JP2000224628A - Method and system for calling object person in interactive device with video image at remote hall - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To directly call a call object person to come to an interactive terminal by giving a portable terminal to each attendee of each hall, storing names of the attendees and number of the portable terminals to a server device, allowing an attendee of a hall to operate an interactive terminal in the hall to transmit a call request from a server device of the hall to a server device of other hall and calling a portable terminal of the call object person. SOLUTION: Portable terminals AP1-Apn, BP1-BPn are given to attendees at their reception in A, B halls 101, 102. An interactive desiring person AH1 of the A hall 101 operates an interactive terminal AV1, AV2 or AV3 to call a portable terminal BP1 of a called party BH1 by a call signal from a simple base station BB1 via a server AS1, a public line 103, a server BS1 of the B hall 102. Thus, the called party BH1 uses an interactive terminal BV1, BV2 or BV3 of the B hall 102 to interact the interaction desired party AH1 via the interactive terminal AV1, AV2 or AV3 of the A ball 101.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an interactive system using an interactive device with a voice / video transmission / reception function at a remote venue, and more particularly, to a calling method and a system between remote venues.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, as a method of interacting with a remote place with an image, for example, a computer with an image capturing device such as a videophone or a video conference is connected by a communication line to mutually exchange image and audio data. A method of transmitting and receiving is used.

[0003] When this method is used, as shown in FIG. 3, when simultaneous events are held at remote venues A and B, persons at different venues A and B can communicate with each other using a computer equipped with a video capturing device. It is possible to have a dialogue with a video via a dialogue device AV1 and a BV2 connected via a public line 103.

[0004] Further, as shown in FIG.
Are provided with server computers (AS1, BS1) for controlling a plurality of dialog terminals, respectively, so that a plurality of groups can simultaneously perform a dialog with video.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional system, it is not possible to call a specific person and have a conversation. In other words, there is no functional means for selectively calling the call target who is unknown at another venue and starting a dialogue at the dialogue terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a video-attached terminal communicates between remote locations, and a person who wants to call a remote location which is the other party It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method that enable a user to directly call a person to go to a terminal and have a conversation without having to be in front of the terminal.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, which achieves the above-mentioned object, comprises a plurality of interactive terminals having a video / audio transmission / reception function at a plurality of venues remote from each other, and a simplified type having an inside of the venue as a jurisdiction area. A base station, and a server connected to the interactive terminal and the simplified base station and communicatively connected to a server at another venue. And the name of the attendee and the number of the portable terminal are stored in the server device, and the attendee at one venue operates the interactive terminal in the venue to receive the information from the server device at the one venue. Transmitting, via a communication line, a call request of the callee in the other venue to a server device in the other venue, and a portable terminal of the callee from the simplified base station in the other venue. Call and hold the mobile device Call subjects, using an interactive terminal installed in the other venues, but which is adapted to interact with participants of the one venue.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described. According to the present invention, a specific person at a remote venue is called by giving each attendee a portable terminal and calling the portable terminal from a simple base station provided at the venue. The called person can respond from any nearby interactive terminal. Further, a mobile phone or a PHS terminal, which is generally used for a mobile terminal, or a pager may be used.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, at each of the venues A and B, a portable terminal is handed to attendees at the time of reception. The conversation applicant AH1 at the venue A 101 operates the conversation terminal (AV1, AV2, or AV3) installed at the venue A, and the server AS1, the public line 10 of the venue A 101 is operated.
3, and a call signal from the simple base station BB1 via the server BS1 of the venue B 102 to call the portable terminal BP1 of a specific person (called person BH1) who does not know where in the venue B is called. Terminal BH1 is placed in a conversation terminal (BV
1, BV2, BV3), it is possible to interact with the dialogue applicant AH1 via the interaction terminal (AV1, AV2, or AV3) of the venue A 101. It should be noted that events in remote locations, such as venue A and venue B, are held simultaneously.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG.
It is a figure for explaining one Example of the present invention. The example shown in FIG. 1 is a case in which a dialogue applicant AH1 who is an attendant of the venue A calls a called person BH1 who is an attendant of the venue B to perform a conversation between the two event venues A and B. FIG.

[0011] In order for a dialogue user to have a direct dialogue, dialogue terminals AV1 to AV3 installed at each venue and BV1 to AVV1 are provided.
BV3, simple base stations AB1 and BB1 provided at each venue for transmitting a signal for calling a portable terminal possessed by the called person BH1; for each venue for receiving a calling signal and informing the called person of the calling Of the mobile terminals AP1 to APn and BP1 to BPm (where n is the number of attendees at the venue A, m is the number of attendees at the venue B), the names of the attendees at the reception of each venue, and the number of the mobile terminal Terminals AT1, BT1, dialogue terminals provided for each venue, and servers AS1, BS1 provided at each venue for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to simple base stations and reception terminals via network communication. including.

[0012] Interactive terminals AV1 to AV3, BV1 to BV3
Is a device in which a dialog user directly operates and performs a dialog.
An input unit for performing an input operation, a video capturing unit for capturing a video of the interactive terminal user, and a display unit for displaying video data transmitted from another venue are provided.

[0013] The portable terminal is made of any of the popular mobile phones, PHSs, and pagers, and has a function of receiving and displaying text mail data which is not registered in the public line. Mobile devices are
It is distributed to participants at the reception at each venue and collected at the exit of the venue. The mobile terminal is given a unique number for each venue and is shown on the panel of the mobile terminal so that it can be seen and confirmed. In addition, a unique dial number not registered in the public line is registered for each venue.

Each of the simple base stations AB1 and BB1 is a device for transmitting a signal for calling a portable terminal held by a called person, and transmits a calling signal and character mail data. In order to use a mobile phone, a PHS or a pager as a mobile terminal, the simple base station includes signal transmitting means for transmitting respective signals.

The reception terminals AT1 and BT1 are devices for inputting the names of attendees and the handed-over portable terminal numbers at the reception of each venue. Use what you have.

The servers AS1 and BS1 have a function of connecting a dialog terminal, a simple base station, a reception terminal, and a remote server by network communication, and transmitting and receiving data.
The server contains a mobile device number file, an attendee file,
And an interactive terminal file.

Mobile terminal number files AS11, BS11
Is a storage unit that records a mobile terminal number and a dial number registered in the mobile terminal in association with each other. Such information is registered in advance of reception.

The attendee files AS12 and BS12 are storage units for storing the names of the attendees and the portable terminal numbers of the portable terminals passed to the attendees in association with each other.

The interactive terminal files AS12 and BS13 are
This is a storage unit that records what data is received from which interactive terminal.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of one embodiment of the present invention. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, processing according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, before receiving an event, a portable terminal is given a portable terminal number and a dial number is registered. Then, the mobile terminal number and the corresponding dial number are registered in the mobile terminal number file (step S1 in FIG. 2).

After the opening of the event, one portable terminal (AP1 to APn, BP1 to BPm) is given to one person at the reception of each venue, and at the same time, the attendee name and the passing are given from each reception terminal (AT1, BT1). Mobile terminals (AP1 to APn, BP1 to B
Pm).

The input attendee name data and portable terminal number data are sent to servers (AS1, BS1) for each venue.

The server (AS1, BS1) uses the attendee name data and the portable terminal number data to store the attendee file (A).
S12 and BS12) are registered and edited (step S in FIG. 2).
2).

Next, the dialogue applicant AH1 transmits a use start request to the server AS1 by operating a keyboard using an available dialogue terminal (tentatively called AV1) (FIG. 2).
Step S3).

The server AS1 stores the attendee file AS12.
Edits the attendee name list data at the venue A and transmits it to the interactive terminal AV1 (step S4 in FIG. 2).

The interactive terminal AV1 outputs a list of attendee names at the venue A to the display. The conversation applicant AH1 searches for and selects his or her name from the attendee name list, and then inputs the mobile terminal number of the mobile terminal passed at the reception (FIG. 2).
Step S5).

The conversation terminal AV1 transmits the conversation applicant name data and the portable terminal number data to the server AS1, and makes a conversation applicant verification request.

The server AS1 searches the attendant file AS12 for the name of the conversation applicant received from the conversation terminal AV1, and checks whether the corresponding portable terminal number matches the portable terminal number data received from the conversation terminal AV1 ( FIG.
Step S6). If they do not match, the server AS1
Returns an error to the interactive terminal AV1, and the interactive terminal AV1 returns to the initial screen after displaying the error.

On the other hand, if they match in step S6, the server AS1 stores the data of the person who wants to talk in the dialog terminal file AS13 as a user of the dialog terminal AV1. The data of the attendee file BS12 of BS1 is obtained through the line, the attendee name list of the remote place B is edited, and transmitted to the interactive terminal AV1 (step S7 in FIG. 2).

The interactive terminal AV1 outputs a list of attendee names at the remote place B to the display.

The dialogue applicant AH1 retrieves and selects the name of the person to be called (referred to as BH1) from the attendee name list at the remote place B output on the display of the dialogue terminal AV1, and executes the call request. .

The interactive terminal AV1 transmits the name data of the called person BH1 to the server AS1.

The server AS1 at the venue A stores the name data of the called person BH1 at the venue B and the interactive terminal file A
The data of the name of the person who wants to interact with the dialog terminal AV1 stored in S13 is transmitted to the server BS1 at the venue B, and the name data of the called person BH1 is stored in the dialog terminal file AS13 as the person who calls the dialog terminal AV1. (Step S8 in FIG. 2).

The server BS1 at the venue B stores the name data of the called person BH1 and the data of the applicant for the dialogue terminal AV1 as the data of the dialogue terminal AV1 at the venue A in the dialogue terminal file BS13.

The server BS1 at the venue B is the called party B
Based on the name data of H1, the portable terminal number of the portable terminal BP1 passed to the called person BH1 is searched from the attendee file BS12 (step S9 in FIG. 2).

If the search is not successful, the server BS1 transmits to the server AS1 that the call request for the interactive terminal AV1 is an error, and an error is displayed on the interactive terminal AV1 via the server AS1, and the initial screen AV1 is displayed. Return to

If the search is successful in step S9, the mobile terminal number of the searched mobile terminal BP1 is stored in the interactive terminal file BS13 as the call number of the interactive terminal AV1.

Subsequently, based on the portable terminal number of the portable terminal BP1, the portable terminal BP1 is read from the portable terminal number file BS11.
And transmits the searched dial number and the data of the person who wants to interact with the interactive terminal AV1 in the interactive terminal file BS13 to the simple base station BB1.

The simple base station BB1 calls the portable terminal BP1 with the dial number received from the server BS1, and transmits the dialogue applicant name data, which is the name of the dialogue applicant AH1, as character mail data (step S1 in FIG. 2).
0).

The portable terminal BP1 receiving the call from the simple base station BB1 displays the character mail data on the display unit and sounds a ringing tone.

The called person BH1 uses a vacant interactive terminal (tentatively BV2) and uses the portable terminal BP1.
, And transmits a response request (step S12 in FIG. 2).

The interactive terminal BV2 transmits the input portable terminal number data to the server BS1 (step B4).

The server BS1 stores the interactive terminal file BS1.
It is determined from the call waiting number of FIG. 3 that the call request source is the interactive terminal AV1 at the venue A (step S in FIG. 2).
13), a dialogue connection between the dialogue terminals AV1 and BV2 is made via a line with the server AS1 (step S14 in FIG. 2).

If there is no response input to the interactive terminal within a predetermined time after the server BS1 sends a call request (dial number) for the portable terminal BP1 to the simple base station BB1 (step S11 in FIG. 2), The call is invalidated, a time-over message is sent from the server BS1 to the interactive terminal AV1 at the venue A, and the interactive terminal AV1 returns to the initial state after displaying the message.

When terminating the dialogue, the dialogue terminal AV1 or BV1 transmits a termination request to end (step S15 in FIG. 2).

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

A first effect of the present invention is that a person who does not know where in the venue can be called and can interact with each other via the interactive terminal.

The reason is that, in the present invention, the portable terminal of the person who wants to be called is called up.

A second effect of the present invention is that a mobile phone, a PHS, a pager, and the like recovered from the market can be reused, and an increase in cost can be suppressed.

The reason is that, in the present invention, a simple base station for calling a portable terminal is provided with means for transmitting to a portable telephone, a PHS, and a pager.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional system.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional system.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] At least one interactive terminal having a video / audio transmission / reception function, a simplified base station having at least the inside of the venue as a jurisdiction area, a reception terminal, and a reception terminal are provided at a plurality of venues remote from each other. And a server device connected to the interactive terminal and the simplified base station and communicatively connected to a server device at another venue, and handing the portable terminal to attendees at each venue at the time of reception At the same time, the name of the attendee and the number of the mobile terminal are input from the reception terminal and stored in the server device, and the attendee at one venue operates an interactive terminal in the venue,
From the server device of the one venue, via a communication line, a call request of a person to be called in another venue, is transmitted to the server device of the other venue, and from the simplified base station of the other venue,
The call target who calls the portable terminal of the call target, and the call target holding the portable terminal, interacts with the attendees of the one venue using an interactive terminal installed at the other venue. A method for calling a target person in a dialogue apparatus with video at a remote venue. 2. The server device at one venue transmits name information of a person to be called in the another venue to a server device at the other venue, and the server device at the other venue stores and holds the name information. Obtain a mobile terminal number from the name information of the call target to be provided, supply the mobile terminal number to the simplified base station of the other venue, and call the mobile terminal of the call target from the simplified base station, 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target person is called by the interactive device with video at a remote venue. 3. The portable terminal distributed to attendees at the reception at each of the venues comprises a cellular phone, a PHS or a pager, and receives and displays character mail data not registered on a public line. 2. The remote area according to claim 1, wherein a function having a function is used, and a unique dial number not registered in a public line with respect to the portable terminal is registered in the server device in advance. A method for calling a target person in an interactive device with video at the venue. 4. The server device has a function of transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the interactive terminal, the simple base station, the reception terminal, and a server device at a remote place by network communication. A portable terminal number file that associates a portable terminal number with a dial number registered in the portable terminal and records in advance, a name of the attendee input from the reception terminal, and a name of the portable terminal passed to the attendee. 2. A dialogue with a video at a remote venue according to claim 1, further comprising: an attendee file for recording the mobile terminal number in association with the mobile terminal number; and an interactive terminal file for recording data from the interactive terminal. How to call the target person in the device. 5. In response to a request from the interactive terminal from one venue, the server device of the one venue acquires data of the attendee file of the server device of the other venue through a communication line and edits the list of attendee names. The dialogue terminal outputs the attendee name list to a display, and the dialogue applicant selects a call target from the attendee name list of another venue output on the display of the dialogue terminal. The interactive terminal transmits the name data of the person to be called to the server device of the one venue, and the server device transmits the name of the person to be called. The name data and the name of the person who wants to interact with the dialogue terminal stored in the dialogue terminal file are transmitted to the server device at the other venue, and the server device at the other venue, Based on the name data of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal number of the mobile terminal passed to the call target is searched from the attendee file of the own device, and the dial number obtained by searching the mobile terminal file from the mobile terminal number is obtained. 6. The method for calling a target person in a dialogue apparatus with a video at a remote venue, wherein the method is transmitted to a simplified base station to make a call from the simplified base station. 6. A plurality of interactive terminals each having a video / audio transmission / reception function at a plurality of venues remote from each other, and a reception for inputting a name of a participant and a mobile terminal number at the reception of each venue. A terminal, a simplified base station having at least the inside of the venue as a jurisdiction area, the interactive terminal, the simplified base station, the reception terminal, and
A mobile terminal number file for communicating and connecting to a remote server device, transmitting and receiving data, associating the mobile terminal number with the dial number of the mobile terminal and recording in advance, and the attendee's input from the reception terminal. A server device including an attendee file for recording the name and the portable terminal number of the portable terminal passed to the attendee in association with each other, and an interactive terminal file for recording information data from the interactive terminal. Handing over the portable terminal to the attendees at each of the venues at the time of reception and storing the names and portable terminal numbers of the attendees in the attendee file of the server device, By operating the interactive terminal in the venue, acquiring the attendee information of the other venue, selecting and inputting the call target, from the server device of the one venue, via the communication line,
Transmitting the call request information of the call target in the other venue to a server device in the other venue, calling the portable terminal of the call target from a simplified base station in the other venue, Wherein the callee holding a call interacts with the attendee at the one venue using a dialog terminal installed at the other venue, Device calling system. 7. An input unit for a user to perform an input operation, a video capturing unit for capturing a video of the user,
And at least a display unit for displaying video data sent from another venue.
The calling system for a dialogue device with a video at a remote location as described in the above. 8. The portable terminal distributed to attendees at the reception at each of the venues comprises a portable telephone, a PHS or a pager, and receives and displays character mail data not registered on a public line. 7. The video at a remote venue according to claim 6, wherein a unique dial number that has a function and is not registered in a public line is registered in advance in the portable terminal number file of the server device. Calling system for interactive devices. 9. The simple base station further comprises means for transmitting a signal for calling a portable terminal of a called participant by transmitting a calling signal and text mail data.
7. The calling system for a video-attached interactive device in a remote venue according to claim 6, wherein: 10. A server device at one venue acquires information data of an attendee file of a server device at another venue through a communication line in response to a request from the interactive terminal from one venue, and lists attendee names. The dialogue terminal is edited and transmitted to the dialogue terminal, the dialogue terminal outputs the attendee name list on a display, and the dialogue applicant selects the attendee name list of another venue output on the display of the dialogue terminal. Searching for and selecting the name of the call target, executing a call request, the interactive terminal transmits the name data of the call target to the server device at the one venue, and the server device executes the call The name data of the target person, and the dialogue applicant name data of the dialogue terminal stored in the dialogue terminal file are transmitted to the server device at the other venue, and the server device at the other venue is Based on the name data of the person to be called, the portable terminal number of the portable terminal passed to the person to be called is searched from the attendee file of the own device, and the portable terminal number file is searched from the portable terminal number. Transmitting the obtained dial number to the simplified base station,
7. The calling system for an interactive device with video at a remote venue according to claim 6, wherein a call is made from said simplified base station.