KR20080059974A - Apparatus and method for automatic updating command in electronic switching system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for automatically updating commands in an electronic switching system are provided to smoothly operate an electronic switching system through an operating terminal by comparing the version of GUI(Graphic User Interface) command information stored in the operating terminal with the electronic switching system and automatically updating the GUI command information of the operating terminal, even though the GUI package of the operating terminal is different from the GUI package of the electronic switching system. If the user of an operating terminal drives a GUI program and inputs user authentication information, the operating terminal transmits it to an electronic switching system(320). The electronic switching system confirms the user authentication information and judges whether the operating terminal has the right to operate the electronic switching system(322). If so, the electronic switching system notifies the operating terminal that user authentication has been successfully completed(324). At this moment, the electronic switching system transmits a signal, which indicates the version of command information stored in the electronic switching system, to the operating terminal. The operating terminal compares its own command information version with the received version(326). In case it is judged that updating for command information is required, the operating terminal requests the electronic switching system to transmit the command information corresponding to the received version(328). The electronic switching system transmits the requested command information to the operating terminal(330). The operating terminal stores the command information together with the version, and reconfigures the GUI program using the command information(332).

Description

Method and device for automatic command update in electronic exchange system {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC UPDATING COMMAND IN ELECTRONIC SWITCHING SYSTEM}

1 is a block diagram of an operation terminal in an electronic exchange system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of an electron exchanger in the electron exchange system according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for updating a GUI command of an operation terminal in an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for automatically updating GUI commands in an operation terminal of an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for transmitting a GUI command in an electronic exchange of an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a diagram illustrating a screen illustrating a GUI command reception process in an operation terminal of an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

7 is a diagram illustrating a GUI screen reconfigured using a command updated in an operation terminal of an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically updating instructions in an electronic exchange system, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for updating GUI instruction information of an operating terminal by comparing versions of the GUI instruction information stored in the electronic exchange and an operation terminal.

The electronic exchange is basically an information transmission device that connects subscriber lines, relay lines, or other devices with different functions according to the needs of individual users, and performs information exchange between each other quickly, accurately and economically. The electronic exchange has various programs, thereby providing various services in addition to the relay function between subscribers. For example, the electronic exchange has an operation program, so that it can add new services or update subscriber information in the electronic exchange, and perform various operation management and maintenance functions such as taking emergency measures in case of exchange failure. can do.

Typically, the operation management and maintenance of the electronic exchange is performed through an input and output operation equipment (hereinafter referred to as "operation terminal"), such as a terminal or a computer in the country where the electronic exchange is installed. The operation terminal may include a Graphic User Interface (GUI) package capable of operating the electronic exchange, thereby operating the electronic exchange using command information in the GUI package.

In the electronic exchange system according to the prior art, the GUI command information is included in the GUI package and distributed to each operation terminal. Therefore, conventionally, even when only the GUI command information is updated, it is inconvenient to produce and distribute the entire GUI package. In addition, in the conventional electronic exchange system, by having a one-way command information transmission path from the operation terminal to the electronic exchange, even if the instruction information between the electronic exchange and the operation terminal is different, the operation terminal knows the command information of the electronic exchange. There is no problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for automatically updating instructions in an electronic exchange system.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for updating the GUI command information of the operation terminal by comparing the version of the GUI command information stored in the electronic exchange and the operation terminal in the electronic exchange system.

According to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method of an operation terminal for automatically updating instructions in an electronic exchange system, when the graphical user interface (GUI) is executed and connected to the electronic exchange, Receiving a version of the command information from the step, Comparing the received command information version and the version of the command information previously stored in the operating terminal to determine whether to update the command, When the command update is determined, And requesting transmission of the command information, and receiving and storing the command information from the electronic exchange.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method of the electronic exchange to automatically update the command in the electronic exchange system, when the operating terminal is connected, the operation of the version of the instruction information stored in the electronic exchange And transmitting the stored command information when the command information transmission is requested from the operation terminal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, an apparatus of an operation terminal for automatically updating a command in an electronic exchange system includes a storage unit for storing command information and a version of the command information, and a GUI (Graphic User). Interface) is executed and connected to the electronic exchange, the GUI operating unit for determining whether to update the command by comparing the version of the command information received from the electronic exchange with the pre-stored version of the command information, and the determination of the GUI operating unit According to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a communication module for requesting the command information transmission to the electronic exchange to receive the command information.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, an apparatus of an electronic exchange which automatically updates a command in an electronic exchange system includes a storage unit for storing command information and a version of the command information, and an operation terminal. The command information management unit transmits the version of the command information stored in the storage unit to the operation terminal, and transmits the stored command information to the operation terminal when command information transmission is requested from the operation terminal. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the method and apparatus for updating the GUI command information of the operating terminal by comparing the version of the GUI command information stored in the electronic exchange and the operation terminal in the electronic exchange system will be described.

1 is a block diagram of an operation terminal in an electronic exchange system according to the present invention. Here, the operation terminal refers to an input / output operation equipment such as a terminal or a computer, and includes a control unit 100, a GUI operation unit 102, a storage unit 104, a command storage unit 106, a communication module 108, and a display unit ( 110, the input unit 112 is configured.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, the controller 100 processes and controls a function for overall operation of the operation terminal. In other words, when the GUI program for operating the electronic exchange is driven, the authentication information input by the user is transmitted to the electronic exchange to access the electronic exchange, and the command input by the user is transmitted to the electronic exchange. To control and process functions for performing the operation management and maintenance of the electronic exchange. In particular, the control unit 100 includes the GUI operation unit 102 according to the present invention to control and process a function for updating the command information.

The GUI operation unit 102 checks whether command information is pre-stored in the command storage unit 104, and when the command information is pre-stored, the version of the pre-stored command information and the communication module ( Through 108), it is determined whether to update the command information by comparing the version of the command information received from the electronic exchange. Here, when the two command information is not the same, the GUI operation unit 102 may determine to update the command information by itself, or may request the user to determine whether to update the command information. The GUI operation unit 102 requests the electronic exchange to transmit command information corresponding to the version when the update of the command information is determined, and when the command information is received from the electronic exchange, the command information. And a function for storing the version in the instruction storage unit 106 in the storage unit 104.

The storage unit 104 stores various programs and data for the operation of the operation terminal, and includes the command storage unit 106 according to the present invention, the command information and the command information for operating the electronic exchange. You can save the version of.

The communication module 108 processes signals transmitted and received with the electronic exchange under the control of the controller 100. The display unit 110 displays the state information and numbers and letters generated during the operation of the operation terminal, and when the command information is updated according to the present invention, the updated by the control of the GUI operation unit 102 Display command information. The input unit 112 includes a plurality of function keys to provide the control unit 100 with data corresponding to a key pressed by the user.

2 shows a block configuration of an electron exchanger in the electron exchange system according to the present invention. Here, the electronic exchange includes a control unit 200, a user authentication unit 202, a command information management unit 204, a communication module 206, a storage unit 208, and a command information storage unit 210.

Referring to FIG. 2, first, the control unit 200 controls and processes the overall operation of the electronic exchange, and includes the user authentication unit 202 so that the operation terminal receives the user authentication information received from the operation terminal. The system checks whether there is a right to operate the electronic exchange, and processes and controls a function of notifying access to the operation terminal. In particular, the control unit 200 includes the command information management unit 200 to transmit a version of the command information and the command information to an operation terminal having a successful user authentication, that is, an operation terminal having an operation authority of the electronic exchange. Process and control functions to That is, when the user authentication of the operation terminal is successful, the command information management unit 200 reads a version of the command information from the command information storage unit 210 and transmits the command information to the operation terminal. When command information is requested from the operation terminal through the communication module 206, the command information storage unit 210 reads the command information and transmits the command information to the operation terminal.

The communication module 206 processes signals transmitted and received with the electronic exchange under the control of the controller 200. The storage unit 208 stores various programs and data for the operation of the electronic exchange, and includes the command information storage unit 210 according to the present invention, so that the command information and the command for operating the electronic exchange are shown. You can save a version of the information. Here, the command information may be configured in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML) for the availability of information.

3 is a signal flow for updating a GUI command of an operation terminal in an electronic exchange system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, when the GUI program is executed by the user in step 320, the operation terminal 300 receives user authentication information (user ID and password) from the user and transmits the user authentication information to the electronic exchange 310. Thereafter, the electronic exchange 310 checks the user authentication information in step 322 to determine whether the operation terminal 300 has the authority to operate the electronic exchange 310 itself. When the operation authority of the operation terminal 300 is confirmed, the electronic exchange 310 notifies the operation terminal 300 of the user authentication success in step 324, thereby allowing access to the electronic exchange 310. . Here, the electronic exchange 310 transmits a signal indicating a version of the command information stored in the electronic exchange 310 together with a signal indicating the user authentication success to the operation terminal 300.

In operation 326, the operation terminal 300 compares the version of the command information received from the electronic switch 310 with the version of the command information stored in the operation terminal 300 to determine whether to update the command information. . When it is determined that the command information is updated, the operation terminal 300 proceeds to step 328 and requests the electronic switch 310 to transmit the command information corresponding to the received version, and the electronic switch 310 ) Transmits the requested command information to the operation terminal 300 in step 330.

In operation 322, the operation terminal 300 stores the command information received from the electronic switch 310 and the version of the command information, and reconfigures the GUI program using the command information.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for automatically updating GUI commands in an operation terminal of an electronic exchange system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the GUI program is driven in step 401, the operation terminal proceeds to step 403 and receives user authentication information such as a user ID and a password from a user. send.

In operation 405, the operation terminal checks whether a user authentication success signal indicating access permission of the operation terminal is received from the electronic exchange. If a user authentication failure signal is received that does not allow the access of the operation terminal, the operation terminal returns to step 403 and receives user authentication information again from the user, thereby performing the following steps again.

On the other hand, when a user authentication success signal for allowing access to the operation terminal is received, the operation terminal checks the version of the command information received with the authentication success signal in step 407. Thereafter, the operation terminal checks whether command information is pre-stored in the operation terminal in step 409 and proceeds to step 415 when the command information is not already stored, and proceeds to step 411 when the command information is already stored. Proceed by comparing the version of the received command information and the version of the pre-stored command information to determine whether there is a match. If the two versions of the command information match, the operation terminal terminates the algorithm according to the present invention.

On the other hand, when the two versions of the command information do not match, the operating terminal displays a message requesting the setting of whether to update the command information on the display unit 110 in step 413 receives whether to update the command information from the user . If it is set not to update the command information, the operation terminal terminates the algorithm according to the present invention, and if it is set to update the command information, the operation terminal proceeds to step 415 the electronic switchboard. Requests to transmit command information corresponding to the received version.

In operation 417, the operation terminal receives command information in XML format from the electronic exchange. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation terminal displays a graphic window indicating the reception degree of the command information on the display unit 110 from a time point at which reception of the command information starts to a time point at which reception is completed. Can be.

When the reception of the command information is completed, the operation terminal reconfigures the GUI program based on the received command information in step 419 and displays the reconstructed information. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the command tree, the command list, and the command selection box in the GUI program may be reconfigured and displayed.

In operation 420, the operation terminal stores and updates the received command information and the version of the command information, and then ends the algorithm according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for transmitting a GUI command in an electronic exchange of an electronic exchange system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the electronic exchanger receives user authentication information such as a user ID and a password from a specific operation terminal in step 501, the electronic exchange proceeds to step 503 to check the user authentication information so that the specific operation terminal receives the user authentication information. Determine if you are authorized to operate the electronic exchange itself. If it is determined that the specific operating terminal is not authorized to operate the electronic exchange, the electronic exchange proceeds to step 511 and transmits a user authentication failure signal that does not allow access to the electronic exchange to the operating terminal. .

On the other hand, when it is determined that the specific operating terminal has the authority to operate the electronic exchange, the electronic exchange transmits a user authentication success signal to allow access to the operating terminal in step 505, and at the same time stored in the electronic exchange. Send a signal indicating the version of the information.

Thereafter, the electronic exchange checks whether a signal for requesting command information is received from the operation terminal in step 507, and when the command information request signal is received, proceeds to step 509 to store the command stored in the electronic exchange to the operation terminal. Send the information. In this case, the electronic exchange may be configured in the form of XML command information transmitted to the operation terminal.

The electronic exchange then terminates the algorithm according to the invention.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention compares the command information versions of the electronic exchange and the operation terminal in the electronic exchange system and automatically updates the command information of the operation terminal, so that the GUI package needs to be produced and distributed even if the command information is changed. None, even if the GUI package between the electronic exchange and the operation terminal is different, since the command information is the same, there is an effect that the electronic terminal can be operated without difficulty.

Claims (15)

In the method of the operating terminal for automatically updating the command in the electronic exchange system, Receiving a version of command information from the electronic exchange when a GUI (Graphic User Interface) is executed and connected to the electronic exchange, Determining whether to update the command by comparing the received command information version with a command information version previously stored in the operation terminal; Requesting the electronic exchange to transmit command information when the command update is determined; And receiving and storing command information from the electronic exchange. The method of claim 1, The process of determining whether to update the command by comparing the version of the command information, Checking whether there is already stored command information in the operation terminal; Comparing the received command information version with the version of the pre-stored command information when the stored command information exists; Determining whether to update the command information when the version is different. The method of claim 2, And when the version is different, requesting a user to determine whether to update the command information. The method of claim 2, And when the pre-stored command information does not exist, determining the update of the command information. The method of claim 1, The command information received from the electronic exchange, characterized in that configured in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML). The method of claim 1, And when receiving command information from the electronic exchange, displaying a graphic indicating a degree of completion of the reception of the command information. The method of claim 1, And reconfiguring and displaying the command of the GUI using the command information received from the electronic exchange. A method of an electronic exchange for automatically updating instructions in an electronic exchange system, Transmitting a version of the command information stored in the electronic exchange to the operation terminal when the operation terminal is connected, When the command information transmission is requested from the operation terminal, transmitting the stored command information. The method of claim 8, The instruction information stored in the electronic exchange, characterized in that configured in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML). In the apparatus of the operating terminal for automatically updating the command in the electronic exchange system, A storage unit for storing command information and a version of the command information; When the GUI (Graphic User Interface) is executed and connected to the electronic exchange, the GUI operating unit for determining whether to update the command by comparing the version of the command information received from the electronic exchange with the pre-stored version of the command information; And a communication module for requesting the electronic exchange to transmit command information according to the determination of the GUI operator to receive the command information. The method of claim 10, The GUI operation unit, And storing the command information received from the communication module and a version of the command information in the storage unit, and reconfiguring the command of the GUI using the received command information. The method of claim 11, And a display unit which displays a degree of reception of command information received from the electronic exchange, and displays the reconstructed GUI command. The method of claim 10, The command information device, characterized in that configured in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML). An apparatus of an electronic exchange which automatically updates instructions in an electronic exchange system, A storage unit for storing command information and a version of the command information; The command information management unit transmits a version of the command information stored in the storage unit to the operation terminal when the operation terminal is connected, and transmits the stored command information to the operation terminal when the command information transmission is requested from the operation terminal. Apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 14, The command information device, characterized in that configured in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML).

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