Method for embodying automatic call in a keyphone system

• US 5,963,629 A
• Filed: 06/02/1997
• Issued: 10/05/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Tae-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford N.
• Application Number:
  US08/867,688
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 379/156, 379/157, 379/161, 379/164, 379/165, 379/166, 379/182, 379/183, 379/93.09, 379/100.05, 379/158, 379/159, 379/160
• US Class Current: 379/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2749 Automatic dialling or redialling systems, e.g. on off-hook or redial on busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/48 Arrangements for recalling a calling subscriber when the wanted subscriber ceases to be busy
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 9/002 with subscriber controlled access to a line, i.e. key telephone systems

Abstract

A method for embodying an automatic call during an idle state. The method for embodying the automatic call in a keyphone system, where an extension number of counterpart'"'"'s keyphone for automatic call is registered in correspondence with a keyphone system capable of embodying the automatic call, thereby connecting the automatic call upon the two keyphones under the idle state.

Claims

1. A method for embodying an automatic call in a keyphone system, comprising steps of:

inputting an extension number of a counterpart'"'"'s keyphone capable of embodying the automatic call, and then registering said inputted extension number upon the existence of an automatic call setting request from a keyphone system capable of embodying the automatic call;

deleting said registered extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s keyphone upon the existance of an automatic call releasing request from said keyphone system capable of embodying the automatic call;

cutting off said connected automatic call if the receiver of either of the two keyphones is picked up or if either of the two keyphones receives a ring; and

connecting the automatic call upon said two keyphones being under an idle state in cutting off the automatic call of said two keyphones capable of embodying the automatic call.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cutting off said connected automatic call and said connecting said automatic call are performed with a given period.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cutting off of said connected automatic call further comprises the step of cutting off said connected automatic call if the receiver of said keyphone system is picked up deleting said registered extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s keyphone.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said keyphone system performs a camp-on busy signal function.

5. A method for embodying an automatic call in a telephone system, comprising the steps of:

providing a telephone system having at least two telephones including a counterpart'"'"'s telephone;

registering an extension number of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone for automatic call mode;

connecting an automatic call only when both telephones are in an idle state;

terminating said automatic call mode when one receiver of either of said two telephones is picked up; and

deleting said registered extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone when an automatic call mode releasing request occurs.

6. The method of claim 5, said step of registering an extension number of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone for automatic call mode comprises:

inputting a mode setting key from said telephone system;

checking whether or not the telephone system requiring to set the automatic call mode corresponds to the telephone system capable of embodying the automatic call if said mode setting key is input;

converting the state of the telephone systems into the automatic call setting and releasing modes if it is determined that said telephone system requiring to set the automatic call mode corresponds to the telephone system capable of embodying the automatic call;

sensing that setting key data is inputted from the telephone systems;

receiving the extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone systems to embody the automatic call from the telephone system if said setting key is sensed;

determining if said telephone system can embody an automatic call;

if said telephone system can embody an automatic call, registering the extension number of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone system; and

converting state of said telephone systems into standby mode.

7. The method of claim 6, said step of deleting said registered extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone when an automatic call mode releasing request occurs comprises:

sensing whether the releasing key data was inputted if there is no sensing that said setting key data is inputted from the telephone system; and

deleting the extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone system if said releasing key data was inputted.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of converting the state of said telephone system into standby mode is executed if said telephone system is not capable of embodying an automatic call.

9. The method of claim 5, the step of connecting an automatic call only when both telephones are in an idle state further comprises:

setting a counter "k" to zero;

determining whether or not the automatic call of the kth telephone system is connected;

determining whether or not the kth telephone system can embody an automatic call if said automatic call of the kth telephone system is connected;

determining whether the kth telephone system is under an idle state if the kth telephone system can embody an automatic call, and incrementing said counter if the kth telephone system cannot embody an automatic call;

determining whether counterpart'"'"'s telephone system is under an idle state if said kth telephone system is under an idle state, and incrementing said counter if said kth telephone is not under an idle state;

connecting the automatic call between the kth telephone system and the counterpart'"'"'s telephone system of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone system is under an idle state, and incrementing said counter of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone is not under an idle state;

incrementing said counter if said automatic call is connected between said kth telephone system and the counterpart'"'"'s telephone system;

determining whether all the services for all the telephone systems are completed; and

delaying services for a given time if the services for all the telephone systems are completed and returning to the determination of whether the automatic call of the kth telephone system is connected if the services for all the telephone systems are not completed.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of terminating said automatic call mode when one receiver of either of said two telephones is picked up further comprises:

releasing said automatic call mode of said kth telephone system if automatic call mode of the kth telephone system is connected;

checking whether the receiver of the kth telephone system is picked up or incoming ring service exists if said automatic call mode of said kth telephone system is not released and cutting off connected automatic call if said automatic call mode of said kth telephone system is released;

checking whether the receiver of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone system is picked up or incoming ring service exists if said kth telephone system receiver is not picked up and an incoming ring service does not exist and cutting off connected automatic call if either said kth telephone system is picked up or incoming ring service exists; and

incrementing said counter if receiver of counterpart'"'"'s telephone system is not picked up and no incoming ring service exists and cutting off connected automatic call if said receiver of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone system is picked up or if incoming ring service exists.

11. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of:

terminating said automatic call mode when an incoming ring service exists in connection of said automatic call mode.

12. The method of claim 5, wherein said telephone system performs a camp-on busy signal function.

13. The method of claim 5, wherein said terminating said connected automatic call mode and said connecting said automatic call mode are performed within a given period of time.

14. A telephone system, comprising:

a plurality of telephone extensions;

a switching circuit for connecting said plurality of telephone extensions to an outside telephone line; and

a controller for controlling the overall operation of the telephone system, including;

registering an extension number of said counterpart'"'"'s telephone for automatic call mode;

connecting an automatic call only when both telephones are in an idle state;

terminating said automatic call mode when one receiver of either of said two telephones is picked up; and

deleting said registered extension number of the counterpart'"'"'s telephone when an automatic call mode releasing request occurs.

15. The telephone system of claim 14, further comprising a read only memory for storing extension numbers according to the performance of the exchange function.

16. The telephone system of claim 14, further comprising random access memory to store an operational program automatically regulating functional operation of the controller.

17. The telephone system of claim 14, further comprising a ring generator transmitting an audio ring when a request for a call arises.

18. The telephone system of claim 14, further comprising said controller automatically terminating said automatic call mode when an incoming ring service exists in connection of said automatic call mode.

19. The telephone system of claim 14, wherein said telephone system performs a camp-on busy signal function.

20. The telephone system of claim 14, wherein said terminating said connected automatic call mode and said connecting said automatic call mode are performed within a given period of time.