JPH06326773A - Substitute incoming call allowing/disallowing service control method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform substitute incoming call service control wherein the initiative is given to an origination side on the basis of substitute incoming call allowing/disallowing information from an origination-side terminal instead of conventional substitute incoming call service control wherein the initiative is given to an incoming call-side terminal. CONSTITUTION:The origination-side terminal 1 sends the substitute incoming call allowing/disallowing information to an origination-side exchange 2 at the time of origination. The substitute incoming call allowing/disallowing information is stored as terminal information in the exchange 2 and also sent to an incoming call-side exchange 3 which further sends it to an incoming call-side terminal 4. The incoming call-side exchange 3 and incoming call-side terminal 4 control whether or not substitute termination to a substitute incoming call device 5 and a terminal substitute incoming call device 6 is allowed respectively on the basis of the allowing/disallowing state of the substitute allowing/ disallowing information from the origination-side terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication service control method, and more particularly to a proxy incoming call acceptance / denial service control method for controlling service functions of a switching center and a called terminal based on information unique to the called terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional method of controlling a proxy incoming call service will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a communication system, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a conventional proxy incoming call service control method.

Explaining based on the communication system shown in FIG. 3, the originating side terminal 1 is connected to the originating side switching center 2 and the receiving side terminal 4 is connected to the receiving side switching center 3 by a line, and the switching center controls call control of the terminal. To do. The receiving side terminal 4 enjoys a proxy call receiving service such as a call transfer service or an answering machine service, or has a substitute call receiving function such as an answering machine function in the terminal and activates those services or functions. And The proxy call receiving device 5 represents a transfer destination terminal of a call transfer service, a voice storage device of an answering machine service, or the like. The terminal proxy receiving device 6 indicates an answering machine function unit and the like included in the terminal 4.

Next, call control will be described with reference to FIG. When the caller terminal 1 makes a call to the callee terminal 4, the callee terminal 4 is in communication or the like (step S1), the callee terminal 4 registers the enjoyment of the proxy call receiving service at the callee side exchange 3, and If the call is activated (step S2), the call is transferred to the proxy receiving device 5 under the control of the terminating exchange 3 and is received by the proxy. However, if the callee terminal 4 has not registered the enjoyment of the proxy call receiving service in the callee side switching center 3 or has registered it but has not activated it (step S2), the call is controlled by the callee side switching center 3. Is not transferred to the proxy call receiving device 5, and normally a busy tone is supplied to the call. Next, when the calling terminal 1 makes a call to the called terminal 4,
When the state of the called terminal 4 is empty (step S1), the called terminal 4 enters the calling state, the called terminal 4 does not respond to this call (step S3), and the called terminal 4 substitutes the incoming call. If the function is provided (step S4), the call is received by proxy by the terminal proxy receiving device 6 under the control of the receiving side terminal 4 and the terminal proxy receiving device 6. If the called terminal 4 responds to the call (step S3), the call state is set. If the called terminal 4 does not have the proxy receiving function (step S4), the call continues to be called, and if there is no response, the call is an unanswered call.

[0005]

In the conventional proxy incoming call service control method, the exchange terminal or the callee terminal initiates proxy call originating from the callee terminal, and the caller terminal cannot participate in the proxy call service control. That is, even if the holder of the calling terminal does not desire the proxy call, if the holder of the called terminal sets the proxy call to the exchange or the called terminal, the proxy call is made. This generally results in incomplete
Calls that are not charged, such as busy and non-answered, are received as a substitute by the intention of the recipient terminal holder and become completed calls / charged calls. This is disadvantageous to the owner of the originating terminal.

The present invention overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.
If the holder of the calling terminal does not want to receive a proxy call, even if the holder of the called terminal sets a proxy call, an incomplete call or a non-billing call is made based on the proxy call acceptance information from the calling terminal. By doing so, it is intended to prevent the disadvantage of the owner of the calling terminal.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a caller terminal as a proxy incoming call acceptance / denial service control method in a communication system in which terminals are connected by a communication line via an exchange. When sending a call, the proxy call acceptance / denial information is sent to the originating exchange, the calling exchange stores the proxy call acceptance / denial information, and sends it to the called exchange, which in turn sends it to the called terminal. To do. The callee side exchange and the callee side terminal respectively control whether or not the callee call to the proxy callee device or terminal proxy callee device is possible based on whether or not the proxy call acceptability information from the caller side terminal is available.

Further, by storing the proxy call acceptance / denial information in the calling exchange, it is possible to substitute the transmission of the proxy call acceptability information from the caller side terminal.

[0009]

[Function] By transmitting the proxy call acceptance / denial information from the caller terminal holder to the callee side switching center or the callee side terminal, the callee side switching center or terminal can judge whether the callee side acceptability information is acceptable or not. , Based on the result of the judgment, control of each proxy incoming call function is performed.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A proxy incoming call acceptance / denial service control method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus for carrying out a proxy incoming call acceptance / denial service control method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart in the embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in FIG. 1, a solid line indicates a voice or data communication path, and a dotted line indicates a proxy call acceptability information communication path.

In FIG. 1, similarly to FIG. 3, 1 is a caller side terminal, 2 is a caller side exchange station, 3 is a callee side exchange station, 4 is a callee side terminal, 5 is a proxy call receiving device, and 6 is a terminal proxy call reception. It is a device. The originating side terminal 1 is provided with a proxy call acceptance / denial information transmitting means 7 for transmitting the proxy call acceptance / denial information, which is the intention of the owner, to the originating side exchange. Proxy call acceptance information storage means 8 for storing information
And a substitute call acceptance / rejection information transmitting means 9 for further transmitting to the receiving side switching center 3. Further, the called side exchange 3 is provided with a substitute call acceptance / rejection information transmission means 10 and a proxy call acceptance control means 11, and the proxy call acceptance / rejection information transmission means 10 receives the proxy call acceptance / rejection information from the caller side exchange station 2 as the proxy call acceptance control means 11. Alternatively, the call is transmitted to the proxy call reception control means 12 provided in the callee terminal 4, and the proxy call reception control means 11 causes the call to be received by the proxy call reception device 5 connected to the call exchange side 3 based on the proxy call acceptability information. Control whether or not. The receiving side terminal 4 enjoys a proxy call receiving service such as a call transfer service or an answering machine service, or has a substitute call receiving function such as an answering machine function in the terminal and activates those services or functions. And The incoming call side terminal 4 includes a proxy incoming call control means 12. The proxy receiving means 12 controls whether or not the call is to be received by the terminal proxy receiving device 6 based on the proxy incoming / outgoing information. Note that the proxy call reception device 5 represents a transfer destination terminal of the call transfer service, a voice storage device of the answering machine service, and the like, and the terminal proxy call reception device 6 represents an answering machine function unit included in the terminal.

When the caller terminal 1 makes a call to the callee terminal 4, the caller terminal 1 transmits proxy call acceptance / denial information to the caller side exchange 2 from the caller terminal 1. The originating exchange 2 stores the proxy incoming / outgoing information of the originating terminal 1,
Furthermore, it transmits to the exchange 3 on the called side. Also, the originating terminal 1
When the caller makes a call to the callee terminal 4, even if the caller terminal 1 does not send the proxy call acceptance / denial information to the caller side exchange 2 each time,
The originating exchange 2 stores the proxy call acceptance / denial information as the information of the call originator terminal, and based on this storage, the proxy call acceptance / denial information of the call originator terminal 1 is stored for each call origination.
It may be transmitted to.

The exchange 3 on the receiving side controls the incoming call to the terminal 4 on the receiving side by using the proxy incoming / outgoing information. Further, the called-side switching center 3 transmits the proxy call acceptance / denial information of the calling-side terminal 1 to the called-side terminal 4. The callee terminal 4 uses the proxy call acceptance / denial information to control whether or not a proxy call is received. In the proxy incoming call control means 11 or 12, when the proxy incoming call availability information is acceptable, the call is received by the respective proxy incoming call device 5 or 6,
If no, do not call.

Next, call control will be described with reference to FIG. When the caller terminal 1 makes a call to the callee terminal 4, the substitute call acceptability information of the caller terminal 1 is transmitted from the caller side exchange 2 to the caller side exchange 3. At this time, the status of the called terminal 4 is in communication (step S1), the proxy call acceptance / denial information of the calling terminal 1 is acceptable (step S2), and the called terminal 4 is set up for the called proxy service at the called exchange station 3. Register the enjoyment,
If the call is activated (step S3), the call is transferred to the proxy receiving device 5 under the control of the terminating side switching center 3 and received as a proxy. However, whether or not the substitute call acceptance / rejection information of the caller side terminal 1 is present (step S2), or the callee side terminal 4 has not registered the enjoyment of the proxy call receiving service at the callee side exchange 3, or is active even if registered. If not converted (step S3), the call is not transferred to the proxy receiving device 5 under the control of the terminating exchange 3 and normally a busy tone is supplied to the call. Next, when the calling terminal 1 makes a call to the called terminal 4,
When the state of the called terminal 4 is empty (step S1), the called terminal 4 is in a calling state, and the proxy call acceptance / rejection information of the calling terminal 1 is sent from the calling exchange 2 to the called exchange 3. It is transmitted to the callee terminal 4. If the callee terminal 4 does not respond to this call (step S4), the callee terminal 4 has a proxy call reception function (step S5), and the call acceptability information of the callee terminal 1 is acceptable (step S4). In step S6), the call is received by the terminal proxy receiving device 6 by proxy under the control of the receiving side terminal 4 and the terminal proxy receiving device 6. If the called terminal 4 responds to the call (step S4), the call state is established. If the callee terminal 4 does not have the proxy call reception function (step S5), or if the caller terminal 1 has no proxy call acceptability information (step S6), the call continues in the ringing state and no response is given. For example, it becomes a no answer call.

[0016]

According to the proxy call acceptance / denial service control method of the present invention, the proxy call acceptance / denial service control of the caller terminal is performed by transmitting the proxy call acceptability information of the caller terminal to the exchange or the callee terminal. Is possible. As a result, the substitute call is not made at the exchange or the callee terminal under the initiative of the callee terminal. That is, when the holder of the calling terminal does not want to receive the proxy call, even if the callee terminal sets the proxy call to the exchange or the callee terminal by transmitting the proxy call acceptability information from the caller terminal. , The proxy call will not be made. As a result, calls that are generally incomplete / non-charged, such as busy or no answer, will be incomplete / non-charged calls regardless of the intention of the receiving side terminal unless the calling side terminal wants to receive a substitute call. . This benefits the owner of the originating terminal.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an apparatus that implements a proxy incoming call admissibility service control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of a proxy incoming call acceptance / denial service control method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of a conventional proxy incoming call service control method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Calling side terminal 2 Calling side switching center 3 Calling side switching center 4 Calling side terminal 5 Proxy call receiving device 6 Terminal proxy call receiving device 7 Proxy call acceptability information 8 Proxy call acceptability information storage means 9 Proxy call acceptability information sending means 10 Proxy call acceptability Information transmitting means 11 Proxy incoming call control means 12 Proxy incoming call control means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a communication system in which terminals are connected to each other through a communication line through a switching center, a calling side terminal transmits proxy call acceptance / denial information to a calling side switching center, and the calling side switching center Stores the proxy call acceptance / denial information and sends it to the called exchange, and when the called terminal is in a call or does not respond, if the sent proxy call acceptability information is acceptable, the designated transfer destination A proxy incoming call acceptance / rejection service control method, which allows a proxy incoming call by transfer to a voice storage device or the like, and does not allow the proxy incoming call when the transmitted proxy incoming call acceptability information is negative. 2. In a communication system in which terminals are connected to each other through a communication line via a switching center, a calling side terminal transmits proxy call acceptance / denial information to a calling side switching center when the calling side, and the calling side switching center The call acceptance / rejection information is stored and sent to the called exchange. The called exchange sends the proxy call acceptance / rejection information to the callee terminal, and the callee's terminal receives a manual response by a certain time after receiving the call. When not possible, if the transmitted proxy incoming / outgoing information is acceptable, allow the proxy incoming call by the proxy incoming call function of the receiving side terminal, and if the transmitted proxy incoming / outgoing information is negative, call the proxy incoming call A method of controlling service acceptance / rejection of a proxy call characterized by not accepting.