JPH02261245A - Message controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the practical usage by deciding whether or not plural caller numbers or destination numbers are in use, sending selection information in the case of plural use of the numbers so as to designate its relevant name. CONSTITUTION:When the function key of, e.g., a telephone set 2 corresponding to a telephone call requesting messaging is designated, the function key number and a telephone number of a telephone set 3 are sent from the telephone set 2 to a message controller 4. The controller 4 extracts a caller number, a function key number and a destination number and outputs the caller number and the designation number to a number management section 10 sequentially. A user name read from a user name storage section 11 with the inputted number and a caller name and a destination name designated by the telephone set 2 are respectively stored in a message generation memory 12. When it is decided by the management section 10 that plural caller numbers or destination numbers are in use, information is transferred to the telephone set 2 and the name is designated. Furthermore, a message corresponding to a function key number designated by the control section 8 is read from a message storage section 9, a message is generated in the memory 12 and sent to the telephone set 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a message control device for centrally processing messages and the like between telephones in an ISDN private line having an exchange.

With conventional ISDN technology, it is possible to make multiple calls with one telephone, and the caller number is included in the call setting information, so if the other party is busy or absent when the call is made, It is also possible to easily send simple messages such as requests to other parties.

One method for this is to add a device that handles messages intensively to the line in order to simplify the telephone set. In this case, the message control device includes a control means for controlling communication processing and data, a message storage means for storing a plurality of messages, and a storage creation means for creating a message to be sent. Each message in the message storage means corresponds to a function key on the telephone, and the message will be displayed when the other party is busy.

If you are away, etc., when you press the function key, the other party's number and message number at that time are sent to the message control device.

The message control device uses a method in which the calling party number in the call setting information and the specified message are combined on the creation storage means and sent to the other party.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The configuration of conventional message control devices is for when one person uses one telephone, and when two or more people use one phone or two or more people use multiple phones, It cannot be used to identify the sender or recipient, and can only be used within a limited range.

The present invention has been made in view of this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a simple configuration for delivering messages with specified senders and recipients even to telephones used by a plurality of people.

Means for Solving the Problems A control means for processing communication with an ISDN line and controlling data; a message storage means for storing a plurality of messages set corresponding to function keys of each telephone;
a number management means for managing all telephone numbers in an extension and the number of people using each number; a user name storage means for storing a user name for each number corresponding to each number of the number management means; It consists of a memory creation means for creating messages to be sent.

When an instruction to send a message from a working telephone is input through the line, the control means extracts the calling party number included in the call setting information, the message number from the telephone, and the destination number information, and outputs the calling party number. , and outputs the destination number to the number management means. The number management means determines whether there is more than one user of the calling party number based on the management information, and if there is more than one user, reads out the user name of the same number stored in the user name storage means. The control means sends the user name information as caller selection information to the telephone set to specify the caller, and stores the name as the caller name in the memory creation means. Next, the number management means determines whether there are multiple users of the destination number, and if there are multiple users, the user name of the same number stored in the user name storage means is read out. The control means sends the user name information as called party selection information to the telephone set to specify the called party, and stores the name as a ringtone name in the memory creation means. When there is a single user of the calling number 9 called number, the information in the user name storage means is stored as the calling party name 1 called party name in the memory creation means. Further, reading a message corresponding to the designated message number from the message storage means, and creating a message by combining the sender's name and the recipient's name on the memory creation means,
Send to the specified destination number.

The embodiment diagram is a diagram showing a block configuration and an application example of an embodiment of the message control device of the present invention.

1 exchanges ISDN lines at the exchange. 2.3 is IS
DN telephone, 4 a message control device of the present invention, 6
is an outside line, 6 is an ISDN line, 7 is an ISDN interface section for interfacing with the ISDN line, 8
1 is a control unit for drawing various numbers and creating messages; 9 is a message storage unit for storing a plurality of fixed messages; and 10 is for managing all extension numbers supported by the exchange 1 and the number of users at each number. A number management section 11 is a user name storage section that stores all names of users for each number managed by the number management section 10, and 12 is a message creation memory for creating messages to be actually sent.

As shown in the figure, the message control device of the present invention is connected to an exchange and processes messages between extension telephones. Further, each telephone is used by a plurality of people. Each telephone has a function key, and each function key is associated with a message in the message storage section 9 of the message control device.

An example will be explained in which a call request message is sent to the telephone 3 because the telephone 3 is busy when the telephone 2 dials the telephone 3. When you specify the function key corresponding to the telephone request message on telephone 2,
The function key number from phone 2 and the phone number of phone 3 are IS
The message is sent to the message control device 4 through the DN line 6. In the message control device, the ISDN interface 7 responds to the incoming call, and the control unit 8 uses the caller number (the number of the telephone 2) in the received call setting information, the function key number (message number) in the received data, and the telephone 3's number. Extract the phone number (destination number). To create a message, sender's name,
Since it is necessary to search for the destination name, the caller number is first output to the number management section 1°. The number management unit 1o determines whether the input number is a multi-user telephone based on the extension number management information, reads the user name of the input number from the user name storage unit 11, and stores the determination result. together with the control section 8
Transfer to. If a single calling number is used, the control unit 8 stores the entered name as the caller's name in the message creation memory 12, and if multiple calling numbers are used, the entered name is used as caller selection information on the telephone. 2 to specify the sender, and the name corresponding to the specified information from the telephone 2 is stored in the message creation memory 12 as the sender's name. Similarly, the destination number (the number of the telephone 3) is output to the number management section 10, and if there is more than one user, it is transferred to the telephone 2, selected, and the destination name is obtained, which is stored as the destination name in the message creation memory 12. Remember.

Furthermore, the control unit 8 reads out the message corresponding to the specified message number (function key number) from the message storage unit 9 and stores it on the message creation memory 12.
A message in the format of recipient's name, message, caller's name, and caller's telephone number is created and sent to the telephone set 3 through the ISDN interface section 7.

The telephone 2.3 of this embodiment is a telephone that can be easily realized by being equipped with means such as a display means and a function keypad.

Furthermore, by simultaneously storing an organization name and the like in the user name storage section 11, it is possible to easily create selection information and messages that include the organization name.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to transfer a message specifying the sender's name and recipient's name with an extremely simple configuration even on a telephone set used by multiple people, and it is very practical. extremely useful.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figure is a diagram showing a block configuration and an example of a usage configuration of a message control device in an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Switchboard, 2, 3... Telephone, 4
...Message control device, 5...Outside line, e...ISDN line, 7...ISD
N interface construction section, 8...control section, 9...
...Message storage unit, 10...Number management unit, 11...User name storage unit, 12...
Message creation memory.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In an extension message control device that is connected to an ISDN line and sends a message specified by a message sending instruction from a telephone to another telephone, a control means for processing communication with the ISDN line and controlling data; a message storage means for storing a plurality of messages, a number management means for managing all the telephone numbers of the extension and the number of people using each number, and a user for storing a user name corresponding to each number of the number management means. name memory means,
It consists of a creation storage means for creating a message to be sent, and when a message sending instruction from the telephone is input through the line, the control means records the calling party number and the message number from the telephone included in the call setting information, The destination number information is extracted, and if the number management means determines that there is more than one user of the calling party number, the user name of the same number stored in the user name storage means is sent to the telephone set and the calling party and when the number management means determines that there is more than one user of the destination number, causes the telephone to specify the user name of the same number stored in the user name storage means to specify the recipient; A message control device that reads a designated message from the message storage means by a control means, creates a message with a sender's name and a called party's name added on the creation storage means, and sends the message to a designated number.