JPH01251845A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to select a circuit having the lowest call change by displaying the relation between the call charges of plural circuits of the remote side designated by a designating means and the duration of calls. CONSTITUTION:When the dial input of telephone is received from an operator via a keyboard 1, a control part 3 displays the graphs showing the duration of calls and call charges of each telephone company set in response to the dial numbers stored in the memory 4. Then the operator selects the most economical company for input of this company via the keyboard 1. Thus the part 3 charges the dial number into that of the selected company and sends it to a telephone signal transmitting/receiving part 5. In such a way, the operator can select a circuit of the lowest call charge.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a telephone set that can be connected to lines of multiple telephone companies.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when selecting the line with the lowest call charge from among the lines of multiple telephone companies, the operator inputs the expected call time to have the telephone select the line.

[Problem that the invention is trying to solve] However,
In the past, it was often impossible to select the line with the lowest call charge because it was very difficult to accurately predict call time.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, there is provided a means for specifying a calling party, a storage means for storing relationships between calling parties, call charges, and call durations on lines having a plurality of different telephone charge structures; By providing a display means for reading out and displaying the relationship between call charges and call times on a plurality of lines of the called party from the storage means, and a selection means for selecting one line from the plurality of lines, the operator can This allows the user to select a line with a low call charge.

〔Example〕

This embodiment is an embodiment in which the relationship between call time and call charges is displayed graphically.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, l is a keyboard where keystrokes are performed, and 2 is a data display that graphically displays the relationship between fees and time for each company. Sprayer 3 receives key power from keyboard L and outputs display commands to display 2, and memory 4
This is a control section that reads and writes the information and sends a dial signal to the telephone signal transmitting/receiving section 5. Reference numeral 5 denotes a telephone signal transmitting/receiving section which sends the dial signal sent from the control section 3 to the public line 7, 6 a handset which converts a voice signal and an electric signal, and 7 a public line.

When the operator inputs a telephone number from the keyboard 1 (step SL), the control unit 3 displays on the display 2 a graph of time and charges for each telephone company corresponding to the dialed number stored in the memory 4 ( Step S2). Then, when the operator selects the company that is considered to be the most economical and inputs it from the keyboard 1 (step S3), the control unit 3 converts the dial number into a dial number for the selected company and sends a telephone signal. The data is sent to the transmitting/receiving section 5 (step S4). The telephone signal transmitting/receiving section 5 sends a signal of the converted dial number to the public line 7 (step S5), and connects the line (step S6). After the connection is completed, the operator starts talking using the handset 6.

In this embodiment, since the graph is displayed on the display 2, if, for example, there is not much difference between companies for 3 minutes and 4 minutes, but company A is extremely cheap for 5 minutes, the operator can change the call time from 3 to 4 minutes. If you think that it will finish in 4 minutes, but there is a possibility that it will take 5 minutes, you can select Company A even if Company A is the most expensive in 3 to 4 minutes.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, by displaying the relationship between call charges and call times for multiple lines of the callee specified by the specifying means, the operator can select the line that is believed to have the lowest call charge. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the control flow of the embodiment. 1 is a keyboard, 2 is a display, 3 is a control unit, and 4 is a memory.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A designation means for designating a calling party; a storage means for storing relationships between calling parties, call charges, and call durations on lines having a plurality of different telephone charge structures; The present invention is characterized by comprising a display means for reading out and displaying the relationship between call charges and call times on a plurality of lines of a designated calling party from the storage means, and a selection means for selecting one line from the plurality of lines. telephone.