DE19905912A1 - Telephone enables rapid and reliable connection establishment - Google Patents

Abstract

The telephone has a reader for decoding optical data media, e.g. using bar codes, in which the telephone number of the desired telephone addressee is encoded. The telephone can be permanently or indirectly connected to a reader that can read the encoded number, decode it and pass it to the telephone or network. The telephone decoding electronics between the telephone connection and reader can decode the number and pass it in analogue form to the telephone to establish the connection. Decoding electronics between the telephone connection and reader can decode the number and feed it in digital form to the cable network to establish a connection to the addressee.

Description

It is known that telephones with dialing devices (dial, Dial pad or microphone) are provided, which is a manual input or Enable voice entry of phone numbers to establish a connection. So far, these telephone numbers to be entered have to come from one Phonebook or a corresponding directory can be read and then via the dial, a keyboard or a microphone be entered to establish the connection to the other party can.

It is also known that telephone numbers are saved and the The stored number is retrieved from the memory for line setup can be.

Furthermore, optical encryption methods are known for. B. Barcode encryption that clearly identifies parts or goods. So far, the optical or acoustic one has been used to enter the telephone number Number must be recorded and then manual entry or manual voice input of the telephone number via the corresponding Input device necessary.

This has the disadvantage that the telephone numbers are only read must or must be heard must then be briefly remembered then have to be entered manually via keyboard or dial or Voice input via microphone for line setup or storage to be entered. A sequence of Errors such as B. mistake, forgetting, mix-up, Wrong entry. This high error rate can secure the connection Delay to the desired interlocutor or even wrong connections with corresponding costs. Furthermore, for the whole process from entering the telephone number to establishing the connection Enter the number section and enter the number correctly most time required. This section also decides correct connection to the desired conversation partner.

The invention specified in claim 1 is based on the problem to eliminate the disadvantages mentioned and a quick and safe Ensure line construction.

This problem is solved by the features listed in claim 1 solved.

The advantages achieved with the invention are in particular that Telephone numbers no longer recorded optically or acoustically and briefly in the Memory must be kept, but these numbers are encoded Form printed as optical code (e.g. barcode), using a corresponding numbers, the numbers are recorded and decoded and then the telephone system again unencrypted as an analog number sequence or directly binary in digital form for the connection establishment posed.  

This way of establishing the telephone connection offers further advantages by saving time and in the security of the connection establishment. In the Manual entry has an error frequency of 1 in 10 to 1 in 200. In the Entering via barcode reduces the frequency to 1 to 5 billion. This means that a wrong connection occurs when you make 5 billion calls. This again saves costs.

Furthermore, the visually impaired and the physically handicapped can use this Select dialing methods more easily if the Telephone numbers can be encrypted using barcodes. These too can Telephone barcodes containing the caller's telephone number Letterheads, business cards, etc. can be printed quickly if needed to be able to be read again. You can easily print on labels be printed to create registers similar to memory, or to to be glued on afterwards.

If the code is damaged, the number can be entered individually, by a corresponding number field from 1-10 with the corresponding Numeric codes are printed (see drawing 1) and these codes correspond to the Sequence of numbers can be entered with a reader.

It is also possible to combine a keyboard or reader Dial given, so that when a reader is not usable previous possibility of entering numbers is made possible.

Another advantage of typing using a reader is that typing is carried out without contact and thus no wear occurs, which was previously Repairs to keyboard mechanics or dial mechanics required. There is no reading and no more typing, so Misconnections avoided with embarrassing excuses.

An embodiment is shown in the drawing 2 and is in following described in more detail.

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Drawing 1 the number field from 0-9 with the corresponding code under the Number. If it is necessary to enter the telephone number number by number, the reader is held individually on the code belonging to the number and the Telephone number using the same procedure as using the keyboard or Dial entered. This number field can be given to every telephone become.

Drawing 2 a phone without a dial but with a wand and one Intercom. When you enter the telephone number, the wand is over the code is drawn, the read code is automatically decrypted and passed on to the telephone network to establish the telephone connection.

Drawing 3 a phone in combination with a reader that the Offers the possibility of using the optically encrypted telephone number Record reader or, as before, the number sequence using the keyboard to enter.

Drawing 4 a phone number encrypted by barcode and one by Barcode encrypted area code and a barcode encrypted Country code.

Claims (2)

1. Telephone, telephone number input with a reader to decrypt optical data carriers, e.g. B. by decrypting a barcode or barcode in which the telephone number of the person to be dialed is encrypted and the telephone number is entered by an appropriate reading device, for example a scanner or a reading pen,
characterized by
that the phone is permanently or via another data transmission connected to a reader that is able to read, decode the optical code with which the phone number was encrypted, and to transmit it to the phone or to the phone network,
that a cordless telephone or a cell phone is permanently or via another data transmission connected to a reader which is able to read, decode and forward the optical code with which the telephone number was encrypted and to the telephone or telephone network ,
that the encrypted telephone number between the telephone connection and the reader is decrypted by decoding electronics and passed on analogously to the telephone for connecting or establishing the connection to the conversation partner,
that the encrypted telephone number is decrypted by decoding electronics between the telephone connection and the reader and is passed on digitally to the line network for connecting or establishing the connection to the interlocutor, or is made available directly to the telephone network by the reader for establishing the connection,
that the phone is only equipped with the reading device for reading in encrypted phone numbers (without manual dialing device, e.g. keys or dial),
that the telephone is equipped with a reading device for reading in optical data carriers containing the telephone number to be dialed and additionally with a keyboard or dial mechanism,
that the phone can be provided with a memory that offers the possibility of storing read phone numbers and calling them up again when required. 2. Telephone, telephone number input according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the telephone numbers are encrypted and printed as optical codes in telephone books for the corresponding name and can be read in,
that the telephone numbers are encrypted and printed as optical codes on letterhead, business cards, documents, letters, etc. and can be read in,
that the telephone numbers for the optical code can also be printed as plain text to ensure conventional input via the numeric keypad,
that the phone number to be entered as an optical code z. B. barcode or barcode is encrypted and by reading with a reader such. B. scanner or reading pen is used to set up the telephone line to the other party,
that in addition to optical encryption, the telephone number can be read using a plain text line, thus ensuring that the telephone number and number combination can be entered individually,
that the code can only contain the participant number,
that in addition to the subscriber number, the area code can also be included in the code,
that the area code is printed separately,
that country code numbers are printed separately,
that the optical code containing the number combination of the telephone number is recorded by a scanner, by a reading pen or by a camera and is forwarded to the telephone as a digital or analog signal train or directly to the telephone network for establishing the connection,
that the telephone number and number combination can also be entered individually via a corresponding number field with optically encrypted individual numbers or letters by reading in with a reader instead of manual manual entry using a dial or keyboard,
that a printer can also be used to print labels for encrypted telephone numbers.