JPS63107341A - Automatic dial device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for a switching operation of tone dial/pulse dial by the user by using a call tone sensing means. CONSTITUTION:A tone signal generating means 14 sends a dial tone signal corresponding to a 1st digit of the telephone number to a telephone line 11 and if no dial tone is detected by a dial tone detection means 17 after the output of the dial tone signal corresponding to the 1st digit, the dial tone signal corresponding to succeeding digits is sent. Moreover, after the 1st digit is sent, when it is detected by the tone signal detection means 17, a tone/pulse switching means 18 is driven, a pulse signal generating means 15 is connected to the line and the dial pulse signal is sent again to the telephone line 11 from the 1st digit of the telephone number represented by the destination telephone number information extracted by an information extacting means 19 to establish the communication with the opposite party.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an automatic dialing system in which telephone number information of a plurality of destinations is stored in advance in a storage means, and desired telephone number information is retrieved and automatic dialing is performed. It is related to the device.

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional automatic dialing device will be explained with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

In the figure, 1 is a telephone line, 2 is an input means for inputting the telephone number of the other party, 3 is a storage means for storing the input telephone number of the other party, and 4 is a tone for outputting a tone dial signal to the telephone line 1. Signal generating means, 5 is a pulse signal generating means for outputting a pulse dial signal to the telephone line 1, 6 is a line closing means for closing the telephone line, 7 is when the line is captured by the line closing means 6; A dial tone detection means for detecting a dial tone (a continuous tone of two in Japanese telephone networks, but not particularly limited to private branch exchanges) arriving on the telephone line 1; 8 is a tone signal that is manually operated; This is tone/pulse switching means for selectively connecting either the generating means 4 or the pulse signal generating means 5 to the telephone line 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes information retrieval means for specifying one of the plurality of destination telephone numbers stored in the storage means and retrieving the specified telephone number information. For example, when address A is specified, "03-123-4567J" is displayed. For example, extracting telephone number information.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a control means for controlling the operation of each of the above-mentioned means.

The operation of the conventional automatic dialing device configured as described above will be explained below.

The operation of storing telephone numbers will be explained. First, the user inputs a plurality of telephone numbers of the other party from the input means 2, and assigns each telephone number to a desired address. Each telephone number to which an address has been assigned is stored in the storage means 3.

Next, automatic dialing operation will be explained.

The address of the telephone number of the destination (for example, address A,
When the controller 10 operates the line closing means 6 to close the telephone line 1, the control unit 10 operates the line closing means 6 to close the telephone line 1. When the dial tone is confirmed, the tone signal generating means 4 or the pulse signal generating means 5, which has been selected by switching operation in advance, is operated in accordance with the specified destination telephone number and retrieved by the information retrieving means. , dial, and establish a call with the other party.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the automatic dialing device configured as described above, the operator selects either the pulse signal generating means 4 or the tone signal generating means 5 depending on the telephone line to be used. Not only is this operation cumbersome as it is necessary to perform switching operations each time, but there is also the problem that if the selection of the signal generating means is incorrect, the connection to the other party will not be established even if dialing is performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides an automatic dialing device that automatically determines the appropriate dialing method for the telephone line to be used and dials the telephone number of the other party without requiring the user to select tone dialing or pulse dialing. It is something to do.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, the automatic dialing device of the present invention activates either the tone signal generation means or the pulse signal generation means based on the telephone number information retrieved by the information retrieval means. After that, if the dial tone is not detected by the dial tone detecting means, the dial signal corresponding to at least one digit of the telephone number is output, and then the dial signal corresponding to at least one digit of the telephone number is output by the driven signal generating means. The dial signals corresponding to subsequent telephone numbers are sequentially output, and when a dial tone is detected by the dial tone detection means, the other signal generating means is driven, and the dial signals are sequentially outputted from the first digit of the retrieved telephone number. The telephone number includes a control section that controls sending of a dial signal corresponding to the telephone number.

Function: This configuration eliminates the need for the user to perform a tone dial/pulse dial switching operation.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an automatic dialing device in one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 11 is a telephone line, 12 is an input means for inputting the telephone number of the other party, 13 is a storage means for storing the input telephone number of the other party, and 14 is a tone for outputting a tone dial signal to the telephone line 11. A signal generating means, 15 is a pulse signal generating means for outputting a pulse dial signal to the telephone port 111111, 16 is a line closing means for closing the telephone line, 17 is after the line is captured by the line closing means 16, A dial tone detection means for detecting a dial tone arriving on the telephone line 11; and a tone/pulse switch 18 for selectively connecting either the tone signal generating means 14 or the pulse signal generating means 15 to the telephone line 11. Means 19 is information retrieval means for designating one of the plurality of destination telephone numbers stored in the storage means 13 and retrieving the designated telephone number information. For example, when address A is designated, "03-
For example, the telephone number information 123-4567J is extracted. Reference numeral 20 denotes dial mode switching means, which has at least the following three modes and is used to switch between the three modes.

1> A mode in which the telephone number information inputted by the input means 12 is stored in the storage means 13, and the stored telephone number information is retrieved and a dial signal is sent to the line.

2) A mode in which telephone number information already stored in the storage means 12 is retrieved and a dial signal is sent to the line based on the retrieved telephone number information.

3) A mode in which the telephone number input by the input means 12 is simply stored in the storage means 13.

Reference numeral 21 indicates the tone signal generating means 14 or the pulse signal generating means 1 based on the telephone number information retrieved by the information retrieving means 19 in the first and second modes described above.
5 to output a dial signal corresponding to at least one digit of the telephone number, and thereafter, when a dial tone is not detected by the dial tone detection means 17, the signal generating means being driven. sequentially sends out dialing signals corresponding to the telephone number from the second digit onward, and when a dial tone is detected by the dial tone detection means 18, the other signal generating means is driven, and the dial signal corresponding to the telephone number from the second digit onwards is driven. This control means controls the operation of each of the means described above so as to sequentially send out dial signals starting from the first digit.

The operation of the automatic dialing device of this embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

In this embodiment, as an example, first, a case will be described in which the tone signal generating means 14 is driven to send out a dial signal corresponding to the first digit of a retrieved telephone number.

First, the procedure for storing a plurality of destination telephone number information in the storage means 13 in the third mode described above will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

At that time, the user first selects the dial mode switching means 20.
A switching operation is performed to enter the third mode (Step 1). Thereafter, when the destination telephone number is input from the input means 12 (step 2), the control section 21 sequentially stores the destination telephone number input from the input means 12 in the storage means 13 (step 3). After inputting the telephone number information of the other party, the operator inputs the address in order to make the stored address correspond to the input telephone number of the other party (step 4). Then, the control means 21 associates the input destination telephone number with the input address and stores it in the storage means 13. Note that the address may be input by operating a dedicated address setting push button (not shown).

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned second mode in which the stored telephone number information of the called party is retrieved and dialed is explained in the third mode.
This will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in the figure.

In this mode, the operator specifies the address where the telephone number of the person he or she wishes to dial is stored (s
step 1) and the control means 21 operate the line closing means 16 to close the telephone line 11 (step 12), and then
When the dial tone of the telephone line 11 is confirmed by the output from the dial tone detection means 17 (step 13), first, the information retrieval means 19 retrieves the telephone number of the other party stored at the specified address. p 14
) Based on the data, the tone signal generating means 14 sends a dial tone signal corresponding to the first digit of the telephone number to the telephone line 11 (step 15). Then, the output from the dial tone detection means 17 is monitored (ste
p16).

Considering that when a suitable dial tone signal is sent to the telephone line, the dial tone of the telephone line disappears and the telephone line becomes silent, after outputting the dial tone signal corresponding to the first digit, the telephone device n11 makes a call. Sound is transmitted sound detection means 1
7, the control means 21 determines that the connected telephone line 11 is capable of dialing with a dial tone signal, and the tone signal generating means 14 subsequently generates a dial tone corresponding to the subsequent digits. A signal is sent out (step 7). Further, if the dial tone detection means 17 detects the transmission of the first digit, it determines that the connected telephone line 11 is not capable of dialing using a dial tone signal, and drives the tone/pulse switching means 18. , connect the pulse signal generating means 15 to the line (Step 18), and send the dial pulse signal to the telephone line 11 again from the first digit of the telephone number represented by the destination telephone number information extracted by the information extracting means 19. Step 19): Establish a call with the other party.

Next, the operation in the first mode described above will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

In this mode, the operator establishes a call with the other party by directly dialing the telephone number of the other party. That is, the operator inputs the telephone number of the other party (step 21).
) and the input telephone number information are sequentially stored in the storage means 13.
is memorized. In parallel with the operation, the control means 21
Operate the line closing means 16 to close the telephone line 11 5
step 22), and then confirm the dial tone of the telephone line 11 by the output from the dial tone detection means 17 (step 23)
), and based on the telephone number information of the other party that is being sequentially stored in the storage means 13, a dial tone signal corresponding to the first digit is first generated by the tone signal generation means 14 and sent to the telephone line 1 ( step 24). Then, the output from the dial tone detection means 17 is monitored (step 25).
).

After sending the first digit dial tone signal, if the dial tone of the telephone line 11 is not detected by the dial tone detection means 17, the connected telephone line 11 is one that allows dialing using the dial tone signal. The control means 21 determines that the tone signal generation means 14 continues to send dial tone signals corresponding to the subsequent digits (s
step 26). Further, if a dial tone is detected by the dial tone detection means 17 after sending the first digit, it is determined that the connected telephone line 1 is not capable of dialing using a dial tone signal, and the tone/pulse switching means 18 5te to connect the pulse signal generating means 15 to the line.
p27), a dial pulse signal is sent to the telephone line 11 from the first digit of the telephone number represented by the telephone number information of the other party retrieved by the information retrieval means 19; atep28)
, to establish a call with the other party. Note that the destination phone number entered in this first mode can be memorized by adding a street address in the same way as in the third mode, or if it is not necessary to memorize it, the dialed number can be stored. It can also be deleted after.

Further, in this embodiment, the tone dial signal is sent out first, but the pulse dial signal may be sent out first, or only the first digit may be sent out first. Needless to say, the same operation will occur even if the digits are sent consecutively.

However, transmitting the tone dial signal first as in the above embodiment has the following advantages over transmitting the pulse dial signal first.

That is, since the transmission time of tone dial signals is much faster than that of pulse dial signals (for example, when making a long distance call, if you are in Japan, you would first dial "o"; (Tone dial signals are sent out instantaneously, but pulse dial signals take approximately one second to send out.) The time required to carry out the series of control operations described above can be shortened.

As described above, according to this embodiment, switching between pulse dialing and tone dialing is automatically performed depending on the type of telephone line used, which simplifies operation and eliminates calls caused by switching errors. This has the effect of eliminating uncertainty.

Effects of the Invention As has become clear from the above explanation, the automatic dialing device of the present invention drives either the tone signal generation means or the pulse signal generation means based on the telephone number information retrieved by the information retrieval means. A dial signal corresponding to at least the first digit of the telephone number is output, and if the dial tone detection means does not detect a dial tone, the driven signal generating means outputs a dial signal corresponding to at least the first digit of the telephone number. Corresponding dial signals are sequentially output, and when a dial tone is detected by the dial tone detection means, the other signal generating means is driven to respond to the telephone number in sequence starting from the first digit of the retrieved telephone number. Equipped with a control unit that controls the sending of dialing signals, depending on the type of telephone line being used, it can automatically adjust to the line without having to switch between pulse dialing and tone dialing each time. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the operation, and also to prevent failure to establish a call due to a switching error, which has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic dialing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of operation in the third mode of the embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of operation in the second mode of the same embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional automatic dialing device. 11...Telephone line, 12...Input means, 13...Storage means, 14...Tone signal generation means, 15...Pulse Signal generating means, 1
6... Line closing means, 17... Tone detection means, 18... Tone/pulse switching means, 19... Information retrieval means, 20. ...Dial mode switching means, 21.
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Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An input means for inputting telephone number information, a storage means for storing a plurality of telephone number information inputted by the input means, a line closing means for closing a telephone line, and a dial tone for the telephone line. dial tone detection means for detecting a dial tone, tone signal generation means for outputting a tone dial signal to the telephone line, pulse signal generation means for outputting a pulse dial signal to the telephone line, and one of the telephone numbers stored in the storage means. an information retrieving means for specifying a specified telephone number and retrieving the designated telephone number information; and an information retrieving means for driving one of the two signal generating means based on the telephone number information retrieved by the information retrieving means to retrieve at least one digit of the telephone number. If the dial tone detection means does not detect a dial tone, the driven signal generating means sequentially outputs dial signals corresponding to the telephone numbers after the output digits. Also, by the tone detection means,
An automatic dialer comprising: a control unit that drives the other signal generating means when a dial tone is detected, and controls the retrieved telephone number to sequentially send dialing signals corresponding to the telephone number starting from the first digit; Device. (2) First, the tone signal generating means outputs a dial signal corresponding to at least one digit of the telephone number to the telephone line, and then, if the dial tone is not detected by the dial tone detecting means, the tone signal generating means continues. sequentially outputs dialing signals corresponding to the telephone number after the output digit, and when a dial tone is detected by the dial tone detection means, drives the pulse signal generation means to dial the first digit of the retrieved telephone number. 2. The automatic dialing device according to claim 1, wherein the control section is configured to sequentially send pulse dialing signals corresponding to the telephone numbers.