Communication device
First Claim
1. A communication device, comprising:
- a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function, through a first network;
a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound through a second network;
a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device;
a data storage unit configured to store an incoming message from the first device as sound data having a first data format which the second device does not support;
a conversion unit configured to convert the sound data having the first data format to sound data having a second data format which the second device supports;
a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a reception time when the incoming message from the first device is received;
a reception time data generating unit configured to generate reception time data representing the reception time based on the reception time; and
a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the sound data having the second data format converted by the conversion unit and the generated reception time data to the second device through the second network.
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Abstract
There is provided a communication device including a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound, through a second network; a data storage unit configured to store an incoming message as sound data; a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the sound data to the second device in response to a request from the second device; a reproduction recordation unit configured to register the sound data which has been transmitted to the second device, as reproduced sound data; a reproduction judgment unit configured to judge whether the sound data is registered as reproduced sound data; and a sound data information transmission unit configured to transmit sound data information concerning the sound data judged not to be registered as reproduced sound data.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function, through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound through a second network; a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device; a data storage unit configured to store an incoming message from the first device as sound data having a first data format which the second device does not support; a conversion unit configured to convert the sound data having the first data format to sound data having a second data format which the second device supports; a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a reception time when the incoming message from the first device is received; a reception time data generating unit configured to generate reception time data representing the reception time based on the reception time; and a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the sound data having the second data format converted by the conversion unit and the generated reception time data to the second device through the second network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication device, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound, through a second network; a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device; a data storage unit configured to store the incoming message received from the first device as sound data; a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a reception time when the incoming message from the first device is received; a reception time data generating unit configured to generate reception time data representing the reception time based on the reception time a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the sound data and the generated reception time data to the second device in response to a request from the second device; a reproduction recordation unit configured to register the sound data which has been transmitted to the second device by the sound data transmission unit, as reproduced sound data; a reproduction judgment unit configured to judge whether the sound data stored in the data storage unit is registered as reproduced sound data by the reproduction recordation unit; and a sound data information transmission unit configured to generate sound data information concerning the sound data when the reproduction judgment unit judges that the sound data is not registered as reproduced sound data, and to transmit the sound data information and the generated reception time data to the second device.
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18. A communication device, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound, through a second network; a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device; a data storage unit configured to store the incoming message received from the first device as sound data; a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a reception time when the incoming message from the first device is received; a reception time data generating unit configured to generate reception time data representing the reception time based on the reception time; a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the sound data and the generated reception time data to the second device in response to a request from the second device; a reproduction recordation unit configured to register the sound data which has been transmitted to the second device by the sound data transmission unit, as reproduced sound data; a reproduction judgment unit configured to judge whether the sound data stored in the data storage unit is registered as reproduced sound data by the reproduction recordation unit; and a sound data information transmission unit configured to generate sound data information concerning the sound data stored in the data storage unit, and to transmit the sound data information and the generated reception time data to the second device, wherein the sound data information transmission unit generates the sound data information such that the sound data information includes information enabling the second device to provide the sound data judged in a first form when the reproduction judgment unit judges that the sound data is not registered as reproduced sound data and in a second form when the reproduction judgment unit judges that the sound data is registered as reproduced sound data.
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19. A communication device, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a function of reproducing sound, through a second network; a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device; a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a time when the incoming message from the first device is received; a sound conversion unit configured to convert the time information to time indication sound data used to indicate the time information by voice; a data storage unit configured to store sound data corresponding to the incoming message and the time indication sound data converted by the sound conversion unit; and a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the time indication sound data and the sound data corresponding to the incoming message stored in the data storage unit, to the second device.
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20. A communication device, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first device having a telephone function through a first network; a second communication unit configured to communicate with a second device having a fraction of reproducing sound, through a second network; a receiving unit configured to receive an incoming message from the first device; a time obtaining unit configured to obtain time information representing a time when the incoming message from the first device is received; an image conversion unit configured to convert the time information to time indication image data used to indicate the time information through an image; a data storage unit configured to store sound data corresponding to the incoming message and the time indication image data converted by the image conversion unit; and a sound data transmission unit configured to transmit the time indication image data and the sound data corresponding to the incoming message stored in the data storage unit, to the second device.
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Specification