JPH01170252A - Control system for multi-function telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control a multi-function telephone set accommodated in a private branch of electronic exchange by providing an attribute setting means changing terminal attribute of a multi-function telephone set into an information processing attribute by an instruction of an information processing unit. CONSTITUTION:An information processing attribute is provided separately from an exchange processing attribute as a terminal attribute of the multi- function telephone set 1 and the attribute of the multi-function telephone set is changed according to the instruction of an information processing unit 7 and the display to a display section and input notice are applied to the multi- function telephone set 1 set with the information processing attribute according to the instruction of the information processing unit 7 to control freely the multi-function telephone sets 1 accommodated in a private branch of electronic exchange 8 from the information processing unit 7. Moreover, no channel is used for the connecting the multi-function telephone set 1 and the information processing unit 7, then the information processing unit 7 can be accessed even when the multi-function telephone set 1 is in busy with other terminal equipment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a private electronic branch exchange, and particularly to a control system for a multifunction telephone that can be used as an input/output terminal for an information processing device.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, technologies for using a telephone as an input/output terminal for an information processing device include means for interfacing the information processing device with a subscriber's line, means for receiving a PB signal from the telephone, and notification to the caller by voice synthesis. The telephone and the information processing device are connected by a known line connection means, and the input to the information processing device is a PR multiplied signal, and the output from the information processing device is performed by voice synthesis.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The nine conventional methods of using a telephone as an input/output terminal described above are structured so that the telephone and the information processing device are connected through a subscriber line, so the telephone is a multi-function telephone housed in a private electronic branch exchange. However, the display section and function buttons of this multifunction telephone cannot be controlled from the information processing device. Moreover, the information processing device cannot be accessed while the multi-function telephone is in a talking state. Furthermore, the information processing device includes an interface device with a subscriber line, a PR double signal receiving device,
This method has the disadvantage that it cannot be implemented in a small-scale system because it requires a speech synthesizer and a means for controlling it.

Means for Solving Problem c] The control method for the multi-function telephone of the present invention provides the multi-function telephone with an exchange processing attribute that controls exchange processing and an information processing attribute that controls information processing, and exchanges as a means of conversation. An attribute that notifies an information processing device that a predetermined function button has been pressed from a multifunction telephone set as a processing attribute, and changes the terminal attribute of the multifunction telephone to an information processing attribute based on instructions from the information processing device. a setting means, a display control means for controlling a display section of the multi-function telephone whose information processing attribute is set according to an instruction from the information processing device, and an input notification means for notifying the information processing device of operation information such as a dial or a function button. have.

[For production]

According to the present invention, a multifunction telephone housed in a private electronic branch exchange can be controlled from an information processing device.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control method for a multifunction telephone according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 includes a display unit (not shown) and has an exchange processing attribute for managing exchange processing as a terminal attribute and for managing information processing.
° A multifunction telephone with information processing attributes, 2 a multifunction telephone control device that controls the multifunction telephone 1;
3 is a switch network, 4 is a central processing unit, 5 is a main storage device in which the terminal information of all terminals accommodated in the private branch exchange is set, and the attribute information of the terminal is one of the terminal information, and 6 is a main storage device. The input/output control device 7 is an information processing device.

Note that 8 is the multifunction telephone control device 2. Switch network 3. Central processing unit4. Multi-function telephone control means 9. shown in FIG. R property setting means 10, display control means 11. Input instruction means 12. This is a private electronic branch exchange equipped with input notification means 131 and communication means 14.

Next, the operation of the control system for the multifunction telephone with the above configuration will be explained. First, the terminal attribute of the multifunction telephone 1 is normally set to an exchange processing attribute that controls exchange processing. In this exchange processing attribute, when a function button (not shown) used to set the attributes of the multifunction telephone 1 is pressed,
This function button information is notified to the information processing device 7 via the multifunction telephone control device 2 and the input/output control device 6. On the other hand, the central processing unit 4 identifies from this function button information that the function button used for attribute setting has been pressed, and transmits a multifunction telephone attribute setting request signal to the information processing unit 7. Therefore, the information processing device 7 operates upon receiving the attribute setting request signal of the multifunction telephone 1, and outputs an attribute setting instruction signal to the central processing unit 4 in response. When this central processing unit 4 receives an attribute setting instruction signal from the information processing device 7, the attribute of the multifunction telephone 1 is changed to an information processing attribute. Then, when the information processing device 7 outputs a display control instruction signal in a state where the multifunction telephone 1 has changed its attribute to information processing, the central processing device 4 controls the display of the multifunction telephone 1 from the information processing device 7. Upon receiving the control instruction signal, it identifies that the specified multifunction telephone has an information processing attribute and sends display information to the multifunction telephone control device 2;
Instructions for the information processing device 7 can be displayed on the display section of the multifunction telephone 1. Further, when the central processing unit 4 receives the input notification request signal of the multi-function telephone from the information processing device 7, the central processing unit 4 receives an input designation signal (valid) indicating that the specified multi-function telephone 1 has information processing attribute. function buttons and the number of valid dial digits) as one of the terminal information. Next, press the multifunction telephone's 10 function buttons or dials (
(both not shown) is operated, the multifunction telephone control device 2 notifies the central processing unit 4 of this operation information.

For this reason, the central processing unit 4 identifies that this operation information matches the previously set mental input designation, and then transmits this operation information to the information processing device 7 as an input notification. Finally, when the central processing unit 4 receives the attribute cancellation instruction signal from the information processing unit 7, the central processing unit 4
Change the attribute to exchange processing attribute and restore.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the control method for a multifunction telephone according to the present invention, an information processing attribute is provided as a terminal attribute of the multifunction telephone in addition to an exchange processing attribute, and the multifunction telephone By changing the attribute of the multifunction telephone set in the information processing attribute and performing display and input notification on the display unit according to instructions from the information processing device for the multifunction telephone set in the information processing attribute, the multifunction telephone housed in the private electronic branch exchange is It can be freely controlled from the processing device.

In addition, a communication path is required to connect the multi-function telephone and the information processing device.
In other words, since a subscriber line is not used, the information processing device can be accessed even when the multi-function telephone is in a conversation with another terminal. Furthermore, since the information processing apparatus only needs to be equipped with a means for communicating with a private electronic branch exchange, it is possible to apply the present invention to small-scale systems such as personal computers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a control method for a multi-function telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Multifunction telephone, 2...Multifunction telephone control device, 3...Switch network, 4...Central processing unit, 5...Main storage device, 6... - Input/output control device, 7... information processing device, 8... private electronic branch exchange, 9... multifunction telephone control means, 10...
... Attribute setting means, 11... Display control means, 12.
...Input specifying means, 13...Input notification means, 14
...Means of communication. Patent applicant NEC Corporation agent Masaki Yamakawa (tυ12 people)

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a private electronic branch exchange that accommodates a multi-function telephone and has conversation means for communicating with an information processing device, the multi-function telephone is provided with an information processing attribute that controls information processing in addition to an exchange processing attribute that controls exchange processing as a terminal attribute of the multi-function telephone. , the conversation means notifies the information processing device that a predetermined function button has been pressed from the multifunction telephone set in the exchange processing attribute, and receives information about the terminal attribute of the multifunction telephone according to instructions from the information processing device. an attribute setting means for changing the processing attribute to the processing attribute; a display control means for controlling the display section of the multi-function telephone set to the information processing attribute according to an instruction from the information processing device; 1. A control method for a multi-function telephone, comprising input notification means for providing notification.