JP4847840B2 - Communication terminal, communication method, communication program, and communication system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal, a communication method, a communication program, and a communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a communication terminal, a communication method, a communication program, and a communication system that perform half-duplex communication with a communication terminal of a communication partner.

Patent Document 1 proposes a mobile terminal and a center apparatus that notify the current state of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal of the communication partner via the center apparatus. Patent Document 2 proposes a communication terminal that performs group communication with a plurality of communication terminals existing in a specific area.
JP 2003-219482 A JP 2006-81184 A

  However, in the inventions described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, when communication is performed using a half-duplex Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication method, an automatic response is made from the calling communication terminal to the called communication terminal. It is not possible to determine whether the mode is the manual response mode. Therefore, when the originating communication terminal desires communication using the PTT communication method, the user using the called communication terminal can immediately respond to the call for communication using the PTT communication method at the called communication terminal. It is difficult to know whether or not

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the communication terminal which can solve the said subject, a communication method, a communication program, and a communication system. This object is achieved by a combination of features described in the independent claims. The dependent claims define further advantageous specific examples of the present invention.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the first aspect of the present invention has a reception status for receiving voice data from a communication terminal of a communication partner and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication terminal of a communication partner. An automatic response mode that performs half-duplex communication with the communication terminal of the communication partner and transitions to a reception status without receiving an operation input by the user when a communication connection request for half-duplex communication is received. And a manual response mode that transitions to a reception status by receiving an operation input by a user when a communication connection request for half-duplex communication is received, and the response mode of the communication terminal of the communication partner is an automatic response mode Response mode information indicating whether the response mode is a response mode or a manual response mode, and a response mode received by the response mode reception unit. And a notification unit which response mode indicated information to notify which one of the auto-answer mode and a manual answer mode to a user.

  Further, when a communication connection request for half-duplex communication is received, the response mode receiving unit further includes a response rejection mode that does not shift to a reception status regardless of whether or not an operation input by the user is received. The response mode information indicating whether the response mode of the partner communication terminal is the automatic response mode, the manual response mode, or the response rejection mode is received, and the notification unit receives the response received by the response mode receiving unit The user may be notified whether the response mode indicated by the mode information is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, or a response rejection mode.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal having a reception status for receiving voice data from a communication terminal of the communication partner and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication terminal of the communication partner is the communication partner. A communication method for performing half-duplex communication with a communication terminal, and when receiving a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication, an automatic response mode for transitioning to a reception status without receiving an operation input by a user, and half-duplex When a communication connection request for heavy communication is received, it has a manual response mode that transitions to a reception status upon receiving an operation input by the user, and the response mode of the communication terminal of the communication partner is an automatic response mode and a manual response mode. A response mode reception stage for receiving response mode information indicating which response mode is received, and a response received in the response mode reception stage Response mode indicated over de information and a notification step of notifying whether it is an automatic response mode and a manual answer mode user.

  Further, in the third aspect of the present invention, the communication terminal has a reception status for receiving voice data from the communication partner communication terminal and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication partner communication terminal. Is a communication program for a communication terminal that performs half-duplex communication, and when the communication terminal receives a communication connection request for half-duplex communication, it automatically changes to the reception status without receiving an operation input by the user. In response mode and when receiving a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication, it has a manual response mode that transitions to the reception status by receiving an operation input by the user, and the response mode of the communication terminal of the communication partner is automatic The response mode receiving unit that receives response mode information indicating whether the response mode is the response mode or the manual response mode. Response mode indicated by the answer mode information is caused to function as a notification unit for notifying whether it is an automatic response mode and a manual answer mode user.

  Moreover, in the 4th form of this invention, it has the reception status which receives audio | voice data from the communication terminal of a communicating party, and the transmission status which transmits audio | speech data to a communicating terminal of a communicating party, A communication terminal that performs half-duplex communication with an automatic response mode that transitions to a reception status without receiving an operation input by a user when a communication connection request for half-duplex communication is received, and half-duplex communication When a request for communication connection is received, it has a manual response mode that transitions to the reception status upon receiving an operation input by the user, and the response mode is set to either the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. A response mode storage unit for storing response mode information indicating whether or not the response mode information is stored in the communication mode partner communication terminal. A response mode transmitting unit that notifies the user from the communication terminal of the communication partner whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information stored in the response mode storage unit is an automatic response mode or a manual response mode. Prepare.

  In the fifth aspect of the present invention, a communication terminal having a reception status for receiving voice data from a communication partner communication terminal and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication partner communication terminal is a communication partner. A communication method for performing half-duplex communication with a communication terminal, and when receiving a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication, an automatic response mode for transitioning to a reception status without receiving an operation input by a user, and half-duplex When receiving a communication connection request for heavy communication, it has a manual response mode that transitions to a reception status by receiving an operation input by the user, and the response mode is either an automatic response mode or a manual response mode. Response mode storage stage for storing response mode information indicating whether it is set in the response mode storage unit, and responses stored in the response mode storage unit The communication stage of transmitting the communication mode information to the communication terminal of the communication partner, and the communication partner's communication whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information stored in the response mode storage unit is the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. A response mode transmission step of notifying the user from the terminal.

  In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the communication terminal has a reception status for receiving voice data from the communication partner communication terminal and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication partner communication terminal. Communication program for a communication terminal that performs half-duplex communication with an automatic response that transitions to a reception status without receiving an operation input by the user when the communication terminal receives a communication connection request for half-duplex communication Mode, and when receiving a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication, it has a manual response mode that transitions to a reception status by receiving an operation input by the user, and the response mode is an automatic response mode and a manual response mode. Response mode storage unit that stores response mode information indicating which response mode is set, and the response mode stored in the response mode storage unit Information is transmitted to the communication terminal of the communication partner, and the response mode information stored in the response mode storage unit indicates from the communication terminal of the communication partner to the user whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information is the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. It functions as a response mode transmission unit to be notified.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reception status for receiving voice data from the first communication terminal and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the first communication terminal, and performing half-duplex communication. A communication system comprising one communication terminal and a second communication terminal, wherein the second communication terminal transitions to a reception status without receiving an operation input by a user when receiving a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication An automatic response mode, and a manual response mode that transitions to a reception status upon receiving an operation input by a user when a communication connection request for half-duplex communication is received, and the first communication terminal is a second communication terminal A response mode receiving unit for receiving response mode information indicating whether the response mode is an automatic response mode or a manual response mode, and a response mode receiving unit And a notification unit which response mode indicated by the response mode information signal to inform which one of the auto-answer mode and a manual answer mode to a user.

  The above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention, and sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be the invention.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to automatically grasp which one of the automatic response mode and the manual response mode is the response mode of the communication partner communication terminal.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the scope of claims, and all combinations of features described in the embodiments are included. It is not necessarily essential for the solution of the invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an outline of a communication system 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication system 30 includes a plurality of communication terminals 10, a presence server 20, and a SIP server 22. The communication terminal 10 is controlled by the SIP server 22 to perform communication with other communication terminals 10 using a half-duplex Push-To-Talk (PTT) communication method. Each of the plurality of communication terminals 10 transmits presence information indicating its current state to the presence server 20 via the network 40. The presence server 20 acquires presence information from each of the plurality of communication terminals 10 at a predetermined time interval, and manages the acquired presence information of the plurality of communication terminals 10. Then, the presence server 20 transmits and displays the acquired plurality of presence information to each of the plurality of communication terminals 10.

  The communication system 30 according to the present embodiment determines whether a response mode of a communication terminal 10 of a communication partner of the communication terminal 10 is an automatic response mode or a manual response mode. It is intended to notify the user without any operation.

  The communication terminal 10 has a reception status for receiving voice data from the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner and a transmission status for transmitting voice data to the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. A communication terminal 10 that performs communication using the double PTT communication method, for example, a mobile phone terminal. Note that the communication terminal 10 may be a notebook personal computer having a communication function, an information terminal such as a PDA and a game machine, or a desktop PC having a communication function. Then, when the communication terminal 10 receives a communication connection request for half-duplex communication from the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner, the communication terminal 10 transitions to a reception status without receiving an operation input by the user, and half-duplex. When a communication connection request for communication is received, a manual response mode for transitioning to a reception status by receiving an operation input by the user is provided.

  The presence information transmitted from the communication terminal 10 to the presence server 20 includes response mode information indicating whether the current response mode of the communication terminal 10 is the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. The presence information is received regardless of whether or not an operation input by the user is received when the current response mode of the communication terminal 10 receives another response mode, for example, a request for communication connection of half-duplex communication. It includes a response refusal mode that does not change to a status, and an unusable mode that cannot accept a request for communication connection for half-duplex communication. Further, the presence information includes information indicating a situation of a user who uses the communication terminal 10.

  Specifically, each of the communication terminal 10 (A), the communication terminal 10 (B), and the communication terminal 10 (C) has a predetermined time interval or occurrence of a predetermined event (for example, presence information) And the presence information is transmitted to the presence server 20 in accordance with the change of the electromagnetic wave intensity from the base station to a predetermined threshold value or less. The presence server 20 manages presence information in association with communication terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal 10. The presence server 20 acquires presence information from each of the plurality of communication terminals 10 according to a predetermined time interval or occurrence of a predetermined event in the communication terminal 10.

  The presence server 20 transmits the presence information acquired from the plurality of communication terminals 10 to each of the plurality of communication terminals 10 at predetermined time intervals. For example, the presence server 20 acquires each presence information from each of the communication terminal 10 (A), the communication terminal 10 (B), and the communication terminal 10 (C). Then, the presence server 20 transmits the presence information acquired from the communication terminal 10 (A) to the communication terminal 10 (B) and the communication terminal 10 (C), and the presence information acquired from the communication terminal 10 (B). The presence information acquired from the communication terminal 10 (C) is transmitted to the communication terminal 10 (A) and the communication terminal 10 (B), respectively.

  Specifically, the communication terminal 10 (A) acquires presence information of the communication terminal 10 (B) and the communication terminal 10 (C) from the presence server 20 via the network 40. Further, the communication terminal 10 (A) acquires the presence information of the communication terminal 10 (D) from the presence server 20. Then, the communication terminal 10 (A) analyzes the acquired plurality of presence information, and displays the communication terminal 10 (B), the communication terminal 10 (C), and the communication terminal on the display unit 152 of the communication terminal 10 (A). 10 (D) presence information is displayed.

  For example, the communication terminal 10 (A) sets the response modes of the communication terminal 10 (B), the communication terminal 10 (C), and the communication terminal 10 (D) included in the presence information as the response mode of the display unit 152. The contents are displayed in a response mode notification area 500, a response mode notification area 502, and a response mode notification area 504, which are areas for displaying contents. For example, the communication terminal 10 (A) displays “Mr. B automatic response” in the response mode notification area 500 of the display unit 152 to indicate that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 (B) is the automatic response mode. . Similarly, the communication terminal 10 (A) displays “Mr. C manual response” in the response mode notification area 502 to indicate that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 (C) is the manual response mode, In the mode notification area 504, “Mr. D cannot be used” is displayed to indicate that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 (D) is the unavailable mode.

  According to the communication system 30 according to the present embodiment, the communication terminal 10 can update and display at any time whether the other communication terminal 10 is in the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. Therefore, when the user of the communication terminal 10 grasps that the other communication terminal 10 is in the automatic response mode, the user of the other communication terminal 10 can immediately hear the voice uttered by the user. When it is grasped that the communication terminal 10 is in the manual response mode, it can be easily grasped that the voice of the self communication terminal 10 cannot be heard immediately by the user of the other communication terminal 10.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the functional configuration of the communication terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The communication terminal 10 includes a response mode reception unit 100, a response mode reception control unit 102, a response mode transmission unit 104, a response mode transmission control unit 106, a terminal identification information acquisition unit 110, a partner mode storage unit 120, a notification control unit 130, a partner The image storage unit 140 includes a notification unit 150, a response mode setting unit 160, and a response mode storage unit 170. The notification unit 150 includes a display unit 152 and an audio output unit 154.

  The response mode receiving unit 100 receives response mode information indicating which one of the automatic response mode and the manual response mode is the response mode of the communication terminal 10 as the communication partner. Specifically, the response mode receiving unit 100 is response mode information included in the presence information transmitted from the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner to the presence server 20 via the network 40, and is managed by the presence server 20. Response mode information is received from the presence server 20. That is, the response mode receiving unit 100 receives response mode information from the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner via the presence server 20.

  Further, the response mode receiving unit 100 displays response mode information indicating whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode. Receive. Furthermore, the response mode receiving unit 100 receives response mode information of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner at a predetermined time interval. The response mode receiving unit 100 supplies the received response mode information to the response mode reception control unit 102 in association with terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner.

  The response mode reception control unit 102 controls the reception operation of the response mode reception unit 100. The response mode reception control unit 102 controls the response mode reception unit 100 to supply the response mode information received by the response mode reception unit 100 to the partner mode storage unit 120. Further, the response mode reception control unit 102 supplies terminal identification information to the terminal identification information acquisition unit 110. The terminal identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires terminal identification information from the response mode reception control unit 102. Here, the terminal identification information includes a terminal identifier for identifying the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner and a telephone number of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. For example, the terminal identification information acquisition unit 110 extracts and acquires a terminal identifier or a telephone number from the terminal identification information. The terminal identification information acquisition unit 110 supplies the acquired terminal identification information to the partner mode storage unit 120 and the notification control unit 130.

  The partner mode storage unit 120 stores the response mode information received by the response mode receiver 100 in association with the terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. Specifically, the counterpart mode storage unit 120 receives the response mode information received by the response mode reception unit 100 under the control of the response mode reception control unit 102 from the response mode reception control unit 102, and transmits the response mode information. Terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is received from the terminal identification information acquisition unit 110 and stored. Also, the response mode receiving unit 100 is controlled by the response mode reception control unit 102 to receive the response mode information of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner at a predetermined time interval, and the partner mode storage unit 120 based on the received response mode information. Update. The partner mode storage unit 120 supplies the stored response mode information of the communication partner communication terminal 10 to the notification control unit 130.

  The partner image storage unit 140 stores an image for identifying the communication partner in association with the terminal identification information for identifying the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. The image stored in the partner image storage unit 140 is, for example, a face photograph of a user who uses the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner, a predetermined still image, a predetermined moving image, a predetermined icon, or the communication partner. A character or the like representing a user who uses the communication terminal 10. The partner image storage unit 140 is controlled by the notification control unit 130 to supply the stored image to the notification control unit 130.

  The response mode setting unit 160 causes the user who uses the communication terminal 10 to set the response mode of the communication terminal 10. Specifically, the response mode setting unit 160 causes the user using the communication terminal 10 to select any one of the automatic response mode, the manual response mode, the response rejection mode, or the unavailable mode. The response mode setting unit 160 controls an audio data receiving unit that receives audio data included in the communication terminal 10 and an audio data transmitting unit that transmits audio data so that the response mode selected by the user is realized in the communication terminal 10. . The response mode setting unit 160 supplies the selected response mode to the response mode storage unit 170.

  The response mode storage unit 170 stores response mode information indicating whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 is set to an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode. The response mode storage unit 170 is controlled by the notification control unit 130 to supply response mode information to the notification control unit 130. The response mode storage unit 170 is controlled by the response mode transmission control unit 106 to supply response mode information to the response mode transmission control unit 106.

  The notification control unit 130 receives the terminal identification information received from the terminal identification information acquisition unit 110, the response mode information of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner received from the partner mode storage unit 120, the image received from the partner image storage unit 140, and the response The response mode information received from the mode storage unit 170 is supplied to the notification unit 150 and notified to the user of the communication terminal 10 from the notification unit 150. The notification unit 150 notifies the user whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information received by the response mode receiving unit 100 is the automatic response mode, the manual response mode, the response rejection mode, or the unavailable mode.

  Specifically, the notification unit 150 is controlled by the notification control unit 130 to determine whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode. Is notified from the display unit 152 and the audio output unit 154 to the user. For example, the notification unit 150 displays text data and image data indicating whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode. 152 is displayed. The notification unit 150 also indicates an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response indicating whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode. The sound output unit 154 may output sounds associated with the rejection mode and the unusable mode in advance.

  Further, the notification unit 150 is controlled by the notification control unit 130 and refers to the response mode information stored in the partner mode storage unit 120, and the response mode indicated by the response mode information is the automatic response mode and the manual response mode. The response rejection mode or the unavailable mode is associated with the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner indicated by the terminal identification information stored in the partner mode storage unit 120 in association with the response mode information. Notify That is, the notification unit 150 notifies the user of each response mode of the plurality of communication terminals 10 for each of the plurality of communication terminals 10 of the communication partner.

  Further, the notification control unit 130 extracts terminal identification information stored in the partner mode storage unit 120 in association with the response mode information received from the response mode reception control unit 102. Then, the notification control unit 130 associates with the extracted terminal identification information whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unusable mode. The image is displayed on the display unit 152 in correspondence with the image stored in the storage unit 140.

  When the communication terminal 10 is shipped in a power-off state (stopped state) from the factory where the communication terminal 10 is manufactured, the notification control unit 130 turns on the communication terminal 10 by the user, and the communication terminal 10 When a presence application responsible for transmitting presence information including the response mode to the presence server 20 and acquiring / displaying presence information of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner is activated, a predetermined message is displayed on the display unit 152. Let For example, when the user activates the presence application, the notification control unit 130 causes the display unit 152 to transition the state of the communication terminal 10 to a state in which its presence information can be provided to other communication terminals 10. A predetermined message for prompting is displayed in a predetermined order. Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 10 can easily change the communication terminal 10 to a state in which the presence information of the other communication terminal 10 can be referred to simply by following the instruction displayed on the display unit 152 of the communication terminal 10. .

  The response mode transmission unit 104 is controlled by the response mode transmission control unit 106 and transmits the response mode information stored in the response mode storage unit 170 to the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. Then, the response mode transmission unit 104 communicates whether the response mode indicated by the response mode information stored in the response mode storage unit 170 is the automatic response mode, the manual response mode, the response rejection mode, or the unavailable mode. The other communication terminal 10 is notified to the user. Specifically, the response mode transmission unit 104 transmits the response mode information received by the response mode transmission control unit 106 from the response mode storage unit 170 to the presence server 20 via the network 40. Then, the response mode information transmitted by the response mode transmission unit 104 is transmitted from the presence server 20 to a plurality of communication terminals 10 as communication partners.

  According to the communication terminal 10 according to the present embodiment, the current response mode of the communication terminal 10 as the communication partner can be notified to the user who uses the communication terminal 10 as needed. Thereby, the user who uses the communication terminal 10 can start communication by the PTT communication method at an appropriate timing according to the situation of the user who is using the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the data structure of the partner mode storage unit 120 according to the present embodiment. The partner mode storage unit 120 receives the response mode information received by the response mode reception unit 100 from the response mode reception control unit 102, and corresponds the received response mode information to the terminal identification information received from the terminal identification information acquisition unit 110. And store. The terminal identification information is a terminal identifier that uniquely identifies the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner, for example, a telephone number. In the example of FIG. 3, the partner mode storage unit 120 stores information indicating a manual response as response mode information in association with the terminal identification information 2000. This indicates that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner identified by the terminal identification information 2000 is currently the manual response mode.

  Similarly, the partner mode storage unit 120 stores information indicating an automatic response as response mode information in association with the terminal identification information 2010. This indicates that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner identified by the terminal identification information 2010 is currently the automatic response mode. Further, the partner mode storage unit 120 stores information indicating a response rejection as response mode information in association with the terminal identification information 2020. This indicates that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner identified by the terminal identification information 2020 is currently the response rejection mode. Then, the partner mode storage unit 120 stores information indicating that use is not possible as response mode information in association with the terminal identification information 2030. This indicates that the response mode of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner identified by the terminal identification information 2030 is currently the unusable mode.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the PTT tuple according to the present embodiment. The response mode of the communication terminal 10 can be defined using the XML language. For example, in the automatic response mode, “basic” in the description of PTT is described as “open”, and the use of PoC (Push-to-talk over Cellular) is permitted. Then, “opening” is described for “willingness” to set that the user using the communication terminal 10 desires to use PoC. Further, by describing “open” in “basic” in the PTT response mode, the communication terminal 10 is set to the automatic response mode.

  In the manual response mode, “open” is described for “basic” in the description of the PTT, and the use of PoC is permitted. Then, “opening” is described for “willingness” to set that the user using the communication terminal 10 desires to use PoC. Furthermore, by describing “closed” in “basic” in the PTT response mode, the communication terminal 10 is set to the manual response mode.

  In the response rejection mode, “open” is described for “basic” in the description of the PTT, and the use of PoC is permitted. Then, “willingness” is described as “closed”, and setting that the user using the communication terminal 10 does not want to use PoC, the communication terminal 10 is set to the response rejection mode. Further, in the unusable mode, “basic” in the description of PTT is described as “closed” to prohibit the use of PoC, whereby the communication terminal 10 is set to the unusable mode.

  5 and 6 are examples of the XML description according to the present embodiment. First, in FIG. 5, in <tuple id = “1”>, a description 600 indicating whether or not PoC can be used, and a description indicating whether or not the user using the communication terminal 10 desires to use PoC. A PTT communication method is defined by a plurality of XML descriptions including 610 and a description 620 indicating what communication service is provided. In FIG. 5, since both “600” and “open” are described in the description 600 and the description 610, it is described that the response mode is set to either the automatic response mode or the manual response mode.

  In the present invention, an XML description is further added to <tuple id = “2”> shown in FIG. That is, the description 630 defines the PTT response mode. Specifically, by describing “open” in the description 630 as shown in FIG. 6, the response mode of the communication terminal 10 can be set to the automatic response mode. On the other hand, when the description 630 is described as “closed” (not shown), the response mode of the communication terminal 10 can be set to the manual response mode. The description 640 is identification information indicating a service provided to the communication terminal 10 newly defined in the present invention.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of a list of presence information according to the present embodiment. Presence information includes Person Status and Service Availability. Person Status has information regarding Network Availability, Presence Status, and Comment. Service Availability also includes information regarding PTT, phone calls, and e-mail.

  Specifically, Network Availability includes information indicating whether or not the communication terminal 10 provides presence information to a plurality of communication terminals 10 that are communication partners via the presence server 20. As the setting value of Network Availability, it is unknown whether "Present" indicating that presence information is provided, "Stopped" indicating that presence information is not provided, and whether presence information is provided. "Unknown" is included to indicate that

  The presence status includes information that briefly indicates the current status of the communication terminal 10 and the status of the user who uses the communication terminal 10. Presence Status defines the amount of information. For example, the text data can be specified up to 4 characters regardless of full-width and half-width, and the icon can be specified as 1 pictogram. “Comment” includes information indicating the current status of the communication terminal 10 and the status of the user using the communication terminal 10. Comment prescribes | regulates the information content of the said information. For example, it is possible to define up to 15 characters including text data and pictograms regardless of full-width and half-width.

  As information regarding the PTT, it is possible to set whether the response mode of the communication terminal 10 is an automatic response mode, a manual response mode, a response rejection mode, or an unavailable mode of the half-duplex PTT communication method. As information about the telephone, it is possible to set a mode indicating that the communication terminal 10 can respond in a full-duplex voice communication method, can respond only by emergency, and cannot respond. Further, as information about the e-mail, a mode indicating that the e-mail can be replied, e-mail will be replied later, and e-mail cannot be used can be set.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of a standby screen of the communication terminal 10 according to another embodiment. The display unit 152 of the communication terminal 10 displays the communication terminal among the presence information of a plurality of other communication terminals 10 providing the presence information to the presence server 20 when the user using the communication terminal 10 is not in a communication state. The presence information selected by the user who uses 10 is displayed as a standby screen. The communication terminal 10 is permitted in the presence information selection unit that allows the user to select presence information displayed on the standby screen, and the communication terminal 10 that provides the presence information that the presence information selection unit has selected by the user. Using the communication method acquisition unit that acquires the communication method from the presence information provided by the communication terminal 10 and the communication method acquired by the communication method acquisition unit, the presence information selected by the presence information selection unit is provided. And a communication control unit that controls the start of communication with the communication terminal 10 that is present.

  Specifically, the communication method acquisition unit receives the terminal identification information of the communication terminal 10 that provides the presence information selected by the user by the presence information selection unit from the response mode reception unit 100. Further, the communication method acquisition unit receives from the response mode receiving unit 100 presence information provided via the presence server 20 by the communication terminal 10 identified by the terminal identification information. The communication method acquisition unit acquires the communication method included in the presence information received from the response mode reception unit 100. Subsequently, the communication control unit starts communication between the communication terminal 10 and the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner using the communication method acquired by the communication method acquisition unit.

  As a result, the user using the communication terminal 10 refers to the presence information displayed on the standby screen and simply selects the presence information of the desired communication partner. Communication can be started by a communication method provided by the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. For example, in the standby screen of the display unit 152, the communication terminal 10 is displayed in each of the other person presence display area 710, the other person presence display area 720, and the other person presence display area 730, which are areas for displaying presence information of the communication terminal 10 of the communication partner. The presence information of the other communication terminal 10 selected by the user using the is updated and displayed as needed. When the user who uses the communication terminal 10 selects the other person presence display area 710, for example, the other communication terminal 10 that provides the presence information to the other person presence display area 710 permits the communication terminal 10. Communication by a communication method (for example, PTT communication method) is started.

  The other person presence display area 710 includes a message display area 712. Specifically, the notification control unit 130 receives presence information from the response mode reception control unit 102. Then, the notification control unit 130 extracts a Comment included in the presence information. Subsequently, the notification control unit 130 displays the extracted comment in the message display area 712 included in the display unit 152. In the message display area 712, the message display area 722, and the message display area 732, messages input to the other communication terminal 10 by the user of the other communication terminal 10 that provides a comment to be displayed in each message display area. Is displayed. The display unit 152 includes a my presence display area 700 for displaying presence information including information input to the communication terminal 10 by a user using the communication terminal 10.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of a my presence setting method according to another embodiment. My presence refers to presence information indicating the current status of the communication terminal 10. Communication terminal 10 further includes a my presence setting unit that sets my presence information, and a display control unit that causes display unit 152 to display my presence information set by the my presence setting unit. For example, the state of the communication terminal 10 prohibits a response by a full-duplex voice communication method, that is, a response by telephone and a response by a half-duplex PTT communication method. In the state where “Reply” is set, that is, “all NG” in the batch setting.

  In such a case, when the user using the communication terminal 10 wants to permit all of the responses by telephone, PTT communication, and e-mail, the user operates the “change” button displayed on the display unit 152, “Batch setting” is selected in the selection frame 800. When the user selects “batch setting”, the display unit 152 displays a batch setting display window 810 in the display unit 152. When the user selects “all OK” in the selection frame 820, the my presence setting unit transmits information indicating that communication is possible for all of the telephone, PTT communication, and e-mail, in response mode. It is transmitted to the presence server 20 via the unit 104.

  Further, the my presence setting unit supplies information indicating that communication is possible for all of telephone calls, PTT communication, and electronic mail to the communication control unit. The communication control unit receives the information and controls the communication terminal 10 to enable communication using all these communication methods. When the user selects “OK only for mail” in the collective setting display window 810, the my presence setting unit supplies information indicating that communication with the electronic mail is possible to the communication control unit. The communication control unit receives the information and controls the communication terminal 10 so as to be communicable by electronic mail. When the user selects “user setting” in the collective setting display window 810, the my presence setting unit can communicate with the communication method selected by the user among telephone, PTT communication, and e-mail. Information indicating that it has become is supplied to the communication control unit. The communication control unit receives the information and controls the communication terminal 10 to enable communication using the communication method selected by the user.

  FIG. 10 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the communication terminal 10 according to the present embodiment. The communication terminal 10 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 1505, a RAM 1520, a graphic controller 1575, and a display device 1580 connected to each other by a host controller 1582, and an input / output controller 1584 to the host controller 1582. Input / output unit having communication interface 1530, hard disk drive 1540, and CD-ROM drive 1560 connected, and legacy input / output having ROM 1510, flexible disk drive 1550, and input / output chip 1570 connected to input / output controller 1584 A part.

  The host controller 1582 connects the RAM 1520 to the CPU 1505 and the graphic controller 1575 that access the RAM 1520 at a high transfer rate. The CPU 1505 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1510 and the RAM 1520 to control each unit. The graphic controller 1575 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1505 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 1520 and displays the image data on the display device 1580. Alternatively, the graphic controller 1575 may include a frame buffer that stores image data generated by the CPU 1505 or the like.

  The input / output controller 1584 connects the host controller 1582 to the communication interface 1530, the hard disk drive 1540, and the CD-ROM drive 1560, which are relatively high-speed input / output devices. The communication interface 1530 communicates with other devices via a network. The hard disk drive 1540 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1505 in the communication terminal 10. The CD-ROM drive 1560 reads a program or data from the CD-ROM 1595 and provides it to the hard disk drive 1540 via the RAM 1520.

  The input / output controller 1584 is connected to the ROM 1510, the flexible disk drive 1550, and the relatively low-speed input / output device of the input / output chip 1570. The ROM 1510 stores a boot program executed when the communication terminal 10 is started, a program depending on the hardware of the communication terminal 10, and the like. The flexible disk drive 1550 reads a program or data from the flexible disk 1590 and provides it to the hard disk drive 1540 via the RAM 1520. The input / output chip 1570 connects various input / output devices via a flexible disk drive 1550 such as a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, and a mouse port.

  A communication program provided to the hard disk drive 1540 via the RAM 1520 is stored in a recording medium such as the flexible disk 1590, the CD-ROM 1595, or an IC card and provided by the user. The communication program is read from the recording medium, installed in the hard disk drive 1540 in the communication terminal 10 via the RAM 1520, and executed by the CPU 1505. The communication program installed and executed in the communication terminal 10 works on the CPU 1505 or the like to make the communication terminal 10 correspond to the response mode reception unit 100, the response mode reception control unit 102, and the response mode transmission unit described with reference to FIGS. 104, response mode transmission control unit 106, terminal identification information acquisition unit 110, partner mode storage unit 120, notification control unit 130, partner image storage unit 140, notification unit 150, display unit 152, voice output unit 154, response mode setting unit 160 and the response mode storage unit 170.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a communication system 30. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a communication terminal 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the other party mode storage part 120. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of a PTT tuple. It is a figure which shows an XML description. It is a figure which shows an XML description. It is a figure which shows the list of presence information. It is a figure which shows the standby screen of the communication terminal. It is a figure which shows the setting method of my presence. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a communication terminal 10. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication terminal 20 Presence server 22 SIP server 30 Communication system 40 Network 100 Response mode receiving part 102 Response mode reception control part 104 Response mode transmission part 106 Response mode transmission control part 110 Terminal identification information acquisition part 120 Partner mode storage part 130 Notification control Unit 140 partner image storage unit 150 notification unit 152 display unit 154 audio output unit 160 response mode setting unit 170 response mode storage unit 500, 502, 504 response mode notification region 600, 610, 620, 630, 640 description 700 my presence display region 710, 720, 730 Others presence display area 712, 722, 732 Message display area 800, 820 Selection frame 810 Collective setting display window 1505 CPU
1510 ROM
1520 RAM
1530 Communication interface 1540 Hard disk drive 1550 Flexible disk drive 1560 CD-ROM drive 1570 Input / output chip 1575 Graphic controller 1580 Display device 1582 Host controller 1584 Input / output controller 1590 Flexible disk 1595 CD-ROM
2000, 2010, 2020, 2030 Terminal identification information

Claims (5)

A communication terminal capable of communicating with a communication terminal of a communication partner in a plurality of communication methods including a half-duplex PTT communication method and a full-duplex voice communication method ,
A display unit for displaying presence information of other communication terminals as a standby screen, including information indicating whether a response is permitted for each of the plurality of communication methods;
A presence information selection unit that allows a user to select presence information of a communication terminal serving as a communication partner from the presence information displayed on the display unit;
A communication method acquisition unit for acquiring a communication method allowed in the communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user from the presence information;
A communication terminal comprising: a communication control unit that controls the start of communication with a communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user using the communication method acquired by the communication method acquisition unit . A My Presence Setting Unit for setting My Presence Information including permission status or prohibition status for each of a response by telephone, a response by half-duplex PTT communication, and a response by e-mail as the current status of the communication terminal. Prepared,
The display unit displays the my presence information including permission or prohibition status for each of the response by the telephone, the response by the half-duplex PTT communication, and the response by the e-mail;
The my presence setting unit collectively sets the response by the telephone, the response by the half-duplex PTT communication, and the response by the e-mail displayed on the display unit to be permitted or prohibited.
The communication terminal according to claim 1. The program for functioning a computer as a communication terminal of Claim 1 or 2. A communication method in which a communication terminal communicates with a communication terminal of a communication partner in a plurality of communication methods including a half-duplex PTT communication method and a full-duplex voice communication method ,
A display step of displaying presence information of other communication terminals as a standby screen, including information indicating whether a response is permitted for each of the plurality of communication methods;
A presence information selection step for allowing a user to select presence information of a communication terminal as a communication partner from the presence information displayed in the display step;
A communication method obtaining step for obtaining a communication method permitted in the communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user from the presence information;
A communication method comprising: a communication control step of controlling start of communication with a communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user, using the communication method acquired in the communication method acquisition step . A communication system including a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal that perform communication by a plurality of communication methods including a half-duplex PTT communication method and a full-duplex voice communication method ,
The second communication terminal is
A transmission unit for transmitting presence information including information indicating whether a response is permitted for each of the plurality of communication methods;
The first communication terminal is
A display unit that displays presence information of another communication terminal including the presence information transmitted by the transmission unit of the second communication terminal as a standby screen;
A presence information selection unit that allows a user to select presence information of a communication terminal serving as a communication partner from the presence information displayed on the display unit;
A communication method acquisition unit for acquiring a communication method allowed in the communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user from the presence information;
A communication control unit configured to control start of communication with a communication terminal corresponding to the presence information selected by the user using the communication method acquired by the communication method acquisition unit ;

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