JP4905189B2 - Telephone system and group incoming ringing setting device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for assigning a telephone that rings when a group is received among a plurality of telephones assigned a group number.

  In the case of a telephone system such as a business phone, it is usual for all telephones in the same group to ring when a group is received, and a ringing tone with a high volume sounds in the office or the like, which may hinder business. There is a technique for limiting the number of ringing terminals to reduce this (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-14516 JP-A-5-49063 JP-A-6-98362

  In Patent Documents 1 to 3, in order to limit the number of ringing terminals, it has a table for managing ringing designation and non-ringing designation for each telephone, and it is necessary to set ringing designation and non-ringing designation for each telephone in advance. There is a problem that the operation is complicated and setting errors are likely to occur.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to freely set a telephone that rings when a group incoming call is received by a telephone in the same group composed of a plurality of telephones. It is to be able to set to.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention broadcasts ringing control information to a plurality of telephones having the same group number, and responds to a telephone that has been responded to ringing registration as a representative telephone of the group. Perform ring registration for the group number.

For example, the first aspect of the present invention refers to a group incoming ringing management table that stores a plurality of telephones and a group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call in association with identification information of each telephone. A telephone system comprising a main device for receiving a call designating the group number of the telephone of the telephone to the telephone corresponding to the group number and a group incoming ring setting device for setting ringing information at the time of the group incoming call to each telephone. Then, the group ringing ringing setting device broadcasts the number notification including the group number to the telephone corresponding to the group number and the telephone corresponding to the group number from the telephone corresponding to the group number . When a group incoming ringing registration request including identification information is received, the telephone set included in the group incoming ringing registration request A group incoming ringing registration means for registering the identification information in the group incoming ringing management table in association with the group number included in the broadcasted number notification and the ringing information at the time of group incoming; When receiving a number notification from the group incoming ringing setting device, each of the telephones includes a display means for displaying the group number included in the number notification, an operation means for receiving operation information from the user, and a display means. When the first operation for registering the ringing of the own telephone is received from the user via the operation means for the displayed group number, a group incoming ringing registration request including identification information of the own telephone is issued. And a group incoming ringing registration requesting means for transmitting to the group incoming ringing setting device.

The second aspect of the present invention is a group incoming ringing setting device for setting ringing information at the time of a group incoming call to a plurality of telephones, wherein the number notification including the group number is sent to the telephones corresponding to the group number. When receiving a group incoming ringing registration request including the identification information of the telephone from the group number transmission means for transmitting the information and any of the plurality of telephones, the identification information of the telephone included in the group incoming ringing registration request is Group incoming ringing characterized by comprising group incoming ringing registration means for associating the group number included in the broadcasted number notification with ringing information at the time of group incoming and registering in the group incoming ringing management table A setting device is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to freely set a telephone that rings when a group incoming call is received by telephones in the same group composed of a plurality of telephones with a simple operation.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The telephone system 10 includes a main device 20, a group incoming ringing setting device 30, and a plurality of telephones 40.

  Each of the plurality of telephones 40 is connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 13 and communicates with another telephone 40 via the LAN 13 or with the external telephone 11 via the external network 12. The telephone system 10 of this embodiment is a key telephone system, for example, and each telephone 40 is a key telephone, for example.

  The main device 20 is connected to an external network 12 such as an IP (Internet Protocol) network and a LAN 13 and controls a plurality of telephones 40 via the LAN 13. The main device 20 refers to the group incoming ring management table in which the identification information of each telephone 40 is associated with the group number of the telephone 40 and the ringing information at the time of group incoming, and the external telephone 12 is connected via the external network 12. 11 identifies the destination of the incoming call received from 11, transfers the incoming call to the identified destination telephone 40, and relays communication between the telephone 40 responding to the incoming call and the external telephone 11.

  In addition, the main device 20 makes a call to the destination external telephone 11 via the external network 12 on the basis of the external line received from any of the telephones 40 via the LAN 13. Relay communication with the external telephone 11. Further, when the groups of the telephones 40 are different, the main apparatus 20 refers to the group incoming ringing management table and relays the extension communication between the telephones 40 via the LAN 13.

  The group incoming ringing setting device 30 generates a group incoming ringing management table by assigning a group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming to each of the plurality of telephones 40, and the generated group incoming ringing management table is stored in the main device 20. Supply.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a detailed functional configuration of the main device 20. The main device 20 includes a group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21, a group incoming ringing management table update unit 22, and a call processing unit 23.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21 includes a group incoming call in which a telephone number 210 identifying each telephone 40 is associated with a group number 211, ringing information 212 at the time of incoming group call, and incoming call number 213. Stores ringing management table. The incoming call number 213 is used in contrast to the group number 211, and the telephone ID 210 is, for example, the IP address or MAC (Media Access Control) address of the telephone 40.

  The call processing unit 23 refers to the group incoming ringing management table in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21 and identifies the incoming destination of the external line received from the external telephone 11 via the external network 12 from the incoming number 213. Then, a process of relaying communication between the destination telephone 40 and the caller's external telephone 11 by transferring the outside line incoming call to the specified destination telephone 40, and any telephone 40 via the LAN 13 A process of relaying communication between the telephone set 40 and the external telephone set 11 by making a call to the external telephone set 11 via the external network 12 based on the external line received from If the groups are different, the group incoming ring management table in the group incoming ring management table storage unit 21 is referred to. , It performs processing for relaying communication phone 40 together.

  When the group incoming ringing management table updating unit 22 receives the update type together with the group incoming ringing management table from the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13, the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21 according to the received update type. Update the group ring alert management table.

  For example, when the update type indicating the replacement is received together with the group incoming call management table, the group incoming call management table update unit 22 uses the received group incoming call management table in the group incoming call management table storage unit 21. Replace the management table. When the update type indicating addition is received together with the group incoming ring management table, the group incoming ring management table updating unit 22 converts the received group incoming ring management table into the group incoming ring management table storage unit 21. Add to the management table.

  When the update type indicating the correction is received together with the group incoming call management table, the group incoming call management table update unit 22 receives the group incoming call management table in the group incoming call management table storage unit 21 and the received group incoming call. For the group number associated with the same identification information in the ringing management table and ringing information at the time of group incoming, the group number of the group incoming ringing management table in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21 and the group incoming call Is replaced with the group number in the received group incoming call management table and the ringing information at the time of group incoming. The group incoming ring management table is used for the group number and the ringing information at the time of group incoming which are in the received group incoming ring management table but not in the group incoming ring management table in the group incoming ring management table storage unit 21. The updating unit 22 adds the set of the identification information, the group number, and the ringing information at the time of the incoming group in the received group incoming ringing management table to the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 21.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a detailed functional configuration of the group incoming ringing setting device 30. The group incoming ringing setting device 30 includes a group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31, a telephone information storage unit 32, a group incoming ringing registration unit 33, a group number selection unit 34, and a group number transmission unit 35.

  In the telephone information storage unit 32, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the telephone number 320 of the target telephone 40 to register the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming, and the current group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming are stored. An update type 321 indicating whether the setting is replacement, addition, or correction is stored. Information in the telephone information storage unit 32 is preset by an administrator or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the group incoming ring management table storage unit 31 includes a group having a set of a telephone ID 310 and a group number 311 and ringing information 312 at the time of incoming group registered by the group incoming ring registration unit 33. Stores an incoming call ringing management table.

  The group number selection unit 34 receives from the telephone 40 via the LAN 13 a group incoming ringing setting start request including a starting group number that is a group number included in the number notification that is first transmitted by broadcast in the group incoming ringing setting process. In this case, the start of the group incoming ringing setting process for setting the group number of the telephone 40 and the ringing information at the time of group incoming is notified to each of the plurality of telephones 40 by, for example, multicast.

  Then, the group number selection unit 34 selects the start group number included in the group incoming ringing setting start request as the group number to be transmitted first, and the selected group number is sent to the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 and the group number transmission unit 35. Notice. Further, when the group number selection unit 34 is notified from the group incoming call ringing registration unit 33 that the group number and ringing information at the time of the group incoming call are registered, the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31 and the telephone information storage unit Referring to FIG. 32, it is determined whether or not the group number 311 and ringing information 312 at the time of the group incoming call are associated with all the telephone IDs 320 stored in the telephone information storage unit 32.

  When there is a telephone number 320 stored in the telephone information storage unit 32 that does not associate the group number 311 with the ringing information 312 when the group is received, the group number selection unit 34 selects the next group number. Is selected, and the selected group number is notified to the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 and the group number transmission unit 35. In this embodiment, the group number selection part 34 selects the value which added 1 to the value of the group number selected last time as a next group number.

  As another form, the group number selection unit 34 refers to a table in which group numbers are registered in a predetermined order, and selects a group number registered next to the previously selected group number, A value obtained by adding a predetermined value other than 1 to the value of the previously selected group number may be selected as the group number.

  When the group number 311 and ringing information 312 at the time of group incoming call are associated with all the telephone IDs 320 stored in the telephone information storage unit 32, the group number selection unit 34 displays the group incoming ringing management table storage unit. The group incoming ringing management table stored in 31 is sent together with the update type stored in the telephone information storage unit 32 to the main apparatus 20 via the LAN 13, and the end of the group incoming ringing setting process is terminated by a plurality of telephones. Each of 40 is notified by multicast, for example.

  When the group number selection unit 34 receives a next group number request for requesting the next group number from the telephone 40 via the LAN 13, the group number selection unit 34 selects one next group number, and receives the selected group number as a group incoming call. The ringing registration unit 33 and the group number transmission unit 35 are notified.

  The next group number request may include information indicating a step, and the group number selection unit 34 may select the next group number based on the step. For example, when step information indicating “10” is included in the next group number request, the group number selection unit 34 selects a value obtained by adding 10 to the previously selected group number as the next group number.

  Further, the group number selection unit 34 is stored in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31 when an end instruction indicating the forced termination of the group incoming ringing setting process is received from any telephone 40 via the LAN 13. The group incoming ringing management table is sent to the main apparatus 20 via the LAN 13 together with the update type stored in the telephone information storage unit 32, and the end of the group incoming ringing setting process is sent to each of the plurality of telephones 40. For example, notification is made by multicast.

The group number transmission unit 35 generates a number notification including the group number notified from the group number selection unit 34, and transmits the generated number notification to the plurality of telephones 40 having the corresponding group number via the LAN 13, for example, by multicast. Broadcast transmission.

  When the group incoming ring registration unit 33 receives a group incoming ring registration registration request including identification information of the telephone 40 from any telephone 40 via the LAN 13, the group incoming ring registration part 33 is notified from the group number selection unit 34 immediately before. The identification information of the telephone 40, the group number, and ringing information at the time of group incoming are stored in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31 in association with the identification information included in the group incoming ringing registration request, and the group incoming ringing is registered. This is notified to the group number selection unit 34. Then, the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 notifies the registration response including the registered group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call to the registration target telephone 40 of the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call, for example, by unicast. To do.

  As another form, each telephone 40 transmits a group incoming ring to be set to its own telephone to the group number setting device 30 together with a group incoming ring registration request, and the group number registration unit 33 When a group number registration request is received from the telephone 40 together with the identification information of the telephone 40 and information indicating the group number, the identification information of the telephone 40 and the group number are included in the identification information included in the group number registration request. You may make it match and store in the group number management table storage part 31. FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a detailed functional configuration of the telephone 40. The telephone 40 includes a group incoming ringing setting start requesting unit 41, a group incoming ringing registration requesting unit 42, a next group number requesting unit 43, an end instruction transmitting unit 44, a display unit 45, and an operation unit 46. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the functions of the telephone 40 necessary for the group incoming ringing setting process specific to the present embodiment are shown, and the normal functions as a button telephone are omitted.

  The display unit 45 changes the operation mode of the telephone 40 according to the information notified from the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13 or displays the information notified from the group incoming ringing setting apparatus 30 on the LCD ( Display processing on a display device such as Liquid Crystal Display.

  The information notified from the group ringing ring setting device 30 and displayed on the display unit 45 includes, for example, information indicating that the group ringing ringing setting process is being performed, a group number included in the group number notification transmitted by broadcast, In addition, there are a group number registered for the own telephone 40 and ringing information at the time of group reception.

  The operation unit 46 is a hook switch or the like that is linked to a keypad or a handset, and converts a user operation into an operation signal to convert a group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41, a group incoming ringing registration request unit 42, a next group number requesting unit. 43 and the end instruction transmission unit 44.

  The group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 is designated when an operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ringing setting process is received from the user via the operation unit 46 following the operation for specifying the starting group number. A group incoming ringing setting start request including the started group number is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13.

  The group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41, for example, when the “*” button is continuously pressed five times within a predetermined time after the number key is pressed, the group number corresponding to the pressed number key. A group incoming ringing setting start request including the starting group number is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30. When “*” is continuously pressed five times without pressing the numeric key, the group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 requests the group incoming ringing setting start request including the initial set value as the starting group number. Is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30.

  The group incoming ringing registration request unit 42 receives an operation for registering incoming ringing of the own telephone 40 from the user via the operation unit 46 for the group number currently displayed on the display unit 45. A group incoming ringing registration request including identification information of the own telephone 40 is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13.

  The group incoming ringing registration requesting unit 42 registers, for example, an incoming ringing registration of the own telephone 40 for the group number currently displayed on the display unit 45 by performing an operation of raising the handset and returning it (an operation to go off-hook and then on-hook). Detect as an operation.

  When the next group number requesting unit 43 receives an operation requesting the next group number from the user via the operation unit 46, the next group number requesting unit 43 transmits the next group number request to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13. To do. For example, when the “#” button is pressed, the next group number request unit 43 transmits a next group number request. In addition, when the pressing of “#” is detected within a predetermined time after the numerical key is pressed, the next group number requesting unit 43 requests the next group number using the value indicated by the pressed numerical key as the number of steps. May be transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30.

  The end instruction transmission unit 44 transmits an end instruction to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13 when an operation indicating the forced termination of the group incoming ringing setting process is received from the user via the operation unit 46. The end instruction transmission unit 44 detects, for example, an operation in which the “*” button and the “#” button are pressed at the same time as an operation indicating the forced end of the group incoming ringing setting process.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group incoming call ring setting device 30. When the group number selection unit 34 receives a group incoming ringing setting start request from any of the telephones 40, the group incoming ringing setting device 30 starts the operation shown in this flowchart.

  First, the group number selection unit 34 transmits a group incoming ringing management table request to the main apparatus 20 via the group number transmitting unit 35 in order to know the current group incoming ringing management state (S100). It is determined whether or not a group incoming ring management table has been received (S101). When the group incoming call ring management table is received from the main apparatus 20 (S101: Yes), the group number selection unit 34 stores the received group incoming call ring management table via the group incoming call ring registration unit 33. The data is stored in the unit 31 (S102).

  Next, the group number selection unit 34 broadcasts a group incoming ringing setting start notification to the plurality of telephones 40 by multicast, for example (S103). Then, according to the group number included in the group incoming ringing setting start request received from the telephone 40, the group number selecting unit 34 selects one group number to be broadcast first in the group incoming ringing setting process as a starting group number. (S104) The selected group number is notified to the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 and the group number transmission unit 35.

The group number transmission unit 35 broadcasts the number notification including the group number notified from the group number selection unit 34 to the plurality of telephones 40 having the corresponding group number, for example, by multicast (S105). Then, the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 determines whether or not a group incoming ringing registration request has been received from a plurality of telephones 40 of any corresponding group number (S106).

  When the group incoming ringing registration request is received (S106: Yes), the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 registers the group incoming number notified by the group number selection unit 34 immediately before and the ringing information at the time of the group incoming call. The identification information of the telephone 40 is registered in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31 in association with the identification information included in the request (S107), and a group number selection unit indicating that the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming are registered 34 is notified. Then, the group incoming ring registration unit 33 notifies the registered group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call to the registration target telephone 40 of the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call, for example, by unicast (S108). .

Next, the group number selection unit 34 refers to the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31 and the telephone information storage unit 32, and sets the group number and group to all the telephone IDs stored in the telephone information storage unit 32. It is determined whether ringing information at the time of incoming call is associated (S109). When the group number and the ringing information at the time of the group incoming call are not associated with all the telephone IDs stored in the telephone information storage unit 32 (S109: No), the group number selection unit 34 shows in step S113 . Execute the process.

  When all the telephone IDs stored in the telephone information storage unit 32 are associated with the group number and ringing information at the time of group reception (S109: Yes), the group number selection unit 34 sets the group ringing ringing setting. The end of the process is broadcast to each of the plurality of telephones 40, for example, by multicast (S110). The group number selection unit 34 then updates the group incoming call management table stored in the group incoming call management table storage unit 31 together with the update type stored in the telephone information storage unit 32 via the LAN 13. 20 (S111), the group incoming ringing setting device 30 ends the operation shown in this flowchart.

In step S106, when the group incoming ringing registration request has not been received (S106: No), the group number selection unit 34 determines whether or not the next group number request has been received (S112). When the next group number request is received (S112: Yes), the group number selection unit 34 selects one next group number and notifies the group incoming ringing registration unit 33 and the group number transmission unit 35 of the selected group number. (S113). Then, the group number transmission unit 35 broadcasts the number notification including the group number notified from the group number selection unit 34 to the plurality of telephones 40 of the corresponding group number, for example, by multicast (S114), and the group incoming ringing is performed. The registration unit 33 executes the process shown in step S106 again.

  In step S112, when the next group number request has not been received (S112: No), the group number selection unit 34 determines whether an end instruction has been received (S115). When the termination instruction has not been received (S115: No), the group number selection unit 34 executes the process shown in step S103 again. When the end instruction is received (S115: Yes), the group number selection unit 34 executes the process shown in step S110.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the telephone 40. For example, at a predetermined timing such as power-on, the telephone 40 starts the operation shown in this flowchart. Note that normal processing as a key telephone for making and receiving calls is omitted in this flowchart.

  First, the group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 determines whether an operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ringing setting process is detected via the operation unit 46 (S200). When an operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ringing setting process is detected (S200: Yes), the group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 sends a group incoming ringing setting start request to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13. (S201), and the process shown in step S200 is executed again.

  In step S201, when an operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ringing setting process is accepted following the operation for specifying the starting group number, the group incoming ringing setting start requesting unit 41 receives the specified starting group. A group incoming ringing setting start request including a number is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13. When the operation for designating the start group number is not accepted, the group incoming call ringing setting start request unit 41 transmits a group incoming ringing ring setting start request including a preset group number such as an initial setting value as the start group number. .

  When the operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ringing setting process is not detected (S200: No), the display unit 45 determines whether or not a group incoming ringing setting start notification has been received (S202). When the group incoming ringing setting start notification is received (S202: Yes), the display unit 45 displays on the display device that the group incoming ringing setting process is being performed (S203). The process shown in step S200 is executed again.

  When the group incoming ringing setting start notification has not been received (S202: No), the display unit 45 determines whether a number notification has been received (S204). When the number notification is received (S204: Yes), the display unit 45 displays the group number included in the received number notification on the display device (S205), and the group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 returns to step S200 again. Perform the indicated process.

  If the number notification has not been received (S204: No), the group incoming ringing registration requesting unit 42 has detected an operation for requesting registration of the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming via the operation unit 46. Is determined (S206). When an operation for requesting registration of ring number information at the time of group number and group incoming call is detected (S206: Yes), the group incoming call ring registration request unit 42 sends a group call ringing registration request including identification information of the own telephone 40 to the LAN 13 Is transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 (S207), and the group incoming ringing setting start requesting unit 41 executes the process shown in step S200 again.

  When an operation for requesting registration of the group number and ringing information at the time of group reception is not detected (S206: No), the display unit 45 determines whether a registration response has been received (S208). When the registration response is received (S208: Yes), the display unit 45 displays the group number included in the received registration response and ringing information at the time of the group reception, the group number registered with the own telephone 40 and the group reception time. Is displayed on the display device (S209), and the group incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 executes the process shown in step S200 again.

  When the registration response has not been received (S208: No), the next group number request unit 43 determines whether an operation for requesting the next group number is detected via the operation unit 46 (S210). When an operation for requesting the next group number is detected (S210: Yes), the next group number requesting unit 43 transmits a next group number request to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 via the LAN 13 (S211), and the group incoming ringing is performed. The setting start request unit 41 executes the process shown in step S200 again.

  When the operation for requesting the next group number has not been detected (S210: No), the end instruction transmission unit 44 determines whether or not an operation for requesting the forced termination of the group incoming ringing setting process has been detected (S212). . When an operation requesting forcible termination of the group incoming ringing setting process is detected (S212: Yes), the termination instruction transmitting unit 44 transmits a termination instruction to the group incoming ringing setting apparatus 30 via the LAN 13 (S213). The incoming ringing setting start request unit 41 executes the process shown in step S200 again.

  If an operation requesting forcible termination of the group incoming ringing setting process is not detected (S212: No), the display unit 45 determines whether or not a group incoming ringing setting end notification has been received (S214). When the group incoming ringing setting end notification has not been received (S214: No), the group incoming ringing setting start requesting unit 41 executes the process shown in step S200 again. When the group incoming ringing setting end notification is received (S214: Yes), the display unit 45 shifts the telephone set 40 to the normal operation mode, and the telephone set 40 ends the operation shown in this flowchart.

  Next, the overall operation of the telephone system 10 in the group incoming ringing setting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the telephone system 10.

  First, the group incoming ringing setting device 30 receives a group incoming ringing setting start request transmitted from one of the telephones 40 (in this example, the telephone 40-2) (S300), and sends a group incoming ringing management table request to the main unit. 20 (S301). The main device 20 that has received the group incoming ring management table request transmits the group incoming ring management table to the group incoming ring setting device 30 (S302). The group incoming ringing setting device 30 that has received the group incoming ringing management table stores the received group incoming ringing management table in the group incoming ringing management table storage unit 31, and sends the group incoming ringing setting start notification to the plurality of telephones 40. Information is transmitted (S303). Each telephone 40 displays that the group incoming ringing setting process is in progress (S305).

  Next, the group incoming ringing setting device 30 selects one group number to be broadcast first according to the group number included in the received group incoming ringing setting start request (S304), and the number including the selected group number The notification is broadcast to a plurality of telephones 40 having the corresponding group number (S306). Each telephone 40 displays the group number included in the received number notification (S307, S308).

  Next, one of the telephones 40 (in this case, the telephone 40-1) transmits a group incoming ringing registration request including identification information of the own telephone 40 to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 (S309), and the group incoming ringing setting is made. The device 30 associates the group number included in the number notification broadcasted in step S306 and the ringing information at the time of group reception with the identification information included in the group ringing registration request, and the group in the group ringing setting device 30 It is registered in the incoming call ringing management table (S310).

  Then, the group incoming call ring setting device 30 transmits a registration response including the registered group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call to the telephone 40 that has registered the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call, for example, by unicast. (S311) The telephone 40 that has received the registration response displays the group number included in the registration response and ringing information when the group is received as the group number registered for the telephone 40 and ringing information when the group is received ( S312).

  Next, one of the telephones 40 (in this case, the telephone 40-2) transmits a next group number request to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 (S313), and the group incoming ringing setting unit 30 performs the next in accordance with a predetermined rule. One group number is selected (S314), and a number notification including the selected group number is broadcast to a plurality of telephones 40 of the corresponding group number (S315). Each telephone 40 displays the group number included in the received number notification (in this case, telephones 40-2 and 40-4, S316, S317).

At this time, the telephone 40 of the group number that has already received the registration response (in this case, the telephone 40-1 ) does not display the group number included in the received number notification even if it receives the number notification thereafter. Continue to display the group number included in the registration response.

  Next, one of the telephones 40 (in this case, the telephone 40-2) transmits a group incoming ringing registration request including the identification information of the own telephone 40 to the group incoming ringing setting device 30 (S318), and the group incoming ringing setting is made. The apparatus 30 registers the group number included in the number notification broadcasted in step S306 and the ringing information at the time of group reception in association with the identification information included in the group incoming ringing registration request (S319). Then, the group incoming ringing setting device 30 transmits a registration response including the registered group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call to the telephone 40 that has registered the group number and ringing information at the time of group incoming call, for example, by unicast ( S320) Upon receiving the registration response, the telephone 40 displays the group number included in the registration response and ringing information when the group is received (S321).

  Similarly, in the other telephones in the same group (in this case, the telephone 40-4), the group incoming ringing registration request (S322), the group incoming ringing registration (S323), the group incoming ringing registration response (S324), the group An incoming call ringing display (S325) is executed.

  When it is detected that registration of the group number and ringing information at the time of group reception has been completed for all the telephones 40 for which the group number and ringing information at the time of group reception are set (S326), the group ringing ringing setting device 30 Sends a group incoming ringing setting end notification to the plurality of telephones 40 (S327). Each telephone 40 receives the group ringing ringing setting end notification and shifts to the normal operation mode (S328). The group incoming ringing setting device 30 transmits the group incoming ringing management table to the main apparatus 20 together with the update type (S329).

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

  As is clear from the above description, according to the telephone system 10 of the present embodiment, when a group incoming call is received by a telephone in the same group composed of a plurality of telephones 40, a telephone that rings can be freely set. it can.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, Many deformation | transformation are possible within the range of the summary.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the telephone 40 is a key telephone, and the main apparatus 20 and the plurality of telephones 40 constitute a key telephone system. However, as another form, each telephone 40 has a It may be an IP phone or the like that can make and receive calls alone.

  In the above-described embodiment, the main device 20 and the group incoming call ring setting device 30 have been described as separate devices. However, as another embodiment, these devices may be realized as one device. .

1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration of a telephone system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a detailed functional configuration of a main device 20. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the group incoming call ringing management table stored in the group incoming ringing ring management table storage part. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a detailed functional configuration of a group incoming call ring setting device 30. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a structure of data stored in a telephone information storage unit 32. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the group incoming call ringing management table stored in the group incoming ringing ring management table storage part. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a detailed functional configuration of a telephone set 40. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the group incoming call ring setting device 30. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the telephone 40. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the telephone 40. 4 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the operation of the telephone system 10. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Telephone system, 11 ... External telephone, 12 ... External network, 13 ... LAN, 20 ... Main apparatus, 21 ... Group incoming ringing management table storage part, 210 ... Telephone ID, 211... Group number, 22... Group incoming ringing management table update unit, 23... Call processing unit, 30. Storage unit, 310 ... Telephone ID, 311 ... Group number, 32 ... Telephone information storage unit, 320 ... Telephone ID, 321 ... Update type, 33 ... Group incoming ringing registration unit, 34 ... Group number selection unit, 35 ... Group number transmission unit, 40 ... Telephone, 41 ... Group incoming ringing setting start request unit, 42 ... Group incoming ringing registration required Parts, 43 ... Next group number request unit, 44 ... end instruction transmitting unit, 45 ... display unit, 46 ... operation part

Claims (8)

A call that designates a group number of a destination telephone with reference to a group incoming ring management table that stores a group number and ringing information when a group is received in association with a plurality of telephones and identification information of each telephone. A telephone system comprising a main device for receiving a call corresponding to a number and a group incoming ringing setting device for setting ringing information for a group incoming call to each of the telephones,
The group incoming ringing setting device is
The number notification containing the group number has been received group call ringing registration request including identification information of the telephone from any of the telephones corresponding to the group number transmitting unit and the group number to the broadcast transmission to the telephone set corresponding to the group number In this case, the group number included in the number notification broadcasted to the identification information of the telephone included in the group incoming ringing registration request is associated with the ringing information at the time of incoming group and registered in the group incoming ringing management table. Group incoming ringing registration means to
Each of the plurality of telephones is
Display means for displaying a group number included in the number notification when the number notification is received from the group incoming ringing setting device;
Operation means for receiving operation information from the user;
Group incoming ringing including identification information of the own telephone when a first operation for registering the incoming telephone ringing for the group number displayed by the display means is received from the user via the operating means A telephone system comprising group incoming ringing registration requesting means for transmitting a registration request to the group incoming ringing setting device. The telephone system according to claim 1,
Each of the plurality of telephones is
When a second operation for requesting the start of the group incoming ring setting process for setting the group incoming ringing of the telephone is received from the user via the operation means, the start of the group incoming ring setting process is requested. A group incoming ringing setting start request means for transmitting a group incoming ringing setting start request to the group incoming ringing setting device;
The group incoming ringing setting device is
When receiving the group ringing ringing setting start request from any of the plurality of telephones, a group number selection is made to select one group number and send a number notification including the selected group number to the group number transmission means. The telephone system further comprising means. The telephone system according to claim 2,
The group incoming ringing setting device is
Further comprising telephone information storage means for storing identification information of a telephone to be registered as ringing information at the time of group incoming call;
The group number selection means includes
The group incoming call after the group incoming call registration request is registered in the group incoming call ring management table by associating a group number and ringing information at the time of incoming group to the identification information of the telephone that has transmitted the group incoming call ring registration request by the group incoming call ring registration means the next group according to sound management table and the telephone information storing means ringing information when referring to groups incoming is the case identification information that remains phone that is not associated with even a single defined Me pre rules A telephone system, wherein a number notification including a selected group number is sent to the group number transmission means by selecting a number. The telephone system according to claim 2 or 3,
The group incoming ringing setting start request means of the telephone is
In the group incoming ringing setting process, the second operation is performed after the third operation indicating the group number included in the number notification first broadcast to the plurality of telephones is received from the user via the operation unit. The group number indicated in the third operation when received from the user through the operation means is included in the group incoming ringing setting start request and transmitted to the group incoming ringing setting device,
Group number selection means of the group incoming ringing setting device,
The group number included in the group incoming ringing setting start request received from any of the plurality of telephones is selected as a group number to be included in a number notification that is first broadcast to the telephone corresponding to the group number. And phone system. A group ringing ring setting device for setting ringing information for a group call to a plurality of telephones,
Group number transmission means for broadcasting a number notification including a group number to the telephone set corresponding to the group number;
When a group incoming ringing registration request including identification information of the telephone is received from any of the telephones corresponding to the group number, the number broadcast to the identification information of the telephone included in the group incoming ringing registration request A group incoming ringing setting device comprising group incoming ringing registration means for associating a group number included in a notification with ringing information at the time of group incoming and registering it in a group incoming ringing management table. The group incoming ringing setting device according to claim 5,
Groups a group number and one selection when receiving a group call ringing setting start request which requests start of the group call ringing setting process for setting a group call ringing any color phone of the plurality of telephones A group incoming call ring setting device, further comprising group number selection means for causing the group number transmission means to broadcast a number notification including a number. The group incoming call ring setting device according to claim 6,
Further comprising telephone information storage means for storing identification information of a telephone to be registered as ringing information at the time of group incoming call;
The group number selection means includes
The identification information of the telephone that has transmitted the group incoming ringing registration request by said group call ringing registering means, after the ringing information when the group number and the group call is registered in the group call ringing management table in association, Referring to the group call ringing management table and the telephone information storing means, the case sounding information during the group call is that not even remain identification information phone that is not associated with a single, predetermined rules The group incoming ringing setting device, wherein the group number transmission unit is selected to send the number notification including the selected group number to the group number transmission means. The group incoming ringing setting device according to claim 6 or 7,
The group incoming ringing setting start request stores a group number stored in a number notification that is first broadcast to the plurality of telephones in the group incoming ringing setting process,
The group number selection means includes
Selecting a group number included in the group incoming ringing setting start request received from any of the plurality of telephones as a group number to be included in a number notification first broadcast to the telephone corresponding to the group number. A group incoming ringing setting device.

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