Cellular mobile telephone apparatus and method for transmitting a response message to an incoming call

Claim 2

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of messages include a message notifying that the user of said apparatus is driving a vehicle.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means includes a plurality of keys (16) provided in correspondence to the respective ones of said plurality of messages.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a key corresponding to the message for notifying that the user of said apparatus is driving a vehicle is formed to be distinguishable from other keys with a tactile sense on said key.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said key corresponding to the message for notifying that the user of said apparatus is driving a vehicle comprises a touch switch.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means includes a state-holding switch (65 - 67) for selecting one of said plurality of messages.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said selecting means previously selects a desired one from among said plurality of messages before said incoming call is received.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said incoming call responding means includes a key to be operated in response to the incoming call.

Claim 9

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means includes means (56, 57) for previously selecting a message before said incoming call is received.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said selecting means includes: means (57) for specifying a desired one from among said plurality of messages; and a pointer memory (12) for storing an address of said memory at which a message specified by said specifying means is stored.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said incoming call responding means includes means (65 - 67, 43 - 45) responsive to said incoming call to read said specified message based on said address stored in said pointer memory and to instruct said transmitting means to transmit said specified message.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said selecting means includes a switch for selecting one from among said plurality of messages.

Claim 13

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means (9, 7, 6, 10) for generating at least one of said plurality of messages.

Claim 14

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said message generating means includes: an audio encoder circuit (7) for converting a voice signal inputted from a transducer (9) to a digital signal; and means (10) for storing the digital signal converted by said audio encoder circuit in said memory.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said incoming call responding means includes means (51 - 53) for detecting voice of the user.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said voice detecting means includes: means (9, 7) for transducing said voice of the user to an electrical signal; means (52) for extracting a predetermined voice spectrum component from a voice signal fetched by said transducing means; and means (54) for operating said transmitting means when the component extracted by said extracting means is higher than a predetermined noise level.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said voice detecting means includes means for recognizing a pattern of voice of said user.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means (39) for cutting a communication channel for said apparatus after said transmitting means transmits said selected message.

Claim 19

A response message transmitter in a cellular mobile telephone apparatus comprising a cellular mobile telephone body (1) and an incoming call communicator (2) which communicates with said cellular mobile telephone body, wherein: said cellular mobile telephone body comprises a transmitter/receiver (61, 62) for transmitting and receiving information to and from said incoming call communicator, means (33') responsive to an incoming call received from a calling party for instructing said transmitter/receiver to notify said incoming call communicator of the reception of the incoming call, a memory (12) for storing at least one message for responding to said calling party, and means (3 - 6) for transmitting said message to said calling party when said transmitter/receiver receives response information from said incoming call communicator; and said incoming call communicator comprises a transmitter/receiver (71, 72) for transmitting and receiving information to and from said cellular mobile telephone body, means (86) for notifying a user of said cellular mobile telephone apparatus of the reception of an incoming call when said transmitter/receiver receives the notification of the reception of the incoming call from said cellular mobile telephone body, and responding means (88) for instructing said transmitter/receiver to transmit said response information to said cellular mobile telephone body when said user responds to said incoming call notifying means.

Claim 20

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said message storing memory stores a plurality of messages.

Claim 21

An apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said incoming call communicator further comprises means (56, 57) for selecting one from among a plurality of messages stored in said message storing memory, and said responding means includes means for instructing said transmitter/receiver to transmit response information associated with a message selected by said selecting means to said cellular mobile telephone body.

Claim 22

An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said incoming call communicator further comprises means (24) for storing information associated with a message selected by said selecting means, and said responding means includes means for transmitting the information stored in said storing means as said response information.

Claim 23

An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said selecting means includes a plurality of response switches provided in correspondence to said messages manipulated by said user.

Claim 24

An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said selecting means includes a plurality of state-holding switches (65 - 67) provided in correspondence to said messages manipulated by said user.

Claim 25

An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said selecting means comprises: means (56, 57) for specifying a desired one within said plurality of messages; and a storage circuit (24) for storing an address of said memory at which a message specified by said specifying means is stored.

Claim 26

An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said responding means includes at least one response switch, and said responding means also comprises means (87, 88) responsive to a manipulation on said response switch for reading said address stored in said storage circuit and for instructing said transmitter/receiver to transmit said address to said cellular mobile telephone body.

Claim 27

An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said responding means comprises means (87) for generating said response information, and means (88) for instructing said transmitter/receiver to transmit said response information.

Claim 28

An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said cellular mobile telephone body further comprises means (82) responsive to said transmitter/receiver receiving said response information from said incoming call communicator for analyzing said response information to read a message selected by said selecting means.

Claim 29

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said responding means includes means (51 - 53) for detecting voice of said user.

Claim 30

An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said incoming call communicator is incorporated in a device for displaying the time, said displaying device being mountable on a human body.

Claim 31

A response message transmitter in a cellular mobile telephone comprising: in a radio base station or in a switching station, a memory (90, 91) for storing a plurality of messages for responding to a calling party, and means for transmitting a selected message to the calling party based on address information for specifying a selection message transmitted from a cellular mobile telephone; and in said cellular mobile telephone, means (13, 16, 40 - 42, 65 - 67, 56, 57, 73) for selecting one from among said plurality of messages stored in said memory, and means (3 - 6) for transmitting said address information associated with a message selected by said selecting means to said radio base station or to said switching station.

Claim 35

A recording medium readable by a computer, said recording medium recording a program for executing a method of transmitting a response information in a cellular mobile telephone apparatus, said method comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of messages for responding to a calling party in a memory; selecting one from among said plurality of messages (40 - 42, 65 - 67, 56, 57); and transmitting the message selected by said selecting step to said calling party in response to an incoming call (34, 43 - 45, 59, 65 - 67).

Claim 36

A recording medium readable by a computer, said recording medium recording a program for executing a method of transmitting a response message in a cellular mobile telephone apparatus comprising a cellular mobile telephone body (1) and an incoming call communicator (2) for communicating with said cellular mobile telephone body, comprising the steps of: said cellular mobile telephone body storing at least one message for responding to a calling party in a memory; said cellular mobile telephone body notifying, in response to an incoming call received from a calling party, said incoming call communicator of the reception of the incoming call (33'); said incoming call communicator notifying a user of said cellular mobile telephone apparatus of the reception of the incoming call when said incoming call communicator receives the notification of the reception of the incoming call from said cellular mobile telephone body (86); said incoming call communicator transmitting response information to said cellular mobile telephone body when said user responds to said notification of the reception of the incoming call (88); and said cellular mobile telephone body transmitting said message to said calling party when said cellular mobile telephone body receives said response information from said incoming call communicator (59).

Claim 37

A recording medium readable by a computer, said recording medium recording a program for executing a method of transmitting a response message in a cellular mobile telephone comprising the steps of: storing a plurality of messages for responding to a calling party in a memory provided in a radio base station or in a switching station; selecting, in a cellular mobile telephone, one from among said plurality of messages stored in said memory (40 - 42, 65 - 67, 56, 57); said cellular mobile telephone transmitting address information associated with a message selected at said selecting step to said radio base station or to said switching station; and said radio base station or said switching station transmitting said selected message to the calling party based on the address information transmitted from said cellular mobile telephone.