JP2010245603A - Main device of telephone system, computer used together with telephone, and method of linking telephone and computer - Google Patents

Abstract

A telephone and a computer are linked.
A call control unit extracts telephone identification information from a transmitted call control signal (S27). The call control unit 13 searches the key information storage unit 14 for an authentication key equal to the extracted telephone identification information (S29). If there is an authentication key, the call control unit 13 transmits telephone identification information indicating the transmission source of the telephone 2, that is, the call control signal, and the authentication key to the cooperation processing unit 15 (S31). The cooperation processing unit 15 searches the key information storage unit 14 for key information including the transmitted authentication key (S33). If there is key information, the cooperation processing unit 15 generates cooperation information including the transmitted telephone identification information and the computer identification information included in the searched key information (S35), and stores the generated cooperation information in the cooperation information storage. The data is stored in the unit 16 (S37).
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Description

  The present invention relates to a main device of a telephone system, a computer used together with a telephone, and a method for linking a telephone and a computer.

  In a key telephone system or a private branch exchange system that provides a private telephone service, a technique for making the telephone service / function more convenient by linking a telephone and a computer has been proposed and provided.

  For example, in patent document 1, the proposal which improves the transmission reliability of a message memo is made. When a proxy response is received for an incoming call to a absentee, a message memo creation window is displayed on the proxy responder's computer. When a proxy responder inserts a message memo, incoming message information such as the date and time of call and the caller's phone number are stored in association with the message memo. You can read the message memo corresponding to the history.

  Further, as in Non-Patent Document 1, by installing and setting in advance in a computer, a CTI can be used to make a call or respond to an incoming call with a button operation from the computer. Application software is commercially available.

  In order to realize such services and applications in which a telephone and a computer cooperate with each other, it is necessary to perform pairing by specifying the telephone and the computer used by the telephone and the computer.

  For example, in the case of Patent Document 1, identification information for identifying individual telephones and computers (extension numbers and terminal numbers for telephones, IP addresses and MAC addresses for computers) is preliminarily sent to the server device that provides the service. It is registered.

  In the case of Non-Patent Document 1, a setting item for designating an extension number of a telephone to be paired is prepared on the application software side installed in the computer.

  As described above, in the conventional method, in order to use a service or application in which a telephone and a computer are linked, it is necessary to previously register pairing information of the telephone and the computer on the server side or the application side.

  There is no problem if you use such services and applications only in the environment of your own telephone and computer. For example, you can bring your own notebook computer into the conference room and temporarily link it with the telephone installed in the conference room. If you want to do this, as in Patent Document 1, if it is in the form of pre-registration on the server device side, it takes time and effort to have the system administrator change the settings in advance, flexible operation is not possible, linkage services and applications There is a risk that it will not be used.

  In addition, as in Non-Patent Document 1, when the user registers with the setting items of the application software of the computer, identification information such as the extension number and terminal number of the telephone in the conference room is not known, and the linked service or application is used. There is a problem that it may not be possible.

  Furthermore, as in Non-Patent Document 1, in the case where the user registers with the setting items of the application software of the computer, if the identification information of another person's telephone is known, it is easy to use the spoofing. is there.

Japanese Patent No. 377651

DESKPORT for Netcommunity SYSTEM X7000 Instruction Manual

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide a main device of a telephone system for linking a telephone and a computer, a computer used with the telephone, a telephone and a computer. The purpose is to provide a way to link.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a first aspect of the present invention is a main device of a telephone system that accommodates a plurality of telephones, and links the computer and the telephone from a computer that is used with any telephone. If a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer is transmitted, the computer identification information is extracted from the cooperation request signal, an authentication key for transmitting to the computer is generated, and the authentication key and the computer Key information including identification information is stored in a key information storage unit provided in the main unit, and the authentication key is transmitted to the computer; When a call control signal including telephone identification information indicating a telephone is transmitted, the telephone identification is made from the call control signal. And retrieves key information including an authentication key equal to the telephone identification information from the key information storage unit, and if there is the key information, obtains telephone identification information indicating the telephone from which the call control signal is transmitted. The key information including the authentication key is retrieved from the key information storage unit, computer identification information is extracted from the key information, and linkage information including the telephone identification information and the computer identification information is generated. And a cooperation processing unit that stores the key information in the cooperation information storage unit provided in the main device and deletes the key information from the key information storage unit.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, time measurement is started when the key information is stored in the key information storage unit, and the key information is deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. .

  The second aspect of the present invention is a computer used with a telephone housed in the main device of the telephone system according to the first aspect of the present invention, and an operation for linking the computer and the telephone is the computer. A cooperation request signal transmission unit that transmits a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer to the main device, a cooperation key display unit that displays a cooperation key transmitted from the main device, It is characterized by providing.

  A third aspect of the present invention is a method for linking a telephone and a computer, wherein a computer cooperation request signal transmission unit used together with a telephone accommodated in a main device of a telephone system accommodating a plurality of telephones is connected to the computer. If an operation for linking the telephone with the telephone is performed on the computer, a step of transmitting a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer to the main apparatus, and a cooperation request of the main apparatus The signal processing unit extracts computer identification information from the cooperation request signal, generates an authentication key for transmission to the computer, and key information including the authentication key and the computer identification information is provided in the main device. The key information storage unit stores the authentication key so that the authentication key is transmitted to the computer. And a link key display unit of the computer displaying the authentication key, and a telephone used with the computer transmits a call control signal including telephone identification information indicating the telephone of the other party to the main apparatus. And the call control unit of the main device retrieves the telephone identification information from the call control signal, searches the key information storage unit for key information including an authentication key equal to the telephone identification information, and finds that the key information is present. If so, the step of acquiring the telephone identification information indicating the telephone that is the transmission source of the call control signal, and the cooperation processing unit of the main device searches the key information storage unit for key information including the authentication key, and Computer identification information is extracted from the key information, linkage information including the telephone identification information and the computer identification information is generated, and set in the main apparatus. Was is stored in the linkage information storing unit, characterized in that it comprises a step of deleting the key information from the key information storage unit.

  In the third aspect of the present invention, time measurement is started when the key information is stored in the key information storage unit, and the key information is deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. .

  According to the present invention, a telephone and a computer can be linked.

It is a block diagram which shows the telephone system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the method of making the telephone 2 and the computer 3 cooperate.

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

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a telephone system according to the present embodiment. The main device 1 of the telephone system accommodates a plurality of telephones 2. For example, the main apparatus 1 is connected to each telephone 2 via a local area network (LAN) line. Each telephone set 2 includes a handset and an input device (such as dial buttons corresponding to the characters “0”, “1” to “9”, “#”, “*”). Each telephone 2 is used with a corresponding computer 3. Storing cooperation information including telephone identification information indicating the telephone 2 and computer identification information indicating the computer 3 in the main apparatus 1 is referred to as linking the telephone 2 and the computer 3.

  The main apparatus 1 includes a signal transmission / reception unit 11 that transmits and receives signals and the like between the telephone set 2 and the computer 3, a cooperation request signal processing unit 12 that processes a cooperation request signal for linking the computer 3 and the telephone set 2, and the telephone set 2. A call control unit 13 for processing a call control signal for communication with the telephone 2 of the other party, a key information storage unit 14 for storing key information including an authentication key for linking the telephone 2 and the computer 3, and link information A linkage processing unit 15 to be generated and a linkage information storage unit 16 in which linkage information is stored are provided.

  The computer 3 includes a cooperation request signal transmission unit 31 that transmits a cooperation request signal and an authentication key display unit 32 that displays an authentication key.

  FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram showing a method for linking the telephone 2 and the computer 3.

  The cooperation request signal transmission unit 31 of any one of the computers 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as the computer 3) performs an operation on the computer 3 so as to link the computer 3 and any one of the telephones 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as the telephone 2). If made (S1), a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer 3 is generated (S3) and transmitted to the main apparatus 1 (S5). Such an operation is, for example, clicking a “link computer and telephone” button (button B in FIG. 1) displayed on the screen by application software of the computer 3 or a browser. The computer identification information is, for example, an IP address or a MAC address.

  The signal transmission / reception unit 11 of the main apparatus 1 receives the cooperation request signal and transmits the received cooperation request signal to the cooperation request signal processing unit 12 (S7).

  The cooperation request signal processing unit 12 extracts computer identification information from the cooperation request signal (S9). Next, the cooperation request signal processing unit 12 generates an authentication key for transmission to the computer 3 (S11). The authentication key is a random character string that can be input with the dial buttons corresponding to “0”, “1” to “9”, “#”, “*” of the telephone 2.

  Next, the cooperation request signal processing unit 12 stores key information including the generated authentication key and the extracted computer identification information in the key information storage unit 14 (S13). Next, the cooperation request signal processing unit 12 transmits an authentication key to the signal transmitting / receiving unit 11 (S15). The signal transmission / reception unit 11 transmits the transmitted authentication key to the computer 3 (S17).

  The authentication key display unit 32 of the computer 3 displays the transmitted authentication key (S19). The user lifts the handset of the telephone 2 and inputs the displayed authentication key to the telephone 2 (S21). The telephone 2 recognizes the authentication key as telephone identification information (for example, an extension number or a terminal number) indicating the other party's telephone. For example, in the case of an IP telephone system using SIP, the telephone identification information is included in the INVITE TO header. The telephone 2 transmits a call control signal including the telephone identification information (authentication key) to the main apparatus 1 (S23).

  The signal transmission / reception unit 11 of the main apparatus 1 receives the call control signal and transmits the received call control signal to the call control unit 13 (S25).

  The call control unit 13 extracts telephone identification information from the transmitted call control signal (S27). The call control unit 13 searches the key information storage unit 14 for key information including an authentication key equal to the extracted telephone identification information (S29). If there is key information, the call control unit 13 transmits telephone identification information indicating the transmission source of the telephone 2, that is, the call control signal, and an authentication key to the cooperation processing unit 15 (S31). The sender telephone identification information is, for example, an extension number or a terminal number indicating the sender telephone 2.

  The cooperation processing unit 15 searches the key information storage unit 14 for key information including the transmitted authentication key (S33). If there is key information, the cooperation processing unit 15 generates cooperation information including the transmitted telephone identification information and the computer identification information included in the searched key information (S35), and stores the generated cooperation information in the cooperation information storage. The data is stored in the unit 16 (S37). Further, the cooperation processing unit 15 deletes key information including the transmitted authentication key and the computer identification information from the key information storage unit 14 (S39).

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to link the telephone and the computer in accordance with the circumstances of the occasion, such as linking the telephone in the seat and the computer, or linking the telephone in the conference room and the notebook computer brought in from the desk. This can be implemented by a user's natural operation.

  Further, since the telephone and the computer can be linked by a normal telephone call operation, there is no need to customize the telephone, and a commercially available telephone can be used.

  Further, the authentication key is a so-called one-time password, and since it is necessary to input the one-time password in order to link the telephone and the computer, spoofing can be prevented.

  If the authentication key is not input to the telephone 2 in step S21, the key information is not deleted in step S39, and the key information remains stored in the key information storage unit 14, and the possibility of impersonation use increases. It is preferable to start the time measurement when the key information is stored and delete the key information when a predetermined time has elapsed.

  In addition, a computer program for causing a computer to function as the main device 1 according to the present embodiment and a computer program for causing the computer 3 to function include a computer such as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a magnetic tape. The computer program may be stored in a readable recording medium and distributed as a display, or the computer program may be transmitted via a communication network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone system main apparatus 2 Telephone 3 Computer 11 Signal transmission / reception part 12 Cooperation request signal processing part 13 Call control part 14 Key information storage part 15 Cooperation processing part 16 Cooperation information storage part 31 Cooperation request control part 32 Cooperation authentication key display part

Claims (5)

A main device of a telephone system that accommodates a plurality of telephones,
If a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer for linking the computer and the telephone is transmitted from a computer used with any telephone, the computer identification information is extracted from the cooperation request signal, An authentication key to be transmitted to the computer is generated, key information including the authentication key and the computer identification information is stored in a key information storage unit provided in the main device, and the authentication key is transmitted to the computer A cooperation request signal processing unit to be
When a call control signal including telephone identification information indicating the other party's telephone is transmitted from any telephone, telephone identification information is extracted from the call control signal, and an authentication key equal to the telephone identification information is obtained from the key information storage unit. A key control unit that retrieves key identification information, and if there is the key information, a call control unit that acquires telephone identification information indicating a telephone of a transmission source of the call control signal;
Key information including the authentication key is retrieved from the key information storage unit, computer identification information is extracted from the key information, and linkage information including the telephone identification information and the computer identification information is generated, and provided in the main device. And a cooperation processing unit that stores the key information in the cooperation information storage unit and deletes the key information from the key information storage unit. The main time of the telephone system according to claim 1, wherein time measurement is started when the key information is stored in the key information storage unit, and the key information is deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. apparatus. A computer used with a telephone housed in a main device of the telephone system according to claim 1 or 2,
When an operation for linking the computer and the telephone is performed on the computer, a cooperation request signal transmission unit that transmits a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer to the main device;
A computer comprising: a cooperation key display unit that displays a cooperation key transmitted from the main device. The cooperation request signal transmission unit of the computer used together with the telephone accommodated in the main device of the telephone system that accommodates a plurality of telephones performs an operation on the computer for linking the computer and the telephone. If so, transmitting a cooperation request signal including computer identification information indicating the computer to the main device;
The cooperation request signal processing unit of the main device extracts computer identification information from the cooperation request signal, generates an authentication key for transmission to the computer, and generates key information including the authentication key and the computer identification information. Storing in a key information storage unit provided in the main apparatus, and transmitting the authentication key to the computer;
A linkage key display unit of the computer displaying the authentication key;
A telephone used with the computer transmitting a call control signal including telephone identification information indicating a telephone of the other party to the main unit;
If the call control unit of the main device retrieves the telephone identification information from the call control signal, searches the key information storage unit for key information including an authentication key equal to the telephone identification information, and if there is the key information, Obtaining telephone identification information indicating the telephone from which the call control signal is transmitted;
Cooperation information including the telephone identification information and the computer identification information, the cooperation processing unit of the main device retrieves the key information including the authentication key from the key information storage unit, takes out the computer identification information from the key information And storing the information in a cooperation information storage unit provided in the main apparatus, and deleting the key information from the key information storage unit. The telephone and computer according to claim 4, wherein time measurement is started when the key information is stored in the key information storage unit, and the key information is deleted when a predetermined time has elapsed. How to link.

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