Exchange controlling system for managing terminal groups

• US 5,598,465 A
• Filed: 04/24/1996
• Issued: 01/28/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Siratori, Sigeru
• Primary Examiner(s): Zele, Krista M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wolinsky, Scott
• Application Number:
  US08/636,893
• Time in Patent Office: 279 Days
• Field of Search: 379/201, 379/207, 379/211, 379/212, 379/233, 379/265, 379/266, 379/267, 379/196, 379/309
• US Class Current: 379/216.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/625 Arrangements in the private branch exchange

Abstract

An exchanging and controlling system which manages terminal groups, has a plurality of terminals. Terminal numbers of the terminals used as a group are registered in the system. A group number corresponding to a switch service is assigned to each of a plurality of terminal groups used for an exchange service. A plurality of terminals of which each has an individual terminal number are registered to belong to each of the terminal groups. The number dialed by a subscriber includes at least one digit corresponding to its group number and at least one digit which corresponds to the terminal number of the destination terminal.

Claims

1. An exchange controlling system for managing terminal groups, comprising:

a plurality of terminals each being assigned an individual terminal number, said plurality of terminals being changeably arranged in groups, formed as switch service groups, each group being assigned a group number corresponding to a switch service;

a network for connecting a call from a subscriber to a destination terminal among the plurality of terminals; and

a central processor, operatively connected to the network, for controlling the network so as to connect the call from the subscriber to the destination terminal which is identified by a private subscriber number dialed by the subscriber and composed of at least one digit corresponding to the group number of a group that the destination terminal is arranged in and at least one digit corresponding to the destination terminal number and to perform the switch service corresponding to the group number.

2. The exchange controlling system according to claim 1,

wherein each terminal is registered to belong to one or more of said switch service groups.

3. The exchange controlling system according to claim 1, and further comprising memory means for storing a first table for registering terminal numbers each assigned to a corresponding one of the plurality of the terminals, a pointer for indicating a registered position for each of the terminal numbers registered in the first table, and a second table for registering group numbers assigned to the switch service groups, and indicating whether or not each of the terminals is registered to belong to a corresponding switch service group, wherein the central processor controls the network to connect a call from a subscriber to a terminal which belongs to a switch service group for a switch service.

4. An exchange controlling system for managing terminal groups, comprising:

a plurality of terminals having terminal numbers and being changeably arranged in switch groups;

a network for connecting a call from a subscriber to a terminal;

a central processor operatively connected to the network for controlling the network;

an individual memory for storing control data, by which the central processor controls the network, and a table having data of correspondences of switch services and switch groups which are permitted to receive the switch services; and

a file memory having a first table for registering terminal numbers each assigned to a corresponding one of the plurality of terminals, a pointer for indicating a registered position for each of the terminal numbers registered in the first table, and a second table for indicating whether or not each of the terminals is registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group, wherein the central processor controls the network to connect a call for a switch service from a subscriber to a terminal which belongs to a switch service group corresponding to the switch service.

5. The exchange controlling system according to claim 4, wherein a registration of terminals to belong to a corresponding switch service group, which is permitted for a sequential call service, is previously executed by an operation of a subscriber, and the central processor controls the network to sequentially connect a call from the subscriber to the terminals registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of a sequential call service.

6. The exchange controlling system according to claim 4, wherein a registration of terminals to belong a corresponding switch service group, which is permitted for a call transferring service, is previously executed by an operation of a subscriber, and the central processor controls the network to connect a call from the subscriber to a first terminal registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of the call transferring service, and to transfer the call to a next terminal registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of the call transferring service if there is no response for a predetermined time to the call from the first terminal.

7. The exchange controlling system according to claim 4, wherein a registration of terminals to belong to a corresponding switch service group, which is permitted for a call transferring service, is previously executed by an operation of a call receiving subscriber, and the central processor controls the network to connect a call sent from a call receiving subscriber, and to transfer the call to a terminal registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of the call transferring service if there is no response for a predetermined time to the call from the call receiving subscriber.

8. The exchange controlling system according to claim 4, wherein a registration of terminals to belong to a corresponding switch service group, which is permitted for a multiple call transferring service, is previously executed by an operation of a call receiving subscriber, and the central processor controls the network to connect a first call to be sent from a first call sending subscriber to the call receiving subscriber, to transfer the call to a second terminal registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of the multiple call transferring service if there is no response for a predetermined time to the call from the first call receiving subscriber, and to transfer a second call to be sent from a second call sending subscriber to the second call receiving subscriber, to a third terminal which is registered to belong to the corresponding switch service group of the multiple call transferring service.

9. The exchange controlling system according to claim 8, wherein the second terminal is a voice mail.