JPH06104968A - Acoustic coupler type automatic dialer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability by arranging an acoustic coupler to the left side of a base plate. CONSTITUTION:The automatic dialer is provided with an acoustic coupler section 3 sending a signal to a handset of a telephone set and a base plate 2 on which the telephone set is mounted, and a container groove 4 used to contain a handset cord is provided between the coupler section 3 and the base plate 2, and a scanner 9 reading optically a telephone number is connected to the base plate 2. The height of the coupler section 3 is set higher than the base plate 2 by 60-100mm and the angle between the coupler section 3 and the center line of the base plate 2 is selected to be 3-20 deg.. Then the coupler section 3 is arranged to the left side of the base plate when viewing the direction of operation and then the acoustic coupler type automatic dialer is realized, in which the relative distance between the acoustic coupler 3 and the handset is short and the operability is enhanced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transmission device having a function of reading a telephone number marked with an optical identification mark through an optical reading section and automatically dialing the telephone number. The present invention relates to an automatic transmitter that transmits a signal to and from the acoustic coupler unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a call operation (dial operation or push button operation) in telephone communication or facsimile communication
In order to prevent mistakes, an acoustic coupler type automatic dial device has been proposed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-88552. The automatic dialing device is a device capable of calling the other party by inputting a push button signal sound into a mouthpiece of a telephone.

However, the above-mentioned automatic dial device merely proposes a function and does not consider the operability of the user.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device which solves the above problems and improves the operability of the user.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has the following constitution.

That is, the automatic transmission device of the present invention is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device characterized by comprising an acoustic coupler portion for transmitting a signal to a handset of a telephone and a base portion on which the telephone is arranged. is there.

Alternatively, in the automatic transmission device of the present invention, preferably, an accommodating groove for accommodating a handset cord is provided between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion, which is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device. Alternatively, the height of the acoustic coupler is 60 to 10 higher than the height of the base.
It is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device characterized by being configured as 0 mm higher, or alternatively, the acoustic coupler unit and the base unit are separable, or alternatively, the acoustic coupler unit is automatic. It is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device that is arranged on the left side of the base when viewed from the direction in which the transmission device is operated.

Alternatively, the automatic transmission device of the present invention comprises an acoustic coupler section for transmitting signals to and from a handset of a telephone, and a base section on which the telephone is arranged, and each of the acoustic coupler section and the base section. The angle between the centerlines is 3 ° to 20
The acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device is characterized in that the angle is °.

Alternatively, the automatic transmission device of the present invention is an automatic transmission device provided with an acoustic coupler portion for transmitting a signal to a handset of a telephone and a base portion for disposing the telephone, and the automatic coupler is provided in the acoustic coupler portion. This is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device characterized in that the scanner is turned on / off by the angle adjusting plate.

Alternatively, the automatic transmission device of the present invention comprises an acoustic coupler portion for transmitting a signal to a handset of a telephone and a base portion on which the telephone is placed, and further, a keyboard is placed at the center of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler portion. This is an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device characterized in that

[0011]

The following is a detailed description of the acoustic coupler type automatic transmitter of the present invention.

The acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention is basically configured to include a handset of a telephone, an acoustic coupler for transmitting signals, and a base for arranging the telephone.

In the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, it is preferable that the acoustic coupler portion is arranged on the left side (the left side when viewed from the operating side) of the base portion in consideration of the operability of the user. . That is, the handset is usually located on the left side of the phone. In the device of the present invention, if the acoustic coupler section is arranged on the left side of the base section, the relative distance between the acoustic coupler section and the handset is shortened, and the operability is improved.

Further, a storage groove for storing the handset cord is provided between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion.
For this reason, the handset cord is stored during operation, and it does not get in the way, which greatly improves operability.

Further, the height of the acoustic coupler portion is set to be 60 to 100 mm higher than the height of the base portion. For this reason,
When a general telephone is placed on the stand, the height of the acoustic coupler is slightly higher than the height of the telephone, and the handset can be easily placed on the acoustic coupler.

Further, the acoustic coupler section and the stand section can be separated from each other. For this reason, the acoustic coupler section can be separated and arranged at another position as required, which is effective when the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention is placed in a limited place.

Further, in the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion are not arranged in parallel, but
It is arranged at an angle of 3 ° to 20 °. Therefore, the user can naturally place the handset on the acoustic coupler unit.

Further, in the acoustic coupler type automatic transmitting apparatus of the present invention, the scanner is turned on by the angle adjusting plate of the acoustic coupler section.
It is an automatic transmission device characterized by turning on / off. When using the device, the user places the handset on the acoustic coupler and reads the optical identification mark with a scanner.
Although there is a scanner with a trigger, the scanner normally emits light from a light source such as an LED. According to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the scanner is turned on / off by the angle adjusting plate, the light irradiation of the scanner can be turned on only when necessary, that is, when the handset is arranged in the acoustic coupler part. It will be possible. Therefore, it is possible to save energy and reduce “irritability” due to light irradiation. The angle adjusting plate conforms to the shapes of various handsets and is intended to reliably transmit a signal sound.

Further, in the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, the keyboard is arranged at the center of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler portion. The acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention has a structure in which a telephone is placed on a base. Therefore, considering that a keyboard for inputting data is incorporated in the device, the keyboard is usually arranged on the front face of the device. However, the space on the front surface of the device is limited, and if the space is arranged on the front surface of the device as well as the operation buttons and the display section, the interval between the buttons becomes very narrow, which causes a problem such as pressing the wrong button. According to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the keyboard is arranged in the central portion of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler portion, it is possible to suppress the wrong pressing.

The automatic transmission device referred to in the present invention means that a telephone number and a FAX number marked with an optical identification mark are read through an optical reading section, converted into an appropriate dial signal, and sent to a telephone line to automatically A device that has the function of enabling dialing. Preferably, it further has a function of receiving telephone number data transmitted from a telephone or the like, converting it into an optical identification mark, and printing it.
Here, the optical identification mark means a barcode, a two-dimensional code, an OCR (Optical Character).
Recognition) or the like, and the standard of encoding is not particularly limited as long as it can be optically read by any optical reading reader according to them. Not a thing.

The heights of the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion in the present invention are the heights H and h shown in FIG. The angle between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion in the present invention is the angle θ shown in FIG.

[0022]

The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples.

FIG. 1 is an external view model diagram showing one embodiment of the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention. 2 is a stand on which the telephone is placed, 3 is a telephone handset,
This is an acoustic coupler unit that transmits a signal by a push button signal sound. The base unit 2 and the acoustic coupler unit 3 can be separated from each other as needed, and can be arranged at different positions. This is effective when the acoustic coupler type automatic transmitter of the present invention is placed in a different place. Reference numeral 4 is an accommodation groove for accommodating a handset code of a telephone, and 5 is an angle adjusting plate for conforming to various handset shapes and for reliably transmitting a signal sound. As the mechanism of the angle adjusting plate, for example, the mechanism disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-121363 is preferably used. Reference numeral 6 is a keyboard for inputting data. Reference numeral 10 denotes a front portion of the apparatus, on which a display portion 10a, a call button 10b, and a print button 10c are arranged.

Next, the operation procedure of the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device will be described with reference to FIG. When automatically dialing, the user first places the handset 31 on the acoustic coupler unit 3. Next, read the optical identification mark with the scanner 9,
Press the send button 10b. The read telephone number data is converted into a push button signal and generated as a signal sound from the signal transmitting unit 8. The push button signal sound is sent from the mouthpiece 31a of the telephone to the telephone line to call the other party. Similarly, when printing the optical identification mark, the user places the handset 31 on the acoustic coupler unit 3 and performs a calling operation using the telephone 30. The telephone number data transmitted from the earpiece 31b of the telephone is generated as a push button signal, and the signal receiving unit 7 receives the telephone number data. Next, when the print button 10c is pressed, the telephone number data is converted into an optical identification mark and printed by the printer 11. Also, the telephone number data may be input from the keyboard 6.

As described above, the handset 31 must be placed on the acoustic coupler 3 as an operating method. According to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the acoustic coupler is arranged on the left side of the base, the distance between the handset of the telephone and the acoustic coupler is shortened, and the handset is placed on the acoustic coupler from the telephone. Operability is improved. Furthermore, the height of the acoustic coupler is 60 times higher than that of the base.
~ 100mm higher. When a general telephone is placed on the stand, the height of the acoustic coupler is slightly higher than the mounting position of the handset of the telephone, and the position of the acoustic coupler can be easily confirmed. Therefore, it becomes easy to place the handset on the acoustic coupler unit. Further, during operation, the handset cord 32 overlaps the display unit 10a, the call button 10b, and the print button 10c, which causes drawbacks such as the display unit being difficult to see, and the call and print buttons being difficult to press. Further, a storage groove 4 is provided between the acoustic coupler section and the base section. Therefore, the handset cord 32 is stored in the storage groove 4. Therefore, during the operation, the handset code is prevented from overlapping the display unit, the call button, and the print button, and the operability is dramatically improved. Here, the storage groove preferably has a width of 15 to 25 mm and a depth of 15 to 30 mm.

Further, the user usually puts the handset from the telephone on the acoustic coupler with his left hand. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion are not arranged in parallel so that they can be placed in a rotational motion around the user's arm, but they are arranged at an angle of 3 ° to 20 °. is doing. Therefore, due to the rotational movement, the handset can be placed on the acoustic coupler unit with a very natural motion.

Further, usually, the scanner 9 constantly irradiates light from a light source such as an LED. Therefore, "irritation" due to energy saving and light irradiation becomes a problem. According to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the scanner 9 is turned ON / OFF by the angle adjusting plate 5, the light irradiation of the scanner 9 is turned ON only when the handset 31 is arranged in the acoustic coupler unit 3. It becomes possible. Therefore, the light irradiation of the scanner 9 can be turned on only when necessary, and it becomes possible to save energy and solve the problem caused by "irritability" due to the light irradiation. Further, since the angle adjusting plate 5 is used as a means for turning on / off the scanner, it can be manufactured at low cost without providing an extra sensor separately.

Further, in the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, the keyboard is arranged in the central portion of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler portion. Therefore, as compared with the case where the keyboard is arranged on the front surface 10 of the apparatus, the keyboard is arranged at a position different from the call button 10b, the print button 10c, and the display 10a, and the buttons can be spaced apart from each other. Is suppressed.

[0029]

As described above, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmitter of the present invention, since the storage groove is provided between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion, the handset cord of the telephone can be stored in the storage groove. During operation, the handset code is prevented from overlapping the display, call button, and print button, and operability is dramatically improved.

Further, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, the height of the acoustic coupler portion is 70 to 70 mm higher than the height of the base portion.
Since the height is 100 mm, the position of the acoustic coupler portion can be easily confirmed and the operability is improved.

Further, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention in which the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion can be separated from each other, the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion can be separated from each other. It is possible to change the position of the section.

Further, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device in which the acoustic coupler portion of the present invention is arranged on the left side of the base portion,
The relative distance between the handset and the acoustic coupler is shortened and the operability is improved.

According to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, the angle between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion is 3 ° to 20 °.
Since the angle is °, the handset can be placed on the acoustic coupler unit with a very natural motion due to the rotational movement around the user's arm.

Further, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the scanner is turned on / off by the angle adjusting plate of the acoustic coupler portion, the scanner can be turned on only when necessary, thereby saving energy and reducing light. It is possible to solve the problems caused by “irritation” due to irradiation. Also,
Since the angle adjusting plate is used as a means for turning on / off the scanner, an extra sensor is not separately provided and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, according to the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention, since the keyboard is arranged at the central portion of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler, the keyboard is placed at a position different from the transmission button, the print button and the display section. Will be placed,
The buttons can also be spaced apart, and problems such as pressing the wrong button can be suppressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an appearance model diagram showing an example of one embodiment of an acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which a telephone is arranged in the device of the present invention shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing heights of a base portion and an acoustic coupler portion.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an angle between a base portion and an acoustic coupler portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device 2: Base portion 3: Acoustic coupler portion 4: Storage groove 5: Angle adjustment plate 6: Keyboard 7: Signal reception portion 8: Signal transmission portion 9: Scanner 10: Front surface portion 10a: Display Part 10b: Call button 10c: Print button 11: Printer 20: Optical identification mark 30: Telephone 31: Handset 31a: Mouthpiece 31b: Earpiece 32: Handset code

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device comprising an acoustic coupler portion for transmitting a signal to a handset of a telephone and a base portion for disposing the telephone. 2. The automatic coupler type automatic transmission device according to claim 1, wherein a storage groove for storing a handset cord is provided between the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion. 3. The height of the acoustic coupler is 6 times greater than the height of the base.
The acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device is configured to be 0 to 100 mm higher. 4. The automatic coupler type automatic transmission device according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic coupler portion and the base portion are separable from each other. 5. The acoustic coupler type automatic transmission according to claim 1, wherein the acoustic coupler section is arranged on the left side of the base section when viewed from the direction of operating the automatic transmission device. apparatus. 6. An acoustic coupler section for transmitting a signal to and from a handset of a telephone set, and a stand section for disposing the telephone set, and an angle between the acoustic coupler section and each center line of the stand section is 3 °. Acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device characterized in that the angle is -20 °. 7. An automatic transmission device comprising an acoustic coupler section for transmitting a signal to a handset of a telephone and a base section for disposing the telephone, wherein a scanner is provided by an angle adjusting plate provided in the acoustic coupler section. An acoustic coupler type automatic transmission device that is turned on / off. 8. An acoustic coupler unit for transmitting a signal to and from a handset of a telephone set, and a base unit for placing the telephone set, and a keyboard is placed in the center of the upper surface of the acoustic coupler unit. Acoustic coupler type automatic transmitter.