JP2000278399A - Mobile telephone set and incoming history display method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile telephone set for displaying an incoming history and the storage of a message on a display even when there is no operation of a user. SOLUTION: Concerning the mobile telephone set having a message storage part 9 for storing the matter told by an opposite party as a message when a user cannot answer a telephone call, an incoming history storage part 10 for storing the date/time of telephone call incoming and the telephone number of the opposite party or the like as the incoming history and a display part 5 for displaying the storage of the message, this telephone set is provided with an extraction means for extracting the incoming history from the incoming history storage part 10 after the message and the incoming history and stored and a display means for displaying that the incoming history and the message are received, on the display part 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile telephone having an answering machine function inside a main body and a method of displaying a received call history thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mobile phones such as mobile phones have
An answering machine function is provided inside the mobile phone body. Then, when there is a call on the mobile phone, if the user cannot answer the call, the requirement that the other party speaks is stored in the storage unit as a message. As a result, the user subsequently checks the contents of the stored message of the other party even when the user cannot answer the phone even if there is an incoming call, such as during a meeting or driving a car.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, when the message of the other party is stored, the presence or absence of the message or the number of messages is displayed on the display unit provided in the portable telephone body.
Therefore, unless the user operates the operation unit provided in the mobile phone main body, the user cannot know from whom and when the incoming call history / message is stored.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile telephone which displays on a display unit that a received call history and a message have been stored without user operation.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a message storage unit for storing, as a message, a requirement that the other party speaks when the user cannot answer the phone, In a mobile telephone having an incoming call history storage unit that stores the other party's telephone number as an incoming call history and a display unit that displays that there is a message, after storing the message and the incoming call history, the incoming call history storage Extracting means for extracting the incoming call history from the unit; and display means for displaying on the display unit the incoming call history and the message that the message has been received.

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a method for displaying an incoming call history of a mobile telephone, wherein when the user cannot answer the call, the message of the other party, the incoming call date and time, and the telephone number of the other party are stored. Is extracted and displayed on the display unit.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a transmitting and receiving unit for transmitting and receiving a high-frequency signal, 3 a microphone for inputting an audio signal, 4 a speaker for outputting an audio signal, 5 a display unit for displaying an incoming call history and the like, and 11 an instruction operation by a user. A recording unit for storing the message of the other party in the message storage unit 9 when the user cannot answer the call;
Reference numeral 7 denotes an incoming call history control unit that extracts a date and time of incoming call from the date and time information unit 8 and stores it in the incoming call history storage unit 10, and a control unit that plays a central role in the operation of the mobile phone body.

The message storage unit 9 includes 9a, 9b, and 9c, and stores messages in the order of arrival. In the present embodiment, the case where three message storage units are provided will be described, but the number is not limited to this. further,
A plurality of messages may be stored in one message storage unit.

The incoming call history storage unit 10 includes, for example, 10a, 10b, 10c, and the message storage units 9a, 9b, 9
c and one set corresponding to each. Then, the incoming call histories are stored in the incoming call history storage units 10a, 10b, and 10c corresponding to the messages stored in the message storage units 9a, 9b, and 9c. In the present embodiment, the case where three incoming history storage units are provided will be described, but the number is not limited to three. Further, a plurality of incoming histories may be stored in one incoming history storage unit.

The control unit 2 includes a demodulator that demodulates the received high-frequency signal into an audio signal, and a modulator that modulates the audio signal into a high-frequency signal.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1 will be described. When there is an incoming call to the mobile phone, the control unit 2 notifies the user of the incoming call by sounding the speaker 3 or the like. The control unit 2 extracts the date and time of the incoming call (for example, “13:30 on the 25th”) from the date and time information unit 8, and displays the telephone number of the other party (for example, “09098”) on the display unit 5.
765432)) or the telephone number is displayed together with the fact that it is not notified or that it is an incoming call from a public telephone. In addition,
The control unit 2 activates the incoming call history control unit 7 to store the telephone number of the other party and the date and time of reception at the incoming call history storage unit 10a as the incoming call history.

On the other hand, if the user cannot answer the call, the control unit 2 switches to the answering machine mode. The answering machine mode is a mode in which the message storage unit 9 provided in the mobile phone main body can store a requirement that the other party speaks as a message. Note that the answering machine mode can be set in advance by the user. Then, when the partner speaks the requirement, the message is stored in the message storage unit 9a as a message.
Is stored.

More specifically, if the user does not answer the telephone even after a predetermined number of calls, the control unit 2 outputs a mode signal to the recording unit 6. Then, the mode is switched to the answering machine mode. Then, when the partner speaks the requirement, it is transmitted as a high frequency signal. The high-frequency signal is transmitted and received by the transmission / reception unit 1
And output to the control unit 2. The control unit 2 demodulates the high-frequency signal into an audio signal. Then, the voice signal is stored in the message storage unit 9a by the recording unit 6 as a message.

When the message of the other party is stored in the message storage section 9a, the recording section 6 outputs to the control section 2 a signal indicating that the message has been recorded. Then, the control unit 2 controls the incoming call history control unit 7
Then, a control signal is output so as to extract the incoming call history of the message from the incoming call history storage unit 10a. Note that the incoming call history may be extracted together with the start of recording the message.

The incoming call history control section 7 causes the telephone directory storing section 12 to output the incoming call history of the incoming call history storing section 10a according to the control signal. Here, the telephone directory storage unit 12 stores the name and telephone number registered by the user as one telephone directory information. Then, the telephone number stored as the incoming call history is compared with the telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage unit 12 in advance. If they match, the telephone number and the corresponding name information are output to the incoming call history control unit 7.

The incoming call history control unit 7 outputs the message to the display unit 5 together with the incoming call history and name information to display the message. In addition, the telephone number of the incoming call history may be rewritten into name information and stored in the incoming call history storage unit 10 again, and the display unit 5 may display that there is a new incoming call history and a message.

Thereafter, when a call is newly made to the portable telephone and the other party speaks the requirement, the call is stored in the message storage unit 9b as a message and the incoming call history of the call is stored in the incoming call history storage unit 10b. Further, when a call is newly made on the mobile phone and the other party speaks the requirement, the call is stored in the message storage unit 9c as a message and the incoming call history of the call is stored in the incoming call history storage unit 10c. Then, by the same operation as described above, the display unit 5 displays the incoming call history of the call and the fact that there is a message.

When a message is stored in the message storage section 9a or the like by such a series of operations, the display section 5 displays the other party's telephone number and the like and the incoming call history. Thereafter, when a predetermined instruction is input from the operation unit 11 or the microphone 4 by the user, the control unit 2 outputs a signal for causing the recording unit 6 to output a message. The recording unit 6 includes a predetermined message storage unit 9.
And outputs the message to the control unit 2. Then, the message is output from the speaker 3.

FIG. 2 shows a screen 51 and a screen 52 of the display unit 5.
FIG. On the screen 51 and the like, the other party's telephone number and the incoming call history are displayed. The screen 51 and the screen 52 can display, for example, 12 full-width characters and 4 lines. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, two incoming histories and a message indicating that there is a message are displayed. The display of the incoming call history and the like is, for example, such that the first case and the second case are displayed.

When the number of messages that cannot be displayed on the screen 51 is stored, an instruction is input from the operation unit 11 or the microphone 4 to scroll the displayed incoming call history and the like, and the screen 52 is displayed. 3 as shown
It is possible to display the incoming call history etc. after the item.
Although the display unit 5 has been described as being capable of displaying four full-width characters and 12 lines, the present invention is not limited to this.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 shows a screen 5 of the display unit 5.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen 3 and a screen 54. The configuration of the mobile phone body is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. However, in addition to the role of the first embodiment, the incoming call history control unit 7 is provided when a call is received and the other party speaks. Then, whether or not the telephone number of the telephone matches the telephone number stored in each of the incoming call history storage units 10 is searched.

In this embodiment, the incoming call history and the like are not displayed on the display unit 5 in the order of incoming calls, but those having the same incoming telephone number are displayed in a group. That is, in the present embodiment, once a message is stored, if there is an incoming call from the same phone as the telephone number and the other party speaks the message, 1
The display unit indicates that a plurality of messages have been received for one telephone number or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the telephone number "09098"
When a call is received three times from “765432” and each message is stored in the message storage unit 9, the fact that there are three messages is displayed on the display unit 5 as shown in the screen 53.

Specifically, first, when a call is received and the other party speaks a message, the message storage unit 9 is executed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
The message is stored in a and the incoming history is stored in the incoming history storage unit 10a. Then, the incoming call history and the like are displayed on the display unit 5. Thereafter, when a new call is received, the storage unit 6 stores the message in the message storage unit 9b, and stores the call history in the call history storage unit 10b. Thereafter, the incoming call history control unit 7 searches whether or not the telephone number stored in the incoming call history storage unit 10b matches the telephone number stored in the incoming call history storage unit 10a.

If they match, the incoming call history is output to the control unit 2 via the telephone directory storage unit 12 and the incoming call history control unit 7. The control unit 2 displays the history information in addition to the history information displayed on the display unit 5. That is, in this embodiment, a new incoming date and time is added to the message indicating that there is a message already displayed and the incoming call history.

When the number of messages that cannot be displayed on the screen 53 is stored, an instruction is input from the operation unit 11 or the microphone 4 to scroll the displayed incoming call history and the like. As shown on the screen 54, the second and subsequent incoming call histories can be displayed. Note that, for example, the latest incoming call history may be displayed.

As described above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the case where the message has been received and the incoming call history is displayed on the display unit 5 have been described. The history can be displayed on the display unit 5.
Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone has been described as an example, but PHS (Personal Handyphone System) is used.
tem).

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the user cannot answer the call, the message of the other party, the date and time of the incoming call and the telephone number of the other party (incoming call history) are stored. Then, the incoming call history is extracted, and the incoming call history and the fact that there is a message are displayed on the display unit. Therefore, it is possible to provide a mobile telephone that displays the incoming call history and the message indicating that there is a message on the display unit without operation by the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a display unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a display unit according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 transmission / reception unit 2 control unit 3 microphone 4 speaker 5 display unit 6 recording unit 7 incoming call history control unit 8 date and time information unit 9 message storage unit 10 incoming call storage unit 11 operation unit

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[Submission date] February 21, 2000 (200.2.2
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a message storage unit for storing, as a message, a requirement that the other party speaks when the user cannot answer the call; in the mobile phone having a call reception history storing unit for storing the telephone number of the other party as a call reception history, and a display unit for displaying the fact that there is the message, extracting means for extracting the incoming call history from the call history storage section, The incoming call history and the message or the incoming call history and incoming
Display means for displaying on the display unit that there was ,
When the other party speaks the requirement, the incoming call history and
The display unit informs that the message has been sent by the display unit.
When the other party does not speak the requirements,
The display unit indicates that the incoming call history and the incoming call have been received.
On the display unit. In addition, the method for displaying the incoming call history of the mobile phone according to the present invention can be used when the user cannot answer
When the other party speaks the requirement, the requirement, the incoming date and time and the telephone number of the other party are stored, and thereafter, the stored incoming date and time and the telephone number of the other party are extracted, and the incoming date and time and the
Displaying the other party's telephone number and the fact that there is a requirement on the display unit, and when the other party does not speak the requirement, the
The incoming date and time and the telephone number of the other party are stored, and then
Extract the remembered incoming date and time and the other party's phone number
The date and time of the call and the telephone number of the other party
Are displayed on the display unit. Furthermore, the present invention
If the caller cannot answer the phone
A message storage unit for storing, the date and time of the incoming call and the
Incoming call history storage unit that stores the telephone number of the hand as incoming call history
And a display unit for displaying that there is a message.
In the talker, the call history is stored from the call history storage unit.
Extraction means to extract, the incoming call history and the message
And a display means for displaying the message on the display unit.
Incoming call from the telephone associated with the telephone number of
When the message is stored in the word storage unit, the display means:
For the same phone number, multiple
The fact that there is a message is displayed on the display unit. ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ───

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[Submission date] June 9, 2000 (200.6.9)

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Claims: 1. When a user cannot answer a call,
A message storage unit for storing a requirement for speaking as a message;
The incoming call date and time and the phone number of the
Display the incoming call history storage unit to remember
And a display unit for extracting the call history from the call history storage unit.
And a message indicating that the incoming call history and the message
Indication to display on the display unit the history of incoming calls and the fact that there was an incoming call
Means, when the other party speaks the requirements, the incoming call history and
The display unit informs that the message has been sent by the display unit.
And if the other party does not speak the requirements,
The history and the fact that there is an incoming call are displayed by the display means.
Displayed on part, after storing the message and the incoming call history, when storing the message in the message storage unit to incoming calls from the telephone according to the telephone number again, the display means, the same A mobile telephone, wherein a plurality of incoming histories and one indicating that a plurality of messages have been received are displayed on the display unit for a telephone number.

2. A message storage unit for storing, as a message, a requirement that the other party speaks when the user cannot answer the call, and an incoming call history storage unit for storing the incoming call date and time of the telephone and the other party's telephone number as an incoming call history. A mobile phone having a display unit for displaying that there is a message, extracting means for extracting the incoming call history from the incoming call history storage unit, and displaying the incoming call history and the message that there is a message on the display unit. Display means for displaying, when a call from the telephone corresponding to the telephone number is received again and the message is stored in the message storage unit, the display means The incoming call history and
A mobile telephone, wherein one message indicating that a plurality of messages have been received is displayed on the display unit.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a method in which when a user cannot answer a call, the other party talks.
A message storage unit for storing requirements as a message,
Incoming date and time and the other party's phone number are stored as incoming history
Incoming call history storage unit and display that the message has been received
A mobile telephone having a display unit;
Extracting means for extracting the incoming call history from the storage unit;
History and the message or the incoming history and incoming
Display means for displaying on the display unit that there was,
When the other party speaks the requirement, the incoming call history and
The display unit informs that the message has been sent by the display unit.
When the other party does not speak the requirements,
The display unit indicates that the incoming call history and the incoming call have been received.
When the message is received from the telephone corresponding to the telephone number again and the message is stored in the message storage unit after the message and the incoming call history are stored and the message is stored in the message storage unit, For the same telephone number, a plurality of incoming histories and one indicating that a plurality of messages have been received are displayed on the display unit. Further, the present invention provides a message storage unit for storing, as a message, a requirement that the other party speaks when the user cannot answer the call, and an incoming call history storage unit for storing the incoming call date and time of the telephone and the other party's telephone number as the incoming call history. And a display unit for displaying that there is a message, an extracting unit for extracting the incoming call history from the incoming call history storage unit, and the display unit for displaying the incoming call history and the message that there is a message. Display means for displaying the message in the message storage unit when a call from the telephone corresponding to the telephone number is received again and the message is stored in the message storage unit. the incoming call history and a double of
A message that one number has been sent is displayed on the display unit.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A message storage unit for storing, as a message, a requirement that a partner speaks when a user cannot answer a call, and a call history storage unit for storing, as a call history, an incoming date and time of the call and a telephone number of the partner. And a display unit for displaying that there is a message, after storing the message and the incoming call history, extracting means for extracting the incoming call history from the incoming call history storage unit, and the incoming call history Display means for displaying on the display unit that the message has been received. 2. The mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein
A telephone directory storage unit that stores a name and a telephone number as one telephone directory information; and a matching unit that compares the extracted telephone number of the incoming call history with the telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage unit. The display unit is configured to, when the telephone number in the incoming call history matches the telephone number stored in the telephone directory storage unit, display the name corresponding to the stored telephone number in the incoming call history. And a message indicating that the message is stored is displayed on the display unit. 3. The mobile telephone according to claim 1, wherein
After storing the message and the incoming call history, if a call from the telephone corresponding to the telephone number is received again and the message is stored in the message storage unit, the display unit may store a plurality of the incoming calls history and 1 The mobile phone displays the fact that two messages have been stored on the display unit. 4. When the user cannot answer the call, the message of the other party, the incoming date and time and the telephone number of the other party are stored, and then the stored incoming date and time and the telephone number of the other party are extracted. Is displayed on a display unit.