WO1997004574A2 - Telephone exchange - Google Patents
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- WO1997004574A2 WO1997004574A2 PCT/GB1996/001709 GB9601709W WO9704574A2 WO 1997004574 A2 WO1997004574 A2 WO 1997004574A2 GB 9601709 W GB9601709 W GB 9601709W WO 9704574 A2 WO9704574 A2 WO 9704574A2
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- the present invention relates to telephone exchanges and more particularly to audible signals to be transmitted by the exchange to a subscriber line to indicate exchange or network conditions, e.g. that dialling is possible and to indicate an attempt to establish a desired connection.
- a telephone exchange comprising:
- (a) store means having, for each of a plurality of subscriber lines connected to the exchange, a store location for containing a code word identifying one of a plurality of audio sources;
- control means responsive to an off-hook condition of a subscriber line to interrogate the corresponding store location and to route to the subscriber line the corresponding audio source to indicate that dialling is possible;
- (c) means operable in response to assigned dialled signals from a subscriber line to change the code word in the corresponding store location so as to change the audio source to be selected for subsequent off-hook conditions of that subscriber without otherwise changing the response of the exchange to that subscriber.
- a telephone exchange having:
- (a) store means having, for each of a plurality of subscriber lines connected to the exchange, a store location for containing a code word identifying one of a plurality of audio sources;
- control means operable to recognise a condition relating to the routing of a call from a subscriber line connected to the exchange to another subscriber line to which a call is to be made and in response thereto to interrogate the store means corresponding to the calling subscriber line and to route to the calling subscriber line the audio source identified by the code word therein;
- control means are operable following the receipt from the calling subscriber line of dialled digits corresponding to the subscriber line to which a call is to be made to store the dialled digits, the said condition being the storage of the dialled digits, and the control means are further operable, in response to the termination of signals from the audio source or the earlier presence or absence of a coded accept/ reject signal from the calling subscriber line, to release the stored dialled digits for setting up of the call.
- the invention provides a telephone exchange having control means operable following the receipt from a subscriber line of dialled digits for the setting up of a call to a called subscriber line:
- Figure 1 shows a digital local exchange
- Figure 2 shows the construction of a digital concentrator
- Figures 3 to 7 are flow charts showing the operation of the control unit 13 of Figure 2 for each of the following embodiments:
- Figure 3 substitution of 'dial' tone with a subscriber-selectable audio source
- Figure 4 basic substitution of 'ringing' tone with a subscriber-selectable audio source
- Figure 5 playing a subscriber-selectable audio announcement while withholding dialled digits
- Figure 6 playing a subscriber-selectable audio announcement while withholding dialled digits, with the further facility to select additional audio information linked to the initial audio announcement
- FIG 7 playing a subscriber-selectable audio announcement while withholding ringing current to a called subscriber's line.
- a digital switch 1 is shown with connections 2 to other such exchanges and/or trunk exchanges of a telephone network, and connections 3 via digital concentrators 4 (and, if desired, remote concentrators 5) to analogue subscriber lines 6.
- FIG. 2 shows the subscriber lines 6 connected to a number of subscriber line modules 7 within a digital concentrator 4, each line module 7 including ringing current injection, 2 wire to 4 wire conversion and analogue-to-digital and digital-to- analogue converters.
- Each line module 7 has a digital input and output connected to one of a number of digital switches 8, 9.
- Outgoing signals from a switch 8 pass via a tone injection unit 10 and thence to the digital switch 1 .
- receivers 1 1 for tone (DTMF) signalling Similarly incoming signals pass from the switch 1 via a tone injection circuit 12. All these units 7-12 are connected to a concentrator control unit 13 in the form of a stored-program controlled processor.
- the exchange differs from conventional exchanges in the provision of substitute audio sources providing signals, for example: Unit 16 - a source of music Unit 17 - a source of recorded news Unit 18 - weather information
- a whole variety of audio sources is of course possible, such as local information lines, "what's on” broadcasting appeals, product information and so forth.
- unit 19 providing interrupted dial tone may be provided to indicate a particular state of the subscriber line - for example that call- forwarding is in effect.
- the concentrator module 4 includes a store 20 containing a storage location for each subscriber line, so that a code number stored therein can be interrogated by the control unit 13 to identify the subscriber's current preference. It is envisaged that the subscriber may change his/her chosen preference at any time by keying a special code (e.g. * 1 , *2 etc.) which is received by the DTMF detector 1 1 and recognised by the control unit 13 which then writes the corresponding code number into the relevant location of the store 20.
- a special code e.g. * 1 , *2 etc.
- the new code number is present in the store 20 and the new preference is provided. It is important to note that the changing of code numbers in the store 20 serves only to select the desired dialling tone or substitute, and does not otherwise affect the service provided by the exchange to the subscriber.
- control unit 13 With additional reference to Figure 3, the operation of the control unit 13 will now be described in more detail for the case of a subscriber going off hook, in which it is assumed that the code numbers entered in the store 20 are the numbers 14 and 16 to 18 used in Figure 2.
- the allocated DTMF equipment monitors the subscriber's line for any keyed number or code while the audio source plays. If a substitute audio source from units 16 to 18 finishes playing before detection of a DTMF signal on the subscriber's line, the dial tone unit 14 will be selected and dial tone played. While dial tone is selected, a time-out operates in the normal way until either a DTMF signal is detected on the subscriber's line or the time-out expires, in the latter case the call attempt will be terminated by the control unit 1 3.
- Detection of DTMF indicates either that the subscriber has begun dialling the number of an intended called subscriber, or that a special code is being dialled to change the contents of a storage location. Detection of DTMF will immediately suspend the playing of the currently selected audio source. If the subscriber dials the special code "*0", the control unit 13 will play a help announcement, listing the available audio sources and the corresponding codes to be entered. Entry of a valid code will update the subscriber's storage location in the store 20 to indicate the new preference and an announcement will be played to confirm the identity of the selected audio source. Dial tone from unit 14 will then be played until the subscriber either enters another special code or dials a telephone number or until the time-out expires.
- an alternative subscriber- selectable audio source may be played after dialling the number of the intended called subscriber rather than before, i.e. an alternative to ringing tone.
- dialled digits for setting up a telephone call are routed via the switch 1 and the network to the called subscriber's exchange (or, for a call to a subscriber on the same exchange, to the switch 1 ).
- the called exchange When the called exchange has succeeded in establishing a connection and applied ringing current to the called subscribers line, it signals this fact back to the originating exchange where the control unit 13 causes injection of ringing tone via the injection unit 12.
- an audio signal to indicate ringing is selected by the control unit 13 via a switch 21 from alternative sources 22 (conventional ringing tone) 23 (music) or 24 (advertising).
- the current selection is indicated by a code stored in a store 25 with a location for each subscriber analogous to the store 20 (in fact a single store might be used; or the functions of the stores 20 and 25 might be performed by allocated areas of a general purpose store in the control unit 13 itself). Operation of the control unit 13 in these circumstances is shown in the flow chart of Figure 4.
- the opportunity is provided for the subscriber, by dialling one of a further set of special codes, to alter the contents of his or her store location in the store 25 to indicate a preference for one of the audio sources 22 to 24, to be played following dialling of the telephone number of the intended called subscriber.
- the help announcement discussed with reference Figure 3 may be further arranged to include, in the listing of the available audio sources, the option of selecting audio source units 22 to 24 for use after dialling of the called subscriber's number.
- a disadvantage of the simple version of ringing tone substitution described above is that the calling subscriber hears the chosen sound for only so long as it takes for the called subscriber to answer. If preferred, therefore, completion of the call may be deliberately delayed to allow the caller to hear a desired message. This could be achieved either by buffering the dialled digits at the originating exchange (e.g. in a buffer 26), or by allowing continuation of the call set up process up to the point where the called exchange has verified that the called subscriber line is available to accept the call, whereupon the remote exchange awaits clearance before sending ringing current to the called line.
- call processing is suspended within the calling subscriber's originating exchange after dialling the telephone number of an intended called subscriber, the dialled digits being buffered in a buffer 26 while an audio source is played.
- the audio source is selected, according to the contents of a store location for that calling subscriber's line within the store 25, from the available audio source units 22 or 23 shown in Figure 2 for this example.
- the control unit 13 reads the subscriber's store location in the store 25. If the conventional audio source unit 22 is indicated, then the buffered digits will be released immediately to the network for the call to proceed normally, conventional ringing tone being routed to the calling subscriber if the called subscriber's line is available to receive the call attempt. If substitute audio source unit 23 is indicated, the control unit 13 will route the audio announcement to the subscriber line via the switch 21 and tone inject unit 1 2. Meanwhile, the allocated DTMF detector will monitor the subscriber's line for any keyed number or code while the audio source plays.
- audio source unit 23 finishes playing before detection of a DTMF signal on the subscriber's line, the buffered digits will be released to the network and the call attempt will proceed normally. However, if the subscriber dials a special code, e.g. "#", then the selected announcement will be immediately suspended and the dialled digits released to the network.
- a special code e.g. "#”
- control unit 13 is arranged to allow a calling subscriber to listen to a two part announcement, the second part being selected following the entry of a special code.
- the audio source unit 24 (advertising) of Figure 2 provides a two part announcement. Whilst the first part of the announcement plays, the allocated DTMF detector monitors the subscriber's line for any keyed number or code. Dialing a "#" will immediately abort the announcement and release the dialled digits to the network for the call to proceed normally. Otherwise, the first part of the announcement prompts the subscriber to enter a code, " *7" for instance, if he or she wishes to hear further advertising.
- dialled digits are not buffered, but rather are passed to the (remote) exchange for routing of the call
- these digits will be accompanied by an instruction to that exchange to refrain (whilst otherwise processing the call normally) from applying ringing current to the called subscriber line.
- the called exchange plays to the calling subscriber the audio source selected by the contents of the calling subscriber's store location in the store 25 and, on completion of the announcement or abortion by the calling subscriber, signals to the called exchange to release ringing, and applies normal ringing tone (or some other selected sound) to the calling line.
- the control unit 13 reads the calling subscriber's store location in the store 25 and selects the audio source unit indicated therein. If the conventional ringing tone unit 22 is selected, the call will immediately proceed normally. Selection of one of the substitute audio source units 23 or 24 will result in the announcement being played to the calling subscriber in the same way as for the other embodiments. Once again, the calling subscriber may abort the announcement and proceed immediately with the call by entering the code "#" at any time while the announcement plays.
- the control unit 13 checks for a 'busy' signal being returned from the called exchange indicating that either the called subscriber's line has gone off-hook to make a call or that another incoming call is being received thereon. If such a 'busy' signal is received, a flag is set by the control unit 13 to record that the called subscriber's line is now 'busy'. When the announcement finishes, or if the calling subscriber aborts it after the setting of the 'busy' flag, busy tone will be routed to the called subscriber's line as normal. If the called subscriber's line remains ready to accept the call ('busy' flag not set), then upon completion of the announcement or abortion by the calling subscriber, the calling exchange signals to the called exchange to release ringing current and to proceed with the call attempt as normal.
- the concept of substituting alternative audio sources for conventional tones may be extended to other tones, for example "busy” or “engaged” tones.
- the control unit 13 would be arranged to allow selection of the substitute audio source by the same method as for the embodiments described above, using a store location for each subscriber line within one of the existing stores 20 or 25, or within a further store dedicated to 'busy' tone replacement, for instance.
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