JPH10229452A - Personal computer telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a personal computer telephone set by allowing a handset to conduct line connection control/line interrupt control directly by detecting on/off of the handset. SOLUTION: When a keyboard 16 or a mouse 17 is operated in the personal computer 1, a character code control means or a click control means of a central processing unit 11 makes a desired request to a line card control means. The line card control means makes a connection/interrupt control of a line 2 to a line connection section 18, according to the request and the line connection section 18 makes connection/interrupt control of the line 2. When an on/off detection section 15 detects an off-hook signal sent when a hook-button 32 of the handset 3 is open, the off-hook signal is given to the central processing unit 11 through a PCI bus 12 and the on/off detection control means of the central processing unit 11 makes connection control of the line 2, according to an instruction of the connection request to the line control section 18 through a line card control means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal computer telephone device, and more particularly, to a public line, a private line (PBX).
And a personal computer telephone device provided with a personal computer device connected to a handset and a personal computer device for performing data communication and voice communication using the line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional personal computer telephone, and FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a central processing unit in FIG.

[0005] Referring to FIG. 5, this conventional personal computer telephone device includes a personal computer device 5 connected to a line 2 and a handset 6 to perform data communication and voice communication using the line 2.

The personal computer device 5
A central processing unit 51 that controls all sequence control in the device, a line modem 53 and a voice port 54 connected to the central processing unit 51 through a PCI bus 52,
A keyboard 56, a mouse 57, and a line connection unit 58 directly connected to the central processing unit 51 are provided. A line modem 53 performs mutual conversion between a digital signal and an analog signal with the line 2, and a voice port 54 is a handset. 6 between the digital audio signal and the analog audio signal.

As shown in FIG. 6, the central processing unit 51 controls character code control means 511 for controlling a character code inputted by operating the keyboard 56, and controls information inputted by clicking the mouse 57. A click control unit 512 and a line card control unit 513 for giving a line connection / disconnection instruction to the line connection unit 58 are provided.

Next, the operation of this conventional example will be described. The line modem 53 modulates a digital signal sent from the central processing unit 51 through the PCI bus 52 into an analog signal and sends it to the line 2. An analog signal is demodulated to a digital signal, and the PCI bus 52
Through the central processing unit 51.

When the digital signal from the line modem 53 is a digital voice signal, the central processing unit 5
1 transmits this to the voice port 54 through the PCI bus 52, and the voice port 54 modulates the digital voice signal into an analog voice signal and transmits it to the handset 6. The audio port 54 demodulates an analog audio signal from the handset 6 into a digital audio signal and
Send to 1.

In the central processing unit 51, the character code control means 511 and the click control means 512 make a desired request to the line card control means 513 by operating the keyboard 56 and the mouse 57 in the personal computer device 5.

The line card control means 513 instructs the line connection unit 58 to connect and disconnect the line 2 in accordance with the request, and the line connection unit 58 controls connection and disconnection of the line 2.

[0010]

In this conventional personal computer telephone device, line connection control / disconnection control is performed only by operating a keyboard or a mouse, and line connection control / disconnection control is performed from the handset side. There was a problem that it was not possible.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a personal computer telephone device capable of directly controlling connection / disconnection of a line from the handset by detecting on / off of the handset. is there.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a personal computer device connected to a line and a handset for performing data communication and voice communication using the line, and the personal computer device performs an on-hook operation of the handset. A personal computer telephone device comprising control means for controlling the disconnection / connection of the line by an on / off-hook operation is obtained.

The handset has a handset and a hook button, and the personal computer device is connected to the central processing unit for controlling all the sequence control in the device and to the central processing unit via a PCI bus. And a line modem for mutually converting between a digital signal and an analog signal, and a mutual connection between the central processing unit via the PCI bus and the handset for converting between a digital voice signal and an analog voice signal. An audio port, an on / off detection unit for detecting on / off of the hook button, and a keyboard, mouse and line connection unit directly connected to the central processing unit, wherein the central processing unit operates the keyboard. Character code control means for controlling the character code input by the user, and clicking the mouse Click control means for controlling the information input by the operation, line card control means for giving the line connection / disconnection instruction to the line connection section, and the line card control means from the on / off detection section. And an on / off detection control means for giving a control instruction in accordance with the on / off detection signal of the personal computer.

Further, the handset is a portable handset having a radio section for transmitting and receiving a radio signal to and from the personal computer device, and the personal computer device has the voice port and the on / off port.
A personal computer telephone device is provided, comprising a wireless device connected to the off-detection unit and transmitting and receiving the wireless signal to and from the wireless unit.

The line is a public line or a PBX.
A personal computer telephone device characterized by being one of lines is obtained.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the operation of the present invention will be described.

According to the present invention, the connection / disconnection control of the line can be directly performed from the handset by detecting the on / off of the handset.
There is no need to operate the keyboard and mouse to control connection / disconnection of the line.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a personal computer telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
3 is a functional block diagram of the central processing unit in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the personal computer telephone device of the present embodiment includes a personal computer device 1 connected to a line 2 and a handset 3 for performing data communication and voice communication using the line 2. Has a handset 31 and a hook button 32.

The line 2 may be a public line or a private line (PBX line).

Then, the personal computer device 1
Is a central processing unit 11 that controls all sequence control in the device, and a line modem 13 that is connected to the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12 and interfaces with the line 2.
And an audio port 14 connected to the handset 3 of the handset 3, an on / off detector 15 connected to the hook button 32 of the handset 3, a keyboard 16, a mouse 17 and a line directly connected to the central processing unit 11. The line modem 13 performs a mutual conversion between a digital signal and an analog signal with the line 2;
The voice port 14 performs mutual conversion between a digital voice signal and an analog voice signal with the handset 31, and the on / off detection unit 15 detects on / off of the hook button 32.

As shown in FIG. 1, the central processing unit 11 controls a character code control unit 111 for controlling a character code input by operating the keyboard 16 and controls information input by a click operation of the mouse 17. A click control unit 112, a line card control unit 113 for giving a line connection / disconnection instruction to the line connection unit 18,
The line card control means 113 includes an on / off detection unit 1
And an on / off detection control unit 114 for giving a control instruction according to the on / off detection signal from the control unit 5.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
3 modulates a digital signal sent from the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12 into an analog signal and sends it out to the line 2, and demodulates the analog signal from the line 2 into a digital signal, To send to.

When the digital signal from the line modem 13 is a digital audio signal, the central processing unit 1
1 transmits the signal to the voice port 14 through the PCI bus 12, and the voice port 14 modulates the digital voice signal into an analog voice signal to convert the digital voice signal into an analog voice signal.
To send to. The voice port 14 demodulates an analog voice signal from the handset 31 into a digital voice signal and sends it to the central processing unit 11.

First, by operating the keyboard 16 and the mouse 17 in the personal computer device 1,
In the central processing unit 11, the character code control means 111 and the click control means 112
Make the desired request.

The line card control means 113 instructs the line connection unit 18 to connect and disconnect the line 2 in accordance with the request, and the line connection unit 18 controls the connection and disconnection of the line 2.

The connection / disconnection control of the line 2 performed by operating the keyboard 16 or the mouse 17 is different from the connection / disconnection control of the line 2 performed by operating the conventional keyboard 56 or mouse 57 described with reference to FIG. There is no.

The present embodiment is different from the conventional example in that the on / off detection control means 114 controls connection / disconnection of the line 2.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 shows the on / off state of the hook button in FIG.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an operation at the time of off.

The line modem 13 modulates a digital signal sent from the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12 into an analog signal and sends it out to the line 2.
Demodulates the analog signal from the
The data is sent to the central processing unit 11 through the bus 12.

When the digital signal from the line modem 13 is a digital audio signal, the central processing unit 1
1 transmits this to the voice port 14 through the PCI bus 12, the voice port 14 modulates this digital voice signal into an analog voice signal and transmits it to the handset 3, and the voice is reproduced by the handset 31. The voice port 14 demodulates an analog voice signal from the handset 31 into a digital voice signal and sends it to the central processing unit 11.

First, by operating the keyboard 16 and the mouse 17 in the personal computer device 1,
In the central processing unit 11, the character code control means 111 and the click control means 112
In response to the request, the line card control unit 113 instructs the line connection unit 18 to connect and disconnect the line 2 in accordance with the request, and the line connection unit 18 performs connection control and disconnection control of the line 2.

In this embodiment, connection control and disconnection control of the line 2 can be performed by turning on / off the hook button 32 in the handset 3. That is, the on / off detection unit 15 sets the handset 3
When the off-hook signal transmitted when the hook button 32 is turned off is detected (step S31), the detected off-hook signal is input to the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12, and the central processing unit 11 detects on / off. The control means 114 issues a line connection request to the line card control means 113 (step S32). The line card control means 113 instructs the line connection unit 18 to connect the line 2 according to the request, and the line connection unit 18 controls the connection of the line 2 (step S33).

Data communication or voice communication is performed by the connection of the line 2, and the on / off detection unit 15 detects an on-hook signal transmitted when the on / off detection unit 15 turns on the hook button 32 of the handset 3 after the communication ends. Then, by the same operation, the on / off detection control unit 114 issues a line disconnection request to the line card control unit 113 (step S35), and the line card control unit 113 sends a request to the line connection unit 18 according to this request. An instruction to disconnect the line 2 is issued, and the line connection unit 18 controls the disconnection of the line 2 (step S36).

As described above, the control by the character code control means 111, the click control means 112, the line card control means 113 and the on / off detection control means 114 in the central processing unit 11 is generally stored in a storage means (not shown). This is realized by so-called software processing that reads and executes the control program.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a central processing unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1, and the detailed description is omitted.

That is, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the connection between the portable handset and the personal computer is made through the wireless line 40.

That is, the present embodiment includes a personal computer device 1 A connected to the line 2 and the portable handset 4 for performing data communication and voice communication using the line 2, and the portable handset 4 includes a handset 41.
And a wireless unit 43 connected to the handset 41 and a hook button 42.

The line 2 may be a public line or a private line (PBX line).

Then, the personal computer device 1A
Is a central processing unit 11 that controls all sequence control in the device, and a line modem 13 that is connected to the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12 and interfaces with the line 2.
, A wireless device 19 for exchanging wireless signals with the portable handset 4, an audio port 14 connected to the wireless device 19, and a wireless unit 43 connected to the wireless device 19 and transmitted from the wireless unit 43 of the portable handset 4. On / off detector 1 for detecting an on / off signal of hook button 42 in a radio signal
5 and a keyboard 1 directly connected to the central processing unit 11
6, a mouse 17 and a line connection unit 18, a line modem 13 performs mutual conversion between a digital signal and an analog signal with the line 2, and a voice port 14
9. The digital audio signal and the analog audio signal are mutually converted between the handset 41 and the handset 41 through the wireless line 40 and the wireless unit 43. On / off of the hook button 42 is detected.

Since the central processing unit 11 has the same configuration and functions as those shown in FIG. 3, the description is omitted here.

Next, the operation of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.
3 modulates a digital signal sent from the central processing unit 11 through the PCI bus 12 into an analog signal and sends it out to the line 2, and demodulates the analog signal from the line 2 into a digital signal, To send to.

When the digital signal from the line modem 13 is a digital audio signal, the central processing unit 1
1 transmits the digital audio signal to the audio port 14 through the PCI bus 12, and the audio port 14 modulates the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal to convert the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal.
The signal is transmitted to the handset 41 via the wireless unit 43. The voice port 14 demodulates an analog voice signal from the handset 41 into a digital voice signal and sends it to the central processing unit 11.

First, the character code control means 111 and the click control means 112 in the central processing unit 11 are operated by the operation of the keyboard 16 and the mouse 17 in the personal computer 1A.
13 is requested.

The line card control means 113 instructs the line connection unit 18 to connect and disconnect the line 2 in accordance with the request, and the line connection unit 18 controls the connection and disconnection of the line 2.

[0050]

As described above, the present invention includes a personal computer connected to a line and a handset for performing data communication and voice communication using the line, and the personal computer is on-hook operation / off-hook of the handset. By providing control means for performing line disconnection control / connection control by operation, the handset has a handset and a hook button, and the personal computer device is a central device that controls all sequence controls in the device. Processing unit and PC
A line modem connected to the central processing unit via the I bus and performing mutual conversion between digital and analog signals between the line and a digital voice signal and an analog voice between the central processing unit and the handset via the PCI bus; A central processing unit, comprising: a voice port for performing mutual conversion with signals; an on / off detecting unit for detecting on / off of a hook button; a keyboard, a mouse, and a line connecting unit directly connected to the central processing unit. (C) character code control means for controlling a character code input by operating a keyboard, click control means for controlling information input by a mouse click operation, and a line connection / disconnection instruction to a line connection unit Line card control means for giving
By providing the line card control means with an on / off detection control means for giving a control instruction according to an on / off detection signal from an on / off detection unit, the handset can further communicate with a personal computer device by radio. A portable handset having a wireless unit for transmitting and receiving signals. The personal computer device is connected to a voice port and an on / off detecting unit, and includes a wireless device for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the wireless unit. Since the line is either a public line or a PBX line, connection or disconnection of the line is performed only by performing an on / off operation of a hook in the handset or the portable handset without performing an operation on the personal computer device side. Can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a personal computer telephone device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a central processing unit in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a central processing unit in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operation when a hook button in FIG. 1 is turned on / off.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of a central processing unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional personal computer telephone device.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the central processing unit in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A, 5 personal computer device 2 line 3, 6 handset 4 portable handset 11, 51 central processing unit 12, 52 PCI bus 13, 53 line modem 14, 54 voice port 15 on / off detection unit 16, 56 keyboard 17 , 57 mouse 18, 58 line connection unit 19 wireless device 31, 41 handset 32, 42 hook button 40 wireless line 43 wireless unit 111, 511 character code control means 112, 512 click control means 113, 513 line card control means 114 on / Off detection control means

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A personal computer device connected to a line and a handset for performing data communication and voice communication using the line, and the personal computer device controls disconnection of the line by on-hook operation / off-hook operation of the handset, respectively. A personal computer telephone device comprising a control unit for performing connection control. 2. The handset has a handset and a hook button, and the personal computer device has a central processing unit that controls all sequence controls in the device.
A line modem connected to the central processing unit via a PCI bus for mutually converting digital signals and analog signals with the line; and a digital modem connected to the central processing unit via the PCI bus and connected to the handset. An audio port for performing mutual conversion between an audio signal and an analog audio signal, an on / off detection unit for detecting on / off of the hook button, a keyboard, a mouse and a line connection unit directly connected to the central processing unit; Wherein the central processing unit comprises: a character code control unit for controlling a character code input by operating the keyboard; a click control unit for controlling information input by a click operation of the mouse; A line card control means for instructing the unit to connect / disconnect the line; Personal computer telephone system according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an on / off detection control means for providing a control instruction according to the on / off detection signal from the on / off detection unit to unit. 3. The handset is a portable handset having a wireless unit for transmitting and receiving wireless signals to and from the personal computer device, and the personal computer device is connected to the voice port and the on / off detection unit. The personal computer telephone device according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless device that transmits and receives the wireless signal to and from the wireless unit. 4. The personal computer telephone device according to claim 1, wherein said line is one of a public line and a PBX line.