Patent ID: 8416765
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A relay device comprising: an external communication portion communicating with an external telephone set; an internal communication portion communicating with an internal telephone set; and a controller controlling said internal communication portion such that type information in accordance with a type of information to be communicated with said external telephone set is transmitted when said external communication portion receives information, said controller including a generator generating said type information based on the information received by said external communication portion, and a communication controller controlling said internal communication portion such that said type information is transmitted to said internal telephone set, wherein said internal communication portion includes a unit communicating with a plurality of said internal telephone sets, said generator includes a unit generating said type information based on the information received by said external communication portion, that specifies said type of information to be communicated and a telephone number of said external telephone set, and said communication controller includes a unit controlling said internal communication portion such that said type information is transmitted to a destination telephone set representing any of said plurality of internal telephone sets as information specifying the telephone number of said external telephone set, wherein said generator includes a unit generating said type information by combining a character string corresponding to the type of information to be communicated with said external telephone set with the telephone number of said external telephone set.