JP5477489B2 - Telephone device having highlighting means - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone device having light-emitting display means capable of highlighting message information received from a message server or the like.

  In a telephone communication system installed in a hotel or the like, there is a technology for receiving various service information and message information from a message server arranged in a hotel or the like and displaying the message information on a display of a telephone device (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

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  However, it is common to use a low-contrast liquid crystal display as a conventional telephone device display for displaying message information. When an important message from a hotel is highlighted, the highlighted portion is displayed by the liquid crystal display. However, the emphasis display ability is weak and important message information is not necessarily transmitted reliably.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display such as an LED (light emitting diode), an organic EL (electroluminescence), a fluorescent display tube, and a transmissive liquid crystal display with a backlight. In the installed telephone device, specific message information is highlighted among various message information, and when a person who has seen the information performs a predetermined operation, a predetermined signal is notified to a predetermined notification destination. Thus, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone device having an excellent message information display function capable of reliably transmitting important message information.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the telephone device having the highlighting means of the present invention, the telephone device having a function of displaying message information, the message information receiving means for receiving the message information, and the display dot or display segment Display means for expressing information to be displayed, highlight display determination means for determining whether or not the received message information is message information to be highlighted, and display for controlling blinking or scrolling or luminance of the display dots or display segments Control means, the highlighting determination means, brightness control information and flashing display of any of the types of high brightness, medium brightness, low brightness and extinction included in the message information received by the message information receiving means, Judge whether there is display control information of either vertical scroll display or left / right scroll type When the highlight determination means extracts the predetermined brightness control information and the display control information for instructing highlight display from the message information, the display control means receives the received message information. Or highlighting a combination of the extracted brightness control information and the display control information for a part of the message information or a predetermined specific character string. When only the predetermined brightness control information for instructing highlighting is extracted from the inside, the display control means may include the entire received message information, a part of the message information, or a predetermined specific information. The character string is highlighted on the basis of the extracted brightness control information, and the highlight determination unit is configured to display the message information. If the predetermined brightness control information for instructing highlighting is not extracted from the message information, the display control means stores the message information in the message body of the message information received by the message information receiving means in its own telephone device. When a predetermined keyword registered in advance or a predetermined display type of the telephone device is detected, an emphasis display according to an emphasis display determination table configured by the keyword for luminance control or the display type of the telephone device is displayed. It is characterized by performing.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the telephone apparatus which has the outstanding message information display function which can transmit important message information reliably can be provided.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system including a telephone device having a light emitting display means according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone apparatus having a light emitting display means according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the message information highlighting display of the telephone apparatus having the light emitting display means of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart of the message display process A relevant to the message information emphasis display of the telephone apparatus which has a light emission type display means of the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart of the message display process B relevant to the message information emphasis display of the telephone apparatus which has a light emission type display means of the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart of the message display process C relevant to the message information emphasis display of the telephone apparatus which has a light emission type display means of the Example of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration diagram of a system including a telephone apparatus having a light emitting display means of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 100 indicates a call control device for controlling the telephone devices 200-1 to 200-3 installed in each room, 200-1 to 3 indicate the telephone devices installed in each room, and 300 indicates a message. A message server that distributes information to each telephone device is shown. Reference numeral 400 denotes a LAN wiring for connecting these devices.

  The message information transmitted to each telephone device 200-1 to 200-3 and displayed on the display device of each telephone device 200-1 to 200-3 is, for example, a crime prevention message such as an intruder warning in an office or the like, Business communication messages, business-related information at offices (stock prices, railway / highway traffic information, weather forecasts, economic news), wake-up call setting times at accommodation facilities, message messages at accommodation facilities, facilities and facilities in the accommodation facility There are various messages such as information on nearby sightseeing, disaster prevention messages such as earthquakes and fires at the accommodation, warning mode settings at night, holidays and unattended, wake-up call settings, brightness reduction or light-off settings, etc.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telephone apparatus having a light emitting display means according to an embodiment of the present invention. The LAN communication unit 201 communicates with the call control device 100 that performs call control of the telephone device and the message server 300 that distributes message information via the LAN 400 and notifies the telephone function unit 202 and the control unit 203 of the information. .

For example, message information from the call control device 100 is notified to the telephone function unit 202 and is notified to the highlighting determination unit 204 via the control unit 203 and the message information receiving unit 205.
The control unit 203 controls processing related to all display functions, and the telephone function unit 202 processes basic functions related to the telephone device.

  The input unit 208 inputs contents such as a numeric keypad operated by the user. For example, setting a warning mode at night, setting a wake-up call time at an accommodation facility, setting a message erasure after reading a message message at an accommodation facility, setting a brightness reduction for a highlighted message, turning off and setting the entire display screen Input the brightness setting to display only the received message with high brightness.

  The highlighting determination unit 204 determines message information to be highlighted from the content notified from the message information receiving unit 205 and notifies the display control unit 206 of the message information.

  The display control unit 206 controls the blinking of the display and the light emission luminance notified from the highlight display determination unit 204 (for example, the light emission type dot display, the segment display, and the highlight display of the light emission type display unit 207 according to the received information). , Scroll display, etc.).

The message information receiving unit 205 receives the message information notified from the control unit 203, and the light emitting display unit 207 performs light emission display of the message information notified from the display control unit 206.
The sensor unit 209 detects whether or not there is a person around the own telephone device and notifies the control unit 203 of it.

  FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of message information highlighting display of the telephone device 200 having the light emitting display means of the embodiment of the present invention. Also, this flow starts from a state in which the telephone device 200 is turned on, the respective blocks in FIG. 2 are initialized, and communication with the call control device 100 and the message server 300 is possible.

When the message information highlighting procedure is started (S301), first, the telephone device 200 checks whether message information has been received (S302).
When the message information is received (S302, Yes), the control information included in the message information received from the message server 300 is determined (S303).

一つ目は、制御情報としてメッセージ本文のみが送られてきた場合である。メッセージ本文とは、表示制御部２０６が発光型表示部２０７に表示するメッセージを意味する。
二つ目は、制御情報としてメッセージ本文と輝度制御情報が送られてきた場合である。輝度制御情報とは、表示制御部２０６が発光型表示部２０７を表示する際の、輝度の制御情報を意味する。
三つ目は、制御情報としてメッセージ本文と輝度制御情報と表示制御情報が送られてきた場合である。 Here, in this embodiment, three cases are assumed for the control information included in the received message information. A configuration of message information received will be described with reference to Table 1.

The first is a case where only the message body is sent as control information. The message body means a message displayed on the light emitting display unit 207 by the display control unit 206.
The second is a case where a message body and brightness control information are sent as control information. The brightness control information means brightness control information when the display control unit 206 displays the light emitting display unit 207.
The third is a case where a message body, brightness control information, and display control information are sent as control information.

  Here, the display control information refers to the time interval for turning on / off the characters to be displayed, the scroll direction, and the interval between the display time and the movement time when the display control unit 206 performs blinking / scroll control on the light emitting display unit 207. Means information.

Returning to the description of FIG.
If the determination result in S303 is only the message body (S303: message body only), message display processing A is performed (S304).
If the determination result in S303 is a message body and brightness control information (S303: message + brightness control information), message display processing B is performed (S305).
When the determination result of the message information is a message body, brightness control information, and display control information (S303: message body + luminance control information + display control information), message display processing C is performed (S306).
When the message display process is completed, the process returns to S302.

FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the message display process A in S304 of FIG.
First, it is determined whether a predetermined keyword has been detected (S30401) or whether a predetermined display type has been detected (S30402).
When a predetermined keyword is detected (S30401, Yes), or when a predetermined display type is detected (S30402, Yes), luminance display according to the highlight display determination table is performed (S30403).
Here, the detection method of the predetermined keyword and the detection method of the predetermined display type will be described with reference to Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4.

Table 2 shows an example of the message text, and Table 3 is a highlight display determination table stored in the highlight display determination unit 204 (not shown). The highlight display determination table is composed of brightness and keywords for brightness control and the display type of the telephone device.
Here, the display type of the telephone device means a type of screen that is switched according to the state of the telephone device, such as when the telephone device receives an incoming call, or a standby screen when the user of the telephone device is absent.

When a keyword in the highlight display determination table in Table 3 is detected, the detected display control is performed according to the detected keyword and when a display type in the highlight display determination table in Table 3 is detected.
For example, if the message text in Table 2 is “Message message has arrived”, the keyword “message” in the highlighting determination table is detected, and the brightness control information in which the keyword “message” is registered. Execute “High brightness”.

輝度制御情報としては、高輝度、中輝度、低輝度、消灯がある。
また、表２のメッセージ本文が「４月６日（土） ＡＭ０１：１０」で表示種別が「無人時のカレンダ表示」であった場合、強調表示判定テーブルの表示種別「無人時のカレンダ表示」が検出され、「無人時のカレンダ表示」の表示種別が登録されている輝度制御情報の「消灯」を実行する。
キーワード、または、表示種別を検出しなかった場合は（Ｓ３０４０１，Ｎｏ）（Ｓ３０４０２，Ｎｏ）、通常表示を行う（Ｓ３０４０４）。 Table 4 shows the types of brightness control information in the message information of Table 1.

The brightness control information includes high brightness, medium brightness, low brightness, and extinction.
Further, when the message text of Table 2 is “April 6 (Sat) AM01: 10” and the display type is “Calendar display when nobody is present”, the display type “Calendar display when nobody is present” in the highlighting determination table. Is detected, and “lights out” of the brightness control information in which the display type of “calendar display when unattended” is registered is executed.
When no keyword or display type is detected (S30401, No) (S30402, No), normal display is performed (S30404).

Next, it is determined whether or not the number of display characters is greater than or equal to (S30405). If the number is greater than or equal to the number of display characters (S30405, Yes), for example, scroll display from right to left is performed (S30406).
Next, when it is not a business day or business time (S30407, No), when a person is not detected (S30408, No), when a predetermined operation is performed (S30409, Yes), or when a call is not made In the case of a failure (S30410, No), low-brightness display or turn-off, blinking / scrolling stop is performed (S30411), server notification (S30412) is made, and this flow ends.

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of the message display process B in S305 of FIG. Message display process B is a process flowchart of the telephone device 200 when the message from the message server 300 is a message body + luminance control information.
First, luminance control information is extracted from the message information, and luminance display according to the luminance control information is performed. The next processing from S30502 to S30509 is the same as the processing from S30405 to S30412 in FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of the message display process C in S306 of FIG. Message display processing C is a processing flowchart of the telephone device 200 when the message from the message server 300 is message body + luminance control information + display control information.
First, the luminance control information and the display control information are extracted from the message information, and the luminance is set according to the luminance control information and the display control information (S30601) and (S30602).

Next, display control information will be described with reference to Table 5.
Table 5 shows an example of the display control information.

Display control information includes blinking display, up / down scroll display, left / right scroll display, and the like.
The display control information “00 00 00 01” is a blinking display, and further includes a lighting time of 1 byte + an extinguishing time of 1 byte. The display control information “0000 00 10” is a scroll display from the top to the bottom, “00 00 01 00”. "Is a scroll display from bottom to top," 00 00 10 00 "is a scroll display from left to right," 0001 00 00 "is a scroll display from right to left, and a fixed display time of 1 byte + movement time Each one byte is included.
The next processing of S30603 to S30608 is the same as the processing of S30407 to S30412 of FIG.

  The telephone apparatus having the light emitting display means of the present invention can be used not only for messages such as important messages from hotels but also for the following applications by installing a character display.

  For example, after a wake-up call has been set, if the memory becomes ambiguous after a while, the confirmation of the set time is troublesome, but the set time can always be displayed. In addition to the normal guidance inside the hotel, it is possible to display information such as evacuation routes in an emergency, and it is also possible to display tourist guide information around the hotel.

  If you perform a certain operation at bedtime at the bedtime, the brightness of the self-luminous display will be reduced below the specified level until the wake-up time set by the wake-up call, or it will be turned off so that people who cannot sleep even if there is even a little light are considered You can also

  Further, in the case of a button telephone or the like, the power consumption can be reduced by interlocking with the calendar function and reducing the brightness of the self-luminous display below a predetermined level or turning it off at night or on holidays. Because it is placed on the office desk of a button phone and is at the tip of your eyes and nose, highlighting all messages can be annoying and can interfere with your work, so less urgent messages are emphasized while waiting It can also be set not to display.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Call control apparatus 200 Telephone apparatus 201 LAN communication part 202 Telephone function part 203 Control part 204 Highlight display determination part 205 Message information receiving part 206 Display control part 207 Light emission type display part 208 Input part 209 Sensor part (human detection part)
300 Message server 400 LAN wiring

Claims (2)

In a telephone device having a function of displaying message information,
Message information receiving means for receiving message information, display means for expressing information to be displayed with display dots or display segments, and highlight display determining means for determining whether or not the received message information is message information to be highlighted And display control means for controlling blinking or scrolling or brightness of the display dots or display segments,
The highlighting determination means includes brightness control information and blinking display, up / down scroll display, and left / right scroll of any of the types of high brightness, medium brightness, low brightness, and extinction included in the message information received by the message information receiving means. Determine whether there is any display control information of type,
When the highlighting determination means extracts the predetermined brightness control information and display control information instructing highlighting from the message information,
The display control means performs highlighting combining the extracted brightness control information and the display control information with respect to the entire received message information or a part of the message information or a predetermined specific character string,
When the highlighting determination means extracts only the predetermined brightness control information instructing highlighting from the message information,
The display control means highlights the entire received message information or a part of the message information or a predetermined specific character string based on the extracted brightness control information,
When the highlighting determination means does not extract the predetermined brightness control information that instructs highlighting from the message information,
When the display control unit detects a predetermined keyword or a predetermined display type of the telephone device registered in advance in the telephone device from the message text of the message information received by the message information receiving unit, A telephone apparatus having an emphasis display means for performing emphasis display according to an emphasis display determination table composed of the keyword for control or the display type of the telephone apparatus. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein
It further has a human detection means for detecting whether or not there is a person around the own telephone device,
A telephone apparatus having highlighting means, wherein the display control means stops highlighting when the person detection means does not detect the presence of a person.

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