CN101340481A

CN101340481A - Ip telephone system and ip telephone terminal used therein

Info

Publication number: CN101340481A
Application number: CNA2008101295423A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 石桥昌幸
Original assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
Current assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
Priority date: 2007-06-29
Filing date: 2008-06-30
Publication date: 2009-01-07
Also published as: JP2009033708A

Abstract

An IP telephone system includes a first IP telephone terminal and a second IP telephone terminal. IP telephone communications are established between the first and second IP telephone terminals via Internet when the second IP telephone terminal has acquired identification data identifying the first IP telephone terminal. The second IP telephone terminal further acquires terminal data identifying a function that the first IP telephone terminal can control via Internet. The first IP telephone terminal receives from the second IP telephone terminal data instructing to execute the function that the first IP telephone terminal can control. Then, the first IP telephone terminal controls execution of the function identified by the data received from the second IP telephone terminal.

Description

IP telephony system and wherein used IP phone terminal

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to a kind of IP telephony system and controls the method for this type systematic.

Background technology

In recent years, Internet protocol (IP) telephone system such as Skype (registered trade mark) has become usual thing.Can be simply use and use IP telephony system by IP phone is installed on PC or other network terminal, wherein to use be to be researched and developed by IP phone provider to be used to initiate with receipt of call and to carry out the software of voice communication to IP phone.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-192086 has described a kind of like this IP telephony system, and it has the server of log-on message on the network terminal.Utilize this system, each transceiver terminal all has the function with reference to the information of registering on server.Therefore, the user can obtain the information on other terminal and can send the data that another terminal can be handled.Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-080025 discloses other correlation technique of IP phone.

Yet, in the Traditional IP telephone system, be difficult to the information of acquisition about other caller.Particularly, a caller or can not discern the type of the IP phone terminal that another caller using or can not be identified on another IP phone terminal to obtain what function.Therefore, even using and be equipped with various functions as another caller, for example during the IP phone terminal of printing function and optical character identification (OCR) function, the caller can not make full use of these functions.In other words, the resource of IP telephony system is not used effectively and therefore is wasted.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-192086 has described a kind of communication system easily, and wherein communicator can executive communication device self not be supported but by the function of another device processes.Yet, do not have the explanation of the structure that can overcome the above problems, the function of promptly how discerning another device type and handling thus.

The specification of Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-080025 asserts that transmitting apparatus that sends image and the receiving equipment that receives image can discern the communication means that both sides support by utilizing by Session Description Protocol (SDP) the Media Stream description of Session Initiation Protocol extension of message, but this technology does not fully address the above problem.

The Skype that free I P phone application is provided and freely calls out is very universal.A factor that makes Skype to provide freely to call out may be that its uses point-to-point communication, has eliminated the demand to server.Yet, being to carry out IP phone when calling out from being connected to telephone terminal such as the network terminal of PC such as a problem of the IP telephony system that does not adopt server of Skype as the user, this system can not identify a calling from telephone terminal.

Thereby, disclosed technology in Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-192086 can be attached in the IP telephony system such as Skype by with log-on message on the terminal externally in the server drawing-in system.Can reference server with call identifying when from exterior terminal.Yet, introduce server and will make system complicated and expensive more, this will be to charge the very low or system that do not have usage charges for example Skype produce significant impact.

Summary of the invention

In view of aforementioned, one object of the present invention is to provide a kind of new technology, as an option that solves the problem relevant with above-mentioned Traditional IP telephone system; Described problem promptly is difficult to obtain relevant other caller's information, thus a caller or can not discern the IP phone terminal type that another caller using or can not be identified on another IP phone terminal to obtain what function.

In brief, the invention provides a kind of IP telephony system and wherein used IP phone terminal and a kind of method of controlling IP telephony system, such IP telephony system can be under the situation of not using server, be identified in the network terminal from one's body or at the terminal data that is connected on the telephone terminal of the network terminal, even for for the IP telephony system of Skype.

In order to realize above purpose with other, a kind of IP phone terminal is provided, comprising:

The recognition data storage area, the recognition data of storage identification IP phone terminal;

Communications portion is set up IP phone via the Internet with another IP phone terminal and is communicated by letter when another IP phone terminal has been obtained the recognition data of storing in the recognition data storage area;

IP phone function controlling part branch is configured to control the execution of the IP phone function that is used for realizing call by communicating by letter with the IP phone of another IP phone terminal of obtaining recognition data;

The function executing control section is configured to by IP phone communication the execution of function specified from the data of another IP phone terminal reception is being controlled;

The terminal data storage area, the terminal data of the function that storage identification IP phone terminal can be controlled; And

Send part, be configured in correlation behavior, send recognition data and terminal data via the Internet.

The IP phone terminal that is defined as above also can comprise:

The coupling part that connects external equipment;

Connect determining section, be configured to monitor and being connected of external equipment; And

External device data is upgraded control section, is configured to upgrade terminal data when determining section is definite to be connected to the coupling part with external equipment when connecting,

Wherein, described function executing control section is controlled the execution of the function of the external equipment of appointment the function executing request that receives from another IP phone terminal.

This transmission part can send the recognition data that comprises terminal data.Alternately, this transmission part can send recognition data and the combined data splitting of terminal data.

In one example, the terminal data of at least one in this terminal data storing section stores identification printing function and the optical character identification function, this printing function is used for printing the print data that receives from another IP phone terminal by IP phone communication on recording medium, this optical character identification function is used for reading in the character that is comprised the image that the view data that receives from another IP phone terminal by IP phone communication reproduces, and is text data with the character conversion that reads.

This terminal data can comprise the data of expression IP phone terminal models.

According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of IP telephony system, comprising:

The first IP phone terminal comprises the recognition data storage area, the recognition data and the terminal data storage area of the storage identification first IP phone terminal, the terminal data of the function that the storage identification first IP phone terminal can be controlled; And

The second IP phone terminal comprises that recognition data obtains part, is configured to obtain in correlation behavior the recognition data and the terminal data of the first IP phone terminal,

Wherein, this first IP phone terminal and the second IP phone terminal can realize the IP phone calling via the Internet.

According to a further aspect of the invention, provide a kind of IP telephony system, comprising:

The network terminal; And

Be connected via internet to the exterior terminal of the described network terminal,

Wherein, this network terminal comprises:

Be used to be connected to the Internet connection device of the Internet;

The identification storage device is used to store the recognition data of recognition network terminal;

IP phone is used, and is used at the network terminal and obtains and realize IP communication between the IP phone terminal of the recognition data that the recognition data storage device is stored; And

Connecting interface is used to be connected to the IP phone terminal and allows and uses the communication of realization IP phone via IP phone,

Wherein, this exterior terminal comprises:

Receiving system is used for receiving recognition data via the Internet; And

Display unit is used to show the recognition data that is received.

Another aspect according to the present invention provides a kind of control to contain the method for the IP telephony system of the first IP phone terminal and the second IP phone terminal, and this method comprises:

Set up IP phone communication via the Internet between the first IP phone terminal and the second IP phone terminal when the second IP phone terminal has been obtained the recognition data of the identification first IP phone terminal, this second IP phone terminal is also obtained the terminal data of the function that the identification first IP phone terminal can control via the Internet;

This first IP phone terminal receives from the second IP phone terminal and is used to indicate the data of carrying out the function that the first IP phone terminal can control; And

The execution of the function that the data that this first IP phone terminal receives from the second IP phone terminal utilization are discerned is controlled.

In the method that is defined as above, this IP phone is applied in sets up IP phone communication to allow to realize call between them between the first IP phone terminal and the second IP phone terminal.

Expect that the first IP phone terminal sends recognition data and terminal data to the second IP phone terminal in correlation behavior.

This method also can comprise:

Determine whether external equipment is connected to the first IP phone terminal; And

When being connected to first telephone terminal, upgrades external equipment terminal data.

In this case, the first IP phone terminal sends the terminal data of the renewal relevant with recognition data to the second IP phone terminal.

Description of drawings

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows the block diagram according to the electronic structure of the IP telephony system of the 5th execution mode;

Fig. 2 shows according to first to the 4th execution mode and uses and use the device data string that carries out work with IP phone with matching and add the block diagram of the relation between the module in IP phone;

Fig. 3 shows the instruction sheets of the composition of discrete display Name;

Fig. 4 shows the block diagram of the operation that the interpolation of device data string is used when device A being connected thereto the personal computer that this application is installed;

Fig. 5 shows the block diagram of the operation that the interpolation of device data string is used when equipment B is connected to personal computer;

Fig. 6 show when all equipment when personal computer disconnects the device data string add the block diagram of the operation of using;

Fig. 7 shows the flow chart that equipment connects the step in the observation process;

Fig. 8 shows the flow chart of the step in the device data string interpolation process;

Fig. 9 shows the flow chart of the step in the device data string deterministic process;

Figure 10 shows the instruction sheets of the example of encoding device serial data;

Figure 11 shows according to second execution mode and uses and use the device data string that carries out work with IP phone with matching and add the block diagram of the relation between using in IP phone;

Figure 12 shows according to the 3rd execution mode and adds the block diagram of the relation between the module in IP phone application and device data string;

Figure 13 shows according to the 4th execution mode and adds the block diagram of the relation between the module in IP phone application and device data string;

Figure 14 shows the block diagram according to the relation of the 5th execution mode between the IP phone terminal of IP phone application and this application of installation on it; And

Figure 15 shows the flowchart of the process stream of carrying out according to the 5th execution mode on IP telephony system.

Embodiment

Below, will the method for IP telephony system and control IP telephony system be described.To in Fig. 1 to 13, describe first to the 4th execution mode and in Figure 14 and 15, describe the 5th execution mode.

Basic principle

To the electronic structure that can use classical ip telephone system of the present invention be described with reference to figure 1.As shown in Figure 1, IP telephony system 100 comprise the IP phone terminal 30 of the IP phone that will be described later wherein being installed having used, the ancillary equipment 40 that is connected to IP phone terminal 30 and another IP phone terminal 50 that can communicate by letter and communicate by letter by IP phone with IP phone terminal 30.

As shown in Figure 1, IP phone terminal 30 comprises CPU 31, ROM 32 and RAM 33.In addition, IP phone terminal 30 has transceiver 34 and network interface 35, is used for implementing IP phone with other IP phone terminal of the display Name that obtains IP phone terminal 30 via the Internet 80 and communicates by letter; And the USB interface 36 that IP phone terminal 30 can be connected to external equipment.

CPU 31 is based on the fixed numbers of storage in ROM 32 and RAM 33 and each element of program control IP phone terminal 30.ROM 32 is used for storing IP phone application 20.RAM33 is used for the readable and writable memory of interim storage by the required data of the process of CPU 31 execution.

By reading IP phone application 20 from ROM 32 and carrying out this application, the CPU 31 of IP phone terminal 30 plays the effect of IP phone function control device, is used for controlling Design for to carry out the execution of the IP phone function of call by IP phone communication and another IP phone terminal.

In addition, use 20 by reading and carry out IP phone, the CPU 31 of IP phone terminal 30 can be used as the function executing controller, is used for by IP phone communication, and the execution of function specified in the data file that receives in another IP phone terminal 50 of describing is from behind controlled.More specifically, the CPU 31 of IP phone terminal 30 can control the various functions of self being handled by IP phone terminal 30, and the printing function, OCR function and the scan function that utilize ancillary equipment 40 processing that for example are connected to IP phone terminal 30.

The various functions of being handled by IP phone terminal 30 can comprise the OCR function, being used for scanning the characters in images that the view data that receives from another IP phone terminal reproduces and being used for these character conversion is text data, perhaps interpretative function, be used to translate the text data that receives from another IP phone terminal, for example translation from English to the Japanese.

In the example shown in Fig. 1, IP phone terminal 30 and ancillary equipment 40 are connected by USB cable.Yet IP phone terminal 30 also can be controlled the equipment that is connected to IP phone terminal 30 via LAN.

Ancillary equipment 40 shown in Fig. 1 has CPU 41, and ROM 42, is used to store various control programs and the various data of being carried out by CPU41, and RAM 43, is used for print data and control signal that interim storage receives from the IP phone terminal 30 that is connected to ancillary equipment 40.CPU 41, ROM 42 and RAM 43 interconnect via bus 44 and are connected to I/O interface 49 via bus 44.

Also I/O interface 49 is connected to USB interface 48, USB interface 48 can be connected to ancillary equipment 40 IP phone terminal 30, scanner 45 and printer 46.Each element by control peripheral devices 40, CPU 41 can carry out the OCR function, be used for scanning the characters in images of reproducing from the view data of another IP phone terminal reception by IP phone communication, and to be used for these character conversion be text data, perhaps can carry out printing function, be used on recording paper, printing the print data that receives from another IP phone terminal by IP phone communication.

IP phone terminal 50 can be carried out IP phone with IP phone terminal 30 and be communicated by letter.Because in shown example, the structure of IP phone terminal 50 and IP phone terminal 30 basic identical, the detailed electrical minor structure of not shown IP phone terminal 50 is not described at this yet in Fig. 1.IP phone terminal 50 has the IP phone of installing thereon and uses 60, and this is used with above-mentioned IP phone application 20 is identical program.

IP phone terminal 30 utilizes the device data string of describing with reference to figure 2 to add module 3 actuating equipments connection observation process, the device data string adds process and device data string deterministic process.

By carrying out this three processes, IP phone terminal 30 can write down the 3 described discrete display Names that are made of basic display Name and relevant device serial data with reference to figure.

IP phone terminal 30 can be carried out control procedure to upgrade its device data, thereby this device data comprises the data of expression external equipment model when determining that external equipment is connected, and this device data does not comprise the data of representing the external equipment model when determining that external equipment is not connected.At this, the data of model " expression " can be to can be used in for example data of vendor name or device type or model name of identification model.

In the process of carrying out on above-mentioned IP telephony system 100, the IP phone of installing on IP phone terminal 30 is used and is obtained data from the ancillary equipment 70 that is connected to IP phone terminal 50, and handles these data on the equipment 40 that is connected to IP phone terminal 30.And, the data of using on the ancillary equipment 40 that will be connected to IP phone terminal 30 in the IP phone of installing on the IP phone terminal 30 send to IP phone terminal 50, thus the data that allow IP phone terminal 50 to obtain on the ancillary equipment 40 that is connected to IP phone terminal 30.

Fig. 2 shows with IP phone and uses 20 and use the block diagram that the 20 device data strings that carry out work add the basic principle of first to the 4th relevant execution mode of module 3 with IP phone with matching.

IP phone is used 20 to be installed on the network terminal or the IP phone terminal 30 and via the Internet and can to carry out call with another IP phone terminal 50.In Fig. 2, another IP phone terminal 50 and associated peripheral 70 shown in Fig. 1 are collectively referred to as " exterior terminal ET ").A concrete example of IP phone application 20 is Skype communication softwares.

Exterior terminal ET searches for widely and can realize that the IP phone of calls uses, sends about IP phone and use the request of 20 display Name and obtain the display Name that receives via the Internet 80.Exterior terminal ET also has the function that is used to show the display Name that obtains.Therefore, the user can make a choice to the opposing party by the reference display Name.

Therefore, can whom be with the user who notifies other User IP phone for the unique display Name of IP phone application settings.Because the terminal data that discrete display Name comprises unique display Name and the information on the terminal is provided and registers in IP phone is used can the expression user be that who and user are using the data of what terminal to send to other user.

Exterior terminal ET has the functions that are used for using to IP phone the electronic data of 20 transmission such as PC files.This function can make the user, for example when a side and the opposing party's council place, the data of map is sent to the opposing party.In case the opposing party receives map datum, then can on printer, print map accurately to know the meeting-place wherein.

IP phone is used 20 and is contained user data 2, and user data 2 comprises uses ID, display Name, user's sex, the countries/regions of user's inhabitation, user's language and other data.IP phone is used 20 and is comprised having the application interface (API) that the one group of function that provides as standard in 20 is provided in IP phone, for example is used to read and write the function of user data 2.

Also the device data string is added module 3 and be installed on the network terminal or the telephone terminal, and comprise that current display Name obtains processor 4, the device data string adds processor 5 and discrete display Name register processor 6.Current display Name obtains processor 4 and can utilize Windows (registered trade mark) message to send request to obtain the current display Name (being " Yamada " in this example) in the user data 2 to the API of IP phone application 20.At this, windows messaging plays and is used for the function that slave unit serial data interpolation module 3 is called the API of IP phone application 20.

Use IP phone to use 20 API because current display Name obtains processor 4, can at an easy rate the device data string be added module 3 and be incorporated in the existing system to use with the existing IP phone in circulation, for example Skype works together.

The device name that the device data string adds device data string output processor 7 outputs that processor 5 will describe from behind for example " Brm_fc_Ink_330 " is added to by current display Name and is obtained in the priority of the current display Name " Yamada " that processor 4 obtains, to produce discrete display Name " Brm_fc_Ink_330_Yamada ".Wherein said device data string output processor 7 is arranged at the outside that the device data string adds module 3.

Fig. 3 shows the formation of discrete display Name.Should broadly be divided into device data string and basic display Name by discrete display Name.This device data string is provided with by vendor name " Br ", device type " mfc " and detailed data " Ink330 ".

Return Fig. 2, discrete display Name register processor 6 is by sending windows messaging to the API that is used to register display Name, uses in 20 the user data 2 registration in IP phone and adds the discrete display Name " Brm_fc_Ink_330_Yamada " that processor 5 produces by the device data string.

＜the first execution mode 〉

Below, with the device data string output processor of describing in further detail according to first execution mode 7.

Fig. 4 shows when the operation with ancillary equipment (abbreviating " equipment " hereinafter as) device data string interpolation application 8 when A is connected to personal computer 10.Fig. 4 describes to represent device A, B and the C of IP phone available devices or dissimilar telephone terminal.The device data string adds application 8 and comprises that monitoring of equipment module 9 and previously described device data string add module 3.The connection that monitoring of equipment module 9 monitors personal computer 10 has been connected to the IP phone available devices (telephone terminal) of determining what type or has disconnected from personal computer 10.

Because in Fig. 4, device A is connected to personal computer 10, monitoring of equipment module 9 slave unit A receiving equipment titles " device A ".Monitoring of equipment module 9 is added " pc " to represent that this equipment is to utilize the computer based IP phone of personal computer 10 and add module 3 output results " Device_A_pc " to the device data string to device name.

When device A is connected to personal computer 10 from personal computer 10 disconnections and with equipment B, as shown in Figure 5, monitoring of equipment module 9 slave unit B receiving equipment titles " Device_B ".Below, it is to be derived from the IP phone of personal computer 10 and to add module 3 output results " Device_B_pc " to the device data string with indication equipment that monitoring of equipment module 9 is added " pc " to device name.When all equipment when personal computer 10 disconnects, as shown in Figure 6,9 of monitoring of equipment modules are added module 3 outputs " pc " are derived from personal computer 10 with expression IP phone to the device data string.

By carrying out said process, another IP phone can be determined promptly, IP phone to be installed in device type under this IP phone personal computer 10 (" soft phone ") to go up or provide in ancillary equipment based on display Name.

In the first embodiment, terminal data is used to represent to be connected to the device type of personal computer 10, uses the terminal data of personal computer 10 when not connecting devices to personal computer 10.Therefore, utilize above-mentioned terminal data acquisition process, when not connecting ancillary equipment, can obtain the terminal data of expression personal computer.In addition, in the first embodiment, another IP phone can dynamically be discerned the terminal data of the equipment that is used to be connected to personal computer 10 (network terminal).

Below, add 8 processes of carrying out of using with describing by device data string according to first execution mode with reference to figure 7 to 9.Fig. 7 shows the flow chart that equipment connects the step in the observation process, and Fig. 8 shows the flow chart of the step in the device data string interpolation process, and Fig. 9 shows the flow chart of the step in the device data string deterministic process.

Utilize monitoring of equipment module 9 to be implemented in the process of describing among the S1-S5 of Fig. 7, and utilize the device data string to add the process that module 3 realizations begin from S6.

In the S1 of Fig. 7, the device data string add to be used 8 facility environments that determine whether to upgrade personal computer 10.This environment if upgraded (S1: be) is used 8 and is advanced to S2, if upgrade (S1: deny) then end equipment connection observation process.

For the equipment that connects by USB cable, using 8 can be from the state after operating system (OS) the acquisition renewal of monitoring USB device connection status.

For the equipment that connects via Local Area Network, use 8 on the LAN of request data designated broadcast data packet, and each equipment from the LAN receives data designated subsequently.Receive data designated if use 8 from new equipment, then use 8 and can determine that this equipment is connected to LAN.Do not have to receive data if use 8, then use 8 and can determine that this equipment disconnects from LAN from the equipment of previous reception data.

For equipment is connected under the situation of personal computer 10 by certain other interface, uses 8 and send order, and receive data designated subsequently about data designated via this interface.When from new equipment receiving data, use 8 and can determine this equipment to be connected to personal computer 10.When receiving data, use 8 and can determine this equipment to be disconnected less than equipment from previous reception data.

In S2, use 8 and determine whether the equipment of upgrading supports IP phone.If this equipment is supported IP phone (S2: be) then uses 8 to advance to S3, if this equipment is not supported IP phone (S2: deny) then end equipment connection observation process.In S3, the device data string adds application 8 and determines whether this equipment to be connected to personal computer 10 or this equipment have been disconnected from personal computer 10.When connecting devices to personal computer 10 (S4: connect), use 8 and advance to S4, if equipment is disconnected (S4: disconnect) then advance to S5.

In S4, use 8 and obtain the device data string from the equipment that connect, the end of will " pc " adding this string to, and generations gone here and there send to device data string interpolation module 3.For example, if device A has been connected to personal computer 10, as shown in Figure 4, then monitoring of equipment module 9 slave unit A obtain device data string " Device_A ", the end that " pc " added to this string, and will generate string " Device_A_pc " and send to the device data string and add module 3.

In S5, application 8 does not connect serial data with equipment and sends to device data string interpolation module 3.Equipment does not in the first embodiment connect serial data just " pc ".For example, when all equipment all when personal computer 10 disconnects, as shown in Figure 6,9 of monitoring of equipment modules do not connect serial data " pc " with equipment and send to the device data string and add module 3.

In S6, the device data string adds uses 8 actuating equipment serial datas interpolation process, will describe in detail more in Fig. 8.Below, add process with describe this device data string with reference to figure 8.

In S7, application 8 is used 20 from IP phone and is obtained current display Name.As mentioned above, device data string interpolation module 3 is sent windows messaging by the API that provides and is obtained current display Name in IP phone application 20.In S8, use 8 actuating equipment serial data deterministic processes, will describe in detail more among Fig. 9.At this, will device data string deterministic process be described with reference to figure 9.

In the S15 of this process, use 8 and read with using 8 installed device serial data tabulations on personal computer 10.When foundation uses 8, in tabulation, write the device data string that is used for all equipment.In S16, use 8 tabulations of relatively using 20 current display Names that obtain and device data string from IP phone.In S17, use 8 and determine whether current display Name contains the device data string or equipment does not connect serial data.An example of device data string is " Device_A_pc " among Fig. 4, is " pc " among Fig. 6 and equipment does not connect an example of serial data.

If current display Name contains the device data string or equipment does not connect serial data (S17: be), then use 8 and advance to S19, on the contrary (S17 :) then do not advance to S18.In S18, use 8 and output is made as " vacation ", do not contain equipment yet and do not connect serial data because current display Name neither contains the device data string, then finish device data string deterministic process subsequently.In S19, use 8 and output is made as " very ", because current display Name or contain the device data string or contain equipment and do not connect serial data then finishes device data string deterministic process subsequently.

The process of carrying out by S15-S19 can prevent to write down more than once terminal data in the tabulation of device data string.

The device data string that returns Fig. 8 adds process, after the definite process in finishing S8, uses 8 and determine to be output as " very " or " vacation " in S9.Vacation) then advance to S12 if be output as " very " (S9: true), advance to S10 and be " vacation " (S9: if use 8.

In S10, application 8 is set based on the user and is determined whether to revise the device data string.Advance to S11 if will revise device data string (S10: be) then use 8, if the device data string is not made amendment (S10: not) then finish the device data string and add process.In S11, use 8 from current display Name sweep equipment serial data, thereby only basic display Name is assigned to each user environment.Subsequently, use 8 and advance to S12.

In S12, use 8 and obtain device data string D.In this embodiment, produce device data string D by monitoring of equipment module 9.In S13, use 8 and add basic display Name to the device data string to produce discrete display Name.For example, be " Device_A_pc " if basic display Name is " Yamada " and device data string, then use 8 and produce " Device_A_pc_Yamada " as discrete display Name.

In S14, use 8 and in IP phone is used, write down discrete display Name.As mentioned above, device data string interpolation module 3 is sent windows messaging by the API that provides and is write down this discrete display Name in IP phone application 20.Subsequently, use 8 and finish device data string interpolation process.In this way, the network terminal can obtain up-to-date display Name, produce discrete display Name, and registration should discrete display Name in IP phone is used.

When in S7, obtaining basic display Name, the process of above-mentioned S7-S13 produces discrete display Name by adding device data string D to basic display Name (S12-S13), and when in S7, obtaining discrete display Name, be updated to device data string D (S10-S13) by the device data string in the display Name that will disperse and produce discrete display Name.

By carrying out process among the S7 to obtain current display Name and the process among the S8-S13 carried out has the discrete display Name of the device data string D that adds current display Name to generation, use 8 and can obtain up-to-date display Name, the discrete display Name of generation, and in IP phone application 20, register the display Name that to disperse.And, add new terminal data to discrete display Name, based on the new data that is used for the network terminal, can effectively utilize resources of network terminal.

After the device data string interpolation process of S6 in finishing Fig. 7, the 8 end equipment of using connect observation process.

＜the first modification 〉

Next, will first modification of first execution mode be described.In first modification, after having added the device data string, device data string interpolation processor 5 carries out the process that the device data string in the discrete display Name is encoded.Figure 10 illustrates the example through the device data string of coding.

At the ASCII character 6dh that is used for " m " (wherein h represents hexadecimal notation), on behalf of the first place, four 6h of high-order claim, and four dh of low order represents device type.ASCII character subsequently, the 48h that for example is used for " H " represents detailed data.

In this modification,, can reduce the length of the device data string in discrete display Name, thus with the bigger amount of information of the storage of shorter length by terminal data is encoded.This is particularly useful for transmitting bulk information, can show the limited number character because IP phone uses 20.In other words, can effectively utilize the resource of existing IP telephony system, though when IP phone use 20 demonstrations as display Name contain the character string of terminal data the time.

＜the second modification 〉

When obtaining basic display Name in the above-described first embodiment, add basic display Name to by the device data string that will represent device name and produce discrete display Name.Yet, the device data string that adds basic display Name to can be expression can be for example by the character string of the function of Equipment Control but not device name.For example, can add character string " printing " if this equipment has printing function, and if this equipment have the OCR function then can add character string " OCR ".Therefore, by in this way, example system of the present invention can make other IP phone terminal can discern the function that this equipment can be controlled by utilizing the device name controlled function.Correspondingly, can effectively be used to realize the printing function that the IP phone terminal can be controlled or the resource of OCR function from other IP phone terminal.At this, " function that the IP phone terminal can be controlled " can be included in the available certainly function of IP phone terminal on one's body and available function on the external equipment that is connected to the IP phone terminal that can be controlled by the IP phone terminal.In addition, the terminal data that is used to discern the function that the IP phone terminal can control can be the data of direct representation model or function or can be model name or other data that can be used in these functions of identification.Can utilize through these functions of coded data indirect identification.

＜the three modification 〉

In addition, when obtaining basic display Name in the above-described first embodiment, produce discrete display Name by adding the device data string to basic display Name.Yet, be not to add the device data string to basic display Name, but can in another territory of user data, write down this device data string in (for example user's overview).In this way, use and to allow the data of other IP phone terminal recognition network terminal on equipment or that be connected to the network terminal on one's body by these data are associated with corresponding display Name in the IP phone of installing on the network terminal.

＜the second execution mode 〉

Next, second execution mode of the present invention is described.Figure 11 shows according to second execution mode and uses the block diagram that the relation between 8 is used in the 20 device data strings interpolations of carrying out work in IP phone application 20 with IP phone with matching.Second execution mode is different from the above-mentioned first execution mode part and only is that device data string output processor 7 is operated in the user interface 11.Therefore, utilize same reference numerals represent with first execution mode in those identical parts and element, to avoid repeat specification.

As shown in figure 11, in personal computer 10, provide IP phone application 20 and device data string to add and use 8.The current display Name of device data string interpolation module 3 obtains processor 4 and sends the current display Name that windows messaging obtains IP phone application 20 by the API to IP phone application 20.

By making that the user can be by for example on the keyboard (not shown) or utilize the input of mouse (not shown) and select in slave unit serial data candidate's the tabulation, user interface 11 obtains the device data string.Device data string output processor 7 outputs to the device data string with the device data string that is obtained by user interface 11 and adds processor 5.By current display Name being obtained the device data string that basic display Name in the current display Name that processor 4 obtains adds 7 outputs of slave unit serial data output processor to, the device data string adds processor 5 and produces discrete display Name.

In second execution mode, the device data string that is obtained by user interface 11 is added to the basic display Name of current display Name and writes down this result as discrete display Name.In this way, the user can freely write down the data that make that exterior terminal ET can use.State on the user side can be sent to another IP phone exactly, thereby can not waste the resource of bilateral network terminal.

＜the three execution mode 〉

Below, the 3rd execution mode of the present invention is described.Figure 12 shows according to the 3rd execution mode and adds the block diagram of the relation between the module 3 in IP phone application 20 and device data string.The system of the 3rd execution mode is different from the first execution mode part and is at ancillary equipment 13 but not provides the device data string to add module 3 and device data string output processor 7 in the personal computer 10.Below will describe this difference more in detail.And utilize the same reference Reference numeral to represent identical part and element, to avoid repeat specification.

IP phone in the 3rd execution mode is used on 20 network terminals that are installed in such as personal computer 10, and in ancillary equipment 13, provided the device data string to add module 3 and device data string output processor 7.The current display Name that the device data string adds module 3 obtains processor 4, and to send windows messaging be that IP phone is used 20 user and obtained current display Name by use 20 API via the interface that provides to IP phone between this equipment and the network terminal.

Ancillary equipment 13 also has the ROM 12 of the default device data of storage.Device data string output processor 7 plays and reads default device data and these data are outputed to the effect that the device data string adds the device data string interpolation processor 5 of module 3.Therefore, IP phone use 20 can obtain be used to be connected to IP phone use 20 (network terminals) telephone terminal device data and can use 20 display Name as IP phone and register this terminal data.

In this way, the IP telephony system that does not have a server can comprise terminal data in IP phone is used 20 registered display Name.Therefore, other IP phone can be discerned the terminal data of the telephone terminal that is connected to the network terminal.

As mentioned above, IP phone uses 20, the device data string adds module 3 and device data string output processor 7 all is arranged among the ancillary equipment 13A.In addition, can utilize autonomous device to realize IP phone, even when system that independent IP phone is worked does not have the network terminal.

＜the five execution mode 〉

Below, will be refer to figs. 14 and 15 the 5th execution mode of describing IP phone terminal, IP telephony system and signal procedure.Figure 14 shows according to the 5th execution mode in IP phone terminal 30 be installed in the block diagram that IP phone on the IP phone terminal 30 is used the relation between 20

As shown in figure 14, the system's part that is different from first execution mode according to the system of the 5th execution mode is that will add module 21 with the corresponding device data string of application 8 (see figure 4)s of first execution mode is combined in IP phone and uses in 20.Remaining structure is similar to described in the first embodiment structure, therefore utilizes identical Reference numeral mark to avoid repeat specification with the identical part the device data string adds module 21 with element except IP phone application 20.In addition, have and the said equipment serial data interpolation application 8 essentially identical operation and effects, will not add module 21 and not repeat to describe in detail the device data string because the device data string adds module 21.

Below, will be described in the process of carrying out on the above-mentioned IP telephone system 22.In this process, the IP phone of installing on IP phone terminal 30 is used 20 and is obtained data from the equipment 70 that is connected to IP phone terminal 50, and handles these data on the equipment 40 that is connected to IP phone terminal 30.

Figure 15 shows the flowchart according to the process stream of carrying out on the IP telephony system 22 of the 5th execution mode.As initial step, IP phone uses 60 by being installed in broadcasting Target IP phone application on other personal computer and the IP phone terminal (IP phone use 20 etc.) search subscriber equipment on the internet.In response, IP phone is used 20 grades and is used the 60 discrete display Names that send as register to IP phone in process described above.

More accurately, IP phone uses 20 will be by in conjunction with terminal data and current display Name and the new discrete display Name that produces sends to the Internet 80, and IP phone is used 60 and obtained this discrete display Name via the Internet 80.In this way, can utilize the existing system transmission and the receiving terminal data that are used to send and receive display Name, IP phone terminal 50 can be at an easy rate with terminal data receive display Name, effectively utilize the processing resource on other IP phone terminal thus more.

Though the IP phone in the above explanation is used 20 and is sent the discrete display Name that produces by in conjunction with terminal data and display Name, but IP phone can be used 20 and be configured to send other data, if these data have the form that can derive the association between terminal data and display Name.

In some cases, can adopt the special user's equipment that is called supernode to comprise all log-on datas of the display Name that IP phone is used with management.In this case, the supernode response is used 60 search of carrying out by IP phone, uses for each IP phone and returns log-on data.Also can adopt this configuration in another embodiment.In addition, if the network terminal is configured to the recognition data of registration recognition network terminal self in the supernode, the recognition data of described supernode managing I P telephone terminal, then dispensing device can use this existing structure to send to supernode with the recognition data and the terminal data of will be correlated with, thereby registers therein.In this case, other IP phone terminal can be obtained recognition data and the terminal data of having registered from supernode.

In the P1 of the process shown in Figure 15, the IP phone of IP phone terminal 50 is used 60 and is carried out the process of obtaining contact list.Contact list is to use 60 with IP phone to carry out the candidate's of telephone communication the tabulation of subscriber equipment, and comprises that IP phone uses the display Name that 60 IP phone on being installed in other personal computer obtain using etc.

In P2, IP phone is used 60 and is carried out the process that is used for selective reception terminal and function of use.In this process, IP phone is used the 60 LCD (LCD in IP phone terminal 50; Not shown) on be presented at the display Name registered in the contact list (comprise from IP phone and use the 20 discrete display Names that obtain).At this moment, the user can select by the terminal data from be included in recognition data by the model name of checking the function that can control and other IP phone terminal on other IP phone terminal.

Below explanation will suppose that the user of IP phone terminal 50 selects IP phone terminal 30 as receiving terminal, and on IP phone terminal 30 the available function selective printing function as the function that will use.Subsequently, the order of obtaining selected function desired data is sent in IP phone application 60 to the equipment 70 (seeing Figure 14) that is connected to IP phone terminal 50.

In P3, equipment 70 obtains the data of being asked and the data of being obtained are sent to IP phone for selected function uses 60.For example, equipment 70 scan images and the IP phone that the view data of scanning sends in the IP phone terminal 50 used 60.In P4, IP phone is used 60 and is produced the view data and the order data that will be sent to IP phone terminal 30.Here, utilize the data obtained to produce view data and order data based on the type of the process that will on destination device, carry out.

In P5, IP phone is used 60 and is given an order to IP phone terminal 50, and the data that will produce in P4 send to IP phone and use 20.Then, IP phone application 60 is used 20 to IP phone and is given an order, and confirms that data send mandate.In P6, IP phone is used 20 and is monitored the data that are used to confirm data transmission authorization command and receive.At this moment, IP phone is used 20 and is detected this orders of using 60 transmission from IP phone.

In P7, IP phone is used 20 responses and is used 60 detected orders from IP phone, and the process that is used to preserve the position that receives data is specified in execution, and will confirm that subsequently data send the order of authorizing and turn back to IP phone application 60.In P8, IP phone is used 60 and is monitored the data that are used to confirm data transmission authorization command and receive, and detects subsequently from IP phone and use the 20 this mandates that transmit.

In P9, IP phone is used 60 and is carried out data-transformation facility.Particularly, IP phone uses 60 will be associated with the view data that produces corresponding to the order data of the printing function of the equipment 40 of being selected by the user and producing in P4 in P4, and these data are sent to IP phone use 20.In P10, IP phone is used data to be transmitted such as 20 and is received in the data that send among the P9 subsequently.

In P11, IP phone is used 20 order datas of explaining from the data that IP phone application 60 receives.Determine that the order of being explained is the function executing request if IP phone uses 20, it specifies in the function on the external equipment, and then IP phone is used 20 data processing commands that will be used for specified function and outputed to equipment 40.In P12, equipment 40 utilizes specified function executing data processing based on data processing command.

By the process of above-mentioned P1-P12, slave unit 70 obtains the data that are used for selected function, and equipment 40 uses the data utilization of being obtained should select the function executing data processing.

In the above-described 5th embodiment, IP phone terminal 30 can make another IP phone terminal 50 can discern the function that IP phone terminal 30 is handled, thereby IP phone terminal 50 can effectively utilize the resource of IP phone terminal 30.In this way, the function of IP phone terminal 30 can be made full use of by other IP phone terminal.And, by the type of the equipment 40 that makes another IP phone terminal 50 to discern to be connected to IP phone terminal 30 or the function that identification is handled by equipment 40, IP phone terminal 50 can fully be used the function of equipment 40, and effectively utilizing thus can be by the resource of the external equipment of IP phone terminal 30 control.

＜the four modification 〉

In the above-described 5th embodiment, IP phone terminal 30 can be carried out the process of the discrete display Name of transmission and the process that controlled function is carried out based on using IP phone to use 20 data that receive.Yet, IP phone terminal 30 can be configured to conversely to use and use the 20 device data strings that carry out work with IP phone with matching and add and use 8 and carry out this process.

＜the five modification 〉

Though the

IP phone terminal

30 and 50 in above-mentioned the 5th execution mode is the phones with transceiver, IP phone can be installed thereon uses between 20 and 60 the PC and realize IP phone communication.

Though describe the present invention in detail, obviously can under the situation of the scope that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and be defined by the following claims, make various improvement and distortion for those of ordinary skill in the art with reference to embodiment.For example, be described as telephone terminal though will be connected to the equipment of the network terminal in a preferred embodiment, the present invention also can be applied to facsimile machine or can realize the miscellaneous equipment of voice data communication.

System in the above-mentioned preferred implementation of configuration makes equipment output equipment serial data in advance, and the device data string adds that module is obtained and when using these device data strings, and the device data string adds module can manage performance data corresponding to unit type.In this case, the data of this their model of equipment output identification, this device data string adds module and obtains these data and produce the device data string based on this.

This equipment also can have the voice I/O function such as loud speaker and microphone.The user uses the loud speaker be arranged in this equipment and microphone carrying out call on IP phone, and in IP phone is used the facility registration device data for carrying out call.In this case, IP phone is used by device speaker output and is sent to another IP phone terminal from the speech data of another IP phone terminal reception and the speech data that will be input to the equipment microphone.

In addition, the device data string adds to be used as intermediate application, is used for regulating between IP phone application and equipment the exchange of event message.In other words, IP phone is used and equipment sends to this intermediate application with event message, and this intermediate application is transmitted the message that is applied to the message of this equipment and uses from this equipment to IP phone from IP phone.

For example, when IP phone was used from another IP phone terminal receipt of call request, IP phone was used and via intermediate application call request event is forwarded to this equipment.If the user operates this equipment and accepts this calling with expression, the incident of then this being accepted is sent to IP phone and uses, and call begins after this.

When the centre was used the equipment of accepting this calling from expression and received instruction, this application can be carried out for example in the process shown in the flow chart of Fig. 7.In this process, all judgements in the S1-S3 of Fig. 7 are "Yes", and in S4, and the device data string of this this equipment of application records initiates to accept the instruction of this calling from described equipment IP phone is used.

On the other hand, if the user operates the instruction of this equipment with other subscriber equipment of inputted search, then this equipment is sent to the IP phone application via intermediate application with the search instruction incident, and IP phone is used the request of sending search subscriber equipment to the Internet.After the contact list that receives as this Search Results, IP phone is used and via intermediate application this contact list is forwarded to this equipment, and this equipment shows this tabulation on display unit.

At this moment, the user can operate this equipment with the contact list selective call target from demonstrating.When incoming call instructs after the user selects a contact, this equipment is sent to IP phone via intermediate application with call request event and uses, and this IP phone is used call request is sent to the IP phone terminal on call intent ground, and waits the approval of this calling to be achieved subsequently.

In case obtain instruction from the equipment of request call, this intermediate application is carried out the process shown in the flow chart of Fig. 7 for example.In this process, judgements all in the S1-S3 of Fig. 7 are "Yes", and in S4, this intermediate application records is used for the device data of this equipment, send the instruction of asking call from described equipment IP phone is used.

In addition, when IP phone is used when another IP phone terminal receives the request that transmits a document, this IP phone is used and via this intermediate application file is transmitted request event and send to this equipment.When the user operates this equipment and allows instruction that file transmits with input, this equipment sends to IP phone with this incident and uses, this IP phone is used to return and is allowed the data forwarding of file transfer to arrive another IP phone terminal, and this another IP phone terminal is transmitted this document.

In addition, when call or with another IP phone terminal session during IP phone terminal when another IP phone terminal receives the file transfer request, the first IP phone terminal can turn back to this IP phone application with transmitting the permission incident, and need not transmit request event to this device forwards file.In addition, when IP phone was used the reception file, this application can be forwarded to intermediate application with file reception incident.

This intermediate application can be configured to control execution by the function of another IP phone terminal appointment.In this case, in a single day this intermediate application receives file and receives incident, then confirms filename and file content.If this document name or content are to indicating the execution of the function that is provided with on PC or ancillary equipment, then this intermediate application can be sent instruction, device forwards file content to the periphery by the software on PC, and indicates this ancillary equipment to carry out the function that is provided with on this equipment and control execution by the specified function of another IP phone terminal.

Claims

1. IP phone terminal comprises:

The recognition data storage area, the recognition data of the described IP phone terminal of storage identification;

Communications portion when another IP phone terminal has been obtained the described recognition data that is stored in the described recognition data storage area, allows described another IP phone terminal to set up IP phone via the Internet with another IP phone terminal and communicates by letter;

IP phone function controlling part branch is configured to control the execution of IP phone function, and described IP phone function is used for realizing call by described IP phone communication and described another IP phone terminal;

The function executing control section is configured to controlling by the execution of described IP phone communication function of appointment from the data that described another IP phone terminal receives;

The terminal data storage area, the terminal data of the function that the described IP phone terminal of storage identification can be controlled; And

Send part, be configured in correlation behavior, send described recognition data and described terminal data via the Internet.

2. IP phone terminal according to claim 1 also comprises:

The coupling part that connects external equipment;

Connect determining section, be configured to determine that described external equipment is connected to described coupling part; And

External device data is upgraded control section, is configured to when described connection determining section determines that described external equipment is connected to described coupling part, upgrade described terminal data,

Wherein, described function executing control section is controlled the execution of the function of the described external equipment of appointment the data that receive from described another IP phone terminal, described IP phone terminal utilizes described external equipment to carry out function corresponding to appointed function, upgrades the function that terminal data indication IP phone terminal can be carried out after the renewal that control section upgrades by described external device data.

3. IP phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein said sending part divide transmission to comprise the recognition data of described terminal data.

4. IP phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein said sending part divide transmission with described recognition data and the combined data splitting of described terminal data.

5. IP phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein, the terminal data of at least one in described terminal data storing section stores identification printing function and the optical character identification function, described printing function is used on recording medium printing the print data that receives from described another IP phone terminal by described IP phone communication, and described optical character identification function is used for reading in the character that comprises by IP phone communication and is text data with the character conversion that reads from the image that the view data of described another IP phone terminal reception is reproduced.

6. IP phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein said terminal data comprise the data of the model of indicating described IP phone terminal.

7. IP telephony system comprises:

The first IP phone terminal, comprise recognition data storage area and terminal data storage area, described recognition data storing section stores is discerned the recognition data of the described first IP phone terminal, and described terminal data storing section stores is discerned the terminal data of the function that the described first IP phone terminal can control; And

The second IP phone terminal comprises that recognition data obtains part, and described recognition data obtains part is configured to obtain the described first IP phone terminal in correlation behavior described recognition data and described terminal data,

Wherein said first IP phone terminal and the described second IP phone terminal can realize the IP phone calling via the Internet.

8. IP telephony system comprises:

The network terminal; And

Wherein, the described network terminal comprises:

Be connected to the Internet connection part of the Internet;

The recognition data storage area, the recognition data of the described network terminal of storage identification;

Telephone plant has that be used to realize can be separately or the IP of the miscellaneous function that realizes with the call of communicating by letter by the described IP phone of the utilizing described external equipment miscellaneous function of communicating by letter;

Terminal data obtains part, is configured to obtain the terminal data of the described IP communication of indication miscellaneous function, and described terminal data is stored in the described recognition data storage area as recognition data;

IP phone is used, and is used at described telephone plant and obtains between the described exterior terminal of the described recognition data that is stored in described recognition data storage device and realize IP phone communication; And

Connecting interface is used for that described telephone plant is connected to described exterior terminal and permission realizes described IP communication miscellaneous function via the described exterior terminal of described IP phone applications exploiting,

Wherein, described exterior terminal comprises:

Receiving unit receives described recognition data via the Internet; And

The display part shows the recognition data that receives.

9. a control comprises the method for the IP telephony system of the first IP phone terminal and the second IP phone terminal, and this method comprises:

When the described second IP phone terminal has been obtained the recognition data of discerning the described first IP phone terminal, allow described another IP phone terminal to set up IP phone communication via the Internet between described first IP phone terminal and the described second IP phone terminal, the described second IP phone terminal is also obtained the terminal data of the function that can control of the described first IP phone terminal of identification via the Internet;

The described first IP phone terminal receives the data that the function that the described first IP phone terminal can control is carried out in indication from the described second IP phone terminal; And

The described first IP phone terminal is controlled the execution of the function by the data identification that receives from the described second IP phone terminal.

10. method according to claim 9, wherein said IP phone are applied in sets up IP phone communication to allow to realize call between them between described first IP phone terminal and the described second IP phone terminal.

11. method according to claim 9, the wherein said first IP phone terminal sends described recognition data and described terminal data to the described second IP phone terminal in correlation behavior.

12. method according to claim 9 also comprises:

Determine whether external equipment is connected to the described first IP phone terminal; And

When described external equipment is connected to described first telephone terminal, upgrade described terminal data.

13. according to the method for claim 12, the terminal data after the wherein said first IP phone terminal will be upgraded sends to the described second IP phone terminal, described recognition data and described terminal data are in the correlation behavior.