JPH05122324A - Information communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To operate an incoming call notice function of an opposite equipment in a talking state by devising the equipment such that automatic dialing is implemented to a caller of the arrived call. CONSTITUTION:When a call comes to a telephone system, a protocol processing section 101 collects a caller telephone number from an incoming call signal and informs it to a display device control section 105. The display device control section displays the caller telephone number onto a display device and informs the displayed information to a memory control section 107, the information is stored therein. The information stored in the memory is informed to a CPU 103 from an input key circuit control section 106 upon a request from the user and read from the memory and it is informed to the protocol processing section as a destination telephone number by allowing the user to select the displayed information by the input key and the number is used for automatic dialing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication device,
In particular, the present invention relates to an information communication device connected to a network that notifies a called party of a source communication device number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technology relating to an information communication apparatus connected to a network for notifying a called party of a communication apparatus number of a caller, a technology described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-235853 is known. ing. This prior art relates to a telephone device, which receives a PB signal sent from the center in a call state and displays the source communication device number that was transmitted during the call, and at the same time, based on this number. And an additional function that enables automatic connection to the other party.

As another conventional technique, for example, a technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-154939 is known. This conventional technique is to transfer information from a telephone network to a telephone device and thereby display the information on a telephone.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In both cases, the information is exchanged between the telephone device and the center (exchange), and no consideration is given to the exchange of the sender number between the telephone devices. In addition, in these conventional techniques, the above-mentioned consideration is not applied to a network that notifies a called party of a calling party number, for example, a communication apparatus connected to an ISDN. Therefore, the above-mentioned related art has the following problems.

1. After receiving the caller's phone number received during a call, you must immediately make a call to that number, unless you are calling to the other party immediately.
I cannot make an automatic call. Further, in the case of making a call later, it is necessary to record the telephone number because manual input is required, but the number of the communication device that actually made the call cannot be obtained.

2. Since it is between the center and the telephone device, during a call between the telephone devices,
In the case of temporary absence, it is impossible for the other party to convey the intention of calling to the absentee side.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to use by connecting to a network for notifying a called party of a calling party number and using an automatic calling function for the calling party and during a call. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information communication device which is provided with an additional function having a function of notifying an incoming call from a partner communication device in such a state and which can provide effective services to a user.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the above object is to take out the telephone number of the caller stored in the incoming signal to the protocol processing unit provided in the information communication device and display the other party on the display. This is achieved by displaying a telephone number and providing a memory area for storing the telephone number of the sender and the user signal taken out.

Thus, when an incoming call is received, the telephone number of the caller can be visually informed to the user, and the telephone number of the caller of the incoming call can be stored in the memory. it can.

Further, the above object is achieved by displaying the contents stored in the memory on a display unit and switching the display contents on the display unit so that the caller's telephone number can be selected when making a call to the caller. To be done.

As a result, it becomes possible to make a call by a one-touch operation without inputting all digits of the telephone number, and the operability of the user can be improved.

[0012] Further, the purpose is to leave the seat temporarily during a call,
After that, in order to control the other party's communication device to make a call, a function to send a call signal by calling a key is provided.
Furthermore, when the call notification signal is detected by the protocol processing unit in the call state, and when the call notification signal is received, the bell,
This is achieved by operating a control unit such as a lamp.

As a result, the user of the other device can be made to recognize the call after leaving the seat temporarily.

[0014]

When the information communication device receives an incoming call, the protocol processing unit in the communication unit identifies the caller's telephone number from the incoming signal and outputs the other party's telephone number to the display unit provided in the communication device. You can Further, since the other party's telephone number is displayed, the displayed content can be stored by directly writing the information in the memory in the communication device.

By outputting the contents of the memory to the display unit and switching the output memory area,
The user can select the stored information.

Further, since the telephone number can be taken out from the selected and displayed memory contents and directly edited as the other party telephone number in the outgoing signal, the user automatically makes a call without inputting the other party telephone number by a key. It becomes possible.

Further, by controlling the interpersonal communication function of the partner communication device during a call, the communication device can inform the partner who is temporarily absent to restart the call. Also, regarding the control of this interpersonal notification function,
By defining the user signal between the devices and allowing the protocol processing unit to recognize the user signal, the protocol processing unit that recognizes the user signal will be sent to the control unit such as a bell or lamp prepared as an interpersonal notification function. By giving the notification, the bell can be rung and the lamp can be turned on to notify the user.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an information communication device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a memory area of a memory provided in the telephone device, and FIG. 3 is the present invention. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display. 1 and 2, 101 is a protocol processing unit, 102 is an encoding / decoding circuit unit, 103 is a central control unit (CPU), 104 is a printer control unit, 105 is a display unit control unit, and 106 is an input key. A circuit control unit, 107 is a memory control unit, 108 is an interpersonal notification function control unit, 109 is a time management unit, 200 is a memory area in the telephone device, and 201 is an information area which is stored when one incoming call is received.

An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is ISDN.
The present invention is applied to a telephone device connected to a network or the like and provided with an automatic calling function and a telephone device calling function during communication.

As shown in FIG. 1, this telephone device includes a protocol processing unit 101, an encoding / decoding circuit unit 102, and a C unit.
PU 103, printer controller 104, display controller 10
5, the input key circuit control unit 106, the memory control unit 107,
The personal notification function control unit 108, the time management unit 109, and the handset are provided, and further, a key operation unit, a display unit, and a memory (not shown) are provided.

When the telephone device shown in FIG. 1 receives an incoming call from the network, the incoming signal is received by the protocol processing unit 101 in the telephone device.

The protocol processing unit 101 supports the ISDN protocol, extracts the caller's telephone number included in the incoming signal sent from the calling telephone device according to the ISDN protocol, and confirms that there is an incoming call. Report to the CPU 103.

The CPU 103 notifies the telephone number of the calling subscriber extracted by the protocol processing unit 101 as the display information to the display control unit 105, and at the same time, the interpersonal notification function control unit 1 notifies the incoming call.
08 is requested to ring a ringing tone. As a result,
The user of the telephone device is notified that an incoming call has arrived while the telephone number of the telephone device rings and the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the display.

The time management unit 109 has a calendar function and a clock function, and autonomously manages and updates this information. The CPU 103 causes the time management unit 109 to collect date and time information. You can request and collect this information.

Further, the CPU 103 inquires of the protocol processing unit 101 about the presence or absence of user information, and the protocol processing unit 101 returns this information to the CPU 103 when there is user information on the incoming signal. The user information can be used freely, and in the case of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to register and transmit a user name for each device, so that the caller name can be known on the receiving device side. There is.

Further, the CPU 103 stores the date and time information, the calling subscriber number, and the user information in the memory area 200 in the telephone device. Therefore, the CPU 103 notifies the memory control section 107 of the information and the memory control section 107. The information area 201 of the storage unit is captured and the information notified from the CPU 103 is stored. The memory area 200 is, as shown in FIG. 2, a memory area 205 for storing its own device name.
And a plurality of information areas 201 for storing the information of the called party's telephone device.
01 comprises an incoming call date / time information storage area 202, a destination name storage area 203 on a user signal, and a destination telephone number storage area 204.

The information thus stored can be used when the user of the telephone device wants to make a call. That is, when the user operates the memory display key, the input key circuit control unit 106 detects this input and requests the CPU 103 to display the source telephone number. As a result, the CPU 103 causes the memory control unit 107
Requesting the reading of memory information to the memory controller 1
07, the information area 201 in which the information stored at the time of an incoming call is stored is read from the memory area 200 in one unit or a plurality of units, and the address CPU 103 is notified.

Upon receipt of this notification, the CPU 103 takes over the notified address to the display unit control section 105 and requests the display of the caller telephone number. Upon receiving this request, the display unit control unit 105 reads out the incoming call storage information stored in the information area 201 from the memory control unit 107 using the passed storage address, and sets the date / time information 202 and the partner name 20.
3. Edit the source telephone number 204 in the output format and display it on the display. On the display, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the information in the plurality of information areas 201 is displayed as an image.

The user can select the call destination by looking at the information displayed in this way.
If the desired call destination is not found, the user can view information in other information areas by operating the display screen switching key provided in the telephone device. That is, the input key circuit control unit 106 detects the operation of the display screen switching key and notifies the CPU 103 of the screen switching request.

Upon receiving this request, the CPU 103 notifies the memory control unit 107 of the update of the storage address information, and receives the updated storage address from the memory control unit 107. Then, the CPU 103 takes over the notified updated address to the display unit control unit 105, requests the output of the caller telephone number, and a memory area in which another caller telephone number is stored on the display unit. Display the information of.

With this, the user can search for a person who wants to make a call while switching the screen, and can automatically make a call using the displayed content. For example, when the other party to call is "HITACHI", the user switches the display screen to search and confirm the screen displaying the telephone number of the other party as shown in FIG. In the state, select the item number 1 corresponding to "HITACHI" and touch the selection button to call the telephone number.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, three destination telephone numbers can be displayed, but any number of telephone numbers can be displayed.

The input key circuit control unit 106 interprets the button touched as described above and notifies the CPU 103 of the selected item number. The CPU 103 has a display unit control unit 105.
Is notified that the display information of item number 1 has been selected, and the display control unit 105 replies to the CPU 103 with the partner telephone number in the display information corresponding to the notified item number. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the other party telephone number 0458811221 in the display information of item number 1 is C
It is returned to the PU 103.

The CPU 103, after receiving the other party's telephone number, transfers the information as user information via the memory control unit 107, which is an area 2 which is telephone terminal identification information between users.
The device name of No. 05 is read, and the calling request is made to the protocol processing unit 101 by using the already received partner telephone number as the destination telephone number and the own device name as the partner notification information. The protocol processing unit 101 performs a calling process according to a calling protocol to call the network. In this example, 0458811221 will be called as the destination telephone number.

In the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the calling party telephone number of the received call can be stored and the stored calling party telephone number (destination telephone number) can be displayed. Can be automatically sent, and the destination of the call received while he / she is absent can be known.

In addition, when the call received from the other party is once terminated and then called again, or when the other party is called while he / she is absent, the call can be made by a one-touch operation, and the operability is improved. It is possible to improve.

Further, since the telephone number of the other party is taken out from the other party information put on the incoming signal by the network and the automatic call is made, the error of the telephone number is completely eliminated unlike the case where a person inputs the telephone number. It can be lost in

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the printer controller 104 can be provided, and the displayed information can be controlled by the printer controller 105 from the printer controller 105. It is possible to transfer to the unit 104 and make a hard copy, and it is possible to save the destination telephone number of the incoming call.

Since the storage area on the memory is limited, when the information area 201 cannot be secured, the memory control unit 107 outputs the write information to the print control unit 104.
By transferring the information to the printer, information that could not be stored in the memory due to lack of memory area can be recorded in the printer instead of the memory, and even when there are many incoming calls in the absence. , The date and time, the telephone number of the other party, etc. can all be notified to the user.

Further, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, even when the stored information is deleted, the user can select the display information displayed on the display by the selection key and delete it. Yes, it is possible to leave only the necessary information in memory. In this case, in the above-described embodiment, the input key circuit control unit 106 notifies the selected key information to the CPU 103, and the CPU 10
3 transfers the storage address and key information in the memory area 200 in the telephone device notified to the display control unit 105 to the memory control unit 107 to make a deletion request, and the memory control unit 10
7 operates to erase the information requested to be deleted from the memory.

As a result, in the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the user can leave the necessary telephone number in the telephone device without having to input the telephone number, and the call can be made without inputting the telephone number. As a result, it is possible to prevent erroneous input of a telephone number and to simplify the operation.

Next, the operation in the talking state will be described. The telephone device accepts the incoming call, the series of operations as described above is completed, and the person responds to enter the talking state.

In such a call state, the user of the telephone device, himself or the other user temporarily leaves the seat,
After that, the user of the partner device is to be called. In this case, the user touches the call key provided on the telephone device. The input key circuit control unit 106 interprets the input key by touching the call key, and the CPU 103
To the call request event.

When the CPU 103 accepts this call request, it requests the protocol processing unit 101 to send a call message, and the protocol processing unit 101 edits the call message as user information and sends the message on the D channel. To send.

When the call message thus transmitted reaches the partner telephone device, it is received by the protocol processing unit 101 of the partner telephone device, and the call message is extracted from the user information and reported to the CPU 103.
Upon receiving the call message, the CPU 103 activates the interpersonal notification function control unit 108. Interpersonal notification function control unit 10
The reference numeral 8 notifies the call by ringing a call bell built in the telephone device or turning on a lamp until a stop instruction issued by a user's key input is accepted.

The operation of the above-described embodiment of the present invention is shown together in the flow chart shown in FIG.
This will be briefly described.

(1) When an incoming call is received by the telephone device, the protocol processing unit 101 extracts the other party's telephone number included in the incoming signal, and if user information is present, also retrieves it and notifies the CPU 103 (step 301). ~ 30
4).

(2) The CPU 103 displays the telephone number on the display unit and rings the bell to notify the incoming call,
Also, the incoming time, the telephone number of the other party and the user information are stored in the memory (steps 305 and 306).

(3) If there is a user near the telephone device that received the call, and the user answers the call, the telephone call is established. When the other party user leaves the seat temporarily during a call and wants to resume the call after that, the key operation for calling the other party is performed. This key operation is detected by the input key circuit control unit 106 and the fact is transmitted to the CPU 103 (step 30).
7, 314-317).

(4) When the CPU 103 recognizes the call to the other party, it issues a call information transmission request to the protocol processing unit 101 and causes the protocol processing unit 101 to transmit the call information (steps 318 to 320).

(5) When the telephone device of the other party receives the call information, the protocol processing unit 101 identifies this call and activates the interpersonal notification function processing unit via the CPU 103 (steps 321 to 323).

(6) As a result, the call is notified to the user of the other party by the bell or lamp of the other party's telephone device,
The call is resumed (steps 324 and 325).

(7) In step 307, when there is no person near the telephone device that received the call and the call cannot be answered, and the call is to be sent later, the user must perform the call in step 306.
The contents of the memory stored in step 3 are output to the display unit to select the other party with whom a call is to be made (steps 308 and 309).

(8) With this, the CPU 103 recognizes the other party of the communication destination, extracts the other party's telephone number from the display information, notifies the protocol processing section, and requests transmission. As a result, the protocol processing unit 101 sends an outgoing signal to the network for connection (steps 310 to 310).
313).

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to ring the bell or light the lamp of the other telephone device while the telephone device is in a call, so that the user can leave the telephone device during the telephone call and print the document. If you are looking for a call, or if you have a hotline with your phone connected for a long time, you can touch the call key to notify the user of the other party's telephone device of the call. It is possible to know that the other party has returned to the handset even when there is a break, and to understand the trigger for restarting the conversation even if human beings are not tied up with the handset, aiming to improve communication between users between telephone devices. be able to.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention, the source telephone number, the destination name, etc. of an incoming call are automatically displayed and stored, so that the user can later see such information. Moreover, by selecting the displayed information, it is possible to automatically make a call without inputting the destination telephone number. For this reason, the present invention can simplify the operation performed by the user when attempting backhaul communication, and further, since the above-mentioned recording is performed at the time of the incoming call, even for the incoming call in the absence, It is possible to obtain the effect of being able to confirm the other party and make a call.

Further, according to the present invention described above, it is possible to operate the bell, lamp, etc. of the other communication device during a call, so that it is possible to connect the telephone especially for a long time. Even if the user on the partner device side is away from the front of the telephone device, he / she can convey his / her desire to make a call from himself / herself, so that it is possible to enhance the intention transmission between the users.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a memory area of a memory provided in the telephone device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Protocol Processing Unit 102 Encoding / Decoding Circuit Unit 103 Central Control Unit (CPU) 104 Printer Control Unit 105 Display Unit Control Unit 106 Input Key Circuit Control Unit 107 Memory Control Unit 108 Interpersonal Notification Function Control Unit 109 Time Management Unit 200 Memory area in the telephone device 201 Information area stored at one incoming call 202 Storage area for date and time information collected by the telegraph apparatus 203 Storage area for other party's name on incoming signal 204 Storage area for originator telephone number 205 Storage area for own device name

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An information communication device connected to a network for notifying a caller of a caller number, the caller number being extracted from an incoming signal and displayed on a display unit, and
An information communication device comprising: a means for storing in a memory; and a means for automatically transmitting to a stored source number. 2. The memory can store a plurality of sender numbers, the display unit can display a plurality of stored contents, and a plurality of displayed contents can be displayed. 2. The information communication device according to claim 1, wherein one of the information items is selected and can be used for automatic transmission. 3. The destination number displayed on the display unit is
3. The information communication device according to claim 1, wherein whether or not the information is stored in the memory is selected by using a key of the information communication device. 4. The call sending device according to claim 1, further comprising a message sending device for calling the partner device during a call and a call message receiving device for calling the partner device during the call. Or the information communication device described in 3.