DE3245203A1 - Telephone unit with a device for evaluating magnetically readable coding recorded on cards - Google Patents

Abstract

Telephone unit (3) with a slot (4) to accommodate cards (6) which have magnetically readable coding. The object of the present invention, in conjunction with corresponding devices in the telephone unit (3), is to design the cards (6) in such a way that they allow fast evaluation and recording of required information. To achieve this object, the telephone unit (3) has a read/write unit and the cards (6) are designed in such a way that one side serves to hold readable information (8), while this information (8) is recorded in coded form on the back (9). <IMAGE>

Description

Telephone device with a device for evaluating

Magnetically scannable codes applied to cards. . ..

The present invention relates to a telephone set with a device for evaluating magnetically scannable cards applied to cards Codings, whereby the cards can be inserted into a slot of the telephone device are.

It is already a method of operating a payphone known, in which in the pay phone the call charge after scanning a Identity card is detected, which is in a scanning slot of the pay phone is introduced. An identification signal is then sent to the exchange sent that there the storage of the fee for one of the calling subscribers initiated centrally assigned charge meter.

Furthermore, a telephone set is known that for optional acceptance a prepaid card or credit card is set up. Included there is a first generic code on the prepaid card and a second on the credit card Class code and a card number are saved. If the first generic code is available the call charge will be debited from the inserted card. Is against the second class code is present on the card, the card number is read out, with a comparator the assignment of an entered by means of a number dialer Identification number checked, the connection by a yes signal from the comparator Approved and the call charge is written in a memory together with an account number.

Based on these known arrangements for evaluating on cards applied magnetically readable coding is the present innovation based on the task in conjunction with appropriate facilities in the telephone to design the cards so that they can be quickly evaluated and applied Allow information, e.g. the names of call partners and their phone numbers.

This object is achieved in that the telephone device has a writing and has a reading unit and one side of the cards can be written on and for receiving readable information, e.g. the names of call partners and their phone numbers serves, while this information is provided on the side of the card facing away from this side are applied coded.

With such a design it is initially possible to use the cards on one side with information that can be read at any time and this information using to be coded on the other side of the writing unit. It can thus be used line by line Application of the names of the interlocutors and their phone numbers a handy name and telephone number registers are created in which the desired by the user Participants are listed. If several cards are written and coded, they can these are held together by means of a spiral and in a simple manner by the user be carried.

By inserting the relevant card into a slot in the telephone set this stored information can be evaluated at any time. Here is e.g.

the possibility of displaying information line by line, the Card so far in the slot of the telephone advice to insert, until a designated mark matches the selected line, where then by pressing a button by means of the reading unit in the telephone device the stored Number coding is read.

When using telephones with touch dialing can be busy the call partner can perform the known redial by pressing a button. The telephone device can be equipped with a numeric display in the form of a display on which the desired and dialed number is made visible.

The invention is to be seen in the following on the basis of one in the figure -Example shown are explained.

That with a keypad 1 and a numeric display 2 in the form a display equipped telephone device 3 has on its front side a Slot 4 for receiving parts of a pocket telephone book 5. The pocket phone book 5 consists of several labels that can be labeled on one side and are linked to each other e.g. by a Spiral 7 connected plastic cards 6.

On the writable side of these plastic cards 6 each Line by line, the names of the desired interlocutors 8 plotted with their phone numbers will. The electronically coded card is located on the back 9 of this plastic card Call number of the desired interlocutor 8. The relevant plastic card 6 is inserted into the slot 4 of the telephone set 3 up to a point at which a corresponding mark with the name and number of the person you are talking to 8 line matches.

In the telephone device 3 or an additional device there is an electronic one Read and write unit based on The saved number coding at the push of a button reads in and reproduces it on the numeric display for checking. Through the writing and reading unit, the desired number is dialed automatically. Should the The call partner in question is busy, the known per se can be activated by pressing a button Redial.

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Claims (3)

Patent claims 1. Telephone device with a device for evaluating of magnetically scannable encodings applied to cards, the cards can be inserted into a slot of the telephone device, d a d u r c h g e -k e nn z e i c h n e t that the telephone device (3) has a write and read unit and one side of the cards (6) can be written on and readable Information, e.g. the names of interlocutors (8) and their phone numbers, while this information is on the side (9) of the card (6) facing away from this side are applied coded. 2. Telephone device according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that in the case of several pieces of information applied line by line. (8) the Card (6) each so far introduced into the slot (4) of the telephone device (3) until a designated mark with the. selected line matches, with the push of a button the desired Information is readable. 3. Telephone device according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that the telephone device (3) has a numeric display (2) on the the evaluated information is displayed.