JPH01314051A - Communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain proper reply by storing sender identification information while classifying it into plural attributes in advance and generating an incoming signal in response to the attribute of the sender identification information in the presence of an incoming call. CONSTITUTION:A digital telephone set 2 is connected to an ISDN network 1 via a driver/receiver circuit 3, which is connected to an ISDN interface 4, to which a control system comprising a CPU 5 and a speech circuit 9 comprising an analog signal system for talking via a handset 14 are connected. Then the sender identification information is classified into plural attributes and stored, and an incoming signal in response to the attribute of the sender identification information is generated in the presence of an incoming call. Thus, even the user not knowing the sender identification information can identify the sender by using the incoming signal, and apply proper reply processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication device, and particularly to a communication device connected to a communication network having a function of transmitting identification information of a caller to a called party.

[Prior Art] In communication using a conventional analog telephone network, one communication network does not have a function of notifying the calling party of identification information, such as a telephone number, of the calling party.

In the ISDN network, a service is provided to transmit the identification number of the calling party to the called party. As a method of using this identification number, it has been proposed to display the originating number received from the communication network on the terminal of the called party.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional terminal device as described above, only the caller number is displayed, so if an operator who knows the number does not see it, the caller cannot be identified. It is impossible to do so, and in this respect the usability of the device will be much the same as in conventional analog telephone networks.

Therefore, while users receive ISDN services,
As with general telephone network services, you must always be prepared to respond to calls from anyone, and if there are multiple callers, once you know who is calling, you can identify who is calling. It is possible to estimate with a high probability whether or not to accept the call, but as mentioned above, only the operator who knows the caller's number can identify the caller, even if the best person to answer is near the terminal. There are problems such as having to make unnecessary intermediaries in response to other people's responses.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above problems.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, in a communication device connected to a communication network having a function of transmitting identification information of a caller to a called party, a plurality of calling A means for storing original information in association with a predetermined attribute, and a means for generating a plurality of types of incoming call signals in correspondence with the attribute, and a means for storing source information input from a communication network at the time of an incoming call in the storage means. The attribute of the origin information is identified by comparing it with the identified origin information, and the signal generation means generates an incoming call signal corresponding to the identified attribute.

[Function] According to the above configuration, the caller identification information is classified and stored in advance into a plurality of attributes, and when an incoming call is received, an incoming call signal can be generated according to the attribute of the caller identification information. Attributes can be set for each recipient who handles the terminal device,
Alternatively, it can be set according to desired conditions such as the importance of the business partner.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a communication device employing the present invention.
0 showing the structure of a digital telephone 112 that can be connected to a DN network.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates an 15DN network, and the digital telephone 2 is connected to the network via a known driver/receiver circuit 3. Driver/cash register 8 3 is connected to ISDN interface 4 . l5DN interface 4 has C
A control system consisting of the PU 5 and a telephone communication circuit 9 consisting of an analog signal system for making telephone calls via a handset 14 are connected.

The CPU 5 consists of a microprocessor, etc.
The operation of the device is controlled according to a control program, which will be described later, stored in the OM6. Further, a RAM 7 is connected to the CPU 5, and as described later, identification numbers of callers likely to receive calls to the digital telephone 2 are stored in the RAM 7.

The device is operated using 10 numeric keys and 1 function key.
This is done using a keyboard consisting of 1 and so on. In addition, a display device 1 consisting of an LCD panel etc. is also used to output various information.
6 is provided.

Information such as the identification number entered from the keyboard and information displayed on the display 16 are sent to the CPU via the input/output board 8.
5 is input/output.

Furthermore, a ringer 12 is connected to the CPU 5. As is well known, the ringer 12 generates a ringing tone when an incoming call is received, but in this embodiment, it is assumed that it can generate a plurality of ringing tones that can be distinguished by pitch, ringing pattern, etc. The ringing tone generated by the ringer 12 is output by the speaker 13.

FIG. 2 (A), CB) shows the storage state of the identification number of the source (other station) with which there is a possibility of communication, which is stored in the RAM 7. In FIG. This number is stored in a storage area 21.22 having a predetermined capacity set in RAMZ.

Storage capacity and storage area 2 per identification number 23
The capacity of 1.22 is fixed in this embodiment. The storage areas 21 and 22 each have two I as shown on the left side of the figure.
It corresponds to D number 01.02. In this way, the identification numbers of partner stations that are likely to receive calls can be classified and stored in two areas with different attributes indicated by the ID numbers.

The ID numbers may be stored at the beginning of the storage areas 21.22, or may be identified from the start address values of the storage areas 21.22.Here, the identification numbers are 2.
Although the case of classification into one attribute is shown, it is of course possible to classify into more attributes, and in the following example, I
It is assumed that similar storage areas are provided corresponding to six D numbers 01 to 05.

The attributes set for the sender identification number as above are:
For example, it is possible to set the setting for each recipient who receives an incoming call on the telephone shown in Figure 1.0For example, if there are two recipients,
ID numbers O1 and 02 in Figure 2 are assigned to called parties A and H, respectively, and called parties A and B input the identification number of the other party to which they should respond from the keyboard in association with their own ID number. Attribute assignment as shown in Figure 2 becomes possible.

FIG. 3 shows a procedure for controlling the above-described caller identification number registration and incoming call operation. The procedure shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the ROM 6 and executed by the CPU 5.

When the called party registers the identification number of the calling station to which he/she should receive the call, first, in step S1, a registration key provided in the function key 11 of the keyboard is pressed.

As a result, in step S2, the CPU 5 makes preparations such as memory allocation processing necessary to execute the registration mode, and then in step S3, the ID is displayed on the display 16.
A display requesting the input of a number is displayed, for example, "Please enter your rID number."

Next, in step S4, recipients A and B enter their own ID numbers using the numeric keypad lO,
Choose one desired number from the D numbers.If called party A is Ol and B is 02, if called party A registers, select r.
After inputting QJ rlJ, input "tree" to finish inputting the ID number.

As a result, in step S5, the user uses the display 16 to request input of the identification number of the partner station to which he/she should respond.
For example, the message ``Please enter your caller number'' is displayed.

Based on this display, the recipient enters the identification number of the client, acquaintance, etc. that he or she wishes to receive directly in step S6, and completes the input of one identification number by entering "Thu" in step S7.

For example, press the numeric keypad for "l", "2", "3", "4"r
5J r6J r7J If you press "Tree" in this order.

In area 21 of RAM7 that appears in In number 01.

As shown in Figure 2 (A), the identification number r123- of the partner station
45674 is stored.

When the writing to the RAM 7 is completed in step S8, a message such as "registration complete" is displayed on the display 16 in step S9. Step S9' shows a state in which the ID number of the partner station is stored in the RAM 7 for each ID number.

Editing processing such as registration status and deletion of the identification number is performed in step 5IO-815. That is, step S
When the registration key is pressed after inputting the ID number in Step 4, this is detected in Step SIO, and in Step S11, one identification number is called from the storage area 21 or 22 corresponding to the input ID number and displayed on the display 16. .

This display processing is sequentially repeated in step 312 by detecting whether or not an operation for instructing the display of the next number has been performed, such as by pressing the registration key again. When the display of the next number is commanded in step S12, the storage area 2
Starting from 1.22, the next phone number will be called and displayed in sequence.

When the identification number is displayed to the end of the area, the display returns to the first identification number. If the operation in step S12 does not instruct display of the next number, step S12
13, it is determined whether an operation to instruct erasure of the identification number using the erasure key provided in the function key 11 or the like has been performed.

If this step is denied, the process moves to step S7, but if an erase command is input in step S13, the process waits for the "#" key on the numeric keypad to be pressed in step S14, and when this key is pressed, the process moves to step S7. The identification number displayed in S15 is deleted from the area corresponding to the ID number, and the completion of deletion is displayed on the display 16.

As described above, when a call is received from the ISDN network 1 with the identification numbers of the partner stations registered for each ID number in the RAM, the identification number of the calling party is received from the network in step 316.

The ID number of this caller is ISDN interface 4
is given to the CPU 5 via.

In step S17, the CPtJ5 stores the received identification number of the sender in the storage area 21.2 of FIGS. 2(A) and 2(B).
2. Compare with all registered identification numbers stored in...

When it is confirmed in step S1B that no matching identification number has been found as a result of the comparison, the process moves to step S19 and the function key 11 is sounded with the tone type shown in FIG. As a result, any called party can pick up the handset 14 and perform a call receiving operation.

If the first to third tone types are prepared as ring tones in the ringer 12, it is confirmed in step S21 that the identification number of the caller is registered in the storage area 21 corresponding to the In number O1. Then, in step S22, the ringer 12 is moved to the second position.
Make a sound with the sound type. Based on this type of sound, recipient A recognizes that the call is directed to him or herself, performs a call receiving operation in step S23, and then proceeds to communication operations. On the other hand, ID number 0
If it is confirmed in step S24 that the sender identification number exists in the storage area 22 corresponding to
4, the ringer 12 is made to sound in the third tone type. As a result, called party B learns that the call is directed to him/her in step 326, and performs a call receiving operation.

In this way, you can store the identification number of the caller you want to receive in association with your own ID number, compare it with the caller identification number input from the network when receiving a call, and select the tone corresponding to the identified ID number. Since Rin can ring 12 in the seed, the first called party can identify who the call is by the sound type of the ringtone, and the called party can answer from the beginning, allowing for efficient call receiving operations. It becomes possible.

In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the attribute of the sender identification number is assigned to each called party, but it goes without saying that this attribute can be set depending on the importance of the customer and other factors. Furthermore, although a ring tone is used above as an example of a calling signal, when a light emitting means such as an LED is used as a means for generating a calling signal, the attributes of the caller can be displayed by the emitted light color, blinking timing, etc.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the attribute or I of the sender identification number
Although there is no provision for exemplifying a call signal corresponding to a D number, for example, when a predetermined ID number is input during the registration process, a corresponding call signal may be generated, thereby allowing the registrant to The call signal corresponding to the registered attribute can be recognized.

In the identification number registration system shown in Figures 2 (A) and (B), the structure is such that a fixed capacity is allocated for each ID number, but in this case, the identification number stored for each In number is If the difference in numbers is large, there is a problem that memory cannot be used efficiently.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the registration area 24 may be a linear storage area, and the ID number and identification number may be stored in order for each registration.

According to such a configuration, memory space can be used efficiently. When searching for the originating number input from the network, you can use the
Since it is only necessary to search sequentially from the beginning of the storage area 24, the determination process is also facilitated.

In addition, according to such a memory structure, by recording a code corresponding to a specific speed dial operation, wanter, or key operation along with the ID number, the same memory area can be used as an attribute of the originator's identification number. It can be used for both determination and speed dialing, and is very efficient.

First, it can be applied to various communication devices such as facsimile machines and data terminals.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, in a communication device connected to a communication network having a function of transmitting identification information of one caller to a called party, multiple pieces of sender information are transmitted to a predetermined number. A means for storing in association with an attribute, and a means for generating a plurality of types of incoming call signals in correspondence with the attribute are provided, and the sender information inputted from the communication network at the time of an incoming call is stored in the sender information stored in the storage means. The structure is such that the attribute of the caller information is identified by comparing it with the caller information, and the signal generation means generates an incoming call signal corresponding to the identified attribute. It is possible to classify and memorize a call, and when an incoming call is received, an incoming signal can be generated according to the attributes of the caller's identification information, so even a user who does not know the identification information of the caller can identify the caller by using the incoming signal. This has the excellent effect of allowing appropriate response processing to be performed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a digital telephone adopting the present invention, FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams showing the storage format of the RAM in FIG. 1, and FIG. A flowchart diagram showing the control procedure of the CPU in Figure 1,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing different RAM storage formats. l...l5DN network 2...Digital telephone 3...
・Driver/receiver 4...I SDN interface 5...CPU 6...ROM7...RA
M8...Input/output boat 9...Telephone circuit
10...Numeric keypad 11...Function key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a communication device connected to a communication network having a function of transmitting identification information of a caller to a called party, means for storing a plurality of pieces of sender information in association with a predetermined attribute; means for generating an incoming call signal of a type, and identifying the attribute of the sender information by comparing the sender information input from the communication network at the time of an incoming call with the sender information stored in the storage means; A communication device that generates an incoming signal corresponding to an attribute identified by a signal generating means.