JP2008172393A - Provider reporting system, provider reporting method, and provider reporting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a call terminating side to more surely know a telephone provider with which a call originator has made a contract in a telephone system. <P>SOLUTION: When receiving a call origination signal from a call originator's telephone terminal 100, a call signal transmission means 22 of a provider 110 transmits provider reporting information to a terminating-side telephone terminal 130 together with a call signal. A provider recognition means 32 of the terminating-side telephone terminal 130 recognizes the provider 110 with which the originator using the call originator's telephone terminal 100 has made a contract on the basis of the received provider reporting information. Then, a provider information display means 33 of the terminating-side telephone terminal 130 controls the display of provider information showing the provider 110 with which the call originator has made a contract on the basis of the recognition result of the provider recognition means 32. Alternatively, the terminating-side telephone terminal 130 changes a ringtone on the basis of the recognition result of the provider recognition means 32. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a provider notification system, a provider notification method, and a provider notification program for notifying a telephone provider contracted by a caller in a telephone system on the receiving side. The present invention also relates to a receiving terminal provided in the provider notification system.

  Conventionally, when displaying information on the calling side in a telephone system, for example, the caller's own information (for example, the caller's phone number) is displayed on the receiving side terminal, or the ring tone is switched for each caller. There is a system.

  In the telephone system, in particular, a general fixed telephone service and an IP telephone service may be received by a single telephone. In this case, when displaying information on the receiving side (incoming side), depending on whether the telephone receives an incoming call as a general fixed telephone or an incoming call as an IP telephone, There is a system that switches ringtones.

  Patent Document 1 describes an IP terminal device that can confirm provider information with which a calling party has a contract. The IP terminal device (incoming device) described in Patent Document 1 includes an electronic telephone directory (correspondence table) in which a telephone number and provider information are associated in advance. Also, the IP terminal device searches the electronic telephone directory for the telephone number of the communication partner device (calling device), and if there is a telephone number of the communication partner device, the provider information of the communication partner (calling device). Is displayed.

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  However, in the conventional system for displaying information on the calling side and the called side, the caller's information (for example, the caller's phone number) can be known on the called side, but the caller contracts with any provider. The callee cannot know if there is any. For this reason, when the caller wants to know the provider with whom the caller has contracted, he / she must ask the other party (caller).

  In particular, when an IP phone service is used, various services such as a free call service may be used if the calling side and the receiving side are contracted with the same IP phone provider. In such a case, because the other party's provider was not known, for example, when a call was made to the other party, the call was made again by using a general telephone or a mobile phone. Various services may not be available.

  In addition, if the IP terminal device described in Patent Document 1 is used, if the caller side information (telephone number and provider information) is registered in advance in the callee side device, the partner with whom the other party has contracted will be received. Can be recognized by the side. However, the other party's information (telephone number and provider information) must be registered in advance in the receiving device, and if an incoming call is received from an unregistered partner device, the partner's provider is known. It is not possible.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a provider notification system, a receiving terminal, a provider notification method, and a provider notification program that can more reliably know a telephone provider contracted by a caller in a telephone system on the receiving side. Objective.

  The provider notification system according to the present invention is a provider notification system for notifying a provider contracted by a caller on the receiving side, and includes a provider device (for example, an IP telephone exchange or an IP telephone server) and a receiving terminal (for example, a receiving side telephone) Terminal device 130), and the provider device provides provider notification information (for example, provider ID, provider name) that can identify the provider in response to a call from a calling terminal (for example, caller telephone terminal 100), and a communication network. Provider notification means (for example, realized by the call signal transmission means 22) for transmitting to the receiving terminal via the communication terminal, and the receiving terminal determines the provider to which the caller contracts based on the provider notification information received from the provider device. Provider specifying means for specifying (for example, by the provider recognition means 32) And revealed the), the provider informing means for informing the provider that a provider identification unit identified (e.g., provider information display unit 33, characterized in that it comprises a to) and implemented by the ringtone switching means 34.

  In the provider notification system, the provider notification unit displays provider information (for example, a provider name, a symbol or ID indicating a provider, a graphic such as an icon) indicating the provider specified by the provider specifying unit (for example, a provider information display unit) , Realized by the provider information display means 33).

  In the provider notification system, the provider notification unit includes a ring tone switching unit (for example, realized by the ring tone switching unit 34) that switches the ring tone according to the provider specified by the provider specifying unit. Also good.

  Further, in the provider notification system, the ring tone switching means is realized by a sound data storage means (for example, a storage unit such as a memory installed in the receiving side telephone terminal 130) that stores the sound data for the ring tone in association with the provider. And sound data extraction means (for example, realized by the ring tone switching means 34) for switching the ring tone by extracting the sound data corresponding to the provider specified by the provider specifying means from the sound data storage means. It may be included.

  In the provider notification system, the provider notification means transmits provider identification information (for example, provider ID) that can identify the provider as provider notification information to the receiving terminal via the communication network. Provider information storage means (for example, realized by a storage unit such as a memory mounted on the receiving side telephone terminal 130) and provider identification information received from the provider device. It may include provider information extracting means (for example, realized by the provider recognizing means 32) that identifies the provider with whom the caller makes a contract by extracting corresponding provider information from the provider information storage means.

  The receiving terminal of the provider notification system according to the present invention is a receiving terminal of the provider notification system (for example, the receiving-side telephone terminal 130) that notifies the provider contracted by the caller on the receiving side, and provider notification information that can specify the provider Provider notification information receiving means (for example, realized by the call signal receiving means 31) via a communication network and a provider contracted by the caller based on the provider notification information received from the provider apparatus Provider specifying means (for example, realized by the provider recognition means 32) and provider notification means for notifying the provider specified by the provider specifying means (for example, the provider information display means 33 and the ring tone switching means 34). Special feature To.

  The provider notification method according to the present invention is a provider notification method for notifying a provider contracted by a caller on the receiving side, and the provider device provides provider notification information that can identify a provider in response to a call from a calling terminal. Transmitting to the receiving terminal via the communication network, the step of identifying the provider with which the caller has contracted based on the provider notification information received from the provider device, and the receiving terminal notifying the specified provider And the step of performing.

  The provider notification program according to the present invention is a provider notification program for notifying the called party of the provider contracted by the caller, and the provider notification information that can identify the provider is sent to the computer via the communication network. This is for causing the processing received from the device, the processing for specifying the provider contracted by the caller, and the processing for notifying the specified provider based on the provider notification information received from the provider device.

  According to the present invention, the provider device transmits provider notification information to the receiving terminal in response to a call from the calling terminal. Further, the receiving terminal specifies the provider with which the caller makes a contract based on the provider notification information received from the provider device, and notifies the specified provider. Therefore, the user on the receiving side can know the provider with whom the caller makes a contract without directly hearing from the caller. In addition, since it is not registered in advance in the receiving terminal, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the provider with whom the caller makes a contract cannot be recognized on the receiving side. Therefore, in the telephone system, the telephone provider with which the caller has a contract can be known more reliably on the receiving side.

  In particular, if the calling party and the receiving party are contracted with the same provider, the next time you make a call from the receiving party, you can make a call using a terminal or phone number that supports the same provider as the receiving party. By doing so, various services such as a free call service provided by the provider can be received more reliably.

  In addition, the caller on the calling side can also expect that the other party will make a contract with the same provider as the other party by notifying the other party of the provider with whom he / she has contracted. Therefore, if the other party contracts with the same provider as himself, it can be expected that the number of cases of receiving various services such as a free call service provided by the provider will increase, and there is an advantage for the caller.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the concept of the provider notification system according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of the provider notification system in the first embodiment.

  The provider 110 with which the caller contracts includes a system 120 that notifies the provider with which the caller has contracted. When the provider 110 detects a call from the caller terminal 100, the provider 110 uses the system 120 to transmit provider notification information that can specify the provider with which the caller has contracted to the callee terminal 130.

  The called telephone terminal 130 includes means 140 for recognizing a provider contracted by a caller, means 150 for controlling display of provider information based on the identified result, and a display device 160 for displaying a caller contract telephone provider name. Prepare. Based on the provider notification information received from the provider 110, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 recognizes the provider with whom the caller has contracted. Then, based on the recognition result, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 displays provider information such as the name of the telephone provider contracted by the caller on the display device 160.

  Next, the configuration of the provider notification system will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the provider notification system. As shown in FIG. 2, the provider notification system includes a caller telephone terminal 100, a provider 110, and a receiving side telephone terminal 130. Further, the caller telephone terminal 100 and the receiving telephone terminal 130 and the provider 110 are connected via a communication network such as an IP network (or the Internet).

  The caller telephone terminal 100 is realized by an IP telephone, for example. The caller telephone terminal 100 is realized by an information processing terminal such as a personal computer having an IP telephone function. The caller telephone terminal 100 has a function of transmitting / receiving each control signal such as a transmission signal and voice data via a communication network. In FIG. 2, one caller telephone terminal 100 is shown, but the provider notification system may include a plurality of caller telephone terminals 100.

  The provider 110 is an IP telephone provider with which the caller of the caller telephone terminal 100 makes a contract. Specifically, the provider 110 is realized by an IP telephone exchange or an IP telephone server that operates according to a program. As shown in FIG. 2, the provider 110 includes an outgoing signal receiving unit 21 and a calling signal transmitting unit 22. The system 120 for notifying the provider contracted by the caller shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the call signal receiving means 21 and the call signal sending means 22.

  The transmission signal receiving unit 21 is realized by, for example, a control unit and a communication unit of an IP telephone exchange. The outgoing signal receiving means 21 is realized by, for example, a CPU of an IP telephone server that operates according to a program and a network interface unit. The transmission signal receiving means 21 has a function of receiving a transmission signal from the caller telephone terminal 100 via a communication network.

  The call signal transmission unit 22 is realized by, for example, a control unit and a communication unit of an IP telephone exchange. The call signal transmission means 22 is realized by, for example, the CPU and network interface unit of an IP telephone server that operates according to a program.

  The call signal transmission means 22 has a function of transmitting a call signal to the called telephone terminal 130 via the communication network. The call signal transmitting means 22 has a function of transmitting provider notification information that can identify the provider 110 to the called telephone terminal 130 via the communication network together with the call signal. In the present embodiment, the calling signal transmission unit 22 stores a provider ID that can identify the provider 110 in advance in a storage unit such as a memory as provider notification information, for example. Then, the call signal transmitting means 22 transmits the provider ID stored in advance together with the call signal to the called telephone terminal 130.

  Note that the call signal transmission unit 22 may transmit information other than the provider ID, such as the provider name itself of the provider 110, as the provider notification information as long as the information can identify the provider 110.

  If the calling side and the called side are contracted with different IP phone providers, the call signal transmitting means 22 sends the call signal and the provider notification via the communication network via the provider with which the called side makes a contract. Information is transmitted to the destination telephone terminal 130. If the calling party and the receiving party are contracted with the same IP telephone provider, the calling signal transmitting means 22 transmits the calling signal and the provider notification information as they are to the receiving telephone terminal 130 via the communication network. To do.

  The incoming side telephone terminal 130 is realized by an IP telephone, for example. The incoming side telephone terminal 130 is realized by an information processing terminal such as a personal computer equipped with an IP telephone function. As shown in FIG. 2, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 includes a call signal receiving unit 31, a provider recognition unit 32, and a provider information display unit 33. The means 140 for recognizing the sender provider shown in FIG. 1 is realized by the provider recognition means 32. The means 150 for displaying provider information is realized by the provider information display means 33. The display device 160 that displays the caller contract provider name is realized by a display unit such as a liquid crystal display unit provided in the IP telephone, or a display device such as a display device provided in the information processing terminal.

  In FIG. 2, one incoming telephone terminal 130 is shown, but the provider notification system may include a plurality of incoming telephone terminals 130. Further, in FIG. 2, for convenience of explanation, the caller telephone terminal 100 and the callee telephone terminal 130 are shown separately, but actually, the same terminal (IP telephone or information processing terminal) is the caller telephone terminal 100. And the function as the destination telephone terminal 130 are provided.

  The call signal receiving means 31 is realized by, for example, a control unit and a communication unit of an IP telephone. The call signal receiving means 31 is realized by, for example, a CPU and a network interface unit of an information processing terminal that operates according to a program. The call signal receiving means 31 has a function of receiving a call signal and provider notification information from the provider 110 via the communication network.

  The provider recognition unit 32 is realized by a control unit of an IP telephone, for example. Moreover, the provider recognition means 32 is implement | achieved by CPU of the information processing terminal which operate | moves according to a program, for example. The provider recognition unit 32 has a function of recognizing (specifying) the provider 110 with which the caller of the caller telephone terminal 100 makes a contract based on the provider notification information.

  In the present embodiment, the provider recognition unit 32 stores, for example, a provider correspondence table in which a provider ID and a provider name are associated in advance in a storage unit such as a memory. Further, the provider recognition unit 32 identifies a provider ID included in the provider correspondence table that matches the provider ID received as the provider notification information from the provider 110. The provider recognition unit 32 recognizes the provider 110 by extracting the provider name corresponding to the specified provider ID from the provider correspondence table.

  When the provider recognition unit 32 receives the provider name itself as the provider notification information from the provider 110, the provider recognition unit 32 may recognize the provider 110 indicated by the received provider name as it is.

  The provider information display means 33 is realized by a control unit of an IP telephone, for example. Moreover, the provider information display means 33 is implement | achieved by CPU of the information processing terminal which operate | moves according to a program, for example. The provider information display means 33 has a function of controlling display of provider information indicating the provider 110 with which the caller of the caller telephone terminal 100 is contracted based on the recognition result of the provider recognition means 32.

  In the present embodiment, the provider information display means 33 controls display of the provider name extracted or received by the provider recognition means 32 as provider information. For example, when the incoming side telephone terminal 130 is an IP phone, the provider information display means 33 displays the provider name on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display unit. Further, for example, when the incoming side telephone terminal 130 is an information processing terminal, the provider information display means 33 displays the provider name on a display device such as a display device. The provider information display unit 33 may display and control symbols, IDs, icons, and the like indicating the provider 110 as provider information.

  When the incoming side telephone terminal 130 is realized by an information processing terminal such as a personal computer, the storage unit of the information processing terminal that implements the incoming side telephone terminal 130 has various types for informing the outgoing side provider 110 on the incoming side. I remember the program. For example, the storage unit of the information processing terminal that implements the receiving-side telephone terminal 130 has a process of receiving provider notification information that can specify the provider from the provider device via the communication network and a provider received from the provider device. Based on the notification information, a provider notification program for executing a process for specifying a provider contracted by a caller and a process for notifying the specified provider is stored.

  Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a process in which the receiving telephone terminal recognizes the provider and notifies the provider information based on the notification information from the provider with whom the caller makes a contract. When the caller wants to make a call using the IP phone service, the caller performs a call operation by operating the caller telephone terminal 100. The caller telephone terminal 100 transmits a call signal to the provider 110 via the communication network in accordance with the caller's call operation (step S11).

  The outgoing signal receiving means 21 of the provider 110 receives the outgoing signal from the caller telephone terminal 100 via the communication network. Then, the calling signal transmission means 22 of the provider 110 transmits a calling signal to the receiving side telephone terminal 130 via the communication network. In this case, the calling signal transmission means 22 transmits provider notification information (provider ID in this example) together with the calling signal to the receiving side telephone terminal 130 via the communication network (step S12).

  The call signal receiving means 31 of the called telephone terminal 130 receives the call signal and provider notification information from the provider 110 via the communication network (step S13). Further, the provider recognition unit 32 of the receiving side telephone terminal 130 recognizes the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted based on the received provider notification information (step S14). In this example, the provider recognition unit 32 recognizes the provider name of the provider 110 with which the caller makes a contract.

  Then, the provider information display unit 33 of the receiving side telephone terminal 130 displays the provider information (provider name in this example) on the display unit or the display device based on the recognition result of the provider recognition unit 32 (step S15).

  The user on the called side can recognize the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted by confirming the provider information displayed on the called side telephone terminal 130. When the user on the receiving side has a contract with the same provider 110 as the receiver, the next time he / she wants to make a call to the caller telephone terminal 100 of the sender, the called side telephone corresponding to the same provider 110 as the receiver A call origination operation is performed using the terminal 130 or a telephone number. Then, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 transmits an outgoing signal to the provider 110 in accordance with the outgoing operation of the incoming side user, and makes a call request to the calling party telephone terminal 100 (step S16). By doing so, for example, various services such as a free call service provided by the provider 110 can be received more reliably.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the provider 110 notifies the called party of the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted by transmitting provider notification information to the called-side telephone terminal 130. Then, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 recognizes the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted based on the provider notification information received from the provider 110, and displays the provider information. In the telephone system, since the receiving side telephone terminal can display the information of the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted when receiving a call, the provider 110 with whom the caller has contracted can be called the user on the receiving side without having to ask directly from the caller. Can know.

  In particular, if the calling party and the called party are contracted with the same IP phone provider, the next time the call is made again from the called party, the called party telephone terminal 130 or the telephone corresponding to the same provider 110 as the receiving party is used. By performing a call operation using a number, various services such as a free call service provided by the provider 110 can be received more reliably.

  In addition, the caller on the calling side can also expect that the partner 110 contracts with the same provider 110 as himself / herself by notifying the partner (incoming side) of the provider 110 to which he / she contracts. Therefore, if the other party contracts with the same provider 110 as himself, it can be expected that the number of cases of receiving various services such as a free call service provided by the provider 110 is increased, which is also advantageous for the caller.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, since the receiving side telephone terminal 130 can recognize the calling side provider 110 based on the notification information (provider notification information) from the provider 110, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 can make a call in advance. It is possible to eliminate the need to register information (phone number and provider information) of the other party for each person. In addition, since it is not registered in advance in the receiving side telephone terminal 130, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the provider 110 that the caller makes a contract with cannot be recognized on the receiving side. Therefore, in the telephone system, the telephone provider with which the caller has a contract can be known more reliably on the receiving side.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the concept of the provider notification system in the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of the provider notification system in the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 replaces the provider information display control unit 150 and the display device 160 shown in the first embodiment with reference to the identified result. And a means 170 for switching and controlling received sound (ringing tone), a ringing tone file 180 for each calling contract telephone provider, and a speaker 190. In the present embodiment, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 switches the ring tone for each provider and outputs the ring tone to the speaker 190 based on the recognition result of the provider with whom the caller makes a contract.

  Next, the configuration of the provider notification system will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating another configuration example of the provider notification system. As shown in FIG. 5, the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the receiving side telephone terminal 130 includes a ring tone switching means 34 instead of the provider information display means 33 shown in FIG. Different.

  The functions of the call signal receiving means 31 and the provider recognizing means 32 among the constituent elements of the receiving side telephone terminal 130 are the same as those shown in the first embodiment. Further, the functions of the caller telephone terminal 100 and the provider 110 are the same as those functions described in the first embodiment.

  The ring tone switching means 34 is realized by a control unit of an IP telephone, for example. The ring tone switching means 34 is realized by, for example, a CPU of an information processing terminal that operates according to a program. The ring tone switching means 34 has a function of switching the ring tone according to the provider 110 with which the caller of the caller telephone terminal 100 is contracted based on the recognition result of the provider recognition means 32.

  In the present embodiment, the ringtone switching means 34 stores, for example, a ringtone correspondence table in which a provider name and ringtone sound data are associated in advance in a storage unit such as a memory. Further, the ring tone switching means 34 extracts the sound data corresponding to the provider name recognized by the provider recognition means 32 from the ring tone correspondence table, thereby switching the ring tone according to the provider 110 with which the caller makes a contract. Then, the ring tone switching means 34 causes a sound output device such as a speaker to output a ring tone based on the extracted sound data.

  It should be noted that the means 170 for switching the received sound (ringtone) shown in FIG. The ring tone file 180 for each caller contract provider is realized by a ring tone correspondence table provided in the ring tone switching means 34. The speaker 190 is realized by an audio output device such as a speaker provided in the receiving side telephone terminal 130.

  Next, the operation will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another example of processing in which the receiving-side telephone terminal recognizes the provider and notifies the provider information based on the notification information from the provider with whom the caller makes a contract. In FIG. 6, the processes in steps S11 to S14 are the same as those shown in the first embodiment.

  When the provider 110 contracted by the caller is recognized in step S14, the ring tone switching means 34 of the receiving side telephone terminal 130, based on the recognition result of the provider recognition means 32, the ring tone according to the provider 110 with which the caller contracts. Switch. Then, the ring tone switching means 34 outputs the ring tone to a sound output device such as a speaker (step S25).

  The user on the receiving side can recognize the provider 110 with which the receiver contracts by checking the ring tone output from the telephone terminal 130 on the receiving side. When the user on the receiving side has a contract with the same provider 110 as the receiver, the next time he / she wants to make a call to the caller telephone terminal 100 of the sender, the called side telephone corresponding to the same provider 110 as the receiver A call origination operation is performed using the terminal 130 or a telephone number. Then, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 transmits an outgoing signal to the provider 110 according to the outgoing operation of the incoming side user, and makes a call request to the calling party telephone terminal 100 (step S26). By doing so, for example, services such as a free call service provided by the provider 110 can be received more reliably.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the provider 110 notifies the called party of the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted by transmitting provider notification information to the called-side telephone terminal 130. Then, based on the provider notification information received from the provider 110, the receiving side telephone terminal 130 recognizes the provider 110 with which the caller has contracted, and switches the ring tone. In the telephone system, the ringing tone can be switched according to the provider 110 with which the caller is contracted when the incoming call terminal receives the call, so that the caller does not hear directly from the caller as in the first embodiment. However, the user on the receiving side can know the provider 110 with which the caller contracts.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, since the caller is not registered in advance on the receiving side telephone terminal 130, the provider 110 with whom the caller has contracted cannot be recognized on the called side. Can be prevented. Therefore, in the telephone system, the telephone provider with which the caller has a contract can be known more reliably on the receiving side.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the case where either provider information display or ring tone switching is described has been described. However, the receiving-side telephone terminal 130 uses the provider information based on the provider 110 recognition result. May be displayed and the ringtone may be switched. By doing so, by using a plurality of notification means, the user on the receiving side can more reliably recognize the provider 110 with which the caller contracts.

  The present invention can be applied to a telephone system that provides a telephone service such as an IP telephone service.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the concept of the provider alerting | reporting system in 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the provider alerting | reporting system by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the process which a receiving side telephone terminal recognizes a provider and alert | reports provider information based on the notification information from the provider which a caller contracts. It is explanatory drawing which shows the concept of the provider alerting | reporting system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the other structural example of a provider alerting | reporting system. It is a flowchart which shows the other example of the process which a receiving side telephone terminal recognizes a provider and alert | reports provider information based on the notification information from the provider which a caller contracts.

Explanation of symbols

21 Calling signal receiving means 22 Calling signal transmitting means 31 Calling signal receiving means 32 Provider recognition means 33 Provider information display means 100 Caller telephone terminal 110 Provider 120 System 130 for notifying the provider with whom the caller has contracted Means for recognizing the provider with whom the contract is made 150 means for displaying and controlling the provider information 160 display device

Claims (8)

A provider notification system for notifying a provider with whom a caller has a contract on the receiving side,
A provider device;
With a receiving terminal,
The provider apparatus includes provider notification means for transmitting provider notification information capable of specifying a provider to the receiving terminal via a communication network in response to a call from the calling terminal,
The receiving terminal is
Provider specifying means for specifying a provider with whom the caller makes a contract based on provider notification information received from the provider device;
Provider notification means for notifying a provider specified by the provider specifying means; and a provider notification system.   The provider notification system according to claim 1, wherein the provider notification means includes provider information display means for displaying provider information indicating the provider specified by the provider specifying means.   The provider notification system according to claim 1, wherein the provider notification unit includes a ring tone switching unit that switches a ring tone according to the provider specified by the provider specifying unit. The ring tone switching means
Sound data storage means for storing ring tone sound data in association with a provider;
The provider notification system according to claim 3, further comprising: sound data extraction means for switching a ring tone by extracting sound data corresponding to the provider specified by the provider specifying means from the sound data storage means. The provider notification means transmits provider identification information capable of identifying the provider as provider notification information to the receiving terminal via the communication network,
Provider identification means are:
Provider information storage means for storing provider information indicating a provider in association with provider identification information;
The provider information extraction means which specifies the provider which a caller contracts by extracting the provider information corresponding to the said provider identification information received from the provider apparatus from the said provider information storage means is included. The provider alerting | reporting system of any one of them. A receiving terminal of a provider notification system for notifying a provider contracted by a caller on the receiving side;
Provider notification information receiving means for receiving provider notification information capable of specifying a provider from a provider device via a communication network;
Provider specifying means for specifying a provider with whom the caller makes a contract based on provider notification information received from the provider device;
A receiving terminal comprising: provider notifying means for notifying the provider specified by the provider specifying means. A provider notification method for notifying a provider with whom a caller has a contract on the receiving side,
A provider device transmitting provider notification information capable of specifying a provider to a receiving terminal via a communication network in response to a call from the calling terminal;
The call receiving terminal identifying a provider with whom a caller makes a contract based on provider notification information received from the provider device;
The call receiving terminal includes a step of notifying the specified provider. A provider notification program for notifying the called party of a provider contracted by a caller,
On the computer,
Processing for receiving provider notification information capable of specifying a provider from a provider device via a communication network;
Based on provider notification information received from the provider device, a process for identifying a provider with whom the caller is contracted;
Provider notification program for executing processing for notifying the specified provider.

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