JP3894247B2 - Telephone equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a telephone device, and more particularly to a telephone device that can receive a telephone number (caller number) of a calling side device sent from an exchange while a telephone line is closed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
  A call waiting service has been put into practical use in which a caller can be switched with a simple operation when a new call is received from another person during a call. In this call waiting service, in the United States, a service has already been put into practical use in which a telephone number (caller number) of a calling side device that is called during a call is transmitted from an exchange. In the telephone, the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange by this service is received, and during the call, the received telephone number of the calling side device is displayed on the telephone display (for example, a liquid crystal display ( Some of them are equipped with a so-called call waiting caller ID function. In a telephone provided with this function, the caller who has made a call can be confirmed by looking at the display content of the LCD. Therefore, when a new call comes in during a call, the caller checks the display on the LCD and determines whether or not the call in progress should be switched to a new call. The telephone is switched by performing a predetermined operation.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
  However, the decision as to whether or not to switch must be made while continuing the call and taking into account the importance relationship between the other party on the call and the new caller. Resulting in. Further, in order to actually switch the telephone, it is necessary to perform a predetermined operation after determining that “switching”. For this reason, even if a new phone call is an urgent contact from a security company or the like, the above procedure must be performed to switch the phone, so that the phone cannot be switched immediately.
[0004]
  On the other hand, a new incoming call during a call always forces the caller to decide whether to switch the call. For this reason, even if the new phone call is a wrong call or a facsimile device, and the phone does not need to be switched, the caller is forced to determine whether or not to switch. Therefore, when such a telephone call is received during a call with an important party, there is a problem that the caller is bothered by the determination of whether to switch the telephone due to the incoming call.
[0005]
  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and immediately switches a telephone in a call according to a priority of a telephone in a call and a priority of a telephone that has been newly called. Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device that can prohibit notification of a new incoming call.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to achieve this object, the telephone device according to claim 1 is provided with receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line, and further includes the telephone number. When a new incoming call is received from another telephone device during the closing of the line between the storage means for storing information indicating the priority and the first telephone device, the telephone number of the first telephone device Based on the telephone number of the other telephone device received by the receiving means, the priority of the information of one telephone device stored in the storage means is compared with the priority of the information of the other telephone device. When it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is higher than the priority of the telephone device 1 as a result of comparison by the comparison means and the comparison device, the line is transferred from the telephone device of one to the other telephone device. Switching means for switchingPriority setting means for setting a priority for the unregistered telephone device when an incoming call is received from the telephone device whose telephone number is not registered in the storage means;It has.
[0007]
  According to the telephone apparatus of claim 1, when another incoming call is received from another telephone apparatus while the line with the one telephone apparatus is closed, the telephone number of the one telephone apparatus in communication and the receiving means On the basis of the telephone numbers of the other telephone devices received by, information indicating the priorities of both telephone devices stored in the storage means is referred to. Information indicating these priorities is compared by the comparison means. As a result, if the priority of the other telephone device that has newly received a call is higher than the priority of the one telephone device that is in a call, The line is switched from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus by the switching means.
[0008]
  The telephone device according to claim 2 is provided with receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line, and further corresponds to the information indicating the priority to the telephone number. When a new incoming call is received from another telephone device during the closing of the line between the storage means for storing and the one telephone device, the telephone number of the first telephone device and the reception means received Comparison means for comparing the priority of the information of one telephone device stored in the storage means with the priority of the information of the other telephone device based on the telephone number of the other telephone device, and the comparison means As a result of the comparison, when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is lower than the priority of the one telephone device, the incoming call notification prohibiting means for prohibiting notification of a new incoming call to the caller;Priority setting means for setting a priority for the unregistered telephone device when an incoming call is received from the telephone device whose telephone number is not registered in the storage means;It has.
[0009]
  According to the telephone device of the second aspect, when another incoming call is received from another telephone device while the line with the one telephone device is closed, the telephone number and receiving means of the one telephone device in communication On the basis of the telephone numbers of the other telephone devices received by, information indicating the priorities of both telephone devices stored in the storage means is referred to. Information indicating these priorities is compared by the comparison means. As a result, if the priority of the other telephone device that has newly received a call is lower than the priority of the one telephone device that is in a call, The incoming call notification prohibiting means prohibits notification of a new incoming call to the caller.
[0010]
  The telephone device according to claim 3 is the claim1 or2InIn the telephone device described,The priority setting means includes flag information that is set in advance by the user and designates the contents of the priority, and determines a priority for an unregistered telephone device based on the flag information.
[0011]
  The telephone device according to claim 4,4. The telephone device according to claim 2, wherein, as a result of the comparison by the comparing means, if it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is higher than the priority of the telephone device of 1, the line is set to 1. Switching means for switching from the telephone device to another telephone device is provided.
  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the telephone device according to the first or fourth aspect, the switching means sends a predetermined message from one telephone device to another telephone device after notifying a predetermined message to the one telephone device. Switch to a talker.
  The telephone device according to claim 6 is provided with receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line, and is further divided into three priority levels according to the telephone number. When a new incoming call is received from another telephone device during the closing of a line between the storage means for storing information indicating the degree of correspondence and the first telephone device, the telephone number of the first telephone device and the above-mentioned Comparison comparing the priority of information of one telephone device stored in the storage means with the priority of information of another telephone device based on the telephone number of the other telephone device received by the receiving means And the comparison by the comparison means, if it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is two steps higher than the priority of the first telephone device, the line is transferred from the first telephone device to the other telephone. As a result of comparison by the switching means for switching to the device and the comparison means, Output means for outputting a message for reporting a new incoming call to one telephone device when it is determined that the priority of the speaking device is one step higher than the priority of the first telephone device. ing.
  The telephone device according to claim 7 is the telephone device according to claim 6, wherein the caller instructs a switching instruction to switch the line from one telephone device to another telephone device, and the instruction means via the instruction means. Determination means for determining whether or not a switching instruction has been issued, and the switching means switches the line from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus regardless of the determination by the determination means.
  The telephone device according to claim 8 is the telephone device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the priority of the other telephone device is determined to be lower than the priority of the telephone device of 1 as a result of the comparison by the comparison means. In this case, an incoming call notification prohibiting means for prohibiting notification of a new incoming call to the caller is provided.
  The telephone device according to claim 9 is the telephone device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the switching means notifies the predetermined message to one telephone device, and then connects the line from one telephone device to another. Switch to the phone device.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a facsimile machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A handset 3 is attached to the side of the main body 2 of the facsimile apparatus 1. The handset 3 is placed on a hook (not shown) provided in the main body 2 when not talking, and is picked up from the hook and used when talking. The former is called an on-hook state, and the latter is called an off-hook state. An operation panel 4 having a plurality of buttons 4a is provided on the front upper surface of the main body 2, and a switch for switching a telephone line from a telephone device that is talking to another telephone device is provided at the upper left end of the button 4a. A button 4b is provided. A liquid crystal display (LCD) 5 is provided at the left rear portion of the operation panel 4. The facsimile apparatus 1 is operated by pressing each button 4 a provided on the operation panel 4, and its operation state and operation procedure are displayed on the LCD 5.
[0013]
  A document insertion slot 6 is provided at the rear of the operation panel 4 and the LCD 5. A document to be transmitted by facsimile is inserted into the document insertion opening 6 with the document surface facing downward, and after being read, is read from a document discharge opening 7 provided on the front surface of the main body 2 and below the operation panel 4. Discharged. A recording paper holder mounting portion 9 is provided at the rear portion of the document insertion opening 6, and a recording paper holder 10 capable of stacking and storing a plurality of recording papers is detachably attached to the recording paper holder mounting portion 9. ing. The recording paper supplied from the recording paper holder 10 and used for printing is discharged from a recording paper discharge port 8 provided below the document discharge port 7. One side of the main body 2 is provided with a speaker 28 for sounding a ringing tone when a new telephone call is received and for outputting a predetermined message.
[0014]
  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus 1. The facsimile apparatus 1 includes a CPU 11, ROM 12, EEPROM 13, RAM 14, image memory 15, audio memory 16, audio LSI 17, network control unit (hereinafter referred to as “NCU”) 19, modem 20, buffer 21, scanner 22, code The conversion unit 23, the decoding unit 24, the printer 25, the operation panel 4, and the amplifier 27 are provided, and these are connected to each other via the bus line 30.
[0015]
  The NCU 19 is used for line control, and the facsimile apparatus 1 is connected to the telephone line 31 via the NCU 19. The NCU 19 receives a calling signal transmitted from the exchange 29, a telephone number (caller number) of the calling side device (telephone device), and the like, and makes a call according to the operation of the button 4a provided on the operation panel 4. The time dial signal is transmitted to the exchange 29, and further, an analog voice signal is transmitted and received during a call.
[0016]
  The CPU 11 controls each unit connected to the bus line 30 in accordance with various signals transmitted / received via the NCU 19 to execute a facsimile operation or a telephone operation, that is, data communication. The ROM 12 is a non-rewritable memory storing a control program executed by the facsimile apparatus 1, and each program shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 6 is stored in the ROM 12. The EEPROM 13 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory and includes a telephone number memory 13a and a store mode flag 13b. The telephone number memory 13a is a memory that stores in advance a telephone number (caller number) of a telephone device and a priority corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone device in association with each other. FIG. It is schematically illustrated.
[0017]
  As shown in FIG. 3, the telephone number memory 13a is provided with a caller number area 13c for storing the telephone number of the telephone device and a priority area 13d for storing the priority of the telephone device. The priority stored in the priority area 13d is composed of three levels of low, medium and high, and each telephone number stored in the caller ID area 13c has a priority of these three levels. Any one of them is stored in association with each other. When a call is received from another telephone device (call signal arrival) during a call with one telephone device, the priority stored in the priority area 13d is newly received with the telephone device during the call. It is compared with the telephone device that made the call. As a result of the comparison, processing of each content is executed as shown in FIG. 4 according to the combination of priorities.
[0018]
  As shown in FIG. 4, there are a total of nine combinations of the priority of the partner device during a call and the priority of the new calling device (41 to 49). These include four types of contents. A process is assigned. More specifically, when the priority of the partner device during a call is “low” and the priority of the new calling device is “high” (41), automatic telephone line switching processing is performed. For example, if the incoming call is an emergency telephone such as a security company or police, the telephone line can be switched immediately to receive an emergency call if this telephone line automatic switching process is performed. It can be done. In addition, when the telephone during a call is always connected such as personal computer communication, it is possible to immediately make a call with a new caller by the automatic switching process of the telephone line.
[0019]
  In this embodiment, prior to the execution of this automatic switching process, for example, a message such as “An emergency call has been received, so this phone will be switched.” Is output to the other device and the caller during the call. Thus, the caller or the like can recognize the execution of the automatic switching process.
[0020]
  When the priority of the other device in the call is “low” and the priority of the new calling device is “medium” (42), or the priority of the other device in the call is “medium”, If the priority of the new calling device is “high” (44), a message output process is performed to inform the caller that there is a new incoming call. As this message, for example, a message such as “A high-priority telephone has arrived. Please switch the telephone.” Is used. An incoming call can be recognized. In addition, since this message is output as audio from the speaker 28 provided on one side of the main body 2, the call is not disturbed.
[0021]
  If the priority of the partner device during the call is “low” and the priority of the new calling device is “low” (43), the priority of the partner device during the call is “medium” When the priority of the calling side device is “medium” (45), or when the priority of the other side device during a call is “high” and the priority of the new calling side device is “high” (47), that is, when the priority of the other party device during a call and the priority of the new calling party device are the same, the incoming call of a new phone call from the speaker of the receiver 3 to the caller The process of outputting an interrupt sound that reports As a result, the caller can recognize that a new call has been received from a caller having the same level of priority as the caller.
[0022]
  When the priority of the partner device during the call is “medium” and the priority of the new caller device is “low” (46), or the priority of the partner device during the call is “high”, When the priority level of the new calling side device is “medium” or “low” (48, 49), that is, the priority level of the other side device during the call is higher than the priority level of the new calling side device. If it is high, output processing of the interrupt sound from the receiver 3 is prohibited. As a result, all notifications of new incoming calls are prohibited. Therefore, even if a call from a caller with a lower priority is received during a call with an important party, the caller can talk with an important party without being bothered by the new call. You can continue. The data in the areas 13c and 13d of the telephone number memory 13a of the EEPROM 13 is registered (stored) in advance in association with each other by the operation of the button 4a on the operation panel 4 by the operator.
[0023]
  The store mode flag 13b of the EEPROM 13 in FIG. 2 is for setting (determining) the priority of a telephone device that is not registered in the telephone number memory 13a or a telephone device that does not receive a caller ID. The priority of these telephone devices is set to “high” when the shop mode flag 13b is turned on and to “low” when the shop mode flag 13b is turned off. For example, in a retail store or the like, a telephone call from a customer is important, but a telephone number of a small customer or a new customer cannot be registered in the caller number area 13c of the telephone number memory 13a. Therefore, in a retail store or the like, the store mode flag 13b is turned on, and the priority of the unregistered telephone device is set to “high”. On the other hand, since the telephone number of an acquaintance can be registered in advance in the caller number area 13c at home, etc., in the case of an unregistered telephone device, it is often a sales or wrong call. Therefore, at home or the like, the shop mode flag 13b is turned off, and the priority of the unregistered telephone device is set to “low”. The on / off state of the store mode flag 13b of the EEPROM 13 is registered by the operation of the button 4a on the operation panel 4 by the operator.
[0024]
  The RAM 14 is a memory for temporarily storing various data when each operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 is executed, and includes a first priority memory 14a and a second priority memory 14b. The first priority memory 14a stores the priority of the counterpart device during a call. In other words, the priority stored in the priority area 13d corresponding to the telephone number of the partner apparatus during a call or the priority set by the shop mode flag 13b is stored. On the other hand, the second priority memory 14b stores the priority of the newly called calling device. In other words, the priority stored in the priority area 13d corresponding to the telephone number of the newly called calling device or the priority set by the shop mode flag 13b is stored.
[0025]
  The image memory 15 is a memory for storing a communication history, image data, and a bit image for printing, and is composed of a dynamic RAM (DRAM) that is an inexpensive large-capacity memory. The received image data is temporarily stored in the image memory 15, printed on recording paper by the printer 25, and then erased from the image memory 15. In general, the image data has a large capacity, but since the image data is erased on condition that the image data is printed, the image memory 15 can be used effectively. The voice memory 16 is a memory for storing a message notified to the caller, a response message sent to the calling side device, and an incoming message sent from the calling side device. Like the image memory 15, it is composed of a dynamic RAM (DRAM) which is an inexpensive large-capacity memory. The incoming message stored in the voice memory 16 is erased by performing a erasure operation via the operation panel 4 or by receiving a erasure command sent from another device connected to the telephone line. The
[0026]
  The voice LSI 17 converts the analog voice signal received by the NCU 19 into a digital voice signal, and also converts the digital voice signal generated inside the facsimile apparatus 1 into an analog voice signal, and the NCU 19 and the speaker 28 (amplifier 27). ). A modem 20 modulates and demodulates image information and transmits / receives various procedure signals for transmission control, and a buffer 21 is encoded and transmitted / received to / from a counterpart facsimile machine. This is for temporarily storing data including image information. The scanner 22 is for reading an image from a document inserted in the document insertion slot 6, and the encoding unit 23 is for encoding the image read by the scanner 22. The decoding unit 24 reads out received image data stored in the buffer 21 or the image memory 15 and decodes the received image data. The decoded data is printed on a recording sheet by the printer 25.
[0027]
  The operation panel 4 is used to perform various operations when the operator performs settings of the facsimile apparatus 1. As described above, the operation panel 4 stores the data in the areas 13 c and 13 d of the telephone number memory 13 a of the EEPROM 13. The on / off state of the shop mode flag 13b is registered (stored) by operating the button 4a on the operation panel 4 of the operator. The amplifier 27 is used to ring a speaker 28 connected to the amplifier 27 and output a ringing tone, a voice message, and the like.
[0028]
  The facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above is connected to the telephone line 31 via the NCU 19. The telephone line 31 is connected to the exchange 29 of the facsimile apparatus 1, and the exchange 29 is connected to another exchange via the telephone line 32. Other exchanges are further connected to other calling side devices via telephone lines.
[0029]
  Next, the operation of the facsimile apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing at the time of an incoming call. As shown in FIG. 5, first, the facsimile apparatus 1 waits for a calling signal (S1: No), and if there is a calling signal (S1: Yes), the calling telephone number display service is maintained with the telephone line open. Thus, it is determined whether or not the telephone number (caller number) of the calling side device (caller) transmitted from the exchange 29 has been received (S2). When the caller number is received (S2: Yes), it is determined whether or not the received caller number is stored in the caller number area 13c (S3) and stored in the caller number area 13c. If (S3: Yes), the priority corresponding to the caller number is read from the priority area 13d and written to the first priority memory 14a (S4).
[0030]
  On the other hand, even if the facsimile apparatus 1 is subscribed to the calling phone number display service, if the caller refuses to send the phone number, the caller number is not sent from the exchange 29. The caller ID cannot be received (S2: No). Further, even when the caller number is received, the received caller number may not be stored in the caller number area 13c (S3: No). In these cases (S2: No, S3: No), the on / off state of the shop mode flag 13b is confirmed (S5), and if the shop mode flag 13b is on (S5: Yes), the first “High” is written in the priority memory 14a (S6). Conversely, if it is off (S5: No), “low” is written in the first priority memory 14a (S7).
[0031]
  When the caller number cannot be received in this way (S2: No) or when the received caller number is not stored in the caller number area 13c (S3: No), the call is stored in the first priority memory 14a. The priority to be set is set to “high” or “low” according to the on / off state of the shop mode flag 13b. In a store such as a retail store, generally, an incoming call from an unregistered telephone device is often a phone call for an inquiry or order from a customer, while at home, etc., an incoming call from an unregistered telephone device. Incoming calls are often sales calls or wrong calls. Therefore, by setting the store mode flag 13b in the “on” state in advance in the store, and setting it in the “off” state in the home, etc., an appropriate priority is given to unregistered telephone devices and the like. Can be set.
[0032]
  After the priority is written to the first priority memory 14a (S4, S6, S7), a ringing tone is generated from the speaker 28 (S8). If the call signal continues (S9: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not the handset (handset 3) is picked up (S10). If it is not picked up (handset down state) (S10: No), The process proceeds to S8, and the processes from S8 to S10 are repeated. If the call signal is interrupted during execution of the processes from S8 to S10 (S9: No), the process proceeds to S1 and waits for the next call signal (S1). On the other hand, if the handset (handset 3) is picked up in the process of S10 (S10: Yes), the telephone line is closed (S11), and the telephone process is started (S12).
[0033]
  Incidentally, if there is a new incoming call during the execution of the telephone process (S12), the call waiting process shown in FIG. 6 is executed. This call waiting process is a process executed when a new incoming call is received during a call.
[0034]
  In the call waiting process, first, it is determined whether or not the caller number (phone number of the calling side device) transmitted from the exchange 29 has been received (S21). If the caller's telephone device has subscribed to the “call waiting caller ID” service described in the prior art section and the calling device has not refused the telephone number notification, A caller ID is transmitted from the exchange 29. Therefore, when such a caller ID is received (S21: Yes), it is determined whether or not the received caller ID is stored in the caller ID area 13c (S22) and stored in the caller ID area 13c. If so (S22: Yes), the priority corresponding to the caller number is read from the priority area 13d and written to the second priority memory 14b (S23).
[0035]
  On the other hand, even if the facsimile apparatus 1 is subscribed to the “call waiting caller ID” service, if the caller refuses to send the telephone number, the caller ID is not sent from the exchange 29. Therefore, the caller ID cannot be received (S21: No). Moreover, even if a caller number is received, the received caller number may not be stored in the caller number area 13c (S22: No). In these cases (S21: No, S22: No), the on / off state of the shop mode flag 13b is confirmed (S24). If the shop mode flag 13b is on (S24: Yes), “High” is written to the second priority memory 14b (S25). Conversely, if it is off (S24: No), “low” is written to the second priority memory 14b (S26).
[0036]
  After the priority is written to the second priority memory 14b (S23, S25, S26), the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a and the second priority memory 14b in each process of S27, S28, S30 The degrees are compared, and each process of S29 or S31 to S35 is executed according to the comparison result.
[0037]
  First, in the process of S27, when the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a is higher (larger) than the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b (S27: Yes), a call is in progress. Since the priority of the counterpart device is higher than the priority of the new calling device (in the case of 46, 48 and 49 in FIG. 4), in this case, the call waiting is not performed and the call waiting is not performed. The process ends. That is, when the priority of the partner device during the call is higher than the priority of the new calling device, the incoming call is left without reporting the new incoming call to the caller. Therefore, even if there is an incoming call from a lower-priority calling device during a call with a higher-priority counterpart device, the caller can continue the call without being bothered by a new incoming call. It is.
[0038]
  In the process of S27, if the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a is lower than the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b (S27: No), it is stored in the first priority memory 14a. It is determined whether or not the priority to be stored is equal to the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b (S28). As a result of the determination, if both priorities are equal (in the case of 43, 45, 47 in FIG. 4) (S28: Yes), an interrupt sound is output from the speaker of the receiver 3 in order to notify the caller of a new incoming call. Is output (S29). If the switching button 4b is pressed by the caller by the output of the interrupt sound (S32: Yes), the other party is switched (S34), and the contents of the second priority memory 14b are written to the first priority memory 14a. (S35) This call waiting process is terminated. On the other hand, even if the interrupt sound is output, if the switch button 4b is not pressed by the caller (S32: No), the call waiting process is terminated without switching the call partner.
[0039]
  If the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a is lower than the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b (S27: No) and both priorities are not equal (S28: No), the first It is determined whether or not the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a is “low” and the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b is “high” (S30). If the result of determination is “No” (S30: No), the combination of priorities stored in the first priority memory 14a and the second priority memory 14b is “low, medium” or “medium, "High" (in the case of 42 and 44 in FIG. 4). Therefore, in such a case, for example, a message that reports the arrival of a new telephone call such as “A high-priority telephone has arrived. Please switch the telephone.” Is output from the speaker 28 (S31). The user is made to recognize an incoming call from a partner having a higher priority than the partner who is talking, and is urged to switch the other party.
[0040]
  If the switch button 4b is pressed by the caller who has received the message (S32: Yes), the call partner is switched (S34), and the contents of the second priority memory 14b are written to the first priority memory 14a (S35). This call waiting process is terminated. On the other hand, if the switch button 4b is not pressed by the caller (S32: No), the call waiting process is terminated without switching the call partner.
[0041]
  In the process of S30, when the priority stored in the first priority memory 14a is “low” and the priority stored in the second priority memory 14b is “high” (41 in FIG. 4). Case) (S30: Yes), without waiting for the caller's operation, for example, to switch the telephone to the other party device and the caller during the call, for example, "Emergency call has been entered. (S33), the other party is switched (S34), the contents of the second priority memory 14b are written to the first priority memory 14a (S35), and the call waiting process is terminated.
[0042]
  As described above, when the priority of the first priority memory 14a is “low” and the priority of the second priority memory 14b is “high” (S30: Yes), the partner apparatus and the call in progress Since the call partner is automatically switched after notifying the user of the message to switch the telephone, the telephone can be switched immediately when an incoming call is received from a telephone apparatus with a high priority. In addition, before the automatic switching of the telephone, that fact is notified to the other party apparatus and the caller who are talking, so the telephone can be switched by informing the other party of the situation.
[0043]
When the call waiting process in FIG. 6 ends, the process proceeds to the telephone process (S12) in FIG. If the handset 3 is not lowered (if the handset is up) (S13: No), the telephone process (S12) is repeated. On the other hand, if the handset 3 is lowered (if the handset is down) (S13: Yes), the telephone line is released (S14), the process proceeds to S1, and the next call signal is waited. is there.
[0044]
  In addition, as a comparison means of Claim 1 or 2, the process of S27, S28, and S30 is Claim 1,4Or5The switching means described in the above corresponds to the processing of S33 and S34, and the incoming call notification prohibiting means described in claim 2 corresponds to the branching process of Yes in S27.
[0045]
  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed.
[0046]
  For example, in the above embodiment, the message output (notification) to the caller in the processing of S31 and S33 is output by voice from the speaker 28 provided on one side of the main body 2. However, instead of outputting the voice message to the caller, a predetermined message may be displayed on the LCD 5, or the LED may be turned on or blinked to notify the caller.
[0047]
  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the call-side device to the facsimile device 1 has been described as an example of the partner device during a call. However, as a matter of course, it is possible to use the call destination device of the facsimile apparatus 1 as a counterpart device during a call. In this case, if the telephone number of the calling party is stored in the caller number area 13c, the priority stored in the priority area 13d corresponding to the telephone number is stored in the first priority memory 14a. On the other hand, if the telephone number of the calling party is not stored in the caller number area 13c, the priority of “high” or “low” is set to the first priority memory 14a according to the on / off state of the shop mode flag 13b. To write.
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the telephone device according to claim 1, when a new call is received from another telephone device while the line with the one telephone device is closed, the other new call is received from one telephone device. Priorities with other telephone devices are compared. If the priority of another telephone apparatus that has newly received a call is higher than the priority of one telephone apparatus that is in a call, the line is automatically switched from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus. Therefore, when a call is received from a telephone device with a higher priority during a call with a telephone device with a lower priority, the line can be switched immediately.
[0049]
  According to the telephone device of claim 2, when a new call is received from another telephone device while the line with the first telephone device is closed, the other new call is received from the first telephone device. Priorities with other telephone devices are compared. If the priority of another telephone apparatus that has newly received a call is lower than the priority of one telephone apparatus that is in a call, notification of a new incoming call is prohibited. Therefore, during a call with a telephone device with a higher priority, even if there is an incoming call from a telephone device with a lower priority, the caller can continue the call without being bothered by the new incoming call. There is an effect.
[0050]
  Claim4According to the described telephone device, the claim2 or 3In addition to the effects achieved by the telephone device described above, if the priority of another newly received telephone device is higher than the priority of the one telephone device in communication, the line from the telephone device having the one line It is automatically switched to another telephone device. Therefore, when a call is received from a telephone device with a higher priority during a call with a telephone device with a lower priority, the line can be switched immediately.
[0051]
  Claim5According to the described telephone device, claim 1 or4In addition to the effect achieved by the telephone device described in (1), the line is switched from the one telephone device to another telephone device after notifying a predetermined message to the one telephone device. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to automatically switch the line without giving a sense of discomfort by notifying the caller of one telephone device of the situation by such a predetermined message.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the facsimile apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a telephone number memory in an EEPROM.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating processing contents according to a priority comparison result;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing at the time of an incoming call.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing call waiting processing.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Facsimile device (telephone device)
3 Handset
13 EEPROM
13a Telephone number memory (storage means)
13b Shop mode flag
13c Caller ID area
13d priority area
14 RAM
14a First priority memory
14b Second priority memory
19 Network Control Unit (NCU) (part of receiving means)
20 Modem (part of receiving means)
21 Buffer (part of receiving means)
28 Speaker
29 Switch
31, 32 Telephone line (line)

Claims (9)

In a telephone device provided with a receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line,
Storage means for storing information indicating priority in correspondence with telephone numbers;
When a call is newly received from another telephone device while the line with the first telephone device is closed, the telephone number of the first telephone device and the telephone number of the other telephone device received by the receiving means A comparison means for comparing the priority of the information of one telephone device stored in the storage means with the priority of the information of another telephone device, based on
Switching means for switching the line from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone apparatus is higher than the priority of the first telephone apparatus as a result of comparison by the comparing means; ,
A telephone device, comprising: priority setting means for setting a priority for an unregistered telephone device when an incoming call is received from the telephone device whose telephone number is not registered in the storage means . In a telephone device provided with a receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line,
Storage means for storing information indicating priority in correspondence with telephone numbers;
When a call is newly received from another telephone device while the line with the first telephone device is closed, the telephone number of the first telephone device and the telephone number of the other telephone device received by the receiving means A comparison means for comparing the priority of the information of one telephone device stored in the storage means with the priority of the information of another telephone device, based on
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is lower than the priority of the one telephone device, the incoming call notification prohibition for prohibiting notification of a new incoming call to the caller Means ,
A telephone device, comprising: priority setting means for setting a priority for an unregistered telephone device when an incoming call is received from the telephone device whose telephone number is not registered in the storage means . The priority setting means includes flag information that is set in advance by a user and designates the contents of the priority, and determines a priority for an unregistered telephone device based on the flag information. The telephone device according to claim 1 or 2. Switching means for switching the line from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone apparatus is higher than the priority of the first telephone apparatus as a result of the comparison by the comparison means. The telephone device according to claim 2 , wherein the telephone device is provided. Said switching means, after the notification of the predetermined message to one of the telephone apparatus, the telephone apparatus according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that switch the line from the first telephone apparatus to another telephone device. In a telephone device provided with a receiving means capable of receiving the telephone number of the calling side device sent from the exchange side during the closing of the line,
Storage means for storing information indicating the priority divided into three stages in correspondence with telephone numbers;
When a call is newly received from another telephone device while the line with the first telephone device is closed, the telephone number of the first telephone device and the telephone number of the other telephone device received by the receiving means A comparison means for comparing the priority of the information of one telephone device stored in the storage means with the priority of the information of another telephone device, based on
As a result of comparison by the comparison means, when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is two steps higher than the priority of the first telephone device, the line is switched from the first telephone device to the other telephone device. Switching means;
As a result of the comparison by the comparison means, when it is determined that the priority of the other telephone device is one step higher than the priority of the first telephone device, a new incoming call is reported to the first telephone device. telephone apparatus is characterized in that an output means for outputting the message to. An instruction means for a caller to instruct a switching instruction to switch a line from one telephone device to another telephone device;
Determining means for determining whether the switching instruction has been made via the instruction means;
7. The telephone device according to claim 6, wherein the switching unit switches the line from one telephone device to another telephone device regardless of the determination of the determination unit. Result of comparison by the comparison means, if the priority of the other telephone device is determined to be smaller than the priority of one of the telephone apparatus, the incoming call notification prohibiting for prohibiting the notification of a new call for a caller The telephone device according to claim 6 or 7 , further comprising means. 9. The telephone apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the switching unit switches a line from one telephone apparatus to another telephone apparatus after notifying a predetermined message to the one telephone apparatus.

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