JP2011087222A - Telephone system, and external terminal control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone system which is excellent in convenience in telephone directory management, and to provide an external terminal control method. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone system 1 includes an external terminal 10 and a telephone device 20. The external terminal 10 stores telephone number information 101. The telephone device 20 includes a master unit 30 and a key telephone set 40 and is connectable with the plurality of external terminals 10. The telephone device 20 includes a number acquiring unit 201 and a number transmitting unit 202. The number acquiring unit 201 acquires the telephone number information 101 stored in the external terminal 10. On the basis of operation of the key telephone set 40, the number transmitting unit 202 uses the telephone number information 101 acquired from the external terminal 10 by the number acquiring unit 201 and transmits the acquired telephone number information to an opposite partner specified by the relevant telephone number information via the master unit 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone system and an external terminal control method, and more particularly to a telephone system including a telephone device to which an external terminal can be connected and an external terminal control method.

  In recent years, in order to improve the functions of button phones, cameras, security functions, high-function button phones equipped with large LCD screens, etc., and the functions of button phones have been implemented in software, such as PCs (Personal Computers) and mobile phones. Telephones that connect and use as a terminal have appeared. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a digital telephone that can be connected to a PC that can record voice. Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclose a button phone that can be connected to a mobile phone. Further, Patent Documents 4 and 5 disclose a button telephone that reads an extension number stored in a memory card or an ID (IDentification) card.

  On the other hand, a key telephone connected to a business phone in recent years has a telephone book function in addition to a one-touch dial function using a direct key, and can store a larger number of destination telephone numbers together with a destination name and use it when making a call. In addition, it often has a function of displaying the caller name by comparing the caller ID information with the phone book data at the time of an incoming call, and these functions contribute to improving the convenience of the key telephone.

JP 2003-8731 A JP 2008-92189 A JP-A-8-251641 JP 2008-228241 A JP 2000-23215 A

  However, in order to use the phone book function, it is necessary to register the destination number and the destination name in a place where the key telephone used can be accessed in advance. End up.

  In addition, considering the case where a specific user uses multiple key telephones or the case where multiple users share the same key telephone, a telephone directory that can be referred to by all the key telephones in the same system. Although it has been provided and phone book management software for improving convenience has been used, there has been a considerable amount of trouble in managing the phone book such as adding or changing a contact number.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone system and an external terminal cooperation method that are excellent in the convenience of telephone directory management.

  A telephone system according to the present invention includes an external terminal for storing telephone number information, a main apparatus, and a telephone apparatus having a plurality of button telephones connected to the main apparatus and connectable to the external terminal. In the system, the telephone device acquires the telephone number information stored in the external terminal, and the number acquisition unit acquires the telephone number information from the external terminal based on the operation of the key telephone. Number transmitting means for transmitting to the other party specified by the telephone number information via the main device using the telephone number information.

  An external terminal control method according to the present invention includes: an external terminal that stores telephone number information; a main device and a telephone device that has a plurality of button telephones connected to the main device and is connectable to the external terminal; An external terminal control method comprising: the step of acquiring the telephone number information of the external terminal by the telephone device; and the telephone number information acquired from the external terminal by the telephone device based on an operation of the key telephone To the other party specified by the telephone number information via the main device using

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a telephone system and an external terminal control method excellent in convenience of telephone directory management.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a first exemplary embodiment; 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a first exemplary embodiment; It is a figure which shows the structural example of the telephone system concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a third exemplary embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a third exemplary embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the telephone system concerning Embodiment 4. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the telephone system concerning Embodiment 4. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a fifth embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a fifth exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to a sixth embodiment.

Embodiment 1
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a telephone system according to the present embodiment. The telephone system in FIG. 1 includes an external terminal 10 and a telephone device 20.

  The external terminal 10 stores telephone number information 101, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The external terminal 10 may be a portable audio player, an ID card, a business card equipped with an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip, or the like as long as it is a terminal that stores the telephone number information 101. Here, the telephone number information 101 includes at least a telephone number, and may further include information related to a telephone number such as destination information associated with the telephone number. The external terminal 10 is connected to the telephone device 20 via a wired or wireless communication line. In FIG. 1, only one external terminal 10 is connected to the telephone device 20, but the telephone device 20 can be connected simultaneously with a plurality of external terminals.

  The telephone device 20 includes a main device 30 and a key phone 40. The main device 30 is a control device that controls the plurality of key telephones 40, and is connected to the plurality of key telephones 40 via a wired or wireless communication line. In FIG. 1, the example connected with the three button telephones 40a-40c is shown. The key telephone 40 includes number acquisition means 201 and number transmission means 202. The number acquisition unit 201 acquires the telephone number information 101 stored in the external terminal 10. The number transmission unit 202 performs a transmission operation via the main device 30 using the telephone number information 101 acquired by the number acquisition unit 201.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration example of the telephone system 1. The key telephone 40 includes an external terminal connection interface 401, a control unit 402, and a user interface 403. The external terminal connection interface 401 is an interface for connecting to the external terminal 10. The control unit 402 includes number acquisition means 201 and number transmission means 202, and performs telephone number acquisition and telephone number transmission based on the operation of the user interface 403 and instructions from the main device 30. The user interface 403 is an interface between the key telephone 40 and the user, and is, for example, a button kit, a handset, a speaker, a microphone, or the like.

  First, the user of the key telephone 40 connects the external terminal 10 to the external terminal connection interface 401. When the external terminal 10 is connected, the control unit 402 acquires the telephone number information 101 stored in the external terminal 10. The acquisition of the telephone number information 101 may be based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user, and the main device 30 may issue a command to the control unit 402 to execute the number acquisition unit 201, The number acquisition unit 201 may be executed using a connection with the key telephone 40 as a trigger.

  The user uses the user interface 403 to perform a call operation to the destination of the telephone number information 101 acquired from the external terminal 10. The control unit 402 executes the number transmission unit 202 based on the transmission operation of the user interface 403 and transmits the call to the other party specified by the telephone number via the main device 30. Although not shown, the main device 30 may include the external terminal connection interface 401, and the external terminal 10 and the main device 30 may be connected. Further, the main device 30 may include a number acquisition unit 201 and a number transmission unit 202.

  With this configuration, the user of the key telephone 40 does not need to register the telephone number information 101 in the key telephone 40 in advance. If the main apparatus 30 is configured to acquire the telephone number information 101, the acquired telephone number information 101 can be shared by a plurality of key telephones 40 connected to the main apparatus 30. Accordingly, it is not necessary to manage the telephone book in the key telephone 40 and the main device 30, and the convenience of telephone book management can be improved.

Embodiment 2
A second embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the telephone system 2 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 3, the key telephone 40 further includes number storage means 203 in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 1.

  The number storage unit 203 stores the telephone number information 101 acquired by the control unit 402. The number storage unit 203 is, for example, a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). Although not shown, the main device 30 may include the number storage unit 203. In addition, the telephone device 20 may be configured to delete the acquired / stored telephone number information 101 and the outgoing / incoming history generated with the execution of the number transmission means 202 by using the disconnection of the external terminal 10 as a trigger (memory deletion). means).

  With this configuration, the acquired telephone number information 101 can be stored. Therefore, when the telephone number information 101 of the external terminal 10 is desired to be used, the key telephone 40 and the external terminal 10 are connected each time. This saves you the trouble of making it happen.

Embodiment 3
A third embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the telephone system 3 according to the present embodiment. In the telephone system 3, in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 1 shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 402 of the key telephone 40 further includes identification information acquisition means 204, and the external terminal 10 further stores identification information 102. The main device 30 includes first transmission control means 301.

  The identification information 102 is information that can identify the external terminal 10 and is, for example, a manufacturing number of a mobile phone or an ID stored in an ID card. The identification information acquisition unit 204 acquires the identification information 102 stored in the external terminal 10. The first transmission control unit 301 controls the number transmission unit 202 based on the identification information 102 of the external terminal 10 acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 204.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 3 will be described. First, when the external terminal 10 is connected, the identification information 102 of the external terminal 10 to which the control unit 402 is connected is acquired. The acquisition of the identification information 102 may be based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user, and the main device 30 may issue a command to the control unit 402 to execute the identification information acquisition unit 204, The identification information acquisition unit 204 may be executed using a connection with the key telephone 40 as a trigger. In the case where the external terminal 10 and the main device 30 are connected, the main device 30 may include the identification information acquisition unit 204.

  The first transmission control unit 301 controls the number transmission unit 202 based on the acquired identification information 102. Controlling the number transmission means 202 based on the identification information 102 is, for example, when the identification information 102 is registered by comparing the identification information registered in the main device 30 in advance with the acquired identification information 102. Enables a call origination operation. When the first transmission control unit 301 enables a transmission operation, the user transmits using the telephone number information 101 acquired by the control unit 402. The operation of the number acquisition unit 201 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, as a modification of the telephone system 3, a configuration example in the case where biological information is used as identification information is shown in FIG. In the telephone system 4 shown in FIG. 5, the external terminal 10 includes biological information detection means 103 instead of the identification information 102, and the main device 30 replaces the first transmission control means 301 with the second transmission control means 302. The control unit 402 of the key telephone 40 includes a biological information processing unit 205 instead of the identification information acquisition unit 204.

  The biometric information detection unit 103 detects biometric information of the user of the key phone 40. For example, a fingerprint reading device or a face recognition device when performing fingerprint authentication, face authentication, or the like. The biological information processing unit 205 acquires and processes biological information. The second transmission control unit 302 controls the number transmission unit 202 based on the processing result of the biological information. In the case where the external terminal 10 and the main device 30 are connected, the main device 30 may include the biological information processing unit 205.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 4 shown in FIG. 5 will be described. First, the user of the key telephone 40 connects the external terminal 10 to the key telephone 40. And the biometric information of a user is detected using the biometric information detection means 103 of the external terminal 10. At this time, the biological information detection unit 103 is controlled by a command from the main device 30.

  The control unit 402 acquires and processes the biological information detected by the biological information detection unit 103. Here, processing means processing the acquired biological information into information that can identify the user. In this biometric information acquisition and processing, the main apparatus 30 may issue a command to the control unit 402 to execute the biometric information processing unit 205 based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user. The biological information processing means 205 may be executed with the detection of information as a trigger. Further, when the processing of biometric information has already been completed within the external terminal 10, the processed information may be handled as identification information, and the configuration of the telephone system 3 shown in FIG. 4 may be used.

  When the processing of the biological information is completed, the second transmission control unit 302 controls the number transmission unit 202 based on the processing result. Controlling the number transmission means 202 based on the processing result means that, for example, if the user's biological information set in advance matches the detected biological information, a transmission operation can be performed. is there. When the second transmission control unit 301 enables a transmission operation, the user transmits using the telephone number information 101 acquired by the control unit 402. The operation of the number acquisition unit 201 is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, when the telephone system according to the third embodiment is used, the call operation is controlled according to the user of the key telephone 40, so that it is possible to confirm that the user of the key telephone is a correct user. It is possible to improve the security of the telephone system.

Embodiment 4
A fourth embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the telephone system 5 according to the present embodiment. In the telephone system 5, in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 3 shown in FIG. 4, the key telephone 40 further includes the number storage unit 203 described in the second embodiment, and the main device 30 serves as the first transmission control unit 301. Instead, first storage control means 303 is provided.

  The number storage unit 203 stores the telephone number information 101 acquired by the control unit 402 as in the description of the second embodiment. The first storage control unit 303 controls whether or not the telephone number information 101 acquired by the control unit 402 is stored in the number storage unit 203 based on the acquired identification information 102. Since other configurations are the same as those of the telephone system 3, the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 5 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. First, when the external terminal 10 is connected to the key telephone 40, the control unit 402 acquires the identification information 102. Similarly, the telephone number information 101 stored in the external terminal 10 is also acquired.

  Then, based on the acquired identification information 102, the first storage control unit 303 controls whether or not the acquired telephone number information 101 is stored in the number storage unit 203. For example, when the employee ID is acquired as the identification information 102 of the external terminal 10, the first storage control unit 303 stores the telephone number information 101 acquired from the external terminal 10 in the number storage unit 203. Control. On the other hand, when the first storage control unit 303 identifies that the user is a person other than an employee (for example, a visitor) based on the acquired identification information 102, the telephone number information is displayed by the key telephone 40. The first storage control unit 303 controls the number storage unit 203 so as not to store the acquired telephone number information 101.

  Next, as a modification of the telephone system 5, a configuration example in the case where biometric information is used as identification information is shown in FIG. In the telephone system 6 shown in FIG. 7, the external terminal 10 includes the biological information detection unit 103 instead of the identification information 102, and the main device 30 replaces the first storage control unit 303 with the second storage control unit 304. The control unit 402 of the key telephone 40 includes a biological information processing unit 205 instead of the identification information acquisition unit 204.

  Similar to the first storage control unit 303 described above, the second storage control unit 304 controls the number storage unit 203 based on the processing result of the control unit 402. The biometric information detection unit 103 and the biometric information processing unit 205 are the same as those described in the third embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 6 shown in FIG. 7 will be described. First, when the external terminal 10 is connected to the key telephone 40, the control unit 402 acquires the telephone number information 101 of the external terminal 10. On the other hand, the user detects the biological information using the biological information detection means 103 of the external terminal 10.

  The control unit 402 acquires and processes the detected biological information. Based on the processing result, the second storage control unit 304 controls whether or not the acquired telephone number information 101 is stored in the number storage unit 203.

  As described above, when the telephone system according to the present embodiment is used, it is possible to control whether or not the telephone number information 101 is stored according to the user of the key telephone 40, so that the telephone number information 101 is stored in the key telephone 40. When the user who wants to store the information and the user who does not want to store the information share one key phone 40, telephone book management and security management become easy.

Embodiment 5
A fifth embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the telephone system 7 according to the present embodiment. In the telephone system 7, in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 1 shown in FIG. 2, the external terminal 10 further includes an information display unit 104, and the main apparatus 30 includes a display control unit 305.

  The information display unit 104 displays information acquired by the telephone device 20. The information display means 104 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and the external terminal 10 is, for example, a portable large screen LCD, a mobile phone, or the like. The information acquired by the telephone device 20 includes, for example, telephone number information 101, a call history, a video image of a call partner during a videophone call, and the like. Further, the display control unit 305 causes the information display unit 104 of the external terminal 10 to display information acquired by the telephone device 20 as described above.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 7 shown in FIG. 8 will be described. First, when the external terminal 10 is connected, the control unit 402 acquires the telephone number information 101. Then, the display control unit 305 causes the information display unit 104 to display the acquired information (telephone number information 101). Further, when a call is made, the call history is displayed on the information display means 104. Although not shown, when the telephone device 20 further includes the number storage unit 203 and the telephone number information is already stored in the number storage unit 203 from another external terminal, the telephone number information is stored. The telephone number information may be displayed.

  At this time, the display control unit 305 may control the information display unit 104 via the external terminal connection interface 401 and the control unit 402 based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user. May be displayed on the information display means 104 as a trigger. When the external terminal 10 is connected to the main apparatus 30, the display control unit 305 may control the information display unit 104 without using the control unit 402 of the key phone 40.

  Next, as a modification of the telephone system 7, FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of the telephone system 8 capable of videophone. In the telephone system 8 shown in FIG. 9, in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 7, the external terminal 10 further includes a photographing unit 105, and the main apparatus 30 further includes a photographing control unit 306.

  The photographing means 105 is a camera or the like for photographing an image or video. The shooting control unit 306 controls the control unit 402 of the key telephone 40 so that the shooting unit 105 performs shooting. Also in this case, similarly to the display control unit 305 described above, when the external terminal 10 is connected to the main apparatus 30, it is not necessary to go through the control unit 402.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 8 shown in FIG. 9 will be described. First, the external terminal 10 is connected to the key telephone 40, and the control unit 402 acquires the telephone number information 101. Using the acquired telephone number information 101, the control unit 402 transmits via the main apparatus 30. When the call partner and the phone are connected, the main device 30 receives the video of the call partner, and the display control unit 305 causes the information display unit 104 to display the video. On the other hand, the user of the key telephone 40 uses the photographing unit 105 to photograph his own video. The captured video is transmitted by the main apparatus 30 to the other party. At this time, the display control unit 305 and the imaging control unit 306 control the information display unit 104 and the imaging unit 105 via the external terminal connection interface 401 and the control unit 402 based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user. Alternatively, the information display unit 104 and the image capturing unit 105 may be controlled by using a connection between the call partner and the telephone as a trigger.

  As described above, with the configuration of the telephone system according to the present embodiment, the information acquired by the telephone device 20 can be displayed and confirmed on the information display means 104, so that the telephone directory and outgoing / incoming call history are referred to. Convenience is improved. In addition, even a button telephone having no videophone function can use a videophone.

Embodiment 6
A sixth embodiment according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the telephone system 9 according to the present embodiment. In the telephone system 9, in addition to the configuration of the telephone system 1 shown in FIG. 2, the external terminal 10 further includes a voice recording unit 106, and the main apparatus 30 includes a recording control unit 307.

  The voice recording means 106 records a conversation with the other party. The voice recording unit 106 includes a storage area (for example, RAM) for storing voice and devices necessary for voice recording such as a codec. The recording control unit 307 sends a signal for controlling the voice recording unit 106 and controls the voice recording unit 106. In addition, when the external terminal 10 and the main apparatus 30 are connected, it is not necessary to control via the control part 402. FIG.

  Next, an operation example of the telephone system 9 according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the external terminal 10 is connected to the key telephone 40, and the control unit 402 acquires the telephone number information 101. In response to the user's operation, the control unit 402 makes a call via the main device 30 using the acquired telephone number information 101.

  When the call partner is connected, the voice recording means 106 records the voice of the conversation between the user of the key telephone 40 and the call partner. At this time, even if the voice recording is based on the operation of the user interface 403 by the user, the recording control unit 307 may issue a command to the voice recording unit 106 via the external terminal connection interface 401 and the control unit 402. Alternatively, the recording control means 307 may issue a command triggered by the connection between the call partner and the telephone.

  When the telephone system 9 according to the present embodiment is used, voice recording is possible even with a key telephone that does not have a voice recording function.

  The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

1-9 Telephone system 10 External terminal 20 Telephone device 30 Main device 40 Button telephone 101 Telephone number information 102 Identification information 103 Biometric information acquisition means 104 Information display means 105 Imaging means 106 Voice recording means 201 Number acquisition means 202 Number transmission means 203 Number Storage means 204 Identification information acquisition means 205 Biological information processing means 301 First transmission control means 302 Second transmission control means 303 First storage control means 304 Second storage control means 305 Display control means 306 Shooting control means 307 Recording Control unit 401 External terminal connection interface 402 Control unit 403 User interface

Claims (11)

An external terminal that stores phone number information;
A telephone system comprising a main device and a plurality of key telephones connected to the main device, and a telephone device connectable to the external terminal,
The telephone device includes number acquisition means for acquiring the telephone number information stored in the external terminal;
Based on the operation of the key telephone, the number acquisition means transmits the destination specified by the telephone number information via the main unit using the telephone number information acquired from the external terminal. A telephone system comprising: means.   The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the telephone device further comprises number storage means for storing the telephone number information acquired from the external terminal. The external terminal further stores identification information that can identify the external terminal,
The telephone device further includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information stored in the connected external terminal,
3. The telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the main device further includes first transmission control means for controlling the number transmission means based on the identification information. The external terminal further stores identification information that can identify the external terminal,
The telephone device further includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information stored in the connected external terminal,
The telephone device is configured to control whether to store the telephone number information acquired by the number acquisition unit in the number storage unit based on the identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit. The telephone system according to claim 2, further comprising: The external terminal further includes biological information detection means for detecting biological information,
The telephone device further includes biological information processing means for acquiring and processing the biological information detected by the connected external terminal,
The telephone system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main device further includes a second transmission control unit that controls the number transmission unit based on a processing result of the biological information processing unit. The external terminal further includes biological information detection means for detecting biological information,
The telephone device further includes biological information processing means for acquiring and processing the biological information detected by the connected external terminal,
The main apparatus further includes second storage control means for controlling whether or not the telephone number information acquired by the number acquisition means is stored in the number storage means based on the processing result of the biological information processing means. The telephone system according to claim 2 or 4. The external terminal further includes information display means,
The main apparatus further comprises display control means for causing the information display means of the external terminal connected to the telephone device to display information acquired by the telephone device based on an operation of the key telephone. The telephone system as described in any one of -6. The external terminal further includes photographing means,
The main device further includes photographing control means for controlling the photographing means of the external terminal connected to the telephone device based on the operation of the key telephone,
The main device displays information received from the other party via the communication line on the information display unit of the external terminal, and transmits information photographed by the photographing unit to the other party via the main unit. Item 8. The telephone system according to Item 7. The external terminal further includes voice recording means for storing voice,
The main apparatus further comprises a recording control means for controlling the voice recording means of the external terminal connected to the telephone device based on an operation of the key telephone and recording a conversation with the call partner. The telephone system according to any one of 1 to 8.   The said telephone apparatus is further equipped with the memory | storage deletion means which erase | eliminates the acquired said telephone number information and outgoing / incoming log | history when the said external terminal and the said telephone apparatus cancel | release a connection. The telephone system described. An external terminal that stores phone number information;
An external terminal control method comprising a main device and a plurality of key telephones connected to the main device, and a telephone device connectable to the external terminal,
The telephone device obtaining the telephone number information stored in the external terminal;
Based on the operation of the key telephone, the telephone device uses the telephone number information acquired from the external terminal to make a call to the other party specified by the telephone number information via the main device; An external terminal control method comprising:

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