JPH0122785B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a communication system, and particularly to a public telegraph communication network that can be applied by sharing a data communication exchange network.

Conventionally, in the telegram relay communication system, the contents of the telegram could not be managed in writing at the sending station, and the telegram handler had to convert the destination address into a destination station code or number. Therefore, notifications to clients, inquiries between calling and receiving stations, and inquiries from clients all have the drawback of requiring human labor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and its first purpose is to share a data communication exchange network and centrally send calls from sending terminals to a center processing device, so that operators can To provide a telegram communication system that allows processing without being aware of the station number or destination code and without performing procedures for storing messages.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a center processing device,
By centrally handling calls from originating devices and translating the terminating station code or number, it simplifies procedures for handling accidents with terminating devices, traffic statistics, and realizes an accident notification system that uses the telephone network. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a telegraph communication method that reduces the number of operating personnel, allows the construction of a system for grasping sales and operational statistical data in real time from a remote location, and increases economic utility.

The present invention relates to a telegram communication system in which a plurality of transmitting devices and receiving devices are connected via a data communication exchange network, and a telegram transmitted from one transmitting device is received at an arbitrary receiving device. A center processing device is provided connected to the packet switch of the data communication switching network, and the center processing device receives the information transmitted from the transmitting device, and the received information is transmitted to the above-mentioned. The information is temporarily stored in the storage, and the destination address code in the information is translated into a destination station code or number, and then transmitted to the receiving device.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the telegram communication system of the present invention.

In the figure, the telegraph communication system of the present invention is constructed by connecting a transmitting device 4, a receiving device 13, and a center processing device 11 to a data communication switching network 7 in the same way that a data terminal is normally connected to the network 7. , a data communications switching network is shared with the telegraph switching network, and normal call flow follows this data communications switching network.

Note that, in general, the number of originating and terminating locations is not the same, and the network configuration is such that the transmitting devices are installed centrally in a regional area and the terminating devices are installed in a distributed manner.

The transmitting devices 4, 4' are comprised of a terminal device 1, a terminal control device 2, and a line device 3, and are connected to packet multiplexers 5, 5' constituting a data communication switching network 7 via a subscriber line 15. Connected. These transmitting devices 4, 4' input the addressee's name and address, the content of the message, normal information necessary for the calling procedure, and the client's telephone number, and send the call to the network 7.

The receiving devices 13, 13' include a printing device (not shown),
It comprises a receiving device and a simple transmitting device, and is connected to a packet multiplexing device 5 of a data communications switching network 7 via a data subscriber line 15.

The center processing devices 11 and 11' are similar to ordinary information processing devices connected to a line, and each has a line device 8, a line control device 9, and a file storage device 10, and has a data subscriber line 16 and an incoming line 17. It is connected via a link 18 to a packet switch 6, 6' constituting a data communication switching network 7, and via a link 18 to a voice response recognition device 12, 12'. Thereby, the center processing device can centrally manage the transmitting devices regionally. These center processing devices 11, 11' are
The line control device 9 is provided with a buffer memory as a storage means to store incoming calls, translate the address of the called party into a code or number of the called local area, and transmit the translated call to the receiving device 13.

The voice response recognition devices 12, 12' are connected to a telephone network 14 via a telephone subscriber line 19, and from the telephone network 14 to a telephone set 21 via a subscriber line 20.

The data communication switching network 7 includes the transmitting device 4,
4' and packet multiplexing devices 5, 5' which connect the receiving devices 13, 13', and
The center processing device 11, 11' is automatically connected to the center processing device 11, 11' by recognizing the transmitting device 4, 4'. send a call to

The telegraph communication system of the present invention configured as described above will be explained in more detail along with its operation.

(Transmission) When the transmission device 4 receives the transmission request message, it inputs the destination of the message, the contents of the message, and information regarding the requester (including the telephone number) into the Yen terminal device 1 and confirms it on the display. The terminal control device 2 automatically adds necessary information such as information regarding the transmitting device 4, date of transmission, time, etc., and transmits it to the data communication exchange network 7 through the line device 3 in response to a transmission activation signal, and thereafter transmits the information to the data communication exchange network 7 through the line device 3. Communicate according to the control procedure.

A packet multiplexer (hereinafter abbreviated as PMX) 5 of the data communication switching network 7 identifies that an outgoing call on the subscriber line 15 originates from the telegram sending device 4, and forwards the call to the center. to the processing device 11
Direct connection is made through the outgoing line 17 of the packet exchange 6 to which the PMX 5 is connected, according to a preset procedure.

(Incoming Call Processing at Center Processing Device) When a call from the calling device 4 arrives at the line device 8 of the center processing device 11 through the data communication switching network 7, the line device 8 activates the line control device 9 and transmits the incoming call information. It is stored in the buffer memory in the line control device 9, and the destination address code in the incoming call information is translated into a terminating station code or number, and the incoming call information stored in the buffer memory is placed at a predetermined code arrangement position. In addition to adding line equipment 8
through the incoming line 16 of the data communication switching network 7 to activate the switching network.

(Processing within the switching network of calls originating from the center processing device) When the packet switch 6 is activated by the incoming line 16, the switch identifies the destination code or number according to a predetermined procedure, and According to the receiving device 1
The route to the packet exchange 6' and PMX 5' to which No. 3 belongs is selected, and the information regarding the telegram to which the serial number has been assigned is sent to the receiving device 13. Receiving device 13
When the reception of the information is completed, it sends a reception completion signal through the data exchange network 7 to the center processing device 11 that made the call.

(Storage Processing for Message Storage in Center Processing Device) When the center processing device 11 receives a reception completion signal, the line control device 9 adds a reception completion code to the information stored in the buffer memory for the call. At the same time, the call is transferred from the buffer memory of the line control device 9 to the file storage device 10 at a position defined by the serial number assigned in advance. When the call is transferred, the portion of the buffer memory that had stored the call becomes available for use with other calls.

The file storage device 10 consists of a disk storage device and a magnetic tape storage device, and after storing the telegram in the disk device for a certain period of time, it is recorded and saved on a magnetic tape by the magnetic tape device.

(Processing of undeliverable telegrams) If an incoming telegram becomes undeliverable (undeliverable), it is necessary to return it as an emergency telegram to the office that manages the telegram and notify the client of the accident. In the present invention, this is carried out as follows.

First, when the receiving device 13 sets the serial number given to the received message as the destination code and presses the send button, the message with the serial number as the destination and a code indicating the content of undeliverability is sent to the subscriber line 15. is transmitted to the data communication switching network 7 through. In the data communications exchange network 7, the destination is identified by the serial number, and the telegram is delivered to the center processing device 11 from which the telegram was sent, according to a predetermined procedure.

When a message from the receiving device 13 reaches the center processing device 11, the line control device 9 searches the normal message storage area of the file storage device 10 for the undelivered message based on the serial number, transfers it to the buffer memory, and then sends a voice response. The telephone number of the sender of the message, the non-delivery code, and the contents of the message are transferred to the recognition device 12 through the link 18.

The voice response recognition device 12 connects the client's telephone number through the telephone subscriber line 19 to the client's telephone 21 through the telephone network 13 and the subscriber line 20. When the telephone 21 responds, the voice response recognition device 12 notifies the user of non-delivery and the contents of the message according to a predetermined procedure, and requests confirmation of reception. When the reception is confirmed, this fact is sent to the center processing device 1 through the link 18.
Notification is made to the line control device 9 of No. 1. The device 9 is a file storage device 1 that files the message of the accident notification corner from the stored file memory.
The message is transferred to the corresponding area of 0 and the message is deleted from the normal storage area.

If the phone is busy, try several times. If the call is busy or cannot be connected even after several attempts, or if confirmation after connection is not possible, the voice response identification device notifies the center processing device 11 that the accident notification cannot be confirmed. In this case, the center processing device 11 transfers the contents of the message in the buffer memory to the message storage area in which the accident notification cannot be confirmed using the same procedure as in the case of confirmation, and deletes the message in the normal area. do.

(Traffic statistical processing) Traffic statistics can be obtained by installing a central processing device and accumulating normal and accident messages for each sending area, and data communication from the sending terminal or normal terminal of the data communication exchange network as necessary. Access can be made via the exchange network and traffic information can be received in order to know the situation.

As explained above, the present invention enables the conventional automatic telegram relay exchange system to exchange information and communicate using perforated tape to be implemented using a data communication exchange network that has been realized in recent years. This has the effect of improving the shortcomings of the telegram relay service, which requires a lot of manpower and time. The characteristics are listed as follows.

There is no need for the operator to assign a destination code or number, which is required when a sending station sends a message to a destination station.

A central processing device is installed to control the transmitting stations (or transmitting devices) for each region, centrally storing all the transmitting information, and automatically translating the destination address into the destination code or number for the destination station. Send from the center processing device. This allows a method to be used to organize and store bulk messages at the center using a computer-based filing system, and by assigning appropriate serial numbers to messages, it is possible to easily send messages for inquiries from incoming terminals and notifications of accidents such as non-delivery. By having the center automatically respond and perform mechanical processing, it is possible to significantly reduce the manpower at the transmitting, receiving, and original document storage locations. , accident notifications, etc. can be done quickly.

By introducing a center processing device, the functions of both the transmitting and receiving devices can be simplified and comprehensively advanced functions can be realized economically.

By having the central processing device store the messages, an electronic filing system can be applied, searches can be made easily, and inquiries and accident handling can be realized without human intervention. In the event of a non-delivery accident, the client can be automatically notified through the telephone network by combining the center processing device and the voice response device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the telegram communication system of the present invention. 1, 1'... terminal device, 2, 2'... terminal control device, 3, 3'... line device, 4, 4'... transmitting device, 5, 5'... packet multiplexing device, 6, 6'...
...Packet switching device, 7...Data switching network, 8...
... line device, 9 ... line control device, 10 ... file storage device, 11, 11' ... center processing device,
12,12'...Voice response recognition device, 13,1
3'... Receiving device, 14... Telephone network.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a telegram communication system in which a plurality of transmitting devices and receiving devices are connected via a data communication exchange network and a telegram sent from one transmitting device is received at any receiving device, , a center processing device equipped with storage means for accumulating transmitted information is provided connected to a packet switch of the data communication switching network, the information transmitted from the transmitting device is received by the center processing device, and the received information is Once the information is stored in the above storage,
A telegram communication system characterized in that the destination address code in the information is translated into a receiving station code or a receiving station number, and the translated information is transmitted to the receiving device. 2. The center processing device is provided with functions for exchanging, searching, and inquiring accumulated information, and is configured to perform transmission and reception control such as code conversion and assignment of destination codes according to the mode of the receiving device. Telegram communication method described in Section 1.