JP2001094656A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal that can reduce connection of useless channels by outputting a kind of a terminal of a called party or contents of a provided additional service before channel connection so as to allow a caller itself to confirm which additional service the caller is going to use before channel connection. SOLUTION: When a dial key is operated, a control section 2 extracts a relevant record among records registered in a retrieval table 10 (n11-13). When there are a plurality of extracted records, the processing returns to the step n11, and when there is no record extracted in a step n14, a message denoting 'A call to a fixed telephone set' is displayed on a display section 4 (n14-17). Furthermore, when one record is extracted in the step n13 (n18), the display section 4 displays a message corresponding to contents registered in the record and terminates this processing (n19).

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 connected to a network such as a public line network and capable of communicating with an arbitrary partner station by voice or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, communication terminal devices (so-called telephones) which are connected to a network such as a public line network and can communicate with an arbitrary partner station by voice or the like have been put to practical use. As the communication terminal device, for example, besides a stationary telephone directly connected to a telephone line by a cable, a mobile telephone for communicating with a base station by a radio signal, or a pager (pager) for displaying a received message Various types of communication terminal devices have already been put into practical use.

[0003] Toll-free dialing for the communication cost (line usage fee) on the receiving side, dial Q2 for the value (information fee) corresponding to the information provided by the caller, and the line (telephone company) to be used. Various additional services such as a line connection service to be selectively designated are also implemented.

Further, recently, a caller ID notification service for notifying the called party of the line number of the calling party has been implemented so that the called party can confirm where the call came from before answering the call. .

[0005]

However, since a mobile phone has a higher call charge than a stationary phone,
Considering the communication cost, it is better to use a stationary telephone. On the other hand, a mobile phone has an advantage in that communication can be performed with the other party regardless of where the other party wants to communicate (if the user carries the mobile phone). As described above, since the mobile phone and the stationary telephone each have advantages and disadvantages, the caller's telephone (call to the mobile telephone or call to the stationary telephone) depends on the situation when the caller performs communication. Or call), but the caller intended to make a call to the stationary phone but accidentally made a call to the mobile phone, or conversely, made a call to the mobile phone There was a case where a call to a stationary telephone was accidentally performed even though it was intended. In this case, a line is connected to a communication terminal device that is not appropriate in this situation, and there is a problem that communication costs are wasted.

[0006] Further, some users receive the provision of information from the dial Q2 service by misunderstanding that it is a free dial. As described above, since the dial Q2 service is charged for the amount of money (information fee) corresponding to the provided information, the user who is embarrassed when the information fee is charged and the service provider are disputed. Trouble sometimes occurred.

[0007] Recently, a service has been implemented that automatically selects a line carrier that provides a line used for connection with a partner station that makes a connection request in consideration of a line usage fee. Has a problem that the user does not know which line carrier is using the line provided by the user.

Further, the caller ID notification service allows the caller to switch between notification and non-notification of the line number to the receiver, but the line number is notified to the other party who does not want to be notified due to an operation error of the caller. In some cases, the line number is not notified to the party to be notified.

[0009] As described above, under the present situation where many types of communication terminal devices are used and various additional services are provided, there is a possibility that a user's operation error may always occur. Therefore, if the user can recognize the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side and the contents of the additional service to be provided before the line with the station on the receiving side is connected, useless line connection can be suppressed. However, no communication terminal device having such a function has been proposed yet.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-177947 discloses a telephone device having a function of outputting information on a called party from a line number on the called party. The telephone device disclosed in this publication displays month, day, day of the week, and time as information on the called side, and the purpose is to allow the caller to determine whether or not the called side is troublesome when making an international call, for example. That is, it does not have a configuration that solves the above-mentioned problem.

An object of the present invention is to output the type of a terminal device on the receiving side or the content of an additional service to be provided before connection to a line so that the caller can use any additional service before connecting to the line. An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device capable of suppressing unnecessary connection of a line by confirming whether the terminal is trying to be used.

[0012]

A communication terminal device according to the present invention has the following arrangement to solve the above-mentioned problems.

(1) An input unit having a dial key, and a line for sending a signal corresponding to the operated dial key to the line to request a partner station of the input line number to connect to the line. In a communication terminal device comprising a connection requesting means and a communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, a mobile phone or a pager is used for a partner station to request a line connection from an operated dial key. Output means for identifying and outputting the terminal type and / or the line carrier.

(2) A line for requesting connection of a line to an opposite station of the input line number by transmitting an input means having a dial key and a signal corresponding to the operated dial key to the line. In a communication terminal device provided with a connection requesting means and a communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, a partner station which requests a line connection from an operated dial key is provided. Free dial,
An output unit for identifying and outputting a service type such as the dial Q2 is provided.

(3) An input means having a dial key, and a line corresponding to the operated dial key and transmitting a signal to the line to request a partner station of the input line number to connect to the line. In a communication terminal device having a connection requesting means and a communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, an operated dial key notifies the partner station of the line number of the terminal itself from an operated dial key. Output means for outputting a result of the determination.

(4) The output means is a display means.

In the above configuration, the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side (stationary telephone, mobile phone, pager, etc.) and the connection to the line with the partner station are obtained from the line number of the receiving side input at the time of calling. It outputs the type of additional service provided by the line carrier providing the line, the partner station to which the line is connected, and the like. Usually, the first three digits of the line number assigned to the mobile phone are “090” (PHS is “070”), and the pager is “020”. In addition, since a connection request is first made to a line carrier that provides a line used to connect to the line with the partner station, it can be determined from the line number at this time. The first four digits of the free dial are "0120", and the dial Q2 is "0990". If a three-digit “184” is added to the head of the line number of the input partner station, a non-notification service of the line number is provided to the called party (in the case of a notification contract), If "186" is added to the head of the line number, a notification service of the line number to the called side is provided (in the case of a non-notification contract).

As described above, the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side, the line carrier, the type of the supplementary service provided at this time, and the like can be identified by several digits from the head of the line number of the input partner station. . Therefore, it is possible to identify and output the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side and the type of the supplementary service provided at this time before all the line numbers of the partner station are input. Unnecessary line connection can be prevented by allowing the caller to confirm this information before connection.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication terminal device 1 of this embodiment includes a control unit 2 that controls the operation of the main body,
An operation unit 3 on which dial keys and the like are arranged, and a display unit 4 for displaying a line number and the like of the partner station input on the operation unit 3
And a communication unit 5 for controlling communication with the partner station.
A printing unit 6 for printing AX data and the like, and a handset 7 having a microphone and a speaker are provided.

The control unit 2 has a search table 1 shown in FIG.
0 is registered. In the search table 10, a record is registered in which a part of the line number (the first few digits) is associated with each type of communication terminal device and each additional service provided. For example, a record in which the number “020” is associated with “pager (pager)”, a record in which the number “090” is associated with “mobile phone”, or the number “18”
4) and a record that associates "non-notification service"
A record in which the number "0120" is associated with "free dial", a record in which the number "0990" is associated with "dial Q2 service", and the like are registered. Further, a record in which the number “001” is associated with “Company A (communication line company (line operator in the present invention)”) is also registered. In the search table 10, the upper digits are arranged in ascending order.

Hereinafter, the operation of the communication terminal device 1 of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the calling operation of the communication terminal device of this embodiment. When the main body is in the off-hook state (n1) and a dial key is operated on the operation section 3 (n2), the communication terminal apparatus 1 of this embodiment sequentially transmits tone signals corresponding to the operated dial key. Is executed (n3). Thereby, the connection request is transmitted to the dialed partner station. When the line with the partner station that has transmitted the connection request is connected (n4), the communication terminal device 1 performs communication processing with the partner station (n5). When the line is disconnected due to the main body being switched from the off-hook state to the on-hook state or the like (n6), the line is disconnected and the process is terminated (n7).

As described above, the communication terminal device 1 of this embodiment can make a line connection request to an arbitrary station in the same manner as a known communication terminal device. To connect the line. Here, the description of the process at the time of incoming call is omitted.

The control unit 2 executes the search processing shown in FIG. 4 in parallel with the dialing processing. Hereinafter, this search processing will be described. The control unit 2 sets the variable a to 1 (n11), and operates the dial key (n
12) A record is extracted from the records registered in the search table 10 in which the a-digit is the number of the operated dial key (n13). Here, if there are a plurality of extracted records (n14), a is counted up by 1 and n
It returns to 12 (n15). If there is no record extracted in n14 (n16), a message "call to stationary phone" is displayed on the display unit 4 and the process ends (n17) (see FIG. 5).

If the number of records extracted in n13 is one (n18), a message corresponding to the contents registered in the record is displayed on the display unit 4, and the process is terminated (n19). For example, when a dialing operation of “0990...” Is performed, the display unit 4 displays “Call to dial Q2. Is displayed (see FIG. 6 (A)), and if a dialing operation of “090...” Is performed, “the call is to be made to a mobile phone. Is displayed (Fig. 6
(See (B)), and if the dialing operation of “184...” Is performed, the display unit 4 displays “Calling without notification of line number. Is displayed (Fig. 6
(Refer to (C)), and when the dialing operation of “001...” Is performed, the display unit 4 displays “Call using company A's line. Is displayed (see FIG. 6D).

These messages are registered in the search table 10.

As described above, the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side and the contents of the additional service provided at this time are identified by several digits from the head of the line number of the input partner station, and the contents are indicated by a message. Since the output is performed, the type of the communication terminal device on the receiving side and the type of the additional service provided at this time can be confirmed by the caller before the caller inputs all the line numbers of the partner station. . As a result, it is possible to make the caller recognize his own operation error before connecting the line and to redo the dialing operation, thereby preventing useless line connection and suppressing communication waste. .

Further, in the communication terminal device 1 of this embodiment, by performing an appropriate key operation on the operation unit 3, the print unit 6 can also print out the contents of the search table 10. Therefore, the user (sender) can confirm how the dialing operation should be performed when receiving an optional service by confirming the printed output.
Since the confirmation can be easily performed, the usability of the communication terminal device main body is also improved. . Note that this search table 10
Can be displayed on the display unit 4, and in this case, the dialing operation can be confirmed on the display unit.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the type of supplementary service provided to the caller can be confirmed before connecting the line, so that useless line connection can be prevented. The waste in communication can be suppressed, and the usability of the communication terminal device main body is also improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a search table applied to the communication terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a calling process of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a search process of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example on a display unit of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example on a display unit of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Communication terminal device 2-Control unit 3-Operation unit 4-Display unit 5-Communication unit 6-Print unit 10-Search table

Claims (4)

[Claims] An input means having a dial key, and a line connection for sending a signal corresponding to the operated dial key to a line to request a partner station of the input line number to connect the line. In a communication terminal device comprising request means and communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, a mobile phone, a pager, etc., for a partner station which requests a line connection from an operated dial key. A communication terminal device comprising an output unit for identifying and outputting the type of terminal and / or the line carrier. 2. An input means on which a dial key is arranged, and a line connection for sending a signal corresponding to the operated dial key to a line to request a partner station of the input line number to connect the line. In a communication terminal device comprising a requesting means and a communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, a free terminal provided by a partner station which requests a line connection from an operated dial key. A communication terminal device comprising an output unit for identifying and outputting a service type such as a dial and a dial Q2. 3. An input means on which a dial key is arranged, and a line connection for sending a signal corresponding to the operated dial key to a line to request a partner station of the input line number to connect the line. In a communication terminal device comprising a requesting means and a communication means for controlling communication with a partner station to which a line is connected, whether the line number of the terminal is notified to the partner station from the operated dial key. A communication terminal device comprising output means for outputting a result of the determination. 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said output means is a display means.