JP3109533B2 - Registration information copying device and telephone for simple calling function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for copying registration information for a simple calling function such as a so-called one-touch dial or abbreviated dial.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A recent telephone is provided with a simple calling function capable of transmitting dialing information equivalent to a key input operation of all necessary digits with a small number of keystrokes when making a call. Have been. The simple calling function includes one-touch dialing and speed dialing.

In one-touch dialing, a dial output of a telephone number registered in correspondence with the key is transmitted only by operating a one-touch key at the time of calling. In abbreviated dialing, a dial output of a telephone number registered in association with the abbreviated number is transmitted simply by operating the abbreviated number key at the time of calling.

[0004] For these simple calling functions,
It is necessary to register information for one-touch dialing and speed dialing. This registration is performed by, for example, the following registration operation.

[0005] That is, the registration switch is pressed to set the telephone in a registration mode for registering information for the simple calling function. Enter one-touch key or abbreviated number.
Enter the phone number to register. To register another one, the above operation is repeated. Press the registration switch again to release the registration mode of the telephone.

Conventionally, the operation of registering information for one-touch dialing and speed dialing has been required for each telephone.

[0007]

The object of the invention is to be Solved by the way, for example, at home or at work, if you use a plurality of telephones has increased, the call operation to the same destination, be carried out in a one-touch dialing and speed dial It is convenient if you can. However, in this case, since the registration operation has conventionally been required for each telephone, the above-described registration operation has to be performed for each telephone, so that the registration input time is long and an input error occurs. There was a disadvantage.

An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of solving the above-mentioned disadvantages.

[0009]

Therefore, in the present invention, a predetermined operation is performed by using the reference numerals of the embodiments described later.
Operation and a predetermined telephone number, and perform the predetermined operation.
A memory 23 or 43 capable of storing a plurality of pieces of registration information for a simple calling function for easily making a call by
Means for forming a communication path with a telephone having a registration mode for registering registration information for the simple calling function, and transmitting a signal for setting the telephone to the registration mode to the telephone. Means 20 or 40 for transmitting through the memory 23 or 43
To select and specify the registration information to be transferred from the registration information
Means for storing the selected and designated registration information in the memory 2
Read from 3 or 43, it means 20 or 4 and sends the read-out registration information to the telephone via the communication channel
0 and a registration information copying device for a simple calling function.

[0010]

The telephone connected via the communication channel enters the registration mode upon receiving a signal from the registration information copying apparatus of the present invention. Then, after receiving the registration information from the registration information copying apparatus of the present invention, the telephone automatically registers the information in the memory. Therefore, registration information for simple calling functions such as one-touch dialing and speed dialing is
It is copied to the telephone.

For example, if the registration information copying apparatus according to the present invention is provided in each telephone, the registration information can be copied between the telephones.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a registration information copying apparatus for a simple calling function according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, taking a case where it is applied to a cordless telephone apparatus as an example.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the configuration of a base unit of a cordless telephone device, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example of a cordless telephone slave unit. [Configuration of Master Unit] In FIG. 1, L1 and L2 are telephone lines, 2 is a ringer generator, 3 is an overvoltage protection circuit, and 4 is a communication path switch circuit. The master unit in this example includes a handset including a receiver 5 and a transmitter 6. When the attached handset is used, the reception voice from the communication path switch circuit 4 is transmitted through the amplifier 7 to the receiver (speaker) 5. The sound from the transmitter (microphone) 6 is supplied to the communication path switch circuit 4 through the amplifier 8 and transmitted to the telephone lines L1 and L2.

In the case of a call using a cordless telephone handset, the received voice from the communication path switch circuit 4 is supplied to a voice codec circuit 9 where it is encoded and supplied to a framing / frame decomposition circuit 10. The framing signal from the circuit 10 is supplied to the RF transmitting / receiving circuit 11 and transmitted from the antenna 12 to the cordless telephone handset.

The signal from the cordless telephone handset received by the antenna 12 is supplied to the framing / frame decomposing circuit 10 via the RF receiving circuit 11 and is decomposed into frames. The frame-decomposed signal is supplied to the audio codec circuit 9 and decoded. Then, the audio signal from the audio codec circuit 9 is supplied to the communication path switch circuit 4 and transmitted to the telephone lines L1 and L2.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a control device constituted by a microcomputer. In this control device 20, 21 is C
PU and 22 are a program ROM, and 23 is a work area RAM. In this RAM 23, registration information for one-touch dialing and speed dialing is written.
Reference numerals 24 to 29 denote interfaces.

A DTMF encoder 13 and a DTMF decoder 14 provided between the communication path switch circuit 4 and the control device 20 are connected to a data bus via interfaces 24 and 25.

The dial key 15 is connected to the data bus via the interface 26. Then, a registration switch 16 and a transfer switch 17 each composed of, for example, a non-lock type tact switch are connected to a data bus via an interface 27. Also, 1
One key 18 composed of a plurality of keys or a plurality of keys is connected to a data bus via an interface 28. Further, a framing / frame decomposition circuit 1
A control signal is transmitted and received between 0 and the control device 20 via the interface 29.

[Structure of Slave Unit] Next, in the cordless telephone slave unit shown in FIG. 2, 31 is a transmitting / receiving antenna, 32 is an RF transmitting / receiving circuit, 33 is a framing / frame disassembling circuit, 34
Is an audio codec circuit, 35 and 37 are amplifiers, 36 is a receiving speaker, 38 is a transmitting microphone, and 40 is a control device.

The control device 40 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a CPU 41, a program ROM 42, an RA
M43 and interfaces 44 to 49 are provided.
In the RAM 43, registration information for one-touch dialing and speed dialing is written.

The DTMF encoders 51 and 52 connected between the audio codec circuit 34 and the control device 40 are connected to the data bus of the microcomputer 40 via interfaces 44 and 45.

A dial key 53 is connected to the data bus via the interface 46. Then, a registration switch 54 and a transfer switch 55 each composed of, for example, a non-lock type tact switch are connected to the data bus via the interface 47. In addition, a one-touch key 5 consisting of one key or a plurality of keys
6 is connected to the data bus via the interface 48. Further, a framing / frame decomposition circuit 33
A control signal is transmitted and received between the controller and the control device 40 via the interface 49.

[Transmission and reception of voice data] Voice data from the other party during a call is transmitted from the master unit to the slave unit. That is, the audio data from the master unit is supplied to the framing / frame decomposing circuit 33 via the antenna 31 and the RF transmitting / receiving circuit 32 to be decomposed into frames, and decoded by the audio codec circuit 34. The decoded sound is supplied to a speaker 36 via an amplifier 35 and reproduced.

The sound from the slave unit input to the microphone 38 is transmitted through the amplifier 37 to the sound codec circuit 3.
4, encoded, framed by a framing / frame decomposing circuit 33, and transmitted to the parent device via an RF transmitting / receiving circuit 32 and an antenna 31. The master unit receives this audio signal, and as described above, the telephone line L1,
Send to L2.

[Transmission / Reception of DTMF Signal] Transmission / reception of a DTMF signal between the master unit and the slave unit is performed as follows. For example, the key operation in the master unit, the switch operation is performed, a signal corresponding to the operation input to the DTMF en <br/> code Da 13 is supplied from the control unit 20, it is encoded into DTMF signals. The DTMF signal is supplied to the voice codec circuit 9 via the communication path switch circuit 4, encoded, framed by the framing / frame decomposition circuit 10, and transmitted to the slave unit via the RF transmitting / receiving circuit 11 and the antenna 12. Sent to.

In the slave unit, the encoded DTMF signal is received by the RF transmission / reception circuit 32 via the antenna 31 and is decomposed by the framing / frame decomposition circuit 33. Then, the DTMF signal is decoded by the DTMF decoder 52, supplied to the control device 40, decoded, and subjected to predetermined processing.

Further, signals corresponding to the key or switch input from the controller 40 is encode the DTMF signal is supplied to the DTMF encoder 51, which is encoded by the speech codec circuit 34. Then, it is framed by the framing / frame decomposition circuit 33 and the RF
2 and transmitted to the parent device via the antenna 31.

In the master unit, the DTMF signal is transmitted to the antenna 12
-RF transmission / reception circuit 11-Frame / frame decomposition circuit 10-Voice codec circuit 9-Communication path switch circuit 4-
The DTMF signal is sequentially supplied to the control device 20 via the DTMF decoder 14, where the DTMF signal is decoded and a predetermined process is performed.

[Transmission / Reception of Control Signal via Control Channel] Next, transmission / reception of a control signal via a wireless control channel between the master unit and the slave unit is performed as follows.

For example, a control signal generated by the control unit 20 of the master unit is supplied from the interface 29 to the framing / frame disassembly circuit 10 to be framed, and transmitted to the slave unit via the RF transmitting / receiving circuit 11 and the antenna 12. You.

In the slave unit, the control signal received via the antenna 31 and the RF transmission / reception circuit 32 is subjected to frame decomposition by the framing / frame decomposition circuit 33. Then, the control signal from the circuit 33 is input from the interface 41 of the control circuit 40, is decoded, the control indicated <br/> in that the control signal is performed by the control unit 40.

The transmission of the control signal from the slave unit to the master unit is performed in exactly the same manner, except that the transmission and the reception are reversed.

[Registration Mode] For example, a registration mode for one-touch dialing and abbreviated dialing in the master unit will be described.

First, the registration switch 16 is pressed (this is only required to temporarily press the switch 16; the same applies hereinafter). Then, the control circuit 20 detects this, and the master unit enters the registration mode. Then, in the case of registering the one-touch dial, one of the one-touch keys 18 is pressed, and subsequently, the telephone number to be registered corresponding to the pressed one-touch key is input by the dial key 15. Next, the registration switch 16 is pressed. Then, the pressed one-touch key and the input telephone number are stored in the RAM 23 in association with each other.

In the case of registration of abbreviated dialing, first, after the registration switch 16 is depressed, the abbreviated number is input by the dial key 15, for example, as (# 01).
Then, enter the phone number. Next, the registration switch 16
When is pressed, the designated abbreviated number and the input telephone number are stored in the RAM 23 in association with each other.

By repeating the above, one-touch dialing and speed dialing are registered. In the slave unit, the registration of the one-touch dial and the speed dial is registered in exactly the same manner as the registration switch 54, the one-touch key,
This can be performed using the dial key 53.

[Copy] A case where the registration information for the simple calling function registered as described above is copied will be described. In this case, it is possible to both copy the registration information of the master unit to the slave unit and to copy the registration information of the slave unit to the master unit. The example described below is an example in which the registration information of the master unit is copied to the slave unit. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the master unit in this case, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the slave unit. In this example, transfer for copying is performed using a DTMF signal. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a sequence between the master unit and the slave unit at this time.

As shown in FIG. 3, the master unit first dials the telephone of the copy destination (step 10).
1). In this example, since the copying is to the slave, the extension number of the slave to be copied is dialed. This is to form a communication path between the copy source device and the copy destination device.
If the communication path has already been formed, or if the communication path can be formed without performing the dial operation, the dial operation is of course unnecessary.

As shown in FIG. 4, the slave unit receives the extension dial signal (step 201), and sends a response signal to the master unit as an automatic response or a manual response (step 20).
2). The master unit confirms the response signal and establishes a communication channel (step 102).

Next, on the master side, the other party's telephone, in this example, the slave uses the dial key 15 to input a password as a code for putting a command from the master on. The master unit receives the dial key input of the security code, converts the security code into a DTMF signal, and transmits the DTMF signal to the slave machine (step 103).

The child device receives this password (step 203), and enters a command receiving state from the parent device (step 204). Then, a response signal indicating that the command has been accepted is transmitted to the master unit (step 205).

The master unit receives this response signal and confirms the completion of the command acceptance state of the slave unit (step 104). In the parent machine, the transfer switch 17 is pressed next (this only needs to temporarily press the switch 17; the same applies hereinafter). The base unit detects that the transfer switch 17 has been pressed, and sends a code for instructing the slave unit to register a one-touch dial or a speed dial (step 105). This code is equal to the registration code given to the control device 40 in order to press the registration switch 54 at the time of registration with the slave unit to put the slave unit into the registration mode.

The slave unit receives the registration code (step 206), and sets the slave unit in a state of accepting registration (step 2).
07). Then, a response signal indicating that the registration has been accepted is returned to the master unit (step 208).

The master unit receives this response signal and confirms the response (step 106), and then transfers the registration information to the slave unit as described later (step 107). The slave receives this registration information (step 209) and stores it in the RAM 43 (step 210). Step 107 is repeated until all the registration information to be transferred has been transferred. When the transfer is completed, for example, the registration switch 16 is pressed. Then, this is detected by control device 20 (step 108), and a copy mode end code is sent from the master unit to the slave unit (step 109). This copy mode end code is equal to the registration mode end code. When the slave unit receives the copy mode end code and detects the end of copying (step 211), it ends this copy routine.

In this case, the registration information to be transferred can be selected as described below.

For example, when copying all registration information registered in the master unit, for example, after pressing the "*" key of the dial keys 15, the transfer switch 17 is pressed. At this time, all of the telephone number information corresponding to the position information of the one-touch key and the telephone number information corresponding to the abbreviated number are transferred to the slave unit.

When copying registration information of individual one-touch dials and speed dials, and copying to the one-touch key or the same abbreviated number at the same position as that of the base unit in the slave unit, registration in the base unit is performed. After inputting the one-touch key or the abbreviated number, the transfer switch 17 is pressed. Then, only the registration information of the designated one-touch key and abbreviated number is transferred to the slave unit.

In the case where registration information of individual one-touch dials and speed dials is to be copied, and in the case of copying to a one-touch key or a different abbreviated number at a position different from that of the parent device in the child device, the parent device of the copy source is to be copied. After inputting the position or abbreviated number of the one-touch key of the machine with the dial key 15, the position or the abbreviated number of the one-touch key to be registered of the slave unit to be copied is input with the dial key 15. Thereafter, the transfer switch 17 is pressed. Then, the telephone number of the registration information of the designated copy source is read from the RAM 23 of the master unit,
This is stored in the RAM 43 of the child device in association with the set one-touch key and abbreviated number.

[Other Examples] In the above, the registration information was transferred using the DTMF signal via the wireless communication channel, but the communication path was established via the telephone lines L1 and L2, and the communication path was established via this communication path. Copying can also be performed between the other party's telephone (this telephone also has a one-touch dial function and / or a speed dial function) and the above-mentioned master unit.

Also, a wireless control channel may be established between the slave unit and the master unit, and transfer of the registration information may be performed between the master unit and the slave unit via the wireless control channel. it can. In this case, the transfer information is sent as a control signal.

For example, two telephones having the function of the present invention can be connected by a cable so as to form a direct communication path, and the above-mentioned copying operation can be performed via the cable. .

Further, instead of instructing the transfer from the sending side of the registration information as in the above example, the transfer can be requested from the receiving side. In this case, in the above example, for example, the transfer switch is pressed twice successively by the slave unit. Then, a communication path is formed between the master unit and the slave unit, and the slave unit enters the copy registration mode. Then, copying can be performed by performing all other operations in the same manner as in the above example.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described cordless telephone device, and a portable telephone and a normal analog telephone can communicate with each other as long as they have a one-touch dial function and / or a speed dial function. By establishing a path, registration information can be copied in the same manner as described above. As a means for forming a communication path, not only a telephone line and a wireless line but also a copy source and a copy destination may be connected by a cable. Directly,
When connected with a cable, there is no need to call the other party.

Also, one of the apparatuses for performing copying need not have a dial function. For example, the copying apparatus according to the present invention is configured as an adapter, and registration information for a simple call operation is stored in this adapter. Alternatively, the registration information can be copied from one of the telephones to this adapter, and then the registration information can be copied from this adapter to another telephone.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a plurality of telephones are used, for example, all or one of the registration information for a simple calling function such as one-touch dialing or speed dialing. When the same unit is used, it is not necessary to sequentially perform registration operation for each telephone number with the registration information for these simple calling functions for each telephone set. Registration can be easily performed by copying from one telephone. Therefore, the registration of the registration information for the simple calling function is simplified, and there is no risk of registration error as in the case of registering each device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example of a copying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of another example of the copying apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart at the time of copying a copy source.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart at the time of copying at a copy destination.

FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram at the time of copying.

[Explanation of symbols]

 L1, L2 telephone line 9, 34 voice codec circuit 13, 51 DTMF encoder 14, 52 DTMF decoder 15, 53 dial key 16, 54 registration switch 17, 55 transfer switch 18, 56 one-touch key 20, 40 control device

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] A predetermined operation corresponds to a predetermined telephone number.
And make a call simply by performing the predetermined operation.
A memory capable of storing a plurality of registration information for the simple calling function, and means for forming a communication path with a telephone having a registration mode for registering the registration information for the simple calling function. Means for transmitting a signal for setting the telephone to the registration mode to the telephone through the communication path; and transferring the signal from the registration information stored in the memory.
Means for selecting and designating registration information, the read selection specified registration information from said memory, the simple call function and means for sending the read-out registration information to the telephone via the communication path, the Registration information copying device for. 2. A memory capable of storing a plurality of pieces of registration information for a simple calling function in which a predetermined operation is associated with a predetermined telephone number and a simple call is made by performing the predetermined operation. Means for forming a communication path with a telephone having a registration mode for registering registration information for the simple calling function; and transmitting a signal for setting the telephone to the registration mode to the telephone. Means for sending out via a communication path; selecting and specifying the registration information to be transferred from the registration information stored in the memory; and specifying the predetermined operation on the telephone for the selected and specified registration information. Means for reading the selected and designated registration information from the memory, at least a telephone number of the read registration information, and Means for sending the information of the predetermined operation to the telephone through the communication path. 3. A memory for storing registration information for a simple calling function for associating a predetermined operation with a predetermined telephone number and making a simple call by performing the predetermined operation; A telephone having a function of sending an information copy request and having a registration mode for registering registration information for the simple calling function; a means for forming a communication path; and the registration from the telephone Means for receiving a request for copying information, and means for reading the registration information from the memory when receiving the request for copying the registration information, and sending the read registration information to the telephone through the communication path. Registered information copying device. 4. made to correspond to a predetermined operation and a predetermined telephone number, a memory for storing the registration information for the simple call function for simplified manner call by performing the predetermined operation, Means for forming a communication path with a device storing registration information for the simple calling function; means for transmitting a copy request of the registration information through the communication path; and A telephone comprising: a unit for receiving registration information for the simple calling function sent; and a control unit for controlling registration of the received registration information in the memory. 5. made to correspond to a predetermined operation and a predetermined telephone number, the telephone registration information for the simple call function for simplified manner call by performing the predetermined operation, the registration information copying device A registration information copying system for copying registration information for a simple calling function, a first memory for storing registration information for the simple calling function, and a communication path with the telephone. Means for receiving a request for copying the registration information from the telephone set through the communication path; and when the request for copying the registration information is received, reads the registration information from the first memory and reads the registration information. Means for sending registered information to the telephone through the communication path, the telephone comprising: a second memory for storing registration information for the simple calling function; and the registration information. A means for forming the communication path with a copying apparatus; a means for sending a copy request of the registration information through the communication path; and a function of the simple calling function sent from the registration information copying apparatus through the communication path. Registration information receiving means for receiving the registration information; and control means for controlling the received registration information to be registered in the second memory.