The Active Badge Location System：（活动徽章位置系统）.pdfVIP

The Active Badge Lo cation System Roy Want Andy Hopp er Veronica Falcao and Jon Gibb ons Olivetti Research Ltd ORL a Trumpington Street Cambridge CB QA England Integration of telephone systems with computer systems is an imp ortant part of the development of the automated oce Much work has already b een undertaken integrating digital voice and data into a single network but there has b een less commercial eort invested in improving the telephone interface Although these interfaces are functionally very sophisticated they are mostly cryptic and their op eration is dicult to rememb er The features most commonly used by PBX clients are call transfer and call divert or follow me In the ma jority of cases the execution of these features could b e automated by the PBX if it had information ab out the current lo cation of its clients A solution to the problem of determining lo cation information has further application for example to help a receptionist lo cate employees without a publicaddress system or without telephoning all the p ossible lo cations at which they might b e found These kinds of solutions can cause a great deal of irritation and disruption to other employees Further advantage can b e gained from lo cation information by allowing PBX users to dene rules governing when a call transfer is allowed For instance where you are and who you are with should aect this decision Most p eople would prefer not to take unexp ected telephone calls when they have