JP2004096211A - Telephone system, button telephone and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a wireless slave unit to know individual services occurred in a telephone to which the slave unit belongs at a location where it moves to another telephone. <P>SOLUTION: This telephone system is provided with a system control means by which various kinds of information can be transferred between telephone sets 1 over a connection line 5 for interconnecting the telephone sets 1. Using the system control means, the telephone ID and the terminal ID belonging to another telephone set is acquired from the wireless slave unit belonging to another telephone 1, and terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID is acquired from a belonging telephone set corresponding to the belonging ID via the connection line 5. An information storage device is connected to the connection line 5 to transfer terminal information between the telephone sets 1 via the information storage device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a telephone system, a key telephone device, and a program, and more particularly, to a telephone system, a key telephone device, and a program for providing a communication service to a wireless terminal common to a plurality of telephone devices.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a telephone system, a wireless handset (wireless telephone) housed as a handset in a telephone device (button telephone device) via a wireless line is made available to other telephone devices to which the user moves. There has been proposed an apparatus in which a communication service can be received at a plurality of destinations by properly using an authentication ID required for wireless communication with a telephone device in a wireless slave device (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-195977). Gazette).
[0003]
In a telephone device used in this system, a wireless master device is connected to a telephone control device (main device), so that the wireless master device controls a wireless slave device via a wireless line. In such a connection method, a unique ID used for authentication is set in advance in both the wireless master device and the wireless slave device in order to determine whether or not the wireless slave device can be connected, and the connection is determined using the ID. ing. Therefore, by registering the destination ID in the wireless slave in advance and using them properly, it is possible to connect to the wireless slave in common by a plurality of wireless masters as the destination.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional telephone system, a wireless slave device can be used in common by a plurality of telephone devices, but when the wireless slave device is under the control of a destination telephone device, the wireless slave device is not used. The terminal information used for the service that was received by the original telephone device is not set in the destination telephone device, and the same service as the service in the original telephone device cannot be received by the destination telephone device However, there has been a problem that the usability for the user is significantly impaired, and the function of being able to use the same wireless terminal with a plurality of telephone devices cannot be used effectively.
[0005]
In order to receive the same service in each telephone device, a method in which the same terminal information as that of the belonging telephone device is manually set in advance at the destination telephone device is also conceivable. However, in general, there are a large number of destination telephone devices and even a large number of wireless handsets, and the contents of the terminal information are also changed. Therefore, an administrator or a user must set each destination telephone device. , It becomes a huge work load.
The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and even when a wireless handset moves and is under the control of another telephone device, it is possible to receive the same service as under the control of the associated telephone device. It is intended to provide a telephone system, a key telephone device and a program.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve such an object, a telephone system according to the present invention includes a plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line. The wireless handset belongs to any one of the telephone devices in advance, and is controlled by one of the telephone devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone device is controlled under the control of the telephone device. A telephone system for providing various communication services to a certain wireless handset, further comprising a connection line connecting between telephone devices.
Then, among the telephone devices, the belonging telephone device to which any of the wireless slaves belongs associates the terminal information used for controlling the wireless slaves belonging to the own device with the terminal ID unique to the wireless slave. And a system control unit for acquiring and returning terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID notified from another telephone device via the connection line from the storage unit. The destination telephone device that is controlled via the wireless line at the location where the wireless slave device has moved moves from a wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device to a belonging ID indicating the belonging telephone device of the wireless slave device and the wireless device. The terminal ID unique to the terminal is acquired, the terminal ID is notified to the telephone device belonging to the belonging ID via the connection line, and the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device corresponding thereto is obtained. The terminal information corresponding to And it has a system control means to get through.
[0007]
Further, another telephone system according to the present invention includes a plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line. Belonging to any one of the telephone devices in advance, and receiving control from any one of the telephone devices via a wireless line in response to movement, the telephone device transmits a signal to a wireless slave unit under the control of the telephone device. A telephone system for providing various communication services, and further comprising a connection line connecting between the telephone devices.
Then, among the telephone devices, the belonging telephone device to which any of the wireless slaves belongs associates the terminal information used for controlling the wireless slaves belonging to the own device with the terminal ID unique to the wireless slave. And a system control unit for acquiring and returning terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID notified from another telephone device via the connection line from the storage unit. The destination telephone device that is controlled via the wireless line at the location where the wireless slave device has moved acquires a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, and receives the terminal ID via the connection line. The terminal ID is notified to each of the other telephone devices, and the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device belonging to the wireless slave device in response thereto is obtained via the connection line. With system control means That.
[0008]
Further, another telephone system according to the present invention includes a plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line. Belonging to any one of the telephone devices in advance, and receiving control from any one of the telephone devices via a wireless line in response to movement, the telephone device transmits a signal to a wireless slave unit under the control of the telephone device. And a communication system for providing various communication services. The communication system further includes an information storage device connected to each telephone device via a connection line and storing various information exchanged between the telephone devices.
Then, among the telephone devices, the belonging telephone device to which any of the wireless slaves belongs associates the terminal information used for controlling the wireless slaves belonging to the own device with the terminal ID unique to the wireless slave. System control means for registering the information in the information storage device via the connection line, and among the telephone devices, the destination telephone device controlled via the wireless line at the location where the wireless handset has moved is the other telephone device. System control means for acquiring a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to the device, and acquiring terminal information registered in association with the terminal ID from the information storage device via the connection line. It has.
[0009]
Also, a key telephone apparatus according to the present invention is a key telephone comprising a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more wireless handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line. A plurality of devices are provided, and the wireless slave unit belongs to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receives control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement. The device is a button talker used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the key telephone device. The main device has a connection for interconnecting the key telephone devices. System control means for exchanging various kinds of information with another key telephone device via a line, and the system control means allows a wireless telephone device belonging to another telephone device to transmit to a telephone device belonging to the wireless telephone device. And the terminal ID unique to the wireless client device are obtained, and the terminal ID is notified to the corresponding telephone device corresponding to the belonging ID via the connection line. The terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device is obtained via a connection line.
[0010]
Another key telephone device according to the present invention includes a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more wireless handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line. A plurality of key telephone devices are provided, and the wireless slave unit belongs to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receives control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and A key telephone device is a key telephone device used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the key telephone device. The key device connects the key telephone devices to each other. System control means for exchanging various kinds of information with another key telephone device via a connection line to be connected, and this system control means allows a wireless slave unit belonging to another telephone device to be unique to the wireless slave unit. end The terminal ID is obtained, the terminal ID is notified to each of the other telephone devices via the connection line, and the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device belonging to the wireless slave device in response thereto Is obtained via a connection line.
[0011]
Another key telephone device according to the present invention includes a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more wireless handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line. A plurality of key telephone devices are provided, and the wireless slave unit belongs to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receives control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and A key telephone device is a key telephone device used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the key telephone device. The key telephone device is connected to the main device via a connection line with each key telephone device. System control means for exchanging various kinds of information with another key telephone device via the information storage device provided by the user. And obtains terminal information registered in the information storage device in association with the terminal ID by the associated telephone control device to which the wireless slave device belongs from the information storage device via the connection line. It was made.
[0012]
When determining whether or not the wireless slave is a wireless slave that can be used in the telephone system, the system controller determines that the wireless slave has responded to the successful acquisition of the terminal information corresponding to the wireless slave. It may be determined that the wireless slave device can be used in the system.
[0013]
Further, the program according to the present invention is connected to a communication network via a communication line and includes a plurality of telephone control devices for controlling one or more wireless slaves via a wireless line. The telephone control device belongs to any one of the devices in advance, and is controlled via a wireless line from any one of the telephone control devices according to the movement, and the telephone control device is under the control of the telephone control device. A computer of a telephone control device used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to a wireless remote device belonging to another telephone control device. A step of obtaining a terminal ID unique to the slave unit, and a step of notifying the terminal control unit corresponding to the obtained terminal ID of the terminal ID via a connection line interconnecting the telephone control units. And-up, the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the radio personal station returned from belonging telephone control device in response to the notification, is intended to execute the acquiring via a connection line.
[0014]
Another program according to the present invention is connected to a communication network via a communication line, and includes a plurality of telephone control devices for controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line. The telephone control device belongs to any one of the telephone control devices in advance, and receives control from any one of the telephone control devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone control device is controlled by the wireless control device under the control of the telephone control device. A computer of a telephone control device used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to the child device, obtaining a terminal ID unique to the wireless child device from a wireless child device belonging to another telephone control device; A step of notifying the terminal ID to each of the other telephone control apparatuses via a connection line for interconnecting the telephone control apparatuses; And the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the radio personal station, is intended for executing the steps to get through the connection line.
[0015]
Another program according to the present invention is connected to a communication network via a communication line, and includes a plurality of telephone control devices for controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line. The telephone control device belongs to any one of the telephone control devices in advance, and receives control from any one of the telephone control devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone control device is controlled by the wireless control device under the control of the telephone control device. A computer of a telephone control device used in a telephone system that provides various communication services to the child device, obtaining a terminal ID unique to the wireless child device from a wireless child device belonging to another telephone control device; From the information storage device connected to each telephone control device via the connection line, terminal information registered in the information storage device by the assigned telephone control device to which the wireless slave unit belongs in association with the terminal ID, It is intended to execute the steps to get through the connection line.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
This telephone system includes a plurality of telephone devices 1 (1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N) and a connection line 5 for connecting the telephone devices 1 to each other.
Each of the telephone devices 1 (1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N) is composed of a key telephone device, and includes a main device (telephone control device) 10, a wireless master device 20, and a wireless slave device 30. The telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N are mutually connected via a connection line 5, and exchange various information as needed.
The connection line 5 is a line for realizing data communication between the telephone devices 1. For example, in addition to a packet communication line such as the Internet, a dedicated line, a telephone line, an ISDN line, or the like is used.
[0017]
The main device 10 is connected to a communication network 40 via the communication line 4 and communicates with the other party (not shown) via the communication network 40 to make a voice call, e-mail, voice mail, and the like. This is a device that provides a communication service such as to a user of the wireless slave device 30. The main device 10 is mutually connected to the main devices of other telephone devices via the connection line 5, and exchanges various information as needed.
The wireless master device 20 is connected to the main device 10 via the extension transmission line 2 and communicates with the wireless slave device 30 via the wireless line 3 to establish a connection between the main device 10 and the wireless slave device 30. Various types of information such as exchanged terminal information are mutually transferred.
[0018]
The wireless slave device 30 is controlled by the main device 10 by communicating with the wireless master device 20 via the wireless line 3, and exchanges various kinds of information with the main device 10 to provide the communication service to the wireless slave device 30. To the user of the device 30.
Each wireless handset 30 belongs to one of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N, and a belonging ID unique to the belonging telephone device to which the wireless handset belongs belongs to the wireless handset 30 in advance. It is registered. Incoming calls, such as individual incoming calls, e-mails, voice mails, and the like, are individually received by the associated telephone device, and are processed as individual services to the wireless terminal.
[0019]
Further, a system common ID common to the telephone system, that is, each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N is registered in advance in the wireless slave device 30, and the destination telephone device uses the system common ID. Authentication and registration processing is performed with the main device of the telephone device, and the destination telephone device can receive a predetermined communication service. Further, a unique terminal ID for identifying the own slave unit is registered in the wireless slave unit 30, and terminal information corresponding to the wireless slave unit is searched by this terminal ID.
Note that the description that the wireless slave device is connected to the telephone device generally indicates that the wireless slave device is directly connected to the telephone device. However, in the present embodiment, the wireless slave device is connected to the wireless master device. Through the connection to the main device of the telephone device under the control of the telephone device.
[0020]
In FIG. 1, for ease of understanding, a configuration example is shown in which each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N is provided with one wireless master device 20 and one wireless slave device 30. It is not limited to this.
Normally, each telephone device (key telephone device) is provided not only with the wireless slave device 30 but also with an extension slave device (wired slave device) connected to the main device 10 in parallel with the wireless master device 20 via the extension transmission line 2. Are provided, and there are also a plurality of wireless slave units and a plurality of wireless master units. Each embodiment of the present invention can be similarly applied to such a configuration, and the same operation and effect can be obtained.
[0021]
Next, a main device used in the telephone device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main device used in the telephone device according to the present embodiment.
The main device 10 includes a line interface unit (hereinafter, referred to as a line I / F unit) 11, a switch 12, a base unit interface unit (hereinafter, referred to as a base unit I / F unit) 13, a control unit 14, and a storage unit 15. Is provided.
[0022]
The line I / F unit 11 is connected to the communication network 40 via the communication line 4, realizes communication with a destination (not shown) connected via the communication network 40, and It is connected to the main device of another telephone device via the line 5 and realizes transfer of various information such as terminal information by data communication such as packet communication.
The master unit I / F unit 13 is connected to the wireless master device 20 via the extension transmission line 2, and various types of information between the wireless master device 20 and the wireless slave device 30 connected via the wireless line 3. Achieve the transfer of.
The switch 12 performs a relay exchange connection between the line I / F unit 11 and the master unit I / F unit 13, thereby connecting the other party connected via the communication line 4 and the communication network 40 to the wireless master unit 20. And communication with the wireless slave device 30 connected via the wireless line 3.
[0023]
The control unit 14 includes a microprocessor such as a CPU and its peripheral circuits, and controls the entire telephone device 1 by reading and executing a program stored in the storage unit 15 in advance. The control unit 14 includes a call control unit 14A and a system control unit 14B as functional units realized by the hardware and the program cooperating with each other.
The call control unit 14A controls the line I / F unit 11, the master unit I / F unit 13 and the switch 12 to control a general call such as an incoming call to the wireless slave unit 30 and an outgoing call from the wireless slave unit 30. Perform control. The system control means 14B controls the wireless handset 30 moving between the telephone devices.
[0024]
The storage unit 15 stores programs executed by the control unit 14 and various information necessary for control by the control unit 14. The storage unit 15 stores, as various types of information, system management information 15A for managing the telephone system and terminal management information 15B used for controlling each wireless slave device 30 belonging to the telephone device. .
The system management information 15A includes a system common ID, a device ID assigned to each of the telephone devices 1 constituting the telephone system in advance, and a device ID for communicating with the telephone device via the connection line 5 for each device ID. Contains connection destination information such as necessary addresses. In the terminal management information 15B, abbreviated dial data used in the wireless slave device 30, a user name and a destination number are registered in association with the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30 belonging to the own device. Data such as stored telephone directory data and transmission restriction data to a destination including a specific number are managed as needed.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment. Here, a case will be described as an example where the wireless slave device 30 having the telephone device 1A as the belonging telephone device has moved to the telephone device 1C. .
When the wireless handset 30 under the control of the telephone device 1A reaches the area within the wireless communication area of the telephone device 1C, the wireless handset 30 includes the device ID of the button telephone device 1C from the button telephone device 1C. Upon receiving the notification signal (step 100), it is confirmed that the user has entered the service area of the key telephone apparatus 1C different from the belonging telephone apparatus 1A, and it is determined that the location registration is necessary.
[0026]
Then, the system refers to the system common ID, affiliation ID, and terminal ID registered in the own device in advance (step 101), and transmits a position registration request including these IDs to the key telephone device 1C (step 102).
In the main device 10 of the key telephone device 1C, the system controller 14B receives the position registration request from the wireless slave device 30 via the wireless master device 20 and the master device I / F section 13, and is included in the position registration request. The system common ID is compared with its own system common ID included in the system management information 15A of the storage unit 15. Then, in accordance with the match, the wireless slave device 30 is determined to be a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system, and an authentication request is transmitted to the wireless slave device 30 (step 103). In response to the authentication response returned from 30 (step 104), the authentication registration process for wireless client 30 ends.
[0027]
After that, after the above-mentioned authentication registration processing, the system control unit 14B reads the affiliation corresponding to the affiliation ID from the system management information 15A of the storage unit 15 based on the affiliation ID obtained by the position registration request of the wireless slave device 30. The connection destination information of the telephone device 1A is acquired, and based on the connection destination information, the location registration information including the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30 is notified to the associated telephone device 1A via the line I / F 11 and the connection line 5. Is transmitted (step 105).
In the main device 10 of the belonging telephone device 1A, the location registration information notification from the destination telephone device 1C is received by the system control unit 14B via the line I / F unit 11, and the terminal ID included in the location registration information notification is received. Is obtained from the terminal management information 15B of the storage unit 15 (step 106), and the terminal information is returned to the destination telephone device 1C via the connection line 5 (step 107).
[0028]
In this way, the system control unit 14B of the destination telephone device 1C acquires the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 from the associated telephone device 1A in this way, and stores the terminal information as the terminal management information 15B of the storage unit 15 ( Step 108).
Thereby, when an arbitrary service request is subsequently issued from the wireless slave device 30 (step 110), the terminal information corresponding to the wireless slave device 30 stored in the terminal management information 15B of the storage unit 15 of the own device is changed. Reference is made (step 111), and a service corresponding to the service request is provided (step 112). Also, it is determined whether or not the requested service can be provided as necessary based on the terminal information, and the service is provided only when the service can be provided.
[0029]
Therefore, when providing the shortened dial service in the destination telephone device 1C, the user of the wireless slave device 30 notifies the destination telephone device 1C of the shortened dial data used by the associated telephone device 1A as terminal information. do it. As a result, when the abbreviated number used in the affiliated telephone device 1A is operated and input by the wireless slave device 30 under the control of the destination telephone device 1C, the destination dial number corresponding to the abbreviated number is changed to the destination telephone device. It is sent from the device 1C. Further, the telephone directory data can be similarly used in the destination telephone device 1C.
When the destination telephone device 1C provides the call restriction service, the user of the wireless slave device 30 notifies the destination telephone device 1C of the data of the call restriction received by the associated telephone device 1A as terminal information. do it. Thus, as in the case of the affiliated telephone device 1A, the transmission restriction service can be provided to the wireless slave device 30 under the control of the destination telephone device 1C.
[0030]
As described above, the system control unit 14B for exchanging various kinds of information with the other telephone devices 1 via the connection line 5 for mutually connecting the telephone devices 1 is provided. The terminal information about the wireless slave device 30 stored in the affiliated telephone device 1A is acquired from the associated telephone device 1A of the wireless slave device 30 that is connected to the wireless slave device 30 under the control of the own device. Therefore, even when the wireless handset moves and is under the control of another telephone device, the wireless handset can be controlled by the destination telephone device based on the terminal information of the wireless handset obtained from the associated telephone device, The same service as under the control of the telephone device can be received.
[0031]
Next, the operation of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the telephone system according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment (FIG. 1) described above.
In the operation of the telephone system according to the first embodiment described above (see FIG. 3), based on the affiliation ID registered in advance in the wireless slave device 30, the destination telephone device 1C Although the case of recognizing the device 1A has been described, in the present embodiment, an inquiry is made to each telephone device of the telephone system using a terminal ID registered in advance in the wireless slave device 30.
[0032]
Hereinafter, a case will be described with reference to FIG. 4 in which a case where the wireless slave device 30 having the telephone device 1A as a belonging telephone device moves to the telephone device 1C is described.
When the wireless handset 30 under the control of the telephone device 1A reaches the area within the wireless communication area of the telephone device 1C, the wireless handset 30 includes the device ID of the button telephone device 1C from the button telephone device 1C. Upon receiving the notification signal (step 120), it is confirmed that the user has entered the service area of the key telephone apparatus 1C different from the belonging telephone apparatus 1A, and it is determined that the location registration is necessary.
Then, it refers to a terminal ID registered in advance in its own device (step 121), and transmits a position registration request including the terminal ID to key telephone device 1C (step 122).
[0033]
In the main device 10 of the key telephone device 1C, the system controller 14B receives the position registration request from the wireless slave device 30 via the wireless master device 20 and the master device I / F section 13, and is included in the position registration request. It is checked whether the terminal information of the terminal ID is stored in the terminal management information 15B of the storage unit 15. If the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 is not stored in the terminal management information 15B, the connection destination information of each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B,. The location registration information notification including the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30 is transmitted to each telephone device via the connection line 5 based on the connection destination information obtained from the information 15A (step 123).
[0034]
In the main unit 10 of each of the telephone units 1A, 1B,..., 1N, the system control unit 14B of the control unit 14 receives the location registration information notification from the destination telephone unit 1C via the line I / F 11, and The terminal information of the terminal ID included in the registration information notification is searched from the terminal management information 15B of each storage unit 15. Then, only when the wireless slave corresponding to the terminal ID belongs to the telephone device and the terminal information is found in the terminal management information 15B, the terminal information is acquired from the terminal management information 15B (step 124). ), And returns the terminal information to the destination telephone device 1C via the connection line 5 (step 125).
[0035]
In this way, the system control means 14B of the destination telephone device 1C acquires the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 from the telephone device 1A belonging thereto. Then, in response to the successful acquisition of the terminal information, it is determined that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system, and an authentication request is transmitted to the wireless slave device 30 (step 126). In response to the authentication response returned from the wireless slave device 30 (step 127), the terminal information is stored as the terminal management information 15B in the storage unit 15 (step 128), and the authentication registration process for the wireless slave device 30 ends.
As a result, if an arbitrary service request is subsequently issued from the wireless slave device 30, the requested service is provided in the same manner as in steps 110 to 112 in FIG. Also, it is determined whether or not the requested service can be provided as necessary based on the terminal information, and the service is provided only when the service can be provided.
[0036]
As described above, by inquiring each telephone device of the telephone system using the terminal ID registered in advance in the wireless slave device 30, terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 is acquired from the associated telephone device 1A. Therefore, even when the wireless handset moves and is under the control of another telephone device, the destination handset device can control the wireless handset device based on the terminal information of the wireless handset device obtained from the associated telephone device. , It is possible to receive a service equivalent to that under the control of the telephone device to which the user belongs. Further, compared to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to previously register a belonging ID for specifying the belonging telephone device in the wireless slave device, and the wireless slave device 30 and the telephone devices 1A and 1B are not required. , 1C,..., 1N, the work load required for registering the belonging ID can be reduced, and the belonging of the wireless slave device can be easily changed.
[0037]
Also, in response to the successful acquisition of the terminal information from the affiliated telephone device 1A based on the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30, it is determined that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system. As in the first embodiment described above, there is no need to use a system common ID for determining that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system. It is possible to reduce the work load required for registering the system common ID in the devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N, and to omit the determination process using the system common ID.
[0038]
Next, the operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the telephone system according to the present embodiment.
Compared with the telephone systems according to the first and second embodiments (see FIG. 1), in the present embodiment, an information storage device 6 is provided on the connection line 5, and each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, The terminal information from 1C,..., 1N is centrally managed by the information storage device 6.
The information storage device 6 may be constituted by a server device having an information storage device such as a hard disk, or may be constituted by any of the telephone devices constituting the telephone system.
[0039]
Hereinafter, the operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone system according to the present embodiment, and a case will be described as an example in which a wireless slave device 30 having the telephone device 1A as a belonging telephone device moves to the telephone device 1C.
The main device 10 of each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N uses the system control means 14B of the control unit 14 to store the terminal information of the wireless handset 30 belonging to the telephone device in the terminal management of the storage unit 15. The information is acquired from the information 15B and transmitted to the information storage device 6 via the line I / F unit 11 and the connection line 5 (Step 130).
[0040]
In response, the information storage device 6 receives the terminal information from each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B,..., 1N and stores the information in association with the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30 included in the terminal information. (Step 131).
The timing at which the terminal information is transmitted from each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N to the information storage device 6 may be set at a predetermined interval. The transmission is performed at the time when the communication failure with the wireless handset 30 belonging to the own device is clarified in 1N, or at the time when the individual incoming call service to be called by only the wireless handset 30 with the communication failure occurs. You may.
[0041]
Thereafter, when the wireless handset 30 under the control of the telephone device 1A arrives within the wireless communication area of the telephone device 1C, the wireless handset 30 transmits the device ID of the button telephone device 1C from the button telephone device 1C. Is received (step 140), it is confirmed that the user has entered the service area of the key telephone apparatus 1C different from the belonging telephone apparatus 1A, and it is determined that the location registration is necessary.
Then, the terminal refers to the terminal ID registered in advance in its own device (step 141), and transmits a position registration request including the terminal ID to the key telephone device 1C (step 142).
[0042]
In the main device 10 of the key telephone device 1C, the system controller 14B receives the position registration request from the wireless slave device 30 via the wireless master device 20 and the master device I / F section 13, and is included in the position registration request. It is checked whether the terminal information of the terminal ID is stored in the terminal management information 15B of the storage unit 15. Then, if the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 is not stored in the terminal management information 15B, the terminal information of the information storage device 6 stored in advance in the system management information 15A of the storage unit 15 is A location registration information notification including the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30 is transmitted to the information storage device 6 via the connection line 5 (step 143).
The information storage device 6 acquires the terminal information of the terminal ID included in the position registration information notification in response to the position registration information notification from the destination telephone device 1C (step 144), and transfers the terminal information to the connection line. 5 is returned to the destination telephone device 1C (step 145).
[0043]
The system control unit 14B of the destination telephone device 1C acquires the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 from the information storage device 6 in this manner. Then, in response to the successful acquisition of the terminal information, it is determined that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system, and an authentication request is transmitted to the wireless slave device 30 (step 146). In response to the authentication response returned from wireless slave 30 (step 147), the terminal information is stored as terminal management information 15B in storage unit 15 (step 148), and the authentication registration process for wireless slave 30 ends.
As a result, if an arbitrary service request is subsequently issued from the wireless slave device 30, the requested service is provided in the same manner as in steps 110 to 112 in FIG. Also, it is determined whether or not the requested service can be provided as necessary based on the terminal information, and the service is provided only when the service can be provided.
[0044]
In this manner, the information storage device 6 connected to each of the telephone devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N via the connection line 5 is provided, and the terminal information of each of the wireless slaves 30 is transmitted from the associated telephone device to the information storage device. Registered in the storage device 6 for centralized management, and the destination telephone device obtains the terminal information of the wireless slave device 30 from the information storage device as necessary, so that the wireless slave device moves to another telephone device. Even under the control of, the wireless terminal can be controlled by the destination telephone device based on the terminal information of the wireless terminal obtained from the belonging telephone device, and the same service as under the control of the belonging telephone device can be received. it can.
[0045]
Further, compared to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to previously register a belonging ID for specifying the belonging telephone device in the wireless slave device, and the wireless slave device 30 and the telephone devices 1A and 1B are not required. , 1C,..., 1N, the work load required for registering the belonging ID can be reduced, and the belonging of the wireless slave device can be easily changed.
Further, unlike the second embodiment, it is not necessary to inquire each telephone device about the presence or absence of the terminal information, and the terminal information can be easily obtained without making an unnecessary inquiry.
[0046]
Further, in response to the successful acquisition of the terminal information from the information storage device 6 based on the terminal ID of the wireless slave device 30, it is determined that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system. As in the first embodiment described above, there is no need to use a system common ID for determining that the wireless slave device 30 is a wireless slave device belonging to the telephone system. It is possible to reduce the work load required for registering the system common ID in the devices 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N, and to omit the determination process using the system common ID.
[0047]
In each of the above embodiments, the configuration in which the wireless slave device 30 is connected to the main device 10 via the wireless master device 20 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, even in a configuration in which a wireless interface unit is provided in main device 10 and wireless slave device 30 is connected to main device 10 via the wireless interface unit, each embodiment of the present invention is applied in the same manner as described above. The same operation and effect can be obtained.
In the above description, the case where each telephone device 1 is a key telephone device having the dedicated main device 10 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by using a telephone control device composed of a computer having a line I / F unit 11 for packet communication and a parent device I / F unit 13 in place of the main device 10, the telephone control device can Each of the above embodiments may be realized by the telephone device 1 that performs a voice call (VoIP).
[0048]
In each of the above embodiments, the connection line 5 is described as an example in which the connection line 5 is independent of the communication line 4 and the communication network 40. 40 may also be used. In the case where the information storage device 6 used in the second embodiment also serves as the communication line 4 and the communication network 40 as the connection line 5, the information storage device 6 may be connected to the communication network 40.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention provides a system control means for providing a connection line connecting between telephone devices, and exchanging various information with other telephone devices via the connection line for each telephone device. The system control means obtains, from a wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, an assigned ID indicating the assigned telephone device of the wireless slave device and a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device. The terminal ID corresponding to the ID is notified via the connection line to the affiliated telephone device, and the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the affiliated telephone device in response thereto is acquired via the connection line. Therefore, even when the wireless handset moves and is under the control of another telephone device, the destination handset device can use the wireless handset device based on the terminal information of the wireless handset device obtained from the associated telephone device. Control You can receive control under the same service device.
[0050]
Also, the system control means obtains a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, and notifies the terminal device ID to each of the other telephone devices via the connection line. In this case, the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device belonging to the wireless slave device is obtained via the connection line, so that the wireless slave device moves to another telephone device. Even when under the control of the device, the destination phone device can control the wireless handset based on the terminal information of the wireless handset obtained from the home telephone device, and receive the same service as under the control of the home telephone device. Can be. Further, it is not necessary to previously register a belonging ID for specifying the belonging telephone device in the wireless slave device, and it is possible to reduce a work load required for registering the belonging ID in the wireless slave device and each telephone device. The affiliation of the slave unit can be easily changed.
[0051]
Further, an information storage device is provided which is connected to each telephone device via a connection line and stores various information exchanged between each telephone device, and each telephone device is connected to each telephone device via a connection line. A system control means for exchanging various information with another telephone device via an information storage device is provided. With this system control means, a terminal belonging to the other telephone device can be connected to a terminal unique to the wireless telephone device. Since the ID is acquired and the terminal information registered in the information storage device in association with the terminal ID by the assigned telephone control device to which the wireless slave device belongs is acquired from the information storage device via the connection line. Even when the wireless handset moves and is under the control of another telephone device, the destination handset device can control the wireless handset device based on the terminal information of the wireless handset device obtained from the home telephone device, and It can be subject to control under the same quality of service location. Further, it is not necessary to previously register a belonging ID for specifying the belonging telephone device in the wireless slave device, and it is possible to reduce a work load required for registering the belonging ID in the wireless slave device and each telephone device. The affiliation of the slave unit can be easily changed. Furthermore, there is no need to inquire each telephone device about the presence or absence of terminal information, and terminal information can be easily obtained without making unnecessary inquiries.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main device.
FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing an operation of the telephone system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 1A, 1B, 1C,..., 1N: Telephone device, 2: Internal transmission line, 3: Wireless line, 4: Communication line, 5: Connection line, 6: Information storage device, 10: Main device, 11: Line Interface unit (line I / F unit), 12 switch, 13 base unit interface unit (base unit I / F unit), 14 control unit, 14A call control unit, 14B system control unit, 15 storage unit , 15A: System management information, 15B: Terminal management information, 20: Wireless master unit, 30: Wireless slave unit, 40: Communication network.

Claims (10)

A plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless handset previously belongs to any one of the telephone devices. And receiving control from any one of the telephone devices via a wireless line according to the movement, and the telephone device provides a telephone for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the telephone device. The system
Further comprising a connection line connecting between the telephone devices,
Among the respective telephone devices, a belonging telephone device to which any of the respective wireless slaves belongs is,
Storage means for storing terminal information used for control of a wireless slave device belonging to the own device in association with a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device, and a terminal ID notified from another telephone device via the connection line System control means for acquiring and returning terminal information corresponding to the storage means,
Among the respective telephone devices, a destination telephone device to be controlled via a wireless line at a destination where the wireless slave device has moved,
From the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, obtains a belonging ID indicating the belonging telephone device of the wireless slave device and a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device, and sends the terminal device corresponding to the belonging ID to the belonging telephone device. System control means for notifying the terminal ID via the connection line and acquiring terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the associated telephone device via the connection line in response thereto. A telephone system comprising: A plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless handset previously belongs to any one of the telephone devices. And receiving control from any one of the telephone devices via a wireless line according to the movement, and the telephone device provides a telephone for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the telephone device. The system
Further comprising a connection line connecting between the telephone devices,
Among the respective telephone devices, a belonging telephone device to which any of the respective wireless slaves belongs is,
Storage means for storing terminal information used for control of a wireless slave device belonging to the own device in association with a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device, and a terminal ID notified from another telephone device via the connection line System control means for acquiring and returning terminal information corresponding to the storage means,
Among the respective telephone devices, a destination telephone device to be controlled via a wireless line at a destination where the wireless slave device has moved,
Obtain a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, notify the terminal ID to each of the other telephone devices via the connection line, and respond accordingly. A telephone system, comprising: system control means for acquiring terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device to which the wireless slave device belongs via the connection line. A plurality of telephone devices connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless handsets via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless handset previously belongs to any one of the telephone devices. And receiving control from any one of the telephone devices via a wireless line according to the movement, and the telephone device provides a telephone for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under the control of the telephone device. The system
An information storage device that is connected to each of the telephone devices via a connection line and stores various types of information exchanged between the telephone devices,
Among the respective telephone devices, a belonging telephone device to which any of the respective wireless slaves belongs is,
Having system control means for registering terminal information used for control of the wireless slave device belonging to the own device with the information storage device via the connection line in association with a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device,
Among the respective telephone devices, a destination telephone device to be controlled via a wireless line at a destination where the wireless slave device has moved,
A terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device is acquired from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, and terminal information registered in association with the terminal ID is transmitted from the information storage device via the connection line. A telephone system having a system control means for acquiring the telephone number. A plurality of key telephone devices each including a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more radio handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line; Belonging to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receiving control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in response to movement, the key telephone devices are controlled by the key telephone device. A button-talking device used in a telephone system for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under control,
The main device includes a system control unit that exchanges various kinds of information with another key telephone device via a connection line that interconnects the key telephone devices,
The system control unit acquires, from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, a belonging ID indicating the belonging telephone device of the wireless slave device and a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device. The terminal ID is notified to the corresponding affiliated telephone device via the connection line, and the terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the affiliated telephone device in response thereto is transmitted via the connection line. A key telephone device characterized in that the key telephone device obtains the key telephone device. A plurality of key telephone devices each including a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more radio handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line; Belonging to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receiving control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in response to movement, the key telephone devices are controlled by the key telephone device. A button-talking device used in a telephone system for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under control,
The main device includes a system control unit that exchanges various kinds of information with another key telephone device via a connection line that interconnects the key telephone devices,
The system control means acquires a terminal ID unique to the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal belonging to another telephone device, and notifies the terminal ID to each of the other telephone devices via the connection line. The key telephone device according to claim 1, wherein terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the telephone device to which the wireless slave device belongs is acquired via the connection line. A plurality of key telephone devices each including a main device connected to a communication network via a communication line, and one or more radio handsets controlled by the main device via a radio line; Belonging to any one of the key telephone devices in advance, and receiving control from any one of the key telephone devices via a wireless line in response to movement, the key telephone devices are controlled by the key telephone device. A button-talking device used in a telephone system for providing various communication services to a wireless slave device under control,
The main device includes a system control unit that exchanges various types of information with other key telephone devices via the information storage device connected to the key telephone devices and a connection line,
The system control means obtains a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone device, and sends the terminal to the information storage device by the assigned telephone control device to which the wireless slave device belongs. A key telephone device, wherein terminal information registered in association with an ID is acquired from the information storage device via the connection line. The key telephone device according to claim 5 or 6,
The key telephone device, wherein the system control means determines that the wireless slave device is a wireless slave device usable in the telephone system in response to successful acquisition of terminal information corresponding to the wireless slave device. . A plurality of telephone controllers connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless terminals via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless terminal is connected to any one of the telephone controllers. Belongs in advance and receives control from any one of the telephone control devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone control device performs various communication with a wireless slave under the control of the telephone control device. A telephone control device computer used in a telephone system that provides services,
Acquiring, from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone control device, an assigned ID indicating the assigned telephone control device of the wireless slave device and a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device; Notifying the terminal ID to the associated telephone control device via a connection line interconnecting the telephone control devices;
Acquiring terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless slave device returned from the associated telephone control device in response to the notification via the connection line. A plurality of telephone controllers connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless terminals via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless terminal is connected to any one of the telephone controllers. Belongs in advance and receives control from any one of the telephone control devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone control device performs various communication with a wireless slave under the control of the telephone control device. A telephone control device computer used in a telephone system that provides services,
Obtaining a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone control device;
Notifying the terminal ID to each of the other telephone control devices via a connection line interconnecting the telephone control devices;
Acquiring terminal information corresponding to the terminal ID of the wireless handset returned from the telephone control device belonging to the wireless handset in response to the notification via the connection line. A plurality of telephone controllers connected to a communication network via a communication line and controlling one or more wireless terminals via a wireless line are provided, and the wireless terminal is connected to any one of the telephone controllers. Belongs in advance and receives control from any one of the telephone control devices via a wireless line in accordance with movement, and the telephone control device performs various communication with a wireless slave under the control of the telephone control device. A telephone control device computer used in a telephone system that provides services,
Obtaining a terminal ID unique to the wireless slave device from the wireless slave device belonging to another telephone control device;
From the information storage device connected to each of the telephone control devices by a connection line, the terminal information registered in the information storage device by the belonging telephone control device to which the wireless slave unit belongs in association with the terminal ID, And a step of acquiring through a connection line.

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