Letter message communication method and apparatus

• US 20010046871A1
• Filed: 05/18/2001
• Published: 11/29/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Okano, Yoichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,006,839 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/57 Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A letter message including transmitter'"'"'s name, letter message destination telephone number 62 and letter message text 63, is worked out and stored in a memory 8 in advance by using an input unit 5 and a display unit 4 before commencing communication with the opposite side thereof. When commencing communication with the opposite side, the letter message is transmitted thereto at the time of ending the communication. The opposite side terminal stores the received letter message in a memory 8, and also displays the message on the display unit 4. If necessary, the reception of the letter message is informed as an alarm from a loudspeaker 7.

Claims

1. A letter message communication method in a telephone terminal having a letter message producing function and capable of transmitting the letter message to the opposite side of communication, wherein:

a check is made at the time of ending voice communication as to whether a letter message worked out in advance has been transmitted, and when the letter message has not yet been transmitted, the letter message is transmitted as a postscript at the time of ending the voice communication.

4. The letter message communication method in a telephone terminal according to one of

claims 1

to

3

, wherein the letter message includes the transmitter'"'"'s name, the letter message destination and a letter message text.

2. A letter message communication method in a telephone terminal having a letter message producing function and capable of transmitting the letter message to the opposite side of communication, wherein:

a check is made at the time of ending voice communication as to whether a letter message worked out in advance has been transmitted, and when the letter message has not yet been transmitted, the letter message is transmitted as a postscript at the time of ending the voice communication, at the time of ending the voice communication the letter message is transmitted as a postscript by utilizing a letter message communication service provided by a communication operator.

3. A letter message communication method in a telephone terminal having a letter message producing function and capable of transmitting the letter message to the opposite side of communication, wherein:

a check is made at the time of ending voice communication as to whether a letter message worked out in advance has been transmitted, and when the letter message has not yet been transmitted, the letter message is transmitted as a postscript at the time of ending the voice communication and time count data is added to the letter message.

5. A letter message communication apparatus in a telephone terminal comprising a transmitter/receiver for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the opposite side of communication, an input unit for working out letter messages, a display unit for displaying letter messages, a memory for storing the letter messages, a control unit for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and a microphone and a loudspeaker for transmitting and receiving calls, a letter message being worked out by using the input unit and the display unit and stored in the memory before commencement of communication with the opposite side thereof, and the control unit being capable of causing transmission of the letter message as a postscript at the time of ending the communication when the letter message has not yet been transmitted at this time.

7. The letter message communication apparatus according to one of claims 5 and 6, which further comprises an antenna connected to the transmitter/receiver and constitutes a portable telephone terminal.

6. A letter message communication apparatus in a telephone terminal comprising a transmitter/receiver for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the opposite side of communication, an input unit for working out letter messages, a display unit for displaying letter messages, a memory for storing the letter messages, a control unit for controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and a microphone and a loudspeaker for transmitting and receiving calls, a letter message being worked out by using the input unit and the display unit and stored in the memory before commencement of communication with the opposite side thereof, the control unit being capable of causing transmission of the letter message as a postscript at the time of ending the communication when the letter message has not yet been transmitted at this time, and a letter message being displayed, upon reception thereof from the opposite side of communication, on the display unit, while informing the reception of the letter message from the loudspeaker.