Private branch exchange capable of adding a calling station ID number to the call signal

Claim 2

A private branch exchange comprising: memory means for storing respective direct inward dialing numbers of a plurality of extension terminals; detecting means for detecting a calling request to an external network from one of the plurality of extension terminals; identifying means for identifying the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals based on the direct inward dialing numbers stored in said memory means, the direct inward dialing number of one of the extension terminals being a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the external network makes an outgoing call to the external network using the direct inward dialing number; and transmitting means for transmitting the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals identified by said identifying means to the external network.

Claim 3

A private branch exchange to transmit a SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing respective direct inward dialing numbers of a plurality of extension terminals: detecting means for detecting a calling request to the ISDN from one of the plurality of extension terminals; identifying means for identifying the direct inward dialing number of the one of the plurality of extension terminals based on the direct inward dialing numbers stored in said memory means, the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals being a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using the direct inward dialing number; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals identified by said identifying means as a calling party information element.

Claim 4

A private branch exchange to transmit a SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing respective direct inward dialing numbers of a plurality of extension terminals: detecting means for detecting a calling request to the ISDN from one of the plurality of extension terminals; identifying means for identifying the direct inward dialing number of the one of the plurality of extension terminals based on the direct inward dialing numbers stored in said memory means, the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals being a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using the direct inward dialing number; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals identified by said identifying means as a calling party information element.

Claim 5

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals, comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, the direct inward dialing numbers being numbers for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with a corresponding one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to an external network makes an outgoing call to the external network using one of the direct inward dialing numbers; detecting means for detecting a connection request to an external line sent by one of the plurality of extension terminals; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to one of the plurality of the extension terminals; and transmitting means for transmitting the one of the direct inward dialing numbers selected by said selecting means to the external network.

Claim 6

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals, comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, the direct inward dialing numbers being numbers for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with a corresponding one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to an external network makes an outgoing call to the external network using one of the direct inward dialing numbers; detecting means for detecting a connection request to an external line sent by one of the plurality of extension terminals; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to one of the plurality of the extension terminals; and transmitting means for transmitting the one of the direct inward dialing numbers selected by said selecting means to the external network.

Claim 7

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals and transmitting an SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, the direct inward dialing numbers being numbers for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with a corresponding one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using one of the direct inward dialing numbers; detecting means for detecting a calling request to the ISDN sent by one of the plurality of extension terminals; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the one of the plurality of extension terminals detected by said detecting means; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using the direct inward dialing number selected by said selecting means as a calling party information element.

Claim 8

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals and transmitting an SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing a plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, the direct inward dialing numbers being numbers for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with a corresponding one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using one of the direct inward dialing numbers; detecting means for detecting a calling request to the ISDN sent by one of the plurality of extension terminals; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of direct inward dialing numbers corresponding to the one of the plurality of extension terminals detected by said detecting means; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using the direct inward dialing number selected by said selecting means as a calling party information element.

Claim 9

An exchange according to claim 1, wherein said identifying means identifies the direct inward dialing number of a called group to which the calling terminal belongs.

Claim 10

A private branch exchange according to claim 1, wherein the external line includes an ISDN.

Claim 11

A private branch exchange according to claim 3, wherein the external line includes an ISDN.

Claim 12

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals, comprising: memory means for storing a direct inward dialing number; determining means for determining whether the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a calling extension terminal is stored in said memory means; and transmitting means for transmitting a selected one of (1) the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a specific one of the plurality extension terminals and (2) a number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals based on a determination by said determining means, to an external network, wherein the direct inward dialing number is a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with the specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the external network makes an outgoing call to the external network using the direct inward dialing number, and the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals is a number for connecting a non-specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the external network makes the outgoing call to the external network using the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals.

Claim 13

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals, comprising: memory means for storing a direct inward dialing number; determining means for determining whether the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a calling extension terminal is stored in said memory means; and transmitting means for transmitting a selected one of (1) the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a specific one of the plurality extension terminals and (2) a number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals based on a determination by said determining means, to an external network, wherein the direct inward dialing number is a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with the specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the external network makes an outgoing call to the external network using the direct inward dialing number, and the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals is a number for connecting a non-specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the external network makes the outgoing call to the external network using the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals.

Claim 14

A private branch exchange according to claim 8, wherein the external line includes an ISDN.

Claim 15

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals and transmitting a SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing a direct inward dialing number; determining means for determining whether the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a calling extension terminal is stored in said memory means; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using a selected one of (1) the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a specific one of the plurality of extension terminals and (2) a number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, based on a determination by said determination means, wherein the direct inward dialing number is number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with the specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using the direct inward dialing number, and the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals is a number for connecting a non-specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the ISDN makes the outgoing call to the ISDN using the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals.

Claim 16

A private branch exchange for exchanging a plurality of extension terminals and transmitting a SETUP message to an ISDN, comprising: memory means for storing a direct inward dialing number; determining means for determining whether the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a calling extension terminal is stored in said memory means; and setting means for setting the SETUP message by using a selected one of (1) the direct inward dialing number corresponding to a specific one of the plurality of extension terminals and (2) a number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals, based on a determination by said determination means, wherein the direct inward dialing number is number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with the specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when a terminal connected to the ISDN makes an outgoing call to the ISDN using the direct inward dialing number, and the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals is a number for connecting a non-specific one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the ISDN makes the outgoing call to the ISDN using the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals.

Claim 17

A private branch exchange according to claim 3, wherein the connection request includes a calling request.

Claim 18

A private branch exchange according to claim 3, wherein said transmitting means transmits an outgoing call signal including the direct inward dialing number.

Claim 19

A private branch exchange according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means transmits an outgoing call signal including the direct inward dialing number.

Claim 20

A private branch exchange according to claim 8, wherein said transmitting means transmits an outgoing signal including the direct inward dialing number corresponding to the specific one of the plurality of extension terminals or the number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals.

Claim 21

An outgoing call method in a private exchange having a memory to store respective direct inward dialing numbers of a plurality of extension terminals, comprising the steps of: detecting an outgoing call to an external network from one of the plurality of extension terminals; identifying the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals based on the numbers stored in the memory, the direct inward dialing number of one of the extension terminals being a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the external network makes an outgoing call to transmitting the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals identified in said identifying step to the external network.

Claim 22

An outgoing call method in a private exchange having a memory to store respective direct inward dialing numbers of a plurality of extension terminals, comprising the steps of: detecting an outgoing call to an external network from one of the plurality of extension terminals; identifying the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals based on the numbers stored in the memory, the direct inward dialing number of one of the extension terminals being a number for directly connecting an incoming call to the exchange with one of the plurality of extension terminals when the terminal connected to the external network makes an outgoing call to transmitting the direct inward dialing number of one of the plurality of extension terminals identified in said identifying step to the external network.

Claim 23

A method according to claim 15, wherein an outgoing call signal including the direct inward dialing number is transmitted in said transmitting step.

Claim 24

A method according to claim 15, wherein the direct inward dialing number is transmitted to an ISDN as the external network in said transmitting step.

Claim 25

A method according to claim 15, wherein a number corresponding to the plurality of extension terminals is transmitted in said transmitting step when the direct inward dialing number is not stored in the memory.