JP2000032118A - Call device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a call device which enables a user to easily confirm a transmitter's telephone number or the like and easily enables mutual calls in accordance with transmission telephone number informing services. SOLUTION: A telephone voice signal and a number informing information signal from a transmitter are outputted to a decoder box 102 by a wire by way of a telephone set 108 and a data converter 105 or by a radio by way of a transmitter/receiver 106. A television 104 displays the transmitter's telephone number or name in a display part and, at the same time, a telephone voice of the transmitter is outputted from the speaker. On the other hand, a sound signal inputted from a speech microphone 103 is transmitted to the transmitter from a public line by way of the decoder box 102. Thus, mutual call is performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to displaying caller's telephone number and the like based on number notification information for notifying the caller's telephone number and the like transmitted via a public line and transmitting the call. The present invention relates to a communication device capable of interactive communication with a person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in telephone communication systems,
In order to prevent problems such as harassment calls, a caller telephone number notification service has been provided which allows the receiver's telephone to notify the caller's telephone number and the like. The service generates a number notification information signal including the information of the caller's telephone number at the exchange side when the caller is connected to the receiver side by calling the receiver side, and receives the notification via the public line. This is transmitted to the user side.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, a receiving telephone includes a receiver 904, a key input unit 905, and a liquid crystal display 902 for displaying the telephone number of the caller and the telephone number of the other party to be called. A brief description will be given of a case where a desktop telephone 901 connected to a public line via a cable 903 is used. If the telephone number of the caller can be notified based on the received number notification information, the display 902 is displayed. The caller's telephone number is displayed, while if the caller's telephone number is unnotified, the display 902 does not display the caller's telephone number. In addition to the above, the telephone 901 can perform various settings, such as registering a telephone number to be received in advance and not accepting other telephones. An appropriate display is provided.

[0004] By the above service, the telephone number of the caller is displayed on the display 902.
Since the person who receives the call is not always near the telephone 901, there is a problem that the caller cannot be confirmed unless the user arrives at the telephone 901 each time a call is received.

In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present application has filed a patent application concerning a number notification information display device in which a telephone number of a destination is displayed on a television or the like (Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 10-1998).
No. 5,2653). In the patent application, the television is generally installed in a living room where many people gather. In addition, the terrestrial and BS broadcasting,
In connection with S-broadcasting and other information providing services, the content of the broadcast is displayed on the TV screen in view of the fact that the information can be obtained while staying at home and is one of the central entities in the home. In consideration of the fact that other information is being displayed and being accepted without discomfort, the phone number etc. is displayed on the TV screen so that the caller can be known without going to the phone. is there.

[0006]

The above-mentioned patent application is capable of displaying the telephone number and the like of the other party, but cannot communicate with each other because it is a one-way communication only for receiving information from the other party. . Therefore, there is a problem in that every time a call is received after confirming the number of the other party, the user must go to the telephone and pick up the telephone. In this case, it is good if the TV and the telephone are installed close to each other, but in general, the telephone is often installed at the entrance, hallway, reception area, etc., so even if you can confirm the telephone number and name of the other party, There is a problem that it is necessary to go to the installation location, and it becomes complicated to answer telephone calls.
Further, in the current caller's telephone number notification service, it takes about several times for the doorbell to decode the other party's telephone number. Therefore, since the display of the phone number etc. will be performed after a certain period after the incoming call,
If you go to the phone after confirming the phone number or name of the other party by the display, a considerable amount of time has elapsed from receiving the call to picking up the handset, and in the worst case, the answering machine function will work or There was a risk that the caller would judge that he was away and would hang up.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication device that allows a user to easily confirm a caller's telephone number and the like and to easily perform a mutual call in correspondence with a calling telephone number notification service. And

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone apparatus comprising: a telephone microphone; telephone number input means for inputting a telephone number; a voice signal and a number notification information signal received via a public line; Transmitting / receiving means for transmitting a voice signal from a microphone for use to the telephone number input by the telephone number input means via the public line, the voice signal and the number notification received by the transmitting / receiving means via the public line Information output means for outputting character data corresponding to the information signal to a television. The voice signal and the number notification information signal transmitted via the public line are received by the transmitting / receiving means. The received voice signal and character data corresponding to the number notification information signal are output to the television by the information output means. By making a call using the call microphone, a mutual call is performed.

The information output means has a storage means for storing a telephone number and a name corresponding to the telephone number. Based on the number notification information, the information output means corresponds to the telephone number stored in the storage means and the telephone number. It may be configured to output data relating to the name of the user. The telephone number input means includes a telephone number stored in the storage means and control means for displaying a name corresponding to the telephone number on the television, and a telephone number selection means for selecting the displayed telephone number. It can be configured to be provided.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an antenna 101 for receiving a television wave is connected to a decoder box 102 as information output means.
The decoder box 102 is connected to a telephone microphone 103 and a television receiver 104, and is selectively connected to the data converter 105 by wire or wirelessly via a transceiver 106. . The data converter 105 is connected to a public line via a telephone 108 as a transmission / reception means. Note that the telephone 108 can be configured to use a well-known telephone corresponding to the outgoing telephone number notification service to transmit and receive a voice signal and a number notification information signal. Reference numeral 107 denotes a remote control transmitter for remotely controlling the decoder box 102, which constitutes a telephone number input unit.

An outline of the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described below. A television signal including a television image signal and a television audio signal is received by an antenna 101, and a television image signal and a television audio signal are supplied to a television 104 via a decoder box 102. This allows the television 104 to view television video and audio.

On the other hand, when a call arrives at telephone 108, a telephone voice signal and a number notification information signal are output to data converter 105. The data converter 105 outputs the telephone voice signal to the decoder box 102 and converts the number notification information signal into a predetermined format such that the decoder box 102 can generate character data. If (not shown) is switched to the wired side, it is output to the decoder box 102 by wired.

The decoder box 102 generates character data based on the number notification information signal converted into a predetermined format by the data converter 105, and
04 and the telephone audio signal
4 is output. At the same time, the decoder box 102
Outputs to the television 104 an audio muting signal for narrowing down the television audio. The television 104 displays the caller's telephone number and name corresponding to the character data superimposed on the video signal, and outputs the caller's telephone sound from its speaker (not shown).

On the other hand, when voice is input from the telephone microphone 103, the voice is output from the decoder box 102 to the data converter 105 by wire, and is converted into a predetermined format.
The data is output to the public line via the telephone 108. As described above, the caller's telephone number, name, and the like are displayed on the television 104, and the caller can perform an interactive call. When the changeover switch is set to the wireless side, transmission and reception of a telephone voice signal, a number notification information signal, and the like are performed between the decoder box 102 and the data converter 105 via the transceiver 106. Will be

Next, the details of each unit shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of the data converter 105 shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, a receiver 201 that wirelessly receives a radio signal is connected to a central processing unit (CPU) 205 and a digital / analog converter (DAC) 206 via a decoder 202. The digital / analog converter 206 is connected to a muting circuit 207 that outputs a muting signal for lowering the volume.

The CPU 205 is connected to a transmitter 203 for wirelessly transmitting a radio signal via a decoder 204, and is also connected to muting circuits 207 and 208 and an analog / digital converter (ADC) 209. CPU2
05, the muting circuit 207 and the analog / digital converter 209 are connected to the changeover switch 210. The changeover switch 210 is connected to the decoder box 1
02 and the telephone 108.

When the changeover switch 210 is upwardly connected, the decoder box 102 and the telephone 10
8, the telephone voice signal, the telephone number, and the number notification information signal are wirelessly transmitted and received via the receiver 201 and the transmitter 203 constituting the transceiver 106. When the changeover switch 210 is connected to the lower side,
The transmission and reception of each signal are performed via a wire.

Referring to FIG. 2, the operation in the case where the changeover switch 210 is upwardly connected will be described.
When there is an incoming call from the caller, a number notification information signal from telephone 108 is output to CPU 205. The number notification information signal is converted into a signal of a predetermined format by a decoder 204, and output to the decoder box 102 via a transmitter 203 by radio.

An analog audio signal from the telephone 108 is converted into a digital signal by an analog / digital converter 209, and the muting circuit 208 and the CPU
205. The CPU 205 detects the presence or absence of an audio signal based on the signal from the analog / digital converter 209. If there is no need to mute the audio signal, for example, if the sound from the caller is output from the speaker of the television 104, the CPU 205 controls the muting circuit 208 so as not to mute the audio signal. , Analog / digital converter 209
Is output to the decoder 204.

Further, CPU 205, a signal for distinguishing the beginning and end of an audio signal output from the muting circuit 208, for example, three start bits and hexadecimal 00 _H to hexadecimal FF _H are consecutive three Add consecutive stop bits. That is, the audio signal input to the decoder 204 has a format of “FF _H , FF _H , FF _H , audio signal, 00 _H , 00 _H , 00 _H ”. In the case of the number notification information signal, three hexadecimal numbers EE _H are consecutively added as start bits, and three hexadecimal numbers 11 _H are consecutively added as stop bits. That is, the decoder 204
Number notification information signal input to the "EE _H, EE _H, E
E _H, number notification information signal, the 11 _H, 11 _H, 11 _H Format ". The decoder 204 is an analog / digital converter 2
09 is decoded into a signal of a predetermined format suitable for wireless transmission, and transmitted to the decoder box 10 via the transmitter 203.
Send to 2.

On the other hand, when making a call, a telephone number signal indicating the telephone number of the other party to be called is wirelessly transmitted from the decoder box 102, received by the receiver 106, and decoded by the decoder 202 by the CPU 205. After being decoded into a signal of the format, it is output to the CPU 205 and the digital / analog converter 206. CP
If the received signal is a telephone number, U205 extracts a telephone number signal representing the telephone number and outputs the telephone number signal to telephone set 108 via changeover switch 210, thereby making a telephone call. In this case, the CPU 20
5 detects that the received signal is a telephone number signal, and mutes the output signal of the digital / analog converter 206 by the muting circuit 207. Is not output.

When an audio signal is received by the receiver 106, the decoder 202
5 is decoded into a signal of a predetermined format that can be decoded,
Output to the digital / analog converter 206. The digital / analog converter 206 converts the audio signal in the received signal into an analog audio signal,
07. In this case, the CPU 205 detects that the received signal is an audio signal, and controls the muting circuit 207 so that the output signal of the digital / analog converter 206 is not muted. As a result, the audio signal output from the digital / analog converter 206 is output to the telephone set 108 via the changeover switch 210 and transmitted to the other party. The mutual communication is performed as described above. If the changeover switch 210 is switched downward, the decoder box 1 is wired.
02, a voice signal, a telephone number, and a number notification information signal are transmitted and received between the data converter 105 and the telephone 108.

FIG. 3 shows the decoder box 10 shown in FIG.
2 is a detailed block diagram of FIG. In FIG. 3, the antenna 1
01 is connected to the television 104 via the video synchronization circuit 301 and the character generator 302. Character generator 302 outputs a character code corresponding to a signal from CPU 303.
03 is connected.

The CPU 303 has a read-only storage device (ROM) 3 storing a processing program of the CPU 303.
04, a random access memory (RAM) 305 as storage means for sequentially storing data relating to a plurality of number notification information and the like, a remote control receiver 306 for receiving a remote control signal from the remote control transmitter 107, and a call time. A timing circuit 307 for measurement, muting circuits 308 and 313, an analog / digital converter 314 for converting an analog audio signal into a digital signal, and a television 104 for determining whether or not the power of the television 104 is on. A sensor 310 for detecting a current flowing through the power cable 311 is connected. Further, a switching signal is input from a wired / wireless switch (not shown).

The CPU 303, like the CPU 205, generates a signal for distinguishing the beginning and end of the audio signal output from the analog / digital converter 314.
A start bit in which three hexadecimal numbers FF _H are consecutive and a stop bit in which three hexadecimal numbers 00 _H are consecutive are added. That is, the audio signal input to the decoder 315 is “F
_{F H, FF H, FF H} , the audio _{signal, 00 H, 00 H, 00} H "
In the form In the case of the number notification information signal, three consecutive hexadecimal numbers EE _H are added as start bits, and three consecutive hexadecimal numbers 11 _H are added as stop bits, as described above. That is, the number notification information signal input to the decoder 315 has a format of “EE _H , EE _H , EE _H , number notification information signal, 11 _H , 11 _H , 11 _H ”.

On the other hand, the communication microphone 103 is connected to the amplifier 31.
2, connected via a muting circuit 313, an analog / digital converter 314 and a decoder 315 to a transmitter 316 for wirelessly transmitting a radio signal. Decoder 3
15 decodes the signal into a format suitable for wireless transmission. The output unit of the analog / digital converter 314 is a CPU.
303 is also connected. The changeover switch 319 includes
The amplifier 312 and the digital / analog converter 309 are connected, and also connected to the telephone 108. The receiver 318 for wirelessly receiving a radio signal is a decoder 3
17, and the decoder 317 is connected to the CPU 303 and the muting circuit 308. Decoder 3
17 decodes the received signal into a signal that can be processed by the CPU 317. The muting circuit 308 is connected to the television 104 and the changeover switch 319 via the digital / analog converter 309.

In FIG. 3, when a signal is transmitted and received between the data converter 105 and the decoder box 102 by wireless, a wired / wireless changeover switch is set to a CP.
A switching signal indicating that the signal is to be transmitted and received wirelessly is input to U303, and the switch 319 is switched to the off state.

In this state, when the number notification information signal is received by the receiver 318 from the data converter 105, the received signal is decoded by the decoder 317 into a signal in a format that can be decoded by the CPU 303, and then output to the CPU 303.
CPU 303 converts the received signal into character code data and outputs it to character generator 302. The character generator generates a corresponding character, superimposes it on the video signal, and outputs it to the television 104. Thereby, the telephone number and the like of the caller are displayed on the television 104 as described later. If the telephone number and the name corresponding to the telephone number are registered in the RAM 305, C
The PU 303 calls this and outputs it to the character generator 302, and the name is displayed together with the telephone number.

At this time, the output signal of the decoder 317 is output to the audio input terminal of the television 104 as an analog signal via the muting circuit 308 and the digital / analog converter 309. Since it is determined that the signal is an information signal and the muting circuit 308 controls muting, the analog signal is not output from the digital / analog converter 309 and the corresponding sound is not output from the television 104. . This prevents a noise signal obtained by converting the number notification information signal into an analog signal from being output from the television 104.

When an audio signal is received from the data converter 105, the CPU 303 determines that the signal is an audio signal, and controls the muting circuit 308 not to apply muting. From 309, the voice signal of the caller is output to the voice input terminal of the television 104 as an analog signal. CP at the same time
U303 outputs a muting signal to the television 104, controls to apply muting to the television audio, and controls to reduce the television audio. As a result, the speaker's voice is output from the speaker of the television 104.

On the other hand, by operating the remote control transmitter 107 to input a telephone number via the remote control receiver 306 and perform a call process, the telephone number is output from the CPU 303 via the decoder 315 to the transmitter 316. You. At this time, the CPU 303
13 is controlled to apply muting, the signal from the telephone microphone is muted, and is not output from the transmitter 316.

When the line is connected to the other party, the muting by the muting circuit 313 is released.
The audio signal from the call microphone is transmitted to the muting circuit 31.
3, the signal is converted into a digital signal by an analog / digital converter 314, and the start bit and the stop bit are added by the CPU 303 to the decoder 3.
After being decoded by 15 into a signal of a predetermined format suitable for wireless transmission, it is transmitted from the transmitter 316. Thereby, the audio signal from the telephone microphone is transmitted to the other party.

As described above, the telephone number and the like of the caller are displayed on the television 104, and the two-way communication is performed. When transmitting and receiving a signal by wire, the changeover switch 319 is turned on, and a changeover signal indicating that the signal is to be transmitted and received by a wire is input to the CPU 303 from the wire / wireless changeover switch. . Thereafter, the same operation as described above is performed via a wire, but the muting control of the muting circuit 308 is not required because it is unnecessary.

FIG. 4 is a detailed external view of the remote control transmitter 107, and a call start button 401 for starting a telephone call.
A call end button 402 for ending the telephone call;
A data registration button 403 for transmitting a registration signal when registering data such as a telephone number and a name in the RAM 305;
A data erasure button 404 for transmitting an erasure signal for erasing data stored in the 305, a plurality of data stored in the RAM 305 in chronological order are displayed on the television 104, and a selection arrow 511 is moved up and down by frames. UP / DO for transmitting an UP / DOWN signal for display
A WN button 405, a set button 406 for setting when selecting a destination in the search mode and inputting characters such as a telephone number and a name from the key input unit 407, and a key input unit 407 for inputting a telephone number and the like are provided. ing. In addition, UP /
The DOWN button 405 constitutes control means, and the set button 406 constitutes telephone number selection means.

To make various settings in the decoder box 102, the remote control transmitter 107 is connected to the remote control receiver 3
The operation is performed by operating the above-mentioned buttons toward 07. For example, the telephone number and name of the other party
Is stored in the key input unit 407 in the same manner as the pager while watching the display unit 501 of the television.
This is performed by operating the UP / DOWN button 405 and the set button 406 to input characters, and then operating the data registration button 403 to transmit to the remote control receiver 307.

FIG. 5 shows a display unit 501 of the television 104.
FIG. When a call is received from the caller and a call is in progress, as shown in FIG.
If the name corresponding to the telephone number has been registered, the name 503 of the other party, the character display 504 of "in communication", and the call time 505 clocked by the clock circuit 307 are displayed. When making a call, as shown in FIG.
If the telephone number 506 of the caller and the name corresponding to the telephone number are registered, the caller's name 507 and comment message 508 are displayed. As the comment message, one of "Is it okay to make a phone call?", "Currently connecting to a line", and "No other party" is displayed.

In the case where the telephone number and the corresponding name stored in the RAM 305 are displayed on the display unit 501 and a call is made by searching for the displayed telephone number and name (search mode), FIG. As shown in C),
A registered telephone number 509, a name 510 corresponding to the registered telephone number, and a selection arrow 511 for selecting a caller are displayed. In order to display the screen shown in FIG. 9C on the display unit 501 and make a call, first, the UP / DOWN button 40 of the remote control transmitter 107 is called.
By operating 5, the display of FIG.
Next, by moving the selection arrow 511 up and down by operating the UP / DOWN button 405, operating the set button 406 at the position of the desired telephone number, selecting the telephone number, and operating the call start button 401. Performed by

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a signal transmission / reception procedure when a wireless connection is made between the decoder box 102 and the data converter 105 when making a call using the remote control transmitter 107. In FIG. 6, by inputting the telephone number of the caller from the remote control transmitter 107 and operating the call start button 401, the telephone number of the caller is transmitted to the decoder box 102. A telephone call start ID signal, which is a signal indicating that a call is to be made, is transmitted to converter 105 (601), and subsequently, the telephone number of the other party to make the call is transmitted (602).

The data converter 105 returns a data reception confirmation signal indicating that the signal has been received (603). After that, when the line is connected to the other party's telephone, a line OK signal is transmitted to the decoder box 102. (604). In response to this, when a sound signal start OK signal is transmitted from the decoder box 102 (605), a mutual voice call is started (606). Thereafter, to terminate the call, the telephone line end signal ID is transmitted from the decoder box 102 to the data converter 105 by operating the call end button 402 of the remote control transmitter 107 (6).
07), the call ends.

Note that the muting circuits 207, 208, 308, and 308 are provided between the transmission of the telephone call start ID signal (601) and the transmission of the audio signal start OK signal (605).
Muting is performed by 313, and thereafter, the muting circuits 207, 208, 308, 3
At the same time, the muting of the TV set 13 is released and the TV sound is muted, so that the telephone sound of the other party is output from the speaker of the TV 104, and the audio signal from the microphone 103 is transmitted to the other party. This allows for intercommunication.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show the decoder box 102.
9 is a flowchart showing the processing of the CPU 303. Hereinafter, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The description will be made on the assumption that the changeover switches 210 and 319 are switched and connected to the wireless side.

In FIGS. 7 and 8, the CPU 303
It is determined whether or not there is a call from the other party, that is, whether or not there is an incoming call to the telephone 108 (step 701). If there is an incoming call, whether or not the power of the television 104 is on is determined by the output signal of the sensor 310. (Step 702). If the power of the television 104 is off, the process is terminated. If the power is on, it is determined whether or not the other party's telephone is in a number display mode for notifying a telephone number (step 703).

If the mode is not the number display mode, the characters of "public telephone" or "non-notification mode" are displayed on the television 104 (step 705). In the case of the number display mode, the telephone number 50 of the other party is displayed on the display unit 501 of the television 104 as shown in FIG.
2 is displayed, and if the name corresponding to the telephone number is registered, the name 503 is also displayed (step 704).

Next, when the call mode is entered by operating the call start button 401 of the remote control transmitter 107 (step 706), as shown in FIG. 504 is displayed, and at the same time, the timer circuit 307 is operated to display the talk time 505 to start the talk (step 707). During a call, the display of FIG. 5A is continuously performed (steps 704 to 70).
8). When the call is ended by operating the call end button 402 of the remote control transmitter 107 (step 70)
8) The voice call is terminated and the display on the display unit 501 is erased (step 709). This terminates the call and releases the TV audio muting of the TV 104, so that the TV 104 can be viewed in a normal state.

In step 706, the call start button 4 of the remote control
When the timer in the timer circuit 307 of FIG. 3 has elapsed for a certain period of time (time-out period) without operating the telephone receiver 904 of the telephone set 108 and without performing an operation of off-hook, the display on the television 104 is erased. (Steps 710 and 711). Steps 706 and 710 are repeated until the timeout time elapses.

On the other hand, if there is no incoming call at step 701, it is determined whether or not the UP / DOWN button 405 has been operated to determine whether or not the telephone is in a telephone calling mode for making a call from here (step 701). 80
1). In the case of the telephone calling mode, it is determined whether or not the search mode is set (step 802).
The telephone number stored in the AM 305 and the corresponding name data are called, and a list of the telephone number 509 of the caller and the corresponding name 510 are displayed on the display unit 501 of the television 104 as shown in FIG. Is displayed, and a selection arrow 511 is displayed (step 80).
3).

In this state, the UP / DOWN button 405
, The selection arrow 511 is moved up and down to the position of the desired telephone number, and the selection is made by operating the set button 406 (step 804). next,
By operating the call start button 401, a call process from step 706 is performed.

In step 802, if the mode is not the search mode, the telephone number of the caller is entered from key input section 407. This operation is performed when a telephone number is not registered in the RAM 305 or the like. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5B, the input telephone number or the like is displayed on the display unit 501 (Step 805), and when the call start button 401 is operated (Step 806), the call after Step 706 is made. Processing is performed.

Next, if the mode is not the telephone calling mode in step 801, it is determined whether or not the mode is a registration mode for registering a telephone number or the like (step 807). Remote control transmitter 10
7 is operated in the registration mode (step 807), the telephone number and the corresponding name are input from the key input unit 407, and the set button 406 is set.
Is operated to complete the registration (step 808,
Step 809), the data registration process ends.

If the mode is not the registration mode in step 807, it is determined whether or not the mode is the registration deletion mode for deleting registration data such as a telephone number (step 810). When the data delete button 404 is operated, it is determined that the mode is the registration delete mode (step 810), and the telephone number is input from the key input unit 407 and the set button 406 is operated.
The erasure of the telephone number and the corresponding name data is completed (step 811), and the data erasure process ends.
If it is determined in step 810 that the mode is not the registration deletion mode, the process ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
A television 104, a telephone microphone 103, a remote control transmitter 107 for inputting a telephone number, a voice signal and a number notification information signal received via a public line, and a voice signal from the telephone microphone 107 transmitted to the remote controller Vessel 10
A telephone 108 for transmitting the telephone number input by the telephone number 7 through the public line, and character data corresponding to the voice signal and the number notification information signal received by the telephone 108 via the public line to the television 104. And a decoder box 102 for the user, so that the user can easily confirm the telephone number or the like of the caller and can easily make an interactive call in correspondence with the outgoing telephone number notification service. Will be possible.

The decoder box 102 has a RAM 3 for storing a telephone number and a name corresponding to the telephone number.
05 based on the number notification information.
Since the data relating to the telephone number stored in 5 and the name corresponding to the telephone number are output, the name of the other party can be easily confirmed. Further, the remote control transmitter 107 includes an UP / DOWN button 405 for displaying the telephone number stored in the RAM 305 and the name corresponding to the telephone number on the television 104, and a set button 406 for selecting the displayed telephone number. This makes it possible to easily call a desired party.

In the present embodiment, the microphone 103 is connected to the decoder box 102 and connected to the outside of the television 104. However, the microphone 103 may be built in the television 104. Also, various modifications are possible, such as incorporating the decoder box 102 in the television 104.

[0054]

According to the present invention, the user can easily confirm the caller's telephone number, etc., and can easily make a two-way call in correspondence with the outgoing telephone number notification service. To play. Further, it is possible to easily confirm the name of the other party. Further, it is possible to easily make a call to a desired party.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a data converter used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a decoder box used in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a remote control transmitter according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen display of the television according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a signal transmission / reception procedure in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an external view of a conventional telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 102: Decoder box as information output means 103: Microphone for communication 104: Television 107: Remote control transmitter as telephone number input means 108: Telephone as transmission / reception means 305: Storage RAM 405 as means means UP / DOWN button as control means 406 set button as selection means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telephone microphone, telephone number input means for inputting a telephone number, an audio signal and a number notification information signal received via a public line, and an audio signal from the telephone microphone input to the telephone number. Transmitting and receiving means for transmitting the telephone number entered by the means via the public line,
A communication apparatus comprising: an information output unit that outputs character data corresponding to the voice signal and the number notification information signal received by the transmission / reception unit via the public line to a television. 2. The information output means includes storage means for storing a telephone number and a name corresponding to the telephone number, and the telephone number and the telephone number stored in the storage means based on the number notification information. 2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein data relating to a name corresponding to the name is output. 3. The telephone number input means includes a control means for displaying the telephone number stored in the storage means and a name corresponding to the telephone number on the television, and a telephone number selection for selecting the displayed telephone number. The communication device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means.