JP3769989B2 - Telephone equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone device, and more particularly to a telephone device that identifies a caller by a ring tone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to distinguish from the ringtones of other people's telephone devices in public places etc. in mobile phones etc., several types of ringtone patterns are built in beforehand, and the user selects and puts the favorite pattern Therefore, it can be used separately from other people. There is also a telephone device that incorporates a plurality of melody patterns and can combine several of them to create your own original ringtone.
[0003]
Recently, outgoing telephone number display services have become widespread. In this method, the telephone number on the calling side is displayed on the telephone device on the called side to notify the user on the called side. And as an application service using this outgoing phone number display service, by registering the name and melody in advance corresponding to the caller phone number and the phone number in the telephone device, the name is displayed at the time of incoming call, A specific ringtone can be played.
[0004]
Then, the applicant of the present application stores a pitch name corresponding to a telephone number as previously disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-233822, and stores a sequence of pitch names corresponding to the caller telephone number. An invention that is extremely convenient for the receiver side to be generated as a ringtone is made.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described invention, it is necessary to memorize a melody made up of ten sounds, and an apparatus that can more easily identify a sender is desired.
Therefore, the present invention distinguishes the area code from the number that follows and provides two types of melodies as elements for identifying the caller, thereby making it easy to identify the caller. The purpose is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The telephone device of the present invention comprises the following means 1) and 2) in order to solve the above problems.
That is,
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The telephone device of the present invention comprises the following means 1) and 2) in order to solve the above problems.
That is,
1) It is possible to receive a destination subaddress adopted in the ISDN communication method, and a name corresponding to a telephone number is stored in a storage means prepared in advance, and corresponds to a caller telephone number supplied together with an incoming signal. A telephone device that generates a string of pitch names as a ring tone,
A signal detecting means for detecting a caller telephone number supplied together with an incoming signal from a telephone line and a calling party's area code written as the called subaddress;
Division means for comparing the area code and the caller telephone number and dividing the area code and other telephone numbers;
Pitch name conversion means for converting the caller telephone number detected by the signal detection means into pitch name information;
Time information giving means for determining the pitch time based on the telephone number supplied from the dividing means;
A buffer that stores the pitch name information converted by the pitch name converting means and the time information determined by the time information giving means as sound data;
A ring tone generating means for generating a melody based on the pitch name information and time information which are the sound data stored in the buffer;
A telephone device comprising a speaker for outputting a melody output from the ring tone generating means as a voice.
[0008]
2) the time information providing means is configured to determine the time of occurrence of sound names corresponding to the area code and other numbers, rests during sound string representing the sound column and city in code that represents the area code And a rest is placed after the last number so that the length of one phrase of the ringtone is an even multiple of the minimum unit length of the sound that it constitutes. The telephone device described.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The preferred embodiments of the telephone device according to the present invention will be described below.
The telephone device of the present embodiment uses a calling telephone number display service by the ISDN communication method. Each of the numbers 0 to 9 is stored in correspondence with the pitch name (pitch) of Do (one octave above), and a column of pitch names corresponding to the supplied outgoing telephone number is stored. The area code is the length of a quarter note (for example, 300 msec), the number that follows is the length of an eighth note (150 msec), and there is a quarter rest between the area code and the number after it. By placing an eight-minute rest after the number and making it a single phrase, the caller can be easily identified with a short melody indicated by the area and number.
[0010]
The ISDN communication method includes a called subaddress as an information element in a call signal, and the PHS terminal device can call a mobile phone to be connected using this.
This telephone device pays attention to this destination subaddress, stores its area code in advance in storage means (not shown) through an input means ( not shown) , and writes and sends these telephone numbers to the destination subaddress at the time of transmission. That's what you do.
[0011]
The incoming signal corresponding to the calling telephone number display service includes information called a calling number parameter. In this calling number parameter, the display identifier in which “00” indicating “display possible” or “01” indicating “not displayable” is set in the calling number parameter, and the caller telephone number is 4-bit data respectively. And 10 pieces of address information represented by.
[0012]
With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the configuration and operation of the telephone device of this embodiment will be described in sequence.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main part of the telephone device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a chart for explaining the operation thereof.
First, when an incoming signal is supplied from the telephone line to the signal detecting means 1, the signal detecting means 1 detects whether the display identifier is “displayable” or “not displayable” (step 11). If “not displayable” (step 11 → No), a signal is supplied to the normal bell sound generation means 8 and the speaker 7, and a normal incoming call is received until the receiver picks up the receiver or no incoming signal is supplied. A sound is played (step 22 → step 23).
[0013]
When the display identifier is “display possible” (step 11 → Yes), the caller number stored in the first address information to the ninth address information (013-6588704 in this embodiment, the area code is 013) Is detected (steps 12, 13, and 14).
Next, the area code written in the destination subaddress is detected (step 15).
Thereafter, the area code and the number dividing means 2 that divides the number are collated with the area code or the destination subaddress to divide the area code into other area codes and other numbers (step 16). The area code and other numbers are converted to pitch names by the pitch name conversion means 3 (step 17), the time code is given by the time information giving means 4, the length of the quarter note, and the other numbers are eighth notes. Is given (time 2 to 1 relationship). In addition, place a 4-minute rest between the area code and other numbers. Then, a rest is placed after the last number so that the length of one phrase of the ring tone is a multiple of the minimum unit length of the sound constituting the phrase (step 18). Then, the tone string representing the area code, the rest, the tone string representing the number excluding the area code, and the rest are stored in the buffer 5 in the order of the rest (step 19). Each sound string is called and a sound is generated through the speaker 7 (step 20), and the receiver who notices it goes off-hook (step 21).
[0014]
Further, the detailed operation of the time information adding means 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Here, the area code is assigned to the length of a quarter note (300 msec), and the other numbers are assigned to the length of an eighth note (150 msec). When the area code and other numbers are input (step 24), quarter notes and eighth notes are given to the note names corresponding to the area code and other numbers, respectively (step 25). Next, a rest having the same length as the area code (quarter rest = 300 msec of silence) is entered between the area code and the other numbers (step 26). The total length is calculated (step 27), so that a single phrase fits and is well organized, a 4-minute rest is inserted if it is the smallest unit of the note (step 30), and an 8-minute rest if it is an odd number. (Step 29). In the case of the present embodiment, by putting a 4-minute rest and an 8-minute rest, it is possible to make a phrase that fits in the sense of hearing and has a 4/4 time signature.
[0015]
Further, the above-described pitch name conversion means 3 includes a table in which a pitch name is defined in association with address information indicating each number of the caller telephone number as shown in FIG. Corresponds to the address information “0000” indicating “”, and the numbers “1, 2, 3,..., 9” are sequentially assigned. Corresponds to the note names “Re (in the figure, 1), Mi (in the figure, 1), Fa,... (1 octave above), Mi (in the figure, 2)”. .
[0016]
FIG. 5 shows ringtone data in the case of the present embodiment 013-6588704. The upper n is the order of sound transmission, and in that order, the sound is played for the indicated time at the pitch of the sound indicated by the pitch name, and one ringing tone phrase is completed. In the buffer 5, one phrase of ringtone is stored as sound data, and the ringtone generating means 6 uses the sound name or the like prepared in advance with a known configuration based on the pitch name corresponding to the address information. to generate a melody in response to the information, Ru der those sounds from the speaker 7. The buffer 5 is repeatedly reproduced until the receiver picks up the handset or no incoming signal is supplied.
FIG. 6 shows the ringtone of the present embodiment 013-65887024 as a musical score. In this example, in the time information giving means, an eighth rest is put at the end because it is an odd multiple of the minimum unit length of the sound that one phrase constitutes, but in the case of an even multiple, for example in 02-43815796 As in 7, the rest is a rest for 4 minutes.
[0017]
In this way, by configuring the ringtone with two melodies, it is possible to identify who from which region. As an identification method, for example, you can ignore the area code (don't ask) and identify the caller with a short melody (because it is difficult to think that there are many friends who have the same number except for the area code). Or you can expect that it may be a grandparent who lives in the countryside with an area code. Also, if the calling number is different, the ringtone will inevitably change, so you can simply answer the call while enjoying a rhythmic phrase. Since it is only necessary to register a sound corresponding to the number when the telephone device is manufactured, it is not necessary for the user to create a melody or the like in advance, and it is not necessary to register a melody for each partner.
In addition, in the registration of the above area code, [090] and [0120] indicating the calling number of a mobile phone or the like may be handled in the same way as the area code, and in that case, it is the same as the distinction by region. In addition, it is possible to distinguish between outgoing calls from installed telephones and outgoing calls from mobile phones.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
The telephone device of the present invention automatically creates a ringtone melody corresponding to the calling telephone number, so that only the ringtone is required without requiring a cumbersome operation such as registering the melody for each caller in advance. The caller can be identified. Also, since different ring tones are generated for each calling telephone number, different ring tones can be generated for all callers. As the ringing tone, two melodies that are distinguished by changing the rhythm of the area code and the number that follows are ringed, so that the caller can be easily identified.
In such a telephone device, a ringtone of a unique melody that cannot be predicted by the user may sound, and can be used as if it were a play. Furthermore, when used for a mobile phone or the like, since the ringtone is unique, there is an effect that when a call is received even in a public place where there are many people, it is immediately known that the call is addressed to itself.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing main parts of an embodiment of a telephone device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the telephone device according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the pitch name conversion means 3;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a table in the pitch name conversion means 3;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example in a buffer;
FIG. 6 is a musical score showing an example of a ringtone.
FIG. 7 is a musical score showing another example of a ring tone.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Signal detection means 2 Number division means 3 Pitch name conversion means 4 Time information provision means 5 Buffer 6 Ringing tone generation means 7 Speaker 8 Bell sound generation means

Claims (2)

It is possible to receive a destination subaddress adopted in the ISDN communication method, and a pitch name corresponding to a telephone number is stored in a storage means prepared in advance, and a pitch name corresponding to a caller telephone number supplied together with an incoming signal is stored. A telephone device that generates a ringtone as a ring tone,
A signal detecting means for detecting a caller telephone number supplied together with an incoming signal from a telephone line and a calling party's area code written as the called subaddress;
Division means for comparing the area code and the caller telephone number and dividing the area code and other telephone numbers;
Pitch name conversion means for converting the caller telephone number detected by the signal detection means into pitch name information;
Time information giving means for determining the pitch time based on the telephone number supplied from the dividing means;
A buffer that stores the pitch name information converted by the pitch name converting means and the time information determined by the time information giving means as sound data;
A ring tone generating means for generating a melody based on the pitch name information and time information which are the sound data stored in the buffer;
A telephone device comprising a speaker for outputting a melody output from the ring tone generating means as a voice. The time information adding unit is configured to determine the time of occurrence of sound names corresponding to the area code and other numbers, put rests between the sound columns representing sound columns and city in code that represents the area code 2. A rest is placed after the last number so that the length of one phrase of the ringtone is an even multiple of the minimum unit length of the sound that it constitutes. Telephone device.

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