【発明の詳細な説明】〔産業上の利用分野〕本発明は翻訳手段の付加された国際交換機に関する。[Detailed description of the invention][Industrial application field]The present invention relates to an international exchange equipped with translation means.
本発明は、異なる言語が通話される国際交換機において
、発呼局側の使用言語を被呼局側の使用言語に自動翻訳す
ることにより、全自動呼の普及を促し、これにより交換台業務を１宿小
することができるようにしたものである。The present invention promotes the spread of fully automated calls by automatically translating the language used by the calling station into the language used by the called station in international exchanges where calls are made in different languages, thereby improving switchboard operations. It was designed so that one could stay there.
現在の国際電話サービスには、発呼者が被呼者に直接ダ
イヤルする全自動呼と、発呼者が交換台を呼び出し交換
台が被呼者を呼ぶ半自動呼とがある。社会生活の情報化
、広域化に伴い国際電話サービスは急激に伸びており、
全自動呼率も上昇している。しかし、全自動呼率の伸び
はデータ情報呼による割合が多（、音声通話は交換台を
必要とする半自動呼が依然として大きい割合を占めてい
る。Current international telephone services include fully automatic calling, in which the calling party dials the called party directly, and semi-automatic calling, in which the calling party calls a switchboard and the switchboard calls the called party. International phone services are rapidly increasing as social life becomes more information-oriented and spreads out.
The fully automatic call rate is also increasing. However, a large proportion of the growth in the fully automated call rate is due to data information calls (while a large percentage of voice calls is still semi-automatic calls that require a switchboard).
このように、音声通話で交換台を必要とする半自動呼が
依然大きな割合を占めている原因の一つは、発呼者と着
信国の言語の相異にある。すなわち、発呼者と相手が同
一言語を話せる場合でも、相手の電話機を取り次ぐ人が
一般には着信国の言語を用いるので、交換台に頼ること
が多くなる。One of the reasons why semi-automatic calls that require a switchboard for voice calls still account for a large proportion is the difference in language between the caller and the destination country. In other words, even if the caller and the other party speak the same language, the person who takes over the other party's telephone will generally use the language of the destination country, making the caller often dependent on the switchboard.
一方、情報機器、ソフトウェアおよび言語学の進歩によ
り二ケ国語間の翻訳機器が出現しており、会話の同時通
訳形式の翻訳装置も出現している。On the other hand, advances in information devices, software, and linguistics have led to the emergence of bilingual translation devices, as well as translation devices that provide simultaneous interpretation of conversations.
本発明は国際交換機に翻訳装置を導入して言語が異なる
二ケ国間でも容易に全自動呼をかけられ、さらに言語が
異なる人の間でも通話を可能にする国際交換機を提供す
ることを目的とする。The purpose of the present invention is to provide an international exchange that can easily make fully automatic calls even between two countries with different languages by introducing a translation device into the international exchange, and also allows calls between people who speak different languages. do.
本発明は、国際プレフィックスおよび対地コードを含む
ダイヤル信号を受信するダイヤル信号、芝信手段と、課
金情報送出手段とを備えた国際交換機において、通話回
路に接続することかでき、発呼者の使用言語をこれと異
なる言語に変換する翻訳手段と、この翻訳手段を制御す
る制御手段とを備え、この制御手段は、上記国際プレフ
ィックスに含まれ、上記翻訳手段の使用要求を示すコー
ドを検出する第一検出手段と、上記対地コードに基づい
て、上記翻訳手段で変換される言語の種類を選択する選
択手段とを備えたことを特徴とする。The present invention is an international exchange equipped with a dialing signal receiving a dialing signal including an international prefix and a destination code, a telephone call means, and a billing information sending means, which can be connected to a communication circuit, and can be used by a caller. A translation means for converting a language into a different language, and a control means for controlling the translation means, the control means including a code for detecting a code included in the international prefix and indicating a request to use the translation means. and a selection means for selecting the type of language to be translated by the translation means based on the destination code.
上記制１）１）手段は、検出手段が検出した変換される
言語に対し翻訳手段が翻訳不能状態にあることを検出す
る第二検出手段を備えてもよい。The above-mentioned system 1) 1) may include a second detection means for detecting that the translation means is unable to translate the language detected by the detection means.
上記制御手段は、発呼者の操作により送出される特定信
号に基づいて、翻訳手段を無効にする切換手段を備えて
もよい。The control means may include a switching means for disabling the translation means based on a specific signal sent by the caller's operation.
上記翻訳手段は、呼接続ごとに自手段の稼動時間を計時
し、この時間値を課金情報送出手段に与える計時手段を
備えてもよい。The translation means may include a timer that measures the operating time of the own means for each call connection and provides this time value to the billing information sending means.
被呼者が発呼者と同一言語を用いる場合でも国際電話ザ
ービスでは被呼者側の取次人か異言語を用いることが多
いので、全自動呼による通話が忌避される。本発明は発
呼者の使用言語が自動翻訳され、取次人に意志伝達され
るので、不都合が解消される。被呼者との通話時には翻
訳装置を経由せずに実行される。また、翻訳手段で被呼
者側の言語の翻訳が不能であれば、これが発呼者に通知
され、例えば、半自動呼で通話が実行される。Even if the called party uses the same language as the caller, in international telephone services, the called party's agent often uses a different language, so fully automated calls are avoided. In the present invention, the language used by the caller is automatically translated and the intention is communicated to the agent, thereby eliminating the inconvenience. When communicating with a called party, this is executed without going through a translation device. Furthermore, if the translation means is unable to translate the language of the called party, this will be notified to the calling party, and the call will be made, for example, in a semi-automatic manner.
以下、本発明実施例装置を図面に基づいて説明する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained below based on the drawings.
図は本発明の実施例である。全自動呼を実行する場合に
、発呼者１はｏｏｘ ｙ ・−ＹＺ −・−ＺＬ−−ｍ−−
−−」 「−一一一一一一」 し
−一一一一」国際プレフ 対地コード 国内番号イ
ックス （国番号）をダイヤル発信する。ここで、Ｘは１または２で料金即
知の有無に対応する。これを拡張して、たとえば３また
は４を翻訳サーヒス（＝ｆきの料金即知の有無に対応し
たコードにする。発呼者１かダイヤル発信すると、中央
処理装置２は国際プレフ１．・ソクスが００３または０
０４の場合に、翻訳ザービス検出手段２１により発呼者
が翻訳サービスを希望していることが検出される。次に
、言語選択手段２２により対地コードＹ−Ｙに基づき変
換すべき言語が選択される。翻訳ザービス検出および言
語選択は通常は中央処理装置２でラフ１−ウェア制御で
実行される。該当する対地のＥ３” ３ｎが用意されて
いる場合に、中央処理装置２は翻訳装置４に対して変換
すべき言語を指定し、スイッチ３に対して国際出回線７
に対応する通話路３１を設定すると同時Ｃ二翻訳装置４
および検出回路５を接続する通話路３２１．３２２およ
び３３を予約する。通常の接続動作の後に、被呼者応答
を検出すると中央処理装置２は通話路３２１．３２２お
よび３３を設定すると同時に、通話路３１を開放して予
約する。ここで、翻訳′す″−ビスを付加した通話が開
始される。また、対地コードＹ −Ｙに対する翻訳サー
ヒスが用意されていない場合には、音声応答装置６によ
りその旨が発呼者へ応答される。通話途中で翻訳サービ
スが不要になった場合には、発呼者１が特定の信号例え
ば＊＃が発信されると、検出回路５では翻訳停止が検出
され、中央処理装置２により通話路３２１．３２２およ
び３３が開放されて通話路３１が設定される。ここで、
通常の通話になる。課金手段２３で通話開始（被呼者応
答）から検出回路５の応答または通話の終了（切断）ま
での時間が測定され、翻訳サービスの課金が行われる。The figure shows an embodiment of the invention. When executing a fully automatic call, calling party 1 oox y ·-YZ − ·-ZL--m--
−−” “−111111” し−1111” International pref Destination code Domestic code Ix (country code). Here, X is 1 or 2, which corresponds to whether or not the fee is immediately known. This can be extended to, for example, 3 or 4 as a code corresponding to whether the translation service (=f) is available or not. is 003 or 0
04, the translation service detection means 21 detects that the caller desires a translation service. Next, the language selection means 22 selects the language to be converted based on the ground code Y-Y. Translation service detection and language selection are normally performed by the central processing unit 2 under rough 1-ware control. When the corresponding destination E3" 3n is prepared, the central processing unit 2 specifies the language to be converted to the translation device 4, and sends the international outgoing line 7 to the switch 3.
When setting the communication path 31 corresponding to the C2 translation device 4 at the same time
and the communication paths 321, 322 and 33 connecting the detection circuit 5 are reserved. After the normal connection operation, when the central processing unit 2 detects a response from the called party, it sets up the communication paths 321, 322 and 33, and at the same time opens and reserves the communication path 31. At this point, a call with a translation service added is started.Also, if a translation service is not available for the ground code Y-Y, the voice response device 6 will respond to the caller to that effect. If the translation service is no longer needed during a call, when the caller 1 sends a specific signal such as *#, the detection circuit 5 detects that the translation has stopped, and the central processing unit 2 terminates the call. Paths 321, 322 and 33 are opened to establish communication path 31. Here,
It becomes a normal call. The charging means 23 measures the time from the start of the call (response to the called party) to the response of the detection circuit 5 or the end (disconnection) of the call, and charges for the translation service.
この実施例装置では国際プレフィックス００３または０
０４は発信国言語としたが、さらにコードを増加し発呼
者側の言語を指定しても本発明を実施することができる
。また、翻訳サービスサービス停止信号として用いた＊
＃基以外、＊ Ａ−Ａ＃を停止以外に発呼者側または被
呼者側の言語変更に用いても本発明を実施することがで
きる。In this example device, the international prefix is 003 or 0.
04 is the language of the calling party, but the present invention can be implemented even if the number of codes is further increased to specify the language of the calling party. Also used as a translation service stop signal *
The present invention can also be implemented by using *A-A# other than the # base to change the language on the calling or called party's side other than stopping.
本発明は以上説明したように、翻訳サービスが付加され
ているので、全自動呼の促進が図られ交換台を必要とす
る半自動呼を減少させる効果がある。また、利用者は対
地コードの使用言語を用いずに全自動呼を行える効果が
ある。As explained above, since the present invention includes a translation service, it has the effect of promoting fully automated calls and reducing semi-automated calls that require a switchboard. Furthermore, the user can make a fully automatic call without using the language of the destination code.
現在の翻訳装置の機能レベルは初歩的であるが電話の取
次会話に充分耐えられる機能を有し、例えば、相手国で
のホテル、切符の予約など会話にも耐えられる。将来、
翻訳装置の機能レベルの高度化が予測され、異国間の言
語の異なる人の間での国際通話も実現される可能性があ
る。Although the current level of functionality of translation devices is rudimentary, they are capable of withstanding telephone conversations, such as reservations for hotels and tickets in the other country. future,
It is predicted that the level of functionality of translation devices will become more advanced, and it is possible that international calls will become possible between people who speak different languages.
図は本発明のブロック構成図。１・・・発呼者、２・・・中央処理装置、２１・・・翻
訳サービス検出手段、２２・・・言語選択手段、２３・
・・課金手段、３・・・スイッチ、３１．３３．３２１
．３２２・・・通話路、４・・・翻訳装置、５・・・検
出回路、６・・・音声応答装置、７・・・国際出回線。特許出願人 日本電気株式会社 、代理人 弁理士 井 出 直 孝実施例の構成The figure is a block diagram of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Caller, 2... Central processing unit, 21... Translation service detection means, 22... Language selection means, 23.
... Charging means, 3... Switch, 31.33.321
．． 322... Call path, 4... Translation device, 5... Detection circuit, 6... Voice response device, 7... International outgoing line. Patent applicant: NEC Corporation, agent: Naotaka Ide, patent attorney.Structure of the example
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