JPH01129560A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm switching visually by making a visual sounding stop display when switching to a sounding stop mode is performed. CONSTITUTION:When an incoming tone switching means 8 is switched to the 'sounding stop' mode, one circuit disconnects a ringer 10 from an incoming sounding means 7 and disables it to sound and the other circuit connects a sounding stop display means (light emitting diode) 9 to a power source 13 and makes the display means to light. Consequently, even when incoming tone sounding is stopped for automatic answering or a countermeasure for a mischievous telephone call, the stopping is displayed visually, so that is confirmed visually and the state of the sounding stop is prevented from being left as it is carelessly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to telephones.

2 ・＼− Conventional Technology Recently, multi-function telephones have become popular and the scope of their use is expanding. For example, if you receive a call while you are at home, do not pick up the receiver and receiver immediately, but after confirming who is calling,
Nowadays, phones with an answering answering machine function or prank calls that are misused are increasing, and in many cases, calls are not answered immediately, but when a predetermined DTMF signal is received, it is difficult to identify the caller. Some telephones have a function that generates an incoming call ringer that can be easily recognized. Such phones do not require the normal ringing of incoming calls, so you can not only switch the ringer volume to "dog", [/J-J] ringing mode, but also switch to "stop ringing" mode. An increasing number of phones are equipped with these functions.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the above-mentioned conventional telephones do not have a visual display function when in the "stop ringing" mode and cannot be visually confirmed, so it is difficult to switch back from the "stop ringing" mode to the ringing mode. In this case, there was a problem such as not being able to respond to incoming calls that were originally required.

The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, and allows visually confirming the ringing stop mode.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone that can reliably return to ringing mode.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a means for switching a ringtone between a ringing mode and a ringing stop mode, and a device that lights up when the ringing tone switching means is switched to the ringing stop mode. It is equipped with a ringing stop display means.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even if the incoming call ringing is stopped as a countermeasure against unattended calls or prank calls, the fact that the incoming call ringing is stopped is visually displayed, so that the ringing can be visually recognized. It is possible to prevent the sound from being left in a non-sounding state inadvertently.

Embodiments F1 Examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In Fig. 1, ■ is a line connection terminal, 2 is a switch that closes the line, 3 is an incoming signal detection means, 4 is a response message sending means for sending a response message to the caller during automatic answering, and 5 is a response message sending unit. 6 is a means for detecting a predetermined DTMF signal known only to a specific caller; and 7 is an incoming caller that detects an incoming signal and sounds a ringer. A ringing means 8, a ringing tone switching means for switching the ringtone between a "dog" or "small" ringing mode, a "stop ringing" mode, etc.; 9 a ringing stop display means for visually displaying when in the ringing stop mode; 10; is a ringer that announces an incoming call, 12 is D
TMF (means for generating an incoming call ringer when detecting the M number; 11 is a switch 2 according to the incoming call information of the incoming signal detecting means 3; a response message sending means 4; a message recording means 5; a DTMF signal detecting means 6; Incoming ringer generation means 5
This is a control means for controlling the H-7 12.

FIG. 2 shows the incoming ringing means 7, the ringing tone switching means 8, and the ringing tone switching means 8 shown in FIG.
A specific configuration diagram of the ringing stop display means 9 and the ringer 10 is shown. In this example, a light emitting diode is used as the ringing stop display means 9.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. First, the operation during automatic response will be explained. Now, when an incoming signal is input to the line connection terminal 1, this incoming signal is detected by the incoming signal detection means 3 and transmitted to the control means 11.

When the control means 11 receives the incoming call information, it closes the switch 2 to close the line.

The control means 1 then activates the response message sending means 4, and transmits information to the effect that the caller is absent and a response message prompting the caller to record the business. After that, the control means 11
Further, the message recording means 5 is activated to enable recording of the message from the caller. Therefore, when the caller speaks the business in this state, the business is recorded in the business recording means 5.

When the response message sending means 4 is notifying the caller of your absence, if the caller sends a predetermined DTMF signal that is known only to the specific caller 6.\-7. , DTMF signal detection means 6 receives this and transmits this DTMF signal to control means 11. As a result, the control means 11 activates the incoming ringer generating means 12 to generate an incoming ringer sound different from the ringer 10. This identifies the specific caller.

On the other hand, when an incoming call signal is input to the line connection terminal 1, the incoming call ringing means 7 is activated, and the ringing volume is switched to "high" and "low" respectively according to modes 8 of the ringing tone switching means, and the ringer 10 is activated. ring. That is, the ringtone switching means 8 is configured to switch both the circuits on the ringer 10 side and the ringing stop display means 9 side in conjunction with the ringer ringing means 7, and the ringtone switching means 8 is connected to the ringer 10 side and the ringing stop display means 9 side. When switching to the ringing mode, in one circuit the ringer 10 is directly connected to the incoming ringer means 7 and the ringer 10 rings without loss, and in the other circuit the ringer stop indicator means 9 is disconnected from the power supply 13.

When the ringtone switching means 8 is switched to the "low" ringing mode,
In one circuit, the ringer 7 --= 10 is connected via a resistor 13 to the incoming ringer means 7, the ringer 10 rings with a reduced sum, and in the other circuit,
The ringing stop display means 9 is disconnected from the power source 13.

When the ringtone switching means 8 is switched to the "1 ringing stop" mode, the ringer 10 switches to the ringer ringing means 7 in one circuit.
In the other circuit, the ring stop indicator (light emitting diode) 9 is connected to the power source 13 and lights up.

In the second embodiment, a case has been described in which the present invention is applied to a telephone equipped with an automatic answering function, but the present invention can also be applied to a telephone without an automatic answering function.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when the ringtone switching means switches to the ringing stop mode, the ringing stop mode can be visually confirmed by displaying a visible ringing stop display. Therefore, due to carelessness, the i
It is possible to prevent the telephone from discharging the telephone and reliably return to the ringing mode, and therefore it is possible to reliably respond to necessary incoming calls.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show a telephone set according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram, and FIG. 2 shows specific details of an incoming ringing means, a ringing tone switching means, a ringing stop displaying means, and a ringer. FIG. ]... Line connection terminal, 2... Switch, 3... Incoming signal detection means, 4... Response message sending means, 5.
- Message recording means, 6... DTMF signal detection means, 7...
・Incoming call ringing means, 8... Ringing tone switching means, 9... Ringing stop display means, 10... Ringer, 11... Control means,
12... Incoming ringer generation means.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A telephone comprising means for switching a ringtone between a ringing mode and a ringing stop mode, and a ringing stop display means that lights up when the ringing tone switching means is switched to the ringing stop mode. (2) A means for the telephone to automatically answer an incoming call and send a response message, a means for recording a message from the caller, a means for receiving a predetermined DTMF signal, and a means for generating an incoming call ringer. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for stopping the response operation when a DTMF signal is received during a response by the response message sending means, and configured such that the incoming ringer generating means generates an incoming ringer. telephone.