JPH09321863A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone set capable of making a user utilize a caller telephone number transmitted by a caller telephone number transmission service from a visiting place by storing the identification number of the user in the telephone set and making the user call the telephone set by using the identification number from the visiting place. SOLUTION: The identification number of the user is stored in a memory 7 beforehand. A control part 1 adds the reception time to the caller telephone number demodulated by a data demodulator 3 from calling signals from a telephone line and stores them in the memory 7. In the case that a receiver part 6 is not picked up within fixed time after reception, the control part 1 turns a hook control part 4 to an off-hook state, receives identification number input by dial tone signals and authenticates whether or not an opposite party is the user. At the time of recognizing that the opposite party is the user, the control part 1 transmits the caller telephone number and the reception time stored in the memory 7 through a voice synthesizer 9 to the user. Thus, the user can recognize the caller telephone number from the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone that enables a caller's telephone number provided by a caller's telephone number sending service to be used from outside the user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various functions have been added to telephones to make them highly functional, and telephone companies are providing new types of services. One of the new services provided by telephone companies is the "caller telephone number sending service". This service is also called a CMS service, and is a service in which an exchange of a central office transmits a caller's telephone number to a called telephone. As of now, some American and Canadian telephone companies have already implemented it. According to this service, 1 of the ring tone (call signal)
The caller's telephone number data (also referred to as CMS data) is transmitted at a communication speed of l200 bits per second during the second and second ringing pauses. In addition to the telephone number, it is also possible to transmit the time and the sender's name as data.

Based on this data, the receiving telephone set
By displaying the telephone number on the display unit, the caller can be known before the operator answers.

[0004]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional technique, a method of displaying the telephone number transmitted by the caller telephone number sending service on the display section is generally used. It was not possible to use it. In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone in which a user can effectively use a caller telephone number transmitted by a caller telephone number sending service from outside.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the telephone of the present invention is a number accumulating means for extracting a caller telephone number by a caller telephone number sending service each time an incoming call is received and accumulating it together with its reception time. And an authentication means for authenticating whether or not the caller is a specific user when receiving a call, and a caller phone number and a reception number already stored in the number storage means when the caller is authenticated as a specific user. And a voice sending means for voice-synthesizing the time and sending it to a specific user.

Further, the telephone is further provided with a name storing means for storing a telephone number registered in advance by the user and the name of the telephone number owner, and the voice transmitting means is the caller telephone number of the number accumulating means. A determination unit that determines whether or not the same telephone number is stored in the name storage means, and if it is determined that the same telephone number is stored, in addition to the caller telephone number and time of the number storage means, the name storage means A configuration having a voice synthesizing unit for synthesizing the corresponding name by voice may be employed.

Further, the number accumulating means sequentially demodulates the number data sent by the calling number sending service between the calling signals, the calling party telephone number obtained by the demodulation and the receiving time thereof. The authenticating means comprises a password storing means for storing the password of the user of the telephone, a response means for putting the telephone in an off-hook state when a call signal is received for a predetermined time, and a response means. After off-hook, it may be configured to include a determination unit that determines whether the password transmitted from the other party matches the password stored in the password storage unit.

[0008]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. This telephone is sent during an idle period between an incoming call detection unit 2 that detects a ringing signal transmitted from an exchange (not shown) via a telephone line, and the first and second times of the detected ringing signal. A data demodulation unit 3 for demodulating the telephone number of the sender from the incoming data,
A hook control unit 4 that controls the operation of capturing and disconnecting a telephone line according to on-hook and off-hook of the handset 6, and an amplification unit 5 that amplifies a voice signal during a call after off-hook.
And a handset 6 including a microphone for converting a user's voice into a voice signal and a speaker for converting a voice signal into a voice,
A caller telephone number table for storing the demodulated caller telephone number, a name table for storing the names of a plurality of telephone numbers and their telephone number owners, and 4 for user authentication.
A memory 7 for storing various data such as a digit or 8-digit personal identification number, and an operation unit 8 for receiving a user's operation instruction.
And a voice synthesizer 9 for synthesizing a caller telephone number in the memory 7, and a display 10 such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) panel.
And a control unit 1 for controlling the entire telephone set, and a telephone exchange (not shown) or a private branch exchange (PBX: Private Br)
anch Exchange) etc. are connected via a telephone line.
Further, the exchange supports the "caller telephone number sending service", and transmits data including the caller telephone number during the idle period of the calling signal.

The control unit 1 realizes the following functions by executing a program in a ROM which is composed of a microcomputer and is incorporated therein. That is, the control unit 1
Has a function of writing the caller telephone number demodulated by the data demodulating unit 3 into the caller telephone number table of the memory 7 together with the time at that time, a plurality of telephone numbers input from the operating unit 8 by a user operation, and the telephone numbers thereof. It has a function of writing the name of the number owner in the name table and a function of synthesizing the contents of the caller telephone number table by voice synthesis and transmitting the same to the user at the destination.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a caller telephone number table stored in the memory 7. As shown in the figure, the caller telephone number table stores the caller telephone number and the date and time when the call arrived in association with each other. In the figure, three cases are stored. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a name table stored in the memory 7. As shown in the figure, the name table stores telephone numbers and the names of users of the telephone numbers in association with each other.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation contents of the telephone under the control of the control unit 1. When the incoming call detection unit 2 detects an incoming call in the standby state (step 40)
1) The data demodulation unit 3 receives the data transmitted from the exchange and demodulates it to the telephone number of the caller. The control unit 1 writes the demodulated telephone number in the caller telephone number table together with the date and time (step 402). Further, the control unit 1
The hook button of the handset detects whether the handset is picked up within a fixed time. Here, the fixed time is, for example, an elapsed time of five bell sounds by the calling signal. If the handset is picked up within a certain time (step 40
3: YES), the control unit 1 controls the hook control unit 4 to put it in the off-hook state and puts it in the call state (step 40).
4). After that, when the receiver is placed, the hook control unit 4 performs an end operation (on-hook) to end the call.

If the handset is not picked up within the fixed time (step 403: NO), the control unit 1 controls the hook control unit 4 to bring it into the off-hook state, and the secret code by the dial tone signal. Upon receiving the number input, it authenticates whether the other party is a specific user. That is, when the dial tone is not input for a predetermined time and when the dial tone does not match the personal identification number stored in the memory 7 (step 407: NO), the control unit 1 sets the hook control unit 4 to put into the on-hook state. Control (step 40
8) Return to the normal standby state.

At this time, if the series of dial tones input from the other party matches the personal identification number stored in the memory 7 (step 407: YES), the latest telephone number and date and time in the caller telephone number table are displayed. Is deleted (step 408). This is because the user of this telephone is the telephone number of the destination when he / she is making a call from the destination. Further, the control unit 1 causes the voice synthesizing unit 9 to perform voice synthesis on the remaining telephone numbers and dates and times in the caller telephone number table, and notifies the user himself / herself of the destination (step 41).
0, 411). At this time, if the same telephone number is registered in the name table, the voice synthesizing unit 9 also performs voice synthesis for that name. When the above notification is completed for all the items in the caller telephone number table, the controller 1 puts the hook controller 4 into the off-hook state and returns to the standby state.

Regarding the name table, the control unit 1 receives the telephone number and the name input from the operation unit 8 of the user and registers them. The control unit 1 also receives the input of the personal identification number from the operation unit 8 and registers it in the memory 7. According to the above flow, the caller telephone number table is stored every time there is an incoming call from the outside.
The erasure of the caller telephone number table is separately performed by operating the operation unit 8 of the user. For example, when it is detected that the delete button of the operation unit 8 is pressed, the control unit 1
Deletes the contents of the caller telephone number table.

The operation of the telephone of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. The user
Register the PIN as a specific user in advance to ensure security. With respect to the name table, it is possible to register in advance the telephone number and the name of the other party with which the user frequently calls.

At the time of an incoming call from outside, all caller telephone numbers are stored in the caller telephone number table regardless of whether or not the user answers by picking up the receiver (step 402). When the user confirms the contents of the caller telephone number table in this telephone from outside,
Make a call to this phone from outside. At the time of this incoming call, the caller telephone number is once written in the caller telephone number table. An automatic incoming call is made after a lapse of a fixed time from the ringing sound of the first ringing signal (steps 403 and 406). At this time, the user inputs the personal identification number from another telephone at the destination. When this personal identification number is authenticated, this telephone deletes only the caller telephone number written at the time of the incoming call (steps 407 and 409), and the telephone number and date and time already saved in the caller telephone number table are deleted. Sent by voice synthesis. At this time, if there is a match with the telephone number in the name table, the name is also transmitted by voice synthesis (steps 410 and 412). After the completion of the speech synthesis of all the cases in the caller telephone number table, the telephone is put on-hook (step 412).

In step 403 of FIG. 4, although the automatic incoming call is made after a lapse of a fixed time of about 5 times by the ringing sound by the ringing signal, the user may set whether to receive the automatic incoming call. For example, if the number of bell tones is set to 0, it can be set that automatic incoming call is not received. Further, in steps 406 and 407 in FIG. 4, the identification number is authenticated after off-hook due to an automatic incoming call. However, if the identification number or the security code can be sent out on-hook like a digital telephone, it is on-hook. Authentication may be performed as it is, and off-hook may be performed after the authentication. In this case, step 406 is inserted immediately after step 407 and step 408 is deleted.

As described above, according to the telephone of the present invention, the user can confirm the caller telephone number sent by the caller telephone number sending service from the outside.

[0019]

The telephone of the present invention extracts the caller's telephone number by the caller's telephone number sending service each time an incoming call arrives and stores the number together with the reception time of the caller. Means for authenticating whether or not it is, and a voice transmitting means for synthesizing the telephone number and the reception time of the caller in the number accumulating means and transmitting it to the specific user when it is authenticated as the specific user. By including the above, it is possible for a specific user of the telephone to easily know the caller telephone number that has called the home or office where the telephone is installed from outside.

The telephone further comprises a name storing means for storing a telephone number registered in advance by the user and the name of the telephone number owner, and the voice transmitting means is the caller telephone number of the number accumulating means. A determination unit that determines whether or not the same telephone number is stored in the name storage means, and if it is determined that the same telephone number is stored, in addition to the caller telephone number and time of the number storage means, the name storage means With a configuration that has a voice synthesizer that synthesizes the corresponding name, it is easy for the user of this phone to easily register the name of the caller if he / she is registered in advance with the other party who frequently makes phone calls. You can know

Further, the number accumulating means sequentially demodulates the number data sent by the calling number sending service during the calling signal, the calling party telephone number obtained by the demodulation, and the receiving time thereof. The authenticating means comprises a password storing means for storing the password of the user of the telephone, a response means for putting the telephone in an off-hook state when a call signal is received for a predetermined time, and a response means. After the off-hook, the password transmitted from the other party and the password stored in the password storage means are combined with the determination means, so that a simpler configuration can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a caller telephone number table in the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a name table in the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation content of the telephone in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 control unit 2 incoming call detection unit 3 data demodulation unit 4 hook control unit 5 amplification unit 6 handset 7 memory 8 operation unit 9 voice synthesis unit 10 display unit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A number storage means for extracting a caller telephone number by a caller telephone number sending service for each incoming call and accumulating it together with the reception time, and whether or not the caller is a specific user when receiving a call. Authenticating means to authenticate and, if it is authenticated as a specific user, voice synthesis that voice-synthesizes the caller telephone number and reception time already stored in the number storage means and sends it to the specific user. A telephone having a means. 2. The telephone further comprises name storage means for storing a telephone number registered in advance by the user and the name of the telephone number owner, and the voice transmission means is the caller telephone number of the number storage means. A determination unit that determines whether or not the same telephone number is stored in the name storage unit, and if it is determined that the same telephone number is stored, in addition to the caller telephone number and time of the number storage unit, The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a voice synthesizing unit for synthesizing the corresponding name by voice. 3. The number accumulating means sequentially demodulates demodulating means for demodulating number data transmitted between calling signals by a caller number transmitting service, a caller telephone number obtained by demodulation, and a reception time thereof. The authenticating means includes a password storing means for storing a password of a specific user of the telephone, a response means for turning off the hook when a call signal is received for a predetermined time, and a response means. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising: a determination unit that determines whether the password transmitted from the other party and the password stored in the password storage unit match after the off-hook.