JPH0787211A - Incoming call switching display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily recognize a state of incoming call switching of an incoming call switching device(consisting of an on-line switch) provided between a telephone line and plural telephone sets and which selects each telephone set by a recognition code after receiving a temporal incoming call. CONSTITUTION:The on-line switch 4 is combined with an incoming call switching display device consisting of a switching state display control part 7 and a display part 7a, etc. The display control part 7 displays the telephone set 2(therefore, an incoming call receiver can be displayed) that is an incoming call switching target on the display part 7a in respective color or tone color via a cable 21 for display. The tone and the tone color can be combined variably, and also, the display part 7 can be provided on the wall plane of residence space in a form of panel, or on the surface of the telephone set 2 in a form of LED or speaker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a switching state of an incoming call switching device which is provided between a telephone line and a plurality of telephone devices and which selects each telephone device by means of a secret code sent after a temporary incoming call. Relating to a device for displaying. The telephone devices mentioned here include ordinary telephones, telephones having various functions such as answering machine, transfer, etc., as well as facsimiles, personal computers, HA (Home Automation) devices and the like. The personal identification code is also referred to as a confirmation code or an incoming code, and refers to a code including information that allows the sender and the receiver to understand each other.

In the following figures, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of incoming call switching device, a device that directly switches 1: 1 directly or simultaneously 1: n (n) or parent: child is generally used. FIG. 3 shows these examples. That is, the same line (a) is the contract line 1
In contrast, the most common connection example in which the telephone device 2 is connected 1: 1, in the figure (b), three telephone devices 2 (2A, 2B, 2C) to the contract line 1, that is, 1 : This is an example of multiple (n) parallel connections, and in both cases (a) and (b), a telephone call (communication) is possible with all telephone devices. On the other hand, in the same figure (c), there is an off-line switch 3 for the contract line 1 and one of the telephone devices 2 (either 2A, 2B or 2C) selected by the selection button or the like. Connected parent: child connection example. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4D, there is an online switching device 4 for the contract line 1, and it is directly selected by the personal identification number input by the caller after the call is received (or transmitted to the switching device). Telephone equipment 2
This is an example of selective connection of a parent and a child connected to one of them (any of 2A, 2B, and 2C). (C) and (D)
Then, only the telephone device 2 selected by the switch 3 or 4 can talk (communicate).

[0004]

However, since the telephone equipment selected in any of the above methods is fixed, an attempt to change the called party requires a hardware change of connection. Further, in the incoming call switching device having such an online switcher 4, it is desirable that it is possible to easily grasp the incoming call switching state of whether the target telephone device switched and selected by the switcher 4 is 2A to 2C.

In view of this, the present invention does not require a hardware-based connection change even when changing the called party, is combined with an incoming call switching device that facilitates the change work, and displays the incoming call switching status to identify the called party. It is an object of the present invention to provide an incoming call switching display device capable of further clarifying.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the incoming call switching display device according to claim 1 has a telephone line (contract line 1 or the like) and a plurality of telephone devices (2 (2A to 2D) or the like). And a PIN code that is sent after the temporary call is received (via online switch 4 etc.)
An incoming call switching device for selecting each of the telephone devices, wherein one or more personal identification codes are set for each of the telephone devices.
Incoming call switching display means (switching state display control section 7, switching state display control section 7, which performs a display capable of identifying each of the telephone devices selected by the incoming call switching device having setting / changing means (setting device 5 etc.) to be changed.
The display unit 7a and the like) are provided.

Further, in the incoming call switching display device according to claim 2, in the incoming call switching display device according to claim 1, correspondence between each display of the incoming call switching display means and each of the telephone devices identified by this display is shown. It should be variably set. Further, in the incoming call switching display device according to claim 3, in the incoming call switching display device according to claim 1 or 2,
Each display of the incoming call switching display means is discriminated by a light emission color, a light emission interval, a tone color, or a combination thereof.

Further, the incoming call switching display device according to a fourth aspect is the incoming call switching display device according to the third aspect, wherein the display in the emission color is provided on the wall surface (15 etc.) of the living space and the light emitting display element is provided on the surface. This is done using the panel (13, etc.) held by. The incoming call switching display device according to claim 5 is
The incoming call switching display device according to claim 3, wherein the display of the light emission color, the tone color, etc. is performed by a light emitting means (LED display 22 or the like) or a sounding means (display speaker 23 or the like) provided on each of the telephone devices. To do so.

[0009]

[Operation] A recognition code input by the caller (the recognition code has been notified in advance by the callee) in order to determine connection to various telephone devices by the recognition code after the telephone number input by the caller, If the verification result is verified by comparing it with the recognition code sequence registered in advance, the corresponding relationship between the phone device and the recognition code is set by the setting / changing means when connecting the corresponding phone device to the line. It is possible to change it arbitrarily so that it is not necessary to perform hardware setting and changing work, and by displaying the corresponding telephone device and called party, the connection status can be grasped in the presence. To do.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This corresponds to (d) in FIG. In FIG. 1, in contrast to FIG. 3D, a setting device 5 and a switching state display control unit 7 are connected to the online switching device 4. Further, the display control unit 7
Is connected to the display unit 7a via a display cable 21. The units 4, 5, and 7 may be integrated.

When an incoming call (temporary incoming call) is made from the contract line 1 to the online device 4, the identification code, for example, "0.1.2" sent from the sender is stored in advance in the online switching device 4. The registered registration number group is checked to determine the telephone device to connect to the incoming call. "0.1
In the case of "2", the telephone device is, for example, 2A. Note that this connection (correspondence relationship) is also registered in advance. In this way, the contract line 1 is connected to the telephone device 2. The call signal does not flow except the telephone device 2 selected from the switch 4. Also, to select the telephone device 2B, 2C or 2D with the recognition code of "0.1.2",
The correspondence may be set by the setter 5.

By doing so, the incoming telephone device 2 can be changed without changing the hardware connection. Further, the switching state display control unit 7 can display which of the telephone devices 2 (2A to 2D) has arrived on the display unit 7a via the display cable 21. The switching state display control unit 7, the display unit 7a and the like are collectively referred to as an incoming call switching display device.

Next, an application example in the case of such a configuration will be described. A) In the case of a certain assembly plant As an example of this case, the following Table 1 can be considered.

[0014]

[Table 1] That is, on a normal day (DAY1), most of them are directly connected to the telephone device 2A, and the factory manager responds with the telephone device 2A. Only when there is no recognition code, or when there is no corresponding recognition code, the subordinate responds (at the telephone device 2B).
If necessary, turn it to the telephone device 2A. On the other hand, on a busy day for a new product meeting (DAY 2), the factory manager will limit the telephone equipment that is directly received, and only the telephone calls (communication) from the customer will be changed, and the others will be changed to respond. In addition, at night, the telephone from the customer and the agent is transferred to the home of the factory manager by the telephone 2C with the transfer function, and the telephone with the answering machine 2D.
Other calls are connected to. Although the recognition code has three digits here, it goes without saying that it is not limited to this.

Further, the incoming call switching display devices 7 and 7a and the like display the difference in the recognition code by, for example, different light emission colors, light emission intervals, tone colors and the like. B) Case of a certain family As an example of this case, the following table 2 can be considered.

[0016]

[Table 2] That is, from the viewpoint of privacy protection at home, it is assumed that the telephone code in the person's room is directly sounded by the recognition code. Also, when you are in another room, you can deal with it by changing the setting to that effect.

Further, the light emitting color, the light emitting interval, and the tone color displayed on the display section 7a enable the recipient to know that he / she is the unique recipient even if he / she is in another room. Here, when the person is absent, even if another family member is present, it is possible to connect to the telephone with answering machine 2F. Above,
Although one password or recognition code is given to one telephone device, a plurality of recognition codes can be given. In this case, it is necessary to classify the incoming call in advance, set the correspondence between the class and the telephone device, and collate which class this corresponds to when the recognition code is input. Others are exactly the same as the case of giving one recognition code.

Further, in this case, the display section 7a is designed to show different displays for each class. The following is an application example in which a plurality of identification codes are given to one telephone device. a) In the case of a certain assembly factory As an example of this case, it is possible to do as shown in Table 3. This is exactly the same as in Table 1 except that two recognition codes are given, and the description thereof will be omitted. Note that
(N) indicates a class number.

[0019]

[Table 3] b) In the case of a certain wholesaler As an example of this case, it is possible to do as shown in Table 4.

[0020]

[Table 4] That is, on one day (DAY 1), the wholesaler is mainly a store,
Prioritize contact with supermarkets and products for sale, telephone equipment 2A
Make a direct call (communication) with And the next day (DAY2)
In addition, the owner of the wholesaler prioritizes communication with the wholesaler, the trader, and the shopping, and makes a call (communication) with the telephone device 2A. For others, the person in charge corresponds to the telephone device 2B or 2C. At night, a telephone with transfer function only for calls from traders (communication) 2
The other is connected to the telephone 2D with an answering machine.

C) In the case of a small company As an example of this case, it is conceivable to do as shown in Table 5.

[0022]

[Table 5]

That is, the personal number after the call is received automatically connects to the telephone device of the workplace to which the individual belongs, and if there is a change in the organization of the workplace, its layout and the number of staff members are usually changed. You can connect to a new place with the same code as before by changing the class correspondence of the workplace and the grouping of individual numbers (classification) while keeping the hardware as it is.

The incoming call display on the display unit 7a can show different light emission for each class (department). d) At home As an example of this case, it is possible to do as shown in Table 6. It should be noted that this is exactly the same as in Table 2 except that it is classified into classes (~), and therefore a description thereof will be omitted.

[0025]

[Table 6] Considering the application example as described above, in some cases, the setting management by the personal computer (personal computer) 6 as shown in FIG. 2 is better than the setting by the setting device 5. In addition, a simple change may be made by a system in which the telephone device 2 can make a contact change to the online switcher 4.

The incoming display switching device is also programmable and can display various patterns. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a method of displaying the incoming call switching display device in the living space. In the figure, 16 is a wall surface cable duct provided along the wall surface 15 such as the walls 11 and 12 in parallel with the floor surface and at a position lower than the eye position. Telephone line 1 as shown in the enlarged view of (b)
7, a power line 18, a home bus 19, a line 20 such as an AV / CATV, a display cable 21 that connects the switching state display control unit 7 and the display unit 7a, and the like are accommodated.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a panel provided on the surface of the duct 16 on the wall surface 15 side, which is composed of light-emitting display elements of various emission colors, and constitutes a display section 7a which is display-controlled by the switching state display control section 7. ing. Then, from the switching state display control section 7 through the display cable 21, the corresponding color panel among the panels of each color of the panel 13 emits light. It should be noted that a plurality of the corresponding color panels may be arranged on the wall surface.

It is also possible to use a speaker panel or the like in place of the light emitting panel 13 for display in timbre. Further, as described above, since the duct 16 can be used together with other cables, the panel 13 can be used in addition to the display light emitting panel, the power outlet panel, the telephone panel,
It is also possible to arrange a CATV panel or the like.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment in which the display section 7a of the incoming call switching display device is incorporated in the telephone device 2. As shown in the figure,
On the upper surface of the telephone device 2, in addition to the push button 24 of a normal telephone (multi-function telephone) and the like, LEDs 22 of each emission color forming the display portion 7a are arranged. Further, when the incoming state is indicated by a tone color, a tone color is produced from the display speaker 23 which also constitutes the display unit 7a.

[0030]

According to the present invention, since the incoming call switching display device is combined with the incoming call switching device that automatically connects the incoming call from the contract line to the target telephone device, it is possible to cope with layout changes and the like. It is possible to configure a flexible system with a wide range of applications such as selection, transfer, voicemail, and schedule management of incoming calls, and to judge incoming calls without operating receivers and telephone devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a general connection mode of a telephone device to a telephone line.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the incoming call switching display device of the present invention is applied to a living space.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which the incoming call switching display device of the present invention is applied to an individual telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Contract line 2 (2A to 2F) Telephone device 3 Offline switcher 4 Online switcher 5 Setting device 6 Personal computer (PC) 7 Switching status display control unit 7a Display unit 11 Wall 12 Wall 13 Panel 14 Floor surface 15 Wall surface 16 Wall surface Cable duct 17 Telephone line 18 Power line 19 Home bus 20 AV / CATV line 21 Display cable 22 LED display 23 Display speaker 24 Push button

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An incoming call switching device which is provided between a telephone line and a plurality of telephone devices, and which selects each of the telephone devices by a secret code sent after a temporary incoming call, which is compatible with each of the telephone devices. Set one or more PIN codes in
An incoming call switching display device comprising an incoming call switching display device for displaying such that each of the telephone devices selected by the incoming call switching device having a setting / changing device for changing can be identified. 2. The incoming call switching display device according to claim 1, wherein correspondence between each display of the incoming call switching display means and each of the telephone devices identified by this display can be variably set. Characteristic incoming call switching display device. 3. The incoming call switching display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each display of the incoming call switching display means is discriminated by a light emission color, a light emission interval, a timbre, or a combination thereof. An incoming call switching display device characterized by being present. 4. The incoming call switching display device according to claim 3, wherein the display in the emission color is performed by a panel provided on the wall surface of the living space and having a light emitting display element on the surface. Switching display device. 5. The incoming call switching display device according to claim 3, wherein the light emission color and the tone color are displayed by a light emitting means or a sound producing means provided on each of the telephone devices. Switching display device.