JPH08317436A - Incoming call tone ringing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an incoming call tone ringing method for a telephone system which quickly calls a receiver and issues a response when an incoming call is received. CONSTITUTION: This incoming call tone ringing method for the telephpne system equipped with a main device 1 connected to a central office, and plural telephone sets 2, 3, 4,... connected to the main device 1 and provided with incoming call tone ringing parts 2-4 is constituted in such a way that a ringing order storage means(memory) in which the ringing order of the telephone sets 2, 3, 4,... is stored, and a time setting means(timer) which sets ringing time are provided in the main device 1, and the incoming call tone ringing order of the plural telephone sets 2, 3, 4,... is stored in the ringing order storage means in advance, and appropriate setting time is set on the time setting means, and when the incoming call is received from the central office, the number of telephone sets 2, 3, 4,... to be rung is increased gradually at every lapse of setting time according to the incoming call tone ringing order.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of ringing a ring tone of a telephone device used in an office or the like to call a receiver when an incoming call arrives.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone device used in an office or the like includes a main device to which a plurality of office lines are connected and a plurality of telephones (terminals) connected to the main device. The main unit has a switching function for performing connection processing with the office line and switching connection of the communication circuit.

Each of the telephones has a ring tone sounding section for informing of an incoming call. The volume of the ring tone ringing unit is set for each telephone, and the ring tone is ringed by a signal from the main device. In addition, when the number of telephones is large, the ringing tone ringing function from the main device is often stopped and the ringing tone is ringed only in some of the telephones.

When there is an incoming call from the central office line, the main unit sends a signal to each ringable telephone to ring the ringtone of each telephone. When the recipient goes off-hook on any of the phones, the main unit connects the station line to the phone and the call is initiated.

[0005]

However, as described above, according to the conventional method, the telephone (terminal) on which the ring tone sounds is predetermined, and the volume of the ring tone is set on each telephone, and there is an incoming call. And only that phone rings. Therefore, if the volume is set to the minimum level, the recipient may not notice the ring tone and may make the other party wait for a long time. or,
There is also a method of gradually increasing the ring tone, but since it is a method of ringing a specific telephone, there is a problem that it may have no meaning depending on the installation location.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for ringing a ring tone of a telephone device which eliminates the above problems and promptly calls and responds to a receiver when an incoming call arrives.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has a main unit 1 connected to a central line and a ringing tone ringing unit connected to the main unit 1 as shown in FIG. In the ringing tone ringing method for a telephone device including a plurality of telephones 2, 3, 4, ...
4, ringing order storage means (memory 1-3-3) for storing the ringing order and time setting means (timer 1-3-2) for setting the ringing time are provided in advance in the ringing order storage means. The ringtone ringing order of a plurality of telephones 2, 3, 4, ... Is stored, and an appropriate set time is set in the time setting means. Telephones 2, 3, 4, ...
・ Characterized by gradually increasing the number of vehicles.

[0008]

In the present invention, a plurality of telephones 2, 3, 4, ...
Is provided with a ringing order storing means for storing the ringing order and a time setting means for setting the ringing time, and means for gradually increasing the number of telephones 2, 3, 4, ... That ring each time the set time elapses. .., the number of telephones 2, 3, 4, ... Therefore, it is expected that the recipient will respond quickly and the time to wait the other party when receiving a call is shortened.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a telephone device for implementing the ringing tone ringing method of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a telephone device using the ringing method of the present invention comprises a main device 1, telephones 2, 3, 4, .... The main device 1 includes a station line processing unit 1-1, a switching connection unit 1-2, a control unit 1-
3, the telephone 2 includes an operation control unit 2-1 and a call circuit unit 2
-2, a ring tone sounding unit 2-3 and the like. Phone 3,
4, ... Are configured similarly to the telephone 2.

The office line processing unit 1-1 is connected to a plurality of office lines and performs a process of selecting an incoming office line, and a switching connection unit 1-2 makes a switching connection between the office line and a predetermined telephone. . The control unit 1-3 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1-3-1, a memory 1-3-2, a timer 1-3-3, and the like, controls the main device 1, and controls the respective telephones 2, 3, 4 ,. Controls the whole by transmitting a signal such as an incoming signal or a control signal to.

Next, the operation when receiving a call will be described. When an incoming call is received on any of the station lines, the station line processing unit 1-1 selects the station line, connects to the switching connection unit 1-2, and controls the control unit 1-3.
Notify the incoming call. The order of ringing each of the telephones 2, 3, 4, ... Is stored in advance in the memory 1-3-2 of the control unit 1-3, and the time is set in the timer 1-3-3. . The CPU 1-3-1 of the control unit 1-3 is a memory 1-
A signal is transmitted to a corresponding telephone based on the order stored in 3-2, and a ring tone is generated from the ring tone ringing unit.
When the time set in the timer 1-3-3 elapses, a signal is similarly transmitted to the telephones in the next order, and the number of telephones that ring the ringing tone is gradually increased.

The receiver takes off the handset of any one of the telephones 2, 3, 4, ... For example, when the handset 2-3 of the telephone set 2 is off-hook, an off-hook signal is transmitted to the control unit 1-3 of the main device 1 via the call circuit unit 2-2. The CPU 1-3-1 of the control unit 1-3 is the switching connection unit 1-
Then, the telephone 2 is controlled to connect the telephone 2 to the station line, and the call is started.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the number of telephones that ring when the call is not answered promptly increases and the volume becomes loud. Therefore, the time for the recipient to respond quickly and to wait the other party for the incoming is shortened. Is expected to

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects are expected. Since the ringing order storing means for storing the ringing order of a plurality of telephones and the time setting means for setting the ringing time are provided, and the means for gradually increasing the number of telephones ringing each time the set time elapses,
If you do not respond quickly when you receive an incoming call, the number of ringing phones increases and the volume becomes loud. Therefore, it is expected that the recipient will respond quickly and the time to wait the other party when receiving a call is shortened.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a telephone device for implementing a ringing tone ringing method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main Device 1-1 Station Line Processing Unit 1-2 Switching Connection Unit 1-3 Control Unit 1-3-1 CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1-3-2 Memory 1-3-3 Timer 2 Telephone 2-1 Operation Control unit 2-2 Communication circuit unit 2-3 Ring tone ringing unit 3 Telephone 4 Telephone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A ring tone ringing method for a telephone device, comprising: a main unit connected to a central office line; and a plurality of telephones connected to the main unit and having ring tone ringing means. Is provided with a ringing order storage means for storing the ringing order and a time setting means for setting the ringing time, and the ringing order storage means stores the ringing order of the plurality of telephones in advance in the ringing order storage means. A ringing tone ringing method comprising setting an appropriate setting time and gradually increasing the number of telephones ringing each time the setting time elapses according to the ringing tone ringing order when receiving an incoming call from a station line.