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Communication terminal apparatus and its control method with party identification and notification features
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-28
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2011-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A communication terminal apparatus connected to an integrated services digital network to transmit data from an outgoing call office to an incoming call office and a method of controlling the communication terminal apparatus, in which notification of a person to be called for an incoming signal and acceptance or rejection of the incoming signal are controlled on the basis of predetermined identification data contained in the incoming signal. When detecting the identification data contained in the incoming signal, the present apparatus compares the detected identification data with registration identification data previously registered so that, if the apparatus finds a coincidence therebetween, it informs the user of corresponding to the coincided identification data visually by character data or audibly by a sound. If the apparatus fails to find a coincidence therebetween then it rejects the acception of the incoming signal containing this identification data, while if it finds a coincidence then it grants the acception of the incoming signal containing the coincided identification data.
Inventors
- 👤 Jun Sasano
- 👤 Takahiro Endo
- 👤 Akihito Tsukamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/57; H04M1/575; H04M1/578; H04M1/66; H04M1/663; H04M1/71; H04M1/715; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04Q11/0435; H04Q11/0471; H04M7/00; H04M7/006; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/091; H04Q2213/171; H04Q2213/256; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S379/00; Y10S379/911
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A communication terminal apparatus adapted for use by a plurality of parties and connected to a digital network capable of transmitting call setting data to a called party, said apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting calling party identification data and called party identification data both contained in said call setting data, wherein said calling party identification data includes data specifying a calling terminal; registration means for storing a plurality of calling party identification data and a plurality of called party identification data; comparison means for comparing said calling party identification data and said called party identification data detected by said detection means with said plurality of calling party identification data and said plurality of called party identification data stored in said registration means; and notification means for informing said called party of said calling party and said called party corresponding to said calling party identification data and said called party identification data based on the result of the comparison made by said comparison means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A communication terminal apparatus adapted for use by a plurality of parties and connected to a digital network capable of transmitting call setting data to a called party, said apparatus comprising: detection means for detecting calling party identification data and called party identification data both contained in said call setting data, wherein said calling party identification data includes data specifying a calling terminal; registration means for storing a plurality of calling party identification data and a plurality of called party identification data; comparison means for comparing said calling party identification data and said called party identification data detected by said detection means with said plurality of calling party identification data and said plurality of called party identification data stored in said registration means; and notification means for informing said called party of said calling party and said called party corresponding to said calling party identification data and said called party identification data based on the result of the comparison made by said comparison means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said detection means detects subaddress data contained in said call setting data as said called party identification data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said called party identification data contains data specifying a called party among said plurality of parties using said communication terminal apparatus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said registration means includes a table containing auxiliary data corresponding to said called parties associated with data specifying said called parties.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said called party identification data contains data specifying a called terminal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means includes display means for displaying a character representation of said called party.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means includes display means for displaying a representation of a called terminal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means generates a ringing signal comprising a plurality of differing tones corresponding to said called party identification data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means generates a plurality of different tones corresponding to data specifying respective called parties contained in said called party identification data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means generates a plurality of different musical tones corresponding to data specifying respective called parties contained in said called party identification data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
56 words
A communication terminal apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said notification means includes ringing-signal generator means for generating a plurality of ringing signals and means for instructing the ringing-signal generator means to generate one of said plurality of ringing signals corresponding to data specifying a called party contained in said called party identification data.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of controlling a communication terminal apparatus adapted for use with a plurality of parties and connected to a digital network capable of transmitting call setting data to a called party, said method comprising the steps of: registering a plurality of calling party identification data and a plurality of called party identification data; detecting calling party identification data and called party identification data both contained in said call setting data; comparing said calling party identification data and said called party identification data detected in said detecting step with said calling party identification data and said called party identification data registered in said registering step; accepting an incoming signal upon favorable comparison in said comparing step of the identification data detected in said detecting step with the identification data registered in said registering step; and informing said called party of said calling party and said called party corresponding to said calling party identification data and said called party identification data upon a favorable comparison in said comparing step.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of controlling a communication terminal apparatus adapted for use with a plurality of parties and connected to a digital network capable of transmitting call setting data to a called party, said method comprising the steps of: registering a plurality of calling party identification data and a plurality of called party identification data; detecting calling party identification data and called party identification data both contained in said call setting data; comparing said calling party identification data and said called party identification data detected in said detecting step with said calling party identification data and said called party identification data registered in said registering step; accepting an incoming signal upon favorable comparison in said comparing step of the identification data detected in said detecting step with the identification data registered in said registering step; and informing said called party of said calling party and said called party corresponding to said calling party identification data and said called party identification data upon a favorable comparison in said comparing step.
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