JP2002077361A - Telephone provided with function for displaying destination telephone number information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone provided with a function for displaying the destination telephone number information to prevent erroneous input of a destination telephone number to which one makes a call for the first time. SOLUTION: This telephone comprises: a network control section 1 for processing a control signal of a switchboard; a telephone conversation section 2 which converts between a two-wire circuit and a four-wire circuit and supplies a speaking current; a transmission section 3 for outputting a voice signal; a reception section 4 to which the voice signal is inputted; a modem 5 for receiving the telephone number information; a controlling and processing section 6 for controlling and processing the information to be inputted or outputted to or from the telephone; a telephone number information registration section 7 for registering telephone numbers and associated callers' names, type of line, or the like; a display 8 for displaying the telephone number information; and operation keys including a dial key, facsimile switch, and other function keys. The controlling and processing section 6 comprises a destination telephone number inputting section 10 for inputting a destination telephone number information received by the modem, and a caller's telephone number inputting section 11 for inputting the caller's telephone number information received by the modem.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone having a function of displaying a called party number information, and more particularly to a telephone number information notified from a communication carrier such as a called party number information or a called party number information. The present invention relates to a telephone having a function of displaying a called party number information to be displayed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone is provided with a display for displaying a telephone number of a call destination displayed when dialing, a telephone number of a caller displayed when a call is received, and the like. There are many things. When displaying the telephone number of the dialing destination, register the telephone number and other destination names in the telephone number information registration unit provided in the telephone in advance, and select abbreviated dialing or dialing destination name when dialing Thus, the telephone number and the name of the call destination can be displayed, and the call can be made after confirming the call destination. On the other hand, telephone number information displayed when an incoming call is received is notified by an exchange installed by a communication carrier and accommodating a telephone, and the telephone number information is received via a modem provided in the telephone.
The received telephone number information is displayed on the display of the telephone, and if information such as the destination name of the corresponding telephone number is registered in the telephone number information registration unit provided in the telephone, the information is displayed. Is also displayed. Further, a telephone number having a transmission history even once or a telephone number having received a call is stored in the telephone number information registration unit.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an external view of a telephone equipped with a conventional display. In general, the display is composed of a liquid crystal display, and in addition to alphanumeric characters, those capable of displaying Chinese characters are also in practical use.When registering telephone number information in the telephone number information registration unit, a combination of push buttons is used. Operate and input.

[0004]

However, when a telephone equipped with the conventional display as described above calls a destination whose telephone number information is not registered in the telephone number information registering section for the first time, the telephone number itself is used. Must be entered.
At this time, only the input telephone number is displayed on the display, and telephone number information such as a destination name regarding the destination is not displayed. Therefore, even if a wrong telephone number is entered, the destination name or the like cannot be confirmed from the telephone number information displayed on the display of the telephone, which causes an incorrect telephone call. Further, even if the telephone number is correct, an error such as sending a fax to a telephone having no FAX function is erroneously made, and it is impossible to know whether or not an error has been made until the other party answers.
In addition, if you make a wrong call, your incoming call history will remain for an unknown party. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problem of a telephone having a conventional display as described above, and makes a first call to a destination whose telephone number information is not registered in the telephone number information registration unit. In this case, it is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone provided with a call destination number information display function for preventing a wrong input of a telephone number.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a telephone having a function of displaying a callee number information according to the present invention. 2. A telephone having a destination number information display function according to claim 1, wherein the telephone has a registered telephone number display function, wherein the network control unit is connected to an exchange via a telephone line to transmit and receive a control signal. Talker that talks to the caller using the telephone and receiver, modem that receives caller number information from the exchange via the caller when dialing, and telephone number information registration that registers phone number information And a control processing unit for inputting and processing the destination number information and displaying the destination number information on a display unit, and an operation key.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone having a function of displaying a destination number information, wherein the control processing unit includes a voice conversion unit in the function of displaying the destination number information on the display. The number information is notified by voice guidance using a speaker.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the outline of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, when a call is made for the first time to a callee whose telephone number information is not registered in the telephone number information registration unit, the telephone number is not registered in the telephone number information registration unit in order to prevent a mistake in inputting the telephone number. This is also intended to display the destination number information such as the destination name and the line type on the display of the telephone. Therefore, a means for obtaining the destination number information necessary for display from a database registered with the communication carrier is adopted, and the telephone is provided with a function of receiving the destination number information notified from the communication carrier. The configuration is as follows. Therefore, when calling for the first time a callee whose phone number information is not registered in the phone number information registration unit,
After transmitting the dialed number, the called party's telephone number information is input from the return communication company, and the called party's name and line type are displayed on the display of the telephone, in addition to the input telephone number. The dialer confirms this display to prevent a wrong call.

[0008] When operating this system, the telephone subscriber gives the telecommunications carrier information similar to information posted in the telephone directory, such as personal name or company name, which is displayed as destination name information. And line type information such as a FAX function. In addition, this registration can be refused in the same manner as the registration of telephone number information in the telephone directory can be refused.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a telephone provided with a callee number information display function according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a network control unit 1 for processing a control signal input / output to / from an exchange, a communication unit 2 for performing a 2-wire / 4-wire circuit conversion and supplying a communication current, and outputting a voice signal. Transmitter 3 and receiver 4 for inputting audio signals
A modem 5 for receiving destination number information and caller number information output from the exchange; a control processing unit 6 for controlling and processing information input / output to / from the telephone; a destination telephone number and a caller name associated therewith And a telephone number information registering section 7 for registering a line type and the like, a display 8 for displaying telephone number information at the time of making and receiving a telephone call, and operation keys 9 comprising dial keys, hook switches and other function keys. And are connected. Further, the control processing unit 6 includes a call destination number input unit 10 for inputting call destination number information received by the modem, and a caller number input unit 11 for inputting caller number information received by the modem. I have.

The operation of FIG. 1 will be described. First, a case will be described in which a caller off-hook the handset and dials a call destination not registered in the telephone number information registration unit for the first time. When detecting the off-hook of the handset, the control processing unit 6 controls the network control unit 1 to form a DC loop of the telephone line, and sends out a dial pulse according to an operation of a dial key. At this time, the input telephone number is displayed on the display. Next, the exchange installed in the telecommunications carrier inquires the telephone number information storage means provided in the telephone network for telephone number information relating to the received dial number, and transmits the obtained telephone number information to the destination number information. To the telephone via the modem. This transmission destination number information is transmitted to the modem 5 via the network control unit 1 and the communication unit 2.
And inputs it to the destination number input unit 10. The input destination number information is processed in the control processing unit 6 and displays the destination name and the line type on the display. After transmitting the calling party number information to the telephone, the exchange performs connection and calling operations to the calling party telephone. As described above, even when dialing a destination for which telephone number information is not registered in the telephone number information registration unit 7 for the first time, before a telephone connection to the destination is performed,
The caller's phone number information is displayed on the display,
You can prevent wrong calls.

[0011] Further, information displayed as transmission destination name information such as an individual name or a company name and a fax
In the case of a callee that refuses to register the line type information such as functions, the exchange sends a "private" message,
The display displays it. On the other hand, when a call is made to a call destination whose telephone number information is registered in the telephone number information registration unit 7, the call is automatically dialed by abbreviated dialing or by selecting a call destination name using operation keys.
The destination name and the line type according to the telephone number information registered in the telephone number information registration unit 7 are displayed.

Next, a case where a telephone call is received will be described. Before calling from the exchange to the telephone, the telephone number information of the caller is transmitted from the modem provided in the exchange by the caller ID notification function. The telephone receives the telephone number information through the modem 5 under the control of the network control unit 1 and inputs the information to the caller number receiving unit 11. The control processing unit 6 searches the telephone number information registration unit 7 based on the input telephone number, and when the destination name and the line type are registered by the telephone number, the display unit displays the telephone number in addition to the telephone number. To display the destination name and line type.

FIG. 2 is a display example of a display provided in a telephone according to the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a display example in the case of dialing a call destination not registered in the telephone number information registration unit for the first time, and (a) shows a display example when dialing is performed. The phone number and the elapsed time since going off-hook are displayed. (B) is a display example when calling party number information is transmitted from the exchange and is displayed, and the display example of (a) is added with the display of the destination name and the line type. (C) is a display example in the case of notifying the non-disclosure of telephone number information from the exchange, in which a non-disclosure message is displayed instead of the display of the destination name and the line type. The display when the telephone number information is transmitted to the destination registered in the telephone number information registration unit is also displayed in the same manner as the display example of (b), and the display is registered in the telephone number information registration unit. Display the destination name and line type according to the telephone number information.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of the call destination number information display function according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, when the caller off-hooks the calling telephone to make a call, a dial tone is transmitted from the exchange of the central office. After confirming the dial tone, the caller dials from the calling telephone and outputs the telephone number.The telephone office is installed in the telephone network to obtain telephone number information on the transmitted telephone number. The information inquiry is made to the stored telephone number information storage means. Next, when the telephone number information is notified from the telephone number information storage means to the telephone station, the telephone number is notified to the calling telephone via the exchange as calling party number information. Therefore, the caller recognizes the notified caller number information display and confirms that there is no wrong call. Subsequently, the exchange starts connection to the destination telephone, and after the connection, sends a calling signal to ring the destination telephone and sends an audible ringing tone to the originating telephone. The called party answers by off-hook of the called telephone, and the call becomes possible.

Also, as an embodiment of the present invention, an example has been described in which the telephone number information is displayed on the display of the telephone. However, voice control means is provided in the control processing unit of the telephone, and the name of the telephone number is displayed by voice guidance. And the line type can be notified. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the telephone having the function of displaying the called party number information according to the present invention.
In the figure, in addition to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a voice conversion unit 12 and a speaker 13 are provided, and the destination number information received by the control processing unit 6 is converted into voice by the voice conversion unit 12. The audio data is converted and guided through the speaker 13.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the telephone having the destination number information display function according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a destination number such as a destination name or a line type associated with the destination telephone number. The information is configured to be notified by the communication carrier at the time of dialing, and when the first call is made to a destination that is not registered in the telephone information storage unit of the telephone,
The name and line type of the destination corresponding to the dialed number can be confirmed on the display of the telephone, so it is easy to find a mis-dialed telephone number, and it is very effective in preventing incorrect calls. It is possible. The telephone having the calling party number information display function according to the second aspect is capable of recognizing the name of the called party and the line type by voice, so that it has a great effect when it is difficult to read the display on the display. Is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of a telephone provided with a calling party number information display function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a display example of a display provided in a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation sequence of a call destination number information display function according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of a telephone having a call destination number information display function according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an example of an external view of a telephone having a conventional display.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Network control unit, 2. Talk unit 3. Transmission unit, 4. Receiver unit, 5. Modem, 6. Control processing unit, 7, Phone number information registration unit, 8. Display Device, 9 operation keys, 10 destination number input section, 11 caller number input section, 12 voice conversion section, 13 speaker

Claims (2)

[Claims] A telephone having a registered telephone number display function, a network control unit for connecting to an exchange via a telephone line to transmit and receive a control signal, and a telephone call for communicating with a calling party using a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. Unit, a modem that receives the destination number information from the exchange via the calling unit when dialing, a telephone number information registration unit that registers the telephone number information, and inputs the destination number information. A telephone equipped with a call destination number information display function, comprising: a control processing unit that processes and displays call destination number information on a display; and an operation key. 2. A function for displaying caller number information on the display device, wherein a voice converter is provided in the control processing section, and the caller number information is notified by voice guidance using a speaker. A telephone having a destination number information display function according to claim 1.