JP4690208B2 - Button telephone equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a button telephone device, and more particularly to a button telephone device equipped with a voice mail device.

  The voice mail apparatus is mainly used for providing a button telephone apparatus with an answering machine function. The voice mail apparatus has a plurality of mailboxes, and each of the plurality of mailboxes is assigned to an outside line or an extension line connected to the button telephone apparatus.

  A button telephone device equipped with a conventional voice mail device is used when an extension telephone does not respond to an incoming call from the public telephone network (PSTN) or when the extension telephone is set in advance. It is configured to record a message in a pre-designated mailbox. Messages are recorded in each mailbox in the order of arrival.

  In addition, the button telephone apparatus equipped with the conventional voice mail apparatus can register in advance information indicating the caller telephone number so that the owner of the mailbox (extension telephone user) can access the mailbox from the outside. (For example, refer patent document 1). In such a button telephone device, the caller telephone number notified by the caller ID notification service is compared with the telephone number registered in advance, and if they match, the message recorded in the corresponding mailbox is heard. Can do. That is, if the owner of a mailbox makes a call from a specific telephone (such as a mobile phone), the message recorded in his / her mailbox can be heard.

  Although it is not for a button telephone device, it compares the phone number registered in advance with the caller's phone number, records a message if they match (or rings the phone), and rings a phone if they do not match. There is also a voice mail device (or recording a message) (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-144861 A JP 2001-274894 A

  As described above, in a button telephone apparatus equipped with a conventional voice mail apparatus, messages are recorded in the order of arrival in a mailbox designated for each outside line or each extension. For this reason, in each mailbox, business messages from other sales offices or employees who are out, contacts from business partners, inquiries from customers, and other miscellaneous messages are recorded in the order of arrival. When the user of the mailbox listens to the recorded messages, the recorded messages are reproduced in the order in which they were recorded or vice versa. I have to ask. For this reason, there is a problem that the button telephone apparatus provided with the conventional voice mail apparatus is inconvenient and inconvenient.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a button telephone device including a boil mail device that solves the above-described problems and improves convenience.

  The present invention uses the caller information notified from the public telephone line network. However, as described in Patent Document 1, the caller information is used to identify the owner of the mailbox. Is not intended to be used. Further, as described in Patent Document 2, the present invention does not use caller information to determine whether or not to ring a telephone.

The present invention provides a button telephone apparatus that includes a voice mail apparatus having a plurality of mailboxes and that can receive caller information representing a caller-side telephone number that is notified when a call is received from a public telephone network. A first table for associating a telephone number and any one of the plurality of mailboxes with each other independently of an external line and an extension and registering as a telephone number setting , and each of the plurality of external lines or extensions And a storage device that stores a second table for registering one of the plurality of mailboxes in association with each other, and a telephone number represented by the caller information by searching the first table if it is registered telephone number that matches the instructs the recording to a mailbox associated with the telephone number, the call to the first table When the telephone number that matches the telephone number information indicates is not registered, and a control section for instructing the recording of the mail box corresponding to the outside line or extension made the call based on the second table, the When a message is recorded in a voice mail device, it is automatically distributed to a mailbox associated with each received caller information based on the previously registered telephone number setting.

  According to the present invention, when recording a message in the voice mail device, the mailbox is specified based on the sender information from the public telephone line network and the telephone number information registered in advance, and the recording destination is distributed. As a result, the convenience of the voice mail device, and thus the button telephone device, can be improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  A configuration of a key telephone apparatus (main apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The illustrated button telephone apparatus includes a control unit 10 including a CPU 100, a storage device 110, and a call control program unit 120, an external line interface unit 20, a voice mail apparatus 30, and an internal line interface unit 40.

  The external line interface unit 20 is connected to the public telephone network (PSTN) 50 through one or more external lines, and is also connected to the control unit 10.

  The extension interface unit 30 is connected to the control unit 10 and to a plurality of extension telephones 60.

  The voice mail device 30 has a plurality of mailboxes and is connected to the control unit 10. In the present embodiment, voice mail device 30 is provided in the button telephone device, but may be provided outside.

  The control unit 10 performs call control between the external line interface unit 20 and the extension interface unit or between extension telephones via the extension interface unit according to the call control program stored in the call control program unit 120. Further, the control unit 10 transfers the incoming call from the outside line to the voice mail device 30 based on the setting from the extension telephone. Furthermore, the control unit 10 performs access control to the voice mail apparatus 30 from the extension telephone or from the outside line. The operation of these control units 10 is the same as that of a button telephone device having a known voice mail device.

  The button telephone apparatus according to the present embodiment receives caller information (calling telephone number), which is a telephone number on the calling side notified when a call is received from public telephone line network 50, by a known method. The received caller information is used not only to display the calling telephone number on the display of the extension telephone 60 under the control of the control unit 10, but also to record a message on the boil mail device as will be described later. Used for sorting to each mailbox. That is, in the key telephone apparatus according to the present embodiment, when recording a message to the voice mail apparatus 30, the control unit 10 registers the caller number indicated by the caller information and the storage apparatus 110 in advance by program control. The mail number to which the message should be recorded is identified based on the result.

In order to realize the sorting operation, two types of tables are stored in the storage device. One is a first table for associating a specific telephone number ( outgoing telephone number) with any one mailbox, and the other is each external line or each independent of a specific telephone number. It is a 2nd table for associating an extension and any one mailbox. However, in the second table, when a mailbox is associated with each extension, it is necessary to associate items registered in the first table with each extension. Therefore, in that case, the two tables can be combined into one.

  The specific telephone number registered in the first table may be one or more for one mailbox. That is, a message from a specific individual can be recorded in a single mailbox, and messages from a plurality of people belonging to a specific group can be recorded in a single mailbox. In addition, the specific telephone number registered in the first table may include a wild code that means an arbitrary number. For example, if “044-***-****” is entered, calls from the area code 044 can be recorded in one mailbox. Also, “044-820-***” or “044-820-00 ***” can be used.

  The second table is used when a mailbox for recording a message is not determined based on the first table. In the second table, one mailbox is associated with each outside line or each extension. Note that the mailbox (number) registered in the second table is different from the mailbox (number) registered in the first table.

  The operation of the control unit 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. 2 in addition to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart of program control (operation of the CPU 100) in the key telephone apparatus. Here, in the second table, it is assumed that each outside line is associated with any one mailbox.

  The external line interface unit 20 detects an incoming call from the public telephone line network 50 and receives caller information (outgoing telephone number) which is a telephone number of a caller telephone notified from the public telephone line network 50 ( Step S201). The received caller information is sent to the control unit 10.

  When the CPU 100 of the control unit 10 receives the caller information from the external line interface unit 20 according to the program of the call control program unit 120, the CPU 100 stores the information (data A) in the storage device 110 (step S202).

  Further, the CPU 100 determines whether to notify the incoming call destination telephone registered in advance or transfer it to the voice mail device according to the program of the call control program unit 120 (step S203). This determination is made based on, for example, whether or not the transfer setting from the extension telephone associated with each external line to the voice mail device is set.

  If it is determined in step S203 that the extension telephone 60 is informed of the incoming call, the CPU 100 reads out the data A previously stored in the storage device 110 and transmits it to the extension telephone 60, and oscillates the telephone display. A number is displayed and an incoming call is ringed (step S204).

  If it is determined in step S203 that an incoming call from an external line is connected to the voice mail device, the CPU 100 determines whether or not data A is stored in the storage device 110 according to the program of the call control program unit 120 (step S205). ).

  If data A is not recorded in the storage device 110, the CPU 100 designates a mailbox designated for each outside line and makes an incoming connection to the voice mail device 30 (step S206). The mailbox designated for each outside line is determined based on the second table stored in the storage device 110.

  If the data A can be read in step S205, the CPU 100 searches the first table using the read data A (calling telephone number) as a key in accordance with the program of the call control program unit 120.

  As a result of the search, if a telephone number (data B) matching the data A exists in the first table (Y in step S208), the mailbox associated with the data B is designated and the voice mail apparatus 30 is designated. Is connected (step S209).

  On the other hand, if the telephone number (data B) matching the data A does not exist in the first table as a result of the search (N in step S208), the second table is checked and associated with the incoming external line. The designated mail box is designated, and the incoming call connection to the voice mail device 30 is made (step S206).

  As described above, in the button telephone device according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically distribute the recorded message to a specific mailbox for each outgoing telephone number notified from the public telephone line network. The convenience of using the voice mail device is improved. Further, by using a numeric string including a wild code as a telephone number registered in the storage device, it is possible to collect and store recording messages from a specific area in a specific mailbox.

  Next, a case where each extension telephone is associated with any one mailbox in the second table will be described.

  If each extension telephone can be called directly from the outside line by the dial-in function, it is conceivable to assign a mailbox to each extension telephone. In this case as well, incoming calls addressed to each extension telephone can be distributed to a plurality of mailboxes in the same manner as described above. In addition, in this case, the transfer to the voice mail device is automatically performed not only when the transfer from the destination extension telephone is set to the voice mail device but also when the incoming call is not answered for a predetermined time. Can be done.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the button telephone apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU of FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols

10 Control unit 100 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 110 Storage device 120 Call control program part 20 External line interface unit 30 Voice mail apparatus 40 Extension interface unit 50 Public telephone line network 60 Extension telephone

Claims (3)

In a button telephone device comprising a voice mail device having a plurality of mailboxes and capable of receiving caller information representing a caller's telephone number notified when a call is received from a public telephone network,
A first table for associating a telephone number and any one of the plurality of mailboxes with each other independently of an external line and an extension and registering as a telephone number setting , each of a plurality of external lines or extensions, and the A storage device for storing a second table for registering one of a plurality of mailboxes in association with each other ;
The first table is searched, and if a telephone number that matches the telephone number represented by the caller information is registered, recording to a mailbox associated with the telephone number is instructed , and the first table A telephone number that matches the telephone number represented by the caller information is not registered, a control unit for instructing recording to a mailbox corresponding to an incoming or outgoing line based on the second table ; With
A button telephone characterized in that when a message is recorded in the voice mail device, it is automatically distributed to a mailbox associated with each received caller information based on the telephone number setting registered in advance. apparatus. 2. The button telephone apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the telephone number registered in the first table includes a wild code that means an arbitrary number. 3. The button telephone apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the telephone number registered in the first table is an area code and a wild code, or an area code and a city code and a wild code.

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