JP2001136238A - Automatic answering method of receiving telephone system and telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system which automatically answers an incoming call from a specified caller and makes calling with the voice of a caller instead of a ring-back tone. SOLUTION: This receiving telephone system to which a 2nd address is allocated automatically answers call setting transmitted from a calling telephone system to which a 1st address is allocated. The addresses are preliminarily registered in a recording medium provided in the receiving telephone system. When the calling telephone system transmits call setting for the 2nd address to a telephone line network and the call setting for the 2nd address is received by the receiving telephone system from the telephone line network, the receiving telephone system identifies the address notified together with the call setting and collates the address with a telephone number registered in the recording medium. When a coinciding address exists, the receiving telephone system automatically answers the call setting, connects only a path for reception and outputs voice transmitted from the calling telephone system instead of the ring-back tone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone device which accommodates an ISDN line or an analog line and has a speaker and a microphone, and more particularly to a telephone device response to an incoming call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional telephone device, in order to respond to an incoming call, it is necessary for a user of the telephone device to perform some kind of response operation such as raising a receiver or pressing a button. Such a response operation is very simple for a healthy person, but may be difficult for a person with a physical disability such as a bedridden person. If the telephone device automatically answers all incoming calls, the answering operation is not necessary. In this case, however, even the incoming call that does not need to be answered will be answered. The convenience of

[0003] Further, the conventional telephone device notifies the user of the incoming call by emitting a ring tone such as a bell sound. If the act of calling a person is compared to the act of visiting the person's house, the ringtone can be thought of as the sound of a door chime. When actually visiting, it is common to sound a door chime and state a greeting such as your name or "I'm sorry". When hearing the visitor's voice in this way, the visitor can not only guess who the other party is from the visitor's voice, but also the tone of the voice, the emotions and requirements of the visitor Urgency and the like can be estimated to some extent, and smooth communication after opening the entrance can be expected. On the other hand, the conventional telephone device performs a combination of operations such as generating a ring tone and displaying the caller number (calling address) notified at the time of the incoming call by referring to the caller number (calling address). It does not convey the caller's real voice and does not provide a means for estimating the caller's feelings or the like to the user of the telephone device.

Further, ISDN (integrated services di)
In a digital network, a sub-address can be set for each terminal, but conventionally, the sub-address has only been used as a so-called dial-in service element, and has not been effectively used for other purposes. Note that the dial-in service is a service that, when a plurality of communication devices are connected to one line, allows a specific communication device to directly receive an incoming call.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a problem to be solved is a telephone apparatus which automatically responds to an incoming call from a specific caller. It is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device capable of hearing a caller's voice prior to a call.

Another object of the present invention is to make effective use of the subaddress of the ISDN line.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A telephone apparatus according to the present invention automatically responds to an incoming call from a previously registered calling address. The user can select either a response by voice call (voice call response) or a response by hands-free call (hands-free call response). In the voice call response, when an incoming call is received, the voice of the caller is output from the external speaker, but the voice of the user is not transmitted to the caller. In hands-free call answering, voice is transmitted in both directions together with the incoming call. At this time, the user does not need to perform a response operation such as lifting the receiver. In particular, when the telephone line is an ISDN line, if the subaddress is used as the address, the convenience of another communication device connected to the same line is not impaired.

That is, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides the following telephone device.

The present invention relates to a method for automatically answering a call setup originating from a calling telephone device assigned a first address by a receiving telephone device assigned a second address. Registering an address in a recording medium provided by the transmitting telephone device, and transmitting a call setting for the second address to the telephone line network by the calling telephone device;
Receiving a call setting for a second address from the telephone line network to the called telephone device, the receiving telephone device identifying the first address as a caller address notified together with the call setting; Checks the first address against the telephone number registered in the recording medium, and if there is a matching address in the telephone numbers registered in the recording medium, automatically responds to the call setup and only receives the call. And outputting the voice transmitted from the calling telephone device in place of the ringing sound to the receiving telephone device.

According to such an automatic answering method for an incoming telephone device, an incoming call from a pre-registered address is automatically answered and the voice of the caller is output around the telephone device instead of a ringing tone. The user on the called side
It is possible to distinguish whether a caller is a registered person or an unregistered person.
In addition, the user on the receiving side can not only know who the caller is before entering the two-way communication state, but also infer the mental state of the caller from his / her voice.

In the above automatic answering method for a receiving telephone device, the receiving telephone device compares the first address with a telephone number registered in the recording medium, and matches the first address with the telephone number registered in the recording medium. If the address exists,
Both transmit and receive paths may be connected automatically in response to call setup. In this case, the receiving telephone device outputs the voice transmitted from the calling telephone device, and transmits the input voice to the calling telephone device.

According to the present invention, in a telephone device, a recording means for recording an input address, a caller address identification means for identifying a caller address of an incoming call setting, and a caller address identification means for identifying the caller. Address, the address collation means for collating with the address recorded in the recording means, and automatically responds to the incoming call setting of the caller address matches one of the recorded addresses,
A telephone device comprising: means for connecting a reception path; and means for outputting a voice transmitted from a caller instead of a ringing tone.

According to the present invention, in a telephone device, a recording means for recording an input address, a caller address identifying means for identifying a caller address of an incoming call setting, and a caller address identifying means for identifying the caller. Address, the address collation means for collating with the address recorded in the recording means, and automatically responds to the incoming call setting of the caller address matches one of the recorded addresses,
A telephone comprising: means for connecting both a transmission path and a reception path; means for outputting a voice transmitted by a caller instead of a ringing tone; and means for inputting voice around the telephone device. Provide equipment.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Configuration of Telephone Device 1 The configuration of a telephone device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The telephone device 1 is used by connecting to a telephone line 2. Also, the telephone device 1 has an external line I / F.
3, voice recording unit 4, recording storage unit 5, guidance output unit 6, transmission guidance storage unit 7, human I / F 8, ringing sound output unit 9, hands-free / voice call control unit 10, control unit 11, and setting The storage unit 12 is provided. Next, these components will be described.

The external line I / F 3 is an interface connected to the telephone line 2. The external line I / F 3 includes, for example, a so-called voice codec for encoding and decoding voice, and a modem. Further, it has a function of receiving a calling address, transmitting line control information, and the like via the D channel.

The voice recording unit 4 is connected to an external line I / F from the telephone line 2.
3 is recorded in the recording storage unit 5.

The recording and storage section 5 is a recording medium for recording the voice data input from the voice recording section 4.

The guidance output section 6 outputs voice data recorded in advance in the transmission guidance storage section 7 to the telephone line 2 via the external line I / F3.

The transmission guidance storage unit 7 is a recording medium in which audio data output from the guidance output unit 6 is recorded in advance.

The human I / F 8 receives an input operation by the user of the telephone device 1 and outputs voice and the like to the user. Specifically, it includes a receiver, a speaker, a microphone, a display device, a dial, various setting buttons, and the like. Note that the speaker here can transmit sound to the outside of the telephone device 1 even when the receiver is placed. Similarly, the microphone is capable of collecting voice around the telephone device 1 even when the receiver is placed.

The ring tone output section 9 outputs a ring tone for notifying the user of an incoming call.

The hands-free / voice call control unit 10 controls the human I / F 8 when performing a hands-free call response and a voice call response.

The control unit 11 controls the operation of the telephone device 1 as a whole.

The setting storage unit 12 records various setting information necessary for the operation of the telephone device 1.

2. Next, the operation of the telephone device 1 when a call is received via the telephone line 2 will be described with reference to FIG. here,
It is assumed that a sub-address is set in the telephone device 1.

2.1 Voice Call Response When there is an incoming call setting from the telephone line 2 to the sub-address of the telephone device 1, the control unit 11 stores the incoming calling address in a registration stored in the setting storage unit 12 in advance. The address is collated (steps S201 to S203).

If the calling address matches the registered address, the control unit 11 responds to the call setting (step S20).
4). Next, the hands-free / voice call control unit 10 determines whether the response condition set in advance by the user is a voice call response,
Alternatively, it is determined whether it is a hands-free call response (step S205).

When the set response condition is a voice call response, the guidance output unit 6 outputs the guidance guidance storage unit 7.
Is transmitted to the calling side via the telephone line 2 (step S206). This message informs that the voice of the caller can be heard around the telephone device 1 through the external speaker as it is. At this stage, only this message is transmitted from the telephone device 1 to the calling side, and the voice of the user of the telephone device 1 is not transmitted.

After sending the guidance, the hands-free / voice call control unit 10 connects the receiving path (step S20).
7). When the caller calls the user who will be around the telephone device 1 with his / her voice in accordance with the guidance, the voice of the caller is output from the speaker of the human I / F 8. At this stage, since the transmission path is not connected, even if the user is in the vicinity of the telephone device 1 and speaks up, the caller cannot hear it.

When the user who has heard the call desires a call with the caller, the user performs a predetermined operation (for example, an operation such as pressing a response button or picking up a receiver) at the human I / F 8 (step). S208). In response to this operation,
The hands-free / voice call control unit 10 also connects the transmission path and connects both the transmission and reception paths (step S209).
Thereafter, a normal two-way communication is performed (step S21).
0).

2.2 Hands-Free Call Response Returning to step S205, the operation when the set response condition is a hands-free call response will be described below. In this case as well, the guidance is transmitted in the same manner as in step S211. However, after transmitting a message to the effect that both paths for transmission and reception are connected to the transmitting side (step S211), the hands-free / voice call control unit 10 transmits and receives the message. Are connected (step S212).

2.3 Response When Calling Address is Unregistered Address Next, returning to step S203, a response operation when the calling address does not match the registered address will be described. First, the control unit 11 refers to the setting storage unit 12 and determines whether or not an answering response has been set (step S21).
3). When the answering machine is set, the controller 11 automatically responds to the incoming call setting (step S21).
4). Subsequently, the guidance output unit 6 reads a message for notifying the caller that the user cannot answer the call from the transmission guidance storage unit 7 and transmits the message to the caller (step S215). Finally, the voice recording unit 4 records the message from the caller in the recording storage unit 5 (step S216), ends the call, and returns to the standby state (step S217).

If it is determined in step S213 that the answering machine has not been set, it is further determined whether there is an incoming call rejection setting (step S218). If the incoming call rejection setting has not been made, the ringing tone output unit 9 notifies the user of an incoming call by sounding a bell sound or the like using the speaker of the human I / F 8 (step S219). Step S
The user performs a predetermined operation as in the case of step 208 (step S
220), the control unit 11 connects the transmission and reception paths (step S221), and the normal communication state starts (step S2).
10). If the incoming call rejection is set, the incoming call is left without being notified to the user, so that the caller returns to the standby state after waiting for the caller to give up the call (step S21).
7).

[0035]

According to the present invention, it is determined whether or not any of the pre-registered addresses matches the caller's address, and if there is a match, the call setting is automatically answered. . Therefore, it is possible to automatically respond to an incoming call from a specific caller.

According to the present invention, either the hands-free call answering or the voice call answering can be selected as the operation mode of the automatic answering, and in any case, the voice of the caller is heard prior to the call. Can be.

Further, according to the present invention, since the subaddress of the ISDN line can be used as the caller address and the address of the receiving side, ie, the telephone device according to the present invention, the subaddress of the ISDN line is effectively used. That is.

As described above, the present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and it is understood that changes and improvements can be made within the ordinary knowledge of those skilled in the art. Of course.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic response operation by the telephone device 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone apparatus 2 Telephone line 3 External line interface 4 Voice recording part 5 Recording storage part 6 Guidance output part 7 Transmission guidance storage part 8 Human I / F 9 Ringtone output part 10 Hands-free / voice call control part 11 Control part 12 Setting storage unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A method for automatically responding to a call setup originating from a calling telephone device assigned a first address by a receiving telephone device assigned a second address, comprising the receiving telephone device. Registering the address in the recording medium; transmitting the call setting for the second address to the telephone network by the calling telephone device; and receiving the call setting for the second address from the telephone network to the receiving telephone device. The receiving telephone device identifies a first address as a caller address notified with the call setting; and the receiving telephone device checks the first address against a telephone number registered in the recording medium. If there is a matching address among the telephone numbers registered in the recording medium, automatically answering the call setting and connecting only the receiving path; Outputting a voice transmitted from the calling telephone device in place of the ringing tone. 2. A method for automatically responding to a call setup originating from a calling telephone device assigned a first address by a receiving telephone device assigned a second address, wherein the receiving telephone device comprises: Registering the address in the recording medium; transmitting the call setting for the second address to the telephone network by the calling telephone device; and receiving the call setting for the second address from the telephone network to the receiving telephone device. The receiving telephone device identifies a first address as a caller address notified with the call setting; and the receiving telephone device checks the first address against a telephone number registered in the recording medium. If there is a matching address in the telephone numbers registered in the recording medium, the steps of automatically responding to the call setup and connecting both the transmitting and receiving paths and the incoming call Device outputs a sound to be transmitted from the outgoing telephone apparatus, an automatic response how incoming telephone apparatus characterized by comprising the steps of transmitting a voice input to the transmitter telephone device. 3. A telephone device, comprising: recording means for recording an input address; caller address identification means for identifying a caller address of an incoming call setting; and an address identified by the caller address identification means. Address collation means for collating with the address recorded in the recording means, means for automatically responding to an incoming call of a call setting whose sender address matches one of the recorded addresses, and connecting a reception path; Means for outputting a voice transmitted from a caller instead of a ringing tone. 4. A telephone device, comprising: recording means for recording an input address; caller address identification means for identifying a caller address of an incoming call setting; and an address identified by the caller address identification means. Address collation means for collating with the address recorded in the recording means; and a caller's address automatically responding to an incoming call of a call setting which coincides with one of the recorded addresses. A telephone device, comprising: means for connecting a caller; means for outputting a voice transmitted by a caller instead of a ringing tone; and means for inputting voice around the telephone device.