JPH0570049U - Phone hold device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a holding device for a telephone that allows the other party to comfortably stand by and not feel bored. [Structure] In the case of spontaneous transmission, the spontaneous other transmission selection button 22 is switched to spontaneous transmission, and the button of the dial button section 12 is operated to input the melody number of the partner's favorite. When the hold button 20 is pressed to enter the hold state, the melody of the selected number is pulled out from the IC card 26 by the IC card device 24, a melody sound is formed by the sound source module 44, and the melody sound is sent to the other party. In the case of another source, the spontaneous source selection button 22 is switched to another source. In the hold state, the message section 42 outputs a melody selection message. In response to this, the other party dials the number of the desired melody. When this is received, the melody of the corresponding number is pulled out from the IC card 26 and similarly sent to the call partner.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an improvement of a holding device for playing a melody such as a music box sound to the other party when holding a telephone.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 As is well known, the conventional hold device for a telephone is adapted to send an appropriate melody to the other party of the call by operating the hold button. The hold melody can be obtained by a method such as voice synthesis using an IC or recording a music box sound with a microphone.

However, according to such a conventional technique, the call partner hears the designated melody, whether he likes it or not. Especially, it is very tedious and unpleasant to hear a melody that you don't always like when the hold status is long. The present invention focuses on these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a holding device for a telephone in which the other party can comfortably stand by and not feel bored.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 One of the present inventions is a holding device of a telephone that sends a melody to a communication partner during standby, and selects a desired one from a melody storage unit having a plurality of melodies and a melody stored in the storage unit. The melody selecting means and the melody sending means for drawing out the melody selected by the melody selecting means from the melody accumulating means and transmitting the melody to the other party when the holding operation is instructed.

In another invention, in addition to the melody accumulating means, when a holding operation is instructed, a message for selecting a desired melody from the melody accumulated in the melody accumulating means is called. It is characterized by comprising a message means for sending to the other party, and a melody sending means for drawing out a melody instructed by the other party from the melody accumulating means and sending it to the other party.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the telephone is provided with a melody storage means having a plurality of melodies, for example, an IC card device. Then, a desired one of the stored melody is selected by the user of the telephone or the other party, and the selected melody is sent to the other party.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of a telephone holding device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of a telephone equipped with the holding device according to this embodiment. In the figure, the main body 10 of the telephone is provided with a dial button section 12 for each of the numbers 0 to 9 and #, *, above which is a tape recorder 14 for so-called answering machine recording. Is provided.

A handset (handset) 16 is arranged on the left side of the dial button 12, and function keys including a plurality of buttons and switches for instructing an answering machine recording, redialing, etc. are arranged on the right side and the side. A section 18 is provided. These function keys 18 include a hold button 20 for instructing a hold operation and a spontaneous / other-sponsor selection button 22 described later. Further, in this embodiment, the IC card device 24 is provided on the front side of the main body 10 so that the IC card 26 in which various melody data are recorded can be driven.

Next, the configuration of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a telephone line (not shown) is connected to the line transmitting / receiving unit 30, and to this line transmitting / receiving unit 30, a ringer unit 32 and a dial control unit 34 are respectively connected. The above-mentioned handset 16 is connected to the call control unit 36, and further includes a system control unit 38, a system memory unit 40, and a message unit 42. The IC card device 24 described above is connected to the sound source module 44.

Among these, the line transmitting / receiving unit 30, the dial control unit 34, the communication control unit 36, the dial button unit 12, the function key unit 18, the message unit 42, the sound source module 44, the tape recorder 14, the data line, the control unit. The system control unit 38 and the system memory unit 40 are connected by connecting lines such as lines.

To further explain each of the above units, the line transmission / reception unit 30 performs transmission and reception with respect to a telephone line, and the ringer unit 32 is driven during reception. The number is also discriminated from the dial pulse received by the dial control unit 34. The communication control unit 36 is for performing signal control of transmission and reception in the handset 16.

Next, the system control unit 38 is for controlling the operation of the entire telephone device, and the system memory unit 40 is used as necessary. The message section 42 is for transmitting a required message to the other party during an operation such as answering machine or holding. The sound source module 44 is for forming a sound based on the melody data read from the IC card 26.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In this embodiment, there are two operation modes, spontaneous and frequent. Of these, “spontaneous” is a self-made song, meaning that you can select the melody on hold by yourself. “Other” is another person's song and means that the other party of the call selects the melody on hold.

Operation for Spontaneous Operation First, the operation for spontaneous operation will be described with reference to FIG. First, the operation of selecting a desired melody will be described with reference to FIG. The user of the telephone sets the IC card 26 in which the melody data of many songs are stored in the IC card device 24 (step S1 in the figure). Then, the spontaneous / other spontaneous selection button 22 of the function key unit 18 is switched to "voluntary" (step S2). When this key operation is detected by the system control unit 38, the subsequent input data will be stored in the system memory unit 40.

The user operates the buttons 0 to 9 of the dial button section 12 to input the number of the melody preferred by the call partner (step S3). When this operation is repeated at 2-second intervals, a plurality of melodies are designated (steps S3 to S5). When the selection of the melody is completed, for example, the spontaneous or other selection button 22 is pressed to indicate the end of the operation (step S5). In this way, the melody to be sent to the other party during the hold operation is selected.

Next, the operation during suspension will be described with reference to FIG. When the necessity of holding occurs, the user presses the holding button 20 of the function key unit 18 (step S6). When this is detected by the system control unit 38, the numbers of the selected melody stored in the system memory unit 40 are read in the order of input and sent to the IC card device 24. In the IC card device 24, the melody data of the corresponding number is sequentially extracted from the IC card 26 (step S7) and sent to the sound source module 44. The sound source module 44 forms a sound based on the input data (step S8).

The formed melody sound is transmitted from the line transmitting / receiving unit 30 to the other party through the telephone line (step S9). Since this operation is performed in the order of selecting the melody numbers in the selecting operation, the melody tones are transmitted to the other party in the order of selection.

Operation in case of other source Next, the operation in the case of other source will be described with reference to FIG. The same steps as those in the operation described above are designated by the same reference numerals. As for the selection operation in the case of the other source, the spontaneous source selection button 22 is switched to “other source” after the IC card is inserted (step S10 in FIG. Then, the message for melody selection is registered in the same procedure as the message recording on the answering machine (step S11). The melody selection message has the content, for example, "I will inform you of the menu and number of the song, so please press the number of your favorite song."

Next, the holding operation will be described with reference to FIG. When the hold button 20 is pressed (step S6 in FIG. 7B) and detected by the system control section 36, the message section 42 is driven and a melody selection message is output. This message is sent from the line transmitting / receiving unit 30 to the other party (step S12). The calling party dials the number of the desired melody in response to the message.

When this is received by the line transmission / reception unit 30 (step S13), the received data is sent to the dial control unit 34, and the melody number instructed by the call partner is discriminated (step S14). The determined melody number is sent to the IC card device 24 by the system control unit 38, and the melody data of the corresponding number is sequentially extracted from the IC card 26 by the IC card device 24 (step S15). These melody data are sent to the sound source module 44, and the sound source module 44 forms a sound based on the input data (step S8). The formed melody sound is transmitted from the line transmitting / receiving unit 30 to the other party through the telephone line as in the case described above (step S9).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the case of spontaneous transmission, a plurality of melodies are selected in advance in consideration of the preferences of the call partner, and those are transmitted in order to the call partner, so that the call partner is You can comfortably stand by and feel no boredom. Also, in the case of another call, the other party can select a melody that he / she likes, so that no further discomfort occurs.

<Other Embodiments> The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and includes, for example, the following ones. (1) In the above embodiment, the IC card in which a plurality of melody data are stored is used, but a CD player or the like may be used instead. In this case, the digital sound signal reproduced from the CD may be converted into an analog sound signal and transmitted to the other party of the call, and the sound source module is not always necessary. (2) In addition, various design changes can be made, such as the device configuration shown in FIG. 1 being executed in software by a microcomputer or the like, and a cordless telephone handset instructing melody selection or holding operation.

[0023]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the telephone holding device according to the present invention has the following effects. (1) It is possible to select a desired melody to be sent to the other party when the call is put on hold, so that the other party can comfortably stand by and not feel bored. (2) When the call is put on hold, the call partner can select and listen to a desired melody from a plurality of melodies, and can wait more comfortably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a holding device for a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the telephone according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an operation in the case of spontaneous emission of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation in the case of another occurrence of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Telephone main body, 12 ... Dial button (melody selection means), 14 ... Tape recorder, 16 ... Handset, 18 ... Function key part, 20 ... Hold button, 22 ... Spontaneous other selection button, 24 ... IC card device (melody) Sending means), 26 ... IC card (melody storing means), 30
... line transmission / reception section (melody transmitting means), 32 ... ringer section, 34 ... dial control section, 36 ... communication control section, 38 ...
System control section (melody selection means), 40 ... System memory section, 42 ... Message section (message means), 4
4 ... Sound source module (melody sending means).

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A holding device for a telephone which sends a melody to a communication partner during standby, and a melody accumulating means having a plurality of melodies and a melody selecting means for selecting a desired melody from the melody accumulated therein. And a melody sending means for drawing out the melody selected by the melody selecting means from the melody accumulating means and sending the melody to the other party when the holding operation is instructed. 2. A holding device for a telephone which sends a melody to a communication partner during standby, and a melody storing means having a plurality of melodies and a melody storing means for storing the melody when a holding operation is instructed. Message means for sending a message indicating that a desired one is selected to the other party, and melody sending means for drawing out a melody instructed by the other party from the melody storage means and sending it to the other party Hold device for the telephone.