JPS61189061A - Telephone number guide device with telephone function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a phone call without seeking a public telephone set after a telephone number guide device confirms the telephone number by using the telephone set function provided to a computer in common use with the telephone set and the telephone number guide device. CONSTITUTION:A central processing section 9 consists of a processor 10, storage section 11 and a memory 12, a stored telephone number is offered by the retrieval of an operating section 7 in place of a telephone directory and sent to an automatic selection signal transmitter 18 for a call. When the central processing section 9 is in the standby state where it does not act like a telephone number guide device and a handset 4 is lifted, a hook 3 is turned off and it is discriminated as the use of a telephone function by the central processing section 9 via an I/O port 20. In depositing a coin or loading a card to a coin deposition inlet 6 or a card loading inlet 5, a telephone line is closed by a network control circuit 17 and when a ten-key of the operating section 7 is operated, a signal is inputted to an automatic selection signal transmitter 18 and a dial pulse or an MF signal is sent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a telephone number guide device with a telephone function.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, when a computer is equipped with a telephone function, a large number of specific telephone numbers are entered into the memory of the computer, and the entered telephone numbers are searched by name or occupation by operating the operation section, central processing is performed in advance. The desired telephone number is searched by the department from a large group of specific telephone numbers, and the automatic selection signal transmitter automatically calls the telephone number using the MF multiplication signal via the telephone line, and the telephone function of the computer is activated. It is well known that the telephone set of the other party is connected to the other party's telephone so that they can communicate with each other.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, the above-mentioned known telephone functions are exclusive to computers, and operate only in response to commands from the computer. could not be used as a telephone.

For this reason, even if you are able to use your computer's directory assistance function to make a call to the person you want, if you later want to call a friend to contact them, you will have to find a public phone separately to make the call. There was a drawback that it could not be hung.

Since the telephone number displayed on the display of the above-mentioned known device is only that of a specific subscriber, there is a limit to the search, and there are many cases where it is not possible to search for the desired party. In this case, there was no other option than to search separately in the telephone directory or call r104J from another telephone and request a search. Furthermore, the number learned in 104 had to be written down in a memo pad and dialed again, but in the past, this operation was not considered a drawback and was recognized as normal behavior.

(Means for Solving the Problem) Therefore, the present invention connects a public telephone line 8 to a case 1 provided with a coin insertion slot 6 or a card insertion slot 5, and in the case 1 there is a connection to the public telephone line 8. a network control circuit 17 connected to perform incoming call combining and separation/amplification; and the network control circuit 17
A handset 4 connected to the central processing unit 4, a central processing unit 9 into which a large number of specific telephone numbers are input, an operation unit 7 which instructs the central processing unit 9 to search for the specific telephone number input, a display 2 for displaying the telephone number sent from the central processing unit 9 or the operation unit 7; and an automatic selection signal for automatically calling the telephone number sent from the central processing unit 9 or the operating unit 7 via the dial pulse or MF multiplication signal via the public telephone line 8. A transmitter 18 and a coin calculation unit 30 or a card reading unit 29 connected to the coin slot 6 or card slot 5 are provided, and the handset 4 is off-hook when the central processing unit 9 is in a standby state. , handset 4, operation section 7, and automatic selection signal transmitter 18
and the network control circuit 17 constitute a telephone number guide device with a telephone function that functions as a public telephone.

One embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows an external view of the present invention, l is a case, a display 2 for displaying various data is provided on the top, and a hook is provided on the right side of the center. 3 locks the handset 4, a magnetic card insertion slot 5 and a coin slot 6 are provided on the left side of the center, and an operating section 7 consisting of a numeric keypad, character keys, etc. is provided at the bottom. A public telephone line 8 is connected to the case 1.

FIG. 2 shows an internal circuit diagram of the present invention. Reference numeral 9 denotes a central processing unit, which is composed of a processor 10, a storage unit 11, and a memory 12. The storage unit 11 stores a large number of specific names, telephone numbers, occupations, and telephone directory information.
04 or 105 (hereinafter referred to as 104) is stored. A video disc unit 14 is connected to the central processing unit 9 via an interface unit 13, and the video disc unit 14 is connected to the central processing unit 9 through an interface unit 13.
A display section 16 consisting of the display 2 and the speaker 15 is connected to the output side of the display. The video disc unit 14 is provided separately from the storage unit 11 so that a large amount of search data can be input into the storage unit 11, and the disc of the video disc unit 14 has a number corresponding to the telephone number input into the storage unit 11. Company name, phone number, job type, etc.
Memorize map number advertisement text, etc. (hereinafter referred to as data). The telephone numbers input into the central processing unit 9 are organized so that they can be searched by name or job type. For example, when company A is searched by name search, the address code corresponding to company A is searched by the interface unit 13. The data corresponding to the address code is read out from the disc of the video disc unit 14 and displayed on the display 2. Further, when searching for, for example, "patent attorney" in the job type search, the address code of the telephone number registered as a patent attorney in the storage section 11 is read out, and the data is shown on the display 2 in the same manner as described above.

Accordingly, the public telephone line 8 is connected to a network control circuit 17. The network control circuit 17 separates and amplifies and connects incoming calls between the public telephone line 8 and the internal circuit side, and connects the handset 4, automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and voice recognition section 19 (described later), and connects the public telephone line 8 to the internal circuit side. Line 8, network control circuit 17, and handset 4
The automatic selection signal transmitter 18 and the operating section 7 function as a single telephone. The automatic selection signal transmitter 18 includes:
It is connected to the central processing unit 9 via the I-O port 20, and when the telephone number is read out from the central processing unit 9, the MF multiplication signal converts the telephone number into a dial pulse and sends it to the telephone office via the telephone line 8. send.

21 is a source identification unit composed of a voice synthesis IC;
1 to 2 after the telephone number is sent from the central processing unit 9 to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, the other party's telephone is called, and the polarity of the public telephone line 8 is reversed. Within seconds, for example, a voice synthesis IC
"Shinjuku 1" is called to the other party's telephone via the iO boat 20 and the public telephone line 8, and the user's location is notified to the other party.

However, the telephone number stored in the central processing unit 9 is provided in place of a telephone directory when searched by the operation unit 7, and is automatically sent to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18 to make a call.
As a result of the search, if there is no matching data in the storage unit 11 of the central processing unit 9, the data 104 stored in the central processing unit 9 is sent to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and the telephone is connected to the directory assistance of the public corporation. do. There are two timings for sending this 104 signal.

- is performed when there is no corresponding data when searching for the first name or occupation. In this case, the central processing unit 9 automatically sends a 104 signal to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and at the same time the display 2 displays that the data is unregistered and will be connected to 104.

The second method is to manually connect to 104 when the desired person is not found in the displayed data after the corresponding data is displayed on the display 2 by name or job type search. As for unregistered numbers, you will need to check with directory assistance, but the telephone number obtained from directory assistance is stored in the memory 1 of the central processing unit 9.
2. There are two ways of this embodiment. In the first embodiment, while listening to the telephone number from the handset 4, operate the numeric keypad of the operating section 7, input the telephone number into the memory 12, and input it. After that, when the confirmation key on the operation unit 7 is operated, the line of the public telephone line 8 is once opened and then closed again, and the telephone number stored in the memory 12 is sent to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18. , automatically calls the other party.

In the second embodiment, the voice recognition section 19 identifies the voice and stores it in the memory 12. That is, the voice from the directory assistance is input to the voice analysis unit 22 via the public telephone line 8 and the network control circuit 17, where the voice frequency is
The result is compared with the digitally encoded data stored in the audio comparator 23, and the matched digitally encoded data is encoded and outputted by the code converter 24, stored in the memory 12, and As in the first embodiment, the confirmation button sends the signal to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18. Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the input number is displayed on the LED display section of the operation section 7 and the display 2. Display on the display 2 is performed by a superimposing section 25.

26 is a hard copy part for copying what is displayed on the display 2 onto recording paper; 27 is an audio operation guidance section that provides voice guidance for a series of operations; the output side of the guidance section 27 is connected via an amplifier 28; and connect it to the speaker 15.

Thus, the card insertion section 5 is connected to the Io-Boat 20 via the card reading section 29, and the coin slot 6 is connected to the I-O-Boat 20 via the coin calculation section 30.

(effect) Next, we will discuss the effect.

If the name of the company to be searched is known, but the telephone number is unknown, the user operates the operation section 7 and inputs the name. Then, one or more pieces of data in the storage section 11 are retrieved, and the corresponding address codes are sent to the video disc section 1 via the interface section 13.
4, the data corresponding to the address code is read from the disc of the video disc unit 14,
displayed on display 2, where display 2
When you find the desired company among the single or multiple names displayed, insert a coin or card into the coin slot 6.
Or, if you insert the card into the card slot 5 and pick up the handset 4, the off-hook state is detected by the hook 3 and the display 2
The telephone number displayed and selected is read out from the storage section 11 and output to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and a call is automatically made via the public telephone line 8 and connected to the other party.

If the name of the company to be searched is not known, but only the type of job is known, and the user wants to search for a suitable person, the user operates the operation section 7 and inputs the type of job. Then, the storage section 11
The address code of the telephone number of the occupation registered in is read out, and a large amount of data is displayed on the display 2. Then, when searching for a suitable party, inserting a coin or card into the coin slot 6 or card slot q5, and picking up the handset 4, the off-hook state is detected by the hook 3, and the selected phone is displayed on the display 2. The number is read out from the storage unit 11 and output to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and a call is automatically made via the public telephone line 8.
connected to the other party.

However, if the name of the company you are trying to search for is not registered in the central processing unit 9, a message will be displayed on the display 2 to the effect that it will connect to telephone directory assistance because it is not registered, and at the same time, a message will be displayed from the central processing unit 9. Automatic selection signal transmitter 18 to 104
is automatically output, a call is automatically made via the public telephone line 8, and the call is connected to telephone directory assistance.

Also, when it is determined that there is no suitable partner in the data displayed on display 2.

When a predetermined button on the operation unit 7 is pressed, the central processing unit 9 automatically outputs 104 to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18 in the same manner as described above, and a call is automatically made via the public telephone line 8. Connected to directory assistance.

When connected to the public corporation's telephone directory assistance and the telephone number is determined, the telephone number is automatically input as a voice signal to the voice recognition section 19, A/D converted by the voice analysis section 22, and A/D converted. The result is compared with the digitally encoded data stored in the audio comparison section 23, and the code conversion section 2
The digitally encoded data that match in step 4 is encoded and output, and sent to the memory 12 of the central processing unit 9 and stored therein. At this time, the automatically input number is displayed on both the LED display section of the operation section 7 and the display 2, so that the telephone number can be confirmed with the naked eye without having to write it down.

(In this case, the real voice will be automatically digitized by the device, but since the real voice is not necessarily digitized accurately due to pronunciation, it is necessary to check that there are no errors in what is displayed as described above.) ) When it is confirmed that there is no error, when the confirmation button on the operation unit 7 is pressed, the public telephone line 8 is automatically opened and then closed again, and the telephone line stored in the memory 12 is opened again. The number is sent to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and the other party is automatically called.

However, when the central processing section 9 is in a standby state, not functioning as a telephone number guide device, when the handset 4 is picked up, it can be used as a public telephone. That is, when the handset 4 is picked up in the standby state, the hook 3 is turned off,
When the central processing unit 9 detects this via the fioport 20, the central processing unit 9 determines that it is used as a telephone function, and enters a coin or card insertion waiting state, and the coin or card is inserted into the coin slot 6 or card insertion slot. When the telephone line 8 is inserted into the port 5, the network control circuit 17 closes the telephone line 8, and the telephone number enters a standby state. When the numeric keypad of the operation unit 7 is operated, a signal is input to the automatic selection signal transmitter 18, and a dial pulse or MF multiplier signal is issued, allowing the user to make a call to a desired party.

(Effect) As mentioned above, a computer is equipped with a telephone function, a large number of specific telephone numbers are input into the computer's memory,
When you operate the operation panel and search for the entered phone number by name or occupation.

A desired telephone number is searched in advance from a large number of specific telephone number groups by the central processing unit, and the automatic selection signal transmitter automatically calls the telephone number with an MF double signal via the telephone line. It is well known that the telephone function and the telephone of the other party are connected to each other so that they can talk to each other, but the telephone function of the above-mentioned known telephone function is exclusive to the computer and operates only by commands from the computer side, so it does not work as usual. However, the user could not use it as a telephone by operating the dial. For this reason, even if you are able to use your computer's directory assistance function to make a call to the person you want, if you later want to call a friend to contact them, you will have to find a public phone separately to make the call. There was a drawback that it could not be hung.

However, in the present invention, the coin insertion slot 6 or the card insertion slot 5
A public telephone line 8 is connected to a case 1 provided with a case 1, and a network control circuit 17 connected to the public telephone line 8 to perform incoming call coupling and separation/amplification;
7, a central processing unit 9 into which a large number of specific telephone numbers are input, an operation unit 7 which instructs the central processing unit 9 to search for the specific telephone number input, and the central processing unit 9.
a display 2 for displaying the telephone number searched for, and an automatic system for automatically calling the telephone number sent from the central processing section 9 or the operation section 7 via the dial pulse or MF multiplication signal via the public telephone line 8. A selection signal transmitter 18 and a coin calculation unit 30 or card reading unit 29 connected to the coin slot 6 or card slot 5 are provided, and when the central processing unit 9 is in a standby state, the handset 4 is off-hook. When the handset 4, the operation unit 7 and the automatic selection signal transmitter 1
8 and the network control circuit 17 are used as a telephone number guide device with a telephone function that functions as a public telephone, the telephone function provided in the computer can be used both as a telephone and a telephone number guide device, and it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, there is no need to search for another public telephone after confirming the telephone number with the telephone directory assistance device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a flow chart.Explanation of symbols 1... Case, 2... Display, 3... Hook, 4 ...Handset, 5.Insertion slot, 6.Coin slot, 7.Operation unit, 8.Public telephone line, 9.
...Central processing unit, 10...Processor, 11...
-Storage unit, 12...Memory, 13...Interface unit. 14... Video disc section, 15... Speaker,
16...Display section, 17...Network control circuit, 1
8... Automatic selection signal transmitter, 19... Voice recognition unit,
20... IOP), 21... Source identification unit,
22...Speech analysis section, 23...Speech comparison section, 24.
... code conversion section, 25... superimpose section,
26...Hard copy part, 27...Voice operation guide section, 28...Amplifier, 29...Card reading section, 30-
...Coin calculation department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A public telephone line 8 is connected to a case 1 provided with a coin slot 6 or a card slot 5, and within the case 1 is a network control circuit 17 connected to the public telephone line 8 to combine and separate and amplify incoming calls. , a handset 4 connected to the network control circuit 17, a central processing unit 9 into which a large number of specific telephone numbers are input, and an operation unit 7 which instructs the central processing unit 9 to search for the specific telephone number input. A display 2 displays the telephone number searched by the central processing section 9, and the telephone number sent from the central processing section 9 or the operation section 7 is automatically transmitted via the public telephone line 8 by dial pulse or MF signal. an automatic selection signal transmitter 18 that makes a call, and a coin calculation section 30 or card reading section 29 connected to the coin insertion slot 6 or card insertion slot 5; When the handset 4 goes off-hook, the handset 4
, the operating section 7 , the automatic selection signal transmitter 18 , and the network control circuit 17
A telephone directory assistance device with a telephone function that functions as a public telephone.