JP2002009890A - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication device having its constitution for attaining assured transfer of communication even when an after-response transfer function and an ACR or LCR function are collaterally set. SOLUTION: This device includes the callers 1 and 1a, an exchange 2, a communication terminal device 3 for transfering and the transfer destinations 4 and 5. The call transmitted from the caller 1 or 1a is received by the device 3 via the exchange 2 and then transferred to the destinations 4 and 5 in an after-response transfer mode service of which is provided by a 1st line supplier. Meanwhile, a 2nd line supplier sets an ACR or LCR function on the device 3 to supply the service at a lower line fee than the 1st line supplier. When a transfer mode is set on the device 3, the access numbers set by the 2nd line supplier are not added to the telephone numbers of destinations 4 and 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
A communication terminal configured to reliably transfer after responding even when functions such as a CR function and an LCR function, which add an access number to a telephone number and reduce line usage charges, are set in parallel. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a facsimile apparatus configured as a multifunction machine having a copy function. Such a multifunction device generally includes an auto document feeder (ADF) and a flatbed scanner (FB).
A flatbed-type original placing table for reading which functions as S) is provided.

When copying an original with a multifunction peripheral, a copy operation is performed.
After specifying the reading mode (resolution) according to the number of copies and the type of the original (image information of ordinary characters or figures or a photograph), press the start button to start reading the original, and Copies are printed on copies of recording paper.

[0004] In a communication terminal device such as the multifunction peripheral,
Known are those having a call function and those having a function of receiving an image transmitted from a caller and transferring the received image to a preset destination.

When transferring an image, the communication terminal receives the image transmitted from the transmission source through the exchange and stores it in the image memory. The communication terminal device becomes the transfer source,
The received image is transferred to the transfer destination through the exchange as necessary.

Further, in a communication terminal device having a call function, a call from a caller received by the communication terminal device is transferred to a transfer destination by using a call transfer function provided by a first line carrier. It can be. The communication terminal device sequentially transfers calls that arrive at different times to respective designated transfer destinations.

As a form of such call transfer, a transfer mode after answering is sometimes set. In the transfer mode after response, the caller once answers the call and then transfers to the transfer destination, and the transfer source communication terminal device is set to have transfer after response.

[0008] Another line carrier (second line carrier)
Discloses an automatic carrier route selection (Autmatic Carrier Ro) for a communication terminal device having a call function.
uting, ACR) function and lowest-price route selection (Le
There is a case where a setting of a function of adding a specific access number to a telephone number, such as an as-cost routing (LCR) function, is provided.

The ACR function and L set by the second line carrier
The CR function provides a service in which the line usage fee is lower than that of a line carrier (first line carrier) which provides transfer after answering a call. For example, (0077),
An access number such as (0088) is added to the telephone number.

As described above, the communication terminal apparatus is provided with the transfer function after the response provided by the first line carrier and the access number such as the ACR function and the LCR function provided by the second line carrier. In some cases, functions to be added to telephone numbers are set side by side.

[0011]

When the transfer function after response is set as described above, the communication terminal apparatus transfers the call from the caller to the transfer destination. At this time, ACR
If a function for adding an access number to a telephone number such as a function or an LCR function is set in parallel, a number such as (0077) or (0088) is automatically dialed with priority. There is a problem that a call from a caller cannot be transferred to a transfer destination.

The present invention has been made in view of the above situation, and has a function of forwarding after a response provided by a first line carrier, an ACR function and an LC provided by a second line carrier.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device configured to be able to reliably transfer after responding even when a function of adding an access number to a telephone number such as an R function is set in parallel.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device, comprising: a communication terminal device connected to a transmission source and a transfer destination via an exchange, and a response provided by a first line carrier; A communication terminal device to which a post-transfer function is set, wherein when a call is made to a destination, a second line carrier whose line use fee is lower than that of the first line carrier is provided to the destination telephone number. This is achieved by providing a means for adding an access number and, when transferring a call from a caller to a transfer destination, a means for not adding the access number of the second line carrier to the transfer destination telephone number. be able to.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal device which is connected to a transmission source and a transfer destination via an exchange, and in which a transfer function after response provided by a first line carrier is set. A means for deleting an access number provided by a second line carrier whose line fee is lower than that of the first line carrier to the transfer destination telephone number. It is characterized by.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the communication terminal device according to the first or second aspect, wherein
A storage unit for storing the transfer-after-response form provided by the line carrier, and transferring the call from the source to the transfer destination based on the stored transfer-after-response form.

According to the above feature of the invention according to claim 1,
When you transfer a call from the caller to the transfer destination after answering it,
A means is provided for not adding an inexpensive access number set by the second line carrier to the transfer destination telephone number. Therefore, the access number is not dialed with priority, and the call from the caller can be reliably transferred to the transfer destination.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the access number of the second line carrier is added to the transfer destination telephone number, there is provided means for deleting the access number. For this reason, even in a communication terminal device not provided with a means for adding an access number provided by a second line carrier whose line usage fee is lower than that of the first line carrier, a call from a caller can be reliably transmitted. After responding to the transfer destination, transfer can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, call transfer can be performed according to the stored transfer-after-answer mode.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example in which a communication terminal device having a call function is arranged. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 and 1a denote a transmission source, 2 denotes an exchange, 3 denotes a transfer source communication terminal device, and 4 and 5 denote transfer destinations. The call transmitted from the caller 1 or 1a is received by the communication terminal device 3 through the exchange 2 and transferred to the transfer destinations 4 and 5.

In such a communication terminal device 3, the first
When the transfer function after response is set in the transfer mode provided by the line carrier, the telephone of the communication terminal device 3 which is the transfer source is called when there is a call from the transmission sources 1 and 1a. When the communication terminal device 3 responds, the exchange 2 switches the transfer destination 4,
Transfer this call to 5.

[0021] The communication terminal 3 has an ACR
A service with a lower line usage fee than the first line provider that sets the function and the LCR function and provides the post-response transfer mode is provided.

In the present invention, when the transfer function after response and the ACR function and the LCR function are set in parallel in the communication terminal device 3, a telephone call is transferred to the transfer destination in order to transfer a call from the caller. ACR function or LCR before sending number
The function has been disabled. Therefore, (0077) or (0
088) or the like is not preferentially dialed to a low-priced number, and it is possible to reliably transfer the call to the transfer destination after responding.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a control device of the communication terminal device of the present invention. Next, this block diagram will be described. In FIG. 2, a control device 11 of the communication terminal device includes a control unit 12 for processing various signals and data.
have. The control unit 12 is constituted by, for example, a CPU (central processing unit).

The control unit 12 includes a line control unit (NCU) 1
4. Modem 15, Image memory 16, RAM 17, ROM
18, display unit 19, operation unit 20, reading unit 21, recording unit 2
2, an audio compression memory 23, an audio codec 26, a hook switch 27, an image codec 28, and a buzzer 29 are connected.

The line control unit 14 is connected to the external line 13 via an exchange (not shown), and detects transmission and reception of dial pulses corresponding to the dial number of the other party. The VF modem 15 is an ITU (International Telecommunication Union) T.V. It is configured based on the svf (voice facsimile simultaneous communication terminal) recommendation, and enables communication of images and voice. Note that a modem with a voice function can be used instead of the SVF modem 15.

The image memory 16 stores images transmitted and received by a communication unit including the line control unit 14 and the SVF modem 15. The RAM 17 stores management data in reservation transmission or memory reception. Further, a transfer table in which a telephone number of a transfer destination is set in advance is stored. R
The OM 18 stores data and programs necessary for various operations of the communication terminal device.

A cathode ray tube (CRT) or a liquid crystal display (LC)
Various messages necessary for the operation of the communication terminal device are displayed on the display unit 19 using D). An operation unit 20 including a keyboard, a mouse, and the like instructs various operations and stop of the communication terminal device. Also, an enlargement magnification of the image of the document is set.

The reading section 21 reads an image of a document transmitted from the transmitting side. When reading a double-sided document, an image on the front side and an image on the back side are read. The recording unit 22 records the image transmitted from the transmission side on recording paper. Image recording may be performed on both sides of the recording paper or on one side of the recording paper.

The recording unit 22 is provided with an electrophotographic printer, and copies a received image or an image read by an optical reading system onto recording paper of a fixed size supplied from a paper cassette (not shown). In the printer, various data
Data can be recorded on recording paper. Voice compression memory 2
3 stores the contents of the recorded call.

The operation section 20 is provided with various keys. For example, a copy / facsimile MFP
A copy / communication key for selecting which of the mode and the facsimile communication mode to select, and a mode for reading the copy according to whether the original is image information such as text or photographic information ( A key for setting various operation modes such as a reading mode key for setting a resolution), a key for setting an automatic reduction, and an automatic recording paper selection mode is provided.

The control unit 12 reads an image stored in the image memory 16 and transfers the image to a predetermined destination. Also, the contents of the recorded call can be read from the voice compression memory 23 and transferred to a predetermined destination, or the recorded message can be read from the voice compression memory 23 and transmitted to the caller. It is also possible to provide a clock section to count the current time, and use that output to print the current time on the received document.

The handset 24 constitutes an auxiliary telephone for communication of the communication terminal device, and an audio codec 26 for encoding and decoding digital audio signals via an A / D and D / A converter 25. Connected to. The hook switch 27
On-hook and off-hook of the handset 24 are detected.

In the example shown in FIG.
Is connected to the external line 13 and the on-hook and the off-hook of the handset 24 are detected using the voltage of the external line 13. However, the on-hook and the off-hook of the handset 24 are also detected by a mechanical switch for detecting the handset 24 itself. be able to.

In the example of FIG. 2, the handset 24 is connected to the audio codec 2 via the A / D and D / A converter 25.
6, the handset 24 may be connected to the external line 13 by connecting the handset 24 with a normal signal line from the NCU 14.

The image codec 28 encodes (encodes) the read image in accordance with the decoding capability of the transmission destination apparatus.
Do). Also, the received image is decoded (decoded), re-encoded by the MMR method or JBIG method with the highest compression ratio, and stored in the image memory. The buzzer 29 sounds a ringing alarm.

From the communication terminal device, voice guidance such as "Please call again later" is transmitted to the external line 13 during a call. Such voice guidance can be stored in the ROM 18 in advance during manufacturing. Alternatively, the user may blow a message from the handset 24 and register it in the voice compression memory 23.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram partially showing another configuration of the control device 11. In the example of FIG.
4 shows a specific configuration. In FIG. 3, the line control unit 14 includes a first switch Sa and a second switch Sb.
Is provided. Also, an incoming call detector 14a, a DC voltage and bell signal generator 14b, an off-hook detector 14c
Is provided.

In FIG. 3, the off-hook detecting section 14
c detects the current flowing through the handset 24. When the switch Sb is turned on to the contact a, a current is detected from the line 13. When the switch Sb is turned on to the contact a, the DC voltage and the current from the bell signal generator 14b are detected. Note that the off-hook detection unit 14c may use a mechanical switch that detects the handset 24 itself. Further, the handset 24 is connected from the NCU 14 with a normal signal line, and the audio signal is transmitted to the external line 13.

In the state shown in FIG. 3, when the incoming call detection signal of the caller is detected by the incoming call detection section 14a, the switch Sa is closed, and the bell of the DC voltage and bell signal generation section 14b sounds. The buzzer 29 of FIG. 2 may sound the notification of the incoming call. When the user lifts the handset 24, the switch Sb is switched to the contact a side, and the handset 24 is connected to the external line 13 and can talk.

At this time, the off-hook detector 14c detects the off-hook of the handset 24. When the switch Sa is closed, images and sounds are transmitted and received through the SVF modem 15. Next, by hooking during a call, the switch Sb is switched to the contact b side.

FIGS. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the present invention. Next, this flowchart will be described.

(1) The processing program is started in step S1, and it is determined in step S2 whether there is an incoming call. If the decision result in the step S2 is YES (hereinafter abbreviated as Y), the switch Sa in FIG. 3 is closed to close the line, and then, in the processing in the step S3, whether the automatic transfer is on, that is, after the response, Determine whether transfer is set. If the result of this determination is Y, then control proceeds to step S4, where it is determined whether there is a ringing tone (CNG).

(2) If the result of the determination in step S4 is Y, fax communication is performed in the processing of step S5, and the processing program ends in step S21. Step S
If the determination result of No. 3 is NO (hereinafter abbreviated as N),
In step S6, it is determined whether the hook is off-hook, that is, whether the handset is lifted and the switch Sb is connected to the contact a. If the result of this determination is N, the process enters the standby state of step S6.

(3) When the handset is picked up and a call is in progress and the result of determination in step S6 is Y, then in step S7 it is determined whether or not the hooking button has been pressed, that is, the switch Sb in FIG. Determine whether or not the connection has been established. If the determination result in step S7 is N
If so, the process proceeds to step S8 to determine whether the transfer button has been pressed.

(4) If the decision result in the step S8 is N, then in a step S9, it is determined whether or not the hook is off-hook. If the result of this determination is Y, it is determined that a call is in progress and the process returns to step S7. If the decision result in the step S9 is N, it is determined that the call is ended, and a step S21 is determined.
To end the processing program.

(5) If the result of the determination in step S2 is N, that is, if there is no incoming call, the process is to make a call from the communication terminal device, and the destination telephone number is input in step S11. Next, it is determined in step S12 whether or not an LCR function is provided. This determination result is N
If so, the number is dialed in the processing of step S13, and the processing program ends in step S21.

(6) If the LCR function is provided to the communication terminal device and the determination result in step S12 is Y, then in step S14 the number is assigned to the LCR unit (CP in FIG. 2).
U12, input to the operation unit 20). Next, step S15
Dial the number output from the LCR unit
In step S21, the processing program ends.

(7) If the result of the determination in step S4 is N and it is determined that there is no CNG signal, it is determined that automatic transfer is ON (step S3) and that there is no CNG signal. In this case, the switch Sa in FIG. 3 is opened in the process of step S16 to temporarily open the line, and a hooking signal is transmitted. Next, the registration number is read from the memory in the process of step S17.

(8) Subsequently, in step S19, L
The line carrier access code portion set by the CR function is deleted, and the destination number is transmitted to the line. As described above, when the automatic transfer is set, a process is performed such that the telephone number set by the LCR function is not preferentially called. Next, in the process of step S20, it is determined whether or not the line is off-hook while the line is closed. If the result of this determination is Y, the process enters the standby state of step S20. Step S2
When the determination result of 0 becomes N, the processing program ends in step S21.

(9) If it is determined that the transfer button is depressed and the result of the determination in step S8 is Y, the processes in steps S16 to S21 are similarly performed. That is, even in the case where the user sets the transfer process after the call (sets the transfer function after answering), a process is performed so that the telephone number set by the LCR function is not preferentially called. I have.

(10) In the process of step S7, if the determination result is Y by pressing down the hooking button, then in the process of step S10, the switch Sa of FIG.
To temporarily open the line and send a hooking signal. Next, in step S18, the transfer destination number is input from the operation unit. Subsequently, in step S19, the line carrier access code portion set by the LCR function is deleted.
The destination number is transmitted to the line, and the processing program ends in step S21.

As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the transfer function after response provided by the first line carrier (step S3), the line usage fee is lower than that of the first line carrier. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device having a function of adding an access number to a telephone number, such as an LCR function (steps S12, S14, S15) provided by a second line carrier.

When the LCR function is set when a call is made from the communication terminal to the other party, as shown in steps S12, S14 and S15, the line usage fee is low. The access number is dialed preferentially. However, if the after-response transfer function provided by the first line carrier is set, LC
The call from the caller is transferred without adding the access number of R.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, when an access number provided by the second line carrier is added to the transfer destination number, the access number is deleted and transferred. (Step S19). Such a process in step S19 is performed even if the LCR function is not set in the communication terminal device, if the transfer destination telephone number includes the access number of the LCR function, the transfer destination telephone number The access number of the LCR function is deleted.

In the processing of FIGS. 4 to 6, the case where the LCR function is set in the communication terminal device has been described. The present invention is also applied to a communication terminal device in which the ACR function is set instead of the LCR function.

[0056]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when a call from a caller is transferred to a transfer destination, an inexpensive access set by a second line carrier is set. Means are provided for not adding the number to the transfer destination telephone number. Therefore, the access number is not dialed with priority, and the call from the caller can be reliably transferred to the transfer destination.

According to the invention of claim 2, when the access number of the second line carrier is added to the transfer destination telephone number, means for deleting the access number is provided. For this reason, even in a communication terminal device not provided with a means for adding an access number provided by a second line carrier whose line usage fee is lower than that of the first line carrier, a call from a caller can be reliably transmitted. After responding to the transfer destination, transfer can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, call transfer can be performed according to the stored transfer-after-answer mode.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of call transfer using a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control device of the communication terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram partially showing another configuration of the control device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1, 1a source 2 exchange 3 communication terminal 4, 5 transfer destination 11 controller 12 central processing controller (CPU) 13 external line 14 line controller (NCU) 15 SVF modem 16 image memory 19 display unit 20 operation unit 21 Reading unit 22 Recording unit

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[Submission date] March 23, 2001 (2001.3.2)
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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a transfer function after a response and a function such as an ACR function or an LCR function for adding an access number to a telephone number to reduce a line charge. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device that is configured to be able to transfer data reliably after a response even when the communication terminal device performs a response.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal device which is connected to a caller and a transfer destination via an exchange and is provided with a transfer function after a response provided by a first line carrier. A means for adding to the destination telephone number an access number serviced by a second line carrier whose line usage fee is lower than that of the first line carrier, and for transferring a call from a caller to a transfer destination. A communication terminal device provided with means for not adding the access number of the second line carrier to the transfer destination telephone number. 2. A communication terminal device which is connected to a caller and a transfer destination via an exchange and is provided with a transfer function after response provided by a first line carrier, wherein the transfer destination telephone number is added to the transfer destination telephone number. A communication terminal device wherein, when an access number provided by a second line carrier whose line usage fee is lower than that of one line carrier is added, the access number is deleted. 3. A storage unit for storing a post-response transfer mode provided by the first line carrier, wherein a call from a caller is transmitted to a transfer destination based on the stored post-response transfer mode. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the data is transferred.
A communication terminal device according to claim 1.