JPH0346855A - Message communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a terminal to discriminate a fixed-form text message to automatically originate a call by automatically reporting the telephone number of a caller himself with the fixed-form text message by one operation in the case of the absence of the destination. CONSTITUTION:A call is transmitted to a communication network by turning-on of a hook key 6 of a terminal A to call a terminal B. When a user of the terminal B is absent, a CPU 20' of the terminal B turns on a hook key 6' after a certain time to automatically respond to this call. The CPU 20 of the terminal A takes out fixed-form text messages, which are preliminarily prepared in a memory 21 and include its own telephone number, and is displayed on a display device 3. The caller selects a message by an indicating key 4 and sends it to the terminal B. When the user of the terminal B returns home to find messages and selectively controls an indicating key 4' corresponding to the message for call back, the telephone number part in the message is extracted by a number discriminating signal and is transmitted to an NCU 24' to perform automatic dialing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Application on rMm This invention relates to a message communication system that allows voice or character strings to be transmitted from a terminal to an arbitrary destination terminal through a communication network.

``Conventional technology'' With conventional telephone communication, if the other party is absent or busy, it is impossible to send a message, and it is necessary to call again and again. Also, if a person other than the person you intended answers the phone, please ask them to call you at number xx when they return (2) If the person asked, write down their phone number on a memo and place it in a conspicuous place. It was time-consuming as it was necessary to leave the memo or paste it on the telephone.Also, the called party had to look at this memo and manually turn the dial to return the call.

In order to eliminate this drawback, answering machines that combine a telephone and a recording device have recently been developed and put into use. This is a system in which when a caller receives a call while the caller is not present, the answering machine answers the call, informs the caller that the caller is not home, and then records the caller's name, phone number, and business. This method is convenient because it allows you to record the caller's telephone number, etc., without having to involve the two people mentioned above. However, when a person makes a call and the answering machine answers, there is a problem in that they often hang up without saying anything because they cannot speak well (Problem A).

Furthermore, the problem of manually re-dialing a call has not been resolved.

On the other hand, in recent years, it has become possible to connect message terminals such as telephones and personal computers to send and receive messages to and from other parties via a specific center or directly. With this method, even if the communication partner is absent, the center or the other party's terminal automatically responds, so if you use a word processor to input the message and telephone number from the keyboard in advance, problem A when using an answering machine will not occur. Also, if a person determines the phone number from the received message and sends it to the phone's automatic opening device, the person can make an automatic call without having to dial again manually, which is very convenient. In order to make full use of this method, the user must master word processing and computer operations, as well as become proficient in keyboard operations, and there is a problem in that it is not something that anyone can easily use on a telephone.
Question B).

The purpose of this invention is to solve the problem (Problem A) that it is difficult to get an answering machine to record a message.The purpose of this invention is to manually input the C-dial number when calling the phone number of the message sent to you. To provide a message communication system that solves problem B by allowing calls to be returned with one touch without any hassle.

"Means for Solving the Problems" This invention solves the problems A and B'2 mentioned above: Prepare a fixed-format message including your name and phone number in advance, and send a message when the other party is absent, Or, when you cannot talk directly due to a conversation, you can send this fixed-form message to the other party's terminal with one touch (secondly, you can notify and memorize your contact information, and the receiving terminal can select from this fixed-form message). The telephone number of the issuing party is extracted, and when the called party returns home, this telephone number g:
By automatically making a call to the recipient, it is possible to easily call back. In addition, a number identification symbol is inserted to indicate that the first phone number in the message is ≦2 phone numbers.

It differs from conventional technology in that when the other party is not present, the user's phone number can be automatically notified in a fixed-form message with a single touch, and the terminal can determine this fixed-form message and automatically send the call.

"Embodiment" The first factor is an external view of a terminal used in an embodiment of the present invention, which shows the top side of the terminal housing 1 (where the two-speed handset 2 is disposed, and the tt
Upper surface I of Kl: A display 3 that displays characters over a wide area is provided. Display 3f2 is provided with an instruction key 4 corresponding to each displayed line for instructing a line on the display. In front of the top surface of the housing 1, there is a dial key 5,
</Hook key 6 for instructing response, PIN key 7 for instructing password input, lamp 9 for displaying message storage 1, erase key 14 for instructing erasing of message, scroll key 15 for scrolling the display, instructing transmission of message Send key 16
will be provided. A telephone module error jack lO on the side of the housing l is connected to a telephone line rosette 12 with a string 11. Jack 13 for sending and receiving messages from external devices
is provided on the side surface 32 of the housing 1.

FIG. 2 shows an internal block diagram of the simple message terminal shown in FIG. 'IJJ1, and shows terminals A and B connected to the communication network. Control the whole thing from terminal Al2! The managing processor (CPU) 20 has a memo 921 for storing programs and messages through the input/output bus 23.
A display 3, instruction keys 4, and a message lamp 9 are connected to the input/output bus 23. The processor 20 connects to a bus 227: a network control unit (NCU) 24 that controls the communication network through a communication line (NCU) 24, and a modulation/demodulation unit (modem) for sending and receiving character codes.
25 is connected, and an input/output bus 22≦hook key 6, password key 7, erase key 14, and scroll key 15 are connected. Each unit of terminal B is indicated by adding a dash "1" to the number of the unit corresponding to terminal A.

FIG. 3 ζ2 shows the flow of operation in an embodiment of the present invention. When using this message terminal, please memorize in advance a fixed form message including your own ML call number, for example, $
At the time of manufacture, the user (in this example, the terminal A) writes the name and telephone number in the fixed form message according to a predetermined procedure, and this written fixed form message is stored in the memory 21. Note that the first position g2 of the telephone number in this fixed form message is the telephone number. A number identification signal is inserted in advance to indicate the name and telephone number.The name and telephone number only need to be written once.

■Turn on the hook key 6 of the terminal person to make a call to the communication network,■
When the communication network notifies you through a tone signal that dialing is possible, ■
Enter the other party's telephone number using dial key 5. ■Connect to the communication network according to this number, and ■Call terminal B. If there is a person at terminal B, the person will answer and make a call, but if the person is absent, the CPU 20' of terminal B will turn on the C hook key 6 after a certain period of time and automatically answer the call. Next≦:■ The message "I'm not home at the moment, please leave a message" is retrieved from the memory 21' and sent to the communication network through the modem 25'Y. Terminal A receives this, the modem 25 corrects the character code 6, sends it to the CPU 20J, and displays it on the display 3-2. When this message is received, the terminal Ae) CPU 20 sends a fixed-form message containing your phone number prepared in advance in the message 21 (for example, [This is Yamanaka. Please call the office (03-363-55113)]) wo Exit L Display 3 Upper I:Display.Therefore, select the message from ■Send @Send instruction key 4e2, and press Send Ig key 1.
Press 6 to instruct ward 2 to send. Sensing this, @CPU 20 modulates the message I) as shown in FIG. 304 through modem 254 and sends it to terminal B6. The symbol in this message is a number identification signal. Terminal B demodulates the received fixed-form message into characters using the modem 25°, stores the memo 921'l2, and at the same time 4: Message lamp 9.
’ flashes. The user of terminal B returns home and sees the message lamp 9° blinking and learns that li messages have been sent while he is away. Then, input using the dial key 51, which is a password set in advance, and input the password key. When the password matches a preset password, the CPU 20 displays the stored message on the display 342. The user at end B sees this message and calls back. In other words, first press the message g2 corresponding to the instruction key 4 to call back.
1. Select and control. ◎Next - Turn on the second key 61, and when the 0 dial operator returns, the 0 CPU 20 extracts the telephone number part of the message using the number identification signal,
Send to N CU 24' (N CU 24' performs automatic dialing. According to this, 0 asthma end Al 2 is connected,
O call is initiated. This 1-day care giver can call Panegi 1:1 without memorizing phone numbers or dialing by hand.
I can speak 1E.

If the message is unnecessary, select it using the instruction key 41 and then turn on the erase key 14'. and erase the display on the display 3'. Also, if there are more messages than are displayed on the display, scroll key 15'l:
, move the display up and down to display the message.

Although this embodiment has been explained entirely in text, if the message part is made into voice and the dial signal is also made into a multi-frequency signal, the same effect as described above can be obtained with only voice media. Also, by preparing multiple fixed phrases, you can have calls returned to various destinations. This invention can also be applied when the other party is busy when making a call.

For example, in the case of a digital communication network, when a call is busy, a fixed message is sent to the other party through a signal-only channel (so-called D channel). In the case of an analog call, when the busy value reaches 27, the call is immediately disconnected, the call is made again after a certain time, and when the other party answers, a voice 5 message and a text message are sent.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, 6: According to the communication method of this invention I: When the callee is not happy 1: The receiving terminal responds with a movement and the callee returns his/her own contact information prepared in advance from the book. Since you can send a fixed-format message that includes a phone number with one touch, you don't have to struggle to send a 5-digit message like you would with an answering machine, and even on the mci tanmai side, you can select a message stored in the 9th station and press the hook key. There is no need to manually enter the phone number each time you press the button, so the device has the advantage of being able to make calls without making a mistake.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. t1 Exterior perspective view showing an embodiment of a simple message terminal with a function of sending a fixed form message and a function of extracting a telephone number from a received message, Fig. 2 A block diagram showing the internal configuration of the simple message terminal, Fig. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment of the simple message communication system of this bag. Patent originator Nippon Denden Telephone Co., Ltd. agent Takashi Kusano

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a message communication system that allows voice or character strings to be sent from a terminal to any other party's terminal via a communication network, a fixed form message including one's own communication network number is stored in the terminal in advance, and if the other party is absent or When the call is busy, the above-mentioned fixed form message is sent and stored in the other party's terminal, and when a call-back operation is performed on the other party's terminal, the sent fixed form message is read and the communication network number is automatically dialed. A message communication method characterized by