JPH01123561A - Unit frequency displaying device for telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To previously prepare a necessary sum at the time of a telephone call by displaying the unit frequency of the other party area in the telephone call, which can be obtained by the time information from a calendar circuit and area information from a dial, on a unit indicator. CONSTITUTION:A calendar circuit 10 corresponds to a current system for a charge for the telephone call and is different according to a time zone in one day (daytime nighttime, and late-nighttime) and a week day, a holiday, and a national holiday. The calendar circuit 10 displays the display of week days holidays, and national holidays in one year and the time zone in one day and outputs these pieces of information to a unit frequency control circuit 11. Further. the unit frequency control circuit 11 translates the unit frequency based on the information of the calendar circuit 10 and the area information from a dial 4 and makes a frequency indicator 5 indicate the translated result. Thus, the unit frequency can be automatically displayed at the time of using a telephone set. Moreover, the insecurity of a charge shortage, etc., can be dissolved, and the telephone set can be used effectively.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a device for displaying the unit frequency of the other party (the number of seconds that a call can be made for 10 yen), and in particular, the present invention relates to a device for displaying the unit frequency (the number of seconds that a call can be made for 10 yen) of the other party. The present invention relates to a unit frequency display device for a telephone that can display a unit frequency.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, especially when making a long-distance call using a public telephone, there are cases in which it is necessary to know the unit power of the other party in advance due to the amount of money on hand. In this regard, conventional unit degrees are only displayed on frequency tables posted around telephones or in telephone directories, and are not always in easy-to-see locations, and are not necessarily displayed on frequency tables posted. The unit frequency is often limited to a limited area, and all areas are rarely displayed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, when trying to find out the desired unit frequency of the other party from the frequency table posted, it is difficult to know the unit frequency immediately because the bulletin board is not in an easy-to-see place and the unit frequency for all areas is not displayed. is difficult. For this reason, the user has to look up the phone number using the telephone directory, which is time consuming and has the problem of being impossible to find out if the telephone directory is not at hand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a unit power display device that can automatically display a unit power when using a single telephone.

[Means for solving problems]

The unit frequency display device for a telephone according to the present invention includes a calendar circuit that sends out date and time information during a telephone call, and outputs the unit frequency of the area of the other party using the information of this calendar circuit and the area information from the dial. The device is equipped with a unit power control circuit that displays the unit power on the power display, and is configured to automatically display the appropriate unit power on the display depending on the date and time of the call and the area of the other party.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a public telephone equipped with a unit frequency display device of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a TCP network,
2 is an outside line terminal board, 3 is an EC button board, 4 is a dial, 5 is a frequency display, and 6 is a middle plate.

The TCP network 1 also includes a call circuit 72 and a call control circuit 8.
and a charge processing control circuit 9, and is additionally provided with a calendar circuit 10 and a unit degree control circuit 11.

This calendar circuit 10 has one
It differs depending on the time of the day (daytime, night, late night) and weekdays, holidays, and public holidays, and displays the weekdays, holidays, and public holidays for one year, and the time zone of the day, and displays this information in units of degrees. The control circuit 11 is made to output the signal. Further, the unit power control circuit 11 is configured to translate the unit power based on information from the calendar circuit 10 and regional information from the dial 4 and display it on the power display 5.

Next, the unit power display function of the above configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user of the telephone picks up the receiver a, then inserts a coin and dials the number of the other party.

At this time, the unit frequency control circuit 11 is activated at the same time as the first digit, and it is determined whether or not the call is from a long distance (O call). In the case of a local call, the process directly proceeds to connection processing j. In the case of an out-of-town call, the area code is extracted (e), and the out-of-town area is translated (f), and the unit frequency of the corresponding out-of-town area obtained from this result is displayed on the frequency display (g).

Note that if the other party hangs up the phone before answering, the caller is deemed to have abandoned the call, the coin is returned, and the display is also erased.

The first translation operation of the unit frequency control circuit 11 is shown in FIG.

That is, the calendar information stored in the calendar circuit 10 is retrieved, it is determined whether the corresponding day is a holiday, a public holiday, or a weekday (1), and then the frequency is determined based on the current time for each calendar. By taking out the table and displaying it as 0 on the display, the frequency of the area of the other party is displayed.

The current display is capable of displaying 3 digits from 000 to 999, but here we will be displaying seconds from 2.5 seconds to 80 seconds, so we will need to change the existing circuit so that it can display a decimal point. Modify the section and display it as shown in Figure 4.

Here, the "second" is printed on the phone housing.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, the unit frequency of the destination area obtained from the date and time information from the calendar circuit and the area information from the dial is displayed on the frequency display. The appropriate unit frequency can be automatically displayed on the display, making it possible to prepare the necessary amount for a call in advance, eliminating concerns about insufficient charges, etc., and allowing the telephone to be used more effectively. There is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a telephone to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying the unit power on the power display, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the process of translating the unit power in FIG. , FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the display state of the frequency display. 1... TCP circuit network, 2... External line terminal board, 3...
EC button board, 4...dial, 5...degree display,
6... Middle plate, 7... Call circuit, 8... Call control circuit, 9... Charge processing control circuit, 10... Calendar circuit, 11... Unit frequency control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A calendar circuit that sends out date and time information during a telephone call, outputs the unit frequency of the area of the other party using the information of this calendar circuit and the area information from the dial, and displays this unit frequency on the frequency display. A unit power display device for a telephone, comprising a unit power control circuit for controlling the unit power.