JP2004260773A - Terminal provided with telephone function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the problem that estimates occurrence of trouble between both users although a telephone call is originated again in a friendly way from a call incoming side (call incoming terminal user) to a telephone number of a call originating side (call originating terminal user) in a call incoming history. <P>SOLUTION: When a call is cut off just after an incoming tone (ringing) is sounded only once, for example, the user on the call incoming side judges that the user on the call originating side does not intend to speak, and the telephone number of the call originating side is not regarded as an incoming call during absence and is not recorded in the incoming history. Thus, with respect to the telephone number from the call originating side which seems not to intend to speak, the telephone number of the call incoming side is not registered or even when it is registered, the registration can not be dialed from the call incoming side or even when the telephone number is registered, it is erased on predetermined conditions, thereby solving trouble with the call originating side in advance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a terminal having a telephone function, for example, a mobile phone or an information terminal.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Caller ID notification services that can automatically notify the other party of a phone number or confirm the phone number of the other party when they make a call on a mobile phone or home phone have become widespread. ing.
[0003]
With this service, the telephone number of the calling side can be confirmed on the receiving side, and with this confirmation, it is possible for the other party to answer or not answer the call. When a call cannot be answered due to circumstances, for example, when the manner mode is set or the power is turned off, the caller's phone number is automatically stored (registered) in the memory as a missed call. Retained as incoming call history. The receiving side can call the calling side again from the receiving side with the stored telephone number, which is a very convenient function.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-B-63-32305 [0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, depending on the user, it is conceivable that the convenient function is used for a purpose of use contrary to the purpose of the developer. In other words, despite the fact that the receiving side cannot identify the user (calling terminal user) of the receiving history, the receiving side (calling terminal user) favorably calls the telephone number of the receiving history from the receiving side, and as a result, It is expected that both users will get into trouble. If such troubles can be eliminated in advance, the caller telephone number notification service can be used more effectively, conveniently, and safely.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, in the case where the ring tone (ringing) is, for example, one time, that is, immediately after being ringed once, the user on the receiving side is required to Judge that there is no intention of the call, do not consider the caller's phone number as a missed call and do not leave it in the call history, or even if it remains in the call history, in such a case dial from the callee to the caller Restrict outgoing calls so they cannot. Alternatively, in the case where the call history is retained, the information may be automatically deleted after a predetermined time elapses from the incoming call using a timer or by an operation such as turning on the power again. It is even better if these can be used properly according to the purpose of use of the user. This makes it possible to solve the above-mentioned problem in advance.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a terminal having a telephone function according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a mobile phone, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram thereof, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing some functions thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a display unit, 2 denotes an operation unit on which a dial button, a power supply, a call button, and the like are arranged, and 3 denotes a uniaxial coupling unit in which the display unit 1 and the operation unit 2 are foldably coupled. When the display unit and the operation unit are opened and closed, the ringing sound is automatically turned off. This can be achieved by providing a switch that detects the opening and closing when opening and closing, and a control unit that stops the ringing sound when the switch is turned on and off. Thus, the ringing sound can be stopped without malfunction.
[0008]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the telephone shown in FIG. In the figure, 11 is an antenna, 12 is an antenna duplexer, 13 is a receiving unit, 14 is a transmitting unit, 15 is a microphone, 16 is a speaker, and 17 is an incoming call detecting unit that detects an incoming call when there is an incoming call. This is a ring tone detection unit that detects the number of calls made by the ring tone. The ring tone detecting unit 17 includes a case where a ring tone is detected and a case where a signal for generating the ring tone is detected. Reference numeral 18 denotes an operation unit. The operation section 18 has a ring tone setting section for setting the number of ring tones (ringing) and making the ring off, that is, for setting the number of ring tones defining whether to register or reject as a call history. It has a sound count setting unit, and the setting unit is provided on the operation unit 2 in the same manner as a dial button, a power button, a manner button, a function button, and the like. This setting unit may also serve as a dial button or other buttons. When the ring tone is set to no ringing, the ring tone cannot be detected directly, so that a signal for the ring tone is detected. Reference numeral 19 denotes a memory unit, and reference numeral 20 denotes a display unit, which displays incoming call history information, telephone numbers, and the like. Reference numeral 30 denotes a control unit that controls each unit, and is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer. The control unit 30 has a function of determining whether or not the incoming call sound is cut off once, for example, at the time of an incoming call.
[0009]
In the above-described embodiment, the number of ringing tones is detected to determine whether to register in the incoming call history or not to register. This is not shown, but the ringing time of the ringing tone is monitored by a timer, and the ringing is performed. Whether to register in the incoming call history may be determined according to time. When the designated incoming call permission or designated incoming call rejection registration mode is set regardless of the number of ringing times and the ringing time, these modes may be given priority.
[0010]
3, the operation of FIG. 2 will be described. Since the call operation in the mobile phone is well known, the description is omitted. Next, an operation at the time of an incoming call will be described. If there is an incoming call, an incoming call is detected in step 31. At this time, although not shown, a ringing tone (including a ringing melody) for calling is usually sounded. The user on the receiving side knows that there is an incoming call with this ringing tone (ringing), and presses the talk button, thereby entering the talk mode. If the call button is not pressed even though the ringing tone is sounding, after a predetermined number of ringing tones, the telephone enters the answering machine mode or is a missed call. Then, in the case of a missed call, the telephone number of the caller is registered in the memory unit 19 by a well-known method. The telephone number registered in the memory unit 19 remains as an incoming call history. As described above, regardless of the intention of the calling side to make a call, that is, regardless of whether the calling side has a willingness to actively talk, the telephone number of the calling side is entirely registered in the memory unit 19 at the called side. For example, the transmitting side may call the receiving side, ring the mobile phone of the receiving side once or twice, display the telephone number on the display of the receiving side, and hang up before the receiving side answers the call. Also in this case, the receiving side remains as the incoming history. Therefore, in many cases, the called party dials the telephone while thinking that the caller is from the caller even though he cannot identify the other party by looking at the incoming call history. Depending on the other party on the transmitting side, the receiving side may not be aware of it at all, and at this time, trouble may occur. In order to correct this trouble in advance, in the present invention, in the incoming call history registration restriction mode, a ringtone at the time of incoming call is detected in step 31. Next, in step 32, for example, when the ring tone is once and the ring tone stops thereafter, it is determined that the calling user does not intend to actively talk to the called user, and Regulations are made so that numbers cannot be registered in the memory unit 19. Alternatively, for example, a flag is set so that even if the call is registered as a missed call, the call cannot be dialed from the called side (step 33). Here, after registration as a missed call, for example, after a lapse of a predetermined time, or when the power button is turned on again, the information may be deleted. If the ringing tone is one or more in step 32, it is determined that the caller has a willingness to actively talk to the caller, and the caller's telephone number memory unit 19 as usual. Is registered (step 34). Information such as the telephone number of a missed call (calling side) registered or recorded in the memory unit 19 can be displayed on the display unit 20 by a well-known technique, for example, by a function button. The number of times that the calling side does not intend to actively communicate with the called / receiving side may be set by the user, for example, may be set to three or less. This setting may be fixed or variable depending on the usage form of the user. Further, by providing a mode changeover switch for turning on / off this function (the incoming call registration restriction mode), it is possible to use the function as a missed incoming call and incoming call history function as before.
[0011]
In the above embodiment, in step 33, the number of ringing tones (how many times the ringing was interrupted) is detected to determine whether or not to register as an incoming call history. The ringing time of the ringtone may be monitored to determine whether or not to register as a received history with a predetermined time. Before or after step 33, there may be provided a step of giving priority to an incoming call from a party registered for designated incoming call permission or designated incoming call rejection.
[0012]
In addition, there is a problem of power consumption as a user of the portable terminal. That is, if the power (battery) is consumed when going out, not only the portable terminal cannot be used, but even if the battery is charged with the charger, it takes time to charge. For such a problem, for example, an idea of charging with a solar cell can be considered. However, even if a mobile terminal that can use a solar cell is exposed to the sun for a long time, there is a problem. Therefore, using an antenna, an optical fiber 25 is provided between the antenna 11 and the solar cell, the light received by the antenna is guided to the solar cell through the fiber, and the light from the fiber is used to charge the solar cell. If a solar cell is used as the auxiliary power supply 24 or the main power supply, it can be used as a power supply for different purposes such as emergency or display. The antenna 11 is easily exposed to the outside even when the portable terminal is not used, for example, even when it is carried in a breast pocket or a bag. The antenna itself may be formed of a member capable of collecting light.
[0013]
Also, even if the operation unit restricts registration of the calling side telephone number in the memory unit or deletes or registers after registration, it does not control or restrict registration so as to restrict dialing to the telephone number. It is preferable to provide a setting button that can be changed and a control unit (software compatible) that executes the function when the setting button is operated.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described above, the telephone number from the calling side that seems to have no intention of calling does not register the telephone number of the called side, or even if it is registered, the called side cannot dial this registration. With such a configuration, or by using a configuration in which registration is deleted under a predetermined condition even after registration, there is an effect that a trouble with the transmitting side can be eliminated in advance.
[0015]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
11: Antenna 12: Antenna Duplexer 13: Receiver 14: Transmitter 15: Microphone 16: Speaker 17: Ring Tone Detector 18: Operation Unit 19: Memory Unit 20: Display Unit 30: Control Unit

Claims (4)

An audio signal transmitting / receiving unit, a speaker unit, a microphone unit, a detection unit for detecting a ring tone that notifies the called party that there is an incoming call when there is an incoming call, and a telephone number of the calling side being absent when there is an incoming call. A telephone including a memory unit for storing an incoming call or an incoming call history, an operation unit having a button for starting dialing and transmission / reception, a display unit for displaying a telephone number, and a control unit for controlling each unit. In the terminal having the function,
The control unit regulates the registration of the telephone number notified from the calling side to the memory unit when the ringtone stops after the predetermined number of times or the predetermined time has elapsed, or deletes or registers the registered telephone number after the registration. A terminal having a telephone function, characterized in that the terminal is controlled so as to restrict dialing to a telephone. If the predetermined number of ring tones is one or two, and if the number of ring tones is interrupted below the number of times, the caller determines that there is no intention to talk to the receiver, and from the missed call or received call history, 2. The terminal having a telephone function according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is excluded so that a call to the telephone number at this time is restricted. 2. The telephone function according to claim 1, further comprising: a setting button for enabling the number of ringing times or ringing time of a ring tone to be changed to determine whether or not the operation unit restricts registration of the calling side telephone number in the memory unit. Terminal that you have. Even if the operation unit restricts the registration of the calling side telephone number in the memory unit or deletes or registers it after registration, it is possible to control whether to restrict dialing to that telephone number or change whether registration is not restricted at all. 2. The terminal having a telephone function according to claim 1, further comprising a setting button.

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