Responding device, and communication equipment communicating with it, and recording medium recording its program and program
First Claim
1. A responder which includes acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment, and response means capable of transmitting a voice response message to said call-out equipment when the call is accepted, wherein:
- when said call-out equipment is provided with a display function, said response means transmits an image response message to said call-out equipment instead of or in addition to the voice response message.
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Abstract
When a terminal equipment (4) cannot receive a call from a call-out terminal equipment (2, 6), detection means (53) of an automatic answering server (5) inquires the call-out terminal equipment (2, 6) if an animation display function is provided. Upon receiving the inquiry, the terminal equipment (2) provided with the animation display function transmits as a response an animation displayable notice referring to a memory section (24). In this case, a search section (54) of the automatic answering server (5) reads out a response animation from a memory section (52), and transmits the response animation as read to the terminal equipment (2). On the other hand, the terminal equipment (6) without the animation display function cannot transmit the above notice, and the search section (54) therefore reads out the voice response message from the memory section (52) and transmits the voice response message as read to the terminal equipment (6). As a result, in a communication system wherein both an equipment with a display function and an equipment without a display function can be connected to a communication network, a responder which permits the image response message and the voice response message to be transmitted without unnecessary increasing an amount of data to be transmitted within the communication network can be realized. The troublesome work for reconnection can be saved, and it is not necessary to learn new operations for receiving an image response message.
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12 Claims
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1. A responder which includes acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment, and response means capable of transmitting a voice response message to said call-out equipment when the call is accepted, wherein:
when said call-out equipment is provided with a display function, said response means transmits an image response message to said call-out equipment instead of or in addition to the voice response message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication device capable of communicating with a responder via a communication network as a receiving equipment, wherein said responder includes:
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acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment;
response means capable of transmitting a voice response message to said call-out equipment when the call is accepted; and
selection means for selecting an image response message to be used for a response to a currently received message among predetermined plural image response messages based on a result of selection made by a user of said receiving equipment, wherein when said call-out equipment is provided with a display function, said response means transmits the image response message as selected by said selection means to said call-out equipment instead of or in addition to the voice response message, said communication device, comprising;
display means for displaying an image indicating the user of each of the plural image response messages and urging the user to select an image response message to be responded; and
instruction means for indicating a result of selection to said selection means.
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10. A recording medium for recording thereon a program for operating a computer capable of communicating with a call-out equipment via a communication network, said recording medium storing a program for operating the computer as:
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acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment;
inquiry means for making an inquiry about a display ability of said call-out equipment when said acceptance means accepts the call; and
response means which transmits an image response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is provided, and transmits a voice response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is not provided.
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11. A recording medium for recording thereon a program for operating a computer capable of communicating with a call-out equipment via a communication network, said recording medium storing a program for operating the computer as:
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acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment; and
response means which transmits an image response message instead of or in addition to the voice response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is provided, and transmits a voice response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is not provided.
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12. A program for operating a computer capable of communicating with a call-out equipment via a communication network, as:
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acceptance means for accepting a call from a call-out equipment in a predetermined receiving equipment; and
response means which transmits an image response message instead of or in addition to the voice response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is provided, and transmits a voice response message upon receiving a response indicative of that the display function is not provided.
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