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- the present invention relates to communication technology for responding to consultations from an unspecified number of consultants via a network.
- Patent Document 1 when a contact is to be made via a line, a media attribute value is transferred from a calling side to a specified receiving side, and the receiving side responds to the received attribute value.
- a technique for performing an incoming call notification method is known.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for solving the above-described problems.
- a communication processing system comprising: a user communication terminal operated by a user; and a responder communication terminal operated by a responder responding to an inquiry from the user, Responder communication terminal information storage means for storing each of the plurality of responder communication terminals in association with attributes of the responder operating the responder communication terminal; The responder attribute corresponding to the user attribute is retrieved by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage means, and the responder communication terminal associated with the responder attribute, and the user communication Connection control means for controlling to connect to a terminal; It is characterized by providing.
- a communication processing method includes: A communication processing method of a communication processing system comprising: a user communication terminal operated by a user; and a responder communication terminal operated by a responder responding to an inquiry from the user, It is a communication processing method of a communication processing system comprising responder communication terminal information storage means for associating and storing each of a plurality of responder communication terminals and the attribute of the responder operating the responder communication terminal.
- responder communication terminal information storage means for associating and storing each of a plurality of responder communication terminals and the attribute of the responder operating the responder communication terminal.
- the responder attribute corresponding to the user attribute is retrieved by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage means, and the responder communication terminal associated with the responder attribute, and the user communication Control to connect to the device, It is characterized by that.
- a communication processing apparatus provides: Responder communication terminal information storage that stores each of the plurality of responder communication terminals operated by a responder responding to an inquiry from a user and the attribute of the responder that operates the responder communication terminal in association with each other. Means, The responder attribute corresponding to the user attribute is searched by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage means, and the responder communication terminal associated with the responder attribute and the user Connection control means for controlling to connect to the user communication terminal to be operated; It is characterized by providing.
- a control method includes: Responder communication terminal information storage that stores each of the plurality of responder communication terminals operated by a responder responding to an inquiry from a user and the attribute of the responder that operates the responder communication terminal in association with each other.
- a communication processing apparatus control method comprising means, The responder attribute corresponding to the user attribute is searched by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage means, and the responder communication terminal associated with the responder attribute and the user Controlling to connect to the user communication terminal to be operated; It is characterized by that.
- a program provides: Responder communication terminal information storage that stores each of the plurality of responder communication terminals operated by a responder responding to an inquiry from a user and the attribute of the responder that operates the responder communication terminal in association with each other.
- a communication processing device comprising means; The responder attribute corresponding to the user attribute is searched by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage means, and the responder communication terminal associated with the responder attribute and the user Connection control means for controlling to connect to the user communication terminal to be operated; It is characterized by realizing.
- the receiving side to be called can be selected based on the attribute of the consultant.
- the communication processing system 100 includes a user communication terminal 101 operated by a user 102 and a responder communication terminal 103 operated by a responder 104 that responds to an inquiry from the user 102.
- a communication processing system 100 includes a user communication terminal 101 operated by a user 102 and a responder communication terminal 103 operated by a responder 104 responding to an inquiry from the user 102.
- the processing system 100 includes a responder communication terminal information storage unit 120 that associates and stores each of the plurality of responder communication terminals 103 and attributes of the responder 104 that operates the responder communication terminal 103, and a user 102.
- the responder 104 attribute corresponding to the attribute of the responder is searched by referring to the responder communication terminal information storage unit 120, the responder communication terminal 103 associated with the attribute of the responder 104, the user communication terminal 101, And a connection control unit 140 that controls the connection between the two.
- the consultation notification is notified to the operator terminal registered by the operator who can respond according to the language used as the attribute of the consultant, even if the operator changes, communication failure due to the difference in language does not occur.
- An appropriate connection between the consultant and the operator can be realized without useless operations such as confirming the language used.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the communication processing system 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the consultation terminal is described as a terminal arranged in the airport, but the same consultation system is also effectively applied in public facilities such as hotels where multilinguals are used.
- the communication processing system 200 is not limited to the consultation from the consultant, and may be used in any usage situation.
- the communication processing system 200 is roughly composed of the following three parts. One is a plurality of consultation terminals 220 to 240 that receive access from the consultant 250, accept input of consultation content, and output the response. The other is a plurality of operator terminals 260 to 280 that receive the access of the responder (operator) 290 for the consultation, input the operator's attributes, and output the consultation of the consultant to receive the operator's input. Furthermore, the communication processing apparatus 210 which connects a consultant and an operator according to a mutual attribute is provided.
- Each of the plurality of consultation terminals 220 to 240 includes display units 221 to 241, headphones with microphones 222 to 242, and video cameras 223 to 243 that photograph the consultant.
- Each of the plurality of operator terminals 260 to 280 also includes display units 261 to 281, headphones with microphones 262 to 282, and video cameras 263 to 283 that photograph the consultant.
- the headphone with a microphone may be arranged separately from a microphone and a speaker.
- the microphone-equipped headphone may be used for conversation between the consultant and the operator, and may have a speaker that generates sound corresponding to the display image on the display unit. For example, it is desirable that an operation instruction such as a menu is given by this speaker. Furthermore, an operation instruction microphone may be provided separately.
- the display units 221 to 241 have an input unit (user input means) that receives input from a consultant such as a touch panel.
- the display units 261 to 281 have an input unit (responder input means) that receives an input from an operator such as a touch panel.
- the input unit is not limited to a touch panel, and may include a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.
- the communication processing unit 210 includes a data server 211 for data for controlling image display on the display unit and video camera shooting of the consultation terminal and the operator terminal, and voice input of the headphones with the microphones of the consultation terminal and the operator terminal.
- the communication processing device 210 is a content database (hereinafter, referred to as a content storage unit) that stores content to be provided to a consultant such as images, videos, sounds, and characters, and content that should be shared by the consultant and the operator.
- DB content database
- the voice connection in the server (PBX) 213 is controlled 215 by the data server 211, and the connection status (Status) is returned from the server (PBX) 213 for control of the data server 211.
- FIG. 2 shows a typical processing situation in the communication processing system 200 by display screens of the display units 221 to 241, 261 to 281 and connection states of the data server 211 and the server (PBX) 213. Yes.
- a consultation terminal 220 used by a consultant who speaks Japanese is connected to an operator terminal 270 which is registered and accepted by an operator who can speak Japanese.
- a consultation terminal 230 used by an English speaking consultant is connected to an operator terminal 280 registered and accepted by an English speaking operator.
- a consultation terminal 240 used by a consultant who speaks Chinese is connected to an operator terminal 260 which is registered and accepted by an operator who can speak Chinese.
- Each language is also displayed on the display screen for easy communication.
- FIG. 2 shows a case where each language is one.
- the feature of this embodiment is that when an operator who can speak a certain language is registered in a plurality of operator terminals, a consultation is notified to the plurality of operator terminals so that the language used can be identified. To be connected by acceptance.
- the consultant can start communication in his language smoothly from the beginning without any operation.
- the operator can know without any operation that the consultant is requesting communication in a language that he can speak. Therefore, the operator does not need to replace another operator who can speak the language used by the consultant, and thus can receive the consultation efficiently without making the consultant wait.
- the operator is bilingual who can speak a plurality of languages, the user can know in which language of the language he / she can speak without any operation.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the communication processing system 200 according to the present embodiment.
- the communication processing system 200 includes a plurality of consultation terminals 220 to 240 used by the consultant 250, a plurality of operator terminals 260 to 280 used by the operator 290, and a connection between the consultation terminal and the operator terminal. And a communication processing device 210 for controlling the communication.
- a communication processing device 210 for controlling the communication.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the consultation terminal 220 and the operator terminal 260 according to the present embodiment. Since the consultation terminals 230 and 240 and the operator terminals 270 and 280 are the same, they are represented by the consultation terminal 220 and the operator terminal 260.
- the common terminal control unit 400 includes a communication control unit 410 that controls communication via the network 300.
- Information communicated by the communication control unit 410 is separated into data and voice, and the data control unit 420 performs control such as data encoding and decoding.
- the screen control unit 430 generates screen data based on the data from the data control unit 420 and displays the screen data on the display unit 221/261.
- the instruction data is sent to the data control unit 420 based on the instruction from the display unit 221/261.
- the voice control unit 440 performs control such as voice compression.
- the transmitter / receiver unit 450 converts the sound from the sound control unit 440 into a reproduction signal, and outputs the sound from the headphones 222/262 with a microphone.
- audio data is sent to the audio control unit 440 based on audio input from the microphone of the headphone with microphone 222/262.
- the terminal control unit 400 may be a general-purpose computer, and can be realized by a personal computer, for example.
- the display unit 221/261, the headphone with microphone 222/262, and the video camera 223/263 are the same as those in FIG.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the communication processing apparatus 210 according to the present embodiment.
- the communication processing device 210 includes a communication control unit 510 that controls communication via the network 300.
- the information communicated by the communication control unit 510 is separated into data and voice, and the content control unit 540 performs control such as encoding of data from the content DB 212.
- the voice connection unit 530 controls voice connection between the consultation terminal and the operator terminal.
- the connection control unit 520 provides consultation based on the consultant's language used as the consultant's attribute input from the consultation terminal and the operator's language used (operable language) as the operator's attribute registered from the operator terminal. Controls the data connection and voice connection between the terminal and the operator terminal.
- the connection control unit 520 has the following functional components.
- the operator attribute storage unit 521 stores in advance a spoken language as an attribute for a person working as an operator in the communication processing system 200.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 stores the attribute of the operator in use in association with the operator terminal when the operator registered in the operator attribute storage unit 521 starts using any operator terminal.
- the counselor attribute storage unit 523 stores the language used for the consultation input by the counselor from any of the consultation terminals in association with the consultation terminal.
- the attribute collation unit 524 uses the operator terminal / operator as an operator terminal that is used (operated) by an operator who can use (corresponding) the language that matches (corresponds) with the language used by the consultant stored in the consultant attribute storage unit 523.
- a search is made from the attribute storage unit 522.
- the terminal connection unit 525 notifies the operator terminal used by the operator who can use the language that matches the language used by the consultant of “consultation”. Then, when accepting the consultation response from one of the notified operator terminals, the operator terminal is connected to the consultation terminal consulted by the consultant.
- the communication processing device 210 may be a general-purpose computer, for example, a personal computer.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the operator attribute storage unit 521 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator attribute storage unit 521 is associated with an operator identifier (hereinafter referred to as ID (Identification)) 611, and there are Japanese 612, Chinese 613, Korean 614, and English 615 as language types that can be used for conversation by the operator. It is remembered.
- ID Operator identifier
- Japanese 612, Chinese 613, Korean 614, and English 615 as language types that can be used for conversation by the operator. It is remembered.
- languages that can be used are indicated by ⁇ . Although four languages are shown in FIG. 6A, the present invention is not limited to this. Further, when the operator uses the operator terminal, an area for storing the operator terminal ID 620 is prepared.
- FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a configuration of operator terminal usage information 600 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator terminal usage information 600 is information indicating the operator ID 622 that uses the operator terminal ID 621 and the usage status 623 of the operator terminal in association with the operator terminal ID 621.
- the operator terminal usage information 600 is stored in, for example, an operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 described later with reference to FIG. 6C or another storage unit (not shown).
- the usage status 623 of the operator terminal includes, but is not limited to, consulting (in use), connectable (operator standby), and absence (no operator).
- the operator terminal ID 621 can include an IP (Internet Protocol) address.
- FIG. 6C is a diagram showing a configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 is the same as that in which the operator terminal ID 630 being used is stored in the operator attribute storage unit 521 of FIG. 6A.
- the used operator terminal ID (including the IP address) 630 is stored based on the operator terminal usage information 600 of FIG. 6B.
- the configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 is not limited to the configuration of FIG. 6C, and any configuration can be used as long as the operator ID 611 and the language used are stored in association with the operator terminal ID 630. Good.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the consulter attribute storage unit 523 according to the present embodiment.
- the counselor attribute storage unit 523 stores a language 702 that is a counselor attribute in association with the consultation terminal ID 701. Furthermore, other attributes 703 (for example, the sex and age of a consultant described later) may be stored.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of the content DB 212 according to the present embodiment.
- the content DB 212 stores a content ID 804 made up of the language used in association with the language used 801, the consultation content 802, and the consultation target 803.
- the consultation content 802 is a sightseeing consultation outside the airport
- the consultation target 803 is sightseeing in the city
- the content with the content ID 804 “JP21” (21 in Japanese) Is used for guidance.
- the consultation content 802 is airport destination consultation
- the consultation target 803 is a boarding gate
- the content with the content ID 804 “EG11” (11 in English) is used for guidance. Is done.
- the classification of the language used 801, the consultation content 802, and the consultation target 803 is not limited to this example.
- FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an operation procedure 900 of the communication processing system according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 9 shows an outline of the entire operation procedure, and details will be described with reference to FIGS. 10A, 10B, and 11.
- FIG. 9 the consultation terminal 240 will be described as a representative.
- initial setup is performed.
- standby display of the initial screen
- the operator terminals 260 to 280 when the operator selects each operator terminal in step S903, an available language that is an attribute that can be handled is associated with the operator terminal.
- the operator terminal 260 has an operator who can speak Chinese
- the operator terminal 270 has an operator who can speak English
- the operator terminal 280 has an operator who can speak Chinese.
- this supported language is not input from the operator terminal, but the operator's supported language is previously associated with the operator ID and stored in the operator attribute storage unit 521, and the operator ID is The language that can be handled by the operator is automatically acquired in the communication processing device 210 by being input. When the initial setup is complete, it will wait for the consultant's access. Note that there is no need for an operator to be present in all operator terminals. An operator terminal without an operator is excluded from system control.
- the consultation terminal 240 transmits the input attribute (here, Chinese) to the communication processing device 210 in step S911.
- the communication processing device 210 determines that a Chinese-speaking operator is attached to the operator terminals 260 and 280, and informs the operator terminal 260 and 280 that a consultant who wants to consult in Chinese has accessed in step S913. To do.
- FIG. 9 shows a case where the operator 290 of the operator terminal 280 accepts his / her response.
- the operator terminal 280 returns a signal corresponding to the consultation request to the communication processing device 210. Since the communication processing device 210 has accepted the consultation, in step S917, it notifies the other notification destination operator terminal 260 that the consultation has been processed (or that another operator terminal has accepted).
- the communication processing device 210 sends a connection request to the consultation terminal 240 and the operator terminal 280.
- the consultation terminal 240 and the operator terminal 280 are connected.
- the voice is directly connected by the server (PBX) 213 so that conversation can be performed with headphones with a microphone.
- the data server 211 displays a common screen for the data.
- FIG. 10A is a sequence diagram showing an operation procedure S901 of initial setup of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 according to the present embodiment. Note that the operation procedure of FIG. 10A is an example, and it is not always necessary to execute all the procedures of FIG. 10A in S901 of FIG.
- the voice control unit 440 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 transmits a terminal registration request to the voice connection unit 530 of the communication processing device 210 in step S1001.
- voice connection unit 530 sends a terminal registration request to connection control unit 520 in step S1003.
- the connection control unit 520 returns terminal registration completion to the voice connection unit 530 in step S1005.
- the voice connection unit 530 returns terminal registration completion to the voice control unit 440 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240.
- step S1009 the voice control unit 440 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 notifies the data control unit 420 of completion of the terminal registration process by the voice control unit 440.
- step S ⁇ b> 1011 the data control unit 420 requests initial content (including an initial screen) from the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210.
- the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210 reads the initial content from the content DB 212 and transmits it to the data control unit 420 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 in step S1013.
- the data control unit 420 displays the initial content initial screen (see FIG. 13A) on the display units 221 to 241 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240, and waits for access from the consultant.
- FIG. 10B is a sequence diagram showing an operation procedure S903 of initial setup of the operator terminals 260 to 280 according to the present embodiment. Note that the operation procedure of FIG. 10B is an example, and it is not always necessary to execute all the procedures of FIG. 10B in S903 of FIG.
- the voice control unit 440 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 transmits a terminal registration request to the voice connection unit 530 of the communication processing device 210 in step S1021.
- voice connection unit 530 sends a terminal registration request to connection control unit 520 in step S1023.
- the connection control unit 520 returns terminal registration completion to the voice connection unit 530 in step S1025.
- the voice connection unit 530 returns operator registration completion to the voice control unit 440 of the operator terminals 260 to 280.
- step S1029 the voice control unit 440 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 notifies the data control unit 420 of completion of the terminal registration process (voice completion) by the voice control unit 440.
- step S1031 the data control unit 420 requests authentication content for operator authentication from the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210.
- the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210 reads the authentication content from the content DB 212 and transmits it to the data control unit 420 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 in step S1033.
- the data control unit 420 displays an authentication content authentication screen (not shown) on the display units 261 to 281 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 and waits for input of authentication information from the operator.
- Input from the operator may be received by a touch panel (responder input means) included in the display units 261 to 281 or may be received by input means such as a keyboard (not shown).
- the authentication information includes an operator ID for identifying the operator and a password if necessary. In the present embodiment, this operator ID is used as information for associating the second communication terminal (operator terminal) with the attribute of the responder using the second communication terminal in the communication processing device 210.
- the authentication information may also include responder attributes.
- step S1035 data control unit 420 of operator terminals 260 to 280 transmits the operator authentication information to content control unit 540 of communication processing device 210.
- content control unit 540 sends operator authentication information to connection control unit 520 in step S1037.
- the connection control unit 520 returns operator authentication completion to the content control unit 540 in step S1039.
- step S1041 the content control unit 540 returns operator authentication completion (completion of operator registration) to the data control unit 420 of the operator terminals 260 to 280.
- step S1043 the data control unit 420 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 requests standby content including standby display from the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210.
- the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210 reads the standby content from the content DB 212 and transmits it to the data control unit 420 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 in step S1045.
- the data control unit 420 displays a standby screen for standby content on the display unit.
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing operation procedures S911 to S921 of the consultation process in the communication processing system 200 according to the present embodiment. Note that the operation procedure in FIG. 11 is an example, and it is not always necessary to execute all the procedures in FIG. 11 in S911 to S921 in FIG. 9, and even a simplified sequence such as S911 to S921 in FIG. I do not care.
- step S1101 When the consultant selects a category (use language) from the screens of the consultation terminals 220 to 240, in step S1101, the screen control unit 430 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 sets the use language of the consultant to the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210. Send to. In step S1103, the content control unit 540 returns a reception report of the language used by the consultant.
- the screen control unit 430 transmits a consultation start notification to the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210 in step S1105.
- step S1107 the content control unit of the communication processing device 210 passes the language used by the consultant to the connection control unit 520.
- connection control unit 520 of the communication processing device 210 collates the usable language of the operator attached to the operator terminals 260 to 280 with the language used by the consultant passed from the content control unit 540.
- the connection control unit 520 instructs the content control unit 540 to transmit a start notification screen to the operator terminal that matches the language used, and in step S1113, the audio connection unit 530 outputs a sound.
- the operator terminal is used by the communication processing device 210 (content control unit 540 and voice connection unit 530).
- the consultation notification screen and the voice are transmitted to 260 and 280. Since the operator of the operator terminal 270 is English, neither a notification screen nor a voice is transmitted to the operator terminal 270.
- step S1111 the content control unit 540 transmits a start notification screen to the screen control unit 430 of the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant, and also sends a consultation notification screen to the operator terminals 260 and 280 (FIG. 13B). reference).
- step S1115 the voice connection unit 530 sends voice to the transmission / reception unit 450 of the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant, and sends voice to the operator terminals 260 and 280.
- the notification screen may display the contents of the consultation in the language used, or may only indicate that there is a consultation in the language used.
- the notification method is not particularly limited as long as the operator can determine the language used by the consultant.
- step S ⁇ b> 1117 the screen control unit 430 of the operator terminal 280 transmits a corresponding acceptance to the content control unit 540 of the communication processing device 210.
- step S ⁇ b> 1119 the content control unit 540 notifies the connection control unit 520 that the response to the consultation is accepted by the operator terminal 280.
- step S1121 the connection control unit 520 instructs the voice connection unit 530 to make a voice connection between the consulting terminal accessed by the consultant and the operator terminal 280.
- step S 1127 the content control unit 540 is instructed to screen-connect to the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant and the operator terminal 280.
- step S1123 the voice connection unit 530 instructs the voice connection unit 450 of the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant and the voice transmission / reception unit 450 of the operator terminal 280 to perform voice connection.
- step S1131 the content control unit 540 instructs the screen control unit 430 of the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant and the screen control unit 430 of the operator terminal 280 to connect the screen.
- step S 1125 the transmission / reception unit 450 of the consultation terminal accessed by the counselor and the transmission / reception unit 450 of the operator terminal 280 are connected by the server (PBX) 213, thereby enabling conversation.
- PBX server
- step S1133 the screen control unit 430 of the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant and the screen control unit 430 of the operator terminal 280 are connected to the content control unit 540 by the data server 211, and the display screen with the same content is displayed. Sharing becomes possible.
- processing in steps S1109 to S1115, or the processing in steps S1121 to S1133 may be performed simultaneously with the sound and the image, may be processed in the order shown in FIG. 11, or vice versa. Since each process is executed by an independent function component, it is desirable that the processes be performed simultaneously.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the communication processing apparatus 210 according to the present embodiment.
- a CPU 1210 is a processor for arithmetic control, and implements each functional component of FIG. 2 by executing a program.
- the ROM 1220 stores fixed data and programs such as initial data and programs.
- the program is not limited to the ROM 1220, and may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.
- the recording medium is a portable medium such as a flexible disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductor memory.
- the communication control unit 510 communicates with the consultation terminals 220 to 240 or operator terminals 260 to 280 via the network 300. Communication may be wireless or wired.
- the RAM 1240 is a random access memory that the CPU 1210 uses as a work area for temporary storage.
- the RAM 1240 has an area for storing data necessary for realizing the present embodiment.
- 1241 is a consultation terminal ID currently connected.
- 1242 is an attribute (language used) of the consultant selected and input from the consultation terminal with the consultation terminal ID 1241.
- Reference numeral 1243 denotes the currently connected operator terminal ID.
- 1244 is an attribute (usable language) of the operator who is using the operator terminal of operator terminal ID1243.
- Reference numeral 1245 denotes an operator terminal ID used by an operator whose attribute matches as a result of matching between the language used by the consultant and the usable language of the operator using the operator terminal. There may be a plurality of operator terminal IDs 1245.
- Reference numeral 1246 denotes an operator terminal ID used by an operator corresponding to the counselor among the operator terminals of the operator terminal ID 1245.
- 1247 is a display screen on the consultation terminal (see, for example, FIG. 13A).
- Reference numeral 1248 denotes a display screen on the operator terminal (see, for example, FIG. 13B).
- Reference numeral 1249 denotes a content ID for designating the content of the initial screen or operation screen for the consultation terminal or the operator terminal in the content DB 212, or the content displayed as a shared screen on the consultation terminal and the operator terminal.
- the storage 1250 stores a database, various parameters, or the following data or programs necessary for realizing the present embodiment.
- Reference numeral 521 denotes the operator attribute storage unit 521 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A.
- Reference numeral 522 denotes the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6C.
- Reference numeral 523 denotes the consultant attribute storage unit 523 illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7.
- Reference numeral 212 denotes the content DB 212 shown in FIGS. 2, 5, and 8.
- the storage 1250 stores the following programs.
- 1251 is a communication processing program for executing the entire processing.
- 1252 is an operator attribute management module for managing operator attributes in the communication processing program 1251.
- Reference numeral 1253 denotes a consultant attribute management module for managing the attributes of the consultant in the communication processing program 1251.
- Reference numeral 1254 denotes an attribute collation module that collates the attribute of the consultant with the attribute of the operator in the communication processing program 1251.
- Reference numeral 1255 denotes a terminal connection control module that notifies the operator terminal of the start of consultation based on the result of attribute comparison, and connects the consultation terminal and the operator terminal when there is acceptance of the consultation.
- FIG. 12 shows only data and programs essential for the present embodiment, and general-purpose data and programs such as OS are not shown.
- FIG. 13A is a diagram showing a display screen on the display units 221 to 241 of the consultation terminals 220 to 240 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 13A shows an initial screen. Since the characteristics of this embodiment are sufficiently shown by such an initial screen, the display screen on other consultation terminals is omitted.
- FIG. 13A is an initial screen waiting for a consultation from a consultant.
- 1311 on which “Ask me?” Is a consultation button for people who want to consult in Japanese.
- 1312 is a consultation button for people who want to consult in English.
- 1313 is a consultation button for people who want to consult in Chinese.
- 1314 is a consultation button for people who want to consult in Korean.
- 1315 is a consultation button for people who want to consult in French.
- 1316 is a consultation button for people who want to consult in German.
- the consultation button 1315 for a person who wants to consult in French is shaded, indicating that there is currently no operator who can handle consultation in French. For example, if there is no operator who can respond to the situation, the operator is present but is not present at the current seat, or if all of the operators who can respond are currently in consultation, the display unit 221 ⁇ 241 is displayed.
- the counselor touches (selects a button) one of the valid buttons in FIG. 13A displayed on the display units 221 to 241 to notify the communication processing device 210 from the counseling terminal that the counseling is in the language. be able to.
- a button such as “Japanese” or “English” may be used, or a common button such as “Japane” or “Chinese” may be used.
- FIG. 13B is a diagram showing a consultation notification display screen on the display units 261 to 281 of the operator terminals 260 to 280 according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 13B is an example in which consultation in Chinese is displayed on an operator terminal with an operator capable of speaking in Chinese. Since the features of the present embodiment are sufficiently shown by such a screen, the display screens of other operator terminals are omitted.
- 1321 indicates “I ask you” in Chinese.
- 1322 indicates “Please in Chinese.”
- Reference numeral 1323 denotes a button for accepting correspondence.
- Reference numeral 1324 denotes a display for notifying that processing has been completed when there is a consent at the other operator terminal (see S917 in FIG. 9). For example, the notification that processing has been completed may change the color of 1324, disable input of 1323, or return to the standby screen.
- the display of 1323 and 1324 may be Chinese.
- 14A and 14B are flowcharts showing a processing procedure of the communication processing apparatus 210 according to the present embodiment. This flowchart is executed by the CPU 1210 of FIG. 12 using the RAM 1240, and implements each functional component of FIG. Although not shown, this flowchart is included in the communication processing program 1251 stored in the storage 1250 of FIG. 12, and constitutes each module.
- step S1411 in FIG. 14A initialization of the operator terminal is determined, and in step S1421, initialization of the consultation terminal is determined.
- step S1413 the connection control unit 520 receives the operator terminal ID and stores it in the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522.
- step S1415 the connection control unit 520 receives the operator ID and stores it in the operator attribute storage unit 521 (including authentication).
- step S1417 the connection control unit 520 acquires the operator attribute based on the operator ID stored from the operator attribute storage unit 521. Then, the connection control unit 520 stores the operator terminal ID and the operator attribute in the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522 in association with each other.
- step S1423 the process proceeds to step S1423, and the connection control unit 520 receives and registers the consultation terminal ID.
- step S1425 the communication processing device 210 instructs the consultation terminal to display a standby screen as shown in FIG. 13A, and waits for the consultant's access.
- step S1431 of FIG. 14B the communication processing device 210 determines whether or not there is an access from the consultant using the consultation terminal. In step S1441, the communication processing device 210 performs an initial response (response) to the consultant by the operator. In step S1451, the communication processing device 210 determines the operation of the operator during the consultation.
- step S1431 if the access is from the consultant, the process proceeds to step S1433, and the communication processing device 210 acquires the language used by the consultant.
- the language used by the consultant is acquired by the consultation terminal when the consultant touches (selects) the button displayed in FIG. 13A, and is acquired by the communication processing device 210 when transmitted. However, an inquiry may be made from the consultation terminal and input by the consultant.
- step S1435 the terminal connection unit 525 causes the attribute collation unit 524 to use the operator's usable language associated with the operator terminal stored in the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 522, and the acquired consultant.
- the operator terminals that can be used (conversable) are selected from the result of collation with the language used.
- the selected operator terminal is notified of access by the counselor so that the language used can be distinguished.
- the notification method may be a language display or voice as shown in FIG. 13B, or may be a logo or a mark as long as the notification can be made by a general-purpose language, or by an operator.
- the notification method is not limited to the above.
- step S1441 if it is an initial response (acceptance of response) by the operator, the process proceeds to step S1443, and the communication processing device 210 notifies the other operator terminal that has notified the consultation of the completion of processing. As described above, such a processed notification is not limited in its notification method.
- step S1445 the communication processing device 210 notifies the operator's response to the consultation terminal accessed by the consultant. This notification method is not limited as long as it is understood by the consultant.
- step S1447 the communication processing apparatus 210 acquires the screen read from the content DB 212, and displays the screen as a shared screen on the connected consultation terminal and operator terminal. Note that the display of the shared screen is not concerned. As the content of the consultation from the consultant changes, the operator may instruct to display a shared screen if necessary.
- step S1451 if it is an operator operation during consultation, the process proceeds to step S1453.
- step S1453 the content instructed by the operator is acquired from the content DB 212.
- step S1455 the communication processing apparatus 210 displays the acquired content as a shared screen on the consultation terminal and the operator terminal. For example, there are many consultations on places and routes in airports, and in such cases, explanations are made while looking at the same map or floor plan.
- an example is shown in which the operator instructs the content and displays it as a shared screen, but this is a part of the operator operation, and processing according to other operator operations is also executed in the same manner.
- the communication processing system according to the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the operator's attribute is input when the operator terminal is attached instead of registering the operator's attribute in advance. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those in the second embodiment, the functional configuration and processing procedure of the communication processing device 1510 and the configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522 will be described below. The description of the same configuration and operation as the processing device 210 is omitted. According to the present embodiment, there is no need for a storage capacity for storing operator attributes in advance, and an operator can participate freely as long as authentication is performed, and a highly flexible system can be realized.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the communication processing apparatus 1510 according to this embodiment. Since the configuration and operation of the connection control unit 1520 other than the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522 are the same as those in the second embodiment (connection control unit 520 in FIG. 5), the same reference numerals are used for the same configurations and operations. A detailed description thereof will be omitted.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522 of the connection control unit 1520 stores the operator attributes (usable languages) input when the operator attaches to the operator terminal in association with the operator terminal.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522 stores an operator ID 1602 of an operator attached to the operator terminal and an input attribute 1603 that is input in association with the operator terminal ID 1601.
- FIG. 16 shows an arrangement state of the operators on the operator terminal as in FIG. 6C of the second embodiment. According to FIG. 16, operators that are not arranged in the operator terminal are not stored.
- the input attribute 1603 is input by the operator when the operator attaches to the operator terminal. Or you may input automatically from the ID card etc. which an operator possesses.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the communication processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a modification of the procedure for initializing the operator terminal in FIG. 14A of the second embodiment. Since other processing procedures are the same as those in the second embodiment, illustration and description thereof are omitted.
- step S1411 If the operator terminal is to be initialized, the process proceeds from step S1411 to step S1413 to receive and store the operator terminal ID, and in step S1415, the procedure for receiving and storing the operator ID is the same as in the second embodiment.
- step S1717 the operator waits for attribute input. If there is an operator attribute input, the process proceeds to step S1419, where the operator terminal ID and the input operator attribute are associated with each other and stored in the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1522.
- the operator terminal ID and the operator attribute input from the operator terminal are information for associating the second communication terminal with the attribute of the responder using the second communication terminal in the communication processing device 1510. Used as.
- the communication processing system according to the present embodiment has a stricter language used depending on gender, age, nationality, birthplace, occupation, etc., when the language used is considered as an operator attribute. It is different in judging properness. For example, consider differences in dialects and word ages, or the range of words used. According to the present embodiment, since the operator who matches the difference within the same language is connected instead of the rough division of the language used, the consultant can have a conversation with an appropriate operator.
- the configuration and operation other than the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1810 and the consultant attribute storage unit 1820 are the same as those in the second embodiment (connection control unit 520 in FIG. 5), and thus description thereof is omitted.
- the operator may first select the most appropriate operator by selecting the operator in order, for example, the same language is used, or if the language is the same, the operator is from the same country or region. .
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1810 and the consulter attribute storage unit 1820 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 1810 stores an operator attribute 1812 in association with the operator terminal ID 1811.
- the operator attribute 1812 includes gender, age, nationality, birthplace, occupation, etc. in addition to the language used, and is considered in attribute matching, and an operator terminal with a more appropriate operator is selected.
- the consultant attribute storage unit 1820 stores the consulter attribute 1822 in association with the consultation terminal ID 1821.
- the counselor attribute 1822 includes gender, age, nationality, birthplace, occupation, current situation, etc. in addition to the language used, and is considered at the time of attribute matching, and an operator terminal with a more appropriate operator is selected.
- the These attributes are also used as information indicating the purpose of the consultant's consultation.
- the communication processing system according to the present embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that priority is given to operator selection.
- priority is given to operator selection.
- the number of consultations for today and the total consultation time for today are accumulated, and control is performed so that the operators receive consultation as evenly as possible.
- the features of this embodiment are the same as those of the second embodiment except for the accumulation of the operator's processing status and the change of the processing procedure of the communication processing apparatus.
- the priority order may be determined based on the experience and ability of the operator. However, such a configuration may simply be given a priority order to the operator in advance, and this is also included in the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a configuration of information 1900 representing the operator processing status according to the present embodiment.
- the information 1900 representing the operator processing status stores today's consultation count 1902 and today's total consultation time 1903 in association with the operator ID 1901. It should be noted that today's consultation count 1902 and today's total consultation time 1903 are cleared when the system is started.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the communication processing apparatus according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a procedure inserted between steps S1435 and S1437 in the access procedures S1431 to S1437 from the consultant in FIG. 14B.
- step S2031 After the operator terminals that can be handled are selected in the language used in step S1435, it is determined in step S2031 whether or not the number of operator terminals that can be selected is greater than a threshold value n (n is a natural number). If the number of operator terminals that can be handled is greater than the threshold value n, in step S2033, the number of consultations for today is referred to from information 1900 in FIG. To do.
- n is a natural number
- step S2035 it is determined whether there are a plurality of operators having the same number of consultations. If it is determined in step S2035 that there are a plurality of operators having the same number of consultations, in step S2037, the operator terminals are set so that the number of operator terminals becomes n in order from the shortest total consultation time of today. select.
- step S1437 reports a consultant's access to the operator terminal with the selected operator so that a use language may be known.
- the communication processing system according to the present embodiment does not focus on the matching of the used language with the attribute of the operator as the used language, but more versatile attributes of various consultants and operators. It is different in that matching is performed.
- matching between a consultant and an operator can be performed in various systems in which the operator moves the operator terminal. For example, the connection of the service center is not fixed to the connection to a predetermined operator or operator terminal, and selection corresponding to the changing operator is possible.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration of the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 2110 and the consulter attribute storage unit 2120 according to the present embodiment.
- the operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 2110 stores an operator attribute 2112 in association with the operator terminal ID 2111.
- the operator attribute 2112 includes an operator's occupation, specialized field, special knowledge, and the like, which are combined or independently verified at the time of attribute verification, and an operator terminal with a more appropriate operator is selected.
- the consultant attribute storage unit 2120 also stores the consulter attribute 2122 in association with the consultation terminal ID 2121.
- the counselor attribute 2122 includes the counselor's field of consultation, the object of consultation, the content of the consultation, etc., and is combined or independently collated at the time of attribute collation to select an operator terminal with a more appropriate operator. .
- the present invention may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or may be applied to a single device. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a control program that realizes the functions of the embodiments is supplied directly or remotely to a system or apparatus. Therefore, in order to realize the functions of the present invention with a computer, a control program installed in the computer, a medium storing the control program, and a WWW (World Wide Web) server that downloads the control program are also included in the scope of the present invention. include.
- connection control unit 150 network 200 communication processing system 210 communication processing device 211 data server 212 content DB 213 server (PBX) 220 Consultation terminal 221 Display unit 222 Headphone with microphone 223 Video camera 260 Operator terminal 261 Display unit 262 Headphone with microphone 263 Video camera 300 Network 400 Terminal control unit 410 Communication control unit 420 Data control unit 430 Screen control unit 440 Audio control unit 450 Transmission Reception unit 510 Communication control unit 520 Connection control unit 521 Operator attribute storage unit 522 Operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit 523 Consultant attribute storage unit 524 Attribute matching unit 525 Terminal connection unit 530 Audio connection unit 540 Content control unit 1210 CPU 1220 ROM 1240 RAM 1250 storage 1510 communication processing device 1520 connection control unit 1522 operator terminal / operator attribute storage unit
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ユーザにより操作されるユーザ通信端末と、前記ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される応答者通信端末と、を備える通信処理システムであって、
複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段と、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする。
ユーザにより操作されるユーザ通信端末と、前記ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される応答者通信端末と、を備える通信処理システムの通信処理方法であって、
複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理システムの通信処理方法であって、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する、
ことを特徴とする。
ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段と、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする。
ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理装置の制御方法であって、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する、
ことを特徴とする。
ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理装置に、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段、
を実現させることを特徴とする。
本発明の第1実施形態としての通信処理システム100について、図1を用いて説明する。通信処理システム100は、ユーザ102により操作されるユーザ通信端末101と、ユーザ102からの問合せに応答する応答者104により操作される応答者通信端末103と、を備えるシステムである。
次に、本発明の第2実施形態に係る通信処理システムについて説明する。本実施形態においては、相談者(ユーザ)が空港内に配置された相談端末(ユーザ通信端末)から相談(問合せ)をする場合に、相談者の属性として何語で相談したいかを通知する。すると、通信処理装置において、オペレータ端末(応答者通信端末)に登録したオペレータ情報を参照して、通知された言語での対応が可能であるオペレータ端末を選択し、そのオペレータ端末に報知を行なう。通信処理装置は、オペレータ(応答者)によるオペレータ端末からの対応許諾(応答許諾)を受けると、相談者とオペレータを接続して相談を開始させる。
図2は、本実施形態に係る通信処理システム200の概略を示す図である。なお、本実施形態においては、相談端末は空港内に配置された端末として説明するが、同様の相談用のシステムはホテルなど多言語が使用される公共施設内においても有効に適用される。また、通信処理システム200は、相談者からの相談に限らず、どのような使用状況で使用してもよい。
図3は、本実施形態に係る通信処理システム200の構成を示すブロック図である。
図4は、本実施形態に係る相談端末220及びオペレータ端末260の構成を示すブロック図である。なお、相談端末230,240及びオペレータ端末270,280についても同様であるので、相談端末220及びオペレータ端末260で代表させる。
図5は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置210の構成を示すブロック図である。
図6Aは、本実施形態に係るオペレータ属性記憶部521の構成を示す図である。
図6Bは、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末使用情報600の構成を示す図である。
図6Cは、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部522の構成を示す図である。
図7は、本実施形態に係る相談者属性記憶部523の構成を示す図である。
図8は、本実施形態に係るコンテンツDB212の構成を示す図である。
図9は、本実施形態に係る通信処理システムの動作手順900を示すシーケンス図である。図9は、全体の動作手順の概略を示しており、詳細は図10A、図10B、図11で説明する。なお、図9では、相談端末240を代表させて説明する。
図10Aは、本実施形態に係る相談端末220~240の初期セットアップの動作手順S901を示すシーケンス図である。なお、図10Aの動作手順は一例であって、図9のS901において、図10Aのすべての手順が常に実行される必要はない。
図10Bは、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末260~280の初期セットアップの動作手順S903を示すシーケンス図である。なお、図10Bの動作手順は一例であって、図9のS903において、図10Bのすべての手順が常に実行される必要はない。
図11は、本実施形態に係る通信処理システム200における相談処理の動作手順S911~S921を示すシーケンス図である。なお、図11の動作手順は一例であって、図9のS911~S921において、図11のすべての手順が常に実行される必要はなく、図9のS911~S921のような簡略されたシーケンスでも構わない。
図12は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置210のハードウェア構成を示すブロック図である。
図13Aは、本実施形態に係る相談端末220~240の表示部221~241における表示画面を示す図である。なお、図13Aは初期画面を示す。かかる初期画面により本実施形態の特徴は十分に示されているので、他の相談端末に表示画面については省略する。
図13Bは、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末260~280の表示部261~281における相談報知の表示画面を示す図である。なお、図13Bは、中国語による相談が中国語での会話が可能なオペレータが付いたオペレータ端末に表示されている例である。かかる画面により本実施形態の特徴は十分に示されているので、他のオペレータ端末の表示画面については省略する。
図14A及び図14B図は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置210の処理手順を示すフローチャートである。このフローチャートは、図12のCPU1210がRAM1240を使用しながら実行して、図5の各機能構成部を実現する。また、対応を示さないが、このフローチャートが図12のストレージ1250に格納された通信処理プログラム1251に含まれ、各モジュールを構成する。
次に、本発明の第3実施形態に係る通信処理システムについて説明する。本実施形態に係る通信処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、あらかじめオペレータの属性を登録しておくのではなく、オペレータ端末に付く時に自分の属性を入力する点で異なる。その他の構成及び動作は第2実施形態と同様であるため、以下には、通信処理装置1510の機能構成と処理手順、及びオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部1522の構成について説明し、図5の通信処理装置210と同じ構成及び動作については説明を省略する。本実施形態によれば、あらかじめオペレータの属性を記憶しておくための記憶容量が必要なく、認証さえされればオペレータが自由に参加可能であり、柔軟性の高いシステムが実現できる。
図15は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置1510の構成を示すブロック図である。なお、接続制御部1520のオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部1522以外の構成及び動作は、第2実施形態(図5の接続制御部520)と同様であるため、同じ構成及び動作については同じ符号を付してその詳しい説明を省略する。
図16は、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部1522の構成を示す図である。
図17は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置の処理手順を示すフローチャートである。図17は、第2実施形態の図14Aにおけるオペレータ端末の初期化の処理手順を変形したものである。他の処理手順は第2実施形態と同様であるので、図示及び説明は省略する。
次に、本発明の第4実施形態に係る通信処理システムについて説明する。本実施形態に係る通信処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、オペレータの属性として使用言語を考慮する場合に、性別や年齢、国籍、出身地、職業などにより、使用言語のより厳密な適正を判定する点で異なる。たとえば、方言や言葉の年代による違い、あるいは使用単語の範囲などのズレも考慮する。本実施形態によれば、使用言語という粗い切り分けではなく、同じ使用言語内の違いにまで踏み込んで合致するオペレータを接続するので、相談者により適正なオペレータとの会話が可能となる。
図18は、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部1810及び相談者属性記憶部1820の構成を示す図である。
次に、本発明の第5実施形態に係る通信処理システムについて説明する。本実施形態に係る通信処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、オペレータの選別に優先条件を付ける点で異なる。本実施形態では、オペレータごとに、本日の相談回数や、本日の延べ相談時間などを累積しておいて、オペレータができるだけ均等に相談を受けるように制御する。あるいは、同時に複数のオペレータが対応受諾をした場合にどのオペレータを優先させるかを制御する。本実施形態によれば、オペレータ間の均等な相談労働の分配が可能となり、かつ、同時の対応受諾も制御できる。
図19は、本実施形態に係るオペレータ処理状況を表わす情報1900の構成を示す図である。
図20は、本実施形態に係る通信処理装置の処理手順を示すフローチャートである。図20は、図14Bの相談者からのアクセスの手順S1431~S1437において、ステップS1435とS1437との間に挿入される手順である。
次に、本発明の第6実施形態に係る通信処理システムについて説明する。本実施形態に係る通信処理システムは、上記第2実施形態と比べると、オペレータの属性を使用言語として使用言語のマッチングに注目するのではなく、もっと汎用的に様々な相談者とオペレータとの属性のマッチングを行なう点で異なる。本実施形態によれば、相談者とオペレータとのマッチングを、オペレータがオペレータ端末を移動するような様々なシステムでのマッチングが可能になる。たとえば、サービスセンターの接続も、あらかじめ決まったオペレータやオペレータ端末への接続に固定されず、変化するオペレータに対応した選別が可能となる。
図21は、本実施形態に係るオペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部2110及び相談者属性記憶部2120の構成を示す図である。
以上、本発明の実施形態について詳述したが、それぞれの実施形態に含まれる別々の特徴を如何様に組み合わせたシステム又は装置も、本発明の範疇に含まれる。
101 ユーザ通信端末
102 ユーザ
103 応答者通信端末
104 応答者
120 応答者通信端末情報記憶部
140 接続制御部
150 ネットワーク
200 通信処理システム
210 通信処理装置
211 データサーバ
212 コンテンツDB
213 サーバ(PBX)
220 相談端末
221 表示部
222 マイク付ヘッドフォン
223 ビデオカメラ
260 オペレータ端末
261 表示部
262 マイク付ヘッドフォン
263 ビデオカメラ
300 ネットワーク
400 端末制御部
410 通信制御部
420 データ制御部
430 画面制御部
440 音声制御部
450 送受話部
510 通信制御部
520 接続制御部
521 オペレータ属性記憶部
522 オペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部
523 相談者属性記憶部
524 属性照合部
525 端末接続部
530 音声接続部
540 コンテンツ制御部
1210 CPU
1220 ROM
1240 RAM
1250 ストレージ
1510 通信処理装置
1520 接続制御部
1522 オペレータ端末/オペレータ属性記憶部
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- ユーザにより操作されるユーザ通信端末と、前記ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される応答者通信端末と、を備える通信処理システムであって、
複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段と、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする通信処理システム。 - 前記ユーザ通信端末は、前記ユーザの属性の入力を受け付けるユーザ入力手段を備え、
前記接続制御手段は、前記ユーザ入力手段により入力を受け付けた前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末へ、前記ユーザから問合せが来ている旨を通知する通知手段を備えることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の通信処理システム。 - 前記通知手段は、前記ユーザから問合せが来ている旨を前記ユーザの属性と共に前記応答者通信端末に対して通知することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記応答者通信端末は、前記応答者通信端末と、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性とを関連付けるための情報の入力を受け付ける応答者入力手段を備え、
前記通信処理システムは、前記応答者を識別する識別子と前記応答者の属性とを対応付けて記憶する応答者情報記憶手段をさらに備え、
前記応答者入力手段により入力を受け付けた前記情報は、前記応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の識別子を含み、
前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段は、前記応答者の識別子に基づいて、前記応答者情報記憶手段から読み出した前記応答者の属性と、前記応答者通信端末とを関連付けて記憶することを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。 - 前記応答者入力手段により入力を受け付けた前記情報は、前記応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性を含み、
前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段は、前記応答者入力手段により入力を受け付けた前記応答者の属性と、前記応答者通信端末とを関連付けて記憶することを特徴とする請求項4に記載の通信処理システム。 - 前記ユーザの属性は、前記ユーザの使用言語を含み、
前記応答者の属性は、前記応答者の使用可能言語を含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。 - 前記応答者の属性は、前記ユーザと前記応答者とのコミュニケーションをより容易にするための情報として、年齢、性別、国籍、出身地、及び、職業のうちの少なくとも1つを含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記ユーザの属性は、前記ユーザの問合せの目的を示す情報として、前記ユーザの年齢、性別、職業、及び、現在の状況のうちの少なくとも1つを含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記通知手段は、1つの前記応答者通信端末より前記応答者の応答受諾を受けて、前記応答受諾を送信した前記応答者通信端末を除く他の前記応答者通信端末へ、前記ユーザからの問合せが処理済みであることを通知することを特徴とする請求項2乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記通知手段は、複数の前記応答者通信端末より前記応答者の前記応答受諾を受けた場合に、優先条件にしたがって選別された前記応答者からの前記応答許諾を受け付けることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記ユーザ通信端末と前記応答者通信端末とのそれぞれは、音声の出力を制御する音声制御手段と、表示部に表示する画面データを生成する画面制御手段とを有することを特徴とする請求項1乃至10のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。
- 前記ユーザの属性に対応付けてコンテンツを記憶するコンテンツ記憶手段と、
前記コンテンツ記憶手段に記憶されたコンテンツを、前記ユーザの属性と前記応答者の属性とに基づいて、前記ユーザ通信端末と、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末との間で共有できるよう、前記ユーザ通信端末と前記応答者通信端末とに出力する出力手段と、
をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1乃至11のいずれか1項に記載の通信処理システム。 - ユーザにより操作されるユーザ通信端末と、前記ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される応答者通信端末と、を備える通信処理システムの通信処理方法であって、
複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理システムの通信処理方法であって、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する、
ことを特徴とする通信処理方法。 - ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段と、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段と、
を備えることを特徴とする通信処理装置。 - ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理装置の制御方法であって、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する、
ことを特徴とする通信処理装置の制御方法。 - ユーザからの問合せに応答する応答者により操作される複数の前記応答者通信端末のそれぞれと、当該応答者通信端末を操作する前記応答者の属性と、を関連付けて記憶する応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を備える通信処理装置に、
前記ユーザの属性に対応する前記応答者の属性を、前記応答者通信端末情報記憶手段を参照することにより検索し、前記応答者の属性に関連付られた前記応答者通信端末と、前記ユーザにより操作される前記ユーザ通信端末との間を接続するように制御する接続制御手段、
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