JPS63316995A - System for registering function of button - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the registration processing of function to each pushbutton of plural multi-function telephone sets to the utmost by providing an exchange with a button function group initial set means and a multi-function telephone set registration means. CONSTITUTION:A button function list initial setting section 133 is provided in a main controller (MCP) 13 and a button function list BFT is provided in a main storage device (MM) 14 as the button function group initial setting means and a multi-function telephone set registration section 134 is provided in the main controller 13 as the multi-function telephone set registration means. The button function list initial setting section 133 stores respectively a button number BNn and function information FCx inputted from a maintenance console 15 respectively to constitute a button function list BFT. The multi-function telephone set registration section 134 sets various data inputted from the mainte nance console 15 to a storage area (not shown) corresponding to the multi- function telephone set 2-1 in the main storage device 14.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a button function registration method that makes it possible to efficiently determine the functions of a plurality of push buttons provided in each multifunction telephone in an exchange accommodating a plurality of multifunction telephones. The purpose is to simplify the process of registering functions for each push button of a multifunction telephone as much as possible. button function group initial setting means for determining the button function group initial setting means for determining the attributes of each multifunction telephone housed in the exchange; A multifunction telephone registration means for allocating each function is provided.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a button function registration method that makes it possible to efficiently determine the functions of a plurality of push buttons provided in each multifunction telephone in an exchange that accommodates a plurality of multifunction telephones.

Multi-function telephones have been put into practical use that are equipped with a plurality of push buttons and, by operating each push button, cause the affiliated exchange to perform a function determined by each function button, such as pick-up, variable call forwarding, etc.

Furthermore, multi-function telephones have been put into practical use in which the functions assigned to each push button can be set according to the user's requests.

For this type of multi-function telephone, it is desirable that functions can be assigned to each push button as easily as possible.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a conventional private branch exchange, FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the multifunction telephone registration process in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the button function registration process in FIG. 5. This is a diagram.

5 to 7, a terminal control device (TC) 11 of a private branch exchange 1 includes m multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2-2.
-m is accommodated.

Each multifunction telephone 2-i (i is 1 to m) has n
It is equipped with push buttons 21-1 to 21-n,
Any function can be assigned to any push button 21-j (j is l to n).

The maintenance console (MC)
When the command for registering a multi-function telephone 15 is input manually together with the identification information of the multi-function telephone 2-i to be registered and the various data mentioned above, the main control device (MCP) 13 analyzes the command input from the maintenance console 15. , if it is determined that the telephone is for multi-function telephone registration, the multi-function telephone registration section 131 is activated.

The multifunction telephone registration unit 131 sets various data input from the maintenance console 15 in a storage area (not shown) corresponding to the multifunction telephone 2-i in the main jQ device (MM) 14 (FIG. 6). Step 511).

Next, in order to assign a function to each pushbutton 21-j of the multifunction telephone 2-i, a pushbutton function registration command is sent from the maintenance console 15 to the identification information of the target multifunction telephone 2-i and each pushbutton. Button number BNj assigned to button 21-j and function information FCk identifying the assigned function
(k is from a to

The button function registration unit 132 provides a storage area 141-1 corresponding to the multifunction telephone 2-1 in the main storage device 14 based on the identification information of the multifunction telephone 2-i input from the maintenance console 15, and performs maintenance. Each button number BNj input from the console 15 and the corresponding function information FCk are stored (step 521 in FIG. 7).

When the function information IIFCk corresponding to all button numbers BNj has been stored, each pushbutton 2 of the multifunction telephone 21
The functions for 1-1 to 21-n are determined, and the user of multifunction telephone 2-i then uses the desired functions by:
The push button 21-j to which the function is assigned is operated.

The above process will be executed for all multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2-m.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As is clear from the above explanation, in the conventional private branch exchange l, when registering the multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2-m, the function registration process of each push button 21-1 to 21-n is It was necessary to execute this for each function telephone 2-1 to 2-m.

Generally, in each multifunction telephone 2 housed in the same private branch exchange l, the functions assigned to the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n are often the same; In exchange 1, there was a problem in that the same push button function registration process was repeated for monograph function telephones 2-1 to 2-m.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the process of registering functions for each push button of a plurality of multifunction telephones as much as possible.

[Means for solving problems]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 10 (5) is an exchange to which the present invention is applied, and 200 is a multifunction telephone housed in the exchange 100.

300 is button function group initial setting means provided in the exchange 100 according to the present invention.

400 is a multifunction telephone registration means provided in the exchange 100 according to the present invention.

[Effect]

The button function group initial setting means 300 is configured for each multifunction telephone n2.
Each function to be assigned to a plurality of push buttons included in 00 is determined.

During the registration process that defines the attributes of each multifunction telephone 200 accommodated in the exchange 100, the multifunction telephone registration means 400 determines that the Pollan function group initial setting means 300 applies to each push button provided on the multifunction telephone 200. Assign each function.

Therefore, if the function to be assigned to each push button is determined by the button function group initial setting means, the function assigned to each push button will be determined by the multifunction telephone registration means when the multifunction telephone registration means executes the registration process for each multifunction telephone. Each function is automatically assigned to each pushbutton on each multifunction phone, greatly reducing labor and human error compared to setting functions for each pushbutton one by one. do.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a private branch exchange according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the initial setting process of the button function table in FIG. 2, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a telephone registration process. Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same objects throughout the figures.

In FIG. 2, a button function table initial setting section 133 is provided in the main controller (MCP) 13, and a button function table initial setting section 133 is provided in the main memory device (MM).
A button function table BFT is provided in the main controller 13 as the button function group initial setting means 300 in FIG. It is provided.

In FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n provided on m multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2-m housed in a private branch exchange
−j is assigned the same function.

In such a case, before executing the registration process for the multi-function telephones 2-1 to 2-m, the maintenance console (MC) 15 sends a button function group initialization command to the push button 21.
-1 button number BNI identifying push button 21-
Button number BN2 that identifies the push button 21-2 by pairing it with the function information jld F Ca indicating the function assigned to 1.
and function information Feb indicating the function to be assigned to the push button 21-2, and in the same manner, the push button 21-
button number BNn for identifying n, and push button 21-n
When the main wI control M13 analyzes the command input from the maintenance console 15 and determines that the command is for initialization of the button function group, the button function table initial setting section 133 Start.

The button function table initial setting unit 133 provides a storage area 142 in the main storage device 14, and stores button numbers BNI and function information F input in pairs from the maintenance console 15.
Ca, button number BN2, function information Feb, and in the same way, button number BNn and function information FCx are stored in correspondence with each other to form a button function table BFT. (Step 531 in Figure 3).

From now on, in order to execute the registration process for each multifunction telephone 2-1,
When a command for registering a multi-function telephone is input from the maintenance console 15 together with the identification information of the target multi-function telephone 2-1 and the above-mentioned data, the main controller 13 analyzes the command input from the maintenance console 15 and registers the multi-function telephone. If it is determined that the telephone is for function telephone registration, the multifunction telephone registration unit 134 is activated.

The multifunction telephone registration unit 134 sets various data input from the maintenance console 15 in a storage area (not shown) corresponding to the multifunction telephone 2-1 in the main storage device 14 (step 541 in FIG. 4).

Next, the multifunction telephone registration unit 134 provides a storage area 141-1 corresponding to the multifunction telephone 2-1 in the main storage device 14, and stores the corresponding button numbers BNI to [ from the button function table BFT. 3Nn and functional information 91FCa to F
Cx are sequentially extracted and sequentially stored in correspondence with the storage area 141-1 (step 542).

As described above, when the multifunction telephone registration unit 134 finishes the registration process for the multifunction telephone 2-1, the storage area 141-1 corresponding to the multifunction telephone 2-1 in the main storage device 14 has the following information:
Function information FCa to FCx specified by the button function table BFT is stored corresponding to button numbers BNI to BNn that identify the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n provided on the multi-function telephone 2-1. Then, the function registration process for the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n is automatically completed.

Similarly, when the registration process for each multifunction telephone 2-i is executed, each multifunction telephone 2-i is stored in the storage area 141-i corresponding to each multifunction telephone 2-i in the main storage device 14.
Function information FCa to FCx specified by the button function table BFT is stored corresponding to button numbers BNI to BNn that identify the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n included in the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n. 1 to 21-
The function registration process for n is automatically completed.

As is clear from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the button function table initial setting section 133 creates the button function table BFT in the main storage device 14 in advance, so that the multifunction telephone registration section 134 thereafter Multi-function telephones 2-1 to 2-m
When executing the registration process, the multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2
The function registration process for each of the push buttons 21-1 to 21-n included in the button-m is automatically executed based on the button function table BFT.

It should be noted that FIGS. 2 to 4 are only one embodiment of the present invention, and for example, all the multifunction telephones 2-1 to 2-m are registered with push button functions based on the same button function table BFT. However, it is also considered that the phone is divided into a group of multi-function phones that execute function registration using multiple types of button function tables BFT. Many other modifications may be considered, such as performing registration processing for each group of multifunction telephones while updating sequentially, but the effects of the present invention remain the same in either case.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, if the function to be assigned to each push button is determined by the button function group initial setting means in the exchange, then when the multifunction telephone registration means executes the registration process for each multifunction telephone from then on, In addition, each function determined by the multi-function telephone registration means is automatically assigned to each push button of each multi-function telephone, which greatly reduces labor compared to setting functions for each push button one by one. This also reduces human error.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a private branch exchange according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the initial setting process of the button function table in FIG. 2, and FIG. The figures are diagrams illustrating the multi-function telephone registration process in Figure 2, and Figure 5.
The figure shows an example of a conventional private branch exchange;
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the button function registration process in FIG. 5. FIG. In the figure, ■ is a private branch exchange, 2 is a multifunction telephone, and 11 is a private branch exchange.
is the terminal control device (TC), 12 is the network (NW)
, 13 is the main controller (MCP), 14 is the main storage device (
MM), 15 is a maintenance console (MC), 100 is an exchange, 131 and 134 are multifunction telephone registration units, 13
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A switchboard (10
0), button function group initial setting means (300) for determining each function to be assigned to a plurality of push buttons included in each of the multifunction telephones (200); and each of the multifunction telephones accommodated in the exchange (100). (
multifunction telephone registration means for assigning each function determined by the button function group initialization means (300) to each push button of the multifunction telephone (200) during a registration process that defines attributes of the multifunction telephone (200); (400).