JPH0521547U - Telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To reduce the cost of the telephone by easily changing the on-hold tone and using a small capacity RAM for sound source data. [Structure] The information center 26 and the telephone 10 as a terminal are connected by dialing with a push button 50. The request button is pressed to display a plurality of music on hold names on the LCD 62. The push button 50 is pressed to select desired hold sound data to be stored in the sound source data RAM 34, and a hold sound according to the hold sound data is output from the speaker 38. If it is a desired hold sound, the hold sound data is used for sound source data R
Continue to remember in AM30. Further, the hold sound can be automatically changed by periodically changing the hold sound data transmitted from the information center 26 (for example, every month).

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

The present invention relates to a telephone, and particularly to a telephone corresponding to a captain terminal, for example.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventional telephones can change the hold tone output from the speaker by storing a plurality of hold tone data in the built-in memory and selectively selecting the desired hold tone data from among them when holding a call. There is.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in a conventional telephone, since a plurality of music on hold data are stored in advance in a memory built in the telephone, it is not easy to change the music on hold data stored in the memory. , Music on hold could not be changed easily. Moreover, since it is necessary to store a plurality of pieces of hold sound data in the memory, the capacity cannot be reduced, resulting in an increase in cost.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a telephone that can easily change the hold tone and reduce the cost.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention is a telephone that can communicate with an information center, and has a memory that stores the on-hold tone data transmitted from the information center, and an on-hold tone output that outputs an on-hold tone based on the on-hold tone data stored in the memory. A telephone with means.

[0006]

[Action]

 The hold sound data transmitted from the information center is stored in the memory. The on-hold sound data stored in the memory is provided by, for example, the user selecting one desired on-hold sound data from the on-hold sound data transmitted from the information center, or provided from the information center. It is determined or changed by changing the hold sound data periodically (for example, every month). In this way, the held sound is output from the held sound output means based on the held sound data stored in the memory.

[0007]

[Effect of the device]

 According to this invention, the holding tone data stored in the memory can be changed by the user or periodically, so that the holding tone output from the holding tone output means can be easily changed. Further, since it is sufficient to store one kind of hold tone data in the memory, a small capacity memory can be used, and the cost of the telephone itself can be reduced.

The above-mentioned objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0009]

【Example】

 Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a telephone 10 of this embodiment is configured as a multi-functional telephone corresponding to a captain terminal and includes a main body 12. A CPU 14 is built in the main body 12. The CPU 14 is connected to each component by the bus 16. First, the CPU 14 is connected to a modem 20 that performs modulation and demodulation via the communication input / output interface 18, and the modem 20 is connected to an NCU (Network Control Unit) 22. A modular jack 24 is connected to the NCU 22 to enable data communication with the information center 26 through a line such as a telephone line. In this embodiment, the communication input / output interface 18, the modem 20 and the NCU 22 are built in the main body 12.

A program ROM 28 for controlling the operation of the telephone 10 is connected to the bus 16. Further, the bus 16 is connected to a sound source data RAM 30 for storing the held sound data transmitted from the information center 26. The sound source data RAM 30 is connected with a backup DC power supply 32 necessary for holding the held sound data in the sound source data RAM 30. Further, the bus 16 is connected to a sound source circuit 34 for generating a predetermined held sound based on the held sound data in the sound source data RAM 30, and the sound source circuit 34 is operated by the CPU 14. The hold sound signal emitted from the sound source circuit 34 is amplified by the amplifier 36 and output from the speaker 38 as a hold sound. The speaker 38 is attached to the lower end side of the main body 12, and the handset 40 is arranged on a pedestal 42 formed on the left side portion of the main body 12. Further, the output of the amplifier 36 is given to the NCU 22 in order to output a hold tone to the other party of the telephone.

A key matrix circuit 46 is connected to the CPU 14 via a key input / output interface 44. A full keyboard 48 formed on the left side of the upper surface of the main body 12 and a push button 50 formed on the right side of the upper surface of the main body 12 are connected to the key matrix circuit 46. The full keyboard 48 is provided with keys 52 for inputting kana, alphabets, numbers, symbols and the like. In front of the key 52, a function key 54 required for handling the held sound data sent from the information center 26 is provided. The function key 54 is a request key 54a for requesting the information center 26 for a music on hold service, and a registration key 54b for storing desired music on hold data in the sound source data RAM 30 and replying to the information center 26 that the registration is completed. , A cancel key 36c for canceling the hold sound data from the sound source data RAM 30, a transfer key 54d for transferring and storing the hold sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 to the memory card 66, and a hold sound data stored in the memory card 66 The LCD 62 includes a display key 54e for displaying an on-hold sound name of No. 6 and a page key 54f for displaying another on-hold sound name of the on-hold sound data on the LCD 62. In addition, the push button 50 includes a numeric button of "0 to 9". This numeric button is not only used when making a call, but also can be used to select an on-hold name from the on-hold names displayed on the LCD 62. Also used to select. Further, the # button 50a is used for confirming the selected on-hold sound name, and the on-hold button 50b is for making the on-hold sound to the other party of the telephone.

A display data RAM 56 for holding display data is connected to the bus 16, and an LCD unit 60 is connected to the display data RAM 56 via a display interface 58. The LCD unit 60 is tiltably provided in front of the full keyboard 48 and the push button 50. The LCD unit 60 includes, for example, a backlit LCD 62 and an LCD controller (not shown). Therefore, by operating the key 52 and the push button 50 and inputting the selection number of the on-hold tone name (for example, the song name), the on-hold tone name is stored in the display data RAM 56 as display data. Then, an LCD drive signal according to the display data is supplied from the LCD controller to the LCD 62, and the on-hold sound name of the on-hold sound data is displayed on the LCD 62.

Further, a memory card interface 64 is connected to the bus 16, and a memory card 66 is connected to the memory card interface 64. That is, the right side surface of the main body 12 is formed with a memory card insertion port 68 into which the memory card 66 can be attached / detached, and by inserting the memory card 66 into the insertion port 68, the memory card 66 becomes a memory card interface. Connected to 64. As shown in FIG. 4, the memory card 66 sequentially stores the holding sound data until the capacity is full, and the holding sound data can be additionally written.

In order to receive the on-hold tone service from the information center 26 in the telephone 10 formed in this way, first, as shown in FIG. 5, it starts in step S1. It should be noted that a melody, a message, other voices, or the like can be used as the hold sound, but in this embodiment, the case of using a melody will be described. In step S3, the push button 50 is used to dial the information center 26. Then, in step S5, the CPU 14 controls the NCU 22 to complete the connection processing between the telephone 10 and the information center 26. Next, in step S7, the request key 54a is pressed to request the information center 26 for the music on hold service. Then, in step S9, the on-hold tone name, that is, the melody song name is received, and the LCD 62 displays the song name to which the selection numbers "1 to 5" are added, as shown in FIG. Then, in step S11, a desired song title is selected from the displayed song titles. The song name is selected by pressing one of the push buttons 50, "1-5", and then the # button 50a is pressed to confirm the selection.

For example, in the case of selecting “5 farewell songs (Chopin)” from the song names shown in FIG. 7, the “5” button of the push buttons 50 is pressed, and then the # button 50a is pressed to confirm. .. If you do not want to select the song titles "1 to 5" displayed on the LCD 62, you can press the page key 54f to supply another song title from the information center 26, and the LCD 62 displays "6". The song titles with the selection numbers "10" are displayed. In this way, as the page key 54f is pressed, the song titles displayed on the LCD 62 are sequentially changed.

Then, when the push button 50 is pressed to select a music title, the hold sound data of the selected music title is received through the line and stored in the sound source data RAM 30 in step S13. Then, in step S15, the sound source circuit 34 outputs a predetermined hold sound signal in accordance with the hold sound data, the amplifier 36 amplifies the signal, and the speaker 38 outputs a predetermined melody as a synthesized sound. Therefore, the user, after listening to this melody, determines in step S17 whether or not to register it in the telephone 10 as a holding tone. At this time, on the LCD 62, as shown in FIG. 8, a display prompting the user to judge whether or not the registration is possible is displayed.

When the telephone 10 is to be registered as a holding tone, the registration key 54b (or the alphabet "Y" of the key 52) is pressed to inform the information center 26 that "registration" is performed, and The center 26 sends a signal to the telephone 10 to "store it in the sound source data RAM 30 as a hold tone". Then, in step S19, the storage of the hold sound data of the melody is confirmed in the sound source data RAM 30, the registration of the song is completed, and the registration completion display is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, if "5 farewell song (Chopin)" is selected and desired to be registered, the held tone data of this melody is continuously stored in the tone generator RAM 30.

On the other hand, if the user does not want to register in the telephone 10, he or she can press the cancel key 54c (or the letter “N” of the key 52) to hold the data stored in the sound source data RAM 30. The sound data is canceled, and at the step S21, the information center 26 is replied to the effect that it is "non-registered". Then, the process returns to step S9 again, the held tone name is displayed again on the LCD 62, and the same operation is repeated until the desired melody is found. As a result, if a desired melody is found, the process proceeds to step S19, and the held sound data of the melody is stored in the sound source data RAM 30.

When the registration of the song is completed by pressing the registration key 54b, the information center 26 is returned to the information center 26 in step S23, and accordingly, in step S25, the host computer of the information center 26 performs the music on hold service. Pay processing is performed, and the operation ends in step S27. Further, in order to store the holding sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 of the telephone 10 in the memory card 66 in this manner, the operation as shown in FIG. 10 is performed.

First, in step S29, the memory card 66 is inserted into the insertion opening 68 of the telephone 10 in step S31, and the memory card interface 64 and the memory card 66 are connected. Then, in step S33, the transfer key 54d is pressed to instruct to transfer the hold sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 to the memory card 66. Then, the hold sound data is transferred to and stored in the memory card 66 in step S35. Then, in step S37, if the on-hold tone name, that is, the selection number of the melody song name is input by the key 52 or the push button 50, the song name is added to the on-hold tone data in step S39 and stored in the memory card 66. If so, the process ends in step S41.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of holding tone data can be registered in the memory card 66. Therefore, each time the hold sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 is changed, the memory card 66 is inserted into the insertion port 68 and the hold sound data is sequentially transferred to the memory card 66. Hold music data can be stored.

Further, in order to transfer and store the held sound data stored in the memory card 66 as described above in the sound source data RAM 30 in reverse, the operation is performed as shown in FIG. First, in step S43, the operation starts, and in step S45, the memory card 66 is inserted into the insertion port 68 of the telephone 10 and connected to the memory card interface 64. Then, in step S47, the display key 54e is pressed to give an instruction to display the music title of the holding sound data stored in the memory card 66 on the LCD 62. Then, in step S49, the title of the music on hold data stored in the memory card 66 is displayed on the LCD 62. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the song names of the melody to which the selection numbers “1 to 5” are added are displayed.

Then, in step S51, the selection number of the song name to be transferred to the sound source data RAM 30 and stored therein is selected from the song names displayed on the LCD 62. This selection is made by pressing push button 50. If it is not desired to select the titles "1 to 5", the page key 54f is pressed. Then, another song title stored in the memory card 66 is displayed on the LCD 62 with a selection number of "6 to 10". When the page key 54f is pressed, the display of the music title on the LCD 62 is sequentially changed as long as the hold sound data is stored in the memory card 66. Then, the user selects a desired music title from the list, and transfers the held sound data to the sound source data RAM 30 in step S53.

When the transfer of the holding sound data is completed, the LCD 62 displays the completion of the transfer in step S55, and then the melody of the holding sound data selected in step S57 is output from the speaker 38. That is, based on the holding sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30, a predetermined holding sound signal is output from the sound source circuit 54, amplified by the amplifier 56, and then a predetermined melody is output from the speaker 38. In this way, the melody that becomes the holding sound is confirmed, and the process ends in step S59.

Further, according to the present invention, the held sound data transmitted from the information center 26 may be periodically changed, and the held sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 may be automatically changed. That is, one type of hold sound data is transmitted from the information center 26 and automatically stored in the sound source data RAM 30 without the user's judgment, and the hold sound is used. Then, the hold sound data transmitted from the information center 26 is changed periodically (for example, every month). Then, the hold sound data stored in the sound source data RAM 30 is automatically changed, and the hold sound emitted from the speaker 38 can be automatically changed without any operation by the user. According to this method, the user can save the trouble of selecting the holding sound data and at the same time change the holding sound output from the speaker 38 at regular intervals. Further, in the case of this embodiment, the telephone 10 may not be provided with the full keyboard 48, the LCD 62, or the like as long as it can communicate with the information center 26.

The communication input / output interface 18, the modem 20, and the NCU 22 do not necessarily have to be built in the main body 12 and may be provided outside the main body 12.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an external view showing this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing a full keyboard of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing a table of a memory card.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation from the start of operation to the reception of hold sound data according to this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process from melody output to operation end.

FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing a state in which an on-hold sound name transmitted from an information center is displayed on an LCD.

FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing a display state of the LCD after selecting one music piece from the on-hold sound names displayed on the LCD.

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing a display state of the LCD after the hold sound data is stored in the sound source data RAM.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an operation of transferring hold sound data to a memory card.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an operation of selecting the held sound data stored in the memory card and transferring it to the sound source data RAM.

FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing a state in which a music title of the held sound data stored in the memory card is displayed on the LCD.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Telephone 14 ... CPU 18 ... Communication input / output interface 20 ... Modem 22 ... NCU 26 ... Information center 30 ... Sound source data RAM 34 ... Sound source circuit 38 ... Speaker

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A telephone capable of communicating with an information center, which stores a hold tone data transmitted from the information center, and outputs a hold tone based on the hold tone data stored in the memory. A telephone having a holding tone output means.