JP3496224B2 - Hypermedia information editing method - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hypermedia information editing system in a hypermedia information communication system using a telephone, a facsimile, and a personal computer. Services using telephones and facsimile machines include voice mail, fax mail, voice information providing service, fax information providing service, and services such as electronic mail using a personal computer (PC) are also known. In general, call processing is performed for each service type. In a conventional multimedia information communication system, separate lines are used for data communication (mainly V.22) and facsimile communication (G3 procedure) or voice communication.
For this reason, there has been a problem that a unified HMI (Human Machine Interface) of an e-mail and a FAX mail (or a voice mail) is not possible, and a service usage form in which the cooperation of the E-mail and the FAX mail is impossible. . [0003] That is, a mail composed of TEXT and FAX cannot be transmitted and received “simultaneously without disconnecting the call” by “unified HMI”. For example, TEXT is transmitted and received on a PC communication line, and FAX is transmitted and received separately on a FAX line. In this case, PC
(For example, information I)
D) becomes indispensable, and this information needs to be notified to the center by each HMI. [0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional multimedia communication system, a hypermedia information communication system that integrally handles multimedia has been developed. This is for multiple media (TEXT, FAX,
In order to collect voice) data in association with each other, a hypermedia terminal device on the terminal side and a hypermedia information communication center on the center side are connected via an exchange network, and multimedia is integrally handled by switching media. FIG. 4 shows a connection configuration diagram of a conventional hypermedia information communication system. In the figure, 21 is a hypermedia terminal, 22 is a hypermedia communication center, 23
Is a switching network, 24 is a data / FAX / voice communication control unit, 25 is a service control unit, 26 is a TEXT file unit, and 27 is a fax
Reference numeral 28 denotes an audio file part. The hypermedia terminal 21 is a terminal device having a personal computer / fax / telephone function. Each of the hypermedia terminal 21 and the hypermedia communication center 22 has a line control unit and a media switching unit, and does not disconnect the line connected via the switching network 23 in accordance with the contents of the communication service request. Perform communication by switching, and the Hypermedia Communication Center
Under the control of the service control unit 25 of 22, the media switching of the TEXT file unit 26, the FAX file unit 27, the audio file unit 28, and the like is performed. [0007] The hypermedia terminal 21 switches between, for example, FAX mail, voice mail, and e-mail by the media switching unit, and is connected to the hypermedia communication center 22 via the exchange network 23 by one line. Each media can be transmitted and received. The hypermedia communication center 22 also performs media switching according to the communication service request content from the hypermedia terminal 21,
Multimedia can be handled centrally. [0008] However, the conventional hypermedia information communication system does not have a function of editing hypermedia data stored in the communication center. Specifically, the center administrator arbitrarily edits the data stored in the center by the general user. For example, TEXT data is collected and statistical information is created. (Questionnaire survey, etc.) The center administrator registers arbitrarily created data in the center so that general users can refer to it. For example, data obtained by overlaying (overlapping) FAX data and TEXT data is registered in a hypermedia bulletin board. (Provision of catalog information, etc.) The above work is performed using existing distribution software on a personal computer. [0009] If the above can be achieved, a high-level editing function as a hypermedia information center is added, and a center administrator adds services to the exchange of hypermedia information between general users. it can. An object of the present invention is to read, edit, and write stored data in a hypermedia communication center using existing software of a personal computer. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle configuration of a hypermedia information communication system according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a hypermedia terminal, 2 is a hypermedia communication center, 3 is a switching network, 4 is a personal computer, 5 is a data / FAX / voice communication control unit, 6 is a service control unit, 7 is a file unit, and 8 is data. A conversion control unit, 9 is a LAN control unit, and 10 is a LAN. The hypermedia terminal 1 has a personal computer / fax / telephone function, and the personal computer 4 accommodated in the center 2 via the LAN 10 is compatible with existing applications (1-2).
-3 (trademark) and OASYS (trademark) . The hypermedia communication center 2 comprises a conventional data / FAX / voice communication control unit 5 and a service control unit 6
A data conversion control unit 8 and a LAN control unit 9 are provided in addition to the file and the file unit 7 (TEXT / FAX / voice), and the personal computer 4 accommodated by the LAN 10 is controlled to transmit data from / to a general user. It is configured to convert data to / from a personal computer. According to the present invention, a personal computer is accommodated in a hypermedia communication center by a LAN, and the hypermedia communication center is configured to convert data from a general user and data on the personal computer. Specifically, data from a general user and data to a general user can be converted into data from a personal computer and data to a personal computer. Conversion of data to / from a general user and data to / from a personal computer is performed according to CCITT.T. 4
The FAX data in the format is converted into image data in the TIFF format, and the audio data in the ADPCM format is converted into the audio data in the PCM format. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a hypermedia information communication center according to the present invention. In the figure, 11
Is a communication control unit, 12 is a hypermedia service control unit,
13 is a center operation control unit, 14 is an image data conversion control unit, 15 is an audio data conversion control unit, 16 is a LAN communication control unit, 17 is a line control unit, 18 is a modem control unit, 19 is a communication procedure control unit, 20 Indicates a media switching control unit. The communication control unit 11 serves as a center for a plurality of lines.
To N, a line control unit 17, a modem control unit 18 (data modem / FAX modem / voice ADPC modem), a communication procedure control unit 19 (data / FAX), and a media switching control unit 20.
It is composed of The data modem controller and the data communication procedure controller, the FAX modem controller, the FAX communication procedure controller, and the voice ADPC modem controller are connected between the line controller 17 and the media switching controller 20, respectively. The line control unit 17 controls connection / disconnection with the exchange, and the communication control unit 11 for each medium is connected thereto. The communication control unit 11 of each of these media stops its own control without disconnecting the call (specifically, it lowers the modem's carrier fundamental frequency to make a call state) in accordance with the instruction of the media switching control unit 20 and switches to another medium. Control. The communication control unit 11 is configured as a center for a plurality of lines. The hypermedia information communication service (unified HMI and mail / bulletin board service by media cooperation) provided by the present system using the communication control unit 11 is realized by the hypermedia service control unit.
It is 12. The center operation control unit 13 controls various operation commands (startup, termination, status confirmation, etc.) from a dedicated console provided in the center, and data editing control (data registration, data processing, data processing, etc.) from a LAN-connected personal computer.
Data reading). The image data conversion control unit 14 controls the T.D. 4
The general user image data stored in the format in the center is converted into a TIFF format which is a standard format on a personal computer. As a result, existing divert software for PCs (1
-2-3 (TM), Ichitaro (TM), WINDOW S
(Registered trademark) ), FAX information in the center can be displayed, edited, and written. In the audio data conversion control unit 15,
The general user voice data stored in the ADPCM format is transferred to a PC which is a standard format of a voice response card of the personal computer.
Convert to M format. As a result, with the existing software (related to voice control) on PCs, playback, editing,
Recording becomes possible. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the hypermedia information editing system of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows a procedure for registering an image file (TIFF format) on the personal computer in the bulletin board of the center, and FIG. 3B shows a procedure for displaying bulletin board data (T4 format) of the center on the personal computer. The process of converting the bulletin board data stored in the FAX file part of the service control part of the center and the image file (TIFF) on the personal computer by the image data conversion control part will be described. The procedure for registering the image file (TIFF format) on the personal computer shown in FIG. 3A in the bulletin board of the center is as follows. Log on to the operation control unit from the personal computer via the LAN control unit of the center. The contents of the TIFF file on the personal computer are transferred to the center TIFF file via the LAN control unit. The personal computer requests the operation control unit to register the file contents on the bulletin board of the center via the LAN control unit. The operation control unit of the center instructs the image data conversion control unit to convert the image data. The image data conversion control unit converts the data of the TIFF format file transferred from the personal computer into a CCITT T4 format file and transfers it. The operation control unit stores the data converted into the CCITT / T4 file and stored in the FAX file unit as bulletin board data. Thus, the image file on the personal computer can be registered in the bulletin board of the center. The bulletin board data (T4) of the center shown in FIG.
Format) on the PC is as follows. Log on to the operation control unit from the personal computer via the LAN control unit of the center. The personal computer requests the operation control unit via the LAN control unit of the center to take out bulletin board data. In response to this, the operation control unit fetches bulletin board data from the FAX file unit. The operation control unit issues a file conversion instruction to the image data conversion control unit. The conversion control unit converts the file from the CCITT T4 format to the TIFF format. The file is transferred from the TIFF file at the center to the TIFF file on the personal computer via the LAN control unit. The data transferred to the TIFF file on the personal computer is displayed on the display on the personal computer. Thereby, the bulletin board data (T4 format) of the center can be displayed on the personal computer. According to the present invention, there is provided an information communication system in which hypermedia data stored in a center can be read, edited, and written, which could not be conventionally performed, from existing applications of a personal computer. realizable. Therefore, for example, the following specific services can be realized by this function. (1) Questionnaire information sent by fax from general users is displayed on a personal computer one by one, and the result is 1-2-3.
Edit with etc. (2) A general user can create a bulletin board with much more information than a conventional electronic bulletin board by creating catalog information, news information, etc. combining TEXT, voice, and images on a personal computer and registering it on the bulletin board of the center. Can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an example of a block configuration diagram of a center; FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a hypermedia information editing method. FIG. 4 is a conventional example of a system connection configuration diagram. [Explanation of symbols] 1,21 Hypermedia terminal 2,22 Hypermedia Communication Center 3,23 switching network 4 PC 5,24 Data / FAX / voice communication control unit 6,25 Service control unit 7 File section 8 Data conversion control unit 9 LAN control unit 10 LAN 11 Communication controller 12 Hypermedia service control unit 13 Center operation control unit 14 Image data conversion controller 15 Audio data conversion controller 16 LAN communication controller 17 Line controller 18 Modem control section 19 Communication procedure controller 20 Media switching controller 26 TEXT file section 27 FAX file section 28 Audio File Section

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(1) A hypermedia communication center (2) connected via a switching network (3) to a hypermedia terminal (1) having a personal computer / fax / telephone function. A data conversion control unit (8) and a LAN control unit (9) in addition to a / FAX / voice communication control unit (5), a service control unit (6), and a file unit (7) (TEXT / FAX / voice). Hypermedia communication center (2) by LAN (10)
And a personal computer (4) having existing software, and converting data from a general user and data to a general user into data from a personal computer and data to a personal computer. Media information editing method.