JPH0918584A - Private branch telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and securely transfer a telephone call to a visiting destination by providing an IC card on which a telephone number assigned to an individual is stored and a read means which reads the telephone number out of the IC card. SOLUTION: The IC card 7m stores the telephone number assigned to the individual, i.e., the telephone number of an extension telephone set assigned to the individual, and is carried by the individual. When this IC card 7m is inserted into the card insertion slot of an extension telephone set 6n at the visiting destination, the read telephone number is sent to a private branch exchange 5 and registered in a storage means while related to the extension telephone set 6n where the IC card 7m is inserted. When the telephone number of the IC card is dialed by a calling side, the extension telephone set 6n related to the telephone number is retrieved and a calling signal is transferred thereto. Consequently, the call to the original extension telephone set is automatically transferred to the extension telephone set 6n at the visiting destination.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a private telephone system, and more particularly to a simplified telephone transfer system to a destination telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a private telephone system in which telephone numbers are assigned to individuals, a conventional method of transferring a telephone number of an individual to a destination extension telephone (hereinafter simply referred to as a telephone) is performed by dialing in advance. In some cases, the telephone number of the telephone set is registered in a private branch exchange (PBX).

For example, the private telephone system shown in FIG. 6 will be described as an example. In this system, among a plurality of telephones 2n (n = 1, 2, ..., I) connected to the private branch exchange 1, the telephone of the telephone 2n is called. Move number to destination phone 2n '
When it is desired to transfer the call to (n ≠ n ′), it is necessary to register in advance in the private branch exchange 1 such that the telephone number of the telephone 2n is transferred to the destination telephone 2n ′ by dialing.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional call transfer system of the private telephone system, it is necessary to register the telephone number of the destination telephone in advance, so that the destination May be changed, or the transfer operation may not be possible if the destination telephone number is unknown. Further, if the user forgets to perform the dial operation, the call will be transferred to a place where there is no individual, and there is a problem that the private branch exchange cannot operate the dial from the destination if the forgetting operation cannot be detected.

[0005] In any case, according to the conventional system, when an individual is absent, it is possible to check whether the person is nearby, check the destination, or not to be in a place to contact in advance. In many cases, in the case of emergency contact, it sometimes took time to transfer the telephone.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a private telephone system capable of easily and reliably transferring a telephone call to a destination. To do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 provides an IC card storing a telephone number assigned to an individual and the IC card inserted into a card insertion slot. An extension telephone having a reading means for reading a stored telephone number, a storage means for updating and registering the telephone number read by the reading means in association with the extension telephone having the IC card inserted therein, and the storage means. A private branch exchange equipped with a transfer means for searching the extension telephone set associated with the telephone number sent from the calling side by referring to the registration data stored in, and transferring the call signal to the retrieved extension telephone set. It is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the private telephone system according to the first aspect, the IC card is common with a management system card used on the premises.

[0009]

In the invention according to claim 1 thus constructed, the IC card is a telephone number assigned to an individual,
That is, the telephone number of the extension telephone assigned to the individual is stored, and is held and carried by each individual. Such I
When the C card is inserted into the card insertion slot of the extension telephone at the destination, the reading means reads the telephone number stored in the IC card. The read telephone number is sent to the private branch exchange and registered in the storage means in association with the extension telephone having the IC card inserted therein. At this time, the data of the existing extension telephone associated with the telephone number is deleted and updated to the data of the new extension telephone at the destination. When the telephone number of the IC card is transmitted from the calling side, the transfer means refers to the registration data stored in the storage means to search for the extension telephone associated with the telephone number, and the searched extension Transfer the ringing signal to the telephone. As a result, the call received by the original extension telephone is automatically transferred to the destination extension telephone. Therefore, multiple I
When the C cards are sequentially inserted, the telephone numbers of a plurality of IC cards are automatically registered in the private branch exchange, and the telephones addressed to a plurality of individuals can be transferred to the specific extension telephone.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the IC card is common with the management system card used in the premises, it is only necessary to carry one card.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a private telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This premises telephone system
In general, a private branch exchange (PBX) 5 and a plurality of extension telephones (telephones) 6n (n = 1, 1) connected to the private branch exchange 5
2, ..., I) and an IC card 7m (m = 1, 2, ..., J) owned by each individual. Each telephone 6n is installed at a predetermined place on the premises. Further, each telephone 6n is provided with a telephone number N individually assigned, and each IC card 7m is given a telephone number assigned to an individual, for example, a telephone installed in a place where an individual normally exists. The telephone number N of 6n is stored. It is not necessary for the telephone 6n and the IC card 7m to have a one-to-one correspondence, and the telephone number N of one telephone 6n
May be registered in a plurality of IC cards 7m, 7m ', etc. The private branch exchange 5 is connected to an external system via an external communication line 8 so that it can communicate not only with each other (inside the premises) but also with the outside.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the extension telephone. Each telephone 6n has a card insertion slot 8 for inserting the IC card 7m. As will be described later, when the IC card 7m is inserted into the card insertion slot 8, the telephone number N of the IC card 7m is changed. The data is read and the data is automatically registered in the private branch exchange 5.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of each unit. The IC card 7m has a memory 10 and a CPU 1, respectively.
1 and the like, and has a function of storing data. The telephone number N assigned to the individual is the IC card 7m
Is stored in the memory 10 (for example, ROM).
In the other area of the memory 10, the CPU of the IC card 7m
11 programs are stored. In addition, in this embodiment, the IC card 7m is common to other management system cards such as attendance cards and cafeteria payment cards that are used in the premises (in-house), and one IC card 7m is used. Has various functions. 1 IC
By sharing the card 7m, convenience is improved, and since the user can always carry the card, he / she is less likely to forget to carry it when moving, and the certainty of the call transfer method according to the present invention is increased.

The telephone 6n includes a memory 12 and a CPU, respectively.
13, a data reading circuit 14, a dial circuit 15, a call circuit 16, a sound generating circuit 17 and the like. The data reading circuit 14 functions as a reading means, and has a function of reading the telephone number N of the IC card 7m inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of the telephone 6n. The dial circuit 15 is a circuit that generates a signal to be sent from the telephone 6n to the private branch exchange 5 in order to select a party (callee) with whom a call is desired, and may be a rotary dial type or a push button dial type. The call circuit 16 is a circuit for making a telephone call, and is connected to the private branch exchange 5 via a communication line (extension line) 9. Data reading circuit 1
The telephone number data read in 4 is sent to the private branch exchange 5 via the call circuit 16 and the communication line 9. Sound generation circuit 17
Receives the call signal from the private branch exchange 5 to notify the incoming call, and reads the telephone number N of the IC card 7m inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of the telephone 6n to read the private branch exchange 5
It has a function of generating a set completion sound indicating that it has been sent to. Of course, in addition to the above components, the telephone 6n
It also has a transmitter and receiver. In addition, telephone 6n
The program of the CPU 13 of the
OM). An identification number K is assigned to each telephone 6n.

The private branch exchange 5 comprises a switch network 18, C
The PU 19 and the memory 20 are included. The switch circuit network 18 is a connection network for connecting between the input line group and the output line group, and for example, a time-division communication path switch (an electronic switch is arranged at an intersection, and one switch element is multiplexed in a time-division manner). Used and intended to be shared in many calls). The memory 20 functions as a storage means and is composed of a ROM and a RAM.
A function of storing the telephone number N of the IC card 7m sent from the telephone 6n in association with the telephone 6n in which the IC card 7m is inserted, specifically, for example, the telephone number N of the IC card 7m. It has a function of storing the identification number K of the inserted telephone 6n in a format for registering it. IC registered in this memory 20 (RAM)
Telephone number N of card 7m and telephone 6n in which it is inserted
The data consisting of the number K and the number K are deleted every time the IC card 7m is inserted into another telephone 6n 'and rewritten to the latest data. Therefore, multiple telephones 6 are duplicated for the same telephone number N.
n, 6n ', etc. are never registered. Also, memory 2
A plurality of telephone numbers N, N ', etc. can be registered in 0 (RAM), and if a plurality of IC cards 7m, 7m', etc. are sequentially inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of a specific telephone 6n, those plural numbers can be registered. Telephone numbers N, N ', etc. of the IC cards 7m, 7m', etc. are respectively associated with the specific telephone 6n and registered in the memory 20 (RAM), and telephones addressed to a plurality of individuals are transferred to the specific telephone 6n. You can do it.

The CPU 19 controls each part of the private branch exchange 5, and refers to the registration data stored in the memory 20 (RAM) when the telephone number N to be called is transmitted from the calling side. , And has a function of searching the telephone 6n registered to the telephone number N and transferring the calling signal to the retrieved telephone 6n via the switch circuit network 18. As a result, the call made to the original telephone 6n is automatically transferred to the destination telephone 6n '. The CPU 19 of the private branch exchange 5
The program is stored in the ROM of the memory 20.
The transfer means is composed of the switch circuit network 18 and the CPU 19.

Next, the operation of the present system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the telephone 6n, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the private branch exchange 5. Further, here, consider a case where an individual moves from the place of the telephone 6n assigned to him / her and transfers the call received from the original telephone 6n to the nearest telephone 6n 'of the movement destination.

First, the operation of the telephone 6n 'will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. An individual carries an IC card 7m when moving, and the nearest telephone 6n 'to the moving destination
The IC card 7m is inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of. When the telephone 6n 'is not in a call (step S10), it recognizes that the IC card 7m has been inserted into the card insertion slot 8 (step S11), and the data reading circuit 14 stores the data in the inserted IC card 7m. The registered number (telephone number) N is read (step S12), and the read telephone number N is transmitted to the private branch exchange 5 by the call circuit 16 together with the identification number K'of the telephone 6n '(step S13). When the transmission process of step S13 is completed (step S14), the sound generation circuit 17 outputs a set completion sound indicating that the setting is completed (step S15), and the operation on the telephone 6n 'side is ended. If there is a set completion sound in step S15, the individual has inserted the IC
Remove the 7m card and continue to carry it.

Next, the operation of the private branch exchange 5 side will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the private branch exchange 5 receives the data (the telephone number N of the IC card 7m and the identification number K'of the telephone 6n ') transmitted from the telephone 6n' in step S13 of FIG. 4 (step S20), the RAM of the memory 20. At the same time, the identification number K'of the telephone 6n 'is registered in the telephone number N and the registration of the identification number K of the original telephone 6n is deleted, and the data is updated to the latest one (step S21). On the contrary, when the individual returns to the original place from the destination, if the IC card 7m is inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of the original telephone 6n, the memory 20 of the private branch exchange 5 can be changed. The data currently registered in the (RAM) (the identification number K'of the telephone 6n 'corresponding to the telephone number N of the IC card 7m) is deleted, and the original identification number K of the telephone 6n corresponding to the IC card 7m is registered. Will be done. When an individual moves from a place with the telephone 6n 'to a place with another telephone 6n ", the IC card 7m in his hand is inserted into the card insertion slot 8 of the telephone 6n", thereby the private branch exchange. 5
The identification number of the telephone set registered in the memory 20 (RAM) is updated from the identification number K'of the telephone set 6n 'to the identification number K "of the telephone set 6n".

After the data registration process is completed in step S21, when the telephone of the calling side recognizes that the telephone is dialed (step S22), the CPU 19 reads the dial number M (step S23), and the memory 20 ( R
AM), the telephone 6n 'registered in the telephone number N matching the dial number M (for example, M = N) is searched for by referring to the registration data, and the switch circuit to the telephone 6n' thus searched is searched. The call signal is transferred through the network 18 to call the telephone 6n '(step S24). When an individual is taken off-hook by picking up the telephone 6n '(step S25), the switch network 18 connects the telephone 6n' to the calling telephone (step S2).
6). Even when the incoming call is transferred to the destination telephone 6n 'as described above, the original telephone 6n still has the calling function, and the telephone 6n can make a call.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, by inserting the IC card 7m into the destination telephone 6n ', I
The telephone number N of the C card 7m and the identification number K'of the telephone 6n 'are automatically registered in the private branch exchange 5, and the call made to the original telephone 6n is automatically received at the destination telephone 6n'. Since the data is transferred, it is not necessary to perform dial operation on the original telephone side in advance before moving, and the IC card 7m carried by the individual is inserted into the nearest telephone 6n 'of the moving destination. The call is automatically transferred to the telephone 6n 'simply by inserting it in the mouth 8, and the work of transfer registration is simplified and the reliability of transfer is improved.

Further, the work of transferring a telephone due to the absence of the individual and the work of searching for the individual when the whereabouts are unknown are omitted.
Business efficiency is improved. In particular, when an individual is absent, the transfer is repeated to the telephones in a plurality of places, and a large load is applied to the processing on the private branch exchange side each time. Since the exchange 5 recognizes it and the destination telephone is clear, the processing operation of the private branch exchange 5 is simplified.

Further, in the present embodiment, the IC card 7m is the same as the management card required in-house (on the premises) such as the attendance card and the cafeteria payment card, so that only one card needs to be carried. In addition to improving convenience, you can always carry it with you, so you will not forget to carry it when you move, and you will not forget to insert the card due to non-carrying.
This point also contributes to the certainty of the transfer.

Further, in this embodiment, the specific telephone 6
A plurality of IC cards 7m, 7m 'in the card insertion slot 8 of n'
Etc. by sequentially inserting them into the plurality of IC cards 7
Telephone numbers N, N ', etc. of m, 7m', etc. are respectively registered in the private branch exchange 5 in association with the particular telephone 6n, so that, for example, at a company conference, etc., a particular telephone 6n 'is addressed to a plurality of individuals. Calls can be transferred.

Further, in this embodiment, when the identification number K'of the destination telephone 6n 'is registered in the telephone number N of the IC card 7m, the data of the telephone 6n up to now is deleted. Multiple telephones 6n, 6 for number N
Since n'and the like are not registered, the certainty of transfer is secured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the destination telephone 6
Even if the incoming call is transferred to n ', since the original telephone 6n can make a call and make a call, there is almost no problem in business.

Further, in this embodiment, when the IC card 7m is inserted into the telephone 6n ', when the data transmission is completed, a set completion sound is emitted to notify the individual.
It is not necessary to continue to insert the C card 7m into the telephone 6n '. If there is a set completion sound after insertion, pull it out and carry it.
It can be used for applications other than telephones.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, a call made to the original extension telephone is automatically transferred to the destination extension telephone only by inserting the IC card into the destination extension telephone. Since the incoming call is transferred to the extension telephone, transfer registration is simplified and transfer reliability is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, it is only necessary to carry one card by sharing the card. The number of forgetting to insert the card due to the decrease is reduced, which contributes to reliability of transfer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a private telephone system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] External view of extension telephone

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of each part of a private telephone system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the extension telephone.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the private branch exchange.

FIG. 6 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional private telephone system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 ... Private branch exchange 6n ... Extension telephone 7m ... IC card 8 ... Card insertion slot 14 ... Data reading circuit (reading means) 18 ... Switch circuit network (transfer means) 19 ... CPU (transfer means) 20 ... Memory (storage means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An IC card (7m) storing a telephone number assigned to an individual, and the IC card (7) inserted in a card insertion slot (8).
extension telephone (6n) having a reading means (14) for reading the telephone number stored in m), and an extension in which the IC card (7m) is inserted into the telephone number read by the reading means (14). Telephone (6
n), a storage means (20) for updating and registering, and an extension telephone (6n) in which the telephone number transmitted from the calling side is registered by referring to the registration data stored in the storage means (20). ), And a private branch exchange (5) provided with transfer means (18, 19) for transferring a call signal to the searched extension telephone (6n), and a private telephone system. 2. The private telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the IC card (7m) is common with a management system card used on the premises.