JP2000184048A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal device classifying callers on the basis of calling telephone number information informed from a calling telephone number notice service on line and changing the call tone of an exterior telephone set. SOLUTION: A facsimile device obtains calling ID information informed from a line at the time of a call arrival, retrieves caller classifying data of RAM12 storing caller information on plurally classified callers and ringing state information showing a ringing state for ringing the exterior telephone set against the incoming call from the caller of the pertinent classification and checks the pertinent class of the caller of the incoming call. The facsimile device changes the ringing sound volume of the exterior telephone set in accordance with the class of the caller of the incoming call or inhibits ringing (steps S201-S214). Thus, the ringing state of the exterior telephone set tells the facsimile user the class of the opposite party on information and whether the incoming call should be promptly answered.

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, and more particularly to a communication terminal device connected to a line that provides a calling telephone number notification service for notifying a called party of calling telephone number information. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device that changes a ringing tone of an externally attached telephone to ring according to a caller on the basis of a caller.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a communication terminal device, the usability of the communication terminal device is improved by making it easy to know who the caller is when receiving a call.

As such a communication terminal device, for example, in a telephone having a function of identifying a caller, a voice sending unit for sending a voice guidance urging the caller to send identification information, A signal receiving unit for receiving the identification information, a memory unit for storing classification information for classifying the callers corresponding to the identification information indicating the individual callers, and a call for sending any one of a plurality of ring tones. A sound transmitting unit and automatically transmitting the voice guidance from the voice transmitting unit in response to an incoming call, and searching the memory unit based on the identification information of the caller received by the signal receiving unit in response thereto; Get the segment information corresponding to,
There has been proposed a telephone with a caller-segment identification function including a control unit for sending a ringing tone corresponding to this segmenting information from a ringing tone sending unit (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-317040).

[0004] That is, the telephone with the caller classification identification function requests the caller to transmit identification information for classifying the caller by voice guidance upon receiving a call, and the identification transmitted from the caller in response to the request. The ringing tone is changed based on the information.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional telephone with a caller classification identification function, when a call is received, the caller is requested to transmit identification information for classifying the caller by voice guidance. Since the ringing tone is changed based on the identification information transmitted from the caller in response to the request, it takes time to send the identification information to the caller side, and the caller classification as the communication terminal device There is a problem that the use of the telephone with the identification function is poor and that time is wasted. Also, in the case of a conventional telephone with a caller classification identification function, when an external telephone is connected to the telephone, the ringing tone for the external telephone is not considered. If the attached telephone is located away from the telephone with the caller classification identification function and there is a receiver to receive the call near the external telephone, the receiver should recognize the caller's classification by a ring tone. There was a problem that can not be.

Recently, in a telephone line network, a calling telephone number notification for notifying a receiving side of calling party telephone number information such as a calling telephone number (hereinafter referred to as calling ID information as necessary). The service is in the practical stage.

In this calling telephone number notification service, an ID receiving terminal activation signal is transmitted from a line exchange to a receiving terminal, and when a primary response is received from the receiving terminal, calling ID information (information such as a source telephone number) is received. When a receiving completion signal is received from the receiving terminal, a normal calling signal is transmitted, and when there is a secondary response, normal communication is started.

Therefore, in a communication terminal device connected to a line that provides such a calling telephone number notification service, the called party (the other party) supports the calling telephone number notification function and makes a contract for the service. If there is, this departure ID
The caller can be identified based on the information.

Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 divides an incoming caller who rings an external telephone into a plurality of predetermined division blocks, and generates caller information on a caller belonging to each division block and the caller information of each division. Ringing state information indicating a ringing state for ringing the external telephone in response to an incoming call from the caller is stored in the caller classification information storage means, and upon receiving the call, the calling telephone number information notified from the line is obtained, and A ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the corresponding section of the incoming caller is output from the ringing means to the external telephone by referring to the caller section information storage means based on the calling telephone number information,
By ringing the external telephone in the ringing state corresponding to the ringing state information, even when the operator of the communication terminal device is near a normal external telephone installed at a location away from the communication terminal device, A communication terminal device capable of recognizing a classification of a destination, such as a call from a destination that needs to receive an incoming call immediately, in a ringing state of the normal external telephone, thereby improving usability at a low cost. It is intended to provide.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an external telephone is made to ring by changing the ringing volume according to the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call, so that the operator of the communication terminal is separated from the communication terminal. Even if you are near a normal external telephone set up in the office, the difference in the sound volume of the normal external telephone may cause the destination to be called, such as a call from a destination that needs to receive the call immediately. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device capable of recognizing the category of a communication terminal and improving the usability at low cost.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an external telephone is made to ring at different ringing periods in accordance with a corresponding division of an incoming caller, so that the operator of the communication terminal is separated from the communication terminal. Even if you are near a regular external telephone set up in the same country, the difference in the ringing cycle of the regular external telephone means that the destination is a phone call from a party that needs to receive the call immediately. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device capable of recognizing the category of a communication terminal and improving the usability at low cost.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a key operation by an external telephone is detected, and registration / change / deletion processing of caller information in the caller classification information storage means is performed in accordance with the key operation. This makes it possible to register, change, and delete caller information in the caller classification information storage means using an external telephone without going to the location where the communication terminal device is installed, making communication more usable. It is intended to provide a terminal device.

The invention according to claim 5 uses the caller number information obtained at the time of the incoming call and stored in the caller telephone number information storage means to the caller classification information storage means by key operation of the external telephone. By performing the registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information of the caller, even if the operator does not know the telephone number information of the caller, the caller of the caller does not go to the installation location of the communication terminal device. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can easily perform information registration / change / deletion processing from an external telephone, and that is more usable.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, guidance information on an operation method is output to an external telephone in accordance with a processing stage of registration / change / deletion processing of caller information on the external telephone, thereby providing guidance information. By simply operating the external telephone according to the key, registration, change and deletion of caller information can be performed more easily from the external telephone,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device with even better availability.

[0015]

A communication terminal device according to the present invention is connected to a line that provides a calling telephone number notification service for notifying a called party of calling telephone number information. Acquiring the notified outgoing telephone number information, storing it in the outgoing telephone number information storage means, performing a predetermined communication, and setting the external telephone to a plurality of ringing states in a communication terminal device to which the external telephone can be connected. Ringing means for outputting a plurality of ringing signals to be ringed to the external telephone; a caller for ringing the external telephone to be divided into a plurality of predetermined division blocks; Caller category information storage means for storing ringing state information indicating a ringing state for ringing the external telephone in response to an incoming call from a caller of the category; Control means for causing the ringing means to output the ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the section corresponding to the caller of the incoming call by referring to the caller section information storage means based on the number information. By
The above objective has been achieved.

According to the above arrangement, the incoming caller who makes the external telephone ring is divided into a plurality of division blocks, and the caller information concerning the caller belonging to each division block and the caller information from the caller of each division are provided. Ringing state information indicating a ringing state for ringing the external telephone in response to an incoming call is stored in the caller classification information storage means, and when an incoming call is received, calling telephone number information notified from the line is obtained, and the calling telephone number information is obtained. A ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call is output from the ringing means to the external telephone by referring to the caller section information storage means based on the Since the external telephone rings in the ringing state, even when the operator of the communication terminal is near a normal external telephone installed at a place away from the communication terminal, the external telephone is not affected. In ringing state of normal of the external telephone,
It is possible to recognize the classification of the destination, such as whether the call is from a destination that needs to receive an incoming call immediately, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be improved at low cost.

In this case, for example, the ringing means outputs the ringing signals having different ringing voltages to cause the external telephone to ring a plurality of ringing sounds having different sound volumes. The caller classification information storage means stores ringing signal information having different ringing voltages as the ringing state information, and the control means determines the classification of the section corresponding to the caller of the incoming call based on the calling telephone number information. The sound signal corresponding to the sound signal information may be output to the sound means.

According to the above configuration, the external telephone is made to ring by varying the ringing volume in accordance with the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call, so that the operator of the communication terminal can be installed at a location remote from the communication terminal. Even if you are near a normal external telephone, the difference in the ringing volume of the normal external telephone determines the classification of the other party, such as whether the call is from the other party who needs to receive the call immediately. It can be recognized, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be improved at low cost.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 3, the ringing means outputs the ringing signal having a different ringing cycle to cause the external telephone to ring a plurality of ringing sounds having different ringing cycles. The caller classification information storage means stores ringing signal information having different ringing cycles as the ringing state information, and the control means controls the classification of the section corresponding to the sender of the incoming call based on the calling telephone number information. The sound signal corresponding to the sound signal information may be output to the sound means.

According to the above configuration, the external telephone is made to ring with a different ringing cycle according to the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call, so that the operator of the communication terminal is installed at a place remote from the communication terminal. Even if you are near a regular external telephone, the classification of the other party, such as whether it is a call from the other party who needs to receive an incoming call immediately, depends on the ringing cycle of the normal external telephone. It can be recognized, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be improved at low cost.

Further, for example, as set forth in claim 4, the communication terminal device further includes key operation detecting means for detecting a key operation by the external telephone, and the control means includes a key operation detecting means. The registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the caller classification information storage means may be performed in response to a key operation of the external telephone detected by the caller.

According to the above configuration, the key operation by the external telephone is detected, and the registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the caller classification information storage means is performed according to the key operation. It is possible to register, change, and delete caller information in the caller classification information storage means using an external telephone without going to the installation location of the terminal device, further improving the usability of the communication terminal device. Can be improved.

Also, for example, as set forth in claim 5, the control means uses the caller number information stored in the caller number information storage means to operate a key of the external telephone. The registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the caller classification information storage means may be performed.

According to the above configuration, a call is transmitted to the caller classification information storage means by key operation of the external telephone using the caller number information obtained at the time of the incoming call and stored in the caller telephone number information storage means. Registration / change / deletion processing of caller information, so that even if the operator does not know the caller's telephone number information, the caller information of the caller can be registered without going to the installation location of the communication terminal device. The change / deletion process can be easily performed from the external telephone, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be further improved.

Furthermore, for example, as set forth in claim 6, the communication terminal device stores guidance information for storing guidance information on an operation method of registering, changing, and deleting the caller information on the external telephone. Means, and guidance information output means for outputting the guidance information to the external telephone, the control means, the control information, the guidance information according to the processing step of registration, change, and deletion processing of the sender information The information may be read from the guidance information storage means and output to the guidance information output means.

According to the above configuration, the guidance information of the operation method is output to the external telephone in accordance with the processing stage of the registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the external telephone. By simply operating the keys of the external telephone, the registration, change, and deletion processing of the caller information can be performed more easily from the external telephone, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be further improved.

[0027]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a facsimile to which the first embodiment of the communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the device 1.

In FIG. 1, a facsimile apparatus 1 as a communication terminal apparatus includes relays Ra and Rb, a DC loop forming section 2, a modem 3, an ID receiving terminal starting signal detecting section 4, a calling signal detecting section 5, and a ringing signal output section. 6, message output unit 7, DC current supply unit 8, DTMF signal detection unit 9, off-hook detection unit 10, ROM (Read Only Memory) 11, R
An AM (Random Access Memory) 12, a scanner 13, a plotter 14, an operation display unit 15, a system control unit 16, and the like are provided.

The relay Ra has a common terminal and two switching terminals a and b, and the relay Rb has a common terminal and two switching terminals c and d.

The relay Ra has a common terminal connected to a predetermined line L and also connected to an ID receiving terminal activation signal detecting unit 4, and this line L provides a calling telephone number notification service. Connected to the exchange. This exchange notifies the called party of caller information such as a caller's telephone number, and when a caller sends out a callee's telephone number together with a predetermined caller's telephone number non-notification number, the caller's telephone number is displayed. Provide an outgoing phone number notification service to hide.

The switching terminal a of the relay Ra is connected to the switching terminal d of the relay Rb while the switching terminal a is connected to the ringing signal detecting unit 5, and the switching terminal b is connected to the DC loop forming unit 2. Have been. The relay Rb is
The switching terminal c is connected to the ringing signal output unit 6 and the DC current supply unit 8, and the switching terminal d is connected to the switching terminal a of the relay Ra as described above. 5 is connected. Relay Rb
Has an external telephone 20 connected to its common terminal, and a DTMF signal detector 9 and an off-hook detector 10 connected thereto.

The relay Ra operates under the control of the system control unit 16 and selectively connects its common terminal to the switching terminals a and b, and connects the common terminal to the switching terminal a in the standby state. are doing. The relay Rb is connected to the system control unit 1
6, and switches its common terminal to the switching terminals c and d.
, And in a standby state, the common terminal is connected to the switching terminal c.

The DC loop forming unit 2 forms a DC loop based on the DC current from the line L, and the modem 3 is connected to the DC loop forming unit 2 to change a signal transmitted and received through the DC loop forming unit 2. -While demodulating, send and receive various control signals in the transmission control procedure.

The ID receiving terminal activation signal detecting section 4 is connected to the line L
From the ID receiving terminal activation signal transmitted from the
Notifying the system control unit 16, the call signal detection unit 5 detects a call signal from the line L and notifies the system control unit 16.

The ringing signal output section (ringing means) 6 operates under the control of the system control section 16 and connects to the external telephone 20 connected via the relay Rb.
0, a plurality of ringing states, in particular, in the present embodiment, a plurality of ringing signals for ringing at a plurality of ringing volumes are output, and the message output unit (guidance information output unit) 7 is controlled by the system control unit 16. Activate the given voice message,
In particular, it outputs a guidance message for a caller number registration / change / deletion operation to be described later to the external telephone 20 connected via the relay Rb.

The DC current supply unit 8 supplies a DC current to the external telephone set 20 via the relay Rb when the relay Rb connects the common terminal to the switching terminal c, and outputs a DTMF signal detection unit (key operation). The detecting means 9 detects a DTMF (Dual Tone Multifrequency) signal transmitted from the external telephone 20 when the external telephone 20 is operated by a key, and outputs the signal to the system control unit 16.

The off-hook detector 10 is connected to the external telephone 2
The off-hook of 0 is detected and output to the system control unit 16.

The external telephone 20 is a general ordinary telephone, and is installed outside the facsimile machine 1 and is detachably attached to the facsimile machine 1 by a modular jack to which a modular cable (not shown) is connected. Connected to.

The ROM 11 stores programs such as a basic control program of the facsimile machine 1 and a later-described sender classification identification notification processing program, and also stores various data necessary for executing these programs.

RAM (calling telephone number information storage means, caller classification information storage means, guidance information storage means) 12
Is used as a work memory of the system control unit 16, and various information, for example, caller telephone number information notified from the line L when an incoming call is received, and a caller telephone number (caller information 2), guidance information indicating the operation method of registration / change / deletion, and caller classification data as shown in FIG. The caller classification data is stored in the external telephone 20 according to the callers grouped.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the callers are classified into a plurality of sections A to D, and the callers are classified by the data (information) which changes the ringing sound to be output. The operator's telephone number can be registered, changed, or deleted by the key operation of the operation display unit 15 or the key operation of the external telephone 20 as appropriate. As the caller division data, for example, the division A is a division when the destination of the incoming call is the one who wants to know the incoming call reliably, and the telephone number of the caller input by the operator and the external telephone The information of the ringing sound level 3 which is the ringing state information of No. 20 is registered. The category B is a category in a case where the called party is a party who does not want to receive a call, and the telephone number of the party input as a party whose bell ringing is to be prohibited by the operator, and the external telephone 20.
Non-ringing information is registered as the ringing state information.
Category C is when the called party is notified of the caller ID but is not registered, or
This is a classification in the case where the other party is a public telephone. There is no registration of the other party's telephone number, and the ringing sound level 2 is registered as the ringing state information of the external telephone 20. The category D is a category in the case where the caller number is a non-reporting destination from the line L. The telephone number of the destination is not registered, and the ringing sound level 1 is registered as the ringing state information of the external telephone 20. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, ringing sound levels 1 to 3 are registered as ringing state information of the sections A to D. The ringing sound level 1 is a ringing signal output section. 6 is the lowest level 1 of the ringing signal voltage, and the bell volume level (ringing volume level) of the external telephone 20 in this case is the lowest volume level indicated by the bell volume level 1 in FIG. is there. The ringing sound level 2 is a case where the level of the ringing signal voltage output from the ringing signal output unit 6 is an intermediate level 2. In this case, the bell volume level of the external telephone 20 is shown in FIG.
Is an intermediate volume level indicated by. Further, the ringing sound level 3 is a case where the ringing signal voltage output from the ringing signal output section 6 is the highest level 3, and the bell volume level of the external telephone 20 in this case is shown in FIG. Is the loudest sound level indicated by.

Referring again to FIG. 1, a system control unit (control means) 16 controls each unit of the facsimile apparatus 1 based on a program in the ROM 11 while using the RAM 12 as a work memory. In addition to executing the control process, a caller classification identification notification process described later is executed.

The scanner 13 is, for example, a CCD (Charge)
An image scanner or the like using a coupled device is used, and generally includes an ADF (automatic document feeder). On the ADF, a plurality of originals are set.
The ADF feeds the set documents one by one to the document reading position of the scanner 13. The scanner 13 scans a document conveyed from the ADF and reads an image of the document at a predetermined resolution.

As the plotter 14, for example, a thermal recording device using a thermal element or an electrophotographic recording device is used, and the received image, the image read by the scanner 13, the necessary management file, and the like are recorded on recording paper. Record and output.

The operation display section 15 includes various operation keys such as a numeric keypad, a start key, a one-touch key, and a function key, and also includes a display (for example, a liquid crystal display). The input operation is performed, and the display displays the content of the command input from the operation keys and various information notified from the facsimile machine 1 to the operator of the facsimile machine 1. In particular, from the operation keys of the operation display unit 15,
The key operation of registering, changing, and deleting the destination telephone number to the caller classification data registered in the RAM 12 can be performed, and the registration, change, and deletion operations of the destination telephone number can be performed on the display. Display guidance information. This guidance information is stored in the ROM 11 or the RAM 1 in advance.
2 is stored.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The facsimile apparatus 1 changes the volume of the ringing sound of the external telephone 20 according to the classification of the called party when a call is received via the line L providing the calling telephone number notification service. Another feature is that the sound is made non-ringing.

The exchange of the line L to which the facsimile machine 1 is connected provides a caller telephone number notification service for notifying caller information such as the telephone number of the caller to the receiver. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the switch of the line L (subscriber line switch) receives a call to the receiving terminal (the facsimile machine 1 or the like), first, the polarity of the line L to the receiving terminal is inverted. Thereafter, an ID reception terminal activation signal is transmitted to perform the activation processing of the reception terminal. When the receiving terminal receives the ID receiving terminal activation signal, the receiving terminal closes the DC loop. When the exchange receives the primary response signal (DC loop) from the receiving terminal, the exchange ID
Information, ie, caller phone number, ID non-notification reason (eg, caller rejection, out-of-service-area call, public-phone call)
Is transmitted as a modem signal to the receiving terminal, and the receiving terminal transmits the calling ID.
When the information is received, the DC loop is opened. Next, upon detecting the reception completion signal (DC loop break) from the receiving terminal, the exchange sends a normal calling signal to the receiving terminal, and at the same time, sends a ringing tone (ringback tone) to the calling side. Call the receiving terminal. At this point, the receiving terminal displays the caller information on the terminal, and the operator of the receiving terminal can recognize the caller from this display and go off-hook. Upon receiving the secondary response signal (DC loop) from the receiving terminal, the exchange reverses the polarity of the line L, forms a communication path, and enters a communication state to start charging.

When the caller is a telephone using the caller ID notification service, the facsimile device 1 classifies the caller by referring to the registration status of the caller classification data in the RAM 12, and externally attaches the caller. In addition to controlling ringing and non-ringing of the telephone 20, a caller category identification notification process for controlling the magnitude of the ringing sound is performed.

The registration of the destination telephone number in the caller classification data can be performed by operating the keys on the operation display unit 15 of the facsimile apparatus 1, but can also be performed by operating the keys of the external telephone 20.

The registration / change / deletion processing of the destination telephone number in the caller classification data in the RAM 12 by the external telephone 20 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the operator uses the external telephone 20 to register, change, or delete the other party's telephone number, the operator off-hooks the external telephone 20 and follows the external guidance message from the facsimile apparatus 1 by voice. By performing key operations on the telephone 20, registration, deletion of registration, change of registration contents, and the like are performed.

The facsimile machine 1 is in the standby state, and the relays Ra and Rb are in the state shown in FIG.
That is, the relay Ra has a common terminal connected to the switching terminal a, and the relay Rb has a common terminal connected to the switching terminal c. In this state, as shown in FIG. When the off-hook of the external telephone 20 is detected (step S101), the system control unit 16 controls the relay Rb to switch the common terminal to the switching terminal d (step S102).

In this state, the system control unit 16
A predetermined DTMF signal set by the F signal detection unit 9;
For example, it is checked whether a DTMF signal of “#” or “#” is detected (step S103). That is, when the operator registers the destination telephone number from the external telephone 20, for example, in order to transmit the preset DTMF signal to the facsimile apparatus 1, the operator operates a key operation of “#”, “#”, for example. Do.

When receiving the predetermined DTMF signal, the system controller 16 determines that the telephone number is to be registered, changed, or deleted, and controls the relay Rb to switch the common terminal to the switching terminal c. Connection (step S104),
Enter the destination telephone number registration / change mode, operate the message output unit 7, and sequentially output the voice guidance message of the registration method according to the processing stage of the registration / change / deletion processing of the destination telephone number to the external telephone. 20 (step S105).

The operator operates the numeric keys and function keys such as the asterisk key (*) and the pound key (#) of the external telephone 20 in response to the voice guidance message to register, delete, or delete the destination telephone number. , Instructions for change, etc.

The system control unit 16 has a DTM indicating a command operation such as registration, deletion, or change of a destination telephone number.
When the DTMF signal detection unit 9 detects the F signal, the registration, deletion, or change of the destination telephone number corresponding to the instruction content is stored in the caller classification data of the RAM 12 (step S107), and the message is output. By operating the unit 7, the registration completion message for notifying the completion of the registration is output to the external telephone 20 (step S108).

Then, the system control unit 16 checks whether the external telephone 20 is on-hook (step S109). If the external telephone 20 is on-hook, the system control unit 16 ends the destination telephone number registration / change mode and returns to the standby state. (Step S110). In step S109, when a predetermined DTMF signal is received without being on-hook, the system control unit 16 performs a destination telephone number registration / change mode process in the same manner as described above, and registers, deletes, or deletes the destination telephone number. , And changes.

In the above-mentioned destination telephone number registration / change process, at least the telephone number of the destination that has just received a call is stored in the RAM 12 even if the operator does not know the destination telephone number. The registration / change / deletion process can be performed using the telephone number information of the other party.

That is, as described later, when an incoming call is received, the facsimile apparatus 1 obtains calling ID information from the line L, obtains calling telephone number information from the calling ID information, and temporarily stores the information in the RAM 12. . Therefore, when the system control unit 16 shifts to the other party's telephone number registration / change mode, at least the telephone number of the other party that has just arrived using the outgoing telephone number information stored in the RAM 12 is used. A guidance message to the effect that registration, deletion, or change of a number can be performed is output from the message output unit 7 to the external telephone 20 and the external telephone 20
DTM for key operation according to the guidance message
When the DTMF signal detector 9 detects the F signal, the RAM 1
Using the outgoing telephone number information of the other party stored in 2, registration, deletion or change of the other party's telephone number is performed.

In this case, not only the outgoing telephone number information of the immediately preceding destination but also the outgoing telephone number information of a plurality of incoming destinations including the immediately preceding incoming destination are stored in the RAM 12. In the case of storing, the telephone numbers of the plurality of destinations are also registered, deleted, or deleted by using the outgoing telephone number information stored in the RAM 12 in the caller classification data of the RAM 12. Changes may be made.

Next, a description will be given, with reference to FIG. 6, of a caller-segment identification notification process when a call is received in a state where the caller-segment data is registered as described above.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the facsimile apparatus 1, in the standby state, the common terminal of the relay Ra is connected to the switching terminal a, and the common terminal of the relay Rb is connected to the switching terminal c (step). S201) In this state, the system control unit 16 checks whether the ID reception terminal activation signal detection unit 4 detects an ID reception terminal activation signal from the line L (step S202). Step S202
Then, the ID receiving terminal activation signal detecting unit 4 outputs the ID from the line L
When the receiving terminal activation signal is detected, the system control unit 16
Controls the relay Ra to switch the common terminal to the side of the switching terminal b connected to the DC loop forming unit 2, forms a DC loop in the DC loop forming unit 2, and performs a primary response (step S203). .

Thereafter, when the calling ID information is transmitted from the line L, the calling ID information is received by the modem 3 and notified to the system control unit 16. When the calling ID information is input, the system control unit 16 transmits the calling ID information. The contents of the information, in particular, the caller information (calling telephone number information) is recognized and stored in the RAM 12 (step S205). The system control unit 16 performs the above-described registration, registration deletion, and change processing of the caller classification data of at least the latest incoming call partner using the caller telephone number information.

Next, the system control unit 16 sets the relay Ra
And the common terminal is connected to the call signal detection unit 5 and the relay R
(b) (Step S206), and the call signal from the line L is sent to the call signal detecting unit 5.
Is detected (step S207).

The system control unit 16 controls the call signal detection unit 5
Detects the call signal, searches the caller classification data in the RAM 12 shown in FIG. 2 based on the caller information stored in the RAM 12, and determines whether the caller is a caller of the division A.
That is, it is checked whether the called party is a party who wants to know the incoming call reliably (step S208). If the caller is a caller of category A, the system control unit 16 causes the ringing signal output unit 6 to output a ringing signal of the ringing sound level 3 to the external telephone 20, and the off-hook detection unit 10 When the off-hook is detected, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output section 6 is stopped, and the caller section identification notifying process ends (step S209). Therefore, the external telephone 20 emits the ringing sound of the loudest sound having the ringing sound level 3.

If it is determined in step S208 that the caller is not a caller of category A, the system control unit 16 checks whether the caller is a caller of category B, that is, whether or not the caller does not want to receive a call. (Step S21)
0) If the caller is a caller of category B, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output unit 6 is prohibited and the external telephone 20
Without performing the ringing, the ringing sound control process ends (step S211). Therefore, the external telephone 20 does not emit a ringing sound.

In step S210, when the caller is not a caller of category B, system control unit 16 determines whether the caller is a caller of category C, that is, the destination of the incoming call is notified of the caller number. Checks whether the destination telephone number is an unregistered destination or a public telephone (step S212). If the caller is a caller of category C, the system control unit 16 causes the ringing signal output unit 6 to output a ringing signal of the ringing sound level 2 to the external telephone 20, and the off-hook detecting unit 10 When the off-hook is detected, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output unit 6 is stopped, and the caller section identification notifying process ends (step S213). Therefore, the external telephone 20
Sounds a medium volume sound.

If the caller is not a caller of category C in step S212, system control unit 16 determines that the caller is a caller of category D, that is, a caller whose caller number is not notified. When the off-hook detection unit 10 detects that the external telephone 20 is off-hook, the ringing signal output unit 6 outputs a ringing signal at the ringing signal output unit 6 to the external telephone 20. Is stopped, and the caller classification identification notification processing is terminated (step S214). Therefore, external telephone 2
0 sounds the ringing sound of the lowest volume.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment divides the incoming caller that makes the external telephone 20 ring into a plurality of predetermined division blocks, and transmits the caller information relating to the caller belonging to each division block. And ringing state information indicating a ringing state for ringing the external telephone 20 in response to an incoming call from a caller in each of the categories, is stored in the RAM 12, and the outgoing telephone number information notified from the line L at the time of the incoming call is obtained. And outputting a ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call from the ringing signal output unit 6 to the external telephone 20 with reference to the RAM 12 based on the calling telephone number information. The external telephone 20 is sounded in a sounding state corresponding to the sounding state information.

Therefore, even when the operator of the facsimile machine 1 which is a communication terminal device is near the normal external telephone 20 installed at a place remote from the facsimile machine 1, the operator of the normal external telephone 20 can In the ringing state, it is possible to recognize the classification of the destination, such as whether the call is from a destination that needs to receive an incoming call immediately, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved at low cost.

Further, the facsimile apparatus 1 makes the external telephone 20 ring by changing the ringing volume according to the corresponding section of the sender of the incoming call.

Therefore, even when the operator of the facsimile machine 1 is near the normal external telephone 20 installed at a place remote from the communication terminal device, the difference in the sound volume of the normal external telephone 20 causes the difference. It is possible to recognize the classification of the destination, such as whether the call is from a destination that needs to be received immediately, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be improved at low cost.

Further, in the facsimile apparatus 1, the DTMF signal detecting section 9 detects a key operation by the external telephone 20, and performs registration / change / deletion processing of the sender information in the RAM 12 in accordance with the key operation. ing.

Therefore, the caller information can be registered / changed / deleted in the RAM 12 using the external telephone 20 without going to the place where the facsimile machine 1 is installed. It can be further improved.

The facsimile apparatus 1 uses the caller ID information obtained at the time of the incoming call and stored in the RAM 12 to operate the RAM 12 by the key operation of the external telephone 20.
Registration / change / deletion processing of caller information to

Therefore, even if the operator does not know the telephone number information of the caller, the facsimile machine 1
, The caller information of the caller can be registered / changed / deleted easily from the external telephone 20 without going to the installation location of the caller, and the usability of the facsimile apparatus 1 can be further improved.

Further, the facsimile machine 1 outputs a voice guidance message of the operation method to the external telephone 20 in accordance with the processing stage of the registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the external telephone 20.

Therefore, by simply operating the external telephone 20 in response to the guidance message, registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information can be performed more easily from the external telephone 20. Usability can be further improved.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are diagrams showing a second embodiment of the communication terminal device of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ringing sound of the external telephone according to the classification of the caller is shown. It changes the period.

This embodiment is applied to a facsimile machine similar to that of the first embodiment.
In the description of the present embodiment, the same reference numerals used in the description of the first embodiment will be used.

In the facsimile apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the ringing signal output unit 6 outputs a ringing signal at its cycle, that is,
It has the function of changing the on / off timing of the ringing signal and outputting it. The ringing cycle level is registered as ringing state information from ringing cycle level 1 to ringing cycle level 3 in the caller classification data of the RAM 12. ing.

As shown in FIG. 7, the ringing cycle level is set by the on / off timing of the ringing signal. For example, the ringing cycle level 1 has a short on-time with an off-time shorter than the on-time. Is repeated three times after a long off-time, the sounding cycle of the sound signal on / off timing, the sounding cycle level 2 is longer than the sounding cycle level 1 but the shorter on-time is shorter than the on-time. After two consecutive times with the off time interposed, the ringing cycle of the on / off timing of the ringing signal, which repeats again with a long off time, the ringing cycle level 3 is longer than the ringing cycle level 2 on time. Is the sounding cycle of the on / off timing of the sounding signal that repeats with a short off time.

The facsimile apparatus 1 changes the ringing cycle to ring the external telephone 20 so that, when a call is received, it is possible to determine which caller category the caller belongs to. The operator of the external telephone 20 is notified.

That is, in the facsimile apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 8, in the standby state, the common terminal of the relay Ra is connected to the switching terminal a and the common terminal of the relay Rb is connected to the switching terminal c as described above. In this state, the system control unit 16 checks whether the ID reception terminal activation signal detection unit 4 detects an ID reception terminal activation signal from the line L (step S30).
2). In step S302, when the ID receiving terminal activation signal detecting unit 4 detects the ID receiving terminal activation signal from the line L, the system control unit 16 controls the relay Ra to connect the common terminal to the DC loop forming unit 2. Is switched to the switching terminal b side, and a DC loop is formed by the DC loop forming unit 2 to perform a primary response (step S303).

Thereafter, when the calling ID information is transmitted from the line L, the facsimile apparatus 1 receives the calling ID information by the modem 3 and notifies the system control unit 16 of the information.
When the caller ID information is input, the contents of the caller ID information, in particular, the caller information (caller telephone number information) is recognized, and the RA
It is stored in M12 (step S305).

Next, the system control unit 16 sets the relay Ra
And the common terminal is connected to the call signal detection unit 5 and the relay R
(b) (step S306), and the call signal from the line L is sent to the call signal detecting unit 5.
It is checked whether or not is detected (step S307).

The system control unit 16 controls the call signal detection unit 5
Detects a call signal, searches the caller classification data in the RAM 12 shown in FIGS. 2 and 7 based on the caller information stored in the RAM 12 and checks whether the caller is a caller of the classification A. (Step S308). If the caller is a caller of category A, the system control unit 16 causes the ringing signal output unit 6 to output a ringing signal of the ringing cycle level 1 to the external telephone 20, and the off-hook detecting unit 10 When the off-hook is detected, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output unit 6 is stopped, and the caller section identification notifying process ends (step S309). Therefore, the external telephone 20 emits a ringing sound of a short cycle of the ringing cycle level 1.

If it is determined in step S308 that the sender is not the sender of category A, the system controller 16 checks whether the sender is a sender of category B (step S3).
10) If the caller is a caller of category B, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output unit 6 is prohibited, and the external telephone 2
Without performing the ringing of 0, the ringing sound control processing ends (step S311). Therefore, the external telephone 20
Does not sound the ringing sound.

If it is determined in step S310 that the sender is not the sender of the category B, the system control unit 16 checks whether the sender is the sender of the category C (step S3).
12). If the caller is a caller of category C, the system control unit 16 causes the ringing signal output unit 6 to output a ringing signal of the ringing cycle level 2 to the external telephone 20, and the off-hook detecting unit 10 When the off-hook is detected, the output of the ringing signal by the ringing signal output section 6 is stopped, and the caller section identification notifying process ends (step S313). Therefore, the external telephone 20 emits a ringing sound of a medium cycle.

In step S312, if the caller is not a caller of category C, system control unit 16 determines that the caller is a caller of category D, that is, a caller whose caller number is not notified. When the off-hook detection unit 10 detects that the external telephone 20 is off-hook, the ringing signal output unit 6 outputs a ringing signal. Is stopped, and the caller classification identification notifying process is terminated (step S314). Therefore, the external telephone 20 emits the ringing sound having the longest ringing cycle.

As described above, the facsimile apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment causes the external telephone 20 to sound at different ringing periods in accordance with the corresponding section of the sender of the incoming call.

Therefore, even when the operator of the facsimile machine 1 is near a normal external telephone 20 installed at a place remote from the facsimile machine 1, the difference in the ringing cycle of the normal external telephone 20. The facsimile device 1 can recognize the classification of the destination, such as whether the call is from a destination that needs to receive the call immediately.
Can be improved inexpensively.

As described above, the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

For example, in each of the above embodiments, a case has been described where the present invention is applied to a facsimile apparatus as a communication terminal apparatus. However, it goes without saying that the communication terminal apparatus is not limited to a facsimile apparatus.

[0096]

According to the communication terminal device of the first aspect of the present invention, a caller who makes an external telephone ring is divided into a plurality of predetermined division blocks, and a caller relating to a caller belonging to each division block. Information and ringing state information indicating a ringing state for ringing the external telephone in response to an incoming call from a caller in each section are stored in the caller section information storage means, and the outgoing telephone number information notified from the line upon receiving a call is stored. And get
A ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the corresponding section of the incoming caller is output from the ringing means to the external telephone by referring to the caller section information storage means based on the calling telephone number information, and Since the external telephone rings in the ringing state corresponding to the ringing state information, even when the operator of the communication terminal is near a normal external telephone installed at a place away from the communication terminal, the normal operation is performed. In the ringing state of the external telephone, it is possible to recognize the classification of the other party such as whether the call is from the other party who needs to receive an incoming call immediately, and it is possible to inexpensively improve the usability of the communication terminal device. it can.

According to the communication terminal device of the second aspect of the present invention, the external telephone is made to ring by varying the ringing volume in accordance with the corresponding section of the caller of the incoming call. Even if you are near a normal external telephone installed at a location away from the device, it is a call from the other party that needs to receive an incoming call immediately due to the difference in the sound volume of the normal external telephone. It is possible to recognize the category of the other party such as, and it is possible to improve the usability of the communication terminal device at low cost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the external telephone rings at different ringing periods in accordance with the corresponding division of the caller, the operator of the communication terminal can use the communication terminal. Even if you are near a normal external telephone installed far away from the device, it is a call from the other party that needs to receive the call immediately due to the difference in the ringing cycle of the normal external telephone. It is possible to recognize the category of the other party such as, and it is possible to improve the usability of the communication terminal device at low cost.

According to the communication terminal device of the present invention, the key operation by the external telephone is detected, and the caller information is registered / changed in the caller classification information storage means in accordance with the key operation. -Since deletion processing is performed, registration / change / registration / change of caller information in caller classification information storage means using an external telephone without going to the installation location of the communication terminal device
The deletion process can be performed, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be further improved.

According to the communication terminal device of the present invention, a call is transmitted by a key operation of an external telephone using the caller number information obtained at the time of an incoming call and stored in the caller telephone number information storage means. The caller information is registered / changed / deleted in the caller classification information storage means, so that even if the operator does not know the caller's telephone number information, the caller does not go to the installation location of the communication terminal device. The registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information of the caller can be easily performed from the external telephone, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be further improved.

According to the communication terminal device of the present invention, the guidance information of the operation method is output to the external telephone according to the processing stage of the registration / change / deletion processing of the caller information in the external telephone. Registration of caller information by simply operating keys on the external telephone according to the guidance information.
The change / deletion process can be performed more easily from the external telephone, and the usability of the communication terminal device can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a facsimile apparatus to which a first embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of caller classification data stored in a RAM of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a relationship between a ringing sound level (ringing signal voltage) stored in caller classification data in a RAM of FIG. 2 and a bell sound volume.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a connection sequence between a subscriber exchange that provides a calling telephone number notification service and a receiving terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing registration / change processing of caller classification data using an external telephone by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a caller classification identification notification process by the facsimile apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a ringing cycle level registered in caller division data stored in a RAM of a facsimile apparatus to which a second embodiment of the communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a caller classification identification notification process by a facsimile apparatus to which a second embodiment of the communication terminal device according to the present invention is applied;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Facsimile apparatus 2 DC loop formation part 3 Modem 4 ID reception terminal starting signal detection part 5 Ringing signal detection part 6 Ringing signal output part 7 Message output part 8 DC current supply part 9 DTMF signal detection part 10 Off hook detection part 11 ROM 12 RAM DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Scanner 14 Plotter 15 Operation display part 16 System control part Ra, Rb Relay 20 External telephone

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A telephone line connected to a line providing a calling telephone number notification service for notifying a called party of the calling telephone number information, and upon receiving a call, acquiring the calling telephone number information notified from the line, and obtaining the calling telephone number information. In a communication terminal device which is stored in a storage means and performs predetermined communication and to which an external telephone can be connected, ringing for outputting a plurality of ringing signals for ringing the external telephone in a plurality of ringing states to the external telephone. Means for dividing the caller of the incoming call for ringing the external telephone into a plurality of predetermined division blocks, and ringing the external telephone in response to caller information on the caller and an incoming call from the caller in the classification. A caller classification information storage means for storing ringing state information indicating a ringing state to be made, and referring to the caller classification information storage means based on the acquired caller telephone number information upon receiving a call. Communication terminal apparatus characterized by comprising a control means for outputting to said ringing means the ringing signal corresponding to the ringing state information of the segment corresponding caller of the incoming Te. 2. The ringing means outputs the ringing signals having different ringing voltages to cause the external telephone to ring a plurality of ringing sounds having different sound volumes. Ringing signal information having different ringing voltages is stored as information, and the control means emits the ringing signal corresponding to the ringing signal information of the section corresponding to the incoming caller based on the calling telephone number information. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device outputs the data. 3. The ringing means outputs the ringing signal having a different ringing cycle to cause the external telephone to ring a plurality of ringing sounds having different ringing cycles. The controller stores the ringing signal information having different ringing periods as state information, and the control unit generates the ringing signal corresponding to the ringing signal information of the section corresponding to the incoming caller based on the calling telephone number information. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the communication terminal device outputs the sound. 4. The communication terminal device further includes key operation detecting means for detecting a key operation by the external telephone, and the control means detects a key operation of the external telephone detected by the key operation detecting means. 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein registration / change / deletion processing of said caller information in said caller classification information storage means is performed accordingly. 5. The control means uses the caller number information stored in the caller telephone number information storage means to transmit the caller classification information to the caller classification information storage means by operating a key of the external telephone. 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 4, wherein registration / change / deletion processing of caller information is performed. 6. The communication terminal device includes: guidance information storage means for storing guidance information on an operation method of registering, changing, and deleting the caller information on the external telephone; and transmitting the guidance information to the external telephone. Further comprising: guidance information output means for outputting the guidance information from the guidance information storage means in accordance with a processing step of registration / change / deletion processing of the sender information. The communication terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the output is performed by an output unit.