JPH0637884A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control the response operation on an incoming call side by judging whether or not an automatic response from an opposite terminal can be expected by an outgoing call side. CONSTITUTION:A response mode setting part 1 sets whether or not the automatic response from the opposite terminal can be expected, and an incoming call mode setting part 2 sets whether the incoming call mode of its own terminal should be set at an electrification mode or an absent mode. An outgoing call is issued from an outgoing call operating part 3, and the arrival of an incoming call is notified to a user by an incoming call operating part 4, and the response operation of the incoming call is performed. A message recording/reproduction part 5 reproduces an automatic answering message, or records an opposite message. In such a way, it is possible to evade a waste automatic response or waste operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having an incoming call answer control function, and more specifically, it controls the answering operation of the incoming call side by determining whether the outgoing call side expects an automatic answer from the other terminal. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Communication terminals include various kinds of communication terminals such as a telephone, a fax machine, and a data terminal. However, since the functions (applications) performed by the respective communication terminals are fixed, the response method when receiving a call is For example, in the case of FAX, the terminal itself answers automatically, and in the case of a telephone, the answering method is uniquely determined when the application is decided, such as making a ringing tone and waiting for a human response without automatically answering.

[0003]

However, as communication terminals have become more sophisticated and applications have become more complicated, there are cases in which the response means for incoming calls cannot be determined even if the application is decided. For example, in the case of an electronic conference, since it is necessary for the person at the other end to be present at the time of starting the conference, automatic answering is unavoidable. However, in the case of conference information and distribution of materials in advance,
Since it is not necessary for the person in the other party to be there, it is more convenient for the other party's terminal to automatically respond and capture it. Also,
Even in the case of an answering machine, it may be meaningless to leave a message if there is no other person due to an urgent business. In other words, depending on the scene used in the same application,
There is a problem that whether to expect an automatic response or a manual response to the other party may change.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and controls the response operation on the receiving side by providing setting means for setting whether or not the transmitting side expects an automatic response from the partner terminal. It is made for the purpose of providing the communication terminal device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a setting means for setting whether or not to expect an automatic response to a partner terminal, and an information set by the setting means for receiving an incoming call. Notification means for notifying the other terminal together with the notification,
When an incoming call is received, it is judged whether or not an automatic response is expected based on the information notified by the notifying means before answering the incoming call. If an automatic response is expected, an automatic response means for automatically responding, This is achieved by providing a manual response means for notifying an incoming call if the automatic response is not expected by the response means and responding to the incoming call.

[0006]

In the case of using a communication terminal that realizes an application in which it is not possible to specify which one of the user and the machine responds, the caller uses a setting means for setting whether or not to expect an automatic response from the other terminal before making a call. , Set the response mode expected from the other party in the terminal and make a call. At this time, the response mode set by the setting means is also carried in the network as information incidental to the outgoing call, and is notified to the partner terminal by the incoming call notification means together with the notification of the incoming call. The receiving side terminal reads the response mode notified by the incoming call notifying means and is expected to make an automatic response. If an automatic response is possible, the receiving side terminal responds by the automatic response means and processes the application. If the automatic response is not expected, the user is notified of the incoming call, the user's operation is confirmed, the response is made by the manual response means, and the application is processed.

[0007]

Embodiment An embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network).
An answering machine connected to an integrated service digital network will be described as an example with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram for explaining an embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a response mode setting unit, 2 is an incoming call mode setting unit, 3 is an outgoing operation unit, and 4 is an incoming call operation. Part, 5 is the recording and reproducing part, 6
Is a control unit. The response mode setting unit 1 sets whether to expect an automatic response from the partner terminal, and the incoming mode setting unit 2 sets whether the incoming mode of the own terminal is the normal mode or the absence mode. The transmission operation unit 3 includes dial keys, a transmission button, and the like. The incoming call operation unit 4 notifies a person that an incoming call is received, and performs an incoming call answering operation. The message recording / playback unit 5 reproduces an answering machine response message and records a message of the other party. Each unit configured as described above is controlled by the control unit 6.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control unit when the response mode is set. When the response mode setting operation is performed in the response mode setting unit 1, the control unit 6 causes the S
In step 1, it is determined whether the setting operation is the automatic response mode or the manual response mode. If the setting operation is the automatic response mode, the process proceeds to S2 and the automatic response is stored as the response mode. In the case of the manual response mode, the process proceeds to S3, and the manual response is stored as the response mode. The response mode can be set at any timing when communication is not in progress.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control unit when the incoming mode is set. When the incoming call mode setting operation is performed by the incoming call mode setting unit 2, the control unit 6 causes the S
In 11 to determine whether the setting operation is normal mode or absence mode,
In the case of the normal mode, the process proceeds to S12, and the normal mode is stored as the incoming mode. In the absence mode, S1
In step 3, the answering mode is stored as the incoming call mode. The incoming call mode can also be set at any timing when communication is not in progress.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control section on the calling side, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the control section on the receiving side. In the following, the steps will be sequentially described while considering exchange of messages by communication. First, the originating terminal is S21,
Waiting for the dial keys to be operated on the transmission operation unit 3. When the dial key is pressed, the process proceeds to S22, the dial value is stored, and the call key is pressed (S23), S2.
Repeat 1 and S22 to save the dial value. When the call key is pressed, the process proceeds to S24, refers to the setting value of the response mode, and if automatic response is set, proceeds to S25, [SE
TUP] Set information indicating automatic response in message and send. If manual response is set, proceed to S26,
Set the information indicating the automatic response in the [SETUP] message and send. Here, the destination subaddress is used as the parameter field for setting the automatic response, and if the first two digits are 01, the automatic response is set, and if the first 2 digits are 00, the manual response is set. Then, the process proceeds to S27 and waits for the message reception from the partner terminal.

Now, in step S41, the called terminal waits for a [SETUP] message from the calling terminal. The terminal on the sending side sends the message there [S25 or S26 [SE
TUP] message is received and it progresses to S42 and checks an incoming call mode. If it is in absence mode, proceed to S43,
Check the destination subaddress of the [SETUP] message. If the first two digits are 01, the calling terminal expects an automatic response and the called terminal is in the absence mode. Therefore, an automatic response can be made, and the process proceeds to S44, CONNECT] message to the originating terminal and waits for the reception of the [CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE] message in S45.

Now, when returning to the caller terminal, the caller terminal waits for the reception of the message in step S27, and the caller terminal step S44 is executed.
The [CONNECT] message sent in step S28 is received, and S28
After that, the process proceeds to S31, transmits [CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE], and connects the line in S32. At this time, the receiving side terminal also confirms the reception of [CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE] in S45, and connects the line in S46, thereby enabling voice exchange between both terminals. And the called terminal is S
Proceeding to 47, the recording / playback unit 5 is activated, the answering machine response message is reproduced, and the recording of the partner message is started.

If the first 2 digits of the called sub-address of the [SETUP] message is 00 in S43, the calling side terminal expects a manual response, but the called side terminal is in the absence mode. , The caller is expecting someone to come out, but there is no one, so there is no point in answering automatically, and the procedure proceeds to S48, where [RELEASE COMP
[LETE] to release the line and exit. With this release, the originating terminal receives the [RELEASE] message, exits the loop of S27, passes through S28, and transmits a [RELEASE COMPLETE] message at S33, and ends.

If the called terminal is in the home mode in S42, the process proceeds to S49, the [ALERTING] message is transmitted, the ring tone is generated (S50), and the human waits for the incoming call answering operation in S51. . At this time, the calling terminal is
TING] message is received, the loop of S27 is exited and S
After 28, the process proceeds to S29, a ring tone is generated, and the reception of the [CONNECT] message is waited at S30. When the operation of answering the incoming call is performed on the called terminal, the process exits the loop of S51, proceeds to S52, transmits a [CONNECT] message, and sends a [CONNECT] message at S53.
[CT ACKNOWLEDGE] is waited for, and when it is received, the process proceeds to S54, the line is connected and the call becomes possible. The calling terminal receives the [CONNECT] message in S52 and then S3
Exit the 0 loop and press [CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE] in S31.
The message is transmitted, and the line is connected in S32 to enable the call.

[0015]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. That is, setting means for setting whether or not to expect an automatic response to the partner terminal, notifying means for notifying the partner terminal of the information set by the setting means together with the notification of the incoming call, and for answering the incoming call when the incoming call arrives. Based on the information previously notified by the notification means, it is judged whether or not an automatic response is expected, and if an automatic response is expected, an automatic response means for automatically responding, and if an automatic response is not expected, an incoming call is received. By notifying the user that there was, and having a manual response means for responding to an incoming call according to the user's operation, useless automatic response or useless operation of calling a person when there is no help for the person to answer It becomes possible to avoid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a communication terminal device having an incoming call response control function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit when the response mode of the communication terminal device of FIG. 1 is set.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit when the incoming call mode of the communication terminal device of FIG. 1 is set.

4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a control unit on the calling side of the communication terminal device of FIG.

5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of a control unit on the receiving side of the communication terminal device of FIG.

[Description of Codes] 1 ... Response mode setting unit, 2 ... Incoming mode setting unit, 3 ... Calling operation unit, 4 ... Incoming operation unit, 5 ... Recording / reproducing unit, 6 ... Control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A setting means for setting whether or not to expect an automatic response to the partner terminal, and a notifying means for notifying the partner terminal of the information set by the setting means together with notification of an incoming call.
When an incoming call is received, it is judged whether or not an automatic response is expected based on the information notified by the notifying means before answering the incoming call. If an automatic response is expected, an automatic response means for automatically responding, A communication terminal device, comprising: manual response means for notifying that an incoming call has been received and for responding to the incoming call if an automatic response is not expected by the response means.