JP5201581B2 - Telephone device and control method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a telephone system and a telephone device that perform call exchange processing based on table information.

  Traditionally, technology development has been made that allows many telephones to be connected to telephone devices. Furthermore, further technological development has been achieved by the integration of recent telephone technology and IP technology. Under such circumstances, along with changes in society, it is required to strengthen security in various fields. In particular, in organizations such as companies, information management such as customer information and personal information is strongly demanded, and proper use of information is also strongly demanded. There is also a strong demand for efficient operation of telephone equipment.

  Examples of the technology of the telephone device in this field include Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2. Patent Document 1 describes a telephone device (switching device, PBX) that has a plurality of ports and can be connected to a plurality of terminals. In the telephone system (switching system) described in Patent Literature 1, the telephone device recognizes the connection of the terminal to the port, identifies the terminal information transmitted from the terminal, and compares and collates the terminal information input by the administrator. It is possible to check the terminal information entered by the administrator. Patent Document 2 describes a telephone device (button telephone device) that has a plurality of ports and can be connected to a plurality of terminals. The telephone device described in Patent Document 2 has table information that manages a port number, an extension number, and a terminal type in association with each other, performs an exchange process based on the table, identifies a connection status of a port, The connection information of the unconnected port is invalidated to prevent inconsistency between the connection information stored in the table and the connection information input by the administrator when the terminal is moved.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-009036 JP-A-10-224837

  Under such a request, the telephone system uses and manages a large amount of information such as a telephone directory, outgoing call history, incoming call history, etc., but leaves room for improvement in its use and management. For example, in the current telephone system, anyone who knows the terminal operation can refer to another person's phone book, outgoing call history, incoming call history, and the like.

  In addition, as the proper use of information, it is necessary to grasp the user of the terminal that uses the information and manage the information for each user as necessary.

  In addition, there is a need to allow a plurality of users to use terminals that use information in response to requests for efficient operation of facilities.

  Further, many terminals (for example, multi-function telephones) connected to the telephone device have an extension number determined for each terminal. When the layout is changed, the setting of the telephone device (table information change) and Rewiring is required. The techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 only prevent the setting of the telephone device from being inconsistent with the setting of the administrator when the terminal is moved, and does not consider information management at all.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone system capable of appropriately managing information handled by a terminal while ensuring the convenience of the terminal.

The telephone device of the present invention is a telephone device that performs call exchange processing based on table information, and means for identifying a terminal type of a connected terminal and a user transmitted via the connected terminal based on the use request from a log means to enable a telephone number associated to the user for the terminal used by the user, available to the terminal set by the logon means possess and the off means for disabling the phone number, to the the table information contains multiple telephone number associated with the terminal type, the log unit, when receiving the use request from the terminal , based on the terminal type of the terminal identified as the user identifier of the user performing the use request, set based the telephone number of each terminal type to be used for said use's with the table information that And features.

The telephone device control method of the present invention is a telephone device control method for performing a call exchange process based on a telephone number assigned to a user recorded in table information, and the table information includes a terminal type. the telephone number associated with that contains multiple, the telephone device identifies the terminal type of the connected terminal, in response to the use request from the user transmitted via the connected the terminal, the Based on the terminal type of the terminal identified as the user identifier of the user who made the use request when processing the telephone number associated with the user to be usable for the terminal used by the user, while it sets on the basis of the telephone number of each terminal type to be used for said use's with the table information, in response to the non-use request from the user transmitted via the connected the terminal sets Characterized by unhandled use the telephone number available to the terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the telephone system which can manage appropriately the information which a terminal handles is ensured, ensuring the convenience of a terminal.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. For the sake of clarity, description and description of parts and operations that have little relation to the invention are simplified or omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a telephone system according to an embodiment.

  The telephone device 100 has a telephone exchange function and is equipped with various ports (connection points) for accommodating a plurality of terminals. The telephone device 100 can communicate with a terminal via a port, and has a function of controlling the terminal for each port. The port is provided so that an existing IP network, PSTN network, and wireless communication network can be used.

  The terminal 200 and the terminal 210 are provided with an interface for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the telephone device 100, and are provided with a function for notifying the telephone device 100 of data input by the user or an operated event. . In addition, a display unit (not shown) for visually informing a user of information is mounted on the terminal 200 and the terminal 210, and the display unit is controlled by the telephone device 100 or a control unit of the terminal. Is done.

  The terminal 200 and the terminal 210 can change the character string to be displayed on the display unit based on the display instruction of the display unit from the telephone device 100, and can be displayed on the display unit by the terminal operation by the user as a single terminal. You can change the character string.

  In addition, an interface (means) for notifying the telephone device 100 of a logon instruction (use request, authentication request) from the user is mounted on the terminal 200 and the terminal 210. Similarly, the terminal 200 and the terminal 210 are equipped with an interface (means) for notifying the telephone device 100 of a logoff instruction (non-use request, authentication release request) from the user.

  The logon instruction notifies the user ID and password input by the user in combination with the authentication means. Note that biometric authentication such as fingerprint authentication or face authentication may be used instead of the user ID and password.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the telephone device 100.

  The port control unit 110 has a function of transmitting and receiving various signals for each port to which the terminal is connected, and also has a function of analyzing various signals from the terminal. The port control unit 110 further has a function of creating various signals to the terminal and notifying the terminal.

  The call control unit 120 has a call control function as a telephone exchange and also has a function of controlling each terminal. The call control unit 120 manages a terminal for each port, and has a function of saving a port number (connection number indicating a connection location) in the data storage unit 150.

  In addition, it has a function of associating a telephone number (such as an extension number) with a port number and storing it in the data storage unit 150, and a function of associating the telephone number with the port number to control the terminal.

  The user authentication control unit 130 has a function of acquiring authentication information such as a user ID and password notified from the terminal by referring to the data storage unit 150.

  The interface unit 140 enables input / output of various data by an administrator or the like, and stores and saves various data in the data storage unit 150.

  The port control unit 110, the call control unit 120, and the user authentication control unit 130 cooperate to form a control unit, and realize a logon unit and a logoff unit.

  The data storage unit 150 is configured by a RAM or the like, and has a function of storing data according to instructions from the control unit. The data storage unit 150 stores various table information such as a port number management table 300, a user authentication table 400, a telephone number table 500, and a function table 600.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the port management table 300.

  In the port management table 300, a terminal type (terminal information), a user identifier, and a telephone number are recorded in association with the port number.

  In the port management table 300, when a terminal is connected to the port of the telephone device 100, the control unit of the telephone device 100 records the terminal type (for example, type A) acquired from the terminal in association with the port number. The terminal type is the terminal type and / or terminal specific information.

  Further, by a logon operation described later, the control unit of the telephone device 100 records a user identifier and a telephone number in association with the port number. Similarly, the control unit of the telephone device 100 deletes the user identifier and the telephone number associated with the port number by a logoff operation described later.

  Depends on the terminal (terminal ID) by performing user identification based on login and logoff operations, adding or deleting phone numbers in the table, and dynamically assigning phone numbers to each user as described above Therefore, any terminal can use the telephone number and function set for each user.

  Moreover, since the telephone number is not usable when not logged in, unauthorized use by others can be restricted. That is, in addition to disabling a call from the terminal along with the logoff operation, unauthorized use by others can be restricted by disabling the telephone number used in the telephone system.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a user authentication table 400.

  In the user authentication table 400, a user ID, a password, and a terminal type are recorded in association with the user identifier.

  In the user authentication table 400, the administrator or the user of the terminal records the user ID, password, and terminal type for the user identifier in advance using the interface unit 140 or the like. The telephone device 100 performs user authentication based on the information.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a user ID “user1”, a password “pass1”, and a terminal type “type A, type B, type C” are associated with the user identifier “001”. It is recorded. Further, the user ID “user2”, the password “pass2A”, and the terminal type “type A” are recorded in association with the user identifier “002”, and the user ID “user2” is associated with the same user identifier “002”. The password “pass2B”, the terminal type “type B” are recorded, and the user ID “user2”, the password “pass2C”, and the terminal type “type C” are recorded. Further, a user ID “user3”, a password “−”, and a terminal type “type C” are recorded in association with the user identifier “003”. Similarly, a user ID “fingerprint authentication 1”, a password “fingerprint authentication 1”, and a terminal type “type C” are recorded in association with the user identifier “004”. Similarly, a user ID “biometric authentication 1”, a password “biometric authentication 1”, and a terminal type “type C” are recorded in association with the user identifier “005”. Similarly, a user ID “user6”, a password “-”, and a terminal type “type C” are recorded in association with the user identifier “006”. Similarly, a user ID “-”, a password “-”, and a terminal type “type A” are recorded in association with the user identifier “guest”. Note that “-” indicates that no setting is made and that no input is required at the time of authentication.

  As described above, by making it possible to acquire a user identifier for each combination of a user ID and a password, information handled by the terminal can be properly managed.

  In addition, when one user desires to use a plurality of terminals having different terminal types, the same user ID and password can be used by managing a plurality of terminal types in association with one user identifier. Logon user information (user ID + password, etc.) can be managed for each terminal. That is, it is possible to prevent a burden on a user who manages a plurality of pieces of logon information. In addition, a telephone number can be determined for each terminal type using the same logon information. At the same time, it is possible to further restrict unauthorized use and unauthorized reference by others while reducing the burden of managing logon information by the user.

  Also, different user IDs and passwords can be managed in association with the same user identifier for each terminal type used by the user.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a telephone number table 500.

  In the telephone number table 500, telephone numbers are recorded in association with user identifiers and terminal identifications.

  In the telephone number table 500, a manager or a user of a terminal records a user identifier, a terminal type, and a telephone number using the interface unit 140 or the like in advance. The telephone device 100 allows the authenticated user to use the telephone number based on the information.

  As an example of the telephone number table 500, as shown in FIG. 5, the extension “1000” is recorded in association with the user identifier “001” and the terminal type “type A”. Further, the extension “2000” is recorded in association with the same user identifier “001” and terminal type “type B”. Further, the extension “3000” is recorded in association with the user identifier “002” and the terminal type “type A”. Similarly, the extension “3000” is recorded in association with the user identifier “002” and the terminal type “type B”, and the extension “3000” is associated with the user identifier “002” and the terminal type “type C”. It is recorded. Similarly, the extension “4000” is recorded in association with the user identifier “003” and the terminal type “type C”.

  By storing the user authentication table 400 and the telephone number table 500 in the data storage unit 150 using the interface unit 140 in advance, it is possible to associate a telephone number with a user identifier for each terminal type.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a function table 600.

  The function table 600 records whether various functions can be used or not in association with user identifiers and terminal identifications.

  The function table 600 may be recorded in advance by the administrator or the user of the terminal using the interface unit 140 or the like, or may be automatically recorded by communication with the terminal connected to the telephone device 100.

  Based on the information, the telephone device 100 can identify whether or not to provide various functions according to the terminal type.

  The functions of “function 1”, “function 2”, and “function 3” shown in FIG. 6 indicate functions such as outgoing service, incoming service, answering service, hold / transfer service, etc. Any function can be used. For example, “function 1” may be a function for displaying a caller ID, and “function 2” may be a function for receiving a busy call. In another example, a function that collectively manages the phone book by the telephone device 100, an answering machine function, a speed dial function, a transfer function, an incoming call distribution function, a CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) function, an access code automatic addition function Voice mail function, conference call function, etc.

  For each function, for example, the number of function buttons on the terminal and the service to be provided are manually selected to be usable / unusable by the administrator and the user. In addition, depending on the function to be provided, “usable / unusable” is automatically selected.

  In such a configuration, the telephone system according to the embodiment of the present invention can appropriately manage information handled by the terminal while ensuring the convenience of the terminal.

  The operation of the telephone device 100 will be described below. For the sake of clarity, operations that have little relation to the invention are omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an operation during logon of the telephone system. An example will be described in which a terminal 200 of type A is connected to port 01 and a terminal 210 of type B is connected to port 02.

  When the terminal 200 is connected to the port 01 of the telephone device 100, the terminal type is notified from the terminal 101 to the call control unit 120 via the port control unit 110, and the telephone device 100 acquires the notified terminal type. . Thereafter, the telephone device 100 recognizes the notified port and records the terminal type acquired for the port 01 in the port management table 300 of the data storage unit 150.

  After storing the port management table 300, the call control unit 120 of the telephone device 100 transmits a terminal activation instruction to the terminal 200 via the port control unit 110, and further issues a logon screen display instruction (authentication instruction). Send.

  The terminal 200 receives the activation instruction and the logon screen display instruction (authentication instruction), and displays the logon screen (user ID / password input screen) on the display unit. At this time, a terminal use request (user authentication request) is notified from the terminal 200 to the telephone device 100 when the user inputs user information as an authentication action.

  The telephone device 100 notifies the user authentication control unit 130 of the received use request (authentication request) via the port control unit 110 and the call control unit 120, and based on the authentication request and the user authentication table 400, the user Authenticate and acquire user identifiers. The telephone device 100 determines a telephone number using the acquired user identifier and the telephone number table 500.

  The call control unit 120 of the telephone device 100 stores the telephone number determined in association with the port number in the port management table 300. At the same time, a use permission notification is transmitted to the terminal 200. The usage permission notification may be any notification as long as the user can use the terminal 200, such as a telephone number, activation termination, or authentication termination.

  Similarly to the above description, when the terminal 210 is connected to the port 02 of the telephone device 100, the telephone device 100 operates in the same manner as the above sequence, the terminal type is notified from the terminal 210 to the call control unit 120, and the data storage unit 150 The terminal type (type B) for the port 02 is stored as the port management table 300, and after the authentication process, the user identifier and the like are acquired, the telephone number is determined, and the port management table 300 is associated with the port number. The determined phone number is stored.

  By operating in this way, the user of the terminal can log on to the telephone system and can use the terminal, telephone number, and various functions.

  In other words, by holding the port management table 300, the user authentication table 400, and the telephone number table 500, it becomes possible to dynamically determine a telephone number for each user for each connection number indicating a connection location. .

  In addition, even when the same user logs on using a terminal with a different terminal type, it is possible to determine the terminal type, determine a telephone number for each, and use various functions for each terminal type. .

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the terminal identification operation of the telephone device 100. A case where a terminal 200 of type A is connected to port 01 and a terminal 210 of type B is connected to port 02 will be described.

  The control unit of the telephone device 100 identifies that the terminal 200 (type A) is connected to the port 01 and the terminal 210 (type B) is connected to the port 02 (step A1). At this time, a terminal activation instruction or the like is transmitted to the terminal as necessary.

  When terminal 200 is connected to port 01 of telephone device 100, terminal information (type A) is notified from terminal 200 to telephone device 100. Similarly, when terminal 210 is connected to port 02 of telephone device 100, terminal information (type B) is notified from terminal 210 to telephone device 100.

  The telephone device 100 acquires the terminal information notification by the port control unit 110, and acquires the call control unit 120 by associating the port number with the terminal type (step A2).

  The call control unit 120 records the terminal type for the port number in the port management table 300 held in the data storage unit 150 (step A3). At this time, in the port number management table 300, the terminal type “type A” is recorded in the port number “001”, and the terminal type “type B” is recorded in the port number “002”. At this time, the telephone number of the port management table 300 is not recorded (registered).

  The telephone device 100 transmits a logon screen display instruction to each terminal (step A4).

  By operating in this way, the telephone device 100 performs identification processing of the terminal connected to the port and the terminal type.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the authentication processing operation of the telephone device 100.

  When a user ID “user1” and a password “pass1” are input by the user of the terminal 200, the user ID and password are notified to the telephone device 100, and the telephone device 100 passes through the port control unit 110 and the call control unit 120. Then, the user ID and password are acquired in the user authentication control unit 130 (step B1). Note that biometric authentication such as fingerprint authentication or face authentication may be used instead of the user ID and password.

  The user authentication control unit 130 of the telephone device 100 performs the authentication process of the user ID and password notified from the terminal 200 based on the user authentication table 400 stored in the data storage unit 150, and when the authentication is successful The process proceeds to the next step, and if the authentication fails, the process proceeds to step B8 and error processing is performed (step B2). If necessary, the terminal type connected to the port is compared with the terminal type recorded in the user authentication table 400 to authenticate whether the terminal is permitted to use.

  If the authentication is successful, the telephone device 100 refers to the user authentication table 400 and acquires the authenticated user identifier (step B3).

  The telephone device 100 refers to the port management table 300 and acquires the terminal type for the port to which the terminal 200 is connected (step B4).

  The telephone device 100 acquires a telephone number from the telephone number table 500 based on the acquired user identifier and terminal type. If there is no telephone number corresponding to the user identifier and terminal type, the process proceeds to step B8 and error processing is performed (step B5). Here, when the terminal type of the terminal 200 connected to the port 01 is “type A”, the user ID is “user1”, and the password “pass1” is input, the user identifier is “001” and the terminal type is “Type A” is set, and the telephone number is “1000”.

  When the corresponding telephone number exists, the telephone device 100 records (stores) the telephone number corresponding to the corresponding port number in the port management table 300 (step B6).

  The telephone device 100 sets the telephone number of the connected terminal 200 to “1000” and transmits a use permission notification (such as a telephone number display instruction) to the terminal 200 (step B7).

  The terminal 200 connected to the telephone device 100 can be operated by being assigned the telephone number “1000” by authenticating the user.

  When the user ID “user2” and the password “pass2A” are input from the terminal 200 connected to the port 01 of the telephone device 100, the user identifier is “002” and the corresponding telephone number is “3000”. Thus, the same terminal 200 can be operated as the telephone number “3000”, and different users can use it.

  Further, when the user ID “user1” and the password “pass1” are input from the terminal 210 connected to the port 02 of the telephone device 100, the terminal type is different, so that the telephone number “2000” can be operated. Thus, a plurality of terminals can be used with the same user information.

  By this method, it is possible to use one terminal as a telephone number assigned to each user by changing the user information at the time of logon even in the case of the same terminal. Even a user who uses a plurality of different terminals can use a plurality of terminals with the same user information.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram showing an operation at the time of logoff of the telephone system.

  When a logoff start notification, which is an authentication cancellation request (non-use request), is transmitted from the terminal 200 to the telephone device 100, the telephone device 100 causes the call control unit 120 to perform an authentication cancellation request (non-use) via the port control unit 110. Request).

  The call control unit 120 transmits a logoff confirmation notification to the terminal 200 via the port control unit 110.

  The terminal 200 receives the logoff confirmation notification, displays a logoff confirmation screen for setting whether logoff is possible on the display unit, and prompts the user to select. At this time, the user of the terminal 200 can select whether to log off.

  When the user performs a logoff confirmation operation, terminal 200 transmits a logoff confirmation notification to telephone device 100. The telephone device 100 receives the logoff confirmation notification and notifies the call control unit 120 via the port control unit 110. The call control unit 120 executes a logoff process. Note that the logoff confirmation notification process may be omitted, and the logoff process may be executed only by the logoff start notification.

  The call control unit 120 deletes the telephone number for the corresponding port from the port management table 300 held in the data storage unit 150 (unusable or invalid), and transmits a logon screen instruction to the terminal 200.

  A logon screen is displayed on the display unit of the terminal 200, and the state is maintained.

  In this way, since the corresponding telephone number is deleted from the port management table 300 held in the data storage unit 150 in the call control unit 120, the telephone number becomes unused. Therefore, the terminal cannot be used until the logon process is performed again, and the telephone number is not used illegally. In addition, it becomes impossible to access the telephone directory and outgoing call history.

  By this method, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the terminal by others and to protect personal information information such as outgoing call history / incoming call history.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to provide a telephone system that ensures the convenience of the terminal and appropriately manages information handled by the terminal. Specifically, by using the logoff function, unauthorized use / unauthorized information is not referenced by others, and security can be improved.

  Further, in the telephone system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to log on terminals having different terminal types with the same user information, so that the burden of managing individual user information can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the telephone system according to the present embodiment can be used as a telephone number assigned to each user information without depending on the port in which the terminal is accommodated. It is not necessary to change the setting of the telephone device and rewiring, so that maintainability can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the telephone system according to the present embodiment, it is possible to set whether or not to use a plurality of functions that can be used in the telephone system for each user information and terminal type. That is, even when logged on with the same user information, usable functions are automatically selected depending on the type of terminal.

  In the above embodiment, the telephone number is used as the telephone number, but the present invention is not limited to the telephone number. As a telephone number, you may use for the management of the dial-in outside line number.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, the same portions as those in the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is also omitted.

  A telephone system according to another embodiment is provided with a password change function. The configurations of the telephone device 100 and various terminals are substantially the same as in the above embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing the change of the password stored in the telephone device 100. FIG. 11 shows the operation of the password change function by the user operation from the terminal.

  When terminal 200 transmits a password change notification from terminal 200 by a user's operation in a logon state (a state in which a telephone number has been assigned), an old password input screen instruction is transmitted from telephone device 100 to terminal 200.

  The terminal 200 displays the old password input screen and prompts the user for input.

  When the old password is input by the user's operation, the terminal 200 notifies the old password input to the telephone device 100.

  The telephone device 100 refers to the user authentication table 500 that is table information, confirms whether or not the input old password is correct, and transmits a new password input screen instruction to the terminal 200 if it is correct.

  The terminal 200 displays a new password input screen and prompts the user for input.

  When a new password is input by the user's operation, the terminal 200 notifies the telephone device 100 of the input new password.

  The telephone device 100 updates the old password recorded in the user authentication table 500 with the new password.

  After the update is completed, a password update completion or the like is transmitted to the terminal 200, and an idle screen display instruction indicating a terminal usable state is transmitted.

  With the above-described operation, the user can easily change the logon password using the terminal, thereby further improving security.

  In addition, since a user authentication table is provided for each user identifier and user information, even when a plurality of terminals having different terminal types are used, the password can be changed from any one terminal to Applicable to logon. For example, a user identifier and user information may be stored in association with each other as described in the first line column of FIG.

  Next, a plurality of functions suitable for this embodiment managed by the function table 600 will be described.

  In the description of the function table 600 (see FIG. 6), one function for managing the telephone book will be described in detail, with many functions exemplified.

  As a telephone directory batch management function used in a multi-function telephone, there is a function for managing abbreviated numbers and the like with a telephone device.

  This function was changed when the phone device displayed the phone book information instructed to be displayed on the display of the terminal in accordance with the user's operation, and the phone user changed the phone book. Save the information on the phone.

  In general, in the PHS or the like, a telephone directory is managed on the terminal side. When the phone book is managed on such a terminal side, when the terminal is set in the logoff state, the phone book of the terminal cannot be accessed from another terminal.

  Therefore, as a function suitable for the present embodiment, a function for making it possible to access data registered in the phone book of the terminal from another terminal when the phone book is managed on the terminal side will be described. .

  In the configuration, the control unit of the telephone device 100 is provided with means for managing telephone book data for each user identifier. Further, the control unit of the telephone device 100 is provided with means for detecting the difference between the telephone book data at the time of logging off and the telephone book data at the time of logging off.

  The operation is such that the control unit of the telephone device 100 transmits the changed telephone book data to the telephone device 100 when the terminal is logged off, and manages the received telephone book data for each user identifier.

  By providing such a function, information handled by the terminal can be properly managed while ensuring the convenience of the terminal.

  Next, as a similar function, a function capable of managing a telephone book for each user identifier and terminal type will be described.

  The configuration makes it possible to record a telephone directory identifier in the table information of the telephone device 100.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram exemplifying a telephone number table 510 having a recording field for telephone directory identifiers.

  In the telephone number table 510, a telephone number, a terminal identification, and a telephone book identifier are recorded in association with the user identifier.

  In the telephone number table 510, an administrator or a terminal user records a user identifier, a terminal type, a telephone number, and a telephone directory identifier. The telephone device 100 allows the authenticated user to use the telephone number based on the information. Further, the telephone device 100 can provide a user with a telephone directory function for each telephone number using the telephone directory identifier. In addition, the telephone device 100 may manage a user's outgoing call history, a user's incoming call history, and the like using the phone book identifier.

  In this way, if the telephone book identifier can be recorded in the table information, the control unit of the telephone device 100 is provided with a means for managing the telephone book data for each telephone book identifier. By providing means for detecting the difference between the phone book data at the time of logoff, the phone book can be managed for each user information and terminal type, and convenience is increased. The telephone book identifier may be described in a table other than the telephone number table.

  For example, this function is inaccessible to a telephone directory of important customer information from a terminal that may be taken out of the office even by the same user, and is installed at a specific terminal (specific location). From a terminal, etc., it is possible to access a telephone directory of important customer information. In addition, it is possible to disable access to an external telephone directory from a specific terminal (specific terminal type).

  The outgoing call history / incoming call history may be saved by the telephone device in the same manner as the telephone directory of the above function.

  Next, another function will be described. In the above telephone system, when the user is logged off, a telephone number is not assigned, so that the incoming call cannot be made. For this reason, another person cannot call even if the user is called. The described function is suitable when such call loss is not desired.

  In the configuration, the control unit of the telephone device 100 is provided with means for managing a logon history for each user identifier. Furthermore, when an incoming call is made to a telephone number that has been logged off and set to disabled (invalid) by the user, a means is provided for forwarding to an answering machine function or a representative group number. The logon history may be managed for each user identifier and terminal type. In addition, the transfer destination may be set in the order and call time set in advance by the user.

  As for the operation, when an incoming call is made to a telephone number that has been logged off by the user and set to disabled (invalid), the control unit of the telephone device 100 identifies the user identifier from the telephone number, and the answering machine Forward to the group or representative group number.

  As another operation, when an incoming call is made to a telephone number that is logged off and set to disabled (invalid), the control unit of the telephone device 100 identifies the user identifier from the telephone number. Refer to the logon history and call the terminal that logged on last.

  As another operation, when a call is made to a telephone number that is set to disabled (invalid) when the user is logged off, the control unit of the telephone device 100 obtains a user identifier from the telephone number. Use it to transfer or call according to the order and call time set in advance by the user. For example, the terminal that has logged in last may be called and then transferred to the answering machine function or the representative group number after a predetermined time has elapsed.

  As a similar function, a specific terminal (PHS or the like) may be able to receive a call without logging on. In this case, a password input may be required for an incoming call.

  Next, an application example of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a telephone device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 13 shows a button telephone apparatus (key telephone) to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 13, the button telephone apparatus is connected to a multi-function telephone, PHS, software telephone, IP telephone, and a large number of IP telephones (not shown) connected via a wireless LAN. Replace. By adapting the present invention to such a key telephone device, it is possible to appropriately manage information handled by the terminal while ensuring the convenience of the terminal.

  Next, a terminal used in an adaptation example will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a software configuration example of the software telephone used in the adaptation example.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the basic functions of the OS, the software telephone realized using the information processing apparatus has various means realized by a voice device control unit, a call control unit, and a user interface unit provided by an application program. To enable logon and logoff. In addition, the user ID and password can be input and the password can be changed.

  The terminal other than the software telephone may be any terminal as long as various means such as a log-on means and a log-off means are realized using a combination of hardware and software.

  The present invention can be applied to a telephone system that manages a large number of terminals and a large number of users. It is also suitable for a telephone system that manages terminals used by an unspecified number of people in the company. For example, it is suitable for a telephone system used in a free address system office or a factory.

It is a block diagram which illustrates the telephone system of one Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of a telephone apparatus. It is a figure which illustrates a port management table. It is a figure which illustrates a user authentication table. It is a figure which illustrates a telephone number table. It is a figure which illustrates a function table. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement at the time of logon of a telephone system. It is a flowchart which shows the terminal identification operation | movement of a telephone apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the authentication processing operation | movement of a telephone apparatus. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement at the time of logoff of a telephone system. It is a sequence diagram which shows the change of the password preserve | saved at the telephone apparatus. It is a figure which illustrates the telephone number table which has the recording column of a telephone directory identifier. It is a functional block diagram which shows the telephone apparatus to which this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the software structural example of the software telephone used in the example of adaptation.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Telephone apparatus 110 Port control part 120 Call control part 130 User authentication control part 140 Interface part 150 Data storage part 200 Terminal (A type)
210 terminal (Type B)
300 Port number management table 400 User authentication table 500 Telephone number table 510 Telephone number table 600 Function table

Claims (16)

A telephone device that performs call exchange processing based on table information,
Means for identifying the terminal type of the connected terminal;
Log-on means for making a telephone number associated with the user available to the terminal used by the user based on a use request from the user transmitted via the connected terminal;
Logoff means for disabling the telephone number made available to the terminal set by the logon means;
Have
The table information includes a plurality of telephone numbers associated with terminal types,
The log-on means, when receiving a use request from a terminal, sets a telephone number for each terminal type to be used by the user based on the terminal type of the terminal identified with the user identifier of the user who made the use request. The telephone device is set based on the table information. A telephone device that performs call exchange processing based on table information,
Storage means for storing a port management table for managing a telephone number and a connection number indicating a connection location of the terminal;
Control means for identifying the connection of the terminal , identifying the terminal type of the connected terminal, and managing the connection;
Means for recording an authenticated user identifier in the port management table in response to a user authentication request transmitted from a connected terminal;
Means for recording, in the port management table, a telephone number stored in association with the authenticated user identifier and the identified terminal type in response to the authentication request;
A telephone apparatus, comprising: means for deleting a user identifier and a telephone number recorded in the port management table based on an authentication cancellation request transmitted from a user via a connected terminal. As the table information, a terminal type is recorded in association with a set of user ID and password,
3. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein when the user is authenticated, the user ID and password that match the terminal type are authenticated. 4. Information for identifying usable functions in association with the user identifier and the terminal type is recorded as the table information,
4. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein a function to be provided to a terminal that validates the telephone number is set based on information for identifying the function.   Functions that can be used in association with the user identifier include a function that provides the user with one or a combination of a telephone directory, outgoing call history, incoming call history assigned to the user. 5. The telephone device according to claim 4, wherein 6. The telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the table information is configured to be able to record a plurality of terminal types in association with the user identifier and user information used for authentication. . As the table information, a telephone book identifier for identifying telephone book data providing a telephone book for each terminal type is recorded on the user,
The telephone device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the telephone directory identifier is used to provide telephone directory data provided to the terminal to the terminal in association with a terminal type. Means for managing a log-on history for each user identifier;
When an incoming call occurs at a telephone number not listed in the table information, the incoming call is transferred to any of a forwarding telephone number, an answering machine function, a representative group number, or a terminal that has logged on last. The telephone apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a transfer unit or a combination thereof.   9. The telephone apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the telephone number is any one of an extension number, an outside line number, and a dial-in number.   10. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the terminal is any one of a multi-function telephone, a PHS, a software telephone, an IP telephone, and an IP telephone connected via a wireless LAN. apparatus. A method for controlling a telephone device that performs call exchange processing based on a telephone number assigned to a user recorded in table information,
The table information includes a plurality of telephone numbers associated with terminal types,
The telephone device
Identify the terminal type of the connected terminal,
When processing the telephone number associated with the user for the terminal used by the user in response to a usage request from the user transmitted via the connected terminal. Based on the table information, the telephone number for each terminal type to be used by the user is set based on the terminal type of the terminal identified as the user identifier of the user who made the use request,
A telephone device characterized in that, in response to a non-use request from the user transmitted through the connected terminal, the telephone number made available to the set terminal is processed to be unusable. Control method. A method for controlling a telephone device that performs call exchange processing based on table information including a telephone number assigned to a user and a connection number indicating a connection location of a terminal,
The telephone device
Identify the terminal type transmitted when the terminal is connected and identify the connection number indicating the connection location,
When receiving an authentication request from the terminal, in response to the authentication request, obtain the user identifier of the authenticated user,
While processing to set the telephone number for each terminal type stored in association with the terminal type identified with the authenticated user identifier is usable in the connection number,
A method for controlling a telephone device, comprising: processing an unusable telephone number set to be usable in response to the authentication cancellation request when receiving an authentication cancellation request from the terminal.   The terminal type is recorded as the table information in association with a set of a user ID and a password, and when a user is authenticated, the user ID and password that match the terminal type are authenticated. Item 13. The telephone device control method according to Item 11 or 12. Information for identifying usable functions in association with the user identifier and the terminal type is recorded as the table information,
The method for controlling a telephone device according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein a function provided to a terminal that validates the telephone number is set based on information for identifying the function. As the table information, a telephone book identifier for identifying telephone book data providing a telephone book for each terminal type is recorded on the user,
15. The telephone device control method according to claim 11, wherein telephone book data provided to the terminal is provided to the terminal in association with a terminal type using the telephone book identifier. In addition, a logon history is managed for each user identifier,
When an incoming call occurs at a telephone number not listed in the table information, the incoming call is transferred to any of a forwarding telephone number, an answering machine function, a representative group number, or a terminal that has logged on last. The method of controlling a telephone device according to claim 11, wherein the transfer is performed to a combination thereof or a combination thereof.

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