JP3436302B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone having a function of automatically retransmitting information such as electronic mail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, mobile phones capable of transmitting and receiving electronic mails have been attracting attention. Along with this, the functions and peripheral devices related to sending and receiving of e-mail have been enhanced, and the frequency of use of mobile phones for sending and receiving e-mail has increased.

[0003]

However, the mobile phone is not always in a state where wireless communication is possible because it is affected by the condition of surrounding buildings and whether or not it is within the range where wireless communication is possible. Absent. Therefore, there is a problem in that the e-mail may not be transmitted. Also, in such a case, it may be retransmitted after the wireless communication becomes possible, but the user needs to perform the re-sending operation, and the user forgets to resend the e-mail. There was a problem that it could happen. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a mobile phone capable of automatically retransmitting information such as e-mail when wireless communication is impossible or transmission fails. The purpose is to do.

[0004]

The mobile phone of the present invention comprises:
When the wireless communication is impossible at the time of transmitting the information or when the information transmission fails, the storing means (4) for storing the information and the information stored in the storing means when the wireless communication becomes possible. The transmission control means (1 to 3) for automatically retransmitting, and the transmission control means accumulate in the accumulation means.
Set whether to automatically retransmit each information that has been
And operating means (6) for Also,
The information in the mobile phone of the present invention is an electronic mail. The information in the mobile phone of the present invention is a call voice signal .

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [First Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The transmitting / receiving antenna 1 transmits / receives radio waves to / from a base station (not shown). The reception wave received by the transmission / reception antenna 1 is subjected to processing such as demodulation in the radio section 2, and the received voice demodulated in the radio section 2 is transmitted to the user through a speaker (not shown). Further, the wireless unit 2 performs predetermined signal processing such as modulation on a voice signal or data to be transmitted, and the transmission wave obtained by the wireless unit 2 is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving antenna 1. The control unit 3 is a control circuit that controls each unit of the mobile phone and a sound reproduction circuit that reproduces sound. The transmission / reception antenna 1, the wireless unit 2, and the control unit 3 constitute a transmission control unit that automatically retransmits an electronic mail.

The memory 4 stores a memory dial and setting screens for setting function functions. A setting screen for setting the automatic retransmission function is stored in this memory portion. Further, the memory 4 constitutes a storage means for storing unsent mail. Operation part 6
Is an operating means composed of a plurality of keys. Control unit 3
Displays data or the like from the memory 4 in accordance with the operation of the operation unit 6 and displays it on the display unit 5 including a liquid crystal panel or the like.
The sounder 7 is a voice output unit that sounds a ringing sound or the like, and sounds the sound of the ringing pattern stored in the memory 4. The timer unit 8 takes charge of the clock function.

Next, the automatic re-transmission function setting operation of the mobile phone of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the user operates the operation unit 6 to call the automatic retransmission setting function in the memory 4 of the mobile phone, and selects whether to set the automatic retransmission function (step 101 in FIG. 2). If the user does not set the automatic retransmission function, the function setting operation ends.

When the user operates the operation unit 6 to set the automatic retransmission function (YES in step 101),
The control unit 3 confirms whether or not unsent e-mails are stored in the memory 4 of the mobile phone (step 10).
2). When unsent mail is not accumulated, the control unit 3
After setting the automatic retransmission function (step 104),
The function setting operation ends.

When unsent mail is accumulated, the control unit 3 performs processing such as displaying the content of the unsent mail on the display unit 5, and sets whether or not the unsent mail is set as an automatic resend mail. Ask the user if The user is
The operation unit 6 is operated to set an unsent mail as an automatic resend mail (step 103). This setting can be performed for each mail. Therefore, all unsent mails may be set as automatic resend mails, and some may or may not be set as automatic resend mails. When the setting of the resend mail is completed, the control unit 3 sets the automatic resend function (step 10).
4) The function setting operation is completed.

Next, the mail sending operation when the automatic resending function is set will be described with reference to FIG. First,
The control unit 3 controls the wireless unit 2 to transmit the electronic mail input by the user (step 201 in FIG. 3). If the mobile phone is within the wireless communication range and the communication quality is good (YES in step 202), the transmission of the e-mail is completed.

On the other hand, the control unit 3 fails to send the e-mail due to the deterioration of the communication quality, or the e-mail cannot be sent because the mobile phone is out of the area where wireless communication is impossible. (N in step 202
O), storing this e-mail in the memory 4 and performing processing such as displaying the contents of the e-mail on the display unit 5,
The user is inquired whether or not to set the e-mail as an automatic resend mail (step 203).

The user operates the operation unit 6 to set an unsent e-mail as an automatic resend mail (step 204). The setting here can also be performed for each mail as in the above. Next, if the communication quality is good, or if the mobile phone is within the range where wireless communication is possible (YES in step 205), the control unit 3 then receives the wireless unit 2.
Is controlled to retransmit the unsent e-mail stored in the memory 4 and set as the automatic resend mail (step 206). The control unit 3 repeats such a re-sending operation until the automatic resend mails stored in the memory 4 are exhausted (YES in step 207).

As described above, according to the present invention, when the mail transmission operation is performed outside the area where the wireless communication is impossible, or when the transmission of the electronic mail fails due to the deterioration of the communication quality, etc. E-mails are stored in the memory 4 and unsent e-mails are automatically retransmitted when wireless communication becomes possible. In the conventional mobile phone, when the mail transmission operation is performed and the mail transmission fails as shown in FIG. 4 (steps 401 and 402), the user needs to perform the retransmission operation (step 403).

On the other hand, in the mobile phone of the present invention,
As shown in FIG. 5, even if an e-mail transmission operation is performed outside the area where wireless communication is impossible and the e-mail transmission fails (steps 501 and 502), the user performs a re-transmission operation like a conventional mobile phone. There is no need, and the mail sending operation can be completed with a single operation (steps 503, 5).
04). If the unsent mail is not set as the automatic resend mail, the unsent mail will not be resent unless the user performs a resend operation.

[Second Embodiment] In the first embodiment,
Although the automatic re-transmission of the e-mail has been described, the automatic re-transmission can be similarly performed for the voice signal (call voice signal).

[0016]

According to the present invention, when the wireless communication is impossible at the time of transmitting the information or the transmission of the information fails,
Since the information is stored in the storage means and the information stored in the storage means is automatically retransmitted when wireless communication becomes possible, it is necessary for the user to perform a retransmission operation like a conventional mobile phone. There is no such thing, and the mail sending operation can be completed with a single operation. As a result, the user does not forget to retransmit the information, and it is possible to reliably transmit the information to the other party. Further, the user does not need to care about whether or not the information can be transmitted, and the information can be constantly transmitted.

Further, since the operation means for setting whether or not to automatically retransmit each information stored in the storage means is provided for each information, whether or not to automatically retransmit the information depending on the importance of the information, for example. Can be set.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an automatic retransmission function setting operation of the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a mail transmitting operation when the automatic retransmitting function is set in the mobile phone of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a conventional mobile phone when a mail transmission operation is performed outside a range in which wireless communication is not possible and then the range is changed.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation when the mobile phone of FIG. 1 shifts to a service area after a mail transmission operation is performed outside the service area where wireless communication is impossible.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Transmitting / receiving antenna, 2 ... Radio part, 3 ... Control part, 4 ... Memory, 5 ... Display part, 6 ... Operation part, 7 ... Sounder, 8 ... Timer part.

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. When the wireless communication is impossible at the time of transmitting the information or when the information transmission fails, the storing means for storing the information and the storing means when the wireless communication becomes possible are stored in the storing means. Transmission control means for automatically retransmitting information, and for the transmission control means, stored in the storage means
To set whether to retransmit each information automatically for each information
A mobile phone having: 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information is electronic mail. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information is a call voice signal .