JPH0720185B2 - Display phone - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the operation of a single telephone or a home telephone, etc.
The present invention relates to a display type telephone having a display unit.

[Background Art] Recently, in addition to the simple outgoing / incoming call function of the telephone, the telephone is not limited to the intercom, the extension call function, the hold, the speed dialing, the speed dial, the on-hook dialing function, etc. as shown in FIG. Various functions tend to be added. In the telephone shown in FIG. 7, the ordinary numeric keypad section (a) is used.
In addition, an operation unit (b) including a plurality of operation keys corresponding to each function is provided. As described above, with the tendency to add various functions, the number of operation keys other than the dial buttons, that is, the ten keys, the status display section, and the like has increased. On the other hand, the increase in the number of operation units and display units provides convenient service functions to the user who is the operator, but since the operation is complicated and diverse, even the operation of sending and receiving an outside line, which is a basic function, does not affect the operation situation or the operator. Depending on the degree of proficiency, the operability deteriorates to the extent that it becomes difficult.

In addition, generally, the fewer the operation section and the display section, the easier the operation, and the single operation key, the better the operability, but the more convenient functions are added, the more operation section, In order to increase the number of display parts, worsen the listability, increase the keys and display space, and worsen the economical efficiency, multiple functions are added to one key to reduce the number of keys and prevent the above drawbacks. ing. However, this causes the operator to be confused in the operation and to perform multi-step operation, which causes a total deterioration in operability.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention has been provided in view of the above points, and improves operability and makes it easy to use without significantly increasing the number of operation units and display units as the number of functions increases. At the same time, regardless of the skill level of the operator, it can be used by a wide range of people with simple preliminary knowledge, and many convenient functions can be easily used to increase the activity of the function, especially for the system to extend the extension line and the outside line. Provided with a display-type telephone, the function of each function of the operation unit is easily visible on both the extension line and the outside line, even if it is equipped, and can be operated by an unfamiliar user extremely easily. Is.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION (Structure) The present invention is a telephone function unit which is connected to an internal line and an external line and is capable of selecting a direct dial function, a redial function, a speed dial function, and a preset dial function for an external line. A handset that is detachable from the main unit by configuring a transmitter / receiver unit, a display unit that can display character information and graphic information, and a numeric keypad that is provided separately from the display unit and along at least one side of the display unit. Display part that corresponds to each number on the numeric keypad with the operating part including a plurality of screen keys arranged in a line and a key that can specify the connection to the outside line and when the handset is off-hook Displayed on the display and specify the connection with the outside line after off-hook of the handset. The display control unit that displays the contents of each of the above dial functions is provided at a position corresponding to the local key, and the function that can be operated by the key group of the operation unit used when using the extension line or the outside line by adopting the above configuration. Since the content can be easily associated with the display content displayed on the display unit, even a user unfamiliar with the operation can easily use many functions.

Example 1 An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 shows an example of the display type telephone of the present invention.
On the front surface of the main body 1, a handset 2 that constitutes a transmitter / receiver unit including a speaker, a microphone, etc. is detachably mounted, and in FIG. 4 (a), a display unit 3 is attached.
When is composed of a plurality of screen keys SK ₁ ... and the numeric keypad 4 which, in Fig. 4 (b), the normal home telephone outside line, hold, various keys 5 ₁ ... other than the display unit 6 which corresponds to that of the shorter retransmission such In addition, the display unit 3 and the screen keys SK _1, ... Here, essentially, at least a CRT, a liquid crystal, a PDP is used as the operation unit such as keys and the operation / display unit 7 for displaying the state or operation.
It has a display unit 3 such as the display unit 3 and a plurality of screen keys SK ₁ ... Arranged around the display unit 3, and in the extreme case, the numeric keypad 4 in FIG.
There may be a form in which is omitted. Above screen key SK ₁
The arrangement, form, and number of ... Are arbitrary. Numeric keypad 4
And screen key SK ₁ … function as operation switches.

Next, the home telephone type display type telephone of FIG. 4B will be described as an example. The same applies to the case of a single telephone. FIG. 5 shows a system configuration diagram. In this example, an outside line from the telephone station 9 that has entered the door is once connected to the main device 8 and the main device 8 connects a plurality of home telephone sub-units 10 or a display-type telephone set. Body 1
It is dendriticly connected by 6 lines. 1 of these 6
The pair is used as a control / monitor line for controlling and monitoring the outside line and each telephone in the door, and the remaining two pairs of lines are used as communication lines. FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a display type telephone. Signal transmission for control and monitoring is performed by, for example, a time division multiplex transmission system.

Next, as an example, the screen transition of the display unit 3 of the main body 1 will be mainly described in the flow chart shown in FIG. In a normal standby state, the display unit 3 is off.
When the operator hooks the handset 2 off-hook, a screen such as T-10 to T-12 is displayed depending on the usage status of the system telephone. In this example, the extension is prioritized, and the number of extensions is six. For example, in the case of the T-10 screen, the operator can
When the "1" button of is pressed, the telephone in the living room corresponding to "1" is called through the control / monitor line, and the "1" portion of the T-10 screen is flash-displayed. Then, the fact that "1" is being called is displayed for a certain period of time. Here, in the case of external call, followed by off-hook of the handset 2, when the user presses down the key 5 ₁ that is displayed as "outside line", to display the guide screen of various external features of the T-20. On the screen of T-20, redial, speed dial and preset dial are displayed, and these functions correspond to the screen keys SK ₁ ... Arranged on the side of the display unit 3. Here, when the ten key 4 is directly depressed, the screen of T-40 is sequentially displayed. Therefore, if the telephone number of the other party is dialed on the screen of T-20 by an outside line, the telephone number of the other party, for example, "03-905-1111" will be displayed on the display unit 3 on the screen of T-40. .

Also, when making a redial call on the T-20 screen,
An operator who does not know the operation method presses down the screen key SK ₁ on the side of "Redial" on the screen of T-20 displayed on the display unit 3, and T-30 showing the redial operation method and the redial number. Is displayed on the display unit 3. After the prescribed operation displayed on the screen of T-30, the screen of T-40 is displayed on the display unit 3, and the telephone number of the other party is displayed in the same manner as above. In the case of "speed dial", pressing the screen key SK ₂ on the side of the part where "speed dial" is displayed on the T-20 screen causes the T-31 screen to be displayed on the display unit 3
Is displayed. Here, an example of the mechanical switch arranged around the display unit 3 as the screen keys SK ₁ has been described, but a transparent switch or the like provided on the upper surface of the display unit 3 may be used. In the above description, the off-hook of the handset 2 and the key of the outside line button
5 ₁ , the screen key SK _1, etc. are from the main unit 8 via the key input interface 15 shown in FIG. 6, and the usage status of the system at that time is from the main unit 8 to a telephone function unit. The blocks 16 are also transmitted to the host CPU 11 and are arithmetically processed by the host CPU 11. The host CPU 11 sends and receives data to and from each memory such as the screen data ROM 12, the program ROM 13, the RAM 14, etc., and displays on the display unit 3 via the video display processor 17 and the image interface 18.
That is, the screen data ROM 12 and the video display processor 17 constitute a display controller. The screen data of each screen is stored in advance in the screen data ROM 12, and the video display processor can be used depending on the situation.
It is displayed on the display unit 3 by writing in the VRAM 19 via 17. The host CPU 11 and screen data ROM
12, program ROM13, RAM14, video display processor 17, etc., system status display according to operation information of the caller such as called, answering operation, calling operation, call switching operation, call end operation, etc. , Display control means for displaying a message display such as an operation status display and an operation guide on the display unit 3. In this way, depending on the situation of the phone,
By displaying the status display, the operation guide, and the number display associated with the operation in synchronization with the operation, convenient functions and the like can be easily understood, and the man-machine interface is greatly improved. The screen displayed on the display unit 3 and the screen key SK ₁ ...
Since the contents of the OM12 and the program ROM 13 are configured to be controlled, it is possible to share hardware such as functional expansion and to integrate products. Further, as in the example of FIG. 4 (a), when the function keys of the telephone are constituted by the screen and the screen keys SK _1, ... A good telephone can be realized.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, an EPROM 20 is provided and the screen key S
K ₁ … or via key input interface 15 EPRO
By configuring the program ROM 13 in advance so that the number of extension telephones of the system can be entered in the M20 (for example, if up to 6 can be installed, 4 can be used by a certain user) and each name can be entered. It is possible to display the extension number and name display of only the one used for each on the screen such as T-10. With this configuration, it is possible to display only necessary extension numbers and names for each user. Therefore, unnecessary keys and displays are eliminated for users who do not use the telephone up to the maximum number, and operability is improved. Further, since individual names and the like can be displayed, the distinguishability from the number is improved.

By the way, in the block diagram shown in FIG. 6, the link between the telephone block 16 and the host CPU 11 is represented by the telephone block 16
By configuring the interface unit so that the monitoring signal from the main unit 8 to the main unit 8 can be transmitted in parallel with the telephone block 16 and by inputting the telephone number for each user by the same means as in the second embodiment, As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
Based on the information of the sensor terminals installed in the control / monitoring line, it is possible to realize a telephone capable of one-touch dial operation for police and the like and one-touch dial operation for each user. That is, as shown in FIG.
When a signal is input to the main body 1 from the fire-sensing sensor terminal installed on the monitoring line, the display unit 3 displays S-10
Screen, and for example, the word "Fire out" is displayed in the bedroom, and the screen key corresponding to the word "Notify"
If SK ₂ is pressed, the screen of S-20 is displayed, and the report destination and its telephone number are displayed. The fire department or police is displayed. In this example, if you press the screen key SK ₁ corresponding to police 110, the screen of the display unit 3 will be S-3.
It becomes 0 and it is displayed that the police are dialing. In FIG. 3, if the screen key SK ₂ is pressed on the screen of T-20 shown in FIG. 1, the display unit 3 becomes the screen of T-50 shown in FIG. 3, and various names are displayed. When making a call, press the screen key SK ₁ corresponding to the characters displayed as "Iwai liquor store" and the display unit 3
The screen of T-50 shown in the figure appears, and the telephone number is transmitted and the telephone number is displayed. With such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to simplify the operation in an emergency, facilitate the daily telephone call operation that is frequently used, and realize a telephone with good operability.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, when the display operation unit specifies connection with an outside line after the handset is off-hook, the redial function, speed dial function, and preset dial function are provided at positions corresponding to the screen keys in the display unit. Since the contents indicating and are displayed respectively, it is easy to understand which operating method can be selected with which screen key for dial operation when connecting to an outside line, and the operability is high. To have. In addition, since the name of the extension that can be used by the system is displayed on the display unit in association with the number on the ten-key when off-hook, each telephone of the extension can be easily designated with the ten-key. As a result, by adopting the above configuration, it is possible to easily associate the functional contents operable by the keys of the operation unit used when using the extension line and the outside line with the display contents displayed on the display unit,
Even if the user is unfamiliar with the operation, a large number of functions can be used very easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are flow charts of the same, and FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) are perspective views of a telephone of an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 6 is a system configuration diagram of the above, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the above, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional telephone. 1 is a main body, 2 is a handset, 3 is a display unit, 4
Are numeric keys, 5 ₁ ... are keys, and SK ₁ ... are screen keys.

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-61-90557 (JP, A) JP-A-61-82558 (JP, A) JP-A-58-101555 (JP, A) JP-A-57-97257 (JP , A) JP-A-54-127203 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A telephone function unit, which is connected to an extension line and an outside line and is capable of selecting a dial function of a direct dial function, a redial function, a speed dial function and a preset dial function for an outside line, and a transmission / reception unit. And a detachable handset, a display part that can display textual information and graphic information, a numeric keypad provided separately from the display part, and a plurality of screens arranged along at least one side of the display part. When the handset is off-hook, the name of the extension that can be used by the system is displayed on the display unit in correspondence with each number on the numeric keypad, and the handset off-hook Corresponding to each screen key in the display section when the connection with the outside line is specified later Display phone characterized by comprising a display control unit that displays the contents each representing the respective dial feature location.