JP2010205101A - Portable telephone and mail preparing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone for improving the convenience of a user, and to provide a mail preparing method. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone has: a storing part 1 for storing alarm date and hour 2d and 3e; and an informing part 10 for informing information that inquires, to the user, whether to inform an automatically prepared mail at the alarm date and hour 2d and 3e. Further, the portable telephone has a control part 6 for automatically preparing a mail when the user requests the informing of the automatically prepared mail in accordance with informing by the informing part 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone and a mail creation method.

  In recent years, many mobile phones have functions such as a schedule, a telephone directory, and mail, and are often used as electronic terminals.

  In the schedule function, there is a function of alarming at the registration time. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a schedule management system that sounds an alarm when a date and time specified by a pre-registered schedule arrives. If the user does not stop the alarm, an e-mail or a telephone is sent to a pre-registered contact in order to inform the user that the date and time has arrived.

  In this way, even if an alarm is notified at the registration time, for example, a user must make a notification such as attendance at a meeting or the like immediately before attendance confirmation by email or telephone, and forget the act There was a case. In addition, information on birthdays and anniversaries can be registered in the registration data of the telephone directory, but there are cases where the user forgets to congratulate him by email or telephone.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a mobile phone terminal in which a designated date and time, an email content and a destination email address are set in advance, and an email is automatically transmitted based on the setup content. In the mobile radio apparatus described in Patent Document 3, the date of the event and the contents of the event are input in advance, and only in the case of an event for which an e-mail is desired to be transmitted, the e-mail address is input in association with the event. Then, the date and contents of the event are displayed on the input date on the display unit, and when an e-mail address is input, an e-mail indicating the contents of the event is transmitted.

  In Patent Document 4, schedule data is managed on a server, and mail is transmitted from the server to a terminal based on the schedule data. In addition, a group name is set in the schedule data, and mail is transmitted to all members in this group with reference to the group data stored on the server.

JP 2007-133485 A JP 2003-263394 A JP 2002-175250 A JP 2001-195498 A

  However, in the techniques of Patent Documents 2 to 4, it is necessary to set in advance whether or not to send an email, and it is not possible to select whether or not to send an email immediately before sending an email. In addition, since the mail is automatically transmitted, the mail content cannot be corrected immediately before the mail is transmitted.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone and a mail creation method that improve user convenience.

  A mobile phone according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a notification date and time, a notification unit that notifies a user whether to notify an automatically created mail at the notification date and time, and a user who uses the notification unit And a control unit that automatically creates a mail when the notification of the automatically created mail is requested in response to the notification.

  On the other hand, the mail creation method according to the present invention includes a step of storing a notification date and time, a step of notifying information for inquiring a user whether to notify an automatically generated mail at the notification date and time, and the user responding to the notification. And a step of automatically creating a mail when the notification of the automatically created mail is requested.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mobile telephone and mail preparation method which a user's convenience improves can be provided.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone concerning this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a first exemplary embodiment; FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a mail creation method for the mobile phone according to the first exemplary embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the registration content of the schedule data concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration content of the telephone directory data concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the alarm alerting | reporting screen concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the alarm alerting | reporting screen concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail automatically created concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail automatically created concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a mail creation method for a mobile phone according to a second exemplary embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the registration content of the telephone directory data concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the alarm alerting | reporting screen concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the mail automatically created concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the registration content of the schedule data concerning Embodiment 2. FIG.

  A mobile phone according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile phone.

  The mobile phone according to the present invention includes a storage unit 1, a notification unit 10, and a control unit 6. The storage unit 1 stores an alarm date and time as a notification date and time. The storage unit 1 includes schedule data 2 and telephone book data 3. In the schedule data 2, for example, for each schedule, the alarm date 2d and the name / group 2c as the destination name are stored in association with each other. In the phone book data 3, for example, a mail address 3c and a name / group 3a as a destination name are stored in association with each other.

  The notification unit 10 notifies information for inquiring of the user whether to notify the automatically created mail at the alarm date 2d stored in the storage unit 1. For example, the notification unit 10 sounds an alarm at the alarm date 2d. Moreover, if it can alert | report, it is not restricted to sounding an alarm, You may make it vibrate or make a lamp light. The control unit 6 automatically creates a mail when the user requests notification of an automatically created mail in response to a notification by the notification unit 10. Specifically, when the user requests notification of automatically created mail, the control unit 6 displays the name / group 2c stored in the schedule data 2 and the name / group 3a stored in the phone book data 3. Collate. Then, the mail address 3c stored in association with the matched name / group 3a is acquired from the telephone book data 3, and set as the mail destination.

  As described above, the mobile phone according to the present invention notifies the user whether to notify the mail before notifying the mail before notifying the mail. That is, after storing the alarm date and time and before notifying the mail, the user is inquired whether to notify the mail. For this reason, even if a change or the like occurs after the registration of the schedule data 2, it is possible to flexibly cope with the change, which is convenient. In addition, it is possible to prevent the trouble of forgetting to contact the e-mail and the trouble of creating the e-mail. For this reason, user convenience is improved.

  In the above example, the alarm date 2d is stored in the schedule data 2, but the alarm date as the notification date may be stored in the telephone book data 3. In this case, the phone book data 3 stores the alarm date and time, the name / group 3a, and the mail address 3c in association with each other. When the user requests notification of automatically created mail, the control unit 6 sets the mail address 3c stored in association with the alarm date / time of the telephone book data 3 as the mail destination. As described above, any configuration may be used as long as at least the alarm date is stored in the storage unit 1. For example, the alarm date and time may be set for only one of the schedule data 2 and the phone book data 3, or the alarm date and time may be set for both.

  Further, the names / groups 2c and 3a are not limited to personal names, and place names such as homes can also be registered. In other words, any destination name may be used as long as it can be identified. Hereinafter, a mobile phone according to the present invention will be described using specific embodiments.

Embodiment 1
With reference to FIG. 2, the mobile phone according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone.

  The mobile phone includes a storage unit 1, a control unit 6, a calendar / clock 4, a transmission / reception unit 5, a display unit 9, a notification unit 10, and a key operation unit 11. The storage unit 1 stores schedule data 2 and telephone book data 3 input by the user in advance. The schedule data 2 includes date and time 2a, contents 2b, name / group 2c, and alarm date and time 2d. These are stored in association with each schedule. The phone book data 3 includes a name / group 3a, a telephone number 3b, a mail address 3c, a date of birth 3d, and an alarm date 3e. These are stored in association with each name / group 3a. These data are input and stored when the user operates the key operation unit 11.

  The calendar / clock 4 transmits the current date and time information to the control unit 6. For example, when the data setting of the year, month, day, hour, and minute is performed by the user's operation by the key operation unit 11, the data updated every minute is transmitted to the control unit 6. The transmission / reception unit 5 is a circuit that performs transmission / reception of e-mail, telephone, and the like wirelessly to a terminal device connected via a communication network. The display unit 9 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (electroluminescence) display.

  The notification unit 10 notifies information for inquiring of the user whether to notify the automatically created mail at the alarm date 2d. Specifically, the notification unit 10 sounds an alarm sound that notifies that the date and time specified by the schedule has arrived. The key operation unit 11 is an input circuit that accepts key input, and can input the schedule data 2 and the telephone book data 3. In addition, the user can select whether to notify the mail by operating the key operation unit 11. That is, a mail creation instruction can be given to the control unit 6. In addition, the user can correct the automatically created mail by operating the key operation unit 11.

  The control unit 6 includes a data analysis unit 7 and a mail data generation unit 8. The data analysis unit 7 determines whether the alarm setting date / time information in the schedule data 2 or the telephone directory data 3 in the storage unit 1 matches the date / time information in the calendar / clock 4. That is, it is determined whether the alarm date / time 2d or the alarm date / time 3e matches the date / time information of the calendar / clock 4. If they match, the notification information is output to the notification unit 10 and the display information is output to the display unit 9.

  The mail data generation unit 8 automatically creates a mail when a user requests notification of an automatically created mail in response to a notification by the notification unit 10. In response to the mail creation instruction, the mail data generation unit 8 creates mail data from the registration data of the schedule data 2 and the phone book data 3. Further, the mail data generation unit 8 corrects the automatically created mail by the output from the key operation unit 11. That is, when the user operates the key operation unit 11, the mail data generation unit 8 converts the automatically created mail into mail having different contents.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, a method for creating a mail for the mobile phone will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a mail creation method of the mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the process is started (step S1), and it is determined whether or not the schedule data 2 is registered (step S2). If the schedule data 2 is not registered (NO in step S2), the process is terminated (step S3). If schedule data 2 is registered (YES in step S2), it is determined whether or not a schedule alarm is set (step S4).

  FIG. 4 shows an example of registration contents of the schedule data 2. Here, a case where two schedules of a conference and a golf tournament are registered as the schedule data 2 will be described. Schedule data 2 includes date and time 2a ("date" and "time" in FIG. 4), contents 2b ("title" and "location" in FIG. 4), name / group 2c ("member" in FIG. 4) ) And the alarm date and time 2d ("Alarm" in FIG. 4) are registered. These are registered for each schedule. As “alarm”, alarm on / off and the date and time (alarm date and time) to be turned on are registered. In step S4, it is determined whether the alarm of schedule data 2 is turned on.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of registered contents of the phone book data 3. The phone book data 3 includes name / group 3a ("name" in FIG. 5), telephone number 3b ("phone number" in FIG. 5), mail address 3c ("mail" in FIG. 5), date of birth Day 3d ("birthday" in FIG. 5) is registered. These are registered for each name / group 3a. In the present embodiment, the alarm date 3e is not registered.

  If no alarm is set in any schedule (NO in step S4), the process ends (step S3). When the alarm is set (YES in step S4), when the alarm date 2d registered in the schedule has elapsed (step S5), the alarm is notified by the notification unit 10, and the schedule information is displayed on the display unit 9. (Step S6).

  Specifically, the data analysis unit 7 in the control unit 6 monitors the alarm date / time 2 d and date / time information of the calendar / clock 4 set in the schedule data 2. When the alarm date / time 2d passes (or matches) the date / time information of the calendar / clock 4, the control unit 6 outputs the notification information to the notification unit 10. The notification unit 10 receives the notification information from the control unit 6 and sounds an alarm to notify the user that the alarm date 2d has elapsed.

  Further, when the alarm date / time 2d elapses (or coincides) as described above, the control unit 6 outputs display information to the display unit 9. The display unit 9 receives the display information from the control unit 6 and displays an alarm notification screen as shown in FIGS. The display unit 9 displays information stored in association with the alarm date and time 2d when the notification unit 10 performs notification. Specifically, schedule information registered in the schedule data 2 is displayed on the display unit 9.

  6 and 7 are diagrams illustrating an example of an alarm notification screen. 6 corresponds to the meeting schedule of FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 corresponds to the golf tournament schedule of FIG. The date and time of “date”, “time”, “title”, “member”, and “alarm” in the schedule data 2 shown in FIG. 4 are displayed on the alarm notification screen. Of course, not limited to this, other information may be displayed. Then, on the alarm notification screen, it is selected whether or not to send a mail to the registered “member” (step S7). For example, on the alarm notification screen, the cursor can be moved by the key operation unit 11 to select whether or not to send a mail.

  If no mail is sent (NO in step S7), the process is terminated (step S3). Further, when sending a mail (YES in step S7), the mail data generation unit 8 automatically creates a mail (step S8). Specifically, in step S7, “YES” is selected with the cursor on the alarm notification screen shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a mail is automatically created. 8 and 9 are diagrams showing examples of automatically created mails. If “YES” is selected in FIG. 6, the mail shown in FIG. 8 is automatically created. If “YES” is selected in FIG. 7, the mail shown in FIG. 9 is automatically created.

  The mail data generation unit 8 collates the name / group 2 c stored in the schedule data 2 with the name / group 3 a stored in the phone book data 3. If they match, the mail address 3 c stored in association with the matched name / group 3 a is acquired from the telephone book data 3. Then, this mail address 3c is set as a mail destination. Specifically, the “member” of the schedule data 2 shown in FIG. 4 is referred to from the “name” of the telephone directory data 3 shown in FIG. If they match, the “mail” of the telephone book data 3 stored in association with the matched “name” is set as the “destination” on the mail screen shown in FIGS.

  The mail data generation unit 8 automatically creates a mail notification sentence from the information stored in association with the alarm date 2d. That is, a mail notification sentence is automatically created from the schedule data 2. Specifically, the “title” and text of the mail are created from the schedule data 2. For example, it is possible to automatically create a mail by registering a fixed sentence in advance and replacing a predetermined part with information of the schedule data 2. Further, the fixed sentence used for each content of the schedule data 2 may be changed. For example, if “conference” is input as part of the “title”, a fixed phrase as shown in FIG. 8 is used. Of course, an e-mail notification sentence in which only the information of the schedule data 2 is described as it is may be automatically created without using a fixed sentence. In this case, correction may be made in a later step to arrange the mail notification text.

  Then, the mail screen is confirmed (step S9), and if OK, the mail is transmitted by the transmission / reception unit 5 (step S10). If it is NG in step S9, the mail is corrected (step S11) and the mail is transmitted (step S10). Specifically, the mail data generation unit 8 corrects the contents of the automatically created mail according to the output from the key operation unit 11 when the user operates the key operation unit 11. In addition, the control unit 6 gives a transmission instruction to the transmission / reception unit 5 in accordance with the output from the key operation unit 11. The transmission / reception unit 5 transmits a mail in response to a transmission instruction.

  As described above, the mobile phone of the present invention performs alarm notification for confirming the presence / absence of mail notification to the user at the alarm date and time registered in the schedule data 2 and the telephone directory data 3. That is, immediately before notifying mail, an alarm notification for confirming the presence / absence of mail notification is performed to the user. When mail is notified, the mail can be automatically created by linking the registration data of the schedule data 2 and the phone book data 3 with the mail function. That is, the mail can be automatically created based on the registration data of the schedule data 2 and the phone book data 3. Further, since alarm notification is performed, even if a change or the like occurs after the schedule data 2 is registered, it can be flexibly dealt with and is convenient. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of forgetting to contact the mail and creating the mail. For this reason, user convenience is improved.

  On the other hand, in the technique described in the above-mentioned patent document, it is necessary to set whether or not to send an email notification when registering schedule data. Therefore, it is not possible to set the presence or absence of email notification immediately before sending an email, and there are cases where an email is sent unnecessarily or forgotten to send an email. In addition, it is difficult to correct immediately before sending mail, and erroneous information may be sent.

  Furthermore, the cellular phone according to the present embodiment can automatically create a “destination” of mail using the phone book data 3. That is, if “member” is registered in the schedule data 2, a destination is automatically created without inputting a mail address. In addition, the telephone directory data 3 is often registered in a mobile phone from the beginning. For this reason, in order to operate according to the above flow, there is no need to separately create the telephone directory data 3 and it is simple. On the other hand, in the technique described in the above patent document, it is necessary to register a separate e-mail address on the schedule data or the server, which is troublesome.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, the user registers the alarm date 2d in the schedule data 2. In the present embodiment, the user registers the alarm date 3e in the telephone directory data 3. Further, the mobile phone having the same structure as that of Embodiment 1 can be used. Note that description overlapping with that in Embodiment 1 is simplified or omitted as appropriate.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 10, the mail creation method of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a mail creation method of the mobile phone.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the process is started (step S21), and it is determined whether or not “birthday” is registered in the telephone book data 3 (step S22). If “birthday” is not registered (NO in step S22), the process is terminated (step S23). If “birthday” is registered (YES in step S22), it is determined whether an alarm is set for the telephone directory data 3 (step S24). That is, it is determined whether or not the alarm date 3e is registered.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of registered contents of the phone book data 3. The phone book data 3 includes name / group 3a ("name" in FIG. 11), telephone number 3b ("phone number" in FIG. 11), mail address 3c ("mail" in FIG. 11), date of birth The date 3d (“birthday” in FIG. 11) and the alarm date 3e (“alarm” in FIG. 11) are registered. As the “alarm”, alarm on / off and the date and time when the alarm is turned on are set. Here, when turning on, it is unified at 0:00 of the day. For this reason, the date and time to turn on may be automatically set, and the user may set only on / off of the alarm. Moreover, it is not limited to 0:00 on the day of the birthday, and can be set to any time.

  If no alarm is set for any data (NO in step S24), the process ends (step S23). If the alarm is set (YES in step S24), when the alarm date and time 3e registered in the telephone book data 3 has elapsed (step S25), the alarm is notified by the notification unit 10, and the display unit 9 is called. Book registration information is displayed (step S26).

  An alarm notification screen as shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display unit 9. The information stored in association with the alarm date and time 3e is displayed on the display unit 9 when the notification unit 10 performs notification. Specifically, the phone book information registered in the phone book data 3 is displayed on the display unit 9. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an alarm notification screen. Then, on the alarm notification screen, whether or not to send a mail to the registered “member” is selected (step S27). For example, on the alarm notification screen, the cursor can be moved by the key operation unit 11 to select whether or not to send a mail.

  If no mail is sent (NO in step S27), the process is terminated (step S23). Further, when sending a mail (YES in step S27), the mail data generation unit 8 automatically creates a mail (step S28). Specifically, in step S27, “YES” is selected with the cursor on the alarm notification screen shown in FIG. As a result, as shown in FIG. 13, a mail is automatically created. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of an automatically created mail.

  The control unit 6 sets the mail address 3c stored in association with the alarm date and time 3e of the telephone directory data 3 as a mail destination. Specifically, “Mail” of the phone book data 3 stored in association with “Alarm” shown in FIG. 11 is set as “Destination” of the mail screen shown in FIG. The mail data generation unit 8 automatically creates a mail notification sentence from information stored in association with the alarm date and time 3e. That is, a mail notification sentence is automatically created from the phone book data 3. Specifically, the “title” and text of the mail are created from the phone book data 3. These may use a standard text and automatically create a mail notification text by replacing only the “name” portion with the name of the phone book data 3.

  Then, the mail screen is confirmed (step S29), and if OK, the mail is transmitted by the transmission / reception unit 5 (step S30). If it is NG in step S29, the mail is corrected (step S31) and the mail is transmitted (step S30).

  Also according to the present embodiment, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. And the convenience of the user can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the processing is performed with reference to only the phone book data 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, schedule data 2 as shown in FIG. 14 may be automatically created from the phone book data 3. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of registration contents of schedule data. The items of schedule data 2 are the same as those in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, “birthday” is input as “date”, “name + birthday” (for example, AAA birthday) as “title”, and “alarm” is input as “alarm”. Note that “time”, “location”, and “member” information may not be input.

  Thereby, even when the schedule data 2 registered by the user as in the first embodiment is included, the control unit 6 does not need to monitor both the alarm date 2d and the alarm date 3e, and the process is simplified. Can do.

1 storage unit, 2 schedule data, 2a date and time, 2b contents,
2c Name / Group, 2d Alarm date, 3 Phonebook data,
3a name / group, 3b phone number, 3c email address, 3d date of birth,
3e Alarm date / time, 4 Calendar / clock, 5 Transmitter / receiver, 6 Control unit,
7 data analysis unit, 8 mail data generation unit, 9 display unit, 10 notification unit,
11 Key operation section

Claims (12)

A storage unit for storing the notification date and time;
A notifying unit for notifying information for inquiring a user whether to notify the automatically created mail at the notification date and time;
And a control unit that automatically creates a mail when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail in response to a notification by the notification unit. The storage unit has schedule data stored in association with the notification date and time and the name of the destination for each schedule, and phone book data stored in association with the mail address and the name of the destination,
When the user requests notification of the automatically created mail, the control unit collates the name of the destination stored in the schedule data with the name of the destination stored in the phone book data, and matches the destination The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein a mail address stored in association with the name of the mail is acquired from the telephone directory data and set as a mail destination. The storage unit has phone book data stored in association with a notification date and time, a destination name, and an email address,
2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein, when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail, the control unit sets a mail address stored in association with a notification date and time of the telephone directory data as a mail destination. Phone.   The said control part, When a user requests | requires the notification of the said automatic preparation mail, the mail notification sentence is automatically produced from the information memorize | stored matched with alerting | reporting date. Mobile phone. A key operation unit that accepts key input;
5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the control unit corrects the automatically created mail according to an output from the key operation unit.   The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a display unit that displays information stored in association with a notification date and time at the time of notification by the notification unit. Storing a notification date and time;
Informing information for inquiring of a user whether to notify the automatically created mail at the notification date and time;
A mail creation method comprising: automatically creating a mail when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail in response to a notification. In the step of storing the notification date and time, in the schedule data, the notification date and time and the name of the destination are stored in association with each schedule, and in the phone book data, the mail address and the name of the destination are stored in association with each other,
In the step of automatically creating the mail, when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail, the name of the address stored in the schedule data is compared with the name of the address stored in the phone book data. The mail creation method according to claim 7, wherein a mail address stored in association with the matched destination name is acquired from the telephone directory data and set as a mail destination. In the step of storing the notification date and time, the notification date and time, the name of the address, and the mail address are stored in association with the phone book data,
8. In the step of automatically creating the mail, when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail, the mail address stored in association with the notification date and time of the telephone directory data is set as the mail destination. Email creation method described in.   The step of automatically creating the mail includes automatically creating a mail notification sentence from information stored in association with a notification date and time when a user requests notification of the automatically created mail. The mail creation method according to item 1.   The mail creating method according to claim 7, further comprising a step of correcting the automatically created mail after the step of automatically creating the mail.   The mail creating method according to claim 7, wherein in the notifying step, information stored in association with the notification date is displayed on the display unit.

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