JPH09130469A - Telephone terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the automatic writing function of newly writing to the card added to/inserted into a card reader. SOLUTION: A card in which the rate of telephone charge is recorded is inserted into a card reader 9. During a speech, the rate of the card is drawn in accordance with the charge table of a communicating opposite party. When the speech possible time corresponding to the remaining rate becomes a reference value or below, a message requesting the insertion of an other card is displayed on a display part 8. when a user pulls out the card and inserts the other card, the speech is continued without being interrupted. At this time, the called party telephone number recorded within the used card and the terminal control information on a display language, etc., are temporarily recorded in the memory 14 within a telephone terminal equipment and the information in the used card is deleted. The terminal control information recorded within the memory 14 is automatically transferred to the newly inserted card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device, and more particularly, it is possible to automatically dial an arbitrary party by using a card type storage medium, and to automatically save the contents of an old card to a card additionally inserted in a card reader. The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device having a writable function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone communication system has been developed in which a caller can call the other party through a telephone line without directly dialing. One of them is a voice dialing system. In this system, the caller operates the telephone number of the voice dialing service provided at the exchange by operating the dial buttons or reading the card in which the telephone number is recorded in advance by the card reader of the telephone. Call the voice dialing service of the exchange, and the caller speaks the caller's name registered in advance in the exchange, and the exchange automatically dials the telephone number of the other party. It was made to ring.

As another prior art, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 216983. In this prior art, in a system for seat reservation using an IC card, when the telephone number of the center terminal is changed, the center telephone number recorded in the IC card when the IC card is issued is changed to the IC card. It is possible to change to a new center number at an IC card terminal connected to a public telephone line without collecting and changing the number or reissuing the IC card. Specifically, when the user inputs a predetermined number other than the service number displayed on the display unit of the IC card terminal, the procedure for updating the center telephone number of the IC card is executed. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned voice dialing service, the exchange recognizes the voice recognition device and the name of the communication partner by the caller's voice and the full-digit telephone number of the communication partner. There is a problem in that a new table such as a table indicating the correspondence must be prepared, and the service cannot be realized unless new equipment is added to the exchange.

In the latter system for changing the telephone number of the center terminal, it is possible to call the center terminal using an IC card to make a reservation for a seat, but at the expense of the issuing person, There is a problem that it is not possible to communicate with an arbitrary communication partner using the IC card.
Further, in the prior system, no consideration was given to the convenience when the frequency of the IC card containing the frequency information, which is the charge information, fell below the standard frequency during a call.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to call any communication partner by automatic dialing and to talk with the communication partner without adding any equipment to the exchange. It is to provide a telephone terminal device such as a public telephone that can be used. Another purpose is to make it possible to use the new card without interrupting the call when the available call time based on the frequency recorded on the card falls below the reference time during a call. Is to provide a telephone terminal device. Still another object is to provide a telephone terminal device having an automatic writing function for a card additionally inserted in a card reader.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a telephone terminal device comprising a card reader and having a function of automatically writing to a card additionally inserted in the card reader. A means for determining whether or not the callable time based on the remaining number of the card currently inserted in the card reader is less than or equal to a predetermined reference time, and the callable time based on the remaining amount is below the reference time. Sometimes a means to display a message requesting the insertion of a new card,
A means for temporarily storing the in-card information of the card currently inserted in the card reader when an instruction to insert the new card is given; and a storage means for storing the information when the card is replaced with a new card. It is characterized in that it has means for transferring the in-card information to the new card.
According to the present invention, the information in the old card can be automatically transferred to the newly inserted new card. Therefore, the convenience for the user is extremely good.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a receiver 1
a, a handset including a transmitter (microphone) 1b, 2 a speech circuit, 3 a PB signal dialer circuit, 4 a power supply circuit, 5 a hook switch / DP transmission circuit, and 6 a response of a communication partner A polarity reversal detection circuit, 7 is an incoming call detection circuit, and L1 and L2 are terminals connected to a public telephone line. Since these are well-known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, 8 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), 9 is a card reader, 10 is a dial key, 11 is a function key, 12 is a hook switch, 14 is a memory including ROM 14a and RAM 14b, 15 is a clock, and 16 is the telephone terminal device. 2 is a control circuit for controlling the operation of each of the above-mentioned components.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a front panel of the telephone terminal device. In the figure, 11a to 1
Reference numeral 1e denotes the function key 11, which is specifically composed of a redial button 11a, a follow-on button 11b, a language selection button 11c, a volume adjustment button 11d, and a card exchange button 11e. The other reference numerals are the same as in FIG.
Indicates the same as or equivalent to. In this embodiment, four languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, can be selected from the language selection button 11c, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, although 0 to 9 dB can be selected from the volume adjustment button 11d, the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a storage area inside a card (for example, an IC card) inserted into the card reader. Inside the card, there is a manufacturer area and an application area. There are four areas, a counter area and a free use area. The manufacturer area stores a chip manufacturer code and a card manufacturer code, and the application area stores a card issuer code, a serial number, and encryption information. The user can purchase the card from a specific card issuer at a fee according to the frequency.
In addition, frequency information of the card is stored in the counter area. In the free use area, the telephone number of the communication destination, the language display information, the volume adjustment information and the like input by the user are stored. In addition, in this embodiment, the number of the communication partner registered in the card is one, but the present invention is not limited to this. Also, IC card
It is not limited to a card, and a magnetic card or the like may be used.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This operation proceeds as the control circuit 16 operates based on the control program stored in the memory 14, and in the course of this progress, the control circuit 16 appropriately selects the IC card reader 9 and the dial keys. 10, the control data input from the function key 11 and the hook switch 12 is taken in or the display data instructed from the memory 14 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8. The operation of the control circuit 16 will be described below while incorporating the display data of the liquid crystal display unit 8.

First, it is judged whether or not the handset 1 of the telephone terminal device is off-hook (step S1). When the determination in step S1 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S2, and the "INSERT YOUR CARD""BEL is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8.
OW "is displayed in English. Next, in step S3, it is determined whether or not a card is inserted into the card reader 9. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S4 and" PLEASE WA
"IT" is displayed in English. In step S5, it is determined whether the inserted card is a normal card,
If it is normal, the process proceeds to step S6, and it is determined whether or not the number of call charges prepaid in the card remains. When it is determined in step S5 that the card is an abnormal card, the process proceeds to step S7, and the buzzer forgetting to remove the card sounds. Then, in step S8, an English display is made to the effect that the card cannot be used and the user should go on hook. If the remaining call charge frequency is 0 according to the determination in step S6, step S6 is performed.
In step S10, the buzzer sounds, and in step S10, there is no remaining frequency, and an English display to the effect that the user should go on hook is displayed. Succeedingly, in a step S11, an English display meaning to remove the card is displayed. In the present embodiment, the above display is set to always be performed in English, but the display is not limited to this.

In step S12 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the card stores information such as the telephone number of the communication partner, language display information (to be described later), and volume adjustment information. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S13. When the language display information is designated as Japanese, "XXX Dosoo" and "001 color dial system" are displayed in Japanese. The above "XXX" corresponds to a specific numerical value of the remaining frequency. If the determination in step S12 is negative, the process proceeds to step S14, and since the language display is not designated, the content having the same meaning as described above is displayed in English.

In step S15, it is determined whether the hook is on-hook. If the determination is negative, step S15 is performed.
16, the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG. 6 when the result is affirmative. In step S16, it is determined whether or not the user has made a dial input. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S17, and it is determined whether or not the head of the dial input is the "#" key. . If this judgment is affirmative, the operation proceeds to the operation of registering the telephone number of the communication destination in the card in step S18 and thereafter, the operation of changing the telephone number of the communication destination already registered, or the automatic dial operation.

In step S18, it is determined whether or not the card is a registered card. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S19, in which the registered telephone number of the communication partner "0011212xxxxx" is entered. "XXXXX" and "Dial C #, Change *" are displayed. In step S20, it is determined whether the pressed button is the #, *, or the follow-on button. If the pressed button is #, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6 to proceed to the automatic dial operation. On the other hand, in the case of *, the process proceeds to step S21, and "Bangouwo dial dial no te" is displayed. Also, when the determination in step S18 is negative, that is, when the card is a new card (unregistered card), step S21
Proceed to.

In step S22, it is judged whether or not dialing has been carried out. If this judgment is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S23, and "Saigoni # no o te te te shi dasai" is displayed. Also, the dialed number is displayed. In step S24, it is determined whether or not # is pressed, and if this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S25, and "Touroku City.
Is displayed. That is, if the card is new, the telephone number of the communication partner is registered in the card, and if it is already registered, the telephone number of the communication partner of the card is changed. Since the follow-on button has a cancel function, step S2
When the follow-on button is pressed at 0, step S1
Return to 3.

If the leading dial data is not # but a number from 0 to 9 in step S17, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6 to proceed to a normal dialing operation. On the other hand, when the # key is pressed in step S20 and the process proceeds to step S26, the operation of automatic dialing starts. In step S26, the display of the remaining frequency and the dial data manually input or the dial data read from the card are displayed. Step S
At 27, it is determined whether or not the hook is on-hook. When the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S28, and it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the communication partner is correct. For example, when making an international call via KDD, this determination is made based on whether "001" is added to the beginning of the number, and whether the country code or area code is a real number. To be done.

When it is determined that the telephone number of the communication partner is correct, the process proceeds to step S29, and it is determined whether or not the card frequency remains. When the determination in step S29 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S30, and the message "Otsunagiteimasu. Next, in step S31, it is determined whether the hook is on-hook. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S36 in FIG. Then, proceed to a conversation with the other person. On the other hand, when the determination at step S28 is negative, or when the determination at step S29 is negative, step S
Step 32 or step S33 is proceeded to, and the display is "dial gama gattaimas. In step S34, the forget-to-remove buzzer sounds, and in step S35, "CARD WHAT YOU NEED" is displayed.

Next, when proceeding to step S36 in FIG. 7, the other party responds and conversation is started. In step S37, the remaining frequency is displayed. In step S38, the frequency is withdrawn at time intervals corresponding to the partner number. When this frequency is withdrawn, the language selection button 11c,
The language display and volume adjustment information input from the volume adjustment button 11d (see FIG. 2) are written in the card.
In step S39, it is determined whether or not the call is on-hook. When the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S40, and it is determined whether or not the remaining time during which communication is possible is, for example, 45 seconds or less. When this determination is negative, the process returns to step S37 and the conversation with the other party is continued. As a result of continuing the conversation, if the determination in step S40 becomes affirmative,
In step S41, a time-out warning sound is transmitted. The 45 seconds in step S40 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In step S42, the display "Two Wow! In step S43, it is determined whether or not the card exchange button 11e has been pressed, and when it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S44, and the display "NO MUCH!" Step S4
When the judgment of 3 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S45, where it is judged whether or not the callable time has become 0, and when the judgment is affirmative, the processes of step S34 and thereafter are executed.

In step S46 of FIG. 8, the in-card information, that is, the telephone number of the communication partner, the language display information, the volume adjustment information, etc., is temporarily stored in the internal memory of the device, such as RAM.
14b (see FIG. 1). Next, step S4
In step 7, the remaining number of the card is set to 0, and the information in the card is erased to keep the secret. Step S48
Then, "CARD WIRE READY" is displayed, and when the card is removed in step S49, the process proceeds to step S50 and "CARD WIRE READY" is displayed. If it is determined in step S51 that a new card has been inserted, "NO MUCH" is displayed in step S52, and it is determined in step S53 whether the new card is a normal card or an abnormal card. If it is determined that the card is normal, the process proceeds to step S54, and the card information stored in the internal memory in step S46 is written in the new card. In step S55, the frequency of the new card is displayed, and the process returns to step S38. Then, the conversation with the other party is continued.

If a new card is not inserted within the predetermined time in step S51, the determination in step S56 becomes affirmative and the process ends after steps S34 and S35. When it is determined in step S53 that the card is an abnormal card, the same processing as steps S7, S8 and S11 is performed. However, the display in this case is performed in Japanese instead of English.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the callable time due to the remaining number of cards becomes less than the standard during a call, a message to that effect is displayed and the user instructs to change to a new card. After that, if you change to a new card, the call continues and the in-card information that was recorded on the previous card can be automatically recorded on the new card. Therefore, the convenience for the user is good.

[0025]

According to the present invention, by inserting a card in which the frequency of charge has been recorded in advance into the card reader of the telephone terminal device, it is possible to register the destination telephone number, read it out, etc. Since the frequency is automatically deducted, it is possible to carry out automatic dialing without adding any equipment to the exchange. Further, the information in the old card can be automatically transferred to the new card additionally inserted in the card reader. Therefore, the user can use the new card without any feeling of resistance,
Operability is good. Also, when the old card is replaced with a new card, the information in the old card is erased,
Even if the old card is carelessly discarded, it is possible to prevent the leakage of secrets.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the front panel of the telephone terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a storage area of a card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

8 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 7. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Transmitter, 2 ... Speech circuit, 3 ... PB signal dialer circuit, 4 ... Power supply circuit, 5 ... Hook switch / DP sending circuit, 6 ... Polarity inversion detection circuit, 7 ... Incoming call detection circuit, 8
... Liquid crystal display (LCD), 9 ... Card reader, 10 ... Dial keys, 11 ... Function keys, 12 ... Hook switch,
13 ... Memory, 14 ... Clock, 15 ... Control circuit.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A telephone terminal device comprising a card reader and having a function of automatically writing to a card additionally inserted in the card reader, wherein the callable time is based on the remaining number of the card currently inserted in the card reader. Means for determining whether or not the time has become less than or equal to a predetermined reference time, and means for displaying a message requesting insertion of a new card when the available communication time by the remaining number is less than or equal to the reference time, A means for temporarily storing the in-card information of the card currently inserted in the card reader when an instruction to insert a new card is given; and a means for storing the information stored in the storage means when the card is replaced with a new card. And a means for transferring the in-card information to the new card. 2. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the in-card information includes at least a telephone number of a communication partner. 3. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the card is replaced with a new card, all the in-card information of the card is erased. 4. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone line with the communication partner is maintained while the card inserted in the card reader is replaced with a new card. Characteristic telephone terminal device.