JPH0378830A - Job starting system using key-telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To control a computer by inputting the code data received from a key-telephone data receiving means and reading the job starting information out of a job starting information control file with a part of the input code data used as a key to start a job. CONSTITUTION:A key-telephone data receiving means 3 receives the key- telephone data 13 and sends this data to a job starting means 8 after applying the code conversion 34 to the data so that a computer 4 can recognize it. The means 8 carries out a keying 82 for reading out the job starting information 51 out of the data 13 undergone the conversion 34. Then the means 8 produces a job driving information read instruction 83 to a job starting information control file 5. If the received data 13 is correct and the information 51 is previ ously registered, the necessary information is compiled from the information 51 read by the means 8. Then a job is started 84. Thus, it is possible to control the computer 4 without producing a system in particular.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for controlling a computer, and particularly to a method for starting a job.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the only method for controlling a computer has been to control it from an expensive device such as a card reader or a terminal, which requires complicated procedures for system generation.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional method described above, in order to have a computer execute a job, it is necessary to use a card reader, a terminal, etc., but these are expensive devices dedicated to computers, and the disadvantage is that they require complicated procedures to generate the system. There is.

[Means for solving problems]

The method for starting a job using a button according to the present invention includes: a touch-tone data receiving means for receiving touch-tone data from a touch-tone telephone through a subscriber telephone line, converting the touch-tone data into a code, and transmitting the code to a computer; and a user of said computer. a job startup information management file from which job startup information required when starting a job can be retrieved using a part of the code converted from the touch-tone data as a key; and the job startup information management file includes: A job starting information input means that can write the job starting information together with a key from a terminal connected to a computer, and code data from the touch-tone data receiving means are input, and a part of the data is used as a key to input the job. The job starting means reads the job starting information from the starting information management file and starts the job.

[Effect]

By controlling a computer using a generally popular touch-tone telephone as one input device, the computer can be controlled without special system generation, and the addition of input devices can be done at low cost.

(Example) Next, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a job starting method using a push-tone telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, a touch-tone data receiving means 3 receives touch-tone data from a touch-tone telephone 1 through a subscriber telephone line 2, converts the touch-tone data into a code, and transfers the code to a computer 4, and a user of the computer 4 starts a job. The job starting information W processing file 5 that can be used to extract job starting information necessary for the job starting using a part of the code converted from the touch-tone data as a key, and the job starting information management file 5 are stored in the computer 4. A job starting information input means 7 in which the job starting information can be written together with a key from a terminal 6 or the like connected to the key, and code data from the touch-tone data receiving means 3 are input, and part of the data is used as a key. The job starting means 8 reads the job starting information from the job starting information management file 5 and starts the job.

In FIG. 1, the computer 4 is composed only of a job starting information input means 7 and a job starting means 8.
There is no problem in the configuration including the touch-tone data receiving means 3 and the job starting information management file 5.

The code data that can be input from touch phone 1 is "0".
There are 12 types of numbers, ``9'' to ``9'', ``*'', and ``#'', so the user can use these combinations as keys to read the job startup information necessary for starting the job. Job starting information is previously input from the terminal 6 or the like into the job starting information management file 5 using a job starting information input means 7, using part of the touch-tone data as a key.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG.

The user performs dialing 11 from the touch-tone phone 1 to the touch-tone data receiving means 3 using the same means as when making a normal telephone call. When the touch-tone data receiving means 3 receives an incoming call 31, it notifies the job starting means 8 of this fact as an incoming call notification 32. Job starting means 8
When the computer 4 receives the incoming call notification 32 from the touch-tone data receiving means 3, it checks the status of the computer 4, and if the computer 4 is in a state where it is OK to accept or accept the job startup request, it confirms the incoming call 8.
It returns 1 as an affirmative response and waits for the next touch-tone data. If the request to start a job cannot be accepted,
The incoming call confirmation 81 is returned as a negative response, and the connection with the touch-tone telephone 1 is disconnected.

An incoming call confirmation 81 issued by the job starting means 8 is converted into a constant voice signal by the touch-tone telephone data receiving means 3, and is returned to the touch-tone telephone 1 as a confirmation response 33. After confirming the audio signal 12 representing an affirmative response, the user presses a button on the touch-tone phone 1 to send out touch-tone data 13 corresponding to the already registered job starting information. When the touch-tone data receiving means 3 receives the touch-tone data 13, it performs code conversion 34 so that the computer 4 can recognize it, and then sends it to the job starting means 8. The job starting means 8 creates a key 82 for reading the job starting information 51 from the code-converted touch-tone data 34 and issues a job starting information reading command 83 to the job starting information management file 5 .

If the touch-tone data 13 sent at this time is correct and the job startup information 51 has been registered in advance, job startup 84 is performed after assembling necessary information from the job startup information 51 read by the job startup means 8. . If the job activation 84 is successful in this manner, the job activation means 8 returns an affirmative response as a result response 85 to the touch-tone data reception means 3. The touch-tone data receiving means 3 converts the affirmative response into a constant voice signal again and returns a result response 35 to the touch-tone telephone 1.

If the sent touch-tone data 13 is incorrect,
If the key has been created but the job starting information 51 has not been registered in advance or cannot be read for some other reason, the job starting means 8 returns a negative response as a result response 85. Again, the touch-tone data receiving means 3 converts this into a constant voice different from the previous affirmative response, and then returns it to the touch-tone telephone 1.

As described above, whether the job activation 84 is successful or unsuccessful, the user can obtain the result by listening to the audio signal 14.

In this embodiment, all the results are returned to the touch-tone phone 1 in the form of a certain voice, but it is also possible to output the results of job activation and the report created by the activated job to a facsimile, etc. I can do it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has the following effects by using a commonly used touch-tone telephone as one input device.

■ Computers can be controlled without special system generation, and adding input devices can be done inexpensively.

■ The line can be a subscriber telephone line, and there is no need to install a new line.

■ Unlike terminals and card readers, there are no restrictions on the location of equipment, and job startup control can be performed from anywhere in the country as long as there is a touch-tone phone.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a job starting method using a push-tone telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1...Push-touch phone, 2...Subscription telephone line, 3...
- Touch-tone data receiving means, 4... Computer, 5... Job starting information management means, 6... Terminal, 7... Job starting information input means, 8... Job starting means, 11. ...Dialing, 12...Voice signal, 13...Touch-tone phone data, 14...Voice signal, 31...Call received, 32...
- Notification of incoming call, 33... Confirmation response, 34... Code conversion, 35... Result response, 81... Confirmation of incoming call, 82... Key creation, 83... Reading information for job startup Command, 84... Job start, 85...
-Result response, 51... Information for job startup.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Touch-tone data receiving means for receiving touch-tone data from a touch-tone telephone through a subscriber telephone line, converting the touch-tone data into a code, and transmitting the code to a computer; a job startup information management file from which necessary job startup information can be retrieved using a part of the code converted from the touch-tone data as a key; and a terminal connected to the computer in the job startup information management file. etc., a job starting information input means in which the job starting information can be written together with a key, and code data from the touch-tone data receiving means are input, and a part of the data is used as a key from a job starting information management file. Read the job startup information,
A job starting method using a touch-tone phone having a job starting means for starting a job.