WO2011052316A1 - Dispositif de communication, procédé de communication et programme de communication - Google Patents

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WO2011052316A1
WO2011052316A1 PCT/JP2010/066628 JP2010066628W WO2011052316A1 WO 2011052316 A1 WO2011052316 A1 WO 2011052316A1 JP 2010066628 W JP2010066628 W JP 2010066628W WO 2011052316 A1 WO2011052316 A1 WO 2011052316A1
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  • the present invention relates to a communication apparatus, a communication method, and a communication program having a network function such as a telephone.
  • An environment for connecting an information processing apparatus such as a computer or a mobile communication terminal to the Internet has been established.
  • softphones using application software are rapidly expanding.
  • a hard phone as a telephone mainly composed of hardware that has been used conventionally includes a device such as a display panel and enhances functionality as an information processing apparatus.
  • a GUI Graphic User Interface
  • an input device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a button, and a touch panel is provided to the user.
  • the user uses the GUI to perform operations related to the telephone such as outgoing call, response, disconnection, hold, and transfer. Take a soft phone as an example.
  • the softphone displays buttons corresponding to calling and disconnecting and a list of connection destinations on the screen.
  • the user selects these display contents using an input means such as a mouse or a touch panel.
  • the softphone performs target designation and function execution. For this reason, the problem different from the conventional telephone arises.
  • the user can simultaneously connect to multiple communication lines and multiple connection destinations, or switch between lines and connection destinations. Is required. This requires a much more complicated operation from the user as compared with a conventional call system that makes a one-to-one call.
  • Related Art An extended telephony computer user interface has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
  • a user makes a call by selecting a destination from telephone numbers in each connection destination list and clicking with a mouse.
  • the operation of the line during a call is realized by pressing a button on a toolbar provided in common.
  • a dedicated button is pressed to switch the call mode.
  • Another related technology proposes an exchange system that can control connection / disconnection between terminals by an intuitive and easy-to-understand operation method (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
  • This exchange system displays icons of various terminals on the screen of each terminal.
  • this exchange system detects an association between icons performed on the screen of each terminal.
  • the switching system controls connection / disconnection between terminals and / or connection / disconnection between the switching apparatus and the terminal according to the detected contents of association.
  • JP 2004-350291 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-219010
  • Patent Document 1 The technique described in Patent Document 1 is not premised on handling a plurality of lines. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the current user or system state when a plurality of lines are connected at the same time or when a line or connection destination is switched. That is, the operation is difficult to understand, and the operation according to the state cannot be performed.
  • Patent Literature 2 assumes only a telephone function, and can only control connection between terminals or connection between an exchange device and a terminal. For this reason, the user cannot select a function (for example, a chat function) other than the telephone function.
  • an object of the present invention is to make it easy to perform various operations for communication using an intuitive user interface even when handling a plurality of lines, and to select “function” and “target” by one operation.
  • a communication device, a communication method, and a communication program are provided.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a communication device, a communication method, and a communication program capable of intuitively realizing various operations for communication such as outgoing call, disconnection, hold, and transfer using a GUI. It is in.
  • the communication device includes an arbitrary number of function objects that represent network functions to be used in communication, and an arbitrary number of node objects that represent nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions.
  • An object display section for displaying a list of lines, a line segment connection section for connecting the display parts of the objects selected by the user among the functional objects and node objects displayed on the object display section, and a line segment connection section
  • a network function execution unit that executes the network function indicated by the function object connected with the node object connected with the function object.
  • the communication method includes an arbitrary number of function objects representing network functions to be used in communication, an arbitrary number of node objects representing nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions, and Object display step for displaying a list on the display screen, among the functional object and node object displayed in the object display step, a line segment connecting step for connecting the display parts of the objects selected by the user with line segments, and this line A network function execution step for executing the network function indicated by the function object connected in the split connection step with the node object connected with the network function.
  • the communication program recorded by the recording medium according to the present invention includes an arbitrary number of function objects representing network functions to be used for communication in a computer and nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions.
  • An object display process that displays a list of any number of node objects that are represented on the display screen, and the display part of the objects selected by the user among the functional objects and node objects displayed in the object display step are connected by line segments.
  • a line function connection process and a network function execution process executed between the node objects connected with the network functions indicated by the function objects connected in the line segment connection process are executed.
  • the present invention lists on the display screen an arbitrary number of function objects expressing network functions and an arbitrary number of node objects expressing nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions. indicate. Furthermore, the present invention starts communication only by selecting a desired one of these objects as a set to be communicated. Therefore, according to the present invention, an intuitive operation is possible, and an operation easy for a beginner to understand is possible. Further, according to the present invention, even when handling a plurality of lines, various operations for communication can be facilitated using an intuitive user interface, and “function” and “target” can be selected by a single operation. can do. Further, according to the present invention, various operations for communication such as outgoing call, disconnection, hold, and transfer can be intuitively realized using the GUI.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a communication apparatus of the present invention.
  • the communication device 10 includes an object display unit 11, a line segment connection unit 13, and a network function execution unit 14.
  • the object display unit 11 represents an arbitrary number of function objects representing network functions to be used in communication and an arbitrary number of nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions described above. List the node objects.
  • the line segment connecting unit 13 connects the display parts of the objects selected by the user among the functional objects and node objects displayed on the object display unit 11 with line segments.
  • the network function execution unit 14 executes the network function indicated by the function object connected by the line segment connecting unit 13 with the connected node object.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a communication apparatus showing another example of the present invention.
  • the communication device 20 includes a communication destination candidate device storage unit 21, a target device list display unit 22, a transmission device designation unit 23, a communication partner device designation unit 24, a line segment connection unit 25, and a communication start unit. 26.
  • the communication destination candidate device storage unit 21 stores a list of communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other.
  • the target device list display unit 22 visually displays at least a part of the communication destination candidate devices stored in the communication destination candidate device storage unit 21 as devices to be communicated with a display interval.
  • the transmission device designating unit 23 designates a device that performs transmission among the communication destination candidate devices displayed on the target device list display unit 22 at the display position.
  • the communication partner device designation unit 24 individually designates a predetermined number of communication partner devices with which the transmission device designated by the transmission device designation unit 23 performs communication from among the devices displayed on the device list display unit 22 at these display positions.
  • the line segment connecting unit 25 connects each of the display positions of the predetermined number of communication partner devices individually specified by the communication partner device specifying unit 24 and the display positions of the transmitting device with line segments.
  • the communication start unit 26 starts communication between the devices at the display positions connected by the line segment connecting unit 25.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a communication method according to the present invention.
  • the communication method 30 includes an object display step 31, a line segment connection step 33, and a network function execution step 34.
  • the computer (not shown) is a node to be a communication target when performing communication using an arbitrary number of function objects expressing the network function to be used for communication and the network function described above. A list of any number of node objects that expresses is displayed on the display screen.
  • the computer connects the display parts of the objects selected by the user among the functional objects and node objects displayed in the object display step 32 with line segments.
  • the network function execution step 34 the computer executes the network function indicated by the function object connected in the line segment connection step 33 with the connected node object.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another example of the communication method according to the present invention. In FIG.
  • the communication method 40 includes a target device list display step 41, a transmission device designation step 42, a communication partner device designation step 43, a line segment connection step 44, and a communication start step 45.
  • the target device list display step 41 the computer displays a list of at least some of the communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other as devices to be communicated with a visual interval.
  • the transmission device designation step 42 the computer designates the device that performs transmission among the communication destination candidate devices displayed in the target device list display step 41 at the display position.
  • the communication partner device designation step 43 the computer individually displays the display positions of the predetermined number of communication partner devices with which the transmission device designated in the transmission device designation step 42 communicates in the device list display step 41. Specify with.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of the communication program of the present invention.
  • the communication program 50 causes the computer to execute an object display process 51, a line segment connection process 53, and a network function execution process 54 as control programs.
  • the object display processing 51 the computer displays an arbitrary number of function objects representing network functions to be used in communication and arbitrary nodes representing nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the communication program of the present invention.
  • the communication program 60 executes a target device list display process 61, a transmission apparatus designation process 62, a communication partner apparatus designation process 63, a line segment connection process 64, and a communication start process 65 as control programs for the computer.
  • the computer visually displays at least a part of the communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other as devices to be communicated with a display interval.
  • the computer designates a device that performs transmission among the communication destination candidate devices displayed in the target device list display processing 61 at the display position.
  • the communication partner device designation process 63 the computer individually displays the display positions of the predetermined number of communication partner devices with which the transmission device designated in the transmission device designation process 62 communicates in the device list display process 61. Specify with.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the communication apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Communication apparatus 100 includes an input / output unit 101, a line segment operation unit 102, a line segment network function conversion unit 103, a network function unit 104, and an information display unit 105.
  • Each of these units includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a storage device such as a hard disk, an input device such as a keyboard, and a display.
  • the ROM and the storage device store a computer program for causing the computer device to function as a communication device.
  • the computer device may function as a communication device when the CPU executes a computer program stored in the ROM and the storage device using the RAM as a work area.
  • the input / output unit 101 includes an input device such as a mouse or a keyboard as a pointing device (not shown) on which a user performs an input operation, and an output device such as a liquid crystal display.
  • the line segment operation unit 102 draws a line segment on the information display unit 105 when the user performs an input operation such as drag and drop using the input / output unit 101.
  • the line segment operating unit 102 is also called a line segment connecting unit.
  • the network function unit 104 realizes a function of the network itself, such as controlling a signal flowing through a network (not shown) to which the communication apparatus 100 is connected and changing the network structure.
  • the line segment network function conversion unit 103 executes the function of the network function unit 104 corresponding to the line segment.
  • the line segment network function conversion unit 103 converts input operation information (for example, line segment input information) of the line segment operation unit 102 into control information for executing the function of the network function unit 104,
  • the network function unit 104 is controlled.
  • the network function unit 104 is based on the control information of the line segment network function conversion unit 103. Performs a call for these communication devices to communicate.
  • the information display unit 105 displays an object that represents a network function of the network function unit 104 and an object that represents a communication device as a target node of the function.
  • the information display unit 105 displays a line segment between the object expressing the function of the network and the object expressing the target node of the function.
  • the object refers to a target or a target.
  • the information display unit 105 displays an object, an icon, or a name (phrase) such as a communication device as an object.
  • the line segment network function conversion unit 103 has a function of controlling various network functions, but in order to make the explanation easy to understand, the communication apparatus 100 will be described by taking the function as a telephone as an example here. To. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the case of a telephone, but is intended to control a network structure. For example, power transmission lines, computer networks, and distribution networks may be targeted. FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the communication apparatus according to the first embodiment when a telephone is a control target.
  • the same parts as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
  • the letter “A” is added to the end of the number in order to distinguish the device or part specialized for the function as a telephone from FIG. That is, communication device 100A specialized for a telephone as a control target includes an input / output unit 101, a line segment operation unit 102, a line segment telephone function conversion unit 103A, a telephone function unit 104A, and an information display unit 105. .
  • the telephone function unit 104A constituting the communication device 100A has a function as a telephone.
  • the line segment operation unit 102 is an operation unit in which the user of the communication device 100A performs an operation of drawing a line segment between the object of the communication device and the object of the other communication device (not shown).
  • the line segment is drawn using an operation called drag and drop, which is frequently used in information processing using a computer, for example.
  • the input operation information by the operation is supplied to the line telephone function conversion unit 103A.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103A executes the function of the telephone function unit 104A corresponding to the line segment.
  • a communication device having a telephone function A and a communication device having a telephone function B are displayed on the information display unit 105 as icons.
  • the line segment operation unit 102 draws a line segment between these icons and connects them.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103A controls the telephone function unit 104A between the paired communication devices.
  • a predetermined telephone function is executed by the telephone function unit 104A.
  • icons representing the communication devices A, B, and C are displayed on the information display unit 105, and the line segment operation unit 102 is connected between the communication devices A and B, and between the communication devices A and C, respectively.
  • a line is drawn.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the main part of the information display unit constituting the softphone.
  • the information display unit 105 displays two windows: a first window 121 indicating the own apparatus as a calling side apparatus, and a second window 122 indicating a list of telephone candidates and call destinations.
  • the first window 121 displays a telephone icon 131 for the first line and a telephone icon 132 for the second line based on a voice call on the assumption that the communication apparatus 100A in FIG. 8 accommodates two lines. ing.
  • the first window 121 also displays a video call icon 133 for making a video call and a chat icon 134 for making a chat using a telephone line.
  • the types and number of these icons differ depending on the number of lines accommodated in the communication device 100A and the telephone function to be selected by the user.
  • “Call Control” column 135 of the second window 122 names of the other party who is currently talking and the person to be called are displayed together with these icons 1361 to 13610.
  • Line segments 1371 and 1372 indicating the call state are connected between the icons 1361 and 1362 of the other party during the call and the telephone set icon 131 of the first line, respectively.
  • the user of the communication apparatus 100A shown in FIG. 8 is performing a group call by voice with two persons “Hirohisahori” and “Gakuji Matsuda” to be talked.
  • a call time (connection time) 139 is displayed under the telephone line icon 131 of the first line.
  • a line segment is moved from the telephone line icon 132 of the second line toward the “Contacts” column 141 that is currently in a non-call state by dragging the cursor 140 (operation by the input operation unit 101). 138 is partially withdrawn.
  • FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing an example of the state of operation of the communication device until the user starts a call step by step.
  • the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
  • the telephone icon 131 of the first line is displayed, but the telephone icon 132 of the second line is not displayed. This is because even if two or more lines are accommodated in the communication device 100A, the same unused telephone function is not displayed, thereby simplifying the display. It is.
  • the user operates the input unit 101, moves the cursor 140 to the position of the telephone line icon 131 of the first line, and selects this icon 131. .
  • the “call voice” function starts operating.
  • the user drags the cursor 140 toward the “Contacts” column 141. Dragging is realized by continuing to press and hold a specific button of a mouse (not shown).
  • the cursor 140 has moved to the “Hirohisahori” icon 1361.
  • the character “Hirohisahori” surrounded by a frame 151 corresponding to the icon 1361 is highlighted as in reverse display or colored display. Thereby, the user can confirm whether the other party of communication (call) may be “Hirohisa Horie”. If the destination is “Hirohisahori”, the user releases the mouse button and drops the line segment 138. Thereby, the moving position (drawing position) of the tip of the line segment 138 is determined.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103 ⁇ / b> A is activated by the output of the line segment operation unit 102.
  • the function unit 104A is controlled.
  • the telephone function unit 104A makes a call (transmission) as the third stage shown in FIG.
  • characters “Calling” indicating that a call is in progress are displayed.
  • the line segment 138 for connection shown in FIG. 10B is changed to a line segment 152 having a waveform indicating that transmission is in progress.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an operation when a group call is performed. In this figure, the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.
  • a group call can be made.
  • a line segment 137 indicating that a call is in progress is displayed between the telephone line icon 131 of the first line and the “Hirohisahori” icon 1361.
  • the user of the communication apparatus 100A in FIG. 8 tries to connect the line segment 138 to the “Yumi Table” icon 1365 by dragging the cursor 140 from the telephone line icon 131 of the first line.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a calling state of the second telephone when there are a plurality of communication lines. As described with reference to FIG.
  • the user performs a group call between “Hirohisahie” and “Yumi Table” using the first line.
  • a first line telephone icon 132 is also displayed in the first window 121 together with a first line telephone icon 131. Therefore, the user performs an operation of drawing a line segment 138 between the telephone line icon 132 of the second line and the other party such as “Gakuji Matsuda” in the “Contacts” column 141 and starts a call about this. can do.
  • both the first and second lines may be connected simultaneously, or the previous line may be put on hold. In the case of an instant message, it may operate to activate a plurality of lines simultaneously.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the communication device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
  • Communication device 100B of the present embodiment includes an input / output unit 101, a line segment operation unit 102B, a line segment telephone function conversion unit 103B, a telephone function unit 104A, and an information display unit 105B.
  • This communication device 100B specializes the network function as a telephone function, and can be compared with FIG. 8 in the first embodiment.
  • the line segment operation unit 102B includes a line segment state change unit 201.
  • the line segment state changing unit 201 is a circuit part that changes the state of the line segment displayed on the information display unit 105B by an operation such as a click by the user.
  • the line segment state refers to, for example, a calling state, an incoming state, a hold state, and a call state.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103B executes the function of the corresponding telephone function unit 104A according to the state of the line segment output from the line segment operation unit 102B.
  • the information display unit 105B newly includes a line segment state display unit 202.
  • the line segment state display unit 202 performs visual representation such as the shape, color, and movement of the line segment in accordance with the line segment state and displays it.
  • 14 to 17 are diagrams showing visual representations of line segments added by the line segment state display unit when the information display unit displays the line segments in the communication apparatus according to the second embodiment.
  • the same parts as those in FIG. 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. This will be described with reference to FIG.
  • a line segment 152 ⁇ / b> B having a waveform indicating that a call is being transmitted is connected between the telephone line icon 131 of the first line and the icon 1361 indicating “Hirohisahori”.
  • the line segment state changing unit 201 in the line segment operation unit 102B may send drawing data to that effect to the information display unit 105B.
  • the information display unit 105 ⁇ / b> B can reproduce a moving line segment by reproducing the sent drawing data on the line segment state display unit 202.
  • the drawing data may be stored in the information display unit 105B in advance, and the line segment state changing unit 201 may instruct which drawing data to reproduce.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a case where the communication device 100B is the incoming side.
  • a line segment 223 having a polygonal line shape periodically moves from the direction of the arrow 222, that is, the icon 1361 indicating “Hirohisahori” to the icon 131 side of the telephone of the first line.
  • the user of the communication device 100B knows that a call is being received, and can perform necessary operations such as hooking off a telephone (not shown).
  • the user may be switched to a call state by clicking the line segment 223.
  • the user can intuitively grasp that the communication is in progress and the direction of the communication by the display forms of FIGS. 14 and 15.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a state during a call.
  • the luminance of the color of the line segment 224 is higher than in other states.
  • the thickness of the line segment 224 may be thicker than other display forms, or a pattern may be added to the line segment 224. If the state in which communication is performed can be distinguished from the state of other line segments, various display forms can be employed besides this.
  • the line segment 224 in a call state visualizes the concept of connection between communication devices, and the user may directly operate the line segment 224.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state in which a call is put on hold.
  • the line segment 225 has a thick broken line shape. Instead, the line segment 225 may be drawn with reduced brightness, or the line segment 225 may be made thinner.
  • various display forms that image the hold may be adopted.
  • the line segment 225 in the hold state may be clicked or double-clicked to start a call. That is, you may make it change by a toggle system during a telephone call and on-hold.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the communication device according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • Communication device 100C of the present embodiment includes an input / output unit 101, a line segment operation unit 102C, a line segment telephone function conversion unit 103C, a telephone function unit 104A, and an information display unit 105B.
  • This communication device 100C specializes the network function as a telephone function, and can be compared with FIG. 8 in the first embodiment.
  • the line segment operation unit 102 ⁇ / b> C includes a line segment state change unit 201 and a connecting line segment operation unit 301.
  • the line segment state change unit 201 is a circuit part that changes the state of the line segment displayed on the information display unit 105B by an operation such as a click by the user, and is the same as FIG.
  • the information display unit 105B has the same configuration as that in FIG.
  • the connection-destination line segment operation unit 301 draws a line segment between the connection destinations when the user performs an operation such as drag and drop.
  • the connection destination line segment operation unit 301 is configured to change the line segment from the connection standby state to the connection state by performing an operation such as clicking on the line segment between the connection destinations.
  • the line telephone function converter 103C has the following functions in addition to the functions of the line telephone function converter 103B shown in FIG.
  • FIGS. 19A to 19D are diagrams illustrating an example of a state of operation of the communication device from the connection destination to the transfer of another call to another connection destination.
  • the same parts as those in FIG. 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. This will be described with reference to FIG. In the example of FIG.
  • a call is transferred from the connection destination “Hirohis Horie” 311 to the connection destination “Hiroshi Yoshida” 312.
  • the telephone of the user's first line is in a connected state (during a call) with the connection destination “Hirohisa Horie” 311. Therefore, dragging is started from the icon 1361 of the connection destination “Hirohisahie” 311 during the call. As a result, a line segment 138 is drawn between the icon 1361 of “Hirohisahori” 311 and the cursor 140.
  • connection destination line segment operation unit 301 the connection destination “Hiroshi Yoshida” 312 that is the transfer destination. Accordingly, the line segment 138 is drawn between the two connection destinations by the connection destination line segment operation unit 301 and the information display unit 105B.
  • the connection destination “Hirohisahie” 311 that was in a call by the connection destination line segment operation unit 301 is displayed. Between users of the communication device 100C is put on hold. As a result, a line segment 225 indicating the state where the call shown in FIG.
  • the line segment 331 may be drawn by processing such as increasing the transparency, adding a pattern, or making a broken line.
  • the fourth stage shown in FIG. 19D represents a state after the user of the communication device 100C clicks the line segment 331 indicating the connection standby shown in FIG. 19C.
  • the connection destination line segment operation unit 301 changes the connection standby state to the connected state. That is, a line segment 137 indicating the connection state is drawn between the icon 1361 of “Hirohisahori” 311 and the icon 1364 of “HiroshiYoshida” 312.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the communication device according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • Communication apparatus 100D of the present embodiment includes an input / output unit 101, a line segment operation unit 102D, a line segment telephone function conversion unit 103D, a telephone function unit 104A, and an information display unit 105D.
  • the line segment operation unit 102D includes a line segment cutting operation unit 401.
  • the line segment cutting operation unit 401 switches the state of the line segment to cutting.
  • the information display unit 105 ⁇ / b> D includes a line segment cut display unit 402.
  • the line segment cutting display unit 402 divides and displays a line segment when the state of the line segment is cut.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103D executes a function of disconnecting the line connection of the telephone function unit 104A when the state of the line segment is disconnected.
  • FIG. 21A and 21B show an operation for disconnecting a line during a call and a change in display form due to the operation.
  • 16A shows the same state as that in FIG. 16, and a line segment 224 indicating a state during a call is a telephone line icon 131 of the first line and an icon 1361 of “Hirohisahori” 311. It is drawn in between.
  • FIG. 21B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the user of the communication device 100D disconnects the line during the call in the state illustrated in FIG. The user brings the cursor 140 to a position above or below the line segment 224 and crosses the cursor 140 with the line segment 224 as indicated by an arrow 411.
  • the line segment cut display unit 402 performs drawing by dragging the mouse and moving the cursor 140 so as to cut the line segment 224.
  • the line segment telephone function conversion unit 103D converts the disconnection operation of the line segment disconnection operation unit 401 into a line disconnection command, and the line disconnection by the telephone function unit 104A is executed.
  • the disconnection of the line should not be performed by an operation unrelated to the user, but on the other hand, the operation for disconnection should not be required to be excessively strict.
  • the direction of dragging the mouse with respect to the line segment 224 preferably has an allowable range of about plus or minus several tens of degrees with respect to an angle orthogonal to the line segment 224.
  • the line segment cutting operation unit 401 can also be regarded as a line disconnecting operation when the user double-clicks the line segment 224 or drags and drops the line segment 224 itself to a trash box (not shown).
  • FIG. 22 specifically shows an example of the configuration of a communication apparatus specialized for the telephone function.
  • the communication device 500 includes a main control unit 503 in which a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 501, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a memory 502 such as a hard disk are arranged.
  • the main control unit 503 controls each unit of the communication device 500 that functions as a telephone via a bus 504 such as a data bus.
  • a bus 504 such as a data bus.
  • the input circuit 504 is connected to a mouse 505 as a pointing device.
  • a pointing device other than the mouse 505 may be used.
  • the display control circuit 506 is connected to a display 507 to display various visual information.
  • the communication destination candidate registration unit 508 registers various communication destination candidates displayed in the second window 122 of the embodiment.
  • the content displayed at a time in the second window 122 may be a part according to the usage frequency, for example.
  • the coordinate determination unit 509 determines the coordinate position on the display 507 by the operation of the mouse 505. As a result, for example, it can be seen that the destination of the cursor 140 in FIG. 9 is the telephone line icon 131 or icon 1361 of the first line.
  • the operation decoding unit 511 decodes the operation performed by the user based on the coordinate position determined by the coordinate determination unit 509 and the operation content of the mouse 505 such as click. For example, in FIG. 9, if the user starts to drag the mouse 505 from the position of the second line telephone icon 132, it is decoded that the line segment 138 should be drawn between the cursor 140 from that position. .
  • icons and line segment data as various objects as shown in FIG. 9 are registered.
  • the line segment drawing unit 513 may be included in the display control circuit 506, but draws a line segment given from the icon / line segment registration unit 512. Drawing can also be performed like a moving image.
  • the common telephone function unit 515 is a circuit part that aggregates functions as a telephone in the communication device 500.
  • the communication device 500 is a device having a function other than a telephone
  • the common telephone function unit 515 may be replaced with a circuit portion having a common function as the communication device.
  • FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a state of call processing in a combination of the first embodiment and the second embodiment. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 22.
  • the operation decoding unit 511 monitors whether dragging has started (step S601).
  • the operation decoding unit 511 uses the coordinate determination unit 509 to determine whether the coordinates of the start point are the positions of the telephone line icon 131 of the first line and the telephone line icon 132 of the second line. A check is made (step S602). If it is a position other than these icons 131 and 132, (N), it does not relate to the call of the voice call to be processed this time. Therefore, in this case, the process returns to step S601 again (return). On the other hand, if the drag start point is one of the icons 131 and 132 (step S602: Y), the data of the line segment 138 for line connection is read from the icon / line segment registration unit 512, and the line segment is drawn.
  • Drawing is performed by the unit 513, and this drawing data is sent to the display control circuit 506.
  • the display control circuit 506 writes the drawing data in a corresponding portion of the display 507, and draws a line segment 138 between the icon 131 or 132 and the cursor 140 (step S603).
  • the operation decoding unit 511 monitors whether a drop operation is performed (step S604). Until the drop operation is performed (N), the process returns to step S603, and the drawing process of the line segment 138 according to the movement of the cursor 140 is continued.
  • the operation decoding unit 511 determines whether the position is any one of the icons 136 existing in the “Contacts” column 141 (step S605).
  • step S605 Y
  • the line segment 152 ⁇ / b> B indicating that the call is being transmitted is read from the icon / line segment registration unit 512 and sent to the line segment drawing unit 513.
  • the line segment drawing unit 513 sends drawing data based on the moving image of the line segment 152 ⁇ / b> B having a waveform indicating transmission to the display control circuit 506.
  • the display control circuit 506 writes this drawing data in the corresponding part of the display 507, and draws the line segment 152B between the position of the telephone icons 131 and 132 of the first or second line and the connection destination icon 136. Is started (step S606).
  • the common telephone function unit 515 starts calling processing for the telephone indicated by the connection destination icon 136 (step S607). This completes the processing up to a series of calls (return).
  • the dynamic line segment 152B is drawn in step S606, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the line segment 152 as a still image may be drawn as described with reference to FIG. 10C of the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 24 shows the state of the cutting process described in the fourth embodiment. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22.
  • the operation decoding unit 511 monitors whether dragging has started (step S621). When dragging starts (Y), the operation decoding unit 511 checks with the coordinate determination unit 509 whether the coordinates of the start point are away from the line segment 224 indicating that the call is in progress and are within a predetermined distance range from the line segment 224. (Step S622). This is a determination as to whether it is in the vicinity of the line segment 224.
  • step S622: N If the drag start point exists at any other location (step S622: N), the process is irrelevant to the disconnection of the line, so that the process is returned to step S601 again because an incorrect process has been performed (return). ).
  • step S622: Y when it is determined that the starting point of the drag is in the vicinity of the line segment 224 (step S622: Y), the operation decoding unit 511 performs the drag that intersects the line segment 224 within the time t1 from now on. Is checked by the coordinate determination unit 509 (steps S623 and S624). If such a drag is not performed within time t1 (step S623: N, step S624: Y), the process returns to step S601 again (return) assuming that an incorrect process has been performed.
  • the operation decoding unit 511 determines that the intersection angle at that time is the first angle ⁇ 1 determined in advance with respect to the line segment 224. It is determined whether the angle ⁇ is within the range of the second angle ⁇ 2 (step S625). If it is not in such an angle range (N), the process is irrelevant to the disconnection of the line, so that the process is returned to step S601 again (assuming that an incorrect process has been performed) (return). On the other hand, when it is determined that the intersection angle is the angle ⁇ within the range of the first angle ⁇ 1 and the second angle ⁇ 2 (step S625: Y), the display control circuit 506 displays the display 507. Change the display.
  • the display control circuit 506 changes the drawing of the line segment 224 indicating the busy state displayed on the display 507 to the drawing as shown in FIG. S626).
  • the telephone common function unit 515 performs a process of disconnecting the connection destination line (step S627).
  • a series of processing ends ends (return).
  • the communication operation by the GUI becomes possible.
  • the current user or system such as the telephone function to be executed, the telephone connection destination, the communication status, the operation progress, etc. It is possible to intuitively grasp the state of.
  • an arbitrary number of function objects expressing network functions to be used in communication and an arbitrary number of nodes expressing nodes to be communicated when performing communication using the network functions described above An object display unit that displays a list of objects, and (b) a communication target set selection unit that selects a desired one of the functional objects and node objects displayed on the object display unit as a set to be communicated; (C) A line segment connecting unit that connects the display parts of the objects selected by the communication target group selecting unit with a line segment, and (d) a network function indicated by the functional object connected with the line segment connecting unit.
  • the communication device may include a network function execution unit that executes with the node object.
  • a communication destination candidate device storage unit that stores a list of communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other, and (b) of the communication destination candidate devices stored in the communication destination candidate device storage unit
  • a target device list display unit that visually displays at least a part of each device as a communication target at a display interval, and (c) transmission among the communication destination candidate devices displayed on the target device list display unit.
  • a transmission device designating unit that designates a device that performs the transmission at its display position; and (d) a device that displays on the device list display unit a predetermined number of communication partner devices with which the transmission device designated by the transmission device designating unit communicates A communication partner device designating unit individually designated at these display positions from among the above, (e) each of the display positions of the predetermined number of communication partner devices individually designated by the communication partner device designating unit, and the transmitting device described above
  • the communication apparatus may include a line segment connecting unit that connects the display position with a line segment, and (f) a communication start unit that starts communication between the devices at the display position connected by the line segment connecting unit. good.
  • An object display step for displaying a list of node objects on the display screen; and (b) a communication target group for selecting a desired one of the functional objects and node objects displayed in the object display step as a communication target group.
  • Network function to be executed with node objects that connect network functions Communication method and line step may be provided with.
  • a target device list display step for visually displaying a list of at least a part of communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other as devices to be communicated, each with a display interval;
  • a transmitting device designating step for designating a device to be transmitted at the display position among the communication destination candidate devices displayed in the target device list displaying step; and
  • a transmitting device designated in the transmitting device designating step is a communication partner device designating step for individually designating a predetermined number of communication partner devices with which communication is to be performed at these display positions from among the devices that are displayed in the device list display step, and (d) in this communication partner device designating step.
  • (E) communication start step and a communication method of initiating communication between the devices of the display position linked by this line segment connecting step may comprise.
  • a communication program for a computer (a) an arbitrary number of function objects expressing network functions to be used in communication and communication targets when communication is performed using the network functions described above.
  • a communication target group selection process to be selected as a pair (c) a line segment connection process for connecting the display parts of the objects selected in the communication target group selection process with a line segment, and (d) a connection with the line segment connection process.
  • Communication program for executing a network function execution process may be a recording medium recording a.
  • a target device that visually displays a list of at least some of communication destination candidate devices that can communicate with each other as devices to be communicated with a display interval.
  • a list display process (b) a transmission apparatus designating process for designating a device to be transmitted at the display position among the communication destination candidate apparatuses displayed in the target apparatus list display process; and (c) the transmission apparatus designation process.
  • a communication partner device designation process for individually designating a predetermined number of communication partner devices to be communicated by the transmission device designated in the above in the display position from among the devices that display in the device list display process, and (d) this communication Line segment connection processing for connecting each of the display positions of the predetermined number of communication partner devices individually specified in the partner device specification processing and the display positions of the transmission device with line segments.
  • a communication program for executing a communication start process to start the communication between devices in the display position which is connected with the line connection process.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un dispositif de communication qui utilise une interface utilisateur intuitive pour rendre plus aisées diverses actions de communication même lors du traitement d'une pluralité de canaux de communication. Le dispositif de communication de la présente invention permet de sélectionner à la fois une « fonction » et une « cible » avec une action, et utilise une interface GUI intuitive pour mettre en œuvre diverses actions de communication telles que l'établissement d'appels, la fin d'appels, la mise en attente d'appels et le renvoi d'appels. Ledit dispositif de communication est pourvu : d'un certain nombre d'objets fonctionnels qui représentent des fonctions réseau utilisées lors d'une communication; d'une unité d'affichage d'objet qui affiche une liste d'un certain nombre d'objets de nœud qui représentent des nœuds avec lesquels on peut communiquer à l'aide des fonctions réseau; d'une unité de connexion de segment de ligne qui utilise des segments de ligne pour raccorder un objet fonctionnel affiché par l'unité d'affichage d'objet aux zones d'affichage des objets de nœud sélectionnés par un utilisateur; et d'une unité d'exécution de fonction réseau qui exécute la fonction réseau indiquée par l'objet fonctionnel raccordé à un segment de ligne entre les objets de nœud raccordés.
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