JPH036965A - Electronic exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manage not only the communication cost but also expendables such as facsimile paper as to the cost management of the communication equipment by informing the end information such as the end time at facsimile call arrival, number of facsimile paper sheets in use from a facsimile equipment to an electronic exchange. CONSTITUTION:When facsimile communication exists, A paper sheet number in use is calculated by a calculation means 13 at the arrival of the call in a facsimile equipment 1, which informs the end information such as end time, facsimile paper sheet number in use and a charge at the end of the incoming call to a central controller 24 of an electronic exchange 2 through an end notice means 14 and communication equipments 12 and 25. The central controller 24 extracts the end time from a text informed by the end notice means 14 of the facsimile equipment 1 to obtain an extension number coincident with the end time obtained by an extension monitor meals 30, the extension number is added to the text, a calculation collection means 32 collects extension numbers and the result is displayed by a display means 33.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic exchange that can manage charges during facsimile communication.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, this type of electronic exchange has been equipped with trunk monitoring means for monitoring call status such as communication time and outgoing dialing in the trunk circuit, and when a user makes a call from the trunk, this trunk monitoring means It is now possible to know the communication time and outgoing dial, and manage communication charges using calculation means.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the case of general telephone communication, only the outgoing charges that are billed by the first-class carrier need to be managed, but in the case of facsimile communication, a printout is required when a call is received. Output paper and the like are also expensive, and the cost required for these is also a problem that cannot be ignored.

The present invention solves these conventional problems,
To provide an excellent electronic exchange capable of managing paper usage charges for incoming facsimile calls in a unified manner with conventional charge management.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention notifies the electronic exchange of termination information including the number of sheets of facsimile paper used and charges from the facsimile at the end of the incoming facsimile call, and the electronic exchange notifies these charges at the time of the outgoing call. The system is designed to be unified with communication charges.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the facsimile machine notifies the electronic exchange of the number of sheets of paper used and the usage fee when a call is received, it is possible to manage not only communication fees but also consumables such as paper. Become.

Embodiment FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a facsimile and 2 is an electronic exchange. 11 is a control device, and 12 is a communication device, which are housed within the facsimile 1. The control device 11 is composed of a calculation means 13 and a completion notification means 14. 21 is an extension circuit within the electronic exchange 2, 22 is a call path switch, 23 is a trunk circuit, 24 is a central control unit,
25 is a communication device. These extension circuits 21, call path switches 22. Trunk time! 23. The central control device 24 and the communication device 25 constitute the electronic exchange 2.

The central control device 24 also includes an extension monitoring means 30. Trunk monitoring means 31. It consists of a calculation and totaling means 32 that calculates and totals charges for each extension connected therebetween, and a display means 33 connected to this calculation and totaling means 32.

The extension monitoring means 30 is connected to the extension circuit 21, and the trunk monitoring means 31 is connected to the trunk circuit 23. And electronic exchange 2 made by communication! 25 is connected to the communication device 12 of the facsimile 1 by a communication line 40, and a message representing termination information including the termination time, number of facsimile sheets used, and charge as shown in FIG. 2 is sent from the communication device 12 to the communication f126. Sent.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained. Fax I
When there is a J communication, the extension circuit 21 in the electronic exchange 2 detects this, and the extension monitoring means 30 in the central control unit 24
The end time is monitored by Also, facsimile 1
The number of sheets of facsimile paper used is calculated by the calculation means 13 from the time the call is received, and when the call ends, the end notification means 14 sends the end information consisting of the end time, the number of sheets of facsimile paper used, and the fee shown in FIG. 2 via the communication devices 12 and 25. The central control unit 24 of the electronic exchange 2 is then notified. Furthermore, when the incoming call ends, the end time and extension number are monitored by the extension monitoring means 30. Next, the central control device 24 extracts the end time from the message notified by the end notification means 14 of the facsimile 1, obtains an extension number that matches the end time obtained by the extension monitoring means 30, and inserts this extension number into the message. The information is added to the calculation total for each extension number by the calculation totaling means 32, and displayed by the display means 33.

When making a call, the trunk monitoring means 31 monitors the calling time and extension number as before, and when the call ends, the calculation and aggregation means 32 manage the communication charges.

In this way, according to the above example, when a facsimile call ends, the end time, the number of sheets of facsimile paper used, and the charge are notified to the electronic exchange 2 by the end notification means 14, and there is an advantage that the communication charge can be unified with the communication charge at the time of the outgoing call. .

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above-mentioned Embodiment 9I, the present invention allows the facsimile to notify the electronic exchange of termination information such as the termination time, the number of sheets of facsimile paper used, and the fee when a facsimile call arrives, thereby making it easier to manage the fees of the communication device. This allows users to manage not only communication costs but also consumables such as facsimile paper, which improves the accuracy of communication liability management and satisfies users' needs.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic exchange according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of termination information notified from a facsimile to the electronic exchange. 1...Facsimile, 2...Electronic exchange, 11...
- Control device, 12... Communication device, 13... Calculation means, 14... End notification means, 21... Extension circuit, 22
... Call path switch, 23 ... Trunk circuit, 24
...Central control device, 25...Communication device, 30...
Extension monitoring means, 31...Trunk monitoring means, 32...
- Calculation aggregation means, 33... Display means, 40... Communication line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electronic exchange to which a facsimile is connected, the facsimile comprising a control device and a communication device, the control device comprising a calculation means for calculating the number of sheets of facsimile paper used at the end of an incoming call, and an end notification means; The exchange includes an extension circuit, a call path switch, a trunk circuit, a central control unit, and a communication device, and the central control unit includes an extension monitoring unit, a trunk monitoring unit, a calculation aggregation unit, and a display unit, and the facsimile communication device and a communication device of an electronic exchange, and notify the electronic exchange of termination information including the number of sheets of facsimile paper used and the fee calculated by the facsimile calculation means, and unify the cost of incoming calls with the communication fee of outgoing calls. An electronic switchboard that is managed.