JP4210282B2 - Information transmission system using an exchange - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information transmission system using an exchange, and more particularly to an information transmission system using an exchange that enables high-speed information transmission with a simple configuration.

  In a system in which information data collected by the terminal-side information collection unit is received by the management-side center device (reception terminal device) via a wireless line or a wired line, and the information is managed, real-time performance and simultaneity In order to ensure this, it is important to transmit at the highest possible transmission rate.

  Conventionally, in an information transmission system using this type of exchange, a system that transmits information data from a terminal device to the exchange using a communication line such as a public line is generally used. In an exchange system in which a PHS is accommodated in an extension, data is transmitted after the terminal that transmits data from the extension PHS to a personal computer and receives data transmitted from the PHS responds, that is, after negotiation processing with the communication partner. Are transmitted and received.

  Conventionally used systems include a system that sends digital data from the PHS via extension PIAFS communication, receives data at the TAP connected to the extension S point, and transmits the data to a personal computer. A system is used in which data (sound band analog signal) is transmitted by "voice", the data is received by an analog modem connected to an analog extension, and the data is transmitted to a personal computer.

  In the information transmission system using the exchange as described above, in order to exchange data between the PHS and the receiving personal computer even though high-speed communication is an important requirement for real-time performance, negotiation with the communication partner is required. Processing is essential, and the time required for this is as long as several seconds, which is an obstacle to high-speed communication.

  In particular, depending on the conventional system, when a large number of information collecting devices on the information transmitting side are installed, the information data obtained by each information collecting device should be transmitted with as little time difference as possible to ensure simultaneity. I can't.

  In general, an information collection device is often equipped with an information input device and a transmission unit integrated, and as an information collection device, for example, a life cycle is short, such as a game machine, and is frequently installed (layout). When the game machine is changed, it is very inconvenient to repair the entire device or install a newly designed device every time the game machine is updated or the layout is changed.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission system using an exchange that enables high-speed information data transmission with a simple configuration.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an information transmission system using an exchange that can very easily cope with a change in information collection device as a terminal and a change in device layout.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an information transmission system using an exchange according to the present invention employs the following characteristic configuration.

( 1 ) an information collection unit that collects information to be collected;
The information collected by the information collection unit of this as a transmission dial information, the internal terminal and a transmitting unit having a telephone function for transmitting subsequent to an outside line capture function execution,
A main device having an exchange function, performing an outside line connection operation via an outside line trunk operation in response to the transmission dial information received from the sending unit, and storing the dial information from the sending unit as information data ; ,
A receiving terminal device for acquiring information data stored in the main device after the calling process of the transmission dial information from the extension terminal and the abandoning process of the call ;
Information transmission system using an exchange equipped with a.
( 2 ) The information transmission system using the exchange of (1) , wherein the transmission dial information is stored in a memory, and the receiving terminal device accesses the memory.
( 3 ) The information transmission system using the exchange according to (1) , wherein the transmission dial information is transmitted to the receiving terminal device in a flowing manner.
( 4 ) An information transmission system using the exchange according to ( 1 ), wherein a plurality of the information collection units are installed, and the transmission unit is installed corresponding to each information collection unit.
( 5 ) An information transmission system using the exchange of ( 1 ) above, wherein the transmitter and the main unit are connected by a wireless line or a wired line.
( 6 ) The information transmission system using the exchange of (1) above, wherein the line side of the outside line trunk is not connected to the line.
( 7 ) The information transmission system using the exchange according to ( 1 ), wherein the transmission unit abandons the call immediately after the call processing.
( 8 ) The information transmission system using the exchange according to ( 1 ), wherein the transmitting unit is a PHS.

  As described above, in the information transmission system using the exchange of the present invention, a slave unit (terminal) is connected to each of a plurality of information collection units, and information from each information transmission unit is transmitted to the slave unit. The information obtained by the information collecting unit defined by the number corresponding to the outside line number following the outside line designation number (for example, “0” transmission) as the specific number is sent to the exchange via the parent machine. On the side, information relating to the transmission from the slave unit, that is, the information of the slave unit that has been transmitted, the transmission time, information corresponding to the outside line number, etc. is stored by the so-called SMDR function or sent to an external device such as a personal computer Therefore, information can be transmitted quickly.

  At this time, when transmitting information from the slave unit, it is not necessary for the master unit or an external device to respond to the transmission on the slave unit side, and it is only necessary to continue to transmit information in a flowing manner. Communication negotiation is not required, and the handset can be disconnected immediately after the outgoing call (calling) process, thereby enabling extremely quick information transmission. Specifically, transmission of information data by communication between the slave unit and the personal computer using ordinary technology takes about 5 seconds including communication negotiation. In the present invention, this time of 5 seconds is unnecessary. It becomes. This time is necessary for one information collection unit (for example, a game machine). When a large number of information collection units are installed, communication becomes extremely lossy, and a large number of information collection units However, in the present invention, this huge loss time can be deleted, and high-rate information transmission is possible.

  Also, normally, for example, if 9,000 data communications are performed per hour, and if communication takes 5 seconds, then the number of outside trunks for 25 outside trunks is required in the case of a call loss of 0.001. If it is 1 second, it is sufficient to set up 9 speech paths with a call loss of 0.001. Moreover, in the present invention, it is only necessary to add an external trunk to increase the number of communication paths.

  An embodiment of an information transmission system using an exchange according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a preferred embodiment of an information transmission system using an exchange of the present invention.

  In this embodiment, a large number of game machines as information collection units are installed, and the number of coins (or coins) inserted to play on these game machines, or a computer (PC) installed on the center side for sales This is an example of application to a system that receives and manages the network. In this system, a plurality of slave units 2 installed corresponding to each game machine 1, a master unit 3 connected to these slave units 2 wirelessly or by wire, and an exchange function connected to the master unit 3 are provided. And a personal computer 6 connected to the main device 4 via a serial interface 5.

  Each game machine 1 is provided with a coin insertion detection unit 12 that detects coins inserted from the coin insertion unit 11 or detects the insertion of coins, and is detected by the coin insertion detection unit 12. The detection signal is input to the built-in counter unit 21 of the child device 2 installed for each game machine.

  The counter unit 21 counts a detection signal input every time coins are inserted, and sends a count result C0 to the CPU 22. The CPU 22 receives the count result C0, stores it as a count value C1 in the memory 221, and outputs the count value C1 to the dial transmission unit 23 through processing described later.

  The dial transmitter 23 transmits the count result information as a predetermined dial signal to the antenna 31 of the base unit 3 as a radio signal via the antenna 24, that is, as a radio signal. The transmission of dial information from the slave unit 1 to the master unit 2 can of course be performed via a wired line, and as a wireless line, it can also be performed via an optical line such as infrared rays.

  The main device 4 is connected to the parent device 3 and is, for example, an exchange having an exchange function such as a button telephone or a business phone, and stores dial information received via the parent device 3 in the dial buffer 41. The dial information stored in the dial buffer 41 is connected to the external line via the operation of the external line trunk 42.

  For example, the main device 4 receives a transmission number transmitted from the child device 1 and executes the following processing operation. That is, the cordless handset 1 first transmits a “0” number to designate an outside line, and then designates an outside line number to be connected by a series of numbers to be sent subsequently. 4 and the slave unit are connected. Here, the main device 4 has a so-called SMDR function, and stores in the memory 43 history information indicating which extension (slave unit) sends what kind of dial information. In the present embodiment, no line is connected to the outside line side of the outside line trunk 42 of the main device 4, and the open state is established.

  When numeric information corresponding to an outside line number transmitted after first transmitting “0” from the dial transmission unit 23 of the slave unit 2 to the master unit 3 is transmitted as count result information of the counter unit 21, the main device 4. Then, the numeric information received following the transmission number “0” is treated as an outside line number and received from the slave unit. The subsequent number is stored in the memory 43 by the SMDR function as the counting result information. Note that the information data can be output as it is without being stored in the memory 43.

  The personal computer 6 is connected to the main device 4 via an interface 5 such as a serial interface, and dial information (counting information received following “0”, stored as information stored in the main device 4 based on the SMDR function). That is, the counted number of coins) is taken in. This incorporation is performed by accessing the memory of the main device 4 to read stored information, or receiving count information sent from the main device 4 via the interface 5 every moment.

  In the above-described embodiment, for example, coins inserted into the coin insertion unit 11 of the game machine 1 are detected by the coin insertion detection unit 12 and counted by the counter unit 21 (for example, the number of coins: 123). Is sent to the center side personal computer 6 from the dial transmission unit 23 of the handset 2 first, followed by the numerical information (external line number of the normal exchange function) as the count result information. "123" is transmitted. This transmission number information is transmitted to the antenna 31 of the base unit 3 via the antenna 24 and sent to the main device 4.

  In the main device 4, an outside line connection operation is executed based on the received dial information. However, since no line is connected to the outside line trunk 42, the actual outside line connection is not executed, and reception is performed based on the SMDR function. The identification information of the slave unit and the dial information transmitted by the slave unit are stored. The identification information and dial information of these slave units are taken into the personal computer 6 as described above. In this way, the dial information “123” following the transmission of “0” is recognized as the number of coins inserted, and eventually, the number of coins inserted for each game machine installed corresponding to the child machine can be grasped and concentrated. Management becomes possible.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts showing the operation processing procedure of the slave unit 2 in the information transmission system using the exchange shown in FIG.

  First, referring to FIG. 2, when a detection signal from the coin insertion detection unit 12 of the game machine 1 is input to the child device 2 in step S <b> 1 (when there is an interrupt), the number of input of this detection signal is counted. The counter unit 21 increments and sets the current count value C0 to C0 + 1 (step S2).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the operation of the dial transmission unit 23 of the handset 2 stores the count value C0 from the counter unit 21 in the memory as the count value C1, and first receives the counter unit 21. It is determined whether or not the output C0 from the output coincides with C1, that is, whether or not a new coin has been inserted (step S11). When the two values do not match, the newly input count value C0 is replaced with the count value C1 (step S12). Next, dial information is transmitted. In this case, first, “0” is transmitted, and then the count value C1 is transmitted (step S13). Here, as described above, the sent count value C1 is an outside line calling number in the normal exchange operation, but in this embodiment, coins (counter unit) inserted into the coin insertion unit 11 of the game machine 1 are used. 21 count value), that is, data of the total number of inserted coins, and therefore the number of digits can be set arbitrarily. After executing dial transmission in step S13, dial transmission unit 23 immediately disconnects the line connected to base unit 3 without executing any processing (step S14), and returns to the processing in step S11.

  In the above embodiment, the slave unit can disconnect the line after sending the external line connection number and sending the number information corresponding to the external line number that defines the information. This eliminates the need for communication negotiation, greatly reduces the communication processing time, and enables rapid information transmission.

  Further, any device can be applied as the information collecting unit. For example, when a large number of game machines are installed as in the game center as described above, the installation location (layout) of the game machine is used. However, in the present invention, it is only necessary to change the connection relationship between the game machine serving as the information collecting unit and the child machine serving as the transmission device, so that versatility and expandability are greatly improved.

  Furthermore, since it is only necessary to install a coin insertion detector in the game machine as the information collecting unit, the game machine having a short life cycle has high versatility and expandability and is highly useful.

  The preferred embodiment of the information transmission system using the exchange of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention should not be limited to only such specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made depending on the specific application. Therefore, the present invention includes such modifications. For example, in the above description, dial information subsequent to an external line connection number (for example, “0” transmission) is information to be transmitted, but it is also possible for the exchange to send the information directly to the external line without dialing the external line number. Of course, it can be set.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the information transmission system using the exchange by this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission (interruption) process of the counter part 21 by the side of the subunit | mobile_unit in embodiment shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the transmission process of CPU22 by the side of the subunit | mobile_unit in embodiment shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Child machine 3 Parent machine 4 Main apparatus 5 Serial interface 6 Personal computer 11 Coin insertion part 12 Coin insertion detection part 21 Counter part 22 CPU
23 Dial transmission unit 24, 31 Antenna 41 Dial buffer 42 Trunk outside line 43 Memory 221 Memory

Claims (8)

An information collection unit that collects information to be collected;
An extension terminal comprising a transmission unit having a telephone function for transmitting information following the execution of the outside line capturing function, using the information collected by the information collecting unit as transmission dial information;
A main device having an exchange function, performing an outside line connection operation via an outside line trunk operation in response to the transmission dial information received from the sending unit, and storing the dial information from the sending unit as information data; ,
A receiving terminal device for acquiring information data stored in the main device after the calling process of the transmission dial information from the extension terminal and the abandoning process of the call;
Information transmission system using the exchange, characterized in that it comprises an. The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1, wherein the transmission dial information is stored in a memory, and the receiving terminal device accesses the memory . The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1, wherein the transmission dial information is transmitted to the receiving terminal device in a flowing manner . The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the information collection units are installed, and the transmission unit is installed corresponding to each information collection unit . The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitter and the main unit are connected by a wireless line or a wired line . 2. The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1 , wherein a line is not connected to the line side of the outside line trunk . The originating unit, information transmission system using the exchanger according to claim 1, characterized in that to abandon immediately call after the call processing. The information transmission system using an exchange according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission unit is a PHS .

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