JPH05145651A - Attendance display device utilizing telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To unnecessitate the exclusive wiring for displaying an attendance state. CONSTITUTION:A state setting section 5 provided with state setting pushbutton switches 6-8 for setting attendance, tentative seat leaving and absence and with a signal transmission circuit 53 outputting various display signals attended with the depression is incorporated into the telephone set and a state display section 15 having display elements 16, 17 attendance and seat leaving indication and having a control circuit 18 receiving a state setting signal through a transmission circuit 53 and lighting the display elements 16, 17 is provided in a relay service area such as a telephone exchange room, the state setting section 5 and the state display section 15 are connected to a private branch of digital exchange 12, and the private branch of digital exchange 12 forms a channel between the state setting section 5 and the state display section 15 according to a command from the state setting section 5 to send a signal from the state setting section 5 through the private branch of digital exchange 12 to the state display section 15, in which the state of attendance, tentative seat leaving and absence for the telephone set user onto the display elements 16, 17 of the state display section 15.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an attendant for displaying on a relay stand or another prescribed place whether an individual working at a prescribed seat is present, absent, or simply absent. Regarding display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a display device for the presence status in an office or the like, in addition to a telephone such as a personal desk, a button switch for each of presence, absence and absent call is provided, and a predetermined button switch is provided. A display unit for displaying the state of the button switch for transmission was installed at the place, and the display unit and the transmission unit were connected by dedicated wiring.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional status display device as described above, since the transmission section and the display section are connected by a dedicated wiring, the facility cost for wiring and piping is extra. At the same time, there is a problem that a large amount of cost and labor are required when the transmitter and the display unit are added and the positions are changed at a later date, and the appearance after the addition and the positions is changed is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an attended display device capable of displaying the statuses of presence, absence, and absence without requiring dedicated wiring. And

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a push-button switch which is incorporated in a telephone and sets each status of presence, absence and absence, and the operation of each push-button switch. And a situation setting means having a transmission section for transmitting a signal, and connected to a private branch exchange installed in a necessary place and forming a passage according to an instruction from the situation setting means, and through the passage formed by the private branch exchange. And a status display unit having a display element that lights up in response to each status setting signal transmitted from the transmission unit. Further, according to the present invention, the situation setting means includes a plurality of display elements corresponding to the push button switches for seating and leaving.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view of a telephone equipped with the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a connection relationship between a seated / leaved / absent status setting unit and its status display unit. First, in FIG. 1, 1 is a telephone body, 2 is a handset (handset), 3 is a dial button, 4 is a speaker hole, 5 is a status setting unit for presence / absence / absence, and this status setting unit 5
Is a seated push button switch 6 with display elements 6a and 7a (FIG. 2), a seated push button switch 7, an absent (home) push button switch 8, and a name input display provided near these push button switches 6-8. Parts 9-11 are provided.

Next, the configuration of FIG. 2 will be described. Figure 2
12 is a digital private branch exchange (hereinafter D-PBX).
1) and this digital private branch exchange 12 and FIG.
Extension telephone line 1 to which each telephone is connected as shown in
A status setting unit 5 incorporated in each telephone is connected to 3, and a status display unit 15 for displaying the setting status of each telephone is connected to the digital private branch exchange 12 via a line 14.

The status setting unit 5 sends a unique presence display signal including a selection signal such as an extension number in response to an ON signal of the presence push button switch 6 and controls lighting of the presence display element 6a which emits green light. The signal sending / control unit 51 for turning on and the ON signal of the push-pull button switch 7 sends a unique away display signal including a selection signal such as an extension number, and controls the lighting of the away display element 7a that emits red light. A signal transmission / control unit 52 and a signal transmission circuit 53 for transmitting the transmission signals from the signal transmission / control units 51 and 52 to the digital private branch exchange 12.
The signal transmission / control unit 51, the signal transmission / control unit 52, and the absent push button switch 8 are provided in the signal transmission circuit 5
Connected to 3.

On the other hand, from the status setting section 5 to the D-PBX1
The status display section 15 that receives and identifies the status signals of the presence and absence of seats sent through the 2 corresponds to the presence push button switch 6 and the away push button switch 7 of the situation setting section 5 of each telephone. The corresponding seated display element 16 that lights up in green and the seated display element 17 that lights up in red, and the status signal transmitted from the status setting unit 5 through the D-PBX 12 are received and decoded, and the seated display element 16 and the separated status are displayed. Seat display element 17
And a control circuit 18 for controlling lighting. Although only one set of display elements 16 and 17 is shown in FIG. 2, these display elements are provided in a number corresponding to the number of telephones.

Next, the operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. When a telephone user who is seated at a predetermined place such as in an office pushes the seated push button switch 6 on the telephone body 1 installed on the office desk, the signal transmission / control unit 51 is activated by the ON signal. At the same time as the presence display element 6a is activated to light up, the signal transmission / control unit 51 outputs a presence display signal unique to the telephone. This presence display signal is sent by the signal transmission circuit 53 to the telephone line 1.
3 to the D-PBX 12. D-PBX12
Then, according to the selection signal in the presence display signal, the status display unit 15
And the presence display signal from the situation setting unit 5 is transmitted to the control circuit 18 of the situation display unit 15 through this passage. The control circuit 18 discriminates from which telephone the seated presence display signal transmitted is the seated presence display signal, and according to the identification result, the seated presence display element corresponding to the telephone set in which the seat push button switch 6 is pressed. Turn on 16. Therefore, at the relay service location such as a telephone exchange room in the company where the status display unit 15 is installed or at a predetermined location, it is necessary to visually recognize that the seated display element 16 on the status display unit 15 is lit. As a result, it is possible to easily know from the relay service side or a predetermined place that the seated person or the like corresponding to the seated display element 16 is seated, so that it is possible to save the trouble of making inquiries one by one.

On the other hand, when the telephone user leaves the seat temporarily, he / she pushes the leaving push button switch 7 on the telephone body 1.
As a result, the presence display of the status setting unit 5 and the status display unit 15 is canceled and the signal transmission / control unit 5
2 operates to turn on the away seat display element 7a, and further the away seat display signal including the selection signal is sent from the signal sending / control unit 52. The away seat display signal including the selection signal is transmitted to the D-PBX 12 through the line 13. The D-PBX 12 forms a passage with the status display section 15 by the selection signal, and sends an away seat display signal to the control circuit 18 of the status display section 15. The control circuit 18 discriminates from which telephone the incoming leave signal is transmitted, and turns on the away display element 17 corresponding to the telephone that has pushed the away switch 7 according to the identification result. .. Therefore, on the relay service side or at a predetermined place, it is possible to know in advance that an occupant or the like corresponding to the away seat display element 17 is absent by visually observing the lighting of the away seat display element 17. Because you can
There is no need to check it.

When the user is completely absent due to returning home, the absent push button switch 8 is pressed. Then, the D-PBX 12 which has detected the off signal disconnects the aisle between the absent telephone and the status display unit 15, and turns off both the presence and absence display elements 16 and 17. As a result, it can be confirmed that the user is absent on the relay service side or at a predetermined place.

As described above, in this embodiment, the telephone is provided with the status setting unit 5, and the status display unit 15 is provided at the relay service side or at a predetermined place, and the status setting unit 5 and the status display unit 1 are provided.
5 is connected to the D-PBX 12, and the aisle of the status setting unit 5 and the status display unit 15 is connected in accordance with the instruction from the status setting unit 5 so that the presence, absence, and absence of each seated person can be checked. Since the display can be displayed on the corresponding display elements 16 and 17 of the status display unit 15, the dedicated wiring as in the prior art is not required, and the wiring and piping equipment costs for the status display device can be significantly reduced and the device can be significantly reduced. It can be easily installed and changed.

The present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the above embodiment, and can be variously modified without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Situation setting means incorporated in a telephone and having a push button switch for setting each condition of presence, absence and absence, and a transmission unit for transmitting a signal generated by operation of each push button switch, and a situation setting means installed at a necessary place And a display element which is connected to a private branch exchange forming a passage according to an instruction from the situation setting means, and which lights up in response to each situation setting signal transmitted from the transmission unit through the passage formed by the private branch exchange. Since the status display means is provided, there is an effect that a dedicated wiring is not required, a wiring facility cost for status display can be significantly reduced, and equipment can be easily added and moved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a telephone having an attendance display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a connection state of a situation setting unit and a situation display unit in the seated display apparatus of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone main body 2 Handset 3 Dial button 5 Status setting section 6 Attendant push button switch 7 Away push button switch 8 Absent push button switch 6a, 7a Display element 12 Digital private branch exchange 15 Status display section 16, 17 Display element 18 Control circuit 51, 52 Signal transmission / control section 53 Signal transmission circuit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A status setting means which is incorporated in a telephone and has a push button switch for setting each status of presence, absence and absence, and a transmission section for transmitting a signal generated by the operation of each push button switch, It is connected to a private branch exchange that is installed at a required location and forms a passage according to the instructions from the situation setting means, and lights up according to each situation setting signal transmitted from the transmission unit through the passage formed by the private branch exchange. A status display device having a display element for enabling the presence display device using a telephone. 2. The presence display apparatus using a telephone according to claim 1, wherein the situation setting means includes a plurality of display elements corresponding to the push button switches for the presence and absence of seats. ..