JPS59169265A - Terminal connection method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the operation at the terminal side by providing a common switching part into a processor regardless of the type of a message. CONSTITUTION:When a sound message is processed through a telephone 41, a call is given to a message processor 5 from the telephone 41 of a terminal device 4. In this case, just a single type of message is effective to the telephone number of the processor 5 regardless of the type of the message. Then the device 4 is connected to the processor 5 via an exchange 2, and finally a sound processing part 511 of an dividual control part 51 is connected to the device 4 via a common switching part 52. In case different messages processes (facsimile, text, etc.) are subsequently carried out, the part 511 is cut off by the part 52 if a request is given for execution of facsimile processing, etc. with a designation given from the device 4. Then a facsimile processing part 512, etc. are connected to the same circuit. Thus the operation is simplified at the terminal side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal connection system for connecting a message processing device and a terminal device via an exchange.

(2) Prior Art and Problems Conventionally, in a message processing system that handles multiple types of messages such as telephone and facsimile, as shown in FIG. Messages are stored and sent via message processing device 3 via exchange 2. However, there are two cases in which exchange 2 does not have a connection switching function and when it has a connection switching function. There is a method @ If there is no connection switching function, after disconnecting the communication by the telephone 11, make a new call and connect to the facsimile processing section 312 of the message processing device 3. ◎After connection, the terminal device 1
The communication is performed by switching to the fax machine 12 using the switch 14. However, in this system, even though the telephone set 11 and the facsimile terminal 12 communicate through the common message processing device 3, the message types are different, so the line must be disconnected and then called again.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the terminal operator's operations become complicated.

In addition, if there is a connection switching function, the connection from the voice processing section 311 to the facsimile processing section 312 can be changed by the function of the exchange 2 by starting from the terminal device 1 and performing operations such as "hooking + dialing #". After the connection, the switch 14 on the terminal device Itl side switches to the fax machine terminal 12 and communication is performed.

However, in this system, a different telephone number is assigned to the input side of the message processing device 3 for each type of message, so that the terminal operator must distinguish when calling the message processing device 3 from the terminal device 1 side. Furthermore,
There is a problem in that operations such as "7-king + dialing" using the switchboard function are different from operations for normal message processing.

(3) Purpose of the Invention An object of the present invention is to enable operations on the side of multiple terminals by connecting and switching multiple terminals to corresponding individual control units from a switching unit in a processing device in a message processing system that handles multiple messages. The purpose is to facilitate and improve the efficiency of message processing systems.

(4) Structure of the Invention According to the present invention, in a terminal connection method in which connection is switched to an individual control unit of a message processing device that handles multiple types of messages via one or more terminal full exchanges, the above-mentioned message processing device A terminal connection method is provided, characterized in that a common switching section is provided on the input side of the individual control sections, and the switching section switches the connection between the message type of the terminal and the corresponding individual control section. Ru.

(5) Embodiments of the Invention The present invention will now be described by way of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a terminal connection system according to the present invention.

The system of the present invention includes a terminal device 4, a switch 2, and a multifunction device 5.
It will be implemented accordingly.

The terminal device 4 includes a telephone 41, a facsimile terminal 42, a text terminal 4-3, and a terminal switch 44 for switching between these terminals. The text terminal 43 has a document communication function, and is, for example, a word processor.

The exchange 2 has a function of connecting the terminal device 4 and the message processing device 5, and the message processing device 5 processes messages regardless of the type of message received from the terminal device 4.

The message processing device 5 includes a switching section 52 common to the terminal device 4, an individual control section 51, and a common control section 53.

The individual f[tlJ 11] section 51 has a voice processing section 511, a facsimile processing section 512, and a text processing section 513, and corresponds to the telephone number 41, facsimile terminal 42, and text terminal 43 of the terminal device 4, respectively. It is provided.

The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

First, when a voice message is to be processed by the 'jttL handset 41, a call is made from the telephone 41 of the terminal device 4 to the message processing device 5. In this case, the message processing device 5 may have one type of telephone number regardless of the type of message. Next, the terminal and the message processing unit 5 are connected to the exchange 2f3:
Connected via. Finally, the audio processing section 511 of the individual control section 51 is connected to the common switching section 52.

Furthermore, a different message processing i3! When receiving (facsimile or text), the following actions are added.

That is, after the processing of a voice message is completed, when there is a request to execute facsimile or text processing in response to an instruction from the terminal device 4, the common switching unit 52 disconnects the voice processing unit 511 and connects the facsimile processing unit 512 to the same line. Alternatively, the text processing section 513 is connected.

With such an operation, when a call is made from the terminal device 4 to the message processing device 5, there is no need to be aware of the line type, such as the telephone number, for each type of message. Further, the operator operation procedure on the terminal device 4 side can be unified regardless of whether the exchange 2 has a connection switching function or not. Furthermore, when communicating a plurality of messages, there is no need to repeat call origination/disconnection, and the operation on the terminal side is simpler than when switching connections using the connection switching function of an exchange.

(6) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a common switching unit in the message processing device regardless of the message type, operations on the side of multiple terminals are simplified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional terminal connection system, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a terminal connection system according to the present invention. 1, 4... terminal device, 2... switchboard, 3, 5...
Message processing device, 11.41...Telephone, 12.42...Facsimile terminal, 43...Text terminal, 14.44...Terminal switching device, 31.51...Individual control unit, 52. ...Switching unit, 33.53...Common control unit, 311.511...Audio processing unit, 312.512
. . . Facsimile processing section, 513 . . . Text processing section. Patent applicant Fujitsu Ltd. Patent agent Akira Aoki Patent attorney Kazuyuki Nishidate 1) Yukio Patent attorney Akira Yamaguchi

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a terminal connection method in which one or more terminals are connected to individual control units of a message processing device that handles multiple types of messages via a switch, a common switching unit is provided on the input side of the individual control units of the message processing devices. Terminal connection method 0 characterized in that the switching unit switches the connection between the message type of the terminal and the corresponding individual control unit.