JPH06244787A - Home cordless telephone network system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make possible the communication between an intercom slave unit and a portable telephone set by repeating a master unit by adding a radio function as a slave unit to an intercom and adding a function which automatically calls to the telephone number of the prescribed portable telephone set to the master unit. CONSTITUTION:When a visitor uses the intercom during absence, a calling signal is sent to the master unit of the home cordless telephone set by an intercom slave unit. The master unit discriminates the slave unit called by calling slave unit discrimination section 19 when a cordless radio transmission/reception section 15 receives a calling signal. When the discrimination result is proved to be an intercom slave unit, an automatic answering mode switching section 20 is referred to and when an automatic answering mode is turned on, the numbers stored in a portable telephone number storage section 21 is automatically dialed after capturing a line wire according to the instruction of a line wire automatic sending section 22. Thus, the home cordless telephone network system capable of answering the visitor during absence by the portable telephone set on the portable telephone network system can be provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cordless telephone network system for home use such as cordless telephones and mobile telephones.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, cellular phones and mobile phones which can be carried outdoors anytime and anywhere have come to be used rather than wireless, and the range of use such as age group and applications is gradually expanding. Hereinafter, cellular phones are also treated as mobile phones). Also, at home,
Home-use cordless parent-child telephones that can perform wireless communication with a parent device have become widespread.

The structure of a conventional home cordless telephone will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 shows a block configuration of a home cordless telephone handset, and FIG. 4 shows a block configuration of a home cordless telephone handset. In FIG. 3, 1 is a voice processing unit that processes a voice signal, 2 is a speaker unit that outputs a voice,
3 is a microphone unit for inputting voice, 4 is an operation unit including a push button for inputting a telephone number and a switch having other functions, 5 is a signal processing unit for processing signals, and 6 is for home use A cordless radio transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio signals to and from the cordless telephone base unit, 7 is an antenna unit, 8 is a control unit for controlling the operations of the above units, and 9 is a display unit. In FIG. 4, 10 is a voice processing unit that processes a voice signal, 11 is a speaker unit that outputs a voice, 12 is a microphone unit that inputs a voice, 13 is a signal processing unit that processes a signal, and 14 is a Antenna section, 15 is a cordless wireless transmission / reception section for transmitting / receiving radio signals to / from cordless telephone slave units, 16 is a general telephone line interface section for transmitting / receiving signals to / from a general telephone line, and 17 is a push for inputting a telephone number. An operation unit composed of buttons and switches having other functions, 18 is a display unit for displaying, 23 is a line switching unit for exchanging a slave unit line, a master unit line, and an outside line, and 24 is a control unit for operating the above units. It is a control unit that does.

The operation of the conventional home cordless telephone slave unit and cordless telephone master unit configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. When the outside line transmission button of the operation unit 4 of the cordless telephone slave unit is pressed, the control unit 8 requests the signal processing unit 5 for an outside line transmission signal, and the cordless wireless transmission / reception unit 6 transmits the outside line transmission signal to the cordless telephone base unit. Send. When the cordless radio transmitter / receiver 15 of the cordless telephone base unit receives the outside line transmission signal, to that effect,
The control unit 24 is notified through the signal processing unit 13. The control unit 24 captures the outside line of the general telephone line interface unit 16 and issues a command to the line switching unit 23 to connect the lines of the cordless radio transmitting / receiving unit 15 and the general telephone line interface unit 16. After that, the telephone number dialed by the operation unit 4 of the cordless telephone handset is the general telephone line interface unit 16
And is sent to the telephone office. When the extension call button on the operation unit 4 of the cordless handset is pressed, the control unit 8
Requests the extension transmission signal from the signal processing unit 5, and the cordless radio transmission / reception unit 6 transmits the extension transmission signal to the cordless telephone master unit. When the cordless radio transmitter / receiver 15 of the cordless telephone base unit receives the extension transmission signal, the cordless radio transmitter / receiver 15 notifies the control unit 24 through the signal processing unit 13 to that effect. The control unit 24 issues a command to connect the cordless wireless transmission / reception unit 15 and the voice processing unit 10. After that, a call is made between the cordless telephone handset and the cordless telephone base unit.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned portable telephone network system, the user can call the user by telephone anytime and anywhere, and in the home cordless telephone, if it is at home, it is possible to use the ordinary telephone line and the child. It was possible to send and receive freely between machines, between a child machine and a parent machine, but both had the problem that there was no way to respond to a visitor to the user's home when they were away. . The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, has a home intercom as a slave, and uses a home cordless telephone having an automatic outside line calling function in combination with a mobile telephone network system to provide a visitor to a home who is away. Another object of the present invention is to provide a home cordless telephone network system capable of responding with a mobile telephone on the mobile telephone network system.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses a household intercom as a cordless telephone handset (hereinafter referred to as an intercom cordless handset), and the interphone cordless handset is used for home use. A cordless phone that calls a cordless telephone base unit, and a cordless handset that determines whether the cordless telephone handset is a cordless telephone handset or an intercom handset. Whether to answer the call from the discrimination unit and the intercom handset with a home cordless telephone,
Or, when answering a call from an intercom slave by answering mode switching unit that sets whether to answer with the mobile phone on the mobile phone network system, the mobile phone on the mobile phone network system is automatically called. A mobile phone number storage unit and an outside line automatic transmission unit are added.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when the visitor activates the intercom while not being present, the intercom slave unit issues a call signal to the home cordless telephone master unit, and the master unit issues the call signal. If it is an intercom handset, after confirming that it is set to absence mode,
Call a mobile phone on a mobile phone network system outdoors and relay it to a home cordless phone base unit,
It becomes possible to talk between the intercom slave and the mobile phone.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intercom slave unit showing a configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a home cordless telephone master unit. In FIG. 1, 1 is a voice processing unit for processing a voice signal, 2 is a speaker unit for outputting a voice, 3 is a microphone unit for inputting a voice, 4 is an operation unit composed of a call button, 5
Is a signal processing unit for processing signals, 6 is a cordless wireless transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving a wireless signal to / from a home cordless telephone base unit, 7 is an antenna unit, and 8 is a control unit for controlling the operation of each of the above units. .

In FIG. 2, 10 is a voice processing unit for processing a voice signal, 11 is a speaker unit for outputting a voice, 12 is a microphone unit for inputting a voice, 13 is a signal processing unit for processing a signal, Reference numeral 14 is an antenna section, 15 is a cordless radio transmitter / receiver section for transmitting / receiving radio signals to / from cordless telephone slave units, intercom slave units, 16 is a general telephone line interface section for transmitting / receiving signals to / from a general telephone line, and 17 is a telephone An operation unit composed of push buttons for inputting numbers and switches having other functions, 18 is a display unit for displaying,
19 is a calling cordless handset distinguishing unit that determines whether the cordless handset that calls the base unit is a cordless telephone handset or an intercom handset, and 20 is for indoor home use when a call is made from the intercom handset. An answering mode switching unit that sets whether to call a cordless phone or an outdoor mobile phone, 21 is a mobile phone number storage unit that stores the phone number of the mobile phone that calls, and 22 is automatically Cellular phone number storage unit that captures outside lines
An external line automatic transmission unit for dialing the stored contents of 21, a line switching unit 23 for exchanging a slave line, a master line, and an external line, and a control unit 24 for controlling the operation of each of the above units.

The operation of the intercom slave unit and the cordless telephone master unit configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. When the call button of the operation unit 4 of the intercom slave unit is pressed, the control unit 8 instructs the signal processing unit 5 to issue a call signal to the home cordless telephone master unit. The cordless wireless transmitter / receiver 6 wirelessly transmits a call signal, and the cordless wireless transmitter / receiver 15 of the home cordless telephone master set receives the call signal. The received call signal is delivered to the control unit 24 through the signal processing unit 13, and the control unit 24 causes the call slave unit determination unit.
Request 19 to discriminate the calling signal. The calling slave unit determining unit 19 determines whether the slave unit that has called the home cordless telephone master unit is a cordless telephone slave unit or an intercom slave unit. If the determination result is the cordless telephone slave unit, the extension call or the outside line is captured as usual, and if the determination result is the intercom slave unit, the control section 24 refers to the absence mode switching unit 20. When the answering mode switching unit 20 is in the absence mode, the control unit 24 considers that the user is at home, and issues a command to the line switching unit 23 to connect the line between the slave unit and the master unit.
The call will be between the intercom handset and the home cordless phone base unit. If the absence mode is on, it is regarded as absent, and the number stored in the mobile phone number storage unit 23 is automatically dialed after the outside line is captured according to the instruction of the outside line automatic transmission unit 22.

The dialed telephone number is sent to the central office through the general telephone line interface 16 to call the mobile telephone on the mobile telephone network system.

When the user answers the call of the mobile phone, the signal processing unit 13 detects the response, and the control unit 24 causes the line switching unit 23 to connect the line between the cordless radio transmitting / receiving unit 15 and the general telephone line interface unit 16. Instruct to connect. In this way, it is possible to make a call between the intercom and the mobile phone for a visitor who is out.

[0013]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiments, the present invention uses a household intercom as a cordless telephone handset for a household, and calls a cordless handset calling section of the intercom cordless handset to the cordless telephone base unit for home use. Handset identification unit,
By providing an absence mode switching unit, a mobile phone number storage unit, and an external line automatic transmission unit,
It has an effect that it is possible to always respond between the intercom and the mobile phone.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an intercom handset of a home cordless telephone network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a home cordless telephone master unit of a home cordless telephone network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of a conventional home cordless telephone handset.

FIG. 4 is a block configuration diagram of a conventional home cordless telephone base unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 10 ... Voice processing section, 2, 11 ... Speaker section, 3, 12
... Microphone section, 4,17 ... Operation section, 5,13 ... Signal processing section, 6,15 ... Cordless wireless transmission / reception section, 7,14 ...
Antenna part, 8, 24 ... Control part, 9, 18 ... Display part,
16 ... General telephone line interface unit, 19 ... Calling machine identification unit, 20 ... Absent mode switching unit, 21 ... Mobile phone number storage unit, 22 ... External line automatic transmission unit, 23 ... Line switching unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A home cordless parent-child telephone having a plurality of cordless telephone handsets for one cordless telephone parent device, wherein a cordless radio transmitter / receiver for making a wireless call to the cordless telephone parent device is provided in a home intercom.
(Hereinafter, referred to as an intercom slave), a cordless telephone master unit for home use, a slave unit that determines whether the slave unit that calls the master unit is a cordless telephone slave unit or an intercom slave unit, and An answering mode switching unit for setting whether to answer a call from the intercom handset with a home cordless telephone or with a mobile telephone on an outdoor mobile telephone network system, and a portable telephone for the call from the intercom handset. A cordless telephone network system for home use, which is provided with a mobile telephone number storage unit for automatically calling a mobile telephone on the mobile telephone network system when answering with a telephone and an outside line automatic transmission unit.