JP4221779B2 - Cordless handset - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone device having a parent device connected to an external communication line and at least one child device capable of communicating with the parent device, and in particular, a priority ringing setting is made according to the use of the parent device or the child device. The present invention relates to a telephone device that can be set in a fixed manner.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a telephone device having a master unit connected to an external communication line and at least one slave unit that can communicate with the master unit, only a specific master unit or slave unit at the time of an incoming call is different from other master units or slave units. There is also known a telephone device capable of setting a priority ringing to be ringed first. In such a telephone device with a priority ringing setting, when an operator receives a call back, etc., if a parent unit or a slave unit to be preferentially ringed is designated in advance, Since only the slave unit is ringed before other master units or slave units, it is possible to answer incoming calls without disturbing the surrounding people or answering the call to other people Become. In addition, since this type of telephone device is intended to satisfactorily respond to a specific incoming call such as when an operator receives a return call, once it responds to an incoming call from an external communication line, The priority ringing setting is canceled.
[0003]
In the telephone with a ringing tone priority ringing function described in JP-A-6-31240, a ringing number setting unit is provided for each of a plurality of telephones connected in parallel to an external communication line. The number of ringing detected from the line is compared, and the ringing tone ringing circuit is not operated until the comparison result matches, so that the ringing tone is not ringed. In such a telephone with a ringing tone priority ringing function, the ringing tone sounds first from the telephone with the higher priority, so if the telephone with the higher priority is off-hooked, the ringing tone of the telephone with the lower priority will be heard. It is possible to prevent the sound from being generated, and it is possible to prevent noises from being generated at the same time as incoming calls.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional telephone device, since the priority ringing setting is canceled every time an incoming call is answered, for example, according to an operator's request, a parent device or a child device installed in a living room where there is a high probability that there is a person is always used. If you set priority ringing and want to avoid ringing the main unit or handset as much as possible in the bedroom where there is a sleeping person or in the study where there is a person working, answer the incoming call Every time it was done, it was necessary to reset the priority ringing setting, which was very troublesome.
[0005]
Moreover, in the telephone with a ringing tone priority ringing function disclosed in the above-mentioned JP-A-6-31240, the number of ringing detected from the line is counted by each telephone, and the ringing is performed until the number of ringing reaches a predetermined number. Since it is configured not to operate the sound ringing circuit, it is necessary to set the ringing number setting section provided in all other telephones in order to give a specific telephone priority over other telephones. It was inconvenient.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and enables the priority ringing setting to be easily set, and the priority ringing setting to be fixedly set according to the use of the master unit or the slave unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device that makes it possible.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a handset of a telephone that can communicate with the base unit, and accepts ringing means for ringing a ringing tone, and priority ringing setting and priority ringing release instructions. Possible ringing instruction means, and identification data instruction means capable of accepting identification data of the slave unit that is the target of priority ringing or cancellation of the priority ringing, and the slave unit that is setting the priority ringing has priority ringing If the ringing is given priority over the telephone that is not set and the identification data and the instruction for setting or canceling the priority ringing are received, the received identification data and the instruction corresponding to the received instruction A setting signal including data is transmitted to the parent device.
[0008]
According to this telephone device, since the setting of another telephone can be changed by operating one telephone, the usability can be improved.
[0009]
[0010]
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[0014]
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a base unit provided in a cordless telephone apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0017]
A base unit 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a handset that communicates with a communication partner via a call signal detection circuit 5 that detects a call signal transmitted from an external communication line 3 and a voice circuit 7 that includes an amplifier. 9. A radio circuit 15 for performing communication with the slave unit 2 (see FIG. 2) via the master unit side antenna 13, a key switch for canceling the priority ringing setting or canceling the priority ringing setting and inputting the telephone number of the communication partner Operation unit 17, measuring device 19 that starts measurement of a predetermined value at the same time as detecting a call signal, storage unit 21 storing various data such as slave unit identification data set with priority ringing, operation control of base unit 1 And a buzzer 27 for sounding the ringing tone of the base unit 1 via the ringing tone ringing circuit 25 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 23.
[0018]
The measuring device 19 measures, for example, an elapsed time from when the call signal from the external communication line 3 is detected by the call signal detection circuit 5 by a timer, or is sent from the external communication line 3 by a counter. A specific period after the ringing signal is detected is measured, such as counting pulses of alternating current signals.
[0019]
Next, a block diagram of the handset 2 provided in the cordless telephone apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. A plurality of slave units 2 can be arranged for one master unit 1, and each slave unit 2 has specific slave unit identification data in order to identify the slave unit 2. Yes.
[0020]
The handset 2 includes a handset 31 that communicates with a communication partner via a voice circuit 29 including an amplifier, a wireless circuit 35 that performs communication with the base unit 1 via a handset side antenna 33, and a priority ring setting. Or, the operation unit 37 having a key switch for canceling the priority ringing setting and inputting the telephone number of the communication partner, the storage unit 39 storing various data such as the slave unit identification data, the operation control of the slave unit 2 and the like. A control unit 41 to be performed, and a buzzer 45 for ringing the ringing tone of the handset 2 via the ringing tone ringing circuit 43 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 41 are configured.
[0021]
Next, an incoming call ringing process when a call signal from the external communication line 3 in the cordless telephone apparatus configured as described above is detected will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0022]
In the reception standby state (S1: NO), when the call signal from the external communication line 3 is detected by the call signal detection circuit 5 (S1: YES), the measurement of the measuring device 19 is started and the memory of the parent device 1 is stored. The unit 21 checks whether there is any telephone set for which priority ringing is set (S3). When there is a telephone set for which priority ringing is set (S3: YES), it is confirmed whether a predetermined value is measured by the measuring instrument 19 (S5). If it is determined that the predetermined value has not been measured (S5: NO), an instruction is given to ring all the telephones that have been set to preferential ringing (S7).
[0023]
Here, when there is no telephone set for priority ringing (S3: NO) or when a predetermined value is measured by the measuring instrument 19 (S5: YES), an instruction to ring all telephones is given (s9). . The processing shown in S3 to S9 is repeatedly executed in a state where the calling signal from the external communication line 3 is not interrupted (S11: NO) and the off-hook on the receiving side is not detected (S13: NO). If the off-hook on the receiving side is not detected (S13: NO) and the call signal from the external communication line 3 is interrupted (S11: YES), the telephone enters a standby state (S19), and the incoming call ringing process ends. Is done.
[0024]
On the other hand, when a call signal from the external communication line 3 is detected (S11: NO), if a receiving side off-hook is detected (S13: YES), the line between the off-hook telephone and the communication partner is connected. (S15), and communication becomes possible. This communication is continued until either of the telephones detects on-hook (S17: NO), and when on-hook is detected (S17: YES), the communication is terminated and a standby state (S19) is entered. is there.
[0025]
The priority ringing setting and the priority ringing release are input via the operation unit 17 of the parent device 1 or the operation unit 37 of the child device 2 in the standby state of the telephone (S19). Here, the priority ringing setting and the cancellation of the priority ringing input from the slave unit 2 are transmitted to the control unit 23 on the master unit side together with the identification data of the slave unit 2 via the radio circuit 35 on the slave unit side. By storing it in one storage unit 21, it is handled as information related to the incoming call ringing process. Thus, since the master unit and the slave unit set to be preferentially ringing (S3: YES), they are ringed with priority over other telephones until a predetermined value is measured by the measuring instrument 19 (S5: NO). It becomes possible to respond to incoming calls without causing trouble to surrounding people. Further, when the predetermined value is measured by the measuring instrument 19 (S5: YES), since all the parent devices and the child devices ring, there are no people around the telephone set for the priority ringing and cannot accept incoming calls. That is reduced.
[0026]
On the other hand, the priority ringing setting is canceled only when a priority ringing release instruction is given via the operation unit 17 of the parent device 1 or the operation unit 37 of the child device 2 in the standby state of the telephone (S19). It is very convenient that one or a plurality of telephones can always be set to the priority ringing setting according to the use of each telephone.
[0027]
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, Of course, various improvement and deformation | transformation are possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the priority ringing setting and the priority ringing cancellation are input via the operation unit of each telephone is described. However, the terminal identification data is transmitted / received via a wireless line, and the priority ringing of other telephones is performed. By enabling the setting and canceling the priority ringing, it is possible to change the settings of other telephones by operating one telephone, and thus a more convenient cordless telephone apparatus can be realized.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the telephone device of the first aspect , it is possible to change the setting of other telephones by operating one telephone, so that usability can be improved.
[0029]
[0030]
[0031]
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a base unit in a cordless telephone device according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of a handset in the cordless telephone device.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an incoming call ringing process.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main | base station 2 Subunit 3 External communication line 5 Call signal detection circuit 13 Main | base station side antenna 15 Radio | wireless circuit 17 Operation part 19 Measuring device 21 Control part 27 Buzzer 33 Slave-unit side antenna 35 Radio | wireless circuit 37 Operation part 41 Control part 45 Buzzer

Claims (1)

  A handset of a telephone that can communicate with the base unit,
  Ringing means for ringing a ringing tone;
  A ringing instruction means capable of accepting a priority ringing setting and a priority ringing release instruction;
  An identification data instruction means capable of accepting identification data of a slave that is a target of the priority ringing setting or the priority ringing cancellation;
  With
  The handset that is set for priority ringing preferentially rings over a phone that is not set for priority ringing,
  When receiving identification data and a priority ringing setting or priority ringing release instruction, a setting signal including the received identification data and instruction data corresponding to the received instruction is transmitted to the parent device.
It is characterized by that.

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