Incoming call controlling device, incoming call controlling system, and incoming call controlling method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10721546-B2
Application number	US-201916481965-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 11, 2019
Priority date	Jan 15, 2018
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

An incoming call controlling device ( 2 ) includes a connection determining unit ( 3 ) configured to determine, when an incoming call to a first phone number is received, whether a mobile phone terminal ( 6 ) is connected as an extension phone to the incoming call controlling device ( 2 ); an incoming call controlling unit ( 4 ) configured to transfer the incoming call to a second phone number when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal ( 6 ) is not connected to the incoming call controlling device ( 2 ); and a caller information transmitting unit ( 5 ) configured to transmit, to a server ( 7 ), identification information and caller information of the incoming call when a transfer by the incoming call controlling unit ( 4 ) is performed. The server ( 7 ) is configured to notify a phone terminal of the caller information by using a network different from a circuit used for the transfer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An incoming call controlling device configured to control an incoming call from a phone network, the incoming call controlling device comprising:
at least one memory storing program instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
determine, when an incoming call to a first phone number is received, whether a mobile phone terminal pre-associated with the first phone number is connected as an extension phone to the incoming call controlling device;
transfer the incoming call to a second phone number when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is not connected to the incoming call controlling device, the second phone number being a mobile phone number of the mobile phone terminal; and
transmit, to a server, identification information for identifying the mobile phone terminal and caller information of the incoming call when the transferring is performed, the server being configured to notify a phone terminal of the caller information by using a network different from a circuit used for the transfer.

2. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to route the incoming call to the mobile phone terminal connected to the incoming call controlling device when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is connected to the incoming call controlling device.

3. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 2 , wherein when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is not connected to the incoming call controlling device, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to transfer the incoming call if a transfer to the mobile phone terminal is preset or decline the incoming call if a transfer to the mobile phone terminal is not preset.

4. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to decline the incoming call without transferring the incoming call when the mobile phone terminal is not preregistered to be provided with a service by the server.

5. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
route the incoming call to the mobile phone terminal connected to the incoming call controlling device when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is connected to the incoming call controlling device and when a transfer to another phone terminal is not preset,
transfer the incoming call to another phone terminal when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is connected to the incoming call controlling device and when a transfer to another phone terminal is preset, and

transmit, to the server, identification information for identifying the other phone terminal and the caller information of the incoming call when the transferring is performed.

6. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to decline the incoming call without transferring the incoming call when the mobile phone terminal is not preregistered to be provided with a service by the server.

7. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to decline the incoming call without transferring the incoming call when the mobile phone terminal is not preregistered to be provided with a service by the server.

8. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 1 , wherein when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is not connected to the incoming call controlling device, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to transfer the incoming call if a transfer to the mobile phone terminal is preset or decline the incoming call if a transfer to the mobile phone terminal is not preset.

9. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to decline the incoming call without transferring the incoming call when the mobile phone terminal is not preregistered to be provided with a service by the server.

10. The incoming call controlling device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to decline the incoming call without transferring the incoming call when the mobile phone terminal is not preregistered to be provided with a service by the server.

11. An incoming call controlling system comprising:
an incoming call controlling device configured to control an incoming call from a phone network; and
a server configured to notify a phone terminal of caller information, wherein
the incoming call controlling device includes
at least one memory storing program instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
determine, when an incoming call to a first phone number is received, whether a mobile phone terminal pre-associated with the first phone number is connected as an extension phone to the incoming call controlling device,
transfer the incoming call to a second phone number when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is not connected to the incoming call controlling device, the second phone number being a mobile phone number of the mobile phone terminal, and
transmit, to the server, identification information for identifying the mobile phone terminal and the caller information of the incoming call when the transferring is performed, and

the server is configured to transmit the caller information of the incoming call to the mobile phone terminal identified by the identification information by using a network different from a circuit used for the transfer.

12. The incoming call controlling system according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to route the incoming call to the mobile phone terminal connected to the incoming call controlling device when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is connected to the incoming call controlling device.

13. An incoming call controlling method comprising:
determining, when an incoming call to a first phone number is received, whether a mobile phone terminal pre-associated with the first phone number is connected as an extension phone to an incoming call controlling device;
transferring the incoming call to a second phone number when it has been determined that the mobile phone terminal is not connected to the incoming call controlling device, the second phone number being a mobile phone number of the mobile phone terminal; and
transmitting, to a server, identification information for identifying the mobile phone terminal and caller information of the incoming call when the transferring is performed, the server being configured to notify a phone terminal of the caller information by using a network different from a circuit used for the transferring.

Assignees

• Nec Platforms Ltd
• Nippon Telegraph And Telephone East Corp
• Nippon Telegraph And Telephone West Corp

Inventors

• Takatsuka Fumitaka
• Utsunomiya Kaori
• Shimizu Shigeki
• HACHIYA Ryotaro
• Kanafuka Kyoko
• Morimoto Akira

Classifications

• H04M3/42263 Primary

  where the same subscriber uses different terminals, i.e. nomadism · CPC title

• H04M3/42042

  Notifying the called party of information on the calling party (details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72) · CPC title

• H04W4/16

  Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold · CPC title

• H04M3/543

  Call deflection · CPC title

• H04M2203/1091

  Fixed mobile conversion · CPC title