JPH03101470A - Service system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the communication service by devising the service condition of a terminal equipment to be changed optionally through the operation of the optional terminal equipment accommodated in a communication network from the operator. CONSTITUTION:A database 1 stores a transfer destination terminal number being a service condition of a terminal equipment 2 making transfer service in terminal equipments 2, 11, 12 and connects to all exchanges 3-5 in the communication network through common signal lines 6-8 and the exchanges are interconnected by channel lines 9, 10. It is possible to register an optional terminal equipment as a service condition of a terminal equipment such as a transfer destination from an optional terminal equipment in the communication network and the destination terminal equipment is revised freely by the convenience of the terminal equipment user. Thus, the communication along with the intention of the user is offered and the utility of the communication is enhanced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is applicable to the case where a terminal operator who receives a communication service, for example, a call forwarding service, moves to an arbitrary location, and the terminal operator who receives a communication service, for example, a call forwarding service, can use the service conditions from any terminal at the destination. For example, the present invention relates to a communication method suitable for changing a transfer destination.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional call forwarding service is Figure 4.16, New Media Technology Series, Telephone & Services, edited by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, p.56.
As described in , in order to prevent unauthorized transfer registration, the transfer destination registration had to be done directly from the terminal receiving the transfer service.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional technology described above, when changing service conditions such as the transfer destination terminal number, it is necessary to change the service conditions from the installation location of the communication terminal to which the transfer service is to be performed. However, the operator who actually uses the transfer service may not necessarily be using the terminal to which the service is being implemented, but may be using a terminal at any location outside the home. There was a problem that it was not possible to change to a device that was available at that time.

The above problem is not limited to forwarding services, but similar problems apply to all services, such as call rejection services and message response services, where the operator notifies the network of the start and end of services and changes in service conditions through terminal operations. .

In order to achieve the above objective, a database is installed in the communication network that stores service conditions such as forwarding destination terminal numbers for each terminal, and any terminal in the communication network can be accessed from any terminal via the exchange. We have provided an identification mechanism to determine whether the operator who issued the service condition, for example, a request to change the forwarding destination, is not using the service illegally.

[Effect]

Since the database can be accessed from any exchange within the communication network, a terminal operator can change service conditions from any terminal.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 (IL) is a relay diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and a database l stores the transfer destination terminal number which is the service condition of the terminal 2 that performs the transfer service, and all exchanges in the communication network 3, 4 and 5 and common signal lines 6.7 and 8
The exchanges are connected by telephone lines 9 and 10. FIG. 1 is an example in which the owner of terminal 2 is using terminal 11, and therefore changes the forwarding destination of terminal 2 to terminal 11 in order to have incoming calls to terminal 2 forwarded to terminal 11. The access number to the database 1 is input from the terminal 11 to the exchange 5, and then the terminal number of the terminal 2, the operator identification number, and the transfer destination terminal number (the selection number of the terminal 11) are input. - The exchange 5 requests the database 1 to change the forwarding destination of the terminal 2 via the common signal line 8, and transmits the change information received from the terminal 11. Database 1 has a forwarding destination table as shown in FIG. 1(b), and when the table is indexed by the terminal number of terminal 2 according to the flowchart of the unauthorized use identification mechanism shown in FIG. 2, the forwarding destination terminal number and operator identification number are obtained. If the operator identification number can be obtained and matches the operator identification number received from the exchange 5, the transfer destination terminal number is rewritten to the terminal number of the terminal 11, and the transfer destination change is completed. After this, for example, the terminal 12 requests communication with the owner of the terminal 2 and sends an exchange aI! 3
When 1 manually enters the terminal number of terminal 2, switching machine 4 obtains the terminal number of terminal 2 through this A-biased communication means, and uses the receiving terminal table shown in FIG. 1(e) as a means of receiving a call to terminal 2. Index and determine transfer execution indication. When the terminal 2 registers the transfer destination, the above-mentioned transfer execution indication is written from the database l via the common signal line 7, so the exchange 4 determines that the terminal 2 will perform the transfer, and sends the information to the database l via the common signal line 7. The terminal inquires about the forwarding destination of terminal 2, and sends the terminal number of terminal 2. Database l is the first one with the received terminal number.
The forwarding destination table shown in FIG. 3(b) is indexed, and in this case, the obtained forwarding destination terminal number is sent back to the exchange 4 without checking the operator identification number. When the exchange 4 receives the transfer destination terminal number, the exchange 5 accommodating the transfer destination terminal 11 obtains the terminal number of the transfer destination terminal 11 through the communication means of this communication network, receives the call to the terminal 11, and completes the transfer.

FIG. 3(a) is a relay diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. A switching equipment 2 that accommodates a predetermined terminal 1 stores the forwarding destination terminal number, which is a service condition of the terminal operator, and A signal device 3 for receiving a transfer destination terminal number is connected, and all exchanges 2, 4 and 5 in the communication network are connected by communication means and communication lines 6 and 7 of this communication network. In Figure 3, the owner of the terminal equipment is using terminal 8, so incoming calls to terminal l are forwarded to terminal 8.
In this example, the forwarding destination of a call is changed to terminal 8. First, the access number for incoming calls to exchange 2, which accommodates terminal 1, is input from terminal 8 to exchange 5, and then the selection number of signal device 3 is input. Exchange 5 uses the communication means of this communication network to communicate with exchange 2.
and transmits the selection number of the signal device 3 to the exchange 2. The exchange 2 connects the signal device 3 based on the received selection number of the signal device 3, and the connection between the exchange 2, the exchange 5, and the terminal 8 is completed. Next, when the terminal operator's terminal number, operator identification number, and forwarding destination terminal number (terminal number of terminal 8) are input from terminal 8, signal device 3 receives these and converter 2
The received operator identification number is compared with the operator identification number obtained by indexing the incoming terminal table shown in Fig. 3(b) installed at If they match, the transfer destination terminal number is rewritten to the terminal number of terminal 8, a transfer execution display is set, and the transfer destination change is completed. After this, for example, when the terminal 9 requests communication with the owner of the leper and inputs the terminal number of the terminal 1 into the converter 4, the exchange 2 obtains the terminal number of the terminal 1 through the communication means of this communication network. As a means of receiving a call to terminal 1, the incoming terminal table shown in FIG. 3(b) is indexed and the forwarding execution display is determined to determine whether to forward the call. In this case, the forwarding destination terminal number is determined without checking the operator identification number. The received call is received and transmitted to the exchange 5, and the exchange 5 receives the call to the terminal 8, completing the transfer.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it becomes possible to register any terminal as a forwarding destination for terminal service conditions, for example, a forwarding service, from any terminal within a communication network, and the receiving terminal can be freely changed at the convenience of the terminal user. , communication can be provided according to the user's wishes. This has the effect of improving the communication utilization rate.

Additionally, since the information necessary for transfer is managed all at once in a database, data management is centralized, and changes to the exchange equipment can be achieved with minimal changes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3, a flowchart of the unauthorized use identification mechanism of the present invention, is an explanatory diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Database 3.4.5... Exchange 9.10... Call line 2.11.12... Terminal 6.7.8... Common signal line Figure 3 (b")

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The communication network is equipped with a database that indicates the conditions of services provided to the terminal for each terminal, and an identification mechanism that determines whether the operator who issued the request to change the service conditions is using the service in an unauthorized manner. A service method characterized by the ability to arbitrarily change the service conditions of a terminal by operating any terminal it accommodates.