JPH05268328A - Key telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To monitor the incoming call answer of a FAX terminal housed in a base key telephone system and informing a key telephone system of abnormality when it is detected. CONSTITUTION:A base key telephone system 11 monitors the incoming call answering operation of a FAX terminal 17 by a control part 13, when there is no answer to an incoming call, it is judged that the FAX terminal is turned to the state of disabling normal operations by generating any abnormality such as paper exhaustion or the like, and an indicator part 23 of a prescribed key telephone system 18 is turned on so as to inform that the FAX terminal 17 is turned to the abnormal state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a key telephone main unit.
The present invention relates to a key telephone device accommodating an AX terminal and a key telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 8 shows the configuration of a conventional key telephone device. In FIG. 8, 1 is a key telephone main unit, 2 is an office line interface unit, 3 is a control unit, 4 is a switch unit, and 5 and 6 are communication interface units. 7
Is a FAX terminal, is connected to the communication interface unit 5, 8 is a key telephone, and the communication interface unit 6
It is connected to the.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be described.
When the control unit 3 of the key telephone main unit 1 detects an incoming call from a predetermined office line to the FAX terminal 7 via the office line interface unit 2, the control unit 3 receives the incoming call to the FAX terminal 7 via the communication interface unit 5. Notice. FAX
If the incoming call is possible, the terminal 7 responds to the incoming call, and the control unit 3 of the key telephone main unit 1 controls the switch unit 4 to connect the incoming call to the FAX terminal 7 and perform FAX reception.

[0004]

However, the key telephone main unit 1 in the above-mentioned conventional example has only the function of connecting the FAX terminal 7 to a specific office line, and monitors the operating state of the FAX terminal 7 to There is a problem that it is impossible to notify the user of the call-disabled state due to disconnection or the like.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and provides an excellent key telephone device capable of automatically detecting an abnormality such as paper out and notifying the key telephone terminal. The purpose is that.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a key telephone main unit which detects a fax incoming response from a station line of a fax terminal and does not respond to the fax terminal when the fax incoming response is not received. A means for notifying the key telephone of an abnormality is provided, and the key telephone is provided with a display unit for receiving the notice and displaying that the FAX terminal is abnormal.

According to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the key telephone main unit is provided with means for monitoring the incoming call response by making a test incoming call from the key telephone main unit to the FAX terminal immediately after the FAX reception ends. ..

According to the present invention, in addition to the above structure, the key telephone main unit is provided with means for periodically receiving an incoming call to the FAX terminal and monitoring the incoming call response.

According to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the key telephone main unit is provided with means for notifying the key telephone of an abnormality of the FAX terminal by a voice message.

[0010]

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is detected whether a response to an incoming call from the FAX terminal is normally made, and if the incoming call is not normally answered, the key telephone main unit is set to the FAX terminal. It is possible to quickly detect and notify the abnormality of the FAX terminal by determining that the sheet is out of paper or in an abnormal state and notifying a predetermined key telephone.

Further, according to the present invention, the FAX from the office line is used.
By sending a test call immediately after the FAX reception ends, instead of detecting an abnormality of the FAX terminal only when an incoming call occurs, a paper shortage occurs during the previous FAX reception, and the next F
Even if AX cannot be received, a test incoming call can be performed to detect anomalies, and F from the next station line can be detected.
An AX incoming call can be normally accepted.

Further, according to the present invention, the key telephone main unit periodically makes an incoming call to the FAX terminal and monitors the response, so that an abnormality that occurs suddenly is detected from the central office line.
It is possible to detect before receiving an X incoming call, and it is possible to take appropriate measures in advance for the next FAX incoming from the central office line.

Further, according to the present invention, the abnormality of the FAX terminal is notified by a voice message, so that it can be accurately notified through the hearing means.

[0014]

1 shows the structure of a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11 is a key telephone main unit, 12 is a central line interface unit, 13 is a control unit, 14
Is a switch unit, and 15 and 16 are communication interfaces. The communication interface unit 15 is connected to the FAX terminal 17, and the communication interface unit 16 is a key telephone 18.
It is connected to the. In the key telephone 18, 19 is a communication interface section, 20 is a control section, 21 is a call section,
Reference numeral 22 is a handset, and reference numeral 23 is a display unit for displaying an abnormality notification.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. When an incoming call is received by the FAX terminal 17 (step 31), the control unit 13 of the key telephone main unit 11 monitors the incoming call answering operation of the FAX terminal 17 (step 32). It is determined that the incoming call operation is normally performed (step 33), and a waiting state for a fax incoming call from the central office line is entered (step 34). On the other hand, when the incoming call is not answered, the control unit 13 determines that the FAX terminal 17 is in an abnormal state (step 35), and displays the display unit 23 of the key telephone 18 which is predetermined corresponding to the FAX terminal 17. The light is turned on (step 36) to notify that the FAX terminal 17 is abnormal.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
The user does not have to go to the place where the FAX terminal 17 is installed to check the abnormality of the FAX terminal 17 by looking at the display section 23 of the button telephone 18 used by the user while sitting in the seat. It has the effect of being able to know.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention. Since only the test incoming response monitoring section 24 is added to the configuration of the key telephone main unit 11 in the first embodiment, the configuration is shown. A duplicate description of the above will be omitted.

Next, regarding the operation of the second embodiment,
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The processing up to the abnormality detection of the FAX terminal 17 and the notification to the key telephone 18 by detecting the incoming call response from the central office line is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG. When the FAX reception ends (step 41), immediately after that, the key telephone main unit 11
The test incoming response monitoring unit 24 of the
Send a test call to the X terminal 17 (step 42), and send the FA
The incoming response of the X terminal 17 is monitored (step 43). If the previous FAX reception is normally completed, there is an incoming call response from the FAX terminal 17 after a certain time (step 4).
4), the key telephone main unit 11 confirms the normal FAX operation (step 45), and stops the test call (step 4).
6) Then, enter the waiting state for the FAX call from the central office line (step 47). On the other hand, when the previous reception ends in the abnormal operation state, there is no FAX incoming response even after the elapse of a certain time (step 44), and the key telephone main unit 11 sends the FAX
After detecting an abnormality (step 48) and stopping the incoming test call (step 49), the display 23 of the key telephone 18 is turned on (step 50) to notify that the FAX terminal 17 is abnormal.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
Even if the FAX reception is terminated while the FAX terminal 17 is receiving a fax due to an error such as running out of paper, the FAX
Immediately after the reception of the terminal 17 is completed, a test incoming call is made from the key telephone main unit 11 and the response monitoring of the FAX terminal 17 is performed. This has the effect that the telephone 18 can be notified.

The second embodiment is based on the premise that, in the case of the first embodiment, the display of the abnormality notice on the key telephone 18 disappears when the FAX reception ends. Instead of the second embodiment, the display of the abnormality notification to the key telephone 18 does not disappear even after the FAX reception is completed, and the display is erased when the reset button is pressed after performing an appropriate restoration work. You may comprise.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention, and the key telephone main unit 1 in the above second embodiment.
Since only the inspection timer 25 is added to the configuration of No. 1, the duplicate description of the configuration will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the third embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. After the FAX reception is completed (step 51), the key telephone main unit 11
The inspection timer 25 is monitored (step 52), and after a lapse of a fixed time of the regular cycle, the test incoming response monitoring section 24 makes a test incoming to the FAX terminal 17 (step 53), as in the second embodiment. , The incoming call response from the FAX terminal 17 is monitored (step 54). After a certain period of time, F
If there is an incoming call response from the AX terminal 17 (step 55),
The normal fax operation is confirmed (step 56), the test incoming call is stopped (step 57), and the fax incoming call waiting state from the central office line is entered (step 58). On the other hand, when there is no incoming call response from the FAX terminal 17 even after a lapse of a certain time (step 55), a FAX abnormality is detected (step 59), and after the test incoming call is stopped (step 60), the key telephone 1
The display unit 23 of No. 8 is turned on (step 61) to notify that the FAX terminal 17 is abnormal.

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
Since the operation of the FAX terminal 17 can be regularly monitored,
This has the effect that the state in which FAX reception is impossible due to a sudden failure can be detected in advance and the key telephone 18 can be notified.

FIG. 7 shows the configuration of the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Since only the voice message storage unit 26 is added to the configuration of the key telephone main unit 11 in the first embodiment, the configuration will be described. The overlapping description of is omitted.

The operation of the fourth embodiment will be described next. The abnormality detection of the FAX terminal 17 is the same as in the first embodiment. As a means for notifying this abnormality, the key telephone main unit 11 makes an incoming call to the key telephone set 18, and after the key telephone unit 18 responds to this incoming call, the key telephone main unit 1
1 retrieves a message from the voice message storage unit 26 in which voice messages informing of an abnormality are stored in advance, sends the message to the handset 22 of the key telephone 18 and reproduces it, and outputs a message indicating that the FAX terminal 17 is in an abnormal state. Notice.

As described above, according to the fourth embodiment,
Since an abnormality of the FAX terminal 17 can be notified by an incoming call to the key telephone and a voice message, there is an effect that the abnormality can be accurately notified.

The message storage unit 26 in the fourth embodiment may be provided in the key telephone main unit 11 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

[0028]

The present invention has the following effects, as is clear from the above embodiments. (1) The FAX terminal response operation to the FAX incoming call is monitored, and if the FAX terminal does not respond, the FAX abnormality is notified via the display unit of the key telephone, so that the FAX terminal abnormality can be promptly known. (2) Immediately after the FAX call is received, a test call is made from the key telephone main unit and the response is monitored.
Since the X telephone abnormality is notified to the key telephone, even if the sheet is out during the previous FAX reception and the FAX reception is terminated as it is, the FAX incoming from the next office line is not invalidated. (3) Since a test call is periodically sent to the FAX terminal from the key telephone main unit, it is possible to detect and notify an abnormality that has occurred suddenly. (4) Since the key telephone is notified of the abnormality of the FAX terminal by a voice message prepared in advance, the abnormality of the FAX can be accurately notified through the hearing means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a key telephone device showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a conventional key telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Key Telephone Main Device 12 Station Line Interface 13 Control Section 14 Switch 15 Communication Interface (for FAX) 16 Communication Interface (for Button Telephone) 17 FAX Terminal 18 Button Telephone 19 Communication Interface 20 Control 21 Call 22 Handset 23 Display 24 Test incoming response monitor 25 Inspection timer 26 Voice message storage

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A key telephone main unit accommodates a FAX terminal and a key telephone, and the key telephone main unit is a FAX.
A means for notifying the button telephone of an abnormality of the FAX terminal when an incoming response from the terminal line of the terminal is detected and there is no incoming response, and the button telephone has a display unit for displaying the abnormality of the FAX terminal by the notification. Button telephone device equipped. 2. The key telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the key telephone main device further comprises means for making a test call to the FAX terminal and monitoring the incoming call response immediately after the FAX reception is completed. 3. The key telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the key telephone main device comprises means for periodically making a test call to the FAX terminal and monitoring the incoming call response. 4. The key telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the key telephone main unit includes means for notifying the key telephone of the FAX terminal abnormality by a voice message.