JP3351301B2 - Key telephone equipment - 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 apparatus capable of listening to voice mail stored and registered in a voice storage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional key telephone apparatus 101 comprises a key telephone main apparatus 102 and a voice storage apparatus 105 connected to the key telephone main apparatus 102, as shown in FIG. Is connected to the ISDN 103 and the general telephone line 104, and is provided with an incoming call notifying means 106 for making an incoming call notification. Also, the voice storage device 1
At 05, the incoming call response means 107 connected to the incoming call notifying means 106 and making an incoming call response when the incoming call is notified is
After answering the incoming call, ISDN line 103 and general telephone line 10
4 is connected to the PB receiving means 108 for receiving the PB signal notified from the caller,
Are connected to a mailbox management unit 110 that manages a mailbox corresponding to each received PB signal.

Similarly, in the voice storage device 105, a mail storage determining unit 111 for determining whether or not mail is stored in a mailbox is connected to the mailbox management unit 110, and the mail storage determining unit 111 It is connected to a mailbox 109 for storing mail, a mail sending means 112 for sending mail to a caller, and a message sending means 113 for sending a message of no storage to the caller when there is no stored mail. Also, the mailbox 109 is connected to the mail sending means 112,
The mail sending means 112 and the message sending means 113 are connected to the ISDN line 103 and the general telephone line 104.

[0004] The conventional key telephone device 1 having such a configuration.
01 will be described. When an incoming call occurs from the ISDN line 103 or the general telephone line 104, the incoming call notifying means 1
At 06, the incoming call is notified to the voice storage device 105, and the incoming call response means 107 performs an incoming call response.

[0005] The PB signal notified by the caller after the incoming call response is received by the PB receiving means 108, the mailbox management means 110 determines the mailbox 109 corresponding to the PB signal, and the mail storage determining means At 111, it is determined whether or not there is stored mail in the mailbox 109. If there is stored mail, the mail sending means 112 sends the mail to the caller.

On the other hand, if there is no stored mail, the message sending means 113 sends a message indicating that there is no stored mail.

[0007]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional key telephone apparatus, a caller who wants to obtain a stored mail needs a predetermined dial operation for judging the state of the mailbox of the caller. Also, even if there is no stored mail in the mailbox of the caller, the incoming call is always answered by the voice storage device, so the caller can use the ISDN line or the general It was necessary to pay a telephone charge for the telephone line.

The present invention has been made in view of the current state of the stored mail listening operation in the conventional key telephone apparatus described above, and has as its object to reduce the burden of call charges on the caller. It is an object of the present invention to provide a key telephone apparatus which enables efficient listening of stored mail.

[0009]

A key telephone device according to the present invention comprises a telephone main unit connected to an ISDN line or a general telephone line, and a voice storage device connected to the telephone main unit. A caller number identifying means for identifying a caller number of a caller of an incoming call generated through a line or the general telephone line; and storing the caller number identified by the caller number identifying means. A caller number notifying means for notifying a device is provided in the telephone main device, and a mailbox management for managing a mailbox in which mail is stored and a mailbox corresponding to each caller number of the incoming call. Means, storage judging means for judging whether or not mail is stored in a mailbox corresponding to the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means, and a caller notified by the caller number notifying means. Call An incoming call response means for responding to an incoming call of a number, and a mail sending means for reading out the mail from the mailbox and sending the mail to a caller when the storage judging means judges that the mail is stored. And
It is characterized by being provided in the voice storage device.

In the key telephone apparatus according to the present invention, the caller ID of the incoming caller generated through the ISDN line or the general telephone line is identified by the caller number identification means, and the caller number is identified. The caller number identified by the notification means is notified to the storage device, and the mailbox management means
Mailboxes in which mails are stored are managed for each incoming caller number, and mail is stored in a mailbox corresponding to the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means by the storage determining means. Is determined by the call answering means, a response to the incoming call of the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means is performed, and the storage determining means determines that the mail is stored. Since the mail is read from the mailbox and the mail is sent to the caller, a special operation by the caller when listening to the mail via an ISDN line or a general telephone line is performed. Is no longer necessary, and the stored mail is automatically and efficiently heard by the calling party.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A key telephone apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a telephone main unit connected to an ISDN line or a general telephone line, and a voice storage unit connected to the telephone main unit. Caller number identification means for identifying a caller number of a caller of an incoming call generated through the ISDN line or the general telephone line; and a caller number identified by the caller number identification means. A caller number notifying means for notifying the storage device is provided in the telephone main device, and manages a mailbox in which mail is stored and a mailbox corresponding to each caller number of the incoming call. Box management means, storage determination means for determining whether or not mail is stored in a mailbox corresponding to the caller number notified by the caller number notification means, and notification from the caller number notification means. Departure An incoming call response means for responding to an incoming call of a caller number, and when the storage determining means determines that the mail is stored, reads out the mail from the mailbox and sends the mail to the caller. Means
It is characterized by being provided in the voice storage device.

In the key telephone apparatus according to the first aspect, the caller number identification means identifies a caller number of a caller of an incoming call generated via an ISDN line or a general telephone line, and The caller number identified by the number notification means is notified to the storage device, and the mailbox management means
Mailboxes in which mails are stored are managed for each incoming caller number, and mail is stored in a mailbox corresponding to the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means by the storage determining means. Is determined by the call answering means, a response to the incoming call of the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means is performed, and the storage determining means determines that the mail is stored. The mail is read from the mailbox and the mail is sent to the caller. When the caller listens to the mail via an ISDN line or a general telephone line, a special operation is performed. Without this, the mail stored by the caller is automatically and efficiently heard.

A key telephone apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the key telephone apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein when the incoming call is generated, a mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is stored in the mailbox. Response to the incoming call, and if the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is not stored in the mailbox, the incoming call control means controls the incoming call response means so as not to respond to the incoming call. A call control means is provided.

In the key telephone apparatus according to the second aspect, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, when the incoming call is generated, the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is transmitted to the mailbox by the incoming call control means. If it is stored in the mailbox, the incoming call responding means controls the telephone so that it does not respond to the incoming call unless the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is stored in the mailbox. The caller of the incoming call pays the call charge only when the mail is stored.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the key telephone apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention prohibits the key telephone apparatus of the first aspect from responding to the incoming call by the incoming call response means, and the caller of the incoming call When mail addressed to the caller is stored in the mailbox, calling control means for making a call to the caller of the incoming call after stopping the incoming call, and transmitting the mail to the caller. And selection means for enabling the operation of the call control means.

In the key telephone apparatus according to the third aspect, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, an incoming call response to an incoming call is provided by selecting the selecting means and enabling the operation of the calling control means. If the response of the means is prohibited and the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is accumulated in the mailbox, the call addressed to the caller of the incoming call is made after the termination of the incoming call and accumulated. An e-mail is sent to the caller, and the incoming caller can listen to the stored e-mail without incurring any call charges.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment. Key telephone device 201A according to the present embodiment
Is a key telephone main unit 202A, as shown in FIG.
Voice storage device 2 connected to key telephone device 202A
05A, and the key telephone apparatus 202A has I
It is connected to the SDN 203 and the general telephone line 204, is connected to a caller number identification means 207 for identifying a caller number, and is connected to the caller number identification means 207, and notifies the voice storage device 205A of the caller number. Caller number notification means 208 is provided. Further, in the voice storage device 205A, the call answering means 211 connected to the caller number notifying means 208 for making an incoming call response includes a mailbox managing for each caller number for managing a mailbox for each caller number. Means 20
9 and a mailbox management means 2 for each caller number
09 is connected to a mail storage determining means 210 for determining whether or not mail is stored in the mailbox.
The mail storage judging means 210 is connected to the mail box 206 in which the mail is stored and the mail sending means 212 for sending the mail to the caller, and the mailbox 206 is connected to the mail sending means 212 and the mail sending means 21
2 is connected to the ISDN line 203 and the general telephone line 204.

The operation of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described. ISDN line 203 or general telephone line 204
When a call is received from the telephone number, the caller number identification means 207 identifies the caller number of the caller, and the caller number notification means 208 notifies the voice storage device 205 of the caller number. You.

Voice storage device 20 notified of the caller number
In 5, the mailbox 206 corresponding to the caller is selected by the mailbox management unit 209 for each caller number, and the presence / absence of the stored mail is determined by the mail storage determination unit 210. And if there is a stored mail,
After the call response is automatically made by the call response means 211, the stored mail is automatically sent to the caller by the mail sending means 212.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the caller listens to the mail stored and registered in the mailbox 206 via the ISDN line 203 or the general telephone line 204, as in the related art, It is not necessary to perform a predetermined dial operation, and it is possible to automatically obtain a mail addressed to the caller.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment, and the same parts as those of FIG. 1 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Key telephone device 201 according to the present embodiment
B, as shown in FIG. 2, differs from the first embodiment already described with reference to FIG.
An incoming call response determining means 213 for determining whether or not to make an incoming call response is newly connected, and the incoming call response determining means 213 is connected to the mail storage determining means 210.

The configuration of the other parts of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described with reference to FIG. 1, and therefore will not be described again.

The operation of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described. ISDN line 203 or general telephone line 204
When a call is received from the telephone number, the caller number identification means 207 identifies the caller number of the caller, and the caller number notification means 208 notifies the voice storage device 205 of the caller number. You.

Voice storage device 20 notified of caller number
In 5, the mailbox 206 corresponding to the caller is selected by the mailbox management unit 209 for each caller number, and the presence / absence of the stored mail is determined by the mail storage determination unit 210. And if there is a stored mail,
According to the command from the call response determining means 213, the call response is performed by the call response means 211, and then the stored mail is transmitted to the caller by the mail transmitting means 212.

When it is determined by the mail storage determining means 210 that there is no stored mail, the incoming call response determining means 21
In response to the command 3, the incoming call response means 211 does not perform a response operation, and no response is made to the incoming call.

As described above, according to this embodiment, in addition to the effects obtained in the first embodiment already described,
If the mail to the caller is not stored in the mailbox 206, the call charge will not be charged.

Third Embodiment A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment, and the same parts as those of FIG. 1 described above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Key telephone device 201 according to the present embodiment
C is different from the first embodiment already described with reference to FIG. 1, as shown in FIG.
The charge exemption setting means 216 for setting the call charge exemption is newly connected, and the charge exemption setting means 216 is connected to the mail accumulation determining means 210. Further, in the present embodiment, an automatic call determination means 215 for determining automatic call is newly connected to the charge exemption setting means 216, and the automatic call determination means 215 has an automatic call for performing automatic call. Calling means 2
14 is newly connected, and the automatic calling means 214
It is connected to the N line 213 and the general telephone line 204.

In the present embodiment, the charge exemption setting means 216 is provided with an ON-OFF switch for enabling or disabling the operation and selecting a charge selection mode.

The structure of the other parts of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described, and will not be described again.

The operation of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described. ISDN line 203 or general telephone line 204
When a call is received from the telephone number, the caller number identification means 207 identifies the caller number of the caller, and the caller number notification means 208 notifies the voice storage device 205 of the caller number. You.

Voice storage device 20 notified of caller number
In 5, the mailbox 206 corresponding to the caller is selected by the mailbox management unit 209 for each caller number, and the presence / absence of the stored mail is determined by the mail storage determination unit 210.

Here, ON of the fee exemption setting means 216 is performed.
When the OFF switch is turned ON and the charge exemption mode is set, no response to the incoming call is made, and when there is stored mail in the mailbox 206, the charge exemption setting means 216 issues a command. , The drive signal from the automatic call determining means 215
4 and the automatic calling means 214 makes a call to the caller after the incoming call is stopped. When the caller responds to the automatic call, the mail sending means 312 sends the call to the caller. Stored mail is sent automatically. If there is no stored e-mail, the automatic call determination means 215 determines that automatic call is not to be performed, and the automatic call by the automatic call means 214 is not performed.

On the other hand, ON-O of the fee exemption setting means 216
If the FF switch is turned OFF and the charge exemption mode is not set, and it is determined that there is stored mail, the incoming call response unit 211 performs an incoming call response and then sends out the mail. Means 212 sends the stored mail to the caller. In this case, if the mail storage determining means 210 determines that there is no stored mail, the incoming call response means 211 does not perform a response operation and does not respond to the incoming call.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects obtained in the second embodiment already described,
When the charge exemption setting means 216 is set to ON and the charge exemption mode is set, if the mail for the caller is stored in the mailbox 206, the automatic caller 214 makes a call to the caller. Since the call is made and the stored mail is transmitted, the caller can listen to the stored mail in the mailbox 206 without paying the call charge.

[0040]

According to the key telephone apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the caller ID of the incoming caller generated via the ISDN line or the general telephone line is determined by the caller number identification means. The storage device is notified of the identified caller number identified by the caller number notification means, and the mailbox in which the mail is stored by the mailbox management means,
It is managed for each caller number of the incoming call, and the storage determining means determines whether or not mail is stored in the mailbox corresponding to the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means. Means for responding to the incoming call of the caller number notified by the caller number notifying means, and when the storage determining means determines that the mail is stored, the mail is read from the mailbox. The e-mail is sent to the caller, so no special operation by the caller is required when listening to the e-mail via an ISDN line or a general telephone line. Can automatically retrieve the stored mail.

According to the key telephone apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects obtained by the first aspect of the present invention,
When an incoming call is generated by the incoming call control means and the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is stored in the mailbox,
If the incoming call is answered and mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is not stored in the mailbox, the incoming call response means is controlled so as not to answer the incoming call. The caller only has to pay the call charge only when the mail is stored, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary call charge expenditure.

According to the key telephone apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects obtained by the first aspect of the present invention,
By selecting the selection means and enabling the operation of the call control means, the response of the call response means to the incoming call is prohibited, and the mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call is stored in the mailbox. After the termination of the incoming call, a call is made to the caller of the incoming call, and the stored e-mail is transmitted to the caller. It becomes possible to obtain mail.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional key telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 201A, 201B, 201C Key telephone device 202A Key telephone main device 203 ISDN line 204 General telephone line 205A, 205B, 205C Voice storage device 206 Mailbox 207 Caller number recognition means 208 Caller number notification means 209 Caller number Mailbox management means 210 Mail storage judgment means 211 Call response means 212 Mail transmission means 213 Call response judgment means 214 Automatic call means 215 Automatic call judgment means 216 Charge exemption setting means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A ISDN line or generally phone main connected to the line system consists of a voice storage device connected to the telephone main device, the telephone main device, the ISDN
A caller number identifying means for identifying a caller number of a caller of an incoming call generated through a line or the general telephone line; and the caller number identified by the caller number identifying means. a caller number notification means for notifying the storage device, the audio蓄
A mail box for storing mail, a mailbox management means for managing the mailbox corresponding to each of the caller numbers, and the caller number notified by the caller number notification means. and determining storage determining means for storing the presence or absence of the mail of the mail box corresponding to the incoming call responding means for responding to an incoming call the caller number notification from the notification means to said calling party number, the deposition Call answering hands
The mail addressed to the caller of the incoming call, prohibiting the response of the step
Is stored in the mailbox, the
After the suspension, a call is made to the caller of the incoming call, and
Call control means for transmitting a mail to the caller;
Selecting means for enabling the operation of the calling control means.
A key telephone device characterized by the following.