JP2001339503A - Internet telephone system and electronic name card device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an Internet telephone that automatically informs a called party about detailed information on a caller. SOLUTION: When using its own Internet telephone 30 or an Internet telephone 30 in common use with others, each person loads an electronic name card device 40 storing its own name data to the Internet telephone 30 (4). When the person uses the Internet telephone 30 to make a phone call to other party via the Internet 10, the name card data of its own stored in the electronic name card device 40 are automatically sent to the called party before start of making a speech (5), an Internet telephone 30 of the called party displays the name data of the caller almost at the same time when the incoming call arrives the Internet telephone 30 of the called party (6).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet telephone device used as a telephone terminal in an Internet telephone system and an electronic business card device used in combination therewith.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, for the purpose of reducing communication costs and the like, an Internet telephone system using the Internet as a part of a telephone communication line using a public line is becoming widespread. Accordingly, a mechanism for automatically notifying a called party of information of a caller, such as a caller telephone number notification service in a normal telephone exchange system, has begun to be proposed (for example, JP-A-11-205454).

[0003] On the other hand, various electronic business card devices have been proposed in which business card exchange can be performed electronically by transferring business card data stored in a memory between the devices by data transfer means. For example, JP-A-3-286242
The publication includes a storage unit, a display unit, and a data transfer unit,
An electronic business card device having a function of storing personal business card data in the storage unit and exchanging business card data by approaching or contacting data transfer means of a plurality of devices is described. The same kind of technology is also described in JP-A-6-28372 and Japanese Patent No. 2708017.

[0004]

By notifying a caller's telephone number to a called party in an Internet telephone,
It is possible to convey the information of the caller to the called party to some extent.
However, the telephone number alone cannot accurately identify the caller. Even if a person's personal information is looked up separately by relying on a telephone number, if there is no record of the caller, it will be troublesome.

On the other hand, the role of the conventional electronic business card device is limited to business card exchange, and there is no electronic business card device applied to the Internet telephone at present. Because the electronic business card device stores its own business card data electronically,
If this is sent to the called party when making a call via the Internet phone, the called party can get the correct information of the calling party instantly, and the notification of the calling party information is much denser than the caller phone number notification service Becomes possible.

[0006] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to automatically notify a callee of detailed information of a caller on an Internet telephone. It is in.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to automatically notify a callee of detailed information of a caller on an Internet telephone using an electronic business card device capable of electronically exchanging business cards. It is in.

[0008]

A first Internet telephone device according to the present invention is an Internet telephone device constituting a telephone terminal in an Internet telephone system using the Internet as a part of a telephone communication line using a public line. A card slot for loading an electronic business card device having its own data storage unit for storing its own business card data, and owning data of the electronic business card device loaded in the card slot when a call is made to a partner telephone terminal. Control for automatically transmitting the own business card data stored in the storage unit to the other party's telephone terminal, receiving the other party's business card data transmitted from the other party's telephone terminal when receiving a call from the other party's telephone terminal, and displaying it on the display device It has a part.

In a second Internet telephone device according to the present invention, the control unit in the first Internet telephone device according to the present invention further comprises an electronic telephone having the card slot loaded into the card slot, the business card data received from the other telephone terminal. The business card device has means for registering in the other data storage unit.

A first electronic business card device according to the present invention is an electronic business card device that can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of the Internet telephone device. And a local data storage unit for transmitting the business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device at the time of business card exchange and receiving business card data transmitted from the other electronic business card device. A communication unit that enables reading from the Internet telephone device to the own data storage unit and writing to the other data storage unit, and stores the other party's business card data received by the local communication unit in the other data storage unit; And a control unit.

A second electronic business card device according to the present invention is an electronic business card device which can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of the Internet telephone device, wherein a self-data storage unit for storing own business card data, And a local data storage unit for transmitting the business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device at the time of business card exchange and receiving business card data transmitted from the other electronic business card device. A communication unit, a network communication unit capable of communicating via a network with a company terminal having a business card database,
Read from the Internet telephone device to the own data storage unit and enable writing to the other data storage unit and store the other party's business card data received by the local communication unit in the other data storage unit, and A control unit for accessing the business card database of the company terminal by a network communication unit to acquire own business card data and rewriting the business card data stored in the own data storage unit.

[0012]

The first Internet telephone device of the present invention is used in a state where an electronic business card device having its own data storage unit for storing its own business card data is loaded in a card slot.
When a call is made to the other party's telephone terminal, its own business card data stored in its own data storage unit of the electronic business card device inserted into the card slot is automatically transmitted to the other party's telephone terminal. When a call is received from the other party's telephone terminal, the other party's business card data transmitted from the other party's telephone terminal is received and displayed on the display device. Further, in the second Internet telephone device, based on an instruction from the user, the business card data of the other party received from the other telephone terminal is registered in the other data storage unit of the electronic business card device inserted in the card slot. You.

The first electronic business card device of the present invention can exchange business cards electronically by removing the card from the card slot of the Internet telephone device and carrying it. That is, at the time of business card exchange, the local communication unit transmits its own business card data stored in its own data storage unit to another electronic business card device, receives the business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device, and Thus, the other party's business card data received by the local communication unit is stored in the other data storage unit. Further, in the second electronic business card device, the network communication unit accesses the business card database in the company terminal of its own company to acquire its own business card data, and the control unit uses the acquired business card data to acquire its own business card data. The business card data stored in the data storage unit is rewritten. Thus, when the own business card data stored in the electronic business card device becomes old data due to a personnel change, it can be easily updated to the latest business card data.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an overall configuration and a schematic operation of an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 1, the present embodiment includes a company terminal 20, an Internet telephone device 30, and an electronic business card device 40, which are mutually connectable via a communication network, for example, the Internet 10. Here, the company terminal 20 exists for each company, and the electronic business card device 4
0 exists for each individual. The Internet telephone device 30 is provided exclusively for each individual, or is provided commonly for a plurality of individuals in the same department of the company.

The company terminal 20 has a personnel database 21
And a business card database 22 are provided. The personnel database 21 is a database for a personnel system of a certain company, and stores various personnel information (basic information, educational background, special skills, family, address, etc.) of an individual to which the company belongs. The company business card database 22 stores business card data for each individual belonging to the company. The business card data contains the name of the company, department,
It includes the post, the address of the company, the telephone number, the fax number, the e-mail address of the individual, and the like. The business card data in the company business card database 22 is provided with an identifier so that it can be searched using an identifier such as an employee number that uniquely identifies the individual as a search key, and is notified only to the individual in advance. A password has been added. When there is a personnel change in the company, the personnel database 21 is updated, and at the same time, the business card data of the individual who has undergone the personnel change is automatically updated in the company business card database 22 ((1) in FIG. 1).

The electronic business card device 40 functions as a business card exchange device that can exchange business cards electronically by transferring business card data between the devices, and as a business card data storage device used in combination with the Internet telephone device 30. It also has a role. The electronic business card device 40 has a network communication function for communicating with the company terminal 20 via the Internet 10 in addition to a local communication function for exchanging business cards and a connection function with the Internet telephone device 30. With this network communication function, the company business card database 22
Each time is updated, each individual can retrieve his / her latest business card data from the company business card database 22 and register it in his / her electronic business card device 40 via the Internet 10 ((2) in FIG. 1). .

Business card exchange using the electronic business card device 40 is carried out in various situations in which each individual's business card is utilized. As the most typical example, as shown in FIG. 1, when A and B introduce each other in the first meeting, each other, the electronic business card device 40
, And exchanges one-on-one electronic business cards in a face-to-face manner within a predetermined close distance (for example, 3 m) ((3) in FIG. 1). As an application example, in a group of n (≧ 3) or more, a predetermined distance (for example, 10
Within m), n-to-n electronic business card exchange can be performed in a face-to-face manner. Specifically, the 1: n business card exchange is repeated n times. The business card data of the other party obtained by these business card exchanges is stored in a memory built in the electronic business card device 40.

When each individual uses the Internet telephone device 30 dedicated to an individual or shared with another person, his / her own electronic business card device 40 is loaded into a card slot of the Internet telephone device 30 ((4) in FIG. 1). ). Use the Internet telephone device 30 to communicate with the Internet 10
When a call is made via the telephone, the own business card data stored in the electronic business card device 40 is automatically transmitted to the called party before the call starts ((5) in FIG. 1), and the called party's Internet The telephone device 30 displays the business card data of the caller almost simultaneously with the incoming call ((6) in FIG. 1). The called party can, if necessary, register the business card data sent from the sender in his / her own electronic business card device 40 loaded in the Internet telephone device 30 ((7) in FIG. 1). Also, the Internet telephone device 30 used by the called party
If is owned by an individual, the business card data sent from the sender can be registered in the personal business card database 31 connected to the Internet telephone device 30 ((8) in FIG. 1).

As described above, in the Internet telephone using the Internet telephone device 30 in the present embodiment,
Since the caller's business card data is automatically displayed on the callee side before the call starts, the callee can instantly recognize the caller's accurate and detailed information. When the Internet telephone device is not used, the electronic business card device 30 can be used for electronic business card exchange in a face-to-face system.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of each unit in the present embodiment will be described in detail.

First, a configuration example of the company terminal 20, the electronic business card device 40, and the Internet telephone device 30 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2, the company terminal 20 includes a personnel database 21 and a company business card database 22 described above, a network communication unit 23 for communicating with the electronic business card device 40 via the Internet 10, and an input unit such as a keyboard. 24, a display unit 25 such as a liquid crystal display device, a storage unit 26 for storing programs and the like, and a control unit 27 connected thereto. The network communication unit 23 generally employs a wired system that is connected to the Internet 10 by a line such as an ISDN line, but may employ a wireless system. Control unit 27
Is configured by a CPU or the like, and performs various processes described below under the control of a program stored in the storage unit 26.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic business card device 40 includes:
It is composed of a plate-shaped case main body 41 and a display section 42 that is rotatable about one side of the case main body 41 as a rotation axis.
If the display unit 42 is closed, it can be inserted into the card slot of the Internet telephone device 30 and is convenient for carrying.
The whole is designed to be a thin card. The size at that time is, for example, 10 cm in width, 6 cm in length, and 0.5 in thickness.
cm. The display surface of the display unit 42 has a size substantially equal to the size of a business card of paper. The display unit 42 is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display device.

On the upper surface of the case body 41, a push button type open / close switch 43, a slide switch type changeover switch 44, an outgoing button 45, an incoming button 46, an operation start button 47, and a cross key 48 are provided. These are used when exchanging business cards using the electronic business card device 40. The open / close switch 43 is turned off when the display unit 42 is closed, and automatically turned on when the display unit 42 is opened. The changeover switch 44 is a switch for changing the transmission power of the local communication. The call button 45 is a button for instructing transmission of the business card data displayed on the display unit 42. The incoming call button 46 is a button for instructing reception of business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device, and can receive business card data only while the incoming call button 46 is being pressed. The operation start button 47 is a button for displaying a menu on the display unit 42, and the cross key 48 is
A button for selecting a desired item from the menu displayed in 2. As the menu items, a menu item for taking in the latest business card data of the user from the company business card database 22, a menu item for selecting and displaying another person's business card data stored in the internal memory, and a password are input. Menu items, such as a character selection menu item for the user, are set.

A connector 49 such as a plug for electrically and physically connecting to the Internet telephone device 30 is provided on a side surface of the case body 41.

Referring to FIG. 4, the electronic business card device 40 has an electrical configuration including an input unit including the above-described display unit 42 and the above-described switches, buttons, and keys disposed on the upper surface of the case body 41. 52, a network communication unit 53 for communicating with the company terminal 20 via the Internet 10, a local communication unit 54 for wirelessly communicating with another electronic business card device, and an interface unit connected to the connection tool 49 described above. 51, a self data storage unit 55 for storing own business card data, another data storage unit 56 for storing the other party's business card data, a storage unit 57 for storing programs and the like, and a control unit 58 connected thereto. It has.

The local communication unit 54 performs wireless communication in the present embodiment, but other communication forms such as infrared communication can be adopted. The network communication unit 53
This is for communicating with an external terminal via the Internet using the same mechanism as the i-mode of a mobile phone. The interface unit 51 is for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the Internet telephone device 30 in a bidirectional manner. For example, an RS232C interface or the like is used. The control unit 58 is configured by a CPU or the like, and performs various processes described below under the control of a program stored in the storage unit 57. The output X of the switch 44 in the input unit 52 is connected to the local communication unit 5.
4 and the transmission power in the local communication unit 54 is switched between two levels, high and low, according to the state of the changeover switch 44. If the setting is weak, the business card data can be transmitted to another electronic business card device within, for example, 3 m. If the setting is high, the business card data can be transmitted to another electronic business card device within, for example, 10 m. Each part in the electronic business card device 40 is operated by a built-in power supply (not shown). During the period of connection to the Internet telephone device 30, the device may be operated with power supplied from the Internet telephone device 30 through the connection tool 49.

Referring to FIG. 5, the Internet telephone device 30 includes a case main body 31, a display section 32 such as a liquid crystal display device rotatable around one side of the case main body 31 as a rotation axis, and a code provided on the case main body 31. And a handset (receiver) 34 connected by 33.
On the upper surface of the case body 31, an operation board 35 on which an Internet telephone-related button group (number buttons of 0 to 9 and the like) and a key group similar to a keyboard of a general personal computer are arranged is provided. Is an installation space for the handset 34. A card slot 36 for mounting the electronic business card device 40 is provided on a side surface of the case body 31.
Is connected. Reference numeral 38 denotes a communication cable.

Referring to FIG. 6, the Internet telephone device 30 has an electrical configuration,
An input unit 61 including the operation board 35 and the mouse 37 disposed on the upper surface of the case main body 31 and a network communication connected to the communication cable 38 to communicate with another Internet telephone device 30 via the Internet 10. A connector 62 such as a socket provided in the card slot 36 and fitted with the connector 49 of the electronic business card device 40, an interface unit 64 connected to the connector 63, and storage for storing programs and the like. A unit 65, the personal business card database 31 described above, a control unit 66 connected thereto, and a switching unit 67 interposed between the control unit 66 and the handset 34 are provided.

The interface unit 64 includes the electronic business card device 4
0 for transmitting and receiving signals in both directions. For example, R
An S232C interface or the like is used. Switching section 67
Is a hook switch 671 for detecting an on-hook state of the handset 34, a speaker 672 for outputting a ringing tone, and amplifying a transmission signal output from the handset 34 and inputting the amplified signal to a voice input port 661 of the control unit 66. Amplifier 673 and audio output port 66 of control unit 66
Amplifier 6 that amplifies and outputs the audio signal output from 2
74, a selector 675 for outputting an audio signal output from the amplifier 674 to one of the speaker 672 and the handset 34, and a hooking state of the handset 34 detected by turning on / off the hook switch 671 and notified to the control unit 66. And a hooking detector 676 that switches the output of the selector 675 to the speaker 672 when on-hook and switches the output of the selector 675 to the handset 34 when off-hook.

The control unit 66 is composed of a CPU, a sound board, and the like, and is controlled by an Internet telephone application program or the like having a call management function and a dial management function stored in the storage unit 65. Take charge of overall control. For example, in the incoming call waiting state, since the handset 34 is on-hook and the hook switch 671 is on, the hooking detection unit 676 outputs an on-hook signal to the control unit 66 and switches the output of the selector 675 to the speaker 672 side. I have. In this state, the Internet telephone device 3
When an incoming call is made at 0, a ring tone output from the audio output port 662 by the processing of the control unit 66 is output to the amplifier 674,
It is guided to the speaker 672 via the selector 675, and a ringtone is emitted from the speaker 672. When the user who hears the ringtone picks up the handset 34, the hook switch 671 is turned off, and the hooking detection unit 676 outputs an off-hook signal to the control unit 66 and the selector 67.
5 is switched to the handset 34 side. Therefore,
The call voice from the other party output from the voice output port 662 by the processing of the Internet phone application program is output to the handset 34. The transmission signal of the handset 34 is input to the voice input port 661 of the control unit 66 via the amplifier 673, and is transmitted to the other party by processing of the Internet telephone application program. As a result, a call using the handset 34 becomes possible. During a call, compression / expansion processing of an audio signal to be transmitted / received is performed, and IP (Inter
The communication process is performed by the Internet protocol (net protocol). Then, when the user places the handset 34 at the original position at the end of the call, the hook switch 671 is turned on, an on-hook signal is output from the hooking detection unit 676 to the control unit 66, and the Internet telephone application program is used to terminate the call. Processing is performed. Further, the output of the selector 675 is switched to the speaker 672 side,
Return to the incoming call waiting state. The processing described above is processing that is also performed in a conventional Internet telephone device, and the feature of the present embodiment is that the control unit 66 controls the electronic business card device 4 inserted in the card slot 36 when a call is made.
The automatic transmission of the business card data stored in the self data storage unit 55 to the other party, and the display of the other party's business card data transmitted from the other party at the time of an incoming call. Details will be described later.

Next, the operations of the company terminal 20, the electronic business card device 40 and the Internet telephone device 30 will be described for each case.

(1) Updating Company Business Card Database at the Time of Personnel Change FIG. 7 shows a processing example of the control unit 27 of the company terminal 20. When personnel change data is input from the input unit 24 due to personnel change in the company (S11), the control unit 2
7 updates the personnel database 21 in accordance with the inputted personnel change data (S12), and updates the business card database 2
2 is updated (S13). For example, when personnel change data indicating that a certain individual A has been promoted from the supervisor to the section manager of the same section is input, the control unit 27 sets the personnel database 21
To update the position of the individual A from the chief to the section manager, and at the same time, retrieves the business card data of the individual A from the company business card database 22 and updates the position in the business card data from the chief to the section manager.

(2) Incorporation of Latest Latest Business Card Data into Electronic Business Card Apparatus 40 In the electronic business card apparatus 40, when the display unit 42 is opened, the open / close switch 43 is automatically turned on. The processing shown in FIG. 8 is started. First, the own data storage unit 55
Is read out and displayed on the display unit 42 in the same format as a paper business card (S2).
1). Then, the system enters a standby state of waiting for some operation from the user (S22).

As shown in FIG. 9, in the standby state,
When the user presses the operation start button 47 (S31),
The control unit 58 that has detected that fact displays the menu stored in the storage unit 57 on the display unit 42, and waits for selection of a menu item from the user (S32, S33). Then, when the menu item for updating own business card data is selected, the processing of steps S34 to S37 is performed. On the other hand, when another menu item is selected, the corresponding process is performed. For example, when the menu item for displaying the other party's business card data is selected, the processing of reading out the business card data stored in the other data storage unit 56 one by one and displaying the same on the display unit 42 is performed. When the menu item for deleting the other party's business card data is selected, the other data storage unit 56
Is displayed on the display unit 42 as data to be deleted one by one, and a process of deleting the business card data according to a user's instruction is performed.

When the menu item for updating the business card data of the user is selected, the control unit 58 prompts the user to input an identifier such as an employee number of the user and a password uniquely defining the user (S34). The characters constituting the identifier and the characters constituting the password can be input by the user selecting characters one by one as appropriate from the input character candidate list screen displayed on the display unit 42 by the control unit 58. Next, the control unit 58 transmits a company business card database inquiry request including the input identifier and password to the own company terminal 20 via the Internet 10 using the network communication unit 53 (S35).

This inquiry request is received by the control unit 27 via the network communication unit 23 of the company terminal 20 (S38). The control unit 27 searches the company business card database 22 using the identifier being queried as a key (S39), and checks whether the password added thereto matches the password being queried (S40). Only when the passwords match, the searched business card data is transmitted to the requesting electronic business card device 40 via the Internet 10 using the network communication unit 23 (S41).

This business card data is received by the control unit 58 via the network communication unit 53 of the electronic business card device 40 (S36). The control unit 58 rewrites the old business card data stored in the own data storage unit 55 with the received business card data and displays it on the display unit 42 (S37). Then, the state returns to the standby state.

(3) Electronic Business Card Exchange FIG. 10 shows a processing example of the electronic business card device 40 at the time of business card exchange. In FIG. 10, steps S42 to S43 show processing steps of the electronic business card device 40 on the side transmitting business card data, and steps S51 to S53 show processing steps of the electronic business card device 40 on the side receiving business card data.

Now, assume that Mr. A transmits his business card data to Mr. B. In this case, in the standby state, Mr. B receives the incoming call button 46 of his / her own electronic business card device 40.
Is performed until the business card data of Mr. A is received, and Mr. A performs an operation of turning on the call button 45 in the standby state. When the call button 45 is turned on in the electronic business card device 40 of Mr. A (S42), the control unit 58 that detects the call button reads out the business card data from the own data storage unit 55, and through the local communication unit 54 in a predetermined wireless format. It is transmitted (S43).

On the other hand, when the incoming call button 46 is turned on in the electronic business card device 40 of Mr. B (S51), the control unit 58 which has detected it receives the business card data of Mr. A by the local communication unit 54 (S52). The control unit 58 additionally registers the received business card data of Mr. A in the free area of the other data storage unit 56, and displays it on the display unit 42 for a certain period of time (S53). Then, the state transits to the standby state.

When Mr. B sends his / her own business card data to Mr. A, the same operation as that of Mr. A is performed by Mr. B, and the same operation as that of Mr. B is performed by Mr. A.

When an electronic business card exchange of n: n is performed in a group of three or more persons, the business card exchange of 1: n is repeated n times.

(4) Calls between Internet Telephone Devices For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that Mr. X makes Internet calls to Mr. Y using the Internet telephone device 30 dedicated to himself or shared with others. The business card device is denoted by 40X, the Internet telephone device loaded with the electronic business card device 40X is denoted by 30X, the electronic business card device of Mr. Y is denoted by 40Y, and the Internet telephone device loaded with the electronic business card device 40Y is denoted by 30Y. Further, as an example of an Internet telephone system that uses the Internet for a part of a telephone communication line using a public line, each telephone terminal is connected to an Internet telephone server of an Internet service provider via a public network such as an ISDN or an analog line. Are connected to each other, and the Internet telephone servers are connected via the Internet.

FIG. 11 shows an Internet telephone system 30X in such an embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a connection sequence diagram from when a call is made and a telephone call becomes possible with the Internet telephone device 30Y. In the figure, 100
X and 100Y are public networks such as ISDN, 200X and 200
Y is an Internet telephone server (hereinafter simply referred to as a server).

Mr. X picks up the handset 34 of the Internet telephone device 30X and operates the dial buttons on the operation board 35 to send the server 2 to the exchange 100X.
When the telephone number 00X is dialed, a path is established between the Internet telephone device 30X and the server 200X (a). The server 200X requests the Internet telephone device 30X to send an account and a password to confirm that the calling subscriber is a contract user, and performs authentication (b). After the authentication is completed, Mr. X inputs the telephone number of the other party's Internet telephone device 30Y from the Internet telephone device 30X,
0X is notified (c). The server 200X is a switch 100Y to which the Internet telephone device 30Y is connected.
Server 2 connected to this exchange 100Y.
Look for 00Y. And the server 200X is the server 200
A call request is sent to Y via the Internet 10 with the telephone number of the Internet telephone device 30Y as the other party (d).

The server 200Y dials the telephone number of the Internet telephone device 30Y to the exchange 100Y (e), and the exchange 100Y
A call is made to 0Y (f). When Mr. Y responds by picking up the handset 34 of the Internet telephone device 30Y (g), a connection completion notification is sent from the exchange 100Y to the server 200Y (h).
A path is established between Y and the Internet telephone device 30Y. The server 200Y is connected to the Internet 10
(I) issues a connection completion notification to the server 200X via
The server 200X issues a connection completion notification to the Internet telephone device 30X (j). As a result, a call between the Internet telephone device 30X and the Internet telephone device 30Y becomes possible.

In this embodiment, the Internet telephone device 30X on the originating side immediately receives the information of Mr. X stored in the own data storage unit 55 of the electronic business card device 40X loaded in the own device as soon as a call is ready. The business card data is transmitted to the Internet telephone device 30Y of the other party, and the Internet telephone device 30Y displays the received business card data of Mr. X on the display unit 32 (k). Then X and Y
A call is made with (1).

FIG. 12 shows an example of processing when the originating Internet telephone device 30X receives a connection completion notification from the server 200X. Upon receiving the connection completion notification, the control unit 66 of the Internet telephone device 30X sets the operation mode to the data transmission / reception mode (S61). The data transmission / reception mode is a mode for transmitting business card data instead of voice data from the Internet telephone device 30X to the Internet telephone device 30Y. During the data transmission / reception mode, the transmission voice input from the handset 34 is transmitted to the Internet telephone device 30Y. Is suppressed. Subsequently, the control unit 66 outputs a predetermined voice guidance message from the voice output port 662, and notifies the fact that business card data is being transmitted to Mr. X via the handset 34 (S62).

Subsequently, the business card data of Mr. X stored in the own data storage unit 55 of the electronic business card device 40X is read (S63), and transmitted to the Internet telephone device 30Y according to the IP protocol (S64). To read the business card data, the control unit 66 requests the electronic business card device 40X to read its own business card data through the interface unit 64, and the control unit 58 of the electronic business card device 40X reads the business card data in the own data storage unit 55. Interface unit 51
Is returned to the Internet telephone device 30Y via the Internet. When the transmission of the business card data is completed, the control unit 66 changes the operation mode from the data transmission / reception mode to the voice transmission / reception mode (S65), and the voice output port 662.
Output a predetermined voice guidance message, and notify that the call can be started to Mr. X via the handset 34 (S66). The voice transmission / reception mode is a mode in which voice data is transmitted / received in a manner similar to a call state in a normal Internet telephone device. Thereafter, the same operation as that of a normal Internet telephone is performed.

FIG. 13 shows a processing example when the Internet telephone device 30Y on the receiving side responds to the incoming call. When responding to the incoming call, the control unit 66 of the Internet telephone device 30Y sets the operation mode to the data transmission / reception mode (S71). As described above, the data transmission / reception mode is a mode for receiving business card data instead of voice data from the Internet telephone device 30X to the Internet telephone device 30Y.
Internet telephone device 3 for transmitted voice input from 4
Transmission to 0X is suppressed. Subsequently, the control unit 66 outputs a predetermined voice guidance message from the voice output port 662 to notify Mr. Y via the handset 34 that business card data is being received (S72), and transmits the business card data from the Internet telephone device 30X. The incoming business card data is received (S73). When the reception of the business card data is completed, the received business card data is displayed on the display unit 32 in a format similar to, for example, a paper business card, and is temporarily stored in the storage unit 65 (S74), and the operation mode is changed from the data transmission / reception mode. The mode is changed to the voice transmission / reception mode (S75), a predetermined voice guidance message is output from the voice output port 662, and a notification is given to Mr. Y via the handset 34 that the call can be started (S76). Thereafter, the same operation as that of a normal Internet telephone is performed.

In addition, Mr. Y is the Internet telephone device 3
When the registration of the received business card data in the electronic business card device 40Y is instructed by operating the operation board 35 of 0Y, the control unit 66
Writes the received business card data temporarily stored in the storage unit 65 to the other data storage unit 56 of the electronic business card device 40Y (S77). Specifically, the control unit 66 sends a write request using business card data as write data to the electronic business card device 40Y via the interface unit 64, and the control unit 58 of the electronic business card device 40Y receives the business card data received via the interface unit 51. The data is written to the other data storage unit 56. When the Internet telephone device 30Y is a dedicated Internet telephone device for Mr. Y, the received business card data of Mr. X can be registered and organized in the personal business card database 31 as described above.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically notify a callee of detailed information of the caller, that is, personal card data of the caller, on the Internet telephone. This allows the called party to instantly recognize the accurate and detailed information of the calling party.

If the electronic business card device is detached from the Internet telephone device, it can be effectively used for electronic business card exchange in a face-to-face system.

Since the business card data transmitted from the caller can be registered in the other data storage unit of the electronic business card device mounted on the Internet telephone device of the callee, the business card data of the other party who made the call can be registered. Can be managed in the same manner as the business card data of the other party obtained by the electronic exchange in the face-to-face system.

Further, when the affiliation or post is changed due to a personnel change, the old business card data stored in the electronic business card device can be easily updated to the latest self business card data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a company terminal.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view illustrating an example of an electronic business card device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electrical configuration of the electronic business card device.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an example of the Internet telephone device.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of an electrical configuration of the Internet telephone device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by a control unit of a company terminal when a personnel change has occurred;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process performed by a control unit of the electronic business card device when the open / close switch is turned on.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by a control unit of an electronic business card device and a company terminal when updating own business card data to the latest data.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example of a control unit of the electronic business card device at the time of business card exchange.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a connection sequence from a call originating from the Internet telephone device on the calling side to a telephone conversation with the Internet telephone device on the receiving side in the Internet telephone sequence.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example when the calling Internet telephone device receives a connection completion notification;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example when the receiving-side Internet telephone device responds to the incoming call;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Internet 20 ... Company terminal 21 ... Personnel database 22 ... Company business card database 30 ... Internet telephone device 31 ... Personal business card database 40 ... Electronic business card device

Claims (8)

[Claims] An Internet telephone device constituting a telephone terminal in an Internet telephone system using the Internet as a part of a telephone communication line using a public line, having an own data storage unit for storing own business card data. A card slot for loading a business card device is provided, and when a call is made to a partner telephone terminal, the own business card data stored in the own data storage unit of the electronic business card device loaded in the card slot is transmitted to the partner telephone terminal. An Internet telephone device, comprising: a control unit for automatically transmitting data and receiving a business card data of the other party transmitted from the other party's telephone terminal when receiving a call from the other party's telephone terminal and displaying the data on a display device. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, further comprising means for registering the other party's business card data received from the other party's telephone terminal in another data storage unit of the electronic business card device inserted into the card slot. The internet telephone device according to 1. 3. The Internet telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the business card data includes at least data of a name of an individual, a name of a company to which the individual belongs, a department, and a post. 4. The electronic business card device is an electronic business card device that can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of the Internet telephone device, and includes an own data storage unit that stores its own business card data, and a device that stores the other party's business card data. A data communication unit and a local communication unit that transmits its own business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device during business card exchange and receives business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device, A control unit that enables reading from the Internet telephone device to the own data storage unit and writing to the other data storage unit and stores the other party's business card data received by the local communication unit in the other data storage unit. 4. The Internet telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the Internet telephone device is provided. 5. The electronic business card device is an electronic business card device that can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of the Internet telephone device. The electronic business card device stores its own business card data, and stores other party's business card data. A data communication unit and a local communication unit that transmits its own business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device during business card exchange and receives business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device, A network communication unit capable of communicating with a company terminal having a business card database via a network, and enabling the reading from the Internet telephone device to the own data storage unit and the writing to the other data storage unit, and reception by the local communication unit. The other party's business card data is stored in the other data storage unit, and the network communication unit 4. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that accesses a business card database of the company terminal to acquire own business card data and rewrites business card data stored in the own data storage unit. 5. Internet telephone equipment. 6. An electronic business card device which can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of an Internet telephone device constituting a telephone terminal in an Internet telephone system using the Internet as a part of a telephone communication line using a public line. Own data storage unit for storing business card data, another data storage unit for storing the other party's business card data, and transmitting own business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device when exchanging business cards; A local communication unit for receiving business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device; and a read / write operation for the own data storage unit and a write operation for the other data storage unit from the Internet telephone device and reception by the local communication unit. And a control unit for storing the other party's business card data in the other data storage unit Place. 7. An electronic business card device which can be inserted into and removed from a card slot of an Internet telephone device constituting a telephone terminal in an Internet telephone system using the Internet as a part of a telephone communication line using a public line. Own data storage unit for storing business card data, another data storage unit for storing the other party's business card data, and transmitting own business card data stored in the own data storage unit to another electronic business card device when exchanging business cards; A local communication unit for receiving business card data transmitted from another electronic business card device, a network communication unit capable of communicating via a network with a company terminal having a business card database, reading from the Internet telephone device to the own data storage unit, and The local communication unit enables writing to the other data storage unit. Store the other party's business card data received in the other data storage unit, and access the business card database of the company terminal by the network communication unit to obtain its own business card data, and store it in the own data storage unit An electronic business card device comprising: a control unit for rewriting received business card data. 8. The electronic business card device according to claim 6, wherein the business card data includes at least data of an individual's name, a name of a company to which the individual belongs, a department to which the individual belongs, and a post.