JPH01246950A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable sending different messages to plural opposite parties at different times by providing a function which automatically calls the opposite parties for connection at fixed times on the title telephone set. CONSTITUTION:When the counted time of a time counting circuit 20 becomes equal to one of the registered of a memory 22 for time registration, the telephone number to which a call is to be made at the counted time is read out from a memory 21 for number registration. Then a line interface 19 is instructed to form a DC loop to the connecting telephone circuit and request the call. Thereafter, an ACU 17 is actuated and the telephone number signal corresponding to the telephone number to be called is sent to the connecting circuit. At a telephone circuit network 30 the telephone set specified by the telephone number signal is selected and called. When the called party answers within a specified time, the message corresponding to the called telephone number is read out from a massage preserving memory 23 and sent to the called party through the interface 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone equipped with an automatic calling function.

[Prior Art] None of the conventional multi-function telephones has a wake-up call function by itself. I had no choice but to perform a wake-up call based on the control of the equipment.

Furthermore, most of these devices only had the ability to send messages to one person.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] For this reason, it is complicated and expensive, and has hardly been popularized in ordinary households.

C Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and includes the following configuration as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems.

That is, a clock means for counting the time, a message memory for storing a plurality of messages, a telephone number memory for registering a plurality of telephone numbers, a time memory for storing a plurality of times, and a clock means. a calling means that automatically calls a telephone specified in a telephone number memory when the measured time reaches the time stored in the time memory, and a message stored in the message memory to the destination of the call by the calling means; and message sending means for sending the message.

[Function] In the above configuration, by providing a function to automatically make a call at a predetermined time and connect to the other party, it is possible to have a wake-up call function that sends different messages to multiple parties at different times. It became.

[Example] An example according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 11 is a control unit that controls the entire telephone of this embodiment according to the program shown in FIG. 2, for example, which is stored in a ROM 12; A ROM 14 stores parameters and the like used in the open water embodiment of the above-mentioned program, and 14 is a display unit that displays and outputs telephone numbers, predetermined messages, and the like. 15 is a key manual interface that controls the interface with the keyboard 16; 16 is a keyboard consisting of a numeric keypad 16a for inputting a telephone number; and 17 is a telephone number inputted from the numeric keypad lea via the line interface 19; an auto-calling unit ACU that generates a telephone number signal corresponding to the telephone number information read from the number registration memory 21 and sends it to the line; 18 is a handset; 19
2 is a line interface (NCU) that controls the interface with the connection line; 20 is a clock circuit that measures time;
Reference numeral 1 designates a number registration memory for number registration, 22 a time registration memory for registering time, 23 a memory for message storage, and 25 an internal bus connecting the control unit 11 and other components. Further, 30 is a telephone line network to which the telephone is connected.

The communication and automatic call control of the telephone set of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in steps 81 to S4, a process of registering call destination information to which a desired automatic call is to be made is performed as an initial setting. First, in step S1, the numeric keypad 16a of the keyboard 16 is
Enter the telephone number of the destination to be automatically called, and press the control unit 1.
1 stores this manually-powered telephone number in a predetermined position in the number registration memory 21. Subsequently, in step S2, the time of call to the other party specified by this telephone number is similarly inputted and stored in association with a predetermined position in the time registration memory 22. Furthermore, in step S3, a message to be sent to the other party is input from the handset 18, and the control section 11 records this input voice information in correspondence with the message storage memory 23.

Then, in step S4, it is checked whether registration has been completed for all parties to be called, and if there are still parties to be registered, the process returns to step S1, the next destination to be called is registered, and the registration process is completed. If it has been completed, the initial setting is completed and the process proceeds to step S5. Note that the input message from the handset 18 is converted into digital data by a known A/D conversion,
A configuration may be adopted in which all initial setting information is stored in one memory. In this case, each input information can be easily associated with each other. Then, when sending a message, the message information is
The signal may be controlled to be converted to /A and transmitted. Note that this input is performed while checking on the display section 14.

In step S5, the clock time of the clock circuit 20 is read,
It is checked whether the time matches the time registered in the time registration memory 22. If it does not match the registered time, it is checked in step S6 whether or not the line interface 19 has detected an incoming call from the line, and if it has not detected an incoming call from the line, the handset 18 is taken off-hook in step S7. It is checked whether or not there is a call request to the line network 30 by, for example.

If there is no call request, the process returns to step S5 and the above monitoring process is repeated.

Here, when a called signal from the line is detected, step S
6, the process proceeds to step SIO, in which the telephone of the present embodiment outputs a ringing tone, and in step Sll, it is checked whether it is off-hook, and if it is not off-hook, the process returns to step S6. Here, when the handset 18 is off-hook in response to the call, the process advances from step Sll to step S12, where the line interface 19 is instructed to form a DC loop on the line to respond, and in step S13 the call state is established.

Then, in step S14, it is checked whether the call has ended (for example, whether the call has been on-hook), and if the call has ended, step S14 is performed.
14, the process proceeds to step S15, the line is opened and restored, and the process returns to step S5.

On the other hand, if there is a call request due to off-hook of the handset 18, etc., the process proceeds from step S7 to step S20, where a DC loop is formed in the line, a call request is made to the line, and after waiting for a dial tone from the line, the process proceeds to step S21. move on. Then, in step S21, the ACU 17 is activated to generate and send out a telephone number signal (for example, a DTMF signal or a dial pulse signal) according to the called destination telephone number inputted to the connection line using the numeric keypad 16a. The telephone line network 30 selects and calls the telephone specified by this telephone number signal. Therefore, in the subsequent step S22, the partner waits for a response,
When the other party responds, the process advances to step S13, and a transition is made to a talking state.

In addition, the time measurement circuit 20 and the time registration memory 22
When the registration time of any one of
The telephone number whose calling time has come is read out. Then, in step S31, it instructs the line interface 19 to generate a DC loop in the connected telephone line and issue a call request. In the following step S32, the ACU 17 is activated and a telephone number signal according to the read destination telephone number is sent to the connection line. The telephone line network 30 selects and calls the telephone specified by this telephone number signal. For this reason, step S3
In Step 3, it is checked whether the other party has responded within a predetermined time, and if the other party has responded within the predetermined time, the process advances to step S35, where the message corresponding to the called party's telephone number is read from the message storage memory 23, and the message is sent to the other party via the line interface 19. Send first. Then, the process advances to step S15 and the line is restored.

On the other hand, if the other party does not respond within a predetermined period of time, the process advances to step S15 and the automatic call is canceled.

In this case, if the other party does not respond, the system is controlled to redial the same party again after a predetermined period of time has elapsed.
You may repeat the call until you are sure that the other party answers.

By repeating the above process, time registration memory 2
It is possible to automatically call and send a predetermined registered message at each time registered in 2. By using this function as a wake-up call, you can send a wake-up call to multiple parties and with just a single phone. can be done.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, each memory is provided for number registration, time registration, and message storage, and the function is to automatically connect to the other party at a set time and send a message. By having one, it became possible to send different messages to multiple recipients at different times.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, memories are provided for number registration, time registration, and message storage, and a call is automatically made at a predetermined time to connect to the other party and send a message. By adding this function, it became possible to send different messages to multiple parties at different times using a single telephone.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation control flowchart of the embodiment. In the figure, 11...control unit, 12...ROM, 14...
・Display section, 15...Key human power interface, 16.
...keyboard, lea...numeric keypad, 17...A
C.U. 18...Handset, 19...Extension interface,
20... Clock circuit, 21... Memory for number registration, 2
2... Memory for time registration, 23... Memory for message storage, 25... Internal bus.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A clock means for counting time; a message memory for storing a plurality of messages; a telephone number memory for registering a plurality of telephone numbers; a time memory for storing a plurality of times; a calling means that automatically calls a telephone specified in the telephone number memory when the measured time reaches the time stored in the time memory; and a call destination of the calling means is stored in the message memory. Message sending means for sending a message.