Calling method for communication terminal device

• US 5,457,692 A
• Filed: 03/05/1993
• Issued: 10/10/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Ishinabe, Iwao, Matsuyama, Nobuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Olms, Douglas W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Chau T.
• Application Number:
  US08/026,759
• Time in Patent Office: 949 Days
• Field of Search: 370/110.1, 370/62, 370/95.1, 370/58.1, 370/58.2, 370/58.3, 379/156-158, 379/201, 379/204-206, 379/171-173, 379/352, 379/355, 379/356, 379/387, 379/389, 379/359
• US Class Current: 370/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/253 Telephone sets using digital voice transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27 Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0457 Connection protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/208 Inverse multiplexing; Time slot sequence integrity [TSSI] aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/331 Abbreviated dialing

Abstract

Method and device can be provided which can establish two or more communication channels for a called terminal having different called addresses for different channels by a single calling address. When keys are input in the order of "0014723244*3245#" for example, from a key input section, a key input control section transfers the key input contents before "*" to a communication control section as dial information and starts a send operation with the dial information "0014723244" as a called party address. Subsequently, the key input control section replaces the lower order digits of the key input contents before * by the contents between "*" and "#". It transfers the key input contents after replacement to the communication control section as dial information and starts the send operation with the dial information "0014723245" as the called party address.

Claims

1. A communication terminal device, comprising:

a line interface I/F, connected with a communication network, for accommodating L channels, L being an integer equal to or greater than 2;

key input means provided with a plurality of keys for inputting a plurality of called party numbers;

communication control means, connected to said line I/F, for controlling communication connection between the communication terminal device and a called communication terminal device through said communication network; and

key input control means for extracting a called party number from a key input series including the plurality of called party numbers input from said key input means, and providing the extracted called party number to said communication control means to connect said L channels with said called communication terminal device,

wherein said key input means includes a pausing key for inputting a pause between individual ones of the plurality of called party numbers, and when n (L>

n≧

1) inputs of said pausing key are included in the key input series input from said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect a first channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series input as a first called party number before a first input of said pausing key, directs said communication control means to connect subsequent channels of said L channels with the called communication terminal using subsequent key input series input between inputs of said pausing key, and directs said communication control means to connect the (n+1)-th channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series input after an n-th input of said pausing key as a (n+1)-th called party number.

2. A communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when no input of said pausing key is included in the key input series, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first through m-th (L≧

m≧

2) channels of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series as a called party number.

3. A communication terminal device according to claim 2, wherein said pausing key is a key labelled "*" or "#".

4. A communication terminal device according to claim 2, wherein

said line I/F is an interface dedicated to an integrated services digital network ISDN, and

each of the called party numbers input from said input control means and separated by said pausing key represents either of a called party address and the called party address and a corresponding called party subaddress.

5. A communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said pausing key is a key labelled "*" or "#".

6. A communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein

said line I/F is an interface dedicated to an integrated services digital network ISDN, and

each of the called party numbers input from said input control means and separated by said pausing key represents either of a called party address and the called party address and a corresponding called party subaddress.

7. A communication terminal device, comprising:

a line interface I/F, connected with a communication network, for accommodating L channels, L being an integer equal to or greater than 2;

key input means provided with a plurality of keys for inputting a plurality of called party numbers;

communication control means, connected to said line I/F, for controlling communication connection between the communication terminal device and a called communication terminal device through said communication network; and

key input control means for extracting a called party number from a key input series including the plurality of called party numbers input from said key input means, and providing the extracted called party number to said communication control means to connect said L channels with said called communication terminal device,

wherein said key input means includes a pausing key for inputting a pause between individuals ones of the plurality of called party numbers, and when n (L>

n≧

1) inputs of said pausing key are included in the key input series input from said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect a first channel of said L channels with the called communication terminals using the key input series input as a first called party number before a first input of said pausing key, directs said communication control means to connect subsequent channels of said L channels with the called communication terminal using said first called party number with its lower order digits replaced by a key input series input between a k-th (1≦

k<

n) and a (k+1)-th input of said pausing key as a (k+1)-th called party number, and directs said communication control means to connect a (n+1)-th channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using said first called party number with its lower order digits replaced by the key input series input after an n-th input of said pausing key as a (n+1)-th called party number.

8. A communication terminal device according to claim 7, wherein when no input of said pausing key is included in the key input series, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first to through m-th (L≧

m≧

2) channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series as a called party number.

9. A communication terminal device according to claim 8, wherein said pausing key is a key labelled "*" or "#".

10. A communication terminal device according to claim 8, wherein

said line I/F is an interface dedicated to an integrated services digital network ISDN, and

each of the called party numbers input from said input control means and separated by said pausing key represents either of a called party address and the called party address and a corresponding called party subaddress.

11. A communication terminal device according to claim 7, wherein said pausing key is a key labelled "*" or "#".

12. A communication terminal device according to claim 7, wherein

said line I/F is an interface dedicated to an integrated services digital network ISDN, and

each of the called party numbers input from said input control means and separated by said pausing key represents either of a called party address and the called party address and a corresponding called party subaddress.

13. A communication terminal device, comprising:

a line interface I/F, connected with a communication network, for accommodating L channels, L being an integer equal to or greater than 2;

key input means provided with a plurality of keys for inputting a plurality of called party numbers;

communication control means, connected to said line I/F, controlling communication connection between the communication terminal device and a called communication terminal device through said communication network; and

key input control means for extracting a called party number for a key input series including the plurality of called party numbers input from said key input means, and providing the extracted called party number to said communication control means to connect said L channels with said called communication terminal device,

wherein said key input means includes L channel designation keys for designating individual channels of said L channels, and when j (L≧

j≧

2) inputs of said channel designation keys are included in a key input series input from the said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect a channel designated by a first input of said channel designation keys with a called communication terminal using the key input series input before the first input of said channels designation keys is input as a first called party number, and directs said communication control means to connect the channel designated by the input of the h-th channel designation key with the called communication terminal device using the key input series between the h-th (1≦

h≦

j) and (h+1)-th inputs of the channel designation keys as a (h+1)-th called party number, when there is such a key input series and using the h-th called party number as the (h+1)-th called party number when there is no key input series between the h-th (1≦

h<

j) and (h+1)-th channel inputs of the channel designation keys.

14. A communication terminal device according to claim 13, wherein

said line I/F is an interface dedicated to an integrated services digital network ISDN, and

each of the called party numbers input from said input control means and separated by said pausing key represents either of a called party address and the called party address and a corresponding called party subaddress.

15. An integrated services digital network terminal device, comprising:

key input means connected with an ISDN through a basic rate user interface BRI including two B channels, and provided with a plurality of keys for inputting either of called party addresses and called party addresses and corresponding called party subaddresses;

communication control means for controlling connection of the two B channels with a called communication terminal device;

key input control means for directing said communication control means to connect each of said B channels with said called communication terminal device at either of the called party addresses and the called party addresses and the corresponding called party subaddresses which is a key input series input from said key input means; and

means for making communication with the called terminal device simultaneously using the two B channels connected thereto,

wherein said key input means includes a pausing key for inputting a pause between the called party numbers, and

further wherein when any input of said pausing key is included in the key input series input from the said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first B channel with the called communication terminal at either of a first called party address and a first called party address and a corresponding first called party subaddress which is the key input series input before said pausing key is input, and directs said communication control means to connect the second B channel with the called communication terminal at either of a second called party address and a second called party address and a corresponding second called party subaddress which is either of the first called party address and the first called party address and corresponding first called party subaddress, respectively, modified on the basis of the key input series inputted after said pausing key is input, and

wherein even further, when no input of said pausing key is included in the key input series input from said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first and second B channels with the called communication terminal at either of the called party address and the called party address and corresponding called party subaddress which is the key input series input.

16. A communication terminal device, comprising:

a line interface I/F, connected with a communication network, for accommodating L channels, L being an integer equal to or greater than 2;

key input means provided with a plurality of keys for inputting a plurality of called party numbers;

communication control means, connected to said line I/F, for controlling communication connection between the communication terminal device and a called communication terminal through said communication network; and

key input control means for extracting a called party number from a key input series including the plurality of called numbers input from said key input means, and using the extracted called party number, directing said communication control means to connect said channels with said called communication terminal device;

number accumulation section for receiving and accumulating, through said key input control means, the key input series input from said key input means; and

display means for displaying the key input series input from said key input means and response of said key input control means,

wherein said key input means includes a pausing key for inputting a pause between individual ones of the called party numbers,

wherein further, when n (L>

n≧

1) inputs of said pausing keys are included in the key input series input from said key input means, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series input before a first input of said pausing key as a first called party number, directs said communication control means to connect the (k+1)-th channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using said first called party number with its lower order digits replaced by the key input series input between a k-th (1≦

k<

n) input and the (k+1)-th input of said pausing key as a (k+1)-th called party number, and directs said communication control means to connect the (n+1)-th channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using said first called party number with its lower order digits replaced by the key input series input after an n-th input of said pausing key as a (n+1)-th called party number, and

wherein even further, when no input of said pausing key is included in the key input series, said key input control means directs said communication control means to connect the first key input series to m-th (L≧

m≧

2) channel of said L channels with the called communication terminal using the key input series as a called party number.