JPH09261344A - Electronic mail reading method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To read electronic mail, which is stored in an electronic mail server, in voice while using a portable telephone terminal. SOLUTION: A portable telephone terminal 1 is connected through a radio space to a telephone exchange network 2, and the telephone exchange network 2 is connected through a telephone voice response system 3 to a local area network(LAN) 4 and an electronic mail server 5. Then, the electronic mail server 5 reads out the electronic mail addressed to the telephone terminal 1 based on a call originating terminal number at the time of incoming call connection and a password number sent from the terminal 1, and this electronic mail is converted into voices and sent out to the telephone terminal by the telephone voice response system 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for reading e-mail by voice from an e-mail server connected by LAN using a PHS telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, when reading an electronic mail from an electronic mail server, the electronic mail is read by a fixed terminal such as a personal computer or a workstation connected to the same LAN as the electronic mail server, or a portable terminal.

However, in the case of a fixed terminal, there is a problem that an electronic mail cannot be read anytime and anywhere, and in the case of a portable terminal, both a PHS telephone and a small personal computer are required to be carried, or an expensive dedicated terminal is required. .

Since the electronic mail information is text data, it is not possible to read the electronic mail while moving (moving by holding the terminal), and there is a problem that it can be seen by another person.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above problems and an object thereof is to provide a method of reading an electronic mail by voice using a portable telephone terminal.

[0006]

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above object is that a mobile telephone terminal is connected to a telephone switching network via a wireless space, and the telephone switching network is connected via a telephone voice response system. The electronic mail server is connected to a local area network (LAN) and an electronic mail server, and the electronic mail server reads an electronic mail addressed to the terminal based on a calling terminal number and a personal identification number at the time of incoming connection sent from a telephone terminal, and the electronic mail is read. Is read by the telephone voice response system and transmitted to a telephone terminal by an electronic mail reading method.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when an e-mail reading request is made from a user who is using a mobile phone by using a telephone voice response system, an e-mail server connected to the same LAN sends an e-mail addressed to the user. After reading the e-mail and converting the e-mail from text to voice, the e-mail is transmitted to the telephone terminal in response to the user's request according to the message guidance. Therefore, the user can easily read the e-mail anytime and anywhere simply by carrying the mobile phone around. Further, since the reception is made by voice, the contents of the e-mail can be easily grasped even while moving, and there is no problem of worrying about other people.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a voice reading configuration of an electronic mail according to the present invention. 1 is a PHS telephone and 2 is a P-phone.
HS switching network, 3 is a telephone voice response system for connecting a LAN and PHS switching network, and 4 is an L for accommodating an electronic mail server.
AN and 5 are email servers.

The telephone voice response system 3 for connecting the PHS switching network and the LAN receives an electronic mail reading request from the user who is the operator of the PHS telephone 1 (when connecting an incoming call).
Then, a personal identification number request is sent to the user by voice guidance, and only when the returned personal identification numbers match, the e-mail addressed to the principal is read out from the e-mail server 5 connected to the LAN 4, and the e-mail is read. After converting from text to voice, it is transmitted to the user. In addition, the telephone voice response system 3 and the user can exchange the conversation in a conversational manner according to the message guidance and can re-read or delete the electronic mail.

Therefore, the user can easily read the e-mail anytime and anywhere by carrying the PHS telephone with him.

The PB signal of the PHS telephone during communication is
Transfer to the telephone voice response system using the signal channel (D channel), or after being converted into the signal tone in the PHS switching network, the communication channel (B channel)
Is inserted and transferred.

An example of reading an electronic mail will be described with reference to FIGS.

2 and 3, if the user wants to read the e-mail by voice, P
Call from the HS telephone 1 to the telephone voice response system 3,
Send an e-mail reading request. Upon receiving the incoming call, the telephone voice response system 3 instructs the user by voice guidance to input the personal identification number. The user who receives the instruction operates the PHS telephone 1 to transmit the personal identification number to the telephone voice response system. The telephone voice response system 3 that has received the personal identification number, after authenticating the personal identification number, generates an IP address on the LAN 4 based on the terminal number of the PHS telephone 1 in the case of OK,
An electronic mail read request is sent to the electronic mail server 5 connected to the LAN 4. But PIN N
Return to the case of G and cut after 3 times NG. The e-mail server 5, which has received the e-mail read request, transmits the e-mail to the telephone voice response system 3. The telephone voice response system 3 that received the e-mail,
After performing the text / voice conversion of the email, the email is sent to the user by voice.

Further, since the PHS telephone 1 and the telephone voice response system 3 can read the e-mail in a conversational form, the e-mail can be easily retransmitted and deleted.

Although the PHS telephone has been described as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to a general mobile telephone.

[0016]

As described above, the user can read the e-mail addressed to him / herself anytime and anywhere by carrying the PHS telephone, and can quickly and accurately collect the information he / she needs even at home, on the road, or on the move. However, there is an effect that it can be utilized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a voice reading configuration of an electronic mail according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an example of email transfer to a telephone voice response system and an email server when an email read request is made.

FIG. 3 is an example of a signal sequence when an electronic mail reading request is made.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 PHS telephone 2 PHS switching network 3 Telephone voice response system 4 LAN 5 E-mail server

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hideyuki Saito 1-3-1 Gotenyama, Musashino-shi, Tokyo NTT Advanced Technology Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mobile telephone terminal is connected to a telephone switching network via a wireless space, the telephone switching network is connected to a local area network (LAN) and an electronic mail server via a telephone voice response system, and the electronic mail is used. The server reads an e-mail addressed to the terminal based on the calling terminal number and the personal identification number at the time of incoming connection sent from the telephone terminal, converts the e-mail into voice by the telephone voice response system, and sends the voice to the telephone terminal. An e-mail reading method characterized by the following. 2. A conversation response format is provided between an operator of the mobile phone terminal and an e-mail server, the operator operates the phone terminal according to a message guidance, and reproduces an e-mail stored in the e-mail server. The electronic mail reading method according to claim 1, wherein the reading is performed.