Message system for conducting message

• US 8,422,642 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2007
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Suito, Akiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Joseph T
• Application Number:
  US11/844,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20080056458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,062 Days
• Field of Search: 379/88
• US Class Current: 379/88.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72433 for voice messaging, e.g. dictaphones for answering incoming calls H04M1/64
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means voice activated dialling H04M1/271; voice recognition algorithms G10L15/00

Abstract

A message system includes a first communication terminal, a second communication terminal and a communication circuit which connects the terminals. The first communication terminal displays a first message memo based on a first message data. The second communication terminal displays a second message memo based on a second message data which corresponds to the first message data. The second communication terminal makes a change of a second status of the second message data in response to an operation to the second message memo and transmits a change notice indicating the change. The second communication terminal updates the second message memo in response to the operation. The first communication terminal is configured to update the first message memo based on the change notice.

Claims

1. A message system for conducting message, comprising:

a plurality of communication terminals; and

a communication circuit configured to connect one and another of said plurality of communication terminals,

wherein each communication terminal of said plurality of communication terminals includes;

a section which checks a connection state of a communication terminal of an opposite party, with which a communication is made;

a section which displays an input screen for generating a message data when said communication terminal of the opposite part is in an offline state;

a section which checks said connection state of said communication terminal of the opposite party in a predetermined interval until said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes in an online state;

a section which transmits/receives said message data with said communication terminal of the opposite party when said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes in the online state;

a section which displays a message memo based on said message data;

a section which changes a status of said message data in response to an operation to said message memo;

a section which transmits a change notice of said status of said message data to said communication terminal of the opposite party;

a section which receives a change notice of said status of said message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party;

a section which changes a display form of said message memo in response to said operation to said message memo or a content of said change notice of said status of said message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party;

a section which saves an operation executed during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party as a communication content such that said communication content is associated with said message data;

a section which retrieves the message memo shared with said communication terminal of the opposite party based on a predetermined condition during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party; and

a section which executes a communication content associated with the message memo corresponding to said predetermined condition and directs said communication terminal of the opposite party to execute said communication content associated with said message memo corresponding to said predetermined condition.

2. The message system according to claim 1, wherein said each communication terminal further includes:

a section which checks whether there is a first message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party;

a section which when there are a plurality of message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party, respectively generates message memos of tag-form for said plurality of message data and displays said message memos to be arrayed on a screen; and

a section which starts the communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party when any of said message memos displayed on said screen is selected.

3. The message system according to claim 1, wherein said each communication terminal further includes:

a section which recognizes voice inputted to said input screen by using a microphone to convert a voice data into a text data;

a section which displays a content of said text data on said input screen and transmits said text data and said voice data as said message data in response to an operation to said input screen; and

a section which analyzes the message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party to generate the message memo based on the text data of said message data and reproduces the voice data of said message data in response to an operation to a play button displayed together with message memo.

4. The message system according to claim 1, wherein said each communication terminal further includes:

a section which makes the communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party in response to the operation to said message memo and changes the status of said message data into a communicated state after said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party when said communication with said communication terminal is made;

a section which when said communication with said communication terminal of opposite party, becomes unnecessary, deletes said message data and notifies said communication terminal of the opposite party that said message data is deleted; and

a section which changes the status of said message data into a deleted state when receiving a notice that said message data is deleted from said communication terminal of the opposite party.

5. The message system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a server,

wherein said server is connected to said communication circuit, generates a unique folder based on a transmission date and time of said message data when receiving said message data from said each communication terminal, saves said message d said folder to manage said message data correctively, receives a change notice of the status of said message data from said each communication terminal, changes the status of said message data, notifies said communication terminal of the opposite party that said status of said message data is changed, and deletes said folder in which said message data is saved when said message data becomes unnecessary.

6. A communication terminal comprising:

a message input section configured to generate a message data which stores a data of a message, a receiver data and a status data, which are inputted to an input screen;

a message control section configured to check a connection state of a communication terminal of an opposite party, with which a communication is made, check said connection state of said communication terminal of the opposite party in a predetermined interval until said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes in an online state when said communication terminal of opposite party is in a offline state, and transmit/receive said messaged data with said communication terminal of the opposite party when said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes an online state;

a message management section configured to manage said message data to make a change of said status data based on a content of a change notice of a status of said message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party;

a message display section configured to display a message memo based on said message data, change a display form of said message memo in response to a change of said status data, and display said input screen when said communication terminal of the opposite party is in an offline state; and

an access control section configured to detect an operation to said message memo and execute a function for communicating with said communication terminal of opposite party,

wherein said message control section saves an operation executed during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party as a communication content in said message management section such that said communication content is associated with said message data and retrieves a past message data shared with said communication terminal of the opposite party based on a predetermined condition during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party, and

said access control section accesses a function for executing a communication content associated with said past message data and notifies said communication terminal of opposite party of said communication content associated with said past message data.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein said message control section checks whether there is a first message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party,

when there are a plurality of message data from said communication terminal of opposite party, said message control section respectively generates message memos of tag-form for said plurality of message data, and

when any of said message memos displayed to be arrayed on a screen is selected, said message control section starts a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein said message input section recognizes voice inputted to said input screen by using a microphone to convert a voice data into a text data,

said message display section displays a content of said text data on said input screen, and

said message control section transmits said text data and said voice data as said message data in response to an operation to said input screen, analyzes a message data from said communication terminal of opposite party to generate a message memo based on a text data of said message data, and reproduces a voice data of said message data in response to an operation to a play button displayed together with said message memo.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein said message control section makes the communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party in response to the operation to said message memo, changes the status of said message data into a communicated state after said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party when said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party is made, deletes said message data and notifies said communication terminal of the opposite party that said message data is deleted when said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes unnecessary, and changes a status of said message data into a deleted state when receiving a notice that said message data is deleted from said communication terminal of the opposite party.

10. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein said message control section saves a path of a file and a URL which are used and accessed by at least one of a user and a application during a session of communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party such that said path and said URL are associated with said session, presents said path and said URL during the session of communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party, and reproduces an operation executed in a past session of communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party based on said path and said URL.

11. A message system controlling method for conducting message, comprising:

a first communication terminal on a sender side checking a connection state of a second communication terminal on a receiver side;

said first communication terminal displaying an input screen for generating a message data when said second communication terminal is in an offline state;

said first communication terminal generating the message data based on information inputted to said input screen;

said first communication terminal displaying a message memo based on said message data;

said first communication terminal checking said connection state of said second communication terminal in a predetermined interval until said second communication terminal becomes in an online state;

said first communication terminal transmitting said message data to said second communication terminal when said second communication terminal becomes in an online state;

said second communication terminal displaying said message memo based on said message data upon receiving said message data from said first communication terminal;

said second communication terminal changing a status of said message data in response to an operation to said message memo;

said second communication terminal transmitting a change notice of said status of said message data to said first communication terminal;

said second communication terminal changing a display form of said message memo such that a change of said status of said message data is visually recognizable;

said first communication terminal changing a status of said messaged data in response to a content of said change notice of said status of said message data;

said first communication terminal changing the display form of said message memo such that the change of said status of said message data is visually recognizable;

said first communication terminal associating an operation executed during the communication with said second communication terminal as a communication content with said message data;

said first communication terminal retrieving a past message data;

said first communication terminal accessing a function for executing a communication content associated with said past message data; and

said first communication terminal notifying said second communication terminal of said communication content associated with said past message data.

12. The message system controlling method according to claim 11, further comprising:

said second communication terminal checking whether there is a first message data from said first communication terminal;

when there are a plurality of message data from said first communication terminal, said second communication terminal respectively generating message memos of tag-form for said plurality of message data and displays said message memos to be arrayed on a screen; and

said second communication terminal starting the communication with said first communication terminal when any of said message memos displayed on said screen is selected.

13. The message system controlling method according to claim 11, further comprising:

said first communication terminal recognizing voice inputted to said input screen by using a microphone to convert a voice data into a text data

said first communication terminal displaying a content of said text data on said input screen;

said first communication terminal transmitting said text data and said voice data as said message data in response to an operation to said input screen;

said second communication terminal analyzing said message data to generate a message memo based on said text data of said message data and

said second communication terminal reproducing said voice data of said message data in response to an operation to a play button displayed together with said message memo.

14. The message system controlling method according to claim 11, further comprising:

said first communication terminal making the communication with said second communication terminal in response to the operation to said message memo;

said first communication terminal changing the status of said message data into a communicated state after said communication with said second communication terminal when said communication with said second communication terminal is made;

when said communication with said second communication terminal becomes unnecessary, said first communication terminal deleting said message data and notifying said second communication terminal that said message data is deleted; and

when receiving a notice that said message data is deleted from said second communication terminal, said first communication terminal changing the status of said message data into a deleted state.

15. The message system controlling method according to claim 11, further comprising:

a server generating a unique folder based on a transmission date and time of said message data receiving said message data from at least one of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal;

said server saving said message data in said folder to manage said message data collectively;

said server receiving a change notice of a status of said message data from at least one of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal;

said server making a change of a status of said message data;

said server notifying another of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal of said change; and

said sever deleting said folder in which said message data is saved when said message data becomes unnecessary.

20. The message system controlling method according to claim 11, further comprising:

at least one of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal saving a path of a file and a URL which are used and accessed by at least one of a user and a application during a session of communication with another of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal such that said path and said URL are associated with said session; and

at least one of said first commnunication terminal and said second communication terminal presenting said path and said URL during the session of communication with another of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal to reproduce an operation executed in a past session of communication with another of said first communication terminal and said second communication terminal based on said path and said URL.

16. A non-transitory tangible computer program product that causes a communication terminal to execute a method comprising:

checking a connection state of a communication terminal of an opposite party, with which a communication is made;

displaying an input screen when said communication terminal of the opposite party is in an offline state;

generating a message data which stores a data of a message, a receiver data and a status data which are inputted to said input screen;

displaying a message memo based on said message data;

when said communication terminal of the opposite party is in an offline state, checking said connection state of said communication terminal of the opposite party in a predetermined interval until said communication terminal of opposite party becomes in an online state;

when said communication terminal of the opposite party becomes an online state, transmitting/receiving said messaged data with said communication terminal of the opposite party;

managing said message data to make a change of said status data based in a content of a change notice of a status of said message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party

changing a display form of said message memo in response to said change of said status data;

detecting an operation to said message memo to execute a function for communicating with said communication terminal of the opposite party;

saving an operation executed during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party as a communication content such that said communication content is associated with said message data;

retrieving a past message data shared with said communication terminal of the opposite party based on a predetermined condition during a communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party;

accessing a function for executing a communication content associated with said past message data; and

notifying said communication terminal of opposite party of said communication content associated with said past message data.

17. The non-transitory tangible computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

checking there is a first message data from said communication terminal of opposite party;

when there are a plurality of message data from said communication terminal of opposite party, respectively generating message memos of tag-form for said plurality of message data to display said message memos to be arrayed on a screen; and

when any of said message memos is selected, starting the communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party.

18. The non-transitory tangible computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

recognizing voice inputted to said input screen by using a microphone to convert a voice data into a text data;

displaying a content of said text data on said input screen;

transmitting said text data and said voice data as said message data in response to the operation to said input screen;

analyzing the message data from said communication terminal of the opposite party to generate the message memo based on the text data of said message data; and

reproducing the voice data of said message data in response to an operation to a play button displayed together with said message memo.

19. The non-transitory tangible computer program product according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

making the communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party in response to the operation to said message memo;

when said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party is made, changing the status of said message data into a communicated state after said communication with said communication terminal of the opposite party;

when said communication with said communication terminal of opposite party becomes unnecessary, deleting said message data and notifying said communication terminal of the opposite party that said message data is deleted; and

when receiving a notice that said message data is deleted from said communication terminal of the opposite party, changing the status of said message data into a deleted state.