JPH10191449A - Message transferring method and equipment therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the using rate of a communication line equipment by allowing an information storing device to constitute a line non-corresponding signal setting a message and identification information on call incoming terminal and transferring it to an exchange connected with the call incoming terminal to reduce the number of common signal lines. SOLUTION: When messages from a call originator to the call incoming terminal 105 are accumulated, the information storing device 101 transmits a message transmitting preparation request signal to the terminal 105 and a subscriber's exchange possessing a speaking line 109 through a No.7 common line network 110. After inquiry concerning the propriety of call-incoming and response confirmation on the network 110, the device 101 sends a message transfer request signal including accumulated message to a subscriber's exchange 104, which transfers the received message to the terminal 105 through the line 109 to display a message on the display part of the terminal 105.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transferring a message from an information storage device storing a message addressed to a called terminal input from a subscriber to an exchange to which the called terminal is connected. More particularly, the present invention relates to a message transfer method and apparatus which is used for a service for displaying an input message from a calling subscriber on a display unit of a receiving terminal and which can reliably transfer a message without using a telephone line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method of transferring a message inputted from a calling subscriber and stored in an information storage device to a receiving terminal, a method of transferring a message by adding a message to an address signal at the time of connection of a telephone line or a communication line. There is a way to forward messages using

[0003]

As described above, the conventional message transfer method is to transfer a message by adding a message to an address signal at the time of connection of a telephone line or to transfer a message using a communication line. For this reason, a plurality of exchanges are relayed, and the number of common line signals increases. In addition, since both methods use a telephone line, in addition to the line equipment for normal voice communication, a line equipment for message transfer is required, which requires a lot of capital investment and is uneconomical. There is.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above,
The purpose of the message is to use a common line signaling network to transmit messages accurately and economically using non-line compatible signals without using a communication line and without relaying a plurality of exchanges. An object of the present invention is to provide a transfer method and apparatus.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided the present invention in which the receiving terminal is connected to an information storage device which stores a message addressed to the receiving terminal input from a subscriber. A message transfer method for transferring the message to an exchange, wherein the information storage device constitutes a line non-correspondence signal in which the message and the identification information of the called terminal are set, and The gist of the present invention is to transfer a corresponding signal to the exchange via a common channel signal network.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the information storage device constitutes a line non-corresponding signal in which a message and identification information of a called terminal are set, and this line non-corresponding signal is transmitted via a common line signal network. Since the signal is transferred to the exchange, the number of common line signals can be reduced, and the line equipment can be used effectively.

The present invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the invention described above, when the messages are a plurality of messages that are input separately and these messages cannot be transmitted by one line non-correspondence signal, each message is transmitted with a number or a code attached. Make a summary.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of messages are separately input and these messages cannot be transmitted by one line non-corresponding signal, each message has a number or code. Since each message is transmitted in such a manner as to be distinguished, all the messages can be properly transferred.

Further, the present invention according to claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1.
Or the information storage device and the exchange, wherein in transmitting and receiving the message, each of the information storage devices and the switching system attaches a call number for identifying a subscriber to which a plurality of messages are transferred, and transmits the message. I do.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the information storage device and the exchange add a call number for specifying a message to be transmitted in transmitting and receiving the message, and transmit the message. Can be easily identified.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the common channel signal network is No. 1 or 2; The gist is that it is a 7 common channel signal network.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a message transfer apparatus for transferring a message from an information storage device storing a message addressed to a called terminal input from a subscriber to an exchange to which the called terminal is connected. And
The information storage device comprises storage means for storing a message addressed to a called terminal input from a subscriber, and a line non-corresponding signal in which the message and the identification information of the called terminal are set. Control means for controlling the transfer to the exchange via a common channel signal network, wherein the exchange device does not support the line non-correspondence transferred from the control means of the information storage device via the common channel signal network. The gist is to have a receiving means for receiving a signal.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the information storage device stores a message addressed to the receiving terminal input from the subscriber, and outputs a line non-corresponding signal in which the message and the identification information of the receiving terminal are set. And the line non-corresponding signal is transferred to the exchange via the common channel signal network, and the switch receives the line non-corresponding signal transmitted via the common channel signal network, thereby reducing the number of common line signals. And the line facilities can be used effectively.

Further, the present invention according to claim 6 provides the present invention according to claim 5.
In the described invention, the control means of the information storage device comprises:
In a case where a plurality of messages are input separately and a plurality of messages cannot be transmitted by one line non-correspondence signal, a transmission means for attaching a number or a code to each message and transmitting the message is provided. And

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of messages which are separately input cannot be transmitted by one line non-corresponding signal, a number or a code is added to each message. All the messages can be transferred accurately because each message can be identified and transmitted.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect of the present invention, the information storage device and the exchange identify a subscriber to which a plurality of messages are transferred in the transmission and reception of the messages. It is essential to have a call number assigning means for assigning and transmitting a call number.

According to the present invention, in the information storage device and the exchange, when transmitting and receiving a message, each of the information storage devices and the exchange attaches a call number for specifying a subscriber to which a plurality of messages are transferred and transmits the message. Therefore, the call being transferred can be easily specified.

The present invention according to claim 8 provides the present invention according to claim 5.
In the invention according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the common channel signaling network is No. 1 The gist is that it is a 7 common channel signal network.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration for implementing a message transfer method according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an information storage device 101 for storing and managing a message input from a subscriber (not shown) is connected to a transit exchange 102 via a communication line 106, and further from the transit exchange 102 via a communication line 107. The local exchange 103 is connected to the subscriber exchange 104 via the communication line 108 from the transit exchange 103, and is connected to the receiving terminal 105 via the communication line 109 from the subscriber exchange 104. Transit exchanges 102 and 103
The local exchange 104 selects a route and performs circuit switching. Further, the information storage device 101, the transit exchange 102,
No. 103 and the local exchange 104 are no. 7 common line signal network 110.

In the message transfer method of the present embodiment, in order to transfer a message from a subscriber stored in the information storage device 101 from the information storage device 101 to the receiving terminal 105, a line non-corresponding signal in which the message is set is set. , And this line non-corresponding signal is 7 common line signaling network 11
0 from the information storage device 101 to the local exchange 104.
Is to be forwarded to. The line non-correspondence signal is for exchanging information between the calling side and the called side regardless of the communication line. There is a line-corresponding signal with respect to this line non-corresponding signal. The line-corresponding signal has a one-to-one correspondence with a communication line, and is used for setting and releasing a line during a call.

FIG. 2 shows the information storage device 101 in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG. In FIG. 2, an information storage means 201 stores a message input by a subscriber. The control unit 202 performs a process on the sequence. Specifically, based on the message stored in the information storage means 201, the message transfer with the local exchange 104 is controlled.
The communication unit 203 performs transmission / reception of the line non-correspondence signal to / from the local exchange 104 by assembling, disassembling, and transmitting / receiving the line non-correspondence signal.

FIG. 3 shows the local exchange 104 in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG. In FIG. 3, a control unit 301 performs a process on a sequence. Specifically, it controls message transfer with the information storage device 101. The communication unit 302 performs transmission / reception of the line non-correspondence signal with the information storage device 101 by assembling, disassembling, and transmitting / receiving the line non-correspondence signal.

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence between the information storage device 101 and the local exchange 104 when transmitting the message stored in the information storage device 101 to the receiving terminal 105. When the message stored in the information storage device 101 is transmitted to the receiving terminal 105, the message between the information storage device 101 and the local exchange 104 is no. Message transmission is performed by transmitting / receiving a line non-correspondence signal via the 7 common line signaling network 110.

After the message from the sender to the receiving terminal 105 is stored in the information storage device 101 (step S
401), the information storage device 101 specifies the local exchange 104 holding the communication line 109 with the receiving terminal 105 (step S402). The information storage device 101 has a table for associating the destination subscriber number with the local exchange, and specifies the local exchange by searching for the corresponding local exchange by the destination subscriber number.

The information storage device 101 that has specified the local exchange 104 acquires a call number for easily specifying a call during which a message is being transferred when transmitting and receiving a line non-correspondence signal between two stations (step S403). ).

After acquiring the call number, the information storage apparatus 101 transmits a message transmission preparation request signal 404 for requesting the subscriber exchange 104 to inquire whether the receiving terminal 105 can receive a call. 7 and transmitted via the common channel signaling network 110 (step S404). In the message transmission preparation request signal 404, the called subscriber number and the call number of the information storage device are set as constituent elements.

Upon receiving the message transmission preparation request signal 404, the local exchange 104 inquires of the terminal of the called subscriber number whether or not transfer is possible (step S40).
5). After the inquiry about the transferability, the local exchange 104 obtains a call number for easily specifying the call during which the message is being transferred when transmitting / receiving a line non-correspondence signal between the two stations (step S406).

After acquiring the call number, the subscriber exchange 104 sends a message transmission preparation response signal 407 to the information storage device 101, which is a response to the inquiry about whether or not the call can be received, to N.
o. 7 through the common channel signal network 110 (step S407). The message transmission preparation response signal 407 includes:
The incoming subscriber number, the result of the incoming / outgoing call, the call number of the information storage device, and the call number of the local exchange are set as constituent elements.

The information storage device 101 that has received the message transmission preparation response signal 407 determines whether or not the receiving terminal 105 can receive a call from the result of whether or not the call can be received (step S4).
08) If the call cannot be received or there is no response, the process is interrupted and the unsent message is stored in the information storage device 101. If the receiving terminal 105 can receive a message, a message transfer request signal 409 for transferring the stored message
Is transmitted to the local exchange 104 (step S40).
9). In the message transfer request signal 409, a message to be transferred, a final message display, and a call number of the local exchange are set as constituent elements.

FIG. 5 shows a format of a message to be transferred, which is a component of the message transfer request signal 409. In the message number 501, a message number assigned to each message is set. 1 for the remaining number of continuations 502
Set the number of remaining messages to continue when one message is divided into multiple signals and transmitted. Message body 50
In 3, the body of the message to be transferred is set.

Upon receiving the message transfer request signal 409, the local exchange 104 transfers the received message to the receiving terminal 105 (step S410), and causes the display of the receiving terminal 105 to display the message.

After transferring the message to the terminating terminal 105, the local exchange 104 sends a message transfer response signal 411 for responding to the message transfer result to the information storage device 101 (step S411). In the message transfer response signal 411, the transferred message, the transfer result, and the call number of the local exchange are set as constituent elements.

FIG. 6 shows a format of a transferred message which is a component of the message transfer response signal 411. The number of the transferred message is set in the message number 601. The remaining continuation number 602 sets the remaining continuation number when one message is divided into a plurality of signals and transmitted. In the transfer result 603, it is set whether the message transfer has been completed normally.

The information storage device 101 having received the message transfer response signal 411 compares the message number of the transmitted message with the message number of the returned message (step S412). If the message numbers are the same and the transfer is normally completed, the next message is transferred, and the transmission of the message transfer request signal 409 (step S409) and the comparison of the message numbers (step S412) until the transfer of the final message is completed. The sequence up to is repeated (step S413). If the message numbers are different or the transfer fails, the process is interrupted and the unsent message is stored in the information storage device 101.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The information storage device constitutes a line non-corresponding signal in which the message and the identification information of the called terminal are set, and transfers this line non-corresponding signal to the exchange via the common line signal network, so that the number of common line signals can be reduced. In addition to this, the communication line is not used, so that the line equipment can be used effectively.

Further, according to the present invention, when a plurality of messages are inputted separately and cannot be transmitted by one line non-corresponding signal, each message is transmitted with a number or a code. Message can be transferred accurately.

Further, according to the present invention, the information storage device and the exchange exchange each message with a call number for identifying a subscriber to which a plurality of messages are being transferred when transmitting and receiving the message. Can be easily specified, and message transfer can be performed accurately.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration for implementing a message transfer method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information storage device used in the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a local exchange used in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a communication process between the information storage device and the local exchange in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a format of a message to be transferred, which is a component of a message transfer request signal used in the communication processing shown in FIG. 4;

6 is a diagram showing a format of a transferred message which is a component of a message transfer response signal used in the communication processing shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Information storage device 102, 103 Transit exchange 104 Subscriber exchange 106, 107, 108, 109 Communication line 110 No. 7 common line signal network 201 information storage means 202, 301 control means 203, 302 communication means

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A message transfer method for transferring a message from an information storage device storing a message addressed to a called terminal input from a subscriber to an exchange to which the called terminal is connected, wherein the information storage device comprises: Forming a line non-corresponding signal in which the message and the identification information of the called terminal are set, and transferring the message and the line non-corresponding signal in which the identification information is set to the exchange via a common line signal network. Message transfer method. 2. When the messages are a plurality of messages which are separately input and these messages cannot be transmitted by one line non-correspondence signal, each message is transmitted with a number or a code attached. The message transfer method according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The information storage device and the exchange,
3. The message transfer method according to claim 2, wherein in transmitting and receiving the message, a call number for specifying a subscriber who is transferring a plurality of messages is added and transmitted. 4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein 4. The message transfer method according to claim 2, wherein the message transfer method is a seven common channel signaling network. 5. A message transfer device for transferring a message from an information storage device storing a message addressed to a receiving terminal input from a subscriber to an exchange to which the receiving terminal is connected, wherein the information storage device is A storage means for storing a message addressed to the called terminal input from the subscriber, and a line non-corresponding signal in which the message and the identification information of the called terminal are set, and the line non-corresponding signal is transmitted to a common line signal network. Control means for controlling transfer to the exchange via a common line signal network. The reception means receives the line non-corresponding signal transferred from the control means of the information storage device via a common line signal network. A message transfer device comprising means. 6. The control means of the information storage device, when the messages are a plurality of messages which are input separately, if these messages cannot be transmitted by one line non-correspondence signal, a number is assigned to each message. 6. The message transfer device according to claim 5, further comprising a transmission unit that transmits the message with a code. 7. The information storage device and the exchange,
7. The communication system according to claim 5, further comprising a call number assigning means for assigning a call number for identifying a subscriber who is transferring a plurality of messages and transmitting the message. Message transfer device. 8. The communication system according to claim 8, wherein 8. The message transfer device according to claim 5, wherein the message transfer device is a seven common channel signaling network.