JP2009141546A - Telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone device enabling an incoming call rejection response according to a direct-dialing number by operatively connecting an incoming call rejection function with a direct-dialing function. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone device includes: a communication means enabling incoming calls by a plurality of incoming call numbers; an incoming call rejection means for rejecting incoming calls to prevent the execution of incoming call operation, when detecting the incoming call from a prescribed call origination number; an incoming call control means for detecting incoming number information transmitted from an exchanger at signal arrival by using the communication means; and an operation control means for controlling operation of the incoming call rejection means based on the received incoming call number information. The operation control means holds a plurality of operation settings of the incoming call rejection means related to each incoming call number in advance. Then, when any signal arrives, an operation setting corresponding to the incoming signal number is determined and read, thus instructing the incoming call rejection means to operate based on the read operation setting. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device connected to a telephone communication network for communication, and more particularly to a telephone device having both a dial-in function and an incoming call rejection function.

  In recent years, with the development of communication infrastructure, various additional services related to communication have become widespread. For example, telephone devices that can connect to a wide-area communication network such as an IP telephone network or the Internet and receive various services such as a data communication service have become widespread.

  As one of the functions of such a telephone device, an incoming call rejection function and a dial-in function have been put into practical use. The incoming call rejection function obtains call number information indicating the caller's phone number (hereinafter referred to as “caller number”) by a pre-call information notification service that informs the callee of the caller's phone number information, a so-called number display service. When the caller ID information satisfies a preset incoming call rejection condition, a response, that is, a DC loop is automatically formed without ringing the incoming call. Then, an incoming call rejection message or the like recorded in advance is sent to the calling side. Thereby, incoming calls such as nuisance calls can be rejected.

  The dial-in function records a plurality of incoming number information and corresponding incoming terminal information in the recording unit of the telephone device. The incoming terminal information includes, for example, “Receiving a FAX by FAX and receiving FAX by FAX”, “Voice incoming by FAX device”, “Slave unit” for each of a plurality of incoming numbers (hereinafter referred to as “dial-in numbers”) in the dial-in function. This is information that defines an incoming operation such as “voice incoming at A” and “voice incoming at handset B”. When an incoming call is made, the telephone device receives information (= incoming number information) indicating the telephone number dialed by the caller from the exchange. The telephone device that has received this performs a matching search between the called number information and the receiving terminal information, and if they match, performs a receiving operation based on the receiving terminal information.

  According to the dial-in function, a single telephone line can hold a plurality of incoming telephone numbers. For example, in a cordless telephone having a FAX function and a slave unit, a dial-in number A is dedicated to the master unit, a dial-in number B is dedicated to FAX, and a dial-in number C is dedicated to the slave unit. A line can be used by a plurality of telephone numbers.

  The above two functions are independent functions. Therefore, conventionally, the operation of the incoming call rejection function cannot be individually set for each dial-in number. That is, only a single incoming call rejection operation can be performed regardless of the dial-in number. However, for example, when a plurality of dial-in numbers are used properly for work, private use, annoying phone calls, etc., it is more desirable to switch the operation of the incoming call rejection function according to the dial-in number.

  In relation to the above, Patent Document 1 discloses a communication terminal device that performs processing according to a dial-in number before connecting a line so that a communication fee is not borne on the calling side. . When the dial-in number sent from the exchange matches the dial-in number registered in advance, the communication terminal automatically executes processing registered in advance corresponding to the dial-in number.

Therefore, the caller can remotely control the device only by making a call to a predetermined dial-in number of the communication terminal device. In addition, since the pre-registered process is executed by disconnecting the line before the incoming side answers, no communication fee is incurred on the outgoing side.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-308363

  As described above, Patent Document 1 discloses a communication terminal device that associates a dial-in number with automatic execution of a predetermined process. However, the predetermined process in Patent Document 1 is a change in the setting of the telephone device on the receiving side, and there is no disclosure or suggestion about linking the dial-in function and the incoming call rejection function. Therefore, the incoming call rejection function can perform only a single operation as in the case of a conventional telephone device, regardless of which of the dial-in numbers is a plurality of types.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and performs an incoming call rejection response corresponding to a dial-in number by linking an incoming call rejection function and a dial-in function, which are functions independent of each other. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the telephone device of the present invention rejects an incoming call based on communication means for receiving an incoming call by one or more incoming numbers connected to a telephone line, and outgoing number information indicating the telephone number of the outgoing side at the time of incoming call. An incoming call control means for detecting, using the communication means, incoming number information indicating a telephone number on the called side, which is transmitted from the exchange when an incoming call is received, And an operation control means for controlling the operation of the incoming call rejection means based on an operation setting corresponding to the incoming call number information.

  According to this configuration, the telephone device of the present invention includes communication means capable of receiving calls by a plurality of incoming numbers. Therefore, even if there is only one telephone line connected to the communication means, by making a contract with a communication carrier and registering a plurality of incoming numbers, incoming calls and calls using a plurality of telephone numbers are performed. It is possible. In addition, there is provided an incoming call rejection means for rejecting an incoming call and not performing an incoming call operation when an incoming call from a predetermined calling number is detected.

  Furthermore, an incoming call control means for detecting the incoming call number information transmitted from the exchange when an incoming call is received using a communication means is provided. In addition, operation control means for controlling the operation of the incoming call rejection means based on the received incoming call number information is provided. The operation control means holds a plurality of operation settings of the incoming call rejection means associated in advance for each incoming call number. When an incoming call is received, the operation setting corresponding to the incoming call number is determined and read, and the incoming call rejection unit is instructed to operate based on the read operation setting.

  In order to achieve the above object, the telephone device of the present invention includes a plurality of communication terminals, and the incoming call control unit determines a communication terminal that performs a response process when an incoming call is received based on the incoming number information, and the communication terminal It is characterized by instructing response processing for incoming calls.

  According to this configuration, the telephone device of the present invention includes a plurality of communication terminals such as slave units. The incoming call control means determines a communication terminal that performs incoming call processing based on the incoming call number information when receiving an incoming call. Then, the corresponding communication terminal is instructed to respond to an incoming call, for example, ringing a ringtone.

  In order to achieve the above object, the telephone device of the present invention further includes a recording unit that records a setting table in which the operation setting of the incoming call rejection unit according to the incoming call number information is recorded. It is determined whether an operation setting corresponding to the incoming call number information is recorded in the setting table, and when the corresponding operation setting exists, the operation of the incoming call rejection unit is controlled based on the operation setting. It is said.

  According to this configuration, the telephone device of the present invention records the setting table in which the incoming number information and the operation setting of the incoming call rejection means are associated with each other in a recording unit such as a flash memory. When receiving an incoming call, the operation control means reads the operation setting corresponding to the incoming call number from the setting table. Then, an instruction is given to the incoming call rejection means so as to operate based on the read operation setting. If the corresponding operation setting does not exist in the setting table, a predetermined default setting may be read to control the incoming call rejection unit.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the telephone device of the present invention, the communication means includes a modem device, and the incoming call control means receives a modem signal from an exchange using the modem device when an incoming call is received. The incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included are obtained.

  According to this configuration, the telephone device of the present invention can receive the modem signal transmitted from the exchange because the communication means includes the modem device. The incoming call control means receives a modem signal from the exchange using a modem device at the time of an incoming call, acquires incoming number information and outgoing number information included in the received modem signal, and gives them to the operation control means and incoming call rejection means. Thereby, the incoming call rejection unit performs the incoming call rejection process based on the setting instruction from the operation control unit and the transmission number information.

  In order to achieve the above object, the telephone device of the present invention includes an IP communication unit capable of connecting the communication unit to an IP communication network, and the incoming call control unit uses the IP communication unit to receive a SIP (Session) when an incoming call is received. (Initiation Protocol) A communication signal is received from a server, and the incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included in the communication signal are acquired.

  According to this configuration, in the telephone device of the present invention, the communication means includes an IP communication unit such as a LAN (Local Area Network) card. Thus, various signals for telephone communication can be transmitted and received from the SIP server by connecting to the IP communication network. The incoming call control unit receives a communication signal from the SIP server using the IP communication unit when receiving an incoming call, acquires incoming number information and outgoing call number information included in the received communication signal, and gives them to the operation control unit and incoming call rejection unit. Thereby, the incoming call rejection unit performs the incoming call rejection process based on the setting instruction from the operation control unit and the transmission number information.

  In order to achieve the above object, the telephone device of the present invention comprises a setting recording means for receiving an operation setting input of the incoming call rejection means corresponding to the incoming call number information and recording it in the setting table. Yes.

  According to this configuration, the telephone device of the present invention includes the setting recording unit that receives the operation setting of the incoming call rejection unit according to the incoming call number information from the user and records it in the recording unit. For example, the setting recording unit displays a setting screen for an incoming call rejection operation using the display unit, and waits for an input of a setting change operation by the operation unit. Then, the operation setting is changed by reflecting the input setting content in the setting table.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the operation control unit controls the operation of the incoming call rejection unit based on the incoming call number information acquired at the time of incoming call. For this reason, for example, it is assumed that the user holds incoming numbers of different operation forms such as a private incoming number and a public incoming number to be placed in the telephone directory. In this case, it is possible to reject all non-notification incoming calls and public telephone calls that cannot be identified by the caller if the incoming call number is private, or accept all incoming calls if the incoming call number is public. As described above, since the ON / OFF of the incoming call rejection response can be automatically switched according to the incoming call number as well as the outgoing call number, the convenience for the user is improved.

  Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, a communication terminal that includes a plurality of communication terminals and that performs an incoming call response process based on the incoming call number information when an incoming call is received is determined. For this reason, it is possible to assign an individual incoming number to each communication terminal, share a common incoming number among a plurality of communication terminals, and the like. Therefore, the setting of the incoming call rejection function can be properly used according to the usage mode, such as providing a usage mode of each communication terminal, for example, a communication terminal for children or a communication terminal for the elderly.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, the incoming call rejection unit is operated based on the operation setting read from the setting table existing in the recording unit. For this reason, it is possible to easily manage the setting contents of the incoming call rejection means for each incoming call number, and to change the setting contents later.

  Further, according to the configuration of the present invention, when receiving a modem signal from an exchange using a modem device when an incoming call is received, the incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included in the received modem signal are acquired, and the operation control means and incoming call rejection means To give. For this reason, it is possible to obtain the incoming number information easily and at a low cost by using a conventional modem device without using a new member, and to control the operation of the incoming call rejection means.

  According to the configuration of the present invention, when an incoming call is received, a communication signal is received from the SIP server using the IP communication unit, and the incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included in the received communication signal are acquired to control the operation control means and the incoming call rejection. Give to the means. For this reason, it is possible to obtain the incoming number information easily and at a low cost by using a conventional IP communication unit and to control the operation of the incoming call rejection means without requiring a new member.

  In addition, according to the configuration of the present invention, the setting recording unit is provided for receiving an operation setting setting instruction for the incoming call rejection unit according to the incoming call number information from the user and recording it in the recording unit. For this reason, since the user can change the setting of the incoming call rejection setting according to the dial-in number each time the usage form of each communication terminal changes, the versatility of the incoming call rejection function can be improved. it can.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, embodiment shown here is an example and this invention is not limited to embodiment shown here.
[Embodiment 1]
<1-1. About the configuration of the telephone system>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system including the telephone device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The system includes at least a FAX apparatus 1 (= telephone apparatus, communication terminal), a slave unit 2 (= communication terminal), a wireless communication network 41, an exchange 51, a PSTN network 52 (= Public Switched Telephone Network), And a subscriber telephone 53.

  The telephone apparatus of the present invention is a telephone apparatus that can be connected to the PSTN network 52 via the exchange 51, and corresponds to the FAX apparatus 1 and a plurality of slave units 2 (slave units A2a to C2c) in the figure. . The FAX apparatus 1 can be connected to the PSTN network 52 to perform voice communication with the subscriber telephone 53 or FAX communication with a FAX apparatus (not shown) connected to the PSTN network 52. It is.

  The FAX apparatus 1 can wirelessly communicate with a plurality of slave units 2 using a wireless communication network 41. As a result, the slave unit 2 described later can make a call via the PSTN network 52 by relaying the FAX apparatus 1. The FAX apparatus 1 includes both a voice call function unit and a FAX communication function unit. That is, it is possible to realize functions as a plurality of communication terminals with a single device. The details of the internal structure of the FAX apparatus 1 will be described later.

  The subunit | mobile_unit 2 is a radio | wireless telephone apparatus which can perform voice communication with an external telephone apparatus via the PSTN network 52 by connecting with the radio | wireless communication network 41 and communicating with the FAX apparatus 1. FIG. The details of the slave unit 2 are the same as those of the prior art, and the description thereof is omitted here.

  The wireless communication network 41 is a small-scale communication network in which the FAX apparatus 1 and a plurality of slave units 2 are wirelessly connected. Specifically, for example, communication is performed using a communication system based on FHSS-WDCT (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum-Worldwide Digital Cordless Telephone) using radio waves in a frequency band of 2.4 GHz (gigahertz).

  The exchange 51 is a device provided by a telecommunications carrier for interconnecting telephone lines to form a telephone network. In recent years, digital exchanges that process and exchange control signals and call signals with digital signals and electronic exchanges that use electronic circuits such as microprocessors as control circuits are often used. When the exchange 51 transmits an incoming notification to a telephone device that has a dial-in function contract, the exchange 51 sends a signal including a dial-in number (= incoming number information) and a calling number to the corresponding telephone device. To do.

  For example, when the destination telephone apparatus is connected to an analog telephone line, the exchange 51 inverts the polarity with respect to a predetermined telephone line and then transmits an information receiving terminal activation signal (= CAR). When the telephone apparatus connected to the telephone line detects the CAR signal, the telephone apparatus returns a temporary response signal by closing the DC loop. When the exchange 51 detects the temporary response signal, it transmits an information signal including a dial-in number and a transmission number by a modem signal. When the telephone device receives the information signal, it breaks the DC loop and returns a reception completion signal.

  When the exchange 51 detects the reception completion signal, it transmits an RTB (= Ringing Back Tone; a ringing tone notifying that the call is in progress) to the calling side at the same time as transmitting a call signal. As a result, a line incoming state, that is, a state in which the telephone device rings. With the above operation sequence, the telephone device can obtain the dial-in number and the calling number from the modem signal sent from the exchange.

The PSTN network 52 is a general subscriber telephone line network. It is used to make a voice call by connecting a telephone device to the end and connecting to a communication partner by a circuit switching method. The subscriber telephone 53 is a telephone device that allows a telephone subscriber to make a voice call with another subscriber telephone using the PSTN network 52.
<1-2. Internal configuration of FAX machine>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the inside of the FAX apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The FAX apparatus 1 includes at least a control unit 11, a flash memory 12 (= recording unit), a display unit 13, an input unit 14, a communication control unit 15 (= communication means), an antenna device 16, a signal processing unit 17, a speaker 18, and a microphone. 19, a printing unit 20, a scanner unit 21, and an incoming call rejection data recording unit 22.

  The FAX apparatus 1 is a communication apparatus having both a voice call function as a telephone apparatus and a FAX transmission / reception function as a FAX apparatus. The control unit 11 and the communication control unit 15 of the FAX apparatus 1 have a dial-in function that can hold a plurality of incoming numbers. Further, one or a plurality of slave units 2 are provided, and dial-in numbers can be shared and distributed with the slave units 2.

  The control unit 11 is a central processing unit for controlling the communication control processing (voice data transmission / reception, outgoing call execution, incoming call detection, etc.) by controlling each part of the FAX machine 1. In addition, the control unit 11 is a function unit realized by executing a program on the arithmetic processing device included in the control unit 11, and includes an incoming call control unit 11a (= incoming call control means) and an incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b (= operation control). Means), an incoming call rejection function unit 11c (= incoming call rejection means), and an incoming call rejection setting reception unit 11d (= setting recording means).

  The incoming call control unit 11 a performs incoming call processing and incoming call control of the handset 2 connected to the FAX apparatus 1. The incoming call control unit 11a receives a modem signal transmitted from the exchange 51 using a modem device (not shown) provided in the communication control unit 15 described later when an incoming call is received from the telephone line. Then, the dial-in number included in the modem signal is extracted. Based on the extracted dial-in number and the incoming call setting table (= setting table) recorded in the recording unit such as the flash memory 12, it is determined which of the communication terminals is to make the incoming call response.

  In the incoming call setting table, a plurality of dial-in numbers and incoming terminals corresponding to the respective dial-in numbers are recorded in association with each other. When an incoming call is detected, the incoming call control unit 11a performs a match search between the dial-in number and the incoming terminal using the incoming call setting table, and performs an incoming call response using the matched incoming terminal. Details of the incoming call setting table will be described later.

  For example, when it is determined by the handset A2a that the dial-in number should be the incoming call response, the incoming call notification is given to the handset A2a using the antenna device 16. As a result, the ringtone is sounded only at the handset A2a, and the user is on standby for the start of the call. At this time, the FAX apparatus 1, the slave unit B2b, or the slave unit C2c does not perform incoming call processing and therefore cannot make a call using these devices.

  The incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b acquires a dial-in number from the incoming call control unit 11a when receiving an incoming call, and instructs the incoming call rejection function unit 11c to perform an incoming call rejection operation according to the dial-in number. Specifically, the incoming call setting table recorded in advance in the flash memory 12 is read, and it is searched whether or not there is an operation setting corresponding to the acquired dial-in number in the table. If present, the read operation setting is given to the incoming call rejection function unit 11c to instruct an incoming call rejection operation corresponding to the dial-in number.

  The incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects an incoming call based on the instructed operation setting when an incoming call by the communication control unit 15 is detected and an operation setting corresponding to the dial-in number is instructed by the incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b. Perform the action. Examples of operation settings include, for example, whether to reject an incoming call from a non-notification number, an incoming call rejection number for rejecting an incoming call from a specific telephone number, or the like.

  For example, the received data of the number display function may include a reason for non-notification of the calling number in addition to the telephone number. There are four reasons for notifying the calling number: “P”, “C”, “O”, and “S”. “P” indicates that the caller has transmitted his / her number without notification. “C” indicates that the caller originated from a public telephone. “O” indicates that the caller made a call from outside the service area of the number display, for example, from overseas. “S” indicates that the caller has made a call from a telephone system such as a part of the PHS that cannot obtain the call signal information due to service competition. The incoming call rejection function unit 11c determines whether or not to reject the incoming call by referring to these reasons of non-notification of the calling number.

  The incoming call rejection setting accepting unit 11d accepts a content change or new creation of the incoming call setting table recorded in the flash memory 12 from the user. For example, when a setting button or the like included in the input unit 14 is pressed, a table editing screen is displayed on the display unit 13. The incoming call rejection setting reception unit 11d reflects the editing instruction received on this screen in the incoming call setting table, and then overwrites and records it in the flash memory 12.

  The flash memory 12 is a medium for temporarily recording various data held by the FAX apparatus 1. The flash memory 12 serves as a buffer memory for temporarily recording processing data when various control processes are performed by the control unit 11, instruction commands received from the user, and the like. The present invention also has a role of recording the incoming call setting table.

  The display unit 13 displays various information held by the FAX apparatus 1, for example, a caller telephone number at the time of incoming call to the user. The display unit 13 uses, for example, a small display device that consumes less power, such as a liquid crystal panel. The input unit 14 is for a user to perform various operations for performing communication using the FAX apparatus 1, for example, input of a telephone number of a partner with whom a call is made. The input unit 14 is generally composed of a plurality of operation buttons such as numeric buttons and redial buttons.

  The communication control unit 15 is a communication interface for connecting the FAX apparatus 1 to a telephone line. The communication control unit 15 can perform incoming call processing, outgoing call processing, and the like by communicating with the exchange 51 connected to the communication line. The communication control unit 15 includes a modem device (not shown), and can receive a modem signal sent from the exchange 51 to realize a modem dial-in function.

  According to the modem dial-in function, when an incoming notification signal is received from the exchange 51, it is possible to receive additional information such as a dial-in number and a caller number by the modem communication function. The communication control unit 15 also has a role of controlling wireless communication via the wireless communication network 41 using the antenna device 16.

  The antenna device 16 is a wireless telephone device for transmitting and receiving wireless communication radio waves to and from the handset 2. The antenna device 16 performs wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined communication standard, for example, a communication system conforming to FHSS-WDCT (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum-Worldwide Digital Cordless Telephone). Thereby, voice communication, data communication, etc. can be performed with the subunit | mobile_unit 2. FIG.

  The signal processing unit 17 performs a decoding process on the voice data and FAX data input by the communication control unit 15. The audio signal obtained by the decoding is given to the speaker 18. The image signal obtained by decoding is given to the printing unit 20. The signal processing unit 17 performs predetermined encoding processing on the audio signal input from the microphone 19 and the image signal input from the scanner unit 21 to generate audio data / FAX data, and supplies the audio data / FAX data to the communication control unit 15. . As a result, the voice data / FAX data is transmitted to an external communication apparatus connected via the PSTN network 52.

The incoming call rejection data recording unit 22 is a recording medium for recording an incoming call rejection message or the like used when the incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects an incoming call.
<1-3. About the incoming settings table>
Here, the structure of the incoming call setting table in the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the table diagram of FIG.

  FIG. 3 is an example of an incoming call setting table used by the incoming call control unit 11a to the incoming call rejection function unit 11c when an incoming call is received. As shown in FIG. 3, the incoming call setting table includes, in order from the left, a “communication terminal” field, a “dial-in number” field, a “non-notification guard” field, a “public phone guard” field, an “out-of-service telephone guard” field, and an “unknown” It is composed of eight columns: a “telephone guard” column, a “specific number guard” column, and an “incoming call rejection message” column. Of these, the “non-notification guard” column to “incoming call rejection message” column correspond to the operation setting of the incoming call rejection function unit 11c.

  The “communication terminal” column is a column indicating a plurality of communication terminals provided in the FAX apparatus 1. Here, the communication terminal includes not only a physically independent communication device such as the slave unit 2 but also a communication device that is included in the FAX apparatus 1 and that can individually add a dial-in number. In the present embodiment, the FAX apparatus 1 includes two communication terminals, a “parent device” for voice communication and a “FAX” for FAX communication.

  The “dial-in number” column is a column indicating a dial-in number associated with each communication terminal. In the example of FIG. 3, the communication terminal and the dial-in number are associated with each other in a one-to-one relationship, but it is not always necessary to have a single one-to-many form or there is a communication terminal that is not associated with a dial-in number. It may be a form to do.

  The “non-notification guard” column is a column indicating whether or not the reception data of the number display rejects the incoming call “P”. That is, when this field is ON, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects incoming calls when the caller sends his / her number without notification.

  The “public telephone guard” column is a column indicating whether or not the reception data of the number display rejects the incoming call “C”. That is, when this field is ON, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects incoming calls for incoming calls from public phones.

  The “out-of-service phone guard” column is a column indicating whether or not to reject an incoming call whose number display reception data is “O” or “S”. That is, when this field is ON, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects incoming calls for incoming calls from outside the service area or from a telephone system for which call number information cannot be obtained.

  The “unknown phone guard” column is a column indicating whether or not to reject an incoming call whose received data on the number display is neither “P”, “C”, “O”, or “S”. In other words, when this field is ON, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c has received an error when receiving the number display, and therefore cannot receive data or receive an incoming call that is not in the number display sequence (from a telephone device that does not have a number display contract). Incoming calls (including incoming calls).

  The “specific number guard” column is a column indicating whether or not to reject an incoming call from a specific transmission number. When this field is turned ON, the user can register one or a plurality of outgoing numbers for rejecting incoming calls in the incoming call setting table. The incoming call rejection function unit 11c rejects incoming calls from the registered transmission number.

  The “incoming call rejection message” column is a column indicating the type of message to be transmitted to the caller when the incoming call rejection function unit 11c executes incoming call rejection. The incoming call rejection message can be recorded by the user in advance. When a self-made message is not used, a fixed incoming call rejection message is used.

  According to the incoming call setting table described above, for example, it is assumed that the dial-in number acquired from the modem signal by the incoming call control unit 11a at the time of an incoming call matches “06-XXXX-0001” and the outgoing number is not notified. In this case, the incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b instructs the incoming call rejection function unit 11c to perform incoming call rejection control according to the operation setting for “FAX” in the first line of the incoming call setting table. As a result, since the caller ID is non-notified and the non-notification guard is ON, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c closes the DC loop without setting the slave unit C to the incoming ringing state. Then, an incoming call rejection message A recorded in the incoming call rejection data recording unit 22 is sent to the telephone line. When the transmission is completed, the DC loop is opened and the incoming call rejection operation is completed.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the dial-in number acquired from the modem signal by the incoming call control unit 11a when the incoming call is detected matches “06-XXXX-0005”, and the outgoing number is a public telephone. In this case, in this case, the incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b instructs the incoming call rejection function unit 11c to perform incoming call rejection control according to the operation setting for “child device C” in the fifth row of the incoming call setting table. As a result, since the calling number is a public telephone and the public telephone guard is OFF, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c puts the handset C into a ringing state and closes the DC loop. As a result, the user can make a call using the handset C.

  Further, for example, the dial-in number may be set when the dial-in number does not match any of “06-XXXX-0001” to “06-XXXX-0005”. Thereby, even in the case of an incoming call with a dial-in number other than the above, the incoming call rejection function unit 11c can make a predetermined incoming call rejection response.

  For example, it is assumed that a telephone number for a dial-in service is registered with a communication carrier, but there are a plurality of telephone numbers that are not registered in the incoming call setting table. In this case, the same incoming call rejection operation is performed when an incoming call is received by an unregistered dial-in number. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of user setting for a dial-in number that the user recognizes that it is not necessary to make a detailed call rejection setting.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment 2]
<2-1. About the configuration of the telephone system>
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This system includes at least a FAX apparatus 1, a slave unit 2, a wireless communication network 41, a wired LAN 42, a PSTN network 52, a subscriber telephone 53, a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) server 61, an IP telephone router 62, a gateway 63, an IP telephone network. 71 and IP phone 81 are included.

  The FAX apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is an IP telephone apparatus that is capable of voice communication via a telephone network by being connected to a wired LAN 42. The FAX apparatus 1 also has a relay function for relaying communication between the wired LAN 42 and the wireless communication network 41. As a result, the slave unit 2 can make a call via the PSTN network 52 or the IP telephone network 71 via the FAX apparatus 1.

  The wired LAN 42 is a local network in which the FAX apparatus 1, the IP telephone router 62, the gateway 63, the IP telephone 81, and the like are connected by wire. Each of the above devices can communicate with each other by being connected to the wired LAN 42. Examples of physical means constituting the wired LAN 42 include 10BASE-T (standardized as IEEE802.3i) and 100BASE-TX (standardized as IEEE802.3u) using a twisted pair cable.

  The SIP server 61 is a communication control device that controls IP telephone communication in the wired LAN 42 using SIP. SIP is a kind of call control protocol having a transfer function, a caller ID notification function, and the like, and has a feature that it takes less time to connect than a protocol of the same system. The SIP server has functions such as a register server in which a client such as the FAX machine 1 registers an address, a proxy server that searches for an address on behalf of the client, and a redirect server that transfers a connection request received from the client to another address. Yes.

  The IP telephone router 62 is a network relay device for interconnecting a plurality of IP networks. Specifically, the transfer is performed by analyzing a part of the protocol of the network layer (third layer) and the transport layer (fourth layer) in the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) reference model. In the present embodiment, the IP telephone router 62 has a role of connecting two IP networks of the wired LAN 42 and the IP telephone network 71 to each other.

  The gateway 63 is a protocol converter for interconnecting networks having different protocol systems. For example, the gateway 63 connects the wired LAN 42 and the PSTN network 52 and performs signal conversion using a signaling protocol such as SIP, thereby enabling communication between both networks.

The IP telephone network 71 is a communication network using VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology for part or all of the telephone network, and FTTH (Fiber To The Home) or ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is used as a communication line to be used. A so-called broadband line is used. Note that VoIP is a technique in which voice is compressed by various encoding methods, converted into packets, and transmitted in real time over an IP network. As a result, the IP telephone network 71 can provide a videophone service for transmitting and receiving images in addition to a voice call service.
<2-2. Internal configuration of FAX machine>
The FAX apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has the same apparatus configuration as that of the first embodiment, but the functions of the incoming call control unit 11a and the communication control unit 15 are partially different. The other members have the same contents as those in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Unlike the first embodiment, the communication control unit 15 according to the present embodiment is not for connecting the FAX apparatus 1 to a telephone line, but for connecting to the wired LAN 42 to perform mutual communication with the SIP server 61. Therefore, it does not have a modem device. The communication control unit 15 of the present embodiment can implement an IP dial-in function by providing a 10BASE-T standard LAN card (not shown) or the like as a physical IP interface (= IP communication unit). According to the IP dial-in function, when an incoming notification signal is received from the SIP server 61, it is possible to receive additional information such as a dial-in number and a caller number by the SIP function.

Further, the incoming call control unit 11a of the present embodiment extracts the dial-in number and the outgoing call number included in the communication signal transmitted from the SIP server 61 when the communication control unit 15 receives the incoming call notification. Based on the extracted dial-in number and the incoming call setting table recorded in the recording unit such as the flash memory 12, it is determined which of the communication terminals is to make the incoming call response. Further, it is determined whether or not to reject the incoming call from the type of the extracted outgoing number and the incoming call setting table. As a result, communication is relayed to the communication terminal connected to the FAX apparatus 1 and incoming call rejection control is performed at each communication terminal.
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Since it is the same content as Embodiment 1, description is abbreviate | omitted here.
[Other embodiments]
The present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments and examples. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea. be able to.

  Therefore, the present invention can also be applied to the following embodiments.

  (A) In the present embodiment, modem dial-in and IP dial-in are described as examples of the dial-in function provided in the FAX apparatus 1, but the present invention is used by using other types of dial-in functions. The form to implement may be sufficient. For example, PB dial-in, ISDN dial-in, or the like may be used.

  (B) In this embodiment, the configuration in which each functional unit related to the evacuation instruction process is provided in the FAX apparatus 1 and the slave unit 2 has been described as an example. However, a part of these functional units is a telephone network, a LAN, or the like. It may be realized by an external device connected via the network. For example, an incoming call setting table referred to by the incoming call rejection operation control unit 11b may be recorded in an information processing apparatus (such as a network server) existing on the network. Thereby, for example, when it is desired to change the contents of the incoming call setting table, it is possible to change the incoming call setting table used by a plurality of telephone devices in a batch. Therefore, the trouble of changing the contents of the incoming call setting table for each device can be saved.

  (C) In this embodiment, a cordless telephone including the FAX apparatus 1 and the handset 2 is taken as an example of the telephone apparatus having the dial-in function and the incoming call rejection function of the present invention. As long as the telephone device can use the dial-in function and the incoming call rejection function, the present invention may be implemented in other devices. For example, it may be implemented in a communication application that is executed on a parent / child phone that does not have a FAX function, an Internet phone, a mobile phone, a car phone, a PDA, or a notebook computer.

  (D) In this embodiment, the various functional units of the FAX apparatus 1 and the slave unit 2 related to the dial-in function and the incoming call rejection function of the present invention are realized by executing a program on an arithmetic processing unit such as a microprocessor. However, various functional units may be realized by a plurality of circuits.

  (E) In the present embodiment, the slave unit 2 provided with the wireless communication function is described as an example of the slave unit related to the dial-in function and the incoming call rejection function of the present invention. However, only wired communication without the wireless communication function is described. In a possible handset, the dial-in function and incoming call rejection function of the present invention may be performed.

  (F) In the present embodiment, the incoming call rejection message recorded in the incoming call setting table is transmitted when the incoming call is rejected. However, other operations may be executed when the incoming call is rejected. For example, an “incoming call rejection process” field may be provided in the incoming call setting table, and an arbitrary processing operation, for example, execution of an answering machine function may be set here. As a result, it is possible to implement a so-called absence mode in which the incoming call is rejected without recognizing that the incoming call has been rejected.

These are block diagrams which show the structure of the telephone apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. These are block diagrams which show the structure of the telephone system which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. These are table figures which show the structure of the incoming call setting table of this invention. These are block diagrams which show the structure of the telephone system which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 FAX device (telephone device, communication terminal)
2 Slave unit (communication terminal)
11a Incoming call control unit (incoming call control means)
11b Incoming call rejection operation control unit (operation control means)
11c Incoming call rejection function (incoming call rejection means)
11d Incoming call rejection setting reception unit (setting recording means)
12 Flash memory (recording unit)
15 Communication control unit (communication means)

Claims (6)

A communication means for connecting to a telephone line and accepting an incoming call with one or more incoming numbers;
In a telephone device comprising: an incoming call rejection unit that determines execution / non-execution of incoming call rejection based on call number information indicating a caller's telephone number when an incoming call is received;
An incoming call control means for detecting the incoming call number information indicating the telephone number of the called party, which is transmitted from the exchange when receiving an incoming call, using the communication means;
An operation control means for controlling the operation of the incoming call rejection means based on an operation setting according to the incoming call number information. With multiple communication terminals,
The said incoming call control means discriminate | determines the communication terminal which performs a response process at the time of an incoming call based on the said incoming call number information, and instruct | indicates the response process with respect to an incoming call with respect to the said communication terminal. Telephone device. A recording unit that records a setting table that records operation settings of the incoming call rejection unit according to the incoming call number information;
The operation control means determines whether an operation setting corresponding to the incoming call number information is recorded in the setting table at the time of an incoming call, and the incoming call rejection means based on the operation setting when the corresponding operation setting exists. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device is controlled. The communication means comprises a modem device;
The incoming call control means receives a modem signal from an exchange using the modem device when receiving an incoming call, and acquires the incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included in the modem signal. The telephone device according to claim 3. The communication means includes an IP communication unit connectable to an IP communication network;
The incoming call control means receives a communication signal from a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) server using the IP communication unit when receiving an incoming call, and acquires the incoming call number information and the outgoing call number information included in the communication signal; The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the telephone device is characterized.   The telephone according to any one of claims 3 to 5, further comprising setting recording means for receiving an operation setting input of the incoming call rejection means corresponding to the incoming call number information and recording it in the setting table. apparatus.

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