Information transmitting apparatus

• US 6,026,294 A
• Filed: 07/16/1997
• Issued: 02/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Brother Industries Limited)
• Inventors: Kuno, Hiroshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Wellington
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Congvan
• Application Number:
  US08/895,610
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 455/432, 455/435, 455/414, 455/458-465, 455/552, 455/553, 455/434, 379/209-210, 379/211, 379/212, 379/201, 370/259
• US Class Current: 455/417
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27485 Appending a prefix to or inserting a pause into a dialling sequence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/658 Means for redirecting recorded messages to other extensions or equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72505 Radio link set-up procedures

Abstract

Message information to be transmitted to a cellular phone set is stored and the cellular phone set is called by using a short distance telephone number. If the line cannot be connected, the short distance telephone number is changed to a long distance telephone number and the cellular phone set is called again. When the line is connected, the stored message information is transmitted. Even when a user of the cellular phone set is located at a long distance area, the message information is transmitted by automatic redialing.

Claims

1. An information transmitting apparatus for transmitting information to a specific wireless receiving terminal to receive said information, comprising:

an identification number storing device that stores multiple preset identification numbers relating to said specific wireless receiving terminal;

a calling device that calls said specific wireless receiving terminal using one of the multiple preset identification numbers;

a detecting device that detects whether connection has been made to said specific wireless receiving terminal by said calling device and outputting a detection signal;

a recalling device that recalls said specific wireless receiving terminal, depending on said detection signal, using another of the multiple preset identification numbers which is different from said one identification number when connection cannot be made to said specific wireless receiving terminal by said calling device; and

a transmitting device that transmits said information to said specific wireless receiving terminal when connection can be made to said specific wireless receiving terminal.

2. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type radio telephone set;

said one identification number is a short distance telephone number relating to the radio telephone set when said wireless receiving terminal is located within a preset distance from said information transmitting apparatus; and

said other identification number is a long distance number relating to the relevant radio telephone set when said wireless receiving terminal is located outside of the preset distance from said information transmitting apparatus.

3. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said information is message information transmitted from an external originating terminal.

4. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, further including;

an originating information storing device that stores originating information data transmitted to said wireless receiving terminal from an external originating terminal; and

wherein

said information is message information indicating that said originating information is stored in said originating information storing device.

5. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein;

said detecting device judges, when said wireless receiving terminal is called by said calling device, whether connection has been made to said wireless receiving terminal depending on whether a polarity is inverted and outputs said detection signal based on the polarity.

6. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein;

said detecting device judges, upon detection that said polarity is not inverted and a voice signal is transmitted, that connection cannot be made to said wireless receiving terminal.

7. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type radio telephone set;

said one identification number is a telephone number relating to said radio telephone set; and

the other identification number is a telephone number relating to a home telephone and/or a telephone of a place where a user is staying.

8. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type digital cordless telephone set or a cellular phone set;

said one identification number is a telephone number relating to the digital cordless telephone set; and

said other identification number is a telephone number relating to the cellular phone set.

21. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information transmitted from said transmitting device to said specific wireless receiving terminal includes at least one of a voice data and an image data.

9. An information transmitting apparatus for transmitting information to a specific wireless receiving terminal to receive said information, comprising:

means for storing multiple preset identification numbers relating to said specific wireless receiving terminal;

means for calling said specific wireless receiving terminal using one of the multiple preset identification numbers;

means for detecting whether connection has been made to said specific wireless receiving terminating by said means for calling and outputting a detection signal;

means for recalling said specific wireless receiving terminal, depending on said detection signal, using another of the multiple preset identification numbers which is different from said one identification number when connection cannot be made to said specific wireless receiving terminal by said means for calling; and

means for transmitting said information to said specific wireless receiving terminal when connection has been made to said specific wireless receiving terminal.

10. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type radio telephone set;

said one identification number is a short distance telephone number relating to the radio telephone set when said wireless receiving terminal is located within a preset distance from said information transmitting apparatus; and

said other identification number is a long distance telephone number relating to the relevant radio telephone set when said wireless receiving terminal is located outside of the preset distance from said information transmitting apparatus.

11. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein;

said information is message information transmitted from an external originating terminal.

12. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, further including;

means for storing originating information data transmitted to said wireless receiving terminal from an external originating terminal; and

wherein

said information is message information indicating that said originating information is stored in said means for storing.

13. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 10, wherein;

said means for detecting includes means for judging, when said wireless receiving terminal is called by said means for calling, whether connection has been made to said wireless receiving terminal depending on whether a polarity is inverted and outputs said detection signal based on the polarity.

14. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 13, wherein;

said means for judging judges, upon detection that said polarity is not inverted and a voice signal is transmitted, that connection cannot be made to said wireless receiving terminal.

15. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type radio telephone set;

said one identification number is a telephone number relating to said radio telephone set; and

the other identification number is a telephone number relating to a home telephone and telephone of a place where a user is staying.

16. The information transmitting apparatus according to claim 9, wherein;

said wireless receiving terminal is a hand-held type digital cordless telephone set or a cellular phone set;

said one identification number is a telephone number relating to the digital cordless telephone set; and

said other identification number is a telephone number relating to the cellular phone set.

17. A method for transmitting information to a specific wireless receiving terminal to receive said information, comprising the steps of:

storing multiple preset identification numbers relating to said specific wireless receiving terminal with an identification number storing device;

calling said specific wireless receiving terminal using one of the multiple preset identification numbers with a calling device;

detecting whether connection can be made to said specific wireless receiving terminal by said calling device and outputting a detection signal with a detecting device;

recalling said specific wireless receiving terminal, depending on said detection signal, using another of the multiple preset identification numbers which is different from said one preset identification number when connection cannot be made to said specific wireless receiving terminal by said calling device with a recalling device; and

transmitting said information to said specific wireless receiving terminal when connection has been made to said specific wireless receiving terminal with a transmitting device.

18. The method according to claim 17, further including the step of;

storing originating information data transmitting to said wireless receiving terminal from an external originating terminal with an originating information storing device; and

wherein

said information is message information indicating that said originating information is stored in said originating information storing device.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein;

the step of detecting includes judging, when said wireless receiving terminal is called by said calling device, whether connection has been made to said wireless receiving terminal depending on whether a polarity is inverted and outputting said detection signal based on the polarity.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein;

the step of judging includes judging, upon detection that said polarity is not inverted and a voice signal is transmitted, that connection cannot be made to said wireless receiving terminal.