JP4047083B2 - Terminal adapter device and program - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a terminal adapter device used in an Internet telephone system that is connected to a packet network or a public network and can be used from a terminal such as a telephone or a personal computer, and a program executed by a computer in this device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a conventional Internet telephone system.
In FIG. 9, a terminal adapter device 100 is installed in a user's house, and a telephone 200 is connected. The terminal adapter device 100 is connected to the public network 300 and is connected to the Internet (hereinafter referred to as a packet network) 400, and a terminal 500 such as a telephone or a PC is connected to the packet network 400.
[0003]
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional terminal adapter device 100.
In FIG. 10, 1 is a telephone interface for connecting the telephone 200, 2 is a public network interface for connecting to the public network 300, 3 is a packet network interface for connecting to the terminal 500 on the packet network 400, 4 is from digital to analog, from analog A codec unit 5 for converting data into digital is connected between the telephone interface 1 and the codec unit 4 and is an extension telephone processing unit for terminating communication from the telephone 200, and 6 is between the public network interface 2 and the codec unit 3. And an external line telephone processing unit 7 that terminates communication from the public network 300, and 7 is a packet telephone that is connected to the packet network interface 3 and the codec unit 4 and terminates communication from the terminal 500 on the packet network interface 3. A processing unit 8 includes a codec unit 4 and a packet telephone termination unit. A control unit for relaying communication.
[0004]
Next, the general operation of the conventional Internet telephone system and terminal adapter apparatus 100 configured as described above in the incoming packet telephone call will be described.
Communication between the telephone 200 and the terminal 500 on the packet network 400 terminates at the packet telephone processing unit 7 via the packet network interface 3. The communication signal is converted from digital data to analog data by the control unit 8 by the codec unit 4 and then transferred to the extension telephone processing unit 5. Communication is started from the extension telephone processing unit 5 to the telephone 200 via the telephone interface 1.
Communication between the telephone 200 and the telephone on the public network 300 is terminated at the external line telephone processing unit 6 via the public network interface 2. The communication signal is transmitted to the telephone 200 through the codec unit 4, the extension telephone processing unit 5, and the telephone interface 1, and communication is started.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When packet telephone communication is performed in the above-described conventional Internet telephone system, the incoming call can be received only by the telephone 200 connected to the terminal adapter device 100, and therefore packet telephone communication is limited to voice only. If the telephone 200 is connected to a terminal such as a PC (personal computer) as shown in FIG. 9 and packet telephone communication can be received at the terminal, data with video is sent from the packet network 400. Because it was not possible to determine whether an image was attached when an incoming call was received, only voice communication was possible.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and enables packet telephone communication to be received at a terminal such as a user's personal computer, and notifies the contents of the media when it is realized, so that the user can adjust to the media. It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to select whether the receiving terminal is a telephone or a PC, and to enable switching of communication means during communication.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a terminal adapter device according to the present invention comprises a telephone connection means for connecting a user telephone used by a user , a public network connection means for connecting to a public network, and a packet network for connecting to a packet network. A communication means for processing communication between the public network and the telephone via the public network connection means; and a communication between the packet network and the telephone via the packet network connection means. A terminal adapter device comprising: a packet network communication processing unit configured to connect a user-specified terminal via an interface connected to the packet network by the packet network connection unit; and a reception from the public network or the packet network. Determining means for determining the presence or absence of data other than sound in the signal; and storage means for storing designation information for designating the user designated terminal; When the determination result of the determination means is data other than voice, a user specified terminal connected to the terminal connection means specified by the specification information stored in the storage means for a received signal from the public network or the packet network The user-specified terminal through the terminal connection means during communication with the transfer control means for transferring to the terminal device connected to the packet network or the telephone connected to the public network by the user telephone. A terminal having a state detecting means for detecting that communication is possible, wherein the transfer control means transfers the received signal to the user designated terminal in response to detection by the state detecting means. It is an adapter device.
[0008]
The program according to the present invention includes a telephone connection unit that connects a user telephone used by a user , a public network connection unit that connects to a public network, a packet network connection unit that connects to a packet network, and the packet network connection unit. A program used in a terminal adapter device comprising: a terminal connection unit that connects a user-designated terminal at an interface that connects to the packet network; and a storage unit that stores designation information that designates the user-designated terminal. Public network communication processing for processing communication between the public network and the telephone via the public network connection means, and packet network communication for processing communication between the packet network and the telephone via the packet network connection means A determination process for determining presence / absence of data other than voice in a received signal from the public network or a packet network, and the determination process. A transfer for transferring a received signal from the public network or the packet network to a user designated terminal connected to the terminal connection means according to the designation information stored in the storage means when the determination result is data other than voice The user-designated terminal is in a communicable state through the terminal connection means during control processing and communication by the user telephone using a terminal device connected to the packet network or a telephone connected to the public network. A state detection process for detecting the occurrence of the failure, and causing the computer to execute the transfer control process to transfer the received signal to the user designated terminal in response to the detection of the state detection process. It is a program for.
[0009]
Therefore, according to the present invention, the presence / absence of data other than the voice of the signal received from the public network or the packet network is determined, and when the determination result includes data other than the voice, the user designated terminal stored in the storage means stores the data Since the received signal is transferred, video communication other than audio can be realized.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the Internet telephone system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG.
In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, when a user-specified terminal 201 such as a PC installed in a user's home is connected to the packet network 400 and communication from the packet network 400 is accompanied by video, the user-specified terminal 201 You can receive calls with. In the embodiment of the present invention, as a function of the control unit 8, it is determined whether or not video is added to the received signal. However, the determination target is not limited to video, and other than audio data. Data may be determined.
[0011]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG.
In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, a memory 9 and a packet telephone transfer unit 10 are added to the conventional configuration of FIG. 10, and a determination function for determining whether or not a received signal includes a video is provided in the control unit. 8 is added.
[0012]
Hereinafter, a procedure for the user-designated terminal 201 to receive communication from the terminal 500 (FIG. 8) on the packet network 400 of the terminal adapter apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) Information for designating the user designation terminal 201 is registered in advance in the memory 9 by the user. This designation information is valid when the control unit 8 determines that the received signal includes a video.
[0013]
(2) When there is communication from the packet network 400, the packet telephone processing unit 7 terminates via the packet network interface 3 and notifies the control unit 8 of the incoming call.
(3) After determining the presence or absence of the video of the received signal, the control unit 8 inquires the memory 9 and calls the designated user designated terminal 201 and the telephone 200.
(4) As a result of the call, when the user arrives at the user designated terminal 201, the communication terminated at the packet telephone processing unit 7 is transferred from the control unit 8 to the user designated terminal 201 via the packet telephone transfer unit 10. .
(5) Alternatively, if the user receives an incoming call as a result of the call, the digital data is converted into analog data by the control unit 8 by the codec unit 4, and then the telephone 200 is passed through the extension telephone processing unit 5. Transferred.
[0014]
(6) Similarly, in communication from the public network 300, after terminating at the external line telephone processing unit 6, the control unit 8 inquires the memory 9 and calls the user designated terminal 201 and the telephone 200 that can be transferred.
(7) As a result of the call, when the user receives an incoming call at the user designated terminal 201, it is converted into digital data by the codec unit 4 and then transferred to the user designated terminal 201 by the packet telephone transfer unit 10.
(8) Or, as a result of the call, when the user receives an incoming call on the telephone 200, the call is transferred to the telephone 200 via the extension telephone processing unit 5.
[0015]
According to the present embodiment, voice and / or video communication between the terminal 500 on the packet network 400 and the terminal on the public network 300 and the telephone 200 and the user-specified terminal 201 can be realized.
[0016]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram 1 showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG.
In the present embodiment, a detection unit 11 is added to the configuration of FIG. 1 as shown.
[0017]
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 2, the procedure for transferring the communication from the telephone 200 to the user-designated terminal 201 by the user's operation for switching the receiving terminal during communication with the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1 will be described. Description will be made including the contents of the first embodiment.
(1) The user starts communication using the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1 (for example, in the case of (5) above).
[0018]
(2) When the user determines that the communication is accompanied by video, an operation to switch to the user designated terminal 201 is performed (for example, the user designated terminal 201 is powered on). When the user designated terminal 201 becomes in a communicable state (for example, start-up is completed after the power is turned on) and the user confirms that, the user dials a specific number from the telephone 200.
(3) The dial signal is detected by the detection unit 11 and the detection result is notified to the control unit 8. The control unit 8 inquires the memory 9 based on the detection result and knows the user designated terminal 201.
(4) In response to an instruction from the control unit 8, the packet data transfer unit 10 transfers the received signal from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201. It is assumed that the dial number and the user designation terminal 201 are registered in advance in the memory 9.
[0019]
According to the present embodiment, when there is a communication from the packet network 400, the terminal 200 is switched from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201 by sending a specific dial signal by the user during the communication with the telephone 200, or the telephone The communication with the user designated terminal 201 can be performed while the communication at 200 is continued.
[0020]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG.
In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, a terminal state grasping unit 12 is added to the configuration of FIG.
[0021]
3, when the user designated terminal 201 designated in the memory 9 becomes communicable during communication with the telephone 200 using FIG. 3, the terminal state grasping unit 12 detects it and notifies the control unit 8. Thus, a procedure for automatically transferring from the telephone 200 to the user designation terminal 201 without a user switching operation will be described including the contents of the first embodiment.
[0022]
(1) The user starts communication with the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1.
(2) When the user designated terminal 201 becomes communicable, the terminal state grasping unit 12 detects it and notifies the control unit 8 of it.
(3) By giving a transfer instruction from the control unit 8, the received signal is transferred from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201.
[0023]
According to the present embodiment, when the user designated terminal 201 becomes communicable during communication with the telephone 200, the incoming terminal is automatically switched to the user designated terminal 201 without a user switching operation, or the telephone 200 Communication with the user designated terminal 201 can be performed while continuing communication.
[0024]
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIG.
In the present embodiment, a media notification unit 13 is added to the configuration of FIG.
[0025]
Hereinafter, the procedure for notifying the user of the contents of communication media terminated at the packet telephone processing unit 7 via the packet network interface 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 including the contents of the first embodiment.
(1) The setting of what kind of notification is made according to the contents of the media is written in the memory 9 in advance by user settings.
[0026]
(2) The communication from the packet network 400 is terminated at the packet telephone processing unit 7 via the packet network interface 3 and the incoming call is notified to the control unit 8.
(3) The control unit 8 performs media discrimination from the memory 9 based on the terminated communication information, and notifies the media notification unit 13 of the result.
(4) The media notification unit 13 notifies the user of the contents of the media by sending an incoming melody according to the presence or absence of video.
(5) Alternatively, when there is an image, the media notification unit 13 turns on the lamp to notify the user of the contents of the media.
Note that notification of media contents to the user may be performed by displaying a message indicating the notification contents on a display screen of a personal computer connected to the media notification unit 13.
[0027]
According to the present embodiment, when there is communication from the packet network 400, the presence or absence of video as data other than the sound of the media can be notified to the user in a different notification form.
[0028]
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. The same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to those in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. Omitted.
In this embodiment, a detection unit 11 and a media notification unit 13 are added to the configuration shown in FIG.
[0029]
In the following, referring to FIG. 5, after the communication with the video terminated at the packet telephone termination unit 7 is started by the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1, the received signal is transmitted to the telephone 200 by the user's operation for switching the incoming terminal. A procedure for transferring from the user to the user designated terminal 201 will be described.
(1) The communication from the packet network 400 is terminated at the packet telephone processing unit 7 via the packet network interface 3.
(2) The user knows the contents of the medium (the presence or absence of data other than voice) by the media notification unit 13 and then starts communication with the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1.
[0030]
(3) When the user designation terminal 201 becomes communicable and the user confirms that, the user dials a specific number from the telephone 200.
(4) The dial signal is detected by the detection unit 11, and the detection result is notified to the control unit 8. The control 8 knows the user designated terminal 201 from the memory 9.
(5) In response to an instruction from the control unit 8, the packet telephone transfer unit 10 transfers the terminated communication from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201.
(6) Alternatively, a video signal other than the voice terminated by the packet telephone processing unit 7 while transferring voice communication with the telephone 200 is transferred to the user designated terminal 201.
[0031]
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. Portions corresponding to those in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. Description is omitted.
In this embodiment, a terminal state grasping unit 12 and a media notification unit 13 are added to the configuration shown in FIG.
[0032]
In the following, referring to FIG. 6, when the user-specified terminal 201 managed in the memory 9 becomes communicable after the communication having data other than voice is started by the telephone 200, the terminal status grasping unit 12 detects it. Then, a procedure for automatically transferring from the telephone 200 to the user designation terminal 201 without a user switching operation by notifying the control unit 8 will be described including the contents of the first and fourth embodiments. .
[0033]
(1) The communication from the packet network 400 is terminated at the packet telephone processing unit 7 via the packet network interface 3.
(2) The user knows the contents of the media through the media notification unit 13 and then starts communication with the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1.
(3) When the user designated terminal 201 becomes communicable, the terminal state grasping unit 12 detects it and notifies the control unit 8 of it.
(4) By issuing a transfer instruction from the control unit 8, the received signal is transferred from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201 by the packet telephone transfer unit 10.
(5) Alternatively, a video signal other than the voice terminated by the packet telephone processing unit 7 while transferring voice communication with the telephone 200 is transferred to the user designated terminal 201.
[0034]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal adapter device 100 according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. The parts corresponding to those in FIGS. To do.
In the present embodiment, a detection unit 11, a terminal state grasping unit 12, and a media notification unit 13 are added to the configuration of FIG.
[0035]
Hereinafter, using FIG. 7, after starting communication with data other than voice on the telephone 200, the user designation terminal 201 managed in the memory 9 becomes communicable, and the media notification unit 13 is notified that communication is possible. A procedure for transferring from the telephone 200 to the user designation terminal 201 by the user performing a specific operation will be described including the contents of the first and fourth embodiments.
[0036]
(1) The communication from the bucket network 400 is terminated at the bucket telephone processing unit 7 via the bucket network interface 3.
(2) The user knows the contents of the media through the media notification unit 13 and then starts communication with the telephone 200 connected to the telephone interface 1.
(3) When the user designated terminal 201 becomes communicable, the terminal status grasping unit 12 detects it and notifies the control unit 8 that the media notification unit 13 confirms that the user designated terminal 201 can communicate with the user. Notice.
[0037]
(4) The user dials a specific number from the telephone 200.
(5) The dial signal is detected by the detection unit 11 and the detection result is notified to the control unit 8.
(6) In response to an instruction from the control unit 8, the packet telephone transfer unit 10 transfers the received signal from the telephone 200 to the user designated terminal 201.
(7) Alternatively, a video signal other than the voice terminated by the packet telephone processing unit 7 while transferring voice communication with the telephone 200 is transferred to the user designated terminal 201.
[0038]
Next, a program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
A program for the CPU in the terminal adapter device 100 to execute the processing based on the above-described operations of FIGS. 1 to 7 constitutes a program according to the present invention.
[0039]
As a recording medium for recording this program, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic recording medium, and the like can be used. These are configured as a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a flexible disk, a memory card, and the like. May be used.
[0040]
In addition, this recording medium can store a program for a certain period of time such as a volatile memory such as a RAM in a computer system as a server or a client when the program is transmitted via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. The thing to hold is also included.
[0041]
The program may be transmitted from a computer system storing the program in a storage device or the like to another computer system via a transmission medium or by a transmission wave in the transmission medium. The transmission medium refers to a medium having a function of transmitting information, such as a network (communication network) such as the Internet or a communication line (communication line) such as a telephone line.
[0042]
The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.
[0043]
Therefore, the functions and effects described in the embodiments are also obtained when this recording medium is used in an apparatus or system different from the apparatus or system of FIGS. 1 to 7 and the computer of the apparatus or system executes this program. The same functions and effects can be obtained, and the object of the present invention can be achieved.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by determining the presence / absence of data other than the voice of the media at the time of the incoming call, the user can make an incoming call using a terminal such as a telephone or a PC suitable for the media. Even if communication with data other than audio data (for example, video) is started by audio communication, it is possible to switch to communication with data other than audio data without reconnection operation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal adapter device according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an Internet telephone system using a terminal adapter device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a conventional Internet telephone system.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a conventional terminal adapter device.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: telephone interface, 2: public network interface, 3: packet network interface, 4: codec section, 5: extension telephone processing section, 6: outside line telephone processing section, 7: packet telephone processing section, 8: control section, 9: Memory: 10: Packet telephone transfer unit, 11: Detection unit, 12: Terminal status grasping unit, 13: Media notification unit, 100: Terminal adapter device, 200: Telephone, 201: User designated terminal, 300: Public network, 400: Packet network, 500: terminal

Claims (6)

Telephone connection means for connecting a user telephone used by a user , public network connection means for connection to a public network, packet network connection means for connection to a packet network, and the public network and the public network via the public network connection means In a terminal adapter apparatus comprising public network communication processing means for processing communication with a telephone, and packet network communication processing means for processing communication between the packet network and the telephone via the packet network connection means,
Terminal connection means for connecting a user-specified terminal at an interface connecting the packet network connection means to the packet network;
Determining means for determining the presence or absence of data other than voice in a received signal from the public network or packet network;
Storage means for storing designation information for designating the user designated terminal;
When the determination result of the determination means is data other than voice, a user specified terminal connected to the terminal connection means specified by the specification information stored in the storage means for a received signal from the public network or the packet network Transfer control means for transferring to,
According to the user telephone, in communication with the phone connected to the terminal device or the public network is connected to the packet network to a communication partner, in that the user specified terminal becomes communicable state through the terminal connection means Providing a state detecting means for detecting,
The transfer controller is configured to transfer the received signal to the user designated terminal in response to detection by the state detector. Detection means for detecting a signal of a specific dial number input from the telephone is provided, and information indicating the specific dial number and a user-specified terminal is stored in the storage means, and the transfer control means includes the detection 2. The terminal adapter device according to claim 1, wherein the received signal is transferred to the user designated terminal in response to detection of means. The terminal adapter device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit that notifies the user of the determination result in a different notification form depending on the determination result of the determination unit. Interface and telephone connection means for connecting the user telephone set available to the user, and the public network connection means for connecting to a public network, a packet network connection means for connecting to a packet network, which is the packet network connection means for connecting to the packet network A terminal connection means for connecting a user designated terminal and a storage means for storing designation information for designating the user designated terminal.
Public network communication processing for processing communication between the public network and the telephone through the public network connection means;
Packet network communication processing for processing communication between the packet network and the telephone via the packet network connection means;
A determination process for determining the presence or absence of data other than voice in a received signal from the public network or packet network;
When the determination result of the determination process includes data other than voice, the received signal from the public network or the packet network is sent to the user specified terminal connected to the terminal connection unit according to the specified information stored in the storage unit Transfer control processing to transfer,
The user-designated terminal is in a communicable state through the terminal connection means during communication with the terminal device connected to the packet network or the telephone connected to the public network by the user telephone. Causing the computer to execute a state detection process to detect,
A program for causing a computer to execute transfer of the received signal to the user-designated terminal in response to detection of the state detection process in the transfer control process. Claims for causing a computer to execute a detection process for detecting a signal of a specific dial number input from the telephone and a transfer control process for transferring the received signal to the user designated terminal in response to detection of the detection process. Item 4. The program according to Item 4. The program according to claim 4 or 5 for causing a computer to execute notification processing for notifying the user of the determination result in a different notification form depending on the determination result of the determination processing.

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