JP2001203778A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distinguish a telephone call to whim it is made by calling sound or display. SOLUTION: A telephone set 1 has in its inside a control part 2, a calling sound generator 3, a receiver 4 and a liquid crystal display 5. When the telephone call is made from the outside, the control part 2 handle the call by a response messaged such as 'Plases push one if you want ○○, push two if you want ▵▵, push 3 if you want ×× and push other number of it can be anybocd' to the opposite party who makes the telephone call before generating calling sound. The control part 2 receives the selected number and generates calling sound intrinsic to each individual, which is previously set. Thus, it can be discriminated to whom the telephone call is made by the difference in the calling sound.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device capable of distinguishing a person who has made a telephone call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional telephone device, there is only one kind of ringing tone caused by an external call signal.

[0003]

Therefore, it is not possible to determine who the telephone is just by listening to the ringing tone, and a person near the telephone device responds to the telephone for the time being, You need to tell people that you are calling.

[0004] In addition, there are cases where the person who called the telephone wants the intended party to respond first by telephone.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone device capable of distinguishing to whom the call is directed by a ringing tone or a type of display.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone apparatus for generating a ring tone according to a call signal from the outside, according to a selection signal from the outside. A control means for changing the display is provided.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiment. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the present embodiment. A telephone device 1 for receiving a call signal from an external telephone line or the like is provided with a control unit 2 and a ring tone generator 3 therein. Further has a receiver 4 and a liquid crystal display 5.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit 2. When an external telephone call is made, the control unit 2 gives a call to the called party before giving a ringing tone, for example, "O to OO." , Please press # 1 for the customer, # 2 for the customer, and # 3 for the customer in XX. If anyone is OK, please press any other number. " The control unit 2 receives a number selected by a push button or the like from the other party, determines to whom the telephone is addressed, and sets electronic sounds at different preset unique intervals for each individual, for example, "," Peep-pip ", or" pip-pip ".

[0009] Thus, it is possible to determine to whom the call is based on the difference in the ringing tone, and it is sufficient that the handset 4 responds only to a call addressed to the user or an absentee.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, different ring tones are used, but a melody of a different song is transmitted, or a call is made by voice directly, such as "Mr. You may.

Alternatively, the selected dial tone may be the same, and the selected number, a name set in advance by this number, etc. may be displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 of the telephone device 1. Of course, the ringing tone and the like and the message on the display 5 can be used together.

Further, by using the answering machine function and setting in advance that the absentee is to be recorded on the answering machine, the control unit 2 records on the answering machine when the selected person is absent, Absentees can also listen to the message after returning home.

Further, the answering message of the answering machine can be set individually. For example, when the first person is selected, the answering machine will say, "XX is going on a business trip and I will return home on Wednesday. If you want to record a message, press 0. If you want to call another person, press 9 Please. "
If the user wants to record on the answering machine, he / she may select number 0 again, and if he / she wants to contact another person, he / she may select number 9. Then, when No. 9 is selected, it is only necessary to return to the initial state, provide guidance except for the first person, and select the number of the person to be called again.

[0014]

As described above, the telephone device according to the present invention can determine who the telephone is before responding to a telephone call, and only need to respond to a telephone addressed to the user or an absentee. . Also, for the person making the call, the probability that the target person will correspond increases, making it easier to make the call.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone apparatus 2 Control part 3 Ring tone generator 4 Handset 5 Liquid crystal display

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Yohei Hibiya 2-26-29 Umejima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Masahiko Hibiya 2-26-29, Umejima, Adachi-ku, Tokyo F-term (reference) 5K027 AA00 BB01 EE14 EE15 FF03 FF22 FF26 HH21

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A telephone device comprising: a control unit for changing a type or display of a ringing tone according to an external selection signal when a ringing tone is generated by an external call signal. 2. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said ringing tone is an electronic tone, and the interval of sound generation is changed. 3. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the ring tone is a melody. 4. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the ring tone is a voice. 5. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the display is made by a display. 6. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein an answering machine can be activated in response to the selection signal.