JP2004247782A - Communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication apparatus capable of informing a caller about personal information of a called party before making a speech being an intended communication when the called party designated by the caller is absent. <P>SOLUTION: The caller of one communication apparatus 201 makes a call to the other communication apparatus 200 while designating the called party. The communication apparatus 200 sets individually an absent called party and a reply message 242A to be returned when a call arrives during the absence by callers in advance. The communication apparatus 200 transmits the reply message 242A to the communication apparatus 201 in response to the incoming call from the set caller designating the called party during absence. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication device that performs communication via a communication network, and more particularly to a communication device for mutually transmitting and receiving information of a caller and information of a receiver designated by the caller before a call or data communication is started. Equipment related.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a call using a telephone, when the user becomes absent, the user records a message to the caller in advance on a storage medium such as a tape, and the telephone responds to the incoming call when the user is absent. There is a method of transmitting a message and notifying the caller that the called party is absent.
[0003]
In addition, there is a communication device that uses a subaddress information of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), user / user information, or the like to notify a caller of the absence of a callee. For example, a method has been proposed in which a communication device stores in advance the ISDN address of a specific sender and a corresponding message, and when a call is received from the ISDN address of the specific sender, a corresponding message is transmitted to the sender. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
[0004]
2. Description of the Related Art A communication device has been proposed that accepts an incoming call that designates a callee and, when the nominated callee is absent, notifies the caller of the absence (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-4-365253 (page 1, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2000-332894 (page 4-7, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the method described in Patent Document 1 transmits a message after receiving a call on behalf of a callee whose communication device is absent, and then transmits a message. Will bear the communication costs.
[0007]
Further, the communication device described in Patent Literature 2 has a common content for notifying a caller when a designated callee is absent, and cannot use a different message for each caller.
[0008]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device capable of notifying a caller that a callee designated by the caller is absent before making a call, which is the original communication.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The communication device according to the present invention is connected to a communication network, and the communication device on the calling side transmits to the communication device on the receiving side the caller identification information indicating the caller and the callee indicating the callee designated by the caller as the communication partner. A communication device for transmitting designated information, wherein storage means for storing in advance a plurality of callee identification information for specifying each of a plurality of callees and an individual transmission message that is a message corresponding to each callee in association with each other When receiving a call, the called party indicated by the called party designation information received from the calling party is compared with the called party indicated by the called party identification information stored in the storage means, and an individual transmission message corresponding to the matched called party is compared. And control means for reading out from the storage means and transmitting it to the communication device on the transmitting side.
[0010]
The communication device according to the present invention is connected to a communication network, and the communication device on the calling side transmits to the communication device on the receiving side the caller identification information indicating the caller and the callee indicating the callee designated by the caller as the communication partner. A communication device for transmitting designated information, wherein storage means for associating each caller specifying information for specifying each of a plurality of callers in advance and an individual transmission message which is a message corresponding to each caller in association with each other When receiving a call, the caller indicated by the caller identification information received from the caller side is compared with the caller indicated by the caller identification information stored in the storage means, and an individual transmission message corresponding to the matching caller is compared. And control means for reading out from the storage means and transmitting it to the communication device on the transmitting side.
[0011]
The communication device according to the present invention is connected to a communication network, and the communication device on the calling side transmits to the communication device on the receiving side the caller identification information indicating the caller and the callee indicating the callee designated by the caller as the communication partner. A communication device for transmitting designated information, wherein a storage means for preliminarily storing each of a plurality of called party specifying information for specifying each of a plurality of called parties; Is compared with the called party indicated by the called party identification information stored in the storage means, and when it is determined that there is no matching called party, when a predetermined time elapses without receiving a response after receiving the call, a predetermined Control means for transmitting the message to the communication device on the transmitting side.
[0012]
The communication device according to the present invention is connected to a communication network, and the communication device on the calling side transmits to the communication device on the receiving side the caller identification information indicating the caller and the callee indicating the callee designated by the caller as the communication partner. A communication device for transmitting designated information, wherein a storage means for preliminarily storing each of a plurality of called party specifying information for specifying each of a plurality of called parties; Is compared with the called party indicated by the called party identification information stored in the storage means, and when it is determined that there is no matching called party, when the user performs a predetermined operation, a predetermined message is sent to the transmitting side. Control means for transmitting to the communication device.
[0013]
The control means compares the callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller with the callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means and determines that there is no matching callee at the time of the incoming call. In this case, a predetermined message may be transmitted to the communication device on the transmitting side when a predetermined time elapses without a response after receiving the call. According to such a configuration, it is possible to inform the caller of the callee information indicated by the callee designation information before the original communication.
[0014]
The control means compares the callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller with the callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means, and determines that there is no matching callee. When the user performs a predetermined operation, a predetermined message may be transmitted to the communication device on the transmitting side. According to such a configuration, it is possible to quickly inform the caller of the callee information indicated by the caller-designated information without performing an original call such as a case where a person other than the callee specified by the caller answers. it can.
[0015]
The storage means may store in advance the callee identification information for specifying each of the plurality of callees and an individual transmission message that is a message corresponding to each of the callees in association with each other. Comparing the callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller with the callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means, and reading an individual transmission message corresponding to the matched callee from the storage means. May be transmitted to the communication device on the transmitting side. According to such a configuration, a message individually associated with the callee indicated by the callee identification information can be transmitted to the caller.
[0016]
The storage unit may arbitrarily combine each of the caller identification information and each of the callee identification information, and store the individual transmission message, which is a message corresponding to each combination, and each combination in association with each other, At the time of an incoming call, it is determined whether or not the caller identification information and the callee designation information received from the caller match the combination of the caller identification information and the callee identification information stored in the storage means. The individual transmission message corresponding to the combination stored in the storage means may be transmitted to the communication device on the transmission side. According to such a configuration, a message individually associated with a combination of the caller indicated by the caller identification information and the callee indicated by the callee identification information can be transmitted to the caller.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment using a communication device according to the present invention, and the configuration will be described. The communication system according to the present invention includes a communication network 100, a communication device 200 which is one of the communication devices according to the present invention, and a communication device 201 which is the other. One communication device 200 and the other communication device 201 are connected via the communication network 100. A telephone 31 and a facsimile device 32, which are communication terminals, are connected to one communication device 200, and a telephone 33 and a facsimile device 34 are connected to the other communication device 201. In addition, here, ISDN will be described as an example of the communication network 100. FIG. 1 shows only one telephone set 31, 33 as a telephone set connected to the communication apparatuses 200, 201. For example, a plurality of telephone sets are connected via a key telephone apparatus or the like. 200 and 201 can be connected.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing one configuration example of the communication device 200 according to the present invention. The communication device 201 in FIG. 1 has the same configuration.
[0020]
Communication device 200 includes CPU 21, call control unit 22, analog interface unit 23, storage unit 24, display unit 25, individual ID setting unit 26, and setting button 27. The destination sub-address transmitting unit and the destination sub-address receiving unit are realized by the CPU 21 and the call control unit 22. The control means is realized by the CPU 21 and the call control unit 22. The storage unit is realized by the storage unit 24.
[0021]
The call control unit 22 is connected to the communication network 100, closes and opens a line, and transmits and receives various information to and from the other communication device 201 via the communication network 100. The various types of information include a SETUP message (hereinafter, referred to as setup information) 11, a CONNECT message (hereinafter, referred to as connect information) 12, and an ALERTING message (hereinafter, referred to as alerting information) 13. The setup information 11 includes a calling number 111 that is a destination calling number, a calling sub address 112 that is a destination calling source sub address, a called number 113 that is a called destination number, a called sub address 114 that is a called destination sub address, User information 115. The destination sub-address 114 will be described later. Connect information 12 includes user / user information 121. Alerting information 13 includes user / user information 131. Each user / user information is information transmitted / received between users performing communication.
[0022]
The analog interface unit 23 is connected to the telephone 31 and the facsimile machine 32, converts an audio signal or an image signal received via the communication network 100 into an analog signal, and transmits the analog signal to the telephone 31 and the facsimile machine 32. Further, based on the control of the CPU 21, the information of the character to be displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the telephone 31 and the facsimile device 32 is converted into an analog signal and transmitted.
[0023]
The storage unit 24 stores a destination subaddress table 241, a destination address table 243, and an absentee table 242. Each table will be described later.
[0024]
The display unit 25 displays character information under the control of the CPU 21. The CPU 21 is connected to each unit via a bus, and controls the entire communication device and performs information processing based on each table stored in the storage unit 24. Further, a timer (not shown) for measuring time is connected to the CPU 21.
[0025]
The individual ID setting unit 26 is connected to the CPU 21. The individual ID setting unit 26 accepts the input of the individual ID 243A, which is information for identifying the callee, at the timing after the incoming call and before the response, and outputs the individual ID 243A to the CPU 21. The individual ID setting unit 26 may receive the input of the individual ID 243A by detecting pressing of a key assigned to each user among the keys of the telephone 31 or the facsimile device 32, or the individual ID of the communication device 200. It may be accepted by detecting pressing of an ID setting button (not shown).
[0026]
The setting button 27 is connected to the CPU 21. When the CPU 21 detects that the setting button 27 has been pressed after the incoming call and before the response, the CPU 21 transmits the alerting information 13 to the other communication device 201 via the call control unit 22. Further, the callee designated by the caller may be registered in the absentee table 242.
[0027]
The destination sub-address 114 will be described. In this embodiment, an ISDN is described as an example of the communication network 100. However, in the ISDN, a subaddress which is a decimal number of up to 40 digits can be added after the subscriber number. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the destination subaddress 114 which is such a subaddress.
[0028]
In FIG. 3, each “〇” represents a number constituting the destination sub-address 114. The destination sub-address 114 is divided into a destination sub-address A114A from the head of the destination sub-address 114 to the symbol “*” and a destination sub-address B114B from the symbol “*” to the rear. The destination subaddress A114A includes caller identification information indicating who the caller is, and the destination subaddress B114B includes callee identification information (recipient designation that indicates the designated recipient who is the desired recipient of the caller). Information). Thus, in this embodiment, the destination sub-address 114, which is a sub-address, includes the identification information of both the caller and the callee.
[0029]
According to such a configuration of the destination sub-address 114, for example, when the destination sub-address 114 is “1234 * 5678”, “1234” is the destination sub-address A114A and “5678” is the destination sub-address B114B. When the destination sub-address 114 is "1234 *", there is no destination sub-address B114B, and when it is "* 5678", there is no destination sub-address A114A. Further, when the destination sub-address 114 is “12345678” in which there is no “*” in the destination sub-address 114, it is treated as a normal destination sub-address.
[0030]
Further, the code for dividing the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B is not limited to “*”. Of the destination sub-addresses 114, another method may be used as long as the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B can be specified. Further, the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B are not limited to a combination of four digits. The destination subaddress A114A can specify the caller, and the destination subaddress B114B may use another method as long as it can specify the designated receiver.
[0031]
The destination sub address table 241 will be described. The CPU 21 refers to this table when receiving a call. FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the destination sub address table 241. The destination subaddress A114A and the destination subaddress B114B are information included in the destination subaddress 114 of the setup information 11 transmitted by the other communication device 201, which is the communication device on the caller side. The sender display information 241A is information for displaying on the display unit 25 where the sender is. The callee display information 241B is information for displaying who the designated callee is on the display unit 25. The user registers the destination subaddress A114A and the caller display information 241A in the destination subaddress table 241 in advance in association with each other. Similarly, the user associates the destination sub-address B114B and the called party display information 241B and registers them in the destination sub-address table 241 in advance.
[0032]
The destination sub-address table 241 indicates, for example, that the caller display information 241A “03xxxxyyyyy” corresponds to the destination sub-address A114A “1111”, and the destination display address 241B “tarou” corresponds to the destination sub-address B114B “3333”. "Indicates that they correspond. When receiving the callee sub-address A114A, the call controller 22 outputs the callee sub-address A114A to the CPU 21. The CPU 21 refers to the callee-subaddress table 241 to identify the caller display information 241A corresponding to the callee-subaddress A114A, and causes the display 25 to display it. When receiving the callee sub-address B114B, the call controller 22 outputs the callee sub-address B114B to the CPU 21. The CPU 21 refers to the callee subaddress table 241 to identify the callee display information 241B corresponding to the callee subaddress B114B, and displays it on the display 25. Display.
[0033]
The absentee table 242 will be described. The CPU 21 refers to this table when receiving a call. FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the absentee table 242. The user registers in advance in the absentee table 242 a combination of the called subaddress A114A as the caller specifying information and the called subaddress B114B as the called party specifying information, and the transmission message 242A corresponding thereto. The registered transmission message 242A is a message individually registered for each combination of the designated receiver and the sender, and transmitted to the sender when the designated receiver is absent at the time of the incoming call. For example, the transmission message 242A for the combination of the destination sub-address B114B “3333” and the destination sub-address A114A “1111” is “shutter”. Therefore, upon receiving the combination of the destination sub-address B114B “3333” and the destination sub-address A114A “1111”, the CPU 21 transmits a transmission message 242A “shoucho” to the communication device on the sender side.
[0034]
In the absentee table 242, a common transmission message common to all incoming calls other than the combination of the registered designated receiver and the sender is registered in advance. The common transmission message in FIG. 4B is “FUZAI”. For example, since the combination of the destination sub-address B114B “3333” and the destination sub-address A114A “1234” is not registered, the transmission message 242A in this case is “Fuzzy”.
[0035]
The CPU 21 includes the transmission message 242A in the user / user information 131 of the alerting information 13, and transmits the message 242A to the communication device 201 on the caller side via the call control unit 22.
[0036]
The destination address table 243 will be described. The CPU 21 refers to this table when making a call. FIG. 4C is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the destination address table 243. In the destination address table 243, the correspondence between the individual ID 243A and the individual ID display information 243B is registered in advance for each destination transmission number. The individual ID 243 </ b> A is information for specifying the called party included in the user / user information 121 of the connect information 12. The individual ID display information 243B is information that allows the caller to recognize who the callee is.
[0037]
The destination address table 243 indicates that the individual ID 243A “5555” and the individual ID display information 243B “aaaa” correspond to each other, for example, when a call is made to the destination transmission number “03aaaabbbb”. The CPU 21 refers to the destination-specific address table 243, and displays individual ID display information corresponding to the transmission destination transmission number and the individual ID 243A included in the user information 121 of the connect information 12 received by the call control unit 22. 243B is specified, and the individual ID display information 243B is displayed on the display unit 25. For example, when the individual ID 243A included in the user / user information 121 of the connect information 12 received by the call control unit 22 at the time of making a call to the other party's calling number “03aaaabbbbb” is “5555”, the CPU 21 displays “aaa”. It is displayed on the unit 25. Then, the user recognizes that the callee is “aaaa” by looking at the display unit 25.
[0038]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Here, an example is described in which one communication device 201 according to the present invention is a communication device on the transmitting side and the other communication device 200 is a communication device on the receiving side. The transmitting side administrator or the like previously communicates data corresponding to the contents of the destination address table 243 illustrated in FIG. 4C from a personal computer or the like (not shown) connected to the communication device 201. Input to the device 201. The input data is stored in the storage unit 24. Each user may input the contents of the destination address table 243.
[0039]
The administrator on the receiving side transmits data corresponding to the contents of the destination sub-address table 241 illustrated in FIG. 4A from a personal computer or the like (not shown) connected to the communication device 200 in advance. Input to the device 200. The input data is stored in the storage unit 24. Each user may input the contents of the destination sub-address table 241.
[0040]
The user of the communication terminal connected to the communication device 200, particularly, the user of the telephone 31 inputs an absence message to the communication device 200 via a personal computer or a button of the telephone 31 when going out. I do. At this time, data indicating one or more pieces of caller identification information may also be input. Those data are stored in the storage unit 24 as the destination address A114A and the transmission message 242A in the absentee table 242. The destination address B114B may be input by the user, or may be automatically input to the communication device 200 by a key telephone device or the like.
[0041]
Next, an operation when the communication device 200 receives a call from the other communication device 201 will be described. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts for explaining the operation at the time of an incoming call in this embodiment.
[0042]
With reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given of a process until the display unit 25 displays the information of the caller. The communication device 201 transmits to the communication device 200 via the communication network 100. At this time, the communication device 201 transmits the setup information 11 first.
[0043]
When receiving the setup information 11, the call control unit 22 of the communication device 200 outputs the setup information 11 to the CPU 21. The CPU 21 determines whether or not the setup information 11 has the destination sub address 114 (step S101). If the sub address 114 is not present, the CPU 21 causes the display unit 25 to display the caller number, which is the calling number 111 of the setup information 11, and executes a normal incoming call operation (steps S102 and 103).
[0044]
If the destination sub-address 114 has the destination sub-address 114, the CPU 21 determines whether the destination sub-address 114 can be divided into a destination sub-address A114A and a destination sub-address B114B (step S104). Here, for example, if the destination sub address 114 is “1111 * 3333”, it is determined that division into “1111” and “3333” before and after the symbol “*” is possible. If the destination sub-address 114 is the destination sub-address 114 without “*” such as “12345678”, the CPU 21 displays the caller number, which is the calling number 111 of the setup information 11, on the display unit 25, The operation is performed (steps S102 and S103).
[0045]
If the destination sub-address 114 can be divided, the CPU 21 determines whether the destination sub-address A114A is registered in the destination sub-address table 241 (step S105). The CPU 21 also determines whether the destination sub address B114B is registered in the destination sub address table 241 (steps S106 and S107).
[0046]
The CPU 21 refers to the destination sub address table 241. If both the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B are registered in the destination sub-address table 241, the CPU 21 specifies the corresponding sender display information 241A and sender display information 241B and displays them on the display unit 25. (Step S108).
[0047]
When the destination sub-address A114A is “1111” and the destination sub-address B114B is “3333”, referring to FIG. 4A, the caller display information 241A corresponding to the destination sub-address A114A “1111” is “03xxxxyyyyy”. And the called party display information 241B corresponding to the destination subaddress B114B "3333" is "tarou". Therefore, "03xxxxyyyyy-tarou" is displayed on the display unit 25.
[0048]
Here, the CPU 21 may write the caller display information 241A and the callee display information 241B in the analog interface unit 23. Then, the analog interface unit 23 converts the written caller display information 241A and callee display information 241B into analog signals and transmits the analog signals to the telephone 31 and the facsimile device 32. The telephone 31 and the facsimile apparatus 32 can display the caller display information 241A and the callee display information 241B on their respective display units (not shown). Further, when displaying on the display unit 25, “−” is added between “03xxxxyyyyy” and “tarou”. However, when displaying on the display unit 25, which part of the destination sub-address 114 is the destination sub-address A114A. Yes, another method may be used as long as it distinguishes which part is the destination sub address B114B.
[0049]
If only the destination sub-address A114A is registered in the destination sub-address table 241, the CPU 21 specifies the corresponding sender display information 241A and causes the display unit 25 to display the same (step S109).
[0050]
For example, when the destination sub-address 114 is “2222 *”, referring to FIG. 4A, the caller display information 241A corresponding to the destination sub-address A114A “2222” is “0471yzzzzz”. Therefore, “0471yzzzzz-” is displayed on the display unit 25. At this time, "-" was added after the caller display information 241A "0471yzzzz" to indicate that "0471yzzzz" is the caller display information 241A. Other methods for indicating that 241A is displayed may be used.
[0051]
If only the destination sub-address B114B is registered in the destination sub-address table 241, the CPU 21 specifies the corresponding sender display information 241B and causes the display unit 25 to display the same (step S110).
[0052]
For example, when the destination sub address 114 is “* 4444”, the callee display information 241B corresponding to the destination sub address B114B “4444” is “hanako” with reference to FIG. Therefore, “−hanako” is displayed on the display unit 25. At this time, “−” is added before “hanako” to indicate that “hanako” is the destination sub-address B. However, when the display unit 25 is displayed, the callee display information 241B is displayed. Other methods of expressing this may be used.
[0053]
When neither the destination sub-address A114A nor the destination sub-address B114B is registered in the destination sub-address table 241, the CPU 21 displays the caller number, which is the calling number 111 of the setup information 11, on the display unit 25, and performs a normal incoming call. The operation is performed (steps S102 and S103).
[0054]
When displaying each display information and a caller number on the display unit 25, the CPU 21 may write each display information and a caller number into the analog interface unit 23. Then, the analog interface unit 23 converts the written display information and caller number into analog signals and transmits the analog signals to the telephone 31 and the facsimile device 32. The telephone 31 and the facsimile apparatus 32 display respective display information and a caller number on respective display units (not shown).
[0055]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, a description will be given of a process from displaying the information of the caller to responding. First, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the ISDN contract between the communicating parties is a point-to-point contract (step S201). If it is not a point-to-point contract, the CPU 21 does not perform any special operation according to the present invention, and executes a normal response operation when the called party answers (step S210). The point-to-point contract refers to a contract in which the communication device is connected on a one-to-one basis between the transmitting side and the receiving side.
[0056]
If the contract is a point-to-point contract, the CPU 21 refers to the absentee table 242 to determine whether the destination sub-address B114B is registered (step S202).
[0057]
If the destination subaddress B114B has not been registered in the absentee table 242, the CPU 21 causes a timer (not shown) to start measuring time (step S203). If the user does not respond even after the time measured by the timer elapses the predetermined time, the CPU 21 determines that the designated receiver designated by the sender is absent, and stores the destination subaddress B114B in the absentee table 242. register. If the user presses the setting button 27 before a predetermined time has elapsed, the destination sub-address B114B may be registered in the absentee table 242. The timer continues measuring the time until a predetermined time elapses, the setting button 27 is pressed, or until a person other than the designated recipient answers the incoming call (steps S204 and S205).
[0058]
If the destination subaddress B114B is registered in the absentee table 242, the CPU 21 determines whether the destination subaddress A114A corresponding to the destination subaddress B114B is registered in the absentee table 242 (step S206). If the combination of the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B and the corresponding transmission message 242A have been registered, the CPU 21 causes the corresponding individual transmission message 242A to be included in the user / user information 131 of the alerting information 13. Then, it transmits to the other communication device 201 (step S207).
[0059]
For example, referring to FIG. 4C, when the destination sub-address B114B is “3333” and the destination sub-address A114A is “1111”, the transmission message 242A corresponding to the combination of the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B is “Shutdown”. Butterfly ". Therefore, the CPU 21 includes “shouchou” in the user / user information 131 of the alerting information 13 and transmits it to the other communication device 201.
[0060]
When the combination of the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B and the transmission message 242A corresponding to the combination are not registered, the CPU 21 causes the common transmission message 242A to be included in the user / user information 131 of the alerting information 13 and the other. The data is transmitted to the communication device 201 (step S208). For example, referring to FIG. 4C, when the destination sub-address B114B is “3333” and the destination sub-address A114A is “1234”, the combination of the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B is not registered. Then, the CPU 21 includes “Fuzai”, which is the common transmission message 242A, in the user / user information 131 of the alerting information 13 and transmits the same to the other communication device 201.
[0061]
When responding to the incoming call, the callee sets the individual ID 243A indicating who the callee is as the caller (step S209). At this time, the called party inputs the individual ID 243A by pressing the key assigned to each user among the keys of the telephone 31 or the facsimile apparatus 32, or the individual ID setting button (not shown) of the communication apparatus 200. Zu) to enter. When detecting the input of the individual ID 243A, the individual ID setting unit 26 outputs the individual ID 243A to the CPU 21.
[0062]
When the called party performs a response operation such as lifting the handset of the telephone set 31, the call control unit 22 performs a normal line closing operation (step S210). At this time, if the individual ID 243A is set, the CPU 21 causes the set individual ID 243A to be included in the user / user information 121 of the connect information 12 and transmits it to the other communication device 201 via the call control unit 22.
[0063]
In this embodiment, when the destination sub-address A114A is not registered in the absentee table 242, a common transmission message is always transmitted (steps S206 and S207), but the destination sub-address B114B is stored in the absentee table 242. When a registered and individual transmission message is registered, the individual transmission message may be transmitted even if the destination subaddress A114A is not registered in the absentee table 242.
[0064]
Next, the other communication device 201 according to the present embodiment will be described. Since the configuration of the other communication device 201 is the same as that of the one communication device 200, the description of the components of the communication device 201 will be described using the same reference numerals as those of the communication device 200.
[0065]
The operation when the other communication device 201 makes a call will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation at the time of calling according to this embodiment.
[0066]
When the caller operates the telephone 33 to input a destination telephone number and performs a call operation, the CPU 21 of the communication device 201 generates the setup information and transmits the setup information to one of the communication devices 200 via the call control unit 22. (Step S301). At this time, the caller operates a button (not shown) of the telephone 33 or the communication device 201 to set the destination sub-address 114. At this time, the caller may input the destination sub-address 114, or may select an address previously input and stored in the storage unit 24.
[0067]
When the destination sub-address 114 does not include, for example, the symbol “*” and cannot be divided into the destination sub-address A114A and the destination sub-address B114B, the CPU 21 performs a normal transmission operation (step S302). Then, the CPU 21 determines whether or not the ISDN contract between the communicating parties is a point-to-point contract (step S303). If it is not a point-to-point contract, no special operation according to the present invention is performed, and a normal calling operation is performed.
[0068]
Upon receiving the alerting information 13, the call control unit 22 outputs the alerting information 13 to the CPU 21, and the CPU 21 extracts the user / user information 131 and confirms whether or not there is a transmission message 242A (step S304). When the transmission message 242A exists, it is displayed on the display unit 25 (step S305).
[0069]
Upon receiving the connect information 12, the call control unit 22 outputs the connect information to the CPU 21, and the CPU 21 extracts the user / user information 121 and checks whether or not the individual ID 243A exists (step S306). When the individual ID 243A exists, the CPU 21 refers to the destination address table 243. Then, the individual ID display information 243B corresponding to the individual ID 243A is displayed on the display unit 25 (step S307).
[0070]
For example, it is assumed that a call is made to the telephone number “03aaaabbbb” and the individual ID 243A included in the user / user information 121 of the connect information 12 received at that time is “5555”. Referring to the destination address table 243 of FIG. 4C, the individual ID display information 243B corresponding to the individual ID 243A “5555” is “aaaa”. Then, the CPU 21 causes the display unit 25 to display “aaa”. The user recognizes that the callee is “aaaa” by looking at the display unit 25. Then, the CPU 21 performs a normal line closing operation (step S308).
[0071]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, a message individually associated with a callee designated by a caller can be automatically transmitted to the caller. Therefore, for example, when a plurality of people are using one terminal, such as at work or at home, even if the called party specified by the caller is absent, before another person makes the original call, This has the effect of notifying the caller that the callee specified by the caller is absent.
[0072]
Further, according to the present invention, a message associated with a caller can be automatically transmitted to the caller. Therefore, there is an effect that the called party can transmit information to the calling party before the original call is made.
[0073]
Further, according to the present invention, when the called party specified by the caller cannot answer for any reason, the call is automatically performed without performing an original call such as a person other than the called party specified by the caller answering. The caller can be notified that the callee specified by the caller is absent. Therefore, the caller can reduce communication costs.
[0074]
Further, according to the present invention, the caller is quickly notified of the absence of the callee specified by the caller without performing an original call such as a person other than the callee specified by the caller answering. be able to. Therefore, the caller can reduce communication costs.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing one configuration example of a communication system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a communication device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a destination sub-address in the present embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of each information according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a first flowchart illustrating an operation of the communication device according to the present embodiment when an incoming call is received.
FIG. 6 is a second flowchart illustrating the operation of the communication device according to the present embodiment at the time of an incoming call.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the communication device according to the present embodiment at the time of transmission.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Setup information
12 Connect information
13 Alerting information
21 CPU
22 Call control unit
23 Analog interface section
24 storage unit
25 Display
26 Individual ID setting section
27 Setting button
31, 33 telephone
32, 34 facsimile machine
100 communication network
111 Calling number
112 calling subaddress
113 Called number
114 destination subaddress
114A Called sub address A
114B Destination subaddress B
115 User / user information
121 User / user information
131 User / user information
200, 201 communication device
241 destination sub address table
241A Caller display information
241B Callee display information
242 Absentee table
242A Send message
243 Address table by destination
243A Individual ID
243B Individual ID display information

Claims (8)

A communication that is connected to a communication network and transmits a caller identification information indicating a caller and callee designation information indicating a callee designated as a communication partner by the caller communication device to the callee communication device. A device,
Storage means for storing in advance each callee identification information for specifying each of a plurality of callees, and an individual transmission message that is a message corresponding to each callee in association with each other;
At the time of an incoming call, the called party indicated by the called party designation information received from the caller side is compared with the called party indicated by the called party identification information stored in the storage means, and the individual transmission message corresponding to the matching called party is compared with the called party. Control means for reading from the storage means and transmitting to the communication apparatus on the transmitting side. A communication that is connected to a communication network and transmits a caller identification information indicating a caller and callee designation information indicating a callee designated as a communication partner by the caller communication device to the callee communication device. A device,
Storage means for storing in advance each caller identification information that specifies each of the plurality of callers, and an individual transmission message that is a message corresponding to each caller,
At the time of an incoming call, the caller indicated by the caller identification information received from the caller side is compared with the caller indicated by the caller identification information stored in the storage means, and an individual transmission message corresponding to the matching caller is compared with the caller. Control means for reading from the storage means and transmitting to the communication apparatus on the transmitting side. A communication that is connected to a communication network and transmits a caller identification information indicating a caller and callee designation information indicating a callee designated as a communication partner by the caller communication device to the callee communication device. A device,
Storage means for storing each callee identification information for identifying each of the plurality of callees in advance;
At the time of an incoming call, a callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller side is compared with a callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means, and when it is determined that there is no matching callee, And a control means for transmitting a predetermined message to the communication device on the transmitting side when a predetermined time elapses without a response after receiving the call. A communication that is connected to a communication network and transmits a caller identification information indicating a caller and callee designation information indicating a callee designated as a communication partner by the caller communication device to the callee communication device. A device,
Storage means for storing each callee identification information for identifying each of the plurality of callees in advance;
When an incoming call is received, the callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller is compared with the callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means, and when it is determined that there is no matching callee, Control means for transmitting a predetermined message to a communication device on the transmitting side when a user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit compares the called party indicated by the called party designation information received from the caller side with the called party indicated by the called party identification information stored in the storage unit when receiving a call, and determines that there is no matching called party. 3. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein when a predetermined time elapses without receiving a response after receiving the call, a predetermined message is transmitted to the communication device on the transmission side. The control means compares the callee indicated by the callee designation information received from the caller with the callee indicated by the callee identification information stored in the storage means, and determines that there is no matching callee. 6. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein when a user performs a predetermined operation, a predetermined message is transmitted to the communication device on the transmitting side. The storage means stores, in advance, each callee identification information that specifies each of the plurality of callees, and an individual transmission message that is a message corresponding to each callee, in association with each other,
The control means compares the called party indicated by the called party designation information received from the caller side with the called party indicated by the called party specifying information stored in the storage means at the time of the incoming call, and determines an individual corresponding to the matched called party. The communication device according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein a transmission message is read from the storage unit and transmitted to the communication device on the transmission side. The storage means arbitrarily combines each of the caller identification information and each of the callee identification information, stores the individual transmission message, which is a message corresponding to each combination, and each combination in association with each other,
The control means determines whether or not the caller identification information and the callee designation information received from the caller match the combination of the caller identification information and the callee identification information stored in the storage means when receiving the call. The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when it is determined that they match, an individual transmission message corresponding to the combination stored in the storage unit is transmitted to the communication device on the transmission side.

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