JPH08139786A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve usability by storing transfer destination telephone numbers and priority, disconnecting a communication line, and automatically dialing the telephone numbers according to the priority. CONSTITUTION: A temporary storage memory 6 has an area 61 wherein individual discrimination information is stored in addition to opposite party telephone numbers, an area 62 wherein plural transfer destination telephone numbers can be stored, an area 63 wherein the priority of transfer is recorded, and an area 64 wherein substitute terminating telephone numbers are stored. This memory 6 serves as a send-back storage means when the telephone set is used as an origination-side telephone set to temporarily store a sent-back transfer destination telephone number and the priority of transfer. When the telephone is used as an origination-side telephone set, the memory is used as an information setting storage means and when setting operation is done at an operation part 8, individual discrimination information, a transfer destination telephone number, and the priority of transfer are set before the user becomes absent. The origination-side telephone set 1 disconnects the communication line 2 to a called side and performs call operation automatically according to priority, and displays the priority, etc., regarding the operation at a display part 10 to let the caller know that.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, and more particularly to a transfer function for automatically dialing a telephone number of a telephone which is likely to be present when an individual who exclusively belongs to the called telephone is absent. The present invention relates to a telephone having a.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional telephones, it is assumed that an individual subscriber number is given to each telephone, and that there is a fixed individual in the seat where the telephone is placed, and I want to talk to that individual. In case you were dialing the subscriber number on the telephone at that individual seat. And if the person is absent in the seat of the phone and someone else is near the seat, the other person answers the call to determine where the individual is now, When I knew it, the other person dialed the telephone number of the telephone closest to the person's location to transfer the call.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional telephone, the operation when another person transfers a telephone call made when the person who wants to make a call is absent, or the operation method is unknown. In some cases, the transfer is often not smooth. In addition, since the transfer operation is performed using the telephone of the called side, the telephone of the called side becomes unavailable during that time, and a route unnecessary for the telephone line is used. For the three parties, they will continue to be busy and inconvenient. Further, there is a problem in that the telephone set of the original calling side is charged with a charge for the time required for the transfer, and if the transfer operation takes a long time, the charge becomes high.

In order to solve such a problem, a telephone set disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 62-291239 has been proposed, and the telephone set in this publication is used in addition to the subscriber number normally given. , Individual identification information uniquely assigned to an individual at the seat of the telephone is given, and if the person who wants to call at the seat of the telephone is absent, another person does not have to pick up the handset The telephone has a function of automatically transferring the telephone to the destination telephone of the absent individual.

According to such a telephone, it is not necessary for another person to perform a transfer operation when the person who wants to make a call is absent, and it is possible to prevent the called telephone from becoming unavailable. It has already become.

However, in the telephone according to the above publication, since the transfer operation is performed on the called side, an unnecessary route is used as the telephone line, and the telephone on the calling side also uses the route. Charges will be added for the time it takes to transfer. In addition, even when another person is talking on the transfer destination telephone and the individual is nearby, and when another telephone is waiting for the call near the transfer destination telephone, As a result, there is a problem that it is not possible to call the individual.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when the person who wants to make a call is absent, another person does not need to carry out the transfer operation, and the called telephone cannot be used or an unnecessary route is used as a telephone line. No charge is added during the transfer operation of the called phone, and even if the transfer destination phone is busy, the call is transferred to another nearby phone to ensure that An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone that can make an incoming call to an individual who wants to make a call.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, a telephone according to the present invention has a personal identification information uniquely assigned to an individual who exclusively belongs to a called telephone, and one or a plurality of transfers when absent. Information setting storage means for setting and storing the destination telephone number and the priority of this transfer in the called telephone, and the called telephone with the personal identification information when the individual is absent. Information returning means for returning the one or more transfer destination telephone numbers to the calling side in response to the call with the transfer priority added, and the transfer destination telephone number and the transfer destination telephone number from the telephone of the called side. Return information storage means for the calling telephone to temporarily store the transfer destination telephone number and the priority when the priority is returned, and the return information storage means includes the transfer destination telephone number and the priority. After temporarily storing It is an arrangement that includes a automatic calling unit for side telephone minutely perform calling operation automatically the transfer destination telephone number in order of the priorities by cutting the communication line.

[0009]

In the telephone having such a configuration, when an individual who exclusively belongs to the called telephone is absent, the personal identification uniquely assigned to the individual is set in the information setting storage means of the called telephone. Information, one or a plurality of transfer destination telephone numbers, and the priority of this transfer are set and stored. When there is an incoming call accompanied by the personal identification information when the individual is absent, the telephone set on the called side responds to this by the information returning means, and the transfer set and stored in the information setting storage means is stored. The destination telephone number and the priority of this transfer are returned to the calling party.
When the telephone set of the calling side returns the forwarding destination telephone number and the priority order from the telephone set of the called side, the return information storage means temporarily stores the returned information. After that, the telephone set on the calling side disconnects the telephone line and automatically calls the transfer destination telephone numbers in order of priority by the automatic calling means.

According to the telephone having such a configuration, the transfer operation is automatically performed even when the person who wants to make a call is absent, so that the transfer operation is not bothered to another person and the telephone at the calling side. When the called phone performs the forwarding operation, it is possible to prevent the called phone from becoming unavailable during the forwarding operation or using an unnecessary route as in the case where the called telephone performs the forwarding operation. There is no extra charge added during that time. When multiple transfer destinations are specified, the calling telephone automatically performs the transfer operation in the order of priority, so that the transfer destination telephone is near the telephone even when the telephone is busy. It is possible to transfer to another telephone and make sure that the person who wants to make a call receives the call.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention. The telephone 1 shown in the figure has a line processing unit 3, a receiver 16 and a transmitter 1 connected to a public line 2.
An audio signal processing unit 5 for inputting / outputting a signal to / from the unit 7, a temporary storage memory 6, an operation unit 8, a display unit 10, a system control unit 11, an operation / display interface 12, and a call control unit 14 are provided.

The line processing unit 3 includes a telephone line 1 to a public line 2
It functions as an interface for allowing a call signal and a voice signal to be output to and a call signal and a voice signal from the public line 2 to be input.

The audio signal processing section 5 includes a system control section 11
The voice signal to the receiver 16 and the voice signal from the transmitter 17 are subjected to signal processing under the control of. The operation unit 8 is composed of various operation means such as push-type dial keys and speed dial keys, and is operated by hand when using the telephone 1. The display unit 10 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and is for operating the operation unit 8 while watching the display of the display unit 10 when using the telephone 1.

An input signal from the operation unit 8 is sent to the system control unit 11 via the operation / display interface 12. Further, the output content is displayed on the display unit 10 via the operation / display interface 12 by the output signal from the system control unit 11.

The call control unit 14 is controlled by the system control unit 11 and a call signal transmitted from the line processing unit 3 to the public line 2 or an incoming call received from the public line 2 via the line processing unit 3. It controls the input and output of signals.

The parts up to this point are the same as those of the ordinary telephone, but the telephone 1 according to this embodiment is different from the ordinary telephone in the following points.

That is, the temporary storage memory 6 (information setting storage means, return information storage means) has a first area 61 for recording personal identification information in addition to a list of destination telephone numbers such as a normal telephone, and transfer. It has a second area 62 in which a plurality of destination telephone numbers can be stored, a third area 63 in which the transfer priority of transfer destination telephone numbers is recorded, and a fourth area 64 in which a proxy incoming telephone number is stored.

When the temporary storage memory 6 is used as a telephone set on the calling side, it serves as return information storage means, and it stores one or a plurality of transfer destination telephone numbers returned from the telephone set on the called side. The priority order, the substitute incoming telephone number, etc. are stored, and when the telephone is used as a called side, it is set as an information setting storage means by the operation unit 8 so as to be exclusively assigned to the telephone. Before an individual is absent, personal identification information, one or a plurality of transfer destination telephone numbers, transfer priority order, proxy incoming call telephone number, etc. are set.

Further, the operation / display interface 12 is additionally provided with a function of busy detection means and a function of automatic calling means when the telephone 1 is used as a calling side. It has a function as an information returning means for returning the transfer destination telephone number and its priority to the calling side when the call is used as the called side.

Here, the substitute called telephone number means that an important message should be surely transmitted even if the forwarding destination telephone number is a mobile telephone and the person has turned off the power switch. In this case, it means something like a telephone number of an alternative telephone that can always receive a call.

Next, the operation of the telephone 1 according to such an embodiment will be described. First, a case where the telephone 1 is used as a calling side will be described. In this case, the called telephone is called to connect the line, and the personal identification information is manually or automatically sent to the telephone of the other party.

By the operation of the calling side as described above, when the individual is absent, one or more transfer destination telephone numbers corresponding to the personal identification information from the telephone of the called side, the substitute called telephone number, and the transfer priority are given. Rank information is returned to the calling party.
At this time, if the priority information is not included, the other party's telephone is urged to return the priority information.

Thereafter, the telephone set on the calling side temporarily stores the returned information in the corresponding areas of the temporary storage memory 6. Then, the telephone set 1 on the calling side disconnects the telephone line with the called side and the information is transferred,
The number of transfer destination telephone numbers, priority order, etc. are notified to the caller using the display unit 10 by a method such as voice or visual display.

After disconnecting the communication line with the called side, the calling side telephone automatically calls the transfer destination telephone number having the highest priority in parallel with the operation of the display unit 10. . If there is no priority information, it automatically calls the transfer destination telephone numbers randomly at random based on the stored previous priority.

When the transfer destination telephone is busy or when a predetermined time has elapsed after the call is made, the telephone line is disconnected and the transfer destination telephone number having the next highest priority is automatically called.

The above operation is repeated until the transfer destination telephone answers or until all the transfer destination telephone numbers have been dialed with the stored priority.

Next, a case where the telephone 1 is used as a called side will be described. After receiving a call from the calling side, wait for a certain period of time to send the personal identification number from the calling side, and if there is a transmission, one or more transfer destination telephone numbers corresponding to the stored personal identification number If there is a transfer priority, etc., the ringtone is not sounded, the transfer destination telephone number, the transfer priority, etc. are returned, and the line is automatically disconnected when the return is completed.

As described above, according to the telephone according to the present embodiment, the transfer operation is automatically performed even when the person who wants to make a call is absent, so that the transfer operation is not bothered by another person and the call is made. When the telephone on the side performs the transfer operation,
It is possible to prevent the called telephone from becoming unavailable during the transfer operation or using an unnecessary route during the transfer operation. In addition, as in the case where the called telephone performs the transfer operation, an extra charge is added during that time. It will not be added.

When a plurality of transfer destinations are designated,
The caller's phone automatically performs transfer operations in the order of priority, so even if the transfer destination phone is busy, the call is transferred to another phone near the phone and the individual who wants to make a call It is possible to make a reliable call.

By the way, when an individual at the seat of the called telephone 1 is absent, the individual registers the transfer destination telephone number or the like corresponding to the personal identification number before leaving the seat. Need to be kept.

As a method of registering such a transfer destination telephone number, there is a method of directly registering in the telephone set 1 to be registered.
1. It is stored and registered in the temporary storage memory 6 via the operation / display interface unit 12.

Another method of registering the transfer destination telephone number or the like is a method of calling from the telephone 1 at another place to the telephone 1 at his / her seat and registering. As such a method, an additional interface such as a magnetic card or an IC card is attached to the operation / display interface section 12 of the calling side telephone to make an automatic call, and the telephone number of the calling side telephone 1 , Send the personal identification number and the proxy called telephone number stored in the additional interface.

The telephone set 1 of the individual on the receiving side stores in the temporary storage memory 6 the transfer destination telephone number and the like transmitted in correspondence with the individual identification information of the individual. Store as a low forwarding phone number. At this time, the telephone 1 on the transmitting side transmits the information such as the transfer destination telephone number, and the telephone 1 on the receiving side stores the information such as the transfer destination telephone number. Return to the waiting state.

In the above-described embodiment, when an individual calls from the telephone 1 at another place to the telephone 1 at his / her seat and registers the transfer destination telephone number or the like, such as the magnetic card or the IC card is used. Although the interface to be added is used, it is of course possible to manually transmit the information such as the transfer destination telephone number from the calling telephone 1 without using such an interface.

When the number of the transfer destination telephone number returned from the telephone set 1 of the receiving side is one, the telephone set of the transfer destination from the telephone set 1 of the calling side is busy or a response is made even if a call is made for a certain period of time. If not, the transfer call operation ends.

[0036]

As described above, according to the telephone of the present invention, since the transfer operation is automatically performed even when the person who wants to make a call is absent, another person does not have to bother with the transfer operation. By performing the transfer operation on the calling side phone, it is possible to prevent the receiving side phone from being unavailable or using an unnecessary route during the transfer operation as in the case of the transfer side operation. No extra charge is added during the transfer as in the case of performing the transfer operation.

When a plurality of transfer destinations are designated,
The caller's phone automatically performs transfer operations in the order of priority, so even if the transfer destination phone is busy, the call is transferred to another phone near the phone and the individual who wants to make a call It is possible to make a reliable call.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone 2 Public line 3 Line processing unit 5 Voice signal processing unit 6 Temporary storage memory 8 Operation unit 10 Display unit 11 System control unit 12 Operation / display interface 14 Call control unit 16 Handset 17 Transmitter 61 First area 62 Second 2 Area 63 Third area 64 Fourth area

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A personal telephone number uniquely assigned to an individual who is exclusively assigned to the telephone of the called side, one or a plurality of transfer destination telephone numbers when he / she is absent, and a priority of this transfer to the telephone of the called side. Information setting storage means for setting and storing; and, when the called telephone responds to an incoming call accompanied by the personal identification information when the individual is absent, transfers the one or more transfer destination telephone numbers. Information returning means for returning to the calling side by adding the priority of the call destination side, and when the telephone number of the called side and the priority order are returned from the called side telephone, the calling side telephone sets the forwarding destination. Return information storage means for temporarily storing a telephone number and the priority, and after the return information storage means temporarily stores the transfer destination telephone number and the priority, the calling telephone disconnects the call line. Automatically in the order of priority A telephone characterized by comprising: automatic calling means for performing a calling operation for each transfer destination telephone number one by one.