JPH0779286A - Individual person's location section detector and line wire incoming transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an individual person's location section detector capable of detecting and displaying an individual person's location section without requiring a special display work and a line wire incoming transfer device capable of transferring the line wire incoming addressing to a mover to the telephone set of a moving destination without requiring a special registration operation, etc. CONSTITUTION:A line wire incoming transfer device 10 is composed of a private branch telephone network 24 provided with a control mechanism 12, an indicator 14, plural bar code readers 18 and an exchange 20, and plural telephone sets 22a to 22f. The control mechanism 12 obtains the bar code data of a mover 42 passing the bar code reader 18 and specifies the section where the mover 42 exists. When the line wire incoming addressing to the telephone sets 22a to 22f which are exclusive for the mover 42 exists, the exchange 20 receiving the instruction of the control mechanism 12 transfers the incoming to the telephone sets 22a to 22f installed at the section where the mover exists.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal location detecting apparatus installed in a business establishment having a plurality of rooms or divisions such as offices and factories and detecting and displaying a room or the like to which a staff member has moved. Also, the present invention relates to an outside line call transfer device for transferring an incoming call from an outside line to the staff member who has moved to a telephone installed in a room or the like to which the staff member has moved.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when an employee or the like moves from his or her place of affairs in a business place, a method has been widely used in which the destination is entered on a display board or the like and then moved. Further, there is known a system for transferring a call from an outside line to a telephone installed at a destination when a call is received from the outside line during the movement, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 54-114019. JP-A-59-21163, JP-A-57-57069, JP-A-58-177061, and JP-A-62-91053.

[0003]

However, it is often the case that the user moves without displaying the destination because, for example, it is troublesome to fill in the display plate and the like. In such a case, it has been extremely difficult to find a migrant, which has been a problem. Further, the system described in each of the above-mentioned publications, which transfers an incoming call from an outside line to a moving person to the place where the moving person is currently, has the following problems, and its solution is expected.

That is, in the systems described in JP-A-54-114019 and JP-A-59-21163, the user of a certain telephone sets the destination telephone number in the exchange, and the user is registered. When an external line call is made to the telephone corresponding to, the incoming call is transferred to the registered destination phone. Therefore, if the registration is not made for some reason, the expected transfer will not be executed. there were. The systems described in JP-A-57-57069 and JP-A-58-177061 are
If the personal numbers of multiple users corresponding to one telephone are set and registered, and the registered individual inputs the destination, if there is an incoming call to the personal number, it will be installed at the destination. Since the incoming call is transferred to the telephone, similar to the above, there is a problem that the expected transfer is not executed unless the operation of inputting the destination is performed. In addition, JP-A-6
In the system described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-91053, the individual number assigned to each individual is registered in the destination telephone, and when an incoming call corresponding to the individual number is received, the individual number is registered. There is a problem that the transfer is not executed unless the personal number is registered at the destination. Further, these systems require some kind of registration operation every time they move, so the registration operation may not be performed sufficiently due to the troublesomeness.

Therefore, the present invention eliminates the troublesomeness of the display of the moving destination in the above-mentioned prior art, does not require a special display work, and can reliably detect and display the location of a staff member or the like. An object is to provide an outside line call transfer device capable of transferring an outside line call to a telephone installed at a destination when an outside line call to a moving person is received without performing a device and special registration operation. To do.

[0006]

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention adopts the following constitution. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the personal location section detecting device according to claim 1 is installed in each of a plurality of sections of a moving route, and is an image of a moving person who passes in the vicinity or an object attached to the moving person. Alternatively, a plurality of signal reading means for reading signals from the moving person or the object in a contactless manner, personal identification data corresponding to the moving person by receiving signals from the signal reading means, and the signal reading means are installed. Location data storage means for storing the location data in association with the section data corresponding to the section.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the outside line call transfer device according to claim 2 includes a signal reading means according to claim 1, a location data storage means according to claim 1, and a telephone number of a telephone. Telephone data storage means for storing personal telephone data corresponding to the personal identification data and section telephone data corresponding to section data of a section in which the telephone is installed, and an external line from an outside line telephone. External line incoming detection means for detecting an incoming call, and personal identification data corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone that received the external line is extracted from the personal telephone data, and the section data corresponding to the extracted personal identification data is the location data. Section data extracting means for extracting from the section telephone data, and a telephone number of a telephone set in the section corresponding to the extracted section data. Wherein the number extraction unit, in that a transfer means for transferring said outside line call to the telephone corresponding to the telephone number issued extract.

[0008]

In the personal location section detecting device having the above structure,
A plurality of signal reading means respectively installed in a plurality of sections of the movement route contactlessly transmit an image of a moving person or an object attached to the moving person or a signal from the moving person or the object passing through the vicinity. To read. The location data storage means receives a signal from the signal reading means and stores personal identification data corresponding to the moving person and section data corresponding to a section where the signal reading means is installed as location data in association with each other. . For this reason, for example, if a barcode that displays the data that identifies the mover is attached to the mover's clothes, etc., the mover's location section can be reliably detected without requiring any special registration operation by the mover himself. It is possible. Alternatively, not only the barcode, but also a device that emits an electromagnetic signal or a sound wave signal may be attached to read the signal, or an image recognition means for identifying the moving person based on the physical characteristics of the moving person may be used. It is possible. Further, the location data can be read and displayed on the display device as needed.

Further, in the outside line call transfer device having the above-mentioned structure, the signal reading means is similar to the above-mentioned personal location section detection device, and the signal reading means is an image of a moving person passing through the vicinity or an object attached to the moving person or A signal from the moving person or the object is read in a non-contact manner. The location data storage means receives the signal from the signal reading means and stores the personal identification data corresponding to the moving person and the section data corresponding to the section where the signal reading means is installed as location data in association with each other. .

Further, the telephone data storage means stores personal telephone data in which the telephone number of the telephone corresponds to the personal identification data and telephone division of the telephone in which the telephone number of the telephone corresponds to the division data of the division in which the telephone is installed. Store data and. Further, when there is an incoming call from the external line telephone, the external line incoming call detecting means detects the external line incoming call from the external line telephone. At this time, the section data extraction means extracts personal identification data corresponding to the telephone number of the telephone that received the outside line from the personal telephone data, and section data corresponding to the extracted personal identification data from the location data. Extract. Next, when the telephone number extraction means extracts the telephone number of the telephone set in the section corresponding to the extracted section data from the section telephone data, the transfer means transfers the telephone number to the telephone corresponding to the extracted telephone number. Forward an outside call. As a result, when a mover receives an outside call to the mover, the outside call can be transferred to the telephone set at the destination without any special registration operation.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the outside line call transfer device 10 of this embodiment includes a control mechanism 12 and this control mechanism 1.
Display 1 with a well-known CRT electrically connected to 2
4. A plurality of bar code readers 18 connected to the control mechanism 12 via the local communication line 16a, and a switch that is also connected to the control mechanism 12 via the local communication line 16b and can transfer an external line incoming call. 20 and multiple phones 2
2a to 22f and a private telephone network 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control mechanism 12 includes a well-known computer 26 having a well-known CPU 26a, a ROM 26b, a RAM 26c and an input / output port 26d connected by a bidirectional bus 26e, and the computer 26.
A mouse 28, a keyboard 30, a floppy disk drive 32, and a hard disk 34, which are all known, are connected. It should be noted that the ROM 26b stores in advance programs for executing various processes in a set procedure. Further, in the hard disk 34, for example, personal identification data that can identify the person, such as the name and employee number of an employee who works in the area where the outside line call transfer device 10 is installed, and the telephones 22a to 22f dedicated to the person. Personal telephone data in which the telephone number of the above is associated with the personal identification data is stored in advance.

The bar code reader 18 shown in FIG.
A light emitting unit that emits light for irradiating the barcode 46 to be read, a light receiving unit that detects reflected light from the barcode 46, and the reflected light detected by the light receiving unit is converted into an electrical signal corresponding to the barcode 46 and transmitted. And a transmitter. Since the light emitting unit, the light receiving unit, and the transmitting unit are all well known, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the bar code reader 18 is installed near the floor surface of the entrances 40a to 40f of the plurality of sections 38a to 38f provided in contact with the passage 36, and the entrance 40a. It is possible to read the bar code 46 recorded on the surface of the slipper 44 of the moving person 42 passing through -40 f and transmit the read data to the control mechanism 12 via the local communication line 16a. At this time, the barcode reader 18 sends the read data together with the read data to the control mechanism 12 such that the partitions 38a to 38f in which the barcode reader 18 is installed can identify the partitions such as room numbers. In addition, a code corresponding to, for example, the employee number of the mover 42 is recorded in the bar code 46, and the bar code reader 1
The mobile person 42 can be specified by collating the code read and transmitted at 8 with the personal identification data. In addition, the section data of the sections 38a to 38f corresponds to the telephones 22a to 22f installed in the respective sections 38a to 38f.
It is stored in the hard disk 34 as the section telephone data associated with the telephone number of 22f. Furthermore, R
The AM 26c stores location data in which personal identification data corresponding to the mover 42 at that time and section data are associated with each other.

Next, the operation of the outside line call transfer device 10 will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, the barcode reader 18
When the bar code 46 attached to the moving person 42 is detected, the process proceeds to the next step 120 (step 110). Then, the bar code reader 18 reads the bar code 46, and transmits the read data to the control mechanism 12 together with the section data of the sections 38a to 38f in which the bar code reader 18 is installed (step 12).
0). The partition is determined by the control mechanism 12 based on the transmitted data (step 130). Subsequently, the control mechanism 12 collates the transmitted data with the personal identification data to identify the mover 42 (step 14).
0). When the mover 42 is specified, it is compared with the location data, and if the personal identification data corresponding to the section data of the sections 38a to 38f does not exist, the room is entered, and if the personal identification data exists, the room is exited. Judged (step 15)
0). The location data is rewritten according to the determination result (step 160). Then, the display of the display 14 is changed according to the rewritten location data (step 170). Further, if the barcode 46 is not detected in the step 110 or the step 1
When the processes up to 70 have been performed, the transfer routine process is executed if there is an outside line incoming, and the process returns to step 110 if there is no outside line incoming (step 180).

In the transfer routine whose flow chart is shown in FIG. 6, the following processing is executed. When an incoming call to an outside line is detected and the transfer routine is started, first, the mover 42 corresponding to the telephone numbers of the telephones 22a to 22f that made the incoming call.
Is specified by personal telephone data (step 210).
Then, the section in which the specified moving person 42 exists is searched and specified from the location data (step 220). Further, the telephones 22a to 22a installed in the specified section
When the telephone number of 22f is searched from the section telephone data and the exchange 20 is instructed to transfer the outside line incoming call to any of the telephones 22a to 22f having a vacant line, the exchange 20
Responds to the instruction and transfers the outside line incoming call (step 2).
30). When the above processing is executed, the process returns to return to the main routine.

As described above, in this outside line call transfer device 10, the bar code reader 18 can detect the entry / exit of the moving person 42 into / from the sections 38a to 38f, and the moving person 42 can detect the existing section. When an outside line incoming call is made to the telephones 22a to 22f dedicated to the moving person 42, the outside line incoming call can be transferred to the telephones 22a to 22f installed in the existing partitions 38a to 38f of the moving person 42. . Further, the location can be reliably detected and the incoming call to the outside line can be transferred without the need for the mover 42 to fill in the destination display board or to perform a special operation such as a destination registration operation.

Further, the display 1 according to the above-mentioned location data.
The display format of 4 is, for example, the room number assigned to each of the sections 38a to 38f and the name of the existing mover 42 in the section 38a to 38f are displayed in association with each other, or the mover 42 and the mover 42 are The existing sections 38a to 38f can be displayed in association with each other. Therefore, for example, it is possible to install the display 14 and the operation terminal in a reception desk or the like, and to promptly search and contact the visitor 42 when there is a visitor or the like. Similarly, if installed in compartments 38a to 38f such as each room, the compartment 38a
The location of the moving person 42 belonging to a to 38f can be immediately searched. Therefore, the moving person 42 can be reliably searched for in a short time.

Further, the location data stored in the RAM 26c can be stored in the floppy disk or the hard disk 34 housed in the floppy disk drive 32 at regular intervals, and can be recorded over time. By recording over time, it is possible to measure, for example, how long a specific moving person 42 stayed in which section 38a to 38f, and the like. Therefore, the measured data can be used as various management materials in companies and the like. Further, it is also possible to detect a moving person 42 who has passed through the entrance gate or entrance of a business office, record it together with the time of entry and exit, and use it as a work record instead of a time card.

Alternatively, by using it in combination with other moving object detecting means, by collating the number of moving persons 42 actually existing in a certain section 38a to 38f with the location data,
Since it becomes possible to detect an unauthorized person entering the room, it can be used as a security facility.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment and can be implemented in various modes. For example, in the present embodiment, the bar code 46 attached to the moving person 42 is read by the bar code reader 18, but the moving person 42 is equipped with a device that emits an electromagnetic signal or a sound wave signal, and this signal is transmitted to each person. Sections 38a-38f
It can also be configured to read when entering or exiting. It is also possible to use image recognition means for identifying the moving person 42 based on the physical characteristics of the moving person 42. Furthermore, the number of sections and the number of installed telephones do not necessarily have to match. For example, it is possible to install a plurality of telephones in one section, select one of the plurality of telephones installed in the transfer destination section, and transfer the selected one.

[0022]

As is apparent from the above description,
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The personal location detecting device of the present invention can reliably detect and display the location of a staff member or the like without performing a special display operation. Further, the outside line incoming call transfer device of the present invention can transfer the outside line incoming call to the telephone set at the destination even if the outside line incoming to the moving person is received without performing a special registration operation or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an outside line call transfer device according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control mechanism of the outside line call transfer apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an installed state of a bar code reader of the outside line call transfer device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an installation place of a bar code reader of the outside line call transfer device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main routine of processing in the outside line call transfer device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a transfer routine in the outside line call transfer apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a personal location section detection device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an outside line call transfer device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... External call forwarding device, 12 ... control mechanism, 1
4 ... Display, 16a, 16b ... On-premises communication line,
18 ... bar code reader, 20 ... exchanger,
22a to 22f ... Telephone, 24 ... Private telephone network,
26 ... computer, 34 ... hard disk,
36 ... passage, 38a-38f ... division, 40a-
40f ... doorway, 42 ... movers, 46 ... bar code.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Each is installed in a plurality of sections of the travel route,
A plurality of signal reading means for reading an image of a moving person passing through the vicinity or an object attached to the moving person or a signal from the moving person or the object in a non-contact manner, and receiving a signal from the signal reading means Personal location section for storing personal identification data corresponding to the moving person and section data corresponding to the section where the signal reading means is installed as location data in association with each other. Detection device. 2. The signal reading means according to claim 1, the location data storing means according to claim 1, personal telephone data in which a telephone number of a telephone is associated with the personal identification data, and a telephone number of the telephone. The telephone data storage means for storing the section telephone data corresponding to the section data of the section in which is installed, the outside line incoming call detecting means for detecting an outside line incoming from the outside line telephone, and the telephone number of the telephone line receiving the outside line. Section data extracting means for extracting personal identification data corresponding to the personal telephone data from the personal telephone data, and section data corresponding to the extracted personal identification data from the location data, and a section corresponding to the extracted section data. Telephone number extraction means for extracting the telephone number of the telephone installed in the section from the section telephone data, and a telephone corresponding to the extracted telephone number An outside line incoming call transfer device comprising: a transfer means for transferring an outside line incoming call.