JPH11136354A - Sender depending communication responding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sender depending communication responding device that properly returns a message to a sender communication terminal. SOLUTION: An interface 109 receives information sent from a sender communication terminal, a sender number recognition device 106 recognizes an identification number of the sender communication terminal based on the information received by the interface 109, a CPU 108 allows a message changeover means 107 to extract a message corresponding to the identification number to be recognized from a storage device 105 and returns the extracted message to the sender communication terminal. Thus, a returned message is changed, depending on the sender communication terminal and then a message is returned properly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device for each source which performs a predetermined process according to a source communication terminal which has transmitted information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a communication terminal (for example, a telephone, a mobile phone, a facsimile, etc.) which has transmitted information has
A device for returning a message such as a character or a voice stored in advance is known. As such a device, for example, an answering machine is known. The configuration of this conventional answering machine will be described with reference to FIG. This answering machine has a voice input device 501 such as a microphone for inputting voice, a voice output device 502 such as a speaker for outputting voice, a storage device (memory) 503 for storing voice messages, and a dial for dialing. It has a numeric keypad 504, a CPU 505 for controlling each of the above devices, and an interface 506 for connecting the answering machine to a telephone line.

In this answering machine, when a call signal is received, the CPU 505 counts a ring back tone (ringing tone), and if the handset is not picked up after a preset number of times, the answering machine will not be picked up. Start operation. In other words, the CPU 505 puts the line into a call-enabled state, extracts a response message for recording the message or a response message urging the caller to call back from the storage device 503, and transmits the response message to the transmission source.

Conventionally, when one communication terminal receives a call signal, the call signal is automatically transferred to a communication terminal set in advance as a transfer destination communication terminal. A technique of enabling communication with a communication terminal (so-called transfer) has been put to practical use.

[0005]

However, in a conventional communication terminal such as an answering machine, the same response message is returned regardless of the communication terminal from which the calling signal is transmitted. Was unable to return an appropriate response message to the other party. Further, even when transferring, regardless of from which communication terminal the call signal is transmitted, all of the call signal is transferred to a preset destination communication terminal, which is inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and has as its object to provide a source-specific communication-compatible device that can appropriately return a message according to a source communication terminal. It is another object of the present invention to provide a source-specific communication-compatible device that can appropriately transfer data according to a source communication terminal.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, there is provided a communication supporting apparatus for each transmission source, which returns a predetermined message according to a transmission source communication terminal which has transmitted information. A communication device, a storage unit that stores the identification number of the communication terminal and the message in association with each other,
Receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the source communication terminal; recognition means for recognizing the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information received by the receiving means; and a message corresponding to the identification number recognized by the recognition means And a message returning means for extracting the message from the storage means and returning the message to the source communication terminal.

[0008] In the above-mentioned communication apparatus for each source, the receiving means receives the information transmitted from the source communication terminal, and the recognizing means recognizes the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information received by the receiving means. The message returning means retrieves the message corresponding to the identification number recognized by the recognizing means from the storage means and returns the message to the source communication terminal. Therefore, the message to be returned can be changed according to the source communication terminal, and the message can be appropriately returned.

[0009] Further, a source-specific communication supporting apparatus according to the present invention is a source-specific communication supporting apparatus that transfers information to a predetermined transfer destination communication terminal in accordance with the source communication terminal that transmitted the information. Storage means for storing the identification number of the source communication terminal and the identification number of the destination communication terminal in association with each other; a receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the source communication terminal; and a transmitting means for transmitting information from the information received by the receiving means. Recognition means for recognizing the identification number of the source communication terminal, and the identification number of the transfer destination communication terminal corresponding to the identification number of the source communication terminal recognized by the recognition means is retrieved from the storage means, and the retrieved identification number is transferred. Transfer means for transferring information from the source communication terminal to the destination communication terminal.

[0010] In the above-mentioned communication device for each source, the receiving means receives the information transmitted from the source communication terminal, and the recognizing means recognizes the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information received by the receiving means. The transfer means retrieves the identification number of the transfer destination communication terminal corresponding to the identification number of the transmission source communication terminal recognized by the recognition means from the storage means, and sends the identification number to the transfer destination communication terminal having the extracted identification number from the transmission source communication terminal. Transfer information. Accordingly, it is possible to change the transfer destination communication terminal according to the transmission source communication terminal, or not to perform the transfer depending on the transmission source communication terminal.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIG. 1, description will be given of a telephone in which a source-specific communication supporting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention is built. The telephone includes a character input device 101, an output device 102, a voice input device 103, and a voice output device 10
4, storage device 105, and source number recognition device 106
Response message switching means 107, CPU 108
And an interface 109.

The character input device 101 is composed of, for example, an input device such as a key switch and the like, and inputs a telephone number of a communication terminal to be connected when a line is connected, and contents such as a character and a telephone number stored in the storage device 105. Accept input and correction. The output device 102 is, for example, an LC
It is configured by a display device such as D (liquid crystal display), and displays a telephone number, characters, and the like. The voice input device 103 includes, for example, a microphone or the like,
Accepts voice input from the user. Audio output device 1
Reference numeral 04 includes, for example, a speaker or the like, and outputs sound.

The storage device 105 includes a message storage unit 11
0, telephone number storage unit 111, and transfer telephone number storage unit 1
And 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the message storage unit 110 stores a message number 203 and a message 204 to be returned to a communication terminal (for example, a telephone, a mobile phone, or a facsimile) of a transmission source in association with each other. . In this embodiment, the message number No. 4 is used as a message number for returning a transfer message, and the message number No. 0 is added to a communication terminal having no registered telephone number or a telephone number added to a call signal. It is set in advance as a message number for returning a normal message to a communication terminal that has not been set up. here,
As the message, a voice message, a text message, a FAX message, or the like can be used.

As shown in FIG. 2, the telephone number storage unit 111 stores a telephone number 205 of a communication terminal of a transmission source and a response message number 206 indicating a message number of a message to be replied in association with each other. . Here, in order to execute the transfer when receiving a call signal from a certain communication terminal of a certain transmission source, the telephone number of the certain communication terminal of the certain transmission source is changed to the message number set for the transfer (the book number). In the embodiment, it may be associated with No. 4). In the present embodiment, a message number in which a normal message is stored is stored in a communication terminal in which a telephone number is not registered or a communication terminal in which a telephone number is not added to a call signal (in this embodiment, , No0) are associated in advance. Also, a plurality of message numbers can be set as response message numbers. The transfer destination telephone number storage unit 112
Holds the telephone number of the communication terminal at the time of transfer.

The source number recognition device 106 reads the telephone number of the source from the call signal received by the interface 109. Note that the transmission source number recognition device 106
You may comprise as one function of CPU108. That is, the above function may be achieved by causing the CPU 108 to execute a predetermined program. Message switching means 107
The message corresponding to the message number designated by the CPU 108 is stored in the message storage unit 110 of the storage device 105.
And hand it over to CPU 108.

The CPU 108 has various processing functions as well as a function of sending a control signal to each device and means to control the operation. Specifically, the CPU 108 has a function of transmitting a call signal to the communication terminal of the connection destination via the interface 109 when the character input device 101 receives the input of the telephone number of the connection destination from the user.
9, a function of outputting a ringing tone from the voice output device 104 when receiving a calling signal addressed to its own telephone, a function of connecting a line with a source communication terminal after generating a predetermined number of ringing sounds, The function of detecting the telephone number recognized by the number recognition means 106 from the telephone number storage unit 111 to obtain a corresponding response message number, the function of notifying the obtained response message number to the message switching means 107, the function of The function of returning the received message to the communication terminal of the transmission source via the interface 109. If the response message number is a message number for transfer, obtains the telephone number of the transfer destination communication terminal from the transfer destination telephone number storage unit 112. And has a function of transferring the corresponding telephone number to the communication terminal.

The interface 109 is a device for communicatively connecting the telephone line and the telephone. When the telephone is connected to a wired line, the interface 109 is constituted by a device such as a modular jack. If it is connected to a wireless line, it is constituted by, for example, a wireless communication circuit for performing wireless transmission and reception.

Next, the operation when a call signal is received from the source communication terminal by telephone will be described with reference to FIG. First, when a call signal is received from the line via the interface 109 (step S1), the source number recognition device 106 checks whether or not the call signal includes the telephone number of the source communication terminal (step S2). If the telephone number of the transmission source is included, the transmission source number recognition device 106 reads the telephone number and sends it to the CPU 108 (step S4).
8 searches the telephone number storage unit 111 based on the telephone number to determine whether or not it is registered (steps S5 and S6).

If registered, the CPU
108 is a response message number 206 corresponding to the telephone number
Is read (step S7), and it is detected whether or not the response message number is for transfer (step S8). As a result, if the message is not for transfer, the CPU 108 passes the response message number to the message switching unit 107, and the message storage unit 110 that has received the response message number searches the message storage unit 110 to find a corresponding message. Is detected (steps S9 and S9).
10).

When the sender's telephone number is not included in the call signal (step S3), when the sender's telephone number is not registered in the telephone number storage unit 111 (step S3).
6) If the message is registered but there is no corresponding message (step S10), the CPU 108 reads the normal message number from the telephone number storage unit 111 (step S11).

If the response message number has been detected as the presence of the corresponding message (step S
10) Or, when the normal message number is read (step S11), the CPU 108 thereafter counts the ringback tone and outputs the voice output device 104.
(Steps S12 and S13), and when the count reaches the specified number, an on-hook signal is sent to the line via the interface 109 to enable communication with the source communication terminal (step S12, S13). S14).

Next, the CPU 108 causes the message switching means 107 to read the message corresponding to the message number from the message storage unit 110 (step S1).
5) Return the read message to the source communication terminal (step S16). After this, the CPU 1
08 executes an ordinary answering machine operation (for example, recording a message from a transmission source communication terminal) which is generally known (step S17).

As described above, an appropriate message can be returned according to the communication terminal of the transmission source. Therefore,
For example, when a call is received from a communication terminal of a close partner, a message indicating the actual location of the user is returned. You can send back a message.

Further, for example, in the case where the same telephone is used by a family, it is possible to guess to whom the family member is addressed according to the communication terminal of the transmission source. By returning the message, the sender can appropriately receive the message of the other party with whom the call is desired. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to an answering machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a specific party may be called from when a call is received until the user actually starts talking. Or a specific message. Also, in this case, by outputting the message to be returned from the audio output device, it is possible to identify who the caller is.

On the other hand, if the response message number is for transfer (step S8), CPU 108 reads the telephone number of the transfer destination communication terminal from transfer destination telephone number storage unit 112 (step S18). Next, the CPU 10
8 makes the sound output device 104 sound while counting the ringback tone (steps S19 and S20).
By sending an on-hook signal to the line via the communication terminal 09 (step S9).
21).

Then, the CPU 108 causes the message switching means 107 to read the message corresponding to the message number from the message storage unit 110 (step S2).
2) Return the read message to the source communication terminal (step S23). After this, the CPU 1
08 performs a generally known transfer operation using the telephone number of the transfer destination communication terminal, and enables a call between the transmission source communication terminal and the transfer destination communication terminal (step S24).

Therefore, it is possible to transfer the call signal to the predetermined transfer destination communication terminal only when a call signal is received from the transmission source communication terminal specified in advance. In addition, it is possible to use either the transfer or the answering machine operation depending on the communication terminal of the transmission source.

In the above embodiment, one telephone number is held as the telephone number of the communication terminal of the transfer destination. However, a plurality of transfer destination telephone numbers are stored and the transfer destination telephone number is transmitted. By associating with the original telephone number, it is possible to transfer to various communication terminals according to the transmission source. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the message is made to correspond only to the source telephone number. However, for example, a message in which the source telephone number is combined with time or season may be made to correspond to the message. By doing so, different messages can be returned to a predetermined communication terminal according to time.

Next, a source-specific communication supporting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention which can be connected to a conventional telephone is shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. This source-specific communication corresponding device 406
Has a main device 401 and a line connection switching means 402, and connects the telephone 403 and the telephone line 405.
The main device 401 has substantially the same devices and means as the telephone shown in FIG. 1. For example, the CPU of the main device 401 includes, for example, the character input device 101 among the functions of the CPU 108 described above. Sends a call signal to the communication terminal of the connection destination via the interface 109 when the input of the telephone number of the connection destination is received from the user, and outputs a ring tone when the interface 109 receives the call signal. While it does not have a function of outputting a ringback tone, it has a function of causing the line connection switching means 402 to switch the line connection when the ringback tone count reaches a predetermined number.

The line connection switching means 402 is connected to the telephone line 40
5 and the source communication corresponding device 406,
A conventional telephone 403 and a source communication-compatible device 406 are connected via a communication cable 404 such as a modular jack, and a line between the telephone 403 and the telephone line 405 or a line between the main device 401 and the telephone line 405 is connected. Switch connection.

Next, the above-mentioned source-specific communication corresponding device 40
6 will be described. Normally, the line switching means 402
Side, that is, the telephone line between the telephone line 405 and the telephone 403 is connected. Therefore, when a call signal is transmitted from the communication terminal of the transmission source via the telephone line 405, the transmitted call signal is transmitted to the telephone 423 as it is. Here, the CPU of the main device 401 counts the ringback tone, and when the number of times reaches the specified number, the line connection switching means 402 uses the R2 side, ie,
A telephone line between the telephone line and the main device 401 is connected.

Thereafter, the main device 401 is connected to the above-described FIG.
The same processing as in the flowchart shown in FIG. Steps S12, S13, S19, S2 in the flowchart
The processing of 0 is not performed. Therefore, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained without wasting existing resources such as conventional general telephones. If the input device and the output device of the existing telephone 403 can be used for registering the response message and the telephone number, the existing telephone is used as the character input device and the character output device described above. Alternatively, if an existing telephone device or function can be used, an existing telephone may be used as the corresponding device or function.

[0033]

As described above, the source communication-compatible device according to the present invention recognizes the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information transmitted from the source communication terminal, and corresponds to the recognized identification number. Since the message is returned to the source communication terminal, the message to be returned can be changed according to the source communication terminal, and the message can be returned appropriately. So, for example,
If you receive a call from a communication terminal of a close partner, return a message telling you the actual location of the user, and if you receive a call from another party, send a normal answering machine message notifying you that you are out. You can return it. Also, for example, in the case where the same telephone is used by a family member, it is possible to guess to whom the family member is calling according to the communication terminal of the transmission source. By returning the message, the sender can appropriately receive the message of the other party with whom the call is desired.

Also, a specific message can be transmitted to a specific party from the time the call is received until the user actually starts talking, and the returned message is output from the voice output device. It is possible to identify who is calling. Also,
The source-specific communication corresponding device according to the present invention recognizes the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information transmitted from the source communication terminal, and transfers the identification number corresponding to the recognized identification number of the source communication terminal. Since the information from the source communication terminal is transferred to the destination communication terminal, it is possible to change the destination communication terminal according to the source communication terminal, or not to perform the transfer depending on the source communication terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a telephone that internally includes a source communication compatible device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration example of a storage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the telephone according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a communication device for each transmission source according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an answering machine according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 character input device, 102 output device, 103 voice input device, 104 voice output device, 105 storage device, 10
6. Source number recognition device 107 Message switching means 108 CPU 109 Interface 110 Message storage unit 111
Telephone number storage unit, 112: Transfer destination telephone number storage unit.

Claims (2)

[Claims] A communication device for each source that returns a predetermined message according to a source communication terminal that has transmitted information, a storage unit that stores an identification number of a communication terminal and a message in association with each other, Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted from the source communication terminal; recognition means for recognizing the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information received by the receiving means; and a message corresponding to the identification number recognized by the recognition means And a message returning unit that retrieves the message from the storage unit and returns the message to the source communication terminal. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus transmits information to a predetermined destination communication terminal in accordance with the source communication terminal that has transmitted the information. Storage means for storing the identification numbers in association with each other; receiving means for receiving information transmitted from the source communication terminal; and recognition means for recognizing the identification number of the source communication terminal from the information received by the receiving means. Extracting the identification number of the transfer destination communication terminal corresponding to the identification number of the source communication terminal recognized by the recognition means from the storage means, and transmitting the information from the source communication terminal to the transfer destination communication terminal of the extracted identification number. And a transfer unit for transferring the data.