JP2002218044A - Telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone terminal capable of quickly dealing with incoming calls appropriately according to the type of telephone terminals of called parties and/or originating sides. SOLUTION: Based a telephone number of a caller, if acquired in reception, the telephone terminal discriminates the type of telephone terminal at the originating side and reads the corresponding name and title by referring to the relationship between telephone numbers, names and titles previously registered on a register table 5a. A voice generator circuit 6 converts the type of telephone terminal, the name and the title to voice data and a speaker 7 outputs them audibly e.g. 'There is a call from Mr. Shiro Inoue by portable phone'.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device, and more particularly to a telephone terminal device for receiving destination information (caller telephone number information) from an exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called numbers display service in which telephone number information of a caller as destination information is transmitted from an exchange has been put to practical use. In addition, a baseband transmission type digital circuit network (ISDN: Integrat
In ed Services Digital Network), the address of the sender is originally transmitted. In addition, telephone terminal devices that display the destination information acquired in this manner on a display have become widespread.

[0003] This type of telephone terminal device is convenient because it is possible to confirm the destination before picking up the handset. However, it is necessary to see the display contents for confirming the destination. When the person is away, there is a problem that the other party cannot be confirmed immediately. Therefore, there has been proposed a telephone terminal device which converts destination information into audio data and outputs the audio data (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-152847).

[0004]

In such a telephone terminal device, if the destination information (the telephone number information of the caller) is registered in advance together with the name of the other party, the name of the other party at the time of an incoming call is not displayed. You will be told by voice. However, the name is transcribed into a voice along with a fixed message, and the name is not spelled out according to the recipient, which makes it difficult for the recipient to take immediate and appropriate action. There's a problem.

In recent years, each individual often has a plurality of types of telephone terminals, and it would be convenient if the receiving side could identify the type of telephone terminal that the other party transmitted from. A telephone terminal device having such a function has not yet been developed.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by adding a proper title to the other party and outputting the name of the other party by voice, an appropriate response corresponding to the other party of the incoming call can be provided. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone terminal device that can be operated quickly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone terminal device capable of promptly taking appropriate measures according to the type of a telephone terminal of a caller by identifying which type of telephone terminal has transmitted the call. It is in.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone terminal device for receiving destination information from an exchange in which a correspondence between the destination information and the name and title of the destination is registered in advance. Registering means, means for reading out the name and honorific data of the destination from the registration means based on the received destination information, means for converting the read data into audio data, and outputting the converted audio data And means for performing the operation.

In the telephone terminal device according to the first aspect, when the destination information is received from the exchange, the name and the title of the destination corresponding to the destination information are read from the registration means, and the read name and the title are read. Is converted to audio and output. Therefore, by giving an appropriate title to the other party and outputting the name of the other party by voice, an appropriate response corresponding to the other party of the incoming call can be promptly performed.

[0010] The telephone terminal device according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the above, when the received destination information is not registered in the registration means, means for generating audio data indicating reception from an unregistered destination, and means for outputting the generated audio data It is further characterized by being provided.

In the telephone terminal device according to the present invention, when receiving the destination information not registered in the registration means, the telephone terminal device converts the reception from an unregistered destination into voice. Output. Therefore, when an incoming call is received from an unregistered partner, an appropriate response can be promptly made.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone terminal device for receiving destination information from a switching center, comprising: identification means for identifying a type of a calling terminal of the destination from the received destination information; And a means for converting the data of the calling terminal identified by the above into voice data, and a means for outputting the converted voice data.

In the telephone terminal device according to the third aspect, when receiving the destination information from the exchange, the type of the calling terminal of the destination is identified from the destination information, and the identification result is converted into voice. And output. Therefore, it is easy to know which type of telephone terminal has transmitted the message, and it is possible to promptly take appropriate measures according to the type of the telephone terminal of the caller.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone terminal device according to the present invention. The telephone terminal device according to the present invention comprises a main control unit 1, an operation unit 2, a display unit 3,
ROM 4, RAM 5, audio generation circuit 6, speaker 7, speaker circuit 7a, modem 8, NCU (Network Control)
l Unit) 9 and the like.

The main control unit 1 is specifically composed of a CPU, and is connected to the above-mentioned hardware units of the telephone terminal device via a bus 10 to control them and to store them in the ROM 4. Various software functions are executed according to the stored computer program.

The operation unit 2 includes push button keys, various function keys, and the like necessary for operating the telephone terminal device of the present invention. The display unit 3 has a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, and displays the operation state of the telephone terminal device of the present invention, and displays the telephone number of the receiving party.
In addition, by making the display unit 3 a touch panel type,
Some or all of the various keys of the operation unit 2 can be substituted.

The ROM 4 stores in advance various software programs necessary for the operation of the telephone terminal device of the present invention. The RAM 5 is configured by an SRAM, a flash memory, or the like, and stores temporary data generated when executing software. Further, the RAM 5 has a registration table 5a in which information indicating the relationship between the telephone number of the other party, the name of the other party, and a predetermined title according to the other party is registered. FIG. 2 shows an example of the registration table 5a. In the registration table 5a, not only the name corresponding to the telephone number but also predetermined titles (“san”, “
”,“ Lord ”,“ teacher ”,“ chan ”,“ Mr ”, etc.)
Is also registered.

The voice generation circuit 6 includes registration information registered in the registration table 5a, fixed information added to the registration information,
It converts the model information of the transmission source into voice data, that is, generates voice data representing such information, and outputs the voice data to the speaker circuit unit 7a. Speaker circuit 7
a generates a ringing tone signal,
Is converted into an analog audio signal, and the sound is output from the speaker 7 when an incoming call is received.

The modem 8 is connected to the bus 10,
Similarly, it is directly connected to the NCU 9 connected to the bus 10. The NCU 9 is hardware that performs operations for closing and opening the analog line L with the public telephone line network.
If necessary, the modem 8 is connected to a public telephone network. Note that a DSU (Digital Service Unit: subscriber line termination device) may be provided to connect to the ISDN.

Next, a description will be given of a processing operation of audio output at the time of reception of the telephone terminal device of the present invention having such a configuration. 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the procedure of the processing operation.

When a call is originated from the exchange, the main control unit 1 causes the modem 8 to exchange predetermined signals with the exchange to perform an incoming call process (step S1). On this occasion,
The main control unit 1 determines whether or not the telephone number of the destination, which is the destination information, has been obtained from the exchange (step S2).
When the caller refuses the telephone number notification, or when the telephone number cannot be obtained (S2: NO), such as when the call is received from outside the area, the process ends.

If the telephone number of the other party has been acquired (S
2: YES), various audio data are generated and audio output is performed in the following procedure.

First, the main control unit 1 determines whether or not the calling terminal of the other party is an international call based on the obtained telephone number (step S3). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the head of the telephone number is “001”. If it is determined that the call is an international call (S3: YES), the main control unit 1
Determines whether the telephone number is registered in the registration table 5a (step S4). If it is registered (S4: YES), the main control unit 1 reads out the registration information (the name and the title of the other party), and the read registration information, the fixed information, and the terminal information are converted into audio data by the audio generation circuit 6. The audio data is converted into an analog audio signal by the speaker circuit unit 7a, and the audio is output from the speaker 7 (step S5). For example, with reference to the registration table 5 a shown in FIG. 2, a voice “Mr. Smith is an international call” is output from the speaker 7. If not registered (S4: NO), the main control unit 1 causes the voice generation circuit 6 to generate voice data indicating that the call is an international call, and causes the speaker 7 to output the voice data (step S4). S6). For example, a voice saying “International call” is output from the speaker 7.

Next, the main control unit 1 determines whether or not the other party's calling terminal is a mobile phone based on the obtained telephone number (step S7). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the head of the telephone number is “090”. When it is determined that the mobile phone is a mobile phone (S7: YES), the main control unit 1
Determines whether the telephone number is registered in the registration table 5a (step S8). If it is registered (S8: YES), the main control unit 1 reads out the registration information (the name and the title of the other party), and the read registration information, the fixed information, and the terminal information are output by the audio generation circuit 6 to the audio data. And the audio data is output as audio by the speaker 7 (step S9). For example, referring to the registration table 5a shown in FIG. 2, a voice "Taro Murata's mobile phone is available" is output from the speaker 7. If not registered (S8: NO), the main control unit 1 outputs the voice data indicating that the call is originating from the mobile phone to the voice generation circuit 6.
The audio data is output from the speaker 7 as audio (step S10). For example, a voice saying “call from mobile phone” is output from speaker 7.

Next, the main control unit 1 determines whether the calling terminal of the other party is a PHS (Personal Handy) based on the acquired telephone number.
phone system) (step S1).
1). Specifically, the head of the telephone number is “070”
Is determined. When determining that the telephone number is a PHS (S11: YES), the main control unit 1 determines whether or not the telephone number is registered in the registration table 5a (step S12). If registered (S12: YE
S), the main control unit 1 reads out the registered information (the name and the title of the other party), converts the read registered information, fixed information, and terminal information into audio data by the audio generation circuit 6, and converts the audio data. The sound is output from the speaker 7 (step S13). For example, referring to the registration table 5a shown in FIG. 2, a voice saying "Call from PHS of Dr. Shiro Inoue" is output from the speaker 7. If it is not registered (S12: NO), the main control unit 1 causes the voice generation circuit 6 to generate voice data indicating that the call originates from the PHS, and causes the speaker 7 to output the voice data. (Step S14). For example, a voice saying “call from PHS” is output from speaker 7.

Next, the main controller 1 determines whether or not the other party's calling terminal is a general subscriber telephone based on the obtained telephone number (step S15). When it is determined that the telephone is a general subscriber telephone (S15: YES), the main controller 1 determines whether or not the telephone number is registered in the registration table 5a (step S16). If it has been registered (S16: YES), the main control unit 1 reads out the registration information (the name and the title of the other party) and transmits the read registration information, fixed information, and terminal information to the audio data And the audio data is output as audio by the speaker 7 (step S17). For example, referring to the registration table 5 a shown in FIG. 2, the voice “Taro Murata is calling from home” is output from the speaker 7. If it is not registered (S16: NO), the main control unit 1 causes the voice generation circuit 6 to generate voice data indicating that the call originates from a general subscriber telephone, and outputs the voice data to the speaker 7
Is output (step S18). For example, the voice "Call from a general subscriber phone" is output from the speaker 7
Output from

When it is determined based on the obtained telephone number that the calling terminal of the other party is not a general subscriber telephone (S15: N
O), the main control section 1 causes the voice generation circuit 6 to generate voice data of the telephone number of the caller, and causes the speaker 7 to output the voice data (step S19). For example, a voice saying “call from number xxx-xxxx” is output from the speaker 7.

It should be noted that not only S19 but also other S5,
S6, S9, S10, S13, S14, S17, S18
In this case, the telephone number of the caller may be output by voice.

[0029]

As described above, in the telephone terminal device of the present invention, upon receiving the destination information from the exchange, the name of the destination corresponding to the destination information is added with a title according to the name. Since the voice is output, an appropriate response according to the other party of the incoming call can be performed easily and quickly.

Further, in the telephone terminal device of the present invention, when a call is received from an unregistered destination, the fact is converted into voice and output, so that when there is an incoming call from an unregistered destination, , And appropriate actions can be taken easily and quickly.

Further, according to the present invention, when the destination information is received from the exchange, the type of the calling terminal of the destination is identified and the identification result is output as voice. And an appropriate response can be easily and quickly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration table.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a processing operation of audio output at the time of reception in the telephone terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a processing operation of audio output at the time of reception in the telephone terminal device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main control part 4 ROM 5 RAM 5a Registration table 6 Sound generation circuit 7 Speaker

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A telephone terminal device for receiving destination information from an exchange, comprising: registration means for pre-registering the correspondence between the destination information and the name and title of the destination, based on the received destination information. A telephone terminal device comprising: means for reading out data of the name and honorific name of the other party from the registration means; means for converting the read data into voice data; and means for outputting the converted voice data. 2. A means for generating voice data indicating that the information is received from an unregistered destination when the received destination information is not registered in the registration means, and outputting the generated voice data. 2. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: means. 3. A telephone terminal device for receiving destination information from an exchange, comprising: identification means for identifying a type of a transmission terminal of the destination from the received destination information; A telephone terminal device comprising: means for converting data into voice data; and means for outputting the converted voice data.