JP4099873B2 - Telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a telephone communication system, and more particularly to a telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as a mail between telephones.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  Recently, a telephone communication system having a mail transmission / reception function that transmits / receives short messages instead of voice as text information such as e-mail to / from the other party is, for example, provided by DDI (Daiden Electric Co., Ltd.) “α5 (provided by DDI The name of the information and communication service. The same applies hereinafter.) "System, and has been put into practical use in some telephones as" Alpha Mail (the name of the mail transmission / reception service in α5. The same applies hereinafter.) ".
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, in a conventional telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function, when a mail is transmitted to the other party, a ringing tone is immediately sounded at the other party's telephone, and a notification to that effect is given when the mail is actually received. For this reason, there is a problem that if the mail is sent early and the appointment such as waiting is promised, the content of the mail is forgotten on the recipient side, and the waiting may not be successful.
[0004]
  As a method of avoiding such problems, when contacting the meeting time etc. by e-mail, measures to send e-mail to the other party after the meeting time is near can be considered, but for the sender, an appropriate time should be set. It is necessary to send the mail after waiting, and conversely, there is a possibility of causing a problem such as forgetting to send the mail.
[0005]
  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to transmit a mail in advance in a telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function so that the other party can read the mail at a desired time. Is.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  The telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 1 made to achieve the above object is a telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as a mail between telephones. A mail reading time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time to notify the recipient of the reading of the mail; and a mail transmission means with a time setting for transmitting the reading time set by the mail reading time setting means together with the mail. , If you receive the email,EmailMail arrival notification means for notifying the arrival of the mail for the first time when the read time set by the read time setting means is reached.In a telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function,Display protect means for performing display protection on the mail whose read time is set by the mail read time setting means so that it cannot be read on the recipient side until the read time arrives.And the display protect means when it is determined that there is received information whose read time is set by the mail read time setting means, and it is determined that the time set in the received information has passed. The display protection for the received information executed by the function is released, and the mail incoming notification means is used to ring a call bell and to notify the LCD that a mail has been received.It is characterized by.
[0007]
  According to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to the first aspect, when mail is transmitted, the time for informing the recipient of the mail reading is arbitrarily set by the mail reading time setting means. Then, the mail transmission means with time setting is operated, and the read time set by the mail read time setting means is transmitted together with the mail. Then, on the recipient side that has received this mail, the mail arrival notification means notifies the arrival of mail only when the read time set by the read time setting means comes. Therefore, according to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 1, if the time when the receiver wants to read the mail is set and the mail is transmitted in advance, when the time arrives at the receiver side The incoming mail is notified to the user, and the mail can be read out at the set time. As a result, it is possible to send an email early for communication such as a meeting, the sender can prevent forgetting to send the email, and the recipient can read the email at an appropriate time to promise to wait. Can be prevented from forgetting.
[0008]
  The telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 2 is also a telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as a mail between telephones. A mail reading time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time for notifying the recipient of the reading of the mail, and a mail transmission means with a time setting for transmitting the reading time set by the mail reading time setting means together with the mail. A time setting mail receiving means for receiving the mail transmitted by the time setting mail transmitting means, and the received content of the time setting mail receiving means,EmailMail arrival notification means for notifying the arrival of the mail for the first time when the read time set by the read time setting means is reached.In a telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function,Display protect means for performing display protection on the mail whose read time is set by the mail read time setting means so that it cannot be read on the recipient side until the read time arrives.And the display protect means determines that there is received information for which the read time is set by the read time setting means and that the time set in the received information has passed. The display protection for the received information that has been executed is canceled, and the mail incoming notification means is used to ring the call bell and notify the LCD that there has been an incoming mail.It is characterized by.
[0009]
  According to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 2, the time for informing the recipient of the mail read by the read time setting means is arbitrarily set, and the read set in this way by the mail transmission means with the time setting. Send time with email. On the receiver side, the mail receiving means with time setting receives mail transmitted with the read time set. Then, the incoming mail notification means checks the received content of the mail receiving means with time setting, and notifies the incoming mail only when the read time set by the read time setting means comes. Therefore, according to the telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function of claim 2, the same operation and effect as the telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function of claim 1 are exhibited.
[0010]
  The telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 3 which is also made to achieve the above object is a telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message consisting of character information as a mail between telephones. A mail reading time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time to notify the recipient of the reading of the mail, and a reading mailbox set by the mail reading time setting means together with the mail at a specific mailbox on the receiver side. The specific mailbox transmission means for transmitting to, the specific mailbox reception information determination means for determining whether or not the reception information is in the specific mailbox, and the specific mailbox reception information determination means If it is determined that the time set in the received information has been reached A read time determination means for determining whether or not the time set in the reception information is reached by the read time determination means, and a mail arrival notification for notifying the arrival of mail to the specific mailbox With meansIn a telephone communication system with mail transmission / reception function,Display protect means for performing display protection on the mail whose read time is set by the mail read time setting means so that it cannot be read on the recipient side until the read time arrives.And the time when the specific mailbox reception information determination means determines that the reception information is in the specific mailbox and the read time determination means is set to the reception information in the specific mailbox. The display protection for the received information executed by the display protection means is released, the mail incoming notification means rings the ringing bell and the LCD receives a mail. It was configured to notifyIt is characterized by.
[0011]
  According to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function of claim 3, the sender arbitrarily sets a time for notifying the recipient of the mail read by the mail read time setting means, and operates the specific mailbox sending means. Then, the mail is transmitted to a specific mailbox on the receiver side together with the set read time. On the receiver side, the specific mailbox reception information determination means determines whether there is reception information in the specific mailbox. When the specific mailbox reception information determination unit determines that the reception information exists in the specific mailbox, the read time determination unit determines whether the time set in the reception information has come. To do. When the read time determination means determines that the time set in the reception information existing in the specific mailbox has come, the mail arrival notification means notifies the arrival of mail to the specific mailbox. . As a result, the telephone system with the mail transmission / reception function according to claim 3 also exhibits the same operations and effects as those of the telephone system with the mail transmission / reception function according to claims 1 and 2.
[0012]
  Each of the inventions according to claims 1 to 3 displays the mail whose read time is set by the mail read time setting means so that it cannot be read on the receiver side until the read time arrives. Provide display protection means to protectIn addition, when it is determined that there is reception information with the time set and it is determined that the time set in the reception information has elapsed, the display for the reception information executed by the display protection means It is characterized in that the protection is cancelled, a ringing bell is ringed by the mail arrival notification means, and the LCD is notified that a mail has arrived.
[0013]
  As a result, according to the inventions of claims 1 to 3, the following actions and effects are exhibited in addition to the actions and effects described above. That is, the mail set with the read time cannot be read until the read time comes even if it is read on the receiver side by the display protection means. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which an e-mail transmitted with a turning point and a reading time set is read out early on the recipient side.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 (A), a base unit 10 connected to a telephone line and an external line, and a base unit 50 communicating with the base unit via a wireless line as shown in FIG. 1 (B). This relates to a cordless parent-child phone. This cordless parent / child phone corresponds to a function proposed by DDI as α5, and has a function of transmitting / receiving a message as character information to / from a communication partner as mail.
[0015]
  Base unit 10 is configured as a multi-function telephone having an answering machine function, a facsimile communication function, a copy function, and the like. The main unit 10 includes, as main components, a controller 11 that controls the center of control, an operation panel 13, a liquid crystal display (LCD) 15, a call bell 17, a scanner 19, a printer 21, a code / decoder 23, a modem 25, a line A control circuit (NCU) 27, a handset 29, a speaker 31, a microphone 33, a wireless communication control circuit 35, an antenna 37 and a switch 39 are provided.
[0016]
  The controller 11 is a logical operation circuit including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, a timer, and the like, and the CPU executes various control processes such as voice response control and mail transmission control and mail reception control described later. Note that various control processing programs executed by the CPU, data necessary for the control processing, and the like are stored in the ROM in advance. The RAM is used as a work area and a buffer in various control processes. In particular, ten mailboxes from No. 0 to No. 9 are secured in this RAM, and each mailbox can receive and store a message consisting of character information as an email. Further, the EEPROM is provided for storing information such as telephone directory registration. In addition, the timer is used for processing such as measuring the duration of the voice in the voice response control, and measuring the time to notify the mail read time described later.
[0017]
  The operation panel 13 includes a numeric keypad used for inputting a telephone number and a facsimile number for communication with the outside, a function key for switching modes when executing a facsimile function provided in the base unit 10, a telephone, A confirmation key to be pressed when registering a book is provided. The LCD 15 displays for function selection when activating the facsimile transmission function, displays the telephone number of the caller corresponding to the number display service, reads and displays the received mail, This is for displaying messages. The call bell 17 is used to ring the call bell when an incoming call is received from an outside line. The ringing bell 17 rings for 1 second when an incoming call is called, and repeatedly stops for 2 seconds to notify the incoming call. The scanner 19 is provided for reading a document when facsimile transmission or copying is performed by the master unit 10. The printer 21 is provided for executing a copy function for printing out facsimile data received from the outside on a recording sheet or printing out image data of a document read by the scanner 19 on a recording sheet. The encoder / decoder 23 encodes image data read by the scanner 19 in facsimile transmission into a data format for facsimile transmission such as G3 compression format, or conversely, a format in which compressed image data received by facsimile can be output to a printer. Is provided for decoding the data.
[0018]
  The modem 25 and the NCU 27 are provided for performing a telephone call or facsimile transmission / reception via the telephone line. Further, in the present embodiment, the modem 25 outputs voice in a predetermined frequency band corresponding to human voice so that it can also function as a DSP for performing line connection by voice response when an incoming call is received from the outside line. It is comprised so that the process etc. to extract can be performed.
[0019]
  The handset 29 performs a call via a telephone line by making an off-hook operation when making a call via an external line or when an incoming call is received from an external line. The speaker 31 is provided to output the other party's voice when a conversation in a hands-free state (hereinafter referred to as “hands-free talk”) is performed. Furthermore, the microphone 33 is provided to detect a user's voice during hands-free talk and transmit it to the other party, or to detect a voice response for starting a hands-free talk when an incoming call is made. The wireless communication control circuit 35 is provided for performing wireless communication between the parent device 10 and the child device 50 via the antenna 37. Further, the switch 39 is for switching and inputting either the voice input from the microphone 33 or the voice input from the handset 50 received by the antenna 37 to the modem 25.
[0020]
  The subunit | mobile_unit 50 is equipped with the controller 51 which manages the center of control, the operation panel 53, LCD55, the calling bell 57, the speaker 61, the microphone 63, the radio | wireless communication control circuit 65, and the antenna 67 as main components.
[0021]
  The controller 51 is a logical operation circuit including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, and the like, and executes various control processes by the CPU. Note that various control processing programs executed by the CPU, data necessary for the control processing, and the like are stored in the ROM in advance. The RAM is used as a work area and a buffer in various control processes. Further, the EEPROM is provided for storing information such as telephone directory registration.
[0022]
  The LCD 55 is provided for displaying the telephone number of the caller corresponding to the number display service, displaying various messages, and the like. The call bell 57 is used to ring the call bell when an incoming call is received from an outside line. This call bell 57 rings for 1 second when an incoming call is called, and repeatedly stops for 2 seconds to notify the incoming call.
[0023]
  The speaker 61 is provided to output the other party's voice during a call with an outside line or an extension call with the base unit 10. On the contrary, the microphone 63 is provided to detect the voice on the side of the slave unit 50 and transmit it to the external line or the master unit 10 at the time of an outside call or an extension call. The microphone 63 also has a role of detecting a voice response for starting a hands-free talk when an incoming call is made. The wireless communication control circuit 65 is provided for performing wireless communication between the slave unit 50 and the master unit 10 via the antenna 67.
[0024]
  Next, the contents of the mail transmission control process executed by the cordless parent / child phone of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0025]
  In this process, first, a process of inputting a mail message to be transmitted is executed (S10). This e-mail is created, for example, using a numeric keypad and specifying kana characters one by one in accordance with a method of inputting a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signal. The mail thus input is displayed on the LCD 15 as a message of kana characters (S20), and a message asking whether or not to set the readout time on the receiver side is displayed on the LCD 15 (S30). .
[0026]
  Then, it waits for designation of whether or not to set the time by the mail sender (S40). Here, when it is specified that the time is designated (S40: YES), a message prompting the input of the readout time is displayed on the LCD 15 (S50), and the input of the readout time is awaited (S60). When the read time is input (S60: YES), the read time is attached to the mail as additional information of the mail (S70), and the other party's 9th mailbox is designated as the receiving mailbox. Then, the mail transmission is executed in a state where the mail display protection is performed so that the mail is not displayed until the read time is reached (S80). The e-mail sent here includes, for example, “XX: △△ Solo Solo Deka Tara Do Deska?” And the time information “XX: △△” is attached to the message “Solo Solo Deka Tara Do Deska?” It is transmitted in a predetermined format.
[0027]
  On the other hand, when it is specified that the time is not specified (S40: NO), the mail input in S10 is transmitted as it is to the other party (S90). At this time, if there is no particular designation as the destination mailbox, the mail is transmitted with the 0th mailbox as the destination. In addition, when a mailbox is designated, the mail is transmitted with the designated mailbox among the first to ninth mailboxes as a destination according to the designation.
[0028]
  Next, the contents of the mail reception control process executed by the cordless parent / child phone of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0029]
  This process is a process for reading out the received information of the ninth mailbox, and is configured to be called once per minute, for example, and repeatedly executed. In this process, first, it is determined whether there is a display-protected mail in the ninth mailbox (S110). If there is a display-protected mail (S110: YES), it is determined whether or not the read time information attached to the mail has passed the current time (S120).
[0030]
  If it is determined that the time information attached to the display-protected mail has passed the current time (S120: YES), the display protection of the mail whose time information has passed the current time is canceled. (S130). Then, the ringing bell 17 is ringed for 10 seconds to notify the arrival of the mail (S140), the fact that the mail has been received is displayed on the LCD 15 (S150), and this process is temporarily terminated. As a result, a mail with a read time set has arrived in the 9th mailbox, and it is notified to the outside that the read time has been reached. Therefore, a recipient who knows the arrival of a mail by this notification can read the mail at the time set by the sender by reading the mail from the ninth mailbox.
[0031]
  When it is determined that there is no display-protected mail (S110: NO), and when it is determined that there is a display-protected mail but the time attached to the mail has not yet been reached (S110: YES, 120: NO), it is determined whether there is an unread mail although the time information attached to the mail has passed the current time (S160). If it is determined that there is an unread mail (S160: YES), the process proceeds to S140 and subsequent steps. If it is determined that there is no unread mail (S160: NO), the process is temporarily terminated as it is. .
[0032]
  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when sending an email, instead of reading the email immediately at the time of reception on the recipient side, the email can be read when the desired time arrives. E-mails can be sent with display protection applied. Since such a mail is sent with the 9th mailbox as the destination, the recipient checks the 9th mailbox every predetermined time and receives the display protected mail. In this case, according to the time information attached to the mail, the display protection is canceled and the incoming mail is notified when the time arrives.
[0033]
  Therefore, on the sender side, for example, when an appointment such as a meeting is made by e-mail, it is only necessary to create a message for waiting in advance and specify the read time on the receiver side in advance and transmit it in advance. There is no need to consider the transmission time of the mail when reading the mail at the time. As a result, forgetting to send mail can be prevented. On the other hand, when such a mail is received on the receiver side, the arrival of the mail can be known and read out only when the time arrives according to the time information attached to the mail. As a result, it is possible to transmit the message to the recipient at the optimal time even though the mail has been sent early, and the effect of avoiding a mistake in the appointment such as waiting is exhibited. In addition, by sending a mail with display protection, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a mail for which a corner and a reading time are specified is read out quickly on the receiver side.
[0034]
  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it is needless to say that various forms can be adopted without departing from the scope of the present invention. .
[0035]
  For example, the above-described mail transmission control may be executed by either an operation from the parent device 10 or an operation from the child device 50. In addition, regarding the notification of incoming mail in the reception control process, not only the calling bell 17 of the parent device 10 but also the calling bell 57 of the child device 50 is ringed, and the incoming mail is displayed on the LCD 55 of the child device 50. It is good to do so. The mail can be read out from either the parent device 10 or the child device 50.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
  As described above, according to the telephone communication system with the mail transmission / reception function of claims 1 to 3, the mail is transmitted in advance, and the other party is allowed to read the mail when the desired time comes. Can do. As a result, when the recipient wants to read the email at a certain time, the email can be sent in advance, so it is possible to prevent problems such as forgetting to send the email on the sender side. The side can read the e-mail at the optimal time, and when making an appointment such as a meeting by e-mail, it is possible to prevent a misunderstanding from occurring.
[0037]
  In particular, according to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claim 3, such mail transmission / reception is executed with respect to a specific mailbox. It is only necessary to execute the process of checking, and the effect of simplifying the control process for exhibiting the effects as described above is exhibited.
[0038]
  Further, according to the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function according to claims 1 to 3, by sending the mail with display protection, the mail for which the corner and the reading time are designated is read out early on the receiver side. Can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a cordless parent / child phone according to an embodiment, where (A) is a block diagram of the parent device, and (B) is a block diagram of the child device.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the contents of a mail transmission control process in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the contents of a mail reception control process in the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Master unit, 11 ... Controller, 13 ... Operation panel, 15 ... LCD, 17 ... Calling bell, 50 ... Slave unit, 51 ... Controller, 53 ... Operation panel, 55... LCD, 57.

Claims (3)

A telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as an email between telephones,
Mail read time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time for informing the recipient of the mail read;
A mail transmission means with time setting for transmitting the read time set by the mail read time setting means together with the mail;
When the mail is received, the telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function comprising mail arrival notification means for notifying the arrival of the mail for the first time when the read time set by the mail read time setting means is reached In
Wherein the mail reading time setting mail that is set to read time by means comprises a display protection means for displaying protect so as not be read at the receiver side to the read time arrives Rutotomoni,
When the mail read time setting means determines that there is received information for which the read time is set, and when it is determined that the time set in the received information has elapsed, the display protect means executes The telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function , wherein the display protection for the received information is canceled, and the mail incoming notification means rings the ringing bell and notifies the LCD that a mail has arrived. . A telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as an email between telephones,
Mail read time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time for informing the recipient of the mail read;
A mail transmission means with time setting for transmitting the read time set by the mail read time setting means together with the mail;
Mail receiving means with time setting for receiving the mail transmitted by the mail transmitting means with time setting;
Check the received content of the time setting with mail receiving means, the first time when it becomes the mail read time setting readout time set by means and a mail reception notifying means for notifying incoming of the mail mail In a telephone communication system with transmission and reception functions,
Wherein the mail reading time setting mail that is set to read time by means comprises a display protection means for displaying protect so as not be read at the receiver side to the read time arrives Rutotomoni,
This is executed by the display protect means when it is determined that there is received information for which the read time is set by the read time setting means, and it is determined that the time set in the received information has passed. A telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function , wherein the display protection for the received information is canceled and the mail incoming notification means rings a ringing bell and notifies the LCD that a mail has arrived . A telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function having a function of transmitting / receiving a message composed of character information as an email between telephones,
Mail read time setting means for arbitrarily setting a time for informing the recipient of the mail read;
Specific mailbox transmission means for transmitting the read time set by the mail read time setting means together with the mail to a specific mailbox on the recipient side;
Specific mailbox reception information determination means for determining whether or not reception information exists in the specific mailbox;
When the specific mailbox reception information determination unit determines that there is reception information, a read time determination unit that determines whether the time set in the reception information has come;
A telephone with a mail transmission / reception function comprising: a mail arrival notification means for notifying the arrival of a mail to the specific mailbox when the read time determination means determines that the time set in the reception information has come In a communication system,
Wherein the mail reading time setting mail that is set to read time by means comprises a display protection means for displaying protect so as not be read at the receiver side to the read time arrives Rutotomoni,
The specific mailbox reception information determining means determines that there is reception information in the specific mailbox, and the time set by the read time determination means in the reception information in the specific mailbox has elapsed. When it is determined that the received information is displayed, the display protection for the received information executed by the display protection means is canceled, and the mail arrival notification means rings the ringing bell and notifies the LCD that a mail has arrived. A telephone communication system with a mail transmission / reception function, characterized by being configured .

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