Data transmission method and unit

• US 5,289,524 A
• Filed: 11/27/1991
• Issued: 02/22/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takano, Masanori, Yabe, Toshihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Dwyer, James L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shankar, Vijay
• Application Number:
  US07/800,150
• Time in Patent Office: 818 Days
• Field of Search: 379/39, 379/57, 379/58, 455/38.3, 455/54.1, 455/127
• US Class Current: 340/7.28
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/022 Paging systems personal calling arrangements or devices G08B3/1008; selective calling networks H04W84/022
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/00 Network topologies

Abstract

An in-house paging system includes a call controller connected to an in-house switching unit for providing an interfacing process in response to a call request from an extension terminal. A plurality of transmitting units are connected to the call controller through a signal line and a power source line. A pager terminal is provided for notifying a maintenance staff of a call signal from a transmitting unit on receipt of the signal. The transmitting unit comprises a detecting unit for detecting whether or not an abnormal condition arises in a signal line or a power source line to a call controller and a signal/power-source line abnormal signal transmitting unit for transmitting abnormal condition information to the pager terminal when the detecting unit detects an abnormal condition in the signal line or the power source line. A battery as a backup power supply unit is used in case of power disconnection.

Claims

1. A data transmission method in a switching system for indicating, in response to a call request from an extension terminal, said call request issued to a receiving terminal through a wireless communication, the method comprising the following steps:

a first step of detecting whether or not a request through the wireless communication can or cannot be made in response to said call request; and

a second step of notifying said receiving terminal that said call request is not applied through said wireless communication when it is detected that the request cannot be made through said wireless communication.

2. A data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein:

said first step detects a disconnection of a signal line for transmitting a signal to which said call request is applied from said extension terminal.

3. A data transmission method according to claim 1, wherein:

said first step detects a disconnection of a power supply to a transmission unit which performs a communicating operation.

4. A data transmission unit comprising:

a switching unit;

a call controlling means for outputting a call request signal in response to a call request from an extension terminal through said switching unit;

a transmitting means connected to said call controlling means for notifying of the call request through a wireless communication when said call request signal is applied;

a detecting means for detecting an unnoticeable state of said call request signal; and

a controlling means for notifying a receiving terminal of an abnormal condition via said transmitting means when said detecting means detects unnoticeable state.

5. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein:

said call controlling means includes a modem,

said call request signal is a signal which is modulated by said modem contained in said call controlling means; and

said detecting means detects that there are no carriers of said modem in said transmitting means.

6. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein:

said transmitting means contains a backup power source for providing a backup power supply when a power supply from said call controlling means is stopped; and

said detecting means detects that said power supply is stopped.

7. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein:

said extension terminal is an extension telephone unit; and

said switching unit is an in-house switching unit.

8. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein said receiving terminal is a pager terminal.

9. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein:

said receiving terminal is a pager terminal provided for a maintenance staff.

10. A data transmission unit according to claim 4, wherein:

said receiving terminal is a portable telephone unit provided for a maintenance staff.

11. A data transmission unit comprising:

a plurality of transmission units each comprising a transmitting means for notifying a pager terminal of a call request signal through a wireless communication upon receiving said call request signal, and a detecting means for detecting an unnoticeable state of said call request signal, said transmission units notifying by said transmitting means of said state when said detecting means detects said unnoticeable state; and

an extension switching means, to which extension terminals are connected, for connecting the extension terminals in response to a connection request of said extension terminals, for outputting said call request signal in response to said call request to the pager terminal, and for requesting one of said transmission units to send abnormal condition information to said pager terminal when said unnoticeable state is detected, in which a call request is not sent to said pager terminal in response to said call request signal applied to a transmission unit.

12. A data transmission unit comprising:

an in-house switching unit;

a call controller connected to said in-house switching unit for providing an interfacing process in response to a call request from an extension terminal;

a plurality of pager terminals; and

a plurality of transmitting units connected to said call controller through a signal line and a power source line, each transmission unit comprising a detecting part for detecting whether or not an abnormal condition has arisen in said signal line or said power source line, connected to said call control, a signal-and-power-source line abnormal signal transmitting means for transmitting to a pager terminal, using said detecting part, an abnormal condition signal in said signal line or said power source line, and a backup power battery used in case of power disconnection;

each pager terminal notifying a maintenance staff of a call signal from a respective transmitting unit upon receipt of said call signal.