JPH03117146A - Single telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To offer convenience to both a customer and a shop master by devising the telephone set such that a loop is opened when a dialed dial number is a dial call to an area of talking disable, the dial signal is sent to a telephone line when the dial signal is a dial number to a talking available area and the speech time of the dialed call is limited. CONSTITUTION:When a caller operates a dial section 6 to make dialing, the dial signal is checked at a dial identification section 5, and when the dial signal is directed to a talking inhibit area, the received dial number is not sent to a telephone line 7 and a fact of the dial number to the talking inhibit area is informed to a control section 4. When the dial number dialed is a dial number to an area whose talking is enabled, the received dial number is sent to the telephone line 7. Moreover, the speech time is limited to prevent an unnecessary long phone call for the purpose of convenience other customer or of relieving the load of the talking charge imposed on the sponsor.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field 1] The present invention relates to a standalone telephone that is installed on the street of a shopping district or the like for the purpose of promoting a store or for an event, and is capable of talking to parties in a limited area for a fixed period of time for free. It is related to.

[Prior Art] Conventional standalone telephones do not have a function that allows free calls to a limited area for a certain period of time. In other words, when a customer shopping at a shopping district makes a phone call, the store owner of the shopping district sponsors the call and instead of paying the customer's call charges, the store owner broadcasts promotional messages to the customer and listens to the call. There are no stand-alone telephones that allow customers to make calls for free.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The above-mentioned conventional stand-alone telephones do not have a function that allows calls to be made free of charge in a limited area for a certain period of time, so there is a problem that mutual convenience between customers and store owners cannot be achieved. was there.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve such problems, the standalone telephone of the present invention includes a sound source sending unit that sends a message to the handset unit for a certain period of time when off-hook, and a sound source sending unit that sends a message for a certain period of time to the handset unit when off-hook. If the number is determined to be a call to an area where calls can be made, it is sent to the telephone line, and if it is determined that the call is to an area where calls are not possible, this notification is sent. After the message has been sent for a certain period of time, the dial identification section closes the loop to enable dialing, and when the dial identification section notifies that dialing to an area where calls are not possible, the loop is opened. The control unit also includes a control unit that disables the call and limits the call time of a call made to an area where the call is possible.

[Operation] When going off-hook, a message is sent out for a certain period of time, after which the dialed number is identified. When it is determined that this dialed number is a call to an area where calls are not possible, the loop is opened and the call is disabled.

Also, if this number is a dialed number that allows calls, it is sent to the telephone line, and as a result, the talk time of this outgoing call is limited.

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

The figure is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the standalone telephone of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a standalone telephone, and this standalone telephone is connected via a telephone line 7 to an exchange fi (not shown). Further, this standalone telephone 1 is configured as follows. That is, 2 is a handset section, 3 is a sound source sending section, 4 is a control section, 5 is a dial identification section, and 6 is a dial section.

Then, when the caller picks up the handset section 2 and goes off-hook in order to make a call to the other party, the control section 4 detects this and connects the sound source sending section 3 and the handset section 2.
Start an internal timer (not shown). As a result, messages such as advertisements stored in the sound source sending unit 3 are sent to the handset unit 2 and listened to by the caller.

This message is sent for a certain period of time until the internal timer times up. When the internal timer times up, the control section 4 detects this time up and closes the loop, and sends the sound source sending section 3 to the handset section 2. The handset section 2, the telephone line 7, and the dial identification section 5 are connected, and the loop is closed. As a result, the dial tone from the exchange is sent to the handset section 2 via the telephone line 7, making it possible to make a dial call.

Next, when the caller operates the dial unit 6 to make a dial call, the operated dial digits are checked in the dial identification unit 5, and if the dial identification unit 5 is dialing to an area where calls are not allowed, Without transmitting the received dialed number to the telephone line 7, it notifies the control unit 4 that the dialed number is for an area where calls cannot be made. Upon receiving this notification, the control unit 4 immediately opens the closed loop and releases the connection with the telephone line 7.

Then, when the dial identification section 5 determines that the operated dial number is a dial number for an area where a call can be made, the dial identification section 5 transmits the received dial number onto the telephone line 7. As a result, the other party receives a call, and if the other party answers the call, the call can be made.

In addition, for the purpose of convenience for the next customer or to reduce the burden of call charges on the sponsor, the call time is limited to prevent long calls. That is, the control unit 4 detects that the caller has answered after dialing, and starts an internal timer to monitor the call duration. When this internal timer times up and a predetermined call time elapses, the control section 4 detects this time up and sends a time over signal to the handset section.
The caller is notified that the call time has exceeded, and the loop is then opened to disconnect from the telephone line 7.

Furthermore, when writing a message to the sound source sending section 3 in this standalone telephone 1, access is made from another telephone using a password via the telephone line 7, and then the message is written. .

In addition, when using functions that are not available in conventional standalone telephones, that is, when restricting the call area as described above, the first dialed digit pressed after a message is sent is set to ``0'' or ``0''. #'', this dialed digit may be a long distance call, and the call is to an area where calls are not allowed, so the standalone phone 1 was closed to prevent it from being connected to the telephone line 7 of the exchange. Opening the loop.

As explained above, the standalone telephone 1 of the present invention is equipped with a function that allows calls to be made in a limited area for free for a certain period of time. Helps prevent phone calls and long distance calls.

In this embodiment, a message is sent to the handset section 2 before starting a call, but this message may also be sent to a speaker (not shown) inside the standalone telephone 1. [Effects of the Invention] As explained below, when the standalone telephone of the present invention goes off-hook, a message is sent out for a certain period of time, after which the dialed number is identified and this dialed number is used to send calls to areas where calls are not possible. When it is determined that the call is a dial call, the loop is opened and the call is disabled, and if this number is a callable dial number, this number is sent to the telephone line, and as a result, the call is terminated. Since it is configured to limit the time, it is equipped with a function that allows calls to be made for a certain period of time in a limited area for free, making it possible to achieve mutual convenience between customers and store owners, and to create new shopping districts and provide new services. There is an effect that makes it possible.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the standalone telephone of the present invention. 1...Single phone, 2...Handset, 3...
...Sound source sending unit, 4--Control unit, 5--Dial identification unit, 6--Dial unit, 7--Telephone line.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A sound source sending unit that sends a message to a handset unit for a certain period of time by off-hook, and an area where a dialed number that is dialed after the message is sent for a certain period of time is identified and this number can be used for calls. A dial identification unit that sends a message to the telephone line when it determines that the call is to an area where calls are not possible, and sends this notification when it determines that the call is to an area where calls are not possible, and a dial identification unit that closes the loop after the message is sent for a certain period of time. When a call is notified from the dial identification unit to an area where calls are not possible, the loop is opened to make calls impossible, and the call is made to an area where calls are possible. and a control unit that limits the talk time of calls.