JP3695547B2 - Telephone terminal device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device, and more particularly to a telephone terminal device which can automatically dial an arbitrary party without imposing any burden on an exchange.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone communication system that allows a caller to call a partner via a telephone line without directly dialing has been developed. One of them is a voice dialing system. In this system, the caller operates the dial button of the voice dialing service provided in the switching center, or reads the card in which the telephone number is recorded in advance by the card reader of the telephone. The caller calls the voice dialing service of the exchange, and the caller speaks the name of the other party registered in advance in the exchange, so that the exchange automatically dials the other party's telephone number. It is designed to ring.
[0003]
Another prior art is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-216983. In this prior art, in a system for making a seat reservation using an IC card, when the telephone number of the center terminal is changed, the center telephone number recorded on the IC card when the IC card is issued is changed to the IC card. The IC card terminal connected to the public telephone line can be changed to a new center number without collecting the card and performing a change process or reissuing the IC card. Specifically, when a predetermined number other than the service number displayed on the display unit of the IC card terminal is inputted by the user, the procedure for updating the center telephone number of the IC card is executed. .
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the voice dialing service described above, a new table or the like showing correspondence between the name of the communication partner by the caller's utterance and the telephone number of all digits of the communication partner is newly added to the exchange. There is a problem that this service cannot be realized unless new equipment is added to the exchange.
[0005]
In the latter system for changing the telephone number of the center terminal, the IC card can be used to call the center terminal and make a seat reservation. However, the IC card is used at the expense of the caller. There was a problem that it was not possible to communicate with an arbitrary communication partner.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and without having to add any equipment to the switching center, and by using an automatic dial to call any communication partner and to have a conversation with the communication partner It is to provide a telephone terminal device. Another purpose is to allow the telephone number of any communication partner to be registered in a card in which frequency information is recorded in advance, so that the other party can be called easily without dialing, and the caller side An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone terminal device such as a public telephone capable of having a conversation at a charge.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, in a telephone terminal device having a card reader of a card type storage medium capable of storing one telephone number, is the card as the card type storage medium an unregistered card? Means for detecting whether or not a change in telephone number has been instructed, and registration of a telephone number provided on the front panel, if the card is an unregistered card or instructed to change a telephone number Display means for displaying a procedure; means for registering a telephone number input from a dial key on the front panel in a card in which frequency information is recorded when operated according to the registration procedure; reading the registered phone number, automatically means for dialing, during a call, and the means to debit the frequency information in accordance with the price list of the other party, pulling of the frequency information And when, and is characterized in the invention at least one of the volume control information to adjust the volume of the language display information and the call to specify the language to be displayed on said display means in that be registered to the card.
[0008]
The present invention further includes language display information instruction means or volume adjustment means, and language display information for specifying a language to be displayed on the display means and volume adjustment information for adjusting a call volume when the frequency information is withdrawn. This is characterized in that at least one of the above is registered in the card. According to the present invention, since the call condition data is stored in the card, the call condition is read from the card when a call is made, and the setting of the telephone terminal device is in the same state as the previous call. For this reason, it is not necessary to set a call condition each time a call operation is performed, and a telephone terminal device with good operability can be provided.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0010]
In the figure, 1 is a handset comprising a receiver (receiver) 1a and a transmitter (microphone) 1b, 2 is a speech circuit, 3 is a dialer circuit for a PB signal, 4 is a power supply circuit, and 5 is a hook switch / DP transmission circuit. , 6 is a polarity reversal detection circuit for detecting the response of the communication partner, 7 is an incoming call detection circuit, and L1 and L2 are terminals connected to the public telephone line. Since these are well-known configurations, detailed description is omitted. To do. Also, 8 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), 9 is a card reader, 10 is a dial key, 11 is a function key, 12 is a hook switch, 14 is a memory composed of ROM 14a and RAM 14b, 15 is a clock, 16 is the telephone terminal device This is a control circuit for controlling the operation of each component described above.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the front panel of the telephone terminal device. In the figure, reference numerals 11a to 11e denote the function keys 11, and specifically, a redial button 11a, a follow-on button 11b, a language selection button 11c, a volume adjustment button 11d, and a card exchange button 11e. Other reference numerals are the same as or equivalent to those in FIG. In the present embodiment, four languages of English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese can be selected from the language selection button 11c, but the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, although 0-9 dB can be selected from the volume adjustment button 11d, it is not limited to this.
[0012]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a storage area inside a card (for example, an IC card) inserted into the card reader. Inside the card, there are a manufacturer area, an application area, a counter area, and a free area. There are four usage areas. The manufacturer area stores a chip manufacturer code and a card manufacturer code, and the application area stores a card issuer code, a serial number, and encryption information. The user can purchase the card from a specific card issuer at a charge according to the frequency. The counter area stores frequency information of the card. In the free use area, the telephone number of the communication partner input by the user, language display information, volume adjustment information, and the like are stored. In the present embodiment, the telephone number of the communication partner registered in the card is one, but the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, it is not limited to an IC card, A magnetic card etc. may be used.
[0013]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This operation proceeds when the control circuit 16 operates based on the control program stored in the memory 14, and in this progression process, the control circuit 16 appropriately selects the card reader 9, the dial key 10 and so on. Then, the control data input from the function key 11 and the hook switch 12 is taken in or the display data instructed from the memory 14 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8. Hereinafter, the operation of the control circuit 16 will be described while incorporating display data of the liquid crystal display unit 8.
[0014]
First, it is determined whether or not the handset 1 of the telephone terminal device has been off-hooked (step S1). If the determination in step S1 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S2, and "INSERT YOUR CARD""BELOW" is displayed in English on the liquid crystal display unit 8. Next, it is determined whether or not a card has been inserted into the card reader 9 in step S3. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S4, where "PLEASE WAIT" is displayed in English. In step S5, it is determined whether or not the inserted card is a normal card. If normal, the process proceeds to step S6 to determine whether or not the prepaid frequency of the call charge remains. Is made. If it is determined in step S5 that the card is an abnormal card, the process proceeds to step S7 and a buzzer forgetting to remove the card sounds. In step S8, an English display indicating that the card cannot be used and is on-hook is displayed. If the remaining call charge frequency is 0 according to the determination in step S6, the process proceeds to step S9 and a buzzer sounds. In step S10, there is no remaining frequency and an English display indicating that it is on-hook is displayed. Made. Subsequently, in step S11, an English display indicating that the card should be removed is displayed. In the present embodiment, the above display is always set to be performed in English, but is not limited to this.
[0015]
In step S12 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not information on the card such as a telephone number of the communication partner, language display information, and volume adjustment information described later is stored in the card. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S13. When the language display information is designated as Japanese, “xxx × dos” and “001 color dial system” are displayed in Japanese. The “xxx” corresponds to a specific numerical value of the remaining frequency. If the determination in step S12 is negative, the process proceeds to step S14, and since there is no language display designation, the content having the same meaning as described above is displayed in English.
[0016]
In step S15, it is determined whether or not it is on-hook. If this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S16. If the determination is positive, the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG. In step S16, it is determined whether or not the user has made a dial input. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S17 to determine whether or not the head of the dial input is a "#" key. . If this determination is affirmative, the operation proceeds to an operation for registering the telephone number of the communication partner in the card in step S18 and thereafter, an operation for changing the telephone number of the registered communication partner, or an automatic dialing operation.
[0017]
In step S18, it is determined whether or not the card is a registered card. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S19, and the registered communication partner's telephone number “0011212 × XXXXXX”. "And" Dial Ha #, Change * ". In step S20, it is determined whether the pressed button is #, *, or a follow-on button. If the pressed button is #, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6 and proceeds to an automatic dial operation. On the other hand, in the case of *, the process proceeds to step S21, and “Bangou Dial Dial System” is displayed. Further, when the determination in step S18 is negative, that is, when the card is a new card (unregistered card), the process proceeds to step S21.
[0018]
In step S22, a determination is made as to whether or not dialing has been made. If this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S23, and "Saigoni # Oshitecdasai" is displayed. In addition, the dialed number is displayed. In step S24, it is determined whether or not # has been made. If this determination becomes affirmative, the process proceeds to step S25, and “Turning Tim. That is, when the card is new, the telephone number of the communication partner is registered in the card, and when the card is already registered, the telephone number of the communication partner of the card is changed. Since the follow-on button is a button having a cancel function, when the follow-on button is pressed in step S20, the process returns to step S13.
[0019]
If it is determined in step S17 that the leading dial data is a number from 0 to 9 instead of #, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. On the other hand, if the # key is pressed in step S20 and the process proceeds to step S26, the operation shifts to an automatic dial operation. In step S26, the remaining frequency is displayed, and the manually input dial data or the dial data read from the card is displayed. In step S27, it is determined whether or not it is on-hook. If this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S28 to determine whether or not there is an error in the telephone number of the communication partner. For example, when making an international call via KDD, this determination is made based on whether or not “001” is added to the head of the number and whether the country code or the area code is an actual number. Is done.
[0020]
If it is determined that the telephone number of the communication partner is correct, the process proceeds to step S29 to determine whether or not the card frequency remains. If the determination in step S29 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S30, and “Otsunagi Taishimasu. Next, the process proceeds to step S31, where it is determined whether or not it is on-hook. If this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S36 in FIG. Then proceed to a conversation with the other party. On the other hand, when the determination at step S28 is negative, or when the determination at step S29 is negative, the process proceeds to step S32 or step S33, respectively, and “dial gambling mass. "Fusokutaijimasu" is displayed. In step S34, the buzzer forgets to make a sound, and in step S35, “Card is untouched” is displayed.
[0021]
Next, when proceeding to step S36 in FIG. 7, the other party responds and conversation is started. In step S37, the remaining frequency is displayed. In step S38, the frequency is withdrawn at time intervals according to the other party number. When this frequency is withdrawn, the language display and volume adjustment information input from the language selection button 11c and the volume adjustment button 11d (see FIG. 2) are written to the card. In step S39, it is determined whether or not it is on-hook. If this determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S40, and it is determined whether or not the remaining call time is, for example, 45 seconds or less. When this determination is negative, the process returns to step S37 and the conversation with the partner is continued. If the determination in step S40 becomes affirmative as a result of continuing the conversation, the process proceeds to step S41, and a warning sound for time-out is transmitted. In addition, 45 seconds of step S40 is an example, and is not limited to this.
[0022]
In step S42, a display of “Two-Wo-Oh! In step S43, it is determined whether or not the card exchange button 11e has been pressed. When the card replacement button 11e has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S44, where “Omaniku Daisai” is displayed. When the determination in step S43 is negative, the process proceeds to step S45, where it is determined whether or not the callable time has become zero, and if this determination is affirmative, the processes in and after step S34 are performed.
[0023]
When the process proceeds to step S46 in FIG. 8, the information in the card, that is, the telephone number of the communication partner, language display information, volume adjustment information, and the like are temporarily stored in the internal memory of the apparatus, for example, the RAM 14b (see FIG. 1). Next, in step S47, a process of setting the remaining card count to 0 and erasing the information in the card for confidentiality is performed. In step S48, "Card card change" is displayed. When the card is removed in step S49, the process proceeds to step S50 and "Card card check" is displayed. If it is determined in step S51 that a new card has been inserted, “Omakiku Daisai” is displayed in step S52, and it is determined in step S53 whether the new card is a normal card or an abnormal card. If it is determined that the card is a normal card, the process proceeds to step S54, and the card information stored in the internal memory in step S46 is written to the new card. In step S55, the frequency of the new card is displayed, and the process returns to step S38. Then, the conversation with the other party is continued.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically dial an arbitrary destination by adding a new function to the telephone terminal device without making any changes to the exchange. it can. In addition, it is possible to record the telephone number of any other party on the card where the frequency of the call charge is recorded, and to read the call and automatically make a call, so that the caller can make a call at the expense of the charge. Can do. For this reason, the telephone terminal device excellent in operability can be provided. In addition, since call conditions such as language display information for specifying a language to be displayed on the display means and volume adjustment information for adjusting the volume of the call can be registered in the card, the call condition can be set every time a call is made. In this respect, a telephone terminal device with excellent operability can be provided.
[0025]
The above embodiment has been described with international calls in mind, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to domestic calls.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration of a front panel of the telephone terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a storage area of a card.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the present embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 7;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Handset, 2 ... Speech circuit, 3 ... PB signal dialer circuit, 4 ... Power supply circuit, 5 ... Hook switch / DP sending circuit, 6 ... Polarity inversion detection circuit, 7 ... Incoming call detection circuit, 8 ... Liquid crystal display part (LCD), 9 ... IC card reader, 10 ... dial key, 11 ... function key, 12 ... hook switch, 14 ... memory, 15 ... clock, 16 ... control circuit.

Claims (4)

In a telephone terminal device provided with a card reader of a card-type storage medium capable of storing one telephone number,
Means for detecting whether the card that is the card-type storage medium is an unregistered card or whether a change in telephone number has been instructed;
Display means provided on the front panel, and when the card is an unregistered card or when a change in phone number is instructed, a display means for displaying a phone number registration procedure;
Means for registering a telephone number input from a dial key on the front panel in a card in which frequency information is recorded when operated in accordance with the registration procedure;
Means for reading the telephone number registered in the card and automatically dialing;
Means for deducting the frequency information in accordance with the price list with the other party during the call;
At least one of language display information for designating a language to be displayed on the display means and volume adjustment information for adjusting the volume of a call when the frequency information is withdrawn is registered in the card. . The telephone terminal device according to claim 1,
A telephone terminal device comprising language display information instruction means capable of designating a language to be displayed on the display means. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1,
A telephone terminal device comprising volume adjusting means for adjusting the volume of a call. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1 ,
The telephone terminal device characterized in that when the call is made using the card, the display means displays in a language registered in the card.

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