JPH06169331A - Telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a telephone system which can externally retrieve the desired telephone number information by a single connecting operation and also can talk with the retrieved opposite party. CONSTITUTION:A telephone system includes a storage means 8 which stores the telephone number information of many persons, and a main body 7 which contains a recognizing means 10 recognizing the telephone number information shown in the voices or the code signals received from the transmitter, a retrieving means 11 which retrieves the corresponding telephone number information to the means 8 based on the recognizing result of the means 10, and a transmission/reception control means 12 which sends a 3-person connection instruction to an exchange for a telephone set of the relevant number based on the telephone number information retrieved by the means 11. In such a constitution, the number of a desired telephone set to be connected is retrieved by an external transmitter and a call is automatically connected to another telephone set of the retrieved number.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone system,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a telephone system having a telephone number information search function and a three-party connection function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional answering machine is capable of recording a message while it is away and reproducing a message from the outside. In addition, when a message is recorded during absence, a message transfer function is also employed, which calls a pre-designated telephone number after the line is turned off and reproduces the message. further,
In conventional telephones, many pieces of telephone number information are also registered as a database in the memory of a computer.

[0003]

However, conventionally, the function for retrieving necessary telephone number information from the database in which a large number of telephone number information is registered and the message transfer function for reproducing a message are not directly related to each other. It is provided in a separate device. Therefore, when you search for necessary phone number information in your home database from an external phone and make a call to the other party who has that phone number, first connect to your home phone and search the database for the necessary phone number information. After that, the line must be disconnected once, and then the connection operation to the other party having the retrieved telephone number must be performed. In this way, with conventional telephones, if you want to retrieve the necessary telephone number information from the outside and connect to the telephone with the retrieved telephone number, you cannot actually talk to the retrieved party with a single connection operation. Met.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a telephone system capable of externally searching for desired telephone number information and making a call to the searched partner by a single connection operation. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is, in a telephone system having a three-party connection function, a storage means for storing telephone number information of a large number of persons, and a sender. Recognizing means for recognizing telephone number information by voice or code signal, retrieving means for retrieving corresponding telephone number information in the storing means based on the recognition result of the recognizing means, and the telephone number retrieved by the retrieving means. 3 for the phone with that phone number based on the information
And a main body having a transmission / reception control means for sending a person connection instruction to the exchange.

The main body has signal conversion means for converting the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means into facsimile information, and the transmission / reception control means is based on the telephone number information instructed by the originator through the recognition means. The facsimile device having the telephone number may have a function of transmitting the facsimile information converted by the signal converting means.

[0007]

The operation of each invention having the above-mentioned structure will be described below. The recognizing means of the main body in the telephone system according to claim 1 uses a voice or code signal from a sender to
The instructed search condition is recognized, and the recognition result is sent to the search means. The search means searches the storage means for the corresponding telephone number information based on the recognition result of the recognition means, and sends the search result to the transmission / reception control means. The transmission / reception control means sends a three-party connection instruction to the telephone having the telephone number information to the exchange of the central office, based on the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means. As a result, the external source and the telephone set that the source desires to connect are automatically connected.

The signal conversion means of the main body in the telephone system according to the second aspect converts the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means into facsimile information and sends it to the transmission / reception control means. The transmission / reception control means transmits the facsimile information converted by the exchanging means to the facsimile device having the telephone number based on the telephone number information instructed by the sender via the recognition means. As a result, the main body of the telephone system and the facsimile device desired to be connected are automatically connected, and the telephone number information stored in the storage means can be visually output by the facsimile device.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection state between a telephone system according to a first embodiment of the present invention and an outside line. In FIG. 1, a telephone system 1 of the present embodiment is connected to a caller 3 having a telephone and an other device 4 having a telephone via an exchange 2 of a telephone office.

The telephone system 1 has a main body 7 connected to the line 6, a storage means 8 for storing telephone number information of a large number of people wirelessly connected to the main body 7, and a transmission / reception function wirelessly connected to the main body 7. It has the child machine 9 which has. In addition, the telephone system 1 includes an external caller 3 and another device 4
It is provided with a three-party connection function for connecting and via the exchange 2 and the line 6.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the telephone system 1 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 7 of the telephone system 1 recognizes the recognition means 10 for recognizing the search condition or the like regarding the telephone number information designated by the voice or code signal from the caller 3, and the recognition result of the recognition means 10. Based on the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval unit 11, the retrieval unit 11 wirelessly retrieves the telephone number information desired by the transmission source 3 from the storage unit 8 via the transceiver 13 and the antenna 14. Transmission / reception control means 12 for sending a three-party connection instruction to the telephone, which is the other device 4, to the exchange 2.

The storage means 8 stores a transmitter / receiver 15 and an antenna 16 for wirelessly transmitting / receiving information to / from the transmitter / receiver 13 of the main body 7 and telephone number information of a large number of persons connected to the transmitter / receiver 15. And a section 17.
The slave unit 9 is connected to the transmitter / receiver 13 of the main body 7 via the antenna 18.
It is designed to send and receive information to and from.

Next, the operation of the telephone system 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. When the owner of the telephone system 1 calls the telephone system 1 from a telephone that is an external source 3, the process is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. If the mobile device 9 does not respond for a certain time in step S1,
The recognition means 10 of the main body 7 recognizes the search condition information regarding the telephone number information of the other device 4 which desires to be connected by the voice or code signal from the transmission source 3 (S2). How to recognize is similar to the case of making a seat reservation for the Shinkansen by telephone, for example, if the answer from the recognizing means 10 is “yes”, then the button marked with * on the telephone of the sender 3 If the answer is “No”, the # mark button is pressed to instruct search conditions such as the address and name of the other party to be searched in sequence. The instruction from the sender may be given by a "Yes" or "No" voice.

In step S3, it is confirmed whether or not a call is desired, and the recognition result by the recognition means 10 is sent to the search means 11. The search means 11 is based on the recognition result of the recognition means 10, and the transmitter / receiver 13, the antenna 14, and further the antenna 1
6. The telephone number information of the other device 4 previously stored in the storage unit 17 via the transmitter / receiver 15 is searched (S4). In step S5, it is determined whether or not the retrieved telephone number information of the other device 4 is correct. If not, step S2
Return to and recognize the search condition again. When the retrieved telephone number information is correct, this telephone number information is sent to the transmission / reception control means 12 via the transceiver 15, the antenna 16, the antenna 14, and the transceiver 13, whereby the transmission / reception control means 12 retrieves. Based on the telephone number information retrieved by the means 11, a three-party connection instruction for the corresponding telephone, which is the other terminal 4, is sent to the exchange 2 (S6).

As a result, the external caller 3 and the other device 4 desiring to be connected are automatically connected via the telephone system 1, and a call between them can be made. At this time, the main body 3
By using the slave unit 9 having a transmission / reception function, which is connected to the transmission / reception control unit 12 of FIG. Three
Person call becomes possible. When the three-party call ends (S7),
The line between the external caller 3 and the other device 4 and the telephone system 1 is disconnected (S8).

Next, a telephone system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The telephone system 1A shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 has substantially the same configuration as the telephone system 1 of the first embodiment, but has a signal conversion means 19 for converting the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means 11 into facsimile information. 7A, and the transmission / reception control means 12A has a function of transmitting the facsimile information converted by the signal conversion means 19 to the facsimile device 4A having the telephone number based on the telephone number information designated by the sender via the recognition means 10. Is different in that it has.

The operation of the telephone system 1A of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Step S2 described above
Then, the recognition means 10 recognizes not only the search condition but also the telephone number information of the transmission destination (facsimile apparatus 4A) to which the search result is sent. When it is determined in step S3 that the call is not desired but the facsimile is desired, the process proceeds to step S9, and the search unit 11 determines the transceiver 13, the antenna 14, and the antenna based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 10. 16, the corresponding telephone number information is retrieved from the telephone number information previously stored in the storage unit 17 via the transceiver 15. When the retrieved telephone number information is correct (S10), this telephone number information is sent to the signal converting means 19 via the transmitter / receiver 13. If the retrieved telephone number information is incorrect, the process returns to step S2 and the instruction of the search condition from the sender 3 is recognized again as described above. The signal conversion means 19 converts the telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means 11 into facsimile information and sends it to the transmission / reception control means 12.

The transmission / reception control means 12 cuts off the connection between the caller 3 and the telephone system 1A, and then sends a connection instruction to the facsimile machine which is the other machine 4A recognized by the recognition means (S11). Then, the facsimile information converted by the signal converting means 19 is sent to the facsimile machine which is the other machine 4 (S12). As a result, the telephone number information stored in the storage unit 17 can be visually output by the facsimile machine which is the other machine 4A. When such a transmission process ends, the line between the other device 4A and the telephone system 1 is disconnected (S13).

The telephone system 1 of this embodiment described above
According to A, the search condition from the external source 3 and the other device 4
After receiving the information on the telephone number of A, the telephone system 1A
Then, by disconnecting the sender 3 and transmitting the search result to the other facsimile machine, facsimile communication becomes possible without using the three-party call function, and especially the telephone number indicating the search result is displayed. It is convenient when there are many. Further, the destination of the search result is not limited to the other device, and it is also possible to send the search result to the sender according to an instruction from the sender. However, in this case, the sender 3 must be equipped with a facsimile device.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention. For example, although the main body and the storage means and the slave unit are wireless in the above embodiment, the main body and the storage means and the slave unit may be connected by a wire. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the child device is provided has been described, but the child device can be omitted.

[0021]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since it has the above-mentioned structure, the following effects can be obtained. Claim 1
According to the above-mentioned invention, by detecting the telephone number information of the telephone set to be connected by one-time connection operation from an external source, the call source and the telephone set to be connected are automatically connected to each other.
It is possible to provide a telephone system that makes a person-to-person connection and enables a telephone call between an external source and a telephone that desires to be connected.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the necessary telephone number information is retrieved by a single connection operation from an external source, and the retrieval result is sent to the facsimile machine desired by the source. It is possible to provide a telephone system capable of performing.

According to the invention described in claim 4, by providing a wireless connection between the storage means and the main body, there is provided a telephone system exhibiting the above-mentioned effect while increasing the degree of freedom in the arrangement of devices of the telephone system. be able to.

According to the invention described in claim 5, the storage means and the slave unit and the main body are wirelessly connected to each other, so that the degree of freedom of the arrangement of the telephone system is enhanced and the telephone system having the above-mentioned effect is obtained. Can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a connection state between a telephone system according to a first embodiment of the present invention and an outside line.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a connection state between a telephone system according to a second embodiment of the present invention and an outside line.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of a telephone system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A Telephone system 2 Exchanger 3 Originator 4, 4A Other device 6 Line 7, 7A Main body 8 Storage means 9 Handset 10 Recognition means 11 Search means 12, 12A Transmission / reception control means 19 Signal conversion means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone system having a three-party connection function, storage means for storing telephone number information of a large number of persons, recognizing means for recognizing telephone number information by voice or code signal from a sender, and the recognizing means. Based on the recognition result of the search means, a search means for searching the storage means for the corresponding telephone number information, and a three-party connection instruction for the telephone having the telephone number based on the telephone number information searched by the search means are sent to the exchange. A telephone system comprising: a main body including a transmission / reception control means. 2. The main body has signal conversion means for converting telephone number information retrieved by the retrieval means into facsimile information, and the transmission / reception control means is telephone number information designated by the sender through the recognition means. 2. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the telephone system has a function of transmitting the facsimile information converted by the signal converting means to a facsimile apparatus having the telephone number based on the above. 3. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes a handset having a transmission / reception function. 4. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit and the main body are wirelessly connected. 5. The wireless connection between the storage unit and the slave unit, and the main body.
The telephone system described.