JPH08191349A - Multiuser conference connection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent conference speech contents from illegally being listened to by-connecting only allowed conference attendants to a conference trunk. CONSTITUTION: To make a multiuser conference connection through conference connection operation from the sides of conference attendants B-F who are paged for a conference, each conference attendant dials a certification number after a special conference connection number, it is decided that the dialed certification number can be allowed for the connection with the multiuser conference, and only the permitted conference attendants are connected to the conference trunk 3. Further, when a conference caller A starts a conference through a multifunctional telephone set, the lamps of the multifunctional telephone set corresponding to certification numbers that conference attendants dial are made to illuminate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-party conference connection system for conducting a conference call via a multi-party conference trunk in a private branch exchange.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-277366 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 2-277366 disclose a multi-party conference connection system for performing a multi-party conference connection by a conference connection operation from a conference participant who has been invited to a conference by such paging. There is a multi-party conference connection system as disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2-277367. In this multi-party conference connection method, a conference participant who is convened at a predetermined time of a regular conference, paging, etc. dials a conference connection special number from his / her own desk or a nearby telephone to connect to the multi-party conference. I was doing.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional multi-party conference connection system, when a multi-party conference is convened, the conference participants can participate in the conference without being at their own desks, but any person who can know the special number for the conference connection. Since you can freely participate in any meeting, there is a risk that the content of the meeting will be heard by unfair meeting participants.

Further, since the conference connection is performed by the operation on the side of the conference participants, the conference convener has no choice but to confirm the connection confirmation of all the conference participants by voice until the completion of connection of all the conference conveners. It was annoying.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a multi-party conference connection system of the present invention provides a conference connection authentication number to a conference participation authorized person, and stores in advance an authentication number that can participate. There is provided a means for judging whether the authentication number dialed at the time of conference connection is permitted or not, and a lamp control means for the multifunctional telephone of the convener who corresponds to the authentication number.

[0006] After the convener calls the conference by paging or the like and activates the multiparty conference by the special number dial,
When the conference participant dials the conference connection special number and the authentication number given to him / her, he verifies the dialed authentication number with the previously registered authentication number, and the dialed authentication number matches the registered authentication number. Make a connection to the conference trunk only if. Further, the lamp control means of the multi-function telephone lights up the lamp corresponding to the authentication number of the multi-function telephone of the convener.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a conference connection special number is dialed from a conference participant side, the conference connection authentication number is received to identify whether or not a connection to a multi-party conference is established and the conference connection is made. Function You can control the lamp of the telephone and check the multi-party conference connection of all conference participants.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a multi-party conference connection system according to the present invention. Private branch exchange 1 in FIG.
Is a call path switch 2 that accommodates the convener A and the conferees B, C to F, the convener A and the conferee B,
A trunk 3 for multi-party conference connecting C to F, a central control unit 4, and a storage unit 5 for registering authentication number information are provided.
2 and 3 show the data structure of software stored in the storage device 5.

The connection process with the multiparty conference trunk 3 by the conference participant C dialing the conference connection special number and the authentication number will be described with reference to the process flowchart of FIG. The conference participant C has ID # 2 as the conference connection permission authentication number.
Is given.

First, the conference convener A convenes a conference by paging or the like, and at the same time dials a multiparty conference start special number to activate the multiparty conference trunk 3 and connect the conference convener A and the multiparty conference trunk 3. To do. The conference participant C who is invited to the conference receives the special number for connecting to the multi-party conference and the authentication number (ID #
When dialing 2), the central processing unit 4 recognizes this,
The authentication number registration data of FIG. 2 is read from the storage device 5 (step 1), and the dialed authentication number (ID # 2).
Is checked in the authentication number registration data (step 2). When the dialed authentication number is registered, the conference participant C and the multi-party conference trunk 3 are connected (step 3). When dialing an unregistered authentication number (ID # 7) or the like, a restriction sound transmission process to the conference participant C (step 7) is performed.

After the conference participant C and the multi-party conference trunk 3 are connected, the conference convener terminal is checked (step 4). If the conference convening terminal is a multifunctional telephone having a lamp display function, the multifunctional device shown in FIG. The telephone lamp number-authentication number correspondence data is searched by the dialed authentication number (ID # 2), and the lamp number 3 is obtained as a result (step 5). Then, the lamp of lamp number 3 is turned on by the multifunction telephone lamp control processing (step 6).

In the present embodiment, an example in which a conference call and a multi-party conference connection are made by an extension telephone housed in a private branch exchange has been shown, but it is made by a terminal connected to a public network and a private line network. May be.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the authentication number dialed by the conference participants is collated with the pre-registered multi-party conference connection permission authentication number, and when the dialed authentication number matches the registered authentication number. By connecting to the conference trunk only in the case, it is impossible to connect an unfair conference participant to the multi-party conference. In addition, by turning on the lamp corresponding to the authentication number of the conference caller's multifunction telephone by means of the lamp control means of the multifunction telephone, the conference inviter can easily recognize many participants of the conference without repeatedly confirming by voice. The conference connection can be confirmed, and the convener can hold the multi-party conference after confirming that all the conference participants have connected to the multi-party conference.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a multi-person conference showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of authentication number registration data for registering a multi-party conference connection permission authentication number in the multi-party conference connection method of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of multi-function telephone lamp number-authentication number correspondence data in the multi-party conference connection system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for connecting a multi-party conference in the multi-party conference connection method of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Private branch exchange, 2 ... Call path switch, 3 ... Multi-party conference trunk, 4 ... Central processing unit, 5 ... Storage device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A multi-party conference connection method in which a plurality of terminals make a conference call via a multi-party conference trunk in a private branch exchange, and a multi-party conference connection operation is performed from a conference participant side who is convened by paging or the like. In the multi-party conference connection method for connecting a conference, a means for storing the authentication number of the conference participant authorized person and a means for identifying the authentication number are provided, and the conference participant dials the conference connection special number and then the authentication number. Multi-party that determines whether the authorized authentication number can be connected to the multi-party conference and connects only the authorized conference participants to the conference trunk to prevent the unauthorized listening of the conference call contents. Conference connection method. 2. The conference caller according to claim 1, when the authentication number dialed by the conference participant is identified and a connection is made to a multi-party conference trunk, the conference convener activates the conference by a multifunction telephone having a lamp display function. When performing, a multifunctional telephone lamp control means for turning on the lamp corresponding to the authentication number is provided, the lamp corresponding to the authentication number dialed by the conference participant is turned on, and the multiparty conference connection of the conference participant is confirmed.
A multi-party conference connection method in which a convener convenes a multi-party conference after confirming that all conference participants have connected to the multi-party conference.