JPH11225186A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal that is equipped with a key which automatically calls a various ring tone service reception registration station and registers at the key a dial number of a caller to receive a various ring tone service by a user. SOLUTION: A communication terminal is provided with a various ring tone registration key 6a. Caller dial numbers being objects of the various ring tone service are registered at the various ring tone registration key 6a. When a caller dial number is newly registered, updated or deleted, a various ring tone service reception registration station is automatically dialed to newly register, update or delete the caller dial number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device using a ringing service, and more particularly to a ringing registration key for automatically calling a dial number of a registration ring for receiving a ringing service. And a communication terminal device capable of setting and registering a dial number of a calling source to receive a service.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a ringing service has been provided in a general telephone network. With this service, the pattern of the ringing tone from a specific caller can be changed, so if this service is used, for example, a relative or a specific customer can be distinguished from a call from another by the ringing tone. .

However, in order to use such a service, when a service is to be received, the dial number of the caller who is to receive the service must be registered in advance in a service reception registration office, for example, in the current NTT service. It is necessary to call and register 147 stations. Therefore, when receiving the service, the user dials 147 stations,
It is necessary to register the dialing number of the caller by following the voice guidance of the reception office, and if the dialing number of the caller is deleted or changed, operate the numeric keypad etc. to register the service reception A troublesome operation such as calling a station and registering it was necessary.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and a dialing number of a calling source to receive a service can be registered in advance, and a dialing number of the calling source is registered. Or, when the dial number of the caller who has already been registered is changed or deleted, the service reception registration office is automatically called without having to perform the call operation for the ringing service reception registration office every time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device having a new function of transmitting a registered, changed, or deleted dial calling number to a service reception registration office and automatically registering it.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus for setting and registering a calling source dial number to be subjected to a ringing service. The present invention is characterized in that a ring registration key for automatically calling the dial number of the registration service reception registration office is provided.

Here, in the ringing registration key, the dialing number of the ringing service reception registration office is set and registered in advance as the dialing number of the call destination, and the dialing number of the caller who should receive the ringing service is registered. Can be set and registered on the user side by performing a predetermined operation. In such a communication terminal device of the present invention, the ringing registration key registers the dialing number of the ringing service reception registration office and the dial number to be subjected to the ringing service.
The destination of the automatic call can be set as a ringing service reception registration office or a calling source of a dial number to be subjected to the ringing service by software processing.

[0007] As shown in FIG.
If the ringing registration key 6a is operated normally, the dialing number of the calling source to be the ringing service is automatically called and the special key 6c is selected in the same manner as the normal one-touch dial key 6b. Therefore, when the ringing registration key 6a is operated, a method of automatically ringing the ringing service reception registration office and registering the dialing number of the calling source to be the target of the ringing service is possible.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal apparatus according to the present invention, wherein a calling source dial number to be subjected to the ringing service is newly set or registered in the ringing registration key. When the registered caller dial number is changed or deleted, the ringing service reception registration office is automatically called and the caller dial number is automatically registered in the service reception registration office. .

In this communication terminal device, if a caller dial number to receive a service is newly registered in the ringing registration key, or if the registered caller dial number is changed or deleted, this is automatically performed. , A service reception and registration office is automatically called, and a new registration, update or deletion of a dial number registered on the user side as a call source to receive a service is automatically performed.

Further, in the communication terminal device according to the present invention, the ring registration key further functions as a one-touch dial key, and when the key is operated normally, the ringing service is provided. It is configured to automatically call a calling source dial number set and registered as a target. According to the third aspect, the ringing registration key includes:
When a new calling dial number to be used for the ringing service is newly registered, or when a previously registered calling dial number is changed or deleted, the ringing service reception / registration station is automatically issued. Call and register the calling source dial number in the service reception registration office, but when operated normally, automatically call the calling source dial number set and registered as the target of the ringing service. Has become.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of a communication terminal device according to the present invention. Here, a facsimile apparatus is shown as an example, but the present invention can be used for general telephones, mobile phones, PHS, other communication terminals, and the like, and is not limited to such facsimile apparatuses. .

In the communication terminal device A, 1 constitutes a signal processing unit, which not only controls each unit of the communication terminal device A but also includes a mode, an automatic call, a comparison of a call origin dial number, etc., which will be described later. CPU 2 for executing each process, NCU 2 for closing and opening the telephone line L1, 3 has a push signal generating unit 3a for transmitting a push signal, and modulates and demodulates the signal for facsimile communication. Modem to do,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a scanner which converts original information written on the original into image data by a CCD or the like, 5 denotes a printer which records (prints out) encoded image data received via the telephone line L1 as dot data, and 6 Is an operation panel provided with a ring registration key 6a, a numeric keypad, and various function keys, and performs various input settings for the communication terminal device A.

A ROM 7 stores a control program for executing an automatic call and ringing service automatic entry mode to a service station, which will be described later, and a program for executing a basic operation of the apparatus, and 8 a ringing registration key. 6a
The RA having the automatic calling dial number storage unit 8a for registering the dial number of the service reception registration office by the operation of
At M, various data necessary for controlling the device A is temporarily stored.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an image memory which includes a DRAM or the like and temporarily stores image data to be transmitted / received, and 10 denotes an image codec circuit which encodes and decodes image data to be transmitted / received. In this embodiment, the dialing of the service station and the dialing number of the caller are both performed by outputting a push signal to the telephone line L1, but the dial signal is transmitted to dial the service station. After calling,
It is also possible to switch to a push signal and send out a caller dial number to automatically register the dial number.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the registration key 6a. The operation panel 6 has a liquid crystal display 6e at the center and a numeric keypad 6d to the right. The ringing registration key 6a is a one-touch dial key 6 arranged on the left side of the liquid crystal display unit 6e and vertically on the right side.
b. These ringing registration keys 6a can be set to register the dialing number of the calling source to receive the ringing service by performing a predetermined operation on the user side. Is registered in the automatic calling dial number storage unit 8a in the RAM 8.

FIG. 3 conceptually shows a memory area of the automatic calling dial number storage section 8a in the RAM 8 provided corresponding to the ringing registration key. Memory addresses # 1 to # 4 include: The dial number of the caller corresponding to the key tops # 1 to # 4 of the ringing registration key 6a is registered. Next, the basic operation of the communication terminal device A of the present invention will be described.

Steps 100 to 108 in FIG. 4 are flowcharts showing the basic operation procedure in the ringing service automatic entry mode. When the dial number is set and registered by operating any of the ringing registration keys 6a, the CPU 1 stores the dial number in the RAM.
And stored in a buffer memory provided in the telephone number 8 and referring to the caller's dial number storage unit 8a to register the ringing registration key 6a.
, And compares it with the dial number already registered and stored. As a result of the comparison, when the CPU 1 determines that the dial number is registered for the first time in the ringing registration key 6a, or that the dial number already set and registered in the registration key 6a has been changed or deleted. , The push signal generator 3a is operated to automatically call a registration reception service station, for example, 147 stations.

When the reception / registration service bureau receives the call, the CPU 1 activates the push signal generation unit 3a to activate the newly set and registered dial number,
Alternatively, the changed or deleted dial number is transmitted to the reception / registration service station, and the dial number is registered with the reception / registration service station. In this case, new registration from the push signal generation unit 3a,
A command instructing change or deletion is transmitted in the form of a push signal, and the reception / registration service bureau performs registration in response to the command.

When the service reception / registration station is automatically called, if the service reception / registration station does not receive a call, the redial call is repeated a plurality of times. If the service reception / registration station still does not receive a call, an error message is output. The message is displayed on the display unit or the like, and the process ends. If the newly registered or updated calling dial number is meaningless data, an error display or an error alarm may be output.

In this manner, the CPU 1 automatically issues a call when a dial number of a caller to receive service is newly set, changed, or deleted in the separate registration key 6a. Referring to the caller dial number storage unit 8a, the call is automatically compared with the dial number already stored in the registration key, and the call is automatically originated in accordance with the comparison result. It is possible to easily register, update, or delete the calling dial number at the reception office.

The ring registration key having the above functions may be used as a one-touch dial registration key. In this case, the CPU 1 sounds the registration key 6a
Is pressed by the one-touch dial key 6b, the caller dial number registered as a target of the ringing service by the registration key 6a is read from the caller dial number storage section 8a, and a push signal is generated. Activate the unit 3a to make an automatic call.

[0022]

As can be understood from the above description, according to the communication terminal device of the first aspect, when a new registration, update, or deletion of the calling dial number is performed in the ringing registration key, Since the ringing service reception / registration station is automatically called to newly register, update, or delete the calling source dial number, the troublesome operation of operating the numeric keypad to call the service reception / registration station can be omitted.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, if the calling dial number is newly registered, updated or deleted when the ringing registration key is operated, the ringing service reception registration is performed. Since the station is automatically called, it is more convenient. According to the communication terminal device of the third aspect, the ringing registration key can also be used as a normal one-touch dial key, so that a frequently used dial number is registered in the one-touch dial key, and the ringing service is performed. Also, there is an advantage that no extra keys need to be provided on the operation panel when registering the keypad.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of a communication terminal device (an application example of a facsimile device) according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a ringing registration key.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a calling dial number storage unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a basic operation procedure using a ringing registration key.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A communication terminal device 1 signal processing section 6a ring registration key 8a caller dial number storage section

Claims (3)

[Claims] A ringing registration key for automatically calling a dial number of a ringing service registration receiving station is provided, and a caller dial number to be a target of the ringing service can be registered and set in the registration key. A communication terminal device characterized in that: 2. The calling ring registration key according to claim 1, wherein the calling dial number to be a target of the ringing service is newly registered or set, or the calling dial number already registered and set. A communication terminal device configured to automatically call a ringing service reception registration office when the telephone number is changed or deleted, and to automatically register the calling source dial number in the service reception registration office. 3. The ringing registration key according to claim 2, wherein the ringing registration key also functions as a one-touch dial key, and when normally operated, automatically dials a calling source dial number set and registered as a target of the ringing service. A communication terminal device configured to call.