JP4458490B2 - Bell code reception deployment system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a notification system for receiving a bell code and expanding (transmitting) a message from the received bell code to various contact means.

  Conventionally, pager services called pagers (registered trademark) and quick casts (registered trademark) are known. The pager service is a service by a mobile communication system in which a small mobile device registered in a telephone number sends a sound or a message when a call is made to the specific telephone number. In the present application, a code transmitted through a public line by an existing pager service is called a “bell code”.

When transmitting a message to a portable device by a pager service, for example, an input method described in Patent Document 1 below and other transmission methods are known as conventional methods. The one described in Patent Document 1 below is a method of manually operating a mobile phone or a remote control device and inputting a character code.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 2002-323948

  By the way, the existing pager service simply sends a message to a mobile device, and realizes a "relay function" that sends the message sent to the mobile device again via another contact means. Not what you want.

  In recent years, the number of users of e-mail has increased more than the users of pager services. When the contact means is changed from a pager service terminal to a terminal that can use e-mail, a new e-mail contact environment is required in addition to the existing pager service contact environment. Therefore, the existing pager service transmission environment cannot be effectively used.

  An object of the present invention is to replace a contact means in the pager service with another contact means by utilizing an existing environment and in a method having little influence on the existing environment.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention receives a bell code transmitted through a public line by an existing pager service, analyzes the received bell code and replaces it with a character code, and a message based on the replaced character code. Is expanded (transmitted) to a destination corresponding to the line number where the bell code is received by a method other than the pager service. Examples of the method other than the pager service include a method of using a screen of electronic mail, telephone voice, FAX, indicator lamp, electric light display device, or other computer terminal.

  According to the present invention, when a mechanism for making a call to a pager service terminal already exists, the device is used as it is, and further means (e-mail, telephone voice, FAX, indicator lamp, electric light display device, other devices) It is possible to develop a telegram using a computer terminal screen). By simply adding a portion according to the present invention to an existing environment, it becomes possible to use communication means other than a pager service terminal, so that there is little influence on the existing environment. Examples of target systems include (1) a sensor that monitors the remaining amount of fuel tank and informs when it is below the threshold, and (2) when the production line of the factory stops , Inform the person in charge in a remote building. In any case, by adding the present invention, it is possible to notify using means other than the pager service. The present invention can be applied in various situations that require notification using a pager service.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for carrying out the present invention. The transmission system 101 corresponds to an existing bell code transmission environment. A bell code is transmitted from the transmission system 101 to a predetermined telephone number. In the transmission system 101, an arbitrary code can be input as the bell code by an arbitrary method. The transmitted bell code reaches the bell code receiving and expanding system 103 through the public network 102. The telephone number is assigned so as to arrive at the bell code receiving and expanding system 103. The bell code receiving and expanding system 103 converts the received bell code into text characters. For example, when the bell code “# 2120” is received, it is converted to the text character “demon”. The bell code receiving and expanding system 103 expands (transmits) the generated character message to a predetermined notification destination after generating the text characters. The transmitted text character is received by the receiving terminal 104 that is the notification destination, and is displayed. The receiving terminal 104 is, for example, a mail receiving terminal or an electric light display device. In addition, a device that notifies the message by color or voice may be used without displaying characters.

  FIG. 2 shows a detailed configuration example of the bell code receiving and expanding system 103 and the receiving terminal 104 of FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 denotes a computer, which includes transmission software 202 and is executed by a CPU. The computer 201 incorporates a bell code receiving device 203. A public telephone network 204 is connected to the bell code receiver 203. The bell code receiving apparatus is configured to receive calls at a plurality of predetermined telephone numbers of the public telephone network 204. The computer 201 is connected to the network 206 by a network connection device 205. The computer 201 includes connection terminals 211 and 214. The method of these connection terminals 211 and 214 is arbitrary. For example, a serial port (COM port: communication port) or a USB (universal serial bus) port may be used. A signal lamp 213 and an electric display device 216 are connected to the connection terminals 211 and 214 via cables 212 and 215, respectively. The computer 201 includes a communication device 207, and a telephone line 208 is connected to the communication device 207.

  By executing the transmission software 202, a destination information acquisition unit 212, a received code analysis unit 213, a message creation unit 214, a message transmission unit 215, and a result output unit 216 are realized. The operations and functions of these units will be described later. Further, it includes development destination information 2201, schedule information 2202, and a character code table 2203, and a storage area for execution result / history information 2204.

  Further, another computer 221, a network connection type signal lamp 241, and a network connection type electric display device 251 are connected to the computer 201 via a network 206.

  The computer 221 incorporates reception / control software 222 and is executed by the CPU. The computer 221 is connected to the network 206 via the network connection device 223. Further, a display device 224 is connected to the computer 221, and similarly to the computer 201, connection terminals 231 and 234 such as a serial port and a USB port are provided. A signal lamp 233 and an electric display device 236 are connected to the connection terminals 231 and 234 via cables 232 and 235, respectively.

  In the system shown in FIG. 2, when the bell code receiving device 203 receives the bell code from the external environment via the public telephone network 204, the transmission software 202 is linked and the received bell code is received according to the information managed by the transmission software 202. Text characters are created from and notified by appropriate means.

  For example, when a fuel tank remaining amount sensor is used, a warning bell code is issued to a telephone number designated in advance by the sensor itself when the fuel falls below a certain amount. The telephone number is received by the bell code receiver 203 via the public telephone network 204. As a result, the warning bell code is taken into the computer 201 and the transmission software 202 notifies it by a notification means other than the bell. As notification means other than the bell, for example, an electronic mail (E-mail) is transmitted via the network 206. In addition, automatic voice notification using a telephone, character notification using a FAX or an electric display device, or a device that notifies by color or voice without displaying characters may be used.

  Hereinafter, an example will be described in which predetermined information is notified by various notification means in accordance with the received bell code and the line number on which the bell code is received. When an incoming call is received from the outside via the public telephone network 204 to the bell code receiving apparatus 203, the bell code receiving apparatus 203 sends the bell code sent through the public telephone network 204 and the line number where the call was received to the transmission software 202. hand over. The transmission software 202 refers to the deployment destination information 2201 by the deployment destination information acquisition unit 2101 to acquire the deployment destination (destination) and the deployment method corresponding to the line number that has received the call, and also refers to the schedule information 2202 Information on a time zone that may be transmitted to the deployment destination is acquired. Next, the received code analysis unit 2102 acquires the text character corresponding to the received bell code from the character code table 2203. The message creation unit 2103 converts the acquired text characters into a text string of the message, and the message transmission unit 2104 transmits the created text string of the message to the acquired expansion destination. The transmission in the message transmission unit 2104 has a different route depending on the expansion method. After sending the message, the result output unit 2105 stores the execution result and history information in the execution result / history information 2204.

  An example of notification by various notification means according to the deployment method will be described. Notification means include (1) e-mail via network, (2) telephone voice, (3) FAX, (4) e-mail via dial-up connection, (5) indicator lamp, (6) lightning display device, (7 ) There are screens of other computer terminals.

(1) In the case of e-mail via the network In the case of e-mail notification, the message sending unit 2104 sends e-mail notification via the network 206 using a mail server connected to the network. In the e-mail notification, the created text string can be expanded as a mail body, a title, or an attached file.

(2) In the case of telephone voice In the case of telephone voice notification, the message transmission unit 2104 notifies the corresponding telephone terminal via the communication device 207. In that case, the communication device 207 is a device that converts the created text character string into telephone voice and places a call. In the telephone voice notification, the created text sentence can be developed as a reproduction sound (reading voice) on the telephone.

(3) FAX
In the case of FAX notification, the message transmission unit 2104 notifies the corresponding FAX terminal via the communication device 207. In that case, the communication device 207 corresponds to a FAX modem or the like. In the FAX notification, the created text sentence can be expanded as printed characters on FAX paper.

(4) In the case of e-mail with dial-up connection to an arbitrary Internet provider In the case of e-mail notification via dial-up, the message sending unit 2104 is connected to a net provider or the like via the communication device 207, E-mail notification using a mail server such as a net provider. In that case, the communication device 207 corresponds to a modem or the like. In the e-mail notification via dial-up, the created text sentence can be expanded as a mail body, a title, or an attached file, similarly to the e-mail notification via the network.

(5) In the case of an indicator lamp In the case of notification to an indicator lamp, the route to be used differs depending on the connection configuration. When notifying a signal lamp connected to a connection terminal provided in the computer 201 such as a serial port or a USB port, the signal lamp 213 connected to the connection terminal 211 is notified, for example. When notifying to a network-connected signal light, for example, the network-connected signal light 241 is notified via the network 206. Further, the signal lamp 233 connected to the serial port or USB port of another computer 221 can be notified. In this case, first, an instruction is sent from the message transmission unit 2104 to the reception / control software 222 via the network 206. The reception / control software 222 receives the instruction and controls the signal lamp 233 connected to the connection terminal 231. The indicator lamp notification can be developed by a lighting color display or a buzzer sound that the indicator lamp is equipped with.

(6) In the case of a light-emitting display device In the case of notification to a light-emitting display device, the route to be used differs depending on the connection configuration, similarly to the indicator lamp. When notifying the light-emitting display device connected to the connection terminal provided in the computer 201 such as a serial port or a USB port, the light-emitting display device 216 connected to the connection terminal 214 is notified, for example. When notifying the network-connected light-emitting display device, for example, the network-connected light-emitting display device 251 is notified via the network 206. In addition, the electronic display device 236 connected to the serial port or USB port of another computer 221 can be notified. In this case, first, an instruction is sent from the message transmission unit 2104 to the reception / control software 222 via the network 206. The reception / control software 222 receives the instruction and controls the electric display device 236 connected to the connection terminal 234. In the electronic display notification, the created text sentence can be expanded as a display message. FIG. 7 shows a display example 701 of an electric light display notification.

(7) When using the screen of another computer terminal When performing notification on the screen of the other computer terminal 221, the message transmission unit 2104 sends an instruction to the reception / control software 222 via the network 206. The reception / control software 222 receives the instruction and displays the message on the screen of the display device 224 of the computer terminal 221. Notifications on the screen of other computer terminals are expanded as a message on the screen by creating a text sentence, and also by a notification method similar to the signal light notification, such as display of colors on the screen and sound of beeps. can do. FIG. 8 shows a display example notified on the screen of another computer terminal. Each area (1) to (8) shown in 801 is an area for displaying a different color. Reference numeral 802 denotes an area for displaying a received message. The character string of the received message is displayed in area 802, and the color corresponding to the message is displayed in area 801. The display of the color in the area 801 may be displayed in a partial area corresponding to the color among the partial areas (1) to (8), or the color may be displayed in the entire area 801. . If the operator is told in advance what kind of message and what color will be displayed, the operator knows what kind of message is sent just by looking at the color display. it can. In the area on the left side of the screen, the history of received messages (reception date and time and the host name of the sender of the message) is displayed. When a past specific message is selected from among them (for example, 803), the past message displayed at that time can be displayed again in the areas 801 and 802.

(8) Other cases In addition to using the various notification means described above, the transmission software 202 can execute an arbitrary program (command) corresponding to the received bell code. Those programs (commands) are prepared in advance by the user.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the processing of the transmission software 202 after the bell code and the incoming call number received by the bell code reception device 203 are delivered to the transmission software 202.

  When receiving the information about the bell code and the incoming call number, the transmission software 202 refers to the expansion destination information 2201 and extracts the expansion destination corresponding to the incoming call number (step 301). Further, the schedule information 2202 is referred to, and schedule information regarding the development destination is acquired (step 302).

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the development destination information 2201. The expansion destination information 2201 holds information on the incoming call number 401, the expansion destination 402, and the expansion method 403. For example, for the incoming call number “03-aaaa-aaaa”, the expansion destination is the mail address “aaaaa@aa.jp”, and the expansion method is “mail via the network”. Further, as in the example of the incoming call number “03-iiii-iiii”, it is possible to have a plurality of pieces of deployment destination information for one telephone number. In this case, when an incoming call is received at “03-iiii-iiii”, a message is notified to all corresponding deployment destinations.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the schedule information 2202. The schedule information 501 indicates schedule information corresponding to one deployment destination, and stores information indicating whether transmission to the deployment destination is possible in each time zone. The schedule information 2202 holds schedule information 501 corresponding to such a deployment destination for all deployment destinations.

  Returning to FIG. 3, after step 302, it is determined from the schedule information 501 of the deployment destination whether or not the current time is in the suppression time zone (step 303). In the example of FIG. 5, since the transmission suppression time zone is from 0:00 to 2:00, if the time at the time of processing does not correspond to this, the bell code conversion processing is started (step 304). The bell code conversion process is performed in units of codes with reference to the character code table 2203. When continuous bell codes are received, the codes are processed one by one and repeated until conversion of all bell codes is completed to create a character string (text message) (step 305).

  This text message is expanded according to the expansion method 403 of the expansion destination information extracted in step 301. For example, in the case of mail transmission, the text message is used as the mail body, and in the case of an electric display device, the display character string is used. When the creation of the text message to be transmitted is completed, the message is transmitted to the expansion destination acquired in step 301 (step 306), and an action record to that effect is filed (execution result / history information 2204 in FIG. 2). (Step 307).

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the execution result / history information 2204. The execution date and time and the operation (execution result) output in step 307 are stored. In this way, it is possible to leave information such as when and to which destination the transmission was made, and whether or not it was successful.

Schematic showing the overall configuration of a system for carrying out the present invention The figure which shows the detailed structural example of a bell code receiving expansion | deployment system and a receiving terminal Flowchart showing an overview of the processing procedure after receiving a bell code and incoming number Image diagram showing the concept of deployment destination information and deployment method information Image diagram showing the concept of schedule information in transmission software Figure showing an example of execution result / history information The figure which shows the example of a display of an electroluminescent display apparatus The figure which shows the example of a display which used the screen of other computer terminals

Explanation of symbols

  201 ... transmission device (computer), 202 ... transmission software, 203 ... bell code reception device, 204 ... public line (telephone line), 205 ... network connection device, 206 ... network, 207 ... communication device using public line, 208 ... Public line (telephone line), 211, 214, 231, 234 ... Serial port (COM port: communication port) or USB (universal serial bus) port connection terminal, 213, 233 ... Signal light, 216, 236 ... Lightning display device 221 ... reception / control device (computer), 222 ... reception / control software, 223 ... network connection device, 224 ... display device, 241 ... network connection type signal light, 251 ... network connection type light-emitting display device.

Claims (1)

Means for receiving a code (hereinafter referred to as a bell code) transmitted through a public line by an existing pager service;
A means of analyzing the received bell code and replacing it with a character code;
A bell code receiving and expanding system comprising: means for notifying a message based on the replaced character code to a destination corresponding to a line number on which the bell code has arrived by a method other than the pager service.

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