JPH08279846A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent a prankster call by setting automatically the communication mode having provision for the prankster call or the like to allow the telephone set to cope with such a call when an opposite party dose not send caller information. CONSTITUTION: When caller information is not received from a telephone line 1 at the detection of a call by an arrived call detection section 6 and a caller information detection section 9 discriminates that no caller information is detected, a main control section 18 reads the registration communication mode stored in a communication mode storage section 16, and when the detection section 9 discriminates the usual telephone mode, the main control section 18 controls a display section 11, which displays a message denoting the absence of caller information and controls a received call detection section 6 to ring a ringer 7. On the other hand, when the caller information detection section 9 discriminates that no caller information is detected, the main control section 18 reads the registration communication mode stored in a communication mode storage section 16 and when the speech reject mode is discriminated, the main control section 18 transits the communication mode to the speech reject mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having various communication modes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a telephone, a communication mode based on caller information is registered in advance, and a communication mode registered in advance is set based on caller information coming from a telephone line when receiving a call. Yes, specifically,
As shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-195763, a specific terminal which permits an answering machine is registered in advance, and when a call is received, the identification number of the caller side terminal coming from the telephone line is detected, and the detected number is detected. When the identification number and the identification number stored in advance match, there is one that answers the incoming call at this time.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the answering machine responds only to the incoming call from the specific terminal registered in advance in the answering machine mode, and the ringer etc. to all the incoming calls in the normal mode. There is a problem that a prank call or the like cannot be prevented in the normal mode because the user is notified by ringing. In addition, it is possible to prevent a mischievous call by setting a constant answering mode in the above conventional device and making a call only to an incoming call for which an answering is made. There is a problem in that all possible terminals must be registered, which requires complicated registration operations by the user, and the capacity of storage means such as a semiconductor memory for registering a specific terminal must be increased. And the cost increases accordingly,
Further, if the user forgets to register the terminal that may receive an incoming call, the terminal that has forgotten the registration cannot receive the incoming call at all.

An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone capable of preventing a prank call without requiring a complicated registration operation by a user and without increasing the capacity of a storage means such as a semiconductor memory. To do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 detects a sender information coming from a telephone line at the time of incoming call, and a sender information by the detecting means. Mode setting means for setting various communication modes based on the presence or absence of detection is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a call refusal mode for automatically capturing the telephone line and transmitting a predetermined message is provided, and the mode setting means determines whether or not the caller information is detected by the detecting means. Based on this, the call rejection mode is set.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an answering and answering mode in which the telephone line is automatically captured and a predetermined response message is sent out, and then a message message coming from the telephone line is recorded. The setting means sets the absence answering mode based on whether or not the sender information is detected by the detecting means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided mode registration means for registering various communication modes in advance, and the mode setting means is registered in the mode registration means based on whether or not the sender information is detected by the detection means. It is to set the mode.

[0009]

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, when the caller information coming from the telephone line is not detected by the detecting means at the time of an incoming call, the mode setting means sets a predetermined communication mode from among various communication modes. By doing
When the other party does not send the caller information like a prank call, the communication mode corresponding to the prank call can be automatically set and dealt with.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the caller information coming from the telephone line is not detected by the detecting means when receiving a call, the mode setting means automatically captures the telephone line from various communication modes and preliminarily acquires it. By setting the call rejection mode to send the specified message,
When the other party does not send out the caller information such as a prank call, a call end message can be sent out in response to the incoming call.

According to the third aspect of the invention, when the caller information coming from the telephone line is not detected by the detecting means at the time of an incoming call, the mode setting means automatically captures the telephone line from various communication modes and preliminarily acquires it. When the answering machine does not send caller information such as a prank call, by setting the answering mode that sends a specified reply message and then records the message that comes from the telephone line You can answer to.

According to the invention described in claim 4, when the detecting means does not detect the caller information coming from the telephone line at the time of incoming call, the mode setting means sets the communication mode registered in advance in the mode registration means. When the other party does not send the sender information such as a prank call, communication processing suitable for the prank call registered by the user can be performed for the incoming call.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a telephone which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing an operation when the telephone receives a call, and FIG. 3 is a call refusal mode in the telephone. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone in the answering machine response mode.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone line connected to a telephone of the other party through an exchange (not shown), 2 is a line control unit for controlling capture / release of the telephone line 1, and 3 is a line control unit 2. The call circuit unit 4 that forms a call path with the other party's telephone connected through the telephone line 1 is a handset 5 that uses the call path formed by the call circuit unit 3 to talk with the other party. A hook switch for detecting picking up / placement of the handset 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an incoming call detection unit for detecting an incoming call signal coming from the telephone line 1, 7 is a ringer driven based on the detection of the incoming call signal by the incoming call detection unit 6, and 8 is a call end signal coming from the telephone line 1 ( An end-of-call detection unit for detecting a busy tone signal, 9 is a caller information detection unit for detecting caller information coming from the telephone line 1, and 10 is a temporary storage of the caller information detected by the caller information detection unit 9. The sender information memory 11 is a display unit for externally displaying the sender information temporarily stored in the sender information memory.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a response message storage unit that stores a message to be transmitted in the call end mode and a message to be transmitted in the answering / answering mode, and 13 reads and transmits the message stored in the response message storage unit 12 and externally. A response message recording / reproducing unit that writes and stores the input message in the response message storage unit 12, 14 is a message message storage unit that stores the message transmitted from the other party in the absence answer mode, and 15 is transmitted from the other party. This is a message recording / reproducing unit that writes and stores the generated message in the message storage unit 14 and reads and sends the message stored in the message message storage unit 14.

Reference numeral 16 is a communication mode storage unit for storing communication modes registered in advance by the user, 17 is an operation input unit including numeric keys for inputting the telephone number of the other party and function keys for selecting various communication modes, and 18 Is a main control for controlling each part based on a pick-up / placement detection by the hook switch 5, an incoming call detection by the incoming call detection part 6, a caller information detection by the caller information detection part 9 and an operation command from the operation input part 17. It is a department.

In the telephone configured as described above,
The operation when receiving an incoming call from the other party's telephone will be described.

When a predetermined communication mode is registered in the communication mode storage unit 16 in advance, an incoming signal arrives from the telephone line 1 and the incoming signal is detected by the incoming detection unit 6 (step F1), The main control unit 18 determines whether the caller information detection unit 9 has detected the caller information coming from the telephone line 1 (step F2), and the caller information detection unit 9 receives the caller information from the telephone line 1. When it is determined that the caller information is detected, the main control unit 18 controls the caller information memory 10 to temporarily store the caller information detected by the caller information detection unit 9 and controls the display unit 11. Data based on the temporarily stored caller information is displayed (step F3), and the ringing detector 7 is controlled to ring the ringer 7 (step F4).

Then, when the user does not receive the incoming signal from the telephone line 1 before the user picks up the handset 4 in response to the ringing of the ringer 7 and the incoming call detection unit 6 does not detect the incoming call (step F5), the ringer is activated. The termination of the incoming call is notified by stopping the ringing of.

On the other hand, before the termination detection by the termination detection unit 6, the user responds to the ringing of the ringer 7 by the handset 4
Call operation by picking up (step F
6), the pick-up of the handset 4 is detected by the hook switch 5, and the main controller 18 controls the line controller 2 based on the pick-up detection of the handset 4 by the hook switch 5 to capture the telephone line 1. Then, the communication circuit section 3 is controlled to form a communication path with the other party's telephone connected through the captured telephone line 1 and the handset 4 enters the communication state (step F7).

Then, when it is determined that the call is ended based on the placement detection of the handset 4 by the hook switch 5 in the call state with the other party (step F
8) Then, the main control unit 18 controls the line control unit 2 based on the judgment that the call is ended, opens the telephone line 1 and ends the call (step F9).

On the other hand, when the incoming call detection is detected by the incoming call detection unit 6 (step F1), it is determined that the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 and the caller information detection unit 9 has not detected it (step F2). ), The main control unit 18 reads the registered communication mode stored in the communication mode storage unit 16 and shifts to the read communication mode.

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when the caller information arrives from the telephone line 1 and is detected by the caller information detection unit 9 when a call is received, the call is not a prank call but a normal call. If the caller information is not received from the telephone line 1 when the call is received, the ringer 7 can be driven and the ringer 7 can be normally answered. It is possible to perform switching and processing corresponding to a prank call.

Next, as a process corresponding to a prank call, a case where a normal call mode for making a normal call is stored in the communication mode storage unit 16 will be described.

When the incoming call detection is detected by the incoming call detection unit 6 (step F1), the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 and the caller information detection unit 9 determines that the caller information is not detected ( In step F2), the main control unit 18 reads the registered communication mode stored in the communication mode storage unit 16, and when it is determined that the read communication mode is the normal call mode (step F12), the main control unit. 18 controls the display unit 11 to display a message indicating that there is no caller information (step F13), and controls the incoming call detection unit 6 to ring the ringer 7 (step F4).

When the user performs a call operation by picking up the handset 4 in response to the ringing of the ringer 7 (step F6), the hook switch 5 detects that the handset 4 has been picked up, and the main control unit 18 operates. The line controller 2 is controlled based on the detection of the pick-up of the handset 4 by the hook switch 5 to capture the telephone line 1, and
The call circuit section 3 is controlled to form a call path with the other party's telephone connected via the captured telephone line 1 and the handset 4 enters the call state (step F7).

Then, when it is determined that the call is ended based on the placement detection of the handset 4 by the hook switch 5 in the call state with the other party (step F
8) Then, the main control unit 18 controls the line control unit 2 based on the judgment that the call is ended, opens the telephone line 1 and ends the call (step F9).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 when a call is received, the message is displayed on the display unit 10 to indicate that the caller information is not detected. It is possible to notify the person that there is a possibility of a prank call, and the user can perform processing corresponding to the prank call.

Next, as a process corresponding to a prank call, a case where a call refusal mode for calling a call is stored in the communication mode storage unit 16 will be described.

When the incoming call detection is detected by the incoming call detection unit 6 (step F1), the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 and the caller information detection unit 9 determines that the caller information is not detected. (Step F2), the main control unit 18 reads the registered communication mode stored in the communication mode storage unit 16, and when it is determined that the read communication mode is the call rejection mode (Step F10), the main control is performed. The unit 18 shifts the communication mode to the call refusal mode.

When the call rejection mode is entered,
The main control unit 18 controls the line control unit 2 to capture the telephone line 1, and controls the call circuit unit 3 to form a call path with the partner telephone connected via the captured telephone line 1. Then, the call state is entered (step F21), and read control by the response message recording / reproducing unit 13 causes the response message storage unit 12 to store, for example, a pre-stored call message such as "I am absent now. Please call again." The message is read, and the read call end message is sent to the other party's telephone using the call route formed by the call circuit unit 3 (step F22).

When it is determined that the call end message has been sent (step F23), the main control unit 18 controls the line control unit 2 to open the telephone line 1 to end the call (step F23). F24).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 when a call is received, a message indicating that the call is stored in the response message storage unit 12 is sent to the telephone line 1. By automatically opening, it is possible to perform processing corresponding to a prank call without bothering the user.

Next, as a process corresponding to a prank call, a case where an answering machine answering mode for answering an automatic answering machine is stored in the communication mode storage unit 16 will be described.

When the incoming call detection is detected by the incoming call detection unit 6 (step F1), it is determined that the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 and the caller information detection unit 9 has not detected it (step F2), and the main control is performed. When the unit 18 reads the registered communication mode stored in the communication mode storage unit 16 and it is determined that the read communication mode is the absence answering mode (step F11), the main control unit 18 leaves the communication mode. Switch to response mode.

Then, when shifting to the answering mode,
The main control unit 18 controls the line control unit 2 to capture the telephone line 1, and controls the call circuit unit 3 to form a call path with the partner telephone connected via the captured telephone line 1. Then, the communication state is entered (step F31), and the response message recording / reproducing unit 13 controls the response message storage unit 12 to read, for example, "I am absent now. Please tell me your name and requirement." The response message stored in advance is read, and the read response message is sent to the other party's telephone using the call route formed by the call circuit unit 3 (step F3).
2).

When it is determined that the response message has been sent (step F33), the main control unit 18 controls the message recording / reproducing unit 16 and the writing control by the message recording / reproducing unit 16 is performed. The message message received from the other party using the call path formed by the call circuit unit 3 is stored in the message message storage unit 15 (step F34).

Then, in the storage state of such a message, when the end-of-call detection unit 8 detects the end-of-call signal coming from the telephone line 1 (step F35).
When the main controller 18 determines that the preset predetermined time has elapsed (step F36), the main controller 1
8 controls the message recording / reproducing unit 16, stops the writing control by the message recording / reproducing unit 16 to stop the storage in the message recording unit 15 (step F37), and at the same time, the line controller 2 To disconnect the telephone line 1 and terminate the call (step F38).

Therefore, according to the above operation control, when the caller information does not arrive from the telephone line 1 when a call is received, the response message stored in the response message storage unit 12 is transmitted, and then the telephone line 1 is transmitted. By storing the incoming message, it is possible to perform the processing corresponding to the prank call without bothering the user, and if the call is not a prank call, the message remains and the message is based on the message. The user can perform call processing.

[0042]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the caller information is not sent on the other side such as a prank call, the communication mode corresponding to the prank call is automatically set. Therefore, the mischievous call can be prevented without bothering the user.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the caller information is not sent on the other side such as a prank call, a call notice message is sent in response to the incoming call, thereby annoying the user. Without it, you can prevent prank calls.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the caller information is not sent on the other side such as a prank call, the prank call is answered without annoying the user by answering the incoming call. In addition to preventing the above, when an incoming call for which caller information is not sent is received, it is possible to appropriately deal with the case where the incoming call is not a prank call.

According to the invention described in claim 4, when caller information is not sent on the other side such as a prank call, communication processing suitable for the prank call registered by the user is performed for the incoming call. Therefore, the call mode corresponding to the mischievous call can be switched according to the user's situation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a telephone which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the telephone when an incoming call is received.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the telephone in a call refusal mode.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone in the answering machine response mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone line 2 Line control unit 3 Calling circuit unit 4 Handset 5 Hook switch 6 Incoming call detection unit 7 Ringer 8 End call detection unit 9 Caller information detection unit 10 Caller information memory 11 Display unit 12 Response message storage unit 13 Response message record Re-recording section 14 Message-message storage section 15 Message-recording and re-recording section 16 Communication mode storage section 17 Operation input section 18 Main control section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A detection means for detecting caller information coming from a telephone line when receiving a call, and a mode setting means for setting various communication modes based on presence / absence of detection of caller information by the detection means. A telephone characterized by. 2. A call refusal mode for automatically capturing the telephone line and transmitting a predetermined message, wherein the mode setting means determines the call refusal mode based on whether or not the caller information is detected by the detecting means. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein: 3. An automatic answering mode is provided in which the telephone line is automatically captured, a predetermined response message is transmitted, and then a message message coming from the telephone line is recorded, and the mode setting means detects the detection. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the answering machine response mode is set based on whether or not the caller information is detected by the means. 4. A mode registration means for registering various communication modes in advance is provided, and the mode setting means sets the mode registered in the mode registration means based on whether or not the sender information is detected by the detection means. The telephone set according to claim 1, wherein: