JPH06113020A - Automatic number change system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the automatic change of numbers for the correct abbreviated dialing in regard to a list serving as a correspondence table of the telephone numbers registered in a communication equipment and the abbreviated numbers. CONSTITUTION:A change processing part 5 refers to a telephone number data base 3 to know a fact that a telephone number registered in an abbreviated number table stored in a contract information list 2 is changed. Then the part 5 has an access to the contact terminal where the abbreviated number table is registered via a communication line and rewrites the telephone number registered in a register number list 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device (for example, a telephone) connected to a communication line by registering a terminal number to be transmitted from the terminal device and its abbreviated number (speed dial number) in association with each other. The present invention relates to an automatic number changing system capable of rewriting a certain correspondence table from the network side via the communication line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a telephone number is registered in a memory of a customer's communication device (such as a telephone or a facsimile) and indexed by an abbreviated number or name to send (dial) the telephone number, the abbreviated telephone number and Number (or name)
When there is a change in the correspondence list, such as when the telephone number is changed for some reason, the customer manually inputs the change information by a key to correct the correspondence list.

At this time, the customer desires to know the changed telephone number from the telephone number database of the customer telephone number center device (telephone number guide) which connects to the communication network and collectively manages the telephone number of the customer. Whenever necessary, the telephone number that has been changed is searched for and obtained by myself, and the correspondence table is re-registered in the memory of the communication device.

[0004]

When speed dialing is carried out by providing such a correspondence table in the communication device, the correspondence table should be corrected even if the telephone number of the other party is changed. There is a problem that if the speed dialing is performed without performing it, the connection may be erroneous or the connection may not be established, and in any case, a trouble may occur.

Even if it is corrected there, the customer himself
It is troublesome and troublesome to manually correct the correspondence table registered in my communication device every time the telephone number is changed, and there is room for registration errors due to erroneous input at the time of correction. There is a problem that it is inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to provide a correspondence table of telephone numbers and abbreviated numbers registered in a communication device (terminal device).
Even if the customer changes the number, even if the customer does not modify the correspondence table by himself, the subsequent speed dial will not cause any trouble, and the automatic speed change system will be used to make the correct speed dial. To provide.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a terminal number database accumulating information about the terminal numbers of respective communication terminal devices accommodated in a network and its management are performed. A customer terminal number management center device including a terminal number management unit,

An automatic number registration contract center device including a contract information list in which a shortened number table registered in the contracted communication terminal device is read and stored, and an automatic number change processing unit. , Is provided on the net side,

The automatic number change processing section in the automatic number registration contract center apparatus stores the contract number list in the contract information list by referring to the terminal number database in the customer terminal number management center apparatus via the terminal number management section. When the terminal number registered in the abbreviated number table is changed, the terminal number is rewritten to the new number and the contracted terminal in which the abbreviated number table is registered is communicated via the communication line. Then, the terminal number registered in the abbreviated number table is rewritten to the changed number.

[0010]

Thus, in the communication terminal device connected to the communication line, the correspondence table (abbreviated number table) in which the terminal number to be transmitted from the terminal device and its abbreviated number are registered in association with each other
Since it can be automatically rewritten from the network side via the communication line, the customer does not have to consider that even if the telephone number is changed, and the correct speed dial
Can receive service.

[0011]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. Reference is made to FIG. A customer's communication device (terminal device), which has a plurality of types, a high-performance telephone 11 having a memory, and a facsimile 1 capable of registering number information.
There are 2, PC 13 and so on. Further, the communication network 16 includes a digital exchange network, a telephone network and the like.

A telephone number database 3 in which telephone numbers (terminal numbers) of the communication devices (terminal devices) of all the customers accommodated in the communication network 16 are stored, and the database 3 is collectively managed. A customer telephone number management center device 15 including a telephone number management unit 6 is provided by being connected to a communication network 16. Further, an automatic number registration contract center device 14 including the contract information list 2 and the automatic number change processing unit 5 is connected to the communication network 16 and provided.

The customer communication devices 11, 12, and 13 have a registration number list 1 and a registration processing unit 4, respectively. The registration number list 1 is a correspondence list (that is, a speed dial number table) of telephone numbers and speed numbers (or names). When the contents of the registration number list 1 are registered or changed, the registration processing unit 4 performs them. When the customer makes a call from the communication device 11, if he / she does not dial the telephone number itself, but dials simple information such as an abbreviated number or name, the corresponding original telephone number is sent and the telephone is called. It can be done.

In this embodiment, the communication device performs transmission / reception using a data channel when the communication network is a digital network such as ISDN, and when the communication network is an analog network such as a telephone network, communication is performed. Suppose you have a modem for. In addition, the registration processing unit 4 in the communication device uses the automatic number registration contract center device 14 to change the telephone number information (which telephone number is changed when the telephone number is changed for some reason). When receiving the information shown), it has a processing function of rewriting the contents of the related telephone numbers in the registration number list 1 based on the received information.

In the communication device to be rewritten, the customer having the communication device needs to make a contract to that effect (with the owner of the communication network) in advance. For example, the list of communication device registration numbers of the customer 1
Is registered in the contract information list 2 of the automatic number registration contract center device 14 together with the identification ID of the communication device,
Is held.

The customer himself / herself performs initial setting registration of the registration number list 1, and when he / she adds / deletes the list to / from the registration number list 1, he or she also does it. After the initial setting registration (including addition and deletion) is made once, when the related telephone number is changed for some reason, the automatic number registration contract center device 14 accesses the customer telephone number management center device 15. Then, the changed telephone number and the new telephone number after the change are known, the new telephone number after the change is transferred to the communication device side, and the corresponding telephone number in the registration number list 1 is rewritten.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a concrete example of the registration number list 1 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the registration number list 1 includes columns for writing the abbreviated number, the telephone number, and the additional information in association with each other, and is stored in the writable memory in the form of a list. When making a call from the communication device, if the abbreviated number is input to the communication device, it is converted into a telephone number and sent out for communication connection.

Instead of the abbreviated number, additional information such as name can be used. When there is a change in the telephone number registered in this registration number list, the latest (changed) telephone number is sent from the automatic number registration contract center device 14, so the telephone number column indicates the registration processing unit. 4 will be updated.

FIG. 3 shows an automatic number registration contract center device 14
It is an explanatory view showing a concrete example of contract information list 2 in. The contract information list 2 consists of a first list 21 and a second list 22 showing further details of a part thereof.

As shown in FIG. 3, the registration number list 1 in the communication device is registered in the registration number list 1 for each contract device (contract target device name) of the customer who contracts (automatic number rewriting when there is a change). The content information is held in a writable format (second list 22). The contract information list 2 is used to determine whether or not the registration information changing process of the contracting customer is necessary when the telephone number database 3 of the customer telephone number management center device 15 is changed. When it is determined that the change is necessary, it is used to identify the contracted communication device to which the change information is transmitted.

FIG. 4 shows a customer telephone number management center device 15
3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone number database 3 of FIG. As shown in the figure, the telephone numbers of all the customers who have joined the communication network are held in the form of a normal database. The processing function of the telephone number management unit 6 of the customer telephone number management center device 15 manages changes in the contents of this database, and the automatic number registration contract center device 1
When there is a request from the automatic number change processing unit 5 of No. 4 to search the telephone number information before and after the change, the telephone number management unit 6 searches the telephone number database 3 and the search result is used as the automatic number registration contract center device 14 Process to send to.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing when it is necessary to change the contents (telephone number) of the registration number list in the communication device to which the contractor contracts. The processing operation will be described below with reference to FIG.

The automatic number registration contract center device 14 is constantly connected to the customer telephone number management center device 15 via the communication network, and the telephone number database 3 managed by the customer telephone number management center device 15 is changed. When the automatic number registration contract center device 14 side needs to send the change information to the contract customer, the automatic number change processing unit 5 and the telephone number management 6 of both center devices operate in cooperation with each other. The change information of the telephone number database 3 is sent to the automatic number change processing unit 5 of the automatic number registration contract center device 14.

When the telephone number of a certain customer is changed, the automatic number change processing unit 5 of the automatic number registration contract center device 14 obtains a new telephone number corresponding to the old telephone number (step S51 in FIG. 5). It is checked whether or not this new telephone number is in the contract information list 2 (step S52), and if there is, a correspondence table is created and written in this. In addition to using the new or old telephone number as the key information, the process of creating the correspondence table can be performed by using information such as name and address, and verification is also performed so that the telephone number can be changed without error.

The contracted customer's contracted communication device is accessed from the automatic number registration contract center device 14, and after detecting that the customer's communication device is powered on and not in use, the automatic number change processing unit 5 The registration processing unit 4 works together,
The new-old number correspondence table is transferred (step S53). This process is repeated for all of the contracted communication devices based on the contract information list 2.

On the communication device side, the registration processing unit 4 is activated,
The registration number list 1 is searched using the old telephone number or the like as a key, and the telephone number is replaced (step S54). The contractor is notified that there is an automatic change after all the replacements have been made, as a display screen or a communication report of the communication device (step S55). There is also a method in which this notification processing is omitted and the notification processing is performed by another communication means. After performing these processes, the communication device can make a call using the new telephone number.

The above-described processing can be easily analogized to be expanded or simplified in the following cases. It can be applied as a device for realizing a method of automatically changing the number only when the contents of the contract are collectively changed, such as changing only the upper digits of the telephone number. Further, the present invention can be applied as an apparatus that realizes a method of performing a collective change process as a periodic process, instead of performing a change process every time one number is changed.

Further, it is applied as an apparatus for realizing a method for periodically accessing the automatic number registration contract center apparatus from the communication apparatus side of the contract customer, not the automatic number registration contract center apparatus side, and requesting a process for rewriting the latest information. it can. In addition, it can be applied as a device that realizes a method in which a contractor contracts a registration number change with a customer's name and changes the number.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a communication terminal device connected to a communication line, a correspondence table (abbreviated number table) in which a terminal number to be transmitted from the terminal device and its abbreviated number are registered in association with each other is automatically transmitted from the network side through the communication line. The customer can always receive the correct speed dial service without having to consider the fact that the telephone number has been changed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a registration number list 1 in a contractor's communication device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a contract information list 2 in an automatic number registration contract center device 4 that manages a contract communication device of a contract customer.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone number database 3 in a customer telephone number management center device 15 owned by a communication company (network owner).

FIG. 5 is a chart showing a schematic flow of an automatic number changing process according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Registration number list, 2 ... Contract information list, 3 ... Telephone number database, 4 ... Registration processing unit, 5 ... Automatic number change processing unit, 6 ... Telephone number management unit, 11-13 ... Communication device, 1
4 ... Automatic number registration contract center device, 15 ... Customer telephone number management center device, 16 ... Communication network

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a communication terminal device connected to a communication line, a correspondence table (hereinafter referred to as abbreviated number table) in which a terminal number to be transmitted from the terminal device and its abbreviated number are associated and registered Is an automatic number changing system that can be rewritten from the above through the communication line, and stores a terminal number database that stores information about the terminal number of each communication terminal device accommodated in the network, and its management. The customer terminal number management center device including the terminal number management unit and the contracted communication terminal device (hereinafter referred to as the contract terminal) read and store the shortened number table registered therein. An automatic number registration contract center device including a contract information list and an automatic number change processing unit is provided on the network side, and the automatic number change processing unit in the automatic number registration contract center device is By referring to the terminal number database in the customer terminal number management center device via the terminal number management unit, the terminal number registered in the contract number list stored in the contract information list was changed. Then, the terminal number is rewritten to the changed number, and the contracted terminal that has registered the abbreviated number table is accessed through the communication line to change the terminal number registered in the abbreviated number table. An automatic number change system characterized by rewriting to a later number.