JP3915570B2 - Internet telephone apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an Internet telephone apparatus and program capable of making a call using an Internet protocol (IP).
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, IP telephone terminals that can talk over an IP network (Internet) have become widespread. Such an IP telephone terminal is connected to the IP network, and when the user dials the other party number, the other party number is converted into an IP address and transmitted to the IP network, and the incoming call is transmitted to the other party IP telephone terminal corresponding to the IP address. Is done. As a result, when the other IP telephone terminal is called and the other IP telephone terminal responds to the call, a call is started between the two IP telephone terminals.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such an IP telephone system, only one IP telephone terminal can make a call to one IP telephone terminal. Like a button telephone device or PBX, a caller sends a representative telephone number of a group, for example. It was not possible to call multiple slave units belonging to the same time.
[0004]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to enable calls to a plurality of IP telephone terminals when a caller makes a call to an IP telephone terminal in an IP telephone system capable of making a call via the Internet.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a telephone device comprising a plurality of telephone terminals connected to an IP network (Internet) and capable of making a call via the IP network, and at least one of the plurality of telephone terminals includes a plurality of telephone terminals. A table in which the telephone numbers of the telephone terminals can be set as telephone numbers of one incoming call group, detection means for detecting an incoming call, and when an incoming call is detected by the detection means, a plurality of numbers corresponding to the telephone numbers set in the table Call means for making a call to other telephone terminals, and connecting a line between the telephone terminal that has answered the call and the caller's telephone terminalIf the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the telephone number of the first telephone terminal that responded to the call is notified to the caller's telephone terminal, and the call of the caller's telephone terminal Notify the first phone terminal of the numberIt is provided with connection means.
[0006]
  in this case, WearingWhen the telephone terminal that detected the call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the connection means detects the incoming call on the line between the first telephone terminal that answered the call and the caller's telephone terminal. 2 is connected via a telephone terminal.
[0007]
Further, setting means for setting the telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals as telephone numbers of one incoming call group is provided in the table, and as the setting means, all the telephone terminals belonging to this incoming call group are added to the table of any telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group. The first setting means for setting the telephone number of the telephone terminal and the setting contents of the table of the telephone terminal set by the first setting means are sequentially transmitted to the telephone terminals of the same incoming call group with no telephone number set. Second setting means for sequentially setting the telephone terminal table, and after the telephone number is set in the table of all the telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group by the second setting means, a new telephone terminal is added to the incoming call group. Is added to the new telephone terminal, the setting content of the table of any telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group is transmitted to the new telephone terminal, and the new telephone terminal Third setting means for setting together with the telephone number of the new telephone terminal in the table, and the contents of the table of the new telephone terminal set by the third setting means are inputted to the telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group sequentially. And fourth setting means for transmitting and sequentially setting the tables of these telephone terminals.
[0008]
  The present invention also includes a first step of setting the telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals connected to the IP network as telephone numbers of one incoming group in a table, a second step of detecting an incoming call, When an incoming call is detected based on the process of step 3, a third step of calling to a plurality of telephone terminals corresponding to the telephone numbers set in the table, and a response to the call based on the process of the third step Connect the line between the phone terminal and the caller's phone terminalIf the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the telephone number of the first telephone terminal that responded to the call is notified to the caller's telephone terminal, and the call of the caller's telephone terminal Notify the first phone terminal of the numberThe fourth step is programmed and executed by a computer.
  here,If the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the line between the first telephone terminal that responded to the call and the caller's telephone terminal is routed through the second telephone terminal that detected the incoming call. To cause the computer to execute the fifth step of connection.
  Also,The sixth step of setting the telephone numbers of all the telephone terminals belonging to this incoming call group in the table of an arbitrary telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group, and the setting contents of the telephone terminal table set based on the processing of the sixth step Are sequentially transmitted to telephone terminals that have not been assigned telephone numbers belonging to the incoming call group, and are sequentially set in the table of these telephone terminals, and all telephones belonging to the incoming call group based on the processing of the seventh step After a telephone number is set in the terminal table, when a new telephone terminal is added to the incoming call group, the setting contents of the table of any telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group is transmitted to the new telephone terminal, and the new telephone terminal An eighth step for setting the new phone terminal together with the telephone number of the new phone terminal, and the step set based on the processing of the eighth step Enter the contents of the table of Do telephone terminal sequentially transmitted to the telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group is intended to execute a ninth step of sequentially set to these telephone terminal table on the computer.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet telephone apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, this telephone apparatus is composed of an IP telephone terminal 1X used on the calling side and IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C representing the telephone terminals on the receiving side. The IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C Are connected via an IP network (Internet) 2. The IP network 2 is connected to a device called a gatekeeper GK that manages the correspondence between telephone numbers and IP addresses. Here, the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C constitute one incoming call group as will be described later, and when the caller sends, for example, the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1A that is the master of the incoming call group, the IP telephone terminal 1A In this case, the IP telephone terminal 1A notifies the terminal itself of the incoming call, and can also call the other IP telephone terminals 1B and 1C constituting the incoming call group to notify the incoming call. To do. The telephone number referred to here is an ID number that identifies the other party telephone terminal.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C. The IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C have the same configuration. The control unit 11 that controls the entire IP telephone terminal 1, the speaker 12, the microphone 13, the voice signal and the data packet And the voice / data processing unit 14 having a function of decompressing and restoring the received packet, the IP network connection unit 15 that is an interface with the IP network 2, the memory 16, the display unit 17, and the operation unit 18. Consists of.
[0011]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation status of the IP telephone terminal 1X that is the calling telephone terminal connected to the IP network 2, the IP telephone terminal 1A that is the called telephone terminal, and the gatekeeper GK.
[0012]
The outline of the operation of the telephone apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.
When the caller operates the operation unit 18 of the IP phone terminal 1X and dials the telephone number of the IP phone terminal 1A, the dial operation is detected by the control unit 11 of the IP phone terminal 1X and is transmitted via the voice / data processing unit 14. It is sent to the IP network connection unit 15. The IP network connection unit 15 passes the telephone number to the gatekeeper GK via the IP network at time point (1) in FIG. 4, and obtains an IP address corresponding to the telephone number at time point (2) in FIG. Then, the obtained IP address is transmitted to the IP network 2 at time point (3) in FIG. 4, so that the incoming call is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal 1A corresponding to the IP address.
[0013]
The incoming call transmitted from the IP network 2 is output to the control unit 11 via the IP network connection unit 15 and the voice / data processing unit 14 of the IP telephone terminal 1A. In this case, the control unit 11 of the IP phone terminal 1A makes a buzzer (not shown) rings and notifies the user of the IP phone terminal 1A of the incoming call. Here, when the user of the IP telephone terminal 1A performs a response operation for the incoming call using the operation unit 18, the response operation is detected by the control unit 11, and the incoming call response is transmitted to the IP network 2 side. An IP line is established between IP telephone terminal 1A and IP telephone terminal 1X, and a call is started between IP telephone terminal 1A and IP telephone terminal 1X.
[0014]
During a call, the caller's voice signal input to the microphone 13 of the IP telephone terminal 1X is converted into a voice packet by the IP telephone terminal 1X and sent to the IP network 2, and passes through the IP network 2 to the IP. The telephone terminal 1A is reached. When receiving the voice packet, IP telephone terminal 1A restores the voice signal and sends it out from speaker 12. On the other hand, the voice signal of the user of the IP telephone terminal 1A input to the microphone 13 of the IP telephone terminal 1A is converted into a voice packet by the IP telephone terminal 1A and transmitted to the IP network 2, and passes through the IP network 2 to be IP. The telephone terminal 1X is reached. When receiving the voice packet, IP telephone terminal 1X restores the voice signal and sends it out from speaker 12. In this way, a call can be made via the IP network 2 between the caller and the user of the IP telephone terminal 1A.
[0015]
When an incoming call is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal 1A, if the IP telephone terminal 1A belongs to the same incoming call group together with other IP telephone terminals, the IP telephone terminal 1A receives the incoming call as described above. It is also transmitted to other IP telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group to enable a call.
[0016]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a group table that enables transmission of incoming calls to other IP telephone terminals belonging to the same incoming call group when incoming calls are transmitted. In the first embodiment, this group table 16A is provided, for example, in the memory 16 of the IP telephone terminal 1A that becomes the master of the incoming call group, and in addition to the telephone number (XXX-YYY-ZZZZ) of the IP telephone terminal 1A. The telephone numbers (YYY-ZZZ-XXXX, ZZZ-XXX-YYYY) of IP telephone terminals 1B and 1C, which are slave telephone terminals belonging to the same incoming call group, are registered.
[0017]
When the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1A is transmitted from the IP telephone terminal 1X as the calling telephone terminal and the incoming call is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal 1A, the control unit 11 of the IP telephone terminal 1A, as described above, The buzzer of the own terminal is ringed to notify the user of the incoming call, and the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1B, which is the slave telephone terminal, is read from the group table 16A and sent to the IP telephone terminal 1B. To communicate. Further, the control unit 11 of the IP telephone terminal 1A transmits the incoming call to the IP telephone terminal 1C by reading out the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1C as a slave telephone terminal from the group table 16A and making a call.
[0018]
In this way, the incoming call is transmitted to the other IP telephone terminals 1B and 1C belonging to the same incoming call group, and the IP telephone terminals 1B and 1C make an incoming ringing call. Here, when a response to the call of, for example, the IP telephone terminal 1B where the call has been made is detected, the control unit 11 of the IP telephone terminal 1A sends a response terminal to the IP telephone terminal 1X which is the calling telephone terminal. Is notified of the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1B, and the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1X as the calling telephone terminal is notified to the IP telephone terminal 1B as the response terminal. When the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B receive the telephone number notified from the IP telephone terminal 1A, the IP telephone terminal 1A notifies the IP telephone terminal 1A of the completion of release, and then receives the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal. By sending and receiving “call setting”, “call setting acceptance”, “calling”, and “connection” messages between 1X and IP telephone terminal 1B that has received the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1X, An IP line is established between the terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B, both are connected, and a call is started. Therefore, even when another IP telephone terminal belonging to the same incoming call group is located overseas, it is possible to make a call to the IP telephone terminal, and a long distance by the response to the calling of the IP telephone terminal You can make a call. Further, a plurality of IP telephone terminals can be called without requiring a large-scale apparatus such as a button telephone apparatus or a PBX or wiring.
[0019]
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment of the telephone device. The operation of the main part of the telephone device will be described with reference to this sequence diagram.
When the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1A as a master is transmitted from IP telephone terminal 1X (step S1), the incoming call is transmitted to IP telephone terminal 1A as described above. When the IP telephone terminal 1A detects the incoming call (step S2), it rings its own incoming call (step S3), and makes a call to the slave telephone terminal 1B based on the telephone number in the group table 16A to ring the incoming call. An incoming ringing request is made (step S4), and the telephone terminal 1B is ringed to make a call (step S5). Also, an incoming ringing request is made to the slave IP telephone terminal 1C (step S6), and the IP telephone terminal 1C is ringed and called (step S7).
[0020]
When the IP telephone terminal 1B detects the user's incoming response operation (response operation to the call) while the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C are ringing as described above (step S8), the IP telephone terminal 1B An incoming call response request is made to the telephone terminal 1A (step S9). Then, in response to the incoming call from the IP telephone terminal 1X, the IP telephone terminal 1A notifies the IP telephone terminal 1X of the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1B that requested the response (step S10), and after that, The incoming call stop process such as stopping the incoming call ringing is performed (step S11). At this time, the telephone terminal 1A requests the IP telephone terminal 1B to stop incoming calls (step S12), and causes the IP telephone terminal 1B to perform incoming call stop processing (step S13). Also, an incoming call stop request is issued to the IP telephone terminal 1C (step S14), and the IP telephone terminal 1C is subjected to incoming call stop processing (step S15). Further, the IP telephone terminal 1A connects the line with the IP telephone terminal 1B that requested the response, and notifies the IP telephone terminal 1B of the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1X received at the time of the incoming call (step S16). Disconnect from 1B.
[0021]
In this way, the IP telephone terminal 1X which is the calling telephone terminal is notified of the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1B which is the called telephone terminal, and the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1X is notified to the IP telephone terminal 1B. Be notified. After receiving the telephone number notified from IP telephone terminal 1A, IP telephone terminal 1X and IP telephone terminal 1B notify release completion to IP telephone terminal 1A, and thereafter, IP telephone terminal 1X and IP telephone terminal 1B The IP line is established between the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B by transmitting and receiving the above-mentioned “call setting”, “call setting reception”, “calling”, and “connection” messages ( Step S17), the line between the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B is connected, and a call is made between them (step S18).
[0022]
Further, when the user's incoming response operation is detected in the IP telephone terminal 1A while each of the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C is ringing (step S20), the IP telephone terminal 1A performs its own incoming call stopping process ( Further, an incoming call stop request is issued to the IP telephone terminal 1B (step S22), and the IP telephone terminal 1B is caused to perform incoming call stop processing (step S23). The IP telephone terminal 1A also issues an incoming call stop request to the IP telephone terminal 1C (step S24), and causes the IP telephone terminal 1C to perform incoming call stop processing (step S25). Thereafter, IP telephone terminal 1A performs a process of establishing an IP line with IP telephone terminal 1X and starts a call (step S26).
[0023]
(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, among the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C of one incoming group, the group table 16A is provided in the master IP telephone terminal 1A, and the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1A whose caller is the master is provided. Is configured so that all IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C belonging to the incoming call group can be ringed and called. In the second embodiment, a group table 16A is provided for all IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C in the incoming call group, and this incoming call can be made regardless of the telephone number of each IP telephone terminal 1A to 1C. All IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C belonging to the group are configured to ring and ring.
[0024]
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating the setting operation of the group table 16A according to the second embodiment.
First, for example, when the telephone numbers of IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C are set in group table 16A of IP telephone terminal 1A (step S30), IP telephone terminal 1A changes the setting contents of this table to the IP set in this table. Based on the telephone number of the telephone terminal 1B, it is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal 1B (step S31). Upon receiving the transmitted table setting contents, IP telephone terminal 1B sets it in its own group table 16A (step S32), and sets the table setting contents to the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1C set in this table. Originally, it transmits to IP telephone terminal 1C (step S33). When receiving the transmitted table setting contents, IP telephone terminal 1C sets it in its own group table 16A (step S34). When the telephone numbers of the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C are first set in the group table 16A of the IP telephone terminal 1A, the table setting contents are sequentially transmitted from the IP telephone terminal 1A to the IP telephone terminals 1B and 1C. The IP phone terminals 1B and 1C may be set in the group table 16A.
[0025]
In this way, in the group table 16A of each IP telephone terminal 1A to 1C, in addition to its own telephone number, telephone numbers of other telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group can be set. As a result, when the caller sends one of the telephone numbers of the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C, the telephone terminal to which the incoming call is transmitted based on the outgoing call rings itself and is set in the group table 16A. It is possible to make an incoming ringing by making an incoming ringing request to another telephone terminal based on the telephone number.
[0026]
Here, when a new IP telephone terminal 1D is added to such an incoming call group, for example one of the incoming call groups in the group table 16A of the IP telephone terminal 1D together with the telephone number of the IP telephone terminal 1D. The telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1C is set (step S40). Then, IP telephone terminal 1 makes an acquisition request for the table setting contents to IP telephone terminal 1C based on the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1C set in its own group table 16A (step S41). Then, IP telephone terminal 1C transmits the table contents set in its own group table 16A to IP telephone terminal 1D (step S42). When receiving the setting contents of the transmitted table, the IP telephone terminal 1D sets the table data in which its telephone number is added to the reception setting contents in its own group table 16A (step S43). The contents are transmitted to IP telephone terminal 1C based on the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1C set in its own group table 16A (step S44).
[0027]
Upon receipt of the transmitted table setting contents, IP telephone terminal 1C sets it in its own group table 16A (step S45), and sets the table setting contents to the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1B set in this table. Originally, it transmits to IP telephone terminal 1B (step S46). Upon receiving the transmitted table setting contents, IP telephone terminal 1B sets its own group table 16A (step S47), and sets the table setting contents to the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1A set in this table. Originally, it transmits to IP telephone terminal 1A (step S48). When receiving the transmitted table setting content, IP telephone terminal 1A sets it in its own group table 16A (step S49). When the table setting content from IP phone terminal 1D is set in group table 16A, IP phone terminal 1C sequentially transmits this table setting content to IP phone terminals 1B and 1A to provide IP phone terminals 1B and 1A. The group table 16A may be set.
[0028]
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the second embodiment of the telephone device. The operation of the main part of the telephone device will be described with reference to this sequence diagram.
When the telephone number of IP telephone terminal 1A is transmitted from IP telephone terminal 1X (step S50), the incoming call is transmitted to IP telephone terminal 1A. Here, the IP telephone terminal 1A to which the incoming call is first transmitted becomes the master, and when the IP telephone terminal 1A detects the incoming call (step S51), it rings the incoming call of its own terminal (step S52), and the group table 16A An incoming ringing request is made to the slave IP telephone terminal 1B based on the telephone number (step S53), and the IP telephone terminal 1B is ringed and called (step S54). Also, an incoming ringing request is made to the slave IP telephone terminal 1C (step S55), and the IP telephone terminal 1C is ringed and called (step S56).
[0029]
When the IP telephone terminal 1B detects the user's incoming response operation (response operation to the call) while the IP telephone terminals 1A to 1C are ringing as described above (step S57), the IP telephone terminal 1B An incoming call response request is made to the telephone terminal 1A (step S58). Then, IP telephone terminal 1A performs processing for establishing an IP line with IP telephone terminal 1X in response to an incoming call from IP telephone terminal 1X, which is the calling telephone terminal (step S59), and also rings its own incoming call. Incoming call stop processing such as stopping is performed (step S60). At this time, the IP telephone terminal 1A requests the IP telephone terminal 1B to stop incoming calls (step S61), and causes the IP telephone terminal 1B to perform incoming call stop processing (step S62). Also, an incoming call stop request is made to the IP telephone terminal 1C (step S63), and the IP telephone terminal 1C is caused to perform incoming call stop processing (step S64). Further, IP telephone terminal 1A performs processing for establishing an IP line with IP telephone terminal 1B, which is the called telephone terminal (step S65).
[0030]
In this way, IP telephone terminal 1A establishes an IP line with IP telephone terminal 1X that is the calling telephone terminal, and also establishes an IP line with IP telephone terminal 1B that is the called telephone terminal. Thus, the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B are connected via the IP telephone terminal 1A. In this case, when the IP telephone terminal 1A receives the voice packet of the caller from the IP telephone terminal 1X, the IP telephone terminal 1A transmits the received voice packet to the IP telephone terminal 1B, and receives the voice packet from the IP telephone terminal 1B. The voice packet is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal 1X. As a result, a call is relayed through IP telephone terminal 1A (step S66).
[0031]
When a call end operation is detected in the IP telephone terminal 1X during a call between the IP telephone terminal 1X and the IP telephone terminal 1B relaying the IP telephone terminal 1A (step S67), the IP telephone terminal 1X A line disconnection request is made (step S68). Then, IP telephone terminal 1A disconnects the line with IP telephone terminal 1X (step S69) and also disconnects the line with IP telephone terminal 1B (step S70).
[0032]
If a call termination operation is detected in IP telephone terminal 1B during a call between IP telephone terminal 1X and IP telephone terminal 1B relaying IP telephone terminal 1A (step S80), IP telephone terminal 1B A line disconnection request is made to 1A (step S81). Then, IP telephone terminal 1A disconnects the line with IP telephone terminal 1B (step S82) and also disconnects the line with IP telephone terminal 1X (step S83).
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 11 of the IP telephone terminal 1 performing the operations shown in the sequence diagrams of FIGS. 6 to 8 is provided with a CPU 11A and a recording medium 11B, and the CPU 11A is connected to the recording medium 11B. The above operation is realized by reading and executing the stored program.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, in a telephone device including a plurality of telephone terminals connected to an IP network and capable of making a call via the IP network, at least one of the plurality of telephone terminals is connected to a plurality of telephone terminals. A table in which numbers can be set as telephone numbers of one incoming group, detection means for detecting an incoming call, and when an incoming call is detected by the detection means, calls are made to a plurality of telephone terminals corresponding to the telephone numbers set in the table. And calling means for connecting to the telephone terminal of the caller and the caller's telephone terminal so that a call to a plurality of telephone terminals can be made when the caller makes a call. It is also possible to connect the telephone terminal that responds to the call and the caller to make a call.
[0035]
If the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the telephone number of the first telephone terminal that responded to the call is notified to the caller's telephone terminal, and the caller's telephone terminal Since the telephone number is notified to the first telephone terminal, the telephone number can be easily connected to make a call.
If the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that answered the call, the second terminal that detected the incoming call is connected to the line between the first telephone terminal that responded to the call and the telephone terminal of the caller. Since the connection is made through the telephone terminal, it is possible to simply connect the two to make a call.
[0036]
Further, setting means for setting the telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals as telephone numbers of one incoming call group is provided in the table, and by this setting means, the tables of all telephone terminals belonging to the same incoming call group belong to this incoming call group. Since the telephone numbers of all the telephone terminals are set, the caller can call all the telephone terminals only by transmitting the telephone number of any telephone terminal belonging to this incoming call group.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet telephone apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an IP telephone terminal constituting the Internet telephone apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the IP telephone terminal.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation status of an IP telephone terminal and a gatekeeper connected to an IP network.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a group table provided in an IP telephone terminal.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing a group table setting operation in the telephone device.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone device according to the second embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A, 1B, 1C, 1X ... IP telephone terminal, 2 ... IP network, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... Speaker, 13 ... Microphone, 14 ... Voice / data processing part, 15 ... IP network connection part, 16 ... Memory , 16A ... Group table, 17 ... Display unit, 18 ... Operation unit, GK ... Gatekeeper.

Claims (6)

In an Internet telephone device comprising a plurality of telephone terminals connected to an IP network and capable of making a call via the IP network,
At least one of the plurality of telephone terminals is
A table in which telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals can be set as telephone numbers of one incoming group;
Detection means for detecting incoming calls;
When an incoming call is detected by the detection means, a call means for calling the plurality of telephone terminals according to the telephone numbers set in the table;
When a line between the telephone terminal that responds to the call and the caller's telephone terminal is connected , and the telephone terminal that detects the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that responds to the call, the first answering the call Internet telephone comprising: a connection means for notifying the caller's telephone terminal of the telephone number of the caller's telephone terminal and notifying the first telephone terminal of the telephone number of the caller's telephone terminal. apparatus. In claim 1,
When the telephone terminal that has detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that has responded to the call, the connection means establishes a line between the first telephone terminal that has responded to the call and the caller's telephone terminal. An internet telephone device, characterized in that a connection is made via a second telephone terminal that detects the above. In claim 1,
Setting means for setting the telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals as telephone numbers of one incoming group in the table;
The setting means includes
First setting means for setting telephone numbers of all telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group in a table of arbitrary telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group;
A second setting for sequentially transmitting the setting contents of the telephone terminal table set by the first setting means to the telephone terminals not set with the telephone numbers belonging to the incoming call group and sequentially setting the telephone terminal tables. Means,
After a telephone number is set in the table of all telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group by the second setting means, when a new telephone terminal is added to the incoming call group, the new telephone terminal is assigned to the incoming call group. Third setting means for transmitting setting contents of a table of an arbitrary telephone terminal to which the telephone terminal belongs and setting the table of the new telephone terminal together with the telephone number of the new telephone terminal;
Fourth setting means for inputting the contents of the table of the new telephone terminals set by the third setting means, sequentially transmitting them to the telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group, and sequentially setting the tables of these telephone terminals; An internet telephone device characterized by comprising: The first step of setting the telephone numbers of a plurality of telephone terminals connected to the IP network as telephone numbers of one incoming call group in the table, the second step of detecting incoming calls, and the processing of the second step When an incoming call is detected, a third step of calling a plurality of telephone terminals corresponding to the telephone numbers set in the table, and a telephone terminal responding to the call based on the processing of the third step and calling When the telephone terminal that detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that responded to the call, the telephone number of the first telephone terminal that responded to the call is called And a fourth step of notifying the first telephone terminal of the caller's telephone terminal and causing the computer to execute the fourth step of notifying the telephone terminal of the caller . In claim 4,
When the telephone terminal that has detected the incoming call is different from the telephone terminal that has responded to the call, a second line that has detected the incoming call is connected to a line between the first telephone terminal that has responded to the call and the telephone terminal of the caller. Program for causing a computer to execute the fifth step of connecting via a telephone terminal Lamb. In claim 4,
A sixth step of setting telephone numbers of all telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group in a table of arbitrary telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group; and a table of telephone terminal tables set based on the processing of the sixth step A seventh step of sequentially transmitting the setting contents to the telephone terminals that have not been set with the telephone numbers belonging to the incoming call group, and sequentially setting them in the table of these telephone terminals; and based on the processing of the seventh step, After a telephone number is set in the table of all the telephone terminals to which it belongs, when a new telephone terminal is added to the incoming call group, the setting contents of the table of an arbitrary telephone terminal belonging to the incoming call group is added to the new telephone terminal. An eighth step of transmitting and setting the new telephone terminal table together with the telephone number of the new telephone terminal; A ninth step of inputting the contents of the table of the new telephone terminals set based on the processing of the step, sequentially transmitting them to the telephone terminals belonging to the incoming call group, and sequentially setting them in the tables of these telephone terminals. A program to be executed.

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