JP2004064487A - Name displayable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a name displayable telephone set capable of registering caller's telephone numbers and caller's names in a telephone directory without requiring any troublesome operation. <P>SOLUTION: This name displayable telephone set is provided with: a storage means for storing caller's telephone number display data showing the telephone numbers of callers transmitted from a calling side telephone set with calling signals and caller's name display data showing the caller's names in an incoming history memory M2; and a telephone directory registeration means for registering the caller's telephone numbers and caller's names in a telephone directory memory M1 based on the caller's telephone number display data and the caller's name display data stored in the incoming history memory M2 by the storage means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone having a function of displaying a caller telephone number and a caller name.
[0002]
[Prior art]
From July 2002, a caller name display service called a name display for displaying a caller name on a called telephone in addition to a caller telephone number display service called a dial display up to that time has been provided. Started.
[0003]
With the start of the caller name display service, various telephones having a caller name display function in addition to a caller telephone number display function have been released.
[0004]
A telephone provided with such a name display function is, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3106902 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-154125, a call originating telephone transmitted together with a call signal. After temporarily storing caller information display data for displaying the telephone number of the caller and the name of the caller in an incoming call history memory provided in the telephone, the caller is referred to based on the caller information display data. The telephone number and the name of the caller are displayed on the display of the telephone.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
A user of such a name display telephone may want to register the telephone number and name of the caller in the telephone directory memory of the telephone after the call.
[0006]
In such a case, the conventional name display telephone displays the telephone number and name of the caller again on the display of the telephone based on the caller information display data stored in the incoming call history memory. After the user has copied the displayed telephone number and name on a memo or the like, it is necessary to switch the telephone to the telephone directory registration mode and manually input data such as the telephone number and name.
[0007]
For this reason, conventionally, it is very troublesome to register the caller information in the telephone directory memory based on the caller information display data obtained by the name display function of the telephone. The caller information display data stored in the telephone directory is overwritten by the newly received caller information display data in the oldest order. There is a possibility that a situation may occur where the user information display data has been deleted from the incoming call history memory.
[0008]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional name display telephone.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention (an invention according to claim 1) has a function of displaying a telephone number of a caller and a name of a caller, a telephone directory storage member for storing telephone directory data, and an incoming call. In a name display telephone provided with an incoming call history storage member for storing history data, caller telephone number display data and caller indicating the telephone number of the caller transmitted from the calling telephone together with a call signal Storage means for storing the caller name display data indicating the name in the incoming call history storage member, based on the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member by the storage means. Telephone directory registration means for registering the telephone number and the name of the caller in the telephone directory storage member.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the most preferable embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
In the following embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a cordless telephone having a handset is shown. However, the present invention may be applied to, for example, an answering machine if it has a name display function. The present invention can be applied to other various types of telephones.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a master unit of a name display telephone in an example of an embodiment of a telephone with a voice dial function according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the slave unit.
[0013]
In FIG. 1, base unit HS detects a calling signal from a calling telephone input to outside line connection terminals L1 and L2 and an incoming line signal including a caller identification data described later and a receiving signal. A detection circuit 1, a line control circuit 2 for controlling the line connection between the telephone and an outside line, and transmission of a reception signal input through the line control circuit 2 to another circuit described later or transmission to an outside line And a DSP (Digital) functioning as a modem for a CPU, which performs a voice process on a reception signal input through the communication circuit 3 and a transmission signal transmitted to an external line. A signal transmitting / receiving circuit 5 which forms a wireless communication circuit based on an MCA (multi-channel access) method with the slave unit, and wireless communication with the slave unit. And a CPU 7 connected to the line control circuit 2, the communication circuit 3, the DSP 4, and the radio transmission / reception circuit 5 to control the operation of each circuit and control the number and name display functions as described later. And a key switch 8 connected to the CPU 7 for inputting data such as a telephone number and operating the telephone. A driver 9 connected to the CPU 7 and a display 10 such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL driven by the driver 9 are provided.
[0014]
The CPU 7 is connected to a memory M. The memory M includes a telephone directory memory M1, an incoming call history memory M2, a dictionary memory M3, and other memories (not shown).
[0015]
The telephone directory memory M1 is a memory for recording telephone numbers, names and names in association with each other, and as shown in FIG. 3, a telephone directory data address field M1a in which a telephone directory address is recorded, A telephone number field M1b in which a telephone number is recorded, a name field M1c in which a name and a name corresponding to the telephone number are recorded, and a name reading pseudonym field M1d are provided.
[0016]
As will be described later, the incoming call history memory M2 stores data indicating the telephone number of the caller, the name of the caller, the date and time of the incoming call, etc. every time there is an incoming call to the master unit HS.
[0017]
FIG. 4 shows data items of the incoming call history memory M3, which is composed of a sequential number column M2a, a telephone number column M2b, a caller name column M2c, and an incoming date / time column M2d.
[0018]
When there is an incoming call to the master unit HS, a sequential number is assigned to the sequential number column M2a, and the telephone number of the call destination is recorded in the telephone number column M2b corresponding to the assigned sequential number, and the caller name The name of the caller is recorded in the column M2c, and the date and time of the incoming call is recorded in the incoming date and time column M2d.
[0019]
If there is an incoming call by the dial display service, the caller name display data is not received, but in this case, the telephone directory memory M1 is referred to and the caller telephone number display received by the dial display service is displayed. It is determined whether or not a telephone number matching the data is registered in the telephone number field M1b of the telephone directory memory M1, and if there is a matching registration, the name of the name field M1c corresponding to this telephone number is read. Then, the name is recorded as a caller name in the caller name column M2c.
[0020]
If there is no matching phone number or if there is no name corresponding to the matching phone number, no record is made in the caller name column M2c.
[0021]
The recording of the incoming date and time in the incoming date and time column M2d is performed by using the calendar function and the clock function of the master unit HS.
[0022]
When the date and time data is transmitted in the name display service, the recording of the incoming date and time in the incoming date and time column M2d may be performed based on the transmitted date and time data.
[0023]
As will be described later, the dictionary memory M3 records a conversion dictionary for converting data indicating the name of the caller included in the outside line incoming signal into a reading kana of the caller name indicated by the data.
[0024]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a ring circuit for detecting an incoming line signal input from the external line connection terminals L1 and L2, and reference numeral 12 denotes a monitor beaker which sounds a ringing tone when the ring circuit 11 detects the incoming line signal. Reference numeral 13 denotes a microphone for performing a hands-free call in the on-hook mode, and reference numeral 14 denotes an on-hook switch for switching to an on-hook mode for performing a call with the slave unit left.
[0025]
In FIG. 2, a slave unit TU includes an antenna 21 that performs wireless transmission and reception with the master unit HS, and a wireless transmission and reception circuit that forms a wireless communication circuit based on the MCA method with the master unit HS via the antenna 21. 22, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 23 that performs voice processing of a reception signal input through the wireless transmission / reception circuit 22 and a transmission signal transmitted to an external line, and functions as a modem for a CPU described later; A CPU 24 connected to the DSP 23 and the wireless transmission / reception circuit 22 for controlling the operation of each circuit as described later; a key switch 25 connected to the CPU 24 for inputting data such as a telephone number and operating the telephone; Driver 26, a liquid crystal panel, an organic EL, and the like driven by the driver 26 And a display 27.
[0026]
In FIG. 2, 28 is a microphone, and 29 is a receiver.
[0027]
Next, the operation of the telephone at the time of registration in the telephone directory based on the caller identification data will be described with reference to a flowchart.
[0028]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of the automatic registration of the caller telephone number and the caller name in the telephone directory memory M1 of the memory M based on the caller identification data in the CPU 7.
[0029]
The following description is based on the assumption that all incoming calls are for the name display service.
[0030]
The CPU 7 switches on / off the automatic registration mode of the caller telephone number and the caller name by the setting operation of the key switch 8 by the user.
[0031]
In FIG. 5, the CPU 7 constantly determines whether or not an external line incoming signal has been received from the calling telephone (step S1). If it is determined in step S1 that an external line incoming signal has been received, the external line connection terminal is activated. L1, L2 and detection circuit 1, line control circuit 2, communication circuit 3, and caller identification transmitted during a pause between the outgoing signal of the incoming call signal of the incoming call signal of external line input through DSP4. From the data, display data of the caller telephone number and display data of the caller name are demodulated (step S2).
[0032]
After step S2, the CPU 7 determines the calling party telephone number and the calling party by the driver 9 on the display 10 based on the calling party telephone number display data and the calling party name display data demodulated from the outside line incoming signal. In addition to displaying the name (step S3), a sequential number is assigned to the sequential number column M2a of the incoming call history memory M2 in FIG. 4, and the caller telephone number display data is recorded in the corresponding telephone number column M2b. Then, the caller name display data is recorded in the caller name column M2c, and the incoming date and time data is recorded in the incoming date and time column M2d (step S4).
[0033]
Thereafter, the CPU 7 terminates the flow for automatic registration of the caller telephone number and the caller name when the automatic registration mode is turned off by the setting operation of the key switch 8 by the user as described above. However, when the automatic registration mode is on, the process proceeds to the next step for automatic registration (step S5).
[0034]
If the automatic registration mode is turned on in step S5, the CPU 7 then proceeds to step S5 in which the caller telephone numbers stored in the telephone number column M2b and the caller name column M2c of the incoming call history memory M2, respectively. The display data and the caller name display data are read out and compared with the telephone number, name and name data respectively registered in the telephone number field M1b and the name field M1c of the telephone directory memory M1 (step S6). It is determined whether or not data matching the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data exists in the registered data of the telephone directory memory M1 (step S7).
[0035]
In this step S7, when it is determined that the data corresponding to the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data does not exist in the registered data of the telephone directory memory M1, the CPU 7 transmits the data from the dictionary memory M3. The kana reading of the caller name indicated by the caller name display data is searched, and the data of the reading kana determined to be most suitable for the caller name display data is read (step S8).
[0036]
Then, the CPU 7 stores the caller telephone number display data recorded in the telephone number field M2b of the incoming call history memory M2 in the area of the telephone number field M1b corresponding to the vacant address in the address field M1a of the telephone directory memory M1. Is recorded in the area of the name field M1c, and the caller name indicated by the caller name display data recorded in the caller name column M2c is recorded in the area of the name field M1c. In step S10, the reading kana of the caller name read from the dictionary memory M3 is recorded (step S10).
[0037]
Note that between the steps S8 and S10, the reading kana of the caller name retrieved from the dictionary memory M3 in the step S8 may be displayed on the display 10 (step S9).
[0038]
After the processing shown in FIG. 5 has been completed and the line has been released, the user opens the telephone directory memory M1 and displays the desired caller name, its reading pseudonym, and the telephone number on the display 10, and the display 10 Is confirmed, and if it is determined that the displayed kana needs to be corrected, the kana is corrected and the phonetic memory M1 is corrected. May be updated in the reading kana field M1d.
[0039]
Also, after displaying the reading name of the caller on the display 10 in step S9, the CPU 7 does not automatically proceed to the registration procedure in the telephone directory memory M1. After confirming the reading kana of the caller's name, if the displayed reading kana needs to be corrected, it is set to proceed with the registration procedure in the telephone directory memory M1 after the correction is made. Is also good.
[0040]
If it is determined in step S7 that data matching the received caller telephone number display data or caller name display data exists in the registered data of the telephone directory memory M1, the CPU 7 then proceeds to step S7. When one of the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data does not match the registered data, the registration of the telephone directory memory M1 is updated by the mismatched data. It is determined whether or not is performed (step S11).
[0041]
This update setting is performed in advance by the user operating the key switch 8 of the master unit HS or the key switch 25 of the slave unit TU.
[0042]
If this update setting has been made in step S11, then whether the matching data is caller telephone number display data, caller name display data, or both. Is determined (step S12).
[0043]
In this step S12, when it is determined that the caller telephone number display data matches but the caller name display data is different from the registered data (decision 1), the CPU 7 proceeds to step S8 described above. Then, the dictionary memory M3 is searched for the reading kana of the caller name indicated by the caller name display data (step S13).
[0044]
Then, the CPU 7 compares the caller name and the phonetic kana recorded in the corresponding name field M1c and the phonetic kana field M1d of the telephone directory memory M1 with the caller name based on the caller name display data. Are updated by overwriting with the reading kana retrieved from the dictionary memory M3 (step S15).
[0045]
Incidentally, between the steps S13 and S15, the reading kana of the caller name retrieved from the dictionary memory M3 in the step S13 may be displayed on the display 10 (step S14).
[0046]
Also, as described above, after the processing shown in FIG. 5 is completed and the line is released, the user opens the telephone directory memory M1 and displays the desired caller name, its reading pseudonym, and telephone number on the display 10. Is displayed, and the user checks the reading kana of the caller name displayed on the display 10 and, if the user recognizes that the displayed reading kana needs to be corrected, corrects the reading kana. To update the kana in the kana field M1d of the telephone directory memory M1.
[0047]
Further, after displaying the reading name of the caller on the display 10 in step S14, the CPU 7 does not automatically proceed to the update procedure of the telephone directory memory M1. After confirming the pronunciation of the name, if the displayed pronunciation is required to be corrected, the procedure for updating the telephone directory memory M1 may be performed after the correction is performed.
[0048]
If it is determined in step S12 that the caller name display data matches but the caller telephone number display data is different from the registered data (judgment 2), the CPU 7 determines the corresponding one in the telephone directory memory M1. The telephone number recorded in the area of the telephone number field M1b is updated by overwriting with the telephone number based on the caller telephone number display data (step S16).
[0049]
If it is determined in step S12 that both the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data match the registered data (judgment 3), the telephone directory memory M1 is not updated and registered. Then, the control flow of the automatic registration ends.
[0050]
In the above description, the control procedure of the automatic registration of the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data in the master unit HS has been described. However, the slave unit TU shown in FIG. As in the case of the HS, by providing a memory M20 having a telephone directory memory M21, an incoming call history memory M22, and a dictionary memory M23, and a program for executing a control procedure similar to the above-described automatic registration control procedure in the CPU 24, the number is increased. In addition to exhibiting a name display function, automatic registration in the telephone directory memory M21 based on the received caller telephone number display data and caller name display data can be performed.
[0051]
In the flowchart of FIG. 5, as shown in step S11, the user can set whether or not to update the registration in the telephone directory memory M1 because the user can set the telephone number in the telephone directory memory M1. When it is desired that the telephone number registered in the field M1b and the caller name registered in the name field M1c be always updated to the latest data, and when the original data is registered in the telephone directory memory M1. This is because there may be a case where the user does not want to change the registered content for such reasons.
[0052]
That is, when the setting for updating the telephone directory memory M1 is made, the received caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data are the latest data. By updating the registered data of the memory Ml, the registered contents of the telephone directory memory M1 are always kept up to date.
[0053]
If the setting for updating the telephone directory memory M1 has not been made, even if the received caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data are different from the registered data in the telephone directory memory M1, The registration of the telephone directory memory M1 is not updated.
[0054]
For example, the caller name "****" is registered in the name field M1c of the telephone directory memory M1, and the telephone number "OOOOOO" of the mobile phone corresponding to the caller name "****" is registered. If “XXXXX” is registered in the telephone number field M1b, a call is made from a home telephone set at home of the same caller (caller name “****”) When the caller name display data and the caller name display data are received, the received caller name display data is data that displays the same caller name “****” as the registered data. The received caller telephone number display data is data for displaying the telephone number “□□□□□□□□” of the home telephone different from the telephone number of the registered mobile telephone.
[0055]
In such a case, if the setting for updating the telephone directory memory M1 has been made, the telephone number “XXXXXXXXXXXXXX” of the mobile phone registered in the telephone number field M1b is displayed. , The telephone number of the newly received home telephone will be updated with “□□□□□□□□”.
[0056]
Therefore, when the user does not want to perform such update registration, the update setting is turned off.
[0057]
Further, in the name field M1c of the telephone directory memory M1, for example, a name displayed as a caller name or a nickname or another name such as "papa's company" different from the name is stored in the telephone number "xxxxxx" In the case where there is an incoming call from the telephone having the telephone number “xxxxxxxxx” when the telephone number is registered corresponding to “xx”, the telephone number of the user is registered in the telephone directory memory M1. Since caller name display data indicating a caller name different from the name, for example, the company name of the father's company "@" is received, in such a case, the caller name is registered in the telephone directory memory M1. The setting for updating is turned off so that the name registration is not performed.
[0058]
In addition, when the outside line incoming signal by the dial display service is received, the telephone receives only the caller telephone number display data and does not receive the caller name display data. As described above, by referring to the telephone directory memory M1, it is determined whether or not a telephone number corresponding to the caller telephone number display data received by the dial display service is registered in the telephone number field M1b of the telephone directory memory M1. When a determination is made that the corresponding telephone number is registered, the name corresponding to the telephone number registered in the telephone directory memory M1 is read out, and this name is stored in the caller name field of the incoming call history memory M2. Record in M2c.
[0059]
If the matching telephone number is not registered or the name corresponding to the matching telephone number is not registered, the name of the caller is not recorded.
[0060]
When the name display telephone in this embodiment is applied to an answering machine, the message sent from the telephone of the caller is transmitted to the caller telephone number display data recorded in the incoming call history memory M2. And record the caller name display data in correspondence with the caller name display data. When the message is reproduced, the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data recorded in the incoming call history memory M2 are used. Display the phone number and caller name.
[0061]
Also in this case, registration from the incoming call history data in the incoming call history memory M2 to the telephone directory memory M1 and updating of registration are performed by the same processing as described above.
[0062]
An example of the embodiment of the name display telephone according to the present invention as described above is a telephone directory storage member that has a display function of a telephone number and a caller name of a caller, stores telephone directory data, and stores incoming call history data. A name display telephone provided with an incoming call history storage member for storing caller telephone number display data indicating the telephone number of the caller transmitted from the calling telephone together with a call signal and indicating the caller name. Storage means for storing the caller name display data in the incoming call history storage member; and a caller name display data and caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member by the storage means. An embodiment of a name display telephone having telephone directory registration means for registering a telephone number of a caller and a caller name in the telephone directory storage member, It is an idea.
[0063]
The name display telephone in this superordinate embodiment includes a caller name display called a name display for displaying a caller name on a receiving telephone in addition to a caller telephone number display service called a dial display. With the start of the service, caller telephone number display data indicating the telephone number of the caller and a caller indicating the caller name are displayed on the called name display telephone together with a call signal from the calling telephone. When the name display data is transmitted, the caller's name display telephone displays the caller telephone number display data and the caller telephone number and the caller name based on the caller name display data. You.
[0064]
At the same time, the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data transmitted to the called name display telephone are stored in the incoming call history storage member by the storage means.
[0065]
Thereafter, the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member are registered in the telephone directory storage member of the name display telephone by the telephone directory registration means.
[0066]
According to this name display telephone, by setting the telephone directory registration means to automatically register the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data in the telephone directory storage member, When registering the caller's telephone number and the caller's name in the telephone directory of the telephone, as in the past, the user copies the telephone number and name displayed on the display into a memo or the like and manually operates the telephone number. This eliminates the need for troublesome operations such as entering data such as name and name, and furthermore, the caller telephone number display data and caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member are deleted, and the caller's name is deleted. It is possible to prevent a situation in which the telephone number and the name of the caller are not known.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a parent device in an example of an embodiment of a name display telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a slave unit in the same example.
FIG. 3 is a table diagram showing an example of telephone directory data recorded in a telephone directory memory of the same name display telephone.
FIG. 4 is a table showing an example of incoming data recorded in an incoming call history memory of the name display telephone of the example.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control procedure for automatically registering a caller telephone number and a caller name in a telephone directory memory in the same example.
[Explanation of symbols]
7, 24 ... CPU
8,25… Key switch
9,26… Driver
10,27… Display
M, M10 ... memory
M1, M21… Phonebook memory (phonebook storage member)
M2, M22 ... incoming call history memory (incoming call history storage member)
M3, M23… dictionary memory (dictionary storage member)
HS ... master unit
TU ... slave unit

Claims (7)

A name display telephone having a function of displaying the telephone number of the caller and the name of the caller and having a telephone directory storage member for storing telephone directory data and a reception history storage member for storing reception history data,
Caller telephone number display data indicating the telephone number of the caller and caller name display data indicating the caller name transmitted from the calling telephone together with the calling signal are stored in the incoming call history storage member. Storage means,
Based on the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member by the storage means, the telephone number and the caller name of the caller are registered in the telephone directory storage member. Phonebook registration means,
A name display telephone comprising: A dictionary storage member in which reading kana data indicating name and kana of the name are stored, reading kana search means for searching the reading kana of the caller name indicated by the caller name display data from the dictionary storage member, A reading kana registration for registering the reading kana retrieved by the reading kana search means in the telephone directory storage member together with the telephone number and the caller name of the caller based on the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data. 2. The name display telephone of claim 1, further comprising: means. 2. The name display telephone according to claim 1, further comprising an automatic registration mode switching means for switching on / off an automatic registration mode for automatically registering by the telephone directory registration means. Comparing means for comparing the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data stored in the incoming call history storage member with the registered data in the telephone directory storage member; A registration execution unit for executing the registration by the telephone directory registration unit when it is detected that the registered data does not include the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data. The name display telephone according to claim 1. When it is detected by the comparison by the comparing means that one of the caller telephone number display data and the caller name display data coincides with the registered data in the telephone directory storage member, they match. 2. The name display telephone according to claim 1, further comprising an updating unit that updates registered data in the telephone directory storage member based on the other data. A dictionary storage member in which phonetic kana data indicating names and phonetic kana of names are stored, and the caller telephone number display data matches the registered data in the telephone directory storage member by the comparison by the comparing means, and the caller name is displayed. Reading kana search means for searching for a reading kana of the caller name indicated by the caller name display data from the dictionary storage member when it is detected that the data does not match the registered data of the telephone directory storage member; 6. The name display telephone according to claim 5, further comprising a reading kana updating means for updating the registered data in the telephone directory storage member based on the reading kana searched by the reading kana search means. 6. The name display telephone according to claim 5, further comprising an automatic update mode switching means for switching on / off an automatic update mode for automatically updating by said updating means.

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