JPH0828766B2 - Communication device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a communication device, particularly to a predetermined communication line,
The present invention relates to a communication device that calls a partner station using a shortened number.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, as a communication device as described above, a telephone capable of speed dialing, a facsimile device with a calling function, and the like are known. In the conventional speed dial system in this type of device, in order to enable each user to set a desired abbreviated number for a particular partner station, a memory element that stores the abbreviated number and the partner station number in association with each other in the telephone set. There is known a configuration for providing.

In this type of device, when the set abbreviated number is entered by operating the dial consisting of a numeric keypad, etc., the memory in the device is searched and the partner station number corresponding to the entered abbreviated number is read out. Is converted to dial tone or dial pulse and sent to the line to call the partner station.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional device, each device, for example, a telephone is provided with a memory for storing an abbreviated number, and each abbreviated number can be set independently. It is conceivable that different telephone numbers may be set for all telephones in the same office. In such a case, if the user always uses a different phone than the one they are using,
There is no problem if the same speed code is set, but if a speed code different from the one you are using is set for a specific destination, you can make various calls when calling unless you know the speed code. There was the problem of having to dial a number.

[Means for Solving Problems] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the partner station number is selected by searching the first storage unit that stores the identification information and the partner station number in association with each other. , In a communication device that sends a selected partner station number to a line to call a particular partner station, it is initialized according to the line capture at the time of calling, and identification information according to a predetermined registration operation following this initialization. A second storage means for temporarily storing the associated station number in association with
When determining the partner station number by searching any one of the storage means, it is determined whether or not the partner station number is stored in the second storage means, and if it is stored, the second storage is performed. Only the means is searched, and only the first storage means is searched when not stored.

[Operation] According to the above configuration, since the second storage means for temporarily storing the identification number is provided, the specific partner station number and the shortened number stored in the first storage means The station number related data can be temporarily registered without being destroyed and used for calling. Moreover, since only the related data temporarily stored in the second storage unit is searched, the calling process is sped up.

[Embodiment] The present invention will be described in detail below based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a telephone adopting the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 is a telephone line, which is connected to the dial device 7 or the bell device 9 via the hook switch 8.

When the handset 6 is on-hook, the switch 8
Is switched to the 8b side, and the line 10 is connected to the bell device 9. When the handset 6 goes off-hook, the switch 8 is switched to the 8a side, and the dial device 7 and the line 10 are connected.

Bell device 9 receives a call signal from line 10,
It generates a bell sound and is composed of a known telephone bell circuit or a pseudo bell sound generating circuit. The dial device 7 transmits / receives a dial signal such as a dial tone or dial pulse to / from the line 10, and connects the handset 6 to the line 10 in a call state.

The operation of the dial device 7 is controlled by the CPU 4 including a program memory and a microprocessor. The CPU 4 controls the dial device 7 based on the abbreviated number or the telephone number data input from the push dial 5 composed of a ten-key pad or the like to generate a dial signal corresponding to the desired partner station number.

Two RAMs 2 and 3 are connected to the CPU 4 in order to store the abbreviated number.

Of these, the RAM 2 is for registering the partner station number in association with the desired abbreviated number as in the conventional case. That is, as in the conventional case, by inputting the shortened number and the partner station number from the push dial 5 in a predetermined procedure, correspondence data of the shortened number and the partner station number can be created in the RAM 2.

In this embodiment, the RAM 3 is also used to store the corresponding data of the shortened number and the partner station number. However, the push dial 5 is not used to load the corresponding data of the shortened number in the RAM 3, but another input device is used.

In the configuration of FIG. 1, a magnetic card reader 1 is provided as an input means for RAM3.

By causing the reading device 1 to read a magnetic card on which at least one or more sets of shortened numbers and partner station numbers are magnetically recorded, the shortened number / remote station number correspondence data is stored in the RAM 3 via the CPU 4. Be ready to load. The correspondence data loaded in RAM3 is
Instead of holding it continuously, it should be held temporarily so that new mapping data is loaded at least when the card is replaced.

The above RAMs 2 and 3 may be configured by using different address areas of one memory element instead of separate elements.

 Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the CPU of FIG.

In step S1 in FIG. 2, when the user puts the handset 6 in the off-hook state, the hook switch 8 causes the bell device 9 to move.
Side to the dial device 7 side. When the call is ready by this operation, proceed to step S2 and RA
Initialize the contents of M3.

Then, in step S3, the output of the push dial 5 is checked to see if a numeric key has been input.
When numerical data having more digits than the settable abbreviated number is input, the process proceeds to step S4 and waits until all the partner station numbers are input. The destination station number is entered into the dial device 7 every time it is entered, and dial signals corresponding to the first digit of the number are sequentially transmitted to the line 10. When a device such as a display is provided on the telephone and a function for editing the entered telephone number is provided, the partner station number may be collectively given to the dial device 7 according to a predetermined key operation. Good.

When the exchange makes a line connection with the partner station corresponding to the entered partner station number to enable a call, the CPU 4 waits for the end of the call in step S5.
The end of the call can be determined by detecting the state of the hook switch 8 (detecting on-hook).
If the call ends, the process returns to step S1.

On the other hand, if step S3 is denied, step S6
Then, it is determined whether or not the abbreviated number is input. If the abbreviated number has not been input, the process proceeds to step S7, and it is determined whether or not a key operation, which means setting and registration of the abbreviated number in the RAM 3, has been performed. When step S7 is denied, it loops to step S3.

RAM3 using the magnetic card reader 1 in step S7
When it is confirmed that a predetermined key operation for instructing the setting registration of the shortened number is performed, the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the corresponding data of the set abbreviated number of the magnetic card set in the magnetic card reader and the partner station number is read and loaded into the RAM3. When the setting of the shortened number for RAM3 is completed, the process loops to step S3. In addition, step
In S8, a flag indicating that data has been registered in RAM3 is set.

On the other hand, if the abbreviated number is input in step S6, the process proceeds to step S9 to call the other party corresponding to the abbreviated number.

First, in step S9, the contents of RAM3 are examined to determine whether or not the partner station number is registered in RAM3 together with the abbreviated number. This determination is made by checking the flags operated in steps S2 and S8. If the settings are not registered in the RAM3, the process proceeds to step S10. If the settings are registered in the RAM3, the process proceeds to step S13.

In steps S10 and S13, either RAM2 or RAM3 is searched for the partner station number corresponding to the shortened number input from the push dial 5.

In step S11, the partner station number retrieved from the RAM 2 or 3 retrieved in step S10 or S13 is output to the dial device 7 to call the partner station.

By the above process, calling of the partner station by the abbreviated number is completed, and the call in step S5 becomes possible.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the storage means for temporarily registering the abbreviated number and the partner station number in association with each other is provided, by registering the abbreviated number in this memory, the original registration is performed. It is possible to temporarily set a new abbreviated number without destroying the abbreviated number data. Therefore, when the user uses a telephone different from the one he or she always uses, the advantage of being able to freely set his / her preferred abbreviated number is to set the magnetic card he / she is using. is there. Further, when the shortened number determines the partner station number, only the corresponding data temporarily stored is searched, so that there is an advantage that the call processing time can be shortened.

In the above embodiments, the magnetic card is illustrated as the medium for recording the data associated with the abbreviated number. However, not only the magnetic card but also a card having a bar code recorded therein, a punch card or the like can be used. In that case, the magnetic card reader 1 is replaced with a bar code reader, a punch card reader, or the like.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the telephone, but can be applied to other communication devices having the same basic configuration.

[Effect] As is apparent from the above, according to the present invention, first storage means for storing the identification information and the partner station number in association with each other,
Initialized according to the line capture at the time of calling,
Second storage means for temporarily storing the identification information and the partner station number in association with each other in accordance with a predetermined registration operation following this initialization is provided, and the first and second identification information is input from the input means.
When the partner station number is determined by searching any one of the storage means of the above, whether the partner station number is stored in the second storage means,
Since it is determined whether or not it is stored, only the second storage means is searched if it is stored, and only the first storage means is searched if it is not stored. When the number is stored in the second storage means, the partner station number temporarily stored can be used, and even if the partner station number is not stored in the second storage means, the first
It is possible to use the partner station number stored in the storage means, and it is possible to use an abbreviated number of your choice without depending on the terminal device.

Further, in the present invention, the second storage means is initialized in response to line capture at the time of calling, and the identification information and the partner station number are temporarily stored in association with each other in accordance with a predetermined registration operation following this initialization. As a result, the registration data that associates the identification information with the partner station number is temporarily changed, and it is guaranteed that the change in the registration data for each call is temporary for each call. This has the excellent effect that even if another person has stored information in the second storage means in the last call, this information does not cause an erroneous call.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a telephone adopting the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the CPU of FIG. 1 ... Magnetic card reading device 2, 3 ... RAM, 4 ... CPU 7 ... Dial device, 10 ... Line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A partner station number is selected by searching a first storage unit that stores identification information and a partner station number in association with each other, and the selected partner station number is transmitted to a line to identify a particular partner station. In the calling communication device, it is initialized according to the line capture at the time of calling, and
A second storage unit is provided which temporarily stores the identification information and the partner station number in association with each other in accordance with a predetermined registration operation following the initialization, and the identification information input from the input unit determines which of the first and the second. When searching the other storage means to determine the partner station number, it is determined whether or not the partner station number is stored in the second storage means, and if it is stored, only the second storage means is stored. A communication device characterized by performing a search and searching only the first storage means when not stored.