JPH02186751A - Message informing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit and display a message showing the conditions of a callee to a caller when the callee is absent by providing an automatic answering circuit, a multi frequency signal reception circuit and a signal discrimination circuit in the telephone set of a pushbutton/dial type with display function. CONSTITUTION:When the user of a pushbutton telephone 2 with display function leaves his seat, he selects one message among messages stored in a storage circuit 5a by a pushbutton dial 6a and he inputs a designated number concerned. When there is an incoming from a pushbutton telephone set 1 with display function to the telephone set 2, it is connected to a response circuit 7b and an automatic response is made. A signal discrimination circuit 10b informs a multi-frequency signal transmission circuit 8b of a message number, and transmits the multi-frequency signal concerned to the telephone set 1. The telephone set 1 receives the multi-frequency signal in a multi-frequency signal reception circuit 9a and transmits it to a signal discrimination circuit 10a. The circuit 10a learns that it is message reception by an identification code, starts the circuit 5a, selects the message concerned and displays it to a display part 11a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a message notification system using a push-button dial telephone set with a display function connected to an analog general subscriber circuit of a private branch exchange.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the method of contacting the caller when the called party of a private branch exchange is absent is to ask a person near the telephone to notify the caller when an incoming call is received. We ask them to let us know the reason for their request, and if necessary, ask them to explain the matter and leave a memo. When this method is not possible, the caller continues to hear the ringing tone, learns that the called party is not available, and picks up the receiver and gives up on trying to talk to the called party.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the conventional method described above, when the caller does not receive a response from the called party, it is known that the called party is absent, but it is also possible to obtain more detailed information such as information about the called party, such as going out or having a meeting. This has the disadvantage that it is inconvenient to deal with it afterwards.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a message notification system that displays the status of the called party as a message on the calling party's telephone when the called party is absent.

[Means to solve the problem]

The message notification system of the present invention includes a push-button dial telephone with a display function connected to a general subscriber circuit of a private branch exchange, a memory circuit that stores a plurality of standardized messages in correspondence with numbers, and an incoming call. A response circuit that automatically responds when receiving a ringing signal, a multi-frequency signal receiving circuit that receives multi-frequency signals sent from the other party, and registration settings for one of the multiple messages to be sent. It is equipped with a signal discrimination circuit that identifies the received multi-frequency signal and selects the message to be displayed.By performing a predetermined registration operation in advance, the called party can automatically answer incoming calls when the called party is not present. A multi-frequency signal corresponding to the registered message is sent to the calling party, and upon receiving this multi-frequency signal, the calling party converts it into a corresponding message and displays it on the display section of the telephone. There is.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows push-button telephones 1 and 2 with display functions connected to a private branch exchange 3 via analog general subscriber lines 184a and 4b.

The push-button telephones with a display function 1 and 2 each include push-button dials 6a and 6b which are different from those of a normal push-button telephone with a display function, and a multi-frequency signal sending circuit 8a that sends out dial information using a multi-frequency signal. 8b, and display sections 11a and llb that display one numeric character, etc.
Memory circuit 5a that stores a plurality of standardized messages
, 5b, and a response circuit that automatically responds upon receiving a ringing signal when an incoming call is received? a, 7b, multi-frequency signal receiving circuits 9a, 9b that receive multi-frequency signals sent from a push-button telephone with a display function of the other party, and register and set one of the multiple messages to be sent and receive it. signal discrimination circuits 10a and 1 for identifying the multi-frequency signals and selecting messages to be displayed;
0b.

The following description will be made on the assumption that the push-button telephone with display function 1 is on the calling party's side and the push-button telephone with display function 2 is on the called party's side.

First, when the user of the push-button telephone with display function 2 leaves his/her seat, he or she dials a predetermined special number to register a message notification using the push-button dial 6b, and then the push-button telephone with display function 1,
2 memory circuit 5a.

Select one of the several types of messages stored in the same way in 5b and input the corresponding designated number.If you want to have a call to an extension telephone 8 lines ahead, input the telephone number information at the same time. This completes the message registration setting operation and completes the preparation for sending a message when a call arrives.

Next, when a call arrives from the push-button telephone 1 with display function to the push-button telephone 2 with display function via the general subscriber circuits 4a and 4b, it is connected to the response circuit 7b, and the response circuit 7b receives the call signal and presses the push-button telephone 2 with display function. A ring tone is sent to the key telephone 1 from the private branch exchange 3. The response circuit 7b forms a loop circuit within a predetermined time to automatically respond, and also stops sending out the ring tone to the push button telephone with display function 1ffil. The signal discrimination circuit 10b transmits the pre-registered message number to the multi-frequency signal transmission circuit 8b.
The corresponding multi-frequency signal is sent to the push-button telephone with display function 1 following the multi-frequency signal corresponding to an identification code such as "#" indicating message transmission.

In the push-button telephone with display function 1, this multi-frequency signal is received by the multi-frequency signal receiving circuit 9a and transmitted to the signal discriminating circuit 10a. The signal discrimination circuit 10a recognizes that a message has been received from the identification code, activates the memory circuit 5a, selects the corresponding message stored in advance, and displays the message on the display section 1.
Display on 1a. If destination telephone number information is also received as information from the called party, this is incorporated into the selected message and displayed on the display section 11a.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a push-button dial type telephone with a display function connected to the -i subscriber circuit of a private branch exchange, which includes an automatic answering circuit, a multifrequency signal receiving circuit, a signal discrimination circuit, and a memory circuit. By providing the functions of storing notification messages and displaying conversion 1, it is possible to send and display a stylized message indicating the status of the called party to the calling party when the called party is absent.

...Private branch exchange, 4a, 4b...General subscriber circuit, 5a, 5b...Storage circuit, 6a, 6b.
...Push button dial, 7a, 7b...
-Response circuit, 8a.

8b...Multi-frequency signal transmission path, 9a, 9b...
...Multi-frequency signal receiving circuit, 10a, 10b...
...Signal discrimination circuit, lla, llb...display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A push-button dial telephone with a display function connected to the general subscriber circuit of the private branch exchange has a memory circuit that stores multiple standardized messages in correspondence with numbers, and an automatic telephone that receives a ringing signal when a call arrives. a response circuit that responds to a message, a multifrequency signal receiving circuit that receives a multifrequency signal sent from the other party, and a multifrequency signal receiving circuit that registers and sets one message to be sent from among the plurality of messages and identifies the received multifrequency signal. and a signal discrimination circuit that selects the message to be displayed, and by performing a predetermined registration operation in advance, the called party can automatically answer an incoming call when the called party is not present and receive multiple messages corresponding to the registered messages. A message notification system characterized in that a frequency signal is sent to a calling party, and when the calling party receives this multi-frequency signal, it is converted into a corresponding message and displayed on the display section of the telephone.