Method for operating a communications system

• US 20030060231A1
• Filed: 05/20/2002
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Zimmermann, Rainer, Bozionek, Bruno
• Application Number:
  US10/130,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20030060231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13034 A/D conversion, code compression/expansion
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1309 Apparatus individually associated with a subscriber line, line circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13093 Personal computer, PC
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13106 Microprocessor, CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13175 Graphical user interface [GUI], WWW interface, visual indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13196 Connection circuit/link/trunk/junction, bridge, router, gateway
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1322 PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13389 LAN, internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/62 for connecting to private branch exchanges

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for operating a communications system comprising at least one communications installation and at least one terminal which is connected to the communications installation. Following a user-input request for text and/or graphics information that is formatted according to a protocol for wireless transmission of text and/or graphics information (TGI), the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) determines address information (AI) using a selection input (SI) describing the requested text and/or graphics information (TGI) and transmits said address information to a control unit (CTL) that is allocated to the communications installation (PBX). Said control unit (CTL) establishes a connection for a packet-oriented data transmission to a server (WAP-SRV) that is described by the address information (AI) and sends a request (RQ) to transmit the text and/or graphics information (TGI) that is described by the selection input (SI) to the server (WAP-SRV). Text and/or graphics information (TGI) that is received by the server (WAP-SRV) through the communications installation (PBX) is transmitted to the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) for which the text/graphics information (TGI) was requested.

Claims

1. A method for operating a communications system having at least one communications installation and at least one terminal connected to the communications installation, in which

in the event of a user-input request for text and/or graphics information (TGI) formatted in line with a protocol for wireless transmission of text and graphics information, the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) uses a selection input (SI) designating the requested text and/or graphics information (TGI) to ascertain address information (AI) and transmits it to a control unit (CTL) associated with the communications installation (PBX),

the control unit (CTL) sets up a connection for packet-oriented data transmission to a server (WAP-SRV) designated by the address information (AI) and sends a request (RQ) to the server (WAP-SRV) for transmission of the text and/or graphics information (TGI) designated by the selection input (SI),

text and/or graphics information (TGI) received from the server (WAP-SRV) by the communications installation (PBX) is transmitted to the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) for which the text and/or graphics information (TGI) was requested.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1,

characterized in that the text and/or graphics information (TGI) transmitted to the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) is converted to a data format which can be displayed by the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) for which the text and/or graphics information (TGI) was requested.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2,

characterized in that the text and/or graphics information (TGI) is converted in the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) to the data format which can be displayed by the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3).

4. The method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3,

characterized in that selection information designating retrievable text and/or graphics information (TGI) is visualized on a user interface device (UI) for the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3).

5. The method as claimed in claim 4,

characterized in that selection information visualized on the terminal (TE1, TE2, TE3) is made available for the user-input request.

6. The method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5,

characterized in that the user-input request is made by pressing a selection key (K1-K9) preprogrammed on the terminal.

7. The method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 6,

characterized in that telephone book entries which at least have details relating to the name and telephone number of a subscriber form elements of the text and/or graphics information (TGI).