JP2006115382A - Incoming voice system, exchange and incoming voice program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely specify a caller by reproducing various kinds of incoming voice even if an incoming data reproducing function is not added to a communication terminal. <P>SOLUTION: An exchange 13 is provided with: a line connection means 132 for forcibly connecting a communication line between a communication terminal 11 on the origination side and a communication terminal 12 on the termination side; an incoming voice registration means 133 for registering incoming voice to be transmitted to the communication terminal 12 on the termination side; an incoming voice extraction means 134 for extracting the registered incoming voice; and an incoming voice transmitting means 135 for transmitting the incoming voice to the communication terminal 12 on the termination side when a line between the communication terminal 11 on the origination side and the communication terminal 12 on the termination side is connected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an incoming voice system in a communication terminal typified by a mobile phone, and in particular, forcibly connects a communication line between a calling side communication terminal and a called side communication terminal to send incoming voice from the calling side to the incoming side. By forcing the communication terminal to output sound, even if the incoming call side communication terminal is not equipped with a ringtone function or incoming data playback function, the same function can be obtained, The present invention relates to an incoming voice system capable of easily and reliably specifying a caller.

In recent years, the number of subscribers of communication terminals typified by mobile phones has been increasing year by year due to enhancement of provided functions and services, stable call quality, or a decrease in usage charges.
Along with this, crimes using mobile phones have been increasing.
For example, fraud posing as a relative, malicious solicitation, and other unwanted calls. One of the major factors is that it is not possible to prevent a crime in advance because a general user cannot easily identify a caller by simply receiving a call.
The necessity of specifying the caller is an important issue not only for crime prevention but also for improving convenience such as whether or not the callee should respond at the time of incoming call.

Thus, as a solution to such a problem, a system has been proposed that can notify a caller of a ringtone according to a melody pattern unique to the caller. This uses the ringtone function of the communication terminal, and the proposal enables the identification of the caller.
In addition, a communication terminal with an incoming data reproduction function that can reproduce the voice as a ringtone at the incoming communication terminal by transmitting the call signal and the audio data through the exchange from the outgoing communication terminal is proposed. Accordingly, the sender can be identified (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-300284 (page 1-3, FIG. 1) JP 2002-247144 A (page 1-2, FIG. 1)

However, even in the case of the communication terminals and systems that have been conventionally proposed as described above, when the incoming call communication function or the incoming data reproduction function is not added to the incoming communication terminal, or when the function is technically limited However, there is a problem that even if the caller's own voice data or the like is received, it cannot be reproduced by the communication terminal on the receiving side, and therefore the caller cannot be specified.
Further, in general, in order to add an incoming data reproduction function or the like to a communication terminal, a high technology is required, and thus there is a problem that the communication terminal becomes expensive.
Furthermore, even in cases where contact is urgently required such as in an emergency, there is a problem that conventional communication terminals cannot recognize the urgency just by listening to a ring tone.

  The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and the communication line between the calling communication terminal and the receiving communication terminal is forcibly connected so that By forcing incoming call sound to be output to the incoming communication terminal, the same function can be obtained even if the incoming call communication function is not added to the incoming communication terminal. An incoming voice system that can easily and reliably identify the caller by any incoming voice.

  In order to achieve the above object, an incoming call voice system according to the present invention includes, as described in claim 1, an incoming communication terminal that makes a call to an arbitrary communication terminal, and an incoming call for an outgoing call from an arbitrary communication terminal. An incoming call voice system comprising: a receiving communication terminal that performs a line connection; and a switch that connects a line between the calling communication terminal and the receiving communication terminal, wherein the switch includes the calling communication terminal and the incoming call Line connection means for forcibly connecting a communication line with the communication terminal on the side, and incoming voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice from the transmission side communication terminal to the forgoing communication terminal forcibly connected. The communication terminal has an incoming voice input means for inputting an incoming voice to the exchange, and the incoming communication terminal outputs an incoming voice, and an incoming voice receiving means for receiving the incoming voice transmitted from the exchange. It is constituted with a incoming voice output means.

In particular, in the incoming voice system of the present invention, as described in claim 2, the line connection means of the exchange is configured to forcibly connect the line without sending a call signal.
In the incoming voice system of the present invention, as described in claim 3, the exchange includes an incoming voice registration means for preregistering incoming voice to be transmitted to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, and the registered An incoming voice extraction means for extracting an incoming voice; and a registered voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice extracted by the incoming voice extraction means to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, wherein the outgoing communication terminal is The incoming voice input means for inputting the incoming voice to be registered in the exchange, and the incoming voice selection means for selecting one incoming voice from two or more incoming voices registered in the exchange.

According to the incoming voice system of the present invention having such a configuration, when a call is generated from the originating communication terminal and the target incoming communication terminal is detected, communication with the incoming communication terminal is forcibly performed. Connect the line. Then, arbitrary voice is selected and extracted from the voices such as music and messages registered in the exchange in advance by the user and transmitted to the receiving communication terminal, or the voice transmitted through the calling communication terminal is received as it is. It is transmitted to the receiving communication terminal as voice.
As a result, the incoming communication terminal can output the transmitted voice as it is as the incoming voice, and even if the incoming communication terminal is not equipped with an incoming voice function, an incoming data playback function, etc. Various voices can be used as incoming voices.

Therefore, it is possible to transmit and output any incoming voice without being restricted by the playback function of the receiving communication terminal, simplify the function and configuration of the receiving communication terminal, and provide an inexpensive terminal. Become.
Since these incoming voices can be registered with unique voices unique to the caller, the caller can easily and reliably identify the caller.
In addition, in this system, since a communication line can be forcibly connected without sending a call signal and responding to the call signal, a prompt and appropriate voice notification can be made when an emergency is required. Can improve convenience.

Here, the originating communication terminal according to this system can access and register a voice server or the like which is an incoming voice registration means of the exchange in advance and can input and register a plurality of voices such as music and messages. An arbitrary voice can be selected from the received voices and transmitted to the receiving communication terminal. Furthermore, additional registration and selection of incoming voices are possible, and a more convenient incoming call function can be realized.
Since these incoming voices can be input with unique voices unique to the caller, the caller can easily identify the caller.

  Moreover, since the content which the caller spoke through the communication terminal is directly transmitted to the receiving communication terminal and can be output as the incoming voice, the outgoing side communication terminal can use its own voice as the incoming voice. Thus, particularly when the caller wants to contact or notify urgently, the callee can listen to the words spoken directly from the communication terminal on the caller side, and the incoming call sound system according to the present invention can be more effectively obtained. Can be used.

The communication terminal of the present invention is an incoming call communication terminal that is a call target by the caller communication terminal, and the voice output means outputs a call sound output unit and / or an existing call sound output unit. It can be set as the conversation sound output part which outputs the audio | voice from the transmission side communication terminal.
As described above, the incoming communication terminal can output the incoming voice using the ringing tone output unit and the conversational sound output unit which are components of the existing communication terminal. Therefore, it is possible to provide an incoming call voice system that is inexpensive and highly versatile.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exchange according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, which is an exchange for connecting a line between a caller communication terminal and a callee communication terminal, and is provided between the caller communication terminal and the callee communication terminal. Line connection means for forcibly connecting a communication line, and incoming voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice from the caller side communication terminal to the callee side communication terminal forcibly connected.

In particular, in the exchange according to the present invention, as described in claim 5, the line connection means is configured to forcibly connect the line without sending a call signal.
Furthermore, the exchange according to the present invention includes, as described in claim 6, incoming call voice registration means for preregistering incoming voices to be transmitted to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, and incoming calls for extracting the registered incoming voices. A voice extraction unit; and a registered voice transmission unit that transmits the incoming voice extracted by the incoming voice extraction unit to the terminating communication terminal that is forcibly connected.

According to the exchange having such a configuration, voices such as arbitrary music and messages are registered in advance, when a call is generated from the originating communication terminal, and the target receiving communication terminal is detected, Forcibly connects the communication line with the receiving communication terminal and automatically transmits the incoming voice that has been registered in the exchange in advance, or receives the voice sent through the calling communication terminal as the incoming voice as it is Send from the side communication terminal.
As a result, the incoming communication terminal can directly output the voice transmitted from the exchange as the incoming voice, and is not limited to the playback function of the incoming communication terminal. Even if a playback function is not added, various voices can be used as incoming voices.
As a result, the function and configuration of the receiving communication terminal can be simplified, and an inexpensive terminal can be provided. Further, since this incoming voice can register a unique voice unique to the caller, the caller can easily identify the caller.
Furthermore, since the exchange can forcibly connect the communication line without sending out the call signal and responding to it, it is possible to provide prompt and appropriate voice notification in case of emergency, etc. Convenience can be improved.

The present invention can also be provided as an incoming voice program. That is, according to the present invention, as described in claim 7, the computer constituting the exchange for connecting the line between the calling communication terminal and the receiving communication terminal is connected to the communication line between the calling communication terminal and the receiving communication terminal. Line connection means for forcibly connecting, incoming voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice from the calling communication terminal to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, incoming voice for pre-registering the incoming voice to be transmitted to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal Incoming voice for functioning as registration means, incoming voice extraction means for extracting registered incoming voice, registered voice transmission means for transmitting incoming voice extracted by the incoming voice extraction means to a forcibly connected incoming communication terminal Can be provided as a program.
Thus, the present invention can also be provided as a program.
As a result, the present invention can be realized by installing a program in an information processing apparatus having a voice communication function such as a PDA or a personal computer in addition to a fixed telephone or an existing mobile phone, and is versatile and expandable. Can be provided as an excellent communication terminal.

As described above, according to the incoming call voice system of the present invention, the communication line between the calling side communication terminal and the called side communication terminal is forcibly connected and the incoming call sound from the calling side is forcibly applied to the called side communication terminal. As a result, it is possible to output various voices such as music and messages registered in advance as incoming voices even if the incoming call communication function and incoming data playback function are not added to the incoming communication terminal.
As a result, the function and configuration of the receiving communication terminal can be simplified, so that an inexpensive terminal can be provided.
In addition, since these ringtones can be registered with unique voices unique to the caller, and can be arbitrarily selected and transmitted from among them, the caller can easily identify the caller and improve the convenience of the communication network. It can be further enhanced.
Furthermore, since a communication line can be forcibly connected, prompt and appropriate voice notification can be made to any communication terminal in an emergency or the like.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the incoming voice system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an incoming call voice system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a caller communication terminal, a callee communication terminal, and an exchange.
The incoming voice system 1 includes an outgoing communication terminal 11, an incoming communication terminal 12, an exchange 13, and an audio server 14.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the calling-side communication terminal 11 includes a communication unit 111, an incoming voice input unit 112, an incoming voice selection unit 113, an incoming voice transmission unit 114, a storage unit 115, and a control unit 116.
The communication unit 111 is a unit that transmits an incoming voice to the receiving communication terminal 12 and transmits / receives a call with the receiving communication terminal.
The incoming voice input means 112 is a means for inputting voice to the voice server 14 of the exchange 13. As a result, the incoming voice can be registered in the voice server 14 from the calling communication terminal 11.
The incoming voice selection unit 113 is a unit that selects a voice to be transmitted to the incoming communication terminal 12 from a plurality of voices registered in the voice server 14. Thereby, it is possible to specify and change the voice to be transmitted to the receiving communication terminal 12 among the plurality of voices registered in the voice server 14.

The incoming voice transmission means 114 is a means for transmitting the voice selected by the incoming voice selection means 113 to the incoming communication terminal 12 as the incoming voice.
The storage unit 115 is a unit for storing a program for executing various functions of the originating communication terminal 11. For example, it can be configured by a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like.
The control means 116 reads out and executes the program stored in the storage means 115 to send commands to the respective components of the transmission side communication terminal 11 or to operate by itself to perform various types of the transmission side communication terminal 11. A means for executing or controlling a function. For example, it can be configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the receiving communication terminal 12 includes a communication unit 121, an incoming voice receiving unit 122, an incoming voice output unit 123, a storage unit 124, and a control unit 125.
The communication unit 121 is a unit that receives an incoming voice transmitted from the originating communication terminal 11 and an incoming voice transmitted from the exchange 13 and transmits and receives a call with the originating communication terminal 11.
The incoming voice receiving unit 122 is a unit that receives the voice transmitted from the exchange 13 or the originating communication terminal 11 via the communication unit 121.
The incoming voice output unit 123 is a unit that outputs the incoming voice received by the incoming voice receiver 122.

The storage unit 124 is a unit for storing a program for executing various functions of the receiving communication terminal 12.
The control means 125 reads and executes the program stored in the storage means 124 to send commands to the constituent parts of the receiving communication terminal 12 or to operate the various functions of the receiving communication terminal 12. A means for executing or controlling a function.

In general, since the communication terminal is used for both outgoing and incoming calls, the communication terminal 11 has both the means included in each of the outgoing communication terminal 11 and the incoming communication terminal 12 described above.
These communication terminals are typically mobile phones, but are not limited thereto, and may be any information communication device capable of voice communication such as a fixed phone, PHS, PDA, and notebook computer.

The switch 13 is a device for connecting a line between the caller communication terminal 11 and the callee communication terminal 12, and has a voice server 14 inside the switch 13. The voice server 14 may be configured outside the exchange 13 and connected via a communication line.
The voice server 14 sets and registers the incoming voice to be transmitted to the incoming communication terminal 12 in advance.
Specifically, the voice server 14 can register voices such as music and voice messages transmitted from the calling communication terminal 11.

  The voice server 14 can also register, for example, advertising voices and emergency warning voices in addition to the voices transmitted and designated from the calling communication terminal 11. In this way, the voice server 14 can be used as an advertising voice server or alarm server, and a pre-registered advertisement message, emergency warning voice, etc. can be transmitted and output directly from the receiving communication terminal 12. It becomes possible. If it does in this way, an advertising fee can be collected from the advertiser who registers an advertising message in an advertising voice server, and a part of it can be returned to the user of a communication terminal. Moreover, when there is a possibility of a tsunami due to an earthquake or the like, it is possible to prompt quick condemnation by transmitting an emergency alert to the receiving terminal 12 around the coast (third embodiment described later) reference).

As shown in FIG. 2C, the exchange 13 includes a communication unit 131, a line connection unit 132, an incoming voice registration unit 133, an incoming voice extraction unit 134, an incoming voice transmission unit 135, a storage unit 136, and a control unit 137. .
The communication unit 131 is a unit that relays a call between the caller communication terminal 11 and the callee communication terminal 12. Further, it is a means for relaying the incoming voice transmitted from the originating communication terminal 11 and transmitting it to the terminating communication terminal 12.

The line connection means 132 is a means for connecting the communication lines of the originating communication terminal 11 and the receiving communication terminal 12.
Here, when a call is generated from the originating communication terminal 11 and the receiving communication terminal 12 that is the target is detected, the line connection unit 132 of the present embodiment does not send out the calling signal and does not send out the calling signal. Even when the communication terminal 12 does not answer the call, the communication line between the caller communication terminal 11 and the callee communication terminal 12 is forcibly connected.
Specifically, when the exchange 13 notifies the incoming communication terminal 12 that the connection is forcibly established, and the incoming communication terminal 12 notifies the exchange 13 that the preparation is complete, the exchange 13 communicates with the outgoing communication. A communication line between the terminal 11 and the receiving communication terminal 12 is connected.

The incoming voice registration unit 133 is a unit for registering the voice input from the caller communication terminal in the voice server 14.
The incoming voice extraction means 134 is means for selecting a voice to be transmitted to the incoming communication terminal 12 from a plurality of voices registered in the voice server 14.
The incoming voice transmission unit 135 is a unit that transmits the voice extracted by the incoming voice extraction unit 134 to the incoming communication terminal.
The storage unit 136 is a unit for storing a program for executing various functions of the exchange 13.
The control means 137 reads and executes the program stored in the storage means 136, thereby sending commands to the components of the exchange 13 or operating them to execute or control various functions of the exchange 13. Means.

Next, a method for registering incoming voice to the voice server 14 of the exchange 13 and a method for selecting incoming voice will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, the voice server 14 is accessed from the originating communication terminal 11 (step S1). As an access method, a specific number (for example, 03-XXXX-YYYY) is dialed.
Next, authentication is performed from the voice server 14 to the calling communication terminal. This is for the person who accesses to confirm whether or not there is an appropriate user. Specifically, the caller asks the caller for identification information such as a telephone number or a personal identification number by voice guidance, and the caller This is performed by inputting necessary information (step S2).
For example, the voice server 14 sends a voice guidance such as “Please enter the phone number and password of the phone you are using after the beeping sound” to the sending communication terminal 11 and send the call. The person inputs according to the guidance. The telephone number can be omitted by using a caller number notification service provided by the communication carrier. In addition, the user may be automatically identified using an IC card such as a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) or a UIM (User Identity Module).

  Here, if a predetermined number is not input within a certain time, or if an incorrect password is input, an opportunity for re-input is given again (step S3). The number of re-inputs is determined in advance (step S4), and when the re-input exceeds a predetermined number, the line is forcibly disconnected (step S5).

Next, the incoming call voice is input by the caller communication terminal 11 (step S6). Similar to the above-described authentication, the caller inputs predetermined information according to the voice guidance from the voice server 14. For example, a message such as “Enter a ringing message within 5 seconds after a beeping sound and press # (sharp) at the end.” Here, the caller only has to speak to the caller communication terminal 11 what he / she wants to convey as incoming voice.
In addition, music information downloaded from a music medium such as a CD or MD or from a predetermined website is temporarily stored in an internal or external storage device such as a memory card. It is also possible to connect to the communication terminal 11 and upload and input to the voice server 14.
Thus, registration of the incoming voice is completed (step S7).
Here, a plurality of incoming voices can be registered in the voice server 14.
Further, as described above, in addition to the voice transmitted and designated from the calling communication terminal 11, advertising voice and emergency warning voice can be registered in the voice server 14.

Next, it is confirmed whether or not a plurality of incoming voices are registered in the voice server 14 (step S8).
If only one incoming voice is registered in the voice server 14, that incoming voice is automatically selected (steps S8 and S12).
On the other hand, when a plurality of incoming voices are registered, the caller selects whether or not to change the currently selected incoming voice (step S9).

If the incoming voice is to be changed, the previously registered incoming voice is reproduced and one of them is selected (steps S10 and S11). As a method of reproduction and selection, a method of reproducing one by one from a newly registered one by a predetermined operation in order, selecting a favorite sound from among them, a number associated with a registered sound, etc. Various methods such as direct designation, reproduction and selection can be adopted.
The incoming voice is determined through the above steps (step S12).
The registered incoming voice can be changed when the user likes. Specifically, it is possible to directly access the incoming voice selection procedure of the voice server 14 by dialing a predetermined number (for example, 03-XXXX-ZZZ) different from the step S1 (step S13). The incoming voice can be changed by performing an operation in accordance with the procedure from step S9.

Next, a sequence relating to control of the incoming voice system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
First, when a call is generated from the originating communication terminal 11 (step S21), the originating exchange 13a that has detected this transmits a dial tone to the originating communication terminal 11 (step S22). Specifically, it has a role of notifying the originating exchange 13a in advance that a call is generated by raising the handset and that communication is now started.
Then, the originating side exchange 13a transmits a dial tone to notify that the dial receiving from the originating side communication terminal 11 is ready.

Next, the originating communication terminal 11 dials the telephone number of the communication terminal with which communication is desired (step S23).
When the dial switch 13a receives this dial, the call switch 13a searches for an appropriate route and sends a selection signal to the switch in that route (step S24). The selection signal is number information based on the dial received from the transmission side communication terminal 11, and is for specifying the connection destination. Upon receiving the selection signal, the next exchange searches whether the communication terminal having the number information constituting the selection signal is in its own station, and if not, similarly sends a selection signal to the exchange on the next route.

Upon receiving the selection signal through the above process, when the corresponding incoming communication terminal 12 is detected (step S25), the incoming exchange 13b receives the incoming communication terminal 12 and the outgoing exchange 13a. Are connected (step S26). At this time, the called-side exchange 13b does not send a call signal, and forcibly establishes a communication line between the calling-side communication terminal 11 and the called-side communication terminal 12 even when the called-side communication terminal 12 does not answer the call. Connecting.
At this time, when the receiving communication terminal 12 is busy or when the power is not turned on, the calling exchange 13a transmits a busy sound or a voice message to the calling communication terminal 11, Tell them that the line cannot be connected.

As soon as the communication line is connected, the originating side exchange 13a transmits the incoming voice registered in the exchange to the terminating side communication terminal 12 (step S28), and at the same time, the calling side communication terminal 11 receives a ringing tone. Is sent out (step S27).
The incoming call voice transmitted from the originating side exchange 13a is received by the receiving side communication terminal 12 (step S29) and output (step S30).
Then, when a person who has heard the incoming voice responds by a predetermined operation (step S31), the originating side exchange 13a simultaneously stops the transmission of the incoming voice and the ringing tone (step S32). A call can be made with the communication terminal 12 (step S33).

As described above, according to the incoming call voice system of this embodiment, when a call is generated from the caller communication terminal 11 and the callee communication terminal 12 that is the target is detected, the callee communication terminal is forcibly used. 11 is connected to the communication line. Then, an arbitrary voice is selected and extracted from voices such as music and messages registered in advance in the exchange 13 by the user, and transmitted to the receiving communication terminal 12 or transmitted through the calling communication terminal 11. Is transmitted to the receiving communication terminal 12 as an incoming call sound as it is.
As a result, the incoming communication terminal 12 can output the transmitted voice as the incoming voice as it is, and even if the incoming communication terminal 12 is not provided with an incoming voice function, an incoming data reproduction function, etc., the caller side Thus, various desired voices can be used as incoming voices.

For this reason, it is possible to transmit and output an arbitrary incoming voice without being restricted by the playback function of the receiving communication terminal 12, and the function and configuration of the receiving communication terminal 12 can be simplified, and an inexpensive terminal can be provided. It becomes possible.
Since these incoming voices can be registered with unique voices unique to the caller, the caller can easily and reliably identify the caller.
In addition, in this system, since a communication line can be forcibly connected without sending a call signal and responding to the call signal, a prompt and appropriate voice notification can be made when an emergency is required. Can improve convenience.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the incoming call voice system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of the incoming call voice system according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a sequence related to the control.
As shown in FIG. 5, the present embodiment includes a transmission side communication terminal 11 a, a reception side communication terminal 12 a, an exchange 13, a transmission side base station 15, and a reception side base station 16.

The outgoing communication terminal 11a and the incoming communication terminal 12a in the present embodiment are mobile phones, but have the same means as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), respectively. The switch 13 also has the same means as that shown in FIG. Therefore, since these are the same as in the case of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.
The transmitting side base station 15 and the receiving side base station 16 are located between the exchange 13 and each communication terminal, and communicate with each communication terminal by wireless connection and wired to the exchange.

While the incoming voice is transmitted from the exchange 13 in the first embodiment described above, the present embodiment is characterized in that the incoming voice is transmitted from the originating communication terminal 11a.
Specifically, this will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a call is generated from the originating communication terminal 11a (step S41), the exchange 13a that has detected this transmits a dial tone to the originating communication terminal 11a (step S42). Specifically, it has a role of notifying the exchange beforehand that a call is generated by raising the handset and that communication is now started. Then, the originating side switch 13a transmits a dial tone to notify that the dial reception from the communication terminal is ready.
Next, the caller communication terminal 11a dials the telephone number of the communication terminal with which communication is desired (step S43).
When the exchange 13a receives this dial, the exchange 13a searches for an appropriate route and sends a selection signal to the exchange on that route (step S44). The selection signal is number information based on the dial received from the transmission side communication terminal 11a, and is for specifying the connection destination. Upon receiving the selection signal, the next exchange searches whether the communication terminal having the number information constituting the selection signal is in its own station, and if not, similarly sends a selection signal to the exchange on the next route.

When the corresponding incoming communication terminal 12a is detected in the exchange 13b that has received the selection signal through such a process (step S45), the exchange 13b establishes a communication line between the incoming communication terminal 12a and the exchange 13a. Connect (step S46). At this time, the called-side exchange 13b does not send out the calling signal and forces the communication line between the calling-side communication terminal 11a and the called-side communication terminal 12a even when the called-side communication terminal 12a does not answer the call. Connecting.
At this time, when the receiving communication terminal 12a is busy or when the power is not turned on, the exchange 13a transmits a busy sound or a voice message to the calling communication terminal 11a, and the line is not connected. Tell them you can't connect.

When the line connection is established, the call mode is entered, and a call path between the caller communication terminal 11a and the callee communication terminal 12a is established (step S47).
Then, the voice from the caller communication terminal 11a is transmitted to the callee communication terminal 12a as an incoming voice (step S48).
The incoming voice transmitted from the originating communication terminal 11a in this way is received by the terminating communication terminal 12a (step S49) and output (step S50).
If the person who has heard the incoming call responds by a predetermined operation (step S51), a call can be made between the caller communication terminal 11a and the callee communication terminal 12a (step S52).
Note that the control function of the base station in the present embodiment is mainly provided with a relay function between the exchange and each communication terminal, and a description thereof is omitted here.

As described above, according to the incoming voice system of this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the communication line between the outgoing communication terminal 11a and the incoming communication terminal 12a is forcibly connected to The incoming call voice can be forcibly output to the communication terminal on the called side.
As a result, even if the incoming call communication terminal 12a is not provided with a ring tone function or incoming call data reproduction function, or even if the voice is not registered in advance in the voice server of the exchange, the voice from the outgoing communication terminal 11a Can be output as an incoming call sound. Accordingly, since the function and configuration of the receiving communication terminal 12a can be simplified, an inexpensive terminal can be provided, and the voice of the caller can be transmitted, so that the caller can be easily identified. In addition, since the communication line between the calling communication terminal 11a and the receiving communication terminal 12a can be forcibly connected, appropriate and prompt voice notification can be made to any communication terminal in an emergency or the like. .

[Third embodiment]
Furthermore, with reference to FIG. 7, a third embodiment of the incoming call voice system according to the present invention will be described.
In this embodiment, the ringtone system of the present invention is applied as an emergency call system at the time of disaster.
FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of an incoming call voice system according to the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the present embodiment includes a receiving communication terminal 12 a, an exchange 13, an emergency call server 14 a, and a receiving base station 16.

Although the receiving communication terminal 12a in this embodiment is a mobile phone, it has the same means as the means shown in FIG. The switch 13 also has the same means as that shown in FIG. Accordingly, these are the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and a description thereof is omitted here.
As in the second embodiment, the receiving base station 16 is located between the exchange 13 and the receiving communication terminal 12a and has a relay function.

The emergency call server 14a has the same means as the voice server 14 in the first embodiment described above.
However, in the first embodiment, the voice to be registered is input by a general user, whereas in the present embodiment, the emergency notification server 14a is used by a predetermined party because it is intended for emergency notification in the event of a disaster. Only registration is possible.
Specifically, the emergency call server 14a registers voice messages that serve as emergency calls and warnings related to disasters.
For example, the emergency call server 14a registers a voice such as “A tsunami warning has been issued. Then, when a tsunami warning is actually issued, this voice is transmitted individually or all at once to all communication terminals belonging to the radio zone of the corresponding base station by a predetermined operation of a related person or automatically. Will be.

This is also a feature of the mobile phone system HLR (Home
This is an application of Location Resister. In the HLR, the position information of each communication terminal (mobile terminal) is updated in real time, so that it is possible to constantly grasp which communication terminal is in which zone of the base station.
Also in the present embodiment, when the target incoming communication terminal 12a is detected, the exchange 13 does not send a call signal and does not answer the call even if the incoming communication terminal 12a does not answer the call. A predetermined alarm sound is transmitted by forced connection.

  According to the incoming voice system according to the present embodiment as described above, when a natural disaster or the like occurs in a specific area by combining with a mobile phone system, as a means for notifying a communication terminal user existing in the area It will be an effective system to replace the existing emergency call system.

As described above, the incoming voice system of the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment. However, the incoming voice system according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that implementation is possible.
For example, the incoming voice system of the present invention may be used as a call waiting message when the called communication terminal is busy.
In addition, in order to comply with certain manners and rules, it is a system that can select a vibration incoming call function, an optical incoming call function, etc., which a conventional communication terminal has instead of the incoming call voice system of the present invention by a predetermined operation of the incoming communication terminal. There may be.
The communication terminal may be any information communication device capable of voice communication such as a fixed telephone, a mobile phone, a PHS, a PDA, and a notebook personal computer.

It is a block diagram of the incoming call | voice voice system which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the caller side communication terminal, the callee side communication terminal, and the exchange in the incoming call voice system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows registration of the incoming call voice in the incoming call voice system which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, and selection of an incoming call voice. It is a sequence diagram which shows control from the call origination to a telephone call in the incoming call voice system which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the incoming call | voice voice system which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram which shows control from the call origination to a telephone call in the incoming call voice system which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the incoming call | voice voice system which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Incoming voice system 11 Originating side communication terminal 11a Originating side communication terminal (mobile phone)
12 Incoming communication terminal 12a Incoming communication terminal (mobile phone)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Switch 13a Origination side switch 13b Termination side switch 14 Voice server 14a Emergency call server 15 Origination side base station 16 Termination side base station

Claims (7)

A line connection between a caller communication terminal that makes a call to an arbitrary communication terminal, a callee communication terminal that receives an incoming call from any communication terminal, and a line connection between the caller communication terminal and the callee communication terminal An incoming voice system comprising an exchange to perform,
The exchange is
Line connection means for forcibly connecting a communication line between the calling side communication terminal and the called side communication terminal, and incoming voice transmission means for sending the incoming voice from the calling side communication terminal to the forcibly connected receiving side communication terminal; Have
The calling communication terminal is
An incoming voice input means for inputting incoming voice to the exchange;
The called communication terminal is
An incoming voice system comprising: an incoming voice receiving means for receiving an incoming voice sent from the exchange; and an incoming voice output means for outputting the incoming voice.   2. The incoming call voice system according to claim 1, wherein the line connection means of the exchange forcibly connects the line without sending a call signal. The exchange is
Incoming voice registration means for pre-registering incoming voice to be transmitted to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, incoming voice extraction means for extracting the registered incoming voice, and incoming voice to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal Registration voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice extracted by the extraction means,
The calling communication terminal is
The incoming voice according to claim 1, further comprising: incoming voice input means for inputting incoming voice to be registered in the exchange; and incoming voice selection means for selecting one incoming voice from two or more incoming voices registered in the exchange. system. An exchange for connecting a line between a calling communication terminal and a receiving communication terminal,
Line connection means for forcibly connecting a communication line between the calling side communication terminal and the called side communication terminal, and incoming voice transmission means for sending the incoming voice from the calling side communication terminal to the forcibly connected receiving side communication terminal; An exchange comprising:   5. The exchange according to claim 4, wherein the line connection means forcibly connects the lines without sending a call signal.   Incoming voice registration means for pre-registering incoming voice to be transmitted to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal, incoming voice extraction means for extracting the registered incoming voice, and incoming voice to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal 6. The exchange according to claim 4, further comprising: registered voice transmission means for transmitting the incoming voice extracted by the extraction means. A computer that constitutes an exchange that performs line connection between the calling communication terminal and the receiving communication terminal,
Line connection means for forcibly connecting the communication line between the calling side communication terminal and the called side communication terminal, incoming voice transmission means for sending the incoming voice from the calling side communication terminal to the forcibly connected receiving side communication terminal, forcibly connected for the receiving side Incoming voice registration means for pre-registering incoming voice to be transmitted to the communication terminal, incoming voice extraction means for extracting the registered incoming voice, and transmission of the incoming voice extracted by the incoming voice extraction means to the forcibly connected incoming communication terminal An incoming voice program for functioning as a registered voice transmission means.

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