JPH08107454A - Telephone exchange device and telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectively utilize a telephone directory function from the destination, where a user visits, or the like through a line wire by providing a telephone directory data storage part, retrieval part and transmission part for transmitting retrieved telephone directory data to the outside wire. CONSTITUTION: A telephone exchange device 101 houses extension telephone sets 102, 103... and a telephone line 105 of a public network 106. When a prescribed key operation is performed at the extension telephone set 102 which receives the request of telephone directory data retrieval from a telephone set 107 of the outside wire, a CPU 108 connects the outside wire 105 to a CODEC 122 and transmits voice guidance for telephone directory data retrieval through a voice synthesizer 119 to the outside wire 105. The telephone directory data are read from an IC memory card 124, for example, and the name of the destination and its telephone number are transmitted by voice signals in a prescribed retrieval procedure such as the order of Japanese syllabary for the name of the destination, for example, based on the key operation of the telephone set 107 according to the voice guidance.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone exchange device and a telephone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in a telephone exchange device such as a key telephone device, a plurality of telephone numbers and destination names corresponding to the respective telephone numbers are stored in advance in a storage device, and when necessary,
There has been proposed a telephone exchange device having a so-called telephone directory function for reading out a telephone number corresponding to a desired destination name. The above-mentioned destination name and corresponding telephone number are generally called telephone directory data.

In the telephone exchange device having such a telephone directory function, when the telephone directory data is read out, for example, the initial letter of the destination name is designated by a predetermined operation from the extension telephone, and the corresponding initial letter is designated. If there are multiple destination names, the multiple destination names are displayed simultaneously or in a predetermined order on the display unit of the extension telephone, and the user of the extension telephone selects the desired destination name. The telephone number to be displayed was displayed, or the call was made automatically.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, although it is a function which can be effectively used from the extension telephone, for example, the telephone directory data stored in the telephone exchange device is searched from the outside. There is no way to do it. For this reason, if you want to know the desired phone number when you are away from home, for example, you can call a seated person, ask the seated person to perform a search, perform a search, and then give the verbal information after the search. Inevitably, even for those who are out,
There was a drawback that it was troublesome for the occupants.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone exchange device which enables the telephone directory function to be easily utilized from outside the house.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides at least one
In a telephone exchange device capable of accommodating the above-mentioned outside line and one or more extension telephones, a telephone directory data storing means for storing telephone directory data and an arbitrary telephone directory data retrieval from the telephone directory data storing means. And a telephone directory data transmitting means for transmitting the retrieved telephone directory data to an outside line, and when the predetermined operation is detected from the outside line and the extension telephone during a call, the outside line and the extension telephone are connected to each other. It is characterized in that it is provided with a function of switching the communication path connected between the external line and the telephone directory data searching means and between the external line and the telephone directory data transmitting means.

[0007]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone exchange device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. First, each part of the figure will be described.

This telephone exchange apparatus 101 is an extension telephone 1
02, 103, 104 and an analog telephone line 105 from the analog public network 106. A telephone 107 having a PB signal transmitting function is connected to the analog public network 106.

The telephone exchange apparatus 101 has the following configuration. First, the central control unit 108 controls each unit of the telephone exchange apparatus 101, and a ROM
109 stores program instructions and the like read by the central control unit 108.

The RAM 110 is a memory in which the central control unit 108 writes and reads data as needed. The timer 111 is a time measuring means for the central control device 108 to measure time as needed.

The extension interface unit 112 supplies power to the extension telephones 102, 103 and 104, and includes a voice signal / control signal demultiplexing device (not shown). That is, in the present embodiment, although each extension telephone is not shown, a control device, various keys, a display, a handset, a CO
It has a DEC, a voice signal / control signal demultiplexer, etc., a two-line connection is provided between the telephone exchange and each extension telephone, and digital transmission in which voice and control signals are multiplexed is performed.

The outside line interface section 113 is, as shown in the figure, an incoming call detection circuit 114 and a two-line / four-line conversion device 11.
5, CODEC 116, closes the DC loop to the analog telephone line 105 at the time of outgoing or incoming response, and ends the call,
It is composed of a relay 117 and the like for opening the DC loop at the time of disconnection.

The sound source 118 stores a dial tone, a busy tone, a holding tone and the like to be sent to the extension telephone when necessary, and the voice synthesizer 119 converts the data from the central control unit 108 into a voice signal. It is a thing. The PB signal detection device 120 is for detecting a PB signal, and the BT detection device 121 is for the analog telephone line 1.
The busy tone from 05 is detected.

The CODEC 122 is a speech synthesizer 119.
The analog voice signal output from the time switch 123 is PCM-encoded and input to the time switch 123 described later, and the PCM code from the time switch 123 is converted into an analog signal and output to the PB signal detection device 120 and the busy tone detection device 121.

The time switch 123 is for connecting the communication path, and is controlled by the central control unit 108 between the extension telephone and the sound source 118 or between the extension telephone and between the extension telephone and the analog telephone line (external line) 105. Etc. connect the call path.

It is assumed that a plurality of telephone directory data are stored in the IC memory card 124 in advance. The IC memory card interface 125 is used for the IC memory card 12.
4 by mounting the IC memory card 124
The central control unit 108 is for reading out desired data.

2 and 3 show the central control unit 108 when the user of the telephone exchange apparatus 101 makes a call to the telephone exchange apparatus 101 from the destination telephone 107 in order to retrieve the telephone directory data from the destination. It is a flow chart which shows a control procedure.

First, the public network 1 is set by the incoming call detection circuit 114.
When a ringing signal sent from 06 through the analog telephone line 105 is detected (S201), the time switch 123 is controlled so that the ring tone is transmitted from the sound source 118 to the extension telephone according to the preset system data or the like (S202). .

In this case, the extension telephones 102, 103, 1
The ringtone is transmitted to 04. Here, for example, the user of the extension telephone 102 responds to the incoming call, and the response is sent to the control device in the extension telephone 102, the voice signal / control signal demultiplexer, and the voice signal / control signal demultiplexer in the extension interface unit 112. Through (S2
03), stop transmission of the ringtone, and turn on the relay 117.
The state shown in FIG. 1 is switched to the state in which the telephone line 105 is connected to the two-line / four-line conversion device 115 (S204).

As a result, the direct current loop is closed in the telephone line 105, the public network 106 stops the calling signal because the telephone exchange apparatus 101 responds, and the telephone call path is established between the telephone 107 and the telephone exchange apparatus 101. Connecting. The central controller 101 also controls the time switch 123 to connect a two-way communication path between the telephone line 105 and the extension telephone 102 (S205).

From the above, the telephone set 107 and the extension telephone set 1
A call can be made with 02. Here, the user of the telephone 107 informs the user of the extension telephone 102 that he / she wants to retrieve the telephone directory data, and in response to this, the extension telephone 1
When the user of No. 02 makes a predetermined key input to the extension telephone set 102, and the central control unit 108 detects the same key input by the route similar to S203 (S20).
6) The time switch 123 is controlled to switch the communication path to connect the telephone line 105 and the CODEC 122 (S207).

Here, the central control unit 108 uses the voice synthesizer 119 to output a first voice guidance such as "please send a signal for searching telephone directory data".
DEC122, time switch 123, CODEC11
6, the two-line / four-line converter 115, the relay 117, the telephone line 105, and the public network 106 to transmit to the telephone set 107 (S208), and at the same time, the timer 111 is activated to start counting a predetermined time (S209). .

A PB signal designating the first letter of the destination name of the telephone directory data is transmitted from the telephone within the above predetermined time, and the public network 106, telephone line 105, relay 117, 2-wire / 4-wire switching device 115, CODEC 116, Time switch 1
23, PB signal detection device 1 via CODEC 122
When detected in S20 (S210), the timer 111 started in S209 is stopped (S211), and the above-mentioned specified is selected from the telephone directory data stored in the IC memory card 124 via the IC memory card interface 125. The destination name having the initials and the telephone number data corresponding to the destination name are read (S213), the read destination name and telephone number data are converted into a voice signal by the voice synthesizer 119, and the voice signal is sent to the telephone set 107 by the same route as in S208. It is transmitted (S214).

Further, for example, the second such as "to request the next data, enter #, to specify the initial letter again, enter the signal, and to end the search, enter *". The voice guidance of is transmitted through the same route as S208 (S215), and the process returns to S209. Note that S2
09 to S215 can be repeated by a signal transmitted from the telephone 107.

Next, when # is detected in S210, the next destination name and the corresponding telephone number are read from the IC memory card 124 according to the Japanese syllabary order of the destination name transmitted earlier, and are transmitted according to S214. If the PB signal detected in S210 is *, it is regarded as a search end signal (S212), the relay 117 is returned to the state shown in FIG. 1 (S219), and the DC loop closed in S204 is opened. .

As described above, the user of the telephone 107 can retrieve the desired telephone directory data.

On the other hand, if the busy tone detecting device 121 detects a busy tone from the telephone line 105 (S21).
6), it is considered that the telephone set 107 is on-hook, the timer 111 is stopped (S218), and the relay 117 is returned to the state of FIG. 1 (S219).

According to the above, even if the search end signal (*) is not used, it is an alternative means to regard that the search is ended by the busy tone.

Further, the timer 111 started in S209
Is timed out (S217), that is, if the PB signal is not received within the predetermined time, the timer 1
By stopping 11 (S218) and returning the relay 117 to its original state (S219), it is possible to prevent the search end signal and the busy tone from being detected, and to prevent the DC loop from being permanently opened.

On the other hand, after the telephone call between the telephone set 107 and the extension telephone set 102, if the predetermined key is not input to the extension telephone set 102, the message is completed only by the call, and the off-hook of the extension telephone set 102 is detected (S220). Relay 117
To the state of FIG. 1 (S221).

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the telephone exchange apparatus of the second embodiment, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the control procedure of the central control unit 108 in the second embodiment.

The telephone exchange apparatus 301 of the second embodiment is
A voice recognition device 302 for recognizing voice is provided in place of the PB signal detection device 120 of FIG. Since the other configurations are the same as those described in FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, steps S401 to S409 are exactly the same as steps S201 to S209 described above.
Since 1 and S422 are the same as S220 and S221, the description thereof will be omitted. However, the first voice guidance transmitted in S407 is "Please verbally say the destination name of the telephone number you want to know" or "Pronouncing the initial letter of the destination name you want to know".

Next, the user of the telephone set 107, who has heard the first voice guidance sent out in step S408, uses the voice as the destination name of the telephone number to be read in the first embodiment, or the initials thereof. Input from the transmitter 107. As a result, when the voice recognition device 302 recognizes the input destination name or the initials thereof (S410), the central control device 108 stops the timer 111 started in S409 (S411), and the corresponding one is found. If (S412),
The corresponding destination name and the corresponding telephone number data are read from the IC memory card 124 (S413), converted into a voice signal by the voice synthesizer 119 and sent to the telephone line 105 (S414).

At this time, when all the destination names are input from the telephone set 107, only the telephone number data may be transmitted as a voice signal. Subsequently, the central control unit 108 sends out a second voice guidance having the content such as "If there is another telephone number you want to know, pronounce the destination name (or its initial letter)," on the same route as in S408. (S415),
Return to S409.

On the other hand, if the voice-recognized destination name is not stored in the IC memory card as the telephone directory data (S
412), as the third voice guidance, for example, "There is no corresponding telephone directory data. Please pronounce again" (S416), and the process returns to S409. On the other hand, the processing when the busy tone detection circuit 121 detects a busy tone (S417) and when the timer 111 times out (S418) is the same as in the first embodiment.

According to the present embodiment, the PB from the telephone 107 is
It is possible to verbally search for desired telephone directory data without the need for key input to send a signal.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the telephone exchange apparatus of the third embodiment. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

This telephone exchange device 501 uses an I line as an outside line.
The ISDN line 502 from the SDN network 503 is accommodated. The ISDN network 503 has an ISDN telephone 50.
4 are connected. Further, the telephone exchange device 501 is
An external line interface 505 for accommodating the SDN line 502, a control channel / communication channel demultiplexer 5
06, a driver / receiver 507 and the like.

The serial / parallel converter 508 synchronizes and inputs the transmission data from the central control unit 108 to the time switch 123, and the time switch 12 is provided.
The serial / parallel conversion for inputting the communication data from the No. 3 to the central control unit 108 is performed. The central controller 108 side is parallel and the time switch 123 side is serial signal.

As described above, even when the ISDN line is accommodated, the destination telephone is the ISDN telephone 50.
Even if the number is 4, if the ISDN telephone 504 has a PB signal sending function, the PB signal is used for searching as in the first embodiment, and the searched telephone directory data is transmitted as a voice signal. Needless to say, this is possible. It is also possible to search by the voice recognition means as in the second embodiment.

Therefore, in the third embodiment, a case other than the above case will be described. In addition, ISND telephone 504
Shall be provided with a display for displaying the received communication data.

8 and 9 are flow charts showing the control procedure of the central control unit 108 in the third embodiment.

First, when the user of the telephone exchange device 501 makes a call operation to the telephone exchange device 501 from the outside by using the ISDN telephone 504, the central control unit 108 makes the I
From the SDN network 503 through the ISDN line 502, the driver / receiver 507, and the channel demultiplexer 506,
The call setup message is received (S601).

Subsequently, the central control unit 108 sends out a call setting acceptance message to the ISDN line 502 via the channel demultiplexing unit 506 and the driver / receiver 507 (S602), and controls the time switch 123 to generate the sound source 1.
The ring tone within 18 is transmitted to each of the extension telephones 102 to 104 (S603).

When the extension telephone, for example, 102 responds (S604), a response message is transmitted through the same route as S602 (S605). Then, the response confirmation message is received from the ISDN network 503 through the same route as S601, the time switch 123 is controlled, and the ring tone to each extension telephone is stopped, and the ISDN line 502 and the extension telephone 1
The communication path with the communication terminal 02 is connected (S606).

As described above, mutual call can be made between the ISDN telephone 504 and the extension telephone 102. Then, by calling, the outsider informs the user of the extension telephone 102 that he or she wants to retrieve the telephone directory data using the ISDN telephone 504, and the user of the extension telephone 102 uses the extension telephone 10
When a predetermined key input operation is performed on 2, and the central controller 108 detects this (S607), the time switch 123 is controlled to switch the communication path, and the ISDN line 50
2 and the serial / parallel conversion path 508 (S608).

Further, the central control unit 108 is connected to the ISDN line 502 via the serial / parallel converter 508, the time switch 123, the channel demultiplexer 506, and the driver / receiver 507, for example, "for searching telephone directory data. Please input the signal ”,
At the same time as transmitting the first guidance signal (S609), the timer 111 is activated to start counting a predetermined time (S610).

The first guidance signal is IS
It is received by the DN telephone 504 and displayed on its display. Looking at this display, the above-mentioned person can input the destination name of the telephone number or the initials of the telephone number, for example, by keying in
Input to SDN telephone 504 and use this as a signal for ISN
When transmitting to the D network 503, the central control unit 108 receives it as a telephone directory data search signal via the telephone line 502, the driver / receiver 507, the channel demultiplexer 506, the time switch 123, and the serial / parallel converter 508 ( S611), the timer 111 is stopped (S6)
Along with 12), the corresponding destination name and telephone number data are read from the IC memory card 124 and sent to the ISDN line 502 by the same route as S609 (S61).
4).

Further, the central control unit 108, for example,
Send the second guidance signal with the content such as "Please enter the signal if there is phonebook data you want to search further. If you want to end the search, please input the search end signal" (S615) ), And returns to S610.
Note that steps S610 to S615 can be repeated.

The person who has gone out can read desired telephone directory data from the display of the ISDN telephone 504, and when finishing, sends a predetermined search end signal to the ISDN.
When input to the telephone 504, it is input to the central controller 108.
Detects (S613) and sends a disconnection message through the same route as S602 (S618).

Further, the timer 11 started in the above S610
When 1 times out (S616), the timer 111
Stop (S617) and send a disconnection message (S
618). Further, when the ISDN telephone 504 is hooked on and a disconnection message is received from the ISDN network 503 (S619), the timer 111 is stopped (S62).
0), the release message is transmitted through the same route as S602 (S621).

On the other hand, in S606, when the extension telephone 102 in a call goes on-hook without performing the predetermined key input operation (S622), it is determined that the normal call is terminated, and the disconnection message is sent through the same route as in S602. It is transmitted (S623).

Although the serial / parallel converter 508 is used in the present embodiment, the time switch 123 is an IS.
The communication signal from the DN line 502 can be read by the central controller 108, and the central controller 108 can read the communication signal.
The data written by the ISDN line 50 as a communication signal
The serial / parallel converter 508 is not necessary as long as it has a function capable of transmitting data to H.2.

According to this embodiment, if the outside line accommodated is an ISDN line and the telephone 504 at the destination is an ISDN telephone having a function of displaying a received signal, as shown in the first and second embodiments. The present invention can be realized without using the PB signal detecting device 120, the voice synthesizing device 119, and the voice recognizing device 302.

In addition to the above embodiments, there is also a method of transmitting and receiving a search signal and telephone directory data using a modem.

Further, in each of the above-mentioned embodiments, only the case where the incoming call is sent from the telephone of the destination is described, but the same can be applied to the case where the extension telephone makes an external call.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described from the background thereof.

Generally, a telephone system, such as an answering machine or a key telephone system, which is widely used, has one of the functions.
For example, it has a means for storing several telephone numbers by names such as speed dial and one-touch dial. Further, recently, not only the telephone number but also the other party's name of the telephone number is stored, and some have a function of displaying it on a liquid crystal display or the like when necessary.

However, the function called the speed dial or the one-touch dial as described above is operated by operating the registered telephone or the extension telephone of the key telephone device to store the telephone number previously stored in the storage device on the telephone line. It was output to or displayed on the display. For this reason, for example, if you want to know the telephone number registered in your telephone device when you are out, you can ask someone to check it if you are near this telephone device, but if you were away, there was no way to look it up. .

Also, although there is a number guidance service provided by a telecommunications carrier, there are cases where a desired telephone number is not registered or it is impossible to search for other reasons.

Therefore, in the following fourth to sixth embodiments, description will be given of a telephone device capable of retrieving a telephone number registered in its own telephone device even when he / she is away from the house, without the intervention of others.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an answering machine.

This answering machine 1101 is connected to the public network 11
It is connected to the analog telephone line 1102 from 21 and has the following configuration.

The handset 1103 is a handset for talking, and the central controller 1104 is an answering machine 1.
The control unit 101 controls each unit. ROM1105
Is a memory in which program instructions and the like read by the central control unit 1104 are stored, and the RAM 1106 is a memory in which the central control unit 1104 writes and reads data when necessary.

The speaker 1107 is used for voice calls, and the incoming call detection circuit 1108 is used for the telephone line 110.
The call signal from 2 is detected. The voice control device 1109 switches voice signals, adjusts sidetones, 2 lines /
Key matrix 1110 for performing 4-line conversion or the like
Is a matrix of dial keys, speed keys, one-touch keys, and the like. Selection signal sending device 11
11 is a telephone number pressed by a dial key or the like,
This is converted into a dial pulse (DP) or push-button dial (PB) signal which is selectively designated according to the type of the telephone line 1102, and is transmitted to the telephone line 1102.

The switch 1112 is used for the selection signal transmitting device 1
111 designates whether to send a dial pulse or a PB signal according to the type of the telephone line 1102. The hook switch 1113 is a handset 1103.
When you lift (hook off), it turns on, and handset 1
When 103 is returned (on-hook), it turns off.

The relay 1114 has a central controller 1104.
When the off switch is detected by, for example, the hook switch 1113, the telephone line 1102 is connected to the relay 1115 described later, and when the on hook is detected, the telephone line 1102 is connected to the incoming call detection circuit 1108.

The relay 1115 is used for the selection signal transmitting device 11
The dial pulse is sent to the telephone line 1102 by turning on / off by the DP output signal of No. 11 and turning on / off the direct current circuit of the telephone line 1102. The PB signal detection device 1116 uses the telephone line 1102. The PB signal is detected. BT detection device 11
Reference numeral 17 also detects a busy tone (BT) from the telephone line 1102.

The voice synthesizer 1118 is the central controller 1
According to the instruction of 104, the voice signal is synthesized and the telephone line 11
The magnetic tape 1119 is a recording medium for recording a message, and the tape drive device 1120 is for recording and reproducing a message and rewinding a magnetic tape. .

A telephone 1122 having a function of transmitting a PB signal is connected to the public network 1121.

FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment having the above-mentioned structure.
It is a flow chart which shows the control procedure of an example.

The answering machine 1101 has a dial key, a one-touch dial key, a registration key for registering a speed key, a one-touch dial and a speed dial, and an answering machine for setting an answering mode and canceling the answering mode. It is assumed that keys are provided in the key matrix 1110.

The one-touch dial registration method is, for example, pressing the registration key → pressing the one-touch dial key → inputting the telephone number to be registered with the dial key → pressing the registration key. The speed dial registration method may be, for example, pressing the registration key → pressing the speed key → inputting the speed dial number using the dial key → inputting the telephone number to be registered using the dial key → pressing the registration key.

In this embodiment, the shortened number is 1
Although the description will be given as a digit number, a number having a predetermined digit number of two digits or more may be used. Further, when registering a plurality of one-touch dials and speed dials, the above registration method may be repeated respectively.

After pressing the answering machine key and setting the answering machine 1101 to the answering machine mode (S120).
1) It is assumed that the user goes out. After that, answering machine 1
When the incoming call detection circuit 108 detects a ringing signal from the telephone line 1102 (S1202), the central control unit 101
According to the instruction of 104, the relay 1114 is switched from the state shown in FIG. 10 to the state in which the telephone line 1102 is connected to the relay 1115, and automatically responds (S1203).

The relay 1115 is always on except when sending dial pulses. The user uses the telephone 1122 from outside to make a call to the answering machine 1101. The public network 1121 sends a calling signal (an analog signal of 16 Hz, 75 Vrms) to the telephone line 1102 to call the answering machine 1101. Answering machine 1
Since 101 is set to the answering machine mode in S1201, when the incoming call detection circuit 108 detects the ringing signal (S1202), it automatically responds by switching the relay 1114 as described above (S120).
3).

Then, immediately after this response, the tape drive unit 1120 is controlled to reproduce the voice guidance such as "I'm leaving now" recorded on the magnetic tape 1119 in advance, and the voice control unit 1109, the relay 1114, 111
5, transmission to the telephone 1122 via the telephone line 1102 and the public network 1121 (S1204).

Further, the central control unit 1104 controls the tape drive unit 1120 to enter the state of recording the voice signal from the other party (S1205), and at the same time controls the voice control unit 1109 to output the voice signal from the telephone line 1102. PB signal detector 1116 and BT detector 1117
Also connect to. Here, when the PB signal detection device 1116 detects a predetermined PB signal for searching the telephone number data (S1206), the tape drive device 112 is detected.
The recording is stopped for 0 (S1207), and the second voice guidance, for example, "Please input the abbreviated number" is sent from the voice synthesizer 1118 (S1208).

Next, when the user sends the abbreviated number in which the telephone number data desired to be searched is registered from the telephone 1122 as a PB signal, the PB signal detection device 1116 retrieves the abbreviated number (S1209), and the corresponding telephone number data is obtained. R
It is read from the AM 1106 (S1210). For example, S
If the PB signal detected in 1209 is "1", the telephone number data registered in the shortened number "1", for example, 0123-
45-6789 is read.

The read telephone number data is sequentially input to the voice synthesizing device 1118 from the upper digit, and the voice synthesizing device 1
It is converted into a voice signal by 118, and is transmitted to the telephone line 1102 as voice such as "Zero, I, Ni, San, Yong, Go, Roku, Nana, Hachi, Cue" (S1211).
As a result, the user can know the telephone number of the abbreviated number "1" registered in the answering machine 1101 by listening to the telephone 1122 for the voice signal sent through the public network 1121.

On the other hand, in S1206, when the PB signal is not detected and the BT detection circuit 1117 detects the busy tone (S1212), the caller has finished speaking the message to the usual answering machine or the message is It is considered that the tape was cut for the reason that it is not necessary to record, and in this case, the tape drive device 1120 is instructed to stop recording (S1213), and the relay 1114 is restored to the state shown in FIG. 10 (S1215).

Further, steps S1209 to S1211 can be repeated. In step S1211, for example, the telephone number data registered in the shortened number "1" is converted into a voice signal and transmitted, and then the shortened number "2" is designated. When the PB signal is detected, the telephone number data registered in the abbreviated number “2” is read from the RAM 1106 in the same manner as described above, converted from the upper digit into a voice signal by the voice synthesizer 1118 and transmitted to the telephone line 1102. It is possible.

As described above, the telephone 1122 is off-hook because the user has finished searching for the desired telephone number, or the search is no longer necessary.
The BT detection device 11 detects the busy tone sent from the device 21.
When 17 is detected (S1214), the central controller 110
4 restores the relay 1114 to the state shown in FIG. 10 and opens the telephone line 1102 (S1215).

When the answering machine 1101 has a one-touch dial function in addition to the speed dial function, the telephone number data registered in the speed dial in S1209 is designated or the telephone number data registered in the one touch dial is designated. In order to distinguish whether to specify
For example, when "*" and "1" are detected in the PB signal, the telephone number data registered in the speed dial of the speed number "1" is designated, and when "#" and "1" are detected, The first one-touch dial (for example,
If the one-touch dial buttons are arranged in a horizontal row, the telephone number data registered to the leftmost one-touch dial button) is designated.

As described above, the answering machine 1101 is
It has a message recording function as an ordinary answering machine, and can hear the telephone number data registered in the speed dial or one-touch dial from outside as an audio signal.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a fifth embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a key telephone device.

In this embodiment, an IC memory card is used as a storage device for telephone number data, and a destination name is also registered in correspondence with each telephone number data so that, for example, an extension telephone can be used as a destination. By designating the first letter of the name, the corresponding destination name and telephone number data are read from the IC memory card and displayed on the extension telephone.

The main unit 1301 of this key telephone system is
It accommodates extension telephones 1302, 1303, and 1304.

Further, the central control unit 1305 controls the entire key telephone device, and the ROM 1306 is
This is a memory in which program instructions and the like read by the central controller 1305 are stored in advance. The RAM 1307 is a memory in which the central control device 1305 writes or reads data as needed.

The timer 1308 has a central controller 1305.
Is a time measuring device for performing time measurement as necessary, and the time switch 1309 performs time slot exchange under the control of the central control unit 1305, and thus, between arbitrary extension telephones or between extension telephones and outside lines. It is possible to make a call in.

The outside line interface circuit 1310 accommodates the telephone line 1102, and an incoming call detection circuit 1311 for detecting a calling signal from the telephone line 1102, and a direct current circuit for the telephone line 1102 in order to respond to or make an incoming call. An analog telephone that converts the analog signal from the relay 1312, the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 1313, and the telephone line 1102 for opening and closing the DC circuit for closing and disconnecting, and converts the PCM code into an analog signal. A CODEC 1314 or the like for transmitting to the line 1102 is provided.

The extension interface circuit 1315 supplies electric power to the extension telephones 1302, 1303, 1304, and the central control unit 1305 and the extension telephones 1302, 1303, 13.
04 control signal relay, time switch 1309
It relays voice signals between the extension telephones 1302, 1303, and 1304.

The sound source 1316 is for transmitting dial tone, busy tone, hold tone, etc. to each extension telephone, and the recording / playback device 1317 records a voice message from the extension telephone 1302 etc., and sets an outside call reception by setting. Upon detection, it automatically responds, reproduces the recorded voice message and sends it to the outside line.

The voice synthesizer 1318 is the central controller 1
The data from 305 is converted into a voice signal,
The PB signal detection device 1319 detects a PB signal. The busy tone detecting device 1320 detects a busy tone, and the CODEC 1321 converts an analog signal output from the voice synthesizing device 1318 into a PCM code, and a signal from the time switch 1309 to the PB signal detecting device 1319 and the busy tone detecting device 1320. Is converted into an analog signal.

The IC memory card 1322 stores a plurality of telephone number data and the corresponding destination names in advance. The IC memory card interface 1323
By installing the IC memory card 1322,
From this IC memory card 1322 to the central controller 130
Reference numeral 5 is for reading desired data.

It is assumed that a telephone 1122 having a PB signal transmitting means is connected to the public network 1121.

13 and 14 are flow charts showing the operation of this embodiment.

First, when the central control unit 1305 detects that the automatic answering mode is set by performing a predetermined operation on the extension telephone 1302 or by other means (S
1401) and thereafter, when the incoming call detection circuit 1311 detects a ringing signal from the telephone line 1102 (S1402),
The central controller 1305 receives this and relay 1312
12 is switched from the state shown in FIG. 12 to the side for connecting the telephone line 1102 to the 2-wire / 4-wire converter 1313, thereby closing the DC circuit and answering the call (S140).
3).

Subsequently, the central controller 1305 controls the time switch 1309 to connect the speech path from the recording / reproducing apparatus 1317 to the CODEC 1314,
The prerecorded first voice guidance is reproduced from the recording / reproducing device (S1404), the timer 1308 is started, and a predetermined time is measured (S1405).

A PB signal requesting a predetermined telephone directory data search is transmitted from the calling telephone 1122 within the above-mentioned predetermined time, the PB signal detecting device 1319 detects the PB signal, and the central control device 1305 calls the telephone. When it is determined that the request is a book data search request (S1406), the timer 1308 started in S1405 is stopped (S1407), and the second
Voice guidance such as "Please specify the initial letter of the destination name in the PB signal" is sent from the recording / reproducing device 1317 or the voice synthesizing device 1318 (S1408), and the timer 1308 is started again. ,
A predetermined time is measured (S1409).

Here, by the PB signal detecting device 1319,
When a signal designating the initial "A", for example, "1" or "1" is detected (S1410), the timer started in S1409 is stopped (S1411), and the destination name corresponding to the initial "A" and the corresponding Telephone number data to IC memory card 1
It is read from 322 (S1413).

The read destination name and telephone number data are sequentially converted into a voice signal by the voice synthesizing device 1318, and for example, "a, i, w, e, o, ca, b, c, g, i.
Sha Zero San Ichi Ni San Yon Go Lok
CODEC 1321, time switch 1 like Nana
309, it sends to the telephone line 1102 via the outside line interface circuit 1310 (S1414), and the public network 1121.
To reach the telephone 1122.

Note that steps S1409 to S1414 can be repeated. For example, if a PB signal "#" requesting the next destination name and telephone number is detected by the PB signal detection device 1319 according to the Japanese syllabary order, The next destination name and its telephone number data of "Iueokabushiki Gaisha" in the order of sound are read from the IC memory card 1322, converted into a voice signal by the same procedure, and the telephone line 110 is read.
Send to 2.

When a signal designating the initial letter "d", for example, "5" and "2", is detected in this order, the destination name of the initial letter "d" (if there are a plurality of letters, the second and subsequent letters are used). Which is the lowest number in the Japanese syllabary order) and its phone number are read out and converted to a voice signal in the same way as the telephone line 11
Output to 02.

Further, when the PB signal detected in S1410 is a signal indicating the end of search, for example, "*" (S1412), the central controller 1305 causes the relay 131 to operate.
2 is restored to the state shown in FIG. 12 (S1419), and the DC circuit of the telephone line 1102 is opened accordingly.

Further, the analog signal output of the CODEC 1321 is connected to the PB signal detecting device 1319 and also to the BT detecting device 1320. When the BT detecting device 1320 detects a busy tone from the telephone line 1102. Is (S1415 and S141
7) The relay 1312 is restored (S1419).

Furthermore, the timer 13 started in S1405
If 08 times out (S1416), and S
When the timer 1308 started in 1409 times out (S1418), each relay 1312 is restored (S1419).

On the other hand, if the automatic answering mode is not set in S1401, the key telephone device operates in the normal mode (S1420).

In the present embodiment, the telephone 112 is used from outside.
Use 2 to PB the first letter of the destination name of the telephone number you want to know
If specified by a signal, the corresponding destination name and its telephone number can be heard.

Further, not only the initial letters of the destination name but also a plurality of letters or all the letters of the destination name are designated from the telephone 1122, and the destination name and the telephone number or only the telephone number are converted into a voice signal and output according to the designation. However, the probability of sending a telephone number other than the desired telephone number is reduced.

FIG. 15 shows P for designating the initial letters of the destination name.
It is an explanatory view showing an example of correspondence between a B signal and a character.

For example, P specifying "TO" as the initial letter
The B signal is a 2-digit PB signal of "4" and "5". Further, the PB signals designating "ABC Shoji" as the destination name are "1", "4", "0", "0",
"6", "7", "0", "0", "3", "2",
"0", "0", "3", "2", "8", "0",
These are "1", "3", "3", and "7".

Next, as a sixth embodiment of the present invention, a configuration in which the fifth embodiment is further developed and the operability at the time of retrieval is improved will be described.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a key telephone device according to the sixth embodiment. This button telephone device is obtained by adding a voice recognition device 1324 to the main device 1301 of the button telephone device shown in FIG. Since the other points are common to the fifth embodiment (FIG. 12),
The same components are designated by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

17 and 18 are flowcharts showing the operation of this embodiment.

In the figure, S1701 to S1709
Up to S1401 to S1409 have exactly the same sequence.

In the fifth embodiment, the PB signal is transmitted from the telephone 1122 to the main unit 1301 to specify the initials of the destination name of the telephone number to be known, whereas in the present embodiment, the telephone 1122 is instructed. All you have to do is input the destination name of the telephone number you want to know by voice or its initials.

When the voice recognition device 1324 recognizes the voice signal from the telephone line (S1710), the central controller 1305 causes the timer 1308 started in S1709.
Is stopped (S1711), and if the recognized destination name is stored in the IC memory card 1322 (S1712),
The corresponding destination name and telephone number data are read from the IC memory card 1322 (S1713), converted into analog signals in sequence by the voice synthesizer 1319, and sent to the telephone line 1102 (S1714). Note that S1709
From S1714 can be repeated.

Further, when the PB signal detection device 1319 detects a signal indicating the end of search, for example, "*" (S1
717), the relay 312 is restored, and the telephone line 1102
Is opened (S1720).

When a busy tone is detected from the telephone line 1102 (S1715 and S1718) and when the timer 1308 times out (S1716 and S1719), the relay 1312 is restored (S172).
0).

On the other hand, in S1712, if the voice-recognized destination name is not stored in the IC memory card 1322, the recording / playback device 1317 or the voice synthesizer 1319 gives a third voice guidance indicating that there is no corresponding telephone line. Send to 1102 (S1720), S1
Return to 709.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the telephone 112
2, there is no need to input a plurality of PB signals, and there is an effect that operability is facilitated.

Further, in the key telephone device shown in FIG. 12 or 16, RAM 130, for example, is used as in the fourth embodiment.
One of the common speed dials stored in No. 7 is designated by the PB signal, and the central controller 1305 reads the telephone number data corresponding to the designated speed dial from the RAM 1307 and converts it into a voice signal by the voice synthesizer 1318. It is also within the scope of the present invention to send the data to the telephone line 1102.

[0127]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention.
According to this, it is possible to read out desired data from the telephone directory data stored in the telephone exchange device from the telephone at the outing place without bothering the seated person. Therefore,
The telephone book data can be searched not only from the extension telephone but also from the outside line, and the telephone book data can be effectively used.

Further, according to claims 2 to 5 of the present invention, the registered speed dial, one-touch dialing telephone number data, or the telephone number data stored in the IC memory card or the like and the destination name thereof are sent out. There is an effect that can be easily known even from the beginning, and the telephone directory function by the speed dial, one-touch dial, IC memory card, or the like becomes more effective.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of correspondence between PB signals and characters in the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sixth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference numeral 101 ... Telephone exchange device, 102, 103, 104 ... Extension telephone, 105 ... Analog telephone line, 106 ... Analog public network, 107 ... Telephone, 108 ... Central control device, 109 ... ROM, 110 ... RAM, 111 ... Timer, 112 ... extension interface part, 113 ... external line interface part, 114 ... incoming call detection circuit, 115 ... two-line / four-line switching device, 116,122 ... CODEC, 117 ... switch, 118 ... sound source, 119 ... speech synthesizer, 120 ... PB Signal detecting device, 121 ... BT detecting device, 123 ... Time switch, 124 ... IC memory card, 125 ... IC memory card interface.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone exchange device capable of accommodating at least one external line and one or more extension telephones, wherein a telephone directory data storing means for storing telephone directory data and a telephone directory data storing means are provided. When a predetermined operation is detected from the extension line during a call with an outside line, it has a phonebook data search means for searching for any phonebook data and a phonebook data transmission means for sending the searched phonebook data to an outside line. And a function of switching a communication path connected between the outside line and an extension telephone to a connection between the outside line and the telephone directory data searching means and between the outside line and the telephone directory data transmitting means. Telephone exchange equipment. 2. An incoming call detecting means that is connected to a telephone line and detects a calling signal from the telephone line, and by making a predetermined setting in advance, automatically responds based on the detection result of the incoming call detecting means. In a telephone device having an automatic response means, a first transmission means for transmitting a first voice guidance after an automatic response by the automatic response means, and a first first signal for detecting a predetermined first signal from the telephone line. Signal detection means of
Second transmitting means for transmitting a second voice guidance, second signal detecting means for detecting a predetermined second signal from the telephone line, according to the detection result of the first signal detecting means; Based on the result of the second signal detection means, one of the telephone number data stored in advance in the storage device is read out and converted into a voice signal, and the converted voice signal is sent to the telephone line. A telephone device comprising: 3. The telephone number data according to claim 2, wherein the telephone number data stored in advance in the storage device is telephone number data registered in association with a speed dial or a one-touch dial, and the second signal from the telephone line. Is one of the above speed dials or one-touch dials
When the second signal detecting means detects the signal, the telephone number data registered corresponding to one of the specified speed dial or one-touch dial is read out from the storage device. Third, converting the read telephone number data into a voice signal and sending it to the telephone line
A telephone device comprising: 4. A storage device for storing one or more sets of telephone numbers and corresponding destination names, an incoming call detecting means connected to a telephone line for detecting a ringing signal from the telephone line, and predetermined settings are made in advance. Thus, in the telephone device having the automatic response means that automatically responds based on the detection result of the incoming call detection means, after the automatic response by the automatic response means, the first voice guidance is sent to the telephone line that automatically responded. A first transmitting means, a first signal detecting means for detecting a predetermined first signal from the telephone line, and a second voice guidance for transmitting a second voice guidance according to the detection result of the first signal detecting means. 2 sending means, a second signal detecting means for detecting a predetermined second signal from the telephone line, and a set of destination names and a set of destination names from the storage device based on the result of the second signal detecting means. Correspondence And a third transmitting means for transmitting the destination name and the telephone number, which are converted into the voice signal, to the telephone line. A telephone device characterized by. 5. The IC memory card according to claim 4, wherein an IC memory card is used as a storage device for storing one or more sets of the telephone number and the destination name, and a mounting means for mounting the IC memory card and reading of data from the IC memory card. A telephone device comprising means.