JPH0832667A - Telephone set and calling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the telephone line acqiusition time. CONSTITUTION:When an abbreviated dial originating button 9 is depressed, a control circuit 5 takes out register contents from an abbreviated dial number storage part 6 and transmits a dial signal to a telephone line 1 by way of a dial signal transmitting circuit 2. When a control number is detected in the register contents, the control circuit 5 temporarily stops the transmission of the dial signal there, takes out voice guidance corresponding to the control number from a voice guidance storage part 14 based on the control number, simultaneously permits a voice guidance detecting part 13 to detect voice guidance form the telephone line 1 and compares both kind of voice guidance. At the point of time when a comparison result matches, the transmission of the dial signal after a succeeding digit is restarted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone and a telephone method,
In particular, the present invention relates to a telephone having a speed dial function and a telephone method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, an example of a conventional telephone having a speed dial function will be described with reference to FIG.

The telephone 11 is connected to the telephone line 1 by the dial signal transmitting circuit 2 and the call circuit 3, and the call circuit 3 is connected to the handset 4. The dial signal sending circuit 2 is connected to the control circuit 5 and sends a dial signal to the telephone line 1 according to an instruction from the control circuit 5. A speed dial number storage unit 6, a dial number button 7, a pause code button 8, a speed dial transmission button 9, and a speed dial number registration button 10 are connected to the control circuit 5. The speed dial number registration button 10 and the dial number button 7 are pressed to register the speed dial. The registered content is saved in the speed dial number storage unit 6. By pressing the speed dial call button 9, the contents saved in the speed dial number storage unit 6
It is taken out by the control circuit 5, sent to the dial signal sending circuit 2, and sent to the telephone line 1 as a dial signal.
If a pause code is registered with the pause code button 8 between digits of the dial number when registering the speed dial, the pause code is stored in the speed dial number storage unit 6 together with the dial number. When the speed dial transmission button 9 is pressed, the control circuit 5 takes out the registration contents from the speed dial number storage unit 6 and sends them to the dial signal sending circuit 2. If the registration contents include a pause code, the dial The signal transmission circuit 2 is made to suspend dial transmission for a certain period of time. In order to adjust the dial signal transmission time, by registering a plurality of pause codes continuously when registering the speed dial, it becomes possible to adjust within a range of a positive multiple of the interruption time by one pause code. . The speed dial registration contents are shown in FIG.

Next, as another two examples of conventional telephones having a speed dial function, the following can be cited.

In the telephone service providing method disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 82255/1993, the push-tone signals sent from the telephone terminal side for each voice guidance are collectively received without being separated for each voice guidance timing. Also has the function of separating and determining the content of the signal, which enables the operator of the telephone terminal side to perform batch continuous dialing.

In the voice response recognition apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-264551, by enabling the touch-tone signal reception from the telephone terminal side even at the timing when the voice guidance is being sent, the telephone terminal side operator can receive the voice guidance. The next dial operation can be performed without waiting for a break.

In both of the publications, the voice guidance waiting time of the operator on the telephone terminal side can be shortened, so that the telephone line acquisition time can be shortened and the communication cost can be reduced.

[0008]

When sending a dial signal with a long number of digits to an information service station via the telephone line, such as a bank balance inquiry using a telephone line or a pager call with a message, the long digit is used. If a number of dial signals are registered in the speed dial, the operation can be simplified because only the operation of the speed dial transmission button is required for the dial operation.

However, in an example of the prior art, when it is necessary to perform a dial operation according to the voice guidance from the information service station, a plurality of speed dial transmission buttons are sent while listening to the voice guidance according to the content to be transmitted. Either the operation is performed, or one speed dial transmission button registered by combining the pause code and all the dial information is operated so that the dial signal does not flow during the time when the voice guidance is flowing. This method of registering with one speed dial has an advantage that the operation at the time of accessing the information service station can be simplified. On the other hand, it is difficult to determine the length of pause time used for the timing of voice guidance, and if you set it long enough, you will prolong the time to capture the telephone line, increasing the line usage charge and shortening it. If set to, there is a possibility that the dialing signal may be missed on the information service station side.

In the other two examples of the prior art, since the touch-tone signal receiving means is improved on the information service station side,
Benefits are given to all customers (operators on the telephone terminal side) who receive this information service. On the other hand, when accessing the information service station for which the reception means has not been improved, this customer must perform a dial operation according to the voice guidance, and the time for capturing the telephone line cannot be shortened.

Therefore, the present invention improves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art by transmitting the dial number registered in the speed dial while judging the timing of the voice guidance from the information service station to obtain the telephone line acquisition time. Is to shorten.

[0012]

The present invention adopts the following means in order to solve the above problems.

(1) A dial signal sending circuit and a voice guidance detecting section for taking in and judging voice guidance from the telephone line are connected between the telephone line and the control circuit of the telephone, and the control circuit is shortened. Dial number storage section,
The voice guidance detection unit stores the voice information retrieved from the telephone line by the voice guidance detection unit, the dial number button, the management number registration button that registers the management number corresponding to the voice guidance between the digits of the dial number, and the speed dial. A telephone that connects the call button and the speed dial number registration button.

(2) The operation of the speed dial transmission button causes the control circuit to take out the dial number from the speed dial number storage section and send it to the telephone line through the dial signal transmission circuit. When the control number corresponding to the voice guidance is detected, the transmission of the dial signal is temporarily stopped, the voice guidance corresponding to the control number is retrieved from the voice guidance storage section based on the control number, and at the same time, the voice guidance detection section from the telephone line. The telephone method in which the voice guidance is detected, and when both voice guidances are compared and when they match, the transmission of the dial signal after the next digit is restarted.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a telephone having a speed dial function according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration shown in FIG. 1 is obtained by further adding a voice guidance detection unit 13 and a voice guidance storage unit 14 to the configuration of the conventional telephone shown in FIG. 4, and changing the pause code button 8 to a management number registration button 12. is there. Voice guidance detection unit 13
Connects to the telephone line 1 and takes in and determines the voice guidance from the telephone line 1. Voice guidance storage unit 14
The voice guidance detection unit 13 stores voice information fetched from the telephone line 1. When storing, the voice information is stored with a management number. The registration of the speed dial number is stored in the speed dial number storage unit 6 using the dial number button 7 and the speed dial number registration button 10 as in the conventional telephone. To send a dial signal to the telephone line 1 by speed dial and to send the dial signal intermittently while checking the voice guidance from the information service station sent via the telephone line 1 The voice guidance from the telephone line 1 is stored in advance in the voice guidance storage unit 14 together with the management number by using the voice guidance detection unit 13. Further, when it is necessary to confirm the voice guidance between digits of the dial number when registering the speed dial number, a management number corresponding to the expected voice guided dance there is registered with the management number registration button 12. The registered contents are shown in the comparison diagram of FIG. When the speed dial transmission button 9 is pressed, the control circuit 5 takes out the registered contents from the speed dial number storage unit 6 and sends the dial signal to the telephone line 1 using the dial signal sending circuit 2. At this time, when the control circuit 5 detects the management number in the registration contents retrieved from the speed dial number storage unit 6, the control circuit 5 temporarily stops the transmission of the dial signal and manages the voice guidance storage unit 14 based on the management number. The voice guidance corresponding to the number is taken out, and at the same time, the voice guidance detection unit 13 is caused to detect the voice guidance from the telephone line 1, and the two voice guidances are compared. When it is confirmed that the compared results match, the transmission of the dial signal after the next digit is restarted. Figure 2
The details are shown in the comparison diagram of the dialing sequence.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the speed dial can be automatically transmitted while confirming the voice guidance from the information service station, no dead time is involved, so that the telephone line acquisition time can be minimized. It can be shortened and the burden of telephone line usage fee can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a comparison diagram of dial sequences between an embodiment of the present invention and an example of a conventional telephone having a speed dial function.

FIG. 3 is a comparison diagram of contents of speed dial registration between an embodiment of the present invention and an example of a conventional telephone having a speed dial function.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an example of a conventional telephone having a speed dial function.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone line 2 Dial signal sending circuit 3 Calling circuit 4 Handset 5 Control circuit 6 Speed dial number memory 7 Dial number button 8 Pause code button 9 Speed dial calling button 10 Speed dial number registration button 11 Telephone 12 Management number registration button 13 Voice guidance detection unit 14 Voice guidance storage unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Between the telephone line and the control circuit of the telephone,
The dial signal sending circuit is connected to the voice guidance detection unit that takes in and determines the voice guidance from the telephone line, and the control circuit stores the speed dial number storage unit and the voice information that the voice guidance detection unit takes from the telephone line. Connects the voice guidance storage section that stores the, the dial number button, the management number registration button that registers the management number corresponding to the voice guidance between the digits of the dial number, the speed dial call button, and the speed dial number registration button. A telephone characterized by: 2. The operation of the speed dial call button
The control circuit retrieves the dial number from the speed dial number storage unit and sends it to the telephone line via the dial signal transmission circuit. When the control number corresponding to the voice guidance is detected in the retrieved information from the speed dial number storage unit, the dial signal is detected. Is temporarily stopped, the voice guidance corresponding to the control number is retrieved from the voice guidance storage section based on the control number, and at the same time, the voice guidance detection section is made to detect the voice guidance from the telephone line, and both voice guidances are displayed. A telephone method characterized by restarting transmission of a dial signal after the next digit when they are compared and coincident with each other.