JPH01253351A - Sequence dial system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize the correct transmission of dial information required for centers access, etc., to a circuit with a simple operation by displaying successively various pieces of information registered in a memory and selecting the proper one of those displayed contents with a key operation of a telephone set. CONSTITUTION:When a user selects a sequence dial via a key input part 3 of a telephone containing a display, both the dial information and the character information recorded previously in a memory 2 contained in the telephone or a card memory area are displayed on the screen of a display part 4. Then the user operates the part 3 for selection of three actions with push of keys, i.e., 1 is the instruction for connection to a center, 2 is the rewriting of information and 3 is picture scrolling. In other words, the user refers to the dial information (b) and the character information (c) displayed at the part 4 and selects said three modes with push of keys of the part 3 in case no corresponding center is displayed. Then the user scrolls the screen to display the corresponding center.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a sequence dial system, and in particular, in order to access a center, dial information recorded in a memory in a card and dial information not recorded, This relates to an automatic dialing system that can be sent sequentially to lines.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when using a telephone, for example, when calling an answer system, etc., it is necessary to send dialing information after being connected to the other party, and it is necessary to send dialing information such as account number, PIN number, personal identification code such as telephone number, service code, confirmation, etc. Control codes for corrections, cancellations, etc., and dialing information such as service-specific codes such as date information and designated numbers must be sent.

Conventionally, necessary dial information was sent to the connected party by pressing the button on the telephone for the required number of digits for various codes in response to instructions such as guidance from the connected party.

Furthermore, in data terminals and the like, after calling a center such as an answer system or a specific terminal, dialing information of the various codes mentioned above is sent out by creating operating procedures in advance in a program.

Documents related to this include ``Bank Answers, Securities Answers, and Distribution Answers - J NTT Pamphlet (Showa 62
(published in 2013).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As mentioned above, in order to perform a connection such as center access from a conventional telephone, after being connected to the other party, pressing the button on the telephone according to guidance instructions from the other party sends various information signals necessary to the other party. , it is necessary to press a large number of button buttons each time a connection is made to a center etc., which is extremely troublesome. Also, to perform connections such as center access from a data terminal.

It is necessary to create a program in advance to send out various information signals, and in addition to the procedure, this program also has to create timings between various codes, etc. If the user is unfamiliar with this program, was difficult to create. Furthermore, once various codes are sent after being connected to the center, it is impossible to add, change, or delete dial information thereafter. Therefore, if an incorrect code was sent or if the content suddenly needed to be changed, it could not be canceled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a sequence dialing system that solves these conventional problems and allows dialing information necessary for center access etc. to be accurately sent to a line with a simple operation.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above objects, the sequence dialing system of the present invention is a dialing system in which a telephone with a display is used to communicate with the other party. Various types of dial information and character information corresponding to the dial information are recorded, and the various information recorded in the memory can be selected by referring to the character information displayed on the display and using the keys on the telephone. , the selected dial information is sent out sequentially to the line.

Additionally, if it is necessary to add, change, or delete information while connected to the other party, it can be sent to the line at any time by key operation on the telephone.

[For production]

In the present invention, when it is necessary to send dial information after being connected to a partner such as a center, various necessary dial information is recorded in advance in a memory built into the telephone or a memory built into a card inserted into the telephone. By selecting the necessary dialing information for the connected party from among the information stored and recorded using the keys on the telephone, the corresponding dialing information is sent to the line, and further recorded in memory as necessary. Dialing information that has not been set can be sent at any time by key operation on the telephone. The user records various types of dial information and corresponding text information in advance in memory, and selects them using the keys on the telephone while looking at the text information displayed on the display.
Send to the line at any time.

〔Example〕

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

2nd ri! J is a configuration diagram of a telephone to which the sequence dialing method of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 2, 1 is a main control unit that controls each part of the telephone, 2 is a memory built into the main control unit 1 of the telephone, and has an area for recording normal telephone connection control programs and sequence dial data; 4 is a key operation unit that detects key information such as a pushbutton and transmits it to the main control unit 1 in order to select and input dial information, and 4 is a display unit that displays sequence dial data etc. recorded in the memory 2. , 5 is a signal transmitting section for transmitting a dial signal or a button signal to the line via the communication circuit section 6, and 6 is a signal transmitting section for transmitting the dial signal or a button signal from the telephone line 5 to the central office line. , a telephone circuit section for performing normal connection operations, 7 a terminal for connecting a telephone to an exchange, and 8 a card reader/writer for writing and reading information on a card inserted into the telephone. The fact that the card reader/writer 8 is shown with a broken line means that the user is free to decide whether or not to attach it to the telephone. In the case of a telephone equipped with a card reader/writer, by inserting a card to which a sequence dial data area is allocated into the card reader/writer 8, sequence dial data etc. can be written to or read from the card.

FIG. 3 is a storage area configuration diagram (memory map) of the memory 2 built into the telephone or the memory built into the card in FIG. 2.

A sequence dial data area as shown in FIG. 3 is provided in a memory built into the telephone or a memory built into a card inserted into the telephone. The sequence dial data area is an area for recording dial information b required by the user and character information C corresponding to the item number a. Each item number a□ta! t
Dial information b□tb*tbs for each a3t...
t...and character information cttcztcat...
・is recorded.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of content displayed on the display unit in FIG. 2.

According to the present invention, when performing a sequence dialing connection operation, the display section 4 of the telephone sequentially displays (a)
The contents of ~(f) are displayed.

FIG. 1 is an operational flowchart of a sequence dialing system showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation during dial connection using call record information will be described in detail below.

When the user selects sequence dialing using the keypad section 3 of the telephone with display (step 11), the dial information and character information pre-recorded in the telephone's built-in memory 2 or the memory area of the card are displayed on the screen of the display section 4. (Step 12), and the contents displayed on the display section 4 at this time are the order number 01, dial information 03-236-1000, text information (answer system), and order Number 02, dial information 003#, and character information (service code) (transfer details)
It is. In this case, since the screen size of the display section 4 is small enough to display only two item numbers, all item numbers are displayed by scrolling. Therefore, if a large display unit 4 that can display all item numbers at once is installed, scrolling is not necessary.

Next, the user selects three operations by operating the key power section 3 (step 13). Among the selections made by pressing the keys, 1 is a center connection instruction, 2 is a rewriting of information, 3 is screen scrolling. That is, the user refers to the dial information and character information C displayed on the screen of the display unit 4, and if the corresponding center is not displayed, selects 3 by pressing the key of the key input unit 3. Scroll the screen to display the corresponding center. Also, when rewriting the contents of memory 2,
Alternatively, when writing new information, select 2 by pressing the key of the key human power section 3, and rewrite the information (step 20).
) and then display it on the display unit 4 again.

When the answer system center of item number 01 in FIG. 4(a) is displayed, 1 is selected by pressing a key on the key input section 3 of the telephone to issue a center connection instruction. As a result, the dial information displayed on the display section 4 is sent from the terminal 7 to the central office line via the telephone communication circuit section 6, and is connected to the center via an exchange (not shown) (step 1).
4) After being connected to the center, the dial information and character information C of the next item number are displayed on the display section 4 of the telephone with a display from the telephone's built-in memory 2 or the memory area of the card (step 15). The screen of the display unit 4 displays the contents shown in FIG. 4(b). Thereafter, four operations are selected by pressing a key (step 16). 4 is the end of the operation, 5 is the transmission of the dial information signal recorded in the memory by key manual operation,
6 is the transmission of a dial information signal not recorded in the memory, and 7 is screen scrolling.

When 6 is selected by pressing the key while confirming the text information C according to the guidance from the center, the corresponding dial information is sequentially sent from the terminal 7 to the central office line via the communication circuit section 6 in order to send the dial information. (Step 17). Further, dial information b and character information C for the next item number a shown in FIG. 4(c) are displayed on the screen of the display unit 4 from the memory 2 built into the telephone or the memory area built into the card (step 15). . Here, if unnecessary information is displayed on the display unit 4 during the operation, or if it is necessary to repeatedly send out the same information, the necessary information is displayed on the screen of the display unit 4. The screen is scrolled according to instructions 7 from the key operator 3 until the necessary dial information is sent to the central office line (step 17), and information not previously recorded in the memory 2, such as password data, etc. , or if additions or changes are necessary during operation, select Send dial information by key input 5 to press the key input section 3 of the telephone to sequentially send the corresponding dial information to the telephone call circuit section 6. via the terminal 7 to the central office line (step 18), thereby,
Dial information not set in the memory area can be sent.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4(d), 5678# is sent to the center by sending manual data. again,
The display unit 4 is then advanced to display dial information and character information (step 15), for example, as shown in FIG. 4(e).
Proceed with the process as described above while checking the series of displays shown in (f). When the center connection process is completed, select 4 to terminate the sequence dial connection, release the line at the terminal 7, and disconnect the center (step 19), thereby terminating the sequence dial connection.

In this way, in this embodiment, the user displays the dial information and character information registered in advance on the display by operating the keys on the display-equipped telephone, and then selects the corresponding dial information from the center while checking the displayed information. If it is necessary to send dial information that is not registered, the corresponding dial information is sent by sequentially operating the button buttons.

In this embodiment, as an example, we have explained the process when it is necessary to send dial information after connecting to the other party of the answer system, but the process can also be performed in case of other center accesses
Of course, it is applicable.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, in a connection that requires sending dial information after connecting to a center etc., it is possible to send accurate dial information when accessing the center with a simple operation, and it is possible to record the dial information. Since dial information that has not been registered can be sent at any time, it is convenient for various service telephones, and furthermore, processing such as addition, correction, and deletion is also possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an operation flowchart of a sequence dialing system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone to which the sequence dialing system of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a memory map of the telephone of FIG. 2. 4 are diagrams showing examples of contents sequentially displayed on the screen of the display section of the present invention. 1: Main control unit, 2: Memory, 3: Key control unit, 4: Display unit, 5: Signal sending unit, 6: Call circuit unit, 7: Terminal, 8: Card reader/writer, a: Item number, b= Dial information, C: Character information.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a dialing system that uses a telephone with a display to communicate with the other party, the information necessary for center access is stored in advance in either the memory built into the telephone or the memory built into a card inserted into the telephone. Various types of dial information and character information corresponding to the dial information are registered, and the various information registered in the memory is sequentially displayed on the display, and appropriate information can be selected from the displayed contents by key operation on the telephone. By making a selection, the selected dial information is sent to the line sequentially, and if it is necessary to add, change, or delete while connected to the other party, it can be sent to the line at any time by key operation on the telephone. A sequence dial system featuring