KR20040021934A - Computer system with calling function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A computer system having a telephone function is provided to prevent the lowering of work atmosphere due to a telephone bell while using a computer and conveniently use a telephone by displaying an incoming signal on a monitor as a text and automatically dialing a number stored in the computer and a function key. CONSTITUTION: A telephone circuit(10) transmits/receives a speech by connecting to a main wire. A keyboard(20) inputs a signal of a character key, a function key, and a numeric key to the telephone circuit and a main body(30) of the computer by connecting to the telephone circuit. The main body receives an incoming/outgoing signal by connecting to the telephone circuit and the keyboard. The monitor(40) displays the incoming/outgoing signal and an automatic dialing state received from the main body.

Description

Computer system with telephone function {COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH CALLING FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a computer system having a telephone function, and more particularly, to configure a telephone circuit inside a keyboard for inputting a key signal to a computer used in a home or office, thereby inhibiting a working environment due to a ringing tone when working on a computer. The present invention relates to a computer system having a telephone function that allows a user to conveniently use a telephone while preventing a problem.

In general, a computer system includes a computer main body that is a main device that performs a computer function; A keyboard arranged with character and numeric keys for inputting operation key signals to the computer main body, and various function keys; The monitor is configured to display an operating state of the computer main body.

The main body and the monitor of the computer system configured as described above can be installed on any one side of the desk, whereas the keyboard takes up a lot of space in a limited desk space because it must be placed on the desk. It is usually not possible to have another workspace,

The reason for this is that besides the keyboard, a monitor or a main body and an auxiliary device such as a telephone, a memo pad, a calculator, etc. and various documents are used on a desk of a home or office.

Therefore, the keyboard takes up a lot more space than the other auxiliary devices, so when not in use, the keyboard is placed on one side or used with the auxiliary shelf to be placed on the auxiliary shelf. do.

The keyboard that is used while occupying such a large area receives a call through the telephone placed on the desk when the phone is in use while the computer is in use. Stopping and holding the handset of the phone to make a call using the key button, if you use the phone during the computer work, the continuity is not made as much as the ongoing work, there is a problem that reduces work efficiency It became.

Therefore, various kinds of things are being developed in order to receive and receive incoming calls while using a computer, and to add or combine a telephone to the computer keyboard so that the user can make and receive a call through the keyboard. .

However, in the case of a computer keyboard in which the phone is added or combined, most of them are simply combined to use the number pad of the keyboard as a dial button of the phone. Thus, for example, the space occupied by the keyboard and the phone occupies a smaller area, thereby providing more space. You can get the effect that you can use, but other than when using the keyboard to make a call or receive a call was not much different from using a regular phone.

And when a call is received while using the computer, the ringing tone is ringed to the outside through the phone attached to the keyboard, which not only hurts the office work environment. We still have the problem of harming people.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is provided with a telephone circuit in the computer keyboard, the computer keyboard is connected to the computer monitor through the computer main body when the incoming call is displayed as a letter, the number keys and function keys or By automatically dialing the number stored in the main body is intended to provide convenience to use the phone, as well as to prevent the work environment due to the incoming call when receiving the incoming signal while using the computer.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a telephone circuit connected to the trunk line and handset; A keyboard connected to the telephone circuit and inputting a character key, function key, and numeric key signal to the telephone circuit and the computer main body; A computer main body connected to the telephone circuit and the keyboard to receive an incoming signal and automatically dial a stored number; It is composed of a computer monitor for displaying the start signal and the automatic dialing state from the computer main body.

The keyboard includes a key signal control unit for controlling a key signal of a numeric key.

The computer main body is provided with a sound card which converts and transmits a telephone number into an automatic dialing signal.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the incoming call signal is input while using the computer, the user can display the incoming call through the computer monitor so that the user can send and receive the call through the keyboard. By automatically dialing the stored phone number with the sound card, you can use the phone without disturbing the working environment.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention;

2 is a plan view of a keyboard applied to a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention;

3 is a detailed block diagram of a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10; Telephone circuit 20; keyboard

23; A key signal controller 24; Speaker On / Off Key

25; Hook on / off key 26; Select key

27; Auto Answer Key 28; Keypad Switch

30; Computer body 31; Hard disk

32; Sound card 40; monitor

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a keyboard applied to a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of a computer system having a telephone function of the present invention. As the present invention, the telephone circuit 10, the keyboard 20, the computer main body 30, the monitor 40 is composed of.

The telephone circuit 10 is a circuit that performs a function of a telephone, and is configured inside the keyboard 20.

The telephone circuit 10 includes a hook terminal 11, a speaker terminal 12, a handset connection terminal 13, a ring tone terminal 14, and a transmission / reception call unit 15 for connecting and disconnecting the trunk lines L1 and L2. ), The tone signal generator 16, and the handset connection terminal 13 is provided with a tone signal line 17 is connected to the computer main body 30.

The keyboard 20 includes a speaker, a volume controller, operation lamps, a plurality of character keys, a control / function key 21, and a numeric key 22 on an upper surface thereof, and a corresponding signal when operating the plurality of keys. And a key signal control unit 23 for outputting to the computer main body 30 in combination.

The F11 and F12 keys and the control keys ALT and Ctrl of the control / function key 21 convert the ring signal of the telephone circuit 10 into a key signal of the keyboard 20.

The zero key is separated from the numeric key 22 to form a telephone key button (*).

The speaker on / off key 24 connected to the speaker 12 of the telephone circuit 10 and the hook on / off key connected to the hook terminal 11 of the telephone circuit 10 are located at the upper end of the numeric key 22. 25, a selection key 26 for sending a key signal to the telephone circuit 10 and the keyboard 20 together, or for selecting only a key signal from the key signal control unit 23 of the keyboard 20, and when going out. It is composed of an auto-answer key 27 for sending an auto-reply message.

The keypad switching unit transmits a signal of the numeric key 22 to the telephone circuit 10 and the key signal control unit 23 by key operation, or selects and transmits only the key signal control unit 23 to the selection key 26. And (28).

The computer main body 30 displays a ringing tone of the telephone circuit 10 as text or animation, music, stored voice, etc. on a hard disk 31 provided for executing a computer operation, and outputs it from the keyboard 20. You can program an algorithm that either stores the incoming phone number or outputs the stored phone number.

The sound card 32 converts and outputs a tone signal to a telephone number previously stored in the hard disk 31.

The monitor 40 displays an incoming signal output from the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30 by text or animation. For example, in the case of voice or music on the hard disk 31, the speaker of the keyboard 20 is displayed. In response to the operation of the on / off key 24 is output to the speaker provided in the keyboard.

The present invention configured as described above is a character key, control / function key 21, numeric key 22, speaker on / off key 24, hook on / off key 25, selection key 26 on the upper surface And a trunk line terminal L1.L2 connected to an external telephone line at a predetermined position inside the keyboard 20 provided with an automatic answering key 27 and having a key signal control unit 23 and a keypad switching unit 28 therein. , Consisting of a hook terminal 11, a speaker terminal 12, a handset connection terminal 13, a ring tone terminal 14, a transmission and reception call unit 15, a tone signal generation unit 16 and a tone signal line 17 The telephone circuit 10 is mounted.

At this time, the tone signal generation unit 16 of the telephone circuit 10 mounted on the keyboard 20 is connected to the numeric key 22 through the keypad switching unit 28 connected to the key signal control unit 23, The hook terminal 11 and the speaker terminal 12 of the telephone circuit 10 are connected to the hook on / off key 25 and the speaker on / off key 24 provided on the keyboard 20, respectively. The ring tone terminal 14 of the circuit 10 is connected to the control / function key 21 of the keyboard 20 and to the key signal controller 23.

The handset connection terminal 13 of the telephone circuit 10 may be integrated with the keyboard 20 by being connected to a microphone earphone or a separate handset, or may be mounted separately.

In addition, the selection key 26 and the answering machine 27 of the keyboard 20 are connected to the keypad switching unit 28.

On the other hand, the built-in key signal controller 23 of the keyboard 20 is connected to the computer main body 30 connected to the monitor 40, wherein the key signal control unit 23 is connected to the computer main body 30 An algorithm for controlling incoming / outgoing telephone calls is connected with the programmed hard disk 31.

A sound card 32 for generating a tone signal is connected to the hard disk 31, and the sound card 32 is connected to a handset connection terminal 13 of the telephone circuit 10.

In this state, when the telephone circuit 10 is mounted inside the keyboard 20, when the incoming signal comes from the external telephone line through the trunk line terminal L1.L2 of the telephone circuit 10, the incoming signal is received. The key signal control unit 23 is input to the key signal control unit 23 by pressing a key signal through the control / function key 21 provided in the keyboard 20 through the ring tone terminal 14, and combines the input key signals. 30 is transmitted to the hard disk 31.

Therefore, the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30 outputs a signal for incoming call to the monitor 40 by controlling by a predetermined algorithm, and the monitor 40 uses the algorithm set by the computer main body 30. By expressing in a variety of forms, that is, when set to the character "call came" is displayed, in addition to the animation, character string, music, can be expressed in the voice input in advance.

Therefore, the person working on the computer sees or hears the incoming signal displayed on the monitor 40 and presses the hook on / off key 25 provided on the keyboard 20 to connect to the handset terminal 13. You can answer the incoming call through the handset or microphone earphone.

At this time, unless the select key 26 of the keyboard 20 is operated during a call, the key signal of the keyboard 30 is not input to the telephone circuit 10 through the keypad switching unit 28, so that the computer work while talking to the other party. Will be able to.

When the speaker on / off key 24 of the keyboard 20 is operated as necessary, the ring tone can be heard through a speaker provided in the keyboard 20, and the call can be used while expressing the contents of the call to the outside. have.

However, during work, the working environment is disturbed by the incoming call, so it is used without the speaker on / off key 24 enabled, and if the seat is left for a long time or if the keyboard is out of position for a while. When the answering machine 27 of the 20 is activated, when the ringing tone does not answer even when the ringing tone rings more than a predetermined number of times, the ringing tone is controlled by the control / function key 21 provided in the keyboard 20. The key signal is pressed through the key signal control unit 23, and the input key signal is combined and transmitted to the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30.

Accordingly, the voice message stored in the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30 can be transmitted through the handset terminal 13 of the telephone circuit 10 through the sound card 31.

Subsequently, in order to make a call, when the hook on / off key 25 of the keyboard 20 is pressed, the cap switching unit 28 operates while the tone signal generating unit 16 of the telephone circuit 10 is operated. And the key signal control unit 23 of the keyboard 20 are connected to each other, and the key circuit according to the number key 22 of the keyboard 20 is pressed through the keypad switch unit 28. Input to the tone signal generator 13, the tone signal generator 13 transmits the tone signal according to the key signal to the trunk line terminals L1 and L2, while the keypad switch 28 is the key signal. The key signals are combined and transmitted to the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30 through the control unit 23.

Therefore, the hard disk 31 of the computer main body 30 outputs the input key signal to the monitor 40 by controlling the input key signal using a predetermined algorithm, and the monitor 40 expresses the numeric number of the input key signal. It is possible to make a call while checking the number to be dialed through the monitor 40 when making a call.

In addition, if you want to make a phone call, if you select a phone number stored or entered in the phone book through the phone book programmed on the hard disk 31 of the computer body 30 using a mouse (not shown), The hard disk 31 outputs the numeric signal for the selected telephone number to the sound card 32, and the sound card 32 transmits the telephone receiver of the telephone circuit 10 to the tone tone for the telephone number. You can make a call by sending it through (13).

As described above, the present invention includes a telephone circuit in a computer keyboard, which is connected to a computer monitor through a computer main body, and displays incoming calls through the computer monitor when the incoming call signal is input while the computer is in use. Users can make calls through the keyboard, and if they want to make a phone call, they can use the keyboard to dial the phone number or the phone number stored in the computer, and to automatically dial and miss the announcement. In addition to the prevention of inhibition, it will have the effect of providing convenience for using the telephone.

Claims (4)

A telephone circuit connected to a trunk line to perform a handset; A keyboard which is connected to the telephone circuit and inputs a character key, a function key and a numeric key signal to the telephone circuit and the computer main body; A computer main body connected to the telephone circuit and the keyboard to receive an incoming signal and automatically dial a stored number; And a computer monitor configured to display an incoming call signal and an automatic dialing state from the computer main body. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the keyboard comprises: a speaker, a volume controller, operation lamps, a plurality of character keys, a control / function key for converting a ringing tone into a key signal, and numeric keys for dialing; A key signal controller which combines the corresponding signals and outputs them to a computer main body when the plurality of keys are manipulated; A cap switching unit which selects a speaker on / off key, a hook on / off key, a telephone circuit and a key signal controller, or selects only a key signal controller; A selection key for controlling selection of the cap switching unit; A computer system having a telephone function, characterized by consisting of an automatic answering key for sending an automatic answering message when going out. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the computer main body displays and outputs a ringing tone of a telephone circuit in a hard disk for executing an operation of a computer as text, animation, music, and stored voice, and stores a stored telephone number or a stored telephone number input from a keyboard. Computer system having a telephone function, characterized in that the output display. The computer system having a telephone function according to claim 1, wherein the computer main body constitutes a sound card which converts and outputs stored telephone numbers into tone signals.