JP3132441B2 - Communications system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication device, and more particularly to a communication system for performing data input / output between a host device and a communication terminal device as a regular task.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of communication system connects a host device and a plurality of communication terminal devices via a relay device, and issues, for example, an order sheet of the day between the host device and each communication terminal device. Data was input and output as regular work such as work and terminal maintenance information.

As one example of such a communication system, a system in which a karaoke device as a plurality of communication terminal devices is connected to a host device via a telephone line is known.
In a karaoke apparatus using this communication system,
It is necessary to distribute new songs from the host device and maintain and manage whether the system is operating properly.
The karaoke device, which is a communication terminal device, also informs the host device of billing information such as sales and a data list of sung songs. That is, in such a communication system, as a method of notifying the information of the communication terminal device side to the host device side, the communication terminal device operates the communication terminal device to connect to the host device to perform communication, The device side periodically connects to the communication terminal device side to read necessary data of the communication terminal device, or a person on the host device side goes out to the communication terminal device side and operates the communication terminal device to transfer data. A method such as input was used.

[0004] When data is input / output as a regular task from the communication terminal device side, it is necessary for the administrator of the communication terminal device to operate the communication terminal device and connect the line every time. In addition, when the connection is not established due to a busy communication line, the administrator of the communication terminal device operates the communication terminal device again to connect the line after waiting for a certain time.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional communication system, when data is input / output from the communication terminal device as a periodic task between the host device and each communication terminal device, the communication terminal device is always used. Since the administrator of the device had to operate the communication terminal device to connect the line, there was a problem that manual operation was required and the line connection operation was quite troublesome.

[0006] When an administrator of the communication terminal device operates the communication terminal device to connect the line, if the communication line is congested or the line is not connected, the communication terminal device waits for a certain time and then manages the communication terminal device. However, there is a problem that the user must operate the communication terminal device again to connect the line, and must repeat a complicated operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and automatically connects data via a communication line to automatically input / output data as a regular business without human involvement. It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system capable of performing the above-mentioned operations and, even when connected to a plurality of communication terminal apparatuses, capable of performing communication without congestion of a communication line.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a communication system according to claim 1 is provided via a communication line.
Input / output data between the host device and each communication terminal device
In a communication system, the communication terminal device is connected to a line.
Stored time schedule table with set time
Storage means, time keeping means for keeping time, and said time keeping means
Is the time in the time schedule table
The host device and the communication terminal device
Control means for controlling the connection of the
The host device and the communication terminal device are connected.
A communication means for performing a communication process, and
New time schedule table from host device
When it receives is stored in the storage means Times
Change the schedule table to the new time received
Changing means for changing to a schedule table,
A host device configured to communicate between the host device and the communication terminal device;
New time schedule table according to connection status
Creating means for creating the
The communication terminal device
Transfer means for transferring the data to

In the communication system of the first aspect, the communication
In the communication terminal device, the storage means sets the line connection time.
Time schedule table
The stage clocks the time. And the time of the clock means is time
If the time is set in the schedule table,
Control means for connecting the host device and the communication terminal device.
Control, and when both are connected, the communication means
To process data communication between the host device and the communication terminal device.
Do. Further, the host device, depending on the connection status with the creation means Gaho strike device and each communication terminal apparatus, to create a new time schedule table, the creation transfer means
New time schedule table created by means
To the communication terminal device. And the communication end
The time schedule table update means is stored in the remembers means provided in the end equipment, is created by the creation means,
Change to the time schedule table received from the host device .

[0010] Therefore, it is possible to automatically connect a line without human involvement and automatically input and output data as a regular business, and even when connecting to a plurality of communication terminal devices, Can be communicated using the newly changed time schedule table according to the current connection status between the host device and each communication terminal device so that the communication device is not crowded.

[0011] The communication system of claim 2 wherein the 請
The host device according to claim 1, further comprising:
The line status storage unit provided in the storage unit stores the line connection status by the control unit, and the generation unit generates a new time schedule table based on the stored connection status data for a predetermined period. . Then, the control unit can perform connection between the host device and each communication terminal device according to the time schedule table changed by the change unit, thereby taking into account a connection state for a predetermined period, for example, one month. The communication can be automatically performed according to the time schedule table, and the communication can be performed more smoothly.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal device according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of a communication system according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a configuration of a host device according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the communication terminal device, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an update state of the time schedule table of the host device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication system of the present embodiment comprises a host device 10 and a plurality of communication terminal devices 12,
The connection is established by a communication line via the relay device 14. Here, when the communication line is a telephone line, the telephone station plays a role in the relay device 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, each communication terminal device 12 includes a control device 16 (corresponding to the control means of the present invention) as a central control unit, an operation unit 18, and a storage device 20 (a storage device of the present invention). The display unit 22 and the communication unit 24 are connected to each other, and the communication unit 24 is connected to the relay device 14 via a line.

The operation unit 18 is capable of manually performing communication and inputting a command for viewing various information in the communication terminal device 12. In addition, the storage device 20
Stores a time schedule table in which the line connection time is recorded for each communication terminal device 12. Further, the display unit 22 performs display according to the contents of the communication and the input of the operation unit 18.

The control device 16 controls the entire communication terminal device 12. When the power is turned on, the current time is read from a not-shown clock means, compared with the time registered in the time schedule table for each communication terminal device 12 stored in the storage device 20, and registered in the time schedule table. When the time is not reached, communication is waited until that time, and when the time coincides with the time registered in the time schedule table, control is performed so that line connection is possible.

The communication means 24 is connected via the relay device 14
It can communicate with the host device 10 and another communication terminal device 12.

The host device 10 has substantially the same configuration as the communication terminal device 12, and as shown in FIG.
An operation unit 28, a storage device 30, a display unit 32, and a plurality of communication units 34 are respectively connected to a control device 26 as a central control unit.
Is connected to the line.

In the host device 10, busy information of each communication terminal device 12 is stored in a storage device 30 (corresponding to the line status storage means of the present invention), and the busy information of each communication terminal device 12 is periodically stored. The busy information is processed and compared with the current time schedule table for each communication terminal device 12, the time schedule table is re-created according to the situation, the time schedule table is updated, and transferred to each communication terminal device 12. It has become.

Next, an automatic connection process and a process for changing the time schedule table according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, in step (hereinafter, referred to as "S") 1 in FIG. 4, the control device 16
The power supply is monitored before the power supply of No. 2 is turned on, and is in a waiting state until the power supply is turned on. Then, when the power-on is detected, in the next S2, the communication terminal device 12 is turned on.
Perform initial setting of each part.

Next, after confirming that the initial setting has been completed, the process proceeds to the next step S3, in which the current time is read out from a not-shown clock means, and in the next step S4, the communication terminal device stored in the storage device 20 is read. The line connection time set for each 12 is compared with the time in the time schedule table that is converted into data. At this time, if the current time is not the time registered in the time schedule table (S
4: NO), and wait until that time to maintain a state of no communication.

If the current time coincides with the time in the time schedule table (S4: YES), the processing of the next S5, S6 and S7 is executed, and the line connection operation with the communication partner starts. Here, when the connection is made within the preset number of retries (S7: NO, S6: YES),
In the next S9, after performing predetermined processing such as data input / output by the communication means 24 and 34, the process shifts to S10, where the line is disconnected and one communication task is ended.

If the connection is not established within the preset number of retries (S6: NO, S7: YES),
The process proceeds from S7 to S8, a file for reporting the fact is automatically created, and when the line is connected at the next opportunity, the report is also transmitted to notify the partner (host device 10) of the line status. It is designed to improve the reliability of communication and provide maintenance information of the communication system.

Further, as shown in FIG.
On the side, the busy data transmitted for each communication terminal device 12 in S11 is stored in the storage device 30, and for example, the busy data for each communication terminal device 12 for a certain period of time such as monthly or weekly is stored. Process. And
The result of processing the busy data is compared with the data of the registered time schedule table.

Next, in S12, a statistical model is created for each communication terminal device 12 to determine in which time zone a line is optimally connected. Then, a new time schedule table is created in consideration of the busy data processing results of the other communication terminal devices 12. This processing corresponds to the processing of the creation unit of the present invention.

Next, in S13, a plurality of communication terminal devices 12 and the host device 10 are simulated by communication line simulation.
Calculate the line utilization efficiency and the probability of being busy.

Then, the process proceeds to S14, where it is determined whether or not the result of the communication line simulation is equal to or less than a specified value. If the result is equal to or less than the specified value (S14: NO), the process returns to the creation of a statistical model. If the result of the communication line simulation is equal to or more than the specified value (S14: YE
S), the process proceeds to S15 and S16, the time schedule table is updated, transferred to each communication terminal device 12, and written in the storage device 20 of each communication terminal device 12. This processing corresponds to the processing of the changing means of the present invention.

As described above, in each communication terminal device 12, the host device 10 or the communication terminal device 12
Data can be exchanged between the users as a regular task, and communication can be easily performed without any trouble.

Further, the host device 10 updates the time schedule table by processing the busy report data from each communication terminal device 12 at regular intervals, thereby always obtaining the optimum communication state according to the current situation. That is the thing.

The communication system includes a karaoke apparatus for exchanging new music and billing information using a communication line,
The present invention can also be applied to various communication systems for inputting and outputting data as regular work.

[0033]

As is apparent from the above description, the communication system according to the first aspect automatically connects a line without any human involvement and automatically inputs and outputs data as a regular business. Can be performed, and even when connecting to a plurality of communication terminal devices, the time schedule table can be appropriately changed according to the connection status between the host device and each communication terminal device so that the communication line is not congested, There is an effect that communication can be smoothly performed.

Further, in the communication system according to the second aspect, based on the connection result data for a predetermined period stored in the line status storage means, the new communication means is created by the creation means and changed by the change means. Since the connection between the host device and each communication terminal device is performed according to a simple time schedule table, there is an effect that communication can be performed under optimal conditions in consideration of the connection status for a predetermined period.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a communication system according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a host device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation state of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an update state of a time schedule table in the host device of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Host device 12 Communication terminal device 14 Relay device 16 Control device 20 Storage device 24 Communication means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A communication system for inputting and outputting data between the host device and each communication terminal apparatus via a communication line, the communication terminal device includes a storage means for storing a time schedule table set the times line connection time A time measuring means for measuring time; and, when the time of the time measuring means is a time in the time schedule table , the host device and the communication means.
And control means for controlling so as to the connection between the signal terminal device, by the control means, wherein when the host device and the corresponding communication terminal is connected, and communication means for performing communication processing, the communication means is the host New time schedule from equipment
When a schedule table is received, it is stored in the storage means.
Remember the time schedule table that was received
And a changing means for changing to a new time schedule tables, the host device in response to said connection status of the host device and the communication terminal apparatus, a generating means for generating a new time schedule table, the creation New time schedule created by means
A communication system comprising: a transfer unit that transfers a table to the communication terminal device . 2. The host device further comprises a line status storage unit for storing a connection status by the control unit, and the creating unit is configured to store the connection status data for a predetermined period stored in the line status storage unit. Creating a new time schedule table, wherein the control means connects the host device and the corresponding communication terminal device via a communication line according to the time schedule table changed by the change means. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein