JP2011049679A - Communication system, communication terminal, and terminal cooperation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a plurality of terminals owned by a user be freely cooperated. <P>SOLUTION: A communication system includes: a call processing server 1 for controlling the calls of a plurality of terminals to be stored in a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)-based network NW; and an address conversion server 2 for storing identification information for identifying a call origination side and announcement information for announcement from the origination side to a call incoming side, in association with each other. The call processing server 1 transmits the announcement information corresponding to the identification information on the call origination side to the terminal on the call incoming side via the network NW, according to the address conversion server. The terminal on the incoming side stores address information which indicates the address of the terminal of an announcement destination to be cooperated with the self terminal, and, when the announcement information is received via the network NW, selectively announces the received announcement information to the terminal of the announcement destination, on the basis of the stored address information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication system, a communication terminal device, and a terminal cooperation method for cooperation between a plurality of terminals owned by the same user.

  As a method of linking a portable terminal and a fixed terminal owned by the same user, there is a technique for notifying a fixed terminal owned by the callee from the network side at the time of outgoing / incoming calls between portable terminals (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1). .) In this method, an incoming call to the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network is triggered by a call processing server in the network to notify the address translation server, and the address translation server notifies the information for linking to the fixed terminal.

Shimizu et al., “Study of URL notification method for caller triggered by incoming call”, B-19-27, 2009 UEC, March 2009

  However, in the above method, the user cannot perform inter-terminal cooperation at an arbitrary timing other than when receiving an incoming call. Furthermore, in the above-described method, since information for directly linking to a fixed terminal is notified from the network side, there is a problem that notification is always performed even when unnecessary. Furthermore, when there are a plurality of fixed terminals, there is a problem that a terminal to be linked cannot be arbitrarily selected.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication system, a communication terminal device, and a terminal cooperation method capable of freely linking a plurality of terminals owned by a user. There is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following measures.
The first aspect includes means for performing call control of a plurality of terminals accommodated in an IP (Internet Protocol) -based network, identification information for identifying a caller, and notification information to be notified from the caller to the callee And a means for transmitting the notification information corresponding to the identification information on the caller side to the terminal on the callee side via the network based on the notification information storage means. The receiving terminal includes destination information storage means for storing destination information indicating a destination of a notification destination terminal linked with the terminal, means for receiving the notification information via the network, and the destination There is provided a communication system comprising notification means for selectively notifying the received notification information to the notification destination terminal based on information storage means.
The first aspect includes means for notifying the notification destination terminal of information to be linked from the terminal on the receiving side. For this reason, it is possible to link the receiving terminal and the notification destination terminal at an arbitrary timing during a call as well as when receiving a call.

According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the notification information storage unit stores a correspondence between the caller telephone number and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
According to the second aspect, only the URL is notified to the notification destination terminal, and information on the calling side is acquired from the web browser based on the URL. By doing so, it is possible to access a large amount of information at the notification destination terminal while reducing the amount of data transmitted to the network.

According to a third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the notification means notifies the received notification information to the notification destination terminal via a message notification server arranged on the network.
According to the third aspect, it is possible to transmit the notification information via the message notification server even when the receiving terminal and the notification destination terminal cannot communicate directly.

According to a fourth aspect, in any one of the first to third aspects, the terminal on the receiving side further includes means for collecting destination information of the terminal that is the notification destination.
According to the fourth aspect, the terminal on the receiving side collects destination information of terminals that can be linked via a short-distance wireless line such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or a LAN in addition to the network, for example. In this way, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting the destination information of the notification destination to the receiving terminal.

According to a fifth aspect, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the notification unit notifies the received notification information among a plurality of notification destination terminals stored in the destination information storage unit. A means for selecting a terminal is further provided.
According to the fifth aspect, since it is possible to arbitrarily select a notification destination terminal to be linked with the terminal on the receiving side, the convenience is further improved.

According to a sixth aspect, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the terminal on the receiving side further includes means for selecting not to notify the notification destination terminal of the received notification information.
According to the sixth aspect, since it becomes possible to select whether or not notification information for linking with the notification destination terminal is notified after the incoming call at the receiving terminal, so that notification is not performed when cooperation is unnecessary You can also

According to a seventh aspect, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the terminal on the transmission side includes means for instructing the notification of the notification information to the reception side during a call or during a call. To do.
According to the seventh aspect, there is provided means for instructing notification information from the calling terminal to be notified to the receiving terminal. By doing in this way, it becomes possible to transmit notification information to the terminal on the receiving side not only at the time of outgoing call but also at an arbitrary timing during a call.

In an eighth aspect according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the network is configured by an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network.
According to the eighth aspect, in the IMS network, the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal can communicate seamlessly on an IP basis. It is possible to configure the notification destination terminal as a fixed terminal.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a communication system, a communication terminal device, and a terminal cooperation method that can freely cooperate a plurality of terminals owned by a user.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the structural example of a transmission side notification information database. The functional block diagram which shows the structure of a portable terminal. The figure which shows the structural example of a notification destination terminal information database. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the portable terminal of the incoming side.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In this communication system, a call processing server 1, an address translation server 2, and a message notification server 3 are provided on an IP (Internet Protocol) based network NW. The network NW is configured by, for example, an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network. On the IMS network, the mobile communication network and the fixed communication network are integrated to provide an IP-based seamless multimedia service.

  The portable terminals 4-1 and 4-2 are telephone terminals used for users A and B, respectively, and can be connected to the call processing server 1 via the network NW. The fixed terminals 5-1 and 5-2 are personal computer (PC) terminals used for the user B, and can be connected to the message notification server 3 via the network NW. Further, the fixed terminal 5-1 can access the WEB site 6 via the Internet. In the following description, the portable terminal 4-1 is set as the caller side and the portable terminal 4-2 is set as the callee side.

  The call processing server 1 uses SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) as a control protocol for incoming and outgoing calls, and performs call session control for the mobile terminals 4-1 and 4-2. Further, when a call is transmitted from the portable terminal 4-1, the call processing server 1 notifies the address conversion server 2 of the incoming call together with the telephone number of the portable terminal 4-1.

The address translation server 2 associates the calling terminal identification information for uniquely identifying the calling terminal and the notification information notified from the calling side to the called side, and stores them in the calling notification information database DB1. FIG. 2 is an example of the transmission side notification information database DB1. In the present embodiment, the calling terminal identification information is a calling telephone number, and the notification information is URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information. When the address conversion server 2 receives the incoming call notification from the call processing server 1 together with the outgoing telephone number, it transmits URL information corresponding to the outgoing telephone number based on the outgoing notification information database DB1.
The message notification server 3 receives the URL information and the notification destination terminal information from the mobile terminal 4-2 on the receiving side, and notifies the URL information to the fixed terminal 5-1 corresponding to the notification destination terminal information. By doing so, it is possible to notify the URL information via the message notification server 3 even when the mobile terminal 4-2 on the receiving side and the notification destination terminal cannot communicate directly.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminals 4-1 and 4-2.
The first wireless unit 401 is a wireless communication interface for a mobile phone, and includes a MAC / PHY / RF unit. Data transferred from the voice processing unit 403 and the control unit 406 is transmitted to the network NW. Also, the data received from the network NW is transmitted to the voice processing unit 403 or the control unit 406.

  The second wireless unit 403 is a wireless communication interface for short-range wireless such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) or a PAN (Personal Area Network) and includes a MAC / PHY / RF unit. Data transferred from the control unit 406 is transmitted to other wireless LAN devices / short-range wireless devices. Data received from other wireless LAN devices / short-range wireless devices is transmitted to the control unit 406. It is used when detecting a fixed terminal of a notification destination that transmits URL information, or transmitting URL information to a fixed terminal of a notification destination via a wireless LAN or a short-range wireless line.

  The voice processing unit 403 performs voice call processing. Audio is exchanged with the microphone / speaker unit 404, D / A conversion / A / D conversion is performed, and audio data is transmitted / received to / from the first wireless unit 401. It operates in response to a command from the control unit 406 and transmits necessary data to the control unit 406 as appropriate.

A user interface (UI) unit 405 includes a 10-key keyboard, a liquid crystal display, and the like. In response to an instruction from the control unit 406, display is performed on the liquid crystal display, and input information by key operation is transmitted to the control unit 406.
The information storage unit 407 stores the notification destination terminal information database DB2 and other various data. In response to an instruction from the control unit 406, the accumulated data is transmitted to the control unit 406, or the accumulated data is rewritten. The notification destination terminal information database DB2 stores destination information indicating the destination of the notification destination terminal to be linked with the own terminal. FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the notification destination terminal information database DB2. In the present embodiment, the IP address of the fixed terminals 5-1 and 5-2 that are the notification destination of the mobile terminal 5-2 on the receiving side is stored as the destination information.

  When the control unit 406 operates as a calling side, when the user performs a calling operation in the UI unit 405, the control unit 406 transmits the outgoing call from the first wireless unit 401 to the call processing server 1. In addition, when receiving an instruction for notifying the receiving side of URL information related to the calling side from the user in the UI unit 405 during outgoing call or during a call, means for notifying the call processing server 1 of the instruction from the first wireless unit 401 Prepare. When performing these operations, the control unit 406 generates a SIP signal or the like as necessary.

  On the other hand, when operating as the receiving side, when the control unit 406 receives the URL information received by the first wireless unit 401, the control unit 406 stores the destination information of the notification destination terminal to be linked with the own terminal in the information storage unit 407. Obtained from the notified terminal information database DB2. Then, the received URL information is transmitted from the first wireless unit 401 to the message notification server 3 together with the acquired destination information. Alternatively, if direct communication with the notification destination fixed terminal is possible, the received URL information is transmitted from the second wireless unit 402 to the notification destination fixed terminal based on the acquired destination information. The transmission of the URL information is determined based on input information by key operation of the UI unit 405 as necessary. Also, URL information is output to the liquid crystal display of the UI unit 405 as necessary. When the URL information notification destination terminal information is input from the first wireless unit 401 or the second wireless unit 402, the notification destination terminal information database DB2 of the information storage unit 407 is updated as necessary.

Next, the operation of the communication system configured as described above will be described.
In FIG. 1, the user A transmits from the portable terminal 4-1 of the user A to the portable terminal 4-2 of the user B (step S1). When receiving a call from the portable terminal 4-1, the call processing server 1 notifies the address conversion server 2 of the telephone number of the calling portable terminal 4-1 (step S2). The address translation server 2 retrieves URL information corresponding to the telephone number of the user A from the sender notification information database DB1, and transmits the retrieved URL information to the call processing server 1 (step S3). The call processing server 1 causes the mobile terminal 4-2 of the user B to receive a call and transmits the received URL information to the mobile terminal 4-2 (step S4).

  Note that the portable terminal 4-1 may be configured to include means for instructing to notify the receiving side of the notification information at the time of outgoing call or during a call. In steps S3 and S4, the URL information is notified to the call processing server 1 and transmitted together with a signal for notification of incoming calls. It is also possible to transmit with a signal of the timing. Moreover, you may notify to the portable terminal 4-2 directly from the address translation server 2 without going through the call control server 1.

  The user B selects a notification destination terminal in the portable terminal 4-2 and instructs to notify URL information (step S5). The portable terminal 4-2 transmits the notification destination terminal information and the URL information to the message notification server 3 (step S6). Here, the details of the processes of steps S5 and S6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 shows details of the operation of the mobile terminal 4-2 on the receiving side in step S5. Prior to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the receiving-side portable terminal 4-2 collects destination information of terminals that can be notified and stores the collected terminal destination information in the notification destination terminal information database DB2. To do. As information collection means, for example, in addition to collecting via the network NW, it is possible to collect destination information of terminals that can be linked via a short-range wireless line such as Bluetooth or via a LAN. In this way, it is possible to save the user from manually inputting destination information of the notification destination to the mobile terminal 4-2 on the receiving side.

  In FIG. 5, when the mobile terminal 4-2 receives the URL information (step S5a), the control unit 406 reads the notification destination terminal information from the notification destination terminal information database DB2. When there is no notification destination terminal information in the notification destination terminal information database DB2 (step S5b: No), the process is terminated.

  When there is notification destination terminal information in the notification destination terminal information database DB2 (step S5b: Yes), the operation waits for an operation by the user B (step S5c). Here, when the notification destination terminal is determined in advance, designation is not necessary (* 1 in FIG. 5). Further, there is an option of not notification (notification is not required), and when notification is not necessary, the user can select notification unnecessary. Further, when a notification is made at the time of an incoming call or at the start of a call regardless of an instruction from the user, the instruction from the user is unnecessary, and the processing from steps S5c to S5e is omitted (* 2 in FIG. 5). .

  If there is a notification instruction and selection of a notification destination terminal from the user B (step S5d: Yes) and the notification unnecessary is selected (step S5e: Yes), the process is terminated. When notifying (step S5e: No), the control unit 406 notifies the message notification server 3 of the notification destination terminal information and the URL information (step S5f).

  Returning to FIG. 1, the message notification server 3 notifies the URL information to the fixed terminal 5-1 that is the notification destination terminal corresponding to the notification destination terminal information transmitted from the portable terminal 4-2 (step S7). In addition, in steps S6 and S7, the notification destination terminal information and the URL information are transmitted to the fixed terminal 5-1 via the message notification server 3, but the notification is not performed via the message notification server 3, You may make it notify using LAN or short-distance radio | wireless, not via the network NW in FIG.

The fixed terminal 5-1 notified of the URL information accesses the user A's WEB site via the Internet using a browser based on the notified URL information (step S 8). In this way, information about the user A is displayed on the fixed terminal 5-1.
As described above, according to the above-described embodiment, the recipient can select not to cooperate when the fixed terminal is associated with the fixed terminal at any time after the incoming call or when cooperation is not necessary. In addition, when there are a plurality of fixed terminals, it is possible to select a terminal to be linked after an incoming call.

  In the above-described embodiment, only the URL is notified to the fixed terminal of the notification destination, and information related to the transmission side is acquired from the web browser based on the URL. By doing so, it becomes possible to access a large amount of information at the fixed terminal that is the notification destination while reducing the amount of data transmitted to the network.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, you may combine suitably the component covering different embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Call processing server, 2 ... Address conversion server, 3 ... Message notification server, 4-1, 4-2 ... Mobile terminal, 5-1, 5-2 ... Fixed terminal, 6 ... WEB site, NW ... Network, DB1 ... Caller side notification information database, DB2 ... Notification destination terminal information database, 401 ... First wireless unit, 402 ... Second wireless unit, 403 ... Audio processing unit, 404 ... Microphone / speaker unit, 405 ... User interface unit, 406: Control unit, 407: Information storage unit.

Claims (10)

Means for performing call control of a plurality of terminals accommodated in an IP (Internet Protocol) based network;
Notification information storage means for storing identification information for identifying the calling side and notification information to be notified from the calling side to the called side in association with each other;
Means for transmitting the notification information corresponding to the identification information on the caller side to the terminal on the callee side via the network based on the notification information storage means,
The called terminal is
Destination information storage means for storing destination information indicating a destination of a notification destination terminal to be linked with the own terminal;
Means for receiving the notification information via the network;
A communication system comprising: notification means for selectively notifying the received notification information to the notification destination terminal based on the destination information storage means.   The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the notification information storage unit stores a correspondence between the caller telephone number and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator).   3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies the notification destination terminal of the received notification information via a message notification server arranged on the network.   The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the receiving terminal further includes means for collecting destination information of the notification destination terminal.   The said notification means further comprises a means for selecting a terminal that notifies the received notification information among a plurality of notification destination terminals stored in the destination information storage means. 5. The communication system according to any one of 4.   6. The communication according to claim 1, further comprising means for selecting not to notify the received notification information to the notification destination terminal. system.   The communication system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the terminal on the transmission side includes means for instructing the call reception side to notify the notification information during a call or during a call. .   The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the network is configured by an IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) network. A means for performing call control of a plurality of terminals accommodated in an IP (Internet Protocol) -based network, identification information for identifying a caller, and notification information notified from the caller to the callee are stored in association with each other. Used in a communication system comprising notification information storage means and means for transmitting the notification information corresponding to the identification information on the caller side to the terminal on the callee side via the network based on the notification information storage means A terminal on the receiving side,
Destination information storage means for storing destination information indicating a destination of a notification destination terminal to be linked with the own terminal;
Means for receiving the notification information via the network;
A communication terminal device comprising: notification means for selectively notifying the received notification information to the notification destination terminal based on the destination information storage means. A terminal cooperation method used in a communication system for performing call control of a plurality of terminals accommodated in an IP (Internet Protocol) based network,
A process of storing the identification information for identifying the calling party in association with the notification information to be notified from the calling party to the receiving party;
Transmitting the notification information corresponding to the identification information on the caller side to the terminal on the callee side via the network,
The called terminal is
A process of storing destination information indicating a destination of a notification destination terminal to be linked with the own terminal;
Receiving the notification information via the network;
And a step of selectively notifying the received notification information to the notification destination terminal based on the stored destination information.

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