JPH11331800A - Television controller for hotel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide television(TV) controller for hotels capable of surely detecting an incoming call and eliminating the need for a customer to control the volume of a TV by himself. SOLUTION: This TV controller is provided with a CATV device 5 for switching and sending pictures to a TV receiver 3 installed in each room 1, a switchboard 4 for switching telephone sets 11 to 13 installed in respective rooms 1, extension number-TV number recording part 62 for recording correspondence relation between the extension numbers of the telephone sets 11 to 13 and the receiver number of the TV receiver 3, and a control part 61 for reading out a TV number which corresponds to an incoming call extension number from the recording part 62 at the detecting of an incoming call by the switchboard 4 and commanding the CATV device 5, corresponding to the read TV number to switch display to contents displaying the incoming call.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hotel television controller, and more particularly to a hotel television controller for controlling a television receiver installed in each hotel room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In today's television receivers,
You can switch channels, adjust volume, mute, etc. with the remote control.If there is a phone call while watching TV in the hotel room, you can use the remote control to reduce or turn off the TV sound and talk To do.

On the other hand, according to the technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 3-239050, a telephone control unit is added to a television device so that a call signal superimposed on a telephone line can be detected.
A command to reduce the TV sound is transmitted from the telephone control unit to the sound control unit of the television receiver, and the sound control unit can reduce the TV sound to a preset volume.

[0004] During the call, the volume is continuously kept low, and when the call ends, the telephone control unit detects the end of the call, issues a command to the voice control unit to return to the original volume, and the voice control unit returns. According to the above instruction, the original volume is restored.

[0005]

As described above, conventionally, when a telephone set in a hotel room receives a call, the guest himself turns down or turns off the TV sound. Had to do.

On the other hand, in the case of a hotel guest room, a plurality of extension telephones of one guest room are often installed, and it is difficult to make each telephone correspond to one television receiver. In some cases, guests may not notice the phone while watching TV, which may cause problems in hotel services.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional hotel television apparatus, and it is intended to surely detect an incoming call and allow the guest to control the volume by himself. It is an object of the present invention to provide a hotel television control device which does not need to be performed.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A television control system for a hotel, comprising: a CATV device for switching and transmitting an image to a television receiver installed in each guest room; an exchange for exchange connection of a telephone provided in each guest room; An extension number versus television number recording unit that records the correspondence between a telephone extension number and the number of the television receiver, and when an incoming call is detected by the exchange, the extension number versus television number recording unit A control unit that reads a television number corresponding to the called extension number and instructs the CATV device corresponding to the read television number to switch to a display indicating that a telephone call is being received. It is characterized by having.

[0009] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that an indication that the telephone call is incoming is displayed on a part of a television screen.

[0010] The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the volume of the television receiver is reduced in addition to the display indicating that the telephone call is incoming.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of telephones are installed in the guest room, and a television number corresponding to an extension number of the plurality of telephones installed is stored in the extension number / television number recording unit. It is characterized by recording.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the correspondence between the extension number of the telephone set provided in each guest room and the television number is recorded in the extension number / television number recording section, and the call is received by the exchange. When a call is detected, the extension number vs. television number recording unit records the C corresponding to the called extension number.
Since the ATV device is instructed to switch to a display indicating that a telephone call is being received and the video of the television receiver is switched, it is ensured that the video of the television receiver is viewed. An incoming call can be detected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an indication that a telephone call is being received is displayed on a part of the television screen, so that an incoming call can be detected without interrupting the television. be able to.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the volume of the television receiver is reduced in addition to the display indicating that a telephone call is being received, a volume control operation can be eliminated.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the television number corresponding to the plurality of telephone numbers installed in the guest room is also recorded in the extension number / television number recording section. Even when there is an incoming call on a telephone installed in a room other than the room where the user is watching the device, the fact that the incoming call is being received is displayed on the television screen, and the incoming call can be reliably detected.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a specific example of an embodiment of a hotel television control apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a guest room 1 of a hotel is composed of three rooms 11, 12 and 13. Each room 1
Telephones 21, 22, and 23 having different extension telephone numbers are provided in 1, 12, and 13, and the television receiver 3 is provided in the room 13.

The telephones 21, 22, and 23 are connected to the exchange 4, and exchange connection for an incoming call is performed.

The CATV apparatus 5 comprises a video switching section 51 and a video transmission section 52, and the video switching section 51 switches the video of the television receiver 3 connected thereto.

The management computer 6 includes the exchange 4 and the CA
It is connected to the TV device 5 and calculates and accumulates each usage fee. The management computer 6 is provided with a control unit 61 and an extension number-to-television number recording unit 62, which are components of the present invention.

When the extension numbers of the telephones 21, 22, and 23 are A, B, and C, and the television number of the television receiver 3 is D, D is recorded in advance for B and C.

Next, the operation of the hotel television control device having the above configuration will be described.

When an incoming call to the telephone set 21, 22 or 23 occurs to the exchange 4 via the hotel operator, and the exchange 4 detects the incoming call, the call generation and the extension number are transferred to the control unit 61. Is done.

The control section 61 reads a television number corresponding to the transferred extension number from the extension number-to-television number recording section 62, and is connected to the television receiver 3 of the read television number. Video switching unit 5
1 is instructed to switch to a display indicating that a telephone call has arrived.

Upon receiving the switching command, the video switching section 51 switches the television receiver 3 to an image such as "Phone has arrived." It should be noted that a display such as "a call has arrived" may be displayed so as to be superimposed on a part of the currently displayed video screen.

The video switching unit 51 performs switching so that the volume of the television receiver 3 is also reduced at the same time as the switching of the display.

When it is detected that the telephone conversation has been completed via the telephone, for example, when on-hook is detected, the exchange 4 transfers the extension number to the control unit 61 upon completion of the telephone conversation.

The control unit 61 reads a television number corresponding to the transferred extension number from the extension number-to-television number recording unit 62, and switches the video connected to the television of the read television number. A command to cancel switching is given to the unit 51.

Next, when the video switching unit 51 receives the above-mentioned switching release command, the video switching unit 51 releases the display indicating that a telephone call has been received,
Return to the original video.

In the above description, control is performed only when an incoming call is received. However, the same control as described above can be performed when a call is made from the telephone set 23.

In the above-described television control, the switching control may be performed only when a special number is dialed from the telephone 21, 22, or 23.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to reliably detect an incoming call in each guest room even when watching an image on a television receiver. A television control device can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a hotel television control device capable of detecting an incoming call without interrupting the television.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a hotel television control device capable of eliminating the operation of controlling the volume of the television receiver.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, even when there is an incoming call to a telephone set in a room other than the room where the television receiver is being watched, the fact that the telephone is arriving is displayed. A hotel television control device that is displayed on a screen and can reliably detect an incoming call can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing one embodiment of a hotel television control device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Room 11, 12, 13 Room 21, 22, 23 Telephone 3 Television receiver 4 Exchanger 5 CATV device 6 Management computer 61 Control unit 62 Extension number vs. television number recording unit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A CATV (cable television) device for switching and transmitting an image to a television receiver installed in each guest room, an exchange for exchanging and connecting a telephone provided in each guest room, and the telephone An extension number versus television number recording unit that records the correspondence between the extension number of the television receiver and the number of the television receiver. A control unit that reads a television number corresponding to the call extension number and instructs the CATV device corresponding to the read television number to switch to a display indicating that a telephone call is being received. A television control system for a hotel, comprising: 2. The hotel television control system according to claim 1, wherein an indication that the telephone call is being received is displayed on a part of a television screen. 3. The hotel television control system according to claim 1, wherein the volume of the television receiver is reduced in addition to the indication that the telephone call is being received. 4. A plurality of telephones are installed in the guest room, and a television number corresponding to an extension number of the plurality of telephones installed is recorded in the extension number / television number recording unit. The hotel television control system according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: