JPH06232972A - Telephone exchange system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read a registered telephone number with a simple operation and to call the telephone number by devising the system such that a caller telephone number is registered by the operation of a called side telephone set when an incoming call arrives at a telephone set. CONSTITUTION:The system is provided with lots of telephone sets 1-1 1-n connecting to channels via line circuits 3-1-3-n connecting to a public network line or a private line via a trunk circuit 6 and a central processing unit 7 connecting to the channels and to the line circuits, each telephone set is provided with a storage device 15 storing a caller number, a caller number registration means 9 registering a caller number in an incoming call to the storage device by the operation of the called user and with a caller number read means 10 reading and dialing the caller number stored in the storage device by the operation of the called user. Thus, trouble of hearing and memorizing a telephone number of a talking opposite party is saved and whether or not the telephone number is to be registered is selected by the intention of the called user, then the registration of an undesired telephone number is avoided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is used for automatic registration of a telephone number of a calling telephone. The present invention automatically registers by operating the telephone when there is an incoming call to the telephone,
The present invention relates to a telephone exchange system capable of reading out a registered telephone number and making a call.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a message registration means is provided in a telephone, and when a called party does not answer or is in a call, a message registration operation is performed by the calling party or an automatic call is issued. The caller's telephone number was registered, and the caller's telephone was displayed and the call was made from the callee's telephone.

[0003]

In such a conventional technique, when the called telephone is busy or does not answer, the caller number is registered and effective by the registration operation or automatic registration by the caller. When answering an incoming call, the calling party number is not registered, so to find out the calling party number, you must call and ask the calling party. When registering, there is a problem that unnecessary phone numbers are registered because they are registered indiscriminately.

The present invention solves such a problem. When the answering party of the called telephone wants to register the calling party number, the calling party number can be registered by the operation, and further, the registered number can be registered. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone exchange system in which a calling party number can be used as a number for a new calling operation.

[0005]

A first aspect of the present invention is to provide a speech path connected to a network line via a trunk circuit and a large number of subscriber lines connected to the speech path via respective line circuits. And a central processing unit connected to the speech path and each of the line circuits, the central processing unit is stored in the storage unit by an operation of a user connected to the subscriber line. Caller number registration means for registering a caller number of an incoming call, and reading out the caller number stored in the storage device for an incoming call to the user by the operation of the user, and the caller number And a calling party number reading means for controlling the outgoing call connection.

Each of the terminals connected to the subscriber line is provided with a storage device for storing a calling party number and a calling party number reading button for giving an instruction input to the calling party number reading means. It is preferable that the central processing unit is provided with a unit for storing one or more numbers registered in the calling number registration unit in the storage unit.

A second aspect of the present invention is, in a telephone connected to a subscriber line of a telephone exchange system, a storage device for storing a caller number and a caller number reading button for giving an instruction input to the storage device. , A calling party number registration button for giving an instruction input to the calling party number registering means, and a calling party number when the registered calling party number is read from the storage device by the calling party number reading means. And a display means for displaying a caller number.

[0008]

When a function button is pressed to perform a caller number registration operation when an incoming call arrives, the caller number is automatically registered in the storage device. When making a call with the registered caller number, the caller number stored in the storage device is read out by pressing the function button after going off hook, and the call is automatically made. When two or more calling numbers are registered, all the calling numbers are displayed when the function button is pressed, and the desired calling number is selected from the display and off-hook. And the call operation is performed automatically.

As described above, since it is possible to select whether or not to register the calling number depending on the intention of the called user, it is possible to avoid registration of unnecessary telephone numbers. The required caller number can be registered by a simple operation, and the registered number can be read and automatically transmitted.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the trunk circuit 6 is connected to the network line.
A call path 5 connected via the call path 5, a number of subscriber lines connected to the call path 5 via respective line circuits 3-1 to 3-n, the call path 5 and respective line circuits 3
-1 to 3-n connected to the central processing unit 7, and the central processing unit 7 registers the calling party number of the incoming call in the storage unit 15 by the operation of the user connected to the subscriber line. Caller number registering means 9 and a caller for reading out a caller number stored in the storage device 15 for an incoming call to the user by the operation of the user and performing outgoing call connection control by the caller number. The number reading means 10 and means for storing one or more numbers registered in the calling party number registration means 9 in the storage device 15 are provided.

Further, a storage device 15 for storing a calling party number and a command input to the calling party number registration means 9 are stored in each of the telephone sets 1-1 to 1-n as terminals connected to the subscriber line. Caller number registration button 9a for giving a caller number and caller number read button 10a for giving an instruction input to the caller number reading means 10.
And a display means for displaying the calling party number when the registered calling party number is read from the storage device 15 by the calling party number reading means 10.

The telephones 1-1 to 1-n perform a call or response operation by lifting the handset 8 and going off hook, and when the caller number registration button 9a is pressed during a call,
The calling number is registered. When the caller number read button 10a is pressed, the registered caller number is displayed on the visual display device 11
Is displayed in. Normal transmission is performed by pressing the number button 12. When the calling number is registered,
The registration display lamp 13 displayed on the visual display device 11 is turned on.

The caller number registration operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

When the telephone 1-1 calls the telephone 1-n and the responder answers the telephone 1-n, the telephone is in the call state. At this time, when the responder presses the caller number registration button 9a in the call state to register the caller number, the caller number registration means 9 provides the caller number to the telephone set 1-n. It is stored in a storage area in the storage device 15. When the registration is performed, the registration display lamp 13 lights up and the registered caller number is displayed on the visual display device 11. A plurality of calling party numbers can be registered, and when storing the calling party number, the central processing unit 7 can simultaneously store time information in the storage device 15.

When the caller is not a telephone in the same switching system like the telephone 1-1, an incoming call from the public network line or an incoming call from the leased line is received via the trunk circuit 6. Even when the public network line is an ISDN line or a leased line network such as a common signal line system, even when the caller number information can be received by a means such as a caller number notification service, the responder is the same as described above. The caller's number can be registered by the same operation as when receiving an incoming call.

Next, the operation of making a call from the telephone set 1-n using the registered calling number will be described.

In the telephone 1-n, the registered caller number is stored in the storage device 15 by the caller number reading means 10 when the caller number reading button 10a is pressed. The calling party number, or the calling party number and the registration time are read out and displayed on the visual display device 11 of the telephone 1-n.

When a plurality of calling numbers are registered in the telephone 1-n, the visual display device 11 of the telephone 1-n is used.
Is displayed at the same time when a plurality of calling party numbers can be displayed at the same time, and when more calling party numbers than can be displayed by the visual display device 11 are registered, for example, in the case of telephones 1-n. By pressing the caller number reading button 10a again, the caller numbers that have not been displayed are sequentially displayed. This reading operation displays and specifies the calling party number to make a call. For example, telephone 1-n
It is possible to make a call to the calling party number by off-hooking the handset 8 of. In addition, as in the case of normal dial transmission, it is also possible to make a call by pressing the caller number reading button 10a, instead of first off-hooking the handset 8 of the telephone 1-n and then dialing.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration when a memory device is provided in each line circuit in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a configuration when the memory device is provided in a central processing unit in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. In such a case, the same operation as when the storage device is provided in each telephone is performed,
The same effect can be obtained.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when an incoming call is answered, the calling party number can be automatically registered by a simple operation by the intention of the called user.
The registered calling number can be read out and transmitted by a simple operation. Further, when the registration of the calling party number is unnecessary, the registration is avoided without any operation, so that the registration of the unnecessary telephone number can be eliminated. further,
It is possible to save the trouble of writing down the calling party number, or when the answering party is not the person who wants to make a call, the answering party listens to the calling party's telephone number and takes a memo. The effect is that the telephone transfer work can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration when a memory device is provided in each line circuit in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration when a storage device is provided in the central processing unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-1 to 1-n Telephone 3-1 to 3-n Line circuit 5 Speech path 6 Trunk circuit 7 Central processing unit 8 Receiver 9 Caller number registration means 9a Caller number registration button 10 Caller number reading means 10a Caller number reading button 11 Visual display device 12 Numerical button 13 Registration display lamp 15 Storage device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A speech path connected to a network line via a trunk circuit, a plurality of subscriber lines connected to this speech path via respective line circuits, the speech path and each of the line circuits In a telephone exchange system including a central processing unit connected to the central processing unit, the central processing unit registers a calling party number of an incoming call in the storage device by an operation of a user connected to the subscriber line. Caller number registration means, and reading out the caller number stored in the storage device for an incoming call to the user by the operation of the user, and performing caller connection control based on the caller number. A telephone exchange system comprising means. 2. A storage device for storing a calling party number, and a calling party number reading button for giving an instruction input to the calling party number reading means are provided for each terminal connected to the subscriber line. 2. The telephone exchange system according to claim 1, wherein said central processing unit comprises means for storing one or more numbers registered in said calling number registration means in said storage device. 3. A telephone connected to a subscriber line of the telephone exchange system according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage device for storing a caller number, and a caller number read button for giving an instruction input to the storage device. And a caller number registration button for giving an instruction input to the caller number registration means. 4. The telephone according to claim 3, wherein when the calling party number reading means reads out the registered calling party number from the storage device, the displaying means displays the calling party number. A telephone equipped with.