JP2000196771A - Telephone directory management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically update a telephone directory generated for an individual without updating an opposite telephone number and other registration information by storing a locus that data is got from a group telephone directory or a center telephone directory in respective servers at the time of generating the individual telephone directory. SOLUTION: A center telephone directory server 1 retrieves whether it is retrieved (gotten) from other group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 in the past and transmits differential information to the group telephone directory server 10. The group telephone directory server 10 recognizes the information is gotten from the individual telephone directory 11 and 12 in the past by the locus and automatically updates information of the individual telephone directories 11 and 12 at timing when the individual telephone directories 11 and 12 are activated. When telephone numbers registered in the individual telephone directories 11 and 12 are changed, only the individual telephone directories 11 and 12 are automatically changed without changing an opposite telephone directory.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a centralized telephone directory management system, and more particularly to a telephone directory management system capable of registering, searching, and updating individual telephone directory management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, in the case of a personal telephone directory, it has been created on a personal computer for each individual and managed by the individual.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-98217 discloses a method for creating a database for a general public telephone directory.
When registering or updating user information in a telephone directory database between a terminal device connected via a network such as a private branch exchange (PBX) or a LAN (local area network) and a telephone directory database device, a terminal device by a user In accordance with the instruction from the user, the information on the own phone book data is transmitted directly to the phone book database device so that the phone book data can be updated. According to the company, the data can always be kept up-to-date without the need for a dedicated operator.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 6-121017 discloses an electronic extension telephone directory (memory). An extension telephone (connected by a dedicated line) used by a specific business entity, business entity, organization (public institution, etc.), etc. Especially when the number of extension telephone terminals is large, and it is easy and inexpensive to easily update the number table when the number is changed. , An electronic extension telephone directory (memory) storing extension number data, a means for searching for a required job title and / or name, and an electronic extension telephone directory (memory) being updated from outside via a telephone line. It is disclosed that the system includes means for writing, erasing, correcting, and front rewriting, and extension telephones and the like arranged in a tree structure.

[0005] As described above, there is no prior art relating to personal telephone directories, and it is a reality that the telephone directory is conventionally created on a personal computer for each individual and managed by the individual.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems.

[0007] The first problem is that since the telephone directory is managed for each individual, it is necessary to change the registered telephone directory every time the telephone number of the other party changes.

[0008] The second problem is that since the means for reporting that the other party's telephone number has been changed is not linked to the changed trigger, it is not even known that the other party's telephone number has been changed. It is.

According to the present invention, when a personal telephone directory is registered or a telephone number of a partner is changed, the telephone directory is centrally managed in a database so that each personal telephone is notified from the database device. Make it an issue.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telephone directory management system for managing a telephone directory carried by each telephone, comprising: a plurality of client PCs each having a personal telephone directory;
A plurality of group telephone directory server PCs for managing the plurality of client PCs in groups, and a center telephone directory server P for managing the plurality of group telephone directory servers PC
C, wherein the plurality of client PCs, the plurality of group telephone directory server PCs, and the center telephone directory server PC are connected via a LAN (local area network), and the client PCs have their own names in the same group. The group telephone directory server PC in the same group is registered and searched for in the group telephone directory server PC in the group.
C is registered and searched for in the center telephone directory server PC, and the center telephone directory server PC registers the path locus registered and searched for from the client PC.

In the above-mentioned telephone directory management system,
The center telephone directory server PC changes the setting to the group telephone directory server PC and the client PC according to the route locus when there is a change setting notification of the registered contents from any of the group telephone directory server PCs. Is notified.

In the above-mentioned telephone directory management system,
The path trajectory is characterized in that the group telephone directory server PC also registers the path trajectory registered / retrieved from the client PC in the group telephone directory server PC.

In the above-mentioned telephone directory management system,
When the group telephone directory server PC is updated / retrieved from the plurality of client PCs, the group telephone directory server PC collectively updates the difference between the contents registered / retrieved in advance and the contents updated / retrieved this time. The center telephone directory server PC is updated and searched.

In the above-mentioned telephone directory management system,
After the telephone number of the other client PC is registered in the personal telephone directory of the client PC, the telephone number of the registered other client PC is changed and the group telephone directory including the other client PC is changed. A change registration is made in the server PC, and the group telephone directory server PC makes a differential registration in the center telephone directory server PC, and the center telephone directory server PC searches for the path trace from another group telephone directory server PC in the past. Then, the corresponding group telephone directory server PC is notified of the difference registration contents, and further, the group telephone directory server PC searches for the route trajectory in the past, and stores the difference registration contents in the corresponding client telephone directory server PC. It is characterized by notifying and updating.

In the above-mentioned telephone directory management system,
The client PC registers one of its own name, employee number, job title, e-mail address, etc.
Or a case where a change occurs.

Further, the present invention centrally manages a telephone directory in a database, so that even if the person moves to a different department, the telephone directory database on the server side is not modified without modifying the personal telephone directory. It is characterized in that the personal telephone directory on the client side is automatically updated based on the telephone number and personal information of the other party registered on the server side in the exchange between the client and the personal telephone directory.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described.
This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of the Embodiment] Referring to FIG.
The centralized telephone directory management system according to the present embodiment includes client PCs 11, 12, 21, and 22, which are individual telephone directories,
A configuration in which the group telephone directory servers PC10 and PC20 and the center telephone directory server PC1 are connected by a LAN will be described.

The group telephone directory server 10 registers a name, an employee number, a department name, a position, and a mail address as personal information in addition to the telephone number.

When these contents change, the administrator of the group telephone directory server 10 updates the group. In FIG. 1, it is shown as being managed by the group telephone directory server 10 surrounded by a dotted frame.

The center telephone directory server 1 integrating the group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 is configured to centrally manage all telephone directories.

The group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 and the center telephone directory server 1 include not only recording media for management telephone directories but also client PCs 11, 12 and 2.
It also has a recording medium for storing the path trajectory for registration and search from 1 and 22 as described above.

The path trajectory is registered, for example, by using a method of sequentially grasping the communication path trajectory from the source address and the destination address stored in the header part of the packet transmission used for the communication line. The path trajectory in the search can be obtained. In addition, the time-historical trajectory allows the personal telephone directory to be updated after a short period of time by accumulating the time at which the search was performed. Updating of the personal telephone directory can be stopped, reducing unnecessary load.

In the telephone directory management system, as shown in FIG. 1, the group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 and the center telephone directory server 1 and each of the client PCs 11 and 12,
21 and 22 show an example in which one network (LAN) is configured, but even a system configuring a plurality of LANs can be divided into a hierarchical network, and substantially A configuration system can be applied.

[Explanation of Operation of this Embodiment] Next, the entire operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the sequences of FIGS. The titles in FIGS. 2 to 5 are divided into personal telephone directories 11, 12, 21, and 22, group telephone directory servers 10, 20, and center telephone directory server 1, respectively.

In FIG. 2, when the personal telephone directory 11 is created, first, the name, employee number, or mail address of the person to be registered or searched is input.

Next, the data is stored and registered in the recording medium of the group telephone directory server 10 using the entered key, and in the case of retrieval using the key, the retrieval is performed through the recording medium. You can get your phone number and personal information. At the same time, the group telephone directory server 10 sends the personal telephone directory client P
The path locus of C11 is stored in the recording medium together with the identifier of the client PC. If the searched information is not in the group telephone directory server 10, the group telephone directory server 10 further searches the center telephone directory server 1 as in the sequence of FIG.

If registered in the center telephone directory server 10, the telephone number and personal information can be obtained. The feature of this system is that when the registered information is changed, the personal telephone directory is stored. Since it is necessary to change automatically, it is necessary to register the locus searched from the group telephone directory server 10 in the center telephone directory server 1 as well.

The trajectory particularly indicates a routing path trajectory, a time trajectory indicating when the search was performed, and the like, and the center telephone directory has been set to change the registered contents from the group telephone directory servers 10 and 20. In this case, this is to be used as a trigger for notifying the group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 that have recorded the trajectory in the past of the setting change.

The information retrieved by the center telephone directory server 1 is also registered in the group telephone directory server 10 and, at the same time, when the locus from the personal telephone directory 11 remains in the group telephone directory server 10 and changes occur, the information is automatically retrieved. This triggers a personal telephone directory change update.

FIG. 4 illustrates a sequence of collective registration of a new telephone number and personal information. When newly registering telephone numbers and personal information in the group telephone directory server 10, the administrator of the group telephone directory server 10 registers telephone numbers and personal information collectively.

The group telephone directory server 10 automatically registers the change in the center telephone directory server 1.

FIG. 5 illustrates a case where the telephone number of the personal telephone directory 21 is changed. It is assumed that this number is also registered in the personal telephone directory 11 or the personal telephone directory 12. The administrator of the group telephone directory server 20 registers in the group telephone directory server 20 that the personal telephone number 21 has been changed.

The group telephone directory server 20 automatically and differentially registers this information in the center telephone directory server 1.

The center telephone directory server 1 searches whether or not the other group telephone directory servers 10 and 20 have retrieved information in the past, retrieves the information get from the group telephone directory server 10 in the past and retrieves the difference information. To the group telephone directory server 10. Group telephone directory server 10
Also ge information from personal telephone directories 11 and 12 in the past
and that the personal telephone directory 11
Personal telephone directories 11 and 12 at the timing when
Information is automatically updated.

In this way, when the telephone number registered in the personal telephone directory changes, the personal telephone directory can be automatically changed without changing the personal telephone directory.

In the above embodiment, the personal telephone directory PC
And a three-layer structure of the group telephone directory server PC and the center telephone directory server PC. However, in the case of a larger system, three or more layers may be provided. The server of each layer other than the above accumulates the path trajectory that has been registered and searched, so that it is possible to easily update the telephone directory of each individual.

[0038]

According to the present invention, the trajectory of data getting from the group telephone directory server or the center telephone directory server when creating a personal telephone directory is recorded on each server.
The personal telephone directory created for the individual can be automatically updated without changing the other party's telephone number or other registration information.

Further, since all path trajectories between the group telephone directory server and the center telephone directory server are also accumulated and automated, the management of the telephone directory is within the range of the group telephone directory server, and the management is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a telephone directory management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the telephone directory management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the telephone directory management system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the telephone directory management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the telephone directory management system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Center Phone Book Server PC 10, 20 Group Phone Book Server PC 11, 12, 21, 22 Personal Phone Book PC

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A telephone directory management system for managing a telephone directory carried by each telephone, comprising: a plurality of client PCs (personal computers) each having a personal telephone directory;
A plurality of group telephone directory server PCs for managing the plurality of client PCs in groups, and a center telephone directory server P for managing the plurality of group telephone directory servers PC
C, wherein the plurality of client PCs, the plurality of group telephone directory server PCs, and the center telephone directory server PC are connected via a LAN (local area network), and the client PCs have their own names in the same group. The group telephone directory server PC in the same group is registered and searched for in the group telephone directory server PC in the group.
C. A telephone directory management system, wherein C registers and searches in the center telephone directory server PC, and the center telephone directory server PC registers a path trace registered and searched from the client PC. 2. The telephone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein the center telephone directory server PC receives the change setting notification of the registered contents from any one of the group telephone directory server PCs. A telephone directory management system, wherein a setting change is notified to the group telephone directory server PC and the client PC according to a locus. 3. The telephone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein the path trajectory is the group telephone directory server PC.
Is also registered in the group telephone directory server PC with the path trajectory registered / retrieved from the client PC. 4. The telephone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein when the group telephone directory server PC is updated / retrieved from the plurality of client PCs, the group telephone directory server PC is collectively registered in advance. A telephone directory management system characterized in that a difference between the retrieved content and the updated / retrieved content is updated / retrieved in the center telephone directory server PC. 5. The telephone directory management system according to claim 2, wherein after registering the telephone numbers of the other client PCs in the personal telephone directory of the client PC, the telephone numbers of the registered other client PCs are changed. The number is changed and the change is registered in the group telephone directory server PC including the other client PC, and the group telephone directory server PC performs differential registration in the center telephone directory server PC, and the center telephone directory server PC performs In the past, searching for the route trajectory from another group telephone directory server PC,
The corresponding group telephone directory server PC is notified of the difference registration contents, and the group telephone directory server PC searches for the route locus in the past, and notifies the corresponding client telephone directory server PC of the difference registration contents. A telephone directory management system characterized in that it is updated. 6. The telephone directory management system according to claim 1, wherein the client PC
Is a telephone directory management system in which any one of a self-name, an employee number, a title, an e-mail address, and the like is registered or a change occurs.