JPH04242356A - Automatic dialer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic dialer whose operability is improved by devising the dialer such that not only a registered telephone number is dialed for calling by having only to operate a one-action key or the like but also a control code registered together with the telephone number is sent automatically for the required control when a called party receives an incoming call. CONSTITUTION:This dialer is provided with a dial data memory 11 registering a telephone number data and a control data while being distinguished corresponding to a one-touch key or the like, a push tone output section 12, a response detection section 13 detecting a response signal, and a signal processing section 10 sending a push tone in response to the control data registered in succession to the telephone number data to a line when a reply signal is returned by the dialing by a one action key or the like.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an autodialer that is incorporated into facsimile machines, telephones, and the like.

0002

[Prior Art] Recently, services have been started that allow various transactions such as airline and train seat reservations and bank balance inquiries simply by sending a predetermined touch tone signal from a telephone or facsimile machine. , it has become possible to receive services from the comfort of your own home. To explain such a service using a bank balance inquiry as an example, as shown in Figure 6 (a) and (b), when the one-touch key of a facsimile machine is operated, a pre-registered bank dial signal is sent. A call is made by sending out a touch tone, and the called bank receives the call and sends a CED.
When a signal (called terminal identification signal) is returned, the operator must listen to the sound and then call a predetermined number (for example, 1
0-digit number) using the numeric keypad to start the balance inquiry control, and then operate the start switch for facsimile reception to poll and receive the image data transmitted from the called party and perform the balance inquiry. The data is printed out on recording paper. However, when using such services frequently, the dialing signal is registered on the one-touch key, making it easy to make a call, but after receiving a call, you have to refer to a control code table and enter the control code one by one. It was inconvenient to use because it required input and was cumbersome to operate.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention, proposed in view of the above circumstances, allows not only dialing a registered telephone number to make a call by simply operating a one-touch key etc. To provide an autodialer with improved operability by automatically sending control data registered together with a telephone number to perform necessary control when a caller receives a call.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention proposed to achieve the above object includes a call data memory and a call data memory in which telephone number data and control data of a service information provider are registered in correspondence with a one-touch key or the like. , a push-tone output section, a response detection section that detects a response signal, and when a response signal is returned due to a call, converts the control data registered in the call data memory into a push-tone signal and sends it to the telephone line. The configuration includes a signal processing unit that sends out signals. In such a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a mode switching unit is provided for switching between a registration mode for registering telephone number data and control data in the calling data memory and a normal mode.

[0005]

[Operation] In the present invention, when a one-touch key or the like is operated depending on the called party, the signal processing section transmits the telephone number data registered in the calling data memory to the touch tone output section according to the operated key. and sends a touch tone corresponding to the telephone number to the telephone line to make a call. When a response signal is returned to this call, the response detection section detects it, and the signal processing section transmits the control data stored in the outgoing data memory, separated from the telephone number data, to the touch tone output section. and sends a touch tone corresponding to the control data to the telephone line to start control.

[0006]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an example of the configuration of an autodialer 1 according to the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a call data memory for registering the telephone number data and control code data of the called party, and 12 is a call data memory. A push-tone output section 13 outputs a corresponding push-tone upon receiving data in the memory, and a push-tone output section 13 outputs a busy signal returned from the exchange side via the telephone line L and a CED signal (CED signal) returned from the called side.
14 is a key operation section having various operation keys (not shown); 15 is a mode switching section for switching between a registration mode and a normal mode, which will be described later. Further, 16 had a line control unit for controlling switching of the telephone line, 17 had a modem for transmitting and receiving image data etc. via the telephone line L, 18 had a display unit for performing various displays, and 19 had a ROM 19a and a RAM 19b. It is a system memory, and the signal processing unit 1 performs signal processing in each of these parts.
It is set to 0.

The operation of the autodialer 1 having such a configuration will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. 1. Operation of registration mode (see flowchart in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3). ■When you operate the registration key (not shown) on the key operation unit 14,
Switched to the registration mode by the mode switching unit 15,
In the signal processing unit 10, the ROM 19a of the system memory 19
The registration processing program stored in the registration processing program is activated, and a display prompting the user to operate the one-touch key to be registered is displayed on the display unit 18 (see steps 1000 and 1001 in FIG. 2). (2) When the one-touch key for registration is operated, the signal processing unit 10 displays a message on the display unit 18 to prompt the user to input a telephone number (see step 1002 in FIG. 2). ■Use the numeric keypad (not shown) to enter the phone number of the destination, and then press the return key (not shown) to input the phone number data and delimiter code (in this example, the ASCII code with the "!" symbol is used). ) is temporarily stored in the RAM 19b. Thereafter, the signal processing unit 10 displays a message on the display unit 18 prompting the input of a control code (step 100 in FIG. 2).
(See 3). ■If you operate the numeric keypad to input a predetermined control code at the destination and then operate the return key, the telephone number data and control code data previously stored in the RAM 19b will be separated by a delimiter code. is registered in the outgoing data memory 11 (step 1004, 1 in FIG. 2).
005). ■Repeat the steps from ■ to ■ above to sequentially register the called party's telephone number and control code in the outgoing data memory 11,
When the registration is completed, the registration mode is shifted to the normal mode by operating a stop key (not shown) (see steps 1002 to 1006 in FIG. 2). In this way, when registration is performed in the registration mode, as shown in FIG. 3, telephone number data 11a and control code data 11b are registered in the outgoing data memory 11, separated by a delimiter code "!". Ru.

2. Normal mode operation (see Figures 4 and 5)
(see a), (b)). ■When a one-touch key (not shown) is operated, a control signal is transmitted from the signal processing unit 10 to the line control unit 16 to connect the line, and at the same time, the signal processing unit 10 makes a call in response to the operated one-touch key. The telephone number data stored in the data memory 11 is transmitted to the touch tone output unit 12.
A call is made by transmitting a touch tone signal corresponding to the telephone number to the telephone line L side (step 2000 in FIG. 4).
-2002). ■The response detection unit 13 monitors the signal returned via the telephone line L, and when a busy signal is returned, transmits a busy detection signal to the signal processing unit 10.
Then, once the line is cut off, a timer is started by program processing, and after waiting until the timer times up, the line is connected again and the call is repeated (see steps 2001 to 2003 and 2008 to 2010 in FIG. 4). ■When a CED signal (called terminal identification signal) is returned via the telephone line L as a result of making a call in this way, the response detection section 13 detects it and sends a response to the signal processing section 10. The detection signal is transmitted, and the signal processing section 10 transmits the control code data registered in the transmission data memory 11 to the push-tone output section 12, and sends out a push-tone signal corresponding to the control code to the telephone line L side. As a result, the called side starts control processing and executes necessary control processing in response to the signal transmitted via the telephone line L. When the control is completed, the line is cut off and the process returns to the standby state (see steps 2004 to 2007 in FIG. 4). In this way, according to the autodialer of the present invention,
Not only can you automatically dial the called party's phone number and make a call simply by operating a one-touch key, but when the called party receives and answers the call, it will automatically send a control code and perform the necessary controls. This eliminates the need to input a control code each time a call is made.

[0009] In the above description, the autodialer of the present invention is assumed to be incorporated into a facsimile machine, and the response from the called side is described as having a configuration in which the response detection unit 13 detects a CED signal. The auto dialer makes it easy to use various services such as bank balance inquiries (polling reception), vehicle seat reservations, stock information inquiries, and ski resort snowfall information inquiries. Furthermore, in the above configuration, if the response signal detected by the response detection section is changed according to the called party, the autodialer of the present invention can be incorporated into a telephone. After automatically dialing the telephone number of the called party, a response is detected, and a control code is automatically sent to facilitate the reservation. Furthermore, although the above description does not specifically mention control after sending out the control code, it is also possible to proceed with the control by manually operating the numeric keypad after sending out the control code.

0010

[Effects of the Invention] According to the autodialer of the present invention, by simply operating a one-touch key corresponding to the service information provider, it is possible to automatically make a call and then automatically send out a control code to perform necessary control. This eliminates the need to input a control code after each call, which improves usability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration example diagram of an autodialer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the registration mode of the autodialer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the storage state of the outgoing data memory of the autodialer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the normal mode operation of the autodialer of the present invention.

FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are time charts illustrating the normal mode operation of the autodialer of the present invention.

FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b) are time charts illustrating the operation of a conventional autodialer.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Auto dialer 10 Signal processing section 11 Outgoing data memory 12 Push tone output section 13 Response detection section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A calling data memory in which telephone number data and control data of a service information provider are registered in correspondence with a one-touch key, a push tone output section, a response detecting section for detecting a response signal, and a calling data memory; An autodialer comprising: a signal processing unit that converts the control data registered in the outgoing data memory into a touch tone signal and sends it to the telephone line when a response signal is returned due to a call.