JPS6350245A - Simple mail system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a large-capacity memory and a large-scale control circuit and to allow an operator in a reception side to easily detect contents of a mail, by outputting the voice mail to a facsimile equipment in a group to which a called telephone belongs without storing the voice mail by a mailing device. CONSTITUTION:In the simple mail system consisting of telephone sets, a private branch exchange 7, and the mailing device 9, the mailing device 9 is connected to the private branch exchange 7, and a first group 15-1 consisting of telephone sets 11-1-11-m and a facsimile 13 and the l-th group 15-l consisting of telephone sets 17-1-17-n and a facsimile 19 are connected to the private branch exchange 7. If the calling telephone set requests mail transmission when the called telephone set is busy or the subscriber is absent at the time of originating a call from the calling telephone set, the private branch exchange 7 generates a prescribed message code string, and this message code string is converted to a facsimile signal by the mailing device 9 and is outputted to the facsimile in the group to which the called telephone set belongs.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a simple mail system, and particularly relates to a simple mail system that outputs to a facsimile when the receiver's telephone is busy or absent. be.

(Prior Art) There is a conventional simple mail system as shown in FIG. 5, for example. This simple mail system is mail device 1.
and private exchange n3 and telephone fi5-1゜...5-m
Consisting of The operator of telephone 5-1 calls n5-r.
Make a call to f15 and make a phone call to f15.If m is busy or absent, the operator calls mail device
-Give me the dial number for m.

To convey a message to the other party or a request to call oneself by voice. When the private branch exchange 3 receives such a request, it displays to the telephone 5-m of the called party that there is a voice mail.

When the operator of telephone 15-m returns and learns that there is a voice mail addressed to him, he accesses mail device 1 and can hear the reproduction sound of the predetermined message.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the conventional simple mail system has the following problems. First of all, since the mail device 1 stores voice data, it requires a large memory and a large-scale control circuit, which increases the cost. Second, even if the receiving operator knows that there is a voice mail addressed to him, he cannot know the contents of the mail unless he himself accesses the mail device 1. Thirdly, messages are recorded and hidden in voice order in the mail system@1, so if there are multiple messages addressed to the same terminal in the mail system, the messages are sent in order from the oldest or newest one. I have to listen.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to enable the mail device 1 to have a small memory capacity and a small-scale control circuit, and to read the contents of the mail at a glance. Our goal is to provide a simple email system that can

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a simple mail system comprising a telephone configuration, a private branch exchange, and a mail device.
a private branch exchange to which a group consisting of a plurality of telephones and at least one facsimile machine is connected on multiple sides; means for converting the message code string into a facsimile signal; When the calling party's phone makes a call and the calling party's phone is busy or absent, and the calling party's phone requests to send a mail, a message code is sent. and means for generating a column.

(Function) When a call is made from the calling party's telephone and the called party's telephone □ is busy or absent, when a mail transmission request is made from the calling party's telephone, a predetermined message code string is generated, The mail device converts this message code string into a facsimile signal and outputs it to the facsimile of the group to which the called party's telephone call belongs.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a simple mail system according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, private branch exchange I
A mail device 9 is connected to telephone 111-1.・・・・・・
. . , 11-m and the facsimile 13, the first group 15-1. Telephone 17-1. ......, 17-
First group 15-1 consisting of n and facsimile 19
is connected to the private branch exchange 7.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. First, the operation of the private branch exchange 7 will be explained according to the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3. -For example, phone number ~231- □11
The operation when -1 makes a call to telephone R17-1 with telephone number -291- will be explained.

When telephone 111-1 goes off-hook (step 201
) The @ exchange fence 7 reads the dial number input from the telephone □11-1. In other words, the phone number is from 11-1 to 2-
, -9-. Since l- is input, this dial number is read (step 203).

Next, the private branch exchange 7 calls the telephone 1 whose dial number is -291-.
17-1 is busy (step 205)) If it is not busy, this telephone 117
-1 (step 2o7). When linking is performed and before 30 seconds have elapsed (step 209), telephone 1117-1 hooks off (step 211).
ffi talk 11-1 and telephone 17-1 are connected to enable communication (step 213). When the telephone 4117-1 goes on-hook (step 215) or the telephone 111-1 goes on-hook (step 217), disconnection termination processing is performed (
step 219).

If the telephone n 1' 7-1 is busy in step 205, the operator on the calling side can request to send a mail. To request to send this email, click the button *
You can request it by pressing IT. When the button "'*" is pressed (step 221) and the telephone n11-1 goes on-hook (step 223), the initial state is returned.

The operator on the calling side presses the telephone number 1;111-1 button
If you press ``2Iζ'' (step 221), there is a request to send an email, so private branch exchange gate 7 is connected to telephone IF 111-1.
is on-hook (step 225). In case of on-hook, message (MS
G), a code string 2311:&291# is generated (step 227). If not on-hook, when the calling operator presses a number (step 22)
9) Read this number to the private exchange ■7 (step 231
). In this embodiment, it is assumed that -3- is pressed. This number -3- represents the name of the operator of the telephone 11-1 on the calling side. Telephone 1111-1 is not off-hook (step 233), button "#" is pressed by the calling telephone 11-1 operator (step 235), and telephone 111-1 is not off-hook (step 233). Step 237>, when the operator of the calling telephone 11-1 presses another digit (step-239), the private branch exchange 7 reads this digit (step 241).In this example, this digit is -1 -, and this number -1' shall represent a specific person at the telephone of the called party.Telephone 111-
1 goes off-hook (step 243), the private branch exchange 7 generates a code string of 231*3&291 #1 as a message (step 245).

When telephone 111-i is on-hook in step 233, private branch exchange example 7 sends the message 231*3&2.
A code string 91# is generated (step 247).

Step 227. Step 245. The message code string generated in step 247 is sent from the private branch exchange 7 to the mail device 9.

Next, the operation of the mail device 9 will be explained. When the mail device 9 receives the message (MSG) (step 40
1) Number string β between -nido' and -&- of the number string before -*- (step 403) (step 405) number string γ between -&" and -#- (step 407) ~ Read the number string ε after #- (step 409).Then, from this number string α, β, γ, ε, it says, ``The person ε in γ has received a call from the person β in α.Please call me back. ”
(Step 411) Next, read the facsimile number of the group to which the called party's telephone [17-1, that is, the telephone with the number string γ, belongs (Step 413).
A call is made to this facsimile (step 415), and if this facsimile is busy (step 41
7) Wait for one minute (step 419) and make a call to this facsimile again. If this facsimile machine is not busy, the text created in step 411 is sent to this facsimile machine (step 421), and when the transmission is completed, a disconnection termination process is performed (step 423).

Note that step 227. Since the message generated in step 247 lacks β and δ, when such a message is sent to mail device @9, mail device 9 changes the text in step 411 as appropriate. For example, a sentence such as "There was a call from α to γ. Please call me back." is created.

Therefore, in this embodiment, since the contents of the mail are output to the facsimile machine, the receiving side can read the mail at a glance.

As described above, in this embodiment, the mail device 9 outputs the voice mail to a predetermined facsimile device without recording the voice mail, thereby eliminating the need for a large-capacity memory and a large-scale control circuit.

In addition, since the phone on the called side outputs the e-mail to the facsimile machine, the operator on the called side does not need to access the e-mail device 9 himself, and instead of voice mail or e-mail as in the past. Since it is not written on the device, you can quickly read the contents of the email by looking at it.

In this embodiment, a case is shown in which the means for generating the message code string is provided in the horizontal exchange box, but the same structure can be provided even if the means is provided in the e-mail device.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail in 1 above, according to the present invention, a large capacity memory and a large scale control circuit are not required for the mail device, and the operator on the receiving side can quickly and easily know the contents of the mail. Can be done.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the configuration of a simple mail system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the operation of the private branch exchange 7, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mail device 9. , FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional simple mail system. 7... Private branch exchange, 9... Mail device, 11-1°...11-m, 17-1. ...17-
n...telephone, 13.19...facsimile. Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A simple mail system comprising a telephone, a private branch exchange, and a mail device, comprising: a private branch exchange to which a plurality of groups each consisting of a plurality of telephones and at least one facsimile machine are connected; A mail device having a means for converting into a facsimile signal and a means for sending this text to a facsimile of the group to which the telephone of the called party belongs; 1. A simple mail system comprising means for generating a message code string when a calling party's telephone makes a mail transmission request when the calling party is absent.