JP2002261937A - Caller number notification system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To notify a receiver of the number specific to a caller even when the caller transmits from a line other than his or her own line. SOLUTION: A telephone network 1 is provided with a service controller 5. When a caller transmits the other party number, the service controller 5 receives an ID number, password, and other party number outputted from a telephone set 2A based on the operation of the caller. Then the controller authenticates whether or not the caller is the person himself or herself by comparing and collating them with preliminarily registered ID number and password, and transmits the ID number and other party number at the time of authenticating that the caller is the person himself or herself. At the time of receiving the ID number and other party number transmitted from the service controller, a calling side switchboard 3A connects to an incoming side switchboard 3B based on the other party number, transmits the received ID number to the connected incoming side switchboard, and allows the incoming side switchboard to notify a telephone set 2B designated with the other party number of this ID number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a caller ID notification system and a caller ID notification method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently, there is provided a service for notifying a called party of a caller's telephone number when a calling party originates a call. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a system to which such a caller ID notification service is applied. In FIG. 5, a telephone network 1 is provided in the present system, and a telephone network 1 is provided.
Is connected to a transmitting telephone 2A and a receiving telephone 2B. Here, in the telephone network 1, an originating exchange 3A connected to the originating telephone 2A and a destination exchange 3B connected to the destination telephone 2B are provided, and between the exchanges 3A and 3B. Is provided with a common channel signal network 4 for transmitting signals transmitted and received by the exchanges 3A and 3B.

Now, when the caller dials the destination number (that is, the telephone number of the telephone 2B) in step S1 using the telephone 2A, the originating exchange 3A accepts the dial, and in step S2 changes the destination number. Common line signal network 4
To the destination exchange 3B, thereby connecting the call path between the originating exchange 3A and the destination exchange 3B, and the telephone number of the originating telephone 2A on which the originating operation has been performed (that is, the originating telephone 2A). Is transmitted to the destination exchange 3B via the common channel signaling network 4. Prior to the incoming call to the called telephone 2B indicated by the called party number, the called exchange 3B notifies the called telephone 2B of the telephone number (caller number) of the calling telephone 2A and displays the display of the called telephone 2B. (Not shown).

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional caller ID notification service, when a caller makes a call from a line to which the caller subscribes (owns) to the called side, the line number is sent to the called side as the caller number. Notified and displayed. When the caller makes a call from a line other than the line owned by the caller, the called party is similarly notified and displayed the telephone number of the calling line. Therefore, if the notified caller number is known, the call is answered, and if the notification number is not known, the call is rejected. However, a line number based on calling using a line other than the owned line is an unfamiliar number, and therefore, there is a problem that the incoming call is rejected by the receiver. Further, when the caller makes a call using a public telephone, the caller number is not notified to the receiver side, and therefore, there is also a problem that the receiver side similarly rejects the incoming call response.

[0005] Also, in the case where a caller ID is used for user authentication when providing a commercial service to a user, there is a restriction that the user can only be authenticated using his own line. There is also a problem that efficient communication is hindered when a service provider providing commercial services provides various services to a user using a telephone. Therefore, the present invention provides a commercial service providing the receiver even when the caller makes a call from a line other than the line owned by the caller so that the caller's unique number can be notified to the receiver. An object of the present invention is to provide efficient communication when a certain service provider provides various services to a user using a telephone.

[0006]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a first telephone terminal used by a caller,
In a caller ID notification system including a second telephone terminal owned by a called party, and a telephone network including an originating exchange accommodating the first telephone terminal and a destination exchange accommodating the second telephone terminal, A service control device for registering the caller's ID number and personal identification number is provided in the telephone network, and the service control device outputs from the first telephone terminal based on the operation of the caller when the caller transmits the destination number. ID number,
When the password and the destination number are received, the registered I
An authenticating means for comparing and collating with the D number and the personal identification number to authenticate the caller, and a transmitting means for transmitting the ID number and the destination number when the caller is authenticated by the authenticating means. When receiving the ID number and the destination number transmitted from the transmitting means, the connection with the destination exchange is established based on the destination number, and after this connection, the destination exchange is sent to the destination exchange.
It is provided with ID number notifying means for transmitting the D number and for notifying the ID number to the second telephone terminal designated by the destination exchange from the destination exchange.

[0007] In this case, the service control device is provided with a guidance device, and the guidance device is operated by the caller when the caller transmits the destination number, and the service control device outputs the service identification number output from the first telephone terminal. When the first telephone terminal is connected to the first telephone terminal, the first telephone terminal requests the input of the ID number and the password to the first telephone terminal. Operated first
Receiving the ID number and the password output from the telephone terminal of the third party, outputting the received ID number and the password to the authentication means to authenticate the caller, and transmitting means according to the authentication result of the authentication means. Requesting means for transmitting to the first telephone terminal an input request for the destination number output from the first telephone terminal, and wherein the transmitting means is operated by the caller in response to the request from the second requesting means, and When the destination number output from the telephone terminal is received via the guidance device, the destination number and the ID number are transmitted to the originating exchange, and the ID number notifying means of the originating exchange is transmitted by the transmitting means. When the destination number and the ID number are received, the connection with the destination exchange is performed based on the received destination number, and the ID number is transmitted to the connected destination exchange. Designation It is is obtained by so as to notify an ID number to the second telephone terminal.

[0008] Further, according to the present invention, when an ID number, a password and a destination number output from the first telephone terminal are received based on the operation of the originator at the time of transmission of the destination number by the caller, A first step of authenticating the caller by comparing and collating with the registered ID number and password, and a step of transmitting the ID number and the destination number when the caller is authenticated based on the processing of the first step. Step 2 and the second
Upon receiving the ID number and the destination number transmitted based on the processing of the step, the connection between the originating exchange and the destination exchange is performed based on the destination number, and the ID number is transmitted from the originating exchange to the destination exchange. And transmitting the ID number to the second telephone terminal from the destination exchange to the second telephone terminal.

In this case, when the caller is operated by the caller to send the destination number and is connected to the first telephone terminal based on the service identification number output from the first telephone terminal, It has four steps for requesting the input of an ID number and a password to one telephone terminal, and the processing in the first step is operated by the caller in response to a request based on the processing in the fourth step. Upon receiving the ID number and the password output from the first telephone terminal,
A fifth step of comparing and collating the received ID number and password with a previously registered ID number and password to authenticate the sender.
The process in the second step includes, when the caller is authenticated based on the process in the fifth step, requesting the first telephone terminal to input a destination number. And receiving a destination number from the first telephone terminal and transmitting the received destination number and the ID number to the originating exchange.
The process in the step of receiving the destination number and the ID number transmitted based on the process of the sixth step,
A connection is established between the originating exchange and the destination exchange based on the received destination number, and an I
It includes a seventh step of transmitting the D number and causing the destination exchange to notify the second telephone terminal specified by the destination number of the ID number.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system to which the present invention is applied, and shows the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the present system includes a telephone network 1
And telephones 2A and 2B connected to the telephone network 1. In the telephone network 1, an originating exchange 3A connected to a telephone (originating side) 2A and a receiving exchange 3B connected to a telephone (receiving side) 2B are provided. A common line signal is provided between the exchanges 3A and 3B. A service control device 5 is connected via the network 4 and sends out the unique number of the caller to the called side. The service control device 5 has a control unit 51 and a database 52 in which the ID numbers of the callers are registered in pairs with personal identification numbers, and is connected to the exchanges 3A and 3B via the common channel signaling network 4.

Next, a schematic operation of the system configured as described above will be described. When a caller uses the telephone 2A connected to a line other than the line (owner's subscriber line) owned by the caller to make a call to the called telephone 2B, the caller must dial in FIG. As shown in the figure, first, for example, X, X is dialed as a service identification number,
Then, the user dials, for example, A, A, A, A as his own ID number, further dials, for example, OO as his own personal identification number, and finally, as a destination number, for example, Y, Y,
Dial Y, Y. When the originating exchange 3A detects the service identification number based on this dialing operation of the telephone 2A, it connects to the service control device 5.

Then, the connected service control device 5
Then, the ID number, the password and the destination number of the caller who has dialed are transmitted. In this case, the service control device 5 determines whether or not the caller's ID number and personal identification number transmitted from the originating exchange 3A are registered in the database 52. The number and the destination number are returned to the originating exchange 3A. The originating exchange 3A receives the ID from the service control device 5
When the number and the destination number are received, the destination number Y, Y,
By transmitting Y, Y to the destination exchange 3B via the common channel signaling network 4, a communication path with the destination exchange 3B is connected, and further received from the service control unit 5 to the connected destination exchange 3B. The sender transmits the ID number of the sender.

Upon receiving the caller's ID number, the destination exchange 3B includes the caller's ID number in an incoming signal to the called telephone 2B designated by the destination number Y, Y, Y, Y. By sending, the ID number of the caller is notified to the receiving-side telephone 2B and displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the receiving-side telephone 2B.

As described above, even when a caller originates a call via a line other than the line owned by the caller, the caller can notify the receiving side of his / her ID number and display it. here,
If the called party knows the caller's ID number in advance, it is easy to identify who the call is from before answering the incoming call, thus preventing the called party from rejecting the call. Can be avoided.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a specific operation of the system shown in FIG. The operation of the main part of the present invention will be described with reference to this sequence diagram. The ID number and the password of each caller are registered in the database 52 of the service control device 5 in advance (step S11).
When the caller uses the telephone 2A (including a public telephone connected to a public line) connected to a line other than the line owned by the caller to transmit the other party's number, the service identification number and the own telephone number are set in step S12. An ID number, a personal identification number, and a destination number are sequentially dialed.

In this case, the originating exchange 3A connects with the service control device 5 based on the service identification number. As a result, the caller's ID number, personal identification number, and destination number are transmitted to the service control device 5. Upon receiving the ID number and the password from the telephone 2A, the control unit 51 of the service control device 5 receives the ID
The caller is authenticated by comparing and collating the number and the password with the ID number and the password registered in the database 52.

Here, if the received caller ID number and personal identification number are not registered in the database 52, the authentication result is NG. In this case, the service control unit 5 sends the authentication NG to the originating exchange 3A in step S14. To cause the originating exchange 3A to transmit a busy tone to the telephone 2A, thereby abandoning the caller's transmission. If the received caller ID number and personal identification number are registered in the database 52, the authentication result is OK. In this case, the service control device 5 sends the corresponding ID of the database 52 to the originating exchange 3A in step S15.
Notify the number and the destination number.

Upon receiving the ID number and the destination number from the service control device 5, the originating side exchange 3A connects a call path with the destination side exchange 3B in step S16 based on the destination number, and connects the connected destination. To the side exchange 3B,
The caller ID number received from the service control device 5 is transmitted.

Upon receiving the caller's ID number, the destination exchange 3B sends the incoming call signal to the destination telephone 2B designated by the destination number including the caller's ID number in step S17. Then, the caller ID is notified to the called telephone 2B.

In this way, the caller can notify the called party of his or her ID number at the time of calling without depending on the calling place. In addition, the receiving side (called party) is notified of the ID number unique to the calling party at the time of receiving a call, and can identify the calling party. As a result, rejection of the incoming call by the called party is avoided, and a call can be made with the calling party. Therefore, a communication carrier (carrier) that provides a call service to a user can expect an increase in communication fees due to an increase in communication traffic. In addition, it is expected that the number of subscribers will increase due to improved convenience for both the caller and the callee, and therefore an increase in call opportunities for users can be expected. become.

Further, the present system can further extend the use form of the service by the service provider which provides the service to the caller when the caller is authenticated at the time of the incoming call and the caller is authenticated. Therefore, efficient communication by telephone and new business opportunities can be provided.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the above-mentioned system, in which a service control unit 5 and a common signal line network 4 of the system shown in FIG. Provided with a guidance device 6.

In the system configured as described above,
When the caller uses the telephone 2A connected to a line other than his / her own line to make a call to the called telephone 2B, prior to dialing the destination number, as shown in FIG. Dial X, X. Then, the originating exchange 3A detects this and detects the common line signaling network 4A.
The connection between the guidance device 6 and the telephone 2A is established via the. In this case, the guidance device 6 requests the telephone 2A to input an ID number and a password, and in response to this request, the caller uses the telephone 2A to set his / her ID number to, for example, A,
A, A, and A are dialed, and further, for example, OO is dialed as a personal identification number.

The ID number and the password based on the operation of the caller are transmitted to the guidance device 6 via the originating exchange 3A and the common channel signaling network 4, and further transmitted from the guidance device 6 to the service control device 5. . In this case, the service control device 5 determines whether or not the caller's ID number and personal identification number transmitted from the guidance device 6 are registered in the database 52. Request for input of the destination number of the caller to 6.

In this case, the guidance device 6 requests the originating telephone 2A to input the destination number by voice message via the common line signaling network 4 and the originating exchange 3A. Here, in response to the request for inputting the destination number, the caller uses the telephone 2A as the destination number, for example, Y, Y, Y, Y
Is dialed, the destination number becomes the guidance device 6
The data is sent to the service control device 5 via the communication terminal. When receiving the destination number, the service control device 5 transmits the received destination number and the ID number of the caller to the originating exchange 3A. Upon receiving the destination number and the ID number, the originating exchange 3A transmits the received destination number via the common channel signaling network 4 to the destination exchange 3A.
B, the call path to the destination exchange 3B is connected to the destination exchange 3B.
The service control device 5 transmits the caller ID number.

Upon receiving the caller's ID number, the destination exchange 3B sends the incoming call signal to the called telephone 2B designated by the destination number, including the caller's ID number, thereby transmitting the caller's ID number. The caller's ID number is notified to the telephone 2B and displayed on a display unit (not shown) of the called telephone 2B.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a specific operation of the system shown in FIG. The operation of the main part of the present invention will be described with reference to this sequence diagram. In the database 52 of the service control device 5, the ID number and the password of each caller are registered in pairs in advance (step S21).
If the caller uses the telephone 2A connected to a line other than the line owned by the caller to transmit the called party number, the caller proceeds to step S
At 22, the service identification number is dialed.

In this case, upon inputting the service identification number, the originating exchange 3A connects the telephone 2A and the guidance device 6 in step S23. Then, in step S24, the guidance device 6 requests the telephone 2A to input "input an ID number and a password" by, for example, a voice message. In response to this request, the caller uses his / her telephone 2A to make his own
Dial D number and PIN. The ID number and the personal identification number are received by the guidance device 6, and the process proceeds to step S2.
At 6, it is sent to the service control device 5. Upon receiving the caller's ID number and password, the control unit 51 of the service control device 5 compares the ID number and the password registered in the database 52 with the ID number and the password registered in the database 52 to authenticate the caller in step S27.

Here, if the ID number and the password of the caller are not registered in the database 52, the authentication result is NG. In this case, the service control device 5 notifies the guidance device 6 of the authentication NG in step S28. As a result, a voice message indicating the authentication NG is sent from the guidance device 6 to the telephone 2A, and the transmission of the caller is abandoned. When the ID number and the password of the received caller are registered in the database 52, the authentication result is O.
K, and in this case, the service control device 5
At 29, a request for inputting the destination number is made. The request for input of the destination number by the service control device 5 is transmitted to the guidance device 6, and the guidance device 6 sends a voice message to the effect that "Please input the destination number" to the telephone 2A. The voice message allows the caller to enter step S
When the destination number is dialed using the telephone 2A at 30, the dial signal is transmitted to the guidance device 6,
It is sent from the guidance device 6 to the service control device 5 and received by the service control device 5.

In this case, the service control device 5
The destination number and the caller ID number received from A are transmitted to the originating exchange 3 in step S31. Originating exchange 3A
Receives the destination number and the ID number from the service control device 5, connects the communication path with the destination exchange 3B based on the destination number in step S32,
The received caller ID number is transmitted to the connected destination exchange 3B.

Upon receiving the caller's ID number, the destination exchange 3B sends the incoming signal to the called telephone 2B designated by the destination number including the caller's ID number in step S33. Then, the caller ID is notified to the called telephone 2B.

As described above, in the second embodiment, the guidance device 6 is provided in addition to the service control device 5, and when the user (caller) dials the service identification number at the time of calling, the user's telephone 2A and the telephone 2A are connected. The guidance device 6 is connected, and at this time, the guidance device 6 sends an ID number and password input request message to the telephone 2A, and when the user dials the ID number and password according to the message, When the authentication for the ID number and the password is performed in the service control device 5 and the authentication result is OK, the user dials the destination number in response to the destination number input request message from the guidance device 6. The connection based on this number is performed, and the ID number of the user is transmitted to the receiving telephone 2B. That. As a result, the user follows the voice guidance from the guidance device 6 and receives the ID number,
It is only necessary to dial the password and the destination number, and it is possible to reduce mistakes in the operation of the ID number, the password and the destination number as compared with the first embodiment.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, a service control device is provided in a telephone network, and the service control device comprises:
When the caller receives the ID number, password, and destination number output from the first telephone terminal based on the operation of the caller when the caller transmits the destination number, the ID number and the password are compared with the ID number and the password registered in advance. While collating and authenticating the caller, and when authenticating with the caller, the ID number and the destination number are transmitted to the originating exchange, while the originating exchange receives the ID number and the destination number transmitted from the service control device. Upon receipt, the connection to the destination exchange is performed based on the destination number, and the reception ID number is transmitted to the connected destination exchange, and the destination exchange exchanges the second telephone terminal specified by the destination number. Since the ID number is notified, even when the caller makes a call from a line other than the line owned by the caller, the caller can be notified of the ID number unique to the caller to the receiver on the receiving side. , Thus avoiding the incoming call rejection by the recipient. In addition, when a caller is authenticated at the time of an incoming call and is authenticated as the caller, the use form of the service by the service provider that provides the service to the caller can be further expanded. Business opportunities can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first block diagram of a caller ID notification system according to the present invention.
It is a block diagram showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of each unit of the system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the caller ID notification system.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of each unit of the system of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional caller ID notification system.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Telephone network, 2A ... Telephone (originating side), 2B ... Telephone (receiving side), 3A ... Outgoing exchange, 3B ... Incoming exchange, 4
... common line signal network, 5 ... service control device, 6 ... guidance device, 51 ... control unit, 52 ... database.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A first telephone terminal used by a caller, a second telephone terminal owned by a callee, an originating exchange accommodating the first telephone terminal, and a receiving side accommodating the second telephone terminal. In a caller ID notification system including a telephone network including an exchange, a service control device for registering an ID number and a personal identification number of the caller is provided in the telephone network in advance, and the service control device includes a destination number by the caller. ID number output from the first telephone terminal based on the operation of the caller at the time of calling
When the password and the destination number are received, the registered I
An authentication means for comparing and collating with the D number and the personal identification number to authenticate the caller; and when the authentication means authenticates the caller, said ID
A transmitting unit for transmitting a number and a destination number, the receiving side exchange receives the ID number and the destination number transmitted from the transmitting unit, and communicates with the destination side based on the destination number. Connection to the destination exchange connected to the I
An ID that transmits a D number and causes the second telephone terminal specified by the destination number to notify the ID number from the destination exchange.
A caller ID notification system comprising a number notification means. 2. The first telephone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the service control device has a guidance device, and the guidance device is operated by the caller when the caller transmits a destination number. A first requesting means for requesting the first telephone terminal to input the ID number and the password when connected to the first telephone terminal based on the service identification number outputted from the first telephone terminal; Receiving the ID number and the password output from the first telephone terminal operated by the caller in response to the request of the requester, and outputs the received ID number and the password to the authentication means, And a second requesting means for transmitting a destination number input request output from the transmitting means to the first telephone terminal in accordance with an authentication result of the authenticating means. The transmitting means of the service control device receives the destination number output from the first telephone terminal operated by the caller in response to the request of the second requesting means, via the guidance device. And the ID number to the originating exchange. The ID number notifying means of the originating exchange, upon receiving the destination number and the ID number transmitted by the transmitting means, receives the destination number based on the received destination number. Along with making a connection with the local exchange, transmitting the ID number to the connected destination exchange, and letting the second telephone terminal specified by the destination number be notified of the ID number from the destination exchange. Characteristic caller ID notification system. 3. A first telephone terminal used by a caller, a second telephone terminal owned by a callee, an originating exchange accommodating the first telephone terminal, and a receiving side accommodating the second telephone terminal. In a caller ID notification system comprising a telephone network including an exchange, an ID number, a password and a destination number output from a first telephone terminal based on an operation of the caller when the caller transmits a destination number. When the number is received, the first number that authenticates the caller by comparing and collating with the previously registered ID number and personal identification number.
And the second step of transmitting the ID number and the destination number when the caller is authenticated based on the processing of the first step, and transmitted based on the processing of the second step. Upon receiving the ID number and the destination number, the connection between the originating exchange and the destination exchange is established based on the destination number, and the ID number is transmitted from the originating exchange to the destination exchange. A third step of notifying the second telephone terminal designated by the destination number of an ID number. 4. The terminal according to claim 3, wherein when the caller transmits a destination number, the caller is operated by the caller and is connected to the first telephone terminal based on a service identification number output from the first telephone terminal. Then, there is a fourth step of requesting the first telephone terminal to input the ID number and the password, and the processing in the first step is a request based on the processing in the fourth step. Receiving the ID number and the password output from the first telephone terminal operated by the caller in response to the received ID number and the password, and compares the received ID number and the password with the pre-registered ID number and the password. The process in the second step includes a fifth step of authenticating the principal, and the destination number is transmitted to the first telephone terminal when the caller is authenticated based on the process of the fifth step. And receiving the destination number from the first telephone terminal in response to the input request and transmitting the received destination number and ID number to the originating exchange, In the process of step 3, upon receiving the destination number and the ID number transmitted based on the process of the sixth step, the connection between the originating exchange and the destination exchange is performed based on the received destination number,
Transmitting the ID number from the originating exchange to the destination exchange, and causing the destination exchange to notify the second telephone terminal designated by the destination number of the ID number. Caller ID notification method.