JP2008187279A - Control unit and control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control unit and a control method that can improve the convenience of using phonebook information. <P>SOLUTION: The control unit includes a storage unit 210 which stores the phonebook information, an exchange 220 which establishes communication between an origination-side telephone set and a termination-side telephone set based upon origination information received from the origination-side telephone set, a counter unit 240 which computes the total number of times of communication as the total of the numbers of times of communication or a total communication time as the total of times needed for the communication when a decision unit 230 decides that phonebook information for the origination-side telephone set or phonebook information for the termination-side telephone set is stored in the storage unit 210, and a registration unit 250 which registers telephone number specification information on an opposite-side telephone set in the phonebook information for the origination-side telephone set or the phonebook information for the termination-side telephone set stored in the storage unit 210 when the total number of times of communication or the total communication time computed by the counter unit 240 exceeds a registration threshold. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device and a control method in a communication system including a caller telephone and a callee telephone.

Conventionally, so-called telephone directory information is used in a telephone. In the telephone directory information, for example, a telephone number and a telephone user name corresponding to the telephone number are associated and registered. In addition, it is known to provide various functions and services using information registered in the phone book information. For example, in Patent Document 1, a call is made using information registered in the phone book information. It is described that the destination can be easily selected.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-111474

  This telephone directory information is normally updated in accordance with the change in the relationship between the telephone user and the third party's communication partner. When a new contact is added to the phone book information, the user manually inputs the new contact using an operation unit such as an operation panel of the telephone. In addition, when deleting a contact with a low call frequency from the phone book information, the user manually performs a manual operation using the operation unit of the telephone to delete a contact with a low call frequency. Since it takes too much time to perform such manual input or manual operation by the user, convenience in using the phone book information is impaired.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a control device and a control method capable of enhancing convenience in use of telephone directory information.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a control device according to the present invention is a control device in a communication system including a calling side telephone and a called side telephone, and phone book information in which telephone number specifying information for specifying a telephone number is registered. Storage means for storing the telephone number specifying information of the calling side telephone and the calling information including the telephone number specifying information of the receiving side telephone from the calling side telephone, and based on the outgoing information, the calling side telephone and the called side telephone A communication establishment means for establishing telephone communication with the communication frequency calculation means for calculating a total communication time that is the total number of times that telephone communication has been performed or a total communication time that is the total time required for telephone communication; When the total communication count or total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds the registration threshold, the phone book information for the calling phone or the phone book information for the called phone , And a registration means for registering a telephone number specific information of the destination telephone in the telephone communication.

  The control method of the present invention is a control method in a communication system including a calling side telephone and a called side telephone, and stores in the storage means telephone book information in which telephone number specifying information for specifying a telephone number is registered. The communication establishing means receives the calling information including the telephone number identification information of the calling telephone and the telephone number identification information of the receiving telephone from the calling telephone, and receives the incoming call from the calling telephone based on the outgoing information. The communication establishment step for establishing telephone communication with the side telephone, and the total communication time that the communication frequency calculation means is the total number of times of telephone communication or the total time required for telephone communication A communication frequency calculation step for calculating the communication frequency, and when the registration means exceeds the registration threshold when the total communication count or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means The phone book information or the phone book information for the called party phone, and a registration step of registering the telephone number specific information of the destination telephone in the telephone communication.

  According to such a control device and control method of the present invention, when communication establishment means of the control device receives the call information from the caller phone in the communication system including the caller phone and the callee phone, it is based on the call information. Thus, telephone communication is established between the caller telephone and the callee telephone. In addition, the communication frequency calculation means calculates the total number of times telephone communication has been performed or the total communication time required for telephone communication. When the total number of communication times or the total communication time exceeds the registration threshold, the registration means adds the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone to the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone. Register. At this time, the registration threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, may be set such that the value and the unit differ depending on the number of times and the case of time.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the telephone number of the other party's telephone is specified in the telephone directory information based on the total number of communication or the total communication time of the telephone communication performed between the calling side telephone and the called side telephone. Information can be registered automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. By appropriately setting the registration threshold, the total number of communications or the total communication time exceeds the registration threshold, so it is assumed that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the calling phone and the user of the called phone Because it can.

  In addition, the control device may be configured such that the communication frequency calculation means includes the total number of times that the receiving side telephone has made a call to the calling side telephone and the total number of times that the receiving side telephone has received a call from the calling side telephone. Calculates a certain number of incoming calls, or the call time that is the sum of the time required for the telephone communication that the called telephone makes a call to the calling telephone, and the call that the called telephone receives for the incoming call from the calling telephone The incoming time that is the sum of the times is calculated, and the registration unit calculates the incoming time when the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls calculated by the communication frequency calculating unit is equal to or smaller than the difference registration threshold. If the difference between the call time and the call time is equal to or less than the difference registration threshold, the phone number identification information of the other party's phone in telephone communication is registered in the phone book information for the calling phone or the phone book information for the called phone. It may be.

  According to the present invention, the communication frequency calculation means calculates not only the total communication count or total communication time but also the number of calls and the number of calls, or the call time and the call time. When the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls is less than or equal to the difference registration threshold, or when the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time is less than or equal to the difference registration threshold, the registration means The telephone number identification information of the destination telephone is registered in the telephone directory information or the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone. At this time, the difference registration threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, may be set so that the value and the unit differ depending on the number of times and the time.

  As described above, when the registration means registers the telephone number specifying information in the phone book information, not only the number of communication times or the communication time from the calling side telephone to the called side telephone, but also the opposite, from the called side telephone to the calling side. Whether to register or not is determined in consideration of the number of times of communication with the telephone or the communication time. If the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls, or the difference between the incoming time and outgoing time exceeds the difference registration threshold, for example, from the calling phone to the called phone This is because it can be estimated that the communication is unilateral. Therefore, if the difference registration threshold is appropriately set, it is possible to prevent the telephone number specifying information of the calling telephone in one-sided communication from being unconditionally registered in the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone.

  In addition, when the total number of communication times or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation unit is equal to or less than the deletion threshold, the control device determines whether the telephone communication is performed from the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the called side telephone. There may be further provided deletion means for deleting the telephone number specifying information of the other party telephone. At this time, the deletion threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, may be set so that the value and the unit are different for the number of times and for the time.

  As a result, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone can be deleted from the telephone directory information automatically, that is, not manually input by the user, based on the total number of communications or the total communication time. By appropriately setting the deletion threshold, the total number of communications or the total communication time is less than or equal to the deletion threshold, so that the acquaintance relationship between the user of the calling telephone and the user of the receiving telephone is no longer present. Because it can be guessed.

  Further, the control device is configured such that the time when the registration unit registers the telephone number identification information in the telephone directory information is a past time that is longer than a predetermined period from the current time, and the telephone number identification information is used. If not, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone in telephone communication may be deleted from the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the incoming telephone. At this time, whether or not the telephone number specifying information is used can be determined, for example, based on the total number of communication times or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means.

  According to the present invention, the deletion means has received a call from the phone book information for the calling side telephone or the phone book information for the called side telephone when it has not been used for a certain period of time since registration. Delete the phone number identification information of the destination phone. As a result, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone can be automatically deleted from the telephone directory information based on the registered time and usage record, that is, without manual input by the user. This is because a certain period of time has passed since the registration, but since there is no use record, it can be assumed that the acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee is no longer present.

  Further, the control device of the present invention is a control device in a communication system including a calling side telephone and a called side telephone, and storage means for storing address book information in which mail address specifying information for specifying a mail address is registered. , Receiving outgoing information including the mail address specifying information of the mail address set for the calling side telephone and the mail address specifying information of the mail address set for the receiving side telephone from the calling side telephone, and making a call based on the outgoing call information Communication means for performing mail communication between the telephone on the receiving side and the telephone on the receiving side, communication frequency calculating means for calculating the total number of times of mail communication, and total communication calculated by the communication frequency calculating means When the number of times exceeds the registration threshold, the address book information for the calling phone or the address book information for the called phone Comprising registration means for registering email address specific information e-mail address set in the destination telephone in Lumpur communication, the.

  The control method of the present invention is a control method in a communication system including a calling side telephone and a called side telephone, and stores address book information in which mail address specifying information for specifying a mail address is registered in a storage means. The communication means receives from the calling side telephone the outgoing information including the mail address specifying information of the mail address set on the calling side telephone and the mail address specifying information of the mail address set on the receiving side telephone; A communication step for performing mail communication between the calling side telephone and the called side telephone based on the outgoing call information, and a communication frequency at which the communication frequency calculating means calculates the total number of times of mail communication. When the total communication count calculated by the calculation step and the communication frequency calculation means exceeds the registration threshold, the calling side telephone Provided in the address book information or the address book information for the called party phone in use, a registration step of registering a mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone in the email communication, the.

  According to such a control device and control method of the present invention, when communication establishment means of the control device receives the call information from the caller phone in the communication system including the caller phone and the callee phone, it is based on the call information. Thus, mail communication is established between the caller telephone and the callee telephone. In addition, the communication frequency calculation means calculates the total number of times that the mail communication has been performed. When the total number of communications exceeds the registration threshold, the registration unit registers the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone in the address book information. At this time, the registration threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, may be set so that the value and unit differ depending on the number of times and the case of the data capacity.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the mail with the mail address set in the destination telephone in the address book information based on the total number of mail communications performed between the calling telephone and the called telephone. The address specifying information can be registered automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. This is because by setting the registration threshold appropriately, the total communication count exceeds the registration threshold, so that it can be assumed that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone. .

  Further, the control device calculates the average time required for the communication frequency calculation means to receive the mail after replying in the mail communication, and the registration means calculates the average time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means as a registration threshold value. In the following cases, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone in mail communication may be registered in the address book information for the caller telephone or the address book information for the callee telephone.

  In this case, based on the average time required from receiving the mail to replying, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone is automatically added to the address book information, that is, the user. Registration is possible without manual input. This is because by setting the registration threshold appropriately, the average time is equal to or less than the registration threshold, so that it can be assumed that the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee have an acquaintance relationship.

  In addition, in the control device, when the communication frequency calculation means calculates the ratio of mail sent / received with an attached file in mail communication, and the registration means calculates the ratio calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds the registration threshold In addition, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set for the other party telephone in mail communication may be registered in the address book information for the caller telephone or the address book information for the callee telephone.

  In this case, for example, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone is automatically added to the address book information based on the ratio of mail sent / received with an attached file such as a photo, that is, Registration is possible without manual input by the user. This is because by appropriately setting the registration threshold value, the ratio exceeds the registration threshold value, so that it can be estimated that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone.

  Further, the control device is configured such that the communication frequency calculation means calculates an average capacity of the attached file in the mail communication, and the registration means determines that the calling side telephone when the average capacity calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds the registration threshold value. The mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the other party telephone in the mail communication may be registered in the address book information for the mail or the address book information for the receiving side telephone.

  In this case, for example, based on the average capacity of an attached file such as a photo, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone is automatically, that is, manually input by the user. Without registering. This is because by appropriately setting the registration threshold value, the average capacity exceeds the registration threshold value, so that it can be estimated that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to save the user's trouble for updating the phone book information, and thus it is possible to improve the convenience in using the phone book information.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a control device and a control method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings do not necessarily match those described.

  First, the configuration of the communication system 1 including the incoming call control device 20 (control device) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the communication system 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes a telephone 10 and an incoming call control device 20. The telephone 10 is a general term for a calling telephone, a receiving telephone, and other telephones (not shown). The telephone 10 and the incoming call control device 20 are connected by a communication network 30 such as the Internet, for example, so that data can be transmitted and received between them. Hereinafter, each component which comprises the communication system 1 is demonstrated in detail.

  The telephone 10 is a communication terminal that can perform data communication such as voice communication and mail, and is a mobile phone or a fixed telephone. The telephone 10 can be used as a caller telephone or a callee telephone depending on the usage situation of the user.

  For example, when a user makes a telephone call using the telephone 10, the telephone 10 becomes a calling side telephone. In this case, the calling-side telephone sets the telephone number specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “calling number information”) that specifies the telephone number of the terminal itself, and the telephone number that specifies the telephone number of the receiving-side telephone that is the destination telephone. Transmission information including specific information (hereinafter referred to as “incoming number information”) is generated. On the other hand, when the outgoing call is made by e-mail, for example, the outgoing telephone sets e-mail address specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “transmitting address information”) for specifying the e-mail address set in its own terminal; Transmission information including mail address specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “incoming address information”) for specifying a mail address set in the destination telephone is generated. The calling side telephone makes a telephone call or an outgoing mail by transmitting the generated outgoing information to the incoming call control device 20 through the communication network 30. In the following, telephone transmission and mail transmission are collectively referred to as “transmission”.

  On the other hand, when the user makes an incoming call using the telephone 10, for example, the telephone 10 becomes the receiving side telephone. In this case, the receiving side telephone makes an incoming call based on the incoming call information transmitted from the incoming call control device 20. The incoming call performed by the receiving side telephone is a telephone incoming call or a mail incoming call. The incoming call information is generated by the incoming call control device 20 and may include user name specifying information for specifying the user name of the calling telephone. In this case, the receiving side telephone may have a function of acquiring the user name specifying information from the incoming information and displaying it on a display screen (not shown), for example. Hereinafter, incoming calls and incoming mails are collectively referred to as “incoming calls”.

  The incoming call control device 20 controls voice communication and data communication between the calling telephone and the called telephone, and generates incoming information based on outgoing information from the outgoing telephone, and generates the received incoming call. Send information to the called phone.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the incoming call control device 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the incoming call control device 20 is physically composed of a main storage device such as a CPU 21, a ROM 22 and a RAM 23, an input device 24 such as a keyboard and a mouse, an output device 25 such as a display, and a network for communication. The computer is configured as a normal computer system including a communication module 26 such as a card and an auxiliary storage device 27 such as a hard disk. Each function of the incoming call control device 20 to be described later operates the communication module 26, the input device 24, and the output device 25 under the control of the CPU 21 by loading predetermined computer software on the hardware such as the CPU 21 and the RAM 23. In addition, it is realized by reading and writing data in the main storage devices 22, 23 and the auxiliary storage device 27.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the incoming call control device 20 functionally includes a storage unit 210 (storage unit), an exchange 220 (communication establishment unit, communication unit), a determination unit 230, a counter unit 240 (communication frequency calculation unit), registration. A unit 250 (registration unit) and a deletion unit 260 (deletion unit) are provided. Hereafter, each component which comprises the incoming call control apparatus 20 is demonstrated in detail.

  The storage unit 210 stores telephone directory information for each telephone set in the communication system 1. The phone book information stored in the storage unit 210 is a so-called “network phone book”. The storage unit 210 stores the phone book information for the telephones of users who have agreed to use the network phone book, but does not store the phone book information for the telephones of users who have not agreed to use the network phone book. The phone book information includes, for example, telephone number specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “number information”) for specifying a telephone number, and mail address specifying information for specifying a mail address set for a telephone corresponding to each telephone number ( Hereinafter, “address information” is registered in association with user name specifying information (hereinafter referred to as “user name information”) for specifying the user name of the telephone corresponding to each telephone number. Is. This phone book information corresponds to the phone book information and the address book information in the claims.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of phone book information stored in the storage unit 210. FIG. 3 shows telephone directory information for the telephone 10A, for example. In the following, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the telephone 10A is the telephone of the user AA and the telephone number is “090-xxxx-1111”. As shown in FIG. 3, information related to “user CC” and “user DD” is registered in the phone book information for the telephone 10 </ b> A as an acquaintance of “user AA” (see the third column). That is, the telephone number of the telephone set used by the “user CC” who is an acquaintance of “user AA” is “090-xxxx-3333”, and the mail address set for the telephone is “ccc@xxx.ne.jp”. Yes (see line 2). Similarly, the telephone number of the telephone used by the “user DD” of the “user AA” acquaintance is “090-xxxx-4444”, and the mail address set for the telephone is “dddd@xxx.ne.jp”. (See line 3).

  Returning to FIG. 1, the exchange 220 receives outgoing information including outgoing number information and incoming number information (or outgoing address information and incoming address information) from the calling side telephone through the communication network 30, and based on the outgoing information. The communication between the caller telephone and the callee telephone is established. The transmission information received by the exchange 220 is either transmission information for telephone transmission or transmission information for mail transmission. In the following, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the exchange 220 has received transmission information for a telephone call. In the case of outgoing mail, from the following explanation regarding outgoing calls, “calling number information” is read as “calling address information”, “calling number information” is read as “calling address information”, and “establishing telephone communication” Can be easily understood by replacing "" with "email communication".

  In order to establish telephone communication between the originating telephone and the terminating telephone, the exchange 220 generates incoming information based on the originating information received from the originating telephone. The exchange 220 generates incoming call information including an incoming call request signal for requesting the incoming telephone to receive an incoming call from the outgoing telephone. Further, the exchange 220 refers to the telephone directory information of the called telephone stored in the storage unit 210, acquires the user name information of the calling telephone registered in association with the calling number information, and acquires the acquired user. Incoming name information is generated including name information. The exchange 220 transmits the generated incoming call information through the communication network 30 to the called telephone set specified by the incoming call number information. Based on the incoming call information transmitted from the exchange 220, the incoming telephone can display the user name of the outgoing telephone and make an incoming call.

  In addition to the establishment of the telephone communication, the exchange 220 generates start time information that is information indicating the time when the communication is started and end time information that is information that indicates the time when the communication is ended. The exchange 220 outputs the generated start time information and end time information to the counter unit 240. Further, the exchange 220 outputs the calling number information and the called number information included in the call information received from the caller telephone to the determination unit 230 and the counter unit 240.

  The determination unit 230 refers to the storage unit 210 based on the transmission number information and the incoming number information input from the exchange 220, and the storage unit 210 stores the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the reception side telephone. Is stored. The determination unit 230 outputs a signal representing the determination result to the counter unit 240.

  When the determination unit 230 receives a signal indicating that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the incoming side telephone is stored in the storage unit 210, the counter unit 240 receives the signal from the exchange 220. Based on each input information (start time information, end time information, calling number information and called number information), the total number of times of communication, which is the total number of times communication was performed between the calling side phone and the called side phone , And the total communication time, which is the total time required for the communication, is calculated. The counter unit 240 installs a unique counter for each telephone of a user who agrees to use the network phone book, and accumulates and records the calculated total communication count and total communication time in the unique counter for each telephone. . The counter unique to each telephone is, for example, a database created in a storage area in the storage unit 210 reserved for each telephone.

  FIG. 4 shows, for example, a counter for the telephone 10 </ b> A as an example of the counter installed by the counter unit 240. As shown in FIG. 4, in the counter for the telephone set 10A, the telephone numbers “090-xxxx-2222”, “090-xxxx-3333”, “090- Cumulative information is recorded for each telephone that is “xxxx-4444”, “090-xxxx-5555”, and “090-xxxx-6666”. In the following, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the telephone having the telephone number “090-xxxx-2222” is the telephone 10B of the user BB. Further, the telephone having the telephone number “090-xxxx-3333” is assumed to be the telephone 10C of the user CC, and the telephone having the telephone number “090-xxxx-4444” is assumed to be the telephone 10D of the user DD. It is assumed that the telephone having the number “090-xxxx-5555” is the user EE's telephone 10E, and the telephone having the telephone number “090-xxxx-6666” is the telephone FF of the user FF.

  The “communication count” that is an item in the second column in FIG. 4 represents the total number of calls that the telephone 10A exchanged with the telephone in accordance with the number information described in the first column. Alternatively, “communication count” represents the total number of mail communications that the telephone 10A exchanged with the telephone according to the number information described in the first column.

  The degree of intimacy between both users of both telephones that have performed communication can be estimated based on the information of the item “number of times of communication”. That is, referring to the third line in FIG. 4, since the user AA who is the user of the telephone 10A and the user CC who is the user of the telephone 10C are communicating a total of 80 times (total number of communications: 80 times), It can be seen that the closeness between both users is high. On the other hand, referring to the fifth line in FIG. 4, the user AA who is the user of the telephone 10A and the user EE who is the user of the telephone 10E perform communication only once (total number of communication: Once), it can be seen that the intimacy between both users is low.

  In the item “number of times of communication”, not only the total number of times of communication but also information regarding the directionality of communication is described. That is, referring to the third line in FIG. 4, between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10C, the telephone 10A made a call in 39 communications out of a total of 80 communications (the number of outgoing calls). : 39 times), in the remaining 41 communications, it is described that the telephone 10A received an incoming call in response to a call from the telephone 10C (number of incoming calls: 41).

  By comparing "number of outgoing calls" and "number of incoming calls", it is possible to infer whether the relationship between the users of both telephones that communicated is intimate in both directions or only in one direction . The close relationship in both directions is, for example, a normal acquaintance relationship. On the other hand, the relationship in one direction is, for example, when one of the users is a stalker, a sender of spam advertisement, or the like. In the example of the third row in FIG. 4, since the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls (41 times-39 times = 2 times) is not large, the relationship between the user AA of the telephone 10A and the user CC of the telephone 10C Can be inferred to be, for example, a normal acquaintance relationship and an intimate relationship in both directions. On the other hand, in the example of the sixth line in FIG. 4, since the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls (15 times−0 times = 15 times) is large, the user AA of the telephone 10A and the user FF of the telephone 10F It can be inferred that the relationship between is in only one direction.

  The counter unit 240 updates the “communication count” in the second column in FIG. 4 based on each information input from the exchange 220. For example, when the start time information, the end time information, the transmission number information, and the incoming number information are input once from the exchange 220, the counter unit 240 increases the number of times of communication in the second column in FIG. For example, when “calling number information = number information of the telephone 10A” and “incoming number information = number information of the telephone 10C”, the counter unit 240 sets the second column in the third row of FIG. Total communication count: 81 times (number of outgoing calls: 40 times, number of incoming calls: 41 times) ”. On the other hand, for example, when “transmission number information = number information of the telephone 10C” and “incoming number information = number information of the telephone 10A”, the counter unit 240 displays 2 in the third line of FIG. The column is updated as “total number of communications: 81 times (number of outgoing calls: 39 times, number of incoming calls: 42 times)”.

  “Communication time”, which is an item in the third column in FIG. 4, represents the total call time exchanged with the telephone according to the number information described in the first column. Alternatively, “communication time” represents the total amount of data transmitted and received in the mail communication in which the telephone 10A exchanges with the telephone according to the number information described in the first column. Alternatively, in mail communication, “communication time” may represent the total time required for data transmission / reception. In this case, the time required for data transmission / reception may be the time actually required for data transmission / reception, or may be a number obtained by multiplying the number of mail communications by a certain multiple.

  Based on the information of the item “communication time”, it is possible to estimate the degree of intimacy between both users of both telephones that performed communication. That is, referring to the third line in FIG. 4, the user AA who is the user of the telephone 10A and the user CC who is the user of the telephone 10C are communicating for a total of 240 minutes (total communication time: 240 minutes). It can be seen that the closeness between both users is high. On the other hand, referring to the fifth line in FIG. 4, the user AA who is the user of the telephone 10A and the user EE who is the user of the telephone 10E are communicating for a total of three minutes (total communication time: 3 minutes), it can be seen that the intimacy between both users is low.

  The item “communication time” includes not only the total communication time but also information related to the direction of communication. That is, referring to the third line in FIG. 4, between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10C, out of a total of 240 minutes of communication, the telephone 10A made a call (communication time). : 117 minutes), in the remaining 123 minutes of communication, it is described that the telephone 10A received an incoming call in response to a call from the telephone 10C (incoming time: 123 minutes).

  By comparing "calling time" and "incoming time", it is possible to infer whether the relationship between the users of both telephones that communicated is intimate in both directions or only in one direction . In the example of the third line in FIG. 4, since the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time (123 minutes−117 minutes = 6 minutes) is not large, the relationship between the user AA of the telephone 10A and the user CC of the telephone 10C. Can be inferred to be, for example, a normal acquaintance relationship and an intimate relationship in both directions. On the other hand, in the example of the sixth line in FIG. 4, since the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time (45 minutes−0 minutes = 45 minutes) is large, the user AA of the telephone 10A and the user FF of the telephone 10F It can be inferred that the relationship between is in only one direction.

  The counter unit 240 updates the “communication time” in the third column of FIG. 4 based on each information input from the exchange 220. For example, when the counter unit 240 receives start time information, end time information, transmission number information, and incoming number information from the exchange 220, first, the required time from the time indicated by the start time information to the time indicated by the end time information. Calculate Then, the counter unit 240 adds the calculated required time to the communication time in the third column in FIG. In the mail communication, the counter unit 240 calculates the data capacity in the mail communication and adds the calculated data capacity to the communication time in the third column in FIG.

  For example, the counter unit 240 is “transmission number information = number information of the telephone 10A”, “incoming number information = number information of the telephone 10C”, and “start time information = December 20, 2006, 15:30. , And “end time information = December 20, 2006, 15:33”, the third column in the third row in FIG. 4 is “total communication time: 243 minutes (transmission time: 120 minutes”). , Incoming time: 123 minutes) ". On the other hand, for example, “transmission number information = number information of the telephone 10C”, “incoming number information = number information of the telephone 10A”, and “start time information = December 20, 2006 15:30” , And “end time information = December 20, 2006, 15:33”, the counter unit 240 sets the third column in the third row of FIG. 4 to “Total communication time: 243 minutes ( Outgoing time: 117 minutes, incoming time: 126 minutes) ".

  The items “registration” and “registration date / time” in the fourth column and the fifth column in FIG. 4 include information about the telephone according to the number information described in the first column, for example, for the telephone 10A shown in FIG. Whether or not it is registered in the phone book information, and if registered, indicates the registration date. For example, referring to the third and fourth lines in FIG. 4, “completed” is recorded, and thus information about the telephone 10C and the telephone 10D is already registered in the telephone directory information for the telephone 10A. (See FIG. 3). Then, it can be seen that the information related to the telephone 10C is registered on “October 10, 2006”, and the information related to the telephone 10D is registered on “September 7, 2006”.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the registration unit 250 registers information related to the destination telephone in the corresponding telephone directory information based on the result of comparing the contents recorded in the counter with respective threshold values described later. . That is, the registration unit 250 is stored in the storage unit 210 when the total number of communications recorded in the counter exceeds the number registration threshold (registration threshold) and the total communication time exceeds the time registration threshold (registration threshold). The telephone number specifying information of each destination telephone is automatically registered in the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone.

  As another method for the registration unit 250 to register the telephone number identification information in the phone book information, the total communication count exceeds the frequency registration threshold, the total communication time exceeds the time registration threshold, the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls Is equal to or less than the number-of-times difference registration threshold (difference registration threshold), and the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time is equal to or less than the time difference registration threshold (difference registration threshold), the calling side telephone stored in the storage unit 210 The telephone number identification information of each destination telephone is automatically registered in the telephone directory information for the destination or the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone.

  The number registration threshold, the time registration threshold, the number difference registration threshold, and the time difference registration threshold are thresholds related to the communication frequency, and can be freely changed depending on the operation status of the communication system 1. The registration unit 250 performs the automatic registration operation described above immediately after the exchange 220 ends communication, for example.

  The deletion unit 260 deletes information related to the destination telephone from the corresponding telephone directory information based on the result of comparing each content recorded in the counter with the current time and each threshold value to be described later. That is, the deletion unit 260 is a past date in which the registration date and time recorded in the counter is a predetermined number of days or more away from the date at the current time, and the total number of communications recorded in the counter is equal to or less than the number deletion threshold (deletion threshold). When the total communication time is equal to or less than the time deletion threshold (deletion threshold), each destination is determined from the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone and the telephone directory information for the destination side telephone stored in the storage unit 210. Automatically delete the phone number identification information of the phone.

  The frequency deletion threshold and the time deletion threshold are thresholds related to the communication frequency, and can be freely changed according to the operation status of the communication system 1. Further, the deletion unit 260 periodically performs the automatic deletion operation described above, for example, every day at “24:00”.

  In the above description of the registration unit 250 and the deletion unit 260, the functions of the registration unit 250 and the deletion unit 260 in mail communication are obtained by replacing “number information” with “address information” and “time” with “data capacity”. Can also be easily understood.

  In the mail communication, the counter unit 240 calculates the average time required from receiving the mail to replying, and the registration unit 250 calculates the average time calculated by the counter unit 240 with a predetermined threshold (registration threshold). ) The mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the other party telephone in the mail communication is stored in the address book information for the calling telephone or the address book information for the called telephone stored in the storage unit 210 when Register.

  Alternatively, in e-mail communication, the counter unit 240 calculates the ratio of e-mails sent and received with attached files such as photos (ratio to e-mails without attached files), the registration unit 250 calculates the counter unit 240 If the ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold (registration threshold), the address book information for the calling side telephone or the address book information for the called side telephone stored in the storage unit 210 is set in the other party telephone in the mail communication. Register the e-mail address specific information of the e-mail address.

  Alternatively, in mail communication, the counter unit 240 calculates the average capacity of the attached file, and the registration unit 250 stores the storage unit when the average capacity calculated by the counter unit 240 exceeds a predetermined threshold (registration threshold). In the address book information for the calling side telephone or the address book for the called side telephone stored in 210, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set for the other party telephone in mail communication is registered.

  Subsequently, an operation (control method) performed in the communication system 1 will be described. First, the case where the “total communication count” and the “total communication time” recorded in the counter serve as a criterion for determining whether or not automatic registration by the registration unit 250 is possible will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the exchange 220 receives outgoing call information including outgoing call number information and incoming call number information from the caller telephone through the communication network 30. The exchange 220 establishes communication between the caller telephone and the callee telephone based on the received call information. The exchange 220 generates start time information after the communication is established, and generates end time information after the communication is completed. The exchange 220 outputs the generated start time information and end time information to the counter unit 240. Further, the exchange 220 outputs the transmission number information and the incoming number information included in the transmission information to the determination unit 230 and the counter unit 240 (step S101 to step S102, communication establishment step).

  Next, the determination unit 230 refers to the storage unit 210 based on the transmission number information and the incoming call number information input from the exchange 220 in Steps S101 to S102, so that the telephone directory information for the outgoing side telephone or the incoming side It is determined whether or not telephone directory information for the telephone is stored in the storage unit 210. The determination unit 230 outputs a signal representing the determination result to the counter unit 240 (step S103).

  Next, when it is determined in step S103 that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone is stored in the storage unit 210 (step S103: YES), the counter The unit 240 calculates the total communication count and the total communication time based on each information input from the exchange 220 in steps S101 to S102. The counter unit 240 installs a unique counter for each telephone determined to store the phone book information in the storage unit 210, and accumulates and records the calculated total communication count and total communication time in the counter. . When the counter is already installed, the counter unit 240 accumulates and records the calculated total number of communications and the total communication time in the already installed counter. Then, the counter unit 240 outputs a signal indicating that the counter has been updated to the registration unit 250. Note that FIG. 4 described above shows an example of the counter installed and recorded by the counter unit 240 (step S104, communication frequency calculation step).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S103 that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone and the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone are not stored in the storage unit 210 (step S103: NO), the processing Ends as is.

  Next, the registration unit 250 receives a signal indicating that the counter has been updated in step S104 from the counter unit 240, and refers to the updated counter. The registration unit 250 responds to a telephone that has not yet been registered in the telephone directory information for the destination telephone (for example, a telephone that is not recorded as “done” in the “registration” item in the fourth column of the counter shown in FIG. 4). Then, the total communication count and the frequency registration threshold value are compared, and the total communication time and the time registration threshold value are compared (step S105: NO).

  Next, when the total communication count exceeds the number registration threshold and the total communication time exceeds the time registration threshold (step S105: YES) based on the result of the size comparison in step S105, the registration unit 250 Then, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone is automatically registered in the telephone directory information for one telephone stored in the storage unit 210 (step S106, registration step).

  On the other hand, if the total communication count does not exceed the number registration threshold or the total communication time does not exceed the time registration threshold (step S105: NO) as a result of the size comparison in step S105, registration is performed. The unit 250 ends the process as it is without performing automatic registration.

  FIG. 6 shows an example in which the registration unit 250 automatically updates the phone book information stored in the storage unit 210. In the example of FIG. 6, the registration unit 250 refers to the counter of FIG. 4 described above, compares the size, the number registration threshold is set to, for example, “3 times”, and the time registration threshold is, for example, “10 minutes”. Suppose that it is set. In addition, this example is an example in which the telephone directory information for the telephone 10 </ b> A illustrated in FIG. 3 stored in the storage unit 210 is updated.

  That is, the registration unit 250 sets the total number of communication times and the total communication time for the telephones 10B, 10E, and 10F that are not recorded as “done” in the fourth column in FIG. ”And the time registration threshold value“ 10 minutes ”, as a result of comparison, the phone book information for the phone 10A includes the number information“ 090-xxxx-2222 ”for the phone 10B and the number information“ 090-xxxx-6666 ”for the phone 10F. Is automatically registered. This is because the total number of communications “4 times” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10B exceeds the number registration threshold “3 times”, and the total communications time “12 minutes” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10B is time. This is because the registration threshold “10 minutes” is exceeded. In addition, the total number of communications “15 times” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10F exceeds the number registration threshold “3 times”, and the total communications time “45 minutes” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10F is time. This is because the registration threshold “10 minutes” is exceeded.

  This is described in the 4th to 5th lines in FIG. 6 where an arrow is displayed. In the “user name information” item in the third column, “automatic registration” is recorded as indicating that the registration unit 250 has automatically registered. Although not shown, in addition to recording “automatic registration”, user name information can be acquired and registered. As a method for this, for example, a method for obtaining user name information by inquiring to a telecommunications carrier DB, a method for obtaining user name information by referring to another person's network phone book, or a registered mobile device There is a method of directly inquiring and acquiring user name information. In any of the methods described above, registration necessity confirmation may be performed on the registered mobile device.

  Although not shown, when the storage unit 210 stores telephone book information for the telephone 10B or telephone book information for the telephone 10F, the registration unit 250 stores the telephone directory information in the stored telephone book information. Number information “090-xxxx-1111” of 10A is registered.

  Further, after the automatic registration, when the registration unit 250 notifies the counter unit 240 of the fact that the registration unit 250 has performed automatic registration and the time when the automatic registration was performed, the counter unit 240 records “completed” in the “registration” item of the counter, The date at the time is recorded in the “registration date” item. In addition, the counter unit 240 clears the “communication count” item and the “communication time” item of the counter. That is, the counter unit 240 records “total number of communication times: 0 (number of outgoing calls: 0 times, number of incoming calls: 0)” in the “communication count” item, and “total communication time: 0” in the “communication time” item. Minutes (outgoing time: 0 minutes, incoming time: 0 minutes) ".

  Subsequently, not only the “total communication count” and “total communication time” recorded in the counter, but also the number of outgoing calls, the number of incoming calls, the outgoing time and the incoming time are criteria for determining whether or not automatic registration by the registration unit 250 is possible. The case will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, from step S101 to step S103, the same processing as described above is performed.

  Next, when it is determined in step S103 that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone is stored in the storage unit 210 (step S103: YES), the counter The unit 240 calculates the total communication count, the total communication time, the number of outgoing calls, the number of incoming calls, the outgoing call time, and the incoming call time based on each information input from the exchange 220 in steps S101 to S102. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the counter unit 240 accumulates and records the calculated total communication count, total communication time, outgoing count, incoming call count, outgoing call time, and incoming call time in the corresponding counter. And the counter part 240 outputs the signal showing that the counter was updated to the registration part 250 (step S201).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S103 that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone and the telephone directory information for the receiving side telephone are not stored in the storage unit 210 (step S103: NO), the processing Ends as is.

  Next, the registration unit 250 receives a signal indicating that the counter has been updated in step S201 from the counter unit 240, and refers to the updated counter. The registration unit 250 makes a total communication count for telephones that are not yet registered in the telephone directory information for the destination telephone (for example, telephones that are not recorded as “done” in the fourth column of the counter shown in FIG. 4). And the number of times registration threshold are compared, the total communication time is compared with the time registration threshold, the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls is compared with the number of times difference registration threshold, and the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time is compared. And the time difference registration threshold value are compared (step S202).

  Next, as a result of the size comparison in step S202, the total communication count exceeds the frequency registration threshold, the total communication time exceeds the time registration threshold, and the difference between the incoming call count and the outgoing call count is less than the frequency difference registration threshold value. If the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time is less than or equal to the time difference registration threshold (step S202: YES), the registration unit 250 stores the other party in the telephone directory information for one telephone stored in the storage unit 210. The telephone number identification information of the destination telephone is automatically registered (step S203).

  On the other hand, if the total communication count does not exceed the number registration threshold, or the total communication time does not exceed the time registration threshold, or the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls is the number of times If it is not less than the difference registration threshold, or if it is not less than the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time and the time difference registration threshold (step S202: NO), the registration unit 250 does not perform automatic registration and ends the process as it is.

  FIG. 8 shows an example in which the registration unit 250 automatically updates the phone book information stored in the storage unit 210. In the example of FIG. 8, the registration unit 250 refers to the counter of FIG. 4 described above, compares the size, the number registration threshold is set to “3 times”, and the time registration threshold is “10 minutes”, for example. It is assumed that the count difference registration threshold is set to “5 times”, for example, and the time difference registration threshold is set to “15 minutes”, for example. In addition, this example is an example in which the telephone directory information for the telephone 10 </ b> A illustrated in FIG. 3 stored in the storage unit 210 is updated.

  That is, the registration unit 250 sets the total number of communication times, the total communication time, the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls for the telephones 10B, 10E, and 10F that are not recorded as “done” in the fourth column of FIG. And the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time are compared with the number registration threshold “3 times”, the time registration threshold “10 minutes”, the number difference registration threshold “3 times”, and the time difference registration threshold “10 minutes”. As a result, the telephone number information “090-xxxx-2222” of the telephone 10B is automatically registered in the telephone directory information for the telephone 10A. This is because the total communication count “4 times” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10B exceeds the frequency registration threshold “3 times”, and the total communication time “12 minutes” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10B is registered as a time. The threshold “10 minutes” is exceeded, and the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls (“3 times” − “1 time” = “2 times”) is equal to or less than the frequency difference registration threshold “3 times”. This is because the difference from the transmission time (“9 minutes” − “3 minutes” = “6 minutes”) is equal to or less than the time difference registration threshold “10 minutes”. This is described in the fourth line of FIG. 8 where an arrow is displayed. Although not shown, when the storage unit 210 stores the phone book information for the telephone 10B, the registration unit 250 stores the number information “090-xxxx” of the telephone 10A in the phone book information for the telephone 10B. -1111 "is registered.

  On the other hand, the registration unit 250 does not automatically register the telephone number information “090-xxxx-6666” of the telephone 10F in the telephone directory information for the telephone 10A. This is because the total communication count “15 times” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10F exceeds the frequency registration threshold “3 times”, and the total communication time “45 minutes” between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10F is registered as a time. Although the threshold value “10 minutes” is exceeded, the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls (“15 times” − “0 times” = “15 times”) is not less than the frequency difference registration threshold “3 times”, and the incoming call This is because the difference between the time and the transmission time (“45 minutes” − “0 minutes” = “45 minutes”) is not less than the time difference registration threshold “10 minutes”. In view of the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls and the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time, the telephone 10A was unilaterally receiving communication from the telephone 10F, and the user FF of the telephone 10F is a sender of a stalker or spam advertisement. It can be estimated that there is a high possibility that

  Next, the case where the “total communication count” and the “total communication time” recorded in the counter serve as a criterion for determining whether or not automatic deletion by the deletion unit 260 is possible will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, at a predetermined time such as “24:00” every day, for example, the deletion unit 260 sets the telephones already registered in the telephone directory information for the destination telephone (for example, the four columns of the counter shown in FIG. 4). Whether the registration date and time recorded in the counter is a past date that is more than a predetermined number of days away from the date at the current time. Judgment is made (step S301).

  Next, in the determination in step S301, when the registration date and time recorded in the counter is a past date that is a predetermined number of days or more away from the date at the current time (step S301: YES), the deletion unit 260 adds the total The communication count is compared with the frequency registration threshold, and the total communication time is compared with the time registration threshold (step S302).

  Next, if the total communication count is equal to or smaller than the frequency deletion threshold and the total communication time is equal to or smaller than the time deletion threshold based on the result of the size comparison in step S302 (step S302: YES), the deletion unit 260 stores The telephone number specifying information of the other party telephone is automatically deleted from the telephone directory information for one telephone stored in section 210 (step S303).

  On the other hand, if the total communication count is not less than or equal to the number deletion threshold value or the total communication time is not less than or equal to the time deletion threshold value (NO in step S302), the deletion unit 260 performs automatic deletion. The process ends without performing it.

  Also, if the registration date and time recorded in the counter is not a past date that is more than a predetermined number of days away from the date at the current time in the determination in step S301 (step S301: NO), the deletion unit 260 performs automatic deletion. The process ends without performing it.

  FIG. 10 shows an example in which the deletion unit 260 automatically updates the phone book information stored in the storage unit 210. In the example of FIG. 10, the deletion unit 260 refers to the above-described counter of FIG. 4 and compares the magnitudes. The predetermined number of days in step S301 is set to “3 months”, for example, and the number deletion threshold is set to “0”, for example. “Time” is set, and the time registration threshold is set to “0 minutes”, for example. In addition, this example is an example in which the telephone directory information for the telephone 10 </ b> A illustrated in FIG. 3 stored in the storage unit 210 is updated. In this example, it is assumed that the current time is “December 20, 2006, 15:35”.

  That is, the deletion unit 260 compares the registered date and time with the current time for the telephone set 10C and the telephone set 10D recorded as “Done” in the fourth column in FIG. As a result of comparing the total communication time with the number registration threshold “0 times” and the time registration threshold “0 minutes”, the number information “090-xxxx-4444” of the telephone 10D is automatically obtained from the telephone directory information for the telephone 10A. It has been deleted. This is because the registration date and time “September 7, 2006” for the telephone 10D is a past date that is more than “three months” away from the date “December 20, 2006” at the current time, and between the telephone 10A and the telephone 10D. Because the total communication count “0 times” is equal to or less than the count registration threshold value “0 times”, and the total communication time “0 minutes” between the telephone set 10A and the telephone set 10D is equal to or less than the time registration threshold value “0 minutes”. is there.

  Although not shown, when the phone book information for the telephone 10D is stored in the storage unit 210, the deletion unit 260 uses the stored phone book information to store the number information “090-” of the telephone 10A. xxx-1111 "is deleted.

  Further, after the automatic deletion, when the deletion unit 260 notifies the counter unit 240 that the automatic deletion has been performed, the counter unit 240 records “done” from the “registration” item of the counter, and the “registration date / time” item of the counter To delete the record “2006.9.7”.

  Next, the operation and effect of the communication system 1 including the incoming call control device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described. According to the incoming call control device 20 of the present embodiment, when the exchange 220 of the incoming call control device 20 receives outgoing information from the outgoing phone in the communication system 1 including the outgoing phone and the incoming phone, based on the outgoing information. Then, telephone communication is established between the calling side telephone and the called side telephone. When the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the incoming side telephone is stored in the storage unit 210, the counter unit 240 requires the total number of communication and telephone communication required for the telephone communication. Total communication time is calculated. When the total communication count and the total communication time exceed the registration threshold, registration unit 250 registers the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone in the phone book information stored in storage unit 210. At this time, the registration threshold value, which is a threshold value for the communication frequency, is set so that the value and the unit are different for the number of times and for the time.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the telephone directory stored in the storage unit 210 is based on the total number of communication and the total communication time of the telephone communication performed between the caller telephone and the callee telephone. The telephone number identification information of the destination telephone can be registered in the information automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. By appropriately setting the registration threshold, the total number of communications and the total communication time have exceeded the registration threshold, so it is assumed that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the calling phone and the user of the called phone Because it can.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the counter unit 240 calculates not only the total communication count and total communication time but also the number of outgoing calls, the number of incoming calls, the outgoing time, and the incoming time. When the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls is less than or equal to a difference registration threshold, and the difference between the incoming time and the outgoing time is less than or equal to a difference registration threshold, the registration unit 250 is stored in the storage unit 210. The telephone number specifying information of the destination telephone is registered in the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone. At this time, the difference registration threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, is set so that the value and the unit are different depending on the number of times and the case of time.

  As described above, when the registration unit 250 registers the telephone number identification information in the phone book information, not only the number of communication times or the communication time from the calling side telephone to the called side telephone but also the call from the called side telephone is the opposite. Whether to register or not is determined in consideration of the number of times of communication with the telephone on the side or the communication time. If the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls, and the difference between the incoming and outgoing times exceeds the difference registration threshold, for example, from the calling phone to the called phone, such as a phone call from a stalker or a spam advertising phone This is because it can be assumed that the communication is unilateral communication. Therefore, if the difference registration threshold is appropriately set, it is possible to prevent the telephone number specifying information of the calling telephone in one-sided communication from being unconditionally registered in the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the deletion unit 260 has been stored in the storage unit 210 when the total number of communication times or the total communication time is equal to or less than the deletion threshold, although a certain period has passed since registration. Delete the phone number identification information of the other party's phone from the existing phone book information. At this time, the deletion threshold value, which is a threshold value for the communication frequency, is set so that the value and the unit differ depending on the number of times and the time.

  As a result, based on the registered time, the total number of communication times, and the total communication time, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone is automatically, that is, the user's hand from the telephone directory information stored in the storage unit 210. It can be deleted regardless of input. By appropriately setting the predetermined period and the deletion threshold, it has been over a certain period since registration, but since the total number of communications and the total communication time are less than or equal to the deletion threshold, This is because it can be inferred that the acquaintance relationship with the user of the called telephone is no longer present.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, in the communication system 1 including the calling side telephone and the called side telephone, when the exchange 220 of the incoming call control device 20 receives the calling information from the calling side telephone, the calling side Establish mail communication between the telephone and the called telephone. When the address book information for the calling side telephone or the address book information for the called side telephone is stored in the storage unit 210, the counter unit 240 calculates the total number of times the mail communication has been performed. When the total number of communications exceeds the registration threshold, the registration unit 250 registers the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone in the address book information stored in the storage unit 210. . At this time, the registration threshold, which is a threshold for the communication frequency, is set so that the value and unit are different for the number of times and for the data capacity.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the address book information stored in the storage unit 210 is stored in the address book information on the basis of the total number of mail communications performed between the caller phone and the callee phone. The mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the telephone can be registered automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. This is because by setting the registration threshold appropriately, the total communication count exceeds the registration threshold, so that it can be assumed that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone. .

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the mail of the mail address set in the destination telephone is stored in the address book information stored in the storage unit 210 based on the average time required from receiving the mail to replying. The address specifying information can be registered automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. This is because by setting the registration threshold appropriately, the average time is equal to or less than the registration threshold, so that it can be assumed that the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee have an acquaintance relationship.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, for example, the mail address set in the destination telephone is stored in the address book information stored in the storage unit 210 based on the ratio of mail sent and received with an attached file such as a photo. The mail address specifying information can be registered automatically, that is, without manual input by the user. This is because by appropriately setting the registration threshold value, the ratio exceeds the registration threshold value, so that it can be estimated that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, for example, based on the average capacity of an attached file such as a photo, the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the destination telephone is stored in the address book information stored in the storage unit 210. Registration can be performed automatically, that is, without manual input from the user. This is because by appropriately setting the registration threshold value, the average capacity exceeds the registration threshold value, so that it can be estimated that there is an acquaintance relationship between the user of the caller telephone and the user of the callee telephone.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the said embodiment.

  For example, in the above embodiment, when it is determined that the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone and the telephone directory information for the incoming side telephone are not stored in the storage unit 210 (step S103: NO), the process is as follows. It ended as it is. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when it is determined that the phone book information is not stored in the storage unit 210, for example, after newly generating new phone book information and storing it in the storage unit 210, You may make it perform the process of said step S104-step S106, or the process of said step S201-step S203.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a communication system 1. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of an incoming call control device 20. FIG. An example of the telephone directory information stored in the storage unit 210 is shown. An example of a counter installed by the counter unit 240 is shown. 3 is a flowchart showing operations performed in the communication system 1; An example in which the registration unit 250 has updated the phone book information is shown. 3 is a flowchart showing operations performed in the communication system 1; An example in which the registration unit 250 has updated the phone book information is shown. 3 is a flowchart showing operations performed in the communication system 1; An example in which the deletion unit 260 updates the phone book information is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system 10, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F ... Telephone, 20 ... Incoming control apparatus, 210 ... Storage part, 220 ... Switch, 230 ... Judgment part, 240 ... Counter part, 250 ... Registration part , 260 ... deletion unit, 30 ... communication network.

Claims (10)

A control device in a communication system including a calling phone and a called phone,
Storage means for storing telephone directory information in which telephone number specifying information for specifying a telephone number is registered;
Calling information including the telephone number specifying information of the calling side telephone and the telephone number specifying information of the receiving side telephone is received from the calling side telephone, and based on the calling information, between the calling side telephone and the called side telephone A communication establishment means for establishing telephone communication between,
A communication frequency calculating means for calculating a total communication number that is the total number of times that the telephone communication has been performed or a total communication time that is a total time required for the telephone communication;
When the total frequency of communication or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds a registration threshold, the telephone communication is added to the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the called side telephone. Registration means for registering the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone in
A control device comprising: The communication frequency calculation means is the total number of times that the receiving side telephone has made a call to the calling side telephone and the total number of times that the receiving side telephone has received a call from the calling side telephone. The number of incoming calls is calculated, or the call time that is the sum of the time required for the telephone communication that the called telephone makes a call to the calling telephone and the telephone communication that the called telephone receives an incoming call from the calling telephone Calculate the incoming time, which is the total time required for
When the difference between the number of incoming calls and the number of outgoing calls calculated by the communication frequency calculating means is equal to or less than a difference registration threshold, or the incoming time and the outgoing time calculated by the communication frequency calculating means If the difference is equal to or less than the difference registration threshold, the telephone number identification information of the destination telephone in the telephone communication is registered in the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the called telephone. The control device according to claim 1, wherein:   When the total communication count or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means is equal to or less than a deletion threshold, the telephone communication is determined from the telephone directory information for the calling side telephone or the telephone directory information for the destination telephone. 2. The control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising deletion means for deleting the telephone number specifying information of the other party telephone.   When the time when the registration unit registers the telephone number specifying information in the telephone directory information is a past time that is longer than a predetermined period from the current time, and the telephone number specifying information is not used. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising deletion means for deleting the telephone number specifying information of the destination telephone in the telephone communication from the telephone directory information for the calling telephone or the telephone directory information for the receiving telephone. The control device described. A control device in a communication system including a calling phone and a called phone,
Storage means for storing address book information in which email address specifying information for specifying an email address is registered;
Based on the transmission information, the transmission information including the mail address identification information of the mail address set in the caller telephone and the mail address identification information of the mail address set in the callee telephone is received from the caller telephone. Communication means for performing mail communication between the caller telephone and the callee;
Communication frequency calculation means for calculating the total number of times of communication that is the total number of times the mail communication has been performed;
When the total number of communications calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds a registration threshold, the address book information for the calling side telephone or the address book information for the called side telephone is sent to the destination telephone in the mail communication. A registration means for registering the email address identification information of the set email address;
A control device comprising: The communication frequency calculating means calculates an average time required for replying after receiving a mail in the mail communication,
When the average time calculated by the communication frequency calculation means is equal to or less than a registration threshold, the registration means adds the address book information for the calling telephone or the address book information for the called telephone in the mail communication. 6. The control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein mail address specifying information of a mail address set in the other party telephone is registered. The communication frequency calculating means calculates a ratio of mails sent and received with an attached file in the mail communication,
When the ratio calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds a registration threshold, the registration means adds the address book information for the calling telephone or the address book information for the called telephone to the other party in the mail communication. 6. The control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein mail address specifying information of a mail address set in the destination telephone is registered. The communication frequency calculation means calculates an average capacity of the attached file in the mail communication,
When the average capacity calculated by the communication frequency calculation means exceeds a registration threshold, the registration means adds the address book information for the calling telephone or the address book information for the called telephone in the mail communication. 6. The control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein mail address specifying information of a mail address set in the other party telephone is registered. A control method in a communication system including a caller phone and a callee phone,
The storage means stores phone book information in which phone number specifying information for specifying a phone number is registered,
Communication establishment means receives call information including the telephone number specifying information of the calling phone and the call number specifying information of the called phone from the calling phone, and based on the call information, the calling phone and the calling phone A communication establishment step for establishing a telephone communication with the called telephone;
A communication frequency calculating means for calculating a total communication time that is a total number of times that the telephone communication has been performed or a total time that is required for the telephone communication;
When the total number of communications or the total communication time calculated by the communication frequency calculation unit exceeds a registration threshold, the registration unit includes the phone book information for the calling side phone or the phone book information for the called side phone. A registration step of registering telephone number identification information of the destination telephone in the telephone communication;
A control method comprising: A control method in a communication system including a caller phone and a callee phone,
The storage means stores address book information in which e-mail address specifying information for specifying an e-mail address is registered,
The communication means receives the outgoing information including the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the calling side telephone and the mail address specifying information of the mail address set in the receiving side telephone from the calling side telephone, and A communication step for performing mail communication between the calling telephone and the called telephone based on the information;
A communication frequency calculating means for calculating a total communication count that is a total of the number of times the mail communication has been performed;
When the total communication count calculated by the communication frequency calculation unit exceeds a registration threshold, the registration unit adds the address book information for the calling telephone or the address book information for the called telephone to the mail communication. A registration step for registering e-mail address identification information of the e-mail address set in the destination telephone;
A control method comprising:

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