JP2002044146A - Address conversion server and address conversion connection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire an unknown address of a communication opposite party. SOLUTION: An address conversion database 2 stores an address conversion table 3 where addresses with different connection methods are in cross-reference with communication destinations. When a transmission reception section 5 receives an address conversion request from a user side telephone terminal 6, an address mutual conversion section 4 retrieves the address conversion database 2 to acquire a corresponding address and informs the telephone terminal about the acquired address via the transmission reception section 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an address translation server for acquiring an unknown address and an address translation connection system using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of communication technology, in exchanging information with a communication partner, in addition to using a telephone, e-mail or access to a homepage established on the Internet has been performed. ing.

[0003]

However, when the user knows the telephone number of the communication partner but does not know the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the communication partner's homepage or the e-mail address, the telephone is used. In such a case, it is necessary to confirm the URL and the e-mail address.

If the user knows the URL but does not know the telephone number or e-mail address,
It was troublesome to access the homepage and check the phone number and e-mail address.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an address conversion server capable of acquiring an unknown address of a communication partner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an address conversion connection system which can cope with diversification of communication connection methods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing an address conversion program capable of acquiring an unknown address of a communication partner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium storing a network connection program which can cope with diversification of communication connection methods.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, an address translation server according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a database for storing a table in which addresses having different connection methods are associated with communication destinations. When an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one of the following addresses is received,
An acquisition unit for searching the database to acquire a corresponding address, and a notifying unit for notifying the address acquired by the acquisition unit are provided.

According to the present invention, when an address translation request is accepted, a table that associates addresses with different connection methods is searched, and the corresponding addresses are obtained and notified, so that the user is notified. For example,
When only the telephone number of the other party is known, an e-mail address corresponding to this can be obtained.

An address conversion connection system according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a database for storing a table in which addresses having different connection methods are associated with communication destinations, and a connection method including at least one known address. When an address conversion request for requesting an unknown address is received, an acquisition unit that searches the database to acquire a corresponding address, and a connection unit that connects to the address acquired by the acquisition unit. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, the user connects to the address obtained by searching the database via the network, so that the user does not have to connect to the obtained address again. Can be improved.

A computer-readable recording medium storing an address conversion program according to a third aspect of the present invention includes:
A step of, when an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is received, searching a table corresponding to an address having a different connection method to obtain a corresponding address; And a step of causing the obtained address to be notified.

According to the present invention, there is provided a first method for retrieving a table corresponding to an address having a different connection method and acquiring and notifying the corresponding address when an address conversion request is received. By storing the program for realization in a computer-readable recording medium, the computer system can read the recording medium to execute the first method.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium storing a network connection program, wherein an address conversion request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address has been accepted. Sometimes, a network connection program having a step of searching a table in which addresses having different connection methods are associated and acquiring the corresponding addresses, and a step of connecting the acquired addresses is stored.

According to the present invention, by storing a program for realizing the second present method for connecting via a network to an address obtained by searching a database on a computer-readable recording medium, By reading the recording medium into a computer system, the second method can be executed.

[0017]

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

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an address translation server according to one embodiment. The address translation server 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an address translation database 2 storing an address translation table 3.
And an address mutual conversion unit 4 that searches the address conversion database 2 to obtain a corresponding address, and receives an address conversion request from the telephone terminal 6 on the user side, and converts the address obtained by the address mutual conversion unit 4. And a transmission / reception unit 5 for notifying the telephone terminal 6.

For example, in the Internet, this address translation server 1 is disposed at a so-called provider or the like, and the provider uses the address translation server 1 to provide services to users.

Here, the telephone number, URL, E-
The mail address and the like are each simply referred to as an address.

The address conversion table 3 is a table in which telephone numbers, URLs, E-Mail addresses, and the like are associated with communication destinations such as individuals and companies. As this information, information checked in advance may be registered, or information received from an individual or a company via a telecommunication line may be registered.

The telephone terminal 6 has a display and has a function of displaying contents obtained from an e-mail, a homepage or the like on the display.

The address translation server 1 may be realized by dedicated hardware, or the address translation server 4
The functions of each unit such as the communication unit 5 and the transmission / reception unit 5 may be realized by software.

When the functions of each unit of the address translation server 1 are realized by software, the address translation server 1 is constituted by a computer system having a floppy (registered trademark) disk device, an optical disk device, or the like. Floppy disk for floppy disk drive and CD-ROM for optical disk drive
Is inserted from the insertion slot and a predetermined reading operation is performed, so that the programs stored in these recording media can be installed in the system. Further, by connecting a predetermined drive device, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor ROM, or the like may be used. These recording media store programs for executing the functions of the respective units.

Here, the recording medium refers to various recording media capable of recording a program, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory.

Next, the operation of the address translation server 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the address translation server 1.

In Step 1, the transmission / reception unit 5 receives a request for address conversion from the telephone terminal 6 on the user side. It is assumed that the address conversion request includes at least one known address among addresses such as a telephone number and a URL.

The address conversion request may be made by voice. In this case, the transmitting / receiving section 5 is provided with a function of recognizing the address conversion request by voice.

In Step 2, the address mutual conversion unit 4
The address conversion database 2 is searched, and an address corresponding to a known address is obtained from the address conversion table 3. The address may be obtained by obtaining all other addresses corresponding to the known addresses, or when the user specifies, only the specified address may be obtained.

In Step 3, the transmitting / receiving section 5 notifies the telephone terminal 6 of the address obtained by the mutual address conversion section 4, and ends the processing.

The user selects a desired address from the obtained addresses and connects to the communication destination.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is received, the address translation database 2 is searched, By obtaining the corresponding address and notifying,
For example, when only the telephone number of the other party is known, the user can obtain an e-mail address corresponding to this.

In the present embodiment, the user uses the telephone terminal 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a personal computer, a system notebook, etc.
A communication terminal or information device having a communication function may be used.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an address conversion connection system according to one embodiment. The address translation connection system 31 of FIG.
The configuration includes an address translation server 32 having an address translation judging unit 33 instead of the transmitting / receiving unit 5 of FIG. The same components as those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The address conversion connection system 31 is arranged, for example, on the Internet in a so-called provider or the like.
1 to provide a service to the user.

The address conversion request from the telephone terminal 6 includes
At least one known address among the telephone numbers and URLs is included, and when a connection with a communication destination whose address is unknown is desired, the communication destination is specified and the connection specification is included.

The communication destination is a content server 3 that distributes contents such as image data and audio data.
5. Mail server 3 that manages sending and receiving e-mail
6. Designate any one of the telephone terminal 37 and the like.

The connection unit 34 includes a receiving unit (not shown) for receiving an address conversion request and a connection designation from the telephone terminal 6 on the user side, and a notifying unit (not shown) for notifying the address obtained by the address mutual conversion unit 4. Content server 35 and mail server 3 with different connection methods
6. A configuration having a connection unit (not shown) for connecting the telephone terminal 37 to the telephone terminal 6 via a network.

The address conversion judging section 33 includes a connection device 34
Thus, when an address conversion request from the telephone terminal 6 is received, it is determined whether or not the connection is specified in the address conversion request.

Note that the address conversion connection system 31
It may be realized by dedicated hardware, or the address mutual conversion unit 4, the address conversion determination unit 33, and the connection device 34.
The functions of the respective units such as may be realized by software.

When the function of each part of the address conversion connection system 31 is realized by software, the address conversion connection system 31 is a computer system having a built-in or external readout device for reading a program or the like from a recording medium such as a floppy disk device. It consists of. A program for executing the function of each unit is stored in the recording medium, so that the program can be installed in the system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the address conversion connection system 31.

In Step 11, the receiving unit of the connection device 34 receives an address conversion request from the telephone terminal 6 on the user side. This address conversion request may be made by voice. In this case, the receiving unit is provided with a function of recognizing the address conversion request by voice.

In Step 12, the address conversion judging section 33
Determines whether there is a connection designation. If there is no connection designation, the process proceeds to Steps 13 and 14, and the process ends. Note that the processing in Steps 13 and 14 is the same as that in Step 2 in FIG.
Since it is the same as 2 and 3, description is omitted here.

On the other hand, if there is a connection designation, the address conversion determining unit 33 notifies the address mutual conversion unit 4 of the designation, and proceeds to Step 15.

In Step 15, the address mutual conversion unit 4
Searches the address translation database 2 and obtains, from the address translation table 3, the address of the connection destination corresponding to the known address.

In Step 16, the connection unit of the connection device 34 connects the address destination acquired by the address mutual conversion unit 4 to the telephone terminal 6.

For example, when a telephone terminal is specified as a connection destination, the telephone lines of the telephone terminal 6 and the telephone terminal 37 are connected, and the transmission and reception of voice are mediated between them.

If an e-mail has been specified, the connection device 34 displays an e-mail input screen on the screen of the telephone terminal 6. When the user inputs necessary places and sends an e-mail, the connection device 34
The telephone terminal 6 is connected to the mail server 36 to transmit an e-mail. When it is necessary to confirm the arrival result of the e-mail, the arrival result is received from the mail server 36 and displayed on the screen of the telephone terminal 6.

When the content server has been designated, the telephone terminal 6 is connected to the content server 35, and the content is received from the content server 35 and transmitted to the telephone terminal 6.

When the instruction to disconnect the network is received from the telephone terminal 6, the processing is terminated.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the address destination obtained by searching the address conversion database 2 is connected to the telephone terminal 6 of the user. Since the trouble of connecting again is eliminated, usability can be improved.

Also, according to the present embodiment, the user can arbitrarily set the connection designation by providing the address conversion judging unit 33 and judging the presence or absence of the connection designation.

In the present embodiment, the designation of the communication destination is included as the connection designation. However, the designation of the communication destination does not necessarily have to be included. In such a case, the connection device 34 obtains all the addresses of the corresponding connection destinations from the address conversion database 2 and stores them, and transmits them to the telephone terminal 6 of the user to urge the user to select a communication destination address. To do. Then, a connection is made to the connection destination address selected by the user. The process of prompting the selection is continued until the instruction to disconnect the network is received, and the user switches the address of the communication destination so that the connection to another address can be continuously performed.

[0056]

As described above, according to the address conversion server of the present invention, even if the address of the communication destination is unknown, if any address relating to the communication destination is known,
The unknown address can be obtained.

Further, according to the address conversion connection system of the present invention, even if the address of the communication destination is unknown, if any address relating to the communication destination is known, it is possible to connect to the unknown address. It can respond to diversification of connection methods.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an address translation server 1 according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the address translation server 1.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an address translation connection system 31 according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure by the address conversion connection system 31.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Address conversion server 2 Address conversion database 3 Address conversion table 4 Address conversion unit 5 Transmission / reception unit 6, 37 Telephone terminal 31 Address conversion connection system 33 Address conversion determination unit 34 Connecting device 35 Content server 36 Mail server

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) H04M 3/493 H04L 11/00 310C 11/00 303 (72) Inventor Kimiko Oga Nishishinjuku-san, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Chome 19-2 Tohoku Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hitaka Shinji 3-15 Babacho, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Nishi-Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. 3-15 Babacho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka F-term (reference) in Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation 5K015 AB01 AF02 5K024 AA01 AA76 BB01 GG03 5K030 HA08 HD09 KA01 KA05 KA07 KA20 LB02 LD17 5K033 BA14 CB01 CB09 DB12 DB14 5K101MM07 NN08 NN14 NN21 RR11 RR28 UU19

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A database storing a table in which addresses having different connection methods are associated with communication destinations, and an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is accepted. An address translation server, comprising: an acquisition unit that retrieves the corresponding address by searching the database when notified, and a notification unit that notifies the address acquired by the acquisition unit. 2. The address translation server according to claim 1, further comprising a recognition unit that recognizes the address translation request by voice. 3. A database storing a table in which addresses having different connection methods are associated with communication destinations, and an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is accepted. An address conversion connection system, comprising: an acquisition unit that retrieves the database and acquires a corresponding address when received, and a connection unit that connects to the address acquired by the acquisition unit. 4. A means for judging whether or not there is a connection designation, means for making a connection to the connection means when the judgment means judges that there is a connection designation, and means for making a connection to the connection means when there is no designation for connection. 4. The address conversion connection system according to claim 3, further comprising: selection means for prompting selection of the address obtained by said obtaining means when the determination is made. 5. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a recognizing means for recognizing said address translation request by voice.
Address conversion connection system as described. 6. When an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is received, a table corresponding to an address having a different connection method is searched and responded. A computer-readable recording medium storing an address conversion program, comprising: obtaining an address; and notifying the obtained address. 7. When an address translation request requesting an unknown address having a different connection method including at least one known address is received, a table corresponding to an address having a different connection method is searched and responded. A computer-readable recording medium storing a network connection program, comprising: a step of obtaining an address; and a step of connecting to the obtained address.