JPS601964A - Subscriber absence information transmitting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit absence information to a caller in voice by providing a number storage memory for registering absence information corresponding to each subscriber and also providing a device transmitting voice message information (e.g., voice synthesizer) corresponding to the number for the said absence information registration. CONSTITUTION:When the subscriber A is absent, the subscriber A is connected to an outgoing register ORT via switch SW and a subscriber circuit LC through conventional call connection and dials an absence information special number at first. The dialed special number is discriminated as the special number for registering absence information by a central processing unit CPU and the said central processing unit CPU registers the information number (e.g., 1 digit) dialed succeedingly to a number storage memory IM for registering absence information corresponding to each subscriber. When an incoming call exists from the subscriber B to the subscriber A, the central processing unit CPU reads the information of memory area corresponding to the subscriber A from the number storage memory IM and the subscriber B is connected to the said voice synthesizer VS.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides, in the service function of an automatic private branch exchange,
This invention relates to a method of transmitting information when a subscriber is absent.

Conventionally, service functions that are used when the called subscriber is absent include call forwarding and no-answer forwarding, but services that convey the called subscriber's message information to the calling party are
There was nothing but an answering machine. On the other hand, switching equipment having a voice storage function is expensive, and its adoption is limited due to economic reasons. Therefore, there was virtually no means for easily transmitting the subscriber's absence information to the caller.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and when a subscriber is absent, a number indicating information is registered from the telephone, and when an incoming call is rarely received, it is stored in the absence information registration memory corresponding to the subscriber. By delivering a message to the caller according to the stored number, service functionality is improved in the absence of the subscriber.

The present invention provides an apparatus which has a memory for storing a number for registering absence information for a subscriber in addition to a memory for programs or various data for exchange processing, and transmits voice message information corresponding to the number for registering absence information. (e.g. speech synthesizer)
By having this, when a call is received to a subscriber whose absence information is registered, it is possible to transmit the absence information to the caller by voice.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an automatic private branch exchange to which an embodiment of the subscriber absence information transmission system of the present invention is applied.

In the figure, the transmission method of the present invention is for subscriber A.

A switchboard equipped with a subscriber circuit LC, a switch SW, an outgoing register ORT, and a central control unit CPU is provided with a subscriber circuit LC, a switch SW, an outgoing register ORT, and a central control unit CPU. It is composed of:

In such a configuration, when subscriber A is absent, subscriber A can use the normal outgoing connection to access the outgoing register O.
It is connected to the RT via the switch SW and the subscriber circuit LC, and first dials the absence information special number. The dialed special number is determined by the central control unit CPU as a special number for registration of absence information, and the central control unit W CPU uses the subsequently dialed information number (for example, 1 digit) as absence information for the subscriber. Register in the registration number memory memo IJIM.

At this time, the information number, as shown in the example shown in Table 1 of Figure 2, "l" indicates that you are out of the office, and when converted into voice, it means the information that "I am out of the office at the moment", and °2° indicates that a meeting is in progress, and means the corresponding audio information.

When there is an incoming call from subscriber B to subscriber A, the central control unit CPU reads the information in the memory area corresponding to subscriber A from the number storage memory IM, and if the contents are not message-filled. In the example in Table 1, if it is °0'), the incoming call transitions to a normal incoming connection, and on the other hand, if it is registered in some information 73, the content is transferred to the speech synthesizer VS, and at the same time the connection is joined. Person B is connected to the speech synthesizer VS. In the voice synthesizer V S , based on the number information transferred from the central control unit CPU, information indicating that the subscriber is out, in a meeting, on vacation, etc. is transmitted to the subscriber BK by voice.

As a result, message information can be transmitted by replacing message information with a number without resorting to advanced and expensive methods such as voice recognition or storage, and message registration from subscribers can be done simply by dialing on a telephone. possible.

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an inexpensive information transmission means that registers information by replacing a subscriber's message with a simplified number and transfers the voice message instead of registering and transmitting the voice itself.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an automatic private branch exchange to which an embodiment of the subscriber absence information transmission system of the present invention is applied, and FIG. It is a table showing an example of information. A, B...Subscriber LC...Subscriber circuit SW...
Switch CPU...Central control unit ORT...Transmission register vs. Voice synthesizer IM...Number storage memory Applicant: NEC Corporation Figure 1, Port 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An automatic private branch exchange using a stored program control system, which includes a memory for storing a number for registering absence information corresponding to a subscriber in addition to a memory for program data, and a memory for storing a number for registering absence information corresponding to a subscriber, and 1. A subscriber absence information transmission system comprising a voice synthesis device that outputs the information in the form of voice.