JPS63208348A - Public telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation by providing a recall designation switch and a recall processing to a public telephone set and eliminating the need for a handset at each occasion to be restored to the hook switch and re-deposition of a coin or card. CONSTITUTION:In placing a handset onto a hook switch 1 at the end of talking, a normal hook part 2 sends an off-hook signal to a charge account processing section 5, which applies processing subtracting the talking charge and a telephone set main body 6 applies payback of a coin or a telephone card. In making a call to plural or same destination consecutively, when the user operates a recall designation switch 3 at the end of the talking of the 1st destination, a recall hook section 4 sends a line abort command to the processing section 5. As a result, the call is finished once, but the processing section 5 discriminates it that no coin or card is subject to an object of payback, the 2nd call is attained as it is. In repeating the similar operation, many number of times of calls are attained by having only to deposit a coin or load the card to all destinations.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to public telephones, and relates to public telephones in which it is difficult to reinsert coins or telephone cards when making a second call.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional public telephones, if the user makes consecutive calls to multiple or the same destination when the first destination is 1 out of 1, and the user is absent (no response), the caller goes on-hook once. Due to the necessity, the coins and telephone cards that have been inserted are refunded, and in order to make a re-dialing, the user is forced to perform the troublesome operation of reinserting the coins or telephone card each time.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The above-mentioned conventional public telephones require the insertion of coins or a telephone card each time a call is made, which is inconvenient and cumbersome to operate when making consecutive calls to multiple or the same destinations. was there.

[Means for solving problems]

The public telephone set according to the present invention has a means for refunding coins and telephone cards associated with charge settlement in normal on-hook operations, as well as a means for immediately re-calling without refunding coins and telephone cards even if the line is abandoned. and a switch input means for the user to specify execution of this means.

〔Example〕

Next, the public telephone of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

The public telephone of the present invention has a normal hook section 2 having a hook switch 1, and a re-call hook section 4 having a re-call designation switch 3.
, a charge settlement processing section 5 and a telephone main body 6.

In the figure, when the call ends, the user places the receiver on the hook switch 1, so the hook section 2 normally sends an on-hook signal to the charge settlement processing section 5.

In order to recognize that the call has ended based on the on-hook signal, the charge settlement processing unit 5 performs data processing to deduct the call charge from the inserted coins or telephone card. The telephone main body 6 refunds coins or telephone cards to the user.

Now, when the user makes a call to multiple or the same destination in succession, the call termination hook section 4 of the first destination sends a line abandonment command to the fee settlement processing section 5. As a result, the call is temporarily terminated, but the fee settlement processing section 5 determines that the coins or telephone card will not be refunded, and the second call can be made as is. below,
By repeating the same operation, you can make a call to all destinations by inserting a coin or phone card once.
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〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention provides a re-dialing designation switch and a re-dialing process in a public telephone, so that it is not necessary to put the receiver on the hook switch and reinsert coins or a telephone card each time you want to make a re-dialing. This has the effect of simplifying the operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of the invention. 1...Sock switch, 2.Old...Normal hook part, 3...Recurrence (3 designated switch, 4.Old...
Re-transmission hook section, 5... Charge settlement processing section, 6.
...The phone body. −′−1

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a public telephone, a means that allows the user to abandon the line and make a re-dialing by pressing a switch while holding the handset, and a state in which coins or a telephone card remain inserted during the above-mentioned re-dialing operation. A public telephone set comprising: and means for settling the call charges made up to that point.