JPH08317037A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain making a phone call by recognizing and storing a telephone number of an opposite party whose call is received and configuring the telephone set to make a phone call to the telephone number of the opposite party automatically stored by a command of the operator thereby making a call back surely with a simple operation. CONSTITUTION: When a call arrives, a central processing section 107 acquires a destination telephone number sent from a line via a receiver I/F circuit 106. Then the central processing section 107 stores the acquired telephone number to a storage section 105. In the case of making a call, when the operator commands a callback, the central processing section 107 recognizes the command from the signal from a key switch 102 via a key discrimination circuit 104 and the central processing section 107 reads a newest caller telephone number stored in the storage section 105. The central processing section 107 controls a dialing transmission circuit 109 based on the telephone number to make dialing to the telephone number.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a storage unit for storing a telephone number is provided in a main body of a telephone, and a telephone having a telephone number stored in the storage unit can be called by inputting one key or a few keys. There are many things. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the structure of such a conventional telephone. In the figure, 101 is a display unit for displaying information, 102 is a key switch for inputting and setting a telephone number, 103 is a receiver, 104 is a key identifying circuit for identifying key input, and 105 is a telephone. A storage unit for storing the number, and 106 is a receiver I / F (interface) circuit, which is a signal on the telephone line and the receiver 103.
And the signal for is mutually converted. Reference numeral 107 denotes a central processing unit that determines a key input of the key switch 102 by a signal via the key identification circuit 104, sends a signal to the display control circuit 108 for displaying on the display unit 101,
It also has a function of reading a telephone number registered in the storage unit 105, controlling a dial transmitting circuit 109 described later based on the read telephone number, and making a call to the telephone number. Reference numeral 108 is a display control circuit for controlling the display unit 101, and 109 is a dial transmission circuit for dial transmission. Here, the display unit 101 and the display control circuit 10
8 is a storage unit 105 for storing the telephone number from the key switch 102.
It is often provided for the purpose of displaying various information and assisting the user when it is stored in. Typical functions include a speed dial function, a redial function, and a telephone number memo function. In the speed dial function, a telephone number is assigned to one key (often called a one-touch dial function) or a combination of a few keys, and those telephone numbers are stored in the storage unit 105. When the operator lifts the handset 103 and inputs one of the keys or a combination of a few keys from the key switch 102, the central processing unit 107 calls the corresponding telephone number from the storage unit 105, and based on that, the above-mentioned Make a call to the called phone number. If a telephone number that is frequently called is registered in the storage unit 105, it is possible to make a call with few key inputs. In the redial function, when the operator makes a call, the central processing unit 107 recognizes the telephone number from the signal from the key switch 102 through the key identification circuit 104 and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 105. Then, each time the operator makes a call, this processing is performed and the telephone number stored in the storage unit 105 is updated. When the operator gives a redial instruction, the central processing unit 107 reads the telephone number from the storage unit 105, controls the dial transmission circuit 109 based on the telephone number, and makes a call to the other party of the telephone number. As a result, the operator is called to the party with the most recent phone number. Used when you want to call the same person again. In the telephone number memo function, the central processing unit 107 recognizes the telephone number by a signal from the key switch 102 through the key identification circuit 104 when the operator operates the telephone number memo during a telephone call, and the memory unit 105 stores the telephone number. Store temporarily. Then, after the call is hung up, when a call instruction is issued by a telephone number memo, the central processing unit 107 causes the storage unit 105
The telephone number is read from, and the dial transmission circuit 109 is controlled based on the telephone number to make a call to the other party of the telephone number. For example, the telephone number of the other party is heard from the other party who is making a call, and the telephone number memo operation is performed on the telephone number to make the storage unit
If it is stored in 05, it is possible to make a call to the other party automatically after the call is hung up by a call instruction by a telephone number memo. However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, even if the telephone number memo function is used in order to make a call back after making a call disconnection for the incoming call, It is necessary to listen to the telephone number of the other party and store the telephone number in the storage unit 105 by operating the telephone number memo. However, the phone number memo operation is
The normal telephone number memo operation start instruction, the input of the telephone number to be stored, and the normal telephone number memo operation end instruction are required, and the number of input operations becomes greater than when simply inputting the telephone number to make a call. Further, there is a problem that there is a risk of erroneous input during the operation of the telephone number memo. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the above-described prior art, and an object thereof is to make it possible to reliably make a return call to the other party of the incoming call by a simple operation. It is to provide a telephone set. In order to achieve the above object, the telephone of the present invention is used in a telephone connected to a telephone line which provides a service for identifying the telephone number of the called party. The telephone number recognition means for recognizing the telephone number of the other party and the storage means for storing the telephone number of the other party are provided, and the telephone number of the other party stored in the storage means is automatically set by the operator's instruction. It is characterized by making a phone call. The telephone number of the called party is recognized by the telephone number recognition means, the telephone number of the called party is stored in the storage means, and the telephone number of the called party stored in the storage means is instructed by the operator. The phone number can be called automatically. An embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a telephone according to this embodiment. In FIG. 1, the same parts as those in FIG. 4 described above are designated by the same reference numerals. This embodiment is different from the conventional one in that the central processing unit 107 has a receiver I / F circuit 106.
That is, it has a function of recognizing a destination telephone number sent from the line via the. Here, the display unit 101 and the display control circuit 10
Although No. 8 is not an essential component of the present invention, it is also provided in this embodiment for comparison with the conventional example of FIG. Next, the operation of the telephone according to this embodiment constructed as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the operation of the telephone when an incoming call is received, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the control procedure of the operation of the telephone after the operator gives a call back instruction. The control operations shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are executed under the control of the central processing unit 107 in FIG. In FIG. 2, when a call is received, the central processing unit 107 obtains the destination telephone number sent from the line via the handset I / F circuit 106 in step S201. Next, in step S202, the central processing unit 1
After storing the telephone number acquired in step S201 in the storage unit 105, 07 ends this processing operation. When the operator gives a call back instruction instead of inputting a telephone number when making a call,
The central processing unit 107 recognizes the instruction from the signal from the key switch 102 via the key identification circuit 104, and in step S301 of FIG.
The latest incoming telephone number stored in 05 is read out. Based on this, next, in step S302, the central processing unit 107 controls the dial transmission circuit 109 to make a call to the telephone number, and then ends this processing operation. The return telephone instruction may be input of a special key or a combination of keys provided on the key switch 102. The specific method of the instruction is as follows.
It is not the essence of the present invention. As described above in detail, according to the telephone of the present invention, it is possible to automatically make a telephone call to the telephone number stored in the storage means according to the operator's instruction. With a simple operation,
It is possible to reliably make a return call. For example, in a place where a large number of return calls are made at a company or the like, the return call can be made in a short time without making a mistake, and thus work efficiency is significantly improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the telephone according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control procedure of operation of the telephone according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional telephone. [Explanation of Codes] l01 Display unit 102 Key switch l03 Handset l04 Key identification circuit 105 Storage part (storage means) l06 Handset I / F circuit 107 Central processing part (telephone number recognition means) 108 Display control circuit 109 Dial transmission circuit

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: 1. A telephone number recognition means for recognizing a telephone number of an incoming callee in a telephone connected to a telephone line which provides a service for identifying a telephone number of the incoming callee. A telephone having a storage unit for storing the telephone number of the other party, and automatically making a call to the telephone number of the other party stored in the storage unit according to an instruction from an operator.