JPH10304024A - Telephone system having originator specifying function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a prank call and add various means to a telephone system to specify an originator to easily and previously specify the telephone number and even the name of the originator, to automatically and selectively call the originator when an automatic calling arrangement is employed, and accordingly to prevent the mischievous calls. SOLUTION: This system has an originator specifying function which can receive the originator telephone number that is notified via a telephone line. The device also has an answer device including a calling means 4 which gives an answer in response to the originator telephone number that is received in an incoming mode. The answer device contains a calling means storage part 3 and a calling means selection part 2. Then the part 2 selects the means 4 out of the part 3 to give an answer in response to the originator telephone number.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device having a function of notifying a caller and a caller's subscriber number, and information for specifying a caller. The present invention relates to a multifunctional telephone device having a function of notifying caller identification information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when there is an incoming call to a general subscriber's telephone and the called party wants to identify the calling party, usually,
Prior to the call, the called subscriber directly asks the called party for the name, name, and telephone number, or looks up the telephone number etc. by indexing the telephone directory etc. from the called party's name. I have.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional method of knowing the calling subscriber number and in the method of specifying the calling subscriber, the calling subscriber transmits information for specifying the caller himself / herself through a telephone. The disadvantage is that the calling subscriber cannot be confirmed by the called subscriber unless provided to the called party. For this reason, there are problems such as an increase in mischievous telephone calls and extra communication time.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a telephone device with a caller identification function having a function of receiving a caller telephone number notified by a telephone line. A response device having a calling means for responding to the received caller telephone number; the response device includes a call means storage unit and a call means selection unit; Provided is a telephone device with a caller identification function which responds by selecting a calling means from a calling means storage unit by a calling means selecting unit.

[0005] Further, the present invention provides a telephone apparatus with a caller identification function, wherein the calling means comprises any one or a combination of two or more of voice calling means, music calling means, display calling means, and vibrator vibrating calling means. Further, the present invention provides a telephone device with a caller identification function, wherein the voice calling means is a notification of a caller's name or a voice by name.

Further, the present invention provides a telephone apparatus with a caller identification function, wherein the music calling means is reproduction or performance of music predetermined by a caller. Further, the present invention provides a telephone device with a caller identification function, wherein the display calling means is a display of a name of a caller. Further, the present invention provides a telephone device with a caller identification function, wherein the vibrator vibration calling means is a beat of a type predetermined by the caller.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The invention according to claim 1 is a telephone device having a function of receiving a so-called telephone number of a caller, wherein a calling means for specifying the caller to the callee is optional. Is an invention. That is, when a call from a caller arrives, generally, only the ring tone of the telephone, that is, a bell, etc. sounds, but in the telephone device of the present invention, the outgoing call identified by the caller telephone number identification means is performed. It is possible to selectively realize a calling means for answering an incoming call according to the telephone number of the user.

For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 1, a caller telephone number identifying means 1, various call means 4, a call means selecting section 2 for selecting the call means 4, and a call means corresponding to the caller telephone number. 4 is associated with a calling means storage unit 3. When a call from the caller arrives and the caller's telephone number is notified to the telephone device by the caller's telephone number identification means 1, the calling means selecting section 2 reads the calling means from the calling means storage section 3 in accordance with the telephone number. The user selects 4 to call. As described above, by making it possible to select a calling means that has conventionally only been called by a bell, it is possible to make a call individually corresponding to the caller.

For example, by linking this calling means to a database or the like in which the information of the caller is stored, the information of the callee is instantaneously displayed on the display, and the callee provides the caller with high quality service. It is possible to do. In addition, for a specific type of caller, it is possible not only to make a call to notify the called subscriber of the incoming call, but also to automatically respond to the caller with the contents registered in advance. Further, it is also possible to provide a function of transferring a specific destination to another destination telephone number.

Next, the second aspect of the present invention will be described. The invention according to claim 2 is a multifunctional telephone device with a caller identification function, wherein the calling means is any one or a combination of two or more of voice calling means, music calling means, display calling means, and vibrator calling means. In this way, by automatically selecting various calling means according to the telephone number of the caller and notifying the called subscriber of a response, the called subscriber can easily know the caller, and In the case of performing a service such as providing a service through such a telephone device, it is possible to reduce the effort of the receiving subscriber to respond.

The invention according to claim 3 is a multifunctional telephone apparatus with a caller telephone number notifying function, wherein the voice calling means is a notification by voice of a caller's name or name. Simply reading the name or name of the caller from the small liquid crystal display attached to the main body of the telephone device, when an incoming call arrives, it is necessary to go to the telephone body and confirm it. Alternatively, when the name is notified by voice, there is an advantage that the caller can be specified without going to the telephone K directly.

The invention according to claim 4 is a multifunctional telephone apparatus with a caller telephone number notifying function, wherein the music calling means is reproduction or performance of music predetermined by a caller. When the name or the name of the caller is notified by voice at the time of an incoming call as in the invention according to claim 3, the call is also transmitted to another person who is near the telephone device and within a range where the voice can be recognized. In some cases, the name or name of the sender may be known, but if it is desired to obtain such sender identification information only on a personal basis, the specific music can be reproduced or performed by playing the music specified in advance by the sender. The advantage is that only the terminating subscriber can know the specific calling subscriber.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display calling means is a display of the name of the caller.
It is a multifunctional telephone device with a caller telephone number notification function. The display response display means can be directly attached to a display of a computer device or the like which the called party always uses, in addition to being simply attached to the telephone body. In this way, the name of the caller is directly displayed on the display where the receiving subscriber is always working, so that the work of another person in the vicinity can be performed by voice or music as compared with the case where the incoming call is answered by voice or music. There is an advantage that there is no need to disturb.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the multi-function telephone device with the caller telephone number notification function according to the second aspect, wherein the vibrator vibrating calling means is a beat of a kind predetermined by a caller. The vibrator vibration calling means is not limited to a single type of beat, but a plurality of types of beats are set in advance by a caller, and the specific type of beat is selected according to the caller. This has the advantage that the caller can be identified. In addition, this type of calling means does not disturb the work of others around by voice or music, and the vibrator vibrating calling means is portable and is stored in, for example, a breast pocket or the like. Has the advantage that even if the user is not in front of the work display like the display calling means, the incoming call can be quietly known.

Further, according to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone apparatus with a caller identification function having a function of receiving a caller telephone number notified by a telephone line, as shown in FIG. This is a telephone device with a caller identification function that includes an answering machine 4a for answering the telephone according to the caller telephone number identified by the identification device 1. The answering machine 4a has the advantage that it can respond according to the caller telephone number. For example, if the telephone device is a portable device and a call is received during a meeting or the like and a response operation is performed to trouble others in the vicinity, "contact here later" or "minutes later" There is an advantage that a message such as "ni" can be transmitted.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention provides various means for specifying the caller to the telephone device, so that the telephone number of the caller and, in some cases, the name of the caller can be easily specified in advance. In the case of adopting an automatic call configuration, the caller can be automatically and selectively called. This also has the effect that mischievous calls can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the telephone device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Calling means selection unit 3 Calling means storage unit 4 Various calling means 4a Answering machine response means

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A telephone device with a caller identification function having a function of receiving a caller telephone number notified by a telephone line, and a calling means for making a call in accordance with the caller telephone number received at the time of an incoming call. Having a response device comprising
The answering device includes a calling means storing unit and a calling means selecting unit, and a telephone device with a caller specifying function for selecting a calling means from the calling means storing unit by the calling means selecting unit and calling according to the caller telephone number. 2. The calling means according to claim 1, wherein said calling means comprises at least one of voice calling means, music calling means, display calling means and vibrator vibration calling means.
Phone device with caller identification function as described. 3. The telephone device with a caller identification function according to claim 2, wherein said voice calling means is a notification by voice of a caller name or name. 4. The telephone device with a caller identification function according to claim 2, wherein said music calling means is a reproduction or performance of music predetermined by a caller. 5. The telephone device with a caller identification function according to claim 2, wherein said display calling means is a display of a name of the caller. 6. A telephone device with a caller identification function according to claim 2, wherein said vibrator vibration calling means is a beat of a kind predetermined by a caller. 7. An answering machine for answering an answering machine according to a caller telephone number received at an incoming call in a telephone device with a caller identification function having a function of receiving a caller telephone number notified by a telephone line. A telephone device with a caller identification function comprising: