FR2776158A1 - Personalized ringing tone telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

The telephone has an electronic circuit, a call detection circuit, an alphanumeric keyboard, and an information screen. There is a memory sound message store and electronic module switching the sound message

Description

A1 Personalized ringing telecommunications device This

  invention relates to a telecommunication device and more particularly a telephone comprising a microprocessor connected to: - an electronic transmission / reception circuit, - an alphanumeric keyboard, an information display screen,

- and at least one memory.

  Known telecommunications devices, such as telephones, or transmitters / receivers used in radio messaging are generally equipped with a volume or tone ringtone, the volume or tone of which can be adjusted within the limits set by the manufacturer. Therefore, the user has only a reduced possibility of choosing the type of signal of the

alarm.

  The object of the invention is to alleviate the above problem and to allow the user to adapt the

  ring signal to personalize it

this.

  According to the invention, the telecommunication device is characterized in that it comprises means allowing the user to record in the memory a sound message created by the user and in addition, an electronic module intended to trigger

said sound message.

  Thus, the user can choose not only the volume and the tone of the audio message, but also create the type of message by recording in memory a music or a voice message which can be

  adapted to the subject of the call and the caller.

  Thanks to the above means and to the electric module integrated into the device according to the invention, the user can record, for example, one or more messages which are triggered, for example, when the callers are family members and d other messages that will indicate that the call

  concerns the professional life of the user.

  According to a first version of the invention, said means comprise several keys on the keyboard, each of these keys being capable of triggering a signal

  sound that can be saved in memory.

  Preferably, said keys are capable of triggering an audible signal which differs from one key to another, all of the signals triggered by actuation of the keys constituting said audible message. By pressing several keys on the keyboard, the user can save in memory,

a personalized sound message.

  According to a second version of the invention, said means consist of the device's microphone, this microphone being able to be activated by the user to make it capable of recording in

  said memory, said audio message.

  Thanks to this microphone normally designed to communicate with the recipient, the user can also store a voice message in the memory

or musical.

  According to a third version of the invention, said means comprise electrical connections provided on the device which can be connected to a member external to the device making it possible to record

  in said memory, said audible message.

  The external organ can for example be

consisting of a microcomputer.

  In the simplest version of the invention, the above means can allow the user to create a personalized, but identical, sound message.

for all callers.

  Thus, the user can distinguish the ringing tone of his telephone device in an environment where he

are other devices.

  In a more elaborate version of the invention, the aforementioned means can allow the user to create a personalized and different sound message at the

less for some callers.

  Thus, the user can, depending on the nature of the audio message, recognize the caller, before lifting the handset. Other features and benefits of

  the invention will emerge from the description which goes

  follow, taken by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended figure representing a general block diagram of a telecommunication device

according to the invention.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the telecommunication device comprises a microprocessor 4 connected respectively to an electronic transmission / reception circuit 6, to an alphanumeric keyboard 8, to an information display screen 10, and to a memory 12 Said memory 12 is of the digital type and comprises a first directory area 14 in which information such as names and telephone numbers are stored, previously entered by means of the keyboard 8 and viewable on the screen 10, and a second memory area 16 in which are

recorded audio messages.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the telecommunication device comprises an electronic module 20 intended to trigger an audio message, previously recorded by the user in the second memory area 16, as soon as a call is detected. Said electronic module 20 is connected, on the one hand to the memory 12, and on the other hand to the microprocessor 4 and comprises means of coding 22 of the recorded sound messages, and means of decoding 24 of the data received from the microprocessor 4. These encoding 22 and decoding 24 means are connected to an electronic interface 26 which is connected to the second memory area 16 and which makes it possible to assign to each number of

  telephone previously registered in the area-

  directory 14 a particular audible message recorded in the second memory area 16. Thus, when a call is received, the number of the caller is identified by the microprocessor 4 which sends to the module 20 a code representative of the identified number, this code is then read by the interface 26 which triggers the broadcasting of the message assigned to it and which is in the

second memory area 16.

  According to another embodiment of the invention, the memory 16 includes a third area 17 intended for recording messages received during the absence of the user, the device thus operating as an answering machine. As can be seen in FIG. 1, the telecommunication device is provided with a microphone 30, connected to the electronic module 20, making it possible to record a sound message in the second memory 16 and a loudspeaker (32) for broadcasting recorded messages

when a call is detected.

  The module 20 further comprises a first button 40 allowing the user to put the telephone in a first operating mode, during which the audio messages are recorded. A double press on this first button 40 puts the phone back into transmission / reception mode. Each recorded message is assigned a name or number which can be displayed on screen 10 by

  press a second scroll button 42.

  The user can simultaneously display on the screen 10 one or more telephone numbers or names saved in the memory zone 14 by means of a third button 44 located on the keyboard 8. Pressing a fourth button 46 allows '' associate the audio message and the telephone numbers that are displayed simultaneously on

screen 10.

  In another version of the invention, instead of using the microphone 30 to record the sound message, the user can actuate keys on the

keyboard.

  Each key is capable of triggering a specific audible message, the successive actuation of several keys making it possible to form an audible message.

  registering in the device memory.

  In another embodiment, electrical connections are provided provided on the device which can be connected to an organ external to the device such as a microcomputer making it possible to record in

  said memory 12 personalized sound message.

Claims (12)

  1. Telecommunication device comprising a microprocessor (4) connected to: - an electronic transmission / reception circuit (6), - a call detection circuit (7), - an alphanumeric keyboard (8), - a screen information display (10), - and at least one memory (12), characterized in that it comprises means allowing the user to record in the memory (12) a sound message created by the user and further, an electronic module (20) for triggering said sound message.   2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said means comprise several keys of the keyboard (8) each of these keys being capable of triggering an audible signal which can be stored in memory (12).   3. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that said keys are capable of triggering an audible signal which differs from one key to another, all the signals triggered by the actuation of the keys constituting said audible message. 4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said means are constituted by the microphone (30) of the apparatus, this microphone (30) being able to be activated by the user to make it capable of recording in said memory ( 12), said audio message.   5. Apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that said means comprise electrical connections provided on the apparatus which can be connected to a member external to the apparatus making it possible to record in said memory (12), said audio message.   6. Apparatus according to one of claims   1 to 5, characterized in that said means allow the user to create a personalized sound message,   but identical for all callers.   7. Apparatus according to one of claims   i to 5, characterized in that said means allow the user to create a personalized and different sound message at least for certain callers chosen by the user.   8. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said electronic module (20) is connected, on the one hand, to the memory (12), and, on the other hand, to the microprocessor (4), and in that said microprocessor (4) sends to said memory (12) a signal for triggering the sound message beforehand   recorded when a call signal is detected.   9. Apparatus according to claim 8, characterized in that said electronic module (20) comprises means for encoding (22) the recorded sound messages, and means for decoding (24) of the data. received from the microprocessor (4).   10. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to   9, characterized in that the microprocessor (4) is programmed to identify the number of the calling party and to send to the electronic module (20) a message generating the triggering of a particular sound message assigned to the number identified and previously stored in memory (12).   11. Apparatus according to claim 10, characterized in that the memory (12) is of the digital type and comprises a first directory area (14) in which are stored information such as names and telephone numbers, a second area (16) in which sound messages are stored and a third zone (17) in which are   recorded messages received by the user.   12. Apparatus according to claim 11, characterized in that it comprises a microphone (30) making it possible to record a sound message in the second memory area (16) and to a loudspeaker (32) for broadcasting the messages recorded when 'a call is detected.