JP2009225387A - Telephone system, telephone unit, and telephone number notifying method used in the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system eliminating the necessity to notify all desired contacts of a new telephone number thereof. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone system provides a service of assigning two or more of telephone numbers to one telephone (1, 2). Each telephone (1, 2) has a means (new number notifying section 117, 127) of automatically notifying specific parties registered beforehand of a new telephone number and another contract number when a telephone number assigned to the telephone is changed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone system, a telephone, and a telephone number guidance method used therefor, and more particularly to telephone number guidance when a telephone number assigned to a telephone is changed.

  In the telephone system related to the present invention, when the telephone number assigned to the telephone is changed, the new telephone number is guided to all telephones that have been dialed to the old telephone number via the server and the exchange.

  The new phone number is used when the destination phone changes the phone number, by registering the old phone number and the new new phone number that have been used so far in the server. A method has been proposed in which a person can access a server and search for a new telephone number from an old telephone number of a destination telephone (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In this telephone number guidance method, the information display means of the sender's telephone is informed by sending the new telephone number from the transmission display means of the server, and is directly connected to the line of the new telephone number by the circuit switching means. It is also characterized by being able to.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a telephone number guidance process in the telephone system related to the present invention. In the telephone system related to the present invention, when the telephone number of the telephone 41 changes, the server 30 side has a new / old number correspondence list and a new telephone number guidance section in which the new telephone number of the telephone 41 is associated with the old telephone number. .

  In this configuration, for example, when there is a connection request from the telephone set 41 to the server 30 using the old telephone number of the telephone set 41, the server 30 selects the new telephone number of the telephone set 41 from the new / old number correspondence list. The new number guide unit guides the new telephone number of the telephone 41 to the telephone 42.

In addition, the other party who calls the old telephone number of the telephone 41 is not limited to the telephone 42, but the new telephone number is guided in the same manner as described above, regardless of which other telephone is called. Further, depending on the telephone system, there are cases where the new telephone number guidance service is not provided.
JP 2002-165011 A

  In the telephone number guidance method described in Patent Document 1, there is a case where a new number guidance service is not provided by an exchange, or a new telephone number is not provided from the viewpoint of security and personal information protection. Therefore, when the destination telephone changes the telephone number, there is an annoyance that the new telephone number must be communicated to all the parties who want to communicate the new telephone number.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and eliminate the inconvenience of having to make a call to all parties who want to contact a new phone number, and a phone number guide used for them. It is to provide a method.

A telephone system according to the present invention is a telephone system that provides a service having two or more telephone numbers on one telephone,
The telephone includes means for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when the telephone number assigned to the telephone is changed.

The telephone according to the present invention is a telephone using a service having two or more telephone numbers in its own machine,
Means is provided for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when the telephone number assigned to the own device is changed.

A telephone number guidance method according to the present invention is a telephone number guidance method used for a telephone system that provides a service having two or more telephone numbers on one telephone,
The telephone is executing means for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when the telephone number assigned to the telephone is changed.

  By adopting the configuration and operation as described above, the present invention can provide an effect that the troublesomeness that must be done for all the parties who want to contact a new telephone number can be eliminated.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of the present invention will be described. In the telephone according to the present invention, when a contract with a service having two or more telephone numbers (for example, a multi-number service, a 2-in-1 service, etc.) is made, the contract number is canceled when the telephone number is changed. When a contract number is added, that is, when a telephone number assigned to the machine is changed, a new telephone number and a separate contract number are automatically notified only to a specific party registered in advance. .

  For example, consider a case where one telephone has two telephone numbers # 1 and # 2, and the telephone number # 1 is changed. Each of the telephone numbers # 1 and # 2 has a list table (such as a telephone book) of the other party that provides automatic telephone number guidance.

  In the telephone, the list tables of the telephone numbers # 1 and # 2 can be referred to each other. However, the user cannot refer to it. At this time, in the exchange (server), the telephone received to the old telephone number # 1 is connected to the telephone number # 2.

  When the phone number # 2 is connected, the list table on the phone number # 1 side is referred to. If the destination phone number is in the list, the new phone number # 1 is automatically informed. I do.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in a telephone system that can have two or more contract numbers on one telephone, only a specific party registered in the automatic guidance list in the telephone is automatically updated. By guiding the contract number, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to make a notification to the effect that the telephone number has been changed to all the parties who want to notify the new number.

  Further, according to the present invention, the system can be reassured from the viewpoint of security and personal information protection by guiding the new telephone number only to a specific party rather than an unspecified number. Furthermore, according to the present invention, the risk of personal information leaking can be reduced by having the number guidance list table on the telephone side instead of the server side.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1, the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes telephones 1, 2,... And servers 00, 01,.

  In the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, at least two telephones 1, 2,... Are connected to at least one server 00, 01,. The telephones 1, 2,... Can each have two or more contract numbers. Hereinafter, the telephone 1 and the server 00 will be described, but the telephones 2,... And the servers 01,... Have the same configuration and operation as the telephone 1 and the server 00, respectively. Omitted.

  The telephone 1 has a plurality of (n: n is a positive integer) contract numbers, and has independent contract number areas 11 to 1n corresponding to the respective contract numbers in its own device. The contract number area 11 includes a contract number 111, a new contract number 112, a destination number recognition unit 113, a list reference unit 114, a number comparison unit 115, an automatic guidance list 116, and a new number guidance unit 117. I have. The contract number area 12 includes a contract number 121, a destination number recognition unit 123, a list reference unit 124, a number comparison unit 125, an automatic guidance list 126, and a new number guidance unit 127. The contract number area 1n also has the same configuration as described above.

  In the contract number area 11, in addition to the contract number 111, there is a partner number recognition unit 113 that recognizes the partner number when a call is received. Further, the automatic guidance list 116 has a list (phone book or the like) of opponents whose telephone numbers may be automatically guided. The list reference unit 114 has a function of referring to the automatic guidance list of the other contract number area, and the number comparison unit 115 includes the number recognized by the destination number recognition unit 113 and the number referred to by the list reference unit 114. Are compared to determine whether there is the same thing. The new number guide unit 117 guides a new contract number.

  Further, the server side (here, server 00) has a contract number list and the like possessed by each of the telephones 1, 2,.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation when a new contract number is automatically guided in the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a telephone according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows operation | movement when a new contract number is not guided in a system. The operation of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  It is assumed that the contract number 212 of the telephone 2 is registered in the automatic guidance list 116 in the contract number area 11 of the telephone 1. At this time, when the contract number of the telephone 1 is changed from the old contract number 111 to the new contract number 112, the correspondence list of the telephone 1, the old contract number 111, the new contract number 112, and the contract number 121 is displayed on the server 00 side. Be prepared. At this time, the new contract number is guided in the following procedure.

  When the telephone 2 makes a call to the contract number area 11 and makes a connection request to the server 00 using the old contract number 111 [(1) in FIG. 2], the server 00 corresponds to the old contract number 111 from the correspondence list. The contract number 121 in the contract number area 12 is searched and a new contract number guide request in the contract number area 11 is made to the contract number area 12 [(2) in FIG. 2].

  The connection request at this time is not a call request but a contract number guide request. Any method may be used for distinguishing between the call request and the phone number guidance request. For example, a contract number guidance request signal may be added to the beginning of the contract number with a PB (Push Button) signal or the like.

  In the contract number area 12, when a new contract number guide request is received, the partner number recognition unit 123 first recognizes the contract number 212 of the telephone 2 [(3) in FIG. 2].

  The list reference unit 124 refers to the automatic guidance list 116 in the contract number area 11 [(4) in FIG. 2].

  The number comparison unit 125 compares whether the number recognized in the process (3) is within the number referenced in the process (4) [(5) in FIG. 2].

  When the new number guide unit 127 confirms that the contract number 212 of the telephone 2 is registered in the automatic guide list 116 in the number comparison in the process of (5), the new contract number 112 is sent to the server 00. Is notified to the telephone 2 [(6) of FIG. 2].

  The server 00 notifies the telephone set 2 of the new contract number 112 based on the result of the process (6) [(7) in FIG. 2].

  Next, a case where the contract number 212 of the telephone 2 is not registered in the automatic guidance list 116 in the contract number area 11 of the telephone 1 will be described.

  In this case, it is determined that the destination number recognized in the process (3) is not in the automatic guidance list 116 at the time of the number comparison by the process (5). Then, the new number guide unit 127 notifies the server 00 that the new contract number in the contract number area 11 cannot be guided (NG) in the process of (6). The server 00 notifies the telephone 2 that the telephone number has been changed [(7) of FIG. 3].

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in a telephone system that can have two or more contract numbers with one telephone, only a specific party registered in the automatic guidance lists 116 and 126 is automatically selected. By guiding the new contract number, it is possible to eliminate the annoyance that must be made to all the parties who wish to be notified of the new number when making a notification that the telephone number has been changed.

  In the present embodiment, the system can be reassured from the viewpoint of security and personal information protection by guiding the new telephone number only to a specific party rather than an unspecified number. Further, in the present embodiment, by holding the automatic guidance lists 116, 126 not on the server 00, 01,... But on the telephone 1, 2,. Yes.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation when canceling a contract number by the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the configurations of the telephone 1 and the server 00 are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  In the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, when one of a plurality of contract numbers of the telephone 1 is canceled, another contract number is automatically assigned to a partner who only knows the contract number to be canceled. To guide you.

  The telephone 2 only knows the contract number 111 of the telephone 1. On the telephone 1 side, the contract number of the telephone 2 is registered in both the automatic guidance list 116 and the automatic guidance list 126.

  The telephone 2 makes a connection request to the telephone 1 with the contract number 111 for which the contract with the server 00 has been canceled [(1) in FIG. 4].

  The server 00 searches for the contract number 121 corresponding to the contract number 111 that has been cancelled, and requests the contract number area 12 to guide the contract number 121 [(2) of FIG. 4].

  In the telephone 1, the other party number recognition unit 123 recognizes the other party number [(3) in FIG. 4]. The list reference unit 124 refers to the automatic guidance list 126 [(4) of FIG. 4].

  The number comparison unit 125 determines whether or not the destination number recognized in the process (3) is in the automatic guidance list 126 referred to in the process (4) [(5) in FIG. 4]. . If it is determined as a result of the process (5) that the destination number is in the automatic guidance list 126, the new number guidance unit 127 may guide the server 00 to another contract number 121. This is notified [(6) of FIG. 4].

  The server 00 notifies the telephone set 2 of the contract number 121, which is another contract number [(7) in FIG. 4].

  Thus, in the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically contact another telephone number (phone 2) that knows only one of the plurality of contract numbers of the telephone 1 with another telephone number. Become.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation when a contract number is added by the telephone system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The operation of the telephone system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 5, the configuration of the telephone 1 and the server 00 is the same as that of the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

  In the telephone system according to the third embodiment of the present invention, when a new contract number is added on the telephone 1, the new number is automatically guided. The telephone 1 side has information that the contract number 212 may be notified in the automatic guidance list 116 when it is desired to transmit the new contract number 121 to the telephone 2 that only knows the contract number 111.

  At this time, if there is a call (call request) from the telephone 2 to the contract number 111, it is determined that the new contract number may be notified from the automatic guidance list 116 when comparing the numbers in the process (5). Then, the new number guide unit 117 notifies the server 00 of the new contract number guide OK [(6) in FIG. 5].

  The server 00 notifies the telephone set 2 of the new contract number 121 and establishes a call [(7) in FIG. 5].

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a system that can be relieved from the viewpoint of security and personal information protection by guiding a new telephone number added only to a specific party, not an unspecified number. .

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the telephone system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows operation | movement in case the new contract number is automatically guided by the telephone system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows operation | movement when a new contract number is not guided in the telephone system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of cancellation | release of the contract number by the telephone system by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of adding the contract number by the telephone system by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the process of the telephone number guidance in the telephone system relevant to this invention.

Explanation of symbols

00,01 server
1, 2 Telephone 11, 12, 1n Contract number area 111, 121 Contract number
112 New contract number 113,123 Destination number recognition unit 114,124 List reference unit 115,125 Number comparison unit 116,126 Automatic guidance list 117,127 New number guidance unit

Claims (12)

A telephone system that provides a service with two or more telephone numbers on a single telephone,
The telephone system comprising: means for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when a telephone number assigned to the telephone is changed. The telephone is provided with two or more list tables for registering the specific party corresponding to each of the two or more telephone numbers,
2. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein a list table of each of the two or more telephone numbers in the telephone can be referred to when processing a telephone number other than its own number.   When the first telephone number is changed, the list table on the first telephone number side is referred to during processing for the second telephone number, and if the other party's telephone number is listed in the list table, it is automatically 3. The telephone system according to claim 2, wherein a new number is guided to the first telephone number.   The change of the phone number is at least one of changing the two or more phone numbers, releasing one of the phone numbers, or adding the phone number. The telephone system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A phone that uses a service with two or more phone numbers in its own machine,
A telephone having a means for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when a telephone number assigned to the own apparatus is changed. Providing two or more list tables for registering the specific person corresponding to each of the two or more telephone numbers;
6. The telephone set according to claim 5, wherein a list table of each of the two or more telephone numbers can be referred to when processing a telephone number other than the own number in the own apparatus.   When the first telephone number is changed, the list table on the first telephone number side is referred to during processing for the second telephone number, and if the other party's telephone number is listed in the list table, it is automatically 7. The telephone set according to claim 6, wherein guidance is provided for a new number of the first telephone number.   The change of the phone number is at least one of changing the two or more phone numbers, releasing one of the phone numbers, or adding the phone number. The telephone set according to any one of claims 5 to 7. A telephone number guidance method used for a telephone system that provides a service having two or more telephone numbers on one telephone,
A telephone number guidance method, characterized in that said telephone executes means for automatically notifying at least a new telephone number to a specific partner registered in advance when a telephone number assigned to said telephone is changed. The telephone is provided with two or more list tables for registering the specific party corresponding to each of the two or more telephone numbers,
10. The telephone number guidance method according to claim 9, wherein a list table of each of the two or more telephone numbers in the telephone can be referred to when processing a telephone number other than its own number.   When the first telephone number is changed, the list table on the first telephone number side is referred to during processing for the second telephone number, and if the other party's telephone number is listed in the list table, it is automatically 11. The telephone number guidance method according to claim 10, wherein guidance is provided for a new number of the first telephone number.   The change of the phone number is at least one of changing the two or more phone numbers, releasing one of the phone numbers, or adding the phone number. Item 12. The telephone number guidance method according to any one of items 9 to 11.

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