JP6157881B2 - Terminal device, incoming call management system, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an incoming call management system, and more particularly, to an incoming call management system capable of preventing incoming incoming calls.

  As a means to prevent annoying calls such as mischievous telephone calls, solicitation calls, or wire fraud, telephones that have a function (so-called number display function) that displays the telephone number of the caller (the other party) on the display at the time of incoming calls have become widespread Yes. There is also known a telephone provided with a “nuisance call rejection function” for rejecting incoming calls by performing a registration operation after receiving a nuisance call (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-134218 A

However, in the above “nuisance call rejection function”, it is necessary to register the caller's phone number as a rejection number in advance, so if you have not received a nuisance call from the caller, Could not refuse. Therefore, for example, there was a risk that it would be difficult to refuse an aggressive solicitation, or an elderly person or a child might be involved in a crime.
Therefore, in view of the above situation, the present invention provides a mechanism capable of determining whether a telephone number that is likely to be a nuisance call, including a telephone number that has never been received in the past, can be received. It is an object to do.

To achieve the above object, the present invention includes an individual storage means for storing the selected telephone number as to reject an incoming call by an operation of the user as a separate rejected number, are stored in the individual storage means by the operation Transmitting means for transmitting the individual rejection number to a management server connected to the own device and another terminal device, and the individual rejection number transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices including the own device by the management server. When the number of registered items satisfying a predetermined condition is transmitted as a shared rejection number, the shared storage means for storing the transmitted shared rejection number is transmitted to the telephone via the telephone line network. Recognizing means for recognizing the telephone number of the caller, and the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage means or the caller telephone number recognized by the recognizing means or If it meets the shared refusal number stored in the organic memory device, it provides a terminal device characterized in that it comprises a call rejection means making it possible to reject the incoming call to the phone.

Further, the management server is connected to the plurality of terminal devices via the telephone line network,
The transmission means transmits the individual rejection number to the management server via the telephone line network, and the shared storage means transmits the shared rejection number transmitted from the management server via the telephone line network. You may remember.
Further, the management server is connected via the telephone line network, a provider, and the Internet, and the transmission means requests connection to the provider with an analog signal via the telephone line network, The individual rejection number is transmitted to the management server by communication using the Internet protocol via the provider connected in response to the request, and the shared storage means transmits the Internet protocol from the management server via the provider. You may memorize | store the said share refusal number transmitted by the used communication.

In addition, when the information specifying the transmission time or transmission interval of the individual rejection number is transmitted together with the sharing rejection number from the management server , the transmission unit is configured to transmit the individual transmission at the specified transmission time or at the transmission interval. The rejection number may be transmitted to the management server.
Furthermore, it comprises request means for requesting the sharing rejection number from the management server, and the shared storage means may store the sharing rejection number transmitted from the management server in response to a request by the requesting means. Good.
Also, the individual rejection numbers stored in the individual storage means are deleted in order from the oldest stored time, deleted in order from the least frequently received, or selected by the user Deletion means for deleting in order may be provided.
In addition, a display control unit that displays a telephone number that is permitted to be received by the telephone and a telephone number that is rejected, and a first operator that receives an operation of selecting the displayed telephone number as a rejected number; A second operator for accepting an operation for selecting the displayed telephone number as a permission number, and a transmission means for transmitting a selection result of a rejection number and a permission number to the management server, wherein the permitted telephone number is If the first operator is not operated even if it is displayed, it indicates that the telephone number has been selected as a permission number. If the rejected telephone number is displayed, the second operator is not operated. Transmission means for transmitting information indicating that the telephone number is selected as the rejection number together with the selection result may be provided.

Further, the present invention provides any one of the terminal devices described above and a management server connected to the plurality of terminal devices, wherein the registration unit registers each of the individual rejection numbers transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices. And setting means for setting, as an individual rejection number registered by the registration means, a registration rejection number for which the number of registrations satisfies a predetermined condition as a shared rejection number used for sharing, and a sharing rejection number set by the setting means And a management server comprising a transmission means for transmitting the message to the terminal device .
In addition, the management server includes a specific information storage unit that stores information for specifying the sharing rejection number transmitted to each terminal device, and the transmission unit transmits the sharing rejection number to a certain terminal device. If there is a share rejection number to be transmitted other than the specified share rejection number, the share rejection number already transmitted to the terminal device is specified based on the content stored in the specific information storage means. The sharing refusal number to be transmitted may be transmitted.
Further, the present invention provides an individual storage means for storing a telephone number selected as one for rejecting an incoming call by a user operation as an individual rejection number, and an individual rejection stored in the individual storage means by the operation. Transmitting means for transmitting a number to a management server connected to the own device and another terminal device, and the number of registered individual rejection numbers transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices including the own device by the management server When a message that satisfies a predetermined condition is transmitted as a share rejection number, the shared storage means for storing the share rejection number that has been transmitted, and the originator that has been transmitted to the telephone via the telephone network When the telephone number matches the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage means or the shared rejection number stored in the shared storage means, It provides a program for functioning as a call rejection means making it possible to reject an incoming call.

  The incoming call management system according to the present invention includes a plurality of terminal devices respectively connected to individual telephones and a management server connected to the plurality of terminal devices via a telephone line network. An incoming call management system comprising number registration means for registering a telephone number and availability determination means for determining whether or not an incoming call can be made based on the registered telephone number, wherein the number registration means is connected to the terminal device. A refusal button that is provided and is capable of inputting refusal of incoming call of the telephone number; a refusal number storage means that is provided in the terminal device and stores the telephone number to which refusal of incoming call is input; as an individual refusal number; and the terminal The individual rejection number provided in the apparatus and stored in the rejection number storage means is converted into an analog signal and transmitted to the management server via the telephone network A rejection number transmission means, a rejection number registration means provided in the management server, for extracting the individual rejection number from the analog signal transmitted by the terminal device and registering the individual rejection number in a server-side database; and the management Counting means for counting all the individual rejection numbers registered in the server-side database and counting the number of registrations for each individual rejection number, provided in the management server, and counted An information sharing means for setting the corresponding individual rejection number as a sharing rejection number to be used in common when the registered number is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and provided in the management server and set by the information sharing means The shared refusal number is converted into an analog signal and sent to the terminal device via the telephone line network. And a share rejection number storage means that is provided in the terminal device, extracts the share rejection number from the analog signal transmitted by the management server, and stores the share rejection number in a terminal-side database. The availability determination means is provided in the terminal device, and when the telephone number of the caller is transmitted from the exchange via the telephone line network when receiving an incoming call to the telephone, the caller's telephone number is A telephone number recognizing means for recognizing, a shared number collating means provided in the terminal device for collating the recognized telephone number of the caller with the share rejection number stored in the terminal side database, and the caller When the telephone number matches the sharing rejection number, an incoming call rejection means for rejecting incoming calls to the telephone is provided.

  Here, the “telephone” only needs to have a portion that functions as a telephone. For example, the telephone and the terminal device can be accommodated in the same housing and handled as one unit.

  In addition, the “terminal device” stores a history of incoming phone numbers (hereinafter referred to as “incoming call history”), has a display capable of displaying the stored phone numbers, and operates a reject button. When this is done, the telephone number displayed on the display may be set as the individual rejection number. In this case, not only the telephone number that has been allowed to be received but also the telephone number that has been rejected (that is, the telephone numbers of all the callers) may be stored as the incoming call history.

  The “individual rejection number” registered by the “rejection number registration means” is dedicated information used by each terminal device, and the “share rejection number” shared by the “information sharing means” is Shared information that can be used by all terminal devices.

  In addition, in the “counting means”, when counting the number of registered individual rejection numbers, the number may be directly counted, but points are stored for each individual rejection number, and the total of points is calculated. You may do it. According to this, it becomes possible to add a weight to the individual refusal number as necessary, or to perform a determination taking into account the number of registrations of permission numbers described later.

  Further, “rejecting an incoming call” includes immediately disconnecting a telephone line, sending a nuisance response message and then disconnecting the line, or leaving without ringing.

  According to the incoming call management system of the present invention, a plurality of terminal devices connected to individual telephones and a management server are connected via a telephone line network, and are mainly telephones of callers that are nuisance calls. It is possible to register a number and to determine whether or not an incoming call can be made based on the registered telephone number.

  First, registration of a telephone number will be described. The terminal device is provided with a reject button, and when the reject button is operated, the telephone number related to the operation is stored as an individual reject number. Then, the stored individual rejection number is converted into an analog signal and transmitted to the management server via the telephone line network. This individual rejection number may be transmitted periodically at a predetermined time, but the next transmission time is set for each terminal device on the management server side, and sharing rejection from the management server to the terminal device When transmitting a number (described later), the set transmission time may be transmitted to the terminal device.

On the other hand, the management server extracts the individual rejection number from the analog signal transmitted by the terminal device, and registers the individual rejection number in the server-side database in association with each terminal device. Thereby, the individual rejection number selected in each terminal device is sequentially registered as individual information. In addition, the management server counts the number of registrations for each individual rejection number, targeting all the individual rejection numbers stored in the server-side database (that is, the individual rejection numbers transmitted and registered from all terminal devices). When the counted registration number becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value, that is, when the registration number is registered as a rejection number in a predetermined number or more of terminal devices, the number is set as a sharing rejection number. The process of counting the number of registrations (counting means) and the process of setting the individual rejection number as the sharing rejection number (information sharing means) are executed periodically and the results are stored in advance in the server side database. However, it may be executed when an individual rejection number is transmitted from the terminal device to the management server. Then, the management server converts the set share rejection number into an analog signal and transmits it to the terminal device via the telephone line network. In addition, when the sharing rejection number is transmitted from the management server to the terminal device, all the sharing rejection numbers may be transmitted. However, if the sharing rejection number was transmitted last time, the new sharing added after that Only the rejection number may be transmitted.
In addition, the management server may count a part of individual rejection numbers instead of all individual rejection numbers. In this case, the management server does not count, for example, individual rejection numbers registered before the determined time (for example, 10 years or more before) or canceled individual rejection numbers.

  In the terminal device, the sharing rejection number is extracted from the analog signal transmitted by the management server, and the sharing rejection number is stored in the terminal-side database. When the sharing rejection number is already stored in the terminal-side database, the stored sharing rejection number is updated every time an analog signal is transmitted from the management server.

  Next, determination of whether or not an incoming call can be made will be described. In the terminal device, when the telephone number of the caller is transmitted from the exchange via the telephone line network when receiving an incoming call to the telephone, the telephone number is recognized. Then, the recognized telephone number of the caller is checked against the sharing rejection number stored in the terminal-side database, and when the calling telephone number matches one of the sharing rejection numbers, that is, more than a predetermined number of users Is registered as a nuisance call, the incoming call to the telephone is rejected. For example, the incoming call to the telephone is rejected by disabling the switch means provided between the telephone network and the telephone.

  In this way, whether or not to receive a call is determined based on at least the shared rejection number, so even if the phone number is an unknown phone number that has never been received before, many people suffer damage or discomfort. If it is a harmful nuisance call, the incoming call with that telephone number can be rejected in advance. In addition, since the share rejection number shared in the management server is transmitted to the terminal device via the telephone line network and stored in the terminal side database, the terminal device checks the source telephone number and the share rejection number in the terminal device. be able to. That is, even when an environment capable of connecting to the Internet is not prepared, it is possible to determine whether or not an incoming call can be made using the sharing rejection number.

The incoming call management system according to the present invention is configured as described above,
“The availability determination unit further includes an individual number verification unit that is provided in the terminal device and compares the telephone number of the caller recognized by the telephone number recognition unit with the individual rejection number, and the incoming call rejection unit includes: If the caller telephone number matches the shared rejection number or the individual rejection number, the incoming call to the telephone is rejected.

  Here, as the “individual rejection number” that is collated with the telephone number of the caller by the “individual number verification means”, the individual rejection number stored in the above-described rejection number storage means may be used. When the individual rejection number registered in is transmitted to the terminal device together with the shared rejection number and stored in the terminal side database, the individual rejection number stored in the terminal side database may be used.

  According to the incoming call management system of the present invention, when deciding whether to accept an incoming call, whether the caller's telephone number matches the shared rejection number or an individual rejection number corresponding to the terminal device. If it is discriminated and matches at least one of the numbers, the incoming call to the telephone is rejected.

  Therefore, even if many people do not recognize that it is a harmful nuisance call, make sure that the phone number that the user of the terminal device recognizes is a nuisance call and operates the reject button. The incoming call can be rejected.

The incoming call management system according to the present invention is configured as described above,
“The number registration means is provided in the terminal device, and a permission button capable of inputting permission of incoming call of the telephone number, and the phone number provided in the terminal device and inputted permission of incoming call is used as a permission number. A permission number storage means for storing, and a permission number transmission provided in the terminal device, wherein the permission number stored in the permission number storage means is converted into an analog signal and transmitted to the management server via the telephone line network. And a permission number registration means that is provided in the management server and extracts the permission number from the analog signal transmitted by the terminal device and registers the permission number in the server-side database. A means is provided in the terminal device, and permission to collate the telephone number of the caller recognized by the telephone number recognition means with the permission number And an incoming call permission unit that is provided in the terminal device and permits incoming calls to the telephone regardless of the result of the verification of the shared number verification unit when the caller telephone number matches the permission number. It is good also as a structure further provided.

  By the way, the shared rejection number is registered as an individual rejection number by a predetermined number of users or more. However, if all the incoming calls with this number are forcibly rejected, the usability may be deteriorated. In other words, since incoming calls are rejected at all terminal devices, for example, even if there are users who do not refuse incoming calls from registered telephone numbers, or users who wish to receive incoming calls, As with other users who reject incoming calls, users will not be able to receive calls.

  On the other hand, according to the incoming call management system of the present invention, it is possible to register the telephone number of the caller as a permission number using each terminal device. More specifically, the terminal device is provided with a permission button, and when the permission button is operated, the terminal device stores the telephone number for the operation as a permission number and converts it into an analog signal, like the individual rejection number. To the management server via the telephone line network.

  The management server extracts the permission number from the analog signal transmitted by the terminal device, and registers the permission number in the server-side database in association with each terminal device. As a result, the telephone numbers (permission numbers) selected in the respective terminal devices are sequentially registered as individual information.

  On the other hand, when the telephone number of the transmission source is transmitted from the exchange, the terminal device checks the telephone number of the transmission source with the permission number. When the caller's telephone number matches the permission number, the incoming call to the telephone is permitted even if it matches the sharing rejection number. As the “permission number” that is collated with the telephone number of the caller by the “permission number collating means”, the permission number stored in the permission number storage means may be used, but the permission registered in the server side database may be used. When the number is transmitted to the terminal device together with the sharing rejection number and stored in the terminal side database, the permission number stored in the terminal side database may be used.

  As described above, even when a predetermined number or more of users recognize that it is a nuisance call, a user who does not recognize that it is a nuisance call can receive a call by registering a permission number. .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism capable of determining whether or not a telephone number having a high possibility of being a nuisance call including a telephone number that has never been received in the past can be received.

It is explanatory drawing which shows schematic structure of the incoming call | mail management system which is 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure in a terminal device and a management server. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a dedicated database, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of a shared database. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in a terminal device and a management server at the time of registering a telephone number. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in a terminal device at the time of determining the possibility of an incoming call. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the incoming call management system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure which each apparatus with which an incoming call management system is provided implement | achieves. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure in a modification. It is a figure which shows an example of the function structure in a modification.

[1] First Embodiment Hereinafter, an incoming call management system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, an incoming call management system 1 of this example includes a plurality of terminal devices 2 connected to individual telephones T, and a management server connected to these terminal devices 2 via a telephone network 3. 4 is provided.

  The terminal device 2 is connected to the telephone line network 3 and is connected to a terminal S of the telephone T via a cord L. The terminal device 2 is provided with a display 6 and an up / down button 7, and displays the incoming call history (phone number, incoming date / time, etc.) of the telephone T on the display 6 and displays the incoming call history by operating the up / down button 7. It is possible to switch and display in the order of incoming calls. The incoming call history is stored in the history storage means 15 (see FIG. 2) and displayed on the display 6 by the history display means 16. Here, the history stored in the history storage unit 15 includes not only the phone T that has received an incoming call (i.e., the incoming call is permitted) but also the incoming call rejected by the incoming call management system 1.

  Further, on the upper surface of the terminal device 2, two selection buttons, that is, a reject button 8 and a permission button 9 are arranged adjacent to the up / down button 7. The rejection button 8 is an operation switch for registering the telephone number displayed on the display 6 as a rejection number, and the permission button 9 is an operation switch for registering the telephone number displayed on the display 6 as a permission number.

  Further, a safety level display means 10 composed of a line-shaped display lamp is disposed at the lower part of the upper surface of the terminal device 2. This safety level display means 10 displays the safety level related to the telephone of the caller by the color of light, and internally displays a plurality of colors, specifically, light of three primary colors (red, green, and blue). A light-emitting LED (not shown) is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 2 is provided with a switch means 13, which is capable of transmitting a signal from the telephone line network 3 to the telephone T side, and incapable of transmitting a signal. It is possible to switch to. This switch means 13 can be comprised by the contact of the relay opened and closed by electromagnetic force, for example. The terminal device 2 also includes a modem circuit 11 that transmits and receives data to and from the management server 4 via the telephone line network 3.

  On the other hand, although not shown in detail, the management server 4 transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device 2 via the telephone line network 3 as a hardware configuration, a central processing unit having a main storage device, an arithmetic unit, a control unit, and the like. A modem circuit 31 is provided, and a storage device composed of a hard disk or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the storage device stores a dedicated database 33 in which individual information associated with each terminal device 2 is stored, and a share in which shared information used in all the terminal devices 2 is stored. A database 36 is provided. Here, the dedicated database 33 and the shared database 36 correspond to the server side database of the present invention.

  Each database will be described in detail. The dedicated database 33 can store the caller telephone number, name, reading, point, and registration date and time in association with the identification code of the terminal device 2. Here, “Name” and “Yomigana” indicate the name and name of the sender (sender), and can be input via the Internet by an information input device (not shown). When the reading is input, the reading of the incoming call is also displayed on the display 6 of the terminal device 2 together with the availability information. The “point” is used to set whether the registered telephone number of the caller is an individual rejection number or an allowance number. If it is an individual rejection number, “+1” is assigned. If it is a permission number, “−1” is given. The “registration date / time” is the date and time when an operation for registering a permission number or a rejection number is performed in each terminal device 2. In addition, registration from each terminal device 2 to the dedicated database 33 is such that only one record is created for one caller telephone number. For example, a predetermined telephone number is registered as an individual rejection number. However, when the permission button 9 is subsequently operated for the same telephone number (that is, when the operation for changing the individual rejection number to the permission number is performed), the value of the point is changed from “+1” to “−1”. The registration information is updated by being overwritten. In addition, when there is a contradiction between the information transmitted from the terminal device 2 and the information input by the information input device (for example, the same telephone number is set as a permission number on the one hand and as a rejection number on the other hand) If set), the time when each piece of information is input is compared, and the information that has been input later (that is, the latest information) is adopted to update the registered information.

On the other hand, in the shared database 36, it is possible to store a caller telephone number (share refusal number), name, reading, point total, and registration date and time. Here, the “point total” is a value obtained by adding up the points for all the telephone numbers stored in the dedicated database 33 (ie, “+1” indicating a rejection number, one point) In the case of “−1” indicating the permission number, 1 point is subtracted and accumulated). Thus, the larger the number registered as the individual rejection number or the smaller the number registered as the permission number, the larger the value of the point total. The “registration date / time” is the date and time registered in the shared database 36.
Note that the total point may be a value obtained by summing up the points when a part of the source telephone numbers is not the target. In this case, for example, the points are totaled without considering the caller telephone number registered before (for example, 10 years or more) or the canceled caller telephone number before the determined time.

  By the way, the terminal device 2 and the management server 4 each store a program, and by executing these programs, the terminal device 2 and the management server 4 have the following functional configuration. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 2 includes selection information storage means 17, and stores the telephone number displayed on the display 6 as an individual rejection number when the rejection button 8 is operated, When the permission button 9 is operated, the telephone number of the caller displayed on the display 6 is stored as a permission number. Here, the selection information storage means 17 corresponds to a rejection number storage means and a permission number storage means of the present invention.

  Further, the terminal device 2 includes selection information transmission means 18, and is collectively referred to as “selection information” when the individual rejection number or permission number stored in the selection information storage means 17 (hereinafter, both numbers are not particularly distinguished). ) Periodically (for example, once a day at midnight) to the management server 4 via the telephone line network 3. When sending to the telephone line network 3, the selection information is converted into an analog signal by the modem circuit 11 and sent. Here, the selection information transmission means 18 corresponds to the individual rejection number transmission means and the permission number transmission means of the present invention.

  Further, the terminal device 2 includes a registration information storage unit 20. When an analog signal is transmitted from the management server 4 via the telephone line network 3, the registration information is extracted from the analog signal and stored in the terminal side database 21. To do. The registration information includes a sharing rejection number, a registration individual rejection number, and a registration permission number, which will be described later.

  Further, the terminal device 2 includes a telephone number recognizing means 14 and a collating means 22, and the telephone number recognizing means 14 receives a telephone number of a caller from a receiving side exchange (not shown) when receiving a call to the telephone T. When transmitted via the network 3, the source telephone number is recognized. The recognized telephone number of the caller is stored in the history storage unit 15. The collation means 22 collates the recognized caller telephone number with the shared rejection number, the registered individual rejection number, and the registration permission number stored in the terminal-side database 21. Note that only the numbers corresponding to the terminal device 2 are targeted for the individual registration rejection number and the registration permission number. Here, the verification unit 22 corresponds to the shared number verification unit, the individual number verification unit, and the permission number verification unit of the present invention.

  Further, the terminal device 2 includes an incoming / outgoing permission switching unit 23. When the collation unit 22 confirms that the caller telephone number matches the shared rejection number or the registered individual rejection number, the terminal unit 2 cannot transmit the switch unit 13. State, and the incoming call to the telephone T is rejected. However, even if the caller's telephone number matches the sharing rejection number, but also matches the registration permission number corresponding to the terminal device 2, the switch means 13 is set in a communicable state and the incoming call to the telephone T is made. To give permission. Here, the incoming / outgoing possibility switching means 23 corresponds to the incoming call rejection means and incoming call permission means of the present invention.

  The sharing rejection number stored in the terminal-side database 21 includes a quasi-sharing refusal number having a relatively small point total value, and the caller telephone number matches the quasi-sharing refusal number. Does not reject incoming calls to the telephone T. That is, whether the telephone number of the caller corresponds to the original share rejection number that rejects the incoming call by comparing the total point of the share rejection number stored in the terminal-side database 21 with a predetermined numerical range, or It is discriminated whether it corresponds to a quasi-sharing rejection number that only performs caution (described later) and does not reject the incoming call, and determines whether or not the incoming call is possible based on the determination result. Specifically, when the total value of the points is “5 to 10”, it is determined as “semi-sharing rejection number”, and when it is “11” or more, it is determined as “original sharing rejection number”. Note that a numerical range of a plurality of patterns is prepared as the numerical range to be compared with the total value of points, and an arbitrary numerical range can be selected from the plurality of patterns by operating the terminal device 2. Good. According to this, it is possible to match the discrimination standard with the user's feeling, and it is possible to further improve the reliability of discrimination.

  Further, the terminal device 2 includes a safety level determination unit 26 that determines the safety level of the telephone number of the caller. The safety degree judging means 26 permits “in danger” when rejecting an incoming call, “cautions” when permitting an incoming call corresponding to the above-mentioned semi-shared rejection number, and permits the incoming call in conformity with the registration permission number. In this case, it is determined as “safe”. And the safety degree display means 10 is controlled based on this determination result. Specifically, when the safety level determination information indicates “safe”, blue light is projected from the safety level display means 10, and when it indicates “caution”, yellow light is projected and “danger”. Is controlled so that red light is projected. In addition, when it does not correspond to any of “safety”, “caution”, and “danger”, the safety degree display means 10 is not caused to emit light.

  On the other hand, the management server 4 includes number registration means 32, and when an analog signal is transmitted from the terminal device 2, the selection information is extracted from the analog signal via the modem circuit 31 and stored in the dedicated database 33. . Further, as described above, when the individual rejection number is transmitted, “+1” is assigned to the point column of the dedicated database 33, and when the permission number is transmitted, “−1” is added to the point column. Is given.

  In addition, the management server 4 includes a counting unit 34 and an information sharing unit 35. For all telephone numbers (individual rejection numbers and permission numbers) stored in the dedicated database 33, the management server 4 When the total number of points reaches a predetermined value (for example, 5) or more, the corresponding telephone number is stored in the shared database 36 as a shared rejection number (including a number corresponding to the quasi-shared rejection number described above). . Further, a point total is also calculated for a telephone number already stored in the shared database 36, and when the total point falls below a predetermined value (for example, 5), information related to the telephone number is deleted from the shared database 36.

  In addition, the management server 4 includes registration information transmission means 37, and the individual rejection number and the permission number stored in the dedicated database 33 corresponding to the terminal device 2 are set as the registration individual rejection number and the registration permission number, respectively. Along with the share rejection number stored in the share database 36, it is transmitted to the terminal device 2. In addition, when transmitting to the telephone line network 3, the registration information is converted into an analog signal by the modem circuit 31 and transmitted. At this time, the registration information to be transmitted is preferably compressed and transmitted after being compressed. Further, when the number of share rejection numbers stored in the share database 36 is larger than a predetermined number (for example, 30,000), the points are rearranged in descending order of the total points, and only a predetermined number of share rejection numbers are transmitted from the top. You may make it do. Here, the registration information transmitting unit 37 corresponds to the sharing rejection number transmitting unit of the present invention.

  Next, the operation of the incoming call management system 1, particularly the registration process of the rejection number and the permission number (the process corresponding to the number registration means of the present invention) performed by the terminal device 2 and the management server 4, and whether or not the incoming call is allowed are determined. The processing (processing corresponding to the availability determination unit of the present invention) will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 4, steps S <b> 1 to S <b> 4 and step S <b> 10 are processes in the terminal device 2, and steps S <b> 5 to S <b> 9 are processes in the management server 4. In FIG. 5, all the processing is performed by the terminal device 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the registration process, when the reject button 8 or the allow button 9 is operated (YES in step S1), information on the operation (selection information) is stored (step S2). Thereafter, when the predetermined time is reached (YES in step S3), the stored selection information is converted into an analog signal and transmitted to the management server 4 (step S4). Even when the reject button 8 or the allow button 9 is not operated and no new selection information is stored, information indicating that is transmitted to the management server 4 when a predetermined time is reached.

  In the management server 4, selection information is taken out from the analog signal transmitted by the terminal device 2, and points are assigned to each number and registered in the dedicated database 33 (step S5). Thereafter, all the points in the dedicated database 33 are totaled for each telephone number (step S6). When the total of the points is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (YES in step S7), the telephone number is changed to a sharing rejection number (semi-shared rejection number In the shared database 36 (step S8). Thereafter, the telephone number stored in the dedicated database 33 and the shared database 36 (only the number corresponding to the terminal device 2 in the dedicated database 33) is converted into an analog signal as registration information and transmitted to the terminal device 2 (step S9). ).

  In the terminal device 2, registration information is taken out from the analog signal transmitted by the management server 4 and stored in the terminal-side database 21 (step S10).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, in the incoming / outgoing decision processing, when the telephone number of the transmission source is transmitted from the exchange (YES in step T1), the terminal device 2 first recognizes the telephone number of the transmission source ( In step T2), the history is stored in the history storage means 15 (step T3), and the caller telephone number is displayed on the display 6 (step T4). Thereafter, the telephone number of the caller is collated with each number stored in the terminal side database 21 (step T5). Then, it is determined whether or not an incoming call is possible based on the collation result (step T6), and the switch means 13 is switched according to the determination result (step T7). Further, the safety level for the telephone number of the caller is determined based on each number stored in the terminal-side database 21 (step T8), and the safety level is displayed by the safety level display means 10 (step T9).

  As described above, according to the incoming call management system 1 of the present embodiment, since it is determined whether or not an incoming call can be made based on the shared rejection number, the telephone number is an unknown telephone number that has never been received. However, in the case of a harmful nuisance call in which many people are damaged or uncomfortable, it is possible to reject an incoming call with that telephone number. In other words, according to the present embodiment, not only phone numbers that have been rejected in the past, but also phone numbers that are likely to be unwanted calls, including phone numbers that have never been received in the past (ie, It is possible to provide a mechanism capable of determining whether or not an incoming call can be received.

  In addition, the sharing rejection number shared by the management server 4 is periodically transmitted to the terminal device 2 via the telephone line network 3 and stored in the terminal-side database 21. The telephone number and the shared refusal number can be collated. As a result, the use of the shared refusal number can determine whether or not the incoming call can be made even in a place where an environment capable of connecting to the Internet is not prepared. In addition, since the verification is performed in the terminal device 2, for example, even if the processing performed by the management server 4 or the communication with the management server 4 is delayed for some reason, the determination of whether or not the incoming call can be made using the shared rejection number Can be performed without being affected by the delay.

  Further, not only the sharing rejection number but also the registered individual rejection number set individually in each terminal device 2 is also sent to the terminal device 2 and stored in the terminal-side database 21, so even if many people are harmful Even if it is not recognized as a telephone, it is possible to reliably reject an incoming call for the telephone number that the user of the terminal device 2 recognizes as a nuisance call and operates the reject button 8.

  In addition, according to the incoming call management system 1 of the present embodiment, the registration permission number is also stored in the terminal-side database 21, and when the caller telephone number matches the registration permission number, that is, the user of the terminal device 2 In the case of a user who does not recognize as a nuisance call, even if many people recognize that it is a nuisance call in order to permit an incoming call to the telephone T. Can receive an incoming call by registering a permission number, thereby improving convenience.

  Further, according to the incoming call management system 1 of the present embodiment, the safety level for the telephone number can be grasped in advance by the color of light projected from the safety level display means 10. Therefore, care can be taken not to receive a phone call with a low safety level, and the safety of the user can be further enhanced.

[2] Second Embodiment Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the management server 4 is connected to the telephone line network 3, but in the second embodiment, the management server 4 is connected via a provider and the Internet.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the incoming call management system 1a in the present embodiment. In the incoming call management system 1 a, the telephone network 3 and the Internet 52 are connected via the provider 51, and the management server 4 is connected to the Internet 52. In both the first and second embodiments, a plurality of terminal devices 2 are connected to the management server 4 via a telephone line network. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. The management server 4 is connected to the telephone line network 3 via the provider 51 and the Internet 52.

Based on the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the incoming call management system 1a performs processing (hereinafter referred to as “discrimination processing”) for determining whether or not a telephone number having a high possibility of being a nuisance call can be received. Functions realized by each device in the discrimination processing will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration realized by each device included in the incoming call management system 1a. The terminal device 2 includes an individual storage unit 201, a transmission unit 202, a shared storage unit 203, a recognition unit 204, and an incoming call rejection unit 205. The management server 4 includes a registration unit 401, a setting unit 402, A transmission unit 403. These functions are realized by each means shown in FIG. 2, and most of them are also realized in the incoming call management system 1 of the first embodiment. In the following, the function that is realized only in the second embodiment will be clearly indicated.

  The individual storage unit 201 is an individual storage unit that stores, as an individual rejection number, a telephone number for which an incoming call rejection has been input by a user. The individual storage unit 201 is a function realized by the cooperation of the reject button 8 and the selection information storage unit 17 among the selection buttons shown in FIG. When the refusal button 8 is operated, the telephone number displayed on the display 6 is stored in the selection information storage unit 17 as an individual refusal number, so that the storage by the individual storage unit 201 is performed. The individual storage unit 201 holds the stored individual rejection number in a state where the transmission unit 202 can refer to it.

  The transmission unit 202 is a transmission unit that transmits the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage unit 201 to the management server 4 connected to the own device 2 and the other terminal device 2. The transmission unit 202 is a function realized by the cooperation of the selection information transmission unit 18 and the modem circuit 11 shown in FIG. The transmission unit 202 transmits the individual rejection number to the management server 4 via the telephone line network 3 in both the first and the present embodiments. Further, in this embodiment, the transmission unit 202 requests connection to the provider 51 with an analog signal via the telephone line network 3, and uses the Internet protocol via the provider 51 connected in response to the request. The individual rejection number is transmitted to the management server 4 by communication.

  The registration unit 401 is a registration unit that registers each individual rejection number transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices 2. In the first embodiment, the registration unit 401 is a function realized by the cooperation of the modem circuit 31, the number registration unit 32, and the dedicated database 33 shown in FIG. Further, in this embodiment, the registration unit 401 has a function realized by cooperation of, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) having an Ethernet (registered trademark) port instead of the modem circuit 31 shown in FIG. is there. Specifically, the registration is performed by storing the individual rejection number received by the number registration means 32 via the NIC in the dedicated database 33. The registration unit 401 holds the registered individual rejection number in a state where the setting unit 402 can refer to it.

  The setting unit 402 is a setting unit that sets, among the individual rejection numbers registered by the registration unit 401, ones whose registered number satisfies a predetermined condition as a shared rejection number used for sharing. The predetermined condition here is a condition that is satisfied when, for example, the registered number is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 11). The setting unit 402 is a function realized by the cooperation of the counting unit 34, the information sharing unit 35, and the shared database 36 shown in FIG. The setting unit 402 holds the set share rejection number in a state where the transmission unit 403 can refer to it.

  The transmission unit 403 is a transmission unit that transmits the sharing rejection number set by the setting unit 402 to the terminal device 2. In the first embodiment, the transmission unit 403 is a function realized by the cooperation of the modem circuit 31 and the registration information transmission unit illustrated in FIG. 2. In this embodiment, the NIC described above is used instead of the modem circuit 31. Is a function realized through collaboration. For example, when the terminal device 2 and the management server 4 are connected and the individual rejection number is transmitted by the transmission unit 202, the transmission unit 403 transmits the sharing rejection number to the terminal device 2.

  The shared storage unit 203 is used when the management server 4 transmits, as a shared rejection number, a registration number of each individual rejection number transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices 2 including its own device that satisfies a predetermined condition. And a shared storage means for storing the transmitted share rejection number. That is, the shared storage unit 203 stores the share rejection number transmitted from the management server 4 via the telephone line network 3 in both the first and the present embodiments. The sharing rejection number transmitted from the server 4 via the provider 51 by communication using the Internet protocol is stored. The shared storage unit 203 is a function realized by cooperation of the modem circuit 11, the registration information storage unit 20, and the terminal side database illustrated in FIG. 2. The shared storage unit 203 holds the stored shared rejection number in a state that the incoming call rejection unit 205 can refer to.

  The recognizing unit 204 is a recognizing unit that recognizes the telephone number of the caller transmitted to the telephone via the telephone line network 3. The recognition unit 204 is a function realized by the cooperation of the modem circuit 11 and the telephone number recognition unit 14 shown in FIG. When recognizing the caller telephone number, the recognizing unit 204 supplies the caller telephone number to the incoming call rejection unit 205.

  The incoming call rejection unit 205 determines that the caller telephone number recognized by the recognition unit 204 matches the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage unit 201 or the shared rejection number stored in the shared storage unit 203. Incoming call rejection means that makes it possible to reject incoming calls to the telephone T. The incoming call rejection unit 205 is a function realized by the collation means 22, the incoming / outgoing permission switching means 23 and the switch means 13 shown in FIG.

Also in this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, not only a telephone number that has been rejected in the past but also a telephone number that has never been received in the past, that is, a common rejection number, that is, a nuisance call. It is possible to provide a mechanism that can determine whether or not a telephone number with a high possibility can be received.
In the present embodiment, the management server 4 is connected to the plurality of terminal devices 2 via the provider 51. The management server 4 is not always connected to one terminal device 2 but only connected when exchanging individual rejection numbers and sharing rejection numbers. However, when the number of terminal devices 2 increases. In some cases, a plurality of terminal devices 2 (for example, several tens to several hundreds of terminal devices 2) are connected simultaneously.

  If all the terminal devices 2 can be connected in such a case, a modem circuit must be prepared in accordance with the peak of the number of devices, which increases initial investment and operational burden. However, if the number of modem circuits is reduced, for example, the new sharing rejection number is not reflected in the terminal device 2 that could not be connected at the peak time, and the next connection opportunity must be waited. According to the present embodiment, the equipment provided in the provider 51 can be used as a modem circuit that receives analog signals from a plurality of terminal devices 2 in such a case, and the management server 4 is directly connected to the telephone line network 3. Compared to the case of the initial investment, the burden of initial investment and operation can be reduced.

  In the above example, the case where only the individual rejection number is used has been described, but the individual permission number may be used together with the individual rejection number as in the first embodiment. In that case, the individual storage unit 201 stores, as an individual permission number, the telephone number for which permission of incoming call is input by the user, and the transmission unit 202 stores the individual permission number stored in the individual storage unit 201 in the management server 4. Send. The registration unit 401 of the management server 4 registers each individual permission number transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices 2. The setting unit 402 sets, as a share rejection number, a registration number of individual rejection numbers registered by the registration unit 401 and a registration number of individual permission numbers that satisfy a predetermined condition. The predetermined condition in this case is, for example, a condition that is satisfied when a value obtained by subtracting the number of registered individual permission numbers from the number of registered individual rejection numbers is equal to or greater than a predetermined value (for example, 11).

[3] Modifications The present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and as described below, does not depart from the spirit of the present invention. Various improvements and design changes are possible.

[3-1] Only Reject Button That is, in the above embodiment, the terminal device 2 is provided with the reject button 8 and the allow button 9 as selection buttons. However, only the reject button 8 is provided and only the reject number can be registered. You may make it do. Moreover, in the said embodiment, what transmits a share refusal number, a registration separate refusal number, and a registration permission number as registration information from the management server 4 to the terminal device 2, and memorize | stores it in the terminal side database 21 of the terminal device 2. As shown, only the sharing rejection number may be transmitted, and the selection information stored in the selection information storage unit 17 may be used for the registration individual rejection number and the registration permission number. That is, the selection information in the present invention includes at least an individual rejection number, and may include an individual permission number in addition to the individual rejection number.

[3-2] Configuration of Database In the above embodiment, the dedicated database 33 and the shared database 36 are configured as separate databases, but may be configured as a common database.

[3-3] Use of History Information In the above embodiment, the selection information transmission unit 18 transmits the selection information. However, the history information stored in the history storage unit 15 together with the selection information is shown. May be transmitted. According to this, the management server 4 can accumulate history information as a database, and can determine sharing in the shared database 36 in consideration of the history information. For example, even if the share rejection number is stored in the shared database 36, if the telephone number has not been used for a predetermined period or more, that is, if the predetermined period has elapsed since the last stored date, the share rejection number Can be deleted from the shared database 36.

In addition, by accumulating history information in the database, it is possible to register a share rejection number in consideration of the user's intention when the reject button 8 or the allow button 9 is not operated. Specifically, when the operation of the permission button 9 is not performed for an incoming call from another telephone set being rejected (that is, when there is an intention to continue the rejection), “+0.2” is added to the total of points. In addition, when the operation of the reject button 8 is not performed for the fact that the incoming call from another telephone is permitted (that is, when there is an intention to continue the authorization), “−0.2” is added. In this way, by adding the intention of the user when the reject button 8 or the allow button 9 is not operated, that is, the intention to maintain the current setting, whether or not the telephone number is to be a shared rejection number is more determined. It becomes possible to determine accurately.
When history information is transmitted, among the history information, for example, a history that has been successfully rejected by a share rejection number, rejected by an individual rejection number, or permitted by an individual permission number may be extracted and transmitted. This makes it easier to protect the user's privacy than when all histories are transmitted.

[3-4] Selection Information Transmission Time In the above embodiment, the selection information transmission unit 18 periodically transmits the selection information at a predetermined time. May be set for each terminal device 2, and when the registration information is transmitted from the management server 4 to the terminal device 2, the set transmission time may be transmitted to the terminal device 2. According to this, in the management server 4, the transmission time of the selection information in each terminal device 2 can be managed centrally, registration of the selection information transmitted from each terminal device 2, and registration information associated therewith Transmission can be performed efficiently.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration in the present modification. The management server 4a shown in this figure includes a designation unit 404 in addition to the units shown in FIG. The designation unit 404 designates the transmission time by transmitting time data indicating the transmission time of the selection information to the terminal device 2. The transmission unit 202 of the terminal device 2 transmits the selection information to the management server 4a at the transmission time indicated by the time data transmitted from the management server 4a. That is, when the transmission time of the selection information is designated by the management server 4a, the transmission unit 202 transmits the individual rejection number to the management server 4a at the designated transmission time. As described above, the management server 4 a includes the designation unit 404 to set the next transmission time for each terminal device 2. Note that the designation unit 404 may designate a transmission interval instead of the transmission time. The designation unit 404 designates the transmission interval in units such as seconds, minutes, and hours. In this case, when the transmission interval of the selection information is designated by the management server 4a, the transmission unit 202 transmits the individual rejection number to the management server 4a at the designated transmission interval. Although the transmission time of the selection information has been described here, when the selection information includes only the individual rejection number, the above operation may be performed with the transmission time of the selection information as the transmission time of the individual rejection number. .

[3-5] Connection between Terminal Device and Management Server Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the terminal device 2 and the management server 4 are connected via the telephone line network 3, and in the second embodiment, Although the terminal device 2 and the management server 4 are connected via the telephone line network 3, the provider 51, and the Internet 52, connection via the Internet (that is, connection not via the telephone line network 3) is also possible. The connection state may be switched according to the presence or absence of an environment that can connect to the Internet.

[3-6] Transmission Request for Sharing Rejection Number In the second embodiment, the transmission unit 403 of the management server sends the sharing rejection number to the terminal device 2 when the transmission unit 202 transmits the individual rejection number. Although it transmitted, it is not restricted to this, For example, when there exists a request | requirement based on a user's operation, you may transmit a share refusal number.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration in the present modification. The terminal device 2b shown in this figure includes a requesting unit 206 in addition to the units shown in FIG. The request unit 206 is a request unit that requests the management server 4 for a sharing rejection number. When a predetermined operation is performed by the user, the request unit 206 transmits request data indicating that a sharing rejection number is requested to the management server 4.

  Upon receiving the request data transmitted from the request unit 206, the transmission unit 403 transmits a sharing rejection number to the terminal device 2b in response to the request from the request unit 206. The shared storage unit 203 stores the share rejection number transmitted from the management server 4 in response to the request from the request unit 206. According to this modification, the sharing rejection number can be updated when the user intends. As a result, for example, when a child or an elderly person goes out, the user keeps the shared rejection number up-to-date by his own operation, thereby further improving the safety against annoying calls when going out. Can do.

[3-7] Deletion of terminal device number Further, in the terminal device, there is a limit to the capacity of an area where the individual rejection number can be stored (hereinafter referred to as “storable area”). Alternatively, the individual permission number may be deleted by a predetermined method.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration in the present modification. The terminal device 2c shown in this figure includes a deletion unit 207 in addition to the units shown in FIG. For example, the deletion unit 207 is a deletion unit that deletes the individual rejection numbers stored in the individual storage unit 201 in order from the oldest stored time. In this case, the terminal device 2c can preferentially store the terminal with the newest time when the rejection is input.

  Further, the deletion unit 207 may delete the individual rejection numbers stored in the individual storage unit 201 in order from the least frequently received call. In this case, the terminal device 2c can preferentially store the more incoming calls. Note that the deletion unit 207 may perform deletion based on the frequency of incoming calls in a predetermined period such as the past half year or one year. In this way, by dividing by a predetermined period, individual rejection numbers such as a large number of incoming calls in the past period but recently disappeared compared to when deleting based on the history of all incoming calls forever It is less likely that other useful individual rejection numbers will continue to be deleted and deleted.

  Further, the deletion unit 207 may delete the individual rejection numbers in order from those selected by the user. When making a user select, terminal device 2c may display history information mentioned above, or may transmit history information to a user's smart phone and display it by near field communication etc. The user can delete the individual permission number so as to leave a relatively useful one by looking at the displayed history information and selecting a telephone number that is not used for a long time, for example.

  For example, the deletion unit 207 performs the above-described deletion when an individual rejection number is stored beyond the capacity of the storable area. For example, the deletion unit 207 may perform the above-described deletion when the remaining capacity of the storable area reaches a predetermined amount (for example, 5% of the whole). Good. Further, the deletion unit 207 may periodically perform the deletion described above. Further, in this modification, the case where the deletion unit 207 deletes the individual rejection number has been described, but the deletion unit 207 may perform the same deletion on the individual permission number.

[3-8] Differential transmission of sharing rejection number When the management server transmits a sharing rejection number to each terminal device, the management server may transmit the entire sharing rejection number or transmit the difference. May be.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration in the present modification. The management server 4d shown in this figure includes a specific information storage unit 405 in addition to the units shown in FIG. The specific information storage unit 405 is specific information storage means for storing information (hereinafter referred to as “specific information”) for specifying the share rejection number transmitted to each terminal device 2. The specific information in a certain terminal device 2 is, for example, information indicating the date and time when the most recent sharing rejection number is transmitted to the terminal device 2. In that case, in the shared database shown in FIG. 3, the caller telephone number in which the past date and time than the specific information is associated as the registration date and time is specified as the share rejection number transmitted to each terminal device 2. A caller telephone number in which a future date and time is associated as a registration date and time with respect to the specific information is specified as a sharing rejection number that has not been transmitted to each terminal device 2.

  The specific information storage unit 405 stores, for example, the identification code of the terminal device 2 and the specific information of the terminal device 2 in association with each other, and can be referenced from the transmission unit 403. When transmitting a sharing rejection number to a certain terminal device 2 (for example, when selection information is transmitted from the terminal device 2), the transmission unit 403 specifies the sharing rejection number already transmitted to the terminal device 2. If there is a sharing rejection number to be transmitted other than the specified sharing rejection number, based on the contents stored in the storage unit 405, the sharing rejection number to be transmitted is transmitted. Specifically, the transmission unit 403 identifies and identifies the sharing rejection number that has not been transmitted to the terminal device 2 from the specific information stored in the specific information storage unit 405 in association with the identification code of the terminal device 2. The sharing rejection number is transmitted to the terminal device 2. As a result, it is possible to shorten the use time of the telephone line network 3 when transmitting the shared rejection number as compared with the case of transmitting the entire shared rejection number, and accordingly, the usage fee (communication of the telephone line network 3) Cost) can be reduced.

[3-9] Difference transmission of selection information and history information When the terminal device transmits selection information (or individual rejection number) and history information, the whole may be transmitted or the difference may be transmitted. Also good.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration in the present modification. The terminal device 2e shown in this figure includes a specific information storage unit 208 in addition to the units shown in FIG. The specific information storage unit 208 and the transmission unit 202 realize the same functions as the specific information storage unit 405 and the transmission unit 403 shown in FIG. 11 by replacing the sharing rejection number with selection information (or individual rejection number) or history information. . As a result, as in the above-described modification, the use time of the telephone line network 3 can be shortened and the usage fee (communication cost) of the telephone line network 3 can be reduced as compared with the case of transmitting the whole. it can.

[3-10] Category of Invention In addition to the incoming call management system, the terminal device, and the management server, the present invention can also be regarded as a processing method for realizing the processing performed by the terminal device and the management server. The processing here is, for example, each processing shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The terminal device and the management server are both devices that execute programs as described above, that is, computers. The present invention can also be understood as a program for causing a computer such as a terminal device or a management server to function as the means shown in FIGS. 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. . These programs are also provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk in which they are stored, or in the form of being downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, and making it available for installation. It may be a thing to do.
When the recognition unit 204 (the modem circuit 11 and the telephone number recognition unit 14) shown in FIG. 7 and the like is realized by hardware, the above program excludes a computer such as a terminal device from the recognition unit 204. It becomes to function as each means. Further, the computer that executes the program may be an operator such as an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, a microcomputer (microcontroller), a microprocessor, and a CPU.

[3-11] Telephone and Terminal Device The telephone and the terminal device are different devices in the above embodiments, but may be the same device. The same device may be, for example, a device used as a fixed telephone or a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. These mobile communication terminals have both a function as a mobile phone and a function that realizes each means included in the terminal device shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. It can be performed. In this case, each button (reject button 8 and permission button 9 etc.) shown in FIG. 2 may be realized using a key of a mobile phone, a touch screen of a smartphone, or the like. In addition, each of the above-described means may be realized by installing the above-described program in a mobile phone or a smartphone.

[3-12] Distribution of Management Server Processing In the incoming call management system, there is a processing server that processes a large amount of data generated between a plurality of terminal devices 2 between the management server and the telephone line network 3. It may be provided. In this case, for example, the management server transmits a list of sharing rejection numbers (which may include other information indicating the degree of risk such as total points) to the processing server, and the processing server compresses the list. Encrypted and sent. Thereby, the load of the management server can be distributed to the processing servers, and processing such as registration of selection information and setting of the share rejection number can be performed stably.

[3-13] Terminal Device Not Provided with Selection Button In the incoming call management system, a terminal device that does not register the individual rejection number and the individual permission number (referred to as “unregistered device”) may be provided. The unregistered device is a device that is difficult to realize the function of a selection button such as a fixed telephone or a terminal adapter. The unregistered device includes, for example, the shared storage unit 203, the recognition unit 204, and the incoming call rejection unit 205 shown in FIG. 7, and rejects incoming calls based on the supply rejection number stored in the shared storage unit 203. In this case, the shared storage unit 203 uses a telephone number in which rejection of incoming calls is input by each user as an individual rejection number, to the management server connected to the own apparatus and the plurality of terminal apparatuses. And when the management server sends to the own device the number of registered individual rejection numbers that satisfy the predetermined condition as a shared rejection number, the transmitted shared rejection number is stored. become. As a result, even if it is an unregistered device, it is possible to perform an incoming call rejection operation with a supply rejection number, and a telephone number that is highly likely to be a nuisance call, including a telephone number that has never been received in the past It is possible to determine whether or not an incoming call can be received.

T telephone 1 incoming call management system 2 terminal device 3 telephone network 4 management server 8 reject button 9 permission button 14 telephone number recognition means 17 selection information storage means (rejection number storage means, permission number storage means)
18 Selection information transmission means (individual rejection number transmission means, permission number transmission means)
20 Registration information storage means (shared rejection number storage means)
21 terminal side database 22 collation means (shared number collation means, individual number collation means, permission number collation means)
23 incoming / outgoing permission switching means (incoming call rejection means, incoming call permission means)
32 Number registration means (rejection number registration means, permission number registration means)
33 Dedicated database (server side database)
34 Counting means 35 Information sharing means 36 Shared database (server side database)
37 Registration information sending means (sharing rejection number sending means)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 201 Individual storage unit 202 Transmission unit 203 Incoming call rejection unit 204 Recognition unit 205 Shared storage unit 206 Request unit 207 Deletion unit 208 Specific information storage unit 401 Registration unit 402 Setting unit 403 Transmission unit 404 Specification unit 405 Specific information storage unit

Claims (10)

An individual storage means for storing a telephone number selected to reject an incoming call by an operation of a user as an individual rejection number;
A transmission unit for transmitting the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage unit by the operation to a management server connected to the own device and another terminal device;
When the management server has transmitted as a shared rejection number the registration number of each individual rejection number transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices including its own device that satisfies a predetermined condition, A shared storage means for storing a share rejection number;
Recognizing means for recognizing the telephone number of the caller sent via the telephone line network to the telephone;
When the telephone number of the caller recognized by the recognition unit matches the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage unit or the sharing rejection number stored in the shared storage unit, the incoming call to the telephone A terminal device, comprising: an incoming call rejection unit that can reject the call. The plurality of terminal devices are connected to the management server via the telephone line network,
The transmission means transmits the individual rejection number to the management server via the telephone line network,
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the shared storage unit stores the shared rejection number transmitted from the management server via the telephone line network. The management server is connected via the telephone line network, a provider, and the Internet,
The transmission means requests connection to the provider by an analog signal via the telephone line network, and the individual rejection number is obtained by communication using the Internet protocol via the provider connected in response to the request. To the management server,
The terminal apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the shared storage unit stores the share rejection number transmitted from the management server via the provider through communication using an Internet protocol. When the information specifying the transmission time or the transmission interval of the individual rejection number is transmitted together with the sharing rejection number from the management server , the transmission unit is configured to transmit the individual rejection number at the specified transmission time or at the transmission interval . The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is transmitted to the management server. Requesting means for requesting the sharing rejection number from the management server;
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the shared storage unit stores the sharing rejection number transmitted from the management server in response to a request from the request unit. . The individual rejection numbers stored in the individual storage means are deleted in order from the oldest stored time, deleted in order from the least frequently received, or in order from the one selected by the user The terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising: a deleting unit that deletes the terminal device. A display control means for displaying a telephone number that is permitted to be received by the telephone and a telephone number that is rejected.
A first operator for accepting an operation of selecting the displayed telephone number as a rejection number;
A second operator for accepting an operation of selecting the displayed telephone number as a permission number;
A transmission means for transmitting a selection result of a refusal number and a permission number to the management server. If the first operator is not operated even if the permitted telephone number is displayed, the telephone number is selected as a permission number. Transmitting means for transmitting information indicating that the telephone number is selected as a rejection number together with the selection result when the second operator is not operated even if the rejected telephone number is displayed. terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises and. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 ,
A management server connected to a plurality of terminal devices, wherein each of the individual rejection numbers transmitted from the plurality of terminal devices is registered, and among the individual rejection numbers registered by the registration unit, A management server comprising: setting means for setting a registration rejection number that satisfies a predetermined condition as a sharing rejection number used for sharing; and transmission means for transmitting the sharing rejection number set by the setting means to the terminal device ; An incoming call management system comprising: The management server
Specific information storage means for storing information for specifying the share rejection number transmitted to each terminal device;
When the transmission unit transmits the sharing rejection number to a certain terminal device, the transmission unit identifies and specifies the sharing rejection number already transmitted to the terminal device based on the content stored in the specific information storage unit 9. The incoming call management system according to claim 8 , wherein when there is a sharing rejection number to be transmitted other than the sharing rejection number, the sharing rejection number to be transmitted is transmitted. Computer
An individual storage means for storing a telephone number selected to reject an incoming call by an operation of a user as an individual rejection number;
A transmission unit for transmitting the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage unit by the operation to a management server connected to the own device and another terminal device;
When the management server has transmitted as a shared rejection number the registration number of each individual rejection number transmitted from a plurality of terminal devices including its own device that satisfies a predetermined condition, A shared storage means for storing a share rejection number;
When the telephone number of the caller transmitted to the telephone through the telephone line network matches the individual rejection number stored in the individual storage means or the shared rejection number stored in the shared storage means , A program for functioning as incoming call rejection means for allowing incoming calls to the telephone to be rejected.

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