JPH06334720A - Telephone communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate need for a pause insertion operation to the equipment by a user by controlling the equipment such that pause information is added to dial number information just before the pause information is generated among dial number information sets stored sequentially. CONSTITUTION:This equipment is provided with an operation section 1 with a ten-key 2 or the like, a storage section 10 including a redial memory 12 and a buffer memory 11 or the like, a control section 9 and also with a pause information generating section 6 having a timing sensor 7 sending an input interval of a dial number entered from the ten-key 2 and a pause insertion circuit 8 inserting pause information between dial numbers stored based on a sensing signal from the timing sensor 7. Thus, when the dial number for a destination is entered by using the ten-key 2 by the user, the pause information of an optional length is inserted between the dial numbers at the pause information generating section 6 and the dial number with the pause information added thereto is stored in the redial memory 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile device which performs information communication between respective devices via a telephone line and has a redial or auto-dial function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4, a telephone communication device such as a telephone or a facsimile device has an operation section 31 having a ten-key pad 33, a pause key 34, a redial key 35, and an auto-dial key 36. A storage unit 32 having a buffer memory 37, a redial memory 38, and an autodial memory 39, and a control unit 40 are provided.

In such a telephone or facsimile machine, the telephone number or facsimile number (hereinafter, referred to as a dial number) of the communication destination is set on the ten key 33.
Enter one by one from the
As a dial information signal such as a dial pulse signal or a tone signal, the buffer information is temporarily stored in the buffer memory 37 and the redial memory 38 in order to align the transmission timing. There is.

In the redial memory 38, if the dial number input by the ten-key 33 is, for example, "00770332161161", as shown in FIG. One digit of memory is used for each one, and is sequentially stored and managed. By operating the redial key 35, the dial information signal is sequentially transferred to the transmitting circuit uniformly and speedily. ing.

The automatic dial memory 39 described above is also used.
In this case, dial numbers of a plurality of communication destinations are programmed in advance. In this case as well, dial information signals are sequentially stored and managed in the same manner as in the redial memory 38, and the auto dial key 36 is operated. By doing so, the dial information signal is transferred to the transmitting circuit uniformly and speedily.

By the way, in recent years, there are increasing opportunities to use the services of international communications and Shinden. In such communication services, access numbers corresponding to each communication service (for example, "001", "006" in international communication
1 ”,“ 004 ”and“ 007 ”at Shinden Electric companies
(7 "," 0070 "," 0088 ", etc.) is input first, and then the dialing number of the communication destination is input. At this time, after inputting the access number, you are connected to these services. In many cases, it is difficult to connect unless the dial numbers of the communication destinations are input at appropriate intervals by confirming a signal sound (sometimes referred to as a second dial tone, etc.) that notifies that.

Further, when a communication device of a terminal in a large-sized extension exchange makes a call to a public line as an outside line, after inputting, for example, "0" as an outside line designation number, a signal sound for notifying that the outside line is connected ( In many cases, it is difficult to connect unless you enter the dial number of the communication destination by checking the dial tone) at appropriate intervals.

However, in the redial memory 38 or the autodial memory 39, dial numbers are sequentially stored as shown in FIG. 5A, and even when this dial information signal is transferred to the transmitting circuit, Since the transfer is performed in order, it is not possible to transfer the access number and the dial number, which are necessary when using the above communication service, at appropriate intervals. For this reason, there is a problem that the communication destination cannot be successfully connected.

Alternatively, in various facsimile information services which are currently spreading, after receiving a call at a communication destination, various voice guidances etc. sent from the communication destination are confirmed, and the communication destination instructs by the guidance. In many cases, the desired service can be finally obtained by inputting the service code with a tone signal using a dial key. In this way, since it takes a long procedure from the start of calling to obtaining the target service, it is considered as a dial information signal including the operation of entering the service code, and by utilizing the redial function and the auto dial function, it is easy. I get a sense of operation. However, in reality, the intervals required for confirmation of the voice guidance sent by the communication destination are extremely various and completely ununiform, so it is not necessary to simply enter the dial number and the service code in order. There is a problem that the above various services cannot be used properly.

Then, using the redial key 35 or the auto dial key 36, among the above, for example,
In order to use the communication service of each Shinden Electric company, first, as an access number, for example, “0077” is input by the ten keys 33, and pause information is input by the pause key 34 as the pause information input means, and then as the dial number of the communication destination. , “0332601161” is input. At this time, in the redial memory 38 or the autodial memory 39, as shown in FIG. 5B, the pause information is stored in the memory for one digit between the access number and the dial number. . With this, even when the redial key 35 or the autodial key 36 is used, the dial number can be transferred to the calling circuit at an appropriate interval between the access number and the dial number so that the communication destination can be successfully connected. Has become.

[0011]

In the conventional telephone or facsimile machine, the pause key 34 is used.
By operating once, the pose information is stored in the memory for one digit. The pause time in this pause information is fixed, and the time varies depending on the model, such as 1 second or 2 seconds each time the pause key 34 is pressed once. Therefore, if the desired pause time is 2 seconds, and if the fixed pause time is 1 second, it is necessary to press the pause key 34 twice. For example, it is necessary to input “0077” as the access number from the ten key 33, press the pause key 34 twice to input two digits of the pause information, and input “0332601116” as the dial number from the ten key 34. At this time, in the dial memory of the redial memory 38 or the autodial memory 39, the pause information is stored in the memory for two digits as shown in FIG. 5C.

However, in many cases, the pause time required between the access number of each of the international communications and Shindenden companies and the dial number of the communication destination in the above is much longer than 1 to 2 seconds, and the desired pause time is from several seconds. In the case of 10 seconds or more, it is necessary to press the pause key 34 multiple times, and in order to adjust such a pause time, the user needs to operate the pause key 34 several times to make adjustments. However, there is a problem in that the operability of is deteriorated.

Further, in the facsimile information service, when the service code input operation that needs to be performed after the call is received at the communication destination, the pause time and the next service code required until the service code is input after the call is received are required. , The pause time required until the input operation is different because the content of the voice guidance etc. differs depending on each service, and a long series of procedures including the operation operation of the service code and the dial information signal If it is considered, although it is originally optimal for the use of redial or auto dial, there is a problem that it cannot be used sufficiently because the necessary adjustment of the pause time is extremely troublesome.

Further, since the memory area corresponding to the number of times the pause key 34 is pressed is used, there arises a problem that the memory usage efficiency is reduced.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to easily store pause information of a desired time in a redial memory or an autodial memory so that a redial key can be stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone communication device capable of appropriately transferring a dial information signal to a communication destination by pressing an auto dial key.

[0016]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the telephone communication device of the present invention performs information communication between the devices via a telephone line and a dial number input from dial number input means. By storing the information in the dial number storage means, in the telephone communication device that enables each function such as redial and auto dial, the input interval of the dial number information is created as pause information based on the interruption time. Among the dial number information sequentially stored in the pause information creating means and the dial number storage means, the dial number information immediately before the pause information is created is
An information control means for additionally controlling the above-mentioned pose information is provided.

[0017]

According to the above configuration, when it is detected that the interruption time between the dial number information that occurs when the user inputs the dial number information is, for example, a predetermined time or more,
Pause information having a pause time corresponding to the interruption time can be added to the dial number information input immediately before and stored in, for example, a redial memory as dial number storage means. By this, after the second time,
When entering the same dial number information, by operating the redial key, the dial number information is transferred to the telephone communication device with the pause information similar to the dial number information initially input by the user being added. You can

Therefore, when storing dial number information that requires pause information in the dial number storage means such as a redial memory, the user only needs to input the dial number once, and the input interval of the dial number information is not required. Since the pause information as the interruption time that occurs in step 1 is automatically stored in the dial number storage means, the operational burden on the user can be reduced.

Further, since the pause information is stored in addition to the dial number information, for example, by storing the dial number information and the pause information integrally in one digit of the memory for storage, the memory can be stored. Can be effectively used,
The use efficiency of the memory in the dial number storage means can be improved.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following will describe one embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, for example, the telephone or the facsimile apparatus according to the present embodiment has an operation unit 1 including a ten-key 2, a pause key 3, a redial key 4, and an auto-dial key 5 as dial number input means. , A buffer memory 11, a redialing memory 12, and an auto-dialing memory 13, and a storage section 10 as dial number storage means and a control section 9 as information control means.

When the numeric keypad 2 is operated to input the dial number of the communication destination, the dial number is used by the control unit 9 as a dial information signal as dial number information such as a dial pulse signal or a tone signal. While being temporarily stored in the buffer memory 11 and transferred to the transmitting circuit, the buffer memory 11 is controlled to be stored in the redial memory 12 again.

The redialing memory 12 described above is
One dial information signal is sequentially stored in the memory for one digit, and by operating the redial key 4, the dial information signal is sequentially transferred to the transmitting circuit.

Further, in the redial memory 12,
The buffer memory 11 is connected, the dial information signal stored in the buffer memory 11 is stored in the redialing memory 12, and the pose information creating section 6 as the pose information creating means is connected to create the pose information. The pause information created by the unit 6 is stored in the redial memory 12 together with the dial information signal.

The pause information creating section 6 is provided with a timing sensor 7 and a pause inserting circuit 8, and the timing sensor 7 has the pause inserting circuit 8 and
The control unit 9 and the numeric keypad 2 are connected.

When the timing sensor 7 detects that the input interval of the dial number input from the numeric keypad 2, that is, the input interruption time is a predetermined time or more (0.5 seconds or more), the pause insertion circuit 8 outputs 0. The pause information for 5 seconds is sequentially added to the dial information signal stored immediately before in the redialing memory 12 until the next dial information signal is input, and the dial information signal and the pause information are integrated. , Is stored in a single digit of the memory in the redialing memory 12. For example, the dialed number is “007703
In the case of 32601161, "0077" and "03"
Set an input interruption time of 0.5 seconds or more between the
If there is an input interruption time of 0.5 seconds or more between “32601161” and “32601161” and the user inputs from the numeric keypad 2, as shown in FIG. The pause information is added to "" and stored in one digit of the memory, and the pause information is added to "3" of "03" and stored in one digit of the memory.

As a result, the above-mentioned pose information creating section 6
The length of the pose information created by can be made substantially the same as the length of the pose information performed by the user when the dial number is input from the ten-key pad 2.

However, as in the conventional case, in order to store the fixed length of pause information in the redial memory 12,
By operating the pause key 3, the pause information of a fixed length is stored in one digit of the memory for each operation.

In this embodiment, the input interruption time detected by the timing sensor 7 is set to 0.5 seconds, but the invention is not limited to this.

Further, a transfer circuit 14 is connected to the redialing memory 12, and the transfer circuit 14 transfers the dial information signal stored in the redialing memory 12 to the autodial memory 13. ing. The dial information signals stored in the auto dial memory 13 are sequentially stored in the same state as the information signals stored in the redial memory 12 shown in FIG. 2, and are stored by operating the auto dial key 5. The generated information signals are sequentially transferred to the transmission circuit.

The dial number input process by the telephone or facsimile apparatus of the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the dial number is input from the ten-key pad 2, the timing sensor 7 determines whether or not the input interval of the dial number is longer than a predetermined time (S).
1). Here, assuming that the predetermined time is 0.5 seconds, if it is determined that the time is 0.5 seconds, the pause insertion circuit 8 based on the detection signal from the timing sensor 7 inputs the input interval to the immediately preceding dial number. The pause information at intervals of 0.5 seconds is sequentially accumulated and added according to the time (S2). Then, the dial number and the pause information are integrally stored in one digit of the memory in the redial memory 12 (S3).

If it is determined in S1 that the input interval of the dial number is less than the predetermined time, the dial number is stored in the redial memory 12 as it is in S3.

Then, it is judged whether or not the input of the dial number is completed (S4). When all the dial numbers have been input, the dial information signal in the same state as the dial information signal stored in the redial memory 12 is transferred to the transmitting circuit.

If the input of the dial number has not been completed, the process proceeds to S1 and the dial number is continuously input.

As described above, the telephone or facsimile apparatus of this embodiment includes the timing sensor 7 for detecting the input interval of the dial number input from the ten key 2.
A pause information creation unit 6 is provided which includes a pause insertion circuit 8 for inserting pause information between dial numbers stored based on the detection signal from the timing sensor 7.

As a result, the dial number of the communication destination is
When inputting from the numeric keypad 2, the user creates pause information of arbitrary length between dial numbers by the pause information creating unit 6 and stores it in the redial memory 12 with the pause information added to the dial number. Therefore, when the redial key 4 is operated for the second and subsequent input of the dial number, it can be transferred to the transmission circuit in the same state as when the user operates the ten key 2 to input the dial number.

Therefore, when the pause information is needed between dialed numbers, the user does not have to operate the pause key to store the pause information while adjusting the length of the pause information by himself / herself as in the conventional case. By simply inputting the dial number of the first time, the second and subsequent times can be provided with pause information similar to that of the first time and transferred to the transmission circuit. As a result, it is possible to reduce the operational burden on the user of the apparatus and improve the operability.

Further, when the dial number is stored in the memory such as the redialing memory 12, the dial number with the pause information added is integrally stored in the memory for one digit. As described above, it is possible to improve the use efficiency of the memory as compared with the case of using the memory for one digit each time the pause key is operated once.

[0040]

As described above, the telephone communication device of the present invention performs information communication between the devices via the telephone line and stores the dial number information input from the dial number input means in the dial number storage means. In a telephone communication device that enables various functions such as redialing and auto-dialing, the pause information creating means for creating the interval of dial number information as pause information based on the interruption time, Among the dial number information sequentially stored in the number storage means, there is provided an information control means for additionally controlling the above-mentioned pause information with respect to the dial number information immediately before the pause information is created.

Thus, when the user inputs the dial number information by the dial number input means,
Since the pause information to be inserted between the dial number information can be stored in the dial number storage means together with the dial number information, the pause information having a desired length is added to the dial number information transferred from the dial number storage means. ing.

Therefore, since it is possible to eliminate the user's pause insertion operation in the device, the operability of the device can be improved. Further, since the dial number information and the pause information are integrally stored, the memory can be effectively used, and the efficiency of using the memory in the dial number storage means can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a communication device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a storage state in a storage unit included in the communication device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an input process of dial number input of the communication device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional communication device.

5 is a diagram showing a storage state in a storage unit provided in the communication device of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5 (a) is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which dial information signals are sequentially stored. (B) is an explanatory view showing a state in which one digit of pause information is stored between dial information signals, and FIG. (C) shows a state in which two digits of pause information are stored between dial information signals. It is an explanatory view shown.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Numeric keys (dial number input means) 6 Pause information creation unit (pause information creation means) 7 Timing sensor 8 Pause insertion circuit 9 Control unit (control means) 10 Storage unit (dial number storage means) 11 Buffer memory 12 Redial memory 13 Auto dial memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Information communication between respective devices through a telephone line, and dial number information input from a dial number input means is stored in a dial number storage means, so that redial or auto dialing can be performed. In a telephone communication device that enables each function, a pause information creating unit that creates the dial number information input interval as pause information based on the interruption time, and dial number information that is sequentially stored in the dial number storage unit. A telephone communication device comprising: information control means for adding and controlling the pause information with respect to dial number information immediately before the pause information is created.