CN101378422A - Ip telephone terminal and control method thereof - Google Patents

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CN101378422A
CN101378422A CNA2008102111840A CN200810211184A CN101378422A CN 101378422 A CN101378422 A CN 101378422A CN A2008102111840 A CNA2008102111840 A CN A2008102111840A CN 200810211184 A CN200810211184 A CN 200810211184A CN 101378422 A CN101378422 A CN 101378422A
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An IP telephone terminal and a method for controlling IP telephone terminal capable of performing IP telephone communication upon receiving information from a conversation application through a user interface provided with a microphone and a loud speaker when a conversation is to be performed with the microphone and the loud speaker. The IP telephone terminal is connected to an internet. The terminal has a mouse and a keyboard operable as an operation input device, and a microphone and a loud speaker operable as an audio input device. A first selecting unit selects the operation input device of an interface device, and a second selecting unit selects the audio input device of the interface device. A third selecting unit selects one of the interface devices. A first control part controls the first selecting unit so that the first selecting unit selects the operation input device of the interface device selected by the third selecting unit. A second control part controls the second selecting unit so that the second selecting unit selects the audio input device of the interface device selected by the third selecting unit.

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IP phone terminal and control method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to IP phone terminal and the method that is used to control the IP phone terminal.
Background technology
If Any user will be installed into the network terminal by the dialog application that IP phone company provides, such as personal computer or telephone terminal, he or she can use IP telephony system so, wherein said dialog application be used to transmit, the software of receipt of call and acquisition telephone talk.In dialog application, user ID, display Name and the archives of registration are arranged.Therefore, dialog application is by user ID, display Name and archives identification user.The example of described IP telephony system is Skype (registered trade mark).
Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2003-169107 has illustrated a kind of system, wherein, personal computer---promptly can carry out the network terminal of network service, and headphone---be interface equipment, be that USB connects, and, use dialog application to obtain IP phone communication.This personal computer has been integrated switch, and it changes following signal, that is, arrive sound and produce that signal outputs to built-in loud speaker and will talk with the signal that signal exports headphone in order to calling out.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-175722 discloses a kind of system, wherein personal computer---promptly can carry out the network terminal of network service, and headphone---being interface equipment, is that USB connects.Have the network terminal and use the Any user of headphone to be installed in dialog application in the network terminal, carry out the IP phone dialogue with another user with the equipment that is connected to network by use.
This dialog application arrives and transmits and reception message data and voice data from interface equipment.This message data is control interface equipment and the information that obtains mail transmission and reception.The content of this voice data representative talk.Be connected to the network terminal at a plurality of interface equipments, and specified under one the situation in this interface equipment, message data and both audio must be at conversational applications and specified interface communication between devices.
The configuration of traditional IP telephony system shown in Figure 12.As shown in figure 12, this IP telephony system comprises Network Termination #1 00, such as personal computer, and interface equipment 102a, such as USB phone or USB facsimile machine, and IP phone terminal 103.
Network Termination #1 00 is connected by network 106 with IP phone terminal 103 two-wayly.Network Termination #1 00 and interface equipment 102a have a USB port respectively.The USB port of the USB port of terminal 100 and interface equipment 102a is connected, thereby Network Termination #1 00 and interface equipment 102a are connected to each other.
Interface equipment 102a has loudspeaker-microphone unit (not shown).Interface equipment 102a can input and output sound.Interface equipment 102a can carry out exchanges data by USB port and Network Termination #1 00.
Dialog application 150 and collaboration application 151 will move in Network Termination #1 00.Device driver 152a and audio driver 153a will with interface equipment 102a relating operation.Network Termination #1 00 has the loudspeaker-microphone unit 154 that makes Network Termination #1 00 energy input and output voice data.
Above-mentioned arrangement has been arranged, and traditional IP telephony system can be communicated by letter with IP phone terminal 103 as described below.Dialog application 150 is the application software for Network Termination #1 00 and interface equipment 102a energy and IP phone terminal 103 are communicated by letter by network 106.Dialog application 150 for example is the Skype software of being sold by Skype Co., Ltd.
For the purpose of communicating by letter with IP phone terminal 103, the loud speaker microphone unit 154 that dialog application 150 can be chosen in the user to provide in the Network Termination #1 00, the loudspeaker-microphone unit 154 that perhaps in interface equipment 102a, provides.Dialog application 150 can be by being incorporated into the loudspeaker-microphone elements exchange voice data AD that audio driver 153a in the Network Termination #1 00 and 153b and user have selected.
More specifically, dialog application 150 will be represented the voice data AD that arrives from the calling of IP phone terminal 103, perhaps represent from the voice data AD of the dialogic voice of IP phone terminal 103 transmission and output to loud speaker corresponding equipment driver 152a or the 153b that has selected with the user.Device driver 152a, perhaps device driver 153b reappears the voice data that is fed to this loud speaker.Produce sound together with this loud speaker by the voice of voice data representative.The voice of dialogue that are input to the microphone that the user selected are by being converted to voice data AD with microphone corresponding audio driver 153a or 153b.This voice data AD is imported into dialog application 150.Therefore, dialog application 150 is transferred to IP phone terminal 103 with voice data AD.
In traditional as mentioned above IP telephony system, the loud speaker output that the user has selected is from the sound of the voice of IP phone terminal 103, and the user can be input to IP phone terminal 103 with the microphone that the voice of dialogue have been selected from the user.
Dialog application 150 has the notice customer call to arrive, and by user interface, obtains function from user's input such as the display of Network Termination #1 00 and keyboard.Therefore, the user can pass through the notice of the loudspeaker-microphone unit reception of Network Termination #1 00 from dialog application 150 at session, and can move this dialog application 150.
Dialog application 150 is disposed by the ground of describing like this, and the user can be conversed by the loudspeaker-microphone unit of Network Termination #1 00.Interface equipment 102a is only as the loudspeaker-microphone unit, not as other.
Collaboration application 151 links dialog application 150 and interface equipment 102a each other, and is the interface equipment 102a work as user interface.Therefore, collaboration application 151 has from the calling arrival notice of dialog application 150 function to the display that provides in interface equipment 102a, and the function that the Any user input of the input by the key that provides is transferred to dialog application 150 in interface equipment 102a is arranged.
Collaboration application 151 uses application programming interfaces (API), exchanges various message with dialog application 150, and comprises the information data DD of various message by device driver 152a and interface equipment 102a exchange.Therefore various message can exchange between dialog application 150 and interface equipment 102a.
Use collaboration application 151, when the user used the loudspeaker-microphone unit of interface equipment 102a, the user can receive the notice from dialog application 150 by the user interface of interface equipment 102a, and can move dialog application 150.
Yet traditional IP telephony system has following problem.The loud speaker microphone unit of supposing to use usually Network Termination #1 00 can use interface equipment 102a (for example, being placed away from extension set Network Termination #1 00, USB master-extension telephone) by the user of IP telephony system conversation.In this case, user's input is transferred to dialog application 150 from interface equipment 102a.Therefore dialog application 150 can begin to communicate by letter with IP phone terminal 103.Yet the voice of the dialogue that dialog application 150 has received from IP phone terminal 103 are by the loudspeaker reproduction that provides Network Termination #1 00.Therefore, using the user of interface equipment 102a not engage in the dialogue.
That is, the equipment (Network Termination #1 00 or interface equipment 102a) with the loud speaker microphone unit that is provided with by dialog application 150 is always corresponding to having the equipment that in fact is used to the user interface that obtains to talk with.A problem appears here.
Disclosed system has the switch as the explanation of example in disclosed Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 in Japanese Patent Application Publication 2003-169107.The user can operate this switch go will receive by network calling arrive sound and produce signal provision to the loud speaker that is incorporated in the network terminal, perhaps be fed to the loud speaker of the headphone that is connected to the network terminal.Yet the disclosure does not have the configuration of open wherein headphone as user interface, and this user interface gives the user notice from dialog application, perhaps receives the input that the user has made.
In other words, Japanese Patent Application Publication 2003-169107 openly voice data can between the interface equipment that the network terminal that provides in this system is provided, exchange.Therefore, the problem pointed out above of appearance.That is, use one user in this interface equipment not converse with all other men that use another interface equipment that is receiving voice data.
In the disclosed system of Japanese Patent Application Publication 2003-169107, this network terminal must be customized to has the IP phone terminal that is exclusively used in the switch that receives voice data.Yet if provide this switch, the network terminal of this customization can not be used as the common network terminal again, has lower versatility.
Japanese Patent Application Publication 2005-175722 does not disclose in the first option interface equipment, the technology of exchange messages then data and voice data between dialog application and selecteed interface equipment.Though message data can be transmitted between dialog application and interface equipment and receive, voice data can not transmit between dialog application and interface equipment or receive.In this case, when call request came from the external IP telephone terminal that is connected to network, this call notification message can positively be transferred to interface equipment, and still, representative is called out the voice data that arrives sound and can not be transmitted.This is a problem.In addition, even the user uses this interface equipment, respond this call request, the voice data of representative dialogue can not exchange between user and external IP telephone terminal.This is another problem.On the contrary, the user can be by using interface equipment request another user session by dialog application and external IP telephone terminal.In this case, the voice data of representative dialogue can not exchange between interface equipment and external IP telephone terminal.This is again a problem.
Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2005-175722 discloses a kind of configuration, and wherein USB cable is connected to master-extension telephone with PC, makes the user can use master-extension telephone, thus with another user's communication of the IP phone terminal that is connected to network.Yet, the disclosure openly is not used to solve any arrangement of following problems, wherein said problem be have a loud speaker microphone unit in the dialog application of being arranged on equipment not always with have the hardware compatibility that in fact is used to realize the user interface of talking with.
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Make the present invention in order to address the above problem.An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of IP phone terminal, it has realized a kind of equipment (network terminal or interface equipment) with the loudspeaker-microphone unit that is provided with in dialog application, with have the user and can make the hardware compatibility of the loudspeaker-microphone unit of the equipment conversation that is used for and mentions at the beginning, and this IP phone terminal is on the user interface of the equipment by having the loudspeaker-microphone unit receives basis from the notice in the dialog application, by utilizing the loudspeaker-microphone unit, make the user can carry out IP phone communication.Another object of the present invention provides a kind of network terminal, and it makes the user can select special interface equipment, and the described network terminal can arrive and transmission and reception message data and voice data between the network terminal and selecteed interface equipment.
In order to obtain above aspect, the invention provides a kind of IP phone terminal, it comprises communication unit, linkage unit, first selected cell, second selected cell, operation input receiving element, audio frequency input receiving element, IP phone function control unit, the 3rd selected cell and selects control unit.Communication unit carries out IP phone by the internet with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter.Linkage unit connects a plurality of interface equipments, and each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus.The first selected cell selection operation input equipment.Second selected cell is selected audio input device.Operation input receiving element receives the operation input from operation input apparatus.The audio frequency input receives the audio frequency input from the audio input device receiving element.The IP phone function control unit comprises first hop and second hop.First hop passes through IP phone communications session request to other IP phone terminal according to the operation input of the operation input apparatus that comes free first selected cell to select.The voice data input of the audio input device that in the future free second selected cell of second hop is selected is arrived other IP phone terminal by the IP phone communications, thus the IP phone function that control engages in the dialogue by IP phone communication and another IP phone terminal.In the 3rd selected cell option interface equipment one.Select control unit to comprise first control section and second control section.First control section is controlled first selected cell to allow the operation input apparatus of the first selected cell option interface equipment, and wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd selected cell.Second control section is controlled second selected cell to allow the audio input device of the second selected cell option interface equipment, and wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd selected cell.
Preferably, the IP phone terminal further comprises: operation input apparatus, demonstration output equipment and indicative control unit.Indicative control unit control shows output equipment, thereby shows that output equipment shows the facility information of a plurality of interface equipments of indication.The 3rd selected cell is configured to from by one in the interface equipment of appointment on the basis that is chosen in the input device operation the interface equipment that is presented at the facility information representative that shows on the output equipment.
Preferably, the 3rd selected cell selects to have in the interface equipment of operation input apparatus, wherein when operation input receiving element receives session request from operation input apparatus, the session request of described operation input apparatus output request and another IP phone terminal session.
According to another aspect, the invention provides the IP phone terminal, it comprises communication unit, linkage unit, first selected cell, the 4th selected cell, operation input receiving element, audio frequency output control unit, IP phone function control unit, the 5th selected cell and selects control unit.Communication unit carries out IP phone by the internet with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter.Linkage unit connects a plurality of interface equipments, and each interface equipment comprises audio output apparatus and operation input apparatus.The first selected cell selection operation input equipment.The 4th selected cell is selected audio output apparatus.Operation input receiving element receives the operation input from operation input apparatus.Audio frequency output control unit permission audio output apparatus outputting audio data.The IP phone function control unit comprises loopback part and output.Beam back the operation input of part, the dialogue permission is transmitted back to other IP phone terminal of passing through IP phone communications session request according to the operation input apparatus of next free first selected cell selection.Output permission audio frequency output control unit control audio output equipment, thereby pass through the voice data of IP phone communications by the audio output apparatus output that the 4th selected cell is selected from another IP phone terminal, thereby control IP phone function by IP phone communication and other IP phone terminal call.In the 5th selected cell option interface equipment one.Select control unit to comprise first control section and second control section.First control section is controlled first selected cell to allow the operation input apparatus of the first selected cell option interface equipment, and wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 5th selected cell.Second control section is controlled the 4th and is selected part to allow the audio output apparatus of the 4th selected cell option interface equipment, and wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 5th selected cell.
Preferably, when communication unit received appointed information from other IP phone terminal, the 5th selected cell was selected by one in the interface equipment of appointed information appointment, in this appointed information appointment interface equipment related with session request one.
Preferably, the IP phone terminal further comprises storage element.Storage unit stores is discerned the recognition data of another IP phone terminal, and the corresponding data of representing the correspondence between recognition data and the interface equipment.When the identical recognition data of storage unit stores, the 5th selected cell is selected and from the recognition data accordant interface equipment of other IP phone terminal transmission of transmitting session request one based on corresponding data.
Preferably, the IP phone terminal further comprises the session request output control unit.The audio output apparatus that the control of session request output control unit is selected by the 4th selected cell, thus audio output apparatus output is as the voice of session request.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to control the IP phone terminal.This IP phone terminal comprises communication unit and linkage unit.This communication unit carries out IP phone by the internet with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter.This linkage unit connects a plurality of interface equipments, and each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus.This method comprises the first selection operation input equipment, second selects audio input device, reception is from the operation input of operation input apparatus, reception is from the audio frequency input of audio input device, according to the operation input that comes free first operation input apparatus of selecting, arrive other IP phone terminal by the IP phone communication first transmission session request, come the voice data of free second audio input device of selecting to be input to other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication second transmission, thereby the IP phone function that control engages in the dialogue by IP phone communication and other IP phone terminal, in the 3rd option interface equipment one, control first is selected, thereby the operation input apparatus of option interface equipment, wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd, and control second and select, thereby the audio input device of option interface equipment, wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of method that is used to control the IP phone terminal.This IP phone terminal comprises communication unit and linkage unit.This communication unit carries out IP phone by the internet with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter.This linkage unit connects a plurality of interface equipments, and each interface equipment comprises audio output apparatus and operation input apparatus.This method comprises the first selection operation input equipment, the 4th selects audio output apparatus, reception is from the operation input of operation input apparatus, permission audio output apparatus outputting audio data, according to the operation input that comes free first operation input apparatus of selecting, other IP phone terminal of passing through IP phone communications session request is permitted in the loopback dialogue, the control audio output equipment, thereby pass through the voice data of IP phone communications from other IP phone terminal by the 4th audio output apparatus output of selecting, thereby control is by the IP phone function of IP phone communication and other IP phone terminal call, in the 5th option interface equipment one, control first is selected to allow the operation input apparatus of the first selection option interface equipment, wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 5th, and control the 4th and select to allow the audio output apparatus of the 4th selection option interface equipment, wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 5th.
According to another aspect, the invention provides a kind of IP phone terminal relevant with computer, it comprises: internet linkage unit, linkage unit, first selected cell, second selected cell, operation input receiving element, audio frequency input receiving element, IP phone function control unit, the 3rd selected cell and selection control unit.This internet linkage unit is connected to the internet.This linkage unit connects a plurality of interface equipments, and each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus.The first selected cell selection operation input equipment.Second selected cell is selected audio input device.This operation input receiving element receives the operation input from operation input apparatus.This audio frequency input receiving element receives the audio frequency input from audio input device.This IP phone function control unit comprises first hop and second hop.First hop arrives other IP phone terminal according to the operation input of the operation input apparatus that comes free first selected cell to select by IP phone communications session request.The voice data input of the audio input device that in the future free second selected cell of second hop is selected is arrived other IP phone terminal by the IP phone communications, thus the IP phone function that control engages in the dialogue by IP phone communication and other IP phone terminal.In the 3rd selected cell option interface equipment one.This selection control unit comprises first control section and second control section.This first control section is controlled first selected cell to allow the operation input apparatus of the first selected cell option interface equipment, and wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd selected cell.Second control section is controlled second selected cell to allow the audio input device of the second selected cell option interface equipment, wherein said interface equipment is selected by the 3rd selected cell, be installed on the basis of the program in the computer in execution, first selected cell, second selected cell, the 3rd selected cell, operation input receiving element, audio frequency input receiving element, IP phone function control unit, the 3rd selected cell and selection control unit can move.
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Fig. 1 is the figure that schematically represents according to IP telephony system of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the figure of the electrical arrangement of the exemplary illustration network terminal;
Fig. 3 is the figure of expression relevant device table 55;
Fig. 4 is the flow chart that is illustrated in the operation of the collaboration application that uses in the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is illustrated in the flow chart that is used for interface equipment is switched to the handoff procedure of another interface equipment among first embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the figure of expression according to the user interface of the switching device of first embodiment;
Fig. 7 is the first pass figure of expression according to the operation of the collaboration application of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 8 is second flow chart of expression according to the residue operation of the collaboration application of second embodiment;
Fig. 9 is the operation figure in proper order that exemplary illustration carries out in a second embodiment;
Figure 10 is the figure that is illustrated in the classification chart among the 3rd embodiment;
Figure 11 is the flow chart of expression according to the operation of the collaboration application of third embodiment of the invention; With
Figure 12 is the figure of the traditional IP telephony system of expression.
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Below with reference to the network terminal of Fig. 1 to 6 explanation according to first embodiment of the invention.First embodiment is configured to be set to by the physical interface equipment of user's appointment the communication target of the voice data AD of Skype application program 50.Fig. 1 schematically shows the structure of IP telephony system.The IP telephony system that Fig. 1 represents comprises Network Termination #1, interface equipment 2a and 2b and IP phone terminal 3.Personal computer is the typical case of the network terminal.Among interface equipment 2a and the 2b each has the conversational device that can be used as IP phone.Network Termination #1 is connected by network 6 with IP phone terminal 3, thereby and can obtain two-way or two-way communicating with one another.USB port is connected to Network Termination #1 with interface equipment 2a and 2b.In Network Termination #1, Skype application program 50 and collaboration application 51 operations.Device driver 52a and audio driver 53a combine operation with interface equipment 2a.Device driver 52b and audio driver 53b combine operation with interface equipment 2b.
Skype application program 50 is to make Network Termination #1 can pass through the application software of the two-way communication of network 6 acquisitions and IP phone terminal 3.Skype application program 50 by the audio driver 53a that in Network Termination #1, provides to from interface equipment 2a transmission with receive voice data AD.More specifically, the voice data AD from 50 outputs of Skype application program is imported into audio driver 53a.Audio driver 53a is transferred to interface equipment 2a with voice data AD.Therefore, interface equipment 2a reappears voice from voice data AD.Similarly, Skype application program 50 is transferred to interface equipment 2b by audio driver 53b with voice data AD.
Collaboration application 51 is the application software that Skype application program 50 are linked to interface equipment 2a and 2b, causes that Skype application program 50 and interface equipment 2a and 2b exchange various message data projects.These message data projects comprise for example contact list request message and Skype session request message.The data of this contact list request message requests Skype application program 50 supply expression candidate communication partner lists.Skype session request message request Skype application program 50 starts dialogue.
Collaboration application 51 uses Skype application programming interfaces (API), so that exchange various message with Skype application program 50.What note is that Skype API provides the compatibility function that can use in collaboration application 51 and Skype application program 50.Skype API can communicate with one another collaboration application 51 and Skype application program 50.
Collaboration application 51 comprises the information data DD of various message by device driver 52a and interface equipment 2a exchange.Therefore various message can exchange between Skype application program 50 and interface equipment 2a.Similarly, collaboration application 51 comprises the information data DD of various message by device driver 52b and interface equipment 2b exchange.That is, collaboration application 51 can exchange various message with interface equipment 2a and interface equipment 2b.
Among interface equipment 2a and the 2b each all has operating unit, such as microphone, loud speaker, key and button.
The IP phone terminal that is connected to network 6 is not limited to an IP phone terminal 1.But a plurality of IP phone terminals can be connected to network 6.Can communicate by letter with in a plurality of IP phone terminals each according to the IP telephony system of present embodiment.In addition, the IP phone terminal is not limited to terminal equipment, such as personal computer.Needless to say, the IP phone terminal can be landline telephone or mobile phone.Under better situation, transducer (for example, plain old telephone is dialed the equipment of Skype client (Skype-in)) is connected between fixing or the mobile phone and the network terminal, guarantees the exchanges data between the phone and the network terminal.
Will be with reference to the electrical arrangement of figure 2 explanation Network Termination #1s.Network Termination #1 comprises the CPU 11 of the assembly of Control Network terminal 1.ROM 21, RAM 22 and hard disk drive 25 are connected to CPU 11 by bus 26.ROM 21 stores and is used for the program that CPU 11 carries out, such as BIOS.RAM 22 stores 11 result calculated by CPU provisionally.Hard disk drive 25 is Data Holding Equipments.RAM 22 has the various storage area that comprises service area 22A.Hard disk drive 25 has storage area 27, stores Skype application program 50, collaboration application 51 and relevant device table 55 in storage area 27.
USB I/F 29, communication I/F 30, indicative control unit 31 and input detection unit 32 are connected to bus 26.USB I/F 29 carries out USB and is connected to interface equipment 2a and 2b.Communication I/F30 is fit to communicate by letter with network 6.Indicative control unit 31 causes that monitor 13 is to user's display operation menu.Input detection unit 32 is fit to detect the data items that the user has imported by operation keyboard 14 or mouse 15.The mode that keyboard 14 and mouse 15 are connected to input detection unit 32 is unrestricted.Keyboard 14 and mouse 15 can be by using ultrared radio or detecting by the input that short LAN cable is connected to input detection unit 32.
Will be with reference to figure 3 explanation relevant device tables 55.Relevant device table 55 is stored in the storage area 27 of hard disc apparatus 25.In relevant device table 55, the title " MFC-1000 audio driver " of the title of the title of interface equipment 2a " MFC-1000 ", device driver 52a " MFC-1000 HID driver " and audio driver 53a is registered in the mode of being mutually related.Similarly, in relevant device table 55, the title of interface equipment 2b " MFC-2000 ", the title " MFC-2000 audio driver " of the title of device driver 52b " MFC-2000 HID driver " and audio driver 53b is registered in the mode of being mutually related.Device name is the recognition data project of difference recognition interface equipment 2a and 2b.The device driver title is the recognition data project of difference identification equipment driver 52a and 52b.The audio driver title is to discern the recognition data project of audio driver 53a and 53b respectively.
The storage medium that stores relevant device table 55 is not limited to be incorporated into the hard disk that provides in the hard disk drive 25 in the Network Termination #1.Replace ground, this storage medium can be a nonvolatile memory, and such as the hard disk that is connected to network 6, perhaps volatile memory is such as RAM 22.
The link operation that will move with reference to the flowchart text collaboration application 51 of figure 4.At first, CPU 11 (Fig. 2) carries out Skype application program 50 and the collaboration application 51 that is stored in the storage area 27.Then, Skype application program 50 and collaboration application 51 begin to move in Network Termination #1 as shown in Figure 1.Hard disk drive 25 determined should with interface equipment in which communicate by letter.This is to be maintained in the hard disk drive 25 because of selecteed one in the interface equipment that sets in advance in the Skype application program.CPU 11 in Network Termination #1 carries out following process.
In step (since then, being abbreviated as S) 11, collaboration application 51 monitors Skype application program 50.Then, in S12, determine to use the notice of Skype API whether from Skype application program 50, to be given to interface equipment 2a or 2b.(S12: not), process does not forward S14 to if put up a notice.If put up a notice (S12: be), process forwards S13 to.
In S13, collaboration application 51 receives from the notice of Skype application program 50 inputs, and is converted into information data DD.Information data DD is output to interface equipment 2a or 2b by device driver.Comprise interface equipment 2a that this notice of identification should send to or the recognition data of interface equipment 2b from the notice of Skype application program 50 input.If this recognition data has been discerned interface equipment 2a, the notice of importing from Skype application program 50 is output to device driver 52a.If this recognition data has been discerned interface equipment 2b, the notice of importing from Skype application program 50 is output to device driver 52b.That is, collaboration application 51 will be categorized into interface equipment from the various notices of Skype application program 50 in S11 to S13.
In S14, collaboration application 51 surveillance equipment driver 52a and 52b.In S15, whether CPU 11 determines information data DD slave unit driver 52a or 52b input.If do not have information data DD slave unit driver 52a or device driver 52b input (S15: deny), process is returned S11.Therefore, collaboration application 51 keeps monitoring Skype application program 50.If information data DD is slave unit driver 52a or device driver 52b input (S15: be), process forwards S16 to.
In S16, collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API, and this Skype API satisfies the request that illustrates in the message that is comprised in the information data DD of input.Process is returned S11 then.Information data DD and Skype API comprise identification and have exported the interface equipment 2a of this message and one recognition data among the 2b.Which interface equipment is Skype application program 50 therefore can determine, equipment 2a or equipment 2b have exported this message.That is, collaboration application 51 carries out the message of an output from interface equipment 2a and 2b is sent to the operation of Skype application program 50 at S14 to S16.Therefore, collaboration application 51 can transmit various message between one in Skype application program 50 and interface equipment 2a and 2b.
Skype application program 50 and collaboration application 51 carry out the process of the interface equipment of the switching appointment to another.To explain this handoff procedure with reference to the flow chart of figure 5.Explanation is switched to the interface equipment of interface equipment 2b as appointment from interface equipment 2a.What note is, " interface equipment of appointment " is equipment 2a or the equipment 2b under the following situation, and wherein said equipment 2a or equipment 2b have been designated as the equipment that information data DD and voice data AD should be sent to.The device driver related with the interface equipment of appointment is the device driver of appointment.This appointed equipment driver transfer information data DD between the interface equipment of collaboration application 51 and appointment.
On the process basis of the interface equipment that begins to switch appointment, in S21, collaboration application 51 reads the relevant device table 55 (Fig. 3) that is stored in the hard disk drive 25.Then, collaboration application 51 causes that indicative control unit 31 removes to control monitor 13, thereby monitor 13 is presented at the switching device user interface of representing among Fig. 6 57.That is, indicative control unit 31 control monitors 13, thus show the device name (example of facility information) of indicating interface equipment 2a and 2b.
Switching device user interface 57 display device titles " MFC-1000 ", that is, the data of recognition interface equipment 2a, and device name " MFC-2000 ", that is, identification is used for the data of one interface equipment 2b of option interface equipment.User's operation keyboard 14 or mouse 15 come one and specified interface equipment among option interface equipment 2a or the 2b.Suppose that the user selects device name " MFC-2000 ", thereby interface equipment 2b is selected as the interface equipment of appointment.That is, on the operation basis of keyboard 14 or mouse 15, the interface equipment of selecting from a plurality of interface equipments that show with device name will become the interface equipment of appointment.
It is the device driver 52b of appointment that the device driver 52b related with the interface equipment 2b of appointment will be determined.
In S22, determine whether to be provided with the interface equipment of appointment.If the interface equipment (S22: deny) of appointment is not set, process is returned S21.Therefore, this monitor 13 shows switching device user interface 57 once more.If be provided with the interface equipment (S22: be) of appointment, process forwards S23 to.
In S23, collaboration application 51 obtains the driver title " MFC-2000 HID driver " of appointed equipment driver 52b from relevant device table 55, override the driver title then in the 22A of the service area of RAM 22.Therefore device driver 52b is registered and is the appointed equipment driver.Thereby collaboration application 51 can determine to drive the interface equipment driver of specified interface equipment, causes interface equipment driver transmission and receives message data, therefore, the destination of message data is switched to appointed interface equipment.The result is that interface equipment 2b (referring to Fig. 1) can be selected as specified interface equipment.
In S24, collaboration application 51 obtains the audio driver title " MFC-2000 audio driver " of the audio driver 53b related with specified interface equipment 2b from relevant device table 55.Be set to enter the audio frequency apparatus of Skype application program 50 according to this interface equipment of designated equipment title.Therefore Skype application program 50 can be handled specified interface equipment 2b as audio frequency apparatus.
In S25, collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API.This Skype API changes into audio driver 53b by the audio driver title that has obtained " MFC-2000 audio driver " appointment with the audio setting of Skype application program 50.According to the Skype API that is sent out, Skype application program 50 overrides audio driver title " MFC-2000 audio driver " in the 22A of the service area of RAM 22, and audio driver 53b is set to the communication objective ground of voice data AD.The result is that interface equipment 2b is selected as audio input device.Therefore, this Skype application program can the message transfer data be set to the destination of voice data to the audio driver of specified interface equipment, thereby, the destination of voice data is switched to appointed interface equipment.
After the process of the switching specified interface equipment that has carried out as shown in Figure 5, come the input of selecteed specified interface equipment among the comfortable S23 to be received, so that carry out the process in the flow chart of Fig. 4, represented.If information data DD has been transfused to (S15: be), collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with the Skype API corresponding with the request message that comprises in input information data DD.
For example, the content of message can be the request Skype session request message of beginning of conversation.In this case, according to the operation of on the interface equipment of appointment, carrying out, Skype application program 50 by the IP phone communications for example session request to other IP phone terminal, and will from the voice data of the specified interface equipment input among S25, selected by the IP phone communications to other IP phone terminal.Thereby obtain and the IP phone function Be Controlled of other IP phone terminal by the IP phone communication session.
That is, the operation according to keyboard 14 and mouse 15 at specified interface equipment carry out is transferred to other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication with session request.Therefore, the voice data input at the loudspeaker-microphone of the interface equipment of appointment can be transferred to other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication.
This message content can be the message of this dialogue of permission.In this case, according to the operation of on the interface equipment of appointment, carrying out, will talk with permission and be transmitted back to other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication.In addition, Skype application program 50 will output to the specified interface equipment of selecting by the voice data of IP phone communications from other IP phone terminal the process of S25.Thereby the IP phone function Be Controlled of communicating by letter and engaging in the dialogue by IP phone with other IP phone terminal.
That is,, transferred back to other IP phone terminal by the permission of IP phone communication session according to the operation of on the keyboard 14 of specified interface equipment or mouse 15, carrying out.And exported by loudspeaker-microphone from specified interface equipment from the voice data of other IP phone terminal transmission.
Therefore, this information data DD is by collaboration application 51 transfer between specified interface equipment and Skype application program 50.In addition, CPU 11 carries out the direct exchange of voice data between collaboration application 51 and specified interface equipment.That is, various communications can obtain by specified interface equipment such as dialogue and mail.And if implementation S23, S24 and S25, the communication parter of audio driver can be switched to specified interface equipment.Specified interface equipment can be used as audio input/output device then.
Illustrate as top, can read in Data Source and the data destination that comprises in information data DD and the various message according to the collaboration application 51 of first embodiment, thus specified data source and data destination.Therefore, even specified interface equipment is switched to another interface equipment, collaboration application 51 can be on the basis of handover operation and by the interface equipment exchange message data DD and the message of new appointment.And collaboration application 51 can receive from the message of Skype application program 50 to the output of specified interface equipment, and this message can be sent to specified interface equipment.In addition, collaboration application 51 can only will be sent to Skype application program 50 from the information data DD of specified interface equipment output, and can block from any other information data DD that does not have appointed interface equipment output.
Voice data AD does not comprise the source of identification voice data AD or the information of destination.This is because voice data AD experiences One-to-one communication inherently.Therefore, if specified interface equipment is switched to another interface equipment, Skype application program 50 almost can not with by the interface equipment exchange audio audio data AD of new appointment.
Yet, in first embodiment, when the interface equipment of appointment was switched to another interface equipment, collaboration application 51 was issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API, and Skype API indication switches to the destination of voice data AD by the interface equipment of new appointment.Skype API switches to specified interface equipment with the destination of voice data AD.Therefore, in case the user has switched to the interface equipment of appointment any other interface equipment, Skype application program 50 can with by the interface equipment exchange audio audio data AD of new appointment.Therefore the interface equipment of this appointment can be used as audio input/output device.
In first embodiment, come in the device name of the device name that shows on the comfortable monitor 13, corresponding interface equipment can be designated as specified interface equipment.Therefore the user can specify the interface equipment that will use in IP phone communication.
Will be with reference to figure 7 to the 9 explanation second embodiment of the present invention.The interface equipment that second embodiment is configured to send connection request message is set to the destination of the voice data AD of Skype application program 50.Is identical with the Network Termination #1 of first embodiment according to the network terminal of second embodiment in configuration.Therefore, will can not describe Network Termination #1 in detail.
The operation of the collaboration application 51 that will in the precedence diagram of Fig. 9, represent with reference to the flowchart text of figure 7 and 8.In S31, collaboration application 51 surveillance equipment driver 52a and 52b.In S32, whether CPU 11 determines information data DD slave unit driver 52a or 52b input.If (S32: not), process is returned S31, collaboration application 51 input of monitor message data DD once more in process S31 not have information data DD input.
Suppose that the connection request message of exporting from interface equipment 2a as shown in Figure 9 is imported into collaboration application 51 by device driver 52a in S101.In this case, in S32, be retrieved (Fig. 7) from the information data DD of device driver 52a, thereby process forwards S33 to.
In S33, CPU 11 determines whether interface equipment is designated.If any one of interface equipment designated (S33: be), process forwards S40 to.If interface equipment does not still have designated (S33: deny), process forwards S34 to.In this embodiment, if still there is not interface equipment designated in S101, then process forwards S34 to.
In S34, CPU 11 determines whether information data DD is connection request message.In this embodiment, the information data DD of slave unit driver 52a input is a connection request message when S101.Therefore, process forwards S35 to.
In S35, collaboration application 51 determines that the interface equipment 2a in the source of connection request message specifies interface equipment.Then, collaboration application 51 obtains the driver title " MFC-1000HID driver " of the device driver 52a related with specified interface equipment 2a from relevant device table 55.The driver title that obtains is stored among the service area 22A of RAM 22.Thereby device driver 52a is registered and is the designated equipment driver, and process forwards S37 to.
In S37, collaboration application 51 obtains the audio driver title " MFC-1000 audio driver " of the audio driver 53a related with the interface equipment 2a of appointment from relevant device table 55.
In S38, collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API.Skype API changes into the audio setting of Skype application program 50 and the audio driver title corresponding audio driver 53b that has obtained.According to the Skype API that is sent out, Skype application program 50 is stored temporarily in the audio driver title " MFC-1000 audio driver " of audio driver 53a among the service area 22A of RAM 22, and audio driver 53a is set to the communication objective ground of voice data AD.Skype application program 50 can be therefore by audio driver 53a and interface equipment 2a exchange audio audio data AD.
Therefore, interface equipment 2a can be selected as audio frequency apparatus.In S39, collaboration application 51 is transmitted back to successful connection message by device driver 52a the interface equipment 2a (S102 in Fig. 9) in the source of connection request message.Therefore the interface equipment handoff procedure is terminated.Then, process is returned S31.
In the S103 shown in Fig. 9, the contact list request message of exporting from interface equipment 2a is input to collaboration application 51 by device driver 52a.In this case, determine input (S32: be) from the information data DD of device driver 52a.Process forwards S33 to.In S33, it is equipment 2a (S33: be) that specified interface equipment has been determined.Therefore process forwards S40 to.In S40, whether confirmation data DD is from being the interface equipment 2a output of specifying interface equipment.In S103, from being the interface equipment 2a output information data DD that specifies interface equipment, that is, and contact list request message (S40: be).Therefore process forwards S42 (Fig. 8) to.
In S42, CPU 11 determines whether information data DD is dockingundocking message.Because information data DD is that (S42: not), process forwards S45 to the contact list request message in S103.In S45, collaboration application 51 will be issued Skype application program 50 corresponding to the Skype API of contact list request message.According to the Skype API that is sent out, Skype application program 50 outputs to device driver 52a (S104 in Fig. 9) by collaboration application 51 with contact list.
Therefore, collaboration application 51 will be sent to Skype application program 50 from the message of specified interface equipment 2a input.
Suppose in the S105 shown in Fig. 9, will be input to collaboration application 51 from the contact list request message of interface equipment 2b output by device driver 52b.In this case, define the input (S32: be) of information data DD, thereby process forwards S33 to.In S33, because specified interface equipment 2a has determined designated (S33: be), process forwards S40 to.In S40, CPU 11 determines whether information data DD exports from specified interface equipment.In S105, not the interface equipment 2b output information data DD (S40: not) that specifies interface equipment.Therefore process forwards S41 to.In S41, the error message of refusal connection request is sent back to the interface equipment 2b (S106 in Fig. 9) that exports connection request message by device driver 52b.
Therefore, designated as long as interface equipment 2a keeps, collaboration application 51 stops from any message of the input of the interface equipment except specified interface equipment, so that avoid described message is sent to Skype application program 50.
Among the S107 shown in Figure 9, will be input to collaboration application 51 by device driver 52a from the Skype request conversation message of interface equipment 2a output.In this case, process proceeds to S45 (Fig. 8) via aforesaid S32, S33, S40 and S42.In S45, under situation corresponding to Skype session request message, the Skype application program 50 that collaboration application 51 is dealt into SkypeAPI.According to the Skype API that sends like this, Skype application program 50 outputs to device driver 52a (S108 in Fig. 9) by collaboration application 51 with state information.Therefore, can begin the Skype dialogue.
Then, in the S110 shown in Fig. 9, will be input to collaboration application 51 by device driver 52a from the Skype end-of-dialogue message of interface equipment 2a output.Process proceeds to S45 via aforesaid S32, S33, S40 and S42.In S45, collaboration application 51 is dealt into Skype application program 50 with the Skype API corresponding with Skype end-of-dialogue message.According to the Skype API that sends like this, Skype application program 50 stops the Skype dialogue.Then, collaboration application 51 is transmitted back to success message the interface equipment 2a (S111 in Fig. 9) in the source of Skype end-of-dialogue message.
Suppose in the S112 shown in Fig. 9, will be input to collaboration application 51 by device driver 52a from the dockingundocking message of interface equipment 2a output.In this case, process proceeds to S42 (Fig. 8) via aforesaid S32, S33 and S40.In S42 (Fig. 8), find that information data DD is dockingundocking message (S42: be).Therefore process forwards S43 to.In S43, the driver title that has been stored in the device driver 52a among the service area 22A of RAM22 is by from wherein wiping.This interface equipment 2a will become unspecified interface equipment.Thereby interface equipment 2a is set to not specify.Then, in S44, collaboration application 51 will disconnect success message is transmitted back to the source of dockingundocking message by device driver 52a interface equipment 2a (S113 in Fig. 9).
Suppose in the S114 shown in Fig. 9, will be input to collaboration application 51 by device driver 52b from the connection request message of interface equipment 2b output.In this case, different with situation in S105, there is not interface equipment designated.Therefore, interface equipment 2b will become specified interface equipment, and not blocked by collaboration application 51 from the connection request message of interface equipment 2b input.As mentioned above, process forwards S39 to via S32, S33, S34, S35, S36, S37 and S38.Therefore, the audio setting of this Skype application program 50 is become audio driver 53b.Then, in S39, collaboration application 51 is transmitted back to successful connection message by device driver 52b the interface equipment 2b in the source of connection request message.
As mentioned above, when interface equipment does not still have when designated, specify the interface equipment of having exported connection request message according to the collaboration application 51 of second embodiment.When the interface equipment of exporting connection request message was designated, collaboration application 51 was dealt into Skype application program 50 to the Skype API that interface equipment is appointed as the destination of voice data AD.
Therefore collaboration application 51 can operate the destination that the interface equipment that carries out IP phone communication is set to the voice data AD of Skype application program 50 by the user.This can go reliably and any other IP phone terminal call the user by using he or she interface operable equipment.
That is, for the input and output voice data, the user can utilize the interface equipment that is used to import with the request of other IP phone terminal session.
Receiving on the dockingundocking message basis appointment of collaboration application 51 cancellation interface equipments.As long as audio driver stays open, and interface equipment is not used in communication, and therefore collaboration application 51 can respond the connection request message from any interface equipment.When collaboration application 51 kept standby mode, any interface equipment can be used for and other IP phone terminal call, and can produce calling arrival sound on the interface equipment of hope reliably.
To the third embodiment of the present invention be described with reference to Figure 10 and Figure 11.The 3rd embodiment is configured to the destination that the interface equipment related with other IP phone terminal of asking to communicate by letter 3 is set to the voice data AD of Skype application program 50.Network Termination #1 is identical with the counterpart of first embodiment aspect configuration.Therefore, will can not describe Network Termination #1 in detail.
To classification chart 56 be described with reference to Figure 10.Relevant device table 55 is stored in the storage area 27.In classification chart 56, the Skype title of interface equipment and device name are registered in mode one to one.The Skype title is distinguished other IP phone terminal 3 outside an IP phone terminal and the network.In the classification chart shown in Figure 10 56, device name " MFC-1000 " is related with Skype title " AAAAAA ", device name " MFC-2000 " is related with Skype title " BBBBBB ", and device name " MFC-1000 " is related with Skype title " CCCCCC ".Therefore in addition, " MFC-1000 " and the Skype names associate of registration in classification chart 56 not, and be registered and be initial setting up equipment.
Will be with reference to the operation of the flowchart text collaboration application 51 of Figure 11.
Suppose that the Skype dialogue is from the IP phone terminal 3 with Skype title " BBBBBB ".In S51, collaboration application 51 monitors Skype application program 50.In S52, collaboration application 51 monitors to use the notice of Skype API whether to provide from Skype application program 50.(S52: not), process is returned S51 to continue supervision if not put up a notice.If put up a notice (S52: be), process forwards S53 to.
In S53, CPU determines that whether notice is that Skype from IP phone terminal 3 arrives message.Do not arrive message (S53: deny) if this notice is not Skype, process forwards S62 to, and collaboration application 51 will be converted to information data DD from the notice of Skype application program 50 among the S62.Information data DD is output to device driver 52a or 52b.Arrive message (S53: be) if this notice is Skype, process forwards S54 to.
In S54, it is promoter's the Skype title " BBBBBB " of IP phone terminal that collaboration application 51 obtains from Skype application program 50.
In S55, collaboration application 51 reads the classification chart 56 (Figure 10) that is stored in the hard disk drive 25, and determines whether the Skype title that obtains is present in the classification chart 56.If there be (S55: be) in this Skype title, process forwards S56 to.In S56, collaboration application 51 obtains the device name with the interface equipment of Skype names associate from classification chart 56.(S55: not), process forwards S57 to if this Skype title is not present in classification chart 56.In S57, collaboration application 51 obtains to be registered the device name into the interface equipment of initial setting up equipment from classification chart 56.In this case, because device name " MFC-2000 " is related with Skype title " BBBBBB ", collaboration application 51 obtains device name " MFC-2000 " shown in Figure 10.
In S58, collaboration application 51 obtains those and related device driver title and the audio driver title of device name that obtains from relevant device table 55 (Fig. 3).In this case, device driver title " MFC-2000 HID driver " and audio driver title " MFC-2000 audio driver " obtain from relevant device table 55.
In S59, collaboration application 51 stores the device name " MFC-2000 " that therefore obtains in the 22A of the service area of RAM 22.Thereby interface equipment 2b is set to specified interface equipment.
In S60, collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API, changes audio driver 53a into the setting with Skype application program 50, and audio driver 53a has the audio driver title of acquisition, that is, " MFC-2000 audio driver ".
In S61, the various notices that collaboration application 51 will come from Skype application program 50 output to specified interface equipment 2b.
In the process shown in Figure 11, be present in the classification chart 56 if come from the Skype title of other IP phone terminal of transmitting session request, can select based on information relevant with this interface equipment and that be stored in the classification chart 56 with the interface equipment of the Skype names associate of other IP phone terminal.Therefore, can be selected corresponding to the interface equipment of other IP phone terminal 3.
When receiving the communication call arrival request that comes from other IP phone terminal 3, Skype application program 50 keeps representing the voice data AD that calls out the arrival sound to be input to audio driver 53b.Therefore audio driver 53b produces representative and calls out the data that arrive sound, and described data are supplied to specified interface equipment 2b then.Therefore, thus specified interface equipment 2b produce to call out arrives sound.
Hear that the calling that is produced by specified interface equipment arrives sound, the user can recognize the communication call that comes from other IP phone terminal 3 and arrive request (example of session request).
As long as the user keeps talk when receiving from the dialogue data of IP phone terminal 3, represent the voice data AD of dialogic voice to be imported into audio driver 53b.Audio driver 53b reappears speech data, and this speech data is transferred to specified interface equipment 2b.Utilize specified interface equipment 2b, the user can be at IP phone terminal 3 and people's talk.
As mentioned above, arrive on the basis of request at the communication call according to the 3rd embodiment that receives from other IP phone terminal 3 that is connected to network 6, collaboration application 51 and other IP phone terminal 3 related interface equipments are set to specified interface equipment.According to the setting of specified interface equipment, collaboration application 51 is issued Skype application program 50 with Skype API, is used for the destination that specified interface equipment is set to voice data AD.
Therefore collaboration application 51 can be switches to the interface equipment related with IP phone terminal 3 with the destination of the voice data AD of Skype application program 50, and IP phone terminal 3 is sources of session request.Therefore, the user can use the designated interface equipment that is used for communicating by letter with IP phone terminal 3 at IP phone terminal 3 and people's talk.
Arrive on the request basis at the communication call that receives from IP phone terminal 3, cause according to the Skype application program 50 of the 3rd embodiment that specified interface equipment produces to call out and arrive sound.In order to obtain communication between IP phone terminal 3 and specified interface equipment, Skype application program 50 causes that terminal 3 communicates by letter to the exchange audio data with specified interface equipment each other two-wayly.Therefore, specified interface equipment can produce reliably to call out and arrive sound, and the user can be talked with the people in IP phone terminal 3.
When the present invention is described in detail with reference to first to the 3rd embodiment of the present invention, be conspicuous for those of ordinary skills, can carry out variations and modifications in the present invention and do not depart from spirit of the present invention.In certain embodiments, collaboration application 51 can with two interface equipment 2a and 2b in one the exchange various message.This configuration does not need to be limited to this arrangement.For example, collaboration application 51 can be only and interface equipment 2a exchange message.Under better situation, if customer specific equipment 2a, if interface equipment 2a transmission connection request message, if perhaps interface equipment 2a and other IP phone terminal 3 compatibilities of asking to communicate by letter, collaboration application 51 option interface equipment 2a are as specified interface equipment.Collaboration application 51 interface equipment 2a are set to the destination of the voice data AD of Skype application program 50.Therefore, even can not be connected to Network Termination #1 with other interface equipment of the various message of collaboration application 51 exchanges, therefore interface equipment 2a can be designated as and be used as audio input/output device.Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to the interface equipment more than three wherein can with the system of the various message of collaboration application 51 exchanges.
In aforesaid embodiment, the Skype application program 50 of communicating by letter with IP phone terminal 3 is a program, and with collaboration application 51 that Skype application program 50 links are another programs.Such IP phone terminal can obtain advantage of the present invention.
In a second embodiment, when interface equipment kept not being used to communicate, audio driver was opened, and therefore, can provide the standby stage that can respond from the connection request message of any interface equipment.The invention is not restricted to this configuration.For example, response is from the dockingundocking message of Skype application program 50 or the output of specified interface equipment, collaboration application 51 can switch to built-in equipment from specified interface equipment with the destination of voice data AD, such as the loudspeaker-microphone unit of Network Termination #1.In this case, as long as the interface equipment that is incorporated in the Network Termination #1 keeps not being used to communicate, described interface equipment can be the destination of voice data AD.The user can use the built-in equipment of the network terminal as initial setting up equipment.
Replace ground, program can be installed in the IP phone terminal.This program comprises the module of carrying out the process identical with the process of being carried out by collaboration application 51, and is incorporated into the module in the communications applications of controlling IP phone communication.

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1. IP phone terminal comprises:
Communication unit (30), it carries out IP phone with any other IP phone terminal by internet (6) and communicates by letter;
Linkage unit (29), its connect a plurality of interface equipments (2a, 2b), each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus;
Be used to select described operation input apparatus first selected cell (S23, S35, S59);
Be used to select described audio input device second selected cell (S25, S38, S60);
Be used to receive operation input receiving element from the operation input of described operation input apparatus (52a, 52b);
Be used to receive audio frequency input receiving element from the audio frequency input of described audio input device (53a, 53b);
The IP phone function control unit, this IP phone function control unit comprises:
First hop, next free described first selected cell of its basis (S59) operation of the described operation input apparatus of Xuan Zeing input is transferred to described other IP phone terminal by described IP phone communication with session request for S23, S35, and
Second hop, it is by the in the future free described second selected cell (S25 of described IP phone communication, S38, S60) input of the voice data of selected audio input device is transferred to described other IP phone terminal, thus the IP phone function that control engages in the dialogue by IP phone communication and described other IP phone terminal;
Be used to select described interface equipment (2a, 2b) one the 3rd selected cell in (Fig. 5, Fig. 7-9, Figure 11); And
Select control unit, this selection control unit comprises:
First control section (S59), it controls described first selected cell for S23, S35, selects operation input apparatus by the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selected cell to allow described first selected cell, and
(S60), it controls described second selected cell to second control section for S25, S38, selects audio input device by the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selected cell to allow described second selected cell.
2. IP phone terminal as claimed in claim 1 further comprises:
Input device (14,15);
Show output equipment (13); And
Indicative control unit (31), it controls described demonstration output equipment (13), so that showing, described demonstration output equipment is used to indicate described a plurality of interface equipment (2a, facility information 2b), described the 3rd selected cell is configured to: from the described interface equipment of being represented by the described facility information that is presented on the described demonstration output equipment (13), select according to the operation of described input device (14,15) specified described interface equipment in one.
3. IP phone terminal as claimed in claim 2, wherein, when described operation input receiving element receives described session request from described operation input apparatus, described the 3rd selected cell selects to have in the described interface equipment of operation input apparatus of output session request, and described session request is used for request and described other IP phone terminal session.
4. IP phone terminal comprises:
Communication unit (30), it carries out IP phone with any other IP phone terminal by internet (6) and communicates by letter;
Linkage unit (29), its connect a plurality of interface equipments (2a, 2b), each interface equipment comprises audio output apparatus and operation input apparatus;
Be used to select described operation input apparatus first selected cell (S23, S35, S59);
Be used to select described audio output apparatus the 4th selected cell (S25, S38, S60);
Be used to receive operation input receiving element from the operation input of described operation input apparatus (52a, 52b);
The audio frequency output control unit that is used to permit described audio output apparatus to come outputting audio data (53a, 53b);
The IP phone function control unit, this IP phone function control unit comprises:
The loopback part, it will be talked with permission by described IP phone communication and be transmitted back to other IP phone terminal of transmitting session request according to the operation input of the described operation input apparatus that comes free described first selected cell to select; And
Output, it permits described audio frequency output control unit to control described audio output apparatus, so that the audio output apparatus output of being selected by described the 4th selected cell is from the voice data of described other IP phone terminal by the transmission of described IP phone signal post, thereby control IP phone function by IP phone communication and described other IP phone terminal call;
Be used for selecting one the 5th selected cell of described interface equipment; And
Select control unit, this selection control unit comprises:
First control section, it controls described first selected cell, with the operation input apparatus of the interface equipment that allows described first selected cell to select to select by described the 5th selected cell, and
Second control section, it is controlled the described the 4th and selects part, to allow the audio output apparatus of described the 4th selected cell selection by the interface equipment of described the 5th selected cell selection.
5. IP phone terminal as claimed in claim 4, wherein when described communication unit (30) receives appointed information from described other IP phone terminal, described the 5th selected cell is selected by one in the described interface equipment of described appointed information appointment, and wherein said appointed information is specified in the described interface equipment related with described session request.
6. IP phone terminal as claimed in claim 4 further comprises storage element (56), and its storage is used to discern the recognition data of described other IP phone terminal, and the corresponding data of representing the correspondence between described recognition data and the described interface equipment,
When the identical recognition data of storage unit stores, described the 5th selected cell is selected and from the corresponding described interface equipment of described recognition data of described other IP phone terminal transmission of transmitting described session request one based on described corresponding data.
7. as any one described IP phone terminal in the claim 4 to 6, further comprise: the session request output control unit, its control is by the selected audio output apparatus of described the 4th selected cell, so that the output of described audio output apparatus is as the voice of described session request.
8. method that is used to control the IP phone terminal, described IP phone terminal comprises: communication unit (30), it carries out IP phone by internet (6) with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter; And linkage unit (29), its connect a plurality of interface equipments (2a, 2b), each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus, described method comprises:
(S23, S35 S59), select described operation input apparatus in first selection;
(S25, S38 S60), select described audio input device in second selection;
Reception is from the operation input of described operation input apparatus;
Reception is from the audio frequency input of described audio input device;
First transmission according to coming free described first to select the operation of selected operation input apparatus to import, comes by described IP phone communication session request to be transferred to described other IP phone terminal;
Second transmission, free in the future described second selects the voice data input of selected audio input device to be transferred to described other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication, thus the IP phone function that control engages in the dialogue by IP phone communication and described other IP phone terminal;
The 3rd selects, and selects described interface equipment (2a, in 2b) one;
Control described first and select, thereby selection is by the operation input apparatus of the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selection; And
Control described second and select, thereby selection is by the audio input device of the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selection.
9. method that is used to control the IP phone terminal, described IP phone terminal comprises: communication unit (30), it carries out IP phone by internet (6) with any other IP phone terminal and communicates by letter; And linkage unit (29), its connect a plurality of interface equipments (2a, 2b), each interface equipment comprises audio output apparatus and operation input apparatus, described method comprises:
(S23, S35 S59), select described operation input apparatus in first selection;
(S25, S38 S60), select described audio output apparatus in the 4th selection;
Reception is from the operation input of described operation input apparatus;
Permit described audio output apparatus to come outputting audio data;
According to coming free described first to select the operation of selected described operation input apparatus to import, will talk with permission by IP phone communication and be transmitted back to described other IP phone terminal of transmitting session request;
Control described audio output apparatus, so that select selected described audio output apparatus to export by the described the 4th, thereby control IP phone function by described IP phone communication and described other IP phone terminal call from the described voice data of described other IP phone terminal by the transmission of described IP phone signal post;
The 5th selects, and selects in the described interface equipment;
Control described first and select, to allow described first operation input apparatus of selecting by the selected interface equipment of described the 5th selection; And
Control described the 4th selection, to allow the described the 4th audio output apparatus of selecting by the selected interface equipment of described the 5th selection.
10. the relevant IP phone terminal of a computer comprises:
Be connected to the internet linkage unit (30) of internet;
Linkage unit (29), its connect a plurality of interface equipments (2a, 2b), each interface equipment comprises audio input device and operation input apparatus;
Be used to select described operation input apparatus first selected cell (S23, S35, S59);
Be used to select described audio input device second selected cell (S25, S38, S60);
Be used to receive operation input receiving element from the operation input of described operation input apparatus (52a, 52b);
Be used to accept from the audio frequency input of described audio input device audio frequency input receiving element (53a, 53b);
The IP phone function control unit, this IP phone function control unit comprises:
First hop, next free described first selected cell of its basis (S59) operation of selected described operation input apparatus input is transferred to described other IP phone terminal with session request by IP phone communication for S23, S35, and
Second hop, its in the future free described second selected cell (S25, S38, S60) voice data of selected described audio input device input is transferred to described other IP phone terminal by IP phone communication, thereby control is by the IP phone function of IP phone communication to engage in the dialogue with described other IP phone terminal;
Be used to select described interface equipment (2a, 2b) one the 3rd selected cell in (Fig. 5, Fig. 7-9, Figure 11); And
Select control unit, this selection control unit comprises:
First control section, it controls described first selected cell, selects operation input apparatus by the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selected cell to allow described first selected cell, and
Second control section, it controls described second selected cell, to allow described second selected cell to select audio input device by the selected interface equipment of described the 3rd selected cell, described first selected cell, described second selected cell, described the 3rd selected cell, described operation input receiving element, described audio frequency input receiving element, described IP phone function control unit, described the 3rd selected cell and described selection control unit can move according to the program implementation that is installed in the described computer.
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