JP2001168974A - Communications equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communications equipment that can receive caller information of a caller at the arrival of an incoming call and can transmit more information of the caller to a user, without causing hindrance to communication. SOLUTION: When an incoming call detection section 67 and a caller number reception section 6 detect and receive an incoming display tone and an information reception terminal start tone reached from a communication line 1 in a communication state, a main control section 13 compares a caller telephone number received by the caller number reception section 6, with telephone directory data stored in advance in a storage section 9, and when matching data exist, the corresponding telephone directory data are read and a display section 10 displays part of a destination name, and a voice utterance section 11 converts part of the destination name into a voice signal and a loudspeaker 11 sounds the voice signal to inform the user about the presence of an interrupt.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication apparatus capable of receiving caller information of a caller when receiving a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, before and during communication,
A pre-communication information notification service and a communicating information communication service for notifying caller information of a caller at the time of an incoming call are provided, and in a communication device to which these services can be applied, before responding to the incoming call, at the time of the incoming call, There have been proposals in which information registered in advance corresponding to received caller information is displayed on a display or emitted by sound.

[0003]

However, as in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, information that is registered in advance corresponding to the caller information received at the time of the incoming call is notified. By increasing the amount of information, more information about the caller can be conveyed to the user, but if such information is to be displayed on the display or sounded by sound, other information is displayed on the display. There is a problem that communication is hindered by being unable to do so or disturbing the call. Conversely, if the amount of information corresponding to the caller information is reduced, communication will be hindered. Although there is no such information, there is a problem that only the minimum necessary information can be transmitted to the user.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device capable of transmitting more information of a caller to a user without hindering communication.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a communication apparatus capable of receiving caller information of a caller at the time of an incoming call, wherein the communication device stores information corresponding to the caller information. Means, and a notifying means for notifying information stored in the storage means at the time of an incoming call, while the notifying means notifies when the incoming call is received before communication and when the incoming call is received during communication. This is configured to make the information to be made different.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when an incoming call is received, the information corresponding to the caller information of the incoming caller is read out from the storage means, and the notifying means performs the notification. By differentiating between when a call is received during communication and when a call is received during communication, it is possible to optimize information to be notified before and during communication.

[0007] In addition to the above configuration, the present invention is characterized in that the notifying means sets information to be notified when an incoming call is received during communication as a part of information to be notified when an incoming call is received before communication. It is configured so that

Therefore, according to the present invention, when an incoming call is received before communication, information corresponding to the sender information of the incoming caller is read out from the storage means, and the notifying means gives notification, while the incoming call is received during communication. When received, a part of the information corresponding to the sender information of the called party is read out from the storage means, and the notifying means performs the notification, thereby optimizing the information to be notified before and during the communication, respectively. be able to.

Further, according to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the storage means stores at least two pieces of information corresponding to the sender information, while the notification means receives an incoming call before communication. And the other information is notified when an incoming call is received during communication.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when an incoming call is received before communication, the information corresponding to the caller information of the caller and the information indicating before communication is read out from the storage means, and the notification means gives notification. On the other hand, when an incoming call is received during communication, the information corresponding to the caller information of the incoming caller and the information indicating that communication is in progress is read out from the storage means, and the notification means notifies the user that the communication has been made before and during communication. Can be optimized.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of a general telephone which is an embodiment of the communication apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the data configuration of a storage device in the general telephone. Shows an example, and (b) shows another example. FIGS. 3A to 3C are explanatory diagrams showing data display examples on the display unit of the general telephone. FIGS. 3A to 3C show display examples before and during communication when telephone directory data is registered. (E) shows display examples before and during communication when telephone directory data is not registered.
4 is a flowchart showing an operation control in a standby state of the general telephone, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation control of a communication state in the general telephone, and FIG. 6 is another example of an operation control of a communication state in the general telephone. It is a flowchart which shows.

A general telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a communication line of a communication carrier that provides a pre-communication information notification service for notifying the caller information of a caller when a call arrives before and during communication and an information communication service during communication. A line interface for acquiring / releasing the communication line 1 and forming a communication path with a destination telephone connected to the other end through the captured communication line 1, and a communication path 3 formed by the line interface 2 is used for the line interface 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a hook detection unit for detecting on-hook / off-hook caused by placing / taking-up operation of the handset 3 by a microphone and a speaker for making a call with the other party's telephone.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a dial device for outputting a dial pulse or a DTMF signal from the line interface 2 to the communication line 1; 6, a calling number receiving unit for receiving a caller telephone number transmitted from the communication line 1 at the time of an incoming call; An incoming call detecting unit 8 for detecting a call signal from the communication line 1 is an operation input unit for inputting a telephone number and a destination name, and setting ON / OFF of various functions.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a storage device for storing telephone directory data including a caller's telephone number received by the calling number receiving unit 6, a telephone number input by the operation input unit 8, and a destination name. Various information such as the caller's telephone number received by the unit 6, the telephone number and the destination name input by the operation input unit 8, the destination name read from the storage device 9, the destination name, the communication time and the communication charge Is a caller's telephone number received by the calling number receiver 6, a telephone number input by the operation input unit 8, a destination name, a telephone number read from the storage device 9, and a destination. A voice utterance unit for converting a name into a voice, 12
Is a speaker that emits the sound converted by the sound uttering unit 11 to the outside, and 13 is a main control unit that controls each unit.

Hereinafter, the operation of the ordinary telephone configured as described above in the standby state will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the standby state, when the information receiving terminal activation signal coming from the communication line 1 is received by the calling number receiving unit 6 (step S1), the main control unit 13 causes the line interface 2 to capture the communication line 1. The caller telephone number arriving from the communication line 1 is received by the calling number receiver 6 (step S2), and after the reception of the caller telephone number is completed, the communication interface 1 is opened by the line interface 2 and the calling number receiver 6 receives the call. The received caller telephone number is stored in the storage device 9 (step S
3).

Thereafter, the main control unit 13 compares the caller telephone number stored in the storage device 9 with the telephone directory data stored in advance in the storage device 9 (step S4). The corresponding telephone directory data is read and the destination name is displayed on the display unit 10 (step S
5) If no matching data exists, the caller telephone number is displayed on the display unit 10 (step S6).

Thereafter, the incoming call detecting unit 7 detects the communication line 1
When a call signal is detected (step S7), when there is phonebook data that matches the caller telephone number stored in the storage device 9, the main control unit 13 transmits the corresponding phonebook data to the other party. The destination name is converted into a voice signal by the voice uttering unit 11 and emitted from the speaker 11, and when there is no matching telephone directory data, a ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 11 to call the user (step S8). After that, the communication line 1 is
Is no longer detected (step S
9) When the hook detector 4 detects an off-hook state (step S10), the line interface 2 captures the communication line 1 and shifts to the communication state.

When the incoming call detection signal from the communication line 1 is detected by the incoming detection unit 7 in the standby state (step S11), the main control unit 13 outputs a ringing sound to the speaker 11.
The user is made to emit more sound to call the user (step S8). Thereafter, when the incoming call detection unit 7 does not detect the call signal from the communication line 1 (step S9), the system shifts to the standby state and the hook detection unit 4 When the off-hook is detected (step S10), the communication line 1 is captured by the line interface 2 and the communication state is shifted to the communication state.

That is, in a state where the telephone directory data as shown in FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B is stored in the storage device 9, the calling number receiving unit 6 outputs “0824 OOOOOO”.
When a caller telephone number such as “○” is received, characters such as “Hayashi / Sharp” are displayed on the display unit 10 to notify the user as shown in FIG. Is a call from Mr. Hayashi. "Is emitted from the speaker 12 and the user is called.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, the telephone directory data corresponding to the caller telephone number received by the calling number receiving unit 6 at the time of the incoming call when the incoming call is received before the transition to the communication state. Is stored in the storage device 9, the user can be notified of more information about the caller.

Next, an example of the operation in the communication state will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the communication state, the incoming call display sound coming from the communication line 1 is detected by the incoming call detection section 7 (step S21), and the information receiving terminal start-up sound coming from the communication line 1 follows the incoming call display sound. When the main control section 13 receives the caller's telephone number coming from the communication line 1 by the calling number receiving section 6 (step S23), the main controlling section 13 receives the caller's telephone number received by the detecting section 7 (step S22) and by the calling number receiving section 6 (step S23). The stored caller telephone number is stored in the storage device 9 (step S24). During this time, the communication path in the exchange is disconnected from the communication partner.

Thereafter, the main control unit 13 compares the caller telephone number stored in the storage device 9 with the telephone directory data stored in advance in the storage device 9 (step S25). The corresponding telephone directory data is read and a part of the destination name is displayed on the display unit 10,
A part of the destination name is converted into a voice signal by the voice utterance unit 11 and is emitted from the speaker 11 to notify the user that there is an interruption (step S26). When there is no matching data, Display 1 for caller phone number
0 or a ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 11 to notify the user of the interruption (step S).
27). Note that this notification is performed until the incoming call display sound coming from the communication line 1 is no longer detected by the incoming call detection unit 7.

That is, in a state where the telephone directory data as shown in FIG. 2A is stored in the storage device 9, the calling party telephone number such as “0824 ○ ○ に よ っ て に よ っ て” is When it is received, as shown in FIG. 3B, a character such as “Hayashi” is displayed on the display unit 10 to notify the user, and a voice such as “Hayashi to telephone” is emitted from the speaker 12. A sound is heard and the user is called.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when an incoming call is received in the communication state, the telephone directory data corresponding to the caller telephone number received by the calling number receiving section 6 at the time of the incoming call is stored in the storage device 9. , The user can be notified of the minimum required information about the caller.

Next, another example of the operation in the communication state will be described with reference to the explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

In the communication state, the incoming call display sound coming from the communication line 1 is detected by the incoming call detection unit 7 (step S31), and the information receiving terminal start-up sound coming from the communication line 1 follows the incoming call display sound. When the main control unit 13 receives the caller's telephone number arriving from the communication line 1 by the calling number receiving unit 6 (step S33), the main control unit 13 receives the caller's telephone number by the calling number receiving unit 6 (step S33). The stored caller telephone number is stored in the storage device 9 (step S34). During this time, the communication path in the exchange is disconnected from the communication partner.

Thereafter, the main control unit 13 compares the caller telephone number stored in the storage device 9 with the telephone directory data stored in advance in the storage device 9 (step S35). The corresponding telephone directory data is read out to display the name of the destination for communication on the display unit 10 or the name of the destination for communication is converted into an audio signal by the voice uttering unit 11 and emitted from the speaker 11. Then, the user is notified that there is an interruption (step S36), and when there is no matching data, the caller's telephone number is displayed on the display section 10 or a ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 11 to allow the user to make a call. Is notified that there is an interrupt (step S37). Note that this notification is performed until the incoming call display sound coming from the communication line 1 is no longer detected by the incoming call detection unit 7.

That is, in a state where the telephone directory data as shown in FIG. 2B is stored in the storage device 9, the calling party telephone number such as “0824 ○ ○ に よ っ て に よ っ て” is When it is received, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), characters such as "HIRO" are displayed on the display unit 10 to notify the user, and a voice such as "HIRO to PHONE" is emitted from the speaker 12. A sound is heard and the user is called.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when an incoming call is received in the communication state, the telephone directory data corresponding to the caller telephone number received by the calling number receiving unit 6 at the time of the incoming call is stored in the storage device 9. , The user can be notified of the minimum required information about the caller.

In the above embodiment, the calling number receiving unit 6
When the telephone directory data corresponding to the caller telephone number received by the user is not stored in the storage device 9, FIG.
As shown in (e), the caller telephone number received by the calling number receiving unit 6 is displayed on the display unit 10 and a ringing tone is emitted from the speaker 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, by registering a place name, a model name (PHS and a mobile phone, etc.), a reason for non-notification, etc. in association with the first few digits, the place name, model name, reason for non-notification can be displayed or released. You may make it sound.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, when an incoming call is received, information corresponding to the sender information of the incoming caller is notified, and the information to be notified is received before the communication. By differentiating between when the call is received and when the call is received during communication, the information to be notified before and during the communication can be optimized respectively, so that the user is not hindered by the communication. More information about the caller.

According to the present invention, when a call is received before communication, information corresponding to the caller information of the caller is notified. When a call is received during communication, the caller of the caller is notified. By notifying a part of the information corresponding to the information, the information to be notified before and during the communication can be respectively optimized, so that the caller can be transmitted to the user without interrupting the communication. Can be transmitted more, and an increase in memory capacity accompanying the information can be suppressed.

Further, according to the present invention, when an incoming call is received before communication, information corresponding to the caller information of the incoming caller and information indicating before communication is reported, while an incoming call is received during communication. At the time, by notifying the information corresponding to the caller information of the called party and the information indicating that communication is in progress, the information to be notified before and during communication can be optimized. More information on the caller can be transmitted to the user in an optimal manner without any trouble.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a general telephone which is an embodiment of a communication device according to the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams showing a data configuration of a storage device in the general telephone, in which FIG. 2A shows an example and FIG. 2B shows another example.

3A to 3C are explanatory diagrams showing data display examples on a display unit of the general telephone, wherein FIGS. 3A to 3C show display examples before and during communication when telephone directory data is registered;
(D) to (e) show display examples before and during communication, respectively, when telephone directory data is not registered.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing operation control of the general telephone in a standby state.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of operation control of a communication state in the general telephone.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another example of operation control of a communication state in the general telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication line 2 Line interface 3 Handset 4 Hook detection part 5 Dial device 6 Calling number reception part 7 Incoming detection part 8 Operation input part 9 Storage device 10 Display part 11 Voice utterance part 12 Speaker 13 Main control part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication device capable of receiving caller information of a caller at the time of an incoming call, a storage means for storing information corresponding to the caller information, and notifying the information stored in the storage means at the time of an incoming call. A communication device, comprising: a notifying unit, wherein the notifying unit sets different information to be notified when an incoming call is received before communication and when an incoming call is received during communication. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit sets information to be notified when an incoming call is received during communication as a part of information to be notified when an incoming call is received before communication. Communication device. 3. The storage means stores at least two pieces of information corresponding to the caller information, while the notification means notifies one of the information when receiving an incoming call before communication, and 2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the other information is notified when an incoming call is received.