JP2842978B2 - Automatic pager distribution system using personal computer communication network - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio paging automatic distribution system (hereinafter referred to as a pager automatic distribution system), and more particularly to a system using a personal computer communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a free text display type pager (hereinafter simply referred to as a pager) is used, as shown in FIG. 2, a personal computer terminal device (hereinafter simply referred to as a personal computer) Public telephone network or INS
(Information Network Syst
em; advanced information communication system), the destination pager (pager ID number) and data to be displayed (message) are transmitted, and the corresponding pager PB is transmitted via the pager base station apparatus 5. Can be called to display a message.

The personal computer terminal device is a personal computer (CP)
U, ROM, RAM, I / O), keyboard, display, etc., for example, floppy disk, hard disk for system expansion, printer or modem (or DSU for connecting to INS network; digital line terminator) It is composed of By the way, recently, there is a new demand to be able to automatically display a desired specific message such as a news flash, a stock price flash, a weather forecast without sending a message to the pager PB every time using a personal computer PC. Was taken out. The present invention has been made to meet such a demand.

[0004]

A first aspect of the present invention is a personal computer communication network including a personal computer communication center device, a personal computer terminal device, a pager center device, a pager base station device, and a free text display type pager. This is a pager automatic distribution system that uses. The personal computer terminal,
It has been subscribed to a given personal computer communication network, and the ID number of the pager to be delivered, delivery message and type of (breaking news, including stock quotes and weather forecast), in advance the personal computer communication and a distribution time and time It has means for inputting to the center device.

[0005] The personal computer communication center device stores a data to be distributed to members of the personal computer communication network.
Memory means, second memory means for storing the information input from the personal computer terminal device, and a host computer, based on the information stored in the second memory means, at a predetermined time and time The data relating to the delivery message stored in the first memory means and the destination (pager ID number) stored in the second memory means are transferred to the pager center device. Further, the pager center device includes a memory for storing the information transferred from the personal computer communication center device, based on the transferred information, calls the corresponding pager via the pager base station device,
A predetermined message is displayed.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Members who join large-scale personal computer communication networks (stations) represented by PC-VAN and NIFTY-Serve can use their personal computers to make public telephone networks (or INS nets) and personal computer communication networks. To access a host computer of a personal computer communication center device to receive a wide range of information services including breaking news, stock prices, and weather forecasts. The present invention focuses on such a service provided by a personal computer communication network, and reserves in advance from a personal computer to a personal computer communication center to receive a service of distributing predetermined information to a predetermined pager for a predetermined period at a predetermined time. Then, the center distributes predetermined information to the pager center based on the reservation, and attempts to display a message at a predetermined pager by a pager net.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, parts corresponding to those in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted. The communication network 1 interposed between the personal computer PC and the personal computer communication center device 7 comprises a personal computer communication network 2 and a public telephone network (or INS) 3, and the latter can be connected to the former access point AP. I have. The large-scale personal computer communication network 2 is a so-called packet exchange network, and its access point AP performs packet communication processing between the host computer HC and the public telephone network / INS3 such as packet assembly, disassembly, and protocol conversion.

The personal computer communication center device 7 connected to the personal computer communication network 2 includes a host computer HC, a main memory MM, and a sub memory SM. A plurality of personal computers PC and a pager center device 4 of a pager system 6 are connected to the public telephone network / INS3. The personal computer terminal PC has personal computer communication software stored in the ROM or RAM of the personal computer as an application program and stores communication parameters (data bit length, parity, stop bit length, character code, kanji code, etc.) necessary for personal computer communication. It has a function that can be set, a function of automatically communicating with the host without human intervention, a word processing function, and the like. The user operates the keyboard to distribute the ID number of one or more pagers PB, the type of distribution information such as a news flash, a stock price flash, and a weather forecast.
The delivery time such as Monday to December, every month, Wednesday, Friday, etc. and the delivery time such as 6:00, 7:00, 17:00, 21:00 are stored in the sub memory SM (second memory) of the personal computer communication center device 7.
Means) . These inputs cause a pager service menu to be displayed on the screen, and it is convenient, less error-prone and preferable to input according to this.

The memory MM or SM of the personal computer communication center device 7 includes an OS (operating system), a communication function, ie, software for processing a protocol for data communication, a general-purpose transaction management function, ie, a file (database) management function, and the like. And software required for the online processing, and application programs for executing various services. The host computer HC follows the processing program related to the pager service, and the secondary memory SM (the second memory
Based on input data from the stored personal computer PC to the stage), a predetermined time, at a time, the memory MM or SM
(First memory means) and a predetermined data stored in the sub
The destination (pager ID number) stored in the memory SM (second memory means) is transferred to the pager center device 4. The main memory MM and the sub memory SM (first memo
Means) stores various information to be transmitted to the personal computer of the member of the personal computer communication network .

The pager center device 4 includes a memory M for storing information transferred from the personal computer communication center device 7, and, based on the information stored in the memory M, via the pager base station device 5, A pager PB having a number is called, and a predetermined message is displayed.
By calling the personal computer communication center device 7 from the personal computer PC and operating the keyboard, the reservation for the pager service can be canceled or changed.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the personal computer does not have to send a message to the pager every time as in the conventional case, but the personal computer communicates with the personal computer communication center 7 in advance.
Information, such as breaking news, stock prices, weather forecasts, etc. , can be automatically delivered to pagers at predetermined times and at predetermined times, thereby saving labor and dramatically increasing the added value of pagers. . The information of the personal computer communication center device originally intended for distribution to the members of the personal computer communication network,
It can be effectively used for pager systems.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a communication system including a personal computer and a pager net using a conventional public telephone network.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic pager distribution system using a personal computer communication network, comprising a personal computer communication center device, a personal computer terminal device, a pager center device, a pager base station device, and a free text display type pager. The personal computer terminal device has subscribed to a predetermined personal computer communication network, and has an ID number of the pager to be distributed;
Delivery message (breaking news, stock quotes and weather forecast
The type of the containing), which has means for inputting in advance to the personal computer communication center apparatus and a distribution time and time, the personal computer communication center apparatus, the store data to be distributed to members of the personal computer communication network 1 memory means, a second memory means for storing the information input from the personal computer terminal device, and a host computer, wherein a predetermined time and time are determined based on the information stored in the second memory means. , The data relating to the delivery message stored in the first memory means and the destination (pager ID) stored in the second memory means.
Number) to the pager center device, the pager center device includes a memory for storing the information transferred from the personal computer communication center device, and based on the transferred information, A pager automatic distribution system using a personal computer communication network, wherein the pager is called via a base station apparatus and a predetermined message is displayed.