US5008884A
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Private automatic branch exchange system with line accessing number adding feature
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-02
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Granted: 1991-04-16
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Expires: 2009-05-02
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a PBX system connected through a communication line (61) to an ISDN public network (101), comprising a control unit connected to a PBX switching network. The control unit comprises a unit for adding a line accessing number (α) to a calling party address (#B) in an incoming call information (ii) received through the communication line so as to form an incoming information (iii) to be received by said extension terminal, and a unit for transmitting the incoming information including the line accessing number to the extension terminal in which the line accessing number is displayed, whereby the user can recognize whether the incoming call is from the ISDN public network or from another extension terminal accommodated by the PBX system.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigehiko Yazawa
- 👤 Toru Ogawa
- 👤 Haruo Moritomo
- 👤 Yoshiaki Suya
- 👤 Mikio Nakayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0428; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/50; H04M3/53; H04M3/533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A private automatic branch exchange system having an extension line connectable to an extension terminal and being operatively connected through a communication line and through a public network to a calling party terminal, comprising; switching network means for switching between the communication line and the extension line; control means, operatively connected to said switching network means, for controlling the switching operation of said switching network means, said control means comprising line accessing number adding means for forming incoming information by adding a line accessing number to incoming call information so that the communication line is accessible by the extension terminal, and means for transmitting said incoming information to the extension terminal; and call back means cooperating with the extension terminal for performing a call back operation based on said line accessing number.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A private automatic branch exchange system having an extension line connectable to an extension terminal and being operatively connected through a communication line and through a public network to a calling party terminal, comprising; switching network means for switching between the communication line and the extension line; control means, operatively connected to said switching network means, for controlling the switching operation of said switching network means, said control means comprising line accessing number adding means for forming incoming information by adding a line accessing number to incoming call information so that the communication line is accessible by the extension terminal, and means for transmitting said incoming information to the extension terminal; and call back means cooperating with the extension terminal for performing a call back operation based on said line accessing number.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication line includes: a central office line connected between the public network and said switching network means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication line includes: a private line connected between the public network and said switching network means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching network means includes: means for providing said incoming call information to said control means by modifying a call setup message.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: display means operatively connected to the extension terminal for displaying said line accessing number when said extension terminal receives said incoming information.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said means for transmitting said incoming information includes: one of a plurality of channels of the extension line.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said plurality of channels include plural data channels and a control channel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said plurality of channels includes plural data channels and a control channel, and said channel for transmitting said incoming information is said control channel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: storage means operatively connected to the extension terminal for storing at least a portion of said incoming information; display means operatively connected to the extension terminal for displaying said portion of said incoming information stored in said storage means; a plurality of function keys operatively connected to the extension terminal; and terminal control means, operatively connected to said storage means, said function keys, and said display means, for controlling said storage means, said display means, and said function keys, and for executing a call back operation based on said portion of said incoming information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said storage means includes: a plurality of storage areas corresponding to said function keys.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
87 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 10, wherein each of said storage areas includes means for storing said portion of said incoming information from a previous call, further comprising: detecting means for detecting one of said function keys being pushed; reading means, responsive to said detecting means, for reading said portion of said incoming information stored in said storage area corresponding to the pushed function key; and transmitting means for transmitting the read portion of said incoming information to said switching network means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
80 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 9, wherein said storage means includes a plurality of storage areas corresponding with said function keys, further comprising: detecting means for detecting one of said function keys being pushed; temporary storage means for temporarily storing said portion of said incoming information; and means for transferring said portion of said incoming information from said temporary storage means to said storage area corresponding to the pushed key detected by said detecting means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 12, wherein said terminal control means includes: reading means, responsive to said detecting means for reading said portion of said incoming information stored in said storage area corresponding to the pushed function key; and means for transmitting the read portion of said incoming information to said switching network means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
102 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching network means includes means for switching between the extension line and another extension line, and said line accessing number is indicative of one of the communication line and the other extension line, further comprising: determining means for determining whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line; and indication means, responsive to said determining means and operatively connected to the extension terminal, for physically indicating whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 2, wherein said switching network means includes means for switching between the extension line and another extension line, and said line accessing number is indicative of one of the communication line and the another extension line, further comprising: determining means for determining whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line; and indication means, responsive to said determining means and operatively connected to the extension terminal, for physically indicating whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
68 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: registering means for storing calling party registered identifying information upon completion of a predetermined registering operation at the extension terminal; and indicating means for comparing said incoming information with said calling party registered identifying information, and for physically indicating whether or not said incoming information is the same as said calling party registered identifying information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
68 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: registering means for storing calling party registered identifying information upon completion of a predetermined registering operation at the extension terminal; and indicating means for comparing said incoming information with said calling party registered identifying information, and for physically indicating whether or not said incoming information is the same as said calling party registered identifying information.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
101 words
A private automatic branch exchange as claimed in claim 3, wherein said switching network means includes means for switching between the extension line and another extension line, and said line accessing number is indicative of one of the communication line and the another extension line, further comprising: determining means for determining whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line; and indication means, responsive to said determining means and operatively connected to the extension terminal, for physically indicating whether said line accessing number is indicative of the communication line or the another extension line.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said line accessing number adding means includes: means for adding said line accessing number to a calling party address field of said incoming call information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as recited in claim 1, further comprising: storing means operatively connected to the extension terminal for storing said incoming information.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said display means includes: means for displaying a calling party address field of said incoming information.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
A private automatic branch exchange system as claimed in claim 11, wherein said switching network includes: means for analyzing said line accessing number received from said transmitting means; and call back means for performing a call back operation by transmitting a message including said incoming information to the public network.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of operating a private exchange system wherein the private exchange system includes an extension terminal and a switching network, and the extension terminal includes a display unit and a memory and is connectable through said switching network, a communication line and a public network to a calling party terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving incoming call information from the public network through the communication line; forming modified information by adding a line accessing number indicative of the communication line to said incoming call information so that the communication line is accessible by the extension terminal transmitting said modified information to said extension terminal; displaying said modified information on the display unit; storing said modified information in the memory; and transmitting a message including said modified information from said memory to the public network, so as to call back the calling party terminal.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
144 words
A method of operating a private exchange system wherein the private exchange system includes an extension terminal and a switching network, and the extension terminal includes a display unit and a memory and is connectable through said switching network, a communication line and a public network to a calling party terminal, comprising the steps of: receiving incoming call information from the public network through the communication line; forming modified information by adding a line accessing number indicative of the communication line to said incoming call information so that the communication line is accessible by the extension terminal transmitting said modified information to said extension terminal; displaying said modified information on the display unit; storing said modified information in the memory; and transmitting a message including said modified information from said memory to the public network, so as to call back the calling party terminal.
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