JPH05236077A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively utilize plural telephone sets and facsimile equipments when the opposite party is provided with plural telephone sets and facsimile equipments and to speedily execute telephone call or communication with the opposite party without requiring troublesome operation. CONSTITUTION:Plural telephone numbers of the opposite party corresponding to one key or one abbreviated number are registered in a storage device 4. In making an originating call, one telephone number is selected from among the telephone numbers registered in the storage device 4 through one key operation or the input of one abbreviated number from a keypad 3. An originating cal is made by controlling a line control section 5 with the use of the telephone number. In the case where the opposite party is not available for an originating all, a re-calling is automatically executed by using the other telephone number registered in the storage device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a telephone device or a facsimile device capable of making a call by one-touch dialing or speed dialing, and in particular, if the called party is unable to connect, it is registered in advance. The present invention relates to a communication terminal device capable of automatically recalling another telephone number.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a communication terminal device such as a telephone device or a facsimile device, a call is made with a certain telephone number, but when the other party cannot use the line to connect,
The operation for re-calling is performed again with the same telephone number.

Further, conventionally, in order to reduce the trouble of re-calling with the same telephone number, the telephone number that has been called is stored, and after a certain period of time, the stored telephone number is used to automatically re-call. A telephone device, a facsimile device and the like having a so-called redial function have also been proposed. It is also known that the first call is made by a so-called one-touch dial which is performed by pressing a preset specific key, or by a preset speed dial.

However, in a telephone device, a facsimile device or the like having the above-mentioned redial function, even if one-touch dialing or speed dialing is used, if the other party cannot use the line and the connection is impossible, a redial wait is made, and a certain period of time elapses. You cannot call again until later.

By the way, recently, due to the widespread use of telephone devices, facsimile devices, etc., a plurality of telephones or a plurality of facsimile devices are often installed at the same destination. In this case, the conventional redial function is provided. Basically, the telephone device, the facsimile device, etc. are configured to call again using the same telephone number, so even if the other party has a receivable other telephone device or facsimile device, this reception It is not possible to automatically call other possible telephone or fax machines.

Therefore, conventionally, a plurality of telephones are
Or if the operator knows that multiple fax machines will be installed and wants to complete the call or communication early, even after setting the redial function,
This redial function is manually released, and an operation is performed to call another telephone or facsimile machine of the other party. However, such an operation is very troublesome.

[0007]

As described above, conventionally, in a communication terminal device such as a telephone device or a facsimile device, when the other party cannot use the line and the connection is impossible, the same telephone number automatically reoccurs. Some communication terminals are provided with a redial function for calling, but since a communication terminal device having this redial function is configured to call again with the same telephone number, it is possible to use a plurality of telephones or a plurality of telephones for the same destination. Even if a facsimile device is installed and there is another telephone device or facsimile device that can receive, it cannot be used effectively to make a call or communicate, and a call with this other telephone device or facsimile device that can receive is made. Alternatively, there is a problem in that the operator has to perform a troublesome operation when communicating.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when a plurality of telephones or a plurality of facsimile devices are installed at the same destination, the plurality of telephones or the plurality of facsimile devices can be effectively used and a troublesome operation is required. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal device capable of promptly making a call or communicating with a partner without requiring the communication.

[0009]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a telephone number registration means for registering a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to one key or one abbreviated number,
By operating one key or entering one abbreviated number,
Calling means for selecting one telephone number from a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the telephone number registration means and making a call using the telephone number, and a partner for making a call by the calling means When the destination is unreachable, a re-calling means is provided for re-calling using another telephone number registered in the telephone number registration means.

[0010]

In the present invention, the telephone number registration means has 1
A plurality of telephone numbers of the other party are registered in correspondence with one key or one abbreviated number, and when making a call, the telephone number is operated by the calling means by operating one key or inputting one abbreviated number. One telephone number is selected from a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the registration means, and a call is made using the telephone number. If the other party cannot connect to the call, the call is reissued. By means of the means, the other party is automatically called again using another telephone number registered in the telephone number registration means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment in which the communication terminal device of the present invention is applied to a telephone device. The telephone device of this embodiment has a main control unit 1 for controlling the entire telephone device, a liquid crystal display (LED) 2 for displaying various information, a keypad for dial input, abbreviated number input and one-touch key input. 3, a storage device 4 for storing control information of this embodiment, a line control unit 5 for controlling signals on the line 13, a busy tone detection unit 6 for detecting a busy tone from the line 13, and a 16 Hz ringing signal from the line 13 16 Hz detection circuit 7, speaker 8 for generating ringing tone, handset 9 for outputting voice,
A hook switch 10, a transmitter 11 for inputting voice, and a line relay 12 that operates in response to an operation of the hook switch 10 are provided.

In this embodiment, first, by operating the keypad 3, a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered in the storage device 4 in correspondence with one one-touch key or one abbreviated number.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the area structure of the storage device 4 when a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered corresponding to one one-touch key or one abbreviated number. Here, a state is shown in which a plurality of pieces of telephone number information are stored together with information DD indicating the same destination.

Next, a registration process for registering a plurality of destination telephone numbers in the storage device 4 by operating the keypad 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 3 shows a case where a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered in correspondence with one abbreviated number.

That is, first, the operator inputs the shortened number corresponding to the other party from the keypad 3 and adds it to the main control section 1 (step 101), and then the telephone number of the other party corresponding to this shortened number. Input from the keypad 3 and register in the storage device 4 via the main control unit 1 (step 1
02). Then, when the other party has a telephone device with another telephone number and the next telephone number corresponding to this abbreviated number is registered (step 103), the process returns to step 101 again,
The abbreviated number is input (step 101), the destination telephone number is registered (step 102), and this operation is repeated until there is no destination telephone number to register (step 10).
3). By this processing, a plurality of destination telephone numbers can be registered in the storage device 4 in correspondence with one abbreviated number.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a registration process when a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered in the storage device 4 in correspondence with one one-touch key.

In this case, first, the one-touch number corresponding to the other party is input from the keypad 3 (step 11
1) Then, the telephone number of the other party corresponding to this one-touch number is input from the keypad 3 and registered in the storage device 4 (step 112). Then, when registering the next telephone number corresponding to this one-touch number (step 11
3) Returning to step 111 again, one-touch number is input (step 111), destination telephone number is input (step 112), and this operation is repeated until there is no destination telephone number to register (step 113). By this processing, a plurality of destination telephone numbers can be registered in the storage device 4 in correspondence with one one-touch number.

Next, the operation of this device when making a call to the other party by using the one-touch key or the abbreviated number will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When a one-touch key or abbreviated number is input from the keypad 3 to make a call, first, the main control unit 1 controls the storage device 4 to register the key corresponding to the one-touch key or abbreviated number. One of the destination telephone numbers is taken out (step 121), and the main control unit 1 controls the line control unit 5 to perform dialing by the destination telephone number (step 122). Here, if the busy tone does not come back from the other party, the call state is established by the response of the other party. However, when the busy tone returns from the other party, the busy tone detecting unit 6 detects it and the main control unit 1 recognizes it (step 12).
3) Next, the main control unit 1 checks whether or not the next telephone number is registered in the storage device 4 (step 124), and if there is the next telephone number, the main control unit 1 causes the line control unit 5 to operate. To release the line 13 and then return to step 121 to retrieve the next registered destination telephone number (step 12
1) The line controller 5 is controlled to dial the destination telephone number (step 122). This operation is transferred to the call state in step 123 or step 12
Repeat until it is determined that there is no next telephone number in 4. If it is determined in step 124 that there is no next telephone number, the operator waits for operation.

With such a configuration, it is not necessary for the operator to confirm the busy tone and to release the line after the busy tone, and it is possible to quickly shift to the call with the other party.

In the above embodiment, the storage device 4
It is configured to make a call by the other party's telephone number in the order in which they are registered in the. However, information indicating the priority order is added to each of the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the storage device 4, and the extraction of the registered telephone numbers from the storage device 4 is controlled based on the information indicating the priority order. You may comprise. In this case, for example, an area for storing information indicating the priority order is provided in the structure of the storage area of the storage device 4 shown in FIG. 2, and step 1 of the flowchart shown in FIG.
In 21, the retrieval of the registered telephone number may be controlled by referring to the information of the area that stores the information indicating the priority order.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another embodiment in which the communication terminal device of the present invention is applied to a facsimile device. The facsimile apparatus of this embodiment is connected to a reading / scanning section 21 for reading and scanning an original, a recording / scanning section 22 for outputting a received original, a control section 23 for overall control of the entire facsimile apparatus, and a line 27.
A line control unit 24 including a modem 41, a network control unit (NCU) 42 and a busy tone detection unit 43, a memory 25 for storing control information, a key operation display unit 26 including a key operation unit and a display, and a telephone 28. Configured.

In this embodiment, first, one operation key or one operation key is operated by operating the key operation display unit 26.
Multiple destination identification information (ID) corresponding to one abbreviated number
And the destination telephone number is registered in the memory 25.

FIG. 7 shows an example of the area structure of the memory 25 when a plurality of destination identification information (ID) and destination telephone numbers are registered in correspondence with one one-touch key or one abbreviated number. Is. Here, multiple I
It is shown that the D name information and the telephone number information are stored together with the information DD indicating the same destination.

Next, by operating the key operation display unit 26,
A registration process of registering a plurality of destination identification information (ID) and a destination telephone number in the memory 25 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, one one-touch key or one abbreviated number corresponding to the other party is input from the key operation display section 26, and this is registered in the memory 25. Then, the destination identification information (ID) is input from the key operation display unit 26 to register the ID name (step 201), and subsequently the telephone number of the destination is input from the key operation display unit 26 to call the destination telephone. The number is registered (step 202), and when the next telephone number is registered (step 203), the process returns to step 201 again and the ID name is registered (step 20).
1) Register the destination telephone number (step 20)
2) This operation is repeated until there is no other party telephone number to register (step 203). By this processing, a plurality of destination identification information (ID) and destination telephone numbers can be registered in the memory 25 in correspondence with one one-touch key or one abbreviated number.

Next, the operation of this device when making a call to the other party by using the one-touch key or the abbreviated number will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

When a call request is made by inputting a one-touch key or abbreviated number from the key operation display unit 26, first, the control unit 23 recognizes this and responds to the one-touch key or abbreviated number from the memory 25. One of the registered destination telephone numbers is taken out (step 211), and the control unit 23 controls the network control unit (NCU) 42 of the line control unit 24 to perform dialing by the destination telephone number (step). 212). Here, when the busy tone does not come back from the other party, the communication state is established by the response of the other party.
However, if a busy tone is returned from the other party, the busy tone is detected by the busy tone detecting unit 43 of the line control unit 24.
When the control unit 23 recognizes this (step 2
13) Next, the control unit 23 checks whether or not the next telephone number is registered in the memory 25 (step 214). If the next telephone number is present, the control unit 23 controls the network control of the line control unit 24. The unit (NCU) 42 is controlled to release the line 27, and then the process returns to step 211 to take out the next registered destination telephone number (step 211) and the network control unit (NCU) of the line control unit 24. 42 is controlled and dialing is performed using this destination telephone number (step 212). This operation is repeated until the state is changed to the communication state in step 213 or it is determined in step 214 that there is no next telephone number. If it is determined in step 214 that there is no next telephone number, a redial wait is made.

According to such a configuration, when the next telephone number is registered in correspondence with one one-touch key or one abbreviated number, the network control unit (NC) of the line control unit 24 is registered.
U) 42 automatically sends a call by using this telephone number, so that the facsimile communication with the other party can be quickly terminated.

In this embodiment also, the memory 25
It is configured to make a call by the other party's telephone number in the order of being registered in, and configured to set the priority of the plurality of telephone numbers according to the registration order of the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the memory 25. However, the configuration is such that information indicating the priority order is added to each of the plurality of telephone numbers registered in the memory 25, and the retrieval of the registered telephone numbers from the memory 25 is controlled based on the information indicating the priority order. May be. In this case, for example, an area for storing information indicating the priority order is provided in the structure of the storage area of the memory 25 shown in FIG. 7, and step 2 of the flowchart shown in FIG.
In 11, the retrieval of the registered telephone number may be controlled by referring to the information of the area storing the information indicating the priority order.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A plurality of telephone numbers of the other party are registered in the telephone number registration means in correspondence with one key or one abbreviated number, and at the time of calling, by operating one key or inputting one abbreviated number, The calling means selects one telephone number from a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the telephone number registration means, makes a call using the telephone number, and the other party connects to the call. If it is impossible, by re-calling means,
Since the other party is configured to automatically call again using another telephone number registered in the telephone number registration means, a plurality of telephones or a plurality of facsimile devices are installed at the same party. , You can effectively use these multiple telephones or multiple fax machines.
In addition, it becomes possible to quickly talk or communicate with the other party without requiring a troublesome operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention in which a communication terminal device of the present invention is applied to a telephone device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a storage area structure of the storage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a registration process when a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered in the storage device corresponding to one abbreviated number in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a registration process when a plurality of destination telephone numbers are registered in the storage device corresponding to one one-touch key in the embodiment shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this device when a call is made to the other party by using the one-touch key or the abbreviated number in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention configured by applying the communication terminal device of the present invention to a facsimile device.

7 is a diagram showing an example of a storage area structure of the memory shown in FIG.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a registration process when registering a plurality of destination telephone numbers in a memory in the embodiment shown in FIG.

9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this device when making a call to the other party by using the one-touch key or the abbreviated number in the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 main control unit 2 liquid crystal display (LED) 3 keypad 4 storage device 5 line control unit 6 busy tone detection unit 7 16Hz detection circuit 8 speaker 9 receiver 10 hook switch 11 transmitter 12 line relay 13 line 21 reading scanning unit 22 Recording / scanning unit 23 Control unit 24 Line control unit 25 Memory 26 Key operation display unit 27 Line 28 Telephone

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Miyazaki 21-3-1, Asahigaoka, Hino City, Tokyo 21 Toshiba Communication Technology Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A telephone number registration means for registering a plurality of telephone numbers corresponding to one key or one abbreviated number, and by operating one key or inputting one abbreviated number,
Calling means for selecting one telephone number from a plurality of telephone numbers registered in the telephone number registration means and making a call using the telephone number, and a partner for the call made by the calling means A communication terminal device, comprising: a re-calling unit for re-calling by using another telephone number registered in the telephone number registration unit when the destination cannot be connected. 2. The telephone number registration means registers a plurality of telephone numbers with different priorities, and the calling means has the highest priority registered in the telephone number registration means. 2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a higher telephone number is selected to make a call, and the re-calling unit sequentially selects another telephone number in the order of the priority and makes a re-call.