JP2001217917A - Caller telephone number notice control method and phone device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a phone device that relieves a load of a caller in the case of dialing and that utilizes a caller telephone number notice service with high reliability and user-friendliness. SOLUTION: Telephone directory information built in the phone is utilized. In the case of dialing, an entered destination telephone number references the telephone directory information, and when the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory information, a notice signal is added to a dial signal, but when the destination telephone number is not registered in the telephone directory information, a non-notice signal is added to the dial signal. Furthermore, the telephone directory information is grouped, and notice or non-notice is set to each group, and when the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directly information and the group to which the telephone number belongs is set to 'notice', the notice signal is added to the dial signal, and when the group to which the telephone number belongs is set to 'non-notice', the non-notice signal is added to the dial signal.

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 utilizing a caller telephone number notification service for notifying a telephone number of a caller to a receiver, and more particularly to transmitting a notification / non-notification signal at the time of calling. Related to control technology.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, a caller telephone number notification service transmits a telephone number of a caller at the time of calling, and this is notified to a receiver. While this service has the advantages of preventing unwanted calls and enabling advanced services,
From the viewpoint of privacy protection, there is a risk that the notified telephone number may be used improperly for secondary use, and therefore, the notification / non-notification of the caller telephone number is determined by the caller's will. The setting method of notification / non-notification of the caller's telephone number is as follows.
There are two ways.

[0003] The first is a method which is realized by making a setting to notify or not notify the caller telephone number in principle. In the case of a general subscriber telephone line, it is set by informing the line connection operator (NTT etc.) of the intention to notify or not notify in principle. In a mobile phone, a sender can set notification in principle and notification in principle in each mobile phone terminal.
In principle, in a telephone device set to notify the caller's telephone number, the caller's telephone number is notified to the recipient by dialing the other party's telephone number. Also, in principle, in a telephone device that is set not to notify the caller's telephone number, the receiver's telephone number is not notified to the receiver by dialing the other party's telephone number.

[0004] A second method is to realize by dialing a special number indicating notification / non-notification before a destination telephone number when dialing. In the case of a general subscriber telephone line, the special number (notification number) meaning notification is "186", and the special number meaning non-notification (non-notification number)
Is "184". If the caller wants to notify the other party of the caller's telephone number and make a call, first dial "186" and then dial the other party's telephone number. If the user wants to make a call to the other party without notifying the caller's telephone number, the user first dials "184" and then dials the other party's telephone number.

Further, many telephone apparatuses have a telephone directory function of storing a telephone number and a corresponding destination name together and storing the data to perform the function of a telephone directory. This phone book function not only stores phone number data, but also selects a destination name when making a call, searches for the phone number from the destination name and automatically places the call, eliminating the possibility of mistakenly pressing the destination phone number. It has features and is widely used. In addition, it has a function to group data registered in the phonebook (eg, "friends", "relatives", "work" groups, etc.), making it easy to search and manage large amounts of phone number data. Is possible.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the configuration of a telephone apparatus having a conventional caller telephone number notification / non-notification control function. In the figure, a telephone device 600 includes an input / output device 610 and a control device 62.
0, a storage device 630, a communication device 640, and the like. The input / output device 610 includes a handset 611 and a dial button 6.
12. The control device 620 includes the search unit 62
1, storage information control section 622, special number detection section 623, notification / non-notification mode detection section 624, control signal addition section 625
It consists of. The storage device 630 stores a notification / non-notification control information storage unit 631 for storing notification / non-notification control information (principle notification or principle non-notification), and telephone directory data (destination name, telephone number, etc.) It comprises a telephone directory information storage unit 632. The communication device 640 is connected to the exchange 650 via a wired / wireless telephone line.

Here, in a general subscriber telephone, non-notification / notification of a caller's telephone number is designated by a special number ("184" or "186"), and the analysis is performed by the exchange 650 side. Is added to the destination telephone number. On the other hand, a special number (“18
4 "or" 186 ") into a corresponding control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) and adds it to the caller's telephone number, transmits it to exchange 650, or changes the caller's telephone number / notification There is also a method in which a control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) corresponding thereto is added to the caller telephone number and transmitted to the exchange 650. Therefore, in the following, a description will be given assuming that a control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) is added to the other party's telephone number. Not even.

The user operates dial button 620 to input a destination telephone number or destination name. If necessary, a special number (“184” or “18”)
6)). In the search unit 621, when the destination name is input, the telephone directory information storage unit 632 is used based on the destination name.
The telephone number data is referred to and the corresponding telephone number is extracted. When the telephone number of the other party is input by the input from the dial button 612 or the search by the search unit 621, the special number detection unit 623 detects the special number ("184" or "186"), and the special number is detected. In this case, the corresponding control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) is added by the control signal adding unit 625. If no special number is detected, the notification / non-notification mode detection unit 624
The notification / non-notification information storage unit 631 is referred to to acquire notification / non-notification control information (principle notification or principle non-notification), and the control signal corresponding to the detected mode is transmitted to the control signal adding unit 6.
25 is added. The destination telephone number to which the control signal is added is transmitted from communication device 640 to exchange 650. The notification / non-notification mode information of the notification / non-notification control information storage unit 631 and the telephone directory data of the telephone directory information storage unit 632 are added, changed, deleted, etc. by the storage information control unit 622 in accordance with the input from the dial button 612. Is performed.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a calling processing operation in the conventional telephone device shown in FIG.
First, when the input information is information for a search using the telephone directory function (step 701), the search unit 62
The telephone directory data in the telephone directory information storage unit 632 is referred to from the information input in step 1 to search for a corresponding destination telephone number (step 602). If the other party's telephone number is directly input, or if the other party's telephone number is obtained by searching, then a special number ("184" or "186") indicating notification / non-notification of the other party's telephone number Is detected by the special number detecting unit 623 (step 703). If a special number is detected, the special number is further determined (step 704). If the special number is "186", a notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 626 (step 705), and the special number is "18".
In the case of "4", a non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 625 (step 706). On the other hand, when the special number is not detected, the notification / non-notification mode detection unit 624 determines whether the setting status of the notification / non-notification information storage unit 631 is basically notification or non-notification. (Step 707). If the notification is set in principle, a notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 625 (step 70).
8) If the notification is set to non-notification in principle, a non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 625 (step 7).
09). The destination telephone number to which the control signal has been added is transmitted from communication device 640 to exchange 650 (step 71).
0).

[0010]

As described above, in the caller telephone number notification service, in the past, centralized control by setting notification or non-notification in principle, and the other party's telephone when dialing Only the control of adding a special number ("184" or "186") before the number is provided, and the caller knows the basic setting at the time of calling and notifies / notifies the current call. It was necessary to make a decision on notification and add a special number corresponding to it if necessary.

On the other hand, for example, JP-A-11-187433 and JP-A-11-308324 disclose telephones for automatically sending notification / non-notification information of a caller's telephone number to a destination telephone number at the time of calling. Devices and communication devices are described, which are special numbers ("184") for each telephone number.
And "186") or a telephone number table in which a notification / non-notification flag is set, and since it is necessary to set each telephone number one by one, there is a problem that the setting is troublesome and incorrectly set. .

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and applies a more reliable and easy-to-use caller telephone number notification control method using information in a telephone directory incorporated in a telephone device, and applies the method. It is intended to provide a telephone device.

[0013]

Many telephone apparatuses have a telephone directory function of storing a telephone number and a corresponding destination name together and storing the data to perform the function of a telephone directory. This phone book function stores phone number data, of course, if a destination name is selected at the time of outgoing call, the phone number is searched from the destination name and the call is automatically made, so there is no mistake in pressing the destination phone number There is a feature. In addition, group the data registered in the phonebook (eg:
It also has a function to perform “friends”, “relatives”, “work” groups, etc., and it is possible to easily search and manage a large amount of telephone number data.

Here, the relationship between the telephone number registered in the telephone directory and the notification / non-notification of the caller's telephone number is such that when calling a destination registered in the telephone directory, the caller's telephone number is generally used. When a call is made to a destination not described in the telephone directory, the caller's telephone number is not notified.

The present invention utilizes this property to detect whether or not the destination telephone number entered at the time of making a call is registered in the telephone directory. It is characterized in that a control mechanism is provided for automatically notifying and not sending a caller telephone number if not registered. In addition, using the telephone directory grouping function, notification / non-notification is set in advance for each group, and the caller's telephone number is notified according to the setting of the group to which the destination telephone number entered at the time of making a call It is characterized by having a control mechanism for automatically performing control such as notifying or not notifying, and controlling in accordance with notifying / notifying in principle when notifying / notifying is not set.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, a control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) is described as being added to the other party's telephone number. However, it is needless to say that special numbers ("184" and "186") are added to general subscriber telephones. No.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone apparatus having a notification / non-notification automatic control mechanism using telephone directory information according to the present invention. In FIG.
0 is the input / output device 110, the control device 120, the storage device 13
0, the communication device 140 and the like. This is basically the same as FIG. The input / output device 110 includes a handset 111
And dial buttons 112. Control device 1
Reference numeral 20 includes a search unit 121, a storage information control unit 122, a special number detection unit 123, a notification / non-notification mode detection unit 124, a control signal addition unit 125, a destination number detection unit 126, and a determination unit 127. The storage device 130 includes a notification / non-notification control information storage unit 131 that stores notification / non-notification control information (principal notification, principle non-notification, or partial non-notification), and telephone directory data (destination name and telephone number). , A group name, etc.), and a search information temporary storage 133 for temporarily storing the searched telephone directory data. The communication device 140 is connected to the exchange 150 via a wired / wireless telephone line.

The user operates dial button 120 to input a destination telephone number or destination name. If necessary, a special number (“184” or “18”)
6)). When the destination name is input, the search unit 121 searches the telephone directory information storage unit 132 based on the destination name.
The telephone number data is referred to and the corresponding telephone number is extracted. The searched telephone directory data is stored in the search information temporary storage unit 133.

When the telephone number of the other party is input by direct input from the dial button 112 or search by the search unit 121, the special number detection unit 123 outputs a special number (“18”).
4 ”or“ 186 ”), and if a special number is detected, a control signal (notification signal or non-notification signal) corresponding to the special number is added by the control signal adding unit 125. If the special number is not detected, the notification / non-notification mode detection unit 124 refers to the notification / non-notification information storage unit 131 to control the notification / non-notification control information (principal notification, principle non-notification, or partial non-notification). Or group settings). Here, “partially non-notifying” is a setting in which a caller's telephone number is not notified to a destination telephone number not registered in the telephone directory.
The “group setting” is a setting in which, when a destination telephone number is described in a telephone directory and a group setting is made, the notification / non-call setting of the group is followed. In the case of "partially not notified" or "group setting", the destination telephone number input by the destination number detection unit 126 is detected, and the determined destination telephone number is determined by the determination unit 127 in the telephone directory. It is compared with the contents of the telephone directory data of the information storage unit 132 or the contents of the search information temporary storage unit 133 to determine whether or not to notify the caller telephone number.
The control signal according to the determination is transmitted to the control signal adding unit 125.
Is added by. Thus, the destination telephone number to which the control signal is added is transmitted from communication device 140 to exchange 150.

Notification / non-notification mode information in the notification / non-notification control information storage unit 131 and telephone directory data in the telephone directory information storage unit 132 are added / changed by the storage information control unit 122 in accordance with an input from the dial button 112. -Control such as deletion is performed. In the case of a telephone device having a grouping function, the telephone directory data in the telephone directory information storage unit 132 is also controlled by the storage information control unit 122 such as addition, change, and deletion of grouping.

Next, the outgoing call processing operation in the telephone apparatus of FIG. 1 will be described in detail in each of a case where the grouping function of telephone directory data is not used (Example 1) and a case where it is used (Example 2). Will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the transmission processing operation of the first embodiment. First, if the input information is information for a search using a telephone directory function (step 201), the information inputted by the retrieval unit 121 is referred to the telephone directory data in the telephone directory information storage unit 132, and the corresponding information is taken. The destination telephone number is searched (step 202), and the searched information is temporarily stored in the search information temporary storage unit 133 (step 203). If the phone number is entered directly, or if the search gives the phone number,
Next, the special number detection unit 123 detects whether a special number ("184" or "186") indicating notification / non-notification is added to the destination telephone number (step 204). If a special number is detected, the special number is determined (step 205). In the case of "186", a notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 206). The non-notification signal is added by the signal adding unit 125 (step 207).
If the special number is not detected, the notification / non-notification mode detection unit 124 determines whether the setting status of the notification / non-notification information storage unit 131 is, in principle, notification, non-notification, or partially non-notification. Is determined (step 20).
8). In the case of the principle notification / principle non-notification, it is determined whether the deviation is the difference (step 209). If the notification is set in principle, the notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 210). If the notification is set to non-notification in principle, the non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 211). So far, step 20
Except for step 3 and step 208, the processing is basically the same as the conventional processing flow shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if partial notification is set, the destination telephone number is detected from the input signal by the destination number detector 126 (step 212), and the telephone directory is determined by the determiner 127. Referring to the telephone directory data stored in the information storage unit 232 or the search information in the search information temporary storage unit 133, it is determined whether or not the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (step 213). For details, the judgment unit 12
In 7, first, it is determined whether or not there is search information in the search information temporary storage unit 133. If there is no search information, the telephone directory data in the telephone directory information storage unit 232 is searched and determined. That is, the input of the other party's telephone number is based on a search using the telephone directory function, and if the search has been performed once in step 202, the information is stored in the search information temporary storage unit 233 in step 203. You can refer to that information. This makes it possible to eliminate the waste of performing the search twice.

FIG. 3 shows an example of telephone directory data. Item 3
01 is a registered destination name, and item 302 is a destination telephone number corresponding to each destination name. The search unit 121 compares the input information with the destination name in the item 301 or the destination telephone number in the item 302, and searches the corresponding destination name and the destination telephone number data if registered. Since the search information is stored in the search information temporary storage unit 133 as the information, if the search information is already stored in the search information temporary storage unit 133, the determination unit 127 stores the telephone number of the destination telephone number without referring to the telephone directory information storage unit 132. Judge that it is registered in the book. If there is no search information in the search information temporary storage unit 133, the determination unit 127 refers to the telephone directory information storage unit 232 and compares the detected destination telephone number with the destination telephone number data in the item 302. Then, it is determined whether or not it is registered in the telephone directory.
If the destination telephone number is not registered in the telephone directory, a non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 214). If the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory, the control signal addition is performed. The notification signal is added by the unit 125 (step 215).

As described above, the destination telephone number to which the control signal has been added is transmitted to exchange 150 by communication device 140 (step 216).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the transmission processing operation of the second embodiment. First, if the input information is information for a search using the telephone directory function (step 401), the telephone book data in the telephone directory information storage unit 132 is referred to from the information input by the search unit 121, and the corresponding information is corresponded. The destination telephone number is searched (step 402), and the searched information is temporarily stored in the search information temporary storage unit 133 (step 403). If the phone number is entered directly, or if the search gives the phone number,
Next, the special number detection unit 123 detects whether a special number ("184" or "186") indicating notification / non-notification is added to the destination telephone number (step 404). If a special number is detected, the special number is determined (step 405). In the case of "186", a notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 406). In the case of "184", the control signal is added. Additional part 1
At 25, a non-notification signal is added (step 407). If no special number is detected, notification / unknown mode detection unit 1
At 24, it is determined whether the setting status of the notification / non-reconnaissance control information storage unit 131 is, in principle, notification, non-notification, or group setting (step 40).
8). In the case of the principle notification or the principle non-notification, it is determined which one of them is the notification (step 409). If the notification is set in principle, the notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 410). If the notification is set to non-notification in principle, the non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 225 (step 411). Up to this point, as in the first embodiment, except for steps 403 and 408, FIG.
Is basically the same as the conventional processing flow shown in FIG.

On the other hand, if the group setting is set, the other party telephone number is detected from the input signal by the other party number detecting unit 126 (step 412), and the telephone directory information storage is performed by the determining unit 127. Referring to the telephone directory data stored in the section 232 or the contents of the search information temporary storage section 133, it is determined whether or not the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory (step 413). The processing in step 413 is as follows:
This is the same as step 213 in FIG. 2 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the telephone directory data with group function. FIG. 5A is a table for storing telephone numbers, and an item 501 is a registered destination name and an item 5.
02 is the destination telephone number corresponding to each destination name, item 5
03 is the name of the group to which each destination name / telephone number belongs. FIG. 5B shows a table for storing group information. An item 511 is a group name and an item 512.
Indicates the setting status of notification / non-notification / non-setting of the group.

In the determination section 127, the search information temporary storage section 1
If the name, telephone number, and group name have already been stored as search information in 33, it is determined that the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory without referring to the telephone directory information storage unit 132. When there is no search information in the search information temporary storage unit 133, the determination unit 127 compares the detected destination telephone number with the destination telephone number data in the item 502 of the telephone number storage table in FIG. Then, it is determined whether or not it is registered in the telephone directory. If the destination telephone number is not registered in the telephone directory, a non-notification signal is added by control signal adding section 125 (step 414). If the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory, it is determined whether or not the destination telephone number belongs to the group by referring to the group name information in the item 503 (step 415). If the destination telephone number does not belong to any group, the control signal adding unit 125 adds a notification signal (step 416).
If the destination telephone number belongs to a group, the notification setting of the group is determined with reference to the table storing the group information of FIG. 5B (step 417). When the group to which the destination telephone number belongs is set to notify, a notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 416), and when the group to which the destination telephone number belongs is set not to notify. Is added to the non-notification signal by the control signal adding unit 125 (step 41).
8). Also, notify the group to which the other party's phone number belongs
If no notification is not set, a notification signal or a non-notification signal is added by the control signal adding unit 125 according to the principle notification / principle non-notification (step 419). In addition,
If the result of the determination in step 417 indicates that the setting of the group to which the group belongs is not set, step 416 may be processed to add a notification signal.

As described above, the destination telephone number to which the control signal has been added is transmitted to exchange 150 by communication device 140 (step 420).

In the above embodiment, a single telephone apparatus has been described. However, the present invention provides another communication apparatus (PBX, PBX, etc.) having a telephone directory function and capable of using a caller telephone number service.
FAX, PHS, mobile phone device, car phone device, etc.) can use the same procedure and perform caller telephone number notification control using a telephone directory function. Further, the caller telephone number notification / non-notification control of the present invention is applicable not only to the above-mentioned caller telephone number notification service but also to a caller information notification service.

[0032]

As described above, by using the present invention, not only unified control but also management using telephone directory information can be performed for notification / non-notification control in a caller telephone number notification service. It is possible to provide a more reliable and more convenient caller telephone number notification / non-notification control method.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a transmission processing operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of telephone directory data used in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a transmission processing operation according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of group function product telephone directory data used in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional telephone device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a conventional transmission processing operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 100 telephone device 110 input / output device 111 handset 112 dial button 120 control device 121 search unit 122 storage information control unit 123 special number detection unit 124 notification / non-notification mode detection unit 125 control signal addition unit 126 destination number detection unit 127 judgment Unit 130 storage device 131 notification / non-notification control information storage unit 132 telephone directory information storage unit 133 search information temporary storage unit 140 communication device 150 exchange

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A caller telephone number notification control method for a telephone device capable of using a caller telephone number notification service, wherein telephone directory information including a telephone number and a destination name is stored, and is input when a call is made. Refers to the phonebook information from the other party's phone number, adds a notification signal if the other party's phone number is registered in the phonebook information, and a non-notification signal if the other party's phone number is not registered in the phonebook information. A caller telephone number notification control method. 2. The caller telephone number notification control method according to claim 1, wherein the telephone directory information is grouped, notification / non-display is set for each group, and the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory information. In this case, a notification signal is added when the setting of the group to which the telephone number belongs is notification, and a non-notification signal is added when the setting is not notification
A method for controlling caller telephone number notification. 3. The caller telephone number notification control method according to claim 2, wherein the setting of the group to which the telephone number registered in the telephone directory information corresponding to the destination telephone number belongs is a notification / non-call setting. A caller telephone number notification control method characterized in that a notification signal or a non-notification signal is added according to a preset principle notification / principle non-notification in the case of no notification. 4. A telephone device capable of using a caller telephone number notification service, comprising: means for storing telephone directory information comprising a telephone number and a destination name; Control means for referring to the telephone directory information, adding a notification signal when the destination telephone number is registered in the telephone directory information, and adding a non-notification signal when the destination telephone number is not registered in the telephone directory information; A telephone device comprising: 5. The telephone device according to claim 4, wherein notification or non-notification is set for each group in the telephone directory information, and the control means registers the destination telephone number in the telephone directory information. In this case, the telephone device adds a notification signal if the setting of the group to which the telephone number belongs is notification, and adds a non-notification signal if the setting is non-notification. 6. The telephone device according to claim 5, wherein the control means sets the group to which the telephone number registered in the telephone directory information corresponding to the destination telephone number belongs.
A telephone device, wherein a notification signal or a non-notification signal is added according to a preset principle notification / principle non-notification when notification / non-call is not set.