JP4174518B2 - Button telephone device data setting method and system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system comprising a key telephone device and a remote center that performs data setting of the key telephone device, and a data setting method for the key telephone device in the system.

  Centers located remotely from the location where the button telephone device is located to upgrade the function of the button phone device located at the office, etc. Has been set up remotely through a telephone line.

  As such a remote setting technique, there is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-92626.

  The remote setting technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is intended to reduce the amount of communication data when setting a plurality of control data in a remote device, and preset initial control data and control data at that time As a result, the amount of communication data between devices can be greatly reduced in a system in which the rate at which the control data is changed from the initial control data is low. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 describes that the above can be performed.

When a new data setting is performed for a key telephone device from a remote location, the control device installed at the center reads and changes the data contents set in the key telephone device through a modem and a telephone line. . This is because in the case of a key telephone device, settings unique to the user who uses the key telephone device, such as a ring tone and a registered abbreviated number, are left.
JP 2001-92626 A

  Although all data is read in order to synchronize the data of the key telephone device with the center side, the amount of data increases as the function of the key telephone device increases, so the reading time also increases. The technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is intended for a system in which the rate at which control data is changed from the initial control data is low, but a button telephone disposed in an office or the like as the subject of the present invention. Since the number of devices is large, and the settings by individual users of the key telephone device are diverse, the increase in reading time becomes remarkable.

  While the key telephone device and the center side are connected and data is being changed, the use of the key telephone device is generally prohibited, and the longer the reading time, the more time the user cannot use the key telephone device. There was a problem that it became longer.

  In addition, when setting data for one key telephone device from multiple centers, the data change history is always stored on the key phone device side, the date and time of the last connection is notified from the center side, and the subsequent There is also a method of sending only difference data from the history to the center, but in that case, it is necessary to secure a sufficient memory for storing the history for each button telephone device, and the cost for constructing the system is There is a problem that it becomes high.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art as described above, and is a button that can be read out with a minimum amount of data without consuming a large amount of memory of the button telephone device. An object of the present invention is to realize a data setting method and system for a telephone device.

A data setting system for a telephone device according to the present invention includes a plurality of telephone devices capable of setting individual unique data,
A center for setting common data common to the plurality of telephone devices,
Each of the telephone devices accepts a setting data change request for setting common data from the center and storage means for storing the specific data set individually after the common data is set by the center. A control unit that reads out the specific data from the storage means and sends it to the center, and then sets the data according to the data sent from the center,
When the center sets common data in the telephone device, the center sends the setting data change request to the telephone device, and then adds the specific data sent thereafter and the previously set common data. It is characterized by comprising a control device that creates and sends difference data between the common data to be set this time and the added data.

  In this case, the storage means includes a data storage area for storing setting data and unique data, and a change data storage area for storing an area for storing the specific data in the data storage area, and the control unit stores the change data storage. The specific data may be read from the data storage area with reference to the area.

The telephone device data setting method of the present invention is a telephone device that is used in a system including a plurality of telephone devices capable of setting unique data individually and a center for setting common data common to the plurality of telephone devices. Data setting method,
Performed in each of the telephone devices,
Storing the specific data set individually after the common data is set by the center;
Sending the specific data to the center when a setting data change request for setting common data from the center is received;
After that, setting with data sent from the center,
When the common data is set in the telephone device at the center, the setting data change request is sent to the telephone device, and then the unique data sent after that and the previously set common data are added. Creating data and sending difference data between the common data to be set this time and the added data.

  The effects of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

  In the case of a button telephone device, it is normal to change the settings of the telephone so that it is easy to use as appropriate. By sending only the difference from the initial data from the center side without considering this set data, This causes inconvenience of changing the setting again.

  Specific data related to individual phones, such as changes to ringtones and speed dials, are set locally, and are changed from the initial data. After installing the device and setting the initial data, It is arbitrarily changed according to customer requirements. Therefore, this arbitrarily set specific data is recorded in the device as the initial data or the difference from the previous setting data, and when the version is changed from the center side, this specific data is first taken into the center side. The difference data between the addition data obtained by adding this specific data to the previous setting data and the current setting data is sent to the button telephone device again, and the sent data is set again on the button phone device side. This eliminates the need to exchange a large amount of data and to reset the local settings again.

  In this way, not only the difference data is sent to one side, but also the new data is sent back to the key telephone device from the specific data sent and the difference data from the previous and current setting data. It is a mechanism to change to new setting data while holding. By exchanging the specific data, the minimum necessary difference data for performing each setting is transmitted, so that the amount of data transmission can be reduced and the time required can be shortened. Further, since the specific data is held in each button telephone device, it is not necessary to hold a large amount of data related to the button telephone device on the center side.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an embodiment of a system according to the present invention.

  This embodiment is composed of a button telephone device 1, a center 2, and a telephone line 3 connecting the button telephone device 1 and the center 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the button telephone apparatus 1 includes a built-in modem 12 for communication between the centers 2 via the telephone line 3, a data storage area 13 for storing setting data, and a change. The data storage area 14 is provided for storing the storage location of the data (specific data). The data storage area 14 includes a control unit 11 for controlling them.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the data storage area 14. The data storage area 14 includes a plurality of areas each composed of bit strings corresponding to the number of data as shown in FIG.

  The center 2 includes a built-in modem 21 for communicating between the button telephone devices 1 via a telephone line and a control device 22 for viewing and editing data.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the operation in this embodiment. FIG. 3A shows the operation when the user of the key telephone device 1 makes an original setting for the key telephone device 1, and FIG. An operation for changing the setting data of the key telephone device 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the user of the key telephone apparatus 1 makes an input for changing the setting of the key telephone apparatus 1, the control unit 11 of the key telephone apparatus 1 is stored in the data storage area 13. The setting data being changed is changed, and a bit flag of data corresponding to the changed setting data in the change data storage area 14 is set.

  When the function of the button telephone device 1 is upgraded or the setting is changed in accordance with the rearrangement, as shown in FIG. 3B, the control device 22 of the center 2 transmits the button telephone via the telephone line 3. Connect to the device 1 and send a command to request change of setting data. This command includes notification of the ID of the control device 22 and a request for specific data to the control unit 11.

  The control unit 11 of the key telephone apparatus 1 executes a request for changing the setting data stored in the data storage area 13 by the notified ID. Only the specific data set in the data storage area 13 where the flag is set is transmitted to the control device 22.

  The control device 22 stores the setting data that was previously set, and the data that is currently set in the button telephone device 1 by adding the sent specific data and the setting data that was previously set. It will have the addition data equivalent to the contents.

  The control device 22 uses the difference data between the setting data set last time and the addition data as sending data and sends it to the key telephone device 1.

  The control unit 11 of the key telephone apparatus 1 sets the sending data in the data storage area 13 and sets a bit flag of data corresponding to the changed setting data in the changed data storage area 14. Thereafter, when the connection with the key telephone apparatus 1 is terminated, the data on the corresponding surface of the change data storage area 14 is cleared.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of one Example of the system by this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the data storage area 14 in FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows the operation | movement in the Example of this invention, (a) shows operation | movement in case the user of the button telephone apparatus 1 performs original setting to the button telephone apparatus 1, (b) shows the center 2 button The operation for changing the setting data of the telephone device 1 is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Button telephone apparatus 2 Center 3 Telephone line 11 Control part 12 Built-in modem 13 Data storage area 14 Change data storage area 21 Modem 22 Control apparatus

Claims (3)

A plurality of telephone devices capable of setting individual specific data;
A center for setting common data common to the plurality of telephone devices,
Each of the telephone devices accepts a setting data change request for setting common data from the center and storage means for storing individually set specific data after common data is set by the center. A control unit that reads out the specific data from the storage means and sends it to the center, and then sets the data according to the data sent from the center,
When the center sets common data in the telephone device, the center sends the setting data change request to the telephone device, and adds the specific data sent after that and the previously set common data. A data setting system for a telephone device, comprising a control device for sending difference data between the common data to be created and set this time and the added data. The data setting system for a telephone device according to claim 1,
The storage means includes a data storage area for storing setting data and specific data, and a change data storage area for storing the area for storing the specific data in the data storage area, and the control unit refers to the change data storage area Then, the data setting system of the telephone device that reads out the specific data from the data storage area. A telephone device data setting method performed in a system including a plurality of telephone devices capable of setting individual unique data and a center for setting common data common to the plurality of telephone devices,
Performed in each of the telephone devices,
Storing the specific data set individually after the common data is set by the center;
Sending the specific data to the center when a setting data change request for setting common data from the center is received;
After that, setting with data sent from the center,
When the common data is set in the telephone device at the center, the setting data change request is sent to the telephone device, and then the unique data sent after that and the previously set common data are added. A data setting method for a telephone device, comprising: creating data and sending difference data between the common data to be set this time and the added data.

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