JPH03169143A - Incoming confirmation reply method for telephone set and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a caller from mistaking a called party is absent and from giving up its phone call by hooking off automatically or manually (by incoming call confirmation by a called party using a slave set) when a call comes to a telephone set, and sending a wait message to the caller. CONSTITUTION:When a control circuit 5 built in a telephone set 1 detects an incoming call from a telephone set circuit 2, the control circuit 5 discriminates the setting state of a mode changeover switch 14. When it is discriminated that the mode changeover switch 14 is set to the remote mode, the control circuit 5 sends a signal to each circuit in the telephone set 1, automatic hook-off is implemented and a message transmission circuit 3 sends a wait message to a caller. Even when a handset is not immediately lifted up, the case that the caller mistaking the called party is absent gives up its phone call is prevented.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method and system for confirming an incoming call response of a telephone, and in particular, confirms an incoming call at a location far from the telephone, goes off-hook, and sends a message to the caller. The present invention relates to a method and system for confirming and responding to incoming calls for telephones having this function.

[Prior Art] As a prior art, an invention is known in which a ring tone is sounded at a location remote from a telephone set, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-258549. [Issues to be Solved by the Invention] The above-mentioned prior art emits a ring tone at a location far from the telephone, and is meaningless if the receiver cannot immediately take off the hook for some reason. It is. The present invention was made in view of the problems of the prior art described above, and when a call is received on the telephone, the call is automatically sent. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and system for acknowledging and responding to a telephone call, which eliminates the need for a caller to disconnect the call by mistakenly disconnecting the caller from the caller by automatically or passively going off-hook to send a message. There is. [Means for Solving the Problems] The incoming call acknowledgment and response method for a telephone according to the present invention includes a first step of determining whether the call is in normal mode or remote mode after detecting an incoming call by the telephone circuit; and if it is determined to be remote mode; a second step of going off-hook and sending a message to the caller; a third step of detecting whether the recipient has picked up the phone; and if it is determined that the recipient has picked up the phone, stopping sending the message; , a fourth step of starting the call, a fifth step of determining whether the receiver has confirmed the incoming call if it is determined that the mode is normal, and a fifth step of determining whether the receiver has confirmed the incoming call, and a fifth step of a sixth step of repeating steps 3 to 4;
If it is determined in the third step that the handset has not been picked up, the seventh step is to terminate the call.

Further, the incoming call confirmation and response system for a telephone of the present invention includes a telephone equipped with a first means for detecting an incoming call, sending a signal to a handset, and off-hooking the telephone to send a standby message to the caller. , and a handset equipped with a second means for receiving a signal transmitted from a telephone and displaying and making sounds to indicate an incoming call. Furthermore, the incoming call confirmation and response system for a telephone of the present invention detects an incoming call, sends a first signal to the handset, receives a second signal transmitted from the handset, and sends the second signal to the handset. A telephone equipped with a first means of off-hooking the telephone and sending a standby message to the caller only when the telephone receives a call; and a handset equipped with a second means for transmitting a second signal when the receiver confirms the receipt of the call. [Operation] According to the incoming call confirmation response method and system for a telephone of the present invention, when a call arrives at the telephone, the telephone automatically or passively goes off-hook (by confirming the receipt of the call using a handset) and notifies the caller. A waiting message is sent. Additionally, the handset displays and sounds to indicate that a call has arrived, allowing the receiver to know that the call has arrived.

[Examples] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples shown in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in No. 1@, the incoming call confirmation and response system of this embodiment is composed of a telephone 1 and a handset 13, and the telephone 1 has a telephone circuit 2 for normal calls and a circuit for transmitting and receiving calls to and from the handset 13. A transmitting/receiving circuit 4, a message transmitting circuit 3 for transmitting a standby message after off-hook, a control circuit 5 for controlling the hook switch 6, the transmitting/receiving circuit 4, and the message transmitting circuit 3, and an antenna 8 connected to the transmitting/receiving circuit 4. ,
It consists of a mode changeover switch 14. Also,
As shown in FIG. 1, the handset 13 includes an antenna 9, a transmitting/receiving circuit 10 for receiving and transmitting signals from the transmitting/receiving circuit 4 via the antenna 9, and a transmitting/receiving circuit 10 for notifying the receiver of an incoming call. In addition to the buzzer and lamp, there is also a display section 12 equipped with a switch S, etc. for having the transmitting/receiving circuit 10 transmit signals through the control circuit l1, and a control for controlling the transmitting/receiving circuit 10 and the display section l2. It is composed of a circuit 11.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Next, the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be explained using FIG. In step 101, when the control circuit 5 built into the telephone 1 detects an incoming call from the telephone circuit 2, the control circuit 5 determines the setting state of the mode changeover switch 14 in step 102. Step 1
02, if it is determined that the mode selector switch 14 is set to remote mode, step 1
At 04 and 105, the control circuit 5 sends a signal to each circuit in the telephone 1 to automatically off-hook, sends a standby message to the caller through the message exit circuit 3, and further sends a signal to the handset 13 through the transmitting/receiving circuit 4. Send out. The handset 13 receives the transmitted signal via the antenna 9 at the transmitting/receiving circuit 10, and operates the buzzer, lamp, etc. on the display section 12 through the control circuit 1l to notify the receiver of the incoming call.

Next, in step 106, when the receiver picks up the receiver after learning of the incoming call, the hook switch 6 goes off-hook externally, and the control circuit 5 detects this. Next, the control circuit 5
In step 107, message transmission is cut off, and in step 108, a conversation with the caller is enabled.

If the recipient does not pick up the telephone in step 106, the process proceeds to step 109, where the call is terminated.

If it is determined in step 102 that the mode selector switch 14 is set to normal mode,
Even if an incoming call is received, the control circuit 5 sends a signal from the transmitting/receiving circuit 4 to the handset 13, and the handset 13 receives this signal and operates the buzzer, lamp, etc. of the display unit 12, and receives the call. Notify the person of the incoming call. The recipient is on display section 1
When the switch 2 is pressed (step l03), a signal is transmitted from the transmitter/receiver circuit 10 to the transmitter/receiver circuit 4 via the antenna 8 and the antenna 9 through the control circuit 11, and the control circuit 5 The hook switch 6 is turned off-hook through the switch 6, and the message sending circuit 3 sends a standby message. Also, step 103
If the recipient does not press the switch S on the display section 12, the process advances to step 109 and the call is canceled.

According to the embodiment described above, when you are at home, etc., the handset l3
If you have a small portable device in your possession, you will be able to receive an incoming call with certainty if you are within a limited distance from telephone 1, and even if you are unable to pick up the phone immediately. However, by sending a standby message, the caller will not be able to misunderstand that the recipient is unavailable and hang up. [Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably know that a call has arrived at the telephone, and even if the telephone cannot be picked up immediately, the caller can be notified by sending a standby message. This prevents the recipient from misunderstanding that the recipient is not present and hanging up.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. L is a process diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Telephone, 2...Telephone circuit, 3...Message transmission path, 4...Telephone side transmission/reception circuit, 5...Telephone side control circuit, 6...Hook switch, 7... -Telephone line, 8...Telephone side antenna, 9...Slave unit side antenna, 10...Slave unit side transmission/reception circuit, 11...Slave unit side control circuit, l2...Display section, 13. ...Slave unit, 14
...Mode changeover switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. After the telephone circuit detects an incoming call, the first step is to determine whether it is in normal mode or remote mode, and if it is determined that it is in remote mode, off-hook and send a message to the caller. a second step; a third step of detecting whether or not the recipient has picked up the handset; and a fourth step of stopping sending the message and starting a call when it is determined that the recipient has picked up the phone; If it is determined that the mode is normal mode, the fifth step is to determine whether or not the receiver has confirmed the incoming call; and if it is determined that the receiver has confirmed the incoming call, the third step to the fourth step are repeated. 6; and a seventh step of discontinuing the call if it is determined in the third step that the receiver has not picked up the receiver. 2. A telephone equipped with a first means for detecting an incoming call and sending a signal to the handset, and for off-hooking the telephone and sending a standby message to the caller; 1. An incoming call confirmation/response system for a telephone, comprising a handset equipped with a second means for displaying, making sounds, etc. indicating incoming calls. 3. Detects an incoming call, sends the first signal to the handset, receives the second signal sent from the handset, and takes the phone off-hook only when the second signal is received. A telephone equipped with a first means of sending a standby message to the caller, and a telephone that receives the first signal sent from the telephone and displays or sounds an indication of an incoming call, and when the receiver confirms the incoming call. 1. An incoming call confirmation and response system for a telephone, comprising: a handset equipped with a second means for transmitting a second signal;