JP2000124987A - Telephone set, system for transmitter's information informing and method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone set, a transmitter's information informing system and a transmitter's information informing method which discriminate a specific transmitter and can efficiently deal with it. SOLUTION: A melody storage means 8 stores plural incoming call sounds and a storage means 7 stores information such as a name or a telephone number of an acquaintance. An incoming signal detection means 3 detects an incoming signal from a trunk line, a transmitter's number detection means 4 detects transmitter's number information included in the incoming call, and a number discrimination means 5 collates the detected transmitter's telephone number with an already registered telephone number. An incoming call sound selection means 9 selects incoming call sound corresponding to the received telephone number, a display means 6 displays information on the transmitter and it is notified by the incoming call sound that there is an incoming call from the transmitter by an incoming call informing means 10. With this constitution, if it is a call from an acquaintance, it is possible to display information of the transmitter corresponding to the number and to recognize a specific transmitter by the incoming call sound by ringing the specific incoming call sound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, a caller information notifying system, and a caller information notifying method, which can identify a caller number sent from an office line at the time of an incoming call, and can display caller information. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone with a calling number display function detects a caller number inserted in a signal from a central office when an incoming call is received, and displays the caller's telephone number on a display screen such as an LCD. It is provided with a function to display. With this configuration,
The called party can identify who the caller is before answering the call.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional telephone with a calling number display function has only the function of displaying the telephone number of the caller on the display screen.
Therefore, the caller cannot be identified without actually looking at the display screen. In addition, there is a problem that it is impossible to recognize who is calling unless the user remembers the telephone number of the other party.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a telephone, a caller information notification system, and a caller information notification method capable of identifying a specific caller and efficiently responding to the call. And

[0005]

The present invention adopts the following constitution in order to solve the above problems.

In the telephone according to the first aspect of the present invention, caller number information included in an incoming signal from a central office is detected, and the detected caller's telephone number is compared with a registered telephone number.
Information such as a name associated with the caller is displayed, a ring tone corresponding to the received telephone number is selected, and the fact that there is an incoming call from a specific caller is notified by the ring tone.

As described above, in the case of an incoming call from an acquaintance, it is possible to specify who the incoming call is from and to recognize that the incoming call is from an acquaintance without confirming the caller ID display on the telephone by the ring tone. It is possible to do.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention relating to a telephone set according to the first aspect of the present invention relates to a line control means for controlling a series of operations from an incoming call to an end of call, an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal from an office line, and an incoming signal. Caller number detecting means for detecting caller number information contained therein, storage means for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances, and ring tone storage means for storing at least two types of ring tones And number identification means for comparing the detected caller's telephone number with a registered telephone number,
Display means for displaying the telephone number of the caller and information such as the name associated with the telephone number; ringtone selection means for selecting a ringtone corresponding to the received telephone number; Incoming call notification means for notifying that there is an incoming call from the user with a ring tone.

According to this configuration, if a call is made by an acquaintance, information on the caller corresponding to the number is displayed on the display means in addition to the telephone number, so that it is possible to identify the caller from whom the call is made. By ringing with a ring tone different from the ring tone, it is possible to recognize that the call is from an acquaintance with the ring tone without checking the caller ID display of the telephone each time.

[0010] In the second aspect of the present invention, the ring tone selecting means of the telephone according to the first aspect selects from at least two types of ring tones based on the telephone number of the caller. With this configuration, by associating the type of ringtone with the telephone number, it is possible to recognize who the caller is from the ringtone.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the selection of the ring tone by the ring tone selection means of the telephone set according to the first or second aspect is made variable depending on the incoming call situation. With this configuration, it is possible to automatically or manually change the ring tone according to the incoming call status such as the incoming call frequency, the incoming call time, the incoming call day of the week, and the like.

[0012] In the invention according to claim 4, the type of the ring tone of the telephone set according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is all kinds of sounds such as melody, voice, interval, scale, speed, repetition interval, and volume. The configuration includes the components.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a caller information notifying system which stores a specific telephone number, name, and the like, and when a received telephone number is the same as a specific telephone number, the telephone number is added to the telephone number. A telephone that stores information such as the name of the accompanying caller and transmits the stored information in response to an external access, and a mobile phone that accesses the telephone and detects the transmitted information and displays the detected information. And a terminal.

With this configuration, it is possible to obtain information on an incoming call from a specific sender by accessing the telephone from outside.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone system of a caller information notifying system, comprising: a line control means for controlling a series of operations from an incoming call to an end of call; an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal from an office line; Caller ID detecting means for detecting when the caller ID information is included in the incoming signal,
A storage means for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances and the like in advance, a number identification means for checking whether the detected caller ID is a number registered in the telephone, and a call from an acquaintance If determined, an incoming call history accumulating means for storing information such as a name registered in advance in addition to the caller number together with the incoming time, an access identifying means for permitting access by a recognition number or the like when accessing from a mobile terminal, Is adopted.

[0016] With this configuration, for a call received when the called party is absent, the caller's number, information corresponding to the number, and information such as the date and time of the incoming call are stored and accessed from the outside without the portable terminal. It is possible to do. Therefore, a return call can be made from the portable terminal to the calling side based on the information.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal of the caller information notifying system, comprising: history information detecting means for detecting information of an incoming call history sent from the telephone; and incoming call history displaying means for displaying the information. The configuration provided is adopted. With this configuration, it is possible to know the incoming call history by reading out the stored information of the telephone and displaying it on the portable terminal.

[0018] The invention relating to a caller information notifying method according to claim 8 is an incoming signal detecting step for detecting an incoming signal from a central office line, and a calling number detecting step for detecting caller number information contained in the incoming signal. And a storage process for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances, a ringtone storage process for storing at least two types of ringtones, and checking the detected caller's telephone number against a registered telephone number. Number identification process to be performed,
A display process for displaying a caller's telephone number and information such as a name associated with the telephone number, a ring tone selection process for selecting a ring tone corresponding to the received phone number, And an incoming notification process of informing the user of an incoming call by a ring tone.

According to this configuration, if a call is made by a specific person, the information of the caller corresponding to the number can be displayed on the display means in addition to the telephone number, so that it is possible to specify the caller from whom. By ringing with a ring tone different from the ring tone of, it is possible to recognize that the call is from an acquaintance with the ring tone without checking the caller ID display of the telephone each time.

In the ninth aspect of the present invention, the ring tone selection step of the caller information notifying method according to the eighth aspect is configured to select from at least two types of ring tones based on the telephone number of the caller. .

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect,
Alternatively, the selection of the ring tone in the ring tone selection process of the caller information notification method described in 9 is made variable depending on the incoming call situation.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the present invention,
The types of ring tones in the caller information notifying method described in any one of items 1 to 10 include all components of sounds such as melody, voice, pitch, scale, speed, repetition interval, and volume.

According to a twelfth aspect of the invention relating to a caller information notifying method, a specific telephone number, name, and the like are stored, and when a received telephone number is the same as a specific telephone number, the telephone number is added to the telephone number. The telephone stores information such as the name of the accompanying caller, and the telephone sends out the stored information in response to an external access, detects the information transmitted by accessing the telephone, and the mobile terminal uses the detected information. Take the configuration to display.

[0024] With this configuration, a caller's number and information corresponding to the number and information such as the date and time of the incoming call are stored for an incoming call received when the called party is absent, and the caller can access the mobile terminal without going out. It is possible to do. Therefore, a return call can be made from the portable terminal to the calling side based on the information.

Next, a telephone, a caller information notifying system and a caller information notifying method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 are diagrams illustrating the configuration of a telephone, a caller information notification system, and a caller information notification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a telephone according to a first embodiment. The telephone 1a according to the first embodiment includes a line control unit 2, an incoming signal detection unit 3, a called party number detection unit 4, a number identification unit 5, a display unit 6, a storage unit 7, a melody storage unit 8, a ring tone selection unit. 9. Incoming notification means 10 is provided.

The line control means 2 controls a series of operations from the incoming call to the end of the call.

The incoming signal detecting means 3 detects an incoming signal from the office line.

The incoming call notifying means 10 notifies that there is an incoming call by a ring tone.

The caller number detecting means 4 detects caller number information included in the incoming signal.

The storage means 7 is a storage section for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances and the like in advance, and is a functional section provided for adding functions of the present invention.

The ringtone storage means 8 is a storage unit for storing a plurality of ringtones.

The number identification means 5 is a processing unit for checking whether the detected caller number is a number registered in the telephone.

The display means 6 is a display section for displaying information such as a called party number. In addition to displaying a general telephone number, the display unit 6 displays information such as a name stored in advance in addition to the caller number when it is determined that the call is from an acquaintance.

The ring tone selecting means 9 selects a ring tone corresponding to the telephone number of the caller who has received the call, and makes the ring tone sound via the incoming call notifying means 10. This selection can be made by a method of fixedly registering the telephone number with the telephone number in advance, or a method of variably registering the telephone number. This variable registration has, for example, the following configuration.

The selection of the ring tone is made variable based on the incoming call status such as the incoming call frequency. The incoming call frequency is an accumulated number, an accumulated number during a predetermined time interval, or the like. In addition, there are selections based on the relationship with the clock time, for example, day and night, day of the week, holidays, and the like, selection based on the interval time from the last incoming time, and the like. Note that the selected ringtone is the pitch, speed,
It includes sound components such as repetition intervals and volume.

In FIG. 1, a telephone 1a constituted by the above-described units detects caller ID information from a central office line upon receiving a call, and detects a telephone number of an acquaintance registered in a storage unit in the telephone in advance. If the call is received from an acquaintance, information such as the name of the caller corresponding to the number is displayed in addition to the caller number. Thus, the caller can be identified and the ringer sounds with a ringtone different from the normal ringtone, so that the receiver can identify the caller with the ringtone even if it is far away.

An example of the operation of the telephone having the incoming call notification function configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step S12, the telephone 1
It is assumed that a is in the idle state of the reception standby. In this state, an incoming call from the office line 11 is captured by the incoming call detecting means 3 (step S13). After the incoming call is captured, the caller number information in the incoming signal is detected by the caller number detecting means 4 (step S14).

When the information of the caller number is detected, it is determined by the number identification means 5 whether the caller number is a number registered in the storage means 7 (step S15).
As a result of this identification, if it is confirmed that the number is a registered number, information such as the name of the caller who is registered in the storage means 7 is displayed on the display means 6 together with the caller number (step S16).

Further, a ring tone corresponding to the number is selected by the ring tone selection unit 9 from the ring tones stored in the ring tone storage unit 8 (step S17), and the ring tone is notified via the ring notification unit 10 such as a speaker. (Step S2
0).

On the other hand, when the caller number is not given to the incoming call or when the caller number is not registered in the storage means, the display means 6 displays "No registration information".
Is displayed (step S18), and the incoming call notifying means 10 sounds with a normal incoming sound (step S19).

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
At the time of an incoming call, it is determined whether or not the caller number sent from the office line is a registered number, and if it is a registered number, the caller information corresponding to the number is displayed. This makes it possible to identify the caller. At the same time, by ringing a ring tone corresponding to the calling number, the receiving side can recognize who the call is from just by listening to the ring tone.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a caller information notifying system according to a second embodiment. 3, the caller information notification system according to the present embodiment includes a telephone 1b and a portable terminal 14.

The telephone 1b of the second embodiment comprises a line control means 2, an incoming signal detecting means 3, a called party number detecting means 4,
Number identification means 5, storage means 7, access identification means 12,
It has an incoming call history storage unit 13. The mobile terminal 14 includes an incoming call history receiving unit 15 and an incoming call history displaying unit 16.

The above-described units constituting the telephone 1b of the present embodiment have the following functions.

The line control means 2 controls a series of operations from the incoming call to the end of the call.

The incoming signal detecting means 3 detects an incoming signal from the office line.

The caller number detecting means 4 detects caller number information when it is included in the incoming signal.

The storage means 7 is a storage unit for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances in advance.

The number identification means 5 is a processing unit for checking whether the detected caller number is a number registered in the telephone.

When it is determined that the incoming call is from an acquaintance, the incoming call history storing means 13 stores information such as a name registered in advance in addition to the caller number together with the incoming time.

The access identification means 12 is a processing unit for permitting access by an identification number or the like when accessing from the portable terminal 14.

The history information detecting means 15 of the portable terminal 14 detects incoming history information sent from the telephone 1b, and the incoming history displaying means 16 is a functional unit for displaying the information.

In FIG. 3, when a call is received when the called party is absent, the telephone 1b compares the caller ID information from the office line with the number registered in the storage unit, and receives a call from an acquaintance. In this case, in addition to the caller number, information such as the name of the caller corresponding to the number is stored in the incoming call history storage means 13. The called party accesses the telephone 1b from an out-of-home location using the incoming call history receiving means 15 and the incoming call history displaying means 16 of the portable terminal 14.

The telephone 1b sends incoming call history information to the portable terminal 14, and this information is displayed on the incoming call history display means 16 of the terminal. This allows the receiving side to know the history of incoming calls from home while away from home, even when the user is absent. Therefore, based on the information, it is possible to make a return call to the caller who was accessed when he was absent.

The operation of the telephone 1b having the caller information notifying apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

When an incoming call from the office line 11 is captured by the incoming call detecting means 3 (step S23), the caller ID information in the incoming call signal is detected by the caller ID detecting means 4 (step S24). When the information of the caller number is detected, it is determined by the number identification means 5 whether the caller number is a number registered in the storage means 7 (step S2).
5).

As a result of the identification, when it is confirmed that the number is a registered number, the information registered in the storage means 7 such as the name of the sender and the date and time of the incoming call are stored together with the calling number and the incoming call history accumulating means 13.
(Step S26). On the other hand, if the caller number is not given to the incoming call or if the caller number is not registered in the storage means, only the information that can be known, such as the date and time of the incoming call, is stored (step S2).
7).

Next, when there is an incoming call from the portable terminal 14, the incoming call is first detected by the incoming call detecting means 3 (step S2).
Detect by 3). At this time, access from the portable terminal to the telephone is determined by the access identification means (step S28). When the access is permitted, the telephone sends outgoing call history information to the portable terminal (step S2).
9). On the mobile terminal side, the history information is stored in the history information detecting means 1.
5 (step S30) and display on the display means 16 (step S31).

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
If there is an incoming call when the called party is absent, identify whether the caller ID sent from the office line is a registered number, and if it is a registered number, call the corresponding number Accumulate user information. This makes it possible to confirm when and from whom the call was made, and to recognize who made the call by transferring the incoming call history to the portable terminal at the destination.

The telephones 1a and 1b of the above embodiments are
Information such as the telephone numbers of acquaintances and friends and the names of callers corresponding to the numbers are stored in a storage device in the telephone in advance. This allows us to detect the caller ID sent when we receive a call,
The detected calling number is compared with the telephone number stored in the telephone number storage unit. As a result of this collation, if there is an incoming call from an acquaintance, information on the caller other than the telephone number is displayed on the telephone 1a or the portable terminal 14. With this display, it is possible to recognize from whom.

Alternatively, by ringing with a ring tone different from a normal ring tone, it is possible to listen to the ring tone without having to go to the telephone 1a to check the display of the phone 1a. It can be determined that this is a phone call. Therefore, it is not necessary to go to the telephone 1a and pick up the handset when the user wants to talk, and it is not necessary to deal with an unnecessary incoming call.

Alternatively, even for an incoming call received when the called party is absent, the caller ID and information corresponding to the caller ID can be obtained.
The information such as the date and time of the incoming call is stored, and the stored information is read out by accessing the mobile terminal 14 from an outside location and displayed on the mobile terminal, so that the incoming call history can be known.

[0065]

As is clear from the above description, claim 1
According to the telephone of the described invention, the caller ID information included in the incoming signal from the office line is detected, the detected caller's telephone number is compared with the registered telephone number, and the name associated with the caller is detected. And the like, and further selects a ring tone corresponding to the received telephone number, and notifies the user of the incoming call from a specific caller by the ring tone.

With this configuration, if the call is from an acquaintance, the caller's information corresponding to the caller is displayed in addition to the telephone number, so that the caller can be specified. Further, by ringing with a ring tone different from a normal ring tone, it is possible to recognize a call from a specific acquaintance with the ring tone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of a caller information notification method according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a caller information notification system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of a caller information notification method according to the second embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone 2 Line control means 3 Incoming signal detection means 4 Caller number detection means 5 Display means 6 Number identification means 7 Storage means 8 Melody (ringtone) storage means 9 Ringtone selection means 10 Incoming notification means 11 Local line 12 Access identification Means 13 Incoming call history storing means 14 Portable terminal 15 Incoming call history receiving means 16 Incoming call history information displaying means

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A line control means for controlling a series of operations from an incoming call to an end of call, an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal from an office line, and an outgoing signal for detecting caller number information included in the incoming signal. Caller number detection means, storage means for storing information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances, ringtone storage means for storing at least two types of ringtones, and telephone number of the detected caller stored in the memory. A number identification means for collating with a registered telephone number; a display means for displaying information such as the telephone number of the caller and a name associated with the telephone number; and selecting a ring tone corresponding to the received telephone number. A telephone set comprising: a ring tone selection unit that performs a ring tone; and a call notification unit that sounds a ring tone to notify the user of an incoming call by the ring tone. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the ring tone selection means selects from at least two types of ring tones based on the telephone number of the caller. 3. The selection of a ring tone by the ring tone selection means,
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said variable state is changed according to an incoming call state.
Or the telephone set of 2. 4. The type of ring tone according to claim 1, wherein the type of ring tone includes all components of the sound such as melody, voice, pitch, scale, speed, repetition interval, and volume. Phone. 5. A method for storing a specific telephone number, a name, and the like, and when the received telephone number is the same as the specific telephone number, information such as the name of a caller attached to the telephone number together with this telephone number. A telephone that stores and transmits the information stored in response to an external access; and a mobile terminal that accesses the telephone, detects the transmitted information, and displays the detected information. A caller information notification system characterized by being constituted. 6. A line control means for controlling a series of operations from an incoming call to an end of call, an incoming signal detecting means for detecting an incoming signal from an office line, and when the incoming signal contains caller ID information. A caller number detecting means for detecting this, a storage means for storing information such as a name and a telephone number of an acquaintance or the like in advance, and checking whether the detected caller number is a number registered in the telephone. Number identification means, Incoming call history accumulating means for storing information such as name registered in advance in addition to the caller number when an incoming call is received from an acquaintance, and an identification number when accessing from a mobile terminal An access identification means for permitting access by, for example, a telephone set for a caller information notification system. 7. Caller information, comprising: history information detecting means for detecting information of an incoming call history sent from a telephone; and incoming call history displaying means for displaying the information. Mobile terminal for notification system. 8. An incoming signal detection process for detecting an incoming signal from an office line, a caller number detecting process for detecting caller number information included in the incoming signal, and information such as names and telephone numbers of acquaintances and the like. A ring tone storage step of storing at least two types of ring tones; a number identification step of matching the detected caller's telephone number with a registered telephone number; and a caller's telephone A display process for displaying a number and information such as a name associated with the telephone number, a ring tone selection process for selecting a ring tone corresponding to the received telephone number, and ringing the ring tone to receive an incoming call from the caller. An incoming call notification step of notifying the presence of the caller by a ring tone. 9. The caller information notification method according to claim 8, wherein the ring tone selection process selects from at least two types of ring tones based on the caller's telephone number. 10. The caller information notification method according to claim 8, wherein the selection of a ring tone in the ring tone selection process is made variable depending on the incoming call situation. 11. The type of ring tone may be melody, voice,
The caller information notification method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the method includes all components of a sound such as a pitch, a scale, a speed, a repetition interval, and a volume. 12. A method for storing a specific telephone number, a name, and the like, and when an incoming telephone number is the same as the specific telephone number,
The telephone stores information such as the name of the caller attached to the telephone number together with the telephone number, and the telephone transmits the stored information in response to an external access. Detecting a caller information and displaying the detected information on a mobile terminal.