JPH0783403B2 - Button telephone device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a button telephone device capable of performing call charge management for each user by adding a magnetic card reader or the like and inputting personal information. It is a thing.

(Prior Art) FIG. 4 shows a configuration of a conventional button telephone device capable of managing a call charge for each user by inputting personal information indicating a user from a card reader. In the figure, 50 is a main device, and 60 is a telephone, and a plurality of devices are connected to the main device 50. 51 out of 50
Is a main control unit, 52 is a program setting unit, 53 is a call management unit, and 54 is a station line unit, and the main control unit 51 controls the outgoing call to the external line or the incoming call process from the external line. 55 is a speech path switch, 56 is a line control unit, 57 is a data transmission / reception circuit, 58 is a power supply unit, and 59 is a tone unit. The line control unit 56 is the main control unit
According to the instruction from 51, the communication path switch 55 is controlled, and the connection between the telephone line 60 and the outside line connected to the station line unit 54 is controlled. The line control unit 56 uses the data transmission / reception circuit 57 to
Sends or receives information required for control with 60.

In the telephone 60, 61 is a hook switch, 62 is a network, 63 is a handset, 64 is a telephone controller, 65 is a keyboard, 66
Is a data transmission / reception circuit, 67 is a power receiving unit, 68 is a card reader, and 69 is a card reader control unit.

Hook switch 61 is turned on or off by handset 63
The switch controls the connection of the signal from the main device 50 to the circuit network 62 and also supplies the telephone controller 64 with a signal indicating the usage state of the telephone 60. The card reader control unit 69 reads the signal from the card reader 68 and sends it to the telephone control unit 64 as personal information indicating the user. The telephone control unit 64 uses the data transmission / reception circuit 66 to transmit or receive information required for control with the data transmission / reception circuit 57 of the main device 50.

A unique number is given to the telephone 60 as an extension number, and the function of the telephone 60 for each extension number can be individually set by the program setting unit 52 of the main device 50. The extension number is usually given to the connection line connected to the telephone 60. In such a configuration, if the outside line transmission restriction is set to be prohibited for the telephone 60, even if the handset 63 is lifted and the outside line transmission operation is performed from the keyboard 65, the key information sent from the telephone 60 is not displayed. Since the main control unit 51 of the main device 50 refers to the information of the program setting unit 52 and prohibits the outside line transmission processing, as a result, the outside line cannot be transmitted from the telephone set 60.

On the other hand, before sending an outside line, the personal information is stored in the card reader 68.
Enter from. The personal information read by the card reader control unit 69 is sent to the main device 50 and the program setting unit.
By referring to the personal information registered in advance in 52, the main control unit 51 determines whether or not the personal information is the same. If the personal information is the same, the external call restriction to the telephone 60 is released, and the call management unit 53 is called. Communicate personal information sent from 60. When the outside line call is finished, the personal information is recorded in the call management unit 53 together with the information such as the call time and the call charge.

When the call ends, the telephone is returned to the handset 63 and the telephone set 60, and when the hook switch 61 detects that the handset 63 is placed, the telephone set 60 is again prohibited from making an outside line call, and if the personal information is not input from the card reader 68, the outside line call is made. Will not be able to.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the above-mentioned conventional button telephone device, it is necessary to input personal information from the card reader every time an outside call is made, and the same person continuously makes a call to a plurality of points. There was a drawback that the operation in the case was troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the conventional drawbacks and to provide a button telephone device which can be used without continuously inputting personal information from a card reader each time an external line is continuously transmitted to a plurality of places. Is to provide.

(Means for Solving Problems) The present invention provides a plurality of telephones having a means for inputting personal information indicating a user, usage restriction information for each telephone for prohibiting outgoing calls to outside lines, and personal information. The registration means registered in advance, the matching means for matching the personal information input from the telephone with the personal information registered in the registration means, and the matching means determined that the personal information input from the telephone is registered in the registration means. At the time, a main device having a releasing means for enabling a call from the telephone to an outside line and the like, and a call managing means for recording personal information and information such as a call date and time, a call time, and a call charge each time the hook switch is opened, In the key telephone device, the plurality of telephones are operated by the user every time one telephone call ends when a telephone call is sequentially made to a plurality of points via an outside line or the like which is prohibited to make a call. , Further includes a redialing means for outputting redialing information, and when the redialing information is output from the redialing means, the releasing means is kept in a state capable of making a call from the telephone to an outside line, and In addition, the personal information, the date and time of the call, the call time, the call charge, and other information are recorded in the call management means.

(Operation) According to the present invention, by operating the redial key provided on the keyboard, it is possible to indicate the end of the call and to know that the same person will make an external call again. The next outside line can be transmitted without returning to the regulated state, and the personal information is also retained. Therefore, even when continuous outside line calls are made, the personal information can be added and the call information can be recorded.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the key telephone device of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a main unit, and 11 is a telephone, and a plurality of units are connected to the main unit 1. Reference numeral 2 is a main control unit, 3 is a program setting unit, 4 is a call management unit, and 5 is an office line unit. The main control unit 2 controls the outgoing call to the outside line or the incoming call process from the outside line. Reference numeral 6 is a speech path switch, 7 is a line control unit, 8 is a data transmission / reception circuit, 9 is a power supply unit, and 10 is a tone unit. The line control unit 7 controls the communication path switch 6 according to an instruction from the main control unit 2 to control connection between the telephone line 11 and an outside line connected to the station line unit 5. The tone unit 10 sends a necessary tone signal to the telephone 11 through the speech path switch 6. The line controller 7 uses the data transmission / reception circuit 8 to transmit or receive information required for control with the telephone 11. The power supply unit 9 supplies the power required by the telephone 11.

12 is a hook switch, 13 is a network, 14 is a handset,
Reference numeral 15 is a telephone control unit, 16 is a keyboard, 17 is a data transmission / reception circuit, 18 is a power receiving unit, 19 is a card reader, and 20 is a card reader control unit.

The hook switch 12 is turned on or off by the handset 14.
The switch controls the connection of the signal from the main unit 1 to the circuit network 13, enables the telephone conversation by the handset 14, and supplies the telephone controller 15 with a signal indicating the usage state of the telephone. The card reader control unit 20 reads the signal from the card reader 19 and sends it to the telephone control unit 15 as personal information indicating the user. The telephone control unit 15 includes a data transmission / reception circuit 17
Thus, information required for control is transmitted to or received from the data transmission / reception circuit 8 of the main device 1. The power receiving unit 18 supplies the power required by the telephone 11. A unique number is given to the telephone 11 as an extension number, and the function of the telephone 11 can be individually set for each extension number by the program setting unit 3. Usually, the extension number is given to the connection line connected to the telephone set 11.

With such a configuration, the outside line transmission restriction is set to the transmission prohibition for the telephone set 11, the outside line transmission is input by the personal information from the card reader 19 and read by the card reader control unit 20, and the program setting unit of the main unit 1 is read. This can be achieved by collating the personal information registered in advance in 3 with the personal information input by the main control unit 2 and, if they match, releasing the outside line transmission restriction. When the outside line call ends,
Personal information is recorded in the call management unit 4 together with information such as call time, call charge, date, etc., and call management can be performed on an individual basis.

FIG. 2 is an example of a keyboard used in the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 21 is a dial key group, and 22 is a function key group such as station line buttons required as a button telephone. Reference numeral 23 is a redial key, which is a key added in this system. The operation using the redial key 23 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the figure, a series of steps from step 30 to step 36 shows the contents already described. When the call is ended in a state where the outside line transmission restriction is released, the redial key 23 is pressed as shown in step 37. When the redialing key 23 is pressed, the call ending process is performed in step 38, and the call information is recorded together with the personal information in the call recording process in step 39. After this, the state of step 34 is entered, and since the outside line transmission restriction is released, it is possible to continue dialing. When ending the outside line transmission, the handset is taken down as shown in step 40, the call ending process is performed in step 41, the call recording process is performed in step 42, and the outside line transmission restriction is set to be prohibited in step 43. Therefore, when the outside line is transmitted to a plurality of places, it is not necessary to input the personal information each time by pressing the redial key 23, and it becomes easy to use.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, by entering the personal information indicating the user, the outside line transmission restriction is released, and the call information such as the call time and the call charge can be managed for each user. When making an outside line, it is not necessary to input personal information every time, and the operability is greatly improved. Since the function of the telephone can be set according to the environment in which the telephone is installed, it is possible to provide a button telephone device with a high degree of freedom according to the operation mode, and its practical effect is great.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a button telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram of a keyboard of the device, FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the device, and FIG. 4 is a block of a conventional button telephone device. It is a figure. 1 ... Main device, 2 ... Main control unit, 3 ... Program setting unit, 4 ... Call management unit, 5 ... Station line unit, 6 ... Call path switch, 7 ... Line control unit,
8 ... Data transmission / reception circuit, 9 ... Power supply unit, 10 ... Tone unit, 11 ... Telephone, 12 ... Hook switch, 13
...... Circuit network, 14 ...... Handset, 15 ...... Telephone control unit, 16 ...... Keyboard, 17 ...... Data transmission / reception circuit, 18 ......
Power receiving part, 19 …… Card reader, 20 …… Card reader control part, 21 …… Dial key group, 22 …… Function key group, 23 …… Recall key.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of telephones having input means for inputting personal information indicating a user, use restriction information for each telephone for prohibiting transmission to an external line, and registration means for registering the personal information in advance. A collating unit that collates the personal information input from the telephone with the personal information registered in the registration unit, and the collating unit determines that the personal information input from the telephone is registered in the registration unit. And a call managing means for recording the personal information, the call date and time, the call time, the call charge, etc. every time the hook switch is opened. In a key telephone device including a main device, a plurality of telephones terminate one call when sequentially calling to a plurality of points via an outside line or the like for which calling is prohibited. When the user operates the device, the device further includes a re-transmitting unit that outputs re-transmitting information. When the re-transmitting information is output from the re-transmitting unit, the releasing unit is connected to the outside line from the telephone. A button telephone device, characterized in that the telephone line is cut off while keeping the state where the call can be made, and the personal information and information such as the date and time of the call, the call time, and the call charge are recorded in the call managing means.