JP2007067639A - Voip telephone system, voip telephone device and server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a VoIP telephone system which enables a caller side to select and utilize two or more images and can be improved in versatility. <P>SOLUTION: A VoIP telephone system is equipped with a first server 41 that stores two or more caller image file names associated with designation signals, a caller-side VoIP telephone device 11 that is provided with a control unit which is connected to the server 41 to designate one of the caller image information, and transmits the designation signals corresponding to the operation of the control unit when a call operation is performed, a second server 41 that stores two or more caller images associated with the caller image file names, and a called-side VoIP telephone device 51. The first server 41 transmits a caller image file name corresponding to the designation signals received from the caller-side VoIP telephone device 11 to the called-side VoIP telephone device 51, and the called-side VoIP telephone device 51 downloads images corresponding to the received caller image file name from the second server 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) telephone apparatus connected to a server having a memory for managing a telephone terminal and storing a predetermined image, and a VoIP telephone system including the VoIP telephone apparatus.

  In recent years, with the spread of the Internet and the spread of ISDN lines, a telephone device that displays an image on the sender side on a display screen on the receiver side or a real-time image on the display screen, and the telephone device are provided. A telephone system is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Here, as the above-described telephone system using the Internet, there is a VoIP telephone system that enables telephone communication using VoIP, which is a technology for sending voice signals using an Internet protocol (IP) network. .

  This VoIP telephone system is configured using, for example, ITU-T recommendation H.323, which is a standard for a general LAN (local area network).

  In an ordinary analog telephone system, an exchange is interposed between a caller and a receiver, and a call between the two is controlled by the exchange.

  On the other hand, in the VoIP telephone system, it is controlled by the telephone system terminals of the sender and receiver. Therefore, the server interposed between the two is responsible for identification and signal relay between the two, and basically does not perform call control like an exchange in an analog telephone system.

  On the other hand, the VoIP telephone system is considered to have the same function as the analog telephone system, and after placing a call with the caller on hold, the receiver calls another VoIP telephone terminal on the network and Transfer is possible.

  Further, the above-mentioned ISDN line can use two lines at the same time, and one line is used for voice and the other line is used for an image, thereby realizing a so-called TV phone.

Also, for such image distribution, with the widespread use of mobile phones, TV phone systems using images taken from cameras attached to mobile phones are also well known.
JP 2005-39540 A

  By the way, in the above-described telephone apparatus capable of image distribution, in any case, the image distributed from the user side is a single type or a real-time image captured by a photographing camera.

  On the other hand, the usage mode of the telephone device is that the user is basically a mobile phone that is specified by the owner or a telephone device installed in a single residence. In the case of a telephone device for a company, it may be a company-use telephone device that is installed in a company or the like and is shared by a plurality of people for each department.

  Therefore, except for the case of a TV phone that distributes images taken in real time, for example, the caller can determine who the call originates from the caller using a telephone device shared by a plurality of people. When you want to recognize, if only one image can be used, the user is specified, there is only a limited image usage form such as sending a company logo mark, and the versatility is poor Has occurred.

  An example of using a plurality of images separately is not limited to a usage mode in which one telephone device is shared by a plurality of people. For example, one telephone device may be basically used by one person. It is also possible to consider a usage mode in which a plurality of images are used properly, such as for friends, family, and work.

  Therefore, in consideration of the above circumstances, the present invention can select and use a plurality of images on the caller side, and can improve versatility and a VoIP telephone using the VoIP telephone device. The purpose is to provide a system.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a server having a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with a designation signal, and an operation unit connected to the server for designating one of the caller image information. And a VoIP telephone device that transmits the designated signal according to the operation of the operation unit at the time of calling to the server, the server calling image corresponding to the designated signal received from the VoIP telephone device Information is called from the memory and transmitted to the telephone device on the called side.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation unit includes a plurality of designation switches, and the VoIP telephone device transmits designation signals corresponding to the respective designation switches to the server.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and the VoIP telephone device transmits a designation signal corresponding to the management number to the server.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the VoIP telephone device has a speed dial function and transmits a designation signal corresponding to a speed dial number to the server.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first server for storing a plurality of caller image file names associated with a designation signal, and an operation for designating one of the caller image information connected to the server. A VoIP telephone device on the calling side that transmits the designation signal corresponding to the operation of the operation unit at the time of calling to the server, and a caller image associated with the caller image file name A second server that stores a plurality of calls, and a VoIP telephone device on the called side, and the first server displays a caller image file name corresponding to the designation signal received from the VoIP telephone device on the calling side. The image is transmitted to the called VoIP telephone device, and the called VoIP telephone device downloads an image corresponding to the received caller image file name from the second server.

  The invention according to claim 6 comprises a server having a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with the called party number, and a VoIP telephone device connected to the server, Calling party image information corresponding to the called party number received from the VoIP telephone apparatus is called from the memory and transmitted to the called telephone apparatus.

  The invention according to claim 7 has a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with the designation signal, and calls the caller image information corresponding to the designation signal received from the VoIP telephone apparatus from the memory. Connected to a server for transmitting to the called telephone device, and having an operation unit for designating one of the caller image information, the designation signal corresponding to the operation of the operation unit at the time of calling It transmits to a server, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that the operation unit has a plurality of designation switches, and transmits designation signals corresponding to the respective designation switches to the server.

  The invention according to claim 9 is characterized in that the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and transmits a designation signal corresponding to the management number to the server.

  The invention described in claim 10 has a speed dial function, and transmits a designation signal corresponding to the speed dial number to the server.

The invention described in claim 11 has a memory for storing a plurality of calling party image information associated with the called party number, and is connected to a VoIP telephone apparatus for transmitting the called party number at the time of calling. A server,
Calling party image information corresponding to the called party number received from the VoIP telephone apparatus is called from the memory and transmitted to the called telephone apparatus.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an operation for designating one of the caller image information is performed at the time of the call by the calling side VoIP telephone apparatus, the designated image information is stored in the server. By calling from the memory and sending with the outgoing signal, even when a single VoIP telephone device is used by a plurality of people, the user can be designated and an image can be transmitted. When using a single VoIP telephone device, an image corresponding to the user can be transmitted, and versatility can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the operation unit has a plurality of designation switches, and the operability is improved by transmitting image information corresponding to each designation switch.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and image information corresponding to the management number is transmitted, so that the operation unit can also be used as a numeric keypad.

  According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the image information corresponding to the speed dial number is transmitted, so that the speed dial operation can also be used.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the calling side VoIP telephone device transmits an image designation signal to the first server, and the first server that has received the image designation signal selects an image file name corresponding to the image designation signal. The called telephone device that has transmitted to the called VoIP telephone device and received it receives the image corresponding to the image file name from the second server and displays it, so that one person can use one VoIP telephone. Even when using the device, it is possible to transmit an image after designating the user, and when one person uses one VoIP telephone device, an image corresponding to the user can be transmitted. Versatility can be improved.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the server has a memory for storing a plurality of calling party image information associated with the called party number, and the calling party number corresponding to the called party number received from the VoIP telephone apparatus. By calling the caller image information from the memory and transmitting it to the telephone device on the called side, the dialing operation can also be used.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the VoIP telephone apparatus has an operation unit that designates one of the caller image information stored in the server, and responds to the operation of the operation unit at the time of calling. By transmitting the designation signal to the server, even when a plurality of people use one VoIP telephone device, it is possible to send an image after designating the user, and one person can use one VoIP telephone. When using the telephone device, an image according to the user can be transmitted, and versatility can be improved.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the operation unit has a plurality of designation switches, and the operability is improved by transmitting image information corresponding to each designation switch.

  According to the invention described in claim 9, the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and image information corresponding to the management number is transmitted, so that the operation unit can also be used as a numeric keypad.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the image information corresponding to the speed dial number is transmitted, so that the speed dial operation can be also used.

  According to the invention described in claim 11, the server has a memory for storing a plurality of calling party image information associated with the called party number, and the calling party number corresponding to the called party number received from the VoIP telephone apparatus. By calling the caller image information from the memory and transmitting it to the telephone device on the called side, even when a plurality of people use one VoIP telephone device, the user is designated and the image is transmitted. When one person uses one VoIP telephone device, an image according to the user can be transmitted, and versatility can be improved.

  Next, a VoIP telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention and a VoIP telephone system including the same will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a VoIP telephone system provided with a telephone device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a sequence of an example of use of the VoIP telephone system of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a router 1 installed in a company premises is connected to an Internet network 2. A Centrex server (not shown) owned by an IP Centrex carrier is connected to the Internet 2 via a router 3.

  This Centrex server has the function of an exchange. For example, when the Centrex server receives a call request signal transmitted in an IP packet, it passes through a VoIP telephone device connected to the Internet network 2 or a Centrex gateway 4 connected to the Internet network 2 according to the call destination. Then, a call signal is transmitted to the subscriber telephone device (ordinary telephone device) 6 of the public line network 5. A plurality of Centrex gateways 4 are provided, and are connected to stations in different areas with different area codes. The Centrex server selects the Centrex gateway 4 that is the optimal route. The Centrex server rejects the connection when the call destination is a special number such as a police station (110) or a fire department (119).

  On the other hand, a LAN (local area) gateway 10, a plurality of VoIP telephone devices 11, 21, 31 and a SIP server 41 are connected to the router 1. The other router 1 is connected to a plurality of VoIP telephone devices 11, 21, 31 and another VoIP telephone device (D) 51 that can be connected to the SIP server 41 via the Internet network 2.

  The VoIP telephone devices 11, 21, 31, for example, as illustrated in the VoIP telephone device (A) 11, are provided with operation switches such as a numeric keypad and various operation keys and a caller designation switch 12 a including a plurality of button switches. A display unit 13 such as a monitor, a memory 14 storing various mode states and a plurality of images corresponding to the caller designation switch 12a, and a control circuit 15 for controlling them. It has.

  The LAN gateway 10 is directly connected to a station in the area having the same area code as the company without using the Internet network 2. The location where the LAN gateway 10 is installed is entered in the application form for this connection procedure, and this location is connected to a database (not shown) of a station in the area.

  The LAN gateway 10 is connected to the subscriber telephone device 6 via the public telephone network 5 in the area, and converts voice data and IP packets.

  The control circuit 15 of the VoIP telephone device (A) 11 controls each unit by a program written in the memory 14. The memory 14 stores information necessary for the operation of the control circuit 15. The display unit 13 displays information related to calls and settings. The input unit 21 performs operations such as calling and setting.

  The VoIP telephone devices (B) (C) 21 and 31 have substantially the same configuration as the VoIP telephone device (A) 11 described above.

  The SIP server 41 includes a control circuit 41a and a memory 41b capable of storing a plurality of images that can be stored (saved) / recalled via the control circuit 41a. A caller designation switch 12a is associated with each image.

  In the above configuration, when making a call, the caller designation switch 12a is operated to designate the caller, and then the other party is entered by entering a telephone number such as a numeric keypad or an abbreviated registration key on the operation unit 12. For example, an image designated by the caller designation switch 12a is downloaded to the other party from the memory 41b of the SIP server and transmitted together with a transmission signal.

  Instead of the caller designation switch 12a, an image can be specified by attaching a management number to the image and transmitting the management number input by the numeric keypad as a designation signal to the server. In addition, when a speed dial or the like is registered, the person who uses the destination can be specified by a person in charge, for example, if it is a company sales person. Since the number of users is often one, the image may be registered in association with the speed dial and the designation signal. Similarly, when the caller can be specified by the other party telephone number, the image of the calling party may be registered in association with the other party telephone number (called party number). At this time, since an image is designated by a dial number to be called, it is not necessary to add a key for designating an image or an operation.

  Next, a specific image transmission example will be described with reference to FIG.

  In this sequence, the SIP server 41 is used as a typical call control protocol of the VoIP telephone system, and the following method (control function) and response code (response) are used. In addition, here, it is assumed that the VoIP telephone device (D) 51 is called from the VoIP telephone device (A) 11. Furthermore, it is assumed that a plurality of images are stored in the memory 41b of the SIP server 41 in association with the designation of the operation unit 12 and a predetermined file name. At this time, the file name stored in the memory 41b is saved in a folder by the Internet URL method, and is downloaded in a JPG (photograph or the like) or JIF (pictogram or the like) format that can be downloaded via the Internet 2. Saved. For example, if the SIP server 41 receives a “Yamada” signal when a certain key of the operation unit 12 is operated, an image file name “yamada.jpg” corresponding to “Yamada” in the memory 41 b in advance. And the image is stored.

  The caller (User A) designates the caller by operating the caller designation switch 12a (for example, Yamada), and then inputs the other party (UserB) by inputting a telephone number such as a numeric keypad or an abbreviated registration key of the operation unit 12. ) Input, a call destination transmission signal in which the caller name corresponding to the designation of the operation unit 12 is added to the “INVITE” From to the SIP server 41 is output.

  The From at this time is, for example, From: “Yamada” <050XXXX1234@example.co.jp>. If the management number is 20, From: 050XXXX1234#20@example.co.jp, and if the management number is 7, From: 050XXXX1234#7@example.co.jp.

  The SIP server 41 notifies the caller of “Proxy Auth” of the response code 407 to the caller.

  As a result, an “ACK” method for receiving a final response to the “INVITE” method is transmitted to the SIP server 41.

  In response to the “INVITE” session request from the next caller (User A), the SIP server 41 receives the “Trying” notification response of the response code 100 and “INVITE” to the SIP server 41. The method is sent to the called party (User B).

  In the “INVITE” method here, an Alert-Info header having the following format is added.

Alert-Info: <file: // IP address of SIP server / folder name / image file name>
Example: Alert-Info: <file: //example.co.jp/photo/yamada.jpg>
This “yamada.jpg” is an image file name called from the memory 41b in response to the signal “Yamada” received from the User A by the SIP server 41. If the above-mentioned (specified) image file name is stored in the memory 41b, an image corresponding to the image file name specified in the Alert-Info header is downloaded to the called party (User B) and the VoIP telephone device ( D) The image is displayed on the display unit 51 (not shown). At the same time, “Trying” of the response code 100 indicating that it is being displayed and “Ringing” (ringing sound) of the response code 180 as being called are the SIP server 41 and the caller. Sent to.

  When the image display on the called party side is finished, a call can be made between the calling party and the called party by the receiving operation.

  If the dedicated caller designation switch 12a is not provided and images are managed with management numbers (for example, # 001, # 002, # 003,...) Using a numeric keypad, The image management number is ignored as a telephone number when making a call. The Alert-Info header is the same.

Example: From: <050XXXX1234#001@example.co.jp>
As described above, according to the VoIP telephone system of the present invention, a plurality of images can be stored in association with users and usage patterns, and images can be designated at the time of a call, thereby improving versatility. Can do.

  The image information (the image designation signal (Yamada) received from the caller and the corresponding image file name (yamada.jpg) and image) is stored in the memory of another server in addition to the memory 41b of the SIP server 41. It may be stored, or may be stored in the memory (14) of each VoIP telephone device 11, 21, 31 that designates an image.

  In the above-described embodiment, the calling telephone device transmits an image designation signal to the SIP server, and the SIP server that receives the image designation signal transmits an image file name corresponding to the image designation signal to the called telephone device, The telephone device on the called side that has received this receives the image corresponding to the image file name from the SIP server (or another server or its own device) and displays it. This method is a method in which the current VoIP operation does not need to be changed significantly. However, the SIP server that has received the image designation signal may transmit a corresponding image to the called telephone device, and the called telephone device may display the image.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the VoIP telephone system of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the sequence of the VoIP telephone system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Router 2 ... Internet network 3 ... Router 4 ... Centrex gateway 5 ... Public line network 6 ... Subscriber telephone apparatus 10 ... LAN (premises) gateway 11 ... VoIP telephone terminal 12 ... Operation part 12a ... Caller designation switch 13 ... Display unit 14 ... Memory 15 ... Control circuit 21 ... VoIP telephone terminal 31 ... VoIP telephone terminal 41 ... Server (SIP server)

Claims (11)

A server having a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with a designation signal, and an operation unit connected to the server for designating one of the caller image information. A VoIP telephone device that transmits the designated signal according to the operation of the unit to the server, and the server calls caller image information corresponding to the designated signal received from the VoIP telephone device from the memory to be called. VoIP telephone system, wherein the VoIP telephone system is transmitted to a telephone device on the other side. 2. The VoIP telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit includes a plurality of designation switches, and the VoIP telephone device transmits a designation signal corresponding to each of the designation switches to the server. 2. The VoIP telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and the VoIP telephone device transmits a designation signal corresponding to the management number to the server. 2. The VoIP telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the VoIP telephone apparatus has a speed dial function and transmits a designation signal corresponding to a speed dial number to the server. A first server that stores a plurality of caller image file names associated with the designation signal; and an operation unit that is connected to the server and designates one of the caller image information. A VoIP telephone device on the calling side that transmits the designation signal corresponding to the operation of the operation unit to the server, a second server that stores a plurality of caller images associated with the caller image file name, and A caller image file name corresponding to the designation signal received from the caller VoIP telephone device to the caller VoIP telephone device. The VoIP telephone system that transmits and the called VoIP telephone apparatus downloads an image corresponding to the received caller image file name from the second server. A server having a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with a called party number; and a VoIP telephone connected to the server, wherein the server receives the called party from the VoIP telephone. A VoIP telephone system, wherein caller image information corresponding to a number is called from the memory and transmitted to a telephone apparatus on the called side. Caller image information corresponding to a specified signal received from a VoIP telephone device is called from the memory having a memory for storing a plurality of caller image information associated with a specified signal and transmitted to the called telephone device. And an operation unit for designating one of the caller image information, and transmitting the designation signal according to the operation of the operation unit at the time of calling to the server. VoIP telephone equipment. 8. The VoIP telephone apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the operation unit includes a plurality of designation switches, and transmits a designation signal corresponding to each designation switch to the server. 8. The VoIP telephone apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the operation unit has a key for inputting a management number, and transmits a designation signal corresponding to the management number to the server. 8. The VoIP telephone apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the VoIP telephone apparatus has a speed dial function and transmits a designation signal corresponding to a speed dial number to the server. A server having a memory for storing a plurality of calling party image information associated with a called party number, to which a VoIP telephone device for transmitting the called party number at the time of a call is connected;
A server, wherein caller image information corresponding to a called party number received from the VoIP telephone apparatus is called from the memory and transmitted to a telephone apparatus on the called side.

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