JPH0722301B2 - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device that performs data communication via a communication line such as a telephone line.

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional communication terminal device will be described below with reference to FIG.

When the scheduled transmission time preset by the user comes,
In the communication terminal device that automatically transmits the preset file information to the preset destination, the control means 9 is individually registered in the storage device 7 according to the interrupt signal sent from the timer 8 every minute. Of the information related to automatic transmission, only the scheduled transmission time is read out one after another, and the one that matches the current time is searched. When the one whose scheduled transmission time matches the current time is found, the corresponding telephone number of the other party is read out and dialed automatically through the auto dial means 3. Next, the mode of data communication with the other party is entered via the modem device 4, and then the control means 9 reads out the file name set for transmission from the storage device, and writes the contents of the file corresponding to the file name to a floppy disk. Read from the device. Then, the contents of the read file are transmitted to the other party via the modem device. When the transmission is completed, the communication with the other party is disconnected and the next scheduled transmission time is searched for.

If the other party's communication terminal does not respond even if you make a call,
The dialing is temporarily stopped, the standby state is entered, and the automatic transmission is retried after a lapse of a preset time (hereinafter referred to as a retry interval). Further, if the communication terminal device of the partner does not respond even after retrying the preset number of times of automatic transmission, it is determined that the automatic transmission corresponding to the registration number information of the automatic transmission has not succeeded, Stop automatic transmission of the file.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, if the retry interval is fixed to a relatively large value, in the case of automatically transmitting a highly urgent file with a time limit for transmission, When the other party's communication terminal device does not respond in the first automatic transmission, the next retry is performed after a long time has passed, and the file transmission may be delayed significantly and it may not be in time for the desired time. It was very good. Even if the retry interval is set to a relatively small value as a countermeasure, even if a file with low urgency is sent, retries are made one after another when the other party's communication terminal device does not respond in the first transmission. , The time for accepting transmissions from others becomes short, and even if another communication terminal device tries to transmit a file with a high degree of urgency to its own station, there is a low possibility that it can respond to it. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and makes it possible to respond to emergency transmission from others as much as possible, and raises the possibility that automatic transmission of files with high urgency can be transmitted by a desired time. An object is to provide a communication terminal device.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured so that a user can set a time at which transmission is desired to be completed by at least this time, that is, a final transmission time. At the same time, if the communication terminal device of the other party does not respond by automatically calling the other party, the time corresponding to the time difference between the transmission start time and the last transmission time from the transmission start time. The time advanced by the determined time is stored as a new transmission start time.

With this configuration, the communication terminal device repeats automatic transmission from the set transmission start time to the final transmission time, and the shorter the difference between the transmission start time and the final transmission time is, the shorter the time is. Since it is done in a short cycle, if the user wants to reliably send a file with high urgency or a time-limited file,
By setting the final transmission time in accordance with the limit, it is possible to intensively retry until that time.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communication terminal device in this embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows an operation sequence of the communication terminal device. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a full keyboard on which a user inputs a key to create a document file or reserve an automatic transmission. 12 is a terminal connected to a telephone line, 13 is an auto-dial means for receiving telephone number data and sending a dial pulse signal to the telephone line, and 14 is for transmitting / receiving data to / from another communication terminal device or the like via the telephone line. This is a modem device that performs modulation on a carrier signal and sends it out, and also modulates the signal sent from the other party. 15 is CR
The T display device 16 is a floppy disk device. Reference numeral 17 is a storage device which is composed of a RAM and stores information for automatic transmission.

The following information is stored in each table as information for one item for automatic transmission. That is, 17a is registration number information, 17b is scheduled transmission time, 17c is destination telephone number information, 17d is transmission file name information, 17e is retry number of automatic transmission, 17f is transmission start time information, and 17g is last transmission time. It is a table that stores information.

Reference numeral 18 is a timer circuit, and 19 is a control means composed of a microcomputer.

In the communication terminal device configured as described above, the microcomputer 19 controls each unit according to the flow charts shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to perform automatic transmission.

First, when the user gives an instruction by key input from the full keyboard 11, this communication terminal device enters the automatic transmission setting mode and shifts to the registration routine shown in FIG. In the registration routine, the CRT display device 15 first displays the automatic transmission registration mode screen. On the registration mode screen, the memory numbers already assigned to each table are displayed. On this screen, the user first selects the number of the memory that stores the information to be input. For the selected memory number, the next telephone number of the other party, the file name you want to send, the transmission start time,
Enter the last send time.

The control means 19 stores the input information of automatic transmission in the storage device 17
To remember one after another. At this time, the initial value of the number of trials of automatic transmission becomes 0, and the same value as that stored in the transmission start time information is stored as the first scheduled transmission time.

After completing the input for one case, the next registration can be done in the same way by selecting the memory number of automatic transmission.
In addition, by issuing an instruction to end registration, the process returns to the main routine.

On the other hand, the timer circuit 18 sends an interrupt signal to the control means 19 every minute, and when the interrupt signal from the timer circuit 18 arrives, the control means 19 indicates the current time in the information in the storage device 17 as the current time. Search for matching scheduled transmission time information. When the scheduled transmission time that matches the current time is found, the destination telephone number information is read out and the auto dial means 13 is driven to automatically dial the number. If there is a response from the other party, the state of data communication with the other party is entered. In the data communication state, the control means 19 stores the file name set for transmission in the storage device.
The contents of the file corresponding to the file name are read from the floppy disk device 16, and the contents of the read file are transmitted to the other party via the modem device 14. When the transmission is completed, the communication with the other party is disconnected.
Then, the information indicating the transmission completion is recorded in the memory in which the information about the automatic transmission is stored.

On the other hand, if the communication terminal device at the other end does not respond even if the call is continued for a predetermined time, once the auto dial means
Stop 13 and stop calling. Then, 1 is added to the number of trials of automatic transmission of the case. When the value of the number of trials does not exceed the preset total number N of retries even if 1 is added to the number of trials, the routine shifts to the scheduled transmission time information update routine. In the scheduled transmission time update routine, the time obtained by subtracting the final transmission time information from the transmission start time information is equally divided by the preset total number N of retries, and the time is added to the scheduled transmission time to calculate the transmission schedule. The time obtained in addition to the time is newly replaced as the scheduled transmission time and stored. And
Return to the main routine and retry automatic transmission when the updated scheduled time arrives. However, even if the automatic transmission is attempted for the total number N, the communication terminal device of the other party does not respond, and if the number of trials exceeds the total number N, it is determined that the automatic transmission corresponding to the memory number has not succeeded, and Store untransmitted information in memory. Then, the automatic transmission of the file corresponding to the memory number will be terminated.

In the present embodiment, 15 is a CRT display and 17 is a RAM, but 15 may be another display device and 17 may be another device as long as it is a storage means.

As described above, in this embodiment, when automatic communication is performed and the communication terminal device of the other party does not respond, the transmission start time and the last transmission time are set to the total number N preset in this embodiment. Since automatic transmission is retried every equally divided time, for automatic transmission with a high degree of urgency, by setting the last transmission time to a close time, the interval until retransmission will be shortened, and it will be sent to the other party earlier. You can Also,
If there is a time limit for transmission and it is useless to try again after a certain specific time, set the final transmission time according to that time. Also, there is no need to block the line in vain. For automatic transmission with low urgency, the last transmission time is set before the transmission start time to increase the interval until retransmission, so if the third communication terminal device has high urgency for its own station. The possibility of responding when the file is automatically sent is increased.

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention is configured so that the time at which transmission is desired to be completed by at least this time, that is, the final transmission time, can be set, and the other party is automatically called to make a call. When the previous communication terminal device does not respond, a time advanced from the transmission start time by the trial interval time corresponding to the time difference between the transmission start time and the final transmission time is newly set as the transmission start time. By configuring to store, if the user wants to reliably send a file with a high degree of urgency or a file with a time limit for sending, if the user sets the final sending time according to the limit, the time Up to a specified number of times can be retried intensively, and the possibility that the file will be sent to the other party can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal device in an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts showing the operation of the communication terminal device, and FIG. 4 is a configuration of a conventional communication terminal device. It is a block diagram showing. 11 ... Full keyboard 12 ... Telephone line 13 ... Auto dial means 14 ... Modem device 15 ... CRT display device 16 ... Floppy disk device 17 ... Storage device 18 ... Timer circuit 19 ... Control means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A key input means, a timer means for outputting a time signal, an auto dial means, a data input / output means, a first storage means for storing document data, and the key input means. Last transmission time, scheduled transmission time,
It has a second storage means for storing the destination telephone number and a control means, and the control means responds to the destination telephone corresponding to the matter each time the time information from the timer means matches the scheduled transmission time. According to the number, the auto dial means is driven to call the other party, and when the communication terminal device of the other party responds, the document data corresponding to the matter is sent out through the data input / output means, and the other party If the communication terminal device does not respond, the new scheduled transmission time is the time advanced from the time at that time by the interval time determined according to the time difference between the transmission start time and the final transmission time of the case. As the second
A communication terminal device, characterized in that the communication terminal device is stored in the storage means.