JPH05219202A - Operation simulation device for key telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To check the operability of the key telephone system and the operation without awaiting the completion of the key telephone system by simulating the operation of the key telephone system through the use of a host computer. CONSTITUTION:The device is provided with a key telephone system, a personal computer(PC) 8 implementing the operation simulation of the function of the key telephone system, plural communication interfaces 30-33 for data communication between the PC 8 and the master set 1 of the key telephone system, a means displaying a pseudo key telephone system to the PC 8, a means sending information entered by the operation of a key board and a mouse of the PC 8 to the master set 1 as on-hook and off-hook key data and button depression information from the pseudo key telephone system and a means displaying reply data sent from the master set 1 as display device data and display lamp data to the pseudo key telephone system.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation simulation apparatus for a key telephone used for examining operation confirmation before making an actual apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the confirmation and examination of the operation of this kind of button telephone has been performed after the actual button telephone is manufactured, or by design specifications and drawings.

[0003]

The confirmation and examination of the operation of the above-mentioned conventional button telephone requires an actual button telephone apparatus. Therefore, it is necessary to confirm and examine the operation of the operation unless the button telephone is completed. Could not be done.

[0004]

A key telephone operation simulation apparatus according to the present invention includes a host computer for performing an operation simulation on the functions of the key telephone apparatus and the key telephone, and between the host computer and the key telephone apparatus. In a button telephone operation simulation apparatus configured to have a plurality of communication interface devices for performing data communication, a means for displaying a pseudo button telephone on the host computer, and a keyboard and a mouse for operating the host computer. Means for transmitting the information entered as the button press information from the pseudo-button telephone, key data for on-hook and off-hook to the button telephone device, and the response data sent from the button telephone device to display data for the pseudo-button telephone. Over And means for displaying as a display lamp data.

[0005]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, a key telephone device, a personal computer (PC) 8 for simulating the operation of the function of the key telephone, and a plurality of data communication devices for communicating data between the PC 8 and the main unit 1 of the key telephone device. Communication interface devices 30 to 33, means for displaying a pseudo button telephone on the PC 8, and information input by operating the keyboard and mouse of the PC 8 as the button press information from the pseudo button telephone and the key data for on-hook and off-hook. It is configured to have means for sending to the device 1 and means for displaying the response data sent from the main device 1 as display data and display lamp data for the pseudo-button telephone.

The main unit 1 of the key telephone device includes a telephone interface 2 for accommodating a key telephone, an outside line interface 3 for accommodating a plurality of outside lines 20-1 to 20-k, and mutual exchanges between key telephones or outside lines. It is configured to include a call path switch 4 for enabling a call, a memory unit 5, and a main control unit 6 for controlling these units.

The main device 1 is also connected to a plurality of communication interface devices 30 to 33. The communication interface devices 30 to 33 are RS-232C expansion boards 7 of the PC 8 (can accommodate 4 channels of RS-232C ports).
Is connected to the telephone interface 2 and is controlled by the main controller of the main device 1 as if it were a key telephone.

The PC 8 has pseudo button telephones 40 to 43.
Is displayed on the display, and the keyboard and mouse are operated to send the send key data 9 to the key telephone device 1 via the communication interface devices 30 to 33.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. P
The off-hook part of the pseudo-button telephone 42 on the display of C8 is operated by the keyboard or the mouse, and the off-hook data is taken into the PC 8 as transmission key data. The simulation function of the PC 8 that has received the transmission key data is transmitted to the communication interface device 32 for the pseudo button telephone 42.

Upon receiving the off-hook transmission key data, the communication interface device 42 converts it into a signal of a key telephone on the key telephone device side and transmits it to the main control section 6 via the telephone interface 2. Upon receiving the off-hook signal, the main control unit 6 sets the key telephone 42 in the state of capturing the extension, lights the green lamp on the 24th line key of the key telephone 42, and displays "EXT LINE" on the visual display. The command is transmitted to the key telephone 42 through the telephone interface 2. The pseudo-button telephone 4 which receives these response signals via the telephone interface 2
The second communication interface device 32 converts the signal into a signal on the PC 8 side and transmits the signal to the PC 8. The PC 8 receives the response data from the key telephone device via the communication interface device 32. The received response data is displayed on the pseudo button telephone display on the display of the PC 8.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, the key data necessary for simulating the operation of the key telephone is sent to the key telephone device, and the response data from the key telephone device is connected to the key telephone device. By displaying on the pseudo-button telephone on the display by the host computer, the operation of the button telephone device can be simulated, and the operation can be confirmed and examined before making the button telephone device. There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the change of the operation specification of.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main device 2 Telephone interface 3 External line interface 4 Call path interface 5 Memory part 6 Output control part 7 RS-232C expansion board 8 Personal computer 9 Send key data 10 Response data 20-1 to 20-k External line 30 to 33 Communication interface device 40 ~ 43 Pseudo button telephone

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A key telephone device and a host computer for simulating the operation of the function of the key telephone, and a plurality of communication interface devices for performing data communication between the host computer and the key telephone device. In the operation simulation apparatus for a button telephone configured as described above, means for displaying the pseudo button telephone on the host computer, information input by operating the keyboard and mouse of the host computer, button press information from the pseudo button telephone, on-hook And means for sending to the key telephone device as off-hook key data, and means for displaying the response data transmitted from the key telephone device as display data and display lamp data for the pseudo key telephone. To do An operation simulation device for telephones.