JPH08163210A - Telephone set and caller/callee indentifying method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To identify a person to whom a telephone call is addressed or who originates the telephone call corresponding to a sound signal, further, to identify it with an inexpensive analog line and to freely add or change the identified party on the side of the telephone set. CONSTITUTION: This telephone set is provided with an automatic reception control circuit 3 for outputting control signals C1 and C2 when a ringer signal R from an exchange 1 is received, a response loop generating circuit 4 for closing a response loop corresponding to the control signal C1, and further, the telephone set is equipped with a response sound generating circuit 5 for sending a response sound V to the call originating side corresponding to the control signal C2, DTMF signal generating circuit 13 for generating a DTMF signal D specifying the desired party to speak with and outputting that signal to the exchange side, DTMF signal detecting circuit 7 for detecting the received DTMF signal D, ringer generating circuit 9 for storing plural ringer tones respectively corresponding to plural call receivers, ringer selecting circuit 8 for selecting the ringer tone indicated by the DTMF signal D from the ringer generating circuit 9, and speaker 10 for ringing the selected ringer tone.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone capable of identifying a recipient and the like and a sender / receiver identifying method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional telephone. This telephone has a ringer signal detection circuit 101 connected to a switch 100, a response loop generation circuit 102,
Hybrid circuit 103, transmitter 104 and receiver 1
05 and a speaker 107 connected to the ringer signal detection circuit 101 via the ringer generation circuit 106. When an incoming call arrives at this telephone, a ringer signal is sent from the exchange 100. Then, the ringer signal detection circuit 1
01 detects a ringer signal and sends a ringer signal detection signal to the ringer generation circuit 106.

Then, the ringer generation circuit 106 which has received the ringer signal detection signal generates a ringer, and the speaker 1
It is sent to 07 and the speaker 107 is made to ring. When the receiver picks up the receiver (off-hook state) by hearing the sound of the speaker 107, the response loop generation circuit 10
In step 2, a response loop is generated, and the exchange 100 knows that the called party has responded.

When the callee responds, the exchange 100 connects the line between the caller and the callee, and the call becomes possible.
During a call, a signal from the exchange 100 is sent to the receiver 105 by the hybrid circuit 103 and the transmitter 104
Signal from the switch 1 by the hybrid circuit 103
Sent to 00.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional telephone, since only one type of ringer rings when receiving a call, it was impossible to know who the call came from without picking up the handset. For this reason, it was very inconvenient for the person who picked up the handset to call each person who called.

As a technique for dealing with this, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-2
There are telephones described in Japanese Patent No. 78749 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-210762. However, JP-A-3-27
In the telephone described in Japanese Patent No. 8749, since only a digital line can be used, it becomes expensive when using the telephone. Further, in the telephone disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-210762, the exchange must be equipped with a circuit for identifying the caller. Therefore, the identification service is applied to the station and the service is received. It is not possible to freely add or change the identification partner.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to identify who is or to whom a call is made by a sound signal, and at the same time, it is possible to identify with a low-cost analog line. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone and a caller / recipient identification method in which an identification partner can be freely added or changed on the telephone side.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone according to the present invention has an automatic reception control circuit for outputting a control signal when a ringer signal is received from an exchange, and a control from the automatic reception control circuit. A response loop generation circuit that closes the response loop by a signal, a response sound generation circuit that generates a response sound by the control signal from the automatic reception control circuit, and sends the response sound to the transmitting side, and a predetermined DTMF signal, A DTMF signal generation circuit for outputting to the exchange side,
D for detecting the DTMF signal sent from the exchange
A TMF signal detection circuit, a storage circuit that stores a plurality of sound signals, and a selection circuit that selects the sound signal indicated by the DTMF signal from the DTMF signal detection circuit from the storage circuit are configured.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the telephone set according to the first aspect, the DTMF signal is a signal specifying a person with whom the user wants to speak, and the storage circuit has a plurality of receivers respectively corresponding to a plurality of receivers. The ringer sound is stored, and the selection circuit is configured to select the ringer sound of the receiver indicated by the DTMF signal from the DTMF signal detection circuit from the storage circuit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the telephone set according to the first aspect, the DTMF signal is a signal specifying a person with whom the user wants to speak, and the storage circuit corresponds to names of a plurality of recipients. A plurality of voices stored in the DTMF signal detection circuit.
The voice of the receiver indicated by the MF signal is selected from the storage circuit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone set according to the first aspect, the DTMF signal is a signal specifying a caller, and the storage circuit outputs a plurality of sound signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of callers. Stored, the selection circuit
The sound signal of the caller indicated by the DTMF signal from the DTMF signal detection circuit is selected from the storage circuit.

Further, the sender / inventor according to the invention of claim 5
In the receiver identification method, when the ringer signal is received from the exchange, the response loop is closed and the response sound is sent to the calling side, and thereafter, the sound signal indicated by the DTMF signal sent from the exchange is set in advance. It is configured to select from a plurality of sound signals.

[0013]

According to the above telephone, the control signal is output from the automatic reception control circuit when the ringer signal is received from the exchange, and the response loop is closed by the control signal from the automatic reception control circuit. A response sound is sent from the response sound generation circuit to the calling side. And DT
D sent from the exchange by the MF signal detection circuit
When the TMF signal is detected, the D
The sound signal indicated by the TMF signal is selected from the storage circuit.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the ringer sound of the receiver indicated by the DTMF signal is selected from the storage circuit by the selection circuit.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the selection circuit selects the voice such as the name of the recipient indicated by the DTMF signal from the storage circuit.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the sound signal of the caller indicated by the DTMF signal is selected from the storage circuit by the selection circuit.

According to the caller / receiver identifying method of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the ringer signal from the exchange is received, the response loop is closed and the response tone is sent to the calling side. After that, the DT sent from the exchange
The sound signal indicated by the MF signal is selected from a plurality of preset sound signals.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The telephone of this embodiment includes a ringer signal detection circuit 2 connected to the exchange 1, an automatic reception control circuit 3, a response loop generation circuit 4, a response sound generation circuit 5, a hybrid circuit 6, and a DTMF signal detection circuit. 7
The ringer selection circuit 8 (selection circuit), the ringer generation circuit 9 (memory circuit), the speaker 10, the transmitter 11 and the receiver 12, and the DTMF signal generation circuit 13 are provided. It is a telephone that also realizes a person / recipient identification method.

The ringer signal detection circuit 2 is a circuit which detects the ringer signal R from the exchange 1 and outputs the detection signal S to the automatic reception control circuit 3. The automatic reception control circuit 3 is
When the detection signal S from the ringer signal detection circuit 2 is input,
It is a circuit for sending the control signals C1 and C2 to the response loop generation circuit 4 and the response sound generation circuit 5.

The response loop generation circuit 4 is a circuit having a function of closing the response loop by the control signal C1 from the automatic reception control circuit 3. The response sound generation circuit 5 is a circuit that generates a response sound V according to the control signal C2 from the automatic reception control circuit 3. The hybrid circuit 6 sends the response sound V from the response sound generation circuit 5 and the voice sound from the transmitter 11 to the exchange 1, and the receiver 12 receives the ringer signal R, the DTMF signal D and the voice sound from the exchange 1. It is a circuit that has the function of sending to the side.

The DTMF signal detection circuit 7 is a DTMF signal D (Dial-Tone Multi-Frequency) sent from the exchange 1 through the hybrid circuit 6.
y), which has the function of detecting the DTMF signal D and sending it to the ringer selection circuit 8.

The ringer selection circuit 8 is a circuit for selecting a ringer sound of the receiver indicated by the DTMF signal D from the DTMF signal detection circuit 7 from the ringer generation circuit 9 to call it and sending it to the speaker 10. The ringer generation circuit 9 has a plurality of ringer sounds R1 associated with a plurality of recipients who use this telephone.
Is a circuit that stores Rn. The speaker 10 sounds the ringer signal selected by the ringer selection circuit 8.

The DTMF signal generating circuit 13 is a circuit for generating a DTMF signal D specifying the other party to talk to and outputting it to the exchange 1 side after receiving the response sound V when transmitting from the telephone. . Specifically, the other party is specified by the numbers, symbols, etc. pressed by the push button.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
When the calling side makes a call to this telephone, a ringer signal R is sent from the exchange 1. Then, the ringer signal detection circuit 2 detects the ringer signal R, and the detection signal S is output from the ringer signal detection circuit 2 to the automatic reception control circuit 3. As a result, the control signals C1 and C2 are sent from the automatic reception control circuit 3 to the response loop generation circuit 4 and the response sound generation circuit 5, respectively, and the response loop generation circuit 4 closes the response loop. By closing the response loop, the exchange 1 brings the line between the calling side and the main telephone into a connected state.

On the other hand, when the control signal C2 is input to the response sound generation circuit 5, a response sound V is generated from the response sound generation circuit 5, and this response sound V is sent to the exchange 1 side through the hybrid circuit 6. Sent to the caller. As a result, the caller hears the response sound V and transmits the DTMF signal D specifying the other party he / she wants to speak from the DTMF signal generation circuit 13 of his / her telephone to the telephone side of the receiving side. Then, the DTMF signal D is sent to the receiver 12 side via the exchange 1 and the hybrid circuit 6 and detected by the DTMF signal detection circuit 7. DTMF signal detection circuit 7
When the signal D is detected, the DTMF signal D is sent to the ringer selection circuit 8.

Then, in the ringer selection circuit 8, the ringer sound indicated by the DTMF signal D is selected from the ringer sounds R1 to Rn stored in the ringer generation circuit 9, and the ringer sound is sent to the speaker 10. . As a result, a ringer sound indicating the person the caller wants to talk with is emitted from the speaker 10, and the person picks up the receiver to enter the call state.

As described above, according to the telephone of this embodiment,
Since the ringer sound indicating the other party to whom the caller requests the call is emitted from the speaker 10, it is possible to identify who the call is by listening to the ringer sound. As a result, it is very convenient because it eliminates the trouble of transferring the telephone. In addition, it is possible to identify with a low-priced analog line, and it is possible to freely add or change the identification partner on the telephone side.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The telephone of this embodiment differs from the telephone of the first embodiment in that a memory voice selection circuit 14 and a voice memory 15 are provided in place of the ringer selection circuit 8 and the ringer generation circuit 9.

The memory voice selection circuit 14 is a circuit for selecting the voice represented by the DTMF signal D from the DTMF signal detection circuit 7 from the voice memory 15 and calling it, and sending it to the speaker 10. The voice memory 15 is a storage device that stores a plurality of voices V1 to Vn associated with a plurality of recipients who use the telephone. For example, the name of the recipient is stored in voice.

With this configuration, when the DTMF signal D is detected by the DTMF signal detection circuit 7 and sent to the memory voice selection circuit 14, it is stored in the voice memory 15 in the memory voice selection circuit 14. The voice indicated by the DTMF signal D is selected from among the voices V1 to Vn being played, and the voice is transmitted to the speaker 10. As a result, the name of the person whom the caller wants to speak is displayed on the speaker 10.
You can more accurately identify who the call came from.

In the first and second embodiments, the DT
Although the recipient is identified by the MF signal D, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the sender is identified by the DTMF signal D, and voices such as ringer sounds and names for identifying a plurality of callers are output. The ringer selection circuit 8 and the memory voice selection circuit 14 are stored in the ringer generation circuit 9 and the voice memory 15 in advance.
It is also possible to select a voice such as a ringer sound or a name for identifying the caller with. As a result, a mischievous call or the like can be prevented. Other configurations, functions and effects are similar to those of the first embodiment.

[0032]

As described above, according to the inventions of claim 1, claim 2 and claim 5, since the sound signal indicating the party to whom the caller requests the call is selected, the sound signal is heard. Only by doing so, it is possible to identify to whom the call was made, and it is very convenient because it eliminates the trouble of transferring the phone. Further, there is an effect that it is possible to identify with a low-priced analog line and to freely add or change an identification partner on the telephone side.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the voice such as the name of the recipient indicated by the DTMF signal is selected from the storage circuit by the selection circuit, so that it can be identified more accurately who the call is. There is an effect that can be done.

According to the invention of claim 4, the sound signal of the caller indicated by the DTMF signal is selected from the storage circuit by the selection circuit, so that there is an effect that a mischievous call or the like can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a telephone according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 Switch 2 Ringer signal detection circuit 3 Automatic reception control circuit 4 Response loop generation circuit 5 Response tone generation circuit 6 Hybrid circuit 7 DTMF signal detection circuit 8 Ringer selection circuit 9 Ringer generation circuit 10 Speaker 13 DTMF signal generation circuit 14 memory voice selection circuit 15 voice memory

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An automatic reception control circuit that outputs a control signal when a ringer signal is received from an exchange, a response loop generation circuit that closes a response loop by a control signal from the automatic reception control circuit, and the automatic reception control circuit. A response tone generation circuit for generating a response tone and transmitting it to the calling side, a DTMF signal generation circuit for generating a predetermined DTMF signal and outputting it to the exchange side, and a control signal from the exchange side. D to detect incoming DTMF signal
A telephone comprising: a TMF signal detection circuit; a storage circuit that stores a plurality of sound signals; and a selection circuit that selects the sound signal indicated by the DTMF signal from the DTMF signal detection circuit from the storage circuit. 2. The DTMF signal is a signal specifying a person with whom the user wants to speak, the storage circuit stores a plurality of ringer sounds respectively corresponding to a plurality of recipients, and the selection circuit is , DTMF from DTMF signal detection circuit
The telephone according to claim 1, wherein a ringer tone of a receiver indicated by the signal is selected from the storage circuit. 3. The DTMF signal is a signal specifying a person with whom one wishes to speak, and the memory circuit stores a plurality of voices respectively corresponding to names of a plurality of recipients. The circuit is the DTMF from the DTMF signal detection circuit.
The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the voice of the recipient indicated by the signal is selected from the storage circuit. 4. The DTMF signal is a signal specifying a caller, the memory circuit stores a plurality of sound signals respectively corresponding to a plurality of callers, and the selection circuit is a DTMF signal. DTMF from the detection circuit
The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein the caller's sound signal indicated by the signal is selected from the storage circuit. 5. When receiving a ringer signal from the exchange, the response loop is closed and a response tone is sent to the originating side, and thereafter, a sound signal indicated by the DTMF signal sent from the exchange is set to a predetermined number. The sender / receiver identification method is characterized by selecting from among the sound signals of.