US 6,807,271 B1 · Exchange and telephone exchange system

Abstract

A service is provided not only by an internally preset fixed function but also by an externally provided function which can be altered by a user side. An exchange apparatus provided with a service process section for providing a service associated with a control signal comprises a process location determination section for determining a location of execution of a process associated with the control signal, a control signal notice section for issuing a notice on the control signal to the outside when the determination section has determined that the process is to be executed outside, a data storage section for storing data to be used when the process is executed, a data interface section for reference of data stored in the data storage section in accordance with a request arising from the externally executed service process, and service providing section for providing services based on a result of the externally executed process.

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Dependent claims

An exchange apparatus for providing a service relating to telephone exchange in accordance with a control signal received from a communication line, the exchange apparatus comprising:

control signal receiving means for receiving the control signal from the communication line;
process location determination means for determining whether a process associated with the control signal received by the control signal receiving means is to be executed within the exchange apparatus or in a processing apparatus external to the exchange apparatus;
control signal notice means for notifying the processing apparatus external to the exchange apparatus of a content of the received control signal, when the process location determination means has determined that the process is to be executed in the external processing apparatus;
and
service providing means for providing a service, on the basis of a result of the process executed by the external processing apparatus in accordance with the content of the control signal, of which the external processing apparatus was notified by the control signal notice means.

2 more elements

A telephone exchange system comprising a telephone exchange apparatus for performing an operation relating to telephone exchange in accordance with a control signal received from a communication line, and an external processing apparatus for performing a process associated with the control signal from the communication line, of which the telephone exchange apparatus notifies the external processing apparatus, the telephone exchange apparatus comprising:

control signal receiving means for receiving the control signal from the communication line;
process location determination means for determining whether the process associated with the control signal received by the control signal receiving means is to be executed in the external processing apparatus;
control signal notice means for notifying the external processing apparatus of a content of the received control signal, when the process location determination means has determined that the process is to be executed in the external processing apparatus;
and
means for performing the operation relating to the telephone exchange, on the basis of a result of the process executed by the external processing apparatus in accordance with the content of the control signal, of which the external processing apparatus was notified by the control signal notice means, and
the external processing apparatus comprising:
external service process means for performing the process based on the content of the control signal, of which the external service process means has been notified by the control signal notice means.

4 more elements

control signal receiving means for receiving the control signal from the communication line;
process location determination means for determining whether the process associated with the control signal received by the control signal receiving means is to be executed within the exchange apparatus or in the external processing apparatus;
process execution means, provided in the external processing apparatus, for executing the process in accordance with the control signal, when the process location determination means has determined that the process is to be executed by the external processing apparatus;
and
operation means, provided in the exchange apparatus, for performing the operation relating to the telephone exchange on the basis of a result of the process executed by the process execution means.

2 more elements

control signal receiving means for receiving the control signal from the communication line;
determination means for determining whether the process associated with the control signal received by the control signal receiving means is to be executed in the external processing apparatus;
process execution means, provided in the external processing apparatus, for executing the process in accordance with the control signal, when the determination means has determined that the process is to be executed by the external processing apparatus;
and
operation means, provided in the exchange apparatus, for performing the operation relating to the telephone exchange on the basis of a result of the process executed by the process execution means.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Exchange and telephone exchange system

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Exchange and telephone exchange system

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