JP2004260855A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication equipment provided with a telephone function capable of discriminating the importance or urgency of each of phone calls recorded as incoming call history information. <P>SOLUTION: The communication equipment provided with the telephone function and an incoming call history recording function, includes: a ringing number of times measurement section 3 for measuring the number of ringing times; and a nonvolatile memory 4 for storing an incoming call history, and the communication apparatus is configured such that the ringing number of times measurement section 3 measures the number of ringing times at the arrival of an incoming call, a communication control section 2 acquires the telephone number of an opposite party, and a main control section 1 writes the number of ringing times at the arrival of each incoming call measured by the ringing number of times measurement section 3 and telephone numbers of opposite parties at the arrival of each incoming call acquired by the communication control section 2 in cross-reference with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication device such as a telephone including a mobile phone or an information device having a telephone function, and a communication device having an incoming call history recording function. The present invention relates to a communication device capable of knowing that

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various telephones such as a mobile telephone including a PHS, a telephone capable of receiving a caller ID notification service, and a telephone having an answering machine (answering machine) function have been widely used. In addition, a communication device having a telephone function and a data communication function has been provided. Further, among the mobile phones and the phones that can receive the caller ID notification service, information such as the telephone number of the other party, the date and time of the incoming call, and whether or not we have responded may be recorded as incoming call history information. Some phones can do it. As a result, it is possible not only to take a history but also to make a call to the other party who did not respond.
For example, a small-sized nonvolatile storage means and a small-sized display device such as a liquid crystal display are provided, and one or a plurality of pieces of incoming call history information are stored (recorded) in the nonvolatile storage means at the time of absence or when a call cannot be answered. After that, the stored incoming call history information is displayed on the display device, and by knowing the telephone number of the other party, a call is made to the other party who did not respond.

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, there is a problem that it is not possible to judge the importance or urgency of a call for each incoming call recorded as incoming call history information. When there is not enough time to call only a part of the incoming calls, it is difficult to know which party should be called first.
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem of the prior art, and to determine the importance or urgency of a telephone call for each incoming call recorded as incoming call history information in a communication device having a telephone function. It is to provide a communication device which can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, according to the present invention, in a communication apparatus having a telephone function and a call history recording function, a ringing number measuring means for counting the number of ringings at the time of an incoming call, and a telephone number of a partner at the time of an incoming call Telephone number acquiring means for acquiring the incoming call history, incoming call history storing means for storing the incoming call history, and the number of ringings at each incoming call measured by the ringing number measuring means and each incoming call obtained by the telephone number obtaining means. Incoming call history recording means for writing in the incoming call history storage means in association with the other party's telephone number.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the communication device having the telephone function and the incoming call history recording function, a ringing time measuring means for measuring a ringing duration time when receiving an incoming call, and a telephone number obtaining means for obtaining a telephone number of the other party when receiving an incoming call. Means, an incoming call history storing means for storing an incoming call history, a ringing duration for each incoming call measured by the ringing time measuring means, and a telephone number of the other party for each incoming call obtained by the telephone number obtaining means. And an incoming call history recording means for writing the incoming call history into the incoming call history storage means.
Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the incoming call history recording means is configured not to record the incoming call history when responding to the incoming call.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an answering machine, and when the answering machine determines that the answering machine has been recorded, the incoming call history is recorded so as not to record the incoming call history. Means were configured.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an answering machine, and when the answering machine determines that a non-silent answering machine has been performed, the incoming call is recorded so as not to record the incoming call history. The history recording means is configured.
With the above configuration, in the invention according to claim 1, the number of ringings is measured at each incoming call, the telephone number of the other party is obtained, and the number of ringings is associated with the telephone number of the other party. It is written to the incoming call history storage means.
According to the second aspect of the invention, at each incoming call, the ringing duration is measured, the telephone number of the other party is obtained, and the ringing duration is associated with the telephone number of the other party and written into the incoming call history storage means. It is.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, when a response is made to the incoming call, the incoming call history is not recorded.
According to the invention described in claim 4, in the invention described in claim 3, when an answering machine is recorded, the incoming call history is not recorded.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, if a non-silent answering machine is recorded, the incoming call history is not recorded.

According to the present invention, at the time of each incoming call, the number of times of ringing is measured, the telephone number of the other party is obtained, and the number of times of ringing is associated with the telephone number of the other party, and the incoming call history is recorded. Since it is written in the storage means, for each incoming call that could not be answered at the time of receiving the incoming call, the incoming call with the largest number of ringings is determined to be of high importance or high urgency, so that priority is given to the sender of the incoming call. You can call.
According to the second aspect of the invention, at each incoming call, the ringing duration is measured, the telephone number of the other party is obtained, and the ringing duration is associated with the telephone number of the other party, and the incoming call history storage means is stored. For each incoming call that could not be answered at the time of the incoming call, the incoming call whose ringing duration was long was judged to be of high importance or urgency, so that the caller of that incoming call was given priority. You can make a phone call.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, when a response is made to an incoming call, the incoming call history is not recorded. The memory can be used effectively, and when displaying the incoming call history information, the number of displayed incoming call history information is reduced, so that the time required to view the incoming call history information is reduced.
Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the invention according to claim 3, when the answering machine is recorded, the incoming call history is not recorded, so that the incoming call history information to be recorded is further reduced, and the nonvolatile memory is further stored. It can be used effectively, and when displaying incoming call history information, the number of displayed incoming call history information is further reduced, so that the time required to view the incoming call history information is further reduced.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the invention, when a voice mail that is not silent is performed, the incoming call history is not recorded. And the fact that no incoming call history is recorded can be avoided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a case where the communication device is a mobile phone or a PHS. As shown in the figure, the communication device of this embodiment includes a ROM having a built-in program, a CPU that operates according to the program, and the like. Communication control unit 2 that performs wireless communication, transmits and receives voice signals and data wirelessly, and also operates as a telephone number obtaining unit that obtains the telephone number of the other party. The number of ringings of the ringing signal received via the communication control unit 2 ( Ringing frequency measuring unit (ringing frequency measuring means) 3 for measuring the number of ringing times; and non-volatile memory (for example, flash memory) 4 serving as incoming call history storing means for storing reception history information including the ringing frequency and telephone number. , A voice input / output unit 5 having a microphone and a speaker for inputting and outputting voice, a numeric keypad, Operation unit 6 or perform a calling operation with a like function keys, the display unit 7 for displaying the reception history information, and a like RAM8 for temporarily storing various data. The configuration of the ordinary telephone is the same except that the configuration in the communication control unit 2 is different. Further, the main control unit 1 also functions as an incoming call history recording unit which writes the ringing count and the telephone number in the nonvolatile memory 4 together with other incoming call history information.

FIG. 2 shows an operation flow of the first embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The communication apparatus according to this embodiment receives a caller number notification service provided by the line side, and upon receiving a call, first, the communication control unit 2 first transmits a caller (caller) sent from the line side (base station side). Is received and acquired (S1). When the communication control unit 2 obtains the telephone number (caller number) of the other party, the communication control unit 2 passes the obtained telephone number to the main control unit 1. Subsequently, upon receiving the ringing signal sent from the line side, the communication control unit 2 starts ringing sound, and the ringing number measurement unit 3 which receives the ringing signal from the communication control unit 2 measures the number of ringings. Is started (S2). For example, the ringing frequency measurement unit 3 includes a smoothing circuit and a counter for smoothing the ringing signal, and the counter counts the number of times the smoothed ringing signal reaches a voltage level in a signal-present state. Thereafter, the ringing signal is not received unless there is no response from the user by the voice input / output unit 5 of the communication device (No in S3) and the call is not stopped due to the disconnection of the line on the caller side (No in S4). Subsequently, when the user responds (Yes in S3) or when the caller disconnects the line (Yes in S4), the reception of the ringing signal ends, and accordingly, the ringing number measurement unit 3 ends the measurement of the ringing number. (S5). Then, the ringing frequency measurement unit 3 passes the measured ringing frequency to the main control unit 1, and the main control unit 1 responds to the ringing frequency, the telephone number of the other party obtained from the communication control unit 2, the arrival date and time, and the user. Information such as whether or not it is received is stored in the nonvolatile memory 4 as incoming history information (data) (S6). Thereafter, the user causes the display unit 7 to display one or a plurality of incoming call history information, and calls the other party as necessary with reference to the displayed telephone number and the number of times of ringing.
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the number of times of ringing is recorded together with the telephone number of the other party as one of the incoming call history information. Gender or urgency. In the case of an important or urgent phone call, the caller does not easily disconnect the line, and thus determines that the number of ringings increases.

FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the communication device of this embodiment includes a ringing time measurement unit (ringing time measurement unit) 9 instead of the ringing frequency measurement unit 3 of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 shows an operation flow according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the communication control unit 2 receives and acquires the telephone number of the other party (caller) sent from the line side (base station side) (S11). When the other party's telephone number (caller number) is obtained, the communication control unit 2 passes the obtained telephone number to the main control unit 1. Subsequently, upon receiving the ringing signal sent from the line side, the communication control unit 2 starts ringing sound, and the ringing time measurement unit 9 which has received the ringing signal from the communication control unit 2 measures the ringing duration. Start (S12). For example, the ringing time measuring unit 9 includes a timer, operates the timer when detecting a ringing signal, stops the timer when the ringing signal is not received for a predetermined time or more, and measures the ringing time. Thereafter, the ringing signal is not received unless there is no response from the user by the voice input / output unit 5 of the communication device (No in S13) and the call is not stopped due to the disconnection of the line on the caller side (No in S14). Subsequently, if the user responds (Yes in S13) or the caller disconnects the line (Yes in S14), the reception of the ringing signal ends, and accordingly, the ringing time measurement unit 9 measures the ringing duration. It ends (S15). Then, the ringing time measurement unit 9 passes the measured ringing duration to the main control unit 1, and the main control unit 1 transmits the ringing duration, the telephone number of the other party obtained from the communication control unit 2, the incoming call date and time, and Information such as whether or not a response has been received is stored in the nonvolatile memory 4 as incoming history information (data) (S16). Thereafter, the user causes the display unit 7 to display one or a plurality of incoming call history information, and calls the other party as necessary with reference to the displayed telephone number and ringing duration.
As described above, according to the second embodiment, the ringing duration is recorded together with the telephone number of the other party as one of the incoming call history information, so that for each incoming call, the importance or urgency of the call is determined. You can judge. In the case of an important or urgent call, the caller does not easily disconnect the line, and thus determines that the ringing duration will be long.
In the first and second embodiments, when the main control unit 1 obtains the number of times of ringing or the duration of the ringing and response information indicating whether or not we have responded, the main control unit 1 determines that the response information has responded. If so, the usefulness of the incoming call history information at this time is reduced by half, so that the incoming call history information may not be stored. In this case, the stored incoming call history information is reduced, so that the non-volatile memory can be used effectively, and when displaying the incoming call history information, the number of displayed incoming call history information decreases. In addition, the time required to view the incoming call history information is reduced.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the answering machine is provided, and the incoming call history is not recorded when the user responds to the incoming call or when the answering machine performs the answering machine. The answering machine comprises a main control unit 1, a communication control unit 2, a nonvolatile memory 4, and the like.
FIG. 5 shows an operation flow according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, the communication control unit 2 receives and acquires the telephone number of the other party (caller) sent from the line side (base station side) (S21). When the other party's telephone number (caller number) is obtained, the communication control unit 2 passes the obtained telephone number to the main control unit 1. Subsequently, upon receiving the ringing signal transmitted from the line side, the communication control unit 2 starts ringing sound, and the ringing number measurement unit 3 or the ringing time measurement unit 9 that receives the ringing signal from the communication control unit 2 The measurement of the number of ringings or the ringing duration is started (S22). Thereafter, there is no response from the user by the voice input / output unit 5 of the communication device (No in S23), no call interruption due to disconnection of the line on the caller side (No in S24), and the number of ringings reaches a predetermined number. If the ringing signal is not reached (No in S25), the reception of the ringing signal continues, and if the user responds (Yes in S23), the measurement of the number of times of ringing or the duration of the ringing is terminated (S28). Terminate.

On the other hand, when the caller disconnects the line (Yes in S24), the reception of the ringing signal is terminated, so that the ringing number measurement unit 3 or the ringing time measurement unit 9 first measures the number of ringings or the ringing duration. Is ended (S29). Then, the measured number of times of ringing or the duration of the ringing is passed to the main control unit 1, and the main control unit 1 receives the number of times of ringing or the duration of the ringing, the telephone number of the other party obtained from the communication control unit 2, the date and time of the incoming call, and the like. It is stored in the nonvolatile memory 4 as history information (data) (S30). If it is determined in step S25 that the number of times of ringing has reached the predetermined number of times set in advance (Yes in S25), first, the measurement of the number of times of ringing or the duration of ringing is terminated (S26). Then, the main control unit 1 reads out a voice message (voice data) which is digitized in advance and stored in the non-volatile memory 4 and has contents for requesting the caller to input a voice message to be recorded as an answering machine. The section 2 converts the voice message into an analog voice signal and sends it to the other party. When a voice message to be recorded is sent from the other party, the voice message is digitized in the communication control unit 2 and the main control unit 1 stores the digitized voice data in the nonvolatile memory 4 as an answering machine. (S27).
As described above, according to the third embodiment, the number of times of ringing or the duration of ringing is recorded together with the telephone number of the other party as one of the incoming call history information. Urgency can be determined and incoming call history information is recorded only when the other party hangs up during a call, so less incoming call history information is stored, and non-volatile memory is used more effectively. When displaying the incoming call history information, the number of displayed incoming call history information is further reduced, so that the time required to view the incoming call history information can be further reduced.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third embodiment, a silence detecting unit 10 is provided as in the main part of the communication device shown in FIG. At the time of recording, it is detected whether or not the voice message was actually recorded, and if it is determined that the voice message was not actually recorded (silence) even though the answering machine was recorded, Record incoming call history.
FIG. 7 shows the details of the silence detecting section 10. In FIG. 7, reference numeral a denotes an audio signal obtained by removing a carrier wave from a radio signal received from a line side (base station side). The signal a is input to a low-pass filter 11 to remove noise, and further a full-wave rectifier circuit is provided. 12 to invert the negative voltage portion, and smoothing by a smoothing circuit 13. Thus, a DC voltage signal b having a level proportional to the magnitude (absolute value) of the audio signal is input to one terminal of the voltage comparison circuit 14. The signal b is compared with the reference voltage c, and the signal b is output. The signal d is output when it is higher than the reference voltage c. Then, when the signal e and the signal d, which are provided from the main control unit 1 and are turned to a high level during the answering machine, are input to the AND gate 15, when an audio signal having a magnitude equal to or larger than a predetermined value is input during the answering machine. If the signal f is at the high level, and if not, the signal f remains at the low level, and it can be determined from the level of the signal f whether or not there is a silent state.
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, even if this communication apparatus is in the answering machine state, the incoming call history is recorded unless an audio signal is actually sent from the calling side, so that the answering machine is also recorded. And the fact that no incoming call history is recorded can be avoided.
In the above, the case where the caller ID notification service is a mobile phone including the PHS which is a standard function has been described. However, even if the caller ID notification service is an ordinary telephone having the optional function, the service can be received. By doing so, the present invention can be similarly implemented.

1 is a configuration block diagram of a communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is an operation | movement flowchart of the communication apparatus which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 14 is an operation flowchart of the communication device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a configuration block diagram of a main part of a communication device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is a detailed block diagram of a main part of a communication device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

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  1: Main control unit, 2: Communication control unit, 3: Ringing frequency measurement unit, 4: Nonvolatile memory, 5: Voice input / output unit, 7: Display unit, 9: Ringing time measurement unit, 10: Silence detection unit

Claims (5)

  In a communication device having a telephone function and an incoming call history recording function, a ringing number measuring means for counting the number of ringings at the time of an incoming call, a telephone number obtaining means for obtaining a telephone number of the other party at the time of an incoming call, and an incoming call storing an incoming call history A history storage unit, and associates the number of ringings at each incoming call measured by the ringing times measurement unit with the telephone number of the other party at each incoming call acquired by the telephone number acquisition unit, and writes them in the incoming call history storage unit. A communication device comprising: an incoming call history recording unit.   In a communication device having a telephone function and an incoming call history recording function, a ringing time measuring means for measuring a ringing duration time when an incoming call is received, a telephone number obtaining means for obtaining a telephone number of the other party when receiving an incoming call, and an incoming call history are stored. Incoming call history storing means, and the incoming call history storing means associating the ringing duration of each incoming call measured by the ringing time measuring means with the telephone number of each incoming call obtained by the telephone number obtaining means. A communication device comprising: an incoming call history recording unit that writes data into a communication history.   3. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein the incoming call history recording means is configured not to record the incoming call history when responding to the incoming call.   4. The communication device according to claim 3, further comprising an answering machine, wherein the incoming call history recording device is configured not to record the incoming call history when it is determined that the answering machine has performed the answering service. Communication device. 4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: an answering machine, wherein the incoming call history recording unit is configured not to record the incoming call history when the answering machine determines that a non-silent answering machine has been recorded. Communication device.

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