JP3045219U - Television displaying outgoing phone number - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To display a calling telephone number and corresponding information on a television screen in response to a telephone call while watching TV, to obtain convenience of a telephone receiver. SOLUTION: A calling telephone number is extracted, converted into easy-to-understand information using the calling telephone number, and the information is superimposed and displayed on a television screen.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a television that displays a telephone number of a telephone caller and various information corresponding to the telephone number on a television screen.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Considering the procedure for making a call, the sender dials the recipient's phone number or, if specified with a button, the recipient's phone rings and the recipient picks up the handset and answers, and the sender and recipient Conversation begins. The above process is very convenient because it is simple. However, the simple telephone connection process, on the other hand, has also become a social problem, resulting in silent and unsolicited calls. This is where the recipient of the phone knows who the sender is only after the recipient answers and talks to the phone.

[0003] From the background described above, the telephone company provided a "calling telephone number display service" which is displayed on a display as one of the function services for notifying the receiver of the telephone number of the caller in January 1997. It is being offered in more limited areas. To get this service, you need a dedicated phone or an adapter that connects to your current phone. Therefore, in the prior art, the outgoing telephone number is displayed on a small display provided in the telephone body dedicated to the service or an adapter attached to the telephone.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The service of displaying the caller's phone number serves as one of the measures to prevent the above-mentioned social problems, but is itself a convenient function for telephone users.

[0005] In everyday home life, a telephone call may be received while watching TV, and the other party, that is, the caller, is often a relative or friend at home. No. In such a case, there is a drawback that it is inconvenient to pick up the handset and look at the above-mentioned small display attached to the conventional telephone to know the telephone number of the caller.

[0006] When the phone rings, the recipient wants to know more from someone than the phone number itself. For example, my uncle in Hokkaido or my friend A in Tokyo. I already know the phone numbers of my uncle in Hokkaido and my friend A in Tokyo. Therefore, information on who can be obtained can be obtained by converting the outgoing telephone number sent from the telephone company through the telephone line into information corresponding to one to one.

According to this principle, when watching a television, at the moment the telephone rings, the telephone number of the caller, or the telephone number of the caller and various information corresponding thereto, that is, a name or a name, It is convenient to superimpose (superimpose) such information on the TV program screen currently being viewed.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention provides an outgoing telephone number display service provided by a telephone company through a telephone line, an extraction circuit for extracting telephone numbers from the telephone line, a name and a name from the extracted telephone numbers, and the like. A conversion circuit for converting the telephone number and name or name into a TV screen during program broadcasting (superimpose) is provided, and the telephone number of the caller and various corresponding information are transmitted to the television. It is configured to be displayed on a video screen.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned means, a television for displaying a calling telephone number according to the present invention includes an extraction circuit for extracting a telephone number from a telephone line, a conversion circuit for converting a telephone number into information such as a name and a name, and a telephone. This is realized with a synthesis circuit that superimposes (superimposes) the number and the name or name on the currently viewed screen.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the whole television receiver for realizing the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a telephone line 2 drawn into a television receiver 1 is connected to a calling telephone number extracting circuit 3 and is also connected to a telephone 10 immediately. This is because even if the television receiver 10 is not turned on, the original function of the telephone is not affected. There is no problem even if the telephone 10 is provided with a conventional calling telephone number display.

The outgoing telephone number extracting circuit 3 is provided with the outgoing telephone number extracting function itself, which the conventional telephone having the outgoing telephone number display function has in its inside. Therefore, the outgoing telephone number extraction circuit 3 is realized by the existing technology.

The conversion circuit 4 converts the output of the outgoing telephone number extraction circuit 3, ie, the telephone number, into information such as a name and a name. In this circuit, the address of the random access memory (RAM) is used as a telephone number, and the name and name are written in advance as data, and thereafter, a correspondence table (lookup table) using the RAM as a read-only memory (ROM) ) It can be realized by using this function. At this time, the actual realization is convenient if the hardware called RAM is controlled by software using a microprocessor (CPU). This type of function is already realized by a commercially available word processor or electronic organizer. Therefore, the conversion circuit 4 is realized by the existing technology.

FIG. 1 does not show an input terminal for a user to write information. As a method for this, various methods such as a method of selecting a character prepared in advance in the inside can be considered, and any method that achieves the above-mentioned purpose may be used. Embodiments are omitted since the technique can be achieved by a conventional technique well known to electronic circuit design engineers in the field.

The synthesizing circuit 5 receives the video signal from the television receiving circuit 8 and the character information from the conversion circuit 5 and functions so as to superimpose the character information on the screen on which the video signal is projected. The video signal is sent to the display 9. This type of circuit has been established as a superimposer in various image signal processing technologies.Earthquake information has already been displayed in superimposition during the broadcast of television programs, and it is commercially available. In a TV with a recording function, various information to be recorded by the user is displayed by superimposing on the currently displayed TV screen using superimposed technology, which is realized by existing technology.

As described above, the means for realizing the present invention can be achieved only by combining existing elemental technologies.

As an actual application of the present invention, there is a problem of when to delete information displayed on a television in a superimposed manner. One of the solutions seems to be most natural when the handset of the telephone is picked up. As another method, the deletion may be performed at the volition of the television viewer or automatically after a certain time. These realization techniques are the reverse operations of displaying, and can be achieved by conventional techniques well-known to electronic circuit design engineers in the field of implementing the present invention, so that the embodiments are omitted.

[0018]

[Effect of the invention]

 As explained above, if the present invention is implemented, the incoming telephone call while watching TV is displayed on the TV, so that the viewer can immediately understand and receive the call. This has the effect of increasing convenience for the person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an example of an implementation circuit according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Television receiver by this invention 2 Telephone line 3 Outgoing telephone number extraction circuit 4 Conversion circuit 5 Synthesis circuit 6 Conventional television receiver 7 Television antenna 8 Television reception circuit 9 Display 10 Telephone

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. An extracting circuit for receiving a calling telephone number display service provided by a telephone company through a telephone line, extracting a telephone number from the telephone line, and converting the extracted telephone number into information such as a name and a name. A superimposing circuit for superimposing a telephone number and a name or a name on a television screen during program broadcasting, and displaying a telephone number of a caller and various corresponding information on the television screen. Television characterized by the following.