JPH0256160A - How to modify conference participant data in a conference telephone system of a wired broadcast telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a conference telephone system of a wired broadcast telephone system, and more particularly to a method for modifying data of conference participants in a conference telephone system using a convocation method.

[Description of the Prior Art] A conference call using a convocation method in a wired broadcast telephone system is a service that limits call members to specific subscribers.During program control, data on conference representatives and conference participants is stored in the memory of the exchange. It must be stored in .

The data here includes three types: subscriber number, physical port number, and route. A subscriber number is a number assigned to a terminal and is a number that is actually dialed to call the subscriber terminal. The physical port number is a number indicating the actual accommodation position of the subscriber terminal within the exchange, which corresponds one-to-one with the subscriber number. The route data is a number indicating the trunk line of the station to which the subscriber terminal belongs, and is data necessary for forming a communication path with the subscriber terminal of another station.

A practical example of using a conference call is to call specific conference participants (
(multiple) in the exchange and when making a conference call,
By dialing a conference call special number from the subscriber terminal, a representative participant of the conference can call the conference participant and make a conference call with other participants.

Here, the same conference representative participant can only register one conference participant group, and if a new, different conference participant group is required, the registration contents of the previous conference participants will be updated. conference participants.

Hereinafter, a conventional method for changing the registration of conference participants will be explained with reference to FIG. 1-3. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a wire broadcast telephone system to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a program control flow diagram for explaining a conventional conference participant data modification method.

In Figure 1, 1 is an operation management device used for inputting various data to the exchange, monitoring the exchange, and maintaining the system, 2 is an interface circuit of the operation management device, and 3 is the central processing unit (CPU) of the exchange. ), 4 is memory (RAM) for storing conference participant data, 5+ to 5n
is the subscriber terminal, 6゜~6n is the subscriber interface 1
．． 7 is a speech synthesizer, 8 is a program storage memory (R
OM), 9 is an exchange, and 10 is a central switching office for the wired broadcast telephone system.

Before explaining a conventional method for correcting conference participant data, a method for registering conference participant data will be briefly explained.

Next, a conventional method for modifying conference participant data will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

If a conference delegate needs to change the conference participants in his or her own group, he or she must first call the system administrator at the central exchange 10 and request a change in the conference participants. At this time, the conference delegate will notify his or her own subscriber number, conference call group number, and new subscriber number. The system administrator who receives this application first selects the conference call group setting screen on the operation management device 1 (5TEPI), then enters the conference call group number (STFP2) and wishes to modify the conference participant data. The subscriber number of the conference representative participant 5 is input (STEP 3). There, it is determined whether the subscriber number of conference representative participant 5 is undefined (not a subscriber of the wired broadcast telephone system or not registered as a conference representative participant), and if it is undefined, the process returns to 5TEP3 and the correct subscriber number is determined. You will be asked to re-enter the number. When defined, conference participants 52 to 54, including conference participants that require modification.
Enter the subscriber number (here, the number of conference participants is assumed to be 3) (5TEP5), and it is determined whether the subscriber number is undefined (not a subscriber of a wired broadcast telephone system) (S
TEP6) If it is undefined, you must return to 5TEP5 and re-enter the correct subscriber number. If it is defined, determine the end of entering the subscriber numbers of all conference participants (5TEP7), if not, check 5TEP5)
Continue to return to and enter your subscriber number. At the end of the conference, the conference call group number and conference representative participant are input under the transmission program control of the operation management device.

The subscriber number of each conference participant is output to the exchange 9 via the interface circuit 2 (STEP 9). In the exchange 9, those subscriber numbers inputted to the exchange 9 via the interface circuit 2 are taken into the exchange 9 under the control of the central processing unit 3 based on the input data program in the program storage memory 8 (STEPIO). Next, under the control of the central processing unit 3 based on the data setting program in the program storage memory 8, the physical port number and route are determined from each subscriber number taken in, and the conference call is stored in the conference participant data storage memory 4. Correct the conference participant data in the area corresponding to the group number. here,
5TEP1 to 8 are program processing of the operation management device 1, while 5TEP9 to 10 are program processing of the exchange 9.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The conventional conference participant data correction method has been described above, but in a wired broadcast telephone system, the operation management device 1 is installed in the central exchange 10 together with the exchange 9, If a person wishes to change the conference participants in his or her own group, he must contact the system administrator at the central exchange 10 and request data changes each time. for that,
The system administrator who receives the request may not be able to respond to the data change immediately, or the data change may be delayed due to the system administrator being absent, and furthermore, the system administrator may not be able to complete the data change. This is inconvenient when a conference call requires an emergency, such as a conference call that cannot be started between new conference participants until after the information has been confirmed. Additionally, there is a problem in that the system administrator has to enter a lot of data, which may lead to incorrect data changes.

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned problems.
To provide a method by which a representative participant in a conference can directly change the data of a conference participant without using a special additional device.

[Means and actions for solving the problem] The above purpose is to
When a conference representative participant inputs a special number for changing conference participant data by dialing from his/her own subscriber terminal,
Determine whether the special number is for changing conference participants,
In the case of changing conference participants, it should be further determined whether the conference representative participant is using his or her own subscriber terminal, and if so, it should be corrected. The speech synthesis device transmits voice guidance instructing conference participant input to the conference representative participant, and the voice guidance of the conference participants including the conference participant to be corrected, excluding the self input by the face-on conference representative participant by dial operation, is transmitted. Check your subscriber number,
After confirming the subscriber numbers of all input conference participants and the completion of input, the voice synthesis device conveys voice guidance indicating the end of reception to the conference representative participant, and transfers the input conference participants to a new conference. This is achieved by rewriting the group of the conference delegate participants in the conference participant data storage memory as participants.

[Example] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a program control flow diagram for explaining a conference participant data modification method in the conference telephone system of the wired broadcast telephone system of the present invention.

To explain the operation according to this diagram, when a conference representative participant attempts to change the conference participants of his/her own group,
First, a special number for changing conference participants is dialed from the own subscriber terminal 51 (STEPI). The exchange 9 determines whether the dialed special number is for changing conference participants (STEP 2>. If "NO", the process moves to another special number analysis process. On the other hand, if it is rYEsJ, the dialed special number is for changing the conference participant or not. It is determined whether the subscriber terminal 51 is the subscriber terminal of the conference representative participant (STEP 3).At this time, rN
If it is OJ, a lockout tone is sent to that subscriber terminal and the process ends.

If it is rYEsJ, find the conference call group number (
STEP 4), voice guidance is sent to the conference representative participant instructing him or her to input the subscriber number of the conference participant to be changed (STEP 5). In this embodiment, for example, ``This is a conference service.'' Please dial. '' is sent out from the speech synthesizer 7. In this way, the guidance is only accepted when a representative participant dials from his own subscriber terminal.

Next, when the subscriber number to be changed dialed from the conference representative participant terminal is input (STEP 6), it is determined whether the subscriber number has been defined (STEP 7).
), rNOJ, the voice guidance for incorrect dialing is sent to the subscriber terminal and the process ends. In this embodiment, for example, the speech synthesizer 7 sends out guidance such as "The number you have called is currently not in use. Please check the number again." If the subscriber number has been defined (rYEsJ), it is determined whether the input of the subscriber number to be changed is complete (STEP 8). The dial input operation for the subscriber number to be changed is performed as follows. by first dialing the conference participant's subscriber number, followed by the "#" key, and in the same way, successively by dialing the participant's subscriber number and then dialing the "#" key twice. Indicates the end of input. Unless the input is completed, the process returns to 5TEP6 and this loop is repeated until the input is completed. When the input is completed, it is determined whether the registration operation is normal (STEP 9), and if the registration operation is incorrect, audio guidance is sent to the terminal of the conference representative participant, and the process ends. In this embodiment, for example, the speech synthesis device 7 sends out a voice guidance saying, "It has been registered correctly. Please check the number again."

If the registration operation is correct, voice guidance confirming the end of accepting the subscriber number of the conference participant is sent to the terminal of the conference representative participant (STEPIO). In this embodiment, for example, "Registration accepted. Number 0000.

I will call you number ×××× and number △△△△. ” is sent out from the voice synthesizer 7. At the same time,
The physical port number and route data are obtained from the subscriber number of the conference participant input using the conventional method data setting program (stored in ROM 8), and the data is matched to the conference call group number in the memory 4 for storing conference participant data. The region's conference participant data is modified. The conference delegate can then immediately make a conference call with the new conference participant modified by the method described above. Modification of conference participant data according to the present invention will be controlled by a program stored in the program storage memory 8.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a conference representative participant can change a conference registered in an exchange by dialing the subscriber number of the conference participant he/she wishes to change from his/her own subscriber terminal. There is an advantage that the content of participant data can be changed directly at any time as required without requiring any special additional equipment.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a wired broadcast telephone system to which the present invention is applied; FIG. 2 is a program control flow diagram for explaining a conference participant data modification method according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a program control flow diagram for explaining a conventional conference participant data modification method, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of registration of conference participant data.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A central processing unit, a memory for storing programs for operating the central processing unit, a memory for storing conference participant data in which conference participants are registered in advance by group, and a speech synthesis device. , a plurality of subscriber terminals connected to the exchange, and an operation management device for operating and managing the exchange, and a conference representative participant can control the conference participants from the subscriber terminal. In a conference telephone system of a wired broadcast telephone system that performs calling conference calls based on the convocation method, when the conference representative participant inputs a special number for changing conference participant data by dialing from the subscriber terminal, the special number is Determine whether the purpose is to change conference participants, and if the purpose is to change conference participants, further determine whether the conference representative participant is using his own subscriber terminal. , if the user is using his/her own subscriber terminal, the speech synthesizer transmits voice guidance to the conference representative participant instructing the input of the conference participant to be corrected, and the conference representative participant inputs the information by dialing. After confirming the subscriber numbers of the conference participants including the conference participants who should be corrected except for the inputted self, and confirming the subscriber numbers of all conference participants that have been input and the input has been completed, the voice guidance for the end of reception will be given. The speech synthesis device notifies the representative participants of the conference, and the group of the representative participants of the conference in the conference participant data storage memory is rewritten as the inputted conference participants as new conference participants. A method for modifying conference participant data in a conference telephone system of a wired broadcast telephone system.