JPH02241256A - Absence information indicating system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To know the reason of the absence of a called side by providing a storing means to store an absence reason number corresponding to the telephone number of a telephone set, and sending absence reason indication information to the telephone set of a calling side when a call is originated for the telephone set whose absence reason number is registered. CONSTITUTION:In the case where the operator of a multifunctional telephone set 1 leaves his seat, when he dials a prescribed special number to show absence registra tion and the absence reason number ABS determined beforehand corresponding to the indication contents of the absence reason from the multifunctional telephone set 1, a CPU 4 stores the extension number ST of the multifunctional telephone set 1 and the absence reason number ABS so as to correspond to each other into the storage block B of a memory part 5. When the call is originated from the multifunctional telephone set 2 to the multifunctional telephone set 1 which is absence-registered, the CPU 4 reads out the memory part 5, and checks the registration situation of the multifunctional telephone set 1 of a called destination, and reads out the absence reason number ABS stored in the storage block B, and converts it into the absence reason indication information, and sends it to the multifunctional telephone set 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an absence reason notification system that allows the reason for the absence of a called party to be displayed on a multifunction telephone of a calling party.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in multi-function telephones with various functions, when the called party is absent, a busy tone is emitted to the multi-functional telephone of the calling party to indicate that the called party is absent. or a busy message would be displayed on the display of the caller's multifunction telephone.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, with conventional telephones, the calling party can only know that the called party is absent, but cannot know the reason for the callee's absence.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The absence reason display method of the present invention includes a storage means for storing an absence reason number corresponding to the telephone number of a telephone, and a method for displaying an absence reason for a telephone whose absence reason number is registered in this storage means. When a call is made, the reason for absence number corresponding to the telephone number of this telephone is read from the storage means, and the reason for absence display information corresponding to the read reason for absence number is sent to the calling party's telephone, and the reason for absence is displayed. A display corresponding to the information is displayed on the calling party's telephone.

[Function] When a call is made to a telephone that has an absence reason number registered in the storage means, the absence reason display information corresponding to the absence reason number is sent to the calling party's telephone, and the absence reason display information corresponding to this absence reason display information is The display will be on the calling party's phone, so
The calling party can know the reason for the called party's absence.

[Example code] Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a storage program type telephone exchange (hereinafter referred to as the exchange) in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a memory configuration diagram of the memory section of this exchange.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 1 and 2 are multifunctional telephones having a display function, which are connected to a switch communication path 3 via digital line circuits 1a and 2a, respectively. This switch communication path 3 is a central control unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU).
4. 5 is a memory section. This memory section 5 includes one memory block B as shown in FIG.
consists of 3 bytes, and in this storage block B, 2 bytes are allocated to the extension number ST, and 1 byte is allocated to the absence reason number ABS.

That is, the extension number ST and the reason for absence number ABS are stored in the same storage block B.

Next, the operation will be explained.

(1) Absence registration operation When the operator of the multi-function telephone 1 leaves his/her seat, he/she performs the absence registration operation as follows. That is, a predetermined special number indicating absence registration and an absence reason number ABS predetermined corresponding to the displayed content of the reason for absence are sent to the multifunction telephone 1.
Dial from.

Information on the predetermined special number and reason for absence number reaches the CPU 4 via the digital line circuit 1a and the switch communication path 3. Having received the information on the predetermined special number and the reason for absence number, the CPU 4 associates the extension number ST of the multifunction telephone 1 with the reason for absence number ABS and stores them in the storage block B of the memory section 5. In other words, an absentee registration is made.

(2) Display of reason for absence When a call is made from the multifunction telephone 2 to the multifunction telephone 1 whose absence has been registered as described above, the CPU 4 detecting this call reads out the memory section 5 and indicates the destination of the call. Check the registration status of the multifunction telephone 2. As a result, C
The PU 4 recognizes that the multifunction telephone 2 is registered as absent, and also displays the absence reason number stored in the memory block B in correspondence with the extension number ST of the multifunctional telephone 1!2 for which the absence registration has been made. ABS this memory block B
, converts this absence reason number ABS into corresponding absence reason display information, and transmits this absence reason display information to the switch communication path 3 and the digital line circuit 2 on the calling side.
a to the multifunction telephone 2 on the calling side.

In addition, as a method of converting the above-mentioned absence reason number ABS into the corresponding absence reason display information, for example, a table in which the absence reason number ABS and the absence reason display information correspond is prepared, and from the absence reason number ABS, There is a method of searching for the corresponding absence reason display information.

When the multifunction telephone 2 receives the above-mentioned absence reason display information, it sends out a busy tone and also displays text (for example, "meeting" or "going out") or other display methods in response to the absence reason display information. The reason for absence display information is this multi-function phone 2.
displayed on the display.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in the absence reason display method of the present invention, by providing a storage means for storing an absence reason number corresponding to the telephone number of a telephone, the absence reason number can be registered in this storage means. When a call is made to the telephone set, the reason-for-absence display information corresponding to the reason-for-absence number is sent to the telephone on the calling side, and a display corresponding to this reason-for-absence display information is displayed on the telephone on the calling side. Therefore, there is an effect that the calling side can know the reason for the called party's absence.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an exchange in an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a memory section of the exchange in the same embodiment. 1.2...Multi-function telephone, la, 2a...digital line circuit, 3...switch communication path, 4...CPU
, 5...Memory section, ST-...Extension number, ABS...
- Absence reason number, B...block.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A telephone exchange housing a telephone having a display function is provided with a storage means for storing the reason for absence number corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone, and the reason for absence number is registered in the storage means for the telephone. When a call is made, the absence reason number corresponding to the telephone number of this telephone is read from the storage means, the absence reason display information corresponding to the read absence reason number is sent to the calling party's telephone, and this absence reason display information is sent to the calling party's telephone. An absence notification display method characterized by displaying a display corresponding to the caller's telephone on the calling party's telephone.