JPH10164228A - Digital portable telephone system provided with voice message notification feature - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it sure that a person who carries a mobile set listens to a message by preliminarily registering a message and its notification designation time to the nearest base station from the mobile unit, making a base station that corresponds to the location of the mobile unit output a call out and a voice to the mobile station at a designated time and also controlling that the mobile unit turns on power when the power is off. SOLUTION: A portable unit 1 operates a message feature by using a mobile unit feature of a portable telephone system, transmits to a base station and registers a message and a notification designation time. The notification designation time that is stored by a message notification time storing part 13 is compared with a current time of a time part 14, the ON/OFF of power of a device of its own is decided and the portable unit l is made in an operating state. The base station confirms whether a message notification time that is held and the current time coincide or not and when the current time becomes the message notification time, the base station makes call out to the portable unit and sends a message after the portable unit enters communication.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital portable telephone system with a voice message notification function and a mobile device thereof, and more particularly, to a user of a mobile device (mobile telephone) at a specified time at a specified voice message. ), And the mobile device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of this type of conventional message notification technique is described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-152512.
This technique will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the cordless telephone device of the present embodiment includes one master device 40 and a plurality of slave devices (mobile devices) 49. Telephone unit 41 of base unit 40
Is connected to a telephone line or the like. The transmission / reception unit 42 has one communication channel for transmission and reception, and performs wireless transmission and reception with any of the plurality of slaves 49. The setting unit 43 includes a slave unit 49
The message transfer is set by a predetermined operation such as. The determination unit 46 determines the transfer of the message and the like. Memory part 4
Reference numeral 8 stores a destination of a message input from the slave unit 49 or the like. The recording unit 45 records a message or the like input from the slave unit 49 or the like. The clock unit 47 keeps time. The control unit 44 controls the entire master unit 40 including the above-described units. Next, the operation will be described. Various designation information for message transfer is wirelessly output from the slave unit 49 by a predetermined operation. This signal is input to the parent device 40 via the transmission / reception unit 42, and is set to the message transfer function by the setting unit 43. The slave unit number of the designated transfer destination and the designated transmission time input by the slave unit 49 are stored in the memory unit 4.
8 and the designated message is stored in the message recording unit 45.
Will be recorded. Current time information of clock section 47 and memory section 4
The designated time information of No. 8 is compared by the discriminating unit 46 via the control unit 44, and when the times match, the slave unit of the number read from the corresponding memory unit 48 is called via the sending / receiving unit 42 and recorded. The reproduced message is transmitted from the unit 45.

[0003]

The problem with the above prior art is that the cordless telephone device cannot be used to carry the slave unit away from the master unit. Therefore, when an important message is registered, If a call is received by a slave unit at a set time and an attempt is made to reproduce a message, the message may be missed. This is because when the message receiver is not at the main unit of the cordless telephone device at the message notification time, even if an incoming call arrives at the cordless telephone device, the child device cannot receive the call and may miss an important message. Because.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to ensure that important requirements and the like are remembered even when the user freely moves between locations.
A voice message for registering a message in advance in a digital mobile phone system having a wide service area, receiving an incoming call at a mobile device (portable device) at a set time, and giving a voice notification of the registered message when entering a call. An object of the present invention is to provide a digital mobile phone system with a notification function and a mobile device thereof.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a digital portable telephone system comprising: a mobile unit carried by a user and movable within a wide service area; and a mobile unit distributed and arranged within the service area. In a digital mobile phone system having a plurality of interconnected base stations for setting up a wireless line and transmitting and receiving information, a voice message to be output from the mobile device at a specified time by operation of the user, the specified time and Is registered in the nearest base station, and when the base station measures the current time and reaches the registered designated time, the registered mobile station is registered through its own base station or another base station according to the position of the mobile station. And the mobile device that has received the message outputs the message to the user as voice.

[0006] The mobile device of the present invention is a mobile device used in the digital cellular phone system having the above-mentioned configuration; a clock means for measuring the current time; and a message notification time for storing a designated time of a message output registered in the base station. Storage means; upon recognizing that the current time measured by the clock means has reached the designated time stored in the message notification time storage means, determines whether the power of the own mobile device is on and turns on. Automatic power-on means for automatically turning on if not, and enabling incoming from the base station.

In the present invention, a message is registered in advance from a mobile station (mobile phone) of a digital mobile phone system to a base station, and a designated time for notifying the message is set. Each of the mobile station and the base station measures the current time, and determines whether or not the message notification specified time has come. When the designated time of message notification coincides with the current time, the mobile device confirms power on / off, and when the power is off, automatically turns on the power and allows incoming calls from the base station. At the same time, a call is sent from the base station that has registered the message to the mobile device directly from the own base station or via another base station, and when the mobile device receives a call, the message registered in advance is notified. Therefore, the mobile device user of the mobile phone system always carries the mobile device, so that even if the mobile device moves to a position away from the base station where the message is registered, or even if the power of the mobile device is turned off, it is ensured. Listen to messages and never forget important requirements.

[0008]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing an embodiment of a digital mobile phone system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a mobile device (mobile phone, hereinafter abbreviated as mobile device) 1 and FIG. The part of the configuration of the station 2 relating to the present invention is shown. Although not shown, a plurality of base stations 2 are distributed and connected within a wide service area. The portable device 1 is carried by a user (carrier) and moves within the service area, and is located at the nearest base station 2.
A wireless line is set up between them to transmit and receive various information.
A plurality of portable devices 1 can be provided.

In FIG. 1, a portable device 1 of this embodiment operates a message notification function using a mobile device function (a communication function with a base station, a voice input function) of a mobile phone system, and operates at a set time at a base station. 2, a message registration unit 11 for registering a message to be notified from the base station 2, a message notification time setting unit 12 for setting a time for notifying the message registered in the base station 2, and a message for storing the set message notification time. Notification time storage unit 13, clock unit 14 that counts the current time, and time to check whether the specified time of the message notification held in message notification time storage unit 13 matches the current time counted by clock unit 14. The determination unit 15 and the time determination unit 15 turn on / off the power of the portable device 1 when the designated time of the message notification matches the current time.
An automatic power-on section 16 for checking off (OFF) and automatically turning on the power when the power is off, and a message notifying section 17 for notifying a carrier of a message received from the base station 2.
And In addition, various means (for example, a dial unit, a display unit, a voice input / output unit, a radio unit, an antenna unit, and the like) necessary as a portable device of the digital portable telephone system can be realized by well-known appropriate techniques, and therefore, will be described and illustrated. Omitted.

In FIG. 2, a base station 2 of the present embodiment
Message storage unit 21 for storing the message registered in step 1 and message registration using the message notification function in portable device 1 (only the message notification time may be specified).
The message transmission destination storage unit 22 that stores the number of the portable device that performed the message, and the message notification time storage unit 23 that stores the time at which the message set in the portable device 1 is notified.
A clock unit 24 that counts the current time; a time determination unit 25 that checks whether the message notification designated time stored in the message notification time storage unit 23 matches the current time counted by the clock unit 24; When the current time reaches the message notification time in the determination unit 25, a call is made to the portable device of the number stored in the message transmission destination storage unit 22, the off-hook key is pressed on the portable device, and the message storage unit 21 enters the call. And a message transmitting unit 26 for transmitting the stored message. In addition, various means required as a base station of the digital cellular phone system (for example, a radio unit, an antenna unit, a connection unit with a higher-level device, a position registration unit, and the like).
Can be realized by a well-known appropriate technique, and the description and illustration are omitted. In addition, various equipments of the digital mobile phone system other than the mobile device 1 and the base station 2 are not directly related to the present invention, and can be realized by well-known appropriate techniques, and thus description and illustration thereof are omitted.

Next, the operation of this system will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, the carrier turns on the message notification function with the function of the portable device 1 and turns on the base station 2.
, The message is registered, the message to be notified is recorded in the base station 2 (processing step S31 in FIG. 3), and the message registered in the portable device 1 is reproduced to set the time to perform the message notification. (S32). Note that each portable device 1 registers with the base station 2 a message only,
It is possible to register only the message notification specified time. Thus, the message registered by one portable device 1 can be received by another portable device 1.

The portable device 1 and the base station 2 always compare the designated time at which the message notification is always made with the current time (S33). The portable device 1 also registers its position with the nearest base station 2 by an appropriate well-known method, and recognizes which base station can connect to the portable device 1 between the base stations 2.

When the current time and the designated message notification time match, the portable device 1 checks whether the power of the portable device 1 is on or off (process 33). If the power is off, the portable device 1 is automatically turned on (S35). .

When the current time and the designated message notification time match, the base station 2 calls the portable device 1 and calls the portable device 1.
When the call is received by pressing the off-hook key (S36), the registered message is reproduced and transmitted to the portable device 1.
The portable device 1 notifies the incoming call by sound or vibration, and outputs a message received from the base station 2 to the responding portable person as voice (S37). As a result, the portable device user of the portable telephone system can register from his or her own portable device regardless of where he or she is moving within the wide service area or even if the portable device is turned off. The received message can be received at a set time, so that important requirements to be processed at that time are not forgotten.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the message notification time is set in order to notify a message has been described. However, the message notification time is set not only by the time but also by setting the date and time. The message can be notified at the time set in. Alternatively, it is also possible to set only the time and notify a message at the set time every day. As a result, the message notification function can be used for various purposes, such as using the mobile phone system to provide a wake-up call service every day.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made in accordance with the gist of the invention.

[0017]

According to the present invention, a message and its notification designated time are registered in advance from the mobile station to the nearest base station, and the current time becomes the message notification designated time in each of the mobile station and the base station. If a match is found, the mobile device turns on if the power is off, calls the mobile device directly from the base station that registered the message or via another base station, and outputs the message as voice. Even if the handset moves away from the base station where the message was registered, or if the mobile device is turned off, the message can be heard without fail, and important requirements and events are forgotten. Disappears. It can also be used for purposes such as wake-up calls.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a mobile device of a digital mobile phone system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a base station of the digital mobile phone system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of a voice message notification process according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable device 11 Message registration part 12 Message notification time setting part 13 Message notification time storage part 14 Clock part 15 Time judgment part 16 Automatic power-on part 17 Message notification part 2 Base station 21 Message storage part 22 Message transmission destination storage part 23 Message Notification time storage unit 24 Clock unit 25 Time determination unit 26 Message transmission unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] A mobile device carried by a user and capable of moving within a wide service area, and an interconnect for setting up a radio line between the mobile device and the mobile device distributed within the service area and transmitting and receiving information. In a digital mobile phone system having a plurality of base stations, a voice message to be output from the mobile device at a specified time by the operation of the user and the specified time are registered in the nearest base station, and the base station When the current time is counted and the registered specified time is reached, the registered mobile station sends a registered message through its own base station or another base station according to the position of the mobile station, and receives the message. A digital mobile phone system, wherein a mobile device outputs a voice to the user. 2. The mobile device used in the digital cellular phone system according to claim 1, wherein: a clock means for measuring a current time; and a message notification time storage means for storing a designated time of a message output registered in the base station. When recognizing that the current time measured by the clock unit has reached the designated time stored in the message notification time storage unit, it is determined whether or not the power of the own mobile device is on, and if it is not on, Automatic power-on means for automatically turning on the power and enabling an incoming call from the base station.