KR19980014123A - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING ANNOUNCEMENT MESSAGE IN A SWITCHING SYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recording an announcement message in an electronic exchanger, and a notification message for informing a caller of a failure condition of a call connection occurring during call processing in the exchange is downloaded to a computer In order to make it possible for the operator to conveniently record a guide message using a variety of media (computer disk, microphone, audio cassette tape) including the matching unit 154 for matching with the computer, You can do it.

Description

Device and method for recording announcement message in electronic exchanger

1 is a schematic block diagram of a pre-switch electronic exchanger including an announcement apparatus

2 is a block diagram of a guide message recording apparatus according to the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

100, 200: connection switching subsystem 110: subscriber matching section

120: trunk line matching unit 130: time switch

140: local data link 150: announcement device

300: interconnect network subsystem 310, 320: central data link

330: Space switch 400: Central control subsystem

151: key input unit 152:

153: A / D conversion unit 154:

155: switch unit 156: serial /

157: temporary storage unit 158: guidance message storage unit

159: P / S converter 160:

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for recording a guidance message in an electronic exchanger, and more particularly, to a system and method for recording an announcement message for informing a caller of a trouble of a call connection occurring during call processing And more particularly, to a device and method for recording a message in an electronic exchanger.

In general, an all-electronic exchanger has a plurality of distributed Access Switching Subsystems (ASSs) that perform most call processing functions such as subscriber matching, trunk matching, time-divisional time-slot interchanging, And a central control sub-system (CCS) for operation and maintenance, network management, test measurement and billing,

o1 Subsystem) and each of the connection switching subsystems or each of the connection switching subsystems and the central control subsystem for performing the space switch networking, number translation and relay routing control, INS (Interconnection Network Subsystem).

On the other hand, the announcement service in the exchanger serves Fixed Announcement and Mixed Announcement.

Fixed Announcement is a basic voice service of the exchange. It is a basic voice service of the exchange. It includes a message for informing the caller of the failure of the call connection occurring during the call processing, a message related to the special service such as the absence guidance, the designated time notification, , Time limit notification, number change guidance, station number removal guide, subscriber number elimination guide, call stop guide, trouble in progress guide, dial delay guide, link trouble guide, call prohibition guide, call rejection guide, A guide channel congestion announcement message, and the editable announcement broadcast is an additional special announcement broadcast service provided at the request of the user.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an entire electronic exchanger including such a fixed announcement broadcasting apparatus, which includes a plurality of connection switching subsystems 100-200, an interconnection network subsystem 300, a central control subsystem 400 ).

The plurality of connection switching subsystems 100-200 includes a subscriber matching unit 110 to which a plurality of general telephone sets or public telephones are connected and matched and a trunk line matching unit 110 for matching trunks for relay between other switching centers, The connection and disconnection of the time switch 110 and the time switch and connection and disconnection between the subscriber matching unit 110 and the trunk line matching unit 120 and the local data link 140 and the announcement apparatus 150, And a time switch 130 for performing an interchange function of a time slot (Time Slot) data.

In addition, the local data link 140 performs a high-speed data link over an optical link to connect with the interconnection network subsystem 300, and the announcement device 150 may perform a call processing failure situation, And processes guidance messages related to special services such as designated time notification.

In the connection switching subsystem 100-200 having such a configuration unit, there is an unillustrated upper processor for controlling the constituent units as a whole, and the lower processors in the respective constituent units perform respective functions under the control of an upper processor, The matching with the switch 130 is performed by a PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) sub-highway cable in which time-divided time-slot data with a predetermined number of channels exists in one frame sync.

Meanwhile, the interconnection network subsystem 300 performs a connection between all of the connection switching subsystems 100 and 200 connected in the switchboard, performs number translation and trunk line routing, The time slot data from the central data link 310-320 through the local data link 140 and the local data link 140 for the optical fiber link is space-partitioned switched and transmitted through the central data link 310-320 To the local data link 140 .. of the connection switching subsystem 100-200.

The central control subsystem 400 is connected to the interconnected network subsystem 300 and performs functions such as maintenance and billing of the exchange.

Meanwhile, the interconnection network subsystem 300 and the central control subsystem 400 also perform their functions under the control of an unillustrated upper processor, not shown, in the respective components.

The announcement apparatus 150 in the exchange having such a structure reads the related guidance message for the above-mentioned special service to the subscriber's telephone connected to the plurality of subscriber-stations 110 .. in response to the situation, And transmits the voice message to the corresponding subscriber's telephone through the voice mail server 130 .. The subscriber has a function of accepting and storing a voice message from the outside in order to modify or add the message.

In recent years, interest in multimedia, technology development, and the spread of multimedia devices have been increasing. In particular, the functions of video and audio devices can be utilized by using a personal computer.

Accordingly, a computer disk, which is an auxiliary input and a storage medium of a computer, is widely used not only for general character data but also for management of video and audio data.

However, in the case of recording the guidance message in the announcement apparatus in the conventional exchanger, it was possible to record using the microphone provided in the announcement apparatus or to reproduce the guidance message by playing the cassette tape on which the guidance message was recorded, There is a problem in that it is not possible to record a digitized guidance message using a disc (disc)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for recording an announcement message in an electronic exchanger that enables a guide message to be recorded using a computer in an electronic exchanger.

An apparatus for recording a guidance message using a computer in an electronic exchanger according to the present invention includes a message input selection key, a message number key, and a message time key for storing a guidance message, A key input unit for outputting a key signal corresponding to a key operation of a user, the key input unit including a predetermined key included in the key input unit, a control unit for controlling switching of a guidance message input based on a predetermined key signal from the key input unit, An A / D converter for converting the analog voice signal to digital voice data under the control of the guidance broadcast controller and outputting the digital voice data; A matching unit for outputting digital serial voice data to be matched with a computer, A switching unit for selectively switching the audio data from the A / D conversion unit and the matching unit under the control of the announcement control unit, and a switch unit for switching the audio data from the switch unit to a predetermined A temporary storage unit for temporarily storing / reading voice data from the serial / parallel conversion unit under the control of the announcement control unit; and a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing / And a guidance message storage unit for storing the voice data from the storage unit together with the message number and the message time from the announcement control unit.

In addition, the recording and playback of the guidance message in the entire electronic exchanger according to the present invention is a method of recording a guidance message using a computer in an electronic exchange, the method comprising the steps of: receiving message information on a guidance message to be recorded by an operator; Performing matching with the computer if the message input selection is the computer,

Converting serial voice data applied from a computer into parallel voice data of a predetermined bit; and storing the converted parallel voice data in correspondence with the message number in the message information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a guide broadcasting apparatus including a guide message recording apparatus according to the present invention. The guide broadcasting apparatus includes a key input unit 151, an announcement control unit 152, an A / D conversion unit 153, a matching unit 154, A switch unit 155, a serial / parallel conversion unit 156, a temporary storage unit 157, a guidance message storage unit 158, a bottle-to-serial conversion unit 159 and an output unit 160.

In the figure, the key input unit 151 includes a predetermined number of keys including a message input selection key, a message number key, a message time key, and the like in order to modify, add and store a guidance message used in the exchange, And outputs a key signal corresponding to the key operation.

The announcement control unit 152 switches the message input based on the message input selection key, the message number key, and the message time key signal from the key input unit 151, and controls the guidance message and the time recording in response to the guidance message number And controls to output a message message and a message time corresponding to the message number on the basis of a guidance service control signal from an upper not shown external processor and outputting the message message time read out on the corresponding time slot channel.

The A / D conversion unit 153 PCM-modulates the analog voice signal reproduced from the microphone or the cassette tape under the control of the announcement control unit 152 with the digital voice data.

On the other hand, the matching unit 154 is a means for interfacing with a computer, which is matched under the control of the announcement control unit 152 to receive and output voice data from the serial output port of the computer, and conforms to the RS232C standard.

The switch unit 155 is switched on the basis of the control from the announcement control unit 152 and selectively outputs the voice data from the A / D conversion unit 153 or the voice data from the matching unit 154. [

In addition, the serial / parallel converter 156 converts the digital voice data from the switch unit 155 into parallel voice data of a predetermined bit based on the control from the announcement control unit 152.

The temporary storage unit 157 temporarily stores and reads voice data from the serial / parallel conversion unit 156 under the control of the announcement control unit 152. [

The guidance message storage unit 158 stores and reads the voice data from the temporary storage unit 157 along with the message time corresponding to the message number from the announcement control unit 152. [

On the other hand, the bottle-serial conversion unit 159 converts the voice data from the guidance message storage unit 158 into serial voice data under the control of the announcement control unit 152 and outputs the serial voice data.

Finally, the output unit 160 outputs the audio data from the bottle-and-serial conversion unit 158 on the basis of the frame sync signal from the time switch 130 and the reference clock signal under the control of the announcement control unit 152 And outputs it to the time switch 130 via the sub-highway.

Next, the operation process of the present invention including the above-described components will be described in detail.

First, in the guide message storage process, the operator inputs a message input selection of a guidance message to be stored, a number and a playback time of a message using a message input selection key, a message number key and a message time key of the key input unit 151 And the like.

At this time, if the message input selection is made by a computer, voice data from the matching unit 154 is used. If the voice input from the A / D conversion unit 153 is a microphone or a cassette tape, (155) is controlled by the guidance broadcast control unit (152) and is switched.

At this time, if the message input selection is a microphone or a cassette tape, the operator inputs the guidance message through the microphone to the input terminal of the A / D conversion unit 153 or plays the cassette tape to input the guidance message.

Then, the voice of the guidance message is modulated into the digital voice data in the A / D conversion unit 153 and applied to the switch unit 155.

On the other hand, if the message input selection is set to the computer, the digital voice data recorded on a disc (for example, a floppy or a hard disc) is output to the serial port and applied to the matching unit 154 using a computer.

Then, the matching unit 154 performs matching for serial communication with the computer based on the control of the announcement control unit 152, and applies the digital voice data from the serial port of the computer to the switch unit 155.

Next, serial voice data output from the switch unit 155 is converted into parallel voice data of a predetermined bit (8 bits) by the serial / parallel conversion unit 156 and output.

Next, the parallel voice data is temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 157 under the control of the announcement control unit 152, and is read and applied to the guidance message storage unit 158. [

Next, the guidance message storage unit 158 stores the parallel voice data from the temporary storage unit 157 at the corresponding position set corresponding to the message number based on the control from the guidance broadcast control unit 152, The message time from the control unit 152 is also stored together.

Meanwhile, when the guide messages are stored in the guide message storage unit 158 for each type, the exchange transmits a corresponding announcement message to the corresponding subscriber's phone according to the situation to perform announcement broadcasting. .

First, the announcement control unit 152 reads a guidance message based on control of an upper processor (not shown). First, the guidance message storage unit 158 is controlled to read out the guidance message.

Then, the parallel voice data read out from the guidance message storage unit 158 is converted into serial voice data in the P / S converter 159, and then applied to the output unit 160 again.

Next, the output unit 160 outputs the frame synchronization signal from the time switch 130 and the voice data from the p / s converter 159 based on the control of the announcement control unit 152 and the reference clock signal The subscribers can listen to the announcement messages to the receiver of the telephone based on the time slot interchange of the time switch 130 by transmitting them to the time switch 130 via the sub highway cable.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently record a guidance message used in an electronic exchanger using a computer.

Claims (2)

An apparatus for recording a guide message using a computer in an electronic exchange, the apparatus comprising: a predetermined key including a message input selection key, a message number key, and a message time key for storing a guidance message, A guide broadcast control unit for controlling the switching of the guide message input based on the predetermined key signal from the key input unit 151 and controlling the guide message and the message time recording in correspondence with the message number, An A / D converter 153 for converting the analog audio signal to digital audio data under the control of the announcement control unit 152 and outputting the digital audio data; A matching unit 154 for outputting digital serial audio data to be matched and applied to the computer based on the control of the announcement control unit 152, A switch unit 155 for selectively switching the audio data from the A / D conversion unit 153 and the matching unit 154 and outputting the voice data from the switch unit 155 to the announcement control unit Parallel conversion section 156 for converting the parallel voice data of a predetermined bit into a parallel voice data under the control of the control section 152 and outputting the parallel voice data to the serial / parallel conversion section 156 under the control of the announcement control section 152 A temporary storage unit 157 for temporarily storing / reading the voice data of the temporary storage unit 157, a voice message from the temporary storage unit 157, And the storage unit (158). A method for recording a guide message in a computer using a computer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving message information about a guide message to be recorded by an operator; receiving, from the message information, Converting the serial voice data applied from the computer into parallel voice data of a predetermined number of bits and storing the converted parallel voice data in correspondence with the message number in the message information, How to record the announcement message at the exchange.