JPH11296275A - Information transmitting device and information receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display message information including an illustration in moving picture form at a reception-side display part although message data which are not much in information amount are transmitted by adding a specific operation code to the message data when the specific operation code is selected with a function key. SOLUTION: Selection keys of a key input part 115 are used to make a choice of a message of a routine sentences or a message in character code with respect to a message to be sent. When the choice that the message to be sent is of a routine sentence is made, plural fixed form sentences stored in a routine sentence memory 107 are displayed and a desired routine sentence is selected out of the sentences by using a select key of the key input part 115. An operation code stored in an operation code memory 110 is sent or not simultaneously with the determined character message is selected. When 'The operation code is transmitted.' is selected, an arbitrary operation is selected out of prepared operations with the select key of the key input part 115.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information transmitting apparatus and an information receiving apparatus which are intended to handle not only a message but also illustration information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of information communication apparatus has been known in which a sender transmitting information wirelessly transmits a code combining numbers and alphabets from a public telephone line to a receiver via a switching center. Was to transmit the message.

[0003]

However, in the transmission of only a text message using a combination of numbers and alphabets, the number of characters to be transmitted, that is, the amount of information, is greatly restricted, and sufficient communication is performed between the sender and the receiver. Was not enough.

[0004] Therefore, recently, there has been proposed a method of providing storage means for storing illustration data common to a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus, and transmitting illustration information by transmitting a numeric code corresponding to the illustration. I have. However, in this method, illustration data common to both the transmitting device and the receiving device must be stored, but the illustration data requires a large storage capacity,
The available illustration data and the range of recipients were limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a message information in a form including a moving picture format illustration on a display unit of a receiving side despite transmitting a small amount of message data from the transmitting side to the receiving side. Is to provide an information transmitting device and an information receiving device that can display the information.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to an input device having a plurality of function keys and capable of inputting characters, and input contents of the input device. A sending means for sending a sending message, a fixed sentence storing means storing a fixed sentence table in which a plurality of fixed sentence messages are associated with a fixed sentence code, An operation code storage unit storing an operation code corresponding to the message, and a specific fixed-statement message is selected by a function key from a plurality of fixed-statement messages displayed on the display unit, and the corresponding fixed-statement code is transmitted to the message. A message storage means for storing data, an ID storage means for storing a transmission source ID, and a specific operation from among operation codes stored in the operation code storage means. With added to the stored message data in the message storing means it when the code is selected by the function key, transmitting a function key based on ID
Control to add a transmission destination ID as a selective call signal together with the transmission source ID stored in the ID storage means to the message data stored in the message storage means when the transmission means is selected, and to transmit the transmission data as a transmission message. And an information transmission device characterized by comprising means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information transmitting apparatus according to the first aspect, further comprising a character code storage unit having a comparison table of characters and character codes, wherein the control unit receives a character message by the input unit. In this case, the corresponding character code is stored as message data in the message storage means.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving means for receiving transmitted transmission data, a notifying means for emitting a ringing tone when a call is made, a display means for displaying received contents, A fixed phrase storage unit having a comparison table of a plurality of fixed phrase codes and corresponding fixed phrase messages, an illustration storage unit storing a procedure of synthesizing, transforming and displaying the motion of the illustration pattern corresponding to the operation code; The ID storage means storing the ID and the selective calling signal included in the received message received by the receiving means are recognized, and when the recognized content matches the self-ID, the notifying means generates a ringing tone, and the received message includes The source ID included in the received message is restored to a standard sentence by referring to the reference table of the standard sentence storage unit based on the included standard sentence code. The information receiving apparatus characterized by comprising a control means for displaying on the display means together generate illustration pattern was restored fixed phrase corresponding with reference to the illustration storage means based it is an gist.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information receiving apparatus according to the third aspect, further comprising a character code storage unit having a comparison table between characters and character codes, wherein the character code is included in the received message. The control means displays the character corresponding to the character code on the display means.

[0010] The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 3 or 4.
Wherein the control unit selects a specific illustration number set in advance and causes the display unit to display an illustration pattern corresponding to the specific illustration number when the source message is not included in the received message. Is what you do.

[0011]

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example of the configuration of a transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus when the present invention is applied to paging reception.

FIG. 1 shows a transmitting device 100.
A control unit 105 including a CPU and serving as control means operating according to a program stored in a program memory 106
The transmission data generated by the transmission unit 102 is transmitted from the transmission unit 102 serving as a transmission unit via the encoder 103 to the receiving device 200 (FIG. 2) via a terminal device and a telephone line. A display unit having a liquid crystal display, for example, a display unit 114 is connected to the control unit 105. The display unit 114 displays a message for selecting various operations, a created transmission message, a code for illustration, and the like. Can do it. Display 1
As the display 14, other types of displays such as a plasma display may be used in addition to the liquid crystal display.
The transmission unit 102 includes a connection unit for connecting to a push phone to transmit transmission data, and also includes an antenna 101 for directly wirelessly transmitting. The control unit 105 includes an ID-ROM 104 storing a self-ID number and a partner ID number, a fixed-form sentence memory 107 having a plurality of fixed-form sentences for transmission as a fixed-form sentence table, and a plurality of character codes for transmission as character codes. A character code memory 108 having a table, an operation code memory 110 storing a plurality of operation codes for transmission as an operation code table, and a message memory 112 storing a creation message for each transmission are connected as storage means. ing.

Here, the fixed sentence table stored in the fixed sentence memory 107 includes, for example, fixed sentence codes 00, 01,... And corresponding fixed sentence messages such as "Hello", as shown in FIG. A simple message such as "Ohayou" is stored in association with the message. When any one of a plurality of fixed message messages displayed on the display unit 114 is selected, the corresponding fixed message code is selected. Used to do. Character code memory 10
The character code table stored in 8 is a table in which character codes based on combinations of numbers are stored in association with characters, and are used to convert input characters into character codes. As shown in FIG. 5, the operation code table of the operation code memory 110 stores, for example, operations such as “laughing” and “angry” in association with operation codes such as 01, 02,.

A key input unit 115, which is an input means of the transmitting apparatus 100, is used not only for inputting characters but also as various operation input selecting means, and is provided with a selection key for performing various selection operations and an operation key. And a menu key for invoking the menu mode. Thus, the transmitting device 100
By providing the key input unit 115 together with the display unit 114, it is possible to create and transmit an arbitrary message as well as a function of transmitting an existing fixed form message.

FIG. 2 shows a receiving device 200.
The receiving apparatus 200 differs from the transmitting apparatus 100 in that the flow of signal processing is reversed, or that various conversion tables are used to perform processing reverse to that of the transmitting apparatus, but are the same or similar. And many components. Received data received by the receiving unit 202 serving as a receiving unit from the antenna 201 is sent to a control unit 205 serving as a control unit via a decoder 203, where it is subjected to signal processing and finally to a notifying unit or a notifying unit, for example, a tone ringer. A ring tone is output from the display unit 213, or various messages or illustrations are displayed on the display unit 214 serving as display means.

The control unit 205 also includes a CPU and operates according to a program stored in a program memory 206. The control unit 205 includes a notification unit 213 and a display unit 21
ID-ROM 20 storing the self ID number
4. The fixed phrase memory 207, the character code memory 208, the illustration number memory 209, the illustration memory 211, and the message memory 212 are connected as storage means.

The decoder 203 identifies the selective calling signal arranged at the head of the calling data signal transmitted from the transmitting apparatus 100, and if the selected calling signal matches the self-ID number, via the control unit 205. First, the notification unit 213 is sounded to notify the user, and then the received message data in the code format is converted into a text or illustration format and displayed on the display unit 214.

The fixed sentence memory 207 has a fixed sentence table similar to the fixed sentence table shown in FIG. 3, and is used to convert the sent fixed sentence code into a fixed sentence message. The character code memory 208 stores the transmission device 1
It has a character code table with the same contents as the character code memory 108 of 00, and is used to convert the transmitted character code into characters. Similarly, illustration number memory 2
Reference numeral 09 has the illustration number table shown in FIG. 4, and is used to convert the transmitted sender ID into the corresponding illustration number. The illustration memory 211 includes an illustration conversion table similar to that shown in FIG. 6, and stores a combined display procedure for combining and displaying corresponding partial illustrations based on the transmitted operation codes. This illustration conversion table may be configured to be externally updated.

The message memory 212 stores the received and restored message. The display unit 214 displays a message for selecting various operations, a restored received message and illustration data, and may be a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, for example, like the display unit 114.

Next, the transmitting apparatus 1 configured as described above
00 and a specific example of transmission and reception performed using the receiving device 200 will be described.

First, a sending message is created by the sending device 100, and the created message is sent to the receiving device 200.
FIG. 7 shows the operation of transmitting apparatus 100 when transmitting to
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step 701, a menu mode is entered by pressing a menu key of the key input unit 115, and a menu is displayed on the display unit 114. The message creation mode is selected by pressing the selection key from the displayed menu, and the message creation mode is determined by the decision key, and the message creation mode is activated. Next, in step 702, using the selection key of the key input unit 115, it is selected whether the message to be transmitted is a fixed-form sentence or a message using a character code. If the transmission message is not a fixed phrase, it is determined as “No” and the process proceeds to step 704. In step 704, an arbitrary character which does not depend on the fixed phrase is selected by the selection key, and the character is input by deciding with the enter key. The character input here is converted into a character code using the character code table of the character code memory 108, is prefixed with a format code “# 0” indicating a message in the character code, and is stored in the message memory 112.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 702 that the transmission message is a fixed phrase, step 7
In step 03, a plurality of fixed phrases stored in the fixed phrase memory 107 are displayed, and a desired fixed phrase is selected from the plurality of fixed phrases by using the selection key of the key input unit 115, and is determined with the decision key. In this case, a format code “# 1” indicating a fixed phrase and a fixed phrase code corresponding to the determined fixed phrase are stored in the message memory 112. Here, for example, if a fixed sentence “Matane!” In the fixed sentence table of FIG. 3 is selected, the fixed sentence code corresponding thereto is “03” and the message memory 112 stores “# 10”.
"3" is stored.

Next, in step 705, it is selected whether to transmit the operation code stored in the operation code memory 110 simultaneously with the character message determined in step 703 or step 704. "Do not send"
Is selected, "No" is determined, the message can be transmitted, and it is confirmed in step 709 whether or not to end the message creation. If the end of the creation is confirmed here, the message memory 112
Is displayed on the display unit 114. In step 711, the displayed code data is added to the head of the displayed code data as a selective call signal by a push-phone connected to the telephone line. Is transmitted through the encoder 103 and the transmission unit 102.

On the other hand, if "transmit operation code" is selected in step 705, the process proceeds to step 706, and a plurality of operations prepared in advance as shown in FIG. Any action from inside,
For example, the action of "waving a hand" is selected, and determined by a determination key. The determined operation is replaced by the corresponding operation code “04”, which is converted into a code message “# 204” following the format code “# 2” indicating that the operation code is the message code in the message memory 112. Is rewritten as “# 103 # 204”.

Next, at step 707, the source I
Select whether to send D. "Send" here
Is selected, in step 708, the ID-ROM
The self ID number is read from 104 and is added to the end of the message code in the message memory 112 as the transmission source ID. If the self ID number is "45020322
If "2", the message code in the message memory 112 is "# 103 # 20445020322".
2 ”, and the routine goes to Step 709. Steps 709 and thereafter are the same as those already described. However, in this case, “# 103 # 204
"450203222" is displayed, and this is transmitted from the encoder 103 and the transmission unit 102 via the telephone line in a form in which a selective call signal is added to the head of the display via a touch phone.

The present invention is not limited to the transmission method in the above-described embodiment. For example, by providing a dialer function, it is possible to directly transmit the transmission code, By providing a modular terminal, it is possible to connect to a modular jack and directly transmit.

If it is determined in step 709 that the message creation has not been completed, the process returns to step 702, and
In the same manner as described above, the message creation processing is continued from step 702 until the message creation end is selected.

Next, an operation mode when a message is received by the receiving apparatus 200 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 801, the antenna 201
Are demodulated by the receiving unit 202 and provided to the decoder 203. The decoder 203
A selective call signal arranged at the head of the received signal transmitted is identified, and if it is the same as the self-ID number stored in the ID-ROM 204, step 8
02, the notification unit 213 is controlled by the control unit 205.
The tone ringer is sounded to notify the reception.

Next, in step 803, it is determined whether or not there is message data after the selective calling signal. If there is no message data, only the process of receiving notification is performed, and the process ends. If there is message data, the process proceeds to step 804, where the format code at the beginning of the message data is identified, and it is determined whether the format code is "# 0" indicating a character code message. If the message data is a message in the character code, the character data is stored in the character code table in the character code memory 208 in step 805 until the next format code is detected or the end of the data is confirmed. The code is converted into characters, the character message obtained by the conversion is displayed on the display unit 214, and is stored in the message memory 212.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 804 that the message data is not a message in a character code, the flow advances to step 806 to determine whether or not the first format code is “# 1” indicating a message in a fixed form. to decide. If the message data is of a fixed phrase, the process proceeds to step 807, where the fixed phrase corresponding to the subsequent fixed phrase code is displayed on the display unit 214 using the fixed phrase table in the fixed phrase memory 207, and , Stored in the message memory 212. For example, after the selective calling signal, “# 103 # 20445020
If the message data "3222" exists, the process proceeds from step 804 to step 806, where it is determined that the message is a fixed-form message based on the leading "# 1", and in step 807, the fixed-form sentence table shown in FIG. Then, a message “MATERINE!” Corresponding to the fixed phrase code “03” is obtained, displayed on the display unit 214, and stored in the message memory 212.

Next, in step 808, it is determined whether or not there is an operation code after the fixed phrase code based on whether or not there is a format code "# 2" indicating the operation code. If it is determined that there is no operation code, the process ends. If it is determined that there is an operation code, in step 809, it is determined whether or not there is transmission source ID data after the operation code. If there is, in step 810, referring to the illustration number table (FIG. 4) in the illustration number memory 209, the acquired transmission source ID
If an illustration number has been set, the illustration number is obtained as the illustration number, and if not, the basic illustration number is obtained as the used illustration number. Source I
If there is no D data, in step 811,
From the illustration number table in the illustration number memory 209, a basic illustration number is acquired as a used illustration number. In step 812, the illustration memory 2
11, perform illustration combined display processing according to the processing procedure of the corresponding operation code, display the obtained illustration on the display unit 214, and store it in the message memory 212. To end the processing.

In the embodiment described above, since the data "# 204450203222" follows the fixed phrase code, the operation code "04" after the format code "# 2" is obtained. Proceeding, the basic illustration number 01 is acquired from the illustration number table of FIG. 4 as the used illustration number, and in step 809, the subsequent transmission source ID “450”
Since “203222” is identified, the used illustration number is changed to “02” in step 810 with reference to the illustration number table of FIG. Therefore, step 8
At 12, the processing procedure corresponding to the operation code 04 is read and executed with reference to the illustration number 02 of the illustration conversion table of FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the illustration 9 obtained by synthesizing the partial illustrations 0, 3, 5, 8
1 and an illustration 92 obtained by combining partial illustrations 0, 3, 6, and 8 are alternately displayed in an animation style. That is,
Here, an operation of “waving a hand” corresponding to the operation code “04” of FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 214.

According to the above-described embodiment, just by transmitting an operation code representing an operation from the transmission side, message information in the animation-like moving image format can be displayed on the receiving device, and the other party can feel sufficient feeling. I can convey the message I put. In addition, the receiver can select his / her favorite illustration for the displayed illustration. Furthermore, by associating the sender ID information with the illustration in advance, the sender can view the illustration only by viewing the illustration. Predictions of who can be made possible.

The present invention can be applied not only to the pager receiving system using a telephone line but also to various communication devices having a wireless communication function and various electronic toys having a communication function.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, message information can be transmitted in a moving image format only by transmitting an operation code indicating an operation from the transmission side, and the other party can have a sufficient feeling. Message can be conveyed.
In addition, the receiver can select his / her favorite illustration for the displayed illustration.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a transmission device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a receiving device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a fixed sentence table.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an illustration number table.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation code table.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an illustration conversion table.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a transmission data creation mode in the transmission device.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a receiving process in the receiving device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on the receiving device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 100 transmitting device 101 antenna 102 transmitting unit 103 encoder 104 ID-ROM 105 control unit 106 program memory 107 fixed phrase memory 108 character code memory 110 operation code memory 112 message memory 114 display unit 115 key input unit 200 receiving device 201 antenna 202 receiving unit 203 Decoder 204 ID-ROM 205 Control unit 206 Program memory 207 Fixed phrase memory 208 Character code memory 209 Illustration number memory 211 Illustration memory 212 Message memory 213 Notification unit 214 Display unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An input means having a plurality of function keys and capable of inputting characters, a display means for displaying input contents of the input means, a transmission means for transmitting a transmission message, A fixed phrase storage unit that stores a fixed phrase table in which a plurality of fixed phrase messages are associated with a fixed phrase code; an operation code storage unit that stores an operation code corresponding to the movement of the illustration; A message storage means for storing a fixed form code corresponding to the specific fixed form message selected from the plurality of fixed form messages by the function key as message data; and an ID storage means for storing a source ID. When a specific operation code is selected by the function key from the operation codes stored in the operation code storage means, In addition to the message data stored in the message storage means, when the transmission of the transmission source ID is selected by the function key, the message data stored in the message storage means is stored in the ID storage means. Control means for adding an ID of a transmission partner together with the transmitted transmission source ID as a selective call signal and causing the transmission means to transmit the transmission message as a transmission message. 2. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
Character code storage means having a character-character code comparison table, wherein the control means stores a character code corresponding to a character message input by the input means in the message storage means as the message data. An information transmission device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. Receiving means for receiving transmitted transmission data, notifying means for emitting a ringing sound when a call is made, display means for displaying received contents, a plurality of fixed phrase codes, A fixed phrase storage means having a corresponding table with a fixed phrase message corresponding thereto, synthesizing the movement of the illustration pattern corresponding to the operation code,
Illustration storage means for storing the procedure of deformation and display, ID storage means for storing the self ID, and a selective call signal included in the received message received by the receiving means are recognized, and the recognized content is stored in the self ID. When they match, a ringing tone is generated in the notifying means, and based on the fixed phrase code included in the received message, a reference to the reference table of the fixed phrase storage is restored to a fixed phrase and included in the received message. Source I
An information receiving apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates a corresponding illustration pattern by referring to the illustration storage unit based on D and displays the illustration pattern on the display unit together with the restored fixed phrase. 4. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
Character code storage means having a character and character code comparison table, and when the received message includes a character code, the control means displays the character corresponding to the character code on the display means. Characteristic information receiving device. 5. The information receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the received message does not include a transmission source ID, the control means selects a specific illustration number set in advance and responds thereto. An information receiving apparatus, wherein an illustration pattern is displayed on the display means.