JP5277774B2 - Call control server with information search notification function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a call control server which utilizes functions of a telephone terminal to notify a user of presence of information meeting conditions designated by the user. <P>SOLUTION: The call control server 100 controls call origination from, call incoming to and a speech on a telephone terminal 200 via a LAN 500, retrieves information in a server on the Internet/Intranet 300 designated by a user on the basis of conditions designated by the user, and notifies the telephone terminal 200 of presence of information meeting the conditions in accordance with a method designated by the user, for example, a sequence related to call incoming such as call incoming ringing of the telephone terminal, lighting-on/lighting-off of an LED, display on an LCD or voice calling. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a call control server having a function of collecting predetermined information and notifying a subordinate telephone terminal via the Internet or an intranet in a telephone system including a call control server and a plurality of telephone terminals.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for acquiring real-time information such as news from a server on the Internet and displaying it on a telephone terminal having a display.
In this technology, a digital switching device periodically sends a real-time information acquisition request to a server on the Internet, and converts the received real-time information into a format that can be displayed on the display of the subordinate telephone terminal. The stored real-time information is sent to the telephone terminal for display.
This makes it possible to display information on the Internet in a simple way without using a data terminal, as well as displaying closed information such as the telephone number, time, and operating status, as in conventional private branch exchange systems. It is possible to display.
Also, according to the information acquisition instruction from the phone terminal, depending on the method of transmitting the saved real-time information to the phone terminal, or when acquiring new real-time information, depending on the status of the phone terminal (whether it is busy, etc.) A technique for selecting whether to transmit this real-time information to a telephone terminal is also disclosed.
JP 2003-70036 A

However, the information required by the user can be obtained simply by displaying information in a specific place on the Internet that is set in advance as disclosed in Patent Document 1 unconditionally regardless of the contents. There is a risk of being buried in a lot of unnecessary information.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 discloses functions for converting to a format that can be displayed on a telephone terminal and for determining whether to notify in accordance with the state of the telephone terminal. A technique for determining whether or not or determining a notification method is not disclosed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to notify the existence of information that matches the conditions specified by the user in a timely manner by a method desired by the user using the function of the telephone terminal. The service is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, in the present invention, a call control server that performs control by connecting a telephone terminal is searched for information existing at a server address on the Internet or an intranet designated in advance by a user, When there is information that satisfies the conditions specified in advance by the user, the presence of the information is notified by using the function of notifying the incoming call to the telephone terminal.
For example, it is determined whether or not a specific keyword is included in the searched information, and whether or not numerical values such as date and price of information satisfy a numerical expression of the search condition.

  As for the notification method, for example, it is one of a plurality of incoming ringing sounds, or it is originally an LED that is integrated with a button assigned to indicate the reception and reception of an external line and an extension of a telephone terminal, and a blinking display Or a voice notification using a voice call function. The retrieved information itself is automatically transferred to a device designated in advance, or transferred by an operation of a user's telephone terminal.

To this end, the present invention provides a call control server having a call control function for controlling outgoing / incoming calls of a plurality of telephone terminals and an information acquisition function for acquiring information via a network. Information for registering common keyword registration means for registering common keywords for searching and information search notification conditions including one or more common keywords registered in the common keyword registration means in association with telephone terminals belonging to the own server Information notification for registering search notification condition registration means and an information notification function indicating a control method for information notification related to notification of information to a person who operates the terminal for each information notification condition , in association with the telephone terminal how registration means to register the information transfer method comprising the transfer type and control method for an information to be transferred to each of the information notification condition to the other terminals in association with the telephone terminal The information transfer method registration means and the information group collected by accessing a predetermined information source periodically or irregularly via the network or the information group distributed to the own server are registered in the information search notification condition registration means. Search information determination means for determining presence or absence of search information that satisfies the information search notification condition, and when the search information determination means determines that there is search information that satisfies the information search notification condition, The telephone terminal corresponding to the information search notification condition is notified of the presence of the search information according to the information notification method, and the search is performed according to the information transfer method corresponding to the telephone terminal or an operation signal from the telephone terminal. Acquire part or all of the information or other information existing at the address associated with the search information, and transfer it to the destination specified by the information transfer method. Characterized in that it.

According to the present invention, when there is information that matches a condition specified by the user regarding information on the Internet or an intranet, it is possible to notify the user in a timely manner in an appropriate manner, which is convenient.
Therefore, information is searched according to the conditions specified by the user, and only when there is information satisfying the conditions, notification indicating the presence is made by a specific method specified by the user, and the information itself is transferred by another method. If possible, an information notification service useful for the user can be provided.
In addition to the screen display, the notification method can be used for notification of necessary information even when other work is being performed by notifying the phone terminal by ringing different from the incoming call or by lighting or blinking the LED. It is convenient to know the existence in a timely manner.
Further, by using the procedure of the telephone function as it is, it can be realized with simple processing, and a service can be provided even with a general-purpose telephone terminal.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic system configuration diagram including a call control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, an IP telephone system comprising a plurality of telephone terminals 200 connected to the call control server 100 of the present invention by a LAN 500 and a data terminal 600 and a printer for constructing a file server etc. on the same LAN 500 are provided. The output device 700 is connected.
An external communication device 800 such as a facsimile is connected via the router / gateway 400 and the Internet / intranet 300.

  The call control server 100 controls incoming / outgoing calls and calls of the telephone terminal 200 via the LAN 500, and also transmits information existing in the server 900 specified by the user via the router / gateway 400 and the Internet / intranet 300 to the user. If there is information satisfying the condition, the telephone terminal 200 is notified by the method specified by the user.

  As a notification method designated by the user, for example, a sequence related to an incoming notification, such as ringing of a telephone terminal, lighting of LED, blinking, display on an LCD, and voice call, can be applied.

  The telephone terminal 200 is a general button telephone terminal controlled by the call control server 100. Reference numerals 201 to 204 denote the respective units of the telephone terminal 200 used for notifying the presence of information in the present invention.

  Reference numeral 201 denotes a line button for capturing a call line, which has a display function using LEDs. In the present invention, a control signal indicating an incoming call transmitted from the call control server 100 is used to light or blink an LED for the purpose of notifying the presence of information designated by the user. In the control signal, a button position for LED display, lighting or flashing, lighting color, and flashing pattern or cycle are specified in the case of flashing.

  Reference numeral 202 denotes a built-in speaker that outputs an incoming ringing sound or a voice calling voice. In the present invention, the presence of information designated by the user is notified by using a control signal indicating an incoming call transmitted from the call control server 100, a voice call control signal, an incoming ringing sound, and a voice data frame.

  Reference numeral 203 denotes an LCD which normally displays a dial number, a caller number at the time of incoming call, time, and settings. In the present invention, the call control server 100 transmits a character or character indicating the presence of information to the telephone terminal 200 by inserting it into a data frame used for notification of the caller number, for example, and displays it on the LCD 203.

  The call control server 100 notifies the presence of the information automatically or when the user who is notified of the presence of information operates the dial button 204 or a direction key (not shown). Some or all of the information that has been made, or other information associated with the information (for example, photos and moving images related to news articles) is sent to the telephone terminal 200 and the data terminal 600 (various servers, network storage, (Including a video player), an output device 700 such as a printer, and an external communication terminal 800 such as a facsimile. The user's operation content uses, for example, a signal for performing setting related to a normal telephone function from the telephone terminal 200 to the call control server.

  Next, the call control server of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of the call control server 100 of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the call control server 100 includes a communication interface unit 101, a call control unit 102, a user interface unit 103, an information search unit 104, a search information determination unit 105, an information acquisition unit 106, and an information processing unit. Unit 107, information conversion unit 108, information transfer unit 109, information notification unit 110, common keyword registration unit 111, and registration unit 112.

  The communication interface unit 101 is an interface that realizes communication control and a communication protocol for the LAN 500, and includes a device on the LAN including the telephone terminal 200 connected via the LAN 500 and an external communication device 800 connected via the Internet / intranet 300. Communication.

  The call control unit 102 is a call control unit that controls outgoing / incoming calls, telephone calls, and the like between the telephone terminal 200 and a communication partner terminal (not shown).

  The user interface unit 103 is an interface including key input and monitor output for performing settings according to the present invention in addition to settings related to call control.

The information search unit 104 is a server that is designated via the communication interface unit 101, the LAN 500, the router / gateway 400, and the Internet / intranet 300 in accordance with the search notification condition of the information search notification condition TB (table) 1121 in the registration unit 112. The information in 900 is acquired and searched.
In the information search notification condition TB 1121, a search notification condition including a location (for example, URL (Uniform Resource Locator)) for acquiring information to be searched, an element indicating an information description location, and a keyword is associated with each telephone terminal 200. Registered. The keyword may be a unique keyword for each user, or may be selected from a common keyword commonly used by a plurality of users. The common keyword is stored in the common keyword registration unit 111.

  The search information determination unit 105 determines whether or not the result of the search by the information search unit 104 satisfies the condition indicated by the information search notification condition TB1121. When the search information determination unit 105 determines that the search result satisfies the condition, the search information determination unit 105 notifies the information acquisition unit 106 and the information notification unit 110 to that effect.

  The information notification unit 110 refers to the information presence notification method TB 1122 of the registration unit 112 in accordance with an instruction from the search information determination unit 105, selects a notification method corresponding to the telephone terminal 200 that performs notification, and selects a call control signal or data A notification instruction is given to the call control unit 102 together with information to be inserted into the frame. In the case of notification by ringing or LED display, the type of ringing sound, ringing time, LED lighting color, blinking pattern, cycle, and notification time are designated and notified. In the case of notification by an LCD display or a voice call function, information processed by the information processing unit 107, for example, character data in which a part of text information is inserted into a fixed sentence, character data corresponding to the text information, or text information is voiced. A notification instruction is given to the call control unit 102 together with the voice data converted into the above.

  The transfer information acquisition unit 106 acquires information to be transferred in accordance with the contents registered in the information transfer method TB 1123 in the registration unit 112. The information to be transferred may be included in the information acquired by the information search unit 104 or may exist at the link destination indicated in the information acquired by the information search unit 104. In the former case, the specified information is extracted from the information acquired by the information search unit 104. In the latter case, the information is obtained by accessing the link destination. The information existing at the link destination is, for example, an image, a sound file, a document file, or the like related to the searched information.

  The information conversion unit 108 converts or packages information according to the transfer destination device registered in the information transfer method TB1123. The transfer destination is, for example, a network printer or a facsimile, a storage device on a network, or an electronic mail.

The information transfer unit 109 performs control for transmitting the information converted by the information conversion unit 108 to the transfer destination device. For example, if the transfer destination is a network printer, a corresponding network printer driver and software for printing out using the driver are installed. In the case of a facsimile, software for automatically sending a facsimile data by transmitting to a facsimile having a designated telephone number is installed. In the case of an electronic mail, mailer software is installed. Data including information acquired by automatically starting the software is transmitted.
Further, the information transfer unit 109 may operate according to a terminal operation signal of the telephone terminal 200 received via the call control unit 102.
The information converted according to the transfer destination device is transferred from the information transfer unit 109 to the device connected to the LAN 500 or the Internet / intranet 300 via the communication interface 101 and the LAN 500.

  As described above, in accordance with the information search notification condition set by the user, information in a specified location on the Internet or an intranet is searched, and only when the searched information satisfies the information search notification condition, Uses incoming signals and data frames that are used in normal telephone functions to notify, and according to the information transfer method set by the user, obtains the information at the searched location or the location associated with it, and supports the transfer destination device Convert to the transferred data and transfer. As a result, the user can know the presence of the desired information in a timely manner at the telephone terminal that is always activated without starting up a personal computer or the like, and the details can be acquired later from the transfer destination.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows the registration unit 112 of FIG.

  In the column 1124, the address of the telephone terminal 200 that is the target of information presence notification is registered. Although an IP address is described here as an example, an extension telephone number managed by the call control unit 102 may be used.

A column 1121 is a table for registering information search notification conditions, and a location where information to be searched exists and a notification condition to the telephone terminal 200 are designated. The location where the information to be searched exists is, for example, a URL of the Internet or an intranet, and a keyword, a logical condition, a numerical value, a numerical condition, and the like are designated as notification conditions. In this example, an Internet website is an RSS (Resource Description Framework Site Summary, Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple, described in XML (Extensible Markup Language) that publishes information headlines, summaries, update information, and link destinations. Syndication)
A portion surrounded by <> is a portion indicating an information element called a tag. The information element is, for example, a heading at a description location indicated by <title>, a summary of an article related to the title at a description location indicated by <description>, an update date and time of the information at a description location indicated by <pubDate>, < The description location indicated by link> includes the URL of the information source and the URL of the related Web site, which are described hierarchically.

  The column 1122 is a table for registering information presence notification methods, in which notification types and parameters related to the incoming function of the telephone terminal 200 are designated.

  A column 1123 is a table for registering information transfer methods. A transfer type, an address indicating a transfer destination, a telephone number, and a location where information to be transferred exists are designated. When the information to be transferred is included in the RSS that matches the notification condition, a specific element in the RSS hierarchy is designated as the transfer information. If the information to be transferred is not included in the RSS that matches the notification condition, the URL in which the information to be transferred exists is directly specified, or an element indicating the link destination in the RSS hierarchy that matches the notification condition is specified. The In the element indicating the link destination, the URL of the link destination is described, and the URL is accessed to acquire and transfer information.

A specific operation will be described with reference to the registered contents of FIG.
The user may input the registration form as shown in the figure as it is, but usually a setting screen using CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is installed so that the user can input in a format that is easy for the user to understand. To.

  In the lines 1125 and 1126, there are registered two information presence notifications and information related to information transfer to the telephone terminal 200 having an IP address of 172.16.1.1.

The first (line 1125) is an example of searching a WEB site related to weather information. URL of http: //**1.co.jp/**1/rss/**1.xml and http: //**1.co.jp/**1/rss/**2.xml Search for the description content of <title> in the RSS provided in, and if there is a description of “Caution” or “Alarm” along with “Tokyo”, the information presence notification and information transfer are performed ( 1121).
The information presence notification method is ringing of the telephone terminal 200 by ringing sound 3 (a type of sound source implemented in advance), and the ringing for 5 seconds is activated 10 times at intervals of 60 seconds (described in the column 1122).
The transfer type of information transfer is e-mail, which is sent to the destination address of *1@*1.co.jp. The information to be transferred is the content described in <title> that matches the notification condition in the searched RSS, and the content described in <description> below the hierarchy, and includes the title of the email, Insert it in the body and send it (column 1123).

The second (line 1126) is an example of a search for a WEB site regarding the stock price of a specific company. Search the description content of RSS <title> and <description> provided by URL of http: //**2.co.jp/**2/rss/**2.xml. <title> has a description of “(Stock) ***” and the value described in <description> below that level is 500 or more (in this case, it means that the stock price is 500 yen or more) In this case, information presence notification and information transfer are performed (column 1121).
There are two methods for notifying the presence of information, and one is LED display of a line button (number 15 indicates the position of the button). The light emission color at the time of lighting is red, and blinking for 10 seconds at 30 second intervals is controlled by pattern 2 (type of blinking pattern implemented in advance). It should be noted that the LED display stops when the number 1 button (dial button) is pressed (column 1122).
Another information notification method is the LCD display. The content described in <title> that matches the notification condition in the searched RSS (in this case, the company name), the standard sentence “is the current stock price”, and the <title> hierarchy < In addition to connecting the numerical value (stock price) described in description> to the standard sentence “Yen is”, it displays “(Stock) *** is currently **** Yen”. The character to show is displayed. The LED display is cleared by depressing the number 1 button (dial button) (column 1122).
The transfer type of information transfer is a printer, and information is printed out to the printer 1 (address, printer model, and applicable driver are associated). The information to be printed out is obtained by accessing the URL of the link destination described in <link> below the <title> layer that matches the notification condition in the searched RSS. The link destination information is screen information such as a stock price chart (column 1123).

  In lines 1127 and 1128, contents relating to the presence notification and information transfer of two pieces of information to the telephone terminal 200 having an IP address of 172.16.1.2 are registered.

The first (line 1127) is an example of searching a WEB site related to news.
There is a description of “Tokyo” or “Kanto” in the RSS <title> provided at the URL of http: //**3.co.jp/**3/rss/**3.xml. When category> includes a description of “incident” or “accident”, information presence notification and information transfer are performed (column 1121).
There are two information notification methods. One is LED display of a line button (the numeral 10 indicates the position of the button). The light emission color at the time of lighting is green, and blinking for 5 seconds at intervals of 30 seconds is performed in pattern 1 (blinking pattern implemented in advance). It should be noted that the LED display stops when the number 1 button (dial button) is pressed (column 1122).
Another information presence notification method is notification using a voice call function. The content described in <description> under the <title> hierarchy that matches the notification condition in the searched RSS is converted to speech using speech synthesis technology, and the user presses the hold button on the phone terminal When detected, the converted voice is output from the speaker 202 of the telephone terminal 200. The content converted into voice is, for example, an outline of news (column 1122).
The transfer type of information transfer is e-mail, which is sent to the destination address of *2@*2.co.jp. The information to be transferred is the content described in <title> that matches the notification condition in the searched RSS, and the content described in <description> below the hierarchy, and includes the title of the email and Insert it into the body and send it. Further, information is acquired from the URL of the link destination described in <link>, and the file is attached. The attached file is, for example, a video file of a news program (column in S1123).

The second (line 1128) is an example of a search for a WEB site related to manufacturer product information. “Push” described in the search location in the column 1121 means information distribution from the server.
Search the RSS <title> delivered from http: //**4.co.jp and the content of <category> below it, and enter <new> or "new product" or " If there is a description of “release” and a description of “home appliance” is present in <category>, a column 1121 that performs information presence notification and information transfer).
The information notification method is notification using a voice call function. A fixed sentence (new information is uploaded) is converted into voice data by voice synthesis technology and automatically output from the speaker 202 of the telephone terminal 200 (column 1122).
The transfer type is upload, and information is uploaded to a server (for example, a file server) having an address of 172.16.20.1. In the retrieved RSS, information is acquired from the URL of the link destination described in <link> below the <title> layer that matches the notification condition, and is uploaded to the server. The information to be acquired is electronic data such as a catalog, for example, and FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or the like is used as a communication protocol for uploading.

FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of a signal and data related to an incoming call to the telephone terminal 200 in a frame format. It is an important point in this embodiment that the structure of the signal frame and data frame used for normal call control is the same, and the service of the present invention is also applied to a telephone terminal designed without being aware of information notification. One of the features is that it can be received.
Note that portions relating to IP communication such as an IP header and a MAC header are omitted.

  In the figure, 900 is a control type, 901 is a caller number, 902 is a number indicating the position of a line button of a telephone terminal, 903 is an LED display parameter, 904 is starting / stopping ringing, 905 is starting / stopping voice calling, Reference numeral 906 denotes an LCD display parameter.

(A) in the figure is a signal frame when the information notification is performed by LED display. Since the control type is incoming and the caller number is not normal incoming, the line button for displaying the LED is 15 and 904. The ringing and voice call of 905 and the LCD display of 906 are OFF, and only the LED display of 903 is ON.
In this case, when there is an information notification, the LED of the line button No. 15 blinks in pattern 2 (the type of blinking pattern implemented in advance) and the lighting color red.

(B1) is a signal frame in the case where information notification is performed with a ringing sound. The LED display of 903, the voice call of 905, and the LCD display of 906 are OFF, and only the ringing of 904 is ON.
In addition, data in which the ringing sound is encoded in the data frame (b2) is transmitted. The data frame is composed of a data type 907, an encoding method (standard or transmission cycle), and encoded data 906, and is transmitted periodically.

(C1) is a signal frame when the information notification is performed by voice call. The LED display of 903, the ringing of 904, the LCD display of 906 are OFF, and only the voice call of 905 is ON.
In addition, the information voice data generated and encoded by the voice synthesis technique is transmitted in the data frame (C2). The configuration of the frame is the same as (b2), but the type is different.

(D) is a signal frame when the information notification is performed on the LCD display. The LED display 903, the ringing 904, and the voice call 905 are OFF, and the LCD display 906 is ON.
Character data or character data to be displayed is inserted into the LCD display 906.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing information search processing of the call control server 100. The processing from this processing to FIG. 7 is shown for one information search notification condition for one telephone terminal 200. The same processing is performed for a plurality of information retrieval notification conditions for a plurality of telephone terminals 200 and the same telephone terminal 200. Is called.

  First, it is determined whether it is time to start information search (S100) and whether information is distributed from a specific WEB site (S101). Information retrieval start timing is predetermined for a single telephone terminal 200 and a single information retrieval notification condition by a predetermined time period, year, month, day, day of the week, or time, or a user terminal that is irregularly performed It is caused by operation. Distribution of information is performed voluntarily by an Internet or intranet server.

  When it is time to start the information search (YES in S100), the search location (Internet and intranet URL) indicated in the information search notification condition TB1121 of the registration unit 112 is accessed to acquire the information to be searched (S102). .

  Next, the information acquired according to the notification condition of the information search notification condition TB1121 is searched (S103), and it is determined whether the search condition is satisfied (S104). If the search condition is satisfied (YES in S104), it is determined whether the searched information is updated from new information or previously searched information (S105). Whether it has been updated or not can be confirmed by, for example, the update date and time described in the element marked as PUBDATE in RSS.

  In the case of new information or updated information (YES in S105), the process proceeds to FIG. 6 to perform processing for notifying the presence of information.

  When information is distributed from a specific WEB site (YES in S101), the process jumps to S102 and performs the processing after S103 on the distributed information.

  As a result of searching the acquired information, if the search notification condition is not satisfied or the information has been notified (NO in S104 or S105), the process returns to S100 and the next information search start timing and information distribution Wait for.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process in which the call control server 100 notifies the telephone terminal 200 of the presence of information.

  First, the information presence notification method TB1122 of the registration unit 112 is referred to (S200).

Next, it is determined whether the information notification method is ringing, LED display, voice call, or LCD display (S201, S204, S207, S212).
If the notification method is not registered (NO in S212), the process proceeds to FIG. 7 to perform information transfer processing. In this description, four notification methods are shown, but there are other incoming functions for the telephone terminal 200, and the present invention is not limited to this.

  When the notification method is ringing (YES in S201), the ringing parameter is referred to from the information presence notification method TB1122 (S202), and the address (or telephone number) of the telephone terminal 200, ringing instruction, and parameters are notified to the call control unit. Then, the call control process is activated (S217).

  If the notification method is LED display (YES in S204), the LED display parameters are referred from the information presence notification method TB1122 (S205), and the telephone terminal 200 address, LED display instructions and parameters are notified to the call control unit. (S206), the call control process is activated (S217).

  When the notification method is a voice call (YES in S207), the voice call parameters are referred to from the information presence notification method TB1122 (S208).

Next, information to be converted into voice is acquired according to the parameters of the voice call (S209). If the information to be converted is included in the RSS searched in FIG. 5, the information is extracted from the acquired RSS.
If the information to be converted into the searched RSS is not included, the information is acquired by accessing a designated WEB site. When converting a pre-designated standard sentence into speech, the standard sentence is designated in the information presence notification method TB 1122 and is extracted.

  Next, the acquired information is converted into voice data (S210), the address of the telephone terminal 200, a voice call instruction, and voice data are notified to the call control unit (S211), and the call control process is started (S217).

  When the notification method is LCD display (YES in S212), the LCD display parameters are referred from the information presence notification method TB1122 (S213).

Next, information to be displayed is acquired according to the parameters of the LCD display (S214). If the information to be displayed is included in the RSS searched in FIG. 5, the information is extracted from the acquired RSS.
If the information to be displayed is not included in the retrieved RSS, the information is acquired by accessing the designated WEB site. In the case of displaying a pre-designated standard sentence, the standard sentence is designated in the information presence notification method TB 1122 and is extracted.

  Next, the acquired information is converted into display data on the LCD (S215), the address of the telephone terminal 200, the LCD display instruction and parameters are notified to the call control unit (S216), and the call control process is started (S216). S217).

  After the call control process is activated in S217, the process proceeds to FIG. 7 to perform the information transfer process.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the information transfer process. This process may be performed automatically for each information search notification process as described above, or may be performed by a user operation with a specific operation assigned to the telephone terminal 200. In this case, after receiving a signal indicating a specific operation from the telephone terminal 200, this processing is started.

First, the information transfer method TB 1123 is referred to (S300), and information is acquired from the information acquisition location (S301).
Here, when the information to be transferred is included in the RSS searched in FIG. 5, the information is extracted from the acquired RSS.
If the information to be transferred is not included in the searched RSS, the information is acquired by accessing the designated WEB site.

  Next, it is determined whether the transfer destination is a printer, a facsimile, an electronic mail, or an external storage device (S302, S305, S308, S310). If the transfer destination is not registered (NO in S310), the process returns to FIG. 5 to wait for the next information search start timing or information distribution.

  If the transfer destination is a printer (YES in S302), the information acquired in the process of S301 is converted into data corresponding to the printer (S303), and the printer driver is started and the data is transmitted (S304). The printer name shown in the information transfer method TB 1123 is associated with the printer driver corresponding to the printer model and the printer address.

  When the transfer destination is FAX (YES in S305), the information acquired in S310 is converted into data corresponding to FAX (S306), call control is activated, and automatic transmission processing and FAX data are transmitted to the transfer destination FAX. (S307).

  When the transfer destination is an e-mail (YES in S308), the mailer is activated (309), the title, the body, and the attached file are generated from the information acquired in S301, and the destination address specified in the information transfer method TB1123 (S310). For example, SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is used as the mail transmission protocol.

  When the transfer destination is an external storage device (YES in S311), the information acquired in S310 is converted into a file (S312), a file transfer protocol (for example, FTP) corresponding to the storage device is activated, and the file is transmitted (S313).

  When the transfer process ends, the process returns to FIG. 5 and waits for the next information search start timing or information distribution.

In this description, four transfer destinations are shown, but there are other transfer destinations, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, there is a display device as an external output device, and in order to transfer a moving image, a still image, or the like, it is converted into an image format that can be displayed on the display and transferred.

  FIG. 8 shows a schematic sequence of information retrieval, notification, and transfer.

Information retrieval for the telephone terminal 1 is performed in S400, and if the information retrieval notification condition is satisfied, notification is performed with an incoming signal (S401) and a data frame (S402) for the telephone terminal 1.
If the notification type is ringing or LED display, S402 is omitted.

  Next, information to be transferred is acquired (S403). When the call control server receives a telephone terminal operation signal transmitted when the user operates the telephone terminal 200 (S404), the information is transferred to the designated transfer destination 1 (S404). If the information to be transferred is included in the information searched in S400, S403 is omitted. If the call control server is set to automatically transfer information, S404 is omitted.

  Similar processing is performed from S406 to S411 of the telephone terminal n. Even when there are a plurality of information search notification conditions for the same telephone terminal, the same processing is performed for each condition.

  Further, when processing is performed at a constant time cycle, this processing is repeated for each telephone terminal and information search notification condition as in S412 to S417.

FIG. 1 is a schematic system configuration diagram including a call control server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the call control server 100 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the registration unit 112 of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a signal and data related to an incoming call to the telephone terminal 200 in a frame format. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing information search processing of the call control server 100. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process in which the call control server 100 notifies the telephone terminal 200 of the presence of information. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing for transferring information acquired by the call control server 100 to a specific external device. FIG. 8 is a schematic sequence diagram illustrating an operation example of the entire system related to information retrieval, notification, and transfer.

Explanation of symbols

  100: Call control server, 200: Telephone terminal, 201: Line button of telephone terminal 200, 202: Built-in speaker of telephone terminal 200, 203: LCD of telephone terminal 200, 204: Dial button of telephone terminal 200, 300: Internet / Intranet, 400: router / gateway, 500: LAN, 600: data terminal, 700: external output device such as network printer, 800: external communication device such as facsimile, 101: communication interface unit, 102: call control unit, 103: user Interface unit 104: Information search unit 105: Search information determination unit 106: Transfer information acquisition unit 107: Information processing unit 108: Information conversion unit 109: Information transfer unit 110: Information notification unit 111: Common Keyword registration unit, 112 registration unit, 1121: Information Search notification condition TB, S1122: the presence of the information notification method TB, 1123: information transfer method TB

Claims (3)

A call control server having a call control function for controlling outgoing and incoming calls of a plurality of telephone terminals and an information acquisition function for acquiring information via a network,
A common keyword registration means for registering a common keyword for searching predetermined information via a network;
Information search notification condition registration means for registering information search notification conditions including one or more common keywords registered in the common keyword registration means in association with telephone terminals belonging to the server;
An information notification method registration means for registering an information notification method indicating an information notification function and a control method thereof related to notification of information to a person who operates the terminal for each information notification condition in association with the telephone terminal;
An information transfer method registration means for registering an information transfer method including a transfer type and a control method of information transferred to another terminal for each information notification condition in association with the telephone terminal;
An information search notification condition registered in the information search notification condition registration means in the information group collected by accessing a predetermined information source periodically or irregularly via the network or distributed to the own server. Search information determination means for determining the presence or absence of satisfied search information,
When the search information determination means determines that there is search information that satisfies the information search notification condition, the presence of the search information is notified to the telephone terminal corresponding to the information search notification condition according to the information notification method. Along with the information transfer method corresponding to the telephone terminal or an operation signal from the telephone terminal, a part or all of the search information or another information existing at an address associated with the search information is acquired, A call control server with an information search notification function, wherein the call is transferred to a destination specified by the information transfer method. The call control server according to claim 1, wherein
An information conversion means for converting an output form of the information when transferring a part or all of the search information or another information existing at an address associated with the search information to a destination specified by the information transfer method; In addition,
When the transfer destination of the search information is an information output device of any one of a printer, a facsimile, an electronic mail, or a display, the information conversion means changes the output form of the information according to the type of the information output device. A call control server with an information search notification function, characterized by converting. The call control server according to claim 1, wherein
The call control server with an information search notification function, wherein the notification sequence for notifying the presence of the search information inserts data indicating the presence of the search information into a call control signal related to an incoming call notification to the telephone terminal.

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