JPH0316060B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention includes a memory in which label information composed of alphanumeric characters and the like and corresponding numeric information are inputted in advance and stored therein, and a processor. When label information is input, the processor reads numerical information corresponding to the label information from the memory;
This invention relates to an automatic dialing system that is sent out as a dialing signal.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional automatic dialing systems of this type, the dialing signal to be sent is sent in the form of a push button signal (PB signal), or
It was possible to send out either the PB signal format or the dial pulse signal (DP signal) format, and when actually sending out, one of them was selected and sent out.

In other words, the series of dial signals sent out at one time by the automatic dialing system is consistent from beginning to end in the PB signal format if it is a PB signal format, and in the DP signal format if it is a DP signal format. It was not possible to divide the dial signal into the first half and the second half, and send the first half in DP signal format and the second half in PB signal format.

However, when a subscriber wishes to receive a certain telephone service by sending out a series of dial numbers consisting of a service identification number, service instruction code, telephone number, etc., the subscriber's If the telephone is a dial-pulse telephone rather than a pushphone, the service identification number is
It is sent in the form of a DP signal (a signal caused by turning on and off direct current) and received by the local exchange, and the subsequent service instruction code, destination telephone number, etc. are sent by the service control station connected via the local exchange. P.B.
It is necessary to receive the signal in the form of a signal (signal with a combination of two frequencies), but with the conventional automatic dialing method, as mentioned above, only dial signals in the same signal format can be sent at one time, so the dial pulse The drawback was that the above-mentioned telephone services could not be used from a type of telephone.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It can be said that the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the automatic dialing system so that the above-mentioned telephone service can be used even from a dial pulse type telephone.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved automatic dialing system as described above.

[Means and actions for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a memory in which label information composed of alphanumeric characters and the corresponding numeric information is inputted in advance and stored, a processor, and a dial signal transmitter, is input, the processor reads numerical information corresponding to the label information from the memory,
In an automatic dialing system in which the numeric information is sent as a dial signal from the dial signal transmitter, at least two sets of dial signal transmitters, first and second, having different signal formats are sent by the dial signal transmitter. In addition to providing means for storing label information and numerical information corresponding thereto in the memory, information specifying a signal format when transmitting the numerical information as a dial signal is also stored, so that the label information is inputted. When reading the numerical information corresponding to the label information from the memory, the processor also reads the signal format designation information, and causes the dial signal transmission means to take the signal format specified by the designation information to the at least one dial signal transmission means. The present invention is characterized in that the dial signal transmitting means is selected from two sets of dial signal transmitting means, and thereby the numerical information read from the memory is transmitted in accordance with the designated signal format.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a dial device, 2 is a keyboard, 3 is a processor, 4 is a display unit, 5 is a memory, 6 is a dial pulse type telephone, 7 is a push button signal (hereinafter abbreviated as PB signal) transmitter,
8 is dial pulse signal (hereinafter abbreviated as DP signal)
A transmitter, 9 is a switch, and 10 is a subscriber line.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the memory 5 in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the circuit operation will be explained using a credit service (a service in which a call fee is charged to a designated telephone number) as an example. The dial number when using a credit service is a credit identification number (e.g. "123") + service instruction code (e.g. "1", meaning connection) + registered telephone number (designation of the telephone number for billing, e.g. " 0422594293”) + password (e.g. “1234”) +
This is the telephone number of the other party (for example, "0222594300").

Also, among the above dialed numbers, the credit identification number "123" is received by the subscriber line exchange via DP signal, and the subsequent dialed numbers "1042259429312340222594300" are received by the credit card identification number connected via the subscriber exchange. Assume that it is necessary for the control station to receive the PB signal.

Before using the credit service, the subscriber first inputs the label name "CREDIT" from the keyboard 2 of the automatic dialing device 1 to register the required dial digits, and the processor 3 receives it and stores " CREDIT” and
Next, "NUMBER?" is displayed on the display section 4 to request input of dial numbers. The subscriber is
“DP123PB1042259429312340222594300” (i.e., after pressing the key labeled DP, “123”
After entering the numerical information and pressing the key labeled PB,
When inputting the numerical information "1042259429312340222594300", the processor 3 receives it and stores it in the memory 5 corresponding to "CREDIT", and inputs "DP123PB1042259429312340222594300".
This completes the registration. The structure of the memory 5 at this time is as shown in FIG.

Next, when attempting to make a telephone call using the credit service, first input "CREDIT" from the keyboard 2 of the automatic dialing device 1, and the processor 3 receives it, accesses the memory 5, and searches for "CREDIT". , reads out the corresponding "DP123PB1042259429312340222594300" and displays "OK" on the display section 4.

The subscriber takes off the dial pulse type telephone 6 and presses the keyboard 2 of the automatic dialing device 1.
Press the DIAL key (not shown). The processor 3 detects this and controls the switch 9,
When the DP signal transmitter 8 and the subscriber line 10 are connected and "123" is sent to the DP signal transmitter 8, "123" becomes the DP
transmitted by a signal.

Next, processor 3 controls switch 9.
When the PB signal transmitter 7 and the subscriber line 10 are connected and "1042259429312340222594300" is sent to the PB signal transmitter 7, this numeric information is sent by the PB signal, and the sending of all dialed numbers is completed. is connected to the other party and the call begins.

The operation flow of the automatic dialing device described above is explained in the third section.
As shown in the figure. There is no need to explain Figure 3 again.

Note that when it is necessary to take a timing when transmitting dialed numbers, for example, if it is necessary to take a timing between "123" and "1042259429312340222594300", it is also possible to register a timing time.

Also, instead of registering the timing time,
Make it possible to register “pause” (for example, “123 pause 1042259429312340222594300”)
When the subscriber instructs to start dialing, it sends "123", pauses the sending of dialed digits, and instructs to start dialing again.
It is also possible to send “1042259429312340222594300”.

In the embodiment described above, the case where the credit service is used from a dial pulse telephone is explained. However, when using the credit service from a push phone using the same label, the previously registered DP signal display can be changed to the PB signal. You can do this by changing the display and registering it. Further, in the description of the embodiment, only numerical information is registered, but it is also possible to register using label information.

In addition, in the explanation of the embodiment, as a dial signal
Although the explanation has been given using DP signals and PB signals as examples, it is also possible to use FSK or PSK modulated signals used in modems etc. as signals.

Furthermore, in the above explanation, the case where the signal transmitters 7, 8 and the subscriber line 10 are directly connected has been described, but in the case of acoustic coupling, the output of the switch 9 is connected to a speaker, and the output of the signal transmitter is converted into sound. The data is converted and sent from the output port of the telephone 6. In this case, the dial signal must be a voice band signal, such as a PB signal, FSK or PSK signals used in modems, or MF signals used as interoffice signals in telephone exchanges. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, a series of dialed numbers can be divided into a plurality of sections and sent in different signal formats. It has the advantage of being effective in realizing telephone services that require

In particular, in cases where some of the required dialed digits are received by the subscriber line exchange and others by the service control station, the DP signal cannot reach the service control station due to its signal format, so the service control station Now, even if you try to use the above-mentioned telephone service from a dial pulse type telephone, you cannot use it with the conventional automatic dialing system, so by using the present invention, , you will be able to use it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the memory 5 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the flow of operation of an embodiment of the present invention. Explanation of symbols: 1...Automatic dialing device, 2...Keyboard, 3...Processor, 4...Display section, 5...Memory, 6...Dial pulse type telephone, 7...Push button signal (PB signal) transmitter, 8...Dial pulse signal ( DP signal) transmitter, 9...switch, 1
0...Subscriber line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device comprising a memory for inputting and storing label information composed of alphanumeric characters and corresponding numerical information in advance, a processor, and a dial signal transmitting section, and when the label information is input. , in an automatic dialing system in which a processor reads numerical information corresponding to the label information from the memory and transmits the numerical information as a dial signal from the dial signal transmitter, At least two sets of dial signal transmitting means having different formats are provided, and when storing label information and numerical information corresponding thereto in the memory, and when transmitting the numerical information as a dial signal, a series of numerical information is divided into a plurality of sections. It also stores information specifying the signal format for each category.
When dialing, when label information is entered,
When the processor reads the numerical information corresponding to the label information from the memory, it also reads the signal format designation information, and transmits the dial signal transmission means that adopts the signal format designated by the designation information to the at least two sets of dial signal transmission means. Select from dial signal transmission means,
An automatic dialing system characterized in that the numerical information read from the memory is thereby sent out in accordance with a signal format designated for each category.