JPH04100468A - Key telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a key telephone system usable even by a person having a speech impediment for making a telephone call by accumulating messages to be sent after the messages are inputted in Kana (Japanese syllabary) characters by operating ten keys of the key telephone set of the telephone system and the Kana characters are converted into voices and sending the voices after the telephone number of a called subscriber is dialed and the answer of the called subscriber is automatically detected. CONSTITUTION:When Kana characters are inputted from ten-key buttons after pressing a special number for inputting Kana character messages, the Kana characters are sent to a voice converting section 6 through a central controlling section 11 and the Kana character data are converted into voice data and a voice accumulating flag 9 is set under the control of the section 11. When the handset of a key telephone set 20 is lifted up and the telephone number of a called subscriber is dialed, a called subscriber answer detecting section 5 starts operation and, when the section 5 detects an answer, a voice reproducing section 8 is started and voice data are reproduced from a voice accumulating section 7. The reproduced voice data are sent to the called subscriber and characters for display are displayed on the display 30 of the telephone set 20 from a displaying character storing section 10 through a terminal interface section 3 under the control of the central controlling section 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applied to a button telephone device, in particular, converts and stores a message entered in kana by operating the numeric keypad of the button telephone into voice, and after dialing the other party, the message is transmitted to the other party. The present invention relates to a button telephone device having a function of detecting a response and transmitting the accumulated message to the other party.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, when a telephone connected to a key telephone device receives a call from an outside line, such as an answering machine, it plays a prerecorded message to the other party on the outside line or records the other party's message. Things are being put into practical use.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned conventional telephone connected to the key telephone device transmits messages by playing a pre-recorded message when an incoming call is received, similar to an answering machine. However, unless there was an incoming call from the other party, one caller could only send a message.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel key telephone device that makes it possible to solve the above-mentioned problems inherent in the conventional technology.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the button telephone device according to the present invention has a plurality of telephones equipped with a display capable of displaying kana characters and a means for inputting kana characters by button operation. A button telephone device that accommodates a button telephone includes a partner response detection unit that detects a response or a busy state of the other party, a voice conversion unit that converts a kana character message input from the button telephone into voice, and a voice conversion unit that converts a kana character message input from the button telephone to voice. a voice storage section for storing voice data, a voice storage flag that is set when voice is input to the voice storage section, a voice playback section for reproducing the message from the voice storage section, and a voice reproduction section for reproducing the message from the voice storage section; and a display character storage section that stores characters for displaying on the display of the key telephone set whether or not the transmission was successful.

Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings.

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

As shown in Fig. 1, the outstanding button telephone device of the present invention! One embodiment of the indicators 30.31, -. 3n key telephones 20.21, ~. The earthenware W1 has a main device 1 that accommodates a switch section 2, a terminal interface section 3, a central office line interface section 4, a partner response detection section 5, a voice conversion section 6, and a voice storage section. 7, an audio reproduction section 8, an audio accumulation flag 9, a display character storage section 10, and a central control section 11.

The switch section 2 connects the terminal interface section 3 and the office line interface section 4. The terminal interface section 3 interfaces the key telephones tR20, tR21, -, 2n with the main device 1.

The office line interface section 4 interfaces between the office line and the main device 1.

The other party response detection unit 5 detects whether the other party has responded or is busy after dialing, and sends a response signal or a busy signal to the central control unit 11.

The voice converting unit 6 includes key telephones 20.21, . . . Kana character data inputted from the numeric keypad buttons of 2n is received via the central control unit 11 and converted into speech.

The audio storage unit 7 stores the data converted into audio by the audio conversion unit 6.

The audio reproduction section 8 reproduces the audio data stored in the audio storage section 7.

The audio storage flag 9 is set when audio data is stored in the audio storage section 7 under the control of the central control section 11, and is reset when the audio data is read out.

The display character storage section 10 stores characters for displaying on the display 30 of the button telephone 1!20 whether the voice data input to the voice storage section 7 has been transmitted to the other party.

The central control section 11 controls the entire apparatus and operates according to the procedure shown in FIG. 2 or 3.

Next, the operation at the time of message registration will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, as shown in step 40, when the special number for inputting a kana character message is pressed, the central control unit 11 switches to the kana character input mode as shown in step 41, and as shown in step 42, the user presses the numeric keypad. Input kana characters using the button. The input kana character data is sent to the voice converter 6 via the central control unit 11, which converts the kana character data into voice data as shown in step 43, and converts the kana character data into voice data as shown in step 44. The audio accumulation flag 93 is set by control.

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation of automatically detecting a response from the other party at the time of a call and sending a message according to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in step 50, when the button telephone 20 is set to off-hook (OFF HOOK) L, as shown in step 51, when the voice storage flag 9 is in the reset state, a normal call is made as shown in step 61, and the voice storage If flag 9 is set, when the user dials the destination as in step 52, step 53
As shown in FIG.
As shown in , if the other party is not busy and there is a response, the audio playback section 8 is operated as shown in step 55 to play back the audio data from the audio storage section 7, and the switch section 2, as shown in step 56, is activated. It is sent to the other party via the central line interface section 4, and as shown in step 57, the display characters (for example, "Message OK") are sent from the display character storage section 10 via the terminal interface section 3 under the control of the central control section 11. etc.) is displayed on the display 30 of the button telephone 20, and the voice storage flag 9 is reset as shown in step 58.

Next, as in step 54 of the flowchart of FIG.
The operation when the other party is busy after dialing the other party will be explained.

If the other party is busy in step 54, the other party's response detection unit 5 sends a busy signal to the central control unit 11 in step 59, and the terminal interface unit 3 is controlled by the central control unit 11. Then, display characters (for example, "Message NG", etc.) are displayed from the display character storage section 10 on the display 30 of the key telephone 20, and the voice storage flag 9 is reset as shown in step 58.

As described in detail, according to the present invention, a message to be sent to a line is entered in kana using the numeric keypad of a button telephone, converted to voice, stored, and after dialing the other party, automatically detects the other party's response. The stored message can be sent out using the stored message.

- For example, a person with a speech impediment may send a message in kana characters from a button telephone (such as "Softbunokatoudes nimotsugatodoitimasunode torinikitekudasai")
This system converts the kana characters into speech and sends it to the line, making it possible for even people with language disabilities to easily make phone calls using key telephones.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure for registering a message in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is the same as that shown in FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure for sending a message to a line in the illustrated embodiment; DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Earthenware W, 2... Switch part, 3... Terminal interface part, 4... Office line interface part, 5...
. . . Other party response detection unit, 6 . . Voice conversion unit, 7 . . . Voice storage unit, 8 . ...Central control unit, 20.21-2n...Key telephone, 30.31
~． 30...Display, 40~44.50~61...Procedure steps

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a button telephone device accommodating a plurality of button telephones equipped with a display capable of displaying kana characters and a means for inputting kana characters by button operation, detecting a caller's response or a busy state. a voice conversion unit that converts a kana character message inputted from the button telephone into voice; a voice storage unit that stores the voice data converted into voice; a voice storage flag that is set when the message is input; and a voice playback section that plays back the message from the voice storage section;
1. A button telephone device comprising a display character storage unit storing characters for displaying on a display of the key telephone device whether or not a message has been sent to the other party. (2) The button telephone device according to claim (1), further characterized in that the voice storage flag is reset when voice data is read out under control of a central control unit.