JP2000270103A - Destination display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily input the action schedule time of each individual and to reply it by telephone by managing a destination of a person corresponding to each piece of name information by using the name information, destination information and return schedule time information. SOLUTION: When a telephone call is received from an external telephone 201 by an exchange 202 connected to a destination display device 101, its connection destination extension number is received and sent to the destination display device 101, and the destination or the like is retrieved on the basis of it. When there is nobody corresponding to the extension number, that is reported to the caller. When the corresponding person is present, the extension number is called and the completion of the call is monitored. When the corresponding person is absent, the destination display device 101 replies the previously stored destination and return schedule time of the corresponding person as a message to the caller and returns to a standby state at its end. Thus, the destination display device 101 when receiving an external telephone call reads information on the name, destination, and return schedule time coded on the magnetic stripe of each plate by a magnetic sensor 220 and automatically replies them when unattended.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a destination display device connected to a telephone exchange system, and more particularly to a destination display capable of answering the destination of a person by telephone by attaching a name plate and a destination plate. Related to the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the management of the destination of each person in a workplace or the like has been described, for example, in a whiteboard or a blackboard of an action schedule table in which the names of the respective persons are described in advance, the destination to be drawn by hand or by magnet is described. A magnet sheet is pasted and viewed by another person to manage the destination of each person. For example, when there is a telephone outside line and the relevant person is absent, the person who received the call looks at the above-mentioned schedule of actions and informs the destination and return time of the relevant person.

In recent years, instead of the above-mentioned action schedule, each person's schedule is input to an action schedule management program of a personal computer, and the personal computer and the telephone exchange are linked to each other. There has been proposed an automatic response system that substitutes a destination and a return time when a person is absent.

[0004]

However, when a person checks the whiteboard of the action schedule by looking at the whiteboard, it is necessary for each person who receives a telephone call to look at the whiteboard every time the telephone is called, and the response work is complicated. In addition, it is necessary to place the whiteboard in a position where each person can see it, and there is a problem that the layout of the workplace is restricted.

[0005] In addition, the action schedule management using the personal computer is frequently used because it is frequently changed, and it is troublesome to input the schedule of each of a large number of people into the action schedule management program. Was.

In addition, the automatic answering system needs to use a telephone exchange which can be connected to a personal computer and can respond to the call, resulting in an increase in cost.

[0007] Further, since the automatic answering system is used by connecting to each person's personal computer, when the number of users increases, the number of personal computers is required only for the number of users, and the cost is increased. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art, and it is possible to provide a destination display device capable of easily inputting a person's action schedule and answering a telephone call.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises posting means having a name area for displaying names, destinations, and expected return times of a plurality of persons, a destination area, and an expected return time area. In the destination display device, a name plate including name information corresponding to the name written on the surface and having a magnet unit to be attracted to the posting means, and a destination plate including destination information corresponding to the destination written on the surface and attracted to the posting means. A destination plate having a magnet portion to be set, a scheduled return time plate having a magnet portion including time information corresponding to the scheduled return time written on the surface and adsorbing to the posting means, and a name of a name plate attached to the name area Name information reading means for reading the information, destination information reading means for reading the destination information of the destination plate affixed to the destination area, and affixed to the expected return time area Posting means having time information reading means for reading the time information of the estimated return time plate, the name information of the name plate sucked to the name area, the destination information of the destination plate sucked to the destination area, The first feature is that destination management is performed using the expected return time information of the expected return time plate adsorbed in the expected return time area.

According to the present invention, in the destination display device according to the first aspect, the name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information composed of a combination of an N pole and an S pole of a magnet. A second feature is that the reading means, the destination information reading means, and the time information reading means are magnetic sensors for reading the magnetic information.

The present invention also provides a destination display device according to the first aspect, wherein the name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information stored in a magnetic stripe, and the name information reading means and the destination information reading means are provided. A third feature is that the time information reading means and the time information reading means are magnetic stripe readers for reading magnetic information of the magnetic stripe.

Further, the present invention provides the destination display device according to the first aspect, wherein the name information, the destination information, and the time information are wireless information stored in a wireless tag, and the name information reading means and the destination information reading means are provided. A fourth feature is that the wireless information sensor and the time information reading means are wireless sensors that read the wireless information in a non-contact manner.

Further, the present invention provides the destination display device having the first, second, third, or fourth feature, wherein the name information and the destination information are transmitted to a telephone exchange, and the telephone exchange exchanges the extension corresponding to the name information. A fifth feature is that when a telephone call is made to the number, a response message corresponding to each of the information is answered.

Further, the sixth aspect of the present invention is that the extension number is assigned to a plurality of name information in the destination display device according to the fifth aspect.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a destination display device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external view of a destination display device applied to the present embodiment. The destination display device 101 has a name plate area divided into a plurality of rows for pasting a plurality of name plates 105. 102, a plurality of rows of destination plate areas 103 provided to correspond to the names of a plurality of rows of the name plate area 102 and pasting a destination plate 106 in which the destination is described in advance, and a plurality of rows of the destination plate areas 103. It includes a scheduled return time plate area 104 on which a scheduled return time plate 107 in which a scheduled return time to work is described in advance. These areas 102, 103, and 104 form a posting means in the present embodiment.

The name plate 105 has its name indicated in the registered name plate column 403 written on the front surface, and the name plate area 10 of the destination display device 101 on the back surface.
And a magnet unit for magnetically attracting to the surface of No. 2 and forming a magnetic information by a name identification magnetic stripe row 402 coded by a combination of the NS poles of the magnet to distinguish each other.

Similarly, the destination plate 106 has a predetermined destination indicated in the destination plate row 301 described in advance on the front surface, and the destination plate 106 is magnetically attracted to the front surface of the destination plate area 103 of the destination display device 101 and has the NS pole. And a magnet unit for forming magnetic information by the destination identification magnetic stripe row 302 coded by the combination of the above and distinguishing the destination.

Similarly, the expected return time plate 107 is described in advance with the expected return time shown in the expected return time plate column 701 on the front surface, and is magnetically attached to the front surface of the expected return time plate area 104 of the destination display device 101 on the back surface. And a magnet unit for forming magnetic information by means of the magnetic stripe array 702 for identification of the expected return time coded by the combination of the NS poles to distinguish the destination.

The destination display device 101 further includes a magnetic sensor 220 for identifying the name, destination and expected return time from magnetic information coded by magnets on the back of the name plate 105, destination plate 106 and expected return time plate 107. .

The circuit configuration of the destination display device 101 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 2, a magnetic sensor 220 for identifying the name, destination and expected return time of the magnetic stripe coded by the magnet unit, and the extension numbers 203 and 204 received by the exchange 202 from the external telephone 201 as keys. Phone number / name conversion means 223 for searching for the name of the person
And destination response conversion means 2 for searching for a response code and a message to be responded to using the coded information of the destination magnetic stripe on the back surface of destination plate 106 as a key.
24, a scheduled return time conversion means 222 for searching for a scheduled return time code and a scheduled return time message by using the coded information of the expected return time on the back surface of the return time plate 107 as a key, and controlling these. And control means 225 for storing various instructions / codes.

The conversion method of the destination response conversion means 224 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 3, a destination response conversion table 300 is used.
A destination plate row 301 storing destinations such as a conference room, a reception room, and a business trip; and a destination identification magnetic stripe row 302 in which destinations corresponding to the plate row 301 are encoded by magnetic stripes such as "NNNS" and "NNSN". ,
A response message string 304 storing a response message such as “Kaichu” or “Secret” corresponding to the magnetic stripe string 302 for destination identification, and “1”, “0”, etc. corresponding to the message string 304 And a response code string 303 to which the code of (1) is assigned.

The conversion method of the telephone number / name conversion means 223 uses a telephone number / name conversion table 400 as shown in FIG. An extension number column 401 for storing their own extension numbers,
The name corresponding to the extension number column 401 is “SNNS”,
A magnetic stripe row 402 for name identification encoded by a magnetic stripe such as “SNSN” and a registered name plate row 403 for storing names corresponding to the magnetic stripe row 402 are provided.

The expected return time conversion means 222 uses a scheduled return time conversion table 700 as shown in FIG. An expected return time plate column 701 storing the expected return time, an expected return time identification magnetic stripe array 702 in which the expected return time corresponding to this plate column 701 is encoded by a magnetic stripe such as "NNNNSSN" or "NNNNNSSS". , An expected return time code column 703 to which codes such as “1” and “0” are assigned in accordance with the expected return time, and an expected return time message column 704.

The destination display device 10 thus configured
1 reads a code by a magnetic stripe on the back surface of the name plate attached to the name plate area 102 on the front surface by the magnetic sensor 220, and refers to the telephone number conversion table 400 in FIG. 4 based on this code, for example, "SNNS". Then, the name is A and the extension number is "100
"1". Also, conversely,
This is a call to Mr. A from the extension number and the code is "SNN"
S "can also be searched.

Similarly, a code formed by the magnetic stripe of the destination plate attached to the destination plate area 103 is read by the magnetic sensor 220, and based on this code, for example, "NNNS", refer to the destination response conversion table 300 of FIG. It can be searched that the destination is "first conference room" and the response message is "Kaichu", and furthermore, the magnetic stripe on the back of the expected return time plate attached to the expected return time plate area 104 is used. The code is read by the magnetic sensor 220, and based on this code, for example, “NSSSSNN”, referring to the expected return time conversion table 700 in FIG.
6:00 ”, the scheduled return time code is“ 27 ”,
It can be searched that the scheduled return time message is "Jourokuji".

Therefore, the destination display device 1 according to the present embodiment.
01 reads the name plate, destination plate, and expected return time pasted when a call is made from an outside line using a magnetic striped code, searches for the registered name from the extension number, and if the person is absent Can respond to messages automatically. For example, if Mr. A's schedule is "meeting until 16:00 in the first conference room" and a call is made from an outside line to Mr. A's extension "1001", the exchange will send a call from the destination display device 101 to the destination display device 101. Based on the destination and return time of Mr. A, he can automatically respond with “Gensai Kaigichu Desujukuroji Ikounidenwa @ Okakenaoshikudasai”.

In the above-described configuration, an example in which a name is read using a magnetic striped code has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a non-contact wireless tag or a magnetic card reader may be used to read the name. May be recognized. For example, the name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information composed of a combination of an N pole and an S pole of a magnet, and the name information reading unit, the destination information reading unit, and the time information reading unit are connected to the magnetic information. The name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information stored in a magnetic stripe, and the name information reading means, the destination information reading means, and the time information reading means are included in the magnetic stripe. The magnetic stripe reader that reads the magnetic information of, the name information, destination information and time information, as wireless information stored in a wireless tag, the name information reading means, destination information reading means, time information reading means, May be configured as a wireless sensor that reads the wireless information in a non-contact manner.

Next, this operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the exchange 202 connected to the destination display apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment receives an incoming call from the external telephone 201 to the exchange 202 (YES in step 501), as shown in the processing flow of FIG. The extension number of the connection destination is received (step 502), and the extension number is transmitted to the destination display device 101 (step 503). Here, the destination display device 101 searches for a destination or the like using the received extension number as a key. After transmitting the extension number, exchange 202 waits for a response code from destination display device 101 (step 504).

If there is no corresponding person at the extension number (YES in step 505, response code "9" in the response code string 303), no corresponding person processing such as responding a message to the other party that there is no corresponding person ( Perform step 506),
If the person is present and present (YE in step 507)
S, the response code "0" of the response code string 303), the extension number to the corresponding person is called (step 509), and the end is monitored in step 510. If the corresponding person is present and absent (NO in step 507, NO in step 507). A message response process 508 is performed, such as responding to the other party with the response code "0" in the response code sequence 303), the destination and response message of the person stored in advance, and the expected return time. It operates to monitor and return to the standby state upon termination.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the destination display device 101. When the destination display device 101 receives the notification of the extension number from the exchange 202 by receiving the outside line (step 601), the destination display device 101 searches the extension number column 401 of the telephone number / name conversion table 400 using the extension number as a key.
Determine the corresponding person's name identification magnetic stripe,
The magnetic sensor 220 senses the name plate area 102 to confirm whether the person has entered the destination display device 101, and finalizes the entry (step 602).
At this time, if the person is not found (step 603)
Is NO), the response code "9" is set and transmitted to the exchange (step 604). If there is a corresponding person (YES in step 603), the response code is pasted to the destination plate area 103 of the corresponding entry of the destination display device 101. The read magnetic stripe is read (step 605), and the destination identification magnetic stripe row 302 of the destination response conversion table 300 is searched using the read magnetic stripe as a key (step 606). As a result of the search, a response code corresponding to the destination is transmitted to the exchange (step 607). The magnetic stripe attached to the expected return time plate area 104 of the corresponding entry of the destination display device 101 is read (step 608), and the read magnetic stripe is used as a key, and the expected return time identification magnetic stripe of the expected return time conversion table 700 is used. Search column 702 (step 60)
9). As a result of the search, an expected return time code corresponding to the expected return time is transmitted to the exchange (step 610).

Next, the present apparatus reads the response code and response message shown in FIG. 3 and the expected return time message according to the destination of the relevant person, so that the exchange can combine the name, destination and expected return time of the relevant person. By responding the message to the other party, detailed guidance can be provided.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a call is received, the destination display device 101 determines whether or not there is a corresponding person.
By making an automatic answer with reference to the destination and expected return time in the case of absence, the conventional agency work is reduced,
The destination display target person can also eliminate the need to input data such as a destination to the personal computer.

When a plurality of names are registered for one extension number in the exchange, if at least one of the plurality of persons is present, the extension is called and the receiver answers. You can also respond to everyone's schedule by voice. Further, in the present embodiment, an example in which the exchange automatically answers is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Information such as name and destination is transferred to a personal computer, and a schedule management program of the personal computer transmits a telephone response to the telephone response. You may comprise so that a destination management may be performed.

The present invention can be described as the following embodiments.

<Embodiment 1> In a destination display device having entries corresponding to a plurality of members, each entry having a means for displaying a name and a destination, the destination display device is connected to a telephone exchange system, and a telephone number is provided. It has a means to determine the name from, and a means to read the destination corresponding to the name. When a call comes in, it connects to the destination display device from the telephone exchange system, receives the telephone number you want to connect from the telephone exchange system, and this telephone number The destination display device reads the destination of the entry of the corresponding name on the destination display device, and responds the result to the telephone exchange system.

<Embodiment 2> In a destination display device having entries corresponding to a plurality of members, each entry having a means for displaying a name and a destination, the destination display device is connected to a telephone exchange system, and a telephone number is provided. It has a means to determine the name from the destination, a means to read the destination corresponding to the name, a means to determine the response message according to the destination, and when a call arrives, connects to the destination display device from the telephone exchange system and exchanges the telephone. Receives a telephone number to be connected from the system, determines a name from this telephone number, reads the destination of the entry of the corresponding name on the destination display device, determines a response message according to the destination, and determines the destination and the response message. A destination display device for responding to a telephone exchange system.

<Embodiment 3> In a destination display device having entries corresponding to a plurality of members, each entry having a means for displaying a name and a destination, the destination display device is connected to the telephone exchange system, and the telephone number is determined. It has a means to determine the name, a means to read the destination corresponding to the name, a means to determine the response message according to the destination, and when a call comes in, the telephone exchange system connects to the destination display device, and the telephone exchange system Receives the telephone number to be connected from, and determines a plurality of names from this telephone number, reads the destination of the entry of the corresponding name on the plurality of destination display devices, and responds according to the combination of absent and occupants. Determining a response message, and responding the response message to the telephone switching system. Destination display device.

<Embodiment 4> The above embodiments 1, 2, 3
In the destination display device, a magnetic sensor is equipped, a plurality of magnets are attached to a plate of name and destination display, a name and a destination are determined by a combination of a plurality of magnets, and the destination is determined by attaching this plate. A destination display device wherein a name and a destination are read by a magnetic sensor of the display device.

<Embodiment 5> The above embodiments 1, 2, 3
In the destination display device, a wireless tag sensor is provided instead of the magnetic sensor combined with the N and S poles of the magnet, and the wireless tag is attached to a plate for displaying the name, destination, and expected return time, and the wireless tag is used. The name, destination, and expected return time are determined by the transmitted wireless tag identification code, and this plate is attached to the destination display device to read the name, destination, and expected return time by the wireless tag sensor of the destination display device. Characteristic destination display device. In this case, the destination identification magnetic stripe row 302 and the name identification magnetic stripe row 402
Instead of the magnetic stripe sequence 802 for scheduled return time identification, a wireless tag code sequence for destination identification, a wireless tag code sequence for name identification, and a wireless tag code sequence for scheduled return time identification are set in the respective conversion table tables.

[0041]

As described above, according to the present invention, a name, a destination and a scheduled return time information, for example, by a combination of NS poles are given to the magnet portion attracted to the display surface of the name plate and the destination plate, By performing destination management using information on the destination and expected return time, it is possible to automatically answer according to the destination of each person, reduce the reception of telephone calls, and use the destination display device for switching telephones, Thus, schedule management can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of a destination display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a circuit configuration of the destination display device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a destination response conversion table according to the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a view showing a telephone number / name conversion table according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the exchange according to the embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the destination display device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a scheduled return time conversion table according to the embodiment;

[Explanation of symbols]

101: destination display device, 102: name plate area, 103: destination plate area, 104: expected return time plate area, 105: name plate, 106:
Destination plate, 107: expected return time plate, 20
1: external telephone, 202: exchange, 203, 204: internal telephone, 210: response transmission line, 211: internal number transmission line, 220: magnetic sensor, 221: wireless tag sensor, 222: expected return time conversion means, 223: telephone Number / name conversion means, 224: Destination response conversion means, 225:
Control means, 300: destination response conversion table, 301: destination plate row, 302: magnetic stripe row for destination identification,
303: response code string, 304: response message string, 4
00: extension number name conversion table, 401: extension number string, 40
2: Magnetic stripe column for name identification, 403: Registered name plate column, 700: Scheduled return time conversion table, 701: Scheduled return time plate column, 702: Magnetic stripe line for scheduled return time identification, 703: Scheduled return time code column , 70
4: Scheduled return time message string.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Ken Saito 1 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa F-term within Hitachi Information Technology Co., Ltd. 5K024 AA41 BB03 FF06 GG03 9A001 JJ72 KK56

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A destination display device comprising a posting means having a name area, a destination area, and a scheduled return time area for displaying names, destinations, and expected return times of a plurality of persons, wherein the name corresponding to the name described on the surface is provided. A name plate having a magnet portion containing information and attracting to the bulletin means; a destination plate having a magnet portion attracting to the bulletin means containing destination information corresponding to a destination described on the surface; and a return plate described on the surface. A scheduled return time plate that includes a magnet portion that includes time information corresponding to the scheduled time and that is attracted to the posting means, a name information reading means that reads name information of a name plate affixed to the name area, and a name information reading means that is affixed to the destination area Destination information reading means for reading the destination information of the destination plate, and reading the time information of the expected return time plate attached to the expected return time area Posting means having time information reading means, the name information of the name plate adsorbed to the name area, the destination information of the destination plate adsorbed to the destination area, and the return time area adsorbed. A destination display device for performing destination management using expected return time information of an expected return time plate. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information composed of a combination of an N pole and an S pole of a magnet. The destination display device according to claim 1, wherein the destination sensor is a magnetic sensor that reads the magnetic information. 3. The name information, the destination information, and the time information are magnetic information stored in a magnetic stripe, and the name information reading means, the destination information reading means, and the time information reading means transmit the magnetic information of the magnetic stripe. 2. The destination display device according to claim 1, wherein the destination display device is a magnetic stripe reader. 4. The name information, destination information, and time information are wireless information stored in a wireless tag, and the name information reading means, destination information reading means, and time information reading means contact the wireless information in a non-contact manner. 2. The destination display device according to claim 1, wherein the destination display device is a wireless sensor that can read. 5. Sending the name information and destination information to a telephone exchange, and when the telephone exchange makes a telephone call to an extension number corresponding to the name information, sends a response message corresponding to the information. 5. The destination display device according to claim 1, wherein the destination display device responds. 6. The destination display device according to claim 5, wherein the extension number is assigned to a plurality of name information.