JPS63253749A - Character information display system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain display of information requiring complicated processing or large capacity sotrage area by connecting an external processing unit to an exchange and allowing an exchange to sent the external information formed by an external processing unit from the exchange. CONSTITUTION:The exchange 1 storing multi-function telephone set 2 provided at least with two display areas 23, 24 connects an external processing unit 4, which transmits/receives call processing information to/from the exchange 1, and the information relating to the call is generated as external information and the exchange 1 extracts the external information and sends it to a call control information path 3 with the information kind discriminated from the call control information and the external information is identified by the information type from the inputted from the line 3 to be displayed on a prescribed external information display area 24. Thus, the information required for the complicated processing other than the exchange control is displayed by characters on the display panel of the telephone set.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention receives call control information from a switch via a call control information path separate from a communication information path, and has at least two display areas. This invention relates to a text information display method for multi-function telephones.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional text information display systems of this type have two display areas on a multi-function phone: one is the phone display area designed for convenience in normal phone use, and the other is the phone display area designed for convenience in normal phone use, and the other is the phone display area designed for convenience in normal phone use. This is a control information display area. Therefore, the information displayed is only the information formed by the exchange and the telephone. [Problem to be solved by the invention] As mentioned above, the conventional text information display method is not suitable for multifunction telephones and for accommodating these multifunction telephones. Since the system is configured to display information possessed by a connected converter in characters, there is a problem in that information that requires complicated processing or information that requires a large storage area cannot be displayed.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems (by connecting an external processing device to an exchange and transmitting external information formed by the external processing device to a multifunction telephone), and provides a method for displaying next character information. .

[Means for solving problems]

In the character information display method according to the present invention, an exchange accommodating a multifunction telephone having at least two display areas connects an external processing device, and the external processing device exchanges call processing information with the converter and transmits information regarding the call to the external device. The exchange extracts this external information and sends it to the call control information path with an information type that distinguishes it from the call control information, and the multifunction telephone receives information from the information input from the call control information path. External information is identified by type and displayed in a predetermined external information display area.

〔Example〕

Next, the character information display method of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an exchange 1 transmits call control information to a multifunction telephone 2 through a call control information device 3, and also connects an external processing device 4 to send and receive call processing information. Friend information is received and transferred to the multifunction telephone 2 via the call control information path 3. The multi-function telephone 2 is connected to the call control information path 3
The external information received from the user is identified and displayed in a predetermined display area separately from the conventional display of telephone information. Call control information W&
3 is, for example, the D channel of the CCITT Recommendation Recommendation, in which an information type is assigned to each frame, and information is transmitted with all distinctions made, such as call control information or external information with holes in the display.

FIG. 2 is a frame configuration diagram showing an example of a transmission frame transmitted to a call control information path. According to FIG. 2, the frames start at 31. Request code 32° Request type 33. Transmission information 34. and end code 35, request type 330
The type of call control information and the type of external information as display information can be identified using 8 bits. Request code 32 is multifunction telephone 2
For a frame in response to a request from to exchange l, the answer code will be z.

Figure 3 shows that the external processing device obtains call processing information from the switch,
FIG. 2 is a display diagram illustrating an example of recording the usage status of an exchange and a telephone. In Figure 3, the last communication date and time when the telephone with telephone number 1001 last communicated to called party number 03-46-7890 is October 15, 1986 (WED).
It is shown that it will die at 11:31 AMJ. Of course,
The external processing bag #t may be registered after calculating charges, or may be recorded with communication data t for the past evening month.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3 for further details.
This embodiment will be explained below.

The exchange 1 includes a call processing device 11. ? [Filling machine connection means 12゜In addition to transmission frame forming means 13, external information transfer means 14
has. The multifunction telephone 2 has received frame identification means 21
．． Control means 22. In addition to the telephone display means 23, it has an external information display means 24t.

The call processing device 11 executes call processing by exchanging call control information with the telephone by making full use of programs and data, and also sends the call processing information to the external processing device 4. The call processing information may be sent voluntarily by the call processing device 11, or may be sent at the request of the external processing device 4. The telephone connection means 12 is connected to the received frame identification means 21 of the multifunction telephone 2 through a call control information path 3t. The transmission frame forming means 13 receives call control information from the call processing device 11 and external information from the external information transfer means 14, and transmits the call control information via the telephone connection means 12e together with the bit code of the request type that has been set as the information type. A transmission frame to be sent to route 3 is formed. External information transfer means 14 receives information from external processing device 4 and transfers it to transmission frame forming means 13 as external information.

The received frame identifying means 21 identifies the request type 33 from the transmission frame having the request code received via the call control information path 3.
t- retrieve and identify the call control information to the control means 22, i
The multiplication table information is sent to the external information display means 24. The control means 22Fi controls each means to perform a predetermined function according to the operation information of the multifunction telephone 2 and the call control information from the exchange 1. The telephone display means 23 normally displays the time in one display area of the display panel, displays the operated dial code when making a call, and then displays the status of the called party. Display operational information. The external information display means 24 displays the received external information in one display area of the display panel. The telephone display area and the external information may be displayed simultaneously by dividing one display area into two, or may be displayed alternately in one area.

For example, when the multi-function telephone 2 with the telephone number 1001 makes a call, the exchange l follows the route from the telephone 2 (not shown).
When the bw telephone receives a call, the called party number 03-456-7890 is determined from the transmitted dialing code. Exchange 1 receives called party number 0 from telephone 2 with telephone number 1001.
When a connection request to 3-456-7890 is known, this information is sent to the external processing device 4 together with the t-call information.
The recorded date and time of the last communication (see FIG. 3) is output to the external information transfer means 14. Therefore, on the display panel of the telephone 2, the telephone display means 23 displays the entire dial operation number, which is the number of the called party, and the external information display means 24 displays the date and time when the operation dial number was last called.

If the external processing device 4 is a charging device, the fee can be displayed at predetermined intervals during communication.

In the above embodiment, the telephone 1jiA display means and the external information display means are separately displayed and explained, but the display control means for the display panel is integrated, and the % display screen is divided into two or more for simultaneous display, The display may be alternately displayed at predetermined time intervals, or may be a flow of text display such as a lightning display, or may be a display of images or pictures, although text information has been described.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the character information display method of the present invention, external information formed by an external processing device connected to the exchange and provided according to the customer's request is called for each call, and the call control information of the exchange is Since it is configured to be displayed on the telephone, information that requires complicated processing other than that controlled by the converter can also be displayed in text on the display panel of the telephone, which improves operational efficiency.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the character information display method of the present invention, the agz diagram is a configuration diagram showing an example of a transmission frame on the call control information path of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an external processing diagram of M1 diagram. FIG. 3 is a display diagram showing an example of next information recorded in the device. l...exchange, 2...telephone, 3...
...Call control information path%4...External processing device%
21...Received frame 3A/Figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A character information display method for a multi-function telephone that receives call control information from an exchange via a call control information path different from a communication information path and has at least two display areas, comprising: an external processing device that connects to and sends and receives call processing information and forms information regarding the call as external information; and an external processing device that extracts the external information and sends it to the call control information path with an information type that distinguishes it from the call control information. A text information display system characterized by comprising an exchange and a multifunction telephone that identifies the external information based on the type of information from the information input from the call control information path and displays it in a predetermined external information display area.