JP2002125065A - Method for notifying telephone number of portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone, by which a new telephone number after change is notified to those other than the user that knows the new number without being notified by the user when the a user's telephone number has been changed. SOLUTION: The method for notifying the telephone number of the portable telephone notifies a second telephone number to the person except the user who knows the first telephone number when the user's telephone number of the portable telephone is changed from the first telephone number to a second telephone number. The method further comprises the steps of previously inputting and registering the first and second telephone numbers to a telephone line information providing means via a communicating means 11 by a specific person, connecting to the telephone line information providing means by the person except the user, further inputting the first telephone number, and then knowing the second telephone number by a voice and/or characters.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone line information providing means (for example, dial Q2 (registered Trademark: the same applies hereinafter) and a homepage constructed by a server).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a plurality of mobile phones have been sold from telephone dealers of each mobile phone company.
Functions and convenience are increasing day by day. Under such circumstances, for example, when a new mobile phone with a higher performance than the mobile phone you currently own is purchased from a phone dealer of another mobile phone company, the mobile phone user (owner) is transferred and the mobile phone is transferred. The user's mobile phone number must be changed when the jurisdiction within the telephone company changes, or when the mobile phone gets damaged due to, for example, water, and a new mobile phone is purchased. Things are happening. For subscriber phones installed at home, etc., when a user moves and changes the phone number,
At the request of the user, a voice for notifying the telephone number after the change to a person other than the user who has contacted the telephone number before the change, for example, a friend or an acquaintance can be played for a predetermined period. However, at present, each mobile phone company does not provide services such as announcements that notify the new telephone number like a subscribed telephone, and provides mobile phones to friends and acquaintances, etc. who notified the old telephone number. The telephone user himself performs a work such as making a telephone call, for example, and guides a new telephone number.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned telephone number notification method has the following problems. The user
Because you have to give each person directly, such as friends and acquaintances, if there are many friends and acquaintances who know the old telephone number, a lot of time and telephone charges are required, workability is poor,
Not economic. In addition, when a user easily forgets to notify of a new telephone number, for example, if the user forgets to provide a new telephone number to an acquaintance or friend who has not been in contact for a long time, the friend or acquaintance will not be able to contact the user. It may not be able to be taken. And even if a mobile phone company tries to provide services such as voice to notify a new phone number like a subscribed phone, there are multiple mobile phone companies, so a mobile phone company different from the mobile phone If the telephone company obtains a new phone number, it may be difficult to provide the phone number from the original mobile phone company. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when a telephone number of a user of a mobile phone is changed, a person other than the user who knows the telephone number before the change transmits the telephone number after the change from the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of notifying a telephone number of a mobile phone that allows the user to know the changed telephone number without being notified.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to the present invention, wherein a telephone number of a portable telephone user is changed from a first telephone number to a second telephone number. A method of notifying a second telephone number to a person other than a user who knows a first telephone number when the first telephone number is notified. The first telephone number and the second telephone number are input and registered in the telephone line information providing means in advance, and a person other than the user connects to the telephone line information providing means and inputs the first telephone number. By doing so, the second telephone number is known by voice and / or text display (for example, on a display). Here, the specific person may be a user who purchases a mobile phone and changes the telephone number, but intervenes when purchasing a second telephone number, and furthermore, a telephone line information providing means. Can be connected to, for example, the manager of a mobile phone store,
It may be a clerk or the like, and furthermore, for example, may be a manager of telephone line information providing means. Thus, the user can notify the person other than the user who knows the first telephone number, for example, an acquaintance, a friend, etc., through the telephone line information providing means without the user giving the guidance of changing the telephone number. It is possible to inform a friend or friend of the second telephone number. Also,
It is easy for a user to forget the notification of the second telephone number. For example, even if an acquaintance or friend who has not been in contact for a long time suddenly contacts the first telephone number, the acquaintance or friend can be easily notified to the acquaintance or friend. 2 can be notified of the telephone number.

Here, in the method for notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to the present invention, the telephone line information providing means comprises a dial Q.
2 (system), or a homepage (provided by a server) from which search and information can be obtained via the Internet. In the case of dial Q2, the user of the mobile phone purchased a mobile phone of a mobile phone company different from the mobile phone company with which the mobile phone was previously contracted, and the first phone number was changed to the second phone number. Thus, it is possible to notify an acquaintance, a friend, and the like connected to the first telephone number of the second telephone number via the dial Q2. Also, when using a homepage (regardless of size) constructed by the server, a specific person opens a predetermined homepage on the Internet and inputs the first and second telephone numbers, and this homepage is opened. The server to be constructed stores the first and second telephone numbers, and when there is an inquiry from a third party (other than the user), the second telephone is input on the premise of inputting the first telephone number. The number may be displayed. in this case,
The information may be provided free of charge or may be charged. In the case of a charge, the charge may be added to the telephone charge, or a prepaid card or the like may be prepared, and the used amount may be withdrawn from this card. When a specific person inputs the first and second telephone numbers, it is preferable to use an identification code for specifying the inputting person.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a flowchart diagram until a person other than the user knows the second telephone number by applying the method of notifying the telephone number of the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an information providing apparatus applied to the telephone number notifying method of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart in a case where a specific person inputs a telephone number by applying the telephone number notifying method of the mobile phone.

As shown in FIG. 2, a dial Q2 which is an example of a telephone line information providing means applied to a telephone number notifying method of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention has a code connectable to the dial Q2. A specific person having a phone number (for example, a manager of a mobile phone phone store or a clerk who has received a request to change the phone number from the user) provides paid information service, and the mobile phone user's telephone When the number is changed from an old telephone number (an example of a first telephone number) to a new telephone number (an example of a second telephone number), a person other than the user who knows the old telephone number, for example, a friend, This is used to notify a new telephone number to an acquaintance or the like (hereinafter, also referred to as a recipient). Therefore, the dial Q2 specifically uses the information providing apparatus 10 that constructs the entire system, and by inputting a total of 10-digit telephone numbers starting from “0990”, the dial Q2 is an example of communication means. The input / output of information via the Q2 line 11 is possible. When inputting and registering a telephone number in the information providing apparatus 10, the user is charged and entrusted to a store manager of a cellular phone telephone store having a code number. This makes it possible to prevent a change in the telephone number of another person due to an erroneous input or mischief. The details will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, an information providing apparatus 10 applied to a method of notifying a telephone number of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention establishes a dial Q2 line 11 and, for example, Signal receiving means 1 for receiving a request from a provider
2 and a signal analysis control means 13 for analyzing a signal received by the signal receiving means 12 and controlling each means of the information providing apparatus 10. In addition, the information providing device 10
When the signal analysis control unit 13 determines that the signal requires information provision, for example, an audio signal accumulation unit 14 that accumulates audio that urges a specific person or a recipient to support,
The signal analysis control means 13 has a database reading means 15 for reading a new telephone number stored by analyzing a signal, and a database storage means 16 for storing data for providing information. Then, the information providing apparatus 10 includes, for example, a reception number storage unit 17 that stores, for example, a code number of a specific person and a telephone number of a recipient among the signals received by the analysis of the signal analysis control unit 13.
have.

Next, a method of notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the dial Q described above.
2 will be described. The method of notifying the telephone number of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment is performed when the telephone number of the user of the mobile phone is changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number.
This is a method for notifying a provider who knows an old telephone number of a new telephone number. That is, a mobile phone store (hereinafter, also referred to as a store) is connected to the dial Q2 line 11.
Dial old and new phone numbers via Q
2 is registered in advance, and the provided telephone calls the dial Q2 and inputs the old telephone number so that the new telephone number can be known by voice and / or character display.
The details will be described below.

First, a description will be given of a method in which a user of a portable telephone registers an old telephone number and a new telephone number by entering them through a store. As shown in FIG.
In (ST1), first, the user enters the code number of the store to the terminal of the dial Q2 via a store that is interposed when purchasing a new telephone number and can be connected to the dial Q2. . Thus, step 2
In (ST2), it is possible to make a telephone call (connection) to the dial Q2 via the dial Q2 line 11, for example, using a push phone. At this time, the information providing device 1 of the dial Q2
The signal receiving means 12 receives a signal indicating that a connection has been made from the store, and further requests the telephone number of the dial Q2 received by the signal receiving means 12 to change from the old telephone number to the new telephone number. The signal analysis control means 13 understands that

In step 3 (ST3), the signal analysis control means 13 instructs the voice signal storage means 14 to make a request for an old telephone number by voice. Thus, under the control of the signal analysis control means 13, the voice stored in the voice signal storage means 14, for example, the voice "Please input the old telephone number used so far." It passes through the line 11 and is received by the clerk's touch phone. In step 4 (ST4), the clerk of the store listens to the voice and inputs the user's old telephone number using the touch phone. This old telephone number is received by the signal receiving means 12 of the information providing device 10 via the dial Q2 line 11. And step 5
In (ST5), the signal receiving unit 12 receives the signal indicating that the old telephone number has been input from the store, and then the signal analysis control unit 13 registers the old telephone number in the database storage unit 16. The instructed and old telephone number is recorded in the database storage means 16.

Next, in step 6 (ST6), the signal analysis control means 13 instructs the voice signal storage means 14 to request a new telephone number by voice.
Thus, under the control of the signal analysis control means 13, the voice stored in the voice signal storage means 14, for example, the voice "Please input a new telephone number to be used next." It passes through the line 11 and is received by the touch phone of the store. Step 7
In (ST7), the clerk of the store listens to the voice and inputs a new telephone number of the user using the touch phone. This new telephone number is registered in the same manner as the method for registering the old telephone number described above, and is registered in the database storage means 16 collectively (in association with) the old telephone number in step 8 (ST8).

In step 9 (ST9), the signal analysis control means 13 instructs the voice signal storage means 14 to perform the registration of the old telephone number and the new telephone number by voice. . As a result, under the control of the signal analysis control means 13, the voice stored in the voice signal storage means 14, for example, "Reception has been completed. If there is an inquiry for the next three months, I will introduce the new number. "
It passes through the dial Q2 line 11 and is received by the touch phone of the store. In step 10 (ST10), after confirming that the registration of the new and old telephone numbers has been completed, the clerk of the store hangs up the dial Q2 (disconnects the connection). According to the method described above, the user can input the old telephone number and the new telephone number to the dial Q2 through the dealer.

Next, a description will be given of a method in which the recipient knows the changed second telephone number. As shown in FIG.
In step 11 (ST11), the recipient first calls the old telephone number without knowing that the telephone number of the mobile phone user has been changed, for example. For this reason, the recipient receives, for example, "two, two, two,
... ". At this time, in step 12 (ST12), the recipient is spread to an unspecified number of people via a popular medium such as a newspaper, a publication, or a broadcast, that is, a mass media as an information transmission means. The telephone number of the dial Q2 for notifying the changed telephone number of the mobile phone is confirmed based on the advertisement and the like. It should be noted here that the mobile phone companies informed the recipient who called the old telephone number that was no longer used that the telephone number was no longer used, for example, "The telephone number has been changed. The new telephone number is notified by dial Q2. " In step 13 (ST13), the provider who has confirmed the telephone number of the dial Q2 or heard the voice of the change of the telephone number calls the dial Q2 via the dial Q2 line 11, for example, with a push phone. Thereby, the information providing device 10 of the dial Q2
Of the dial Q2 received by the signal receiving means 12 receives the signal indicating that there is a connection from the recipient.
Understand that you are requesting a new phone number for the customer.

In step 14 (ST14), the signal analysis control means 13 instructs the voice signal storage means 14 to make a request for an old telephone number by voice. As a result, under the control of the signal analysis control means 13, the voice stored in the voice signal storage means 14, for example, the voice "Please enter the old telephone number you have called." And received by the recipient's touch-tone telephone. Step 15 (ST15)
Then, the recipient listens to the voice and inputs the user's old telephone number using the touch phone. This old telephone number is transmitted to the information providing device 10 via the dial Q2 line 11.
Is received by the signal receiving means 12.

In step 16 (ST16), the signal receiving means 12 receives a signal indicating that an old telephone number has been input from the recipient, and the signal analysis control means 13 is registered in the database storage means 16. Check if it is. In step 17 (ST17), if the signal analysis control means 13 determines that the old telephone number is registered in the database storage means 16, the signal analysis control means 13 temporarily stores the recipient's telephone number in the reception number storage means 17. I do. If the user of the mobile phone has not registered the new and old telephone numbers in the dial Q2 through the store in advance, the old telephone numbers are not registered in the database storage unit 16. At this time, if the recipient is directly connected to the dial Q2 without calling the old telephone number, for example, it is impossible to provide a new telephone number to the recipient from the dial Q2. Therefore, when the old telephone number is not registered, it is preferable to notify the recipient that the old telephone number is not registered by voice.

In step 18 (ST18), the signal analysis control means 13 requests the database reading means 15 to read a new telephone number from the database storage means 16. The new telephone number read by the database reading means 15 is stored in the signal analysis control means 13.
Instructs the audio signal storage means 14 to provide the information to the recipient. Thereby, step 19 (ST1)
In 9), the new telephone number is sent to the recipient of the telephone number stored in the reception number storage means 17 via the voice signal storage means 14, for example, "The new telephone number is ...
·is. ". After the recipient confirms the new telephone number, step 20 (ST20)
Then, the recipient hangs up the dial Q2. Therefore, the recipient can easily know the new telephone number of the changed user.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above embodiment, and is described in the claims. It also includes other embodiments and modifications that can be considered within the scope of the matters described. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the dial Q2 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a program for receiving first and second telephone numbers is provided in a terminal of a specific telephone line, If there is an inquiry by telephone, a system that replaces the dial Q2 may be used as long as the second telephone number is voiced and / or displayed on the display by inputting the first telephone number. The above description has shown the case where the new telephone number of the user is provided by voice to the recipient. However, the fax number is stored in the reception number storage
By providing an information transmitting means for storing the number and transmitting the retrieved information to the recipient in the information providing apparatus, it is possible to transmit the new telephone number of the user in a text display by FAX. It is also possible to display a new number (second telephone number) directly on the display of the mobile telephone, or to rewrite the telephone number stored in the mobile telephone from the first telephone number to the second telephone number. It may be.
This allows the recipient to obtain a new telephone number without recording it by himself, thereby eliminating mistakes in recording the new telephone number.

In the above embodiment, the dial Q2
A method of preventing erroneous input and mischief by showing that a telephone dealer of a mobile phone having a code number that can be connected to a telephone number is changed from an old telephone number to a new telephone number. However, if it is possible to prevent erroneous input and mischief, it is also possible to limit the use of the dial Q2 to a person who knows the password by using another method, for example, using the password of the dial Q2. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the change from the old telephone number to the new telephone number is performed through a mobile phone dealer that can connect to the dial Q2 has been described. It is also possible for a user who purchases and changes the telephone number to do so. In the above-described embodiment, the case where the dial Q2 for providing the pay information service is used as the telephone line information providing means has been described. However, if the user can be notified of the user's new telephone number, It is also possible to use other telephone line information providing means, such as a free information service. Furthermore,
In the above-described embodiment, the notification period of the new telephone number to the provider connected to the dial Q2 is set to three months, but may be shorter or longer than three months (for example, 6. Month, year, or more). It is preferable that the usage fee be determined according to the contract period.

Further, a method for notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to another embodiment of the present invention is a method of using a homepage constructed by a server as telephone line information providing means. In this case, when a specific person, for example, a mobile phone retailer, inputs the first and second telephone numbers together with their individual identification numbers, the server stores them. Then, when a person other than the user (third party) opens the homepage and inquires about the second telephone number (changed telephone number), the first telephone number is entered. And display (output) the second telephone number. In this case, a person other than the user makes an inquiry about the changed telephone number through the Internet (an example of communication means) built in the mobile phone, and automatically enters the second telephone number by inputting the first telephone number. Preferably, the telephone number is sent to the mobile phone and displayed on the mobile phone display. Further, the first telephone number stored in the internal memory of the mobile phone may be rewritten to the second telephone number. Of course, when a normal indoor telephone or a public telephone is used instead of the mobile telephone, the second telephone number is transmitted by voice or displayed on a display provided in the telephone. The server of the homepage may perform the above processing free of charge or may perform it for a fee. In the case of a fee, it is preferable to pay by automatically debiting from a prepaid card or a credit card.

[0021]

According to the method for notifying a telephone number of a portable telephone according to the first to third aspects, the method is used for each person other than the user who knows the first telephone number, for example, an acquaintance, a friend, etc. It is possible for the person to inform the acquaintance, friend, etc. of the second telephone number via the telephone line information providing means, without the user giving the guidance for changing the telephone number. In addition, even if the user easily forgets the notification of the second telephone number, for example, if an acquaintance or friend who has not been in contact for a long time suddenly contacts the first telephone number, it is easy for the acquaintance or friend to contact the first telephone number. Can be notified of the second telephone number. Therefore, the user himself / herself can know the new telephone number of the user as quickly as possible without informing many acquaintances, friends, etc. of the new telephone number to all. Worker's workability and economy are improved. In particular, according to the method of notifying a mobile phone of the second aspect, the user of the mobile phone purchases a mobile phone of a mobile phone company different from the mobile phone company with which the mobile phone was previously contracted, and obtains a first Even if the telephone number is changed to the second telephone number, it is possible to notify the acquaintance, friend, etc., connected to the first telephone number, of the second telephone number via the dial Q2. Therefore, an acquaintance, a friend, or the like who knows the old telephone number can reliably contact the user, which is very convenient. In the method for notifying a telephone number of a mobile phone according to claim 3,
Since the homepage is used, the fee for the user is reduced, and the transmission of information is ensured. In particular, by providing communication means such as the Internet on the mobile phone, the mobile phone can be used more effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure until a person other than a user knows a second phone number by applying a method of notifying a phone number of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an information providing apparatus applied to a telephone number notification method of the mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart in the case where a specific person inputs a telephone number by applying the telephone number notification method of the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: information providing device, 11: dial Q2 line, 12:
Signal receiving means, 13: signal analysis control means, 14: audio signal storage means, 15: database reading means, 16: database storage means, 17: reception number storage means

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. When a telephone number of a user of a mobile phone is changed from a first telephone number to a second telephone number, a person other than the user who knows the first telephone number is notified. A method for notifying the second telephone number of a mobile phone, wherein a specific person communicates the first telephone number and the second telephone number via communication means with telephone line information. Enter and register in advance in the provision means, a person other than the user,
A method for notifying a telephone number of a mobile phone, characterized by knowing said second telephone number by voice and / or character display by connecting to said telephone line information providing means and inputting said first telephone number. . 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said telephone line information providing means comprises a dial Q.
2 (registered trademark). 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said telephone line information providing means is a home page constructed by a server,
A method for notifying a mobile phone of a telephone number, comprising inputting and outputting a second telephone number.