JP3033403B2 - Button telephone exchange system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a key telephone exchange system for instructing a key telephone at a calling side to select and ring a ringing tone at a key telephone at a receiving end from a plurality of ring tones.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional key telephone exchange system. In FIG. 2, the key telephone exchange system has key telephones 1a, 1b..., And each of the key telephones 1a, 1b.
b ... are provided. Further, this key telephone exchange system includes an external call to the key telephones 1a, 1b,..., An outgoing call and a telephone call from the key telephones 1a, 1b,. And a central control device 4 for monitoring and controlling the operation of the entire device. Also, a sound source 5 or 6 that outputs a different tone or an intermittent sound as a ringing tone at the key telephones 1a, 1b,..., And one of the sound signals from the sound sources 5 and 6 is centered. It has a sound source switching section 7 which is selected by the control of the control device 4 and transmitted to the call processing device 3. Next, the operation of this conventional example will be described.

When there is an extension incoming from the key telephone 1a to the key telephone 1b through the call processing device 3, the central processing unit 4 performs switching control for selecting one of the sound signals from the sound sources 5 and 6 through the sound source switching unit 7. I do.
The ringing sound signal of one of the ringing sound sources 5 and 6 selected by the ringing sound source switching unit 7 is transmitted to the key telephone 1b through the call processing device 3. The ringing tone generation unit 2b in the key telephone 1b operates with the tone or the intermittent tone by the ringing tone signal to call the incoming call. The same operation processing is performed when an extension is received from the key telephone 1b to the key telephone 1a through the call processing device 3. In other words, the ringing sound generation unit 2a in the key telephone 1a operates with the tone or the intermittent sound of one of the ringing sound sources 5 and 6 selected by the ringing sound source switching unit 7 to perform an incoming call. in this case,
The ringing sounds of the key telephones 1a, 1b... Are uniquely selected by the user of the key telephones 1a, 1b. That is, it is set in the central controller 4 in advance from a key group (not shown) of the key telephones 1a, 1b. Switching control for selecting one of the ringing sound signals from the ringing sound sources 5 and 6 through the ringing sound source switching unit 7 when the central control device 4 determines an extension incoming call to the key telephones 1a, 1b. It is carried out. For example, the key telephone 1a makes an incoming call with a ringing sound supplied from the ringing sound source 5, the key telephone 1b makes an incoming call with a ringing sound supplied from the ringing sound source 6, and the key telephones 1a, 1b,. In such a case, simultaneous incoming calls can be easily identified based on the difference in tone or intermittent sound.

As described above, even in the above-mentioned conventional key telephone exchange system, each user of the key telephones 1a, 1b... Can select a plurality of different tones or intermittent sounds.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional key telephone exchange system, the tone color or the intermittent sound of the ringing sound at the time of the incoming call at the key telephone is uniquely set. That is, the ringing of the incoming call is performed with only one tone or intermittent tone. Therefore, in the ringing sound of the incoming call, for example, the urgency of the incoming call,
There is a disadvantage that the importance or the like cannot be notified from the key telephone set on the receiving side.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem. In this case, an instruction is made from a key telephone on the calling side to select an incoming ring tone on the key telephone on the receiving side from a plurality of types of ring tones. It is an object of the present invention to provide an excellent button telephone exchange system that can make a sound and notify the urgency and importance of calling from a key telephone on the receiving side.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a key telephone exchange system according to the present invention comprises a signal at least when a telephone number input key provided on its own device is depressed and a ring tone of a call destination. A plurality of key telephones for outputting a signal when a key for requesting a change of a ringing tone for instructing a change of a telephone number; a call processing means for performing a call processing for calling and receiving calls between the plurality of key telephones; A ringing sound generating means for sending to the telephone call processing means a plurality of types of ringing sound signals which the telephone rings upon receiving an incoming call, and a ringing sound after a dial number signal is transmitted from one of the key telephones to another key telephone. Based on the number of times the type change request key is pressed, one of a plurality of types of ringing sound signals is selected from the ringing sound generation means, and is sent to the called key telephone through the call processing means to receive an incoming call. It has a configuration and a control means for controlling the blowing sound out.

Also, at least a signal is output when a telephone number input key provided on the own device is pressed and a signal is output when a ringing sound type change request key for instructing a change of an incoming call ringing sound of a call destination is pressed. A plurality of button telephones, call processing means for performing call processing of incoming and outgoing calls between the plurality of key telephones, and a buzzing sound for sending to the call processing means a plurality of types of buzzing sound signals which the button telephones ring when receiving a call. Generating means, and a plurality of types from the buzzer sound generating means, based on a pressing signal of a buzzer sound type change request key pressed after transmission of a dial number signal to another key telephone from a key telephone among the plurality of key telephones. Control means for selecting one of the ringing sound signals and transmitting the selected ringing signal to the called key telephone through the call processing means to ring the incoming call sound. .

[0009] In these configurations, the ringing sound generating means is configured to output a ringing sound signal or an intermittent sound signal having a plurality of different timbres corresponding to the urgency and importance of the incoming call.

[0010]

With such a configuration, the key telephone exchange system of the present invention provides a key telephone exchange system which transmits a dial number signal from one of a plurality of key telephones to another key telephone.
The number of times of the sounding type change request key or the pressing of one of the plurality of sounding type change request keys is identified. Based on this identification, one of a plurality of types of buzzing sound signals is selected from the buzzing sound generation device and sent to the key telephone of the call destination to ring a ringing tone. Therefore, the incoming ring tone at the receiving side key phone is instructed from the calling side key phone, and one of a plurality of types of ringing sounds is selected and blown, and the urgency and importance of the calling are determined by the receiving side. Can be notified from the key telephone.

[0011]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a key telephone exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a key telephone exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the key telephone exchange system includes a key telephone 11.
a, 11b...
11b... Are provided with ringing sound generators 12a, 12b that generate ringing tones in a tone based on the input ringing sound signal.
... are provided. Further, the key telephone exchange system is connected to the key telephones 11a, 11b,.
, And calls from the key telephones 11a, 11b,...
a call processing device 13 for processing an extension call between
And a central control unit 14 for monitoring and controlling the operation of the entire apparatus, and sound sources 15, 16, 17,... Outputting sound signals of different timbres. Key telephone 11
Each of a, 11b,... is provided with a conventional telephone number input numeric keypad, a function selection button for selecting an extension or an outside line, and the like. Further, a ringing sound type change request key is provided for selecting an incoming ringing tone of the key telephones 11a, 11b... The central controller 14 selects one of the ringing sound signals from the ringing sound sources 15, 16, 17... Based on the number of times the ringing type change request key of the calling key telephones 11a, 11b. , A ringing tone type control unit 1 that sends a call to the key telephones 11a, 11b,...
4a is provided.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. When the user of the key telephone 11a calls an extension to the key telephone 11b, the key telephone 1
1a goes off-hook and then the key telephone 1
Enter the extension number of 1b. The dial number from the key telephone 11a is sent to the call processing device 13. The call processing device 13 is controlled by the central processing unit 14, and connects the key telephone 11a and the key telephone 11b by extension based on the dial number from the key telephone 11a. At this time, the sound source 15 is selected through the processing of the sound type controller 14a in the central controller 14, and the sound source 15 is selected.
Is transmitted to the key telephone 11b through the call processing device 13. The ringing tone of the extension by the ringing sound signal is transmitted to the ringing sound generator 1 in the key telephone 11b.
Sounds from 2b. After that, when the ringing tone type change request key in the key telephone 11a is pressed, the ringing tone of the timbre based on the number of times the key is pressed is generated from the ringing sound generator 12b of the key telephone 11b. In this case, the ringing sound type control unit 14a in the central processing unit 14 monitors the pressing state of the ringing sound type change request key on the calling key telephone 11a, and the ringing sound type change request key on the key telephone 11a. Is detected, re-selection of the sound signals from the sound sources 16, 17,... Other than the sound source 15 selected so far is performed. This reselection is performed, for example, by the sound source 15
Is selected, pressing the ringing sound type change request key of the key telephone 11a twice selects the ringing sound source 16 indicating an emergency extension, and pressing the ringing sound type change request key of the key telephone 11b three times. Is set in advance so that a sound source 17 indicating an important extension is selected again.

In this case, the key telephone 11 which is the calling side
The blowing sound type change request key a is monitored by the blowing sound type control unit 14a in the central control unit 14, and the blowing sound type change request key is pressed twice to indicate an emergency extension. When the buzzing sound type change request key is depressed three times after the selection of No. 16, the buzzing sound type control unit 14a in the central control unit 14 identifies the depressing of the three buzzing sound type change request keys. The selection is again made so that the sound signal from the sound source 17 is output from the call processing device 13. The ringing sound signal from the newly selected ringing sound source 17 is transmitted from the telephone call processing device 13 to the key telephone 11b, and switched to a ringing sound indicating an important call, and an incoming call for an extension is performed.

If the user directly presses the ringing type change request key after inputting the dial number from the key telephone 11a, the ringing sound source 15, 16,
17... Are assigned to the ringing sound type control unit 14 a in the central control unit 14.
Select with control. For example, after entering a dialed number,
Pressing the sound type change request key once causes the sound source 15
Is selected, and the sound source 16 is selected when the sound type change request key is pressed twice. When the user presses the sounding type change request key three times, the sounding source 17 is selected. When an extension call is made from the key telephone set 11b to the key telephone set 11a, the same operation is performed.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, when the caller presses the ringing tone type change request key after the extension dialing, the ringing tone type control unit 14a in the central control unit 14 detects this pressing, and The sound source 15,
16, 17,... Are selected, and the key telephone (1
1a, 11b...) Can be changed, and the urgency and importance of the call can be notified to the users near the key telephones (11a, 11b...).

Each of the sound sources 15, 16, 17... Outputs a sound signal having a different timbre, but outputs intermittent sound signals having different intermittent intervals of the sound. Urgency, importance, etc. may be reported in the state. Further, the sound source 15, 16, 17,... Are selected by the number of times the sound sound type change request key is pressed. However, a plurality of sound sound type change requests for individually selecting the sound sources 15, 16, 17,. Keys are provided in the key telephones 11a, 11b,...
The sound source 15, 16, 17... may be selected from a, 11b.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, the key telephone exchange system of the present invention provides a request for changing the type of ringing sound after transmitting a dial number signal from one of a plurality of key telephones to another key telephone. Identify the number of key presses or the pressing of one of a plurality of ringing sound type change request keys, and select one of a plurality of ringing sound signals from a ringing sound generator based on the identification to make a call. The call is sent to the key telephone and the incoming call ringing. In this way, an incoming ring tone at the called key telephone can be selected from a plurality of types of ring tones by instructing from the calling key telephone, and the urgency and importance of the calling can be determined by the called telephone. Has the effect that the notification can be made from the key telephone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a key telephone exchange system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional key telephone exchange system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11a, 11b Button telephone 12a, 12b Ringing sound generator 13 Call processing device 14 Central controller 14a Ringing sound type controller 15, 16, 17 Ringing sound source

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A signal is output when at least a telephone number input key provided on the own device is pressed and a signal is output when a ringing sound type change request key for instructing a change of a ringing tone of a call destination is pressed. A plurality of button telephones, a call processing means for performing call processing for calling and receiving calls between the plurality of key telephones, and a plurality of types of ringing sound signals which the key telephones ring upon receiving a call are transmitted to the call processing means. A ringing sound generating means, and a plurality of key telephones among the plurality of key telephones, after transmitting a dial number signal to another key telephone, based on the number of times the key is pressed. Control means for selecting one of the various ringing sound signals and sending the selected ringing signal to the called key telephone through the call processing means to control the ringing sound of the incoming call. Telephone exchange system. 2. A signal when at least a telephone number input key provided on the own device is pressed and a signal when a buzzer sound type change request key for instructing a change of an incoming ringing sound of a call destination are output. A plurality of button telephones, a call processing means for performing call processing for calling and receiving calls between the plurality of key telephones, and a plurality of types of ringing sound signals which the key telephones ring upon receiving a call are transmitted to the call processing means. Ringing sound generating means, and generating the ringing sound based on a pressing signal of the ringing sound type change request key pressed after transmission of a dial number signal from the key telephone among the plurality of key telephones to another key telephone. Control means for selecting one of a plurality of types of ringing sound signals from the means, sending the selected ringing signal to the key telephone set of the call destination through the call processing means, and controlling the ringing sound of the incoming call. Equipped key telephone exchange system. 3. The ringing sound generating means outputs a ringing sound signal or an intermittent sound signal having a plurality of different tones corresponding to the urgency and importance of an incoming call.
Or the key telephone exchange system according to 2.