JP2552829B2 - Telephone device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention allows a person who receives a telephone call to easily confirm the absence of the called party, even when the called party is absent. A telephone device capable of

[Prior Art] In most of the current telephone devices, a plurality of telephones are connected to one telephone repeater, and each telephone can make an extension call.

When such a telephone device is used, when there is an incoming call at a telephone with a specific extension number, the called party is absent or is not near the caller. In such a case, the person on the side of the nearby telephone picks up another telephone, listens to the contents of the incoming call, puts the external line on hold, and then turns the extension number to call the telephone set for the called party. To check if the called party is absent.

If the called party is out of the office, there is no response from the called party. In that case, the caller is informed that he / she is absent. The reasons for absence and return time are often asked. At that time, the caller is answered by making an inquiry to the receptionist or making an inquiry to an employee at the called party.

Alternatively, the contents of the message board placed at the reception desk or the like are checked and the caller is answered.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As is apparent from the above, when the called party is absent, the person who picks up the telephone inquires about the absence status of the called party each time, and the message such as a message board is sent by himself. It is necessary to examine the contents, and it is very troublesome to confirm the reason for the absence of the called party, which is a great hindrance to the work of the working person.

Therefore, in the present invention, such a conventional problem is solved, and even when the called party is absent, the person who receives the call can easily make the absence state of the called party. It proposes a telephone device that can be confirmed.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of telephones connected to the terminal side of a telephone line and capable of specifying an extension, and the telephone line and a plurality of telephones. It has a message means provided between them and a message means provided in the message means. In this message means, a storage means for storing the extension number set by the message input means and a necessary message is provided and called. When the called party of the extension number is absent, it is formed so that the content of the message of the called party is automatically transmitted to the side that has designated the extension number. The message setting means is provided with a display means for confirming the key input contents set by the setting means during or after the input to the message setting means. It is characterized in.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, a telephone device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the concept of a telephone device 10 according to the present invention, in which 1 is a telephone line, 2 is a telephone repeater, and 3A to 3N (N is a natural number) can be connected to an extension line. It is a telephone.

In the present invention, the telephone repeater 2 and the plurality of telephones 3A
The message setting means 20 is connected between 3N.

The message setting means 20 stores the reason for the absence of the called party called from the calling side, that is, the message of the called party is stored, and when the absentee (called party) is called, the content of the message is called. When a person other than the caller answers the caller, the message is transmitted to the person who picked up the telephone.

FIG. 2 is a systematic diagram of an essential part showing an example of the message setting means 20, which is an input means for inputting message contents.
The keyed message (such as a digital signal) having a 21 is provided to the memory means 22 for its callee-specific,
Alternatively, it is stored at an arbitrary address. The message data stored here is supplied to the transfer means 24 only when the extension number of the telephone set assigned to the called party is called. In this example, the message data is supplied only to the telephone set having the outside line. It

As will be described later, the telephone is provided with display means for displaying the content of the message, and the content of the message is displayed on this display means.

The content of the message called from the memory means 22 is also supplied to the display means 23 so that the input of the message content can be confirmed. As another means, the key input means 21 is displayed on the display means 23 through the memory means 22 simultaneously with the input, and the display of the display means 23 is confirmed while the input is made. The display on the display means 23 can be stopped by.

Reference numeral 25 is a control means composed of a microprocessor or the like, and the memory means 22, the display means 23 and the transfer means 24 are controlled as desired by a control signal from the control means 25.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a schematic view of the setting means 20, which includes at least a message display section 26 and a key input section 25.
Are provided, and the content of the message corresponding to the key input is displayed on the display unit 26.

The key input unit 25 may be a key array including alphabets and numbers, or may be formed from display keys such as “go out” and “return to work” and number keys in some cases.

The display unit 26 can use a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and the method of displaying the message displayed here may be kana display or kanji display.

 4A to 4C show examples of message contents.

If the person who took the outside line called the called party by turning the called party's extension number but the called party was absent, this state is judged by the control means 25. Then, the message content of the absent called party is sent to the telephone side which has taken the outside line.

Therefore, the plurality of telephones are provided with a display section 42 as shown in FIG. 5, and the display section 42 displays the message contents of the above-mentioned absent called party. This allows the person who took the outside line to know the reason for the absence of the called party on the spot, and the calling party can know the reason for the absence of the called party (whether in a meeting, in a meeting, or out of the office). You can immediately answer the reason why you are absent.

Of course, if you input the message contents until the time when you can return to the office or be present as shown in Fig. 4,
The time can also be transmitted to the calling party at the same time.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 40 is an ordinary key provided for the telephone function provided in the telephone 3N, and 41 is a handset.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a control flow chart when the message transmission in the telephone device 10 described above is executed.

When the control program starts, it first determines whether there is an incoming call, and when there is an incoming call (step 50), a telephone other than the telephone dedicated to the called party is taken and the extension number of the called party is specified. Sometimes, the response state of the telephone set with the designated extension number is determined (step 51). If the response is not received within the fixed time, it is considered that the called party is absent (step 52), it is judged whether or not there is a message of the called party regarding the designated extension number, and the memory means 22 stores the received message. If the caller's message is stored (step 5
3) The telephone set with the extension number and the repeater 2 are continued, and the message contents are transferred to the telephone set to display the message (step 54).

Then, the disconnection status of the telephone line is determined, and the transfer state of the message contents is continued until it is disconnected (step 55).

When the message of the called party is not stored in the memory means 22, nothing is displayed on the display section 42.

Alternatively, step 52 may be omitted, and the presence or absence of a message may be determined at the moment when the extension number of the called party who is absent is designated (step 53).

By the way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, as a means for transmitting a predetermined message to a person who has taken an outside line, the display means 42 is provided in a plurality of telephones and the message contents are transmitted, but other display means is used. The contents of the message can also be transmitted.

As another display means, a card type display device can be used. When using a card-type display device,
At least each person should have a card-type display device equivalent to the number of installed telephones.

Therefore, a unique calling code is applied to the card type display device owned by each person.

When a card-type electronic desk calculator is used as the card type display device, as shown in FIG. 7, it has a key input means 41 necessary for the calculation function and a display section 42 such as a liquid crystal is provided. Further, a receiving means (also having a code discriminating means) 43 capable of receiving the message signal is provided.
Reference numeral 44 is a control means provided to control the display means 42 and the reception means 43.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an overview of the card type display device 40.

When the card type display device 40 is used, the message setting means 20 is constructed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the message means 20.
In this case, a transmitting means 27 is provided as shown in the figure, and the message signal from the memory means 22 is supplied to the transmitting means 27 with a code signal as an identification signal of the transmitting means added and sent from an antenna 28. To be done.

Therefore, if the called party does not respond even if the caller taking the outside line turns the extension number, the control means 25 determines that the call to the extension number is not accepted. Means for reading and transmitting message signal 27
, The card-type display device 40 owned by the person who took the outside line identifies the code signal included in the transmission signal,
If it is the corresponding code signal, the message signal is received.

Thereby, the display means provided in the card-type display device 40
The content of the above-mentioned message is displayed at 42, which allows the person who took the outside line to convey the reason for the absence of the called party to the calling party.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, even when the called party is absent, the person who receives the call can easily confirm the absence status of the called party. , The reason for absence can be communicated to the calling party on the spot.

Therefore, unlike in the past, when the called party is absent, the person who picked up the telephone does not have to inquire about the called party's absence status each time, and it is not necessary to check the message contents such as the message board by himself. It becomes very easy to confirm the reason for the absence of the caller, and it is possible to eliminate the obstruction of the work of the working person with a simple configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a main part of a telephone device according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a system diagram showing an example of the message setting means, FIG. 3 is an external plan view showing an example of the message setting means, FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of message contents displayed on the display means, and FIG. Fig. 6 is an external plan view of the case where the display means is provided in the telephone, Fig. 6 is a control flowchart showing an example of message transmission, and Fig. 7 is a system diagram when the display means is provided in the card-type electronic desk calculator. FIG. 9 is a plan view of its appearance, and FIG. 9 is a system diagram showing an example of a message setting means. 10 ... telephone device, 2 ... telephone repeater, 20 ... message setting means, 21 ... key input means, 22 ... memory means, 23
…… Display means, 24 …… Transfer means, 27 …… Send means, 42 ...
… Receiving means, 26, 42 …… Display

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of telephones capable of designating an extension connected to a terminal side of a telephone line, a message means provided between the telephone line and the plurality of telephones, and a message setting means provided in the message means. This message means is provided with a storage means for storing the extension number set by the message input means and a necessary message, and when the called party of the called extension number is out, the extension number is stored. The message content of the called party is automatically transmitted to the instructing side, and the key input content set by the message setting means is input to the message setting means in the message means. Alternatively, the telephone device is characterized in that display means for confirming after inputting is provided in the message setting means. 2. A display unit is provided on a telephone as a unit for receiving message contents.
The telephone device according to the item 2 or item 2. 3. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a card-shaped display means is used as means for receiving the message content.