JP3189301U - Telephone equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A telephone device including a mobile phone function capable of selectively switching between a call to a telephone having a specific telephone number and a call to a telephone having an arbitrary telephone number is realized.
A telephone device includes a hook switch, a coin discriminator for detecting the type of coin, a mobile phone circuit unit for mobile communication, a plurality of buttons, and a control unit. . When a specific button of a plurality of buttons is energized without detecting a coin by the coin discriminator after the hook switch is activated, the control unit has a specific telephone number If a coin is detected by a coin discriminator and a phone number is entered using a number input button among multiple buttons, the phone number entered in the mobile phone circuit section Make a call or call to.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device that can make a call to a specific telephone number for free or to an arbitrary telephone number for a fee.

  For example, a taxi company or the like may have a telephone dedicated to a call with the taxi company at the entrance of a hospital or the like. In this case, the patient or the visitor can call a taxi at a hospital or the like without knowing the telephone number. On the other hand, mobile phones have become popular, and public telephones tend to be removed from hospitals and convenience stores due to profitability problems. However, there are people who do not have a mobile phone, and even those who have a mobile phone may not be able to use the mobile phone temporarily due to running out of battery.

  A known call-only telephone disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 3084150 is a telephone in which a mobile phone and its power supply unit are accommodated, and a telephone set in advance by lifting a handset supported outside. Connect to the number partner. Thereby, the call-only telephone is connected only to a specific party by lifting the handset.

Utility model registration No. 3084150

  The inventor has recognized that there is a need to use public telephones even at high costs in places or facilities such as hospitals and convenience stores. The inventor fixedly places a telephone device including a mobile phone function in such a place so as to make a call to a telephone having a specific telephone number such as a taxi company, thereby reducing the operation and maintenance cost of the telephone device. I realized that I could make a profit for the operation and maintenance of the telephone equipment if I basically paid to a supporter like a taxi company. In addition, the inventor fixedly places a telephone device including a mobile phone function in the facility, and selects a call to a telephone with a specific telephone number for free or a call to a telephone with an arbitrary chargeable telephone number. Recognizing that it would be more convenient for the user if it was possible to do it automatically. In addition, the inventor should be able to freely set or change the usage fee for outgoing calls to a telephone with an arbitrary telephone number regardless of the charge system of the mobile communication company or telephone communication company. Recognized that it would be easier for telephone operators to maintain and maintain telephone equipment.

  An object of the present invention is to realize a telephone device including a mobile phone function capable of selectively making a call to a telephone having a specific telephone number and a telephone having an arbitrary telephone number. Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to freely set or change a communication usage fee in a telephone device including a mobile phone function.

  According to a feature of the present invention, the telephone device includes a hook switch, a coin discriminator for detecting the type of coin, a mobile phone circuit unit, a plurality of buttons, and the coin discrimination after the hook switch is activated. When a specific button of the plurality of buttons is activated without detecting a coin by a machine, the mobile phone circuit unit transmits or calls a specific telephone number, and the coin discriminator detects a coin. And a control unit that causes the mobile phone circuit unit to make a call or make a call to the input phone number when a phone number is input using a number input button among the plurality of buttons. .

  According to another feature of the present invention, a telephone device includes a hook switch, a coin discriminator for detecting the type of coin, a mobile phone circuit unit for mobile communication, a specific button, and a button for inputting a number. When the specific button is activated without detecting a coin by the coin discriminator after the hook switch is in an off-hook state, a call is made to a specific telephone number to the mobile phone circuit unit or When a proper coin is detected by the coin discriminator and a telephone number is input by the number input button, the mobile phone circuit unit is caused to make a call or call to the input telephone number. A control unit.

  According to the embodiment, the control unit stores a unit charge and a unit time for a call with the input telephone number, and for each unit time with respect to an elapsed time of a call state of the mobile phone circuit unit. You may operate | move so that the said coin corresponding to the said unit charge may be accommodated in a coin storage part. Further, the control unit has a specific telephone number assigned to the cellular phone circuit unit when the utterance substitution button is activated and the specific button is activated after the hook switch is in an off-hook state. A predetermined voice signal may be transmitted to the receiving side via the mobile phone circuit unit when the mobile phone circuit unit is in a call state. Moreover, the said control part may display the information regarding the usage of the said telephone apparatus visually or audibly when a person is detected by the human sensitive sensor. In addition, when the time for the fee stored in the coin storage unit elapses after the mobile phone circuit unit sets a call to the input telephone number, the control unit performs the next by the coin discriminator. The mobile phone circuit unit may forcibly release the call when it is determined that the appropriate coin is not detected.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a device including a mobile phone function capable of selectively making a call to a telephone having a specific telephone number and a telephone having an arbitrary telephone number, and using communication. Charges can be set or changed freely.

FIG. 1A shows an example of a block diagram of a telephone device including a mobile phone function according to an embodiment. FIG. 1B shows an example of a communication system including a telephone network to which the telephone device of FIG. 1A is connected. FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic front view of the telephone device of FIG. 3A and 3B show examples of schematic flow diagrams representing operations of the telephone device executed by the telephone device of FIG. 1 or its main control unit. (Explained in Fig. 3A) 4A to 4H show examples of a series of display screens in the display unit of the telephone device of FIG. 5A to 5D show examples of other display screens in the display unit of the telephone device of FIG. 6A to 6D show examples of display screens relating to a method for setting a telephone charge when making a telephone call for a charge by the telephone apparatus of FIG.

  FIG. 1A shows an example of a block diagram of a telephone device 1 including a mobile phone function according to an embodiment. FIG. 1B shows an example of a communication system including a telephone network 16 to which the telephone device 1 of FIG. 1A is connected.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of a schematic front view of the telephone device 1 of FIG.

  Referring to FIGS. 1A and 2, the telephone device 1 includes a main control unit or main control device 20, a mobile phone circuit unit or mobile phone function unit 11, one or more dedicated buttons 22, a set of buttons 24, It has. One or more dedicated buttons 22 are for calling or calling a telephone with a specific telephone number, such as one or more taxi company dispatch centers. One set of buttons 24 corresponds to a push button for a general push button type public telephone or a numeric keypad of a mobile phone, and is used for inputting a number such as a telephone number.

  The main control unit 20 includes a processor such as a microcomputer or CPU. The main control unit 20 may include a storage unit 21 inside, or may be connected to an external storage unit 21. The main control unit 20 may be, for example, a dedicated integrated circuit or a general-purpose integrated circuit that operates according to a program stored in the storage unit 21.

  The mobile phone circuit unit or the mobile electronic function unit 11 may be, for example, a commercially available mobile phone for mobile communication, a main part of the mobile phone, or a main circuit board used for the mobile phone. . The main part of the cellular phone as the cellular phone circuit unit 11 may or may not include the display unit and / or operation buttons of the cellular phone. If the mobile phone circuit unit 11 includes a display unit and / or operation buttons of the mobile phone, the display unit and / or operation buttons can be used for maintenance of the mobile phone circuit unit 11 and the like. The mobile phone circuit unit 11 may include a chargeable / dischargeable battery for the mobile phone. A mobile phone as the mobile phone circuit unit 11 includes a normal antenna. The main part of the mobile phone and the main circuit board as the mobile phone circuit unit 11 may include an antenna of the mobile phone, or may be connected to a separate antenna provided in the telephone device 1. The cellular phone or the main part of the cellular phone as the cellular phone circuit unit 11 may or may not include the casing of the cellular phone.

  The telephone device 1 further includes a handset 2, a hook switch 3, an acoustic unit 5, a power supply unit 6, a display unit 26, a coin slot 30, a coin discriminator 32, a coin storage unit 34, a speech substitution button 42, a speaker 44, And a human sensor or infrared sensor 46. The acoustic unit 5 includes an audio signal amplifier. The display unit 26 may be, for example, a liquid crystal display device or an organic EL display device. The telephone device 1 may further include a coin return port 36 and a connection terminal 50 for a personal computer.

  The main controller 20 is connected to the components 3, 5, 6, 11, 22, 24, 26, 32, 42, 44, 46 and 50, and the components 3, 5, 6, 11, 22, 24 are connected. , 26, 32, 42, 44 and 46 can be controlled.

  The power supply unit 6 includes an AC adapter 7 and a DC voltage conversion adapter 9. The AC adapter 7 rectifies the commercial 100V AC power supplied by the power supply cord 10 and converts it into a DC voltage of an appropriate level. The DC voltage conversion adapter 9 converts or steps down the direct current of the chargeable / dischargeable battery 8 to an appropriate voltage. The battery 8 may be charged by the AC adapter 7. Depending on the installation environment of the telephone device 1, either one or both of the AC adapter 7 and the DC voltage conversion adapter 9 may be used as a power source. The power of the power supply unit 6 is also supplied to, for example, the acoustic unit 5, the mobile phone circuit unit 11, the main control unit 20, the display unit 26, the coin discriminator 32, the human sensor 46, and the like.

  Referring to FIG. 1B, when the user lifts the handset 2 in the telephone device 1 and presses one of the dedicated buttons 22, the main control unit 20 responds by pressing the cellular phone circuit unit 11. A call is made or made to a specific telephone number corresponding to the dedicated button 22 made. The call is received via a mobile communication access point (base station) 13, telephone network 16, and exchange 14, for example, at a called telephone in a dispatch center 18. On the telephone of the dispatch center 18, the installation location of the telephone device 1, the hospital name, etc. are displayed on the display unit of the telephone based on the information such as the calling party telephone number received at the time of the incoming call. Therefore, the user can dispatch to the hospital if he / she asks the operator to dispatch in the call state. The user tells the operator his / her name, destination, etc., and the operator of the dispatch center tells the user the expected arrival time of the taxi and ends the call. Further, when the user presses the utterance proxy button 42 before or after pressing the dedicated button 22, a voice requesting taxi dispatch can be generated on behalf of the user.

  On the other hand, when the user lifts the handset 2 in the telephone device 1, inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 30, and presses the telephone number of the called telephone with the button 24, the cellular phone circuit unit 11 Call or call a phone number. The call then arrives at the corresponding subscriber telephone 19 via the mobile communication access point 13, the telephone network 16 and the exchange 14. In this case, the operator of the telephone device 1 can charge the usage fee of the telephone device 1 by setting or changing it freely, regardless of the charge system of the communication company, for outgoing calls to any telephone number.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B show examples of schematic flow diagrams showing operations of the telephone device 1 executed by the telephone device 1 of FIG. 1 or its main control unit 20.

  4A to 4H show examples of a series of display screens on the display unit 26 of the telephone device 1 of FIG. 5A to 5D show examples of other display screens on the display unit 26 of the telephone device 1 of FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 3A, in step 302, the main control unit 20 obtains the detection level or detection value of the human sensor 46 and determines whether or not a person has been detected. The human sensor 46 can detect the presence of a person with infrared rays generated by the person when the person appears in front of the telephone device 1, for example. If it is determined that a person has been detected, the procedure proceeds to step 304. Until a person is detected, step 302 is repeated periodically, for example with a period of 0.5 seconds or 1 second.

  In step 304, the main control unit 20 visually displays information representing the description of the function of the telephone device 1 on the display unit 26 to the user, and uses the speaker 44 to display the sound representing the function of the telephone device 1. Occurrence and audible display. As illustrated in FIG. 4A, for example, “This phone device can call a pre-registered taxi company free of charge. This phone device calls a desired phone number for a fee. Lift the handset. "It may be visible or audible.

  In step 306, the main control unit 20 detects whether the hook switch 3 of the telephone device 1 is in an off-hook state or whether the handset 2 is lifted. If an off-hook condition is detected, the procedure proceeds to step 308. Until an off-hook condition is detected, step 306 is repeatedly executed periodically, for example, at a period of 0.2 seconds. Alternatively, the procedure may return to step 302 if no off-hook condition is detected. In this case, step 304 is repeated, and the description regarding the function of the telephone device 1 is repeated.

  In step 308, the main control unit 20 displays a visual explanation of how to use the telephone device 1 to the user on the display unit 26 and / or a voice representing the explanation of how to use the telephone device 1 to the speaker. Occurs at 44 and is audibly displayed. As illustrated in Figure 4B, for example, if you are calling the registered taxi company, please press the button for the taxi company you want on the right. Insert only one or more one hundred yen coins and press the phone number. The telephone fee is 100 yen every 30 seconds. "

  Referring to FIG. 3B, in step 310, the main control unit 20 acquires the detection value of the coin discriminator 32 and determines whether or not a coin has been inserted from the coin insertion slot 30 and detected. For this purpose, the coin discriminator 32 discriminates whether or not a coin has been inserted. If it is determined that no coin has been detected, the procedure proceeds to step 312. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 4C, the main control unit 20 can, for example, “push the desired taxi company button on the right side. You can call a pre-registered taxi company for free. "May be displayed visually on the display unit 26 or audibly displayed by sound. On the other hand, if it is determined that a coin has been detected, the procedure proceeds to step 332. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 4D, the main control unit 20 can also be used as a public telephone. If you call the desired party, insert only one or more one hundred yen coins, Press the phone number. The telephone fee is 100 yen every 30 seconds. "May be displayed visually on the display unit 26 or audibly displayed by voice.

  In step 312, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the dedicated call button 222 has been pressed. If it is determined that the dedicated call button 222 has been pressed, the procedure proceeds to step 314. If it is determined that the dedicated call button 222 has not been pressed, the procedure returns to step 306.

  In step 314, the main control unit 20 automatically calls and transmits to a telephone having a specific telephone number corresponding to one of the pressed dedicated call buttons 222. For this purpose, the main control unit 20 may activate (activate) a corresponding specific telephone number in a telephone number book registered in advance in the mobile phone circuit unit 11, for example. In this case, the main control unit 20 may display on the display unit 26 information representing the connected taxi company that is making a call as illustrated in FIG. 4E. Further, during the subsequent call, the main control unit 20 may display information representing the connected taxi company during the call as illustrated in FIG. 4F on the display unit 26.

  In step 316, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the speech substitution button 42 has been pressed. If it is determined that the utterance proxy button 42 has been pressed, the procedure proceeds to step 318. In this case, the user presses both the dedicated call button 222 and the utterance proxy button 42, but either the dedicated call button 222 or the utterance proxy button 42 may be pressed first or later. If it is determined that the utterance proxy button 42 has not been pressed, the procedure proceeds to step 320.

  In step 318, the main control unit 20 generates a voice having a predetermined content on behalf of the user, supplies it to the mobile phone circuit unit 11 and the sound unit 5, and transmits it to the telephone of the other party through the mobile phone circuit unit 11. The sound of the predetermined content may be generated by the speaker of the handset 2. The content may be, for example, “Please dispatch one taxi to the hospital.” At that time, the main control unit 20 displays, for example, the content of the utterance such as “Please dispatch one taxi to the hospital” on the display unit 26 for confirmation as illustrated in FIG. 5A. It may be displayed. As described above, even if the user has some trouble with respect to the sound generation, the mobile phone circuit unit 11 using the dedicated call button 222 can be transmitted by operating the utterance proxy button 42. Such disabled persons may have no hearing impairment even if they have a disability regarding speech.

  In step 320, the main control unit 20 determines whether the call has ended or whether the set call has been released. If it is determined that the call has ended, the procedure exits the routine of FIGS. 3A and 3B. If it is determined that the call has not ended, the procedure returns to step 316. When the call is ended, the main control unit 20 may display information indicating the end of the call as illustrated in FIG. 5B on the display unit 26.

  If it is determined in step 310 that a coin has been detected, in step 332, the main control unit 20 determines whether the inserted coin is an appropriate coin based on the detection value of the coin discriminator 32. For this purpose, the coin discriminator 32 discriminates the type of the inserted coin and whether or not the coin is a set usable coin. The usable coin may be, for example, only one hundred yen coin. If it is determined that the coin is appropriate, the procedure proceeds to step 334. If it is determined that the coin is not appropriate, the procedure returns to step 306. In this case, the main control unit 20 may return an inappropriate coin to the return port 36 at this time (not shown).

  In step 334, the main control unit 20 allows the transmission by the user. As a result, the user can operate the button 24 to call or make a call to the telephone having the desired telephone number. The user makes a call or a call by pressing the telephone number with the button 24. In this case, the main control unit 20 may display on the display unit 26 information indicating the telephone number of the other party of the connection destination that is making a call as illustrated in FIG. 4G. Further, during a subsequent call, the main control unit 20 may display information indicating the telephone number of the connection partner in the call as illustrated in FIG. 4H on the display unit 26.

  In step 336, the main control unit 20 determines whether a call has started or whether a call has been set and a call state has been entered. If it is determined that the call has started, the process proceeds to step 338. If it is determined that the call has not started, the process returns to step 334.

  In step 338, the main control unit 20 stores coins for unit charges in the coin storage unit 34. The unit fee may be, for example, one hundred yen coin. Here, the unit charge and unit time of the call can be freely set by operating the telephone device 1 by the operation manager regardless of the charge system of the communication company to which the mobile phone circuit 11 is subscribed. . For this purpose, the main control unit 20 can store the unit fee and unit time set or changed in the storage unit 21 according to the operation of the administrator, for example.

  In step 340, the main control unit 20 determines whether the call has ended or whether the set call has been released. If it is determined that the call has not ended, the procedure proceeds to step 342. If it is determined that the call has ended, the procedure proceeds to step 348. When the call is ended, the main control unit 20 may display information indicating the end of the call as illustrated in FIG. 5A on the display unit 26.

  In step 348, the main control unit 20 discharges the remaining coins that are not used to the return port 36. The procedure then exits the routine of FIGS. 3A and 3B.

  In step 342, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not a unit time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the call. If it is determined that the unit time has elapsed, the procedure proceeds to step 344. If it is determined that the unit time has not elapsed, the procedure returns to step 340.

  In step 344, the main control unit 20 obtains the detection value of the coin discriminator 32, and determines whether or not an appropriate coin inserted is detected. If it is determined that an appropriate coin has not been detected, the procedure proceeds to step 346. If it is determined that an appropriate coin has been detected, the procedure returns to step 338.

  In step 346, the main control unit 20 forcibly places the mobile phone circuit unit 11 in an on-hook state or releases the call to end the call. The procedure then exits the routine of FIGS. 3A and 3B.

  As another general operation, when the telephone device 1 is in a failure state, the main control unit 20 may display information indicating the failure state as illustrated in FIG. 5C on the display unit 26.

  When there is no other information that needs to be displayed on the display unit 26, the main control unit 20 may display the current date and time as illustrated in FIG. 5D on the display unit 26.

Next, a method for setting and changing the unit charge and unit time of the telephone device 1 will be described.
6A to 6D show examples of display screens related to a method for setting a telephone charge when making a telephone call for a charge by the telephone device 1 of FIG.

  The telephone device 1 or the main control unit 20 sets or changes the unit charge and unit time by pressing down a set of buttons 24 for inputting numbers including symbols “*” and “#” in a predetermined order. The mode can be shifted to the charge setting mode. As an alternative, the telephone device 1 opens the casing with a key, connects a personal computer to the connection terminal 50 connected to the main control unit 20, and controls the main control unit 20 on the personal computer. The charge and unit time may be set or changed in the main control unit 20.

  In the screen for setting used coins exemplified in FIG. 6A in the charge setting or change mode, the main control unit 20 displays on the display unit 26, for example, an available coin or a unit charge option (for example, 10 yen coin, 100 yen). Coins, 50 yen coins). The administrator of the telephone device 1 can set the types of coins that can be used as unit charges, for example, with the number input button (24).

  Similarly, in the screen for setting the maximum number of coins illustrated in FIG. 6B, the main control unit 20 displays each input field of the maximum number of coins to be inserted (a specific number of zero or more) on the display unit 26. For example, the administrator can set the maximum number of inserted coins with the number input button (24).

  Similarly, in the own station setting area setting screen illustrated on the upper side of FIG. 6C, the main control unit 20 displays the input field of the own station installation area (for example, mobile communication base station) on the display unit 26. For example, the administrator can set a number representing the area of the mobile communication base station to which the own station belongs by using the number input button (24).

  Similarly, in the connection destination setting screen illustrated on the lower side of FIG. 6C, the main control unit 20 inputs the connection destination area (for example, the higher digit telephone number or the area code) allowed on the display unit 26. Display fields. For example, the administrator can set the type of the connection destination (for example, within the prefecture, outside the prefecture, a mobile phone, or an international call) with a number that represents the area of the connection destination permitted by the number input button (24).

  Similarly, in the unit charge / unit time setting screen illustrated in FIG. 6D, the main control unit 20 displays an input field of a unit charge for each connection destination or a unit call time for each type of coin on the display unit 26. . For example, the administrator uses the number input button (24) to unit call time for each type of coin for each connection destination (for example, when the connection destination is domestic, call time 00.0 to 30 for 100 yen coins). .0 second) can be set.

  If the telephone device 1 according to the above-described embodiment is distributed in various places in a park or an event venue, the attendee can display the location of the attendee at the guidance center by picking up the handset 2. Thus, for example, if the attendant gets lost, the person in charge can guide the attendee, and if the attendant has a sudden illness, the person in charge dispatches an ambulance to the place. be able to. Further, if the telephone device 1 of the embodiment is installed in an elevator, the elevator management company can dispatch repair personnel to the site immediately in the event of a failure. Further, by using the telephone device 1 of the embodiment, the user can make a call to a telephone having an arbitrary telephone number for a fee.

  The embodiment described above is merely given as a typical example, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to combine the components of each embodiment, and that modifications and variations thereof will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It will be apparent that various modifications of the above-described embodiments can be made without departing from the scope of the invention described in the scope.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone apparatus 2 Handset 3 Hook switch 5 Sound part 6 Power supply part 7 AC adapter 8 Battery 9 DC voltage conversion adapter 10 Power cord 11 Cell phone circuit part 20 Main control part 21 Memory | storage part 22 Dedicated button 24 1 set button 26 Display unit 30 Coin slot 32 Coin discriminator 34 Coin storage unit 36 Coin return port 42 Speech substitution button 44 Speaker 46 Human sensor 13 Access point 14 Exchange 16 Telephone network 18 Allocation center 19 Subscriber telephone

Claims (6)

A hook switch,
A coin discriminator for detecting the type of coin,
A mobile phone circuit unit;
Multiple buttons,
After the hook switch is activated, when the specific button of the plurality of buttons is energized without being detected by the coin discriminator, the mobile phone circuit unit is set to a specific telephone number. When a coin is detected by the coin discriminator and a telephone number is input with a number input button among the plurality of buttons, the telephone number input to the mobile phone circuit unit And a control unit for sending or calling,
A telephone device comprising: A hook switch,
A coin discriminator for detecting the type of coin,
A mobile phone circuit unit for mobile communication;
Specific buttons and buttons for entering numbers,
After the hook switch is in the off-hook state, when the specific button is activated without detecting a coin by the coin discriminator, the mobile phone circuit unit makes a call or call to a specific telephone number. Control for calling or calling the input telephone number to the mobile phone circuit unit when an appropriate coin is detected by the coin discriminator and a telephone number is input by the number input button. And
A telephone device comprising:   The control unit stores a unit charge and unit time for a call with the input telephone number, and corresponds to the unit charge for each unit time with respect to an elapsed time of a call state of the mobile phone circuit unit. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device operates to store the coin in a coin storage unit.   After the hook switch is in an off-hook state, the control unit activates an utterance substitution button and activates the specific button to the mobile phone circuit unit when the specific button is activated. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined voice signal is transmitted to the receiving side through the mobile phone circuit unit when the mobile phone circuit unit is in a call state. 4. The telephone device according to any one of 3 to 3.   5. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when a person is detected by a human sensor, the control unit displays information regarding how to use the telephone device in a visible or audible manner. The telephone device described.   When the time corresponding to the fee stored in the coin storage unit has elapsed after the mobile phone circuit unit sets a call for the input telephone number, the control unit determines the next appropriate 6. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that no coin is detected, the mobile phone circuit unit is forcibly released.

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