is recorded on the terminal device of the caller. In transmitting the recorded message, the telephone book function and the e-mail function provided in the terminal device can be utilized. As such, it is not necessary to install a server with a message recording function on the network, moreover, it is possible to significantly reduce the burden on the caller.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an answering machine system.
2A is a diagram illustrating a memory configuration of a VoIP terminal 2; FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating contents of a telephone directory file 21;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the contents of a notification message file 23;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing basic components of the VoIP terminal 2;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a call process when a call is made to a desired destination in the VoIP terminal 2 of the caller.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an incoming call process in the VoIP terminal 1 on the called side.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a receiving process for explaining a timing of receiving the above-mentioned mail with a voice message on the mail receiving side.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 mail server
2 VoIP terminals
3 network
4 access points
21 Phonebook file
22 Wait time memory
23 Notification message file
24 Recording Memory
201 CPU
202 Storage device
204 wireless LAN device
205 input device
206 Display device
207 micro horn
208 speaker

Claims (5)

In a communication terminal device with a telephone function having an e-mail function,
Telephone directory storage means for storing and managing e-mail addresses together with telephone addresses for each destination;
When calling the other party based on the telephone address of the other party selected and designated from the telephone directory storage means, receiving a response from the other party and determining a response state;
If the response state determined by the determination unit is other than the normal response indicating the call-enabled state, a notification unit that prompts recording of a voice message;
Recording means for converting a voice message input to the other party into digital information and recording;
Voice mail transmitting means for reading an e-mail address associated with the called party from the telephone directory storage means, and transmitting the recorded voice message as voice mail to the mail address;
A communication terminal device with a telephone function, comprising: Providing notification message storage means for storing various notification messages according to the response state of the other party,
The notification unit, when the response state determined by the determination unit is other than a normal response indicating a callable state, prompts recording of a voice message, and searches the notification message storage unit according to the response state, Select the relevant notification message and notify,
2. The communication terminal device with a telephone function according to claim 1, wherein: The detecting means, when detecting the elapse of a predetermined time set from the start of the call of the other party, receives a response from the other party, and determines the response state,
2. The communication terminal device with a telephone function according to claim 1, wherein: In a communication terminal device on the receiving side that receives a voice mail to which the recorded voice message is attached,
Determining means for determining whether or not a transition from a disconnection state to a network state to a connection state has been made, and determining whether or not the unreceivable state of voice mail has been resolved;
When it is determined by this determination means that the connection from the network disconnection state to the connection state has been made, or when it has been determined that the voice mail unreceivable state has been resolved, the voice of the recorded voice message is attached. Voice mail receiving means for receiving mail,
The communication terminal device with a telephone function according to claim 1, further comprising: Against the computer
A function to store and manage e-mail addresses along with telephone addresses for each destination,
When calling the other party based on the telephone address of the other party selected from the telephone directory, receiving a response from the other party and determining a response state,
If the determined response state is other than the normal response indicating the callable state, a function to prompt recording of a voice message,
A function to convert the voice message input to the other party into digital information and record it,
A function of reading an e-mail address associated with the called party from the telephone directory, and transmitting the recorded voice message as voice mail to the mail address;
The program to realize.

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