WO2004049682A1

WO2004049682A1 - Call connection system

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Publication number: WO2004049682A1
Application number: PCT/JP2003/014774
Authority: WO
Inventors: Masahiro Yamaguchi
Original assignee: Ed-Contrive Inc.
Priority date: 2002-11-25
Filing date: 2003-11-20
Publication date: 2004-06-10
Also published as: JPWO2004049682A1; JP4492350B2; AU2003302346A1

Abstract

A call connection system wherein telephone machines are used as call terminals, and only a telephone number is used as information the telephone machine of a calling terminal provides to a line control network, while the telephone numbers of calling and called persons can be concealed. This system comprises a calling terminal operated by a calling person; a called terminal operated by a called person; a server connected to an IP network; telephone numbers including the telephone numbers of the calling and called terminals and not opened to public on the IP network; call terminal identification information associated with those telephone numbers and opened to public on the IP network; a database provided in the server; a data terminal that can access the server via the IP network and that has operation keys and a display for displaying the call terminal identification information to allow selection and that is operated by the calling person; and a public telephone network, to which the calling and called terminals are connected, including a call line network and a line control network that can access the server via the IP network.

Description

Technical Manual Call Connection System Technical Field

The present invention relates to a call connection system, and more particularly to a call connection system that uses both an IP network for data transmission and a public telephone network for calls. Background art

Telephones have become widespread as a two-way communication method using voice. Recently, wireless mobile phones have become widespread as a means of communication that can be used anytime and anywhere. On the other hand, since the Internet is widespread and this Internet is spread all over the world, as long as it is connected to the Internet, it can be used for various information regardless of location and time. Can be obtained. In the past, this internet was used by using a personal computer as a terminal, but recently, a system that can be used from a mobile phone has been established and is spreading rapidly.

However, a system using the Internet is generally a method in which information prepared in advance and made public is accessed to obtain the information. If you try to obtain more information related to information that you have already obtained, that information is not always in the information that is prepared and made public. That is, it is often difficult to obtain an accurate response to the Internet user's question.

Telephones, on the other hand, have the advantage of being able to obtain an immediate response to a question because the parties directly talk to each other in real time, so that the other party responds to the question. A telephone-based system is an excellent system for obtaining an accurate response.

However, when using a telephone, the person making the call needs to know the telephone number of the other party. It is necessary to widely disclose the previous telephone number. However, if the phone number is widely disclosed, there is a risk that the privacy of the other party will be infringed. For this reason, a system described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-1242.17 or a system described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed as a call connection system that conceals the telephone number of the other party. .

(Patent Document 1) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-21028

However, the system described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-2012 requires a personal computer used as a transmitting terminal to be equipped with a microphone and a speaker. Hard to say. In the system described in Patent Document 1, a telephone is used as a transmitting terminal, but a confidential ID representing the other party is transmitted from the telephone of the transmitting terminal to the line control network instead of a telephone number. It is different from a general telephone system.

Thus, the present invention uses a telephone as a call terminal, and provides only a telephone number as information provided by the telephone of the transmitting terminal to the line control network, and provides a confidential ID or the like representing the other party from the telephone of the transmitting terminal. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a call connection system which does not need to be performed and can keep the telephone numbers of both the sender and the receiver confidential. Disclosure of the invention

A call connection system of the present invention includes: a transmission terminal operated by a sender; a reception terminal operated by a receiver; a server connected to an IP network; a transmission terminal telephone number provided in the transmission terminal; A telephone number not included in the IP network and associated with the telephone number, including a telephone number of the reception terminal provided in the reception terminal, and identification information of the communication terminal that is associated with the telephone number and published on the IP network A database provided in the server, and a display and an operation key capable of accessing the server via the IP network, displaying and selecting the call terminal identification information, A data terminal operated by the sender, a line communication network, and a line system capable of accessing the server via the IP network. Includes a network, the transmission terminal and the And a public telephone network to which the receiving terminal is connected. Here, as described above, the server discloses only the call terminal identification information on the IP network, and does not disclose the telephone number.

The data terminal accesses the server according to the operation of the sender, browses the call terminal identification information in the database, and, when one of them is selected by the sender, sends the information to the server. The server notifies the calling terminal identification information associated with the transmitting terminal as the talking terminal identification information and the selected calling terminal identification information as the receiving terminal identification information. When the talk terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information are notified, the transmitting terminal telephone number and the receiving terminal telephone number associated with each of the identification information are extracted from the database. And associate them with each other.

Further, the transmitting terminal provides the transmitting terminal telephone number and a server identification telephone number associated with the server and known in advance to the line control network by the operation of the sender. When the line control network is provided with the server identification telephone number and the transmission terminal telephone number from the transmission terminal, the line control network accesses the server and is associated with the transmission terminal telephone number. The receiving terminal telephone number is referenced.

In response to the inquiry, the server replies the receiving terminal telephone number associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number to the line control network, and the line control network responds to the inquiry by the server. The transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal are connected via the line communication network using a terminal telephone number.

In the above call connection system, the IP network refers to a communication network using the Internet protocol (IP), and the Internet is a typical example. In the above call connection system, the Internet is used as the IP network. It may be. In addition, the public telephone network here refers to a telecommunication network open to the public and providing a telephone service to an unspecified number of users, and is a public telephone switching network using a wired telephone operated by NTT. This is a broad concept including a mobile phone network using a wireless mobile phone operated by NTT DoCoMo and others, or an IP phone network using an IP phone. Further, in the above call connection system, the reception terminal has a function of receiving and displaying a notification of a transmission terminal telephone number, and the line control network is connected to the reception terminal when the connection is established. When the server identification telephone number is notified instead of the transmission terminal telephone number, the reception terminal may display the server identification telephone number.

Further, in the above call connection system, after the call by the connection is completed, automatically or by the operation of the receiver, the receiving terminal sends the server identification telephone number and the receiving terminal telephone number to the line control network. When provided, the line control network accesses the server, provides the receiving terminal telephone number, performs a transmitting terminal inquiry for the call, and the server responds to the notified receiving terminal telephone number. The transmission terminal identification information associated with the transmission terminal telephone number is extracted from the database based on the attached transmission terminal telephone number, and the transmission terminal identification number is answered to the line control network. The control network may convert the answering transmitting terminal identification information into a voice and provide the voice to the receiving terminal via the line communication network.

Further, in the above call connection system, the data terminal may be a personal computer or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Further, the transmission terminal may be a wired telephone, a mobile telephone, or an IP telephone.

Further, in the above call connection system, the data terminal may be combined with the transmission terminal to form one terminal. In this case, the communication of the transmission terminal identification information and the reception terminal identification information to the server and the provision of the transmission terminal telephone number and the server identification telephone number to the line control network are both performed by the call. It is reasonable to use one operation to select one from the terminal identification information.

Further, the transmission terminal may be a wired telephone, a mobile telephone, or an IP telephone composed of a browser phone. Here, the browser phone refers to a telephone equipped with a browser and having a function of accessing a Web page connected to an IP network such as the Internet. Further, in the above call connection system, the above-mentioned server can be accessed via the IP network, and the display and the operation keys for displaying and selecting the call terminal identification information are provided. When the terminal to be connected is combined with the receiving terminal to form one terminal, and the line control network notifies the server of the end of the call by the connection, the server reads the database from the database. The transmitting terminal identification information associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number may be extracted and provided to the receiving terminal by e-mail, and the receiving terminal may receive and store the information and display it together. .

Further, in the above-described call connection system, the receiving terminal enables a callback call to the transmitting terminal by using the transmitting terminal identification information instead of the selected calling terminal identification information. You may do so.

Further, in the above call connection system, the receiving terminal, the server receives the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information, and based on each of these identification information, the transmitting terminal from the database. At the time when the transmitting terminal telephone number associated with the identification information and the receiving terminal telephone number associated with the receiving terminal identification information are extracted and associated with each other, the server The transmitting terminal identification information may be provided to the receiving terminal based on the receiving terminal telephone number, and the receiving terminal may receive and display the information.

Further, in the above-described call connection system, the receiving terminal may be a wired telephone, a mobile telephone, or an IP telephone formed of a browser phone.

Further, in the above call connection system, the server has time recognition means for recognizing and storing an access time of the data terminal to the server, and the reception terminal telephone number in the database of the server; Reception permitted time zone information of the receiving terminal having the telephone number is added, and when the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information are notified from the data terminal, The transmitting terminal telephone number associated with each identification information, the receiving terminal telephone number, and the reception permitted time zone information added to the receiving terminal telephone number are extracted, and the access time is set to the reception permitted time. Obi information If it is determined that it is within the reception permitted time zone, the reception terminal telephone number is answered in response to the inquiry from the line control network, and if it is determined that the reception terminal is not within the reception permission time zone, the reception terminal is returned. Instead of a telephone number, connection refusal information may be returned, and the line control network may not connect the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal when the server rejects the connection rejection information. . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the call connection system of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a database provided in the server of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the call connection system of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display on the display of the personal computer of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the call connection system of the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of the call connection system of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a display on a display of a transmitting-side mobile phone according to the second embodiment. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the call connection system of the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the call connection system of the first embodiment includes a mobile phone network 7 and the Internet 8, and the mobile phone network 7 is composed of a line control network 7a and a line communication network 7b. ing. Then, the transmitting mobile phone 3 is connected to the transmitting base station 5 via the transmitting base station 5 which shares a part of the function of the mobile telephone network 7, and the receiving base station 6 which also forms a part of the function of the mobile telephone network 7. The receiving side mobile phone 4 is connected via the receiving side. Here, the transmitting mobile phone 3 and the receiving mobile phone 4 are mobile phones having only a call function. It is. The circuit control network 7a is interconnected with the circuit communication network 7b, and the circuit control network 7a is also connected to the Internet 8. The server 1 and the personal computer 2 are connected to the Internet 8.

As described above, the transmitting side mobile phone 3 and the receiving side mobile phone 4 have a wireless communication function using the line control network 7a and the line communication network 7b constituting the mobile phone network 7. ing. In addition, the transmitting mobile phone 3 and the receiving mobile phone 4 have a function of displaying the telephone number of the sender when the telephone call is received.

Also, the personal computer 2 is equipped with software such as a browser, so that the personal computer 2 accesses a web page of the server 1 connected to the Internet 8 to transmit and receive various packetized information to and from the server 1. The display 2a includes a display 2a capable of displaying various types of information, and a board 2b for performing operations for transmitting and receiving the various types of information.

In the first embodiment, the organization that operates the server 1 permits the use of the system of the first embodiment on a membership basis, and the server 1 has the telephone number of the mobile phone used by the member and this telephone number. Register the call terminal identification information associated with the telephone number, for example, the name of the owner of the mobile phone of the telephone number, the company name, the institution name, or the name and type of information provided by the telephone number of the telephone number. In the first embodiment, a case where a sender A who is a member makes a call to a receiver B who is also a member will be described. Therefore, the mobile phone used by sender A is the mobile phone 3 on the transmitting side, and the mobile phone used by receiver B is the mobile phone 4 on the receiving side. PC 2 is used by sender A.

Therefore, in the first embodiment, the telephone number NA (transmitting terminal telephone number) of the transmitting mobile phone 3 used by the sender A and the owner's name “A” as the calling terminal identification information corresponding to this telephone number are determined in advance. (The transmitting terminal identification information), the telephone number NB (the receiving terminal telephone number) of the receiving mobile phone 4 used by the receiver B, and the owner's name that is the calling terminal identification information corresponding to this telephone number. (Receiver terminal identification information) is registered in the database 1a of the server 1 together with the information of the other members. Fig. 2 shows an example of data of database 1a containing the above data. , NA, NB, NC, ··· represent phone numbers, A, B, C, · · · are the call terminal identification information corresponding to the above phone numbers NA, NB, NC, · · · is there. Of these information, Server 1 only publishes the call terminal identification information A, B, C, ... on the Web page, and the telephone numbers NA, NB, NC, · · · Is not published. Sender A can browse these call terminal identification information by operating personal computer 2 and accessing server 1. Also, the personal computer 2 is set with the transmitting terminal identification information A which is the telephone terminal identification information corresponding to the telephone number NA of the transmitting mobile phone 3 used by the sender A.

Also, a transmitting terminal telephone number N A is set in the transmitting mobile phone 3, and a receiving terminal telephone number NB is set in the receiving mobile phone 4. The server identification telephone number corresponding to server 1 is NS. The server identification telephone number NS is for the line control network 7a to identify the server 1, and is not for making a direct call to the server 1. In the first embodiment, only one server 1 is used. However, a plurality of servers can be used as a system. When a plurality of servers are used, different server identification telephone numbers are used. Can be

Next, the operation of the call connection system according to the first embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the call connection system of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 shows an example of a display displayed on the display 2a of the personal computer 2.

In order for Sender A to make a call using the system of the first embodiment, first, Sender A operates keypad 2 b for operation provided on PC 2 so that PC 2 accesses server 1. Yes (S 1). Then, the server 1 provides the information shown in FIG. 4 (a) to check whether or not the user is a member, and the personal computer 2 displays this on the display 3a. Therefore, when sender A enters the member number and password into PC 2 and provides it to server 1, server 1 checks this, and if correct, provides the call terminal identification information in database 1a to computer 2. PC 2 displays it on display 2a for browsing. 4 Display as shown in Fig. (B) (S2).

Then, when Sender A looks at this display and presses the call button located next to the call terminal identification information B to select B as the call terminal identification information, the display shown in Fig. 4 (c) is displayed. Here, if the sender A selects YES (S3), the personal computer 2 provides the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B to the server 1 for notification (S4). Then, based on the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B, the server 1 extracts the transmitting terminal telephone number NA and the receiving terminal telephone number NB from the data base 1a, and Are associated with each other (S5). Also, after performing the operation using the personal computer 2, the sender A makes a call from the transmitting mobile phone 3 using the server identification telephone number NS. That is, since the transmitting mobile phone 3 provides the server identification telephone number NS and the transmitting terminal telephone number NA to the line control network 7a (S6), the line control network 7a receives the server identification telephone number NS. Upon detecting that (S7), the server 1 is queried for the receiving terminal telephone number with the transmitting terminal telephone number NA (S8). Then, the server 1 provides the answering terminal telephone number NB associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number NA to the line control network 7a to reply (S9), and the line control network 7a Using the terminal telephone number NB, the transmitting mobile phone 3 and the receiving mobile phone 4 are connected via the line communication network 7b (S10).

The line control network 7a connects the transmitting mobile phone 3 and the receiving mobile phone 4 and, at the same time, receives the server identification telephone number NS instead of the transmitting terminal telephone number as a transmitting terminal telephone number notification service. Since the receiving mobile phone 4 is notified, the receiving mobile phone 4 displays this. Therefore, recipient B knows that this number is the telephone number for identification of server 1, and knows that the other party of the call is a member of the organization that operates server 1.

In addition, after the call by the above connection is completed, the receiver B makes a call from the receiving mobile phone 4 using the server identification telephone number NS, and the receiving mobile phone 4 sends the server identification telephone number to the line control network 7a. The network control network 7a provides the NS and the receiving terminal telephone number NB, and the line control network 7a accesses the server 1 to provide the receiving terminal telephone number NB and perform a transmission terminal inquiry of the terminated call. 1 is the 0 Based on the transmitting terminal telephone number NA associated with the talking terminal telephone number NB, the transmitting terminal identification information A is extracted from the database 1a, provided to the line control network 7a, and answered, The control network 7a converts the provided transmitting terminal identification information A into a voice and provides the voice to the receiving mobile phone 4 via the line communication network 7b. A device (not shown) for converting the transmitting terminal identification information A into voice is provided in the line control network 7a, and uses a device for converting character data represented by a code into voice. Then, the receiver B knows that the call that ended was received from the sender A, but since the sender terminal phone number NA of the sender A is not notified, the receiver B does not know the mechanism. It has become.

In the above case, after the end of the call, the receiving mobile phone 4 automatically recognizes that the telephone number notified as the transmitting terminal phone number is the server identification phone number NS, so that the receiving mobile phone 4 A call may be made using the server identification phone number NS.

The server 1 records the time at which the personal computer 2 provided the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B, and received a call transmitting terminal inquiry from the circuit control network 7a. At this time, by providing this time to the line control network 7a, the line control network 7a sends the time together with the transmitting terminal identification information A to the receiving mobile phone 4 by voice, for example, , At XX hours XX minutes A phone was requested to make a call. "

According to the first embodiment, the server 1 discloses only the call terminal identification information and does not disclose the telephone number, so that the telephone number of the receiver B is not known to the sender A. Since the telephone number of the sender A is not notified to the receiver's mobile phone 4 of the receiver B at the time of the call connection or after the end of the call, the telephone numbers of both the transmitting terminal telephone number and the receiving terminal telephone number are not transmitted. The number can be kept secret.

Also, when making a call, it is only necessary to provide the telephone number NA and the server identification telephone number NS, which are telephone terminals, to the line control network 7a. A system that does not need to provide an ID or the like can be realized.

In the information inquiry call system of the first embodiment, the sender A selects the recipient by accessing the server 1 from the personal computer 2 regardless of the time. Thus, a call can be made from the transmitting mobile phone 3 to the receiving mobile phone, but the receiving time zone in which the receiving mobile phone can receive can be individually limited. As a system in this case, the server 1 has time recognition means for recognizing and storing the access time of the personal computer 2 to the server 1. The time recognition means generally uses the memory function and CPU function built into the server, and the functions of the calendar and clock as the basic functions of the computer. If, for example, only 18: 0 0 to 21: 0 is permitted as the reception time zone of the mobile phone 4 of the receiver B, the mobile phone 4 of the receiver B of the database 1a of the server 1 “18: 0 00 to 21: 0 00” is added to the telephone number NB of the above as reception permitted time zone information. In this case, considering that the sender A accesses the server 1 at 17: 0 00 in the same manner as above, the server 1 transmits the transmission terminal identification information A from the line control network 7a as described above. And the receiving terminal identification information B.At this time, the transmitting terminal telephone number NA and the receiving terminal telephone number NB associated with each identification information are added from the database la to the receiving terminal telephone number NB. In addition to extracting the reception permitted time zone information, it checks whether the access time to the server 1 is within the reception permitted time period included in the reception permitted time zone information. In this case, since the access time is 17: 0 and the reception time zone is 18: 0 to 21: 0, the server 1 determines that the access time is not within the reception time zone. Then, in response to the inquiry from the circuit control network 7a, connection rejection information is returned instead of the receiving terminal telephone number NB. Then, the line control network 7a does not connect the transmitting mobile phone and the receiving mobile phone. If the access time from the personal computer 2 to the server 1 is 19:00:00, the server 1 determines that the access time is within the reception-permitted time zone, and makes an inquiry from the circuit control network 7a. In response, answer the receiving terminal telephone number NB.

According to the above system, the receiver only needs to be able to receive during the permitted reception time zone, and a system that is convenient for the receiver can be configured.

In addition, if the server publishes the permitted reception time zone information on the Internet together with the call terminal identification information associated with the telephone number to which the permitted reception time zone information is added, the sender can send the information to the server. At the time of access to Since it is possible to determine whether or not a call can be made, a system that is convenient for the sender can be provided.

In the above example, the reception-permitted time zone information relates only to the time, but may include the day of the week and the date. Further, in the first embodiment, the calling terminal identification information and the telephone number of the mobile phone used by the member are associated with each other on a one-to-one basis. By providing a plurality of call terminal identification information of the same member and associating the same with a plurality of telephone numbers, the same member can use a plurality of mobile phones as a receiving mobile phone. Further, in this case, by setting the reception permitted time zone of each mobile phone to a different one, it is possible to switch the reception mobile phone according to the time zone.

In the first embodiment, a personal computer is used to access the server 1 connected to the Internet, but a mobile terminal such as a PDA may be used. As the public telephone network, a mobile telephone network using a mobile telephone is used, but a public telephone switching network using a wired wired telephone, an IP telephone network using an IP telephone, and the like can be used. Depending on the type of these public telephone networks, a wired telephone, an IP telephone, or the like is used as the telephone.

In the first embodiment described above, the access function to the server 1 and the call function are realized by using different devices. Next, these functions are realized by using a single terminal device. An example will be described.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the call connection system of the second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the call connection system of the second embodiment includes a mobile phone network 16 and a mobile phone packet communication network 17 connected to the Internet 19 via a gateway 18. The mobile telephone network 16 is composed of a line control network 16a and a line communication network 16b. Then, the transmitting side mobile phone 12 is transmitted via the transmitting side base station 5 which shares a part of each function of the mobile telephone network 16 and the packet communication network 17 for the mobile telephone. The receiving mobile phone 13 is connected via a receiving base station 6 which constitutes a part of each function of the mobile phone packet communication network 17. The line control network 16a is interconnected with the line communication network 16b. The circuit control network 16a is also connected to the packet communication network 17 for mobile phones. The server 11 is connected to the Internet 19.

The transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13 are browser phones equipped with software such as a browser. Therefore, first, it has a normal wireless communication function using the line control network 16a and the line communication network 16b, which constitute the mobile telephone network 16. In addition, the transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13 have a function of displaying the telephone number of the sender when receiving a call when the telephone number is notified. In addition, as a browser phone, for example, a Web service provided by a server 11 connected to the Internet 19 using a packet communication network 17 like the i-mode service provided by NTT DoCoMo By accessing the page, you can send and receive various packetized information with the server 11. The transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13 are equipped with displays 12a and 13a capable of displaying these various types of packetized information, and for transmitting and receiving packetized information and performing call operations. It is provided with keys 12b and 13b for performing operations. Further, the transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13 have a function of receiving an e-mail provided from the server 11.

In addition, the circuit control network 16a can access the server 11 connected to the Internet 19 via the packet communication network 17.

Also in the second embodiment, the organization that operates the server 11 permits the use of the system of the second embodiment on a membership basis, and the server 11 includes the telephone number of the mobile phone used by the member and the Registers the call terminal identification information associated with the telephone number, for example, the name of the owner of the mobile phone of the telephone number, company name, institution name, or the name and type of information provided by the telephone of the telephone number I do. In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, a case will be described in which sender A as a member makes a call to sender B which is also a member. Therefore, the mobile phone used by sender A is the mobile phone 12 on the sending side, and the mobile phone used by receiver B is the mobile phone 13 on the receiving side. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the sender Sender mobile phone used by A 4 Phone 1 2 phone number NA (transmitting terminal phone number), owner's name “A” (transmitting terminal identification information) as call terminal identification information corresponding to this telephone number, and reception used by sender B The telephone number NB (receiver terminal telephone number) of the mobile phone 13 and the owner's name “B” (receiver terminal identification information), which is the telephone terminal identification information corresponding to this telephone number, are stored in the server 11 Registered on base 1 1a. Accordingly, an example of the database 11a of the server 11 is exactly the same as that of FIG. 2 of the first embodiment. Of the information, the server 11 discloses only the call terminal identification information A, B, C,... On the web page as in the first embodiment. Phone numbers NA, NB, NC, · · · are not disclosed. The sender A operates the transmission-side mobile phone 12 to access the server 1 so that the caller terminal identification information can be viewed on the transmission-side mobile phone 12.

The transmitting mobile phone 13 has a transmitting terminal telephone number NA and transmitting terminal identification information A, and the receiving mobile telephone 13 has a receiving terminal telephone number NB and a receiving terminal. Identification information B is set. The server identification telephone number corresponding to the server 11 is NS, and both the sender mobile phone 12 and the receiver mobile phone 13 of the senders A and B, which are members, are the server identification phones. Number NS is set. As described above, the server identification telephone number NS is used by the circuit control network 16a to identify the server 11, and when a plurality of servers are used, different server identification telephone numbers are used. Is used.

Next, the operation of the call connection system of the second embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the call connection system of the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 shows an example of a display displayed on the display 12a of the transmitting mobile phone 12 .

In order for the sender A to make a call using the system of the second embodiment, first, the sender A operates the operation key 12 b provided on the transmitting side mobile phone 12 to transmit. The mobile phone 12 accesses the server 11 (S11). Then, the server 11 provides the information shown in FIG. 7 (a) in order to check whether or not the member is a member, and the transmitting mobile phone 12 displays this on the display 12a. Therefore, sender A sends the member number and password to the sender's mobile phone 1 2 The server 11 checks this, and if correct, provides the calling terminal identification information of the database 11a to the transmitting mobile phone 12 so that the The telephone 12 displays this on the display 12a for browsing as shown in FIG. 7 (b) (S12).

Then, when Sender A looks at this display and selects B as the call terminal identification information, the display shown in Fig. 7 (c) is displayed, and when Sender A selects YE S (S13) The transmitting mobile phone 12 provides the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B to the server 11 for notification (S14). Then, based on the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B, the server 11 extracts the transmitting terminal telephone number NA and the receiving terminal telephone number NB from the database 11a and compares them. Correspond to each other (S15). In addition, the transmitting mobile phone 12 provides the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B to the server 11 and notifies them, and then transmits the server identification telephone number NS and the transmitting terminal telephone number NA to the line. Since it is provided to the control network 16a (S16), when the circuit control network 16a detects that the server identification telephone number NS has been received (S17), it is accompanied by the transmitting terminal telephone number NA. Then, the server 11 is queried for the telephone number of the receiving terminal (S18). Then, the server 11 supplies the receiving terminal telephone number NB associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number NA to the line control network 16a and replies (S19). 6a uses the receiving terminal telephone number NB to connect the transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13 via the line communication network 16b (S20).

Also, as in the first embodiment, the line control network 16a connects the transmitting side mobile phone 12 and the receiving side mobile phone 13 and, at the same time, as the transmitting terminal telephone number notification service, the transmitting terminal Since the server identification telephone number NS is notified to the receiving mobile phone 13 instead of the telephone number, the receiving mobile phone 13 displays this. Therefore, the receiver B knows that this number is the telephone number for identifying the server 1, and knows that the other party of the call is a member of the organization that operates the server 1.

Also, as in the first embodiment, after the call by the above connection is completed, the receiver B makes a call from the receiving mobile phone 13 using the server identification telephone number NS, and the receiving mobile phone 13 To control network 16a Server identification telephone number NS and receiver terminal 6 provides the telephone number NB, and the line control network 16a accesses the server 11 and provides the receiving terminal telephone number NB to perform a transmission terminal inquiry of the terminated call. Extracts the transmitting terminal identification information A from the database 11a based on the transmitting terminal telephone number NA associated with the provided receiving terminal telephone number NB and provides it to the line control network 16a. The line control network 16a converts the provided transmitting terminal identification information A into voice in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and sends it to the receiving portable telephone via the line telephone network 16b. Since the call is provided to the telephone 13, the receiver B knows that the call that ended has been received from the sender A, but since the sender terminal phone number NA of the sender A is not notified, the receiver B receives the call. The mechanism is unknown to Person B.

In the above case, as described in the first embodiment, after the call ends, the receiving side mobile phone 13 recognizes that the telephone number notified as the transmitting terminal telephone number is the server identification telephone number NS. Thereby, the receiving-side mobile phone 13 may automatically make a call using the server identification telephone number NS.

Also, the server 11 records the time when the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B are provided from the transmitting mobile phone 12, and transmits the call from the line control network 16 a. By providing this time to the line control network 16a when receiving the talk terminal inquiry, the line control network 16a sends this time together with the transmitting terminal identification information A to the receiving side mobile phone 13. A voice may be provided, for example, "The previous call is a telephone call requested by Mr. A at YY hour YY minute." When the line control network 16a notifies the server 11 of the end of the call due to the above connection, the server 11 transmits, from the database 11a, the transmitting terminal identification information associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number NA. A is extracted and provided to the receiving mobile phone 13 by e-mail, and the receiving mobile phone 13 receives and stores it and displays it. Therefore, the receiver B knows from the transmitting terminal identification information A that the other end of the call at the end of the call is A. At this time, the above time may be provided by e-mail together with the transmitting terminal identification information A.

Also, in the same manner as described above, the sender mobile phone 12 provides the call terminal identification information B selected by the sender A during a call to the line control network 16a, The receiving side mobile phone 13 provides the line control network 16a with the stored transmitting terminal identification information A using the stored transmitting terminal identification information A as a substitute for the above-mentioned telephone terminal identification information B. Using the functions of the system of the embodiment, a call pack call can be made to the transmitting side mobile phone 12.

By the way, in a normal telephone, the receiver generally does not know in advance that a call will be received from the sender unless the sender contacts the receiver in advance. However, the system of the second embodiment can also achieve this. That is, in a system using a mobile phone which is a browser phone, the browser phone transmits, for example, a still image or a moving image for a standby screen of the mobile phone or other information by the server 11 periodically, for example, 30 The service that receives the distribution can be performed every second or irregularly. Thus, the receiving mobile phone 13 communicates with the server 11 periodically or irregularly, and transfers the still image, video, or other information for the standby screen acquired from the server 11 to the receiving mobile phone. 1 3 Display 1 3 Display on a. Then, during this time, when the server 11 receives the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B, the transmitting terminal telephone number NA and the When the receiving terminal telephone number NB is extracted and associated with each other, based on the receiving terminal telephone number NB, the server 11 transmits the transmitting terminal identification information A to the above-described still image or moving image for the standby screen. , Or other information is provided to the receiving mobile phone 13, and the receiving mobile phone 13 receives and displays the information. Before a call is made, the sender A can be notified that there is a call.

According to the second embodiment described above, as in the first embodiment, the server 11 discloses only the call terminal identification information and does not disclose the telephone number. Since the telephone number of the sender A is not notified to the receiver mobile phone 13 of the receiver B at the time of the call connection or after the call is terminated, The phone number of both the phone number and the receiving terminal phone number can be kept secret.

In the case of a call, the transmitting end, which is a telephone number, It is sufficient to provide the terminal phone number NA and the server identification phone number NS, and it is possible to realize a system that does not need to provide a confidential ID or the like representing the other party instead of the phone number. Also, the communication between the provision of the transmitting terminal identification information A and the receiving terminal identification information B to the server 11 and the provision of the transmitting terminal telephone number NA and the server identification telephone number NS to the line control network 16a are both performed. Since the operation is performed simultaneously with the operation of selecting one of the terminal identification information, unlike the system of the first embodiment, the operation for the call of the sender A can be facilitated.

In addition, since the receiving mobile phone 13 receives and stores the transmitting terminal identification information A by e-mail from the server 11 and displays the same, the receiver B can easily know the other party of the call. Further, by using the transmitting terminal identification information A, the receiver B can easily make a call pack call to the sender A.

In addition, the receiving mobile phone 13 communicates with the server 11 periodically or irregularly, so that the receiving mobile phone 13 can receive the call from the sender A before the call from the sender A can be made. You can let them know that you have a phone call.

In the second embodiment, a mobile phone such as a browser phone is used as the transmitting mobile phone 12 and the receiving mobile phone 13, so that a mobile phone network using a mobile phone is used as a public telephone network. The mobile phone packet communication network 17 is used to access the server 11 connected to the Internet. However, in addition to this, the use of a wired L-mode telephone adopted by NTT as a browser phone allows access to the server 11 as well as the use of a public telephone exchange network as the public telephone network. For example, an ordinary packet communication network or the like connected via ISDN, ADSL, FTTH, etc. can be used, or an IP telephone can be used as a browser phone to connect the public telephone exchange network to the server 11. An IP telephone network or the like can also be used for access. Wired telephones or IP telephones are used as telephones in accordance with these communication networks.

Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the receiving-side mobile phone 13 is a mobile phone that is a browser phone, but may be a mobile phone that has only a call function. Terminal identification information by e-mail from It is not possible to provide information A, call back, or use the function to notify that there is a call from sender A before the call from sender A.

Also, in the second embodiment, similarly to the above-described first embodiment, the reception time zone of the receiving-side mobile phone can be limited. Industrial applicability

As described above, according to the present invention, as described above, the server discloses only the call terminal identification information and does not disclose the telephone number, so that the telephone number of the receiver is not known to the sender. No, and the telephone number of the sender is not notified to the receiver of the receiver when the call is connected or after the call ends, so both the telephone number of the transmitter terminal and the telephone number of the receiver terminal This makes it possible to realize a call connection system that keeps a secret. In addition, when making a call, the transmitting terminal only needs to provide the telephone number of the transmitting terminal and the server identification telephone number to the line control network, and the telephone terminal can be used as a substitute for the telephone number. It is possible to realize a call connection system that does not need to provide a confidential ID or the like. In addition, since the server identification telephone number is notified from the line control network to the receiver terminal, it is clear that the recipient of the call is a person corresponding to the communication terminal identification information included in the database provided in the server. Also, after the call is over, the receiver can make a call from the receiver terminal using the server identification telephone number, thereby obtaining the transmitter terminal identification information. In addition, by adding the information on the reception time zone of the receiver's mobile phone to the database of the server, the receiver can limit reception to only the reception time zone, and can receive only the reception time zone. Therefore, a system that is convenient for the receiver can be configured.

In addition, the following effects can be obtained by combining the data terminal with the transmitting terminal to form one terminal, and combining the data terminal with the receiving terminal to form one terminal. First, the notification of the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information to the server and the provision of the transmitting terminal telephone number and the server identification telephone number to the line control network are both performed by one of the telephone terminal identification information. By simultaneously performing the selected operations, it is possible to realize a call connection system in which the sender can easily operate. . Further, the server provides the transmitting terminal identification information to the receiving terminal by e-mail, and the receiving terminal receives and stores the information and displays it, so that the receiver can easily know the other party of the call. Also, by using the transmitting terminal identification information, the receiver can easily make a call back to the sender. In addition, by communicating with the server, the receiver terminal can notify the receiver terminal of a call from the sender before receiving a call from the sender.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A transmitting terminal operated by the sender,

A receiver operated by the receiver;

A server connected to the IP network,

A telephone number that is included in the transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal telephone number that is included in the receiving terminal; a telephone number that is not disclosed on the IP network; It has call terminal identification information published on a network, and can access the server via the database provided in the server and the IP network, and can display and select the call terminal identification information. A data terminal provided with a simple display and operation keys, operated by the sender;

A telephone network, and a line control network accessible to the server via the IP network, and a public telephone network to which the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal are connected. A connection system,

The data terminal accesses the server according to the operation of the sender, browses the call terminal identification information in the database, and, when one of them is selected by the sender, sends the information to the server. Notifying the calling terminal identification information associated with the transmitting terminal as the talking terminal identification information, and the selected calling terminal identification information as the receiving terminal identification information,

The server, when notified of the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information from the data terminal, from the database, the transmitting terminal telephone number associated with each of the identification information and the Extracting the receiving terminal phone number and associating them with each other,

The transmitting terminal provides the transmitting terminal telephone number and a server identification telephone number associated with the server and known in advance to the line control network by the operation of the sender. ,

When the transmission terminal receives the server identification telephone number and the transmission terminal telephone number from the transmission terminal, the line control network accesses the server to transmit the transmission terminal telephone. Inquiring the receiving terminal telephone number associated with a number,

In response to the inquiry, the server replies the receiving terminal telephone number associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number to the line control network,

The call control, wherein the line control network connects the transmitting terminal and the receiving terminal via the line communication network using the receiving terminal telephone number answered from the server. system.

2. The call connection system according to claim 1, wherein the IP network is an Internet network.

3. The receiving terminal has a function of receiving and displaying the notification of the transmitting terminal telephone number, and the line control network replaces the receiving terminal with the transmitting terminal telephone number at the time of the connection. 3. The call connection system according to claim 1, wherein, when the server identification telephone number is notified, the receiving terminal displays the server identification telephone number.

4. When the receiving terminal provides the server identification telephone number and the receiving terminal telephone number to the line control network automatically or by the operation of the receiver after the call by the connection is completed,

The line control network accesses the server, notifies the receiving terminal telephone number, performs a transmitting terminal inquiry of the call,

The server, based on the transmission terminal telephone number associated with the notified reception terminal telephone number, retrieves the transmission terminal identification information associated with the transmission terminal telephone number from the database. A response is sent to the line control network, and the line control network converts the answered transmitting terminal identification information into a voice and provides the voice to the receiving terminal via the line communication network. The call connection system described in 3.

5. The call connection system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the data terminal is a personal computer or a PDA.

6. The call connection system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the transmission terminal is a wired telephone, a mobile telephone, or an IP telephone.

7. The data terminal is combined with the transmitting terminal to form one terminal. The call connection system according to any one of 1 to 6 above.

8. The notification of the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information to the server and the provision of the transmitting terminal telephone number and the server identification telephone number to the line control network are both performed by the call terminal identification. 8. The call connection system according to claim 7, wherein the call is performed by one operation in which one is selected from the information.

9. The call connection system according to claim 7, wherein the transmission terminal is a wired phone, a mobile phone, or an IP phone, which is a browser phone.

10. The server is accessible via the IP network, and has a display and an operation key capable of displaying and selecting the call terminal identification information. Combine with the terminal to make one terminal,

When the line control network notifies the server of the end of the call by the connection, the server extracts the transmitting terminal identification information associated with the transmitting terminal telephone number from the database, and 10. The call connection system according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the call is provided to a terminal by e-mail, and the reception terminal receives and stores the information and displays it.

11. The call receiving terminal according to claim 10, wherein the receiving terminal uses the transmitting terminal identification information instead of the selected calling terminal identification information to enable a call-pack call to the transmitting terminal. Call connection system.

12. The receiving terminal communicates with the server and displays the communication content on a display of the receiving terminal.

The server receives the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information, and, based on each of these pieces of identification information, transmits the transmitting terminal associated with the transmitting terminal identification information from the database. When the telephone terminal telephone number and the receiving terminal telephone number associated with the receiving terminal identification information are extracted and associated with each other, the server transmits the transmitting terminal identification information to the receiving terminal. 12. The call connection system according to claim 10, wherein said call receiving terminal is provided to said receiving terminal based on a telephone number, and said receiving terminal receives and displays it.

1 3. The receiving terminal is a browser phone, wired phone, mobile phone The call connection system according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the call connection system is an IP telephone.

14. The server has time recognition means for recognizing and storing an access time of the data terminal to the server, and a receiving terminal having the receiving terminal telephone number in the receiving terminal telephone number of the database of the server. When the data terminal is notified of the transmitting terminal identification information and the receiving terminal identification information, the database is associated with each of the identification information. The transmission terminal telephone number, the reception terminal telephone number, and the reception permission time zone information added to the reception terminal telephone number are extracted, and the access time is set to the reception permission time included in the reception permission time zone information. If it is determined that the time is within the band, the telephone number of the receiving terminal is answered in response to the inquiry from the line control network, and the time is within the reception permitted time period. When it is determined that the answering terminal telephone number is returned, connection refusal information is returned instead of the receiving terminal telephone number.When the circuit control network receives the connection refusal information from the server, the transmission control terminal and the receiving terminal The call connection system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the call connection system is not connected.