JP2004072392A - Communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus enabling a user to easily recognize an opposite side in an incoming call. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone number of the opposite side and opposite side information are received from a line L in the incoming call (S11 step), and when a control part judges that a flag for performing setting so as to preferentially display a name stored in a phone book memory is ON (S15 step) and determines that the telephone number matching with the received telephone number is stored in the phone book memory (S16 step), the name corresponding to the matching telephone number is read from the phone book memory and displayed (S17 step). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, communication devices (for example, telephone devices) corresponding to the number display service provided by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation have been commercialized. The telephone device corresponding to the number display can receive the telephone number data of the other party from the line when receiving a call, and display the received telephone number data on the display unit. Therefore, the user can know who the call is from before answering the call.
[0003]
Also, a number of techniques relating to the number display have been proposed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-93362 proposes a technique for simultaneously displaying the telephone number and name of the other party at the time of an incoming call.
[0004]
Furthermore, in recent years, a so-called name display service has been provided by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation that transmits information on the other party (for example, company name, personal name, etc.) to the called party. The telephone device corresponding to the name display can display the other party's information on the display unit when receiving a call.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the user uses the above-mentioned telephone device compatible with the name display, rather than looking at the other party information (for example, personal name) received from the line at the time of the incoming call, the user stores the information in the telephone directory memory in the telephone device in advance. In some cases, the person who looks at the name of the other party (for example, a nickname or the like) can immediately recognize the other party.
[0006]
For example, when a user calls a partner with a nickname on a daily basis, there is a case where it is difficult to see that the personal name sent from the line at the time of the incoming call is displayed on the display unit.
[0007]
If the user has a plurality of acquaintances with the same name and the same name, the user cannot know who the calling party is by merely looking at the personal name of the other party received from the line at the time of receiving the call.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and when receiving a call, the other party name (for example, a nickname) stored in the telephone directory memory is replaced with the other party information (for example, individual name) received from the line. It is displayed preferentially or additionally.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The communication device according to claim 1, receiving means for receiving a telephone number and a name of the other party, a telephone directory memory capable of storing the telephone number and the name of the other party in advance, a telephone number and / or a other party Display means for displaying a name; and when the receiving means receives the telephone number and name of the other party when receiving a call, the name of the other party corresponding to the telephone number of the other party received by the receiving means is stored in the telephone directory memory. And a control means for reading out from the display means and displaying the information on the display means.
[0010]
A communication device according to a second aspect is the communication device according to the first aspect, wherein the control means stores a name corresponding to the telephone number of the other party received by the receiving means at the time of receiving a call in the telephone directory memory. If it is determined that there is no telephone number and / or name of the other party received by the receiving means, it is displayed on the display means.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a telephone device which is an embodiment device to which the present invention is applied will be described.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the apparatus of this embodiment.
[0013]
The control unit 110 controls each circuit described below.
[0014]
The network control unit 120 closes the line L based on the control of the control unit 110, and the incoming detection unit 130 detects a 16-Hz incoming signal transmitted from the line L.
[0015]
The handset 140 includes a microphone 141 and a speaker 142.
[0016]
The microphone 141 is connected to an amplifier 144, and the speaker 142 is connected to an amplifier 143.
[0017]
The hook switch 145 is a switch for detecting a hook state of the handset 140.
[0018]
The wireless unit 150 is connected to the antenna 155, and can be wirelessly connected to a slave (not shown).
[0019]
The speech network circuit 160 switches signals transmitted and received between the network control unit 120, the handset 140, and the wireless unit 150. For example, when the user makes an outside call using the handset 140, the speech network circuit 160 electrically connects the network control unit 120 and the handset 140, and connects a slave unit (not shown) to the line L. In this case, the speech network circuit 160 electrically connects the wireless unit 150 and the network control unit 120.
[0020]
The input unit 170 includes a numeric keypad, a call key, a function key, an answering machine key, and the like.
[0021]
The display unit 180 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and receives the other party information (for example, an individual name or a company name) received from the line L and the other party name (for example, a nickname) stored in the second storage unit 200 described later. Etc.) and phone numbers.
[0022]
The first storage unit 190 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), and stores control program data of the control unit 110.
[0023]
The second storage unit 200 is composed of, for example, an SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), is used as a so-called telephone directory memory, and stores a telephone number of the other party and a plurality of nicknames and names (other party names) corresponding to the telephone number. Can be stored. Also, the second storage unit 200 determines whether or not to display the other party name stored in the second storage unit 200 on the display unit 180 with priority over the other party information received from the line L when receiving an incoming call. (Hereinafter, referred to as NF) is stored.
[0024]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a storage form of the second storage unit 200.
[0025]
In FIG. 2, an area 201 for storing telephone directory data stores a plurality of telephone numbers and names of the other party in pairs, and an area 202 stores the flag.
[0026]
When the flag (NF) is “1”, it indicates that the other party name stored in the second storage unit 200 is set to be preferentially displayed on the display unit 180. When the flag (NF) is "0", it indicates that the other party information received from the line L is set to be preferentially displayed.
[0027]
Speaker 220 connected to amplifier 210 outputs a ringtone.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment will be described.
[0029]
First, the operation of the control unit 110 when setting whether to preferentially display the other party's information stored in the telephone directory memory when receiving an incoming call will be described.
[0030]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of control unit 110 at the time of the above setting.
[0031]
In step S1 of FIG. 3, when control unit 110 determines from input unit 170 that there is an operation of setting to preferentially display the other party name stored in second storage unit 200 when an incoming call is received, control unit 110 proceeds to step S3. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S2.
[0032]
In step S2, the control unit 110 sets the flag (NF) stored in the second storage unit 200 to “0”, and ends the setting process.
[0033]
In step S3, the control unit 110 sets the flag (NF) stored in the second storage unit 200 to “1”, and ends the setting process.
[0034]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment device at the time of an incoming call will be described.
[0035]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of control unit 110 at the time of an incoming call.
[0036]
In step S10 of FIG. 4, when control unit 110 detects a signal indicating that there is an incoming call from line L from incoming call detection unit 130, control unit 110 proceeds to step S11.
[0037]
In step S11, when control unit 110 determines that the telephone number of the caller and the other party's information (for example, name and company name) have been received from line L via network control unit 120, the process proceeds to step S15. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S12.
[0038]
Note that the telephone number of the caller and the other party information received in step S11 are included in the modem signal transmitted from the line L.
[0039]
In step S12, if control unit 110 determines that the telephone number of the caller has been received from line L via network control unit 120, control unit 110 proceeds to step S13; otherwise, control unit 110 proceeds to step S14.
[0040]
In step S13, control unit 110 causes display unit 180 to display the telephone number of the other party received from line L via network control unit 120, and proceeds to step S19.
[0041]
In step S13, the telephone number of the other party received from the line L and the name corresponding to the telephone number stored in the second storage unit 200 may be displayed simultaneously.
[0042]
In step S14, control unit 110 turns on the backlight of display unit 180, and proceeds to step S19. At this time, neither the telephone number nor the other party information is displayed on the display unit 180.
[0043]
In step S15, if control unit 110 determines that the flag (NF) stored in second storage unit 200 is "1", control unit 110 proceeds to step S16; otherwise, control unit 110 proceeds to step S18.
[0044]
In step S16, when the control unit 110 determines that the same telephone number as the telephone number received from the line L in step S11 is stored in the second storage unit 200, the control unit 110 proceeds to step S17, otherwise. If so, the process proceeds to step S18.
[0045]
In step S17, the control unit 110 reads the name (for example, Shigeyan) corresponding to the matching telephone number (for example, 0661234567) from the area 201 of the second storage unit 200, causes the display unit 180 to display the name, and proceeds to step S19. Advance. At this time, not only the name stored in the second storage unit 200 but also the other party information and the telephone number received from the line L may be displayed on the display unit 180.
[0046]
In step S18, the control unit 110 causes the display unit 180 to display the other party information (for example, name and company name) received from the line L in step S11, and proceeds to step S19. At this time, not only the name but also the telephone number may be displayed on the display unit 180.
[0047]
In step S19, if control unit 110 determines that hook switch 145 has been turned on (handset 140 has been lifted), control unit 110 proceeds to step S21, otherwise proceeds to step S20.
[0048]
In step S20, when control unit 110 determines that incoming call detection unit 130 no longer detects the ringing tone at 16 Hz, control unit 110 proceeds to step S23, otherwise, proceeds to step S19.
[0049]
Note that while the control unit 110 repeatedly performs the steps S19 and S20,
The control unit 110 maintains the display state of the display unit 180 in step S13 or S14 or step S17 or S18.
[0050]
In step S21, the control unit 110 connects the line L and the handset 140 via the network control unit 120 and the speech network circuit 160 by controlling the network control unit 120 and the speech network circuit 160, and proceeds to step S22. Proceed with the process.
[0051]
In step S22, if control unit 110 determines that hook switch 145 has been turned off (the handset has been dropped), control unit 110 proceeds to step S23, otherwise returns to step S21.
[0052]
In step S23, the control unit 110 controls the display unit 180 so that nothing is displayed on the display unit 180, and ends the process.
[0053]
As described above, in the present embodiment, when an incoming call is received, the name stored in the second storage unit 200 is displayed on the display unit 180 with priority over the other party information input from the line L. With such a configuration, for example, when a nickname called by the user on a daily basis is stored in the second storage unit 200, the nickname is displayed on the display unit 180 when a call is received, and the user can see the nickname called on a regular basis. Can easily recognize the other party.
[0054]
If the user has more than one acquaintance with the same name, the user registers the nickname, etc. in the telephone directory and easily recognizes the other party with the same name by looking at the nickname displayed at the time of the incoming call. Can be.
[0055]
In the present embodiment, the operation is performed for the parent device of the telephone device. For example, at the time of an incoming call, the name stored in the telephone directory memory of the master unit is transmitted to the slave unit, and is displayed on the display unit 180 of the slave unit. The telephone number is compared with the telephone number stored in the telephone directory memory of the slave unit, and if there is a matching telephone number, the name stored in the telephone directory memory of the slave unit is associated with the telephone number. It is good also as a structure which displays on the display part of a machine.
[0056]
Further, in this embodiment, the description is made for the telephone device, but the present invention can be similarly applied to a communication device such as a facsimile device.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention enables a user to easily recognize the other party when receiving a call.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a storage form of a second storage unit 200.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus of the embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
110 control unit 130 network control unit 170 input unit 180 display unit 190 first storage unit 200 second storage unit

Claims (2)

Receiving means for receiving the telephone number and name of the other party, a telephone directory memory capable of storing the telephone number and the name of the other party in pairs, and display means for displaying the telephone number and / or name of the other party;
Upon receiving a call, when the receiving means receives the telephone number and name of the other party, the receiving means reads out the name of the other party corresponding to the telephone number of the other party received from the telephone directory memory and displays it on the display means. A communication device comprising: The communication device according to claim 1,
When the control means determines that the name corresponding to the telephone number of the other party received by the receiving means at the time of receiving the call is not stored in the telephone directory memory, the telephone number of the other party received by the receiving means and / or Alternatively, a communication device characterized in that a name is displayed on the display means.

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