JPS634983B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to an automatic dialing device for telephone or other subscriber communication systems, and more particularly to an automatic dialing device that can be separated into an operating section and a main body mounting section.

[Background of the invention]

An automatic dialing device is a device that stores the telephone number of the other subscriber in advance and automatically dials a call by pressing a button. Conventionally, the stored telephone number data is unique to that device. , this data cannot be used commonly by other automatic dialing devices. Therefore, the present inventor proposed an automatic dialing device that consists of a main unit that is connected to a telephone line and a telephone set, and an operating unit that is detachable from the main unit, and that stores telephone number data in the operating unit. I thought about it. According to this device, the operating section and the main unit can be separated, so when you go out, you can take the operating section with you and connect this operating section to the main unit of the same type installed outside. Automatic dialing can be made from that location using a pre-registered phone number.

However, with such a device, there is no problem if the main unit to which the control panel is connected is in the same area code, but if it is in an area with a different area code, the connection as described above will not occur. If you try to make a dial-out call using a remote control, you may not be able to make a dial-out call in some areas. For this reason, it is necessary to distinguish between subscribers who can make dial calls and those who cannot, and to distinguish between them, it is necessary to check the area code of the subscriber who dials, which is very complicated. The advantage of separating the operation section is lost.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and by dividing an automatic dialing device into a main unit and an operation section, and carrying and replacing the operation section, it is possible to send a pre-registered telephone number when out and about. To provide an automatic dialing device which can be used even in other countries, and does not handle differently depending on whether the area code is the same or different.

[Key points of the invention]

The present invention has a main unit that is connected to a telephone line and a telephone set, and an operation unit that can be easily removed from the main unit, and the main unit stores the area code of the area where it is installed. a first memory for storing a telephone number; and a dialing circuit for transmitting a dialing signal to a telephone line; a second memory for storing a telephone number in the operation section; The number stored in the second memory is compared with the first area code of the telephone numbers read from the second memory, and if they match, the area code is omitted and the call is made by dialing. The present invention is characterized by comprising a control section for controlling.

[Explanation based on examples]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

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

In FIG. 1, this automatic dialing device consists of a main unit 1 and an operating unit 2 which is detachably connected to the main unit 1 via a connector 16.

The main unit 1 can be connected to a telephone line terminal 3 and a telephone 4, and the telephone line terminal 3 is connected to a switching circuit 6 of the main unit 1.

The switching circuit 6 is a circuit that switches the telephone line terminal 3 to the telephone 4 side or the dialing circuit 5 side,
One pole is connected to the telephone 4 via an off-hook detection circuit 7 for detecting off-hook of the telephone 4, and the other pole is connected to a dialing circuit 5 and to a speaker 9 via an amplifier 8.

In addition to the above, the main unit 1 also includes a memory 11, a subscriber switch group 15, and the like.

The operation unit 2 includes a control unit 10, and the control unit 10
a telephone number memory section 12 for storing telephone numbers;
A display section 13, a function switch section 14 for operating dialing, etc. are connected. Moreover, this control section 10
are connected to the dial transmission circuit 5, switching circuit 6, off-hook detection circuit 7, and memory 11 of the main unit 1 via the connector 16, respectively.

The function switch group 14, as shown in FIG.
It is composed of a call switch 17, an off switch 18, a record switch 19, a number switch 20, etc., and is connected to the subscriber switch group 15 of the main unit 14 via a connector 16.

Note that the operation unit 2 is different from the main unit unit 1 by the connector 1.
6 and can be easily removed.
It has a structure that allows it to be carried.

The operation of the device configured in this manner will be described next.

First, the operation of storing telephone numbers will be explained.

When the record switch 19 is pressed, the control section 10 detects this and puts the device into a storage state. Next, when subscriber switch group 15 is pressed, control section 10 detects this and selects the corresponding memory in telephone number memory section 12, at the same time erasing the previously stored telephone number and newly storing it. becomes possible. Also, at this time, the switch number input by the subscriber switch group 15 is displayed on the display section 13. While these operations are being performed, data such as the switch numbers of the subscriber switch group 15 are temporarily stored in the control section 10.

Next, press the number switch 20 in the order of the phone number. Through this operation, the control unit 10 identifies this number,
This telephone number is written in the corresponding memory of the previously selected telephone number memory section 12, and
These telephone numbers are sequentially displayed on the display section 13. After writing the telephone number, press the off switch 18. When storing this telephone number, all area codes are also stored, even if the subscriber has the same area code as the area where the device is installed.

On the other hand, a specific subscriber switch 15a of the subscriber switch group 15 corresponds to the memory section 11 of the main unit 1, and by the same storage operation as described above, data such as the switch number of this subscriber switch 15a is stored in this memory section. 11. Here, only the area code of the area where the main device 1 is installed is stored in the memory section 11.

Next, the dialing operation will be explained.

When the call switch 17 is pressed, the control section 10 detects this and activates the switching circuit 6. As a result, the line from the line terminal 3 is switched from the off-hook detection circuit 7 side to the dial transmission circuit 5 side, and is closed at the dial transmission circuit 5. Due to this closure, the dial tone from the line terminal 3 is amplified by the amplifier 8,
The sound is amplified by the speaker 9 and used as a monitor.

Next, press the subscriber switch 15 corresponding to the subscriber you want to call. By this operation, the corresponding telephone number in the telephone number memory 12 is read out by the control section 10. The data corresponding to the read telephone number is converted into a dial signal by the dial transmission circuit 5 via the control section 10 and sent to the line terminal 3 through the switching circuit 6. When the telephone numbers are sequentially read out, converted into dial signals and sent out, the ringing tone from the line through the line terminal 3 is amplified by the switching circuit 6 and the amplifier 8 and amplified by the speaker 9 so that it can be heard.

When the other party answers, the voice of the other party can be heard from the speaker 9. When the handset of the telephone 4 is lifted, the off-hook detection circuit 7 is activated, and the control unit 1 is activated.
0, the line of the switching circuit 6 can be switched to the off-hook detection circuit 7 and the telephone 4 side, and a call can be started using the handset.

Next, the dialing operation, which is a feature of the present invention, will be explained.

At the time of dialing as described above, the control section 10 compares the part of the telephone number read from the telephone number memory section 12 corresponding to the area code with the toll number in the memory section 11 of the main device section 1. If the comparison results match, when data is sent to the dialing circuit 5 via the control section 10, the number excluding the number portion corresponding to the area code is sent. As a result, the dialing signal excluding the area code is transferred from the dialing circuit 5 to the switching circuit 6.
is sent to line terminal 3 via.

Therefore, if you take this operation unit 3 to an area with a different area code, you can use the main unit 1 installed there.
If you want to make a dial call by replacing the control panel with the
Only the subscriber's telephone number that matches the toll code in the memory section 11 of the main unit 1 is dialed with the toll code removed.

As explained above, even if the operation unit is taken to areas with various area codes and exchanged there for dialing, normal dialing can always be performed automatically.

Note that the present invention can also be applied to private branch exchange equipment such as PBX, and in that case, the above-mentioned area code number also includes signals that supplement the outside line calling signal, such as the 0 calling signal. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to remove the operating unit from the automatic dialing device and take it to an area with a different area code to make a dial call. Data can be commonly used for any automatic dialing device. Moreover, even when exchanging the operating unit in an area with a different area code and dialing to a subscriber in that area, the area code of the registered subscriber's telephone number is automatically removed. Since the user can make a normal dial call, there is no need to check the area code of the other subscriber each time, and there is no need to worry about erroneous calls, making the operation extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the operation surface of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Main device part, 2...Operation part, 5...Dial transmission circuit, 10...Control part, 11...Memory part, 12...
Phone number memory section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An automatic dialing device to which a telephone and a telephone line are connected and which automatically dials a pre-registered telephone number of a subscriber by pressing a button key, comprising: It consists of a main unit to which a line is connected, and a portable operation unit that is detachably connected to this main unit via a connector. a first memory that stores the area code of the telephone number as data; and a dialing circuit that generates a dialing signal in response to the input telephone number data and sends it to the telephone line; a second memory for storing the telephone number data of the subscriber to be dialed in advance; and reading out the telephone number data of the subscriber to be dialed from the second memory and transmitting the data to the first memory. Compare it with the area code stored in memory,
When this area code matches the area code of the telephone number of the other subscriber, dialing of the telephone number of the other subscriber excluding the area code is made by the dialing circuit. An automatic dialing device comprising: a control section for controlling the dialing device;