JPH01202051A - Inter-system communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automate conversation type communication by storing a conversation type communication procedure to be executed between an opposite side information processing system and a terminal in a calling side information processing system and allowing the calling side information processing system to simulate a terminal connected to the opposite side information processing system by using said communication procedure. CONSTITUTION:A conversation type communication procedure storing part 4 for storing a conversation type communication procedure to be used for communication between an opposite side information processing system 2 and a terminal 3 and a conversation type communication procedure execution control part 5 for automatically executing conversation type communication in accordance with the stored communication procedure are added to the inside of the calling side information processing system 1. Consequently, inter-system communication between the calling side information processing system 1 and the opposite side information processing system 17 can be attained by simulating a terminal 18 by the system 1 and transmitting/receiving signals between both the systems 1, 17 without changing the conversation type communication procedure of the opposite system 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inter-system communication system between a plurality of information processing systems connected via one communication network.

(2) Conventional technology Conventionally, when information processing systems that communicate conversationally with terminals communicate with each other via a communication network, new communication between the information processing systems is required. Either a procedure can be established, or the user can manually connect, transfer, store, convert, etc. from the calling party's information processing system using a conversational communication procedure that differs depending on the party's information processing system. It was necessary to communicate.

(3) Purpose of the Invention An object of the present invention is that when an information processing system that communicates conversationally with a terminal communicates with each other via a communication network, the information processing system on the other side communicates with the terminal. The conversational communication procedures used with the company can be used as is without any changes.

The information processing system on the calling side automatically connects and transfers information to the information processing system on the other side.

The object of the present invention is to provide an intersystem communication method that enables communication such as storage and conversion.

(4) Structure of the invention (4-1) Features of the invention The principle of the invention will be explained using FIGS. 1 and 2. 1st
The figure shows a configuration in which an information processing system 1.2 communicates with a terminal 3 using a conversational communication procedure. Note that the terminal control section shown in FIG. 1 supports conversational communication procedures with the terminal information processing system. In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, the conversational communication procedure is stored in the information processing system 1 of the calling side, the conversational communication procedure used by the information processing system 2 of the other party in communication with the terminal 3. A storage section 4 and a conversational communication procedure execution control section 5 that automatically performs conversational communication according to the stored communication procedures are added. Thereby, the communication between the information processing systems 1 and 2 is characterized by using the conversational communication procedure used by the other party's information processing system with the terminal without changing it.

(4-2) Example The structure of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. The information processing system 1 on the calling side includes a signal transmitting/receiving unit 12 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the communication network 6.
A conversational communication procedure data file 19 that stores the conversational communication procedures used by the other party's information processing system 17 in communication with the terminal 18. Conversational communication procedure reading unit 13 without reading the accumulated conversational communication procedures. A state holding unit 14 that stores the progress state of the conversation with the other party's information processing system 17. This configuration includes an additional conversational communication procedure execution control unit 5 that performs conversational communication with the other party's information processing system 17 using the accumulated conversational communication procedures and conversation progress status. Furthermore, the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure based on claim 2 includes transmission signals sent from the terminal 18 to the information processing system 17 of the other party, the progress state of the conversation, and information from the information processing system 17 of the other party to the terminal. The response signal sent to 18 stores the correspondence of the progress state of the primary conversation.

Next, as a specific example of communication, file transfer between the calling side information processing system 1 and the other side information processing system 17 will be described. FIG. 4 shows the conversational communication procedure for file transfer between the other party's information processing system 17 and the terminal 18, and the conversational communication procedure for file transfer stored in the conversational communication procedure reading section 13. The data file 19 is shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 6 is a diagram explaining an outline of the operation.

This will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. First, the conversational communication procedure execution control section 5 uses the conversational communication procedure reading section 13 to access the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure for file transfer, and outputs the first sending signal "
File transfer request command J and next conversation progress status "
state 1" and transmits the transmitted signal to the signal transmitting/receiving unit 12.
At the same time, "state IJ" is written as the initial value of the progress state of the conversation in the state holding section 14.
uses the protocol and transmission speed specified between the terminal 18 and the other party's information processing system 17 as is,
Communicate the file transfer request command! 46 to the other party's information processing system 17.

A response signal from the other party's information processing system 17 in response to the transmitted signal is received by the signal transmitting/receiving section 12 via one communication network 6, and is sent to the conversational communication procedure execution control section 5. When the response signal is a “File Transfer Allowed Response”, the conversational communication procedure execution control unit 5 reads the current conversation progress state “Status BIJ” from the state holding unit 14, and also reads the conversational communication procedure reading unit 13. Using "state 1" and "r file transfer possible response" as search keys, search the data file 19 of the interactive communication procedure for file transfer and extract the primary sending signal rGET command j.

It transfers it to the signal transmitting/receiving section 12 and writes the next conversation progress state r state 2j into the state holding section 14. The signal transmitting/receiving unit 12 sends the rGET command to the other party's information processing system 17 via the communication 'g46. This operation is then repeated until the file transfer is completed.

On the other hand, if the response signal is "r file transfer not possible response", the conversational communication procedure execution control section 5 reads the conversation progress state "status B1" from the state holding section 14 and the conversational communication procedure reading section 13 Using '4JellJ' and 'file transfer not possible response j as a search key, searched the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure for file transfer, found out that it had ended abnormally, and retrieved the other party's information processing system 17.
Terminate communication with.

As is clear from this result, the information processing system 1 on the calling side simulates the terminal 18 and exchanges signals with the information processing system 17 on the other side, thereby facilitating conversational communication between the information processing system 17 on the other side. Inter-system communication between the information processing system 1 on the calling side and the information processing system 17 on the other side is possible without changing the procedure.

Next, the structure of the invention will be explained based on claim 3 with reference to FIG. The information processing system 1 on the calling side is
Based on claim 2, this is a configuration in which an interactive communication procedure writing unit 22 for adding an interactive communication procedure and a terminal control unit 20 for controlling a user terminal are added to the configuration of the invention.

This will be explained in detail using the example of file transfer. Information processing system 17 on the other side in response to the sending signal “file transfer request command” from the information processing system 1 on the calling side
If the response signal is a "file transfer possible response" or a "file system overflow response" that does not exist in the data file 19 of the interactive communication procedure other than the "file transfer not possible response j", this response signal is sent to the terminal control unit. Transfer to 20. The terminal control section 20 sends an alert signal (bell signal) to the user and a response signal that does not exist in the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure to the terminal 21 through the signal transmission/reception section 12. When the administrator inputs a ``file system expansion command'' as a response signal corresponding to the ``file system overflow response J'' and ``state 3'' of the progress state of the next conversation, the signal transmitting and receiving unit 12 receives it,
The data is transferred to the conversational communication procedure execution control unit 5. The interactive communication procedure execution control unit 5 executes the r file system extension command.
and transfer it to the signal transmitting/receiving section 12.

"r state 3" is written in the state holding unit 14. moreover.

The conversational communication procedure writing unit 22 receives response signals such as “file system overflow response j” and conversation progress status “state M”.
I J, transmits the set of "file system extension command j1" status B3 indicating the progress status of the next conversation of the sending signal,
The conversational communication procedure writing unit 22 additionally writes this to the conversational communication procedure data file 19. at the same time,
The signal transmitting/receiving unit 12 uses the protocol and transmission rate specified between the terminal 18 and the information processing system 17 of the other party to transmit the "r file system extension command" to the information processing system 17 of the other party via the communication network 6. system 17, and communication between the systems continues.

As is clear from this result, if the response signal does not exist in the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure, the response signal is transferred to the terminal 21, and the user uses the transmitted signal in response to the response signal and the next conversation. By inputting the progress status and additionally writing it to the data file 19 of the conversational communication procedure, it becomes possible for the calling side system to automatically send a sending signal in response to the response signal from now on.

(5) As described in detail of the invention, according to the present invention, when an information processing system that communicates conversationally with a terminal communicates with each other via a communication network, the other party The information processing system on the calling side automatically connects and connects to the information processing system on the other end by using the conversational communication procedure used by the information processing system with the terminal without changing it. Communication between systems such as information transfer, information storage, and conversion becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining communication using a conversational communication procedure between an information processing system and a terminal, and FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining intersystem communication using a conversational communication procedure, which is the principle of the present invention. 3 is a diagram explaining the system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating conversational communication between the information processing system and a terminal during file transfer in the information processing system of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an interactive communication procedure data file during file transfer in the information processing system on the calling side according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an outline of the operation of the present invention. In the figure, 1, 2.17 is an information processing system, 3゜18.2
1 is a terminal, and 5 is an interactive communication procedure execution control unit. Patent applicant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a configuration in which multiple information processing systems that communicate conversationally with terminals are connected via a communication network, one of the information processing systems is one of the other information processing systems.
When calling one and communicating between the two systems,
The information processing system on the calling side is equipped with a storage means for storing conversational communication procedures performed by the information processing system on the other side with the terminal, and the information processing system on the calling side uses this communication procedure. The caller's information processing system is configured to simulate a terminal connected to the other party's information processing system, and conversational communication between the calling party's information processing system and the other party's information processing system is automatically carried out. An inter-system communication method. (2) A transmission signal sent from a terminal connected to the other party's information processing system to the other party's information processing system within the calling party's information processing system, and a connection from the other party's information processing system to the other party's information processing system. The system is equipped with a storage means for storing the correspondence relationship with the response signal sent to the received terminal, and conversational communication between the information processing system on the calling side and the information processing system on the other side is automatically carried out. An inter-system communication system according to claim (1), characterized in that: (3) If the sending signal that should be sent from the calling system in response to a response signal from the other party's information processing system is not stored in the calling system,
Provides a means for notifying the user to that effect, allowing the user to instruct the sending signal to be sent from the calling system, and informing the calling side's information processing system of the correspondence between the sending signal instructed by the user and the response signal. Claim (1) or (1) further stores the response signal, and thereafter automatically transmits a transmission signal in response to the response signal by the system on the calling side.
Intersystem communication method described in section 2).