JP2009246878A - Ip telephone terminal, and program controlling ip telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IP telephone terminal which puts file transmitting and receiving functions in an IP telephone system to practical use and utilizes a resource of the IP telephone system effectively even for other use than a voice call and a program which a computer to control the IP telephone terminal reads. <P>SOLUTION: In the IP telephone terminal of a transmission side, a transmission file, including a file header showing a function to instruct execution by the IP telephone terminal of a reception side, data used during executing the function; and data for displaying and printing to conduct a display, or the like, according to the execution result of the function is generated. Since it is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal of the receiving side, the function is executable by the instruction from the IP telephone terminal of the transmission side, in the IP telephone terminal of the reception side, and the display is carried out, corresponding to the execution result of the function. The file transmission function between the IP telephone terminals is effectively utilized thereby. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an IP telephone terminal and a program readable by a computer that controls the IP telephone terminal.

In recent years, IP telephone (Internet Protocol telephone) systems that can be used simply by incorporating (installing) software for performing outgoing / incoming calls / voice calls provided by IP telephone providers into network terminals and the like are becoming widespread. is there. In particular, many Skype voice call software that incorporates peer-to-peer communication that does not require a server and that has no IP phone application and no call charge are widespread.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-192086 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-080025

  The IP phone system described above has not only a call function for making a voice call between network terminals (IP phone terminals) incorporating IP phone software, but also a file send / receive function for sending and receiving files. The file can be sent and received. However, when a file is transmitted by the file transmission / reception function of the IP telephone system, the file is simply transmitted to the IP telephone terminal of the connection destination, and the file transmission / reception function is utilized to transfer the resources of the IP telephone system to voice communication. In addition to this, there has been a problem that it cannot be said that it has been sufficiently considered to be used effectively.

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a communication apparatus and a communication system excellent in convenience for causing a function that cannot be handled by the communication apparatus to be executed by another device having this function are described in the problem column to be solved by the invention. However, the configuration that solves the above problem is not always sufficient to solve the above problem.

  In the technique of Patent Document 2, it is described in paragraph 0019 that a transmitter / receiver that performs image communication identifies each other by using an SDP media stream description obtained by extending a mutually usable image communication method with a SIP message. However, it is not always sufficient to solve the above problem.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and an IP telephone that utilizes a file transmission / reception function in an IP telephone system and can effectively use resources of the IP telephone system in addition to voice calls. An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable program for controlling a terminal and an IP telephone terminal.

  In order to achieve this object, an IP telephone terminal according to claim 1 is connected to an Internet line and communicates with an external IP telephone terminal through the Internet line to communicate with the external IP telephone terminal. An IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication between identification information receiving means for receiving identification information defined for a telephone terminal from the Internet line and the external IP telephone terminal defined by the identification information IP telephone function control means for controlling the execution, and the IP telephone communication is performed on the transmission side IP telephone each time file communication is performed between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication. A request for permission information is received from the terminal, the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side returns a response of the permission information to the request, and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side returns the permission information. On the condition that the response is received, the communication system is configured to transmit a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side, and output means for outputting information to the operator of the own device, and from the operator of the own device An operation accepting unit for accepting an operation, and a response to the permission information on the condition that the communication unit receives the request for the permission information and the operation accepting unit accepts an operation for permitting transmission of the file. A first permission transmission control means for controlling the communication means to reply, and a first storage for storing the received file when the communication means receives a file transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal. And when the instruction information and the content data are included in the file stored in the first storage means, the content data is stored in the content instructed by the instruction information. A determination unit that determines the execution of the function to be processed, and the function is executed when the determination unit determines that the function of processing the content data with the content instructed by the instruction information is executable. A function execution control unit that performs the function that is designated by the instruction information included in the file stored in the first storage unit, or a first message that is instructed by the instruction information. Message output control means for controlling the output means to output a second message relating to the case where the function cannot be executed.

  The IP telephone terminal according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the IP telephone terminal according to claim 1, the message output control means is capable of executing a function of processing the content data with the contents instructed by the instruction information. When judged by the judging means, the output means is controlled to output the first message, and the function of processing the content data with the contents instructed by the instruction information is impossible. If the determination means determines that the output means outputs the second message.

  The IP telephone terminal according to claim 3 is the IP telephone terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reception mode selection means for selecting the automatic reception mode, and the reception mode selection means selects the automatic reception mode. When the request for permission information is received from the external IP telephone terminal in the state, the operation accepting unit does not require a condition for accepting an operation for permitting the transmission of the file, and the response of the permission information is transmitted to the communication A second permission transmission control unit that controls the unit to reply, and the message stored in the first storage unit when the reception mode selection unit selects the automatic reception mode. Storage control means for controlling to release the holding of the message when the operation accepting means accepts an operation for controlling and releasing the holding of the message; It is provided.

  Note that the message may be stored and held as it is by a file transmitted from an external IP telephone terminal, or only a message included in the file may be acquired and stored.

  In addition, not only the operation when the operator directly operates the operator etc. but also the operation that permits the release of the message is not processed when the storage capacity limit of the first storage means is exceeded. An operation (processing) for deleting stored information is also included.

  The IP telephone terminal according to claim 4 is the IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the file is stored in the first storage means, the instruction information included in the file is used. Second output control means for controlling the output means to output information prompting execution of the designated function is provided.

  The IP telephone terminal according to claim 5 is the IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the file corresponds to whether or not the function instructed by the instruction information can be executed. The message output control means is configured to output a character string based on the text data.

  An IP telephone terminal according to claim 6 is the IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising identification information storage means for storing identification information determined for the own device, wherein the communication means includes: Terminal information for performing IP telephone communication with an external IP telephone terminal that has acquired the identification information stored in the identification information storage means via the Internet line, and specifying functions that can be controlled by the function execution control means. Terminal information storage means for storing; and transmission means for transmitting to the Internet line in a manner in which the identification information and the terminal information are associated with each other.

  A computer-readable program for controlling an IP telephone terminal according to claim 7 is connected to an Internet line and communicates with an external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line, and a communication means, An IP telephone that makes a call via the IP telephone communication between identification information receiving means for receiving identification information defined for the IP telephone terminal from the Internet line and the external IP telephone terminal defined by the identification information IP telephone function control means for controlling the execution of functions, output means for outputting information to the operator of the own machine, operation accepting means for accepting an operation from the operator of the own machine, and requesting the permission information to the communication The response of the permission information is received on the condition that the operation receiving unit has received an operation for receiving the file and permitting the transmission of the file. A computer that controls an IP telephone terminal that includes first permission transmission control means for controlling the communication means to send a reply is readable, and the IP telephone communication is performed via the IP telephone communication. Each time a file communication is performed, a request for permission information is received from the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side, and the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side returns a response of the permission information in response to the request. The IP phone terminal on the side is configured in a communication system that transmits a file to the IP phone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the response of the permission information is received, and the computer is transmitted from the external IP phone terminal When the communication means receives the received file, the first storage means for storing the received file and the instruction information and the file stored in the first storage means. And content data, a determination unit that determines execution of a function for processing the content data with the content specified by the instruction information, and the content with the content specified by the instruction information by the determination unit When it is determined that the function for processing the data can be executed, the function execution control means for executing the function and the instruction information included in the file stored in the first storage means are instructed. Message output control for controlling the output means to output a first message relating to the case where the function can be executed or a second message relating to the case where the function indicated by the instruction information cannot be executed. It functions as a means.

  The IP telephone terminal according to claim 8 is connected to an Internet line and communicates with the external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line to communicate with the communication means, and an identification defined for the external IP telephone terminal An IP telephone function for controlling execution of an IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication between identification information receiving means for receiving information from the Internet line and the external IP telephone terminal determined by the identification information The IP telephone communication includes a request for permission information from the transmitting IP telephone terminal each time file communication is performed between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication. The receiving side IP telephone terminal returns a response of the permission information to the request, and the transmitting side IP telephone terminal receives the permission information response. As a matter of course, the communication system is configured to transmit a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side. Instruction information for instructing the external IP telephone terminal to execute various functions, and contents instructed by the instruction information Generation control means for controlling to generate a file including content data for executing the function in the file and suggestion information for performing the suggestion according to whether or not the function instructed by the instruction information can be executed; And a file transmission control unit for controlling the communication unit to transmit the file generated by the generation control unit when a response of permission information transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal is received.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the IP telephone terminal according to the eighth aspect, further comprising suggestion information selection means for selecting suggestion information corresponding to a function instructed by the instruction information.

  A computer-readable program for controlling an IP telephone terminal according to claim 10 is connected to an Internet line and communicates with an external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line, and a communication means, An IP telephone that makes a call via the IP telephone communication between identification information receiving means for receiving identification information defined for the IP telephone terminal from the Internet line and the external IP telephone terminal defined by the identification information A computer that controls an IP telephone terminal having an IP telephone function control means for controlling the execution of the function, and the IP telephone communication is a file communication between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication. Each time a request for permission information is received from the IP phone terminal on the sending side, and the IP phone terminal on the receiving side The communication system is configured to transmit a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the response of the permission information is returned to the request and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side receives the response of the permission information. The computer is instructed by the instruction information for instructing the external IP telephone terminal to execute various functions, the content data for executing the function according to the contents instructed by the instruction information, and the instruction information. A generation control means for controlling to generate a file including suggestion information for making an suggestion according to whether or not the function to be executed can be performed, and a file generated by the generation control means When a response of permission information transmitted from the IP telephone terminal is received, the communication means functions as a file transmission control means for controlling transmission.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of the first aspect, when a file transmitted from an external IP telephone terminal is received, the function of processing the content data with the contents instructed by the instruction information included in the file is executed, and The first message related to the case where the function can be executed or the second message related to the case where the function cannot be executed is output to the operator. Therefore, when execution of a desired function is requested from an external IP telephone terminal, the execution of the desired function can be attempted, and a message suitable for whether or not the desired function can be executed is operated. Can be output. Therefore, the file transmission function of the IP telephone terminal can transmit a message according to whether or not the function desired by the external IP telephone terminal can be executed and to the operator. Effective use of the file transmission function, such as the operator of the processing side IP phone terminal being able to take appropriate measures for the processing result of the function instructed by the phone terminal, There is an effect that resources can be used effectively.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of the second aspect, in addition to the effect achieved by the IP telephone terminal of the first aspect, it is possible to execute the function indicated by the instruction information included in the file transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal. In such a case, the first message is output to the operator, and the second message is output to the operator when the function indicated by the instruction information cannot be executed. Therefore, the operator can easily recognize the message depending on whether the function instructed to be executed from the external IP telephone terminal can be executed or not, and whether or not it can be executed. Thus, there is an effect that resources of both IP telephone terminals can be effectively utilized, such as being able to take appropriate measures for each case.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the IP telephone terminal according to the first or second aspect, in the state where the automatic reception mode is selected, an operation for permitting file transmission is not accepted. Because the response of permission information can be sent to an external IP phone terminal, troublesome operations can be eliminated, the usability can be improved, and the processing resources of the IP phone terminal can be effectively utilized without waiting for the operator's operation. effective.

  Further, when the automatic reception mode is selected, each message is stored and held in the first storage means. Therefore, even when the operator is absent, the message that the external IP telephone terminal wants to convey is displayed. Effective use of the resources of both IP phone terminals, such as being able to reliably communicate to the operator and allowing the operator to take appropriate measures even for functions that are processed when absent There is an effect that can be.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the IP telephone terminal according to any one of the first to third aspects, when a file is stored in the first storage means, the file is included in the file Information prompting execution of the function indicated by the instruction information is output. Therefore, since the operator can be prompted to be in a state where the function can be executed, it is possible to increase the possibility that the instructed function is quickly executed. This has the effect that resources can be effectively used in terms of reducing the time required for the process.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of the fifth aspect, in addition to the effect produced by the IP telephone terminal according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the message output control means outputs the character string based on the text data. Dedicated software for outputting a message is not required, and the cost can be reduced, so that there is an effect that resources of the IP telephone system can be effectively used.

  According to the IP telephone terminal described in claim 6, in addition to the effects produced by the IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, terminal information that specifies a function that can be controlled by the own device corresponds to the identification information. Transmit to the Internet line in the attached mode. Therefore, it is possible to cause an external IP telephone terminal that may perform IP telephone communication with the own IP telephone terminal to receive the terminal information of the own apparatus in a manner associated with the identification information. As a result, there is an effect that the external IP telephone terminal can recognize what function the IP telephone terminal has.

  In addition, since the execution of the function specified by the file received from the external IP telephone terminal via the IP telephone communication is controlled, there is an effect that the function of the own device can be sufficiently utilized from the external IP telephone terminal. is there.

  According to the computer readable program for controlling the IP telephone terminal according to the seventh aspect, the same effect as the IP telephone terminal according to the first aspect can be obtained.

  According to the IP telephone terminal of claim 8, the instruction information for instructing execution of various functions, the content data for executing the function with the contents instructed by the instruction information, and the execution of the function instructed by the instruction information Since the file including the suggestion information for performing the suggestion according to whether or not is possible is transmitted to the external IP phone terminal, the external IP phone terminal can execute a desired function, and It is possible to make suggestions according to whether or not a desired function can be executed. Therefore, the file transmission function possessed by the IP telephone terminal can inform the operator of the execution of a desired function and suggestions according to whether or not the function can be performed, and the function designated by the external IP telephone terminal. Effective use of the file transmission function and effective use of resources of both IP phone terminals, such as the operator of the IP phone terminal on the processing side being able to take appropriate measures for the processing result There is an effect that can be.

  According to the IP telephone terminal according to claim 9, in addition to the effect produced by the IP telephone terminal according to claim 8, the suggestion information corresponding to the function indicated by the instruction information is selected by the suggestion information selection means. It is not necessary to include suggestion information according to the function of the file in the file, and the amount of data of the file to be transmitted can be suppressed, so that there is an effect that the resources of the IP telephone system can be effectively used.

  In addition, if the suggestion information that can be read by the external IP telephone terminal is selected, it is not necessary to incorporate dedicated software in the external IP telephone terminal, and the cost can be reduced.

  According to the program which can be read by the computer which controls the IP telephone terminal according to the tenth aspect, the same effect as the IP telephone terminal according to the eighth aspect can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the IP telephone terminal of the present invention includes, in a file transmitted via the IP telephone application, an instruction of a function (processing) executed by the destination IP telephone terminal, and execution data that is a source for executing the function. , Including text data for displaying a message according to whether or not the function can be executed, and executing a desired function at the destination IP telephone terminal and displaying the execution result of the function. .

  First, a system configuration of an IP telephone system 1 including IP telephone terminals (PCs 10, 30, 50 and devices 20, 40, 60) according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an IP telephone system 1 of the present embodiment.

  The IP telephone system 1 mainly includes PCs 10, 30, 50 connected via a network (Internet line) and devices 20, 40, 60 connected to the PCs 10, 30, 50. . Moreover, although not shown in figure, it has the some PC and device connected to PC10,30,50 via a network.

  The PC 10 constitutes an IP telephone terminal, and mainly includes a CPU 11, a ROM 12, a RAM 13, and a hard disk drive (hereinafter abbreviated as “HDD”) 14. The CPU 11 is an arithmetic processing unit that performs control according to fixed values and programs stored in the ROM 12 and the HDD 14. The ROM 12 is a non-rewritable memory that stores various control programs executed by the PC 10 and fixed value data. The RAM 13 is a rewritable memory for temporarily storing various data. The HDD 14 is a storage device that stores various control programs executed by the PC 10 and fixed value data, and retains stored contents even after the power is turned off.

  In the HDD 14, an IP phone application 14a and an intermediate application 14b are installed. The intermediate application 14 a is software that exchanges signals between the IP telephone application 14 b and the device 20, and functions as a cooperative application that links the IP telephone application 14 b and the device 20.

  The IP phone application 14b performs a call with another IP phone application (for example, the IP phone applications 34a and 54a) via the network, and examples thereof include Skype call software.

  Further, the HDD 14 is provided with a transmission type table storage area 14c, a processing OK character string storage area 14d, a processing NG character string storage area 14e, and a device function storage area 14f.

  The transmission type table storage area 14c stores a transmission type table that describes the types of functions to be executed by external IP telephone terminals (PCs 30 and 50 and devices 40 and 60). Details of the transmission type table will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The processing OK character string storage area 14d stores character string data to be displayed when the function instructed to be executed in the external IP telephone terminal is normally completed. The processing NG character string storage area 14e stores character string data to be displayed when the function instructed to be executed by the external IP telephone terminal is not normally completed. The character string data stored in the processing OK character string storage area 14d and the processing NG character string storage area 14e is composed of text format data.

  The device information storage area 14j stores model information indicating functions executable by the device 20 (for example, functions such as a printing function, a reading function, a FAX function, a color printing / monochrome printing function, and an ink method / laser method). This is an area, and model information is stored by installing the driver of the device 20.

  The device 20 constitutes an IP telephone terminal. In the present embodiment, the device 20 is composed of a multi-function peripheral device (Multi Function Peripheral). The device 20 mainly includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a scanner 24, a printer 25, and a memory card slot 26.

  The CPU 21 is an arithmetic processing unit that performs control according to fixed values and programs stored in the ROM 22. The ROM 22 is a non-rewritable memory that stores various control programs executed by the device 20 and fixed value data. The RAM 23 is a rewritable memory for temporarily storing various data. The scanner 24 is a reading device that captures an image and generates image data. The printer 25 is a printing device that performs printing on a recording medium such as paper. The memory card slot 26 is a memory loading device that is loaded with a memory card and reads and writes data. The scanner 24, the printer 25, and the memory card slot 26 of the MFP are well-known techniques, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Since the PCs 30 and 50 and the devices 40 and 60 are configured in the same manner as the PC 10 and the device 20, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, the transmission type table stored in the transmission type table storage area 14c will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the transmission type table.

  In FIG. 2, “○” indicates that the function can be selected, “×” indicates that the function cannot be selected, and “△” indicates that the function is not selectable. The function can be executed in accordance with the function of the external IP telephone terminal, and the display of “*” indicates a default setting that is automatically set when the user does not perform the setting. The transmission type is a type of function that is executed from one PC to another PC.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transmission types that can be selected by the PCs 10, 30, and 50 of the present embodiment include “read original”, “received FAX”, “external terminal”, “memory card”, “voice”, “Recorded voice” is provided. Further, a detailed selection method is also defined for each transmission type.

  Further, each transmission type includes a function for performing printing (“print” in FIG. 2) and a function for displaying on a liquid crystal display (hereinafter referred to as “LCD”) as a type for instructing execution to an external PC or device. (“LCD” in FIG. 2), a function to be saved in a memory card or the like (“memory card” in FIG. 2), a function to be stored in RAM (“main body RAM” in FIG. 2), and a function to reproduce sound (in FIG. 2) “Playback”) and a function of transferring to another connected device (“transfer to another device” in FIG. 2) are provided.

  The “read original” is a transmission type that transmits print data read and generated by the scanner 24 of the device 20, and is set so that a read size, resolution, number of sheets, color / monochrome, and the like can be specified. As functions for instructing execution to an external PC or device, “print”, “LCD”, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, and “transfer to another apparatus” can be selected. The default for the transmission type of “read original” is set to “print”.

  “Received FAX” is a transmission type for transmitting received FAX data, and is set to be arbitrarily selectable from the received FAX data by a graphical user interface (hereinafter referred to as “GUI”). As a function for instructing execution to an external PC (or device), “print” and “LCD”, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, and “transfer to another device” can be selected. . Note that the default for the transmission type of “Received FAX” is set to “Print”.

  The “external device” is a transmission type that transmits data read from the external device, and is set to temporarily store and transfer data from a digital camera or the like. As functions for instructing execution to an external PC or device, “print”, “LCD”, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, and “transfer to another apparatus” can be selected. The default for the transmission type of “external device” is set to “print”.

  The “memory card” is a transmission type that transmits data read from a memory card (not shown) inserted into the memory card slot 26, and is set so that files in the memory card can be arbitrarily selected by the GUI. . As functions for instructing execution to an external PC or device, “print”, “LCD”, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, and “transfer to another apparatus” can be selected. The default for the “memory card” transmission type is set to “print”.

  “Voice” is a transmission type that transmits voice data input from a handset (not shown), a microphone (not shown), or the like. The start and end of recording are instructed by a GUI, and the input voice data is It is set to convert to audio data suitable for transmission. As a function for instructing execution to an external PC or device, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, “playback”, and “transfer to another device” can be selected. If an external PC or device has a conversion function for converting voice to print data, “print” and “LCD” can be selected. The default for the “voice” transmission type is set to “main body RAM”.

  “Recorded voice” is a transmission type in which recorded voice data is transmitted, and the recorded voice data is set to be selectable by the GUI. As a function for instructing execution to an external PC or device, “memory card”, “main body RAM”, “playback”, and “transfer to another device” can be selected. If an external PC or device has a conversion function for converting voice to print data, “print” and “LCD” can be selected. The default transmission type of “recorded voice” is set to “main body RAM”.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, transmission / reception of files or data between the PCs 10, 30, 50 and transmission / reception of files or data between the PCs 10, 30, 50 and the devices 20, 40, 60 will be described. . FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing file and data transmission / reception paths between the PCs 10, 30 and 50 and between the PCs 10, 30 and 50 and the devices 20, 40 and 60.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the PC 10 has an intermediate application 14 a and an IP telephone application 14 b installed therein, and the intermediate application 14 a is configured to be able to send and receive data to and from the device 20.

  The intermediate application 14a can transmit a data (or file) acquisition command or the like to the device 20 and can receive data (or a file) transmitted from the device 20, and can be externally connected via the IP phone application 14b. File transmission / reception with a PC (for example, PC 30 or 50).

  Specifically, even if the device 20 has a voice input / output function such as a speaker or a microphone, and the user uses the speaker or the microphone included in the device 20 to make a call by IP phone. good.

  In this case, the IP telephone application 14b outputs the voice data received from another IP telephone terminal (for example, the PC 30, 50) from the speaker of the device 20, and the voice data input from the microphone of the device 20 to the other IP telephone. It is comprised so that it may transmit to a terminal (for example, PC30,50).

  Further, an event message is configured to be transmitted from the IP telephone application 14b and the device 20 to the intermediate application 14a, and the intermediate application 14a that has received the event message transmits the message from the IP telephone application 14b to the device 20, A message from the device 20 is configured to be communicated to the IP telephone application 14b.

  For example, when the IP phone application 14b receives a call request from another IP phone terminal (for example, PC 30, 50), a call request event is transmitted to the device 20 via the intermediate application 14a, and the user operates the device 20. When a call permission instruction is issued, the event is transmitted to the IP phone application 14b, and the call is started.

  On the other hand, when the user operates the device 20 to issue a search instruction for the user device, a search instruction event is transmitted to the IP telephone application 14b via the intermediate application 14a, and the IP telephone application 14b transmits the user device's information to the network. A search request will be sent. The search result (contact list) obtained by the IP telephone application 14b is transmitted to the device 20 via the intermediate application 14a and displayed on the display unit included in the device 20.

  When the user operates the device 20, selects a call destination from the displayed contact list, and issues a call instruction, a call request event is transmitted to the IP phone application 14b via the intermediate application 14a, and the IP phone application 14b A call request is transmitted to the IP telephone terminal (for example, PC 30, 50) of the call destination, and a call permission is waited for.

  In the present embodiment, the intermediate application 14a is configured to be able to generate a transmission file from data corresponding to the transmission type described above. Further, the intermediate application 14a is configured to analyze a transmission file transmitted from an external PC, and to execute a function instruction instructed by the transmission file and a display instruction in accordance with the function execution result. ing.

  Further, the intermediate application 14a can acquire the registration information from the registration information storage unit 15 included in the IP telephone application 14b and grasp the connection destination (contact list) of an external PC or device. An external IP phone application to be connected can be indicated.

  The IP phone application 14b includes a registration information storage unit 15 in which registration information including function identification information indicating a function of the device 20 and registration information including function identification information indicating a function of an external PC or device are stored; It has a file receiver 18 that receives files and data transmitted from an external PC or device, and a file transmitter 19 that transmits files and data to an external PC or device.

  The IP phone application 14b can make a voice call with an IP phone application (for example, the IP phone applications 34b and 54b) possessed by an external PC, and the file transmitting unit 18 and the file receiving unit 19 You can send and receive files.

  In FIG. 3, a path when an image is read by the scanner 24 of the device 20 and the read image is printed by the device 40 connected to the PC 30 is illustrated.

  Specifically, when the intermediate application 14a acquires image data generated by reading an image with the scanner 24 of the device 20, a transmission file is generated in the intermediate application 14a. Then, the intermediate application 14a refers to the registration information stored in the registration information storage unit 15 of the IP telephone application 14b, selects an external IP telephone application 34b to be connected, and the IP telephone application 34b and the IP telephone application 14b. Connect between. Thereafter, the intermediate application 14 a transmits a job file instructing printing of the image acquired by the scanner 24 in the printer 65 of the device 40 to the file receiving unit 39 of the PC 30 via the file transmitting unit 18.

  When receiving the transmission file, the intermediate application 34a of the PC 30 issues a print command to the printer 65 and transmits print data. When the device 40 receives the print command and the print data, the device 40 performs printing according to the received print data. This specific process will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of the transmission file. The transmission file includes a file header, data, and display / print data. Although details will be described later, the file header of the transmission file includes an identifier for identifying the intermediate application 14a and the IP telephone application 14b of the PC 10, the above-described transmission type, processing designation for instructing execution processing in the transmission type, and the file to be transmitted. Information such as the file size indicating the size is included.

  The data of the transmission file includes information such as a Tiff file for FAX data, a JPEG file for PCC (image) data, a CSV file for telephone directory data, and a txt file for document data. Yes.

  The transmission file display / print data includes the character string information displayed on the LCD or printed on the paper and the connection destination PC (or device) when the process of instructing the connection destination PC (or device) to execute is successful. Or information on character strings to be displayed on the LCD or printed on paper when the process fails in the device).

  Next, the registration information storage units 15, 35, and 55 provided in the IP phone applications 14b, 34b, and 54b will be described with reference to FIG. In the description of FIG. 4, the registration information storage unit 35 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a flow of a series of processing for registering registration information in the registration information storage unit 35 of the PC 30.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the intermediate application 34a is provided with a character string addition module 36 and a device monitoring module 37. The PC 30 is configured to be able to acquire device information stored in the device information storage area 34j and PC information stored in advance in the PC information storage area 32a of the ROM 32.

  The PC information is a general term for information stored in the registry of the ROM 32, the ini file, and the like, and is information on the OS version of the PC 30 and installed applications. The functions of the PC 30 are specified from the version of the OS and the type of installed application.

  The registration information storage unit 35 of the IP telephone application 34b stores registration information including function identification information indicating the function of the device 40. For example, the device 40 stores the print function, the scanner function, and the memory card. If it has functions, registration information in which each of these functions is associated with the device 40 is registered in the registration information storage unit 35. A method for registering registration information in the registration information storage unit 35 will be described below.

  When the intermediate application 34a is activated, the character string addition module 36 acquires an arbitrary display name “yamada” from the IP telephone application 34b, and receives the PC name “pc” as PC information from the PC information storage area 32b of the PC 30. The character string “pc_yamada” is generated. Then, the generated character string “pc_yamada” is transmitted to the device monitoring module 37. The operation of the character string addition module 36 may be performed when the PC name or display name is changed, or may be performed periodically so that the PC name or display name can be changed.

  Each time the device monitoring module 37 receives the character string transmitted from the character string adding module 36, the device monitoring module 37 stores the received character string. The device monitoring module 37 monitors the device environment connected to the PC 30 (the connection status of the devices A to C in FIG. 4), and monitors whether the connected device is compatible with the IP phone. Further, a display name and a profile indicating information based on the monitoring result of each device are generated and transmitted to the character string addition module 36.

  In this embodiment, when each device is monitored by the device monitoring module 37, the monitoring result is “Br_mfc_Ink_330” which is the device name of the device A, “Br_dcp_Ink_420” which is the device name of the device B, and the device name of the device C. “Br_mfc_laser_480” is acquired.

  Then, the device monitoring module 37 generates a display name and a profile based on each device name and transmits the generated display name and profile to the character string addition module 36. In the present embodiment, the display name indicates that the three devices are IP phone compatible devices, and is indicated by “pc_yamada_3devices_d1_Br_mfc_Ink_330_d2_Br_dcp_Ink_420_d3_Br_mfc_laser_480”. Here, “pc_yamada — 3 devices” indicates that three devices connected to pc_yamada have been detected. Further, “_dn_” (n = 1 to 3) is inserted between the device names.

  The profile is indicated by “Device1 = Br_mfc_Ink_330 Device2 = Br_dcp_Ink_420 Device3 = Br_mfc_laser_480”.

  In addition, since each device name is registered also as a profile, it is good also as embodiment which abbreviate | omits the character string which shows a device name from a display name.

  After that, the character string addition module 36 acquires the function of each device based on each device name transmitted from the device monitoring module 37 with reference to the device information storage area 34e, and the function of each acquired device. Is added to the profile transmitted from the device monitoring module 37.

  Furthermore, the character string addition module 36 acquires the function of the PC 30 as PC information from the PC information recording area 32a, and adds the character string to the profile. Profiles generated by the character string addition module 36 are “Device1 = Br_mfc_Ink_330, Print Scan Card Fax Color Ink Device2 = Br_dcp_Ink_420, PrintScan CardCor Ink DeviceDc80 ".

  Here, Print is a printing function, Scan is a reading function, FAX is a FAX function, Color / Mono is a color printing / monochrome printing function, Ink / Laser is an ink method / laser method, and Win_XP is a Windows operating system (registered trademark). ) XP and OCR each indicate an OCR (Optical Character Reader) function.

  On the other hand, the display name “pc_yamada_3devices_d1_Br_mfc_Ink_330_d2_Br_dcp_Ink_420_d3_Br_mfc_laser_480” generated by the device monitoring module 37 is used as it is.

  Then, the display name and profile generated by the procedure as described above are stored in the registration information storage unit 35 of the IP telephone application 34b.

  The device information of the device that is making a call may be registered in the IP phone application 34b. Specifically, the intermediate application 34a that has received the call permission instruction from the device may register the device information of the device that is the call permission instruction source in the IP telephone application 34b. Further, the intermediate application 34a that has received the call request instruction from the device may register the device information of the device that is the call request instruction source in the IP telephone application 34b.

  Next, a procedure for acquiring registration information registered in the registration information storage unit of each PC will be described. In the following description, an example of a procedure for the PC 10 to acquire registration information of the PC 30 will be described.

  First, when a user device search command is issued from the intermediate application 14a to the IP phone application 14b, the IP phone application 14b searches the user device for the network, and the IP phone application 34b connected to the network performs an IP phone call. User device information (registration information) is sent to the application 14b. The IP telephone application 14b stores the registration information sent from the IP telephone application 34b in the registration information storage unit 15.

  There are cases where a special user device called a super node collectively manages registration information of the IP telephone application. In this case, in response to the search performed by the IP phone application 34b, the super node returns registration information of each IP phone application (for example, the IP phone applications 14b and 54b).

  The intermediate application 14 a can acquire a contact list based on registration information of another PC 30 registered in the registration information storage unit 15. Thereby, the intermediate application 14a can acquire the contact list of the user device registered in the IP telephone application 14b. Note that the contact list is a list of user devices indicating candidates for a call partner in the IP telephone application 14b.

  The intermediate application 14a can analyze the contact list and recognize the functions available on the PC 30 and the device 40. Then, a function that can be used by the PC 30 or the device 40 can be selected, and execution of the function can be instructed by the PC 30 or the device 40.

  Next, referring to FIG. 5, in IP telephone system 1, the execution of the function is instructed from one PC to the other PC, and after the function instructed by the other PC is executed, the processing is completed (OK) or A sequence chart when processing failure (NG) is displayed will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing a flow of a program executed between the IP telephone terminals (PCs 10, 30, 50 and devices 20, 40, 60) in the IP telephone system 1. In the following description, a case will be described in which execution of a function is instructed from the PC 10 as one PC to the PC 30 as another PC.

  First, contact list acquisition processing is performed based on the registration information of another PC registered in the registration information storage unit 15 of the IP telephone application 14a of the PC 10 (P1). Thereby, the intermediate application 14a can acquire the contact list of the user device registered in the IP telephone application 14b. Then, the display name of the PC 30 is selected as a connection destination receiving terminal from the contact list acquired in P1 (P2).

  After that, the transmission type and the function executed by the external PC 30 in the transmission type are selected (P3), and the character string information when the function executed by the PC 30 is successful is the processing OK character string storage area. Information on the character string when the function fails is acquired from the processing NG character string storage area 14e as well as being acquired from 14d (P4).

  Then, a data acquisition command corresponding to the selected transmission type is issued from the PC 10 to the device 20, and the device 20 acquires data corresponding to the selected transmission type (P5), and the acquired data is It is transferred to the PC 10. Note that data acquisition from the device 40 is performed only when necessary. For example, when data can be acquired by the PC 10, P6 is performed after P4 in the PC 10.

  The intermediate application 14a uses the selected transmission type and the function to instruct execution on the PC 30, the character string data when the processing is successful or failed on the PC 30, and the data acquired from the device 20, and the file header, data, and display Generate a transmission file including print data (P6).

  When the transmission file is generated, a transmission file transmission command is issued (P7). Here, a transmission command for the transmission file generated from the intermediate application 14a to the IP telephone application 14b is issued. Then, the file transmission request is transmitted from the IP telephone application 14b of the PC 10 to the IP telephone application 34b of the PC 30.

  The intermediate application 34a of the PC 30 determines whether or not to transmit a file transmission permission response that permits file transmission (P8). If it determines that the file transmission permission response is to be transmitted to the PC 10, it issues a response command for the file transmission permission response. The file is transmitted to the IP telephone application 34b, and a file transmission permission response signal is transmitted from the IP telephone application 34b to the IP telephone application 14b of the PC 10.

  In the intermediate application 34a, after issuing a response command for a file transmission permission response, the IP telephone application 34b receives the transmission file transmitted from the IP telephone application 14b, and the received reception file is delivered from the IP telephone application 34b. (P9).

  On the other hand, when the intermediate application 14a receives the file transmission permission response from the IP telephone application 34b, the file transmission function of the IP telephone application 14b is executed (P10). Specifically, the transmission file is transmitted from the file transmission unit 19 included in the IP telephone application 14b in FIG. 2 to the file reception unit 38 included in the IP telephone application 34b.

  The intermediate application 34a receives the received file transmitted from the IP telephone application 14b of the PC 10 and received by the IP telephone application 34b from the IP telephone application 34b, and analyzes the received file (P11).

  Then, depending on the analysis result of the received file and the function executable by the device 40, the process OK or the process NG is displayed according to whether the process succeeds or fails in the device 40 (P12). .

  The device 40 may be inquired to determine whether it is currently executable. By making an inquiry to the device 40, it is possible to detect a failure due to a state such as out of paper or paper jam, out of ink, out of toner, or no memory card.

  Thereafter, if the process is OK in the device 40, an execution command is issued to the device 40 so that the function instructed by the PC 10 is executed on the data included in the received file, and the process is executed in the device 40. (P13), a series of processing ends.

  Next, specific processing executed by the PCs 10 and 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a file transmission process executed on the transmission side PC. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a file receiving process executed by the receiving PC. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of display of a user interface (hereinafter referred to as “UI (User Interface)”) displayed on the screens of the transmission side PC and the reception side PC. In the following description, the transmission side PC is described as PC 10 and the reception side PC is described as PC 30.

  The file transmission process executed on the transmission-side PC 10 is a process executed when the user of the transmission-side PC 10 selects a function for transmitting a file to the external PC 30. The UI of the intermediate application 14b is activated, This is executed when the file transmission function is selected. FIG. 8A shows an example of a display screen when the file transmission function is selected by the user.

  First, the UI shown in FIG. 8A will be briefly described. “1. Select a transmission type” is configured so that the transmission types described above can be selected. By selecting “▽” on the right side with a cursor or the like, all transmission types are displayed. It is comprised so that one of these can be selected.

  “2. Select the processing at the connection destination” is configured so that the function of instructing execution can be selected by the above-described transmission type external IP phone terminal (PC or device). "Is selected with a cursor or the like, all selectable functions are displayed, and one of them can be selected.

  The “IP phone application basic function” has buttons of “chat”, “phone”, “file transmission”, and “user search”. By selecting each button with a cursor or the like, the IP phone application basic function Can perform basic functions.

  The “contact list” is an area for displaying a search result when the user search button is selected. For example, when one display name is selected with a cursor or the like, a profile corresponding to the display name is displayed. It is comprised so that. Therefore, the user can select one connection destination while confirming the displayed profile.

  When the file transmission process of the transmission side PC 10 shown in FIG. 6 is executed, a file transmission screen shown in FIG. 8A is displayed (S1). Then, the user confirms whether or not the connection destination receiving terminal has been selected (S2), waits until the user selects the connection destination receiving terminal (S2: No), and receives the connection destination by the user. When the selection of the terminal is completed (S2: Yes), the process proceeds to S3. In the process of S2, the determination is made according to whether or not one connection destination is selected from the contact list by the user.

  In the process of S3, it is confirmed whether or not the transmission type has been selected by the user (S3), and then it is confirmed whether or not a function for instructing execution is selected at the connection destination (S4). Until both the transmission type and the function for instructing execution are selected by the user (S3: No or S4: No), the processes of S3 and S4 are repeatedly executed, and both the transmission type and the function for instructing execution are selected. When completed (S3: Yes, S4: Yes), the process proceeds to S5.

  In the process of S5, OK / NG character string information corresponding to the transmission type selected in the processes of S2 and S3 and the function for instructing execution is obtained from the process OK character string storage area 14d and the process NG character string storage area 14e. Obtain (S5).

  If OK / NG character string information is acquired in the process of S5, a data acquisition command for acquiring data is issued to the device 20 (S6), and then whether or not the acquisition of data from the device 20 is completed. Confirm (S7) and wait until data is acquired from the device 20 (S7: No).

  In the present embodiment, since the data read and generated by the scanner 24 of the device 20 is transmitted to the PC 30, an acquisition command is issued in the process of S 6, but when data stored in the PC 10 is acquired. In step S6, a process of acquiring data from a predetermined area of the RAM 12 or the HDD 14 is executed instead of the process of S6.

  When the acquisition of data from the device 20 is completed as a result of the confirmation in the process of S7 (S7: Yes), the transmission type selected by the user, the function for instructing the execution, and the OK / NG character string acquired in the process of S5 A transmission file is generated based on the information and the data acquired from the device 20 (S8).

  As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the transmission file generates a file header including a transmission type, a function for instructing execution, a data size, and the like, and the file header, data acquired from the device 10, It is generated by synthesizing the OK / NG character string information acquired by the processing.

  In the process of S9, the IP telephone application 14b tries to connect to the external IP telephone application 34b (S9). Then, it is confirmed whether or not the connection with the external IP telephone application 34b has been completed (S10), and whether or not the timeout time has elapsed (S11).

  If the connection between the IP phone application 14b and the external IP phone application 34b is not completed and the timeout time elapses (S10: No, S11: Yes), the cause is that the connection destination is absent or the connection is rejected. Since this is considered, this is displayed (S12), and this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the connection between the IP telephone application 14b and the external IP telephone application 34b is completed (S10: Yes), a file transmission request is transmitted to the IP telephone application 34b that has completed the connection (S13). It is confirmed whether or not a file transmission permission response has been received from the external IP telephone application 34b that has transmitted (S14).

  As a result of checking in the process of S14, if a file transmission permission response has not been received (S14: No), it is checked whether or not the timeout time has passed (S15). If the timeout time has not passed (S15: No), the process returns to S14, and the reception of the file transmission permission response is confirmed again.

  If the time-out time has passed as a result of the confirmation in S15 (S15: Yes), it is considered that the file transmission is rejected by the IP telephone application of the connection destination. (S16), the connection with the external IP telephone application is disconnected (S20), and this process is terminated.

  On the other hand, as a result of checking in the process of S14, if a file transmission permission response is received (S14: Yes), transmission of the transmission file generated in the process of S8 is started (S17), and all data of the transmission file is It is confirmed whether or not the transmission is completed (S18), and waits until all the data is transmitted (S18: No).

  As a result of checking in the process of S18, when the data of all transmission files is transmitted (S18: Yes), the transmission file transmission completion is displayed (S19), and the connection with the external IP telephone application is disconnected (S20). ), This process is terminated.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the file reception process performed by the receiving PC 30 will be described. This file reception process is a process started when a file transmission request transmitted from the transmission-side PC 10 is received, and executes a process instructed by the received file and performs a display according to the process result It is.

  First, processing (S31 to S37) from when a file transmission request is received from the transmission side PC 10 until a file transmission permission response is transmitted in response to the file transmission request will be described.

  When the file reception process of the receiving PC 30 shown in FIG. 7 is executed, it is confirmed whether or not the setting of the receiving PC 30 is automatic reception OK (S31). Here, automatic reception refers to transmitting a file transmission permission response without inquiring the user in response to a file transmission request transmitted from an IP telephone application of an external PC or device. Whether to do this is set in advance by the user.

  As a result of checking in the processing of S31, if the setting of the receiving PC 30 is set to automatic reception OK (S31: Yes), a file transmission permission response is transmitted to the IP telephone application 14b (S32), and the processing of S38 Transition to processing.

  In the present embodiment, if the setting of the PC 30 is set to automatic reception OK (S31: Yes), the file transmission permission response is automatically transmitted to the IP telephone application 14b. Even when the telephone application 14b is in a call or chatting, the file transmission permission response is transmitted without inquiring the IP telephone application 14b to transmit the file transmission permission response. It may be configured.

  On the other hand, as a result of checking in the processing of S31, if the setting of the receiving side PC 30 is not set to automatic reception OK (S31: No), an inquiry “Do you want to allow file reception?” Is displayed (S33). . An inquiry as to whether or not to permit file reception is displayed on a PC display screen (not shown), and the user can arbitrarily select the file by moving the cursor.

  When an inquiry is displayed in the process of S33, has the timeout time elapsed since the inquiry was displayed (S34), whether the user refused to receive the file (S35), or whether the user allowed the reception ( S36) is confirmed, and the process from S34 to S36 is repeatedly executed until permission or rejection of file reception is selected by the user or the time-out period elapses (S34: No, S35: No, S36: No). .

  If the user permits the reception of the file, that is, if the reception OK is manually selected (S34: No, S35: No, S36: Yes), the process proceeds to S32 and the file is transmitted to the IP telephone application 14b. An authorization response is transmitted, and the process proceeds to S38.

  On the other hand, if the timeout time has elapsed (S34: Yes), or if the user refuses to receive the file, that is, if the reception NG is manually selected (S34: No, S35: No, S36: Yes), the sending PC 10 Is disconnected through the IP telephone application 34b (S37), and this process is terminated.

  Next, processing (S38 to S46) executed based on the transmission file transmitted from the transmission side PC 10 will be described.

  When a file transmission permission response is transmitted to the IP telephone application 14b in the process of S32, file reception from the transmission side PC 10 is started and it is confirmed whether or not the file reception is completed (S38). If the file reception is not completed as a result of the confirmation of the process of S38 (S38: No), the received data is stored (stored) in a predetermined storage area (a predetermined area of the RAM 33 or HDD 34) (S39), and again Returning to the process of S38, it is confirmed whether or not the file reception is completed. The processes of S38 and S39 are repeated because the received file is transmitted for each predetermined data amount.

  Note that the file stored in the process of S39 is always stored and held. The stored file is deleted when the user selects file deletion by a file deletion function (not shown) of the IP telephone application 34b. Alternatively, a predetermined storage amount limit or a predetermined time limit may be provided, and the file may be deleted by the processing of the CPU 31.

  As a result of repeating the processes of S38 and S39, if the reception of all the files is completed (S38: Yes), the connection with the transmitting PC 10 is disconnected (S40), and the file header and the received file stored in the process of S39 are The data and the display / printing data are individually extracted (S41), and the extracted file header is analyzed to search whether or not the processing indicated by the file header can be executed (S42). .

  The search for whether or not it is executable in the process of S42 is performed based on whether or not the function is executable in the device 40 based on the data stored in the device function storage area 34f. The device function storage area 34f may be configured to inquire the device 40 and update the contents every time the process of S42 is executed. With this configuration, it is possible to perform a search according to the status of the device 40, such as out of paper, paper jam, out of ink, out of toner, or no memory card installed.

  In the process of S42, it is determined whether or not the process indicated by the file header can be executed in the device 40. However, if the instruction from the PC 10 causes the PC 30 to execute the function, The PC 30 may be searched for whether or not the process indicated by the file header can be executed.

  Further, in the process of S42, it is searched whether or not the process instructed by the file header can be executed in both the device 40 and the PC 30, and the process that is executable in the process of S44 described later is processed. You may comprise so that execution may be instruct | indicated.

  In the process of S43, it is confirmed whether or not the process in the device is possible as a result of the search in the process of S42 (S43). If the process in the device is possible (S43: Yes), the file header indicates An instruction is output so that the processed process is executed by the device (S44), and the process proceeds to S45.

  In the process of S45, the character string data in the case of the process OK is acquired from the display / print character string data of the received file, and is displayed on the display screen of the PC 30 (S45), and this process is terminated.

  The state displayed in the process of S45 is illustrated in FIG. 8B. As a reception result when a printing instruction is given from the sending PC 10, "Receiving print data by IP phone file transfer and printing" Is displayed.

  In addition, in FIG. 8B, as an example of the display in the case of processing OK, “FAX data was received by IP phone file transfer. To confirm the FAX, press the“ Look Only button ”. ”,“ Image file received via IP phone file transfer and stored in USB memory. ”,“ Audio file received via IP phone file transfer and stored in [C: Voice] ” Is displayed. Moreover, the display suitable for execution of other functions can be set suitably.

  On the other hand, if the processing of the device is impossible in the processing of S43 (S43: No), the character string data in the case of processing NG is acquired from the display / printing character string data of the received file, and the PC 20 It is displayed on the display screen (S46), and this process is terminated.

  The state displayed in the process of S46 is illustrated in FIG. 8C. As a result of receiving a print instruction from the sending side PC 10, "The print data was received by IP phone file transfer. , "Printing failed." Is displayed.

  In addition, in FIG. 8C, as an example of the display in the case of processing NG, a display of “Image file received by IP phone file transfer. Image file can be stored by setting USB memory”. The display “Print data received via IP phone file transfer. Printing can be performed by supplying paper” is shown. Moreover, the display suitable for execution of other functions can be set suitably.

  As described above, in one IP phone terminal, a file header indicating a function instructing execution in another IP phone terminal, data used when executing the function, and a result of executing the function Since a transmission file including display / printing data for display and the like is generated and transmitted to another IP telephone terminal, the function can be executed in accordance with an instruction from one IP telephone terminal in another IP telephone terminal, A display according to the execution result can be performed. Therefore, the file transmission function in the IP telephone system 1 can be used effectively.

  In addition, since the execution result of the function instructed from one IP telephone terminal is displayed in another IP telephone terminal, it can be surely recognized whether or not the function has been normally executed. In addition, if the function is not executed normally (failed), the reason is displayed (as described above, such as the fact that the memory was not inserted), so the user eliminates the reason. It becomes easy to do and can improve usability.

  In addition, since it has an automatic reception mode for automatically transmitting a file transmission permission response to reply to a file transmission request transmitted from an external IP phone application, troublesome operations can be eliminated and usability can be improved. it can.

  On the other hand, since there is also a mode for inquiring whether to send a file transmission permission response in response to a file transmission request transmitted from an external IP phone application, a file is transmitted from an unknown destination Can be suppressed and security can be enhanced.

  In addition, since the display / print data transmitted from one IP telephone terminal is composed of text data, if it is a general PC or device, display / print data is not required without requiring dedicated software. Data can be read. Therefore, dedicated software is not necessary, and cost can be reduced.

  In addition, since the display / print data transmitted from one IP telephone terminal is selected according to the selected transmission type and the function for instructing execution, a transmission file is generated with the minimum necessary data amount. Can do. As a result, transmission / reception of transmission files can be efficiently performed between the IP telephone terminals.

  Next, an IP telephone system 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9A is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of the PC 110 and the device 120 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating between IP telephone terminals in the IP telephone system 100 according to the second embodiment. It is the sequence chart which showed the flow of the program performed by. Note that the numbers given to the respective components of the IP telephone system 100 of the second embodiment are obtained by adding 100 to the numbers assigned to the respective components of the IP telephone system 1 of the first embodiment.

  Note that the PC 110 of the second embodiment is installed with an IP telephone application 114b in which the functions of the intermediate application are incorporated, instead of the intermediate application 14a and the IP telephone application 14b installed on the PC 10 of the first embodiment. .

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the PC 110 of the second embodiment includes a function for generating a read file, a write / read file, and a response file in the IP telephone application 114b. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9B, the IP telephone application 114b executes processing for generating each file, requesting transmission of the generated file, and transmitting the generated file.

  On the other hand, in the IP telephone application 134b of the connection destination PC 130, processing such as transmission of a file transmission permission response, analysis of the received file, generation of a response file, transmission of a response file, and an instruction to update setting information of the device 40 are executed. The

  That is, the processing that can be executed by the intermediate applications 14a, 34a, and 54a of the first embodiment is configured to be executable by the IP telephone applications 114b, 134b, and 154b.

  Therefore, as compared with the first embodiment, the data transfer process between the intermediate application 14a and the IP telephone application 14b is eliminated and the process can be completed smoothly because the process can be completed within one application.

  Next, the third to fifth embodiments will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10A is a schematic diagram schematically showing configurations of the PC 210 and the device 220 of the third embodiment, and FIG. 10B schematically shows configurations of the PC 310 and the device 320 of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 10C is a schematic diagram schematically showing the configuration of the PC 410 and the device 420 of the fifth embodiment.

  Note that the numbers given to the components of the IP telephone system 200 of the third embodiment are obtained by adding 200 to the numbers assigned to the components of the IP telephone system 1 of the first embodiment. The number assigned to each component of the IP telephone system 300 of the embodiment is obtained by adding 300 to the number assigned to each component of the IP telephone system 1 of the first embodiment, and the IP telephone system of the fifth embodiment. The number assigned to each component of 400 is obtained by adding 400 to the number assigned to each component of the IP telephone system 1 of the first embodiment.

  In the third embodiment, an intermediate application 214 a is installed on the device 220, and an IP phone application 214 b is installed on the PC 210.

  In the fourth embodiment, an intermediate application 314 a and an IP telephone application 314 b are installed in the device 320. In other words, the IP phone and file transmission can be performed directly from the device 320 to another PC or device.

  In the fifth embodiment, the IP telephone application 414b is installed in the device 420, and the IP telephone application 314b includes a function for generating a read file, a write / read file, and a response file.

  As described above, the terminal device in which the intermediate application and the IP telephone application are installed may be a PC that is a combination of a PC and a device, or may be a device that is a combination of a PC and a device. However, only the device may be used.

  Furthermore, an IP telephone application in which an intermediate application is incorporated may be installed on a PC or a device.

  Although the present invention has been described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Can be inferred.

  For example, in each of the above embodiments, it is assumed that the IP telephone applications are connected and the user can operate the IP telephone terminal, but the transmission of the file transmission permission response is set to the automatic reception mode. In this case, the file reception process shown in FIG. 7 may be executed even when the user is absent. In this configuration, when the user starts up the intermediate application or the IP telephone application, the user may be notified that the file has been received, and the function based on the file may be executed.

  Also, in each of the above embodiments, when there is a file transmission request from the IP phone application, whether or not to inquire about a file transmission permission response is distinguished depending on whether or not the automatic reception mode is set. However, if the request is a file transmission request from the IP phone application at the connection destination, a file transmission request from the IP phone application in a call, or a file transmission request from the IP phone application in a chat, the file transmission is performed. Since the origin is known, the file transmission permission response may be transmitted without inquiring the user. Furthermore, it may be configured to make an inquiry to the user with respect to all the file transmission requests. With this configuration, security can be improved.

  In addition, referring to the data format and data size included in the file transmission request from the IP phone application, a file transmission permission response is automatically issued on condition that the function based on the data format and data size file can be executed. It is good also as a structure which inquires of a user whether to reply or to transmit a file transmission permission response.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, when a transmission file transmitted from the transmission side IP telephone terminal is received, the received file is stored and retained in the RAM or HDD of the reception side IP telephone terminal. When the processing based on the execution is executed, only the execution result may be stored, and the received file may be deleted. In this configuration, display / print data corresponding to the execution result of the processing based on the file may be stored as the execution result.

  In each of the above embodiments, a character string (device information) about the function of the PC or device is added to the profile. However, a character string (device information) about the function of the PC or device is added to the display name. It may be configured. By adding a character string regarding the function of the PC or device to the display name, the user of the external IP telephone terminal can easily grasp the function of the own device.

It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the IP telephone system of this embodiment. It is the figure which showed an example of the transmission type table typically. It is the figure which showed typically the transmission-and-reception path | route of the file and data between each PC and between each PC and each device. It is a figure explaining the flow of a series of processes which register registration information into the registration information storage part of PC. It is the sequence chart which showed the flow of the program performed between each IP telephone terminal in an IP telephone system. It is the flowchart which showed the file transmission process performed with transmission side PC. It is the flowchart which showed the file reception process performed with receiving PC. It is the figure which showed an example of the display of UI displayed on the screen of transmission side PC and reception side PC. (A) is the figure which showed typically the structure of PC and a device of 2nd Embodiment, (b) is the flow of the program performed between each IP telephone terminal in the IP telephone system of 2nd Embodiment. It is the sequence chart which showed. (A) is the schematic diagram which showed typically the structure of PC and device of 3rd Embodiment, (b) is the schematic diagram which showed typically the structure of PC and device of 4th Embodiment. Yes, (c) is a schematic diagram schematically showing the configuration of the PC and device of the fifth embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 IP phone system 10, 30, 50 PC (an example of an IP phone terminal)
11, 31, 51 CPU (an example of IP telephone function control means)
13, 33, 53 RAM (an example of first storage means)
14, 34, 54 HDD (an example of first storage means)
14b, 34b, 54b IP phone application (an example of communication means)
18, 38, 58 File receiver (an example of communication means)
19, 39, 59 File transmission unit (an example of communication means)
20, 40, 60 devices (an example of an IP telephone terminal)
21, 41, 61 CPU (an example of IP telephone function control means)
S2, S3, S4 An example of operation accepting means S5 An example of suggestion information selecting means S31 An example of receiving mode selecting means S32 An example of first and second transmission permission control means S35, S36 An example of operation accepting means S39 of a storage control means Example S43 Example of determination unit S44 Example of function execution control unit S45, S46 Example of output unit, example of message output control unit, example of second output control unit

Claims (10)

Communication means connected to the Internet line for performing IP telephone communication with the external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line, and identification information for receiving identification information defined for the external IP telephone terminal from the Internet line An IP telephone terminal comprising: receiving means; and IP telephone function control means for controlling execution of an IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication between the external IP telephone terminal defined by the identification information. And
The IP telephone communication receives a request for permission information from the transmitting IP telephone terminal each time a file is communicated between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication, and receives the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side. A communication method for transmitting a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the terminal returns a response of the permission information in response to the request and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side receives the response of the permission information Configured,
Output means for outputting information to the operator of the own machine;
Operation accepting means for accepting operations from the operator of the own machine;
Control that the communication means returns a response of the permission information on the condition that the request for the permission information is received by the communication means and the operation accepting means accepts an operation for permitting transmission of the file. First permission transmission control means to:
A first storage means for storing the received file when the communication means receives a file transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal;
A determination unit that determines execution of a function for processing the content data with the content instructed by the instruction information when the instruction information and the content data are included in the file stored in the first storage unit;
A function execution control unit that executes the function when the determination unit determines that the function of processing the content data with the content instructed by the instruction information is executable;
The first message regarding the case where the function indicated by the instruction information included in the file stored in the first storage means can be executed, or the function indicated by the instruction information cannot be executed. An IP telephone terminal comprising: message output control means for controlling the output means to output a second message relating to The message output control means includes:
The output means controls the output means to output the first message when it is determined by the determining means that the function of processing the content data with the content indicated by the instruction information is possible;
Controlling the output means to output the second message when the determining means determines that the function of processing the content data with the contents indicated by the instruction information is not executable. The IP telephone terminal according to claim 1. A reception mode selection means for selecting an automatic reception mode;
When the reception mode selection unit receives the request for permission information from the external IP telephone terminal while the automatic reception mode is selected, the operation reception unit performs an operation for permitting transmission of the file. Second permission transmission control means for controlling the communication means to return a response of the permission information without requiring a condition for accepting;
When the reception mode selection means selects the automatic reception mode, control is performed to hold the message stored in the first storage means, and an operation for permitting release of the message is accepted. The IP telephone terminal according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising storage control means for controlling to release the holding of the message when the means accepts the message.   Second output control means for controlling the output means to output information prompting execution of a function instructed by instruction information included in the file when the file is stored in the first storage means; The IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: The file is configured to include suggestion information composed of text data for performing suggestion according to whether or not the function instructed by the instruction information is executable,
The IP telephone terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the message output control means outputs a character string based on the text data. Provided with identification information storage means for storing identification information determined for the device itself;
The communication means performs IP telephone communication via an Internet line with an external IP telephone terminal that has acquired the identification information stored in the identification information storage means,
Terminal information storage means for storing terminal information for specifying functions that can be controlled by the function execution control means;
6. The IP telephone terminal according to claim 1, further comprising transmission means for transmitting the identification information and the terminal information to the Internet line in a manner in which the identification information and the terminal information are associated with each other. A communication means connected to the Internet line and performing IP telephone communication with the external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line;
Identification information receiving means for receiving identification information defined for an external IP telephone terminal from the Internet line;
IP telephone function control means for controlling execution of an IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication with the external IP telephone terminal determined by the identification information;
Output means for outputting information to the operator of the own machine;
Operation accepting means for accepting operations from the operator of the own machine;
Control that the communication means returns a response of the permission information on the condition that the request for the permission information is received by the communication means and the operation accepting means accepts an operation for permitting transmission of the file. A computer-readable program for controlling an IP telephone terminal comprising first permission transmission control means for
The IP telephone communication receives a request for permission information from the transmitting IP telephone terminal each time a file is communicated between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication, and receives the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side. A communication method for transmitting a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the terminal returns a response of the permission information in response to the request and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side receives the response of the permission information Configured,
The computer,
A first storage means for storing the received file when the communication means receives a file transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal;
A determination unit that determines execution of a function for processing the content data with the content instructed by the instruction information when the instruction information and the content data are included in the file stored in the first storage unit;
A function execution control unit that executes the function when the determination unit determines that the function of processing the content data with the content instructed by the instruction information is executable;
The first message regarding the case where the function indicated by the instruction information included in the file stored in the first storage means can be executed, or the function indicated by the instruction information cannot be executed. A program that causes the output means to function so as to output a second message relating to the case of Communication means connected to the Internet line for performing IP telephone communication with the external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line, and identification information for receiving identification information defined for the external IP telephone terminal from the Internet line An IP telephone terminal comprising: receiving means; and IP telephone function control means for controlling execution of an IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication between the external IP telephone terminal defined by the identification information. And
The IP telephone communication receives a request for permission information from the transmitting IP telephone terminal each time a file is communicated between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication, and receives the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side. A communication method for transmitting a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the terminal returns a response of the permission information in response to the request and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side receives the response of the permission information Configured,
Instruction information for instructing execution of various functions to the external IP telephone terminal, content data for executing the function with contents instructed by the instruction information, and execution of the function instructed by the instruction information Generation control means for controlling to generate a file including suggestion information for performing suggestion according to whether or not
A file transmission control means for controlling the communication means to transmit the file generated by the generation control means when a response of permission information transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal is received. A featured IP phone terminal.   9. The IP telephone terminal according to claim 8, further comprising suggestion information selection means for selecting suggestion information corresponding to a function instructed by the instruction information. Communication means connected to the Internet line for performing IP telephone communication with the external IP telephone terminal via the Internet line, and identification information for receiving identification information defined for the external IP telephone terminal from the Internet line An IP telephone terminal comprising: a receiving means; and an IP telephone function control means for controlling execution of an IP telephone function for making a call via the IP telephone communication between the external IP telephone terminal determined by the identification information. A computer readable program,
The IP telephone communication receives a request for permission information from the transmitting IP telephone terminal each time a file is communicated between the IP telephone terminals via the IP telephone communication, and receives the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side. A communication method for transmitting a file to the IP telephone terminal on the receiving side on condition that the terminal returns a response of the permission information in response to the request and the IP telephone terminal on the transmitting side receives the response of the permission information Configured,
The computer,
Instruction information for instructing execution of various functions to the external IP telephone terminal, content data for executing the function with contents instructed by the instruction information, and execution of the function instructed by the instruction information Generation control means for controlling to generate a file including suggestion information for performing suggestion according to whether or not
The file generated by the generation control unit functions as a file transmission control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit when a response of permission information transmitted from the external IP telephone terminal is received. Program to do.

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