JPH10304416A - Pocket beeper radio calling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beeper radio calling device that calls a beeper through a radio channel at a reserved time, confirms, revises and deletes the called and reserved contents. SOLUTION: A controller 7 which connects to extension telephone sets 3, is provided with a clock 8 that clocks a real time and memory 9 that stores a calling message. When a designated time is arrived, a caller allows the controller 7 to call a beeper 12 and confirms, revises and deletes the stored calling state, based on a code designated from an extension telephone set 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pager radio pager. In particular, the present invention relates to a paging device for a premises where a called party can make a reservation call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in private paging, a pager is called in real time from a PBX subscriber telephone connected to a paging control device. Further, in the public pager service, a reserve call function is added to the pager carried by the called party to notify the pager at a designated time.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional private paging apparatus 15. In the figure, a premises paging device 1
Reference numeral 5 is provided with a contact calling device 1, a calling console 2, an extension telephone 3, a private branch exchange PBX5, and a transmitting device 11 for wirelessly calling a pager, which are connected to a control device 7 for controlling the calling of the pager PB. The pager PB12 carried by the user is called from the contact pager 1, the calling console 2, and the extension telephone 3.

[0004]

However, after the caller finishes the operation of calling the called party by an extension telephone or the like, the pager of the called party is immediately alerted to the pager. There is a drawback that you have to wait until the desired time to call the person.

In the case of calling a plurality of unspecified persons other than the called party preset in the control device by the group calling function, it is necessary to repeat the calling operation individually. Had the disadvantage of doing so.

Further, when the reserve call function of the public pager service is applied to a private paging device, the call message information is transmitted by radio at the time of setting the reserve call, so that the reservation call is released, the content is confirmed or There was a disadvantage that it could not be changed.

Further, since the reserve call function is provided on the pager side, reservations cannot be made on a weekly or monthly basis, and reservations on a daily basis are limited to only about ten.

[0008] In recent years, pager call management utilizing an intranet has also been implemented. However, since a reservation call function is provided in a server or a workstation constituting the intranet, the pager is operated only when the intranet is operating. There was a drawback that it was not possible to call.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a reserve call function on a control device for calling and alerting a pager. To call a pager at a specified time.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a pager radio paging apparatus in which a timepiece is provided with a calendar mechanism and a reservation call can be made on a monthly or weekly basis.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a pager radio paging apparatus capable of confirming the reservation status and changing the contents of a specified time call.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a pager radio pager according to the present invention receives a pager page signal input from a caller and is included in the pager page signal. Decodes the time-specified call reservation code and call-specified time, and stores the call message from the caller, and transmits the call message wirelessly when the call-specified time is reached in conjunction with the clock that measures real time. And a control device for calling and alerting the pager of the called party.

[0013] The timepiece has a calendar mechanism, and when the designated date and time entered by the caller has been reached, a call message is wirelessly transmitted to notify the called pager of the called party.

Further, a call setting terminal for displaying a call message and a call designation time stored in the memory and confirming or changing the call reservation status is provided.

[0015]

In the pager radio paging apparatus of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the pager of the called party can be notified of the call at the reserved call designated time.

[0016]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This device is configured for private paging.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pager radio pager 17 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the pager radio paging device 17 has a pager P
B. A contact calling device 1, a calling console 2, a plurality of extension telephones 3, a private branch exchange PBX 5, an intranet line 6, a reservation terminal 1 connected to a control device 7 for controlling the calling of B
0, a transmitting device 11 for calling a pager by radio, and a PB
A call setting terminal 4 connected to X, a clock 8 for measuring the real time provided in the control device 7 and a memory 9 for storing a call message, the extension telephone 3 operated by the caller and the call operation After a pager call signal is input from the desk 2 or the like and the call message is stored in the memory 9, the pager 12 of the called party can be called at the designated time for calling. When the caller calls the pager 12 from the extension telephone 3, for example, by inputting the dialing number "9" of the calling special number, a pager calling mode is set. Next, dial “* 5” for the time-specified calling reservation code.
Enter In response to this dial, the control device 7 can request the code number of the reservation caller. In response to the request, enter the three-digit number of the caller's extension number "123", then enter the called party's pager number "777", and then enter the call designation date in two digits. . For example, if the 5th day of the current month is entered, "05" is entered. If the 5th day has already passed, the 5th day of the following month is designated. Subsequently, the call designation time is input in four digits. When specifying 8:30, "0830" may be input. By the operation up to this point, the date and time of the call reservation are set, and the next call message can be input with an arbitrary length within 24 digits. For example, a two-digit character code is consecutively set to “0197424161
The number can be designated by a numeral such as 9 ". Finally, by inputting the reservation completion code"#", the time-specified calling reservation can be terminated. The same message can be transmitted to a plurality of different called parties. In this case, a continuous reservation code “* 0” can be input instead of the reservation completion code.After inputting “* 0”, the next called pager number “555” is input. The continuous reservation can be set repeatedly until the reservation completion code “#” is input.The message for which the call reservation is set in this way is the same as the time indicated by the clock 8 that measures the actual time and the time of the call reservation. At this time, the page is read out by the interlocking control device 7, and the pager 12 of the called party can be notified of the call at the set call designated time, before the reservation completion code "#" is input. When the telephone 3 is on-hook is able to cancel all call reservation being set, it is possible to re-setting.

In the above embodiment, a call message is transmitted using a character code. However, when a segment type numeric pager is used for private paging, a message is transmitted with a time and a room number according to a company or individual agreement. can do. For example, if the designated time of four digits is set to “1300” and the calling message is input as “202”, the alphanumeric characters of “13-00 [202]” can be displayed on the display board of the pager 12. It is possible to notify that there is a meeting in room 202 at 13:00. Also, the call message is "U3
If you enter 560 ", the display of the pager 12 will display"
13-00U3560 "can be displayed, and it can be notified that the extension number of 3560 will be called at 13:00. In the present embodiment,
Since an inexpensive pager 12 displaying alphanumeric characters and some symbols can be used, the cost of constructing a system can be reduced although the expression of messages is restricted.

In the above embodiment, an inexpensive pager 12 for displaying alphanumeric characters and some symbols is used. However, when a pager 12 having a dot type display device is used, "13-00 Seisinkaigi" is used. The message of "202 Kaigitsu" or "13-00 3560 Nite"
And "Resyo" message can be displayed in two lines. Further, a message used to save the storage capacity of the pager 12 can be registered in advance as a shortened message.

In the above embodiment, the configuration of the call reservation has been described. However, the call message and the call time stored in the memory 9 can be confirmed, changed, and canceled. First, when a call reservation is changed using the call setting terminal 4, a call special number "9" to be connected to the control device 7 is input, and then a time-specified call reservation release code "* 7".
Is entered, and the code number "123" of the reserved caller is entered to confirm whether the reserved caller and the person who releases the reservation are the same. Next, the pager number "77" to release the call
7 ". To cancel a plurality of reservation calls at once, a three-digit number of" 000 "can be input. Subsequently, a designated call date" 05 "and a call time" 08 "
30 ", and finally, the reservation cancellation completion code"
The cancellation of the call reservation can be terminated by inputting "#". To cancel a plurality of continuously reserved reservations,
"* 0" of continuation release code instead of this reservation completion code
Can be entered. After "* 0" is input, the pager number "555" of the next called party is input, and the continuous release can be repeated until the reservation release completion code "#" is input. If the call setting terminal 4 is disconnected from the control device 7 before the reservation release completion code "#" is input, all of the call reservation cancellations being set can be canceled, and the settings can be redone. In the present embodiment, the reservation is released from the call setting terminal 4,
It goes without saying that the reservation can also be canceled by using the extension telephone 3 in the same manner. If the reservation terminal 10 is used, the contents of the reserved call can be displayed on the CRT display 19, and the contents of the reserved call can be called from the workstation 14 connected to the intranet line 6, and the reservation can be similarly canceled. it can.

In the above embodiment, the call reservation is confirmed using the dedicated terminal for the call reservation. However, the call reservation can be confirmed using the extension telephone 3 and the pager 12. That is, after dialing the transmission special number "9" from the extension telephone 3, the time-specified call reservation confirmation code "*"
Enter “0.” Then, after entering the code number “123” of the reservation caller identified by the reservation person, enter “05” to specify 5 days for the reservation confirmation designation date and specify the 5th day of the current month. However, if the 5th day of the current month has passed, it means that the 5th day of the following month has been designated, and there is no need to input the month in the present embodiment.
Is input, the setting for confirming the call reservation can be completed. Based on the time-specified reservation confirmation set in this way, a call message reserved for calling at each date can be transmitted to the pager 12. As described above, since the pager 12 has a limited capacity for storing messages, for example, one call confirmation can be limited to 20 call messages. If the number of the reserved call messages exceeds 20, the control unit 7 performs the time-designated reservation confirmation operation again within a predetermined time, and the control device 7 stores the next 20 stored contents after the previously transmitted reservation contents. Can be sent to the pager 12. For example,
If the predetermined time is set to 5 minutes, the contents of the reservation can be displayed on the pager 12 to easily end the confirmation operation, and the next time-specified reservation confirmation operation can be performed. In addition, the control device 7 can transmit the call reservation content to the pager 12 from the beginning by elapse of the predetermined time of 5 minutes. Therefore, when confirming the call reservation, the control device 7 determines the number of the reservation content every time. There is no need for confirmation. Further, if the telephone 3 is turned on before the reservation confirmation designation completion code "#" is input, all the call reservation confirmations being set can be canceled and the settings can be redone. Furthermore, when the reservation status is confirmed on the display screen of the pager 12, an identification display can be displayed at the top of the display screen to distinguish it from the original call reservation. For example, the display panel of the pager 12 described above
When displaying the alphanumeric characters of 13-00 [202] ", add a"] "symbol at the top of the screen and add"] 13-00 [20
2] ". During the call reservation confirmation work, the person carrying the pager 12 recognizes that the content being received is the call reservation content, so the pager 12 is displayed. You can automatically switch to the silent reception mode to stop the sound of the ringtone and the vibrator.If you actually receive a call message during the silent reception mode, the system automatically returns to the ringing mode. It is possible to determine whether or not the call has been actually received, by setting the number of contents of one call reservation to the maximum storage capacity of the pager 12 and checking the actual contents of the call reservation while confirming the contents of the call reservation. When the call message is received, a part of the stored call reservation contents overflows and is deleted from the pager 12, but the call reservation contents are stored in the memory 9 in the control device 7. Since the call reservation information is stored, the call reservation contents can be confirmed by performing the operation of confirming the call reservation contents again, provided that the number of contents of one call reservation is smaller than the maximum storage capacity of the pager 12. If the number is set to about 15, it is possible to prevent such reconfirmation work.

By connecting the intranet line 6 and the control device 7 shown in FIG. 1, a schedule of a meeting or the like is transmitted to the workstation 14 by e-mail, and the control device is concurrently transmitted based on the time data contained in the e-mail. 7, a pager 12 can be reserved for calling. The e-mail is read on the workstation 14 of the user by the pager radio pager 17 configured as described above.
When the schedule of the conference or the like is confirmed, the control device 7 can detect the schedule confirmation of the called party through the intranet line 6. Based on the detected contents, the control device 7 can change the contents of the call storage table such as the conference and delete the contents of the call reservation. Therefore, for the deleted called party, the calling of the pager 12 at the designated time is canceled, and the designated calling can be limited to the called party who has not confirmed the e-mail. At the same time, the conference attendees can be alerted by the pager 12.

In the above embodiment, the pager 12 is notified of a call at a designated time in conjunction with the start time of a conference or the like. However, a reserve call function is added to the pager 12 to allow the stored call reservation message to be stored. Based on the date information, message information for which a call is reserved in advance at a predetermined time on the day of the call can be transmitted to the pager 12. Pager radio pager 17 configured in this manner
For example, a pager 1 sends a call message for making a reserve call in accordance with the time at which the called party leaves the office or lunch time.
2 can be sent. That is, the control device 7 can calculate the reserved call transmission time from the designated calling time every day, and can collectively transmit the calling message reserved for calling at the office start time or lunch time. Even if the user goes out of the transmission area of the paging in the premises, the call notification can be reliably performed. In addition, since the reserved call time is calculated every day and the call message reserved for calling is transmitted, the call reservation status can be changed or deleted by the day before.
The flexibility is higher than the conventional reserved call, and the capacity of the memory 9 provided in the control device 7 can be made sufficiently large, so that a large number of call reservations can be stored.

In the above description, the present invention has been described in the case of a pager radio pager, but the invention is not necessarily limited to a pager, and a radiotelephone with a pager function may be used as necessary. The good thing is, of course. In the embodiment, the extension telephone 3,
Although the call reservation is made by the call setting terminal 4 or the like, it goes without saying that the call reservation and the call reservation status can be confirmed while looking at the screen from the workstation 14 connected to the intranet line in addition to the extension telephone 3. Compared to the configuration in which a call reservation is issued from the workstation 14, the control device 7
By setting a call reservation, the time setting call can be reliably performed even when a failure occurs in the intranet line 6, and the time specification call can be executed even when the workstation 14 is not always operating. . Furthermore, although the paging device for the premises has been mainly described, it is needless to say that the invention can be applied to a paging service using a public network.

Also, the pager carrier can use the pager as his / her own schedule management terminal because the pager can call the pager at a designated time and a call message in addition to the instant call. For example, a weekly or monthly schedule can be set by an extension telephone or the like, so that at the designated time, the call can be confirmed on the page of the pager together with the call, and the user can act according to the schedule. A large number of callees can be simultaneously called at a designated time based on a schedule such as a conference, and the use of a reservation terminal can save troublesome work.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a caller can cause a pager to transmit a call message by a time-specified call.

Also, a page message can be transmitted to a pager by specifying a date and time on a monthly or weekly basis, and the pager can be used for schedule management of the user or others.

Further, by accessing the control device, it is possible to arbitrarily confirm, change, and delete the contents of the call reservation, and to flexibly cope with forgetting to call or changing the schedule.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a pager radio pager according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional pager radio pager.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 extension telephone, 7 control device, 8 clock, 9 memory, 11 transmission device, 12 pager, 17 pager radio pager.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pager radio paging apparatus for notifying a pager of a called party in response to a pager call signal from a caller, wherein the pager paging signal input from the caller is received. ,
The time designation call reservation code and the call designation time included in the pager call signal are decoded, and the memory which stores the call message from the caller and the clock which measures the actual time reach the call designation time. And a control device for transmitting the paging message wirelessly to notify the paging of the called party when the paging is performed. 2. The timepiece has a calendar mechanism, and when a designated date and time of a call input from a caller has been reached, the timepiece transmits the call message wirelessly to notify a call of a pager of the called party. The pager radio paging device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The pager radio paging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a call setting terminal for displaying a call message and a call designation time stored in said memory and confirming or changing a call reservation status.