JPH09130468A - Telephone terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a telephone terminal device such as a public telephone that can talk to a communication partner by calling any communication partner by automatic dialing without adding any equipment to the exchange. To provide. A card in which a frequency is recorded in advance is inserted into a card reader. This card has a control circuit 1
By the control from 6, any destination telephone number can be registered. At the time of calling, the other party's telephone number can be read from the card and the dialer circuit 3 or the like can automatically make a call. During a call, the card frequency is withdrawn according to the tariff of the communication partner. Further, the language to be displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8 and the volume during a call can be registered in the card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone terminal device, and more particularly to a telephone terminal device capable of automatically dialing an arbitrary party without imposing any burden on an exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a telephone communication system has been developed in which a caller can call the other party through a telephone line without directly dialing. One of them is a voice dialing system. In this system, the caller operates the telephone number of the voice dialing service provided at the exchange by operating the dial buttons or reading the card in which the telephone number is recorded in advance by the card reader of the telephone. Call the voice dialing service of the exchange, and the caller speaks the caller's name registered in advance in the exchange, and the exchange automatically dials the telephone number of the other party. It was made to ring.

As another prior art, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 216983. In this prior art, in a system for seat reservation using an IC card, when the telephone number of the center terminal is changed, the center telephone number recorded in the IC card when the IC card is issued is changed to the IC card. It is possible to change to a new center number at an IC card terminal connected to a public telephone line without collecting and changing the number or reissuing the IC card. Specifically, when the user inputs a predetermined number other than the service number displayed on the display unit of the IC card terminal, the procedure for updating the center telephone number of the IC card is executed. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned voice dialing service, the exchange recognizes the voice recognition device and the name of the communication partner by the caller's voice and the full-digit telephone number of the communication partner. There is a problem in that a new table such as a table indicating the correspondence must be prepared, and the service cannot be realized unless new equipment is added to the exchange.

In the latter system for changing the telephone number of the center terminal, it is possible to call the center terminal using an IC card to make a reservation for a seat or the like, but at the charge of the caller, the IC is charged. There is a problem that it is not possible to communicate with any communication partner using the card.

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to call any communication partner by automatic dialing and to talk with the communication partner without adding any equipment to the exchange. It is to provide a telephone terminal device such as a public telephone that can be used. Another purpose is that by registering the telephone number of any communication partner on the card in which the frequency information is recorded in advance, the other party can be easily called without dialing, and the caller's side can be called. Another object of the present invention is to provide a telephone terminal device such as a public telephone that can talk with each other at a charge.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a telephone terminal device equipped with a card reader for a card type storage medium, in which a telephone number entered from a dial key on a front panel is A means for registering on a card on which frequency information is recorded, a means for reading the telephone number registered on the card and automatically dialing, and during a call,
It is characterized in that it comprises means for withdrawing the frequency information according to a tariff with the other party of the call, and display means provided on the front panel for displaying at least the registration procedure of the telephone number. According to the present invention, the card is inserted into the card reader of the telephone terminal device and the other party is called only by giving an instruction for automatic dialing. When a conversation with the other party is started, the frequency is deducted according to the charge table with the other party. Therefore, automatic dialing can be carried out by adding the above-mentioned means to the telephone terminal device without adding any equipment to the exchange. Also, with one card,
It is possible to execute a call and a call with a charging burden on the caller side.

Further, the present invention further comprises language display information instructing means or volume adjusting means, and adjusts the language display information designating the language displayed on the display means and the volume of the call when the frequency information is withdrawn. It is characterized in that at least one of the volume adjustment information is registered in the card. According to the present invention, since the call condition data is stored in the card, the call condition is read from the card when a call is made, and the setting of the telephone terminal device becomes the same as the last call. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the call condition each time a call is made, and it is possible to provide a telephone terminal device having good operability.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a receiver 1
a, a handset including a transmitter (microphone) 1b, 2 a speech circuit, 3 a PB signal dialer circuit, 4 a power supply circuit, 5 a hook switch / DP transmission circuit, and 6 a response of a communication partner A polarity reversal detection circuit, 7 is an incoming call detection circuit, and L1 and L2 are terminals connected to a public telephone line. Since these are well-known configurations, detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, 8 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), 9 is a card reader, 10 is a dial key, 11 is a function key, 12 is a hook switch, 14 is a memory including ROM 14a and RAM 14b, 15 is a clock, and 16 is the telephone terminal device. 2 is a control circuit for controlling the operation of each of the above-mentioned components.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a front panel of the telephone terminal device. In the figure, 11a to 1
Reference numeral 1e denotes the function key 11, which is specifically composed of a redial button 11a, a follow-on button 11b, a language selection button 11c, a volume adjustment button 11d, and a card exchange button 11e. The other reference numerals are the same as in FIG.
Indicates the same as or equivalent to. In this embodiment, four languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese, can be selected from the language selection button 11c, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, although 0 to 9 dB can be selected from the volume adjustment button 11d, the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an example of a storage area inside a card (for example, an IC card) to be inserted into the card reader. Inside the card, there is a manufacturer area, an application area, a counter. There are four areas, an area and a free use area. The manufacturer area stores a chip manufacturer code and a card manufacturer code, and the application area stores a card issuer code, a serial number, and encryption information. The user can purchase the card from a specific card issuer at a fee according to the frequency.
In addition, frequency information of the card is stored in the counter area. In the free use area, the telephone number of the communication destination, the language display information, the volume adjustment information and the like input by the user are stored. In addition, in the present embodiment, the number of the communication destination registered in the card is one, but the present invention is not limited to this. Further, it is not limited to the IC card, and a magnetic card or the like may be used.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. This operation proceeds as the control circuit 16 operates based on the control program stored in the memory 14, and in the course of this progress, the control circuit 16 appropriately selects the card reader 9 and the dial keys 1.
0, the control data input from the function key 11 and the hook switch 12 is taken in, or the display data instructed from the memory 14 is displayed on the liquid crystal display section 8. The operation of the control circuit 16 will be described below while incorporating the display data of the liquid crystal display unit 8.

First, it is determined whether or not the handset 1 of the telephone terminal device is off-hook (step S1). When the determination in step S1 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S2, and the "INSERT YOUR CARD""BEL is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 8.
OW "is displayed in English. Next, in step S3, it is determined whether or not a card is inserted into the card reader 9. If the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S4 and" PLEASE WA
"IT" is displayed in English. In step S5, it is determined whether the inserted card is a normal card,
If it is normal, the process proceeds to step S6, and it is determined whether or not the number of call charges prepaid in the card remains. When it is determined in step S5 that the card is an abnormal card, the process proceeds to step S7, and the buzzer forgetting to remove the card sounds. Then, in step S8, an English display is made to the effect that the card cannot be used and the user should go on hook. If the remaining call charge frequency is 0 according to the determination in step S6, step S6 is performed.
In step S10, the buzzer sounds, and in step S10, there is no remaining frequency, and an English display to the effect that the user should go on-hook is displayed. Succeedingly, in a step S11, an English display meaning to remove the card is displayed. In the present embodiment, the above display is set to always be performed in English, but the display is not limited to this.

In step S12 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the card stores information such as the telephone number of the communication partner, language display information (to be described later), and volume adjustment information. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S13. When the language display information is designated as Japanese, "XXX Dosoo" and "001 color dial system" are displayed in Japanese. The above "XXX" corresponds to a specific numerical value of the remaining frequency. If the determination in step S12 is negative, the process proceeds to step S14, and since the language display is not designated, the content having the same meaning as described above is displayed in English.

In step S15, it is determined whether the hook is on-hook. If the determination is negative, step S15 is performed.
16, the process proceeds to step S34 in FIG. 6 when the result is affirmative. In step S16, it is determined whether or not the user has made a dial input. When this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S17, and it is determined whether or not the head of the dial input is the "#" key. . If this judgment is affirmative, the operation proceeds to the operation of registering the telephone number of the communication destination in the card in step S18 and thereafter, the operation of changing the telephone number of the communication destination already registered, or the automatic dialing operation.

In step S18, it is determined whether or not the card is a registered card. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S19, and the registered telephone number of the communication partner "0011212xxxxx" is entered. "XXXXX" and "Dial C #, Change *" are displayed. In step S20, it is determined whether the pressed button is the #, *, or the follow-on button. If the pressed button is #, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6 to proceed to the automatic dial operation. On the other hand, in the case of *, the process proceeds to step S21, and "Bangouwo dial dial no te" is displayed. Also, when the determination in step S18 is negative, that is, when the card is a new card (unregistered card), step S21
Proceed to.

In step S22, it is judged whether or not dialing has been carried out. If this judgment is affirmative, then the processing advances to step S23, in which "Sygoni # Delete" is displayed. Also, the dialed number is displayed. In step S24, it is determined whether or not # is pressed, and if this determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S25, and "Touroku City.
Is displayed. That is, if the card is new, the telephone number of the communication partner is registered in the card, and if it is already registered, the telephone number of the communication partner of the card is changed. Since the follow-on button has a cancel function, step S2
When the follow-on button is pressed at 0, step S1
Return to 3.

If the leading dial data is not # but a number from 0 to 9 in step S17, the process proceeds to step S26 in FIG. 6 to proceed to a normal dialing operation. On the other hand, when the # key is pressed in step S20 and the process proceeds to step S26, the operation of automatic dialing starts. In step S26, the display of the remaining frequency and the dial data manually input or the dial data read from the card are displayed. Step S
At 27, it is determined whether or not the hook is on-hook. When the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S28, and it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the communication partner is correct. For example, when making an international call via KDD, this determination is made based on whether "001" is added to the beginning of the number, and whether the country code or area code is a real number. To be done.

When it is determined that the telephone number of the communication partner is correct, the process proceeds to step S29, and it is determined whether or not the card frequency remains. When the determination in step S29 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S30, and the message "Otsunagiteimasu. Next, in step S31, it is determined whether the hook is on-hook. If the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S36 in FIG. Then, proceed to a conversation with the other person. On the other hand, when the determination at step S28 is negative, or when the determination at step S29 is negative, step S
Step 32 or step S33 is proceeded to, and the display is "dial gama gattaimas. In step S34, the forget-to-remove buzzer sounds, and in step S35, "CARD WHAT YOU NEED" is displayed.

Next, when proceeding to step S36 in FIG. 7, the other party responds and conversation is started. In step S37, the remaining frequency is displayed. In step S38, the frequency is withdrawn at time intervals corresponding to the partner number. When this frequency is withdrawn, the language selection button 11c,
The language display and volume adjustment information input from the volume adjustment button 11d (see FIG. 2) are written in the card.
In step S39, it is determined whether or not the call is on-hook. When the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S40, and it is determined whether or not the remaining time during which communication is possible is, for example, 45 seconds or less. When this determination is negative, the process returns to step S37 and the conversation with the other party is continued. As a result of continuing the conversation, if the determination in step S40 becomes affirmative,
In step S41, a time-out warning sound is transmitted. The 45 seconds in step S40 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.

In step S42, the display "Two Wow! In step S43, it is determined whether or not the card exchange button 11e has been pressed, and when it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S44, and the display "NO MUCH!" Step S4
When the judgment of 3 is negative, the routine proceeds to step S45, where it is judged whether or not the callable time has become 0, and when the judgment is affirmative, the processes of step S34 and thereafter are executed.

In step S46 of FIG. 8, the in-card information, that is, the communication partner's telephone number, language display information, volume adjustment information, etc., is temporarily stored in the internal memory of the device, for example, RAM.
14b (see FIG. 1). Next, step S4
In step 7, the remaining number of the card is set to 0, and the information in the card is erased to keep the secret. Step S48
Then, "CARD WIRE READY" is displayed, and when the card is removed in step S49, the process proceeds to step S50 and "CARD WIRE READY" is displayed. If it is determined in step S51 that a new card has been inserted, "NO MUCH" is displayed in step S52, and it is determined in step S53 whether the new card is a normal card or an abnormal card. If it is determined that the card is normal, the process proceeds to step S54, and the card information stored in the internal memory in step S46 is written in the new card. In step S55, the frequency of the new card is displayed, and the process returns to step S38. Then, the conversation with the other party is continued.

[0024]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically send to any destination by adding a new function to the telephone terminal device without making any change to the exchange. You can dial. Also, it is possible to record the telephone number of any other party on the card on which the frequency of the call charge is recorded and read it out to make a call automatically, so that the caller can make a call at the charge burden. You can Therefore, it is possible to provide a telephone terminal device having excellent operability. Further, since the call condition such as language display information for designating the language displayed on the display means and volume adjustment information for adjusting the call volume can be registered in the card, the call condition can be set for each call. It is unnecessary, and also in this respect, it is possible to provide a telephone terminal device having excellent operability.

The description of the above embodiment was made with an international call in mind, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to domestic calls.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the front panel of the telephone terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a storage area of a card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a continuation of the flowchart of FIG.

8 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 7. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Transmitter, 2 ... Speech circuit, 3 ... PB signal dialer circuit, 4 ... Power supply circuit, 5 ... Hook switch / DP sending circuit, 6 ... Polarity inversion detection circuit, 7 ... Incoming call detection circuit, 8
... Liquid crystal display (LCD), 9 ... IC card reader, 10
... dial keys, 11 ... function keys, 12 ... hook switch, 14 ... memory, 15 ... clock, 16 ... control circuit.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone terminal device equipped with a card reader for a card-type storage medium, means for registering a telephone number input from a dial key on a front panel in a card in which frequency information is recorded, and the card. Means for reading and automatically dialing the telephone number registered in, and means for withdrawing the frequency information according to the tariff with the other party during a call, provided on the front panel, and registering at least the telephone number A telephone terminal device, comprising: a display unit for displaying a procedure. 2. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a language display information instruction unit capable of designating a language to be displayed on the display unit. 3. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising volume adjusting means for adjusting the volume of a telephone call. 4. The telephone terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when the frequency information is withdrawn, at least one of language display information for designating a language displayed on the display means and volume adjustment information for adjusting a volume of a call is provided. A telephone terminal device characterized by being registered in a card. 5. The telephone terminal device according to claim 4, wherein, when a call is made using the card, the display means displays in a language registered in the card. .