JPH0360227A - Voice message transmitting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it unnecessary to use a keyboard terminal in order to input message data, and to simply input the message data by transmitting a voice message by using a pocket pager. CONSTITUTION:At a base station 3, after voice data inputted through a telephone network 2 is converted from analog data to digital data by an A/D converting part 7, and stored in a message storage part 5, this digital data is read out, and transmitted through a wireless circuit. At the pocket pager 8, after the digital data received through the wireless circuit is stored in the message storage part 10, this digital data is read out, and converted from the digital data to the analog data by a D/A converting part 11, and the analog data is outputted as a voice from a speaker 12. Thus, it becomes unnecessary to use the keyboard terminal in order to input the message data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a voice message transmission system that uses a pager to transmit voice messages.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, paging systems using pagers transmit message data using numbers and characters.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In the conventional paging system described above, the message data that can be transmitted is limited to numbers and characters, so it is not necessary to use a keyboard terminal to input message data. However, there was a drawback in that it was not possible to input message data easily. Also,
When entering message data using a butshuhon telephone, characters cannot be used, so there is a drawback that only numbers can be transmitted as message data.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The voice message transmission system of the present invention includes a base station equipped with an A/D conversion unit that converts analog data into digital data, and a first message storage unit that stores digital data. a second message storage section configured to store digital data input to the pager via a wireless line;
A base station is equipped with a D/A converter that converts digital data into analog data and a speaker that outputs analog data as voice.The base station converts voice messages input via the telephone network from analog data to digital data. After the voice message is stored, the stored voice message is read out and sent via wireless line, and the pager
After converting the voice message received via a wireless line from digital data to analog data and storing it, the stored digital data is converted to analog data and output as a voice message from a speaker.

[Operation: In the base station, the A/D converter converts voice data input via the telephone network from analog data to digital data and stores it in the first message storage section. The digital data stored in the device is read out and transmitted via a wireless line, and the pager
After storing the digital data received via the wireless line in the second message storage section, the digital data stored in the second message storage section is read out and converted from digital data to analog data in the D/A conversion section. By outputting analog data as voice from a speaker, voice messages can be transmitted.

[Example] Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a paging system in an embodiment of the voice message transmission system of the present invention.

1 is a telephone, 2 is a telephone network, and 3 is a base station.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an A/D converter that converts audio data, which is analog data, into digital data; and 5, a message storage unit (first message storage) that stores voice messages converted into digital data by the A/D converter 7. 6 is a communication control unit that performs communication control; 4 is a transmitting unit that transmits the voice message converted to digital data output from the message storage unit 5 via the wireless line W; 4a is the transmitting unit 4; It's an antenna.

8 is a pager, 9 is a receiving unit that receives voice messages via the wireless line W, 9a is an antenna of the receiving unit 9, 1
0 is a message storage unit (second message storage unit) that stores voice messages of digital data input from the receiving unit 9, 11 is a D/A conversion unit that converts digital data into analog data, and 2 is a converter that converts analog data. This is a speaker that converts it into audio and outputs it.

Next, the operation will be explained.

A user who wishes to transmit a voice message accesses the base station 3 via the telephone network 2 using the telephone ■,
A telephone 1 is used to dial and send a unique calling number to a pager 8 to be called, and an arbitrary voice message is sent from a handset on the telephone.

After receiving the dial number of the pager 8, the communication control unit 6 of the base station 3 instructs the message storage unit 5 to store voice messages. A voice message sent from the telephone set 1 is input to the A/D converter 7, where the analog data is converted into digital data, and then stored in the message storage section 5. When the voice message storage operation is completed in this way, the communication control unit 6 instructs the transmission unit 4 to call the pager 8 corresponding to the call number input earlier, and then the message is stored in the message storage unit 5. The transmitting section 4 and the message storage section 5 are instructed to transmit the voice message.

As a result, the pager 8 is called, and the voice message stored in the message storage section 5 is converted to the data communication speed of the wireless line W while remaining digital data, and is sent from the antenna 4a to the antenna 8a of the pager 8. sent to.

On the other hand, the pager 8 that has received a call from the base station 3, after responding to the call, temporarily stores all the voice messages received via the receiving section 9 in the message storage section 10. Thereafter, when the owner of the pager performs an operation to output a voice message, the voice message output from the message storage section 10 is sent to the D/A converter 11.
The digital data is converted into analog data and output as audio from the speaker 12.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the voice message transmission system of the present invention, in the base station, the A/D converter converts voice data input via the telephone network from analog data to digital data. After storing the digital data in the first message storage section 88, the digital data stored in the first message storage section is read out and transmitted via the wireless line, and the pager receives the digital data via the wireless line. After storing the digital data in the second message storage section, the digital data stored in the second message storage section is read out and the digital data is stored in the second message storage section.
A voice message can be transmitted by converting digital data into analog data in the /A conversion section and outputting the analog data as voice from the speaker.

Therefore, unlike conventional paging systems, there is no need to use a keyboard terminal to enter message data. Furthermore, even when using a button telephone, messages other than numbers can be transmitted, unlike in the past.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a paging system in an embodiment of the voice message transmission system of the present invention. 3... Base station, 5... Message storage section (I-th message storage section), 6... Communication control section, 7... A/
D conversion unit, 8...pager, 10...message storage unit (second message storage unit), 11...D/
A conversion section, 12... speaker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A base station is provided with an A/D converter that converts analog data into digital data, and a first message storage unit that stores digital data, and the message is input to a pager via a wireless line. The base station is equipped with a second message storage unit that stores digital data, a D/A conversion unit that converts the digital data into analog data, and a speaker that outputs the analog data as voice. The A/D converter converts the audio data input via the A/D converter from analog data to digital data and stores it in the first message storage section, and then reads out the digital data stored in the first message storage section and connects the wireless line. In the pager, after storing the digital data received via the wireless line in the second message storage section,
Voice message transmission characterized in that the digital data stored in the second message storage section is read out, the digital data is converted into analog data by the D/A conversion section, and the analog data is output as voice from a speaker. method.