JPH0662094A - Wireless telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit a message between a master set and a slave set from the master set connected to only a single slave set simultaneously by providing a means which reads out a stored message and attaches it on a transfer request notice at a master set side. CONSTITUTION:The master set 1, after recording the message sent from a transfer origin slave set 2 by a transmitter 204 on a recording/reproducing device 109, cuts off a radio line 4 comprised between the slave set 2 once. When an incoming call is sent to the slave set 2 and a transfer destination slave set again, and the radio line 4 is formed, a recorded message is outputted by reproducing from the device 109, and it is attached on the transfer request notice. By employing such constitution, it is possible to transmit the message from the transfer origin slave set to the transfer destination slave set via the master set even in a wireless telephone system equipped with the master set whose radio line is connected to only a single slave set. Also, it is desirable to comprise the message of a voice message and to issue the transfer request notice by the delivery of a holding tone.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[Object of the Invention]

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radiotelephone device having a master unit connected to a wired line and a plurality of slave units selectively connected to the master unit via a wireless line. In particular, when performing an inter-child device transfer operation from one child device to another one child device, a voice message is sent to the transfer destination child device to notify the other party of the call prior to the inter-child device transfer operation. A wireless telephone device capable of transmitting a message or the like.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional system configuration diagram of this type of wireless telephone device is shown in FIG.
The cans diagram is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, conventionally, in this type of radio telephone apparatus, a base unit 1 connected to a wire line 3 and a base unit 1 are selectively connected via a radio line 4. It is composed of a plurality of (only one of which is shown in the figure) slave units 2 to be connected.

In the base unit 1, a line circuit 101 for connecting to the wired line 3, a wireless circuit 102 for connecting to the wireless line 4 via an antenna 108, a line circuit 101 and a wireless circuit. A control circuit for controlling connection operation of the circuit 102 (constituted by a microcomputer)
103, a sounder 106 for notifying an incoming call on the base unit 1 side, a transmitter 104 and a handset 105 for making a call on the base unit 1 side, dialing on the base unit 1 side, and various other input operations. A key unit 107 for performing the operation is provided.

On the other hand, in the slave unit 2, a line circuit 201 for connecting to the transmitter 204, the receiver 205 and the sounder 206, and a wireless circuit for connecting to the wireless line 4 via the antenna 208. The circuit 202 and the line circuit 20
1 and a control circuit (composed of a microcomputer) 203 for controlling the connection operation of the wireless circuit 202,
A key unit 207 for performing dialing and various other input operations on the slave unit 2 side is provided.

Next, the operation sequence in the case of performing the inter-slave unit transfer in the above system configuration will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that, as an initial state, the transfer source slave device 2A and the master device 1 are connected via the wireless line 4 and the transfer source slave device 2A is in an outside line call via the wired line 3. To do.

In this state, when the "hold" key provided in the key unit 207 in the transfer source slave unit 2A is pressed, a predetermined hold command signal is sent to the master unit 1 (step S201). . Then, the master unit 1 sets the currently connected wired line 3 to the hold state and sends a held melody to the wired line 3 and the transfer source slave unit 2A (step S202).

Next, the transfer source child device 2A transfers the transfer destination child device 2B.
The "remote handset number" key (present in the key unit 207) is pressed, and then the "end call" key (present in the key unit 207) is pressed. Then, the partner slave unit number information and the call end command signal are sequentially transmitted to the master unit 1 side (steps S203 and S204).

Next, the master unit 1 disconnects the wireless line once, and then makes an incoming call to the transfer source slave unit 2A and the transfer destination slave unit 2B (step S205). In response to this incoming call, the transfer destination child device 2B presses the "call" key (present in the key unit 207), whereby the wireless line 4 is configured between the master device 1 and the transfer destination child device 2B. Then, the hold melody is transmitted to the transfer destination child device 2B, whereby the transfer request is notified (steps S206 and S207).

In this state, when the "hold" key is pressed in the transfer destination child device 2B to permit the transfer, the hold melody stops and the transfer destination child device 2B enters the outside line communication state (step S208). .

As described above, in the conventional wireless telephone device of this type, the transfer request command ("hold" key, "remote handset number" key, and "end call" are given to each of the handset units 2A and 2B. Key) and a transfer permission command (which is performed by sequentially operating a "call" key and a "hold" key). When a transfer request command is sent from the slave unit 2A while the wireless line 4 is connected to the slave unit (for example, the slave unit 2A), the wired line 3 is set to the hold state and The line 4 is disconnected, the wireless line 4 is newly connected to the other one slave device (for example, 2B) corresponding to the transfer destination, and a transfer request notification is sent to the slave device 2B. Wired after waiting for the transfer permission command from the handset 2B Ability to unset the hold line 3 is provided.

However, in such a conventional radiotelephone device, since the base unit 1 can form a radio line with only one handset at the same time, the transfer destination handset 2B.
In order to newly connect the wireless line 4 between the wireless communication terminal 2 and the wireless communication terminal 2, the wireless line 4 with the transfer source child device 2A must be disconnected.

Therefore, prior to the transfer, the transfer source child device 2A
No message can be transmitted from the transfer destination slave unit 2B to the transfer destination slave unit 2B, and as a result, the transfer destination slave unit 2B confirms the presence of the transfer request notification by the hold melody at the stage of receiving the incoming call. Although it is possible to do so, it is impossible to know who the outside line partner is, so there is a problem that the outside line partner must respond without knowing who the other line partner is. .

[0015]

As described above, in the conventional wireless telephone device of this type, the transfer request command ("hold" key, "remote handset number" is issued to each handset 2A, 2B. A function for transmitting a "key" and a "end call" key) and a transfer permission command (a "call" key and a "hold" key are sequentially operated) are provided.
In addition, in the state where the wireless line 4 is connected to the parent device 1 and one child device (for example, the child device 2A),
When the transfer request command is transmitted from the slave unit 2A, the wired line 3 is set to the hold state, the wireless line 4 is disconnected, and the other slave unit corresponding to the other transfer destination (for example, 2
B), a wireless line 4 is newly connected, and a transfer request notification is sent to the slave unit 2B.
A function of canceling the setting of the hold state of the wired line 3 is provided after waiting for the transmission of the transfer permission command from.

However, in such a conventional radiotelephone device, since the master unit 1 can configure a wireless line with only one slave unit 2 at a time, the transfer destination slave unit 2
Before the wireless line 4 is newly connected to B, the wireless line 4 to the transfer source child device 2A must be disconnected.

Therefore, prior to the transfer, the transfer source child device 2A
No message can be transmitted from the transfer destination slave unit 2B to the transfer destination slave unit 2B, and as a result, the transfer destination slave unit 2B confirms the presence of the transfer request notification by the hold melody at the stage of receiving the incoming call. Although it is possible to do so, it is impossible to know who the outside line partner is, so there is a problem that the outside line partner must respond without knowing who the other line partner is. .

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above problems,
In this type of wireless telephone device equipped with a master unit that can connect to a wireless line with only one slave unit at the same time, a message from the transfer source slave unit to the transfer destination slave unit must be sent before transfer between slave units. -To enable the transmission of messages.

[Structure of the Invention]

[0020]

According to the invention of claim 1 of this application, a master unit connected to a wired line and a plurality of slave units selectively connected to the master unit via a wireless line. And a function for sending a transfer request command and a transfer permission command to each of the slaves, and a wireless line is connected to the master with one slave. In this state, when a transfer request command is sent from the slave unit, the wired line is set to the hold state, the wireless line is disconnected, and the wireless line is connected to the other slave unit corresponding to the other transfer destination. In a wireless telephone device provided with a function for newly connecting the device, sending a transfer request notification to the child device, waiting for the transfer permission command from the child device, and canceling the hold state of the wired line. , On the side of the base unit,
Means for storing a message associated with a transfer request command from the transfer source slave device and reading the message and adding the message to a transfer request notification to the transfer destination slave device are provided. . In addition, claim 2 of this application
The present invention is characterized in that a voice message is transmitted as the message.

Further, in the invention of claim 3 of this application, the transfer request command is transmitted by sequentially operating the holding key, the partner key and the end key, and the transfer permission command is issued by the call key. It is characterized in that it is sent out by the sequential operation of the hold key and the hold key.

Furthermore, the invention of claim 4 of this application is characterized in that the transfer request notification to the transfer destination slave unit is performed by sending a holding tone.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, means for storing a message accompanying a transfer request command from the transfer source slave unit, reading it, and adding it to the transfer request notification to the transfer destination slave unit. Since it is installed on the side of the master unit, even if the wireless telephone device has a master unit that can connect to the wireless line with only one slave unit at the same time, by using the message temporary storage function of the master unit, , The message can be transmitted from the transfer source slave device to the transfer destination slave device via the master device.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the voice message can be transmitted as it is from the transfer source slave unit to the transfer destination slave unit via the master unit.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the message is transmitted from the transfer source slave unit to the transfer destination slave unit through the master unit without changing the transfer procedure in the conventional apparatus. You can

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the transfer request can be notified to the transfer destination slave unit without changing the transfer procedure in the conventional apparatus at all.

[0027]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a system configuration diagram of a radiotelephone apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, this wireless telephone device includes a master unit 1 connected to a wired line 3 and a plurality of (in the figure, selectively connected to the master unit 1 via a wireless line 4). (Only one of them is shown).

In the base unit 1, a line circuit 101 for connecting to the wired line 3, a wireless circuit 102 for connecting to the wireless line 4 via the antenna 108, a line circuit 101 and a wireless circuit. A control circuit for controlling connection operation of the circuit 102 (constituted by a microcomputer)
103, a sounder 106 for notifying an incoming call on the base unit 1 side, a transmitter 104 and a handset 105 for making a call on the base unit 1 side, dialing on the base unit 1 side, and various other input operations. A key unit 107 for performing the operation is provided.

In addition, in the base unit 1, as will be described later,
Voice message accompanying a transfer request command from the transfer source slave unit 2A
The transfer destination slave unit 2
A recording / playback device 109 is newly provided as a means for adding to the transfer request notification to B. As the recording / reproducing device 109, various recording / reproducing means such as a semiconductor memory device can be adopted in addition to the magnetic tape device. The operation of this recording / reproducing apparatus is controlled by the control circuit 103.

On the other hand, in the handset 2, a line circuit 201 for connecting to the transmitter 204, the receiver 205 and the sounder 206, and a wireless circuit for connecting to the wireless line 4 via the antenna 208. The circuit 202 and the line circuit 20
1 and a control circuit (composed of a microcomputer) 203 for controlling the connection operation of the wireless circuit 202,
A key unit 207 for performing dialing and various other input operations on the slave unit 2 side is provided.

Next, an operation sequence in the case of performing the inter-slave unit transfer in the above system configuration will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that, as an initial state, the transfer source slave device 2A and the master device 1 are connected via the wireless line 4 and the transfer source slave device 2A is in an outside line call via the wired line 3. To do.

In this state, when the "hold" key provided on the key unit 207 in the transfer source slave unit 2A is pressed, a predetermined hold command signal is sent to the master unit 1 (step S101). . Then, the master unit 1 sets the currently connected wired line 3 to the hold state and sends a held melody to the wired line 3 and the transfer source slave unit 2A (step S102).

Next, in the transfer source slave unit 2A, a "remote slave unit number" key (key unit 207 indicating the transfer destination slave unit 2B) is displayed.
Existing) is pressed, and then the message to be transmitted from the transmitter 204 to the transfer destination child device 2B is given a voice,
For example, if the input is "Mr. A is a phone call" and then the "End call" key (present in the key unit 207) is pressed, the other party's handset number information, voice message information and end The talk command signals are sequentially sent to the base unit 1 side, and thereby the transfer request is made (steps S103 and S10).
4, S105).

On the other hand, on the side of the base unit 1, a voice message sent from the transfer source unit 2A following the partner unit number information.
After recording the message on the recording / reproducing device 109, in response to the call termination command signal, the wireless line 4 currently connected to the transfer source slave unit 2A is temporarily disconnected, and then a new transfer source signal is transmitted. An incoming call is made to both the device 2A and the transfer destination child device 2B (step S106).

When the "call" key (present in the key unit 207) in the transfer destination slave unit 2B is pressed in response to this incoming call, a wireless connection is established between the master unit 1 and the transfer destination slave unit 2B. 4 is configured and the ringing tone is stopped (S107), the previously recorded voice message is reproduced and transmitted from the master unit 1 to the transfer destination slave unit 2B, and the hold melody is transmitted at the end of the voice message. As a result, transfer request notification is performed (steps S108 and S109).

In this state, when the "hold" key is pressed in the transfer destination child device 2B to permit the transfer,
After stopping the hold melody being sent to both the wired line 3 and the transfer destination slave device 2B, the master device 1 cancels the setting of the hold state and sets the transfer destination slave device 2B to the outside line call (step S1).
10).

According to the wireless telephone device of the above embodiment, the source slave unit 2A transfers to the destination slave unit 2B prior to the inter-slave unit transfer.
On the other hand, since a voice message such as "Mr. A is a phone call" is transmitted, the user of the transfer destination child device 2A knows in advance who the other party is before answering the outside line. As a result, it is possible to significantly improve the usability of this type of device.

Further, according to the radiotelephone device of this embodiment, the transfer request command is sent and transferred by the sequential operations of the "hold" key, the "remote unit number key" and the "end call" key. The permission command is sent by the sequential operation of the "call" key and the "hold" key, and the notification of the transfer request to the transfer destination slave unit is sent by sending the hold sound, so the transfer procedure of the conventional device is used as it is. Can be carried out.

Further, in terms of hardware, it can be carried out only by incorporating a recording / reproducing device on the side of the master unit. Especially in the case of a conventional telephone with an answering machine, etc.
The playback device can be used as it is.

In the above embodiment, the message transmitted from the transfer source slave unit to the transfer destination slave unit is a voice message. However, when the slave unit is equipped with a liquid crystal display or the like, a character message is displayed. It is needless to say that various messages such as a message, a symbol message, and a graphic message can be transmitted. In that case, the message may be input from the key unit 207.

In the above embodiment, the "hold" key,
The transfer request command is sent by the sequential operation of the "remote unit number key" and the "end call" key, and the transfer permission command is sent by the sequential operation of the "call" key and the "hold" key. Although it is configured, each of these commands has a dedicated key.
Needless to say, it is also possible to separately provide this.

[0042]

As described above, according to the wireless telephone device of the present invention, a message accompanying a transfer request command from the transfer source slave device is stored, and this message is read and transferred to the transfer destination slave device. Since the means for adding to the request notification is provided on the side of the parent device, even if the wireless telephone device is equipped with the parent device that can connect the wireless line to only one child device at the same time, the temporary message storage of the parent device is performed. By using the function, a message can be transmitted from the transfer source slave device to the transfer destination slave device via the master device. Thus, in the present invention, for example, the transfer request can be notified from the transfer source slave device to the transfer destination slave device by a voice message, and the control can be realized without changing the transfer procedure in the conventional device. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a wireless telephone device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram at the time of transfer between slave units of the wireless telephone device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a conventional wireless telephone device.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram at the time of transfer between slave units of a conventional wireless telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Master Unit 2 Slave Unit 3 Wired Line 4 Wireless Line 101 Line Circuit 102 Wireless Circuit 103 Control Circuit 109 Recording / Playback Device

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Shintoyo Akazawa 1-1-6 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nihon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A master unit connected to a wired line, and a plurality of slave units selectively connected to the master unit via a wireless line. Transfer to each of the slave units. A transfer request command is transmitted from the slave unit in a state in which a function for transmitting a request command and a transfer permission command is provided, and a wireless line is connected to the master unit to the slave unit. In this case, the wired line is set to the hold state, the wireless line is disconnected, the wireless line is newly connected to the other one of the transfer destinations, and a transfer request is made to the slave unit. In a wireless telephone device having a function of sending a notification and waiting for the transmission of a transfer permission command from the slave unit to cancel the setting of the hold state of the wired line, Storing the message accompanying the transfer request command of , The wireless telephone apparatus is characterized by providing means for adding to the transfer request notification to said transfer Sakiko machine reads the message. 2. A radiotelephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the message accompanied by the transfer request command from the transfer originator is a voice message. 3. A transfer request command from a transfer source slave unit is sent by a sequential operation of a hold key, a partner slave key and an end call key, and a transfer permission command is sent in the order of a call key and a hold key. The wireless telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless telephone device is transmitted by an operation. 4. The wireless telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the notification of the transfer request to the transfer destination child device is performed by transmitting a holding sound.