WO2016156297A1

WO2016156297A1 - Communication system and method for establishing communication connections

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Publication number: WO2016156297A1
Application number: PCT/EP2016/056773
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rolf Ulrich
Original assignee: Rolf Ulrich
Priority date: 2015-03-31
Filing date: 2016-03-29
Publication date: 2016-10-06
Also published as: DE102016003905A1; EP3278261A1

Abstract

The invention relates to an Internet-enabled communication system (1) which has a central computing unit (ZR) and decentralized computing units (DZR1,...., DZRn) and to which communication terminals (T1,..., Tm) can be connected. The invention provides for a plurality of communication connections to be established via the central computing unit (ZR), in particular for carrying out reservation tasks. The decentralized computing units (DZR1,...., DZRn) are each connected to at least one first data storage medium reader (DZ1 -L,...., DZRn-L) which is used to read data storage media (DT1,...., DTm) each assigned to a communication terminal (T1,...., Tm).

Description

Communication system and method for the production of

communication links

The invention relates to a communication system according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for the production of communication connections according to claim 7.

In a communication system with a central switching control unit and at least two decentralized switching control units, for example, on the one hand direct communication connections from terminals to the decentralized control units and on the other hand indirect communication connections of terminals via a first decentralized control unit to a second decentralized control unit. Depending on the configuration of the communication system, the indirect connections are blocked if a plurality of direct and / or indirect communication connections to the second decentralized control unit has already been established at the time of establishing the connection.

From WO 00/62260 a method and a system for ordering, loading and using access tickets is known. The known system comprises a mobile communication terminal with a SIM card, an access-controlled service device and a reservation center. The reservation center transmits access tickets to the mobile communication terminal, which exchanges data with the service device. The service device has a reading device, an authentication module, a decision module, a confirmation module, an identification module, an access device and a transceiver, and is thus designed to be complex in terms of circuitry. In the data exchange between mobile communication terminal and service device, the reservation center is not involved.

From US 2004/0249684 A1 a hotel / transport reservation mechanism is known. The known arrangement has a "middleware element" called "Availabilty data provider ADF", which has on the input side with travel agencies and end users and on the output side with providers, hotels and transport companies. company is connected. The "middleware element" repeatedly retrieves availability data from the providers to use up-to-date availability data for the travel agencies and end users. Furthermore, the known arrangement has a centralized interface SW, with the communication links on the one hand only part of the provider and on the other hand to the "middleware element" can be produced, while from and to the remaining providers communication links only to and from the "middleware element "are manufacturable. Thus, the known reservation mechanism has different communication connection structures, which depend on the respective providers involved in a communication connection.

Based on this prior art, the present invention seeks to provide a communication system and a method of the type mentioned above, which allows communication connections of terminals to each decentralized unit regardless of the degree of utilization of other decentralized units of the system.

This object is achieved by a system and by a method which is defined in the patent claims.

The invention is characterized by a plurality of advantages.

The communication system according to the invention consists of a central processing unit and decentralized computing units, wherein communication terminals can be connected to the communication system. In particular, the central processing unit, the decentralized computing units and the communication terminals are connected via the Internet. The communication system is configured in such a way that first communication connections can be made from the communication terminals to the communication system exclusively to the central processing unit, that second communication connections can be established from the decentralized computing units exclusively to the central processing unit, that third communication connections from the central processing unit to the central processing unit decentralized computing units can be produced, and that fourth communication links from the can be produced central processing unit to the communication terminals. The decentralized computing units are each connected to at least one first data carrier reading device, with which data carriers are read, which are each assigned to a communication terminal. In this case, the communication system is configured in such a way that, triggered by reading a data carrier by means of a (first) data carrier reading device, a second communication connection is established from the decentralized computing unit assigned to the reading data carrier to the central processing unit and a third communication connection from the central processing unit Arithmetic unit to the communication terminal associated with the data carrier.

This initially achieves the advantage that communication connections of communication terminals are produced independently of the degree of utilization of other decentralized computing units. These communication links are used to communicate data to a remote processing unit without establishing a direct connection to it. Thus, the communication system according to the invention can be used inter alia for reservation tasks that originate from communication terminals and that concern the decentralized computing units. In this case, each decentralized computing unit is assigned an operating unit, for example a management unit of a tennis court system. The configuration of the communication system according to the invention with central processing unit and decentralized computing units and a defined communication connection structure ensures that reservation tasks for a communication terminal are properly carried out, regardless of reservation tasks of other communication terminals. Overlaps of both time and other kind (here: specific tennis court a tennis court facility) are excluded in an advantageous manner.

Thus, the further advantage is achieved that an important operation, namely the on-site confirmation that a reserved service according to pre-transmitted reservation data from the customer (user of the communication terminal) is properly claimed, in a simple manner is carried out. At the same time, the imported data can be used in multiple ways, for example, to generate invoices and for statistical purposes.

The communication system according to the invention thus not only fulfills the function of a reservation system that performs reservation tasks. In an advantageous manner, the communication system according to the invention also fulfills the function of an operating system which, on the basis of reservation processes, controls further operating procedures.

Finally, the further advantage is achieved that the communication system is designed in such a way that more than one reservation task is transmitted within the scope of a first communication connection, for example the reservation of a tennis court and additionally the reservation of a tennis teacher. A further advantageous embodiment of the system according to the invention is characterized in that the communication terminals are each connected to at least one second data carrier reading device, are read with the disk, each associated with a communication terminal.

Thus, the advantage is achieved that depending on the configuration of the data carrier and the communication system first communication connections are constructed or handled in a simple, user-friendly way.

A further advantageous embodiment of the communication system according to the invention is characterized in that it is configured in such a way that, depending on data transmitted in the context of first communication links from the communication terminals to the central processing unit and the first decentralized arithmetic unit and a second decentralized computing unit and, for example, two reservation tasks concern; the central processing unit produces a third communication connection to the first decentralized computing unit and a further third communication connection to the second decentralized computing unit.

Thus, the advantage is achieved that even complex reservation tasks, in in each case a plurality of tasks are done, for example, reservation of a tennis court and reservation of a tennis teacher, to be done, the final result of the customer at his communication terminal - as well as simple reservation tasks - only receives a message in the context of exactly a fourth communication link from the central processing unit is transmitted to the communication terminal. In this way, the number of fourth communication links is minimized and relieves the communication system accordingly. Advantageous embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawing.

It shows

Figure 1 shows a communication system according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic representation of communication links of the communication system of Figure 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the central processing unit of the communication system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a decentralized arithmetic unit of the

Communication system of Figure 1; and

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a communication terminal which can be connected to the communication system according to FIG.

The embodiment of the invention shown in FIG. 1 relates to a communication system 1 which comprises a central processing unit ZR and n decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn, m communication terminals T1, Tm, such as landline telephone terminals, mobile telephone terminals ("mobile phones"), Computational units, such as tablet computers, laptops, etc. are connectable to the communication system 1.

The central processing unit ZR, the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn and the communication terminals T1, Tm are in particular connected to one another via the Internet. Thus, the units and devices mentioned are designed Internet-enabled. As shown in Figure 2, the communication system 1 is configured in such a way that first communication links KV1 T-ZR of the communication terminals T1, Tm to the communication system 1 can be produced exclusively to the central processing unit ZR.

Furthermore, second communication links KV2DZR-ZR can be produced by the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn exclusively to the central processing unit ZR.

Third communication links KV3ZR-DZR can be produced by the central computing unit ZR to the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn. Finally, fourth communication links KV4ZR-T can be produced by the central processing unit ZR to the communication terminals T1, Tm.

Communication connections between the communication terminals T1, Tm and the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn are not established, as are communication links between the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn and the communication terminals T1, Tm. This embodiment of the communication system 1 and the communication terminals T1, Tm is implemented by software programs that are assigned to the central processing unit ZR (FIG. 3), the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn (FIG. 4) and the communication terminals T1, Tm (FIG. 5).

Thus, the central processing unit ZR has a processor ZR-PR (FIG. 3), the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn likewise each have a processor, e.g. DZR1 -PR (Figure 4) and also the communication terminals T1, Tm each have a processor, e.g. T1 -PR (Figure 5). These processors are associated with the aforementioned software programs.

The communication system according to the invention can be used inter alia for reservation tasks. Reservation tasks are transmitted by the communication terminals T1, Tm; this reservation tasks relate to operating facilities, such as tennis court equipment, restaurant and service companies, eg physiotherapy operations, or persons such as tennis teachers, doctors, masseurs. Each operating device or each of the aforementioned persons is assigned a decentralized computing unit, eg DZR1; the actual reservation tasks are performed by the central processing unit ZR, but not by the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn, which are assigned to the operating devices (for example tennis court systems) or to the persons.

The central processing unit ZR has all relevant data for each decentralized computing unit DZR1, DZRn and maintains this data. The central processing unit ZR receives in the context of the first communication connection data D _R , each of which relates to at least one reservation task.

As part of a first communication connection KV1 T-ZR of the communication terminals T1, Tm to the central processing unit ZR particular data such as D _R. D _R2, D _R3 , D _R4 or D _R5 , for example, denote a reservation task R1, R2, R3, R4 or R5 or a receipt information and concern the reservation of a service or products of an operating device, which is assigned to a decentralized arithmetic unit.

The reservation task R1 relates, for example, to a tennis court facility, and the reservation task R2 concerns, for example, a tennis instructor.

The associated data, in this case D _R and DR 2, can also each contain information which designates points in time or periods at which a product is to be reserved or to which the service should take place. Within the scope of a first communication connection KV1 T-ZR, data Dm _. D _R2 , ... of more than one reservation task R1, R2, ... are transmitted.

In the context of a third communication connection KV3ZR-DZR from the central processing unit ZR to a decentralized computing unit, eg DZR2, in particular data, eg D _{R2, is} transmitted, one from the central one Calculating unit ZR performed reservation and this decentralized computing unit DZR2 relate.

In the context of a second communication link KV2DZR-ZR eg from the decentralized arithmetic unit DZR2 to the central arithmetic unit ZR, in particular data D _{R3 are} transmitted which relate to an acknowledgment of received data D _R2 or data D _R , which is the data carrier DZR2 associated with the decentralized arithmetic unit DZR2 -L has formed. In the context of a fourth communication connection KV4ZR-T from the central processing unit ZR to a communication terminal T, in particular data D _{R5 are} transmitted which confirm a reservation desired by the respective communication terminal T or alternatively designate a non-reservation.

At least one part of the decentralized arithmetic units DZR1, DZRn has at least one first data carrier reading device DZR1-L, DZRn-L connected to it, with which data carriers DT1, DTm are read, which are each assigned to a communication terminal T1, Tm.

The first data carrier reading devices DZR1 -L, DZRn-L can each be installed in one place, for example in a tennis court system, with the respective decentralized calculating unit DZR1, DZRn being removed from the locations of the tennis court installations. The connection between the first data carrier readers and decentralized computing units can be wired or wireless.

In this context, the communication system 1 is further configured in such a way that, triggered by reading a data carrier DT1, DTm by means of a first data carrier reading device DZR1 -L, DZRn-L, a second communication link KV2DZR-ZR from the decentralized computing unit DZR1 to the the relevant data carrier reading device DZR1 -L, DZRn-L is connected to the central processing unit ZR.

Furthermore, by reading the data carrier DT1, DTm by means of the first data carrier reading device DZR1 -L, DZRn-L, a fourth communication Connection KV4ZR-T made by the central processing unit ZR to the data carrier eg DT1 associated communication terminal T1.

In a further embodiment of the communication system 1 according to the invention, at least one respective second data carrier reading device T1-L, Tm-L is connected to at least one part of the communication terminals T1, ... Tm. Data carriers DT1, DTm are read with a second data medium reading device, each of which is assigned to a communication terminal T1, Tm. Preferably, the first and the second disk readers are designed in such a way that they read the same disk, so that per user of a communication terminal exactly one disk is provided, which is read by the first and the second disk reader.

The first and the second data carrier readers can be configured identically with regard to their mechanical construction and their operability; with regard to their integration into the communication system 1, the corresponding software procedures are assigned to them. The second disk readers, which are connected to exactly one communication terminal, can also read data carriers that are assigned to other communication terminals.

In a further embodiment of the communication system according to the invention, the central processing unit ZR establishes a third communication link KV3ZR-DZR to a first decentralized computing unit DZR1 and a further third communication link to a second decentralized computing unit DZR2, provided that data D _D zm, D _D ZR2, in the Frame first communication links KV1 T-ZR of the communication terminals T1, Tm are transmitted to the central processing unit ZR, said data DDZRI, D _D ZR2 the first decentralized arithmetic unit DZR1 and the second decentralized arithmetic unit DZR2 relate. A practical application example is data concerning a tennis court facility (assigned to DZR1) and a tennis instructor (assigned to DZR2). The data carrier DT1, DTm is for example a commercially available chip card; However, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the data carrier is the finger of an operator; In this case, the first and / or the second data medium reader is a fingerprint scanner which scans a finger by means of a biometric sensor and generates a digital image of the fingerprint.

The central processing unit ZR shown in the form of a block diagram in FIG. 3 has a control unit ZR-PR, a memory ZR-MEM and an input switching unit ZR-I. Communication links KV2DZR-ZR, KV3ZR-DZR from and to the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRm are established via the input circuit ZR-I. Similarly, communication links KV1 T-ZR, KV4ZR-T are established from and to the communication terminals T1, Tm via the input circuit ZR-I.

The decentralized arithmetic unit DZR1 shown in FIG. 4 in the form of a block diagram has a control unit DZR1 -PR, a memory DZR1-MEM, an input switching unit DZR1 -I to which a first data carrier reading device DZR1-L is connected, and possibly an optical display device DZR1 - DPL on. Communication links KV2DZR-ZR, KV3ZR-DZR from and to the central processing unit ZR are established via the input circuit DZR1 -I.

The communication terminal T1 illustrated in the form of a block diagram in FIG. 5 comprises a control unit T1 -PR, a memory T1-MEM, input switching unit T1, to which a second data carrier reading device T1-L is connected, and possibly an optical display device T1-DPL on.

The memory ZR-MEM of the central processing unit ZR shown in FIG. 3 has memory units ZR-MEM-DZR1 -MEM, ZR-MEM-DZRn-MEM, which are each assigned to a decentralized memory unit DZR1, DZRn.

The memory DZR1 -MEM of the decentralized computing unit shown in FIG DZR1 has memory units DZR1 -MEM-T1 -MEM, DZR1 -MEM-Tm-MEM, in which reservation data D _{R are} stored.

Identical reservation data D _R are stored in the memory units ZR-MEM-DZR1-MEM, ZR-MEM-DZRn-MEM of the central processing unit ZR and in the memories DZR1 -MEM-T1 -MEM, DZRn-MEM-Tm-MEM of the decentralized computing units DZR stored.

The above-described embodiment of the communication system 1 also enables an operator who wants a reservation to view the reservation situation regarding a remote computing unit, e.g. DZR2 or the associated operating unit, e.g. Tennis court, interrogated. For this purpose, the operator establishes via her communication terminal T1 a first communication connection to the central processing unit ZR, which has stored the relevant reservation situation data in its memory unit ZR-MEM-DZR2-MEM. These data are transmitted as part of a fourth communication link from the central processing unit ZR to the communication terminal T1 and displayed there on the optical display device T1-DPL. Following this, the operator can transmit the reservation request R1 from its communication terminal T1 as part of a first communication connection KV1 T-ZT to the central processing unit ZR.

The invention also relates to a method for the production of communication links by means of a communication system 1, which is described above.

The procedure consists of the following steps:

first communication links KV1 T-ZR are established by the communication terminals T1, Tm to the communication system 1 exclusively to the central processing unit ZR;

second communication links KV2DZR-ZR are produced by the decentralized computing units DR1, DRn exclusively to the central processing unit ZR;

third communication links KV3ZR-DZR are from the central Arithmetic unit ZR to the decentralized computing units DZR1, DZRn produced; and

fourth communication links KV4ZR-T are produced by the central processing unit ZR to the communication terminals T1, Tm.

Furthermore, the method can also have the following step:

triggered by the reading of a data carrier DT1, DTm by means of a first reading device DZR1 -L, DZRn-L, a second communication link KV2DZR-ZR of the read-data carrier DZR1 -L associated decentralized computing unit DZR1 to the central processing unit ZR and a fourth communication link KV4ZR-T made by the central processing unit ZR to the data carrier DT1 associated communication terminal T1.

Finally, the method may also include the following step:

as a function of data D _D zm, D _D ZR2, which are transmitted in the context of first communication links KV1 T-ZR of the communication terminals T1, Tm to the central processing unit ZR and a first decentralized arithmetic unit DZR1 and a second decentralized arithmetic unit DZR2 and two reservation tasks Relate R1 and R2; the central processing unit ZR establishes a third communication link KV3ZR-DZR1 to the first decentralized computing unit DZR1 and a further third communication link KV3ZR-DZR2 to the second decentralized computing unit DZR2.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1 communication system

ZR Central processing unit, server

ZR - PR control unit from ZR

ZR - MEM memory from ZR

ZR - MEM - DZR1 - ME Memory unit of ZR - MEM concerning DZR1 ZR - I Input circuit of ZR

DZR, DZR1, DZRn Decentralized computing units

DZR1 - PR control unit from DZR1

DZR1 -MEM memory from DZR1

DZR1 -MEM-T1 -MEM Memory unit of DZR1 -MEM for T1

DZR1 - I input circuit of DZR1

DZR1 - DPL Optical display of DZR1

DZR1 - L First volume reader to DZR1

T; T1, Tm communication terminals

T1 - PR control unit of T1

T1 - MEM memory of DZR1

T1 - I input circuit of T1

T1 - DPL Optical display of T1

T1 - L Second volume reader to T1

KV1 T-ZR First communication link from T to ZR KV2DZR-ZR Second communication link from DZR to

ZR

KV3ZR-DZR Third communication link from ZR to

DZR

KV4ZR-T Fourth communication link from ZR to T

DT1, ..., DTm data carrier assigned to T1, Tm R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 reservations / reservation tasks

DR, DRI, DR ₂ , DR ₃ , DR ₄ , data concerning reservation / reservation tasks

DDZFM, DDZR2 data representing the decentralized computing units

DZR1 and DZR2 concern

Claims

claims

1 . Communication system (1), consisting of

a central processing unit (ZR),

- decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn),

- wherein communication terminals (T1, Tm) are connectable to the communication system (1),

- wherein the central processing unit (ZR), the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) and the communication terminals (T1, Tm) are connected via the Internet,

characterized,

- that the communication system (1) is designed in such a way

- That first communication links (KV1 T-ZR) of the communication terminals (T1, Tm) to the communication system (1) exclusively to the central processing unit (ZR) can be produced;

- That second communication links (KV2DZR-ZR) of the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) exclusively to the central processing unit (ZR) can be produced;

- That third communication links (KV3ZR-DZR) from the central processing unit (ZR) to the decentralized computing units (DZR1,

DZRn) can be produced,

- That fourth communication links (KV4ZR-T) from the central processing unit (ZR) to the communication terminals (T1, Tm) can be produced _^ and

- That the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) are each connected to at least a first volume reader (DZR1 -L, DZRn-L) are read with the disk (DT1, DTm), each one communication terminal (T1, Tm) assigned.

2. Communication system (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that - That the communication system (1) is designed in such a way that triggered by the reading of a data carrier (DT1, DTm) by means of the first volume reader (DZR1 -L, DZRn-L) a second communication link (KV2DZR-ZR) of the the decentralized arithmetic unit (DZR1) assigned to the reading-in data carrier reading device (DZR1-L) to the central processing unit (ZR) and a fourth communication link (KV4ZR-T) from the central processing unit (ZR) to the communication terminal (T1 ) will be produced.

3. Communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

- That the communication terminals (T1, Tm) are each connected to at least one second volume reader (T1 -L, Tm-L) are read with the disk (DT1, DTm), each associated with a communication terminal (T1, Tm) are.

4 .. Communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

- That the disk (DT1, DTm) is a smart card and / or the fingerprint of an operator.

5. Communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

- that the communication system (1) is designed in such a way

- That in dependence on data (D _D ZRI, D _D ZR2), the first communication links (KV1 T-ZR) of the communication terminals (T1, Tm) are transmitted to the central processing unit (ZR) and the first decentralized computing unit (DZR1) and a second decentralized arithmetic unit (DZR2) concern; the central processing unit (ZR) has a third communication link (KV3ZR-DZR1) to the first decentralized computing unit (DZR1) and a further third communication link (KV3ZR-DZR2) to the second decentralized computing unit (DZR2) manufactures.

6. Communication system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized

- that the central processing unit (ZR) has a control unit (ZR-PR) and a memory (ZR-MEM) for reservation data (D _R ),

the memory (ZR-MEM) of the central processing unit (ZR) has memory units (ZR-MEM-DZR1 -MEM, ZR-MEM-DZRn-MEM) which are each assigned to a decentralized memory unit (DZR1, DZRn),

- That the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) each have a control unit (DZR1 -PR) and a memory (DZR1 -MEM) for reservation data (D _R ),

- that the memory (DZR-MEM) of the decentralized computing units (DZR1,

DZRn) each have memory units (DZR1 -MEM-T1 -MEM, ... DZR1 - MEM-Tm-MEM), which are each assigned to a communication terminal (T1, Tm), and

- That identical reservation data (D _R ) in the memory units (ZR-MEM-DZR1 -MEM, ZR-MEM-DZRn-MEM) of the central processing unit (ZR) and in the memory units (DZR1 -MEM-T1 -MEM, ... DZR1 -MEM-Tm-MEM) of the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) are stored.

7. A method for the production of communication links by means of a communication system (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that

- That first communication links (KV1 T-ZR) of the communication terminals (T1, Tm) to the communication system (1) are made exclusively to the central processing unit (ZR);

- That second communication links (KV2DZR-ZR) of the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) are made exclusively to the central processing unit (ZR);

- that third communication links (KV3ZR-DZR) from the central tralen computing unit (ZR) to the decentralized computing units (DZR1, DZRn) are produced;

- That fourth communication links (KV4ZR-T) from the central processing unit (ZR) to the communication terminals (T1, Tm) are produced,

- That triggered by the reading of a data carrier (DT1, DTm) by means of a first data carrier reading device (DZR1 -L, DZRn-L), a second communication link (KV2DZR-ZR) of the read-in volume reader (DZR1 -L) associated decentralized Arithmetic unit (DZR1) to the central processing unit (ZR) and a fourth communication link (KV4ZR-T) from the central processing unit (ZR) to the data carrier (DT1) associated communication terminal (T1) is produced.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized

in dependence on data (D _D ZRI, D _D ZR2) which are transmitted in the context of first communication connections (KV1 T-ZR) from the communication terminals (T1, Tm) to the central processing unit (ZR) and which have a first decentralized computing unit ( DZR1) and a second decentralized arithmetic unit (DZR2) as well as a first reservation task (R1) and a second reservation task (R2) concern; the central processing unit ZR establishes a third communication link (KV3ZR-DZR1) to the first decentralized computing unit (DZR1) and a further third communication link (KV3ZR-DZR2) to the second decentralized computing unit (DZR2).