JPS59141864A - Automatic offering system of answer information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit the specific information from a telephone in response to the selection of a calling subscriber by identifying the push-button signal sent from the calling subscriber, transmitting the information recorded on a tape after the telephone circuit is closed. CONSTITUTION:A telephone circuit network controller 2 detects the ringing tone of a telephone T0 and then closes a telephone circuit for calls. A PB signal converting circuit converts the push-button signal sent from a calling subscriber into a digital code. A code identifying circuit decides the propriety of a key code which is transmitted from the calling subscriber and informed only to the members. If the key code is decided proper, the specific one of those information recorded to a selective tape recorder 6 is selected and transmitted in response to the desired information code following the key code. The subscriber code following the desired information code is recorded to a recorder 5 together with the desired information code.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic response information providing system for economic information such as stock information and commodity transaction information, and entertainment information such as horse racing and bicycle racing.

Telephone services that provide weather forecasts, times, various events, news, etc. over the phone are already widely used, but these services can provide only one type of information via one telephone line. In addition, specific information communication systems already exist that provide only members with stock information and product transaction information, but the main means of information transmission is by mail. However, this type of information requires speed, and if the information is transmitted at a slow speed such as by mail, the value of the information will be halved.

Therefore, in order to increase the speed of information transmission, it is possible to transmit information person-to-person by telephone, etc., but in this case, it is inconvenient because it is necessary to confirm whether the person is a member or not, and to have a person stationed at the telephone at all times. Yes, and only specific information can be handled.

Accordingly, a first object of the present invention is to provide an automatic response information providing system that allows a single telephone to send out a plurality of pieces of specific information according to the caller's selections.

Furthermore, a second object of the present invention is to provide an automatic response information providing system that can quickly notify only members of a plurality of types of specific information using one telephone.

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

The figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of the automatic response information providing system of the present invention. 1 is a public telephone line, and 2 is a network control device for the telephone line, which is used for data communication and in-home equipment such as answering machines, etc., and is used for telephone lines on the information providing side of this information providing method. When To receives a call, the device detects the ringing tone (16 cycles) and closes the telephone line, allowing the call to be made. for example,
The one made by Electric Power Corporation is well known as the MA type network control device. 3 is a button with 10 numbers from 0 to 9 and an x, which is a combination of two different frequencies that are emitted when the button on the phone is pressed.

This is a push-button signal conversion device that converts into 12 types of codes, including two # codes, and since this device is also well known, its detailed configuration will be omitted. Reference numeral 4 denotes a code identification device which identifies the code consisting of 12 types of codes from the button signal conversion device 3 and determines whether it is a proper code or not, and is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer. 5
1 is a recording device such as a printer, and 6 is a selective tape recorder having a plurality of channels, each channel recording different information. T1 to Tn are butshubon telephones owned by members who have joined this information providing system.

In the above configuration, a plurality of pieces of specific information such as stock information and commodity transaction information are prerecorded in channels 1 to 1 of the selective tape recorder 6. Therefore,
For example, a person who has joined the information providing system of this system calls the telephone To from the telephone T2, and after closing the call, inputs the code shown in the following formula 1 using the telephone button.

Arrow N+ N2 Na IVh M2 1-+ L
2 La #... (1) However, N+ N2 N3 is a key code known only to members.

MIM2 is the desired information code, Shi + 12 Ls is the subscriber code, the code detected by the button button signal is converted into a digital signal board by the button signal converter 3,
The code is input to the code identification device 4. The code identification device 4 is
It determines whether the key code NI N2N3 is appropriate or not by comparing it with the key code stored in the memory in the code identification device 4. If it is appropriate, the next desired information code M1M2 is decoded and selected. The channel corresponding to the desired information code is selected from a plurality of channels of the type tape recorder 6, and the desired information is sent to the calling member. Further, the code identification device 4 selects a channel of desired information and operates the recording device 5 to record only necessary codes among the above codes. This is because the necessary codes to be recorded vary depending on the billing method. For example, if fees differ depending on the type of information provided, the desired information code and subscriber code may be recorded, and if a single fee is charged based on the frequency of use, only the subscriber code or the fee for becoming a member may be charged. In a system that collects only subscription fees or periodic fees, there is no need to record the subscriber code, so the recording device 5 itself is not required.

Further, the key code can be changed by changing the key code recorded in the memory in the code identification device 4, so it can be changed at fixed intervals or when the key code is known to someone other than the member. That's how it is.

In addition, in the above example, an example was shown in which information is provided only to members, but when providing information to an unspecified number of people rather than a membership system, it is possible to send key codes, subscriber codes, etc. There is no need or need to decode it; it is sufficient to simply send only the desired information code, decode it, and send the desired information.

As explained above, the present invention enables
Since the desired information can be sent according to the caller's selection, it is possible to provide the same type of information through a single telephone line.

Furthermore, when the present invention is made to provide services only to members, it is possible to easily check whether or not a member is a member, as well as provide various information and services to members, and various billing methods can be adopted. As a result, various types of information with different values can be quickly sold and serviced at appropriate prices.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Public telephone line, 2... Telephone line network control device, 3... Bush button signal conversion device, 4... Code identification device, 5... Recording device, 6... Selection Type tape recorder, To~Tn...telephone. Patent applicant Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. (1 idiot)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A telephone line network control I/O device that detects the ringing tone of the telephone from the caller and closes the telephone line; a button signal converter that converts a code made of a button signal into a digital code; a code identification device that identifies the digital code converted by the button signal converter and outputs an identification signal; and a code identification device that outputs an identification signal. and a selective tape recorder which selects a channel corresponding to the identification signal from the tape recorder and sends the information recorded on the tape of the chitunnel to the caller. (2) The trial code sent by the caller from the Butshubon telephone includes a specific key code indicating membership and a desired information code, and the code identification device identifies the code and when it includes the specific key code. The automatic response system according to claim 1, wherein the desired information code is decoded, the channel of the selective tape recorder corresponding to the desired information code is selected, and the desired information is sent to the caller. Information provision method. (3) A patent claim in which the above-mentioned code sent by the caller from the butshuphone telephone includes a caller code, and when the desired information is sent to the above-mentioned caller from a selective tape recorder, the above-mentioned code is recorded by a recording device. Automatic response information provision method described in item 2 of the scope.