JPH04336841A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To stop communication with a call having lower priority automatically and to make communication with a call having a higher priority when the call with the higher priority comes even when the communication terminal equipment makes communication with opposite parties whose number is a maximum number able to be controlled. CONSTITUTION:An opposite outgoing number and its priority enabling an incoming call in advance with priority are registered in a priority information storage section 22, and even when the communication terminal equipment is busy with number of opposite parties able to be controlled, a priority incoming call control section 25 refers to a busy call information storage section 23 and the priority information storage section 22 in which the call number of a busy call and the priority are registered. When a call with lower priority than a incoming call is in existence among busy calls, the communication with lowest priority is interrupted and the incoming call is communicated.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a network that can accept multiple calls on one line and has a function of notifying the calling party number of the calling party's communication terminal to the called party's communication terminal. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device that is connected and receives incoming calls from a specific party with priority.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional communication terminal device disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-117250.
1 and B2 channels, 3 is ISDN line D channel, 4
is the driver and receiver for the ISDN line, 5 is the ISD
N interface, 6 is a communication circuit, 7 is a handset, 8 is a CPU that controls the entire telephone, 9 is a sending message memory 1, 10 is a recording memory 2 that records messages from the other party during a call, and 11 is a function key control unit. , 12 is a function key, 13 is a key control section, 14 is a key matrix, 15 is a display control section, 16 is a display section, 17 is a C
This is a ROM that stores the processing procedures of the PU8.

Next, the operation will be explained. In this operation example, the receiver who is the operator of the voice communication terminal device is A, the first caller who is the other party is B, and the second caller who receives a call during the call is C. shall be. Then, A and B start talking according to the normal sequence.

[0004] Now, when a call between A and B is being made using B1 channel 1, when a call is received from C to A from B2 channel 2, the call setup message from C includes The display control unit 15 retrieves the calling party number of the other party.
Output to. At the same time, a signal signal representing an incoming call is outputted through the receiver 7. When A hears the signal indicating the incoming call, the display controller 15 recognizes the caller from the caller's number displayed on the display 16.

Next, it is determined whether the caller is more important than the caller B, and if it is determined that the caller is important, the caller B is informed of the disconnection and asked to go on-hook. When B goes on-hook, the call on B1 channel 1 ends. Thereafter, A's hooking operation starts a conversation between A and C using B2 channel 2.

[0006]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Since the conventional communication terminal device is constructed as described above, it has had the following problems. The priority of a call that arrives during a call and the priority of a call that is currently being communicated are always checked by the person currently communicating, so even if you know in advance who will receive the call on a priority basis, it is necessary to It requires manual intervention and is cumbersome to operate. On the other hand, if a person involved in the communication, such as a telephone, is nearby, it is possible to compare priorities manually, but this does not mean that the person involved in the communication, such as by facsimile, is necessarily nearby. This method cannot be applied to communication terminal devices that do not have

[0007]Furthermore, if during a call using ISDN B1 channel 1, there is an incoming call with a higher priority than the other party, the call is disconnected and the call is started using B2 channel 2. Therefore, if B2 channel 2 is being used by another communication terminal device, a call in progress can be disconnected, but communication corresponding to a later incoming call cannot be started.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and involves registering the priority level together with the calling number of the party receiving the incoming call preferentially in advance. Even if you are communicating with the maximum number of calls, if an incoming call with a higher priority than the current call is notified, the current call with a lower priority is automatically canceled and the priority is changed. An object of the present invention is to obtain a communication terminal device that can accept incoming calls with a high number of calls.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A communication terminal device according to the present invention includes a priority information storage unit that stores the calling party number and priority for which incoming calls are preferentially permitted, and when the device enters communication. , a communicating call information storage unit that stores the calling number and priority of the communicating party, and when another incoming call is notified while the device is communicating with the maximum number of call parties that can be controlled by the device;
a calling number verification unit that detects the calling number of the calling side communication terminal device and determines whether the detected calling number is registered in the priority information storage unit; Even if you are communicating with the number of callers, if an incoming call with a higher priority than the current call is notified, the current call with a lower priority is canceled and the incoming call with a higher priority is allowed. It is equipped with a priority call control section.

0010

[Operation] In the present invention, when the priority incoming call control unit is notified of an incoming call with a higher priority than the current call while communicating with the maximum number of call parties that the device can control, , the communication of the low-priority call is automatically stopped and communication is started with the incoming high-priority call.

[0011]

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, parts that are the same as those in FIG.
However, in this embodiment, the communication network is capable of accepting multiple calls on one line and has a function of notifying the calling party number of the calling party's communication terminal to the called party's communication terminal. Reference numeral 19 indicates a line control unit that connects the communication line 18 and processes incoming and outgoing calls, and 20 indicates an input/output unit. In the conventional example, the communication terminal device was a telephone, so the input/output unit was limited to the receiver and the communication circuit. However, in this embodiment, since the communication terminal device is not limited to a telephone, the parts that perform input and output, such as the handset in a conventional telephone and the reading and recording part in a facsimile, are collectively referred to as the input/output part. do.

[0012] Reference numeral 21 denotes a priority call control unit that controls priority incoming calls, and a priority information storage unit 22 that stores the calling party's number to which the device preferentially permits incoming calls and the priority for the calling party's number; A call information storage unit 23 that stores the caller's number and priority when the device is in communication, and a call information storage unit 23 that stores the calling number and priority of the other party when the device is in communication, and a call information storage unit 23 that stores the calling party number and priority when the device is in communication, and stores another incoming call while the device is communicating with the maximum number of calls that can be controlled by the device. A calling number verification unit 24 determines whether the calling number of the calling side communication terminal device is registered in the priority information storage unit when notified of Priority calling that cancels the current call with the lowest priority and allows the incoming call with the highest priority when an incoming call with a higher priority than the current call is notified even if the user is communicating with multiple parties. A control section 25 is provided. Other components are designated by the same reference numerals and are the same as those shown in FIG. 5, so detailed explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of the priority information storage unit 22, in which 26 is a called party number field indicating the calling number of the party to whom incoming calls are to be preferentially permitted; This is a priority part that indicates the priority of the other party to whom the call is permitted. This time, the priority set in the priority information storage unit 22 is expressed by a number from 1 to 9, and the larger the number, the higher the priority.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 shows the communication call information storage section 2.
3, in which 28 is a calling party's number section indicating the calling party's number, and 29 is a priority section indicating the priority of the party's communicating party. A priority is set to 29, but when communicating with a party not registered in the priority information storage section 22, "0" is set to indicate the lowest priority.

Next, the operation will be explained. First, the user of the communication terminal equipment selects the calling party's number for which incoming calls are to be preferentially permitted and the priority level for the calling party's number using the function key 1.
, key matrix 14, and display unit 16 to store the priority information in the priority information storage unit 22.

Next, the operation upon receiving a call will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, communication line 1
When a call arrives at the line control section 19 via the line control section 8, the communication terminal device checks whether the communication terminal device is already communicating with the maximum number of call parties that the device can control and is therefore unable to communicate (step ST1). If the communication is possible, the calling party's number is detected from the incoming call message (step ST2) and is passed to the calling number matching unit 24.

The calling number verification section 24 refers to the priority information storage section 22 and checks whether the calling number of the incoming call is registered (step ST3). When the calling number is registered, the registered calling number and priority are set in the communicating call information storage section 22 (step ST4), and communication start processing is performed (step ST5). As a result of the check in step ST3, if the calling number is not registered in the priority information storage unit 22, the calling number is set as the calling party number 28 in the communicating call information storage unit 23 (step ST6), and the A priority of "0" is set in the middle partner priority section 29 (step ST
7). After that, communication start processing is performed (step ST5).
.

If the determination result in step ST1 is that communication is not possible, the calling party's number is detected from the incoming call message (step ST8) and is passed to the calling number verification unit 24. The calling number verification section 24 refers to the priority information storage section 22 and checks whether the calling number of the incoming call is registered (step ST9). If it is not registered in the priority information storage unit 22, the priority incoming call control unit 25 performs a disconnection process on the incoming call by sending a disconnection message indicating that the called user is busy, for example in ISDN (step ST10).

As a result of the check in step ST9, if the calling party number is registered in the priority information storage section 22, the priority incoming call control section 25 refers to the communicating call information storage section 23 and assigns priority to the called party. The priority of all calls in progress are compared (step ST11), and if all calls in progress have a higher priority than the incoming call, for example, in ISDN, a disconnection message indicating that the called user is busy is sent. By sending the call, the disconnection process for the incoming call is performed (step ST10).

As a result of the comparison in step ST11, if there is a call with a lower priority than the incoming call among the calls in progress, the priority call control unit 25 selects the calling number of the call with the lowest priority. The priority level is deleted from the call information storage unit 23 (step ST12), and a forced disconnection process is performed on the call with the lowest priority level (step ST13). Thereafter, the calling number and priority of the incoming call are set in the communicating call information storage section 23 (step ST14), and communication start processing is performed (step ST15).

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the communication terminal device is communicating with the maximum number of call parties that it can control, when there is an incoming call with a higher priority, Since the system is configured so that it is possible to cancel communication on a low-priority call and continue communicating with that call, communication is given more priority to a specific incoming call than with conventional communication terminal equipment. be able to.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a priority information storage unit 22 according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a communicating call information storage unit 23 according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional communication terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ISDN channel (B1 channel) 2
ISDN channel (B2 channel) 3 I
SDN channel (D channel) 4 Driver and receiver for ISDN line 5 ISDN interface 6 Call circuit 7 Handset 8 CPU 9 Message memory 1 10 Recording memory 2 11 Function key control unit 12 Function key 13 Key control unit 14 Key matrix 15 Display Control unit 16 Display unit 17 ROM 18 Communication line 19 Line control unit 20 Input/output unit 21 Priority call control unit 22 Priority information storage unit 23 Current call information storage unit 24 Calling number verification unit 25 Priority incoming call control unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A communication terminal device connected to a network that can accept multiple calls on one line and has a function of notifying the calling party's number of the calling party's communication terminal device to the called party's communication terminal device. , a priority information storage unit that stores the calling number and priority of the other party who should receive an incoming call preferentially, and a calling side communication terminal device that is notified by the network when the device is in communication. A communication call information storage unit that stores the number and priority, and a notification from the network when another incoming call is notified while the device is communicating with the maximum number of call parties that can be controlled by the device. A calling number verification section detects the calling number of the calling side communication terminal device and determines whether the detected calling number is registered in the priority information storage section, and the judgment result of the calling number verification section is " If "Registered", the priority of the calling number stored in the priority information storage unit is compared with the priority of the call in progress stored in the call information storage unit, and the call A priority call control unit that stops communication with the lowest priority call and starts communication with another call with a higher priority when there is a call with a lower priority than the incoming call. A communication terminal device comprising: