WO1998049823A1 - Printer for data transfer system with voice server and voice server system comprising such printers - Google Patents

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WO1998049823A1
WO1998049823A1 PCT/FR1998/000856 FR9800856W WO9849823A1 WO 1998049823 A1 WO1998049823 A1 WO 1998049823A1 FR 9800856 W FR9800856 W FR 9800856W WO 9849823 A1 WO9849823 A1 WO 9849823A1
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Pascal Pierre-Francois
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  • the present invention relates to information transfer systems of the voice server type.
  • the user performs his interrogation by pressing the keys on the keyboard of his telephone set and receives in return audio information which is generated by the voice server, which has access to at least one database in which the information intended to be stored is stored. transmitted.
  • the user has the possibility, by pressing a particular key on his telephone set, to ask the voice server to transmit to him by fax an edition of his interrogation.
  • An object of the invention is to propose a system which allows at home, by means of a printer at a lower cost than that of a fax machine, to edit a query of a voice server and this in a reliable and with great editing quality.
  • voice servers are generally not equipped with modems and only comprise computer management means, means for transmitting audio signals over the telephone lines and means for transmitting faxes.
  • the invention proposes, for its part, a system comprising a voice server connected by a telephone network to at least one telephone apparatus and to printing means associated with it, the voice server and the printing means comprising means of modulation / demodulation making it possible to transfer from one to the other information conveyed over the telephone network by a fax carrier, characterized in that the printing means are constituted by a computer printer and in that the voice server and said printer comprises means enabling the voice server to transfer to the printer, via the fax carrier, information files in the printer's printing format.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic representation illustrating the architecture of a voice server system according to a possible embodiment of one invention
  • FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the apparatus which the user of the system of FIG. 1 has at his home
  • FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating different stages of an interrogation of the voice server of a system of the type of that illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the system illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a voice server 1 making it possible to interrogate one or more databases 2 recording, for example, information relating to the accounts of customers of a bank.
  • an individual has his telephone device 3, a computer printer 4, as well as a modem 5 which is for example physically integrated in the printer 4.
  • the printer 4 is for example a printer on thermal paper with long conservation; this can be optionally pre-printed.
  • the telephone 3 and the printer 4 are connected in parallel on the same line of the telephone network 6.
  • the printer 4 operates in standby mode
  • Modem 5 is then supplied with high impedance, as long as the telephone is not switched off.
  • the printer 4 includes means which enable it to detect the transmission on the line of a fax carrier.
  • These means include for example an electronic assembly which includes means for frequency filtering and threshold detection means.
  • the voice server 1 If the operator requests the voice server 1 to initiate a printing operation, the latter sends a signal over the telephone line which corresponds to a fax transmission carrier.
  • the printer 4 When the means of the printer 4 detect the emission of this carrier by the voice server 1, the printer 4 cuts off the telephone 3, so that the printer 4 is alone in line with the voice server
  • the voice server 1 then modulates the carrier with binary data which does not correspond to a series of data in a fax transmission format, but to a series of binary data corresponding to the printing format of the printer 4.
  • the system uses the fax transmission protocol which is generally integrated into the voice servers currently in service, by transferring in this form not data in a fax transmission format but data in print format of the printer 4.
  • FIG. 3 An example of a dialog diagram with the voice server 1 is illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • the subscriber calls in a first step 11 the voice server 1 by dialing a number which corresponds to the voice server as well as to the database to be interrogated. .
  • the voice server 1 After picking up, the voice server 1 sends a welcome audio message (step 12) which ends, for example, by asking the subscriber to press the * key to indicate that he wishes to continue.
  • the voice server sends the subscriber a message which lists the summary of the services to which he can have access.
  • the subscriber presses a certain key on his telephone 13. For example, by pressing the key 1, he commands the voice server 1 to send a voice message giving him the balance of his account (step 14).
  • the server When such a print command is received by the server, the latter first transmits a carrier signal lacking information (step 15).
  • This carrier is detected by the aforementioned means of one printer 4 which cuts the telephone 3. Said printer 4 is then alone online (step 16).
  • the printer 4 By taking the line, the printer 4 emits a carrier signal which itself is detected by the server 1.
  • the server 1 emits an audio error message (step 18) and for example sends the user back to the summary by asking him to press the # key from his phone.
  • the server 1 successively transmits different blocks of information corresponding to the printing which must be carried out.
  • the printer 4 performs a transmission control using for example the CRC algorithm for the calculation of the ITU polynomial (step 19). If a transmission error is detected during this check, the printer ⁇ sends the voice server a non-acknowledgment signal and upon receipt of this signal, the voice server 1 again transmits the block for which a reception error has been detected.
  • the printer 4 transmits an acknowledgment signal at the end of the transmission of a block by the voice server, the latter continues its transmission with a second then an nth block (step 20).
  • the voice server 1 transmits to the printer 4 a message indicating the end of the printing operations.
  • the printer releases its connection and the line is for example taken up by the telephone 3.
  • the voice server then sends an audio message indicating to the subscriber the end of printing and asking him to continue his interrogation, for example by pressing the # key.
  • the voice servers that we currently know generally comprising means for transmitting faxes (generally under V29 protocol), it suffices to integrate into the voice server a software layer allowing it to dialogue with the printer in order to transfer data to it binaries corresponding to its print format, but using modulation of the fax transmission carrier.
  • encryption of the transferred binary data is advantageously implemented at the level of the various transmissions / receptions, for example using a protocol of the SET type.
  • the system which has just been described can also be used for printing data conveyed over the Internet.
  • the voice server has a TCP / IP link layer and transmits to the system constituted by the printer, its modem 4 and 5, the data in print format which it receives from this network.
  • printer a smart card reader thus making it possible to constitute, at home, an electronic wallet system.
  • the smart card can also be used to identify the person questioning and thus authorize the printing of confidential information such as bank statements.
  • the data exchanged is then secured with a CSET protocol.
  • the voice server calls the printer itself to send it files to be printed.
  • the printer then advantageously includes a discriminator which allows it to detect calls intended for it and to forward other calls to the telephone.

Abstract

The invention concerns a system comprising a voice server connected by telephone network to at least one telephone set and associated printing means, the voice server and the printing means including modulating/demodulating means for transferring from one to the other data carried over the telephone network by a telefax carrier. The invention is characterised in that the printing means consist of a computer printer and the voice server and said printer comprise means enabling the voice server to transfer to the printer, via the telefax carrier, data files having the printing format of the printer.

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IMPRIMANTE POUR SYSTEME DE TRANSFERT D ' INFORMATIONS DE TYPE A SERVEUR VOCAL ET SYSTEME A SERVEUR VOCAL COMPORTANT DE TELLES IMPRIMANTES PRINTER FOR VOICE SERVER TYPE INFORMATION TRANSFER SYSTEM AND VOICE SERVER SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH PRINTERS
La présente invention est relative aux systèmes de transfert d'informations de type à serveur vocal.The present invention relates to information transfer systems of the voice server type.
Elle trouve avantageusement - mais non limitâtivement - application dans le domaine bancaire, par exemple pour l'édition de relevés de comptes de simulations d'emprunts, etc.It finds advantageously - but not limitatively - application in the banking field, for example for the edition of statements of accounts of loan simulations, etc.
On rappelle à toutes fins utiles qu'avec un système a serveur vocal, un utilisateur peut interroger un fichier de données à partir d'un simple poste téléphonique .It is recalled for all practical purposes that with a voice server system, a user can interrogate a data file from a simple telephone set.
L'utilisateur réalise son interrogation en actionnant les touches du clavier de son poste téléphonique et reçoit en retour des informations audio qui sont générées par le serveur vocal, lequel a accès à au moins une base de données dans laquelle sont stockées les informations destinées à être transmises.The user performs his interrogation by pressing the keys on the keyboard of his telephone set and receives in return audio information which is generated by the voice server, which has access to at least one database in which the information intended to be stored is stored. transmitted.
Généralement, l'utilisateur a la possibilité, en appuyant sur une touche particulière de son poste téléphonique, de demander au serveur vocal de lui transmettre par télécopie une édition de son interrogatio .Generally, the user has the possibility, by pressing a particular key on his telephone set, to ask the voice server to transmit to him by fax an edition of his interrogation.
Toutefois, cette solution n'est pas pleinement satisfaisante .However, this solution is not fully satisfactory.
Notamment, elle est réservée aux utilisateurs qui sont équipés d'un télécopieur. Compte tenu du coût encore important de ces appareils, de nombreux utilisateurs ne peuvent exploiter ce service qui leur est proposé .In particular, it is reserved for users who are equipped with a fax machine. Given the still high cost of these devices, many users can not use this service offered to them.
Egalement, la qualité de l'édition ainsi réalisée est limitée : on ne peut éviter les distorsions de lignes qui sont inhérentes aux transmissions par télécopie ; il n'est pas possible de faire appel à la couleur . Un but de 1 ' invention est de proposer un système qui permette à domicile, au moyen d'une imprimante d'un coût moindre que celui d'un télécopieur, d'éditer une interrogation d'un serveur vocal et ce de façon fiable et avec une grande qualité d'édition.Also, the quality of the edition thus produced is limited: one cannot avoid the line distortions which are inherent in transmissions by fax; it is not possible to use color. An object of the invention is to propose a system which allows at home, by means of a printer at a lower cost than that of a fax machine, to edit a query of a voice server and this in a reliable and with great editing quality.
Il est bien entendu classiquement connu de transférer d'une unité informatique à une autre des informations qui sont au format d'impression de l'imprimante de l'unité réceptrice. Toutefois, les serveurs vocaux ne sont généralement pas équipés de modems et comportent uniquement des moyens de gestion informatiques, des moyens d'émission de signaux audio sur les lignes téléphoniques et des moyens d'émission de télécopie. L'invention propose quant à elle un système comportant un serveur vocal relié par un réseau téléphonique à au moins un appareil de téléphone et à des moyens d'impression qui lui sont associés, le serveur vocal et les moyens d'impression comportant des moyens de modulation/démodulation permettant de transférer de l'un à l'autre des informations véhiculées sur le réseau téléphonique par une porteuse de télécopie, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'impression sont constitués par une imprimante informatique et en ce que le serveur vocal et ladite imprimante comportent des moyens permettant au serveur vocal de transférer à l'imprimante, par l'intermédiaire de la porteuse de télécopie, des fichiers d'informations au format d'impression de l'imprimante. On dispose ainsi d'un système qui permet d'imprimer à domicile, avec une qualité supérieure à celle d'une télécopie, des informations de fichiers du serveur vocal, et ce sans qu'il ne soit nécessaire d'équiper ledit serveur vocal de moyens classiques d'échanges d'informations par modems.It is of course conventionally known to transfer from one computer unit to another information which is in the printing format of the printer of the receiving unit. However, voice servers are generally not equipped with modems and only comprise computer management means, means for transmitting audio signals over the telephone lines and means for transmitting faxes. The invention proposes, for its part, a system comprising a voice server connected by a telephone network to at least one telephone apparatus and to printing means associated with it, the voice server and the printing means comprising means of modulation / demodulation making it possible to transfer from one to the other information conveyed over the telephone network by a fax carrier, characterized in that the printing means are constituted by a computer printer and in that the voice server and said printer comprises means enabling the voice server to transfer to the printer, via the fax carrier, information files in the printer's printing format. There is thus a system which makes it possible to print at home, with a quality higher than that of a fax, information of files of the voice server, and this without it being necessary to equip said voice server with conventional means of information exchange by modems.
D'autres caractéristiques - et avantages de l'invention ressortiront encore de la description qui suit. Cette description est purement illustrative et non limitative. Elle doit être lue en regard des dessins annexés sur lesquels :Other characteristics - and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which follows. This description is purely illustrative and not limiting. It must be read in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une représentation schématique illustrant l'architecture d'un système à serveur vocal conforme à un mode de réalisation possible de 1 ' invention; la figure 2 illustre schématiquement l'appareillage dont l'utilisateur du système de la figure 1 dispose à son domicile ; - la figure 3 est un organigramme illustrant différentes étapes d'une interrogation du serveur vocal d'un système du type de celui illustré sur la figure 1.- Figure 1 is a schematic representation illustrating the architecture of a voice server system according to a possible embodiment of one invention; FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the apparatus which the user of the system of FIG. 1 has at his home; FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating different stages of an interrogation of the voice server of a system of the type of that illustrated in FIG. 1.
Le système illustré sur les figures 1 et 2 comporte un serveur vocal 1 permettant d'interroger une ou plusieurs bases de données 2 recensant par exemple des informations relatives aux comptes de clients d'une banque .The system illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 comprises a voice server 1 making it possible to interrogate one or more databases 2 recording, for example, information relating to the accounts of customers of a bank.
Pour réaliser à partir de son domicile l'interrogation d'une telle base de données 2 par l'intermédiaire du serveur vocal 1, un particulier dispose de son appareil téléphonique 3, d'une imprimante informatique 4, ainsi que d'un modem 5 qui est par exemple physiquement intégré dans 1 ' imprimante 4.To carry out the interrogation of such a database from his home 2 via the voice server 1, an individual has his telephone device 3, a computer printer 4, as well as a modem 5 which is for example physically integrated in the printer 4.
L'imprimante 4 est par exemple une imprimante sur papier thermique longue conservation ; celui-ci peut être éventuellement pré-imprimé.The printer 4 is for example a printer on thermal paper with long conservation; this can be optionally pre-printed.
Le téléphone 3 et 1 ' imprimante 4 sont connectés en parallèle sur une même ligne du réseau téléphonique 6. Lorsque l'opérateur réalise une interrogation du serveur 1, l'imprimante 4 fonctionne en mode veilleThe telephone 3 and the printer 4 are connected in parallel on the same line of the telephone network 6. When the operator interrogates the server 1, the printer 4 operates in standby mode
Le modem 5 est alors alimenté en haute impédance, tant que le téléphone n'est pas coupé.Modem 5 is then supplied with high impedance, as long as the telephone is not switched off.
L'imprimante 4 comporte des moyens qui lui permettent de détecter l'émission sur la ligne d'une porteuse de télécopie. Ces moyens comportent par exemple un montage électronique qui comportent des moyens de filtrage fréquentiel et des moyens de détection de seuil .The printer 4 includes means which enable it to detect the transmission on the line of a fax carrier. These means include for example an electronic assembly which includes means for frequency filtering and threshold detection means.
Si l'opérateur demande au serveur vocal 1 de lancer une opération d'impression, celui-ci émet sur la ligne téléphonique un signal qui correspond à une porteuse d'émission de télécopie.If the operator requests the voice server 1 to initiate a printing operation, the latter sends a signal over the telephone line which corresponds to a fax transmission carrier.
Lorsque les moyens de 1 ' imprimante 4 détectent l'émission de cette porteuse par le serveur vocal 1, l'imprimante 4 coupe le téléphone 3, pour que l'imprimante 4 soit seule en ligne avec le serveur vocalWhen the means of the printer 4 detect the emission of this carrier by the voice server 1, the printer 4 cuts off the telephone 3, so that the printer 4 is alone in line with the voice server
1.1.
Le serveur vocal 1 module alors la porteuse avec des données binaires qui correspondent non pas à une suite de données à un format d'émission de télécopie, mais à une suite de données binaires correspondant au format d'impression de l'imprimante 4.The voice server 1 then modulates the carrier with binary data which does not correspond to a series of data in a fax transmission format, but to a series of binary data corresponding to the printing format of the printer 4.
Ainsi, le système utilise le protocole d'émission par télécopie qui est généralement intégré aux serveurs vocaux actuellement en service, en transférant sous cette forme non pas des données à un format d'émission de télécopie mais des données au format d'impression de l'imprimante 4.Thus, the system uses the fax transmission protocol which is generally integrated into the voice servers currently in service, by transferring in this form not data in a fax transmission format but data in print format of the printer 4.
Un exemple de synoptique de dialogue avec le serveur vocal 1 est illustré sur la figure 3. L'abonné appelle dans une première étape 11 le serveur vocal 1 en composant un numéro qui correspond au serveur vocal ainsi qu'à la base de données à interroger .An example of a dialog diagram with the voice server 1 is illustrated in FIG. 3. The subscriber calls in a first step 11 the voice server 1 by dialing a number which corresponds to the voice server as well as to the database to be interrogated. .
Après avoir décroché, le serveur vocal 1 émet un message audio d'accueil (étape 12) qui se termine par exemple en demandant à l'abonné d'appuyer sur la touche * pour manifester qu'il souhaite continuer.After picking up, the voice server 1 sends a welcome audio message (step 12) which ends, for example, by asking the subscriber to press the * key to indicate that he wishes to continue.
Dans une étape 13 , le serveur vocal envoie à 1 ' abonné un message qui lui énumère le sommaire des services auxquels il peut avoir accès.In a step 13, the voice server sends the subscriber a message which lists the summary of the services to which he can have access.
Selon le type d'informations qu'il recherche, l'abonné appuie sur telle ou telle touche de son téléphone 13. Par exemple, en appuyant sur la touche 1, il commande l'émission par le serveur vocal 1 d'un message vocal lui donnant le solde de son compte (étape 14) .Depending on the type of information he is looking for, the subscriber presses a certain key on his telephone 13. For example, by pressing the key 1, he commands the voice server 1 to send a voice message giving him the balance of his account (step 14).
Et en appuyant sur la touche 4, il commande l'impression à son domicile par le serveur vocal 1 sur l'imprimante 4 de la dernière information qu'il a écoutée .And by pressing the key 4, he orders the printing at his home by the voice server 1 on the printer 4 of the last information he listened to.
Lorsqu'une telle commande d'impression est reçue par le serveur, celui-ci émet un premier temps un signal de porteuse dépourvu d'informations (étape 15) .When such a print command is received by the server, the latter first transmits a carrier signal lacking information (step 15).
Cette porteuse est détectée par les moyens précités de 1 ' imprimante 4 qui coupe le téléphone 3. Ladite imprimante 4 est alors seule en ligne (étape 16) .This carrier is detected by the aforementioned means of one printer 4 which cuts the telephone 3. Said printer 4 is then alone online (step 16).
En prenant la ligne, l'imprimante 4 émet un signal de porteuse qui lui-même est détecté par le serveur 1.By taking the line, the printer 4 emits a carrier signal which itself is detected by the server 1.
Dans une étape 17, le serveur 1 et l'imprimante échangent des informations qui permettent audit serveurIn a step 17, the server 1 and the printer exchange information which allows said server
1 de vérifier qu'il est bien connecté à une imprimante 4 et non pas à un autre type de matériel, par exemple à un télécopieur.1 to verify that it is properly connected to a printer 4 and not to another type of equipment, for example a fax machine.
Si 1 ' imprimante 4 ne donne pas son acquittement suffisamment rapidement et se déconnecte, le serveur 1 émet un message audio d'erreur (étape 18) et renvoie par exemple l'utilisateur sur le sommaire en lui demandant d'appuyer sur la touche # de son téléphone.If the printer 4 does not give its acknowledgment quickly enough and disconnects, the server 1 emits an audio error message (step 18) and for example sends the user back to the summary by asking him to press the # key from his phone.
Par contre, lorsque l'imprimante 4 donne son acquittement, le serveur 1 émet successivement différents blocs d'informations correspondant à l'impression qui doit être réalisée.On the other hand, when the printer 4 gives its acknowledgment, the server 1 successively transmits different blocks of information corresponding to the printing which must be carried out.
A la fin de l'émission de chacun des blocs, 1 ' imprimante 4 réalise un contrôle de transmission en utilisant par exemple l'algorithme CRC pour le calcul de polynôme de l'UIT (étape 19) . En cas de détection d'une erreur de transmission lors de ce contrôle, l'imprimante Λ envoie au serveur vocal un signal de non acquittement et à la réception de ce signal, le serveur vocal 1 émet à nouveau le bloc pour lequel une erreur de réception a été détectée.At the end of the transmission of each of the blocks, the printer 4 performs a transmission control using for example the CRC algorithm for the calculation of the ITU polynomial (step 19). If a transmission error is detected during this check, the printer Λ sends the voice server a non-acknowledgment signal and upon receipt of this signal, the voice server 1 again transmits the block for which a reception error has been detected.
Lorsqu'un même bloc n'est pas reçu correctement trois fois de suite, trois signaux de non acquittement étant émis successivement par l'imprimante 4, ladite imprimante 4 se déconnecte et le serveur vocal 1 émet un message vocal d'erreur (étape 18).When the same block is not received correctly three times in succession, three non-acknowledgment signals being transmitted successively by the printer 4, said printer 4 disconnects and the voice server 1 emits a voice error message (step 18 ).
Par contre, lorsque l'imprimante 4 émet un signal d'acquittement à l'issue de l'émission d'un bloc par le serveur vocal, celui-ci poursuit son émission avec un deuxième puis un nième bloc (étape 20) .On the other hand, when the printer 4 transmits an acknowledgment signal at the end of the transmission of a block by the voice server, the latter continues its transmission with a second then an nth block (step 20).
Une fois le dernier bloc envoyé, le serveur vocal 1 transmet à 1 ' imprimante 4 un message lui indiquant la fin des opérations d'impression. Dans une étape 21, l'imprimante libère sa connexion et la ligne est par exemple reprise par le téléphone 3.Once the last block has been sent, the voice server 1 transmits to the printer 4 a message indicating the end of the printing operations. In a step 21, the printer releases its connection and the line is for example taken up by the telephone 3.
Le serveur vocal émet alors un message audio indiquant à l'abonné la fin de l'impression et lui demandant de poursuivre son interrogation, par exemple en appuyant sur la touche # .The voice server then sends an audio message indicating to the subscriber the end of printing and asking him to continue his interrogation, for example by pressing the # key.
Comme on l'aura compris, le système qui vient d'être décrit présente l'avantage de ne nécessiter aucune modification importante au niveau du serveur vocal .As will be understood, the system which has just been described has the advantage of not requiring any significant modification at the level of the voice server.
Les serveurs vocaux que l'on connaît actuellement comportant généralement des moyens pour l'émission de télécopie (généralement sous protocole V29) , il suffit d'intégrer au serveur vocal une couche logiciel lui permettant de dialoguer avec 1 ' imprimante pour lui transférer des données binaires correspondant à son format d'impression, mais en utilisant une modulation de la porteuse d'émission de télécopie.The voice servers that we currently know generally comprising means for transmitting faxes (generally under V29 protocol), it suffices to integrate into the voice server a software layer allowing it to dialogue with the printer in order to transfer data to it binaries corresponding to its print format, but using modulation of the fax transmission carrier.
Egalement, on met avantageusement en oeuvre au niveau des différentes émissions/réceptions un cryptage des données binaires transférées, par exemple en utilisant un protocole de type SET. Le système qui vient d'être décrit peut par ailleurs également être utilisé pour l'impression de données véhiculées sur le réseau internet.Likewise, encryption of the transferred binary data is advantageously implemented at the level of the various transmissions / receptions, for example using a protocol of the SET type. The system which has just been described can also be used for printing data conveyed over the Internet.
A cet effet, le serveur vocal comporte un couche de liaison TCP/IP et transmet au système que constitue 1 ' imprimante son modem 4 et 5 les données au format d'impression qu'il reçoit de ce réseau.To this end, the voice server has a TCP / IP link layer and transmits to the system constituted by the printer, its modem 4 and 5, the data in print format which it receives from this network.
On peut ainsi réaliser, par l'intermédiaire d'un serveur audiotél, une impression de messages E-mail. Egalement encore, on peut associer àIt is thus possible to carry out, by means of an audio telephone server, printing of E-mail messages. Also again, we can associate with
1 ' imprimante un lecteur de carte à puce permettant ainsi de constituer, à domicile, un système à porte-monnaie électronique. La carte à puce peut également être utilisée pour identifier la personne qui interroge et ainsi autoriser l'impression d'informations confidentielles telles que des relevés bancaires.1 printer a smart card reader thus making it possible to constitute, at home, an electronic wallet system. The smart card can also be used to identify the person questioning and thus authorize the printing of confidential information such as bank statements.
Les données échangées sont alors sécurisées d'un protocole CSET.The data exchanged is then secured with a CSET protocol.
Notamment, il peut être prévu que le serveur envoie à 1 ' imprimante un message destiné à prévenir l'utilisateur que son relevé de compte est disponible et que les données du relevé de compte son stockées simultanément dans une mémoire RAM de l'imprimante. L'utilisateur accède alors à cette information confidentielle à 1 ' aide de sa carte à puce et en interrogeant l'imprimante par l'intermédiaire d'un clavier.In particular, provision may be made for the server to send the printer a message intended to warn the user that his account statement is available and that the account statement data is stored simultaneously in a memory RAM of the printer. The user then accesses this confidential information using his smart card and by interrogating the printer via a keyboard.
Par ailleurs, il peut être prévu que le serveur vocal appelle de lui-même l'imprimante pour lui transmettre des fichiers à imprimer. L'imprimante comporte alors avantageusement un discrimateur qui lui permet de détecter les appels qui lui sont destinés et de renvoyer les autres appels sur le téléphone. Furthermore, it can be provided that the voice server calls the printer itself to send it files to be printed. The printer then advantageously includes a discriminator which allows it to detect calls intended for it and to forward other calls to the telephone.

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1. Système comportant un serveur vocal relié par un réseau téléphonique à au moins un appareil de téléphone et à des moyens d'impression qui lui sont associés, le serveur vocal et les moyens d'impression comportant des moyens de modulation/démodulation permettant de transférer de l'un à l'autre des informations véhiculées sur le réseau téléphonique par une porteuse de télécopie, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'impression sont constitués par une imprimante informatique et en ce que le serveur vocal et ladite imprimante comportent des moyens permettant au serveur vocal de transférer à l'imprimante, par l'intermédiaire de la porteuse de télécopie, des fichiers d'informations au format d'impression de l'imprimante.1. System comprising a voice server connected by a telephone network to at least one telephone apparatus and to printing means associated therewith, the voice server and the printing means comprising modulation / demodulation means making it possible to transfer from one to the other information conveyed on the telephone network by a fax carrier, characterized in that the printing means are constituted by a computer printer and in that the voice server and said printer comprise means allowing the voice server to transfer to the printer, via the fax carrier, information files in print format of the printer.
2. Système selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que 1 ' imprimante comporte des moyens pour détecter l'émission de la porteuse par le serveur vocal lorsque ladite imprimante est en ligne avec le téléphone.2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the printer comprises means for detecting the transmission of the carrier by the voice server when said printer is online with the telephone.
3. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'imprimante et le serveur vocal comportent des moyens pour crypter et décrypter des fichiers numériques ainsi transmis. 3. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the printer and the voice server include means for encrypting and decrypting digital files thus transmitted.
4. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le serveur vocal et 1 ' imprimante comportent des moyens pour contrôler les informations échangées.4. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the voice server and the printer comprise means for controlling the information exchanged.
5. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'imprimante comporte un lecteur de carte à puce.5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the printer comprises a smart card reader.
6. Imprimante pour un système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte comportent des moyens pour dialoguer avec un serveur vocal et recevoir dudit serveur des fichiers d'informations au format d'impression de l'imprimante transférés en ligne par une porteuse de télécopie. 6. Printer for a system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means for dialoguing with a voice server and receiving from said server information files in print format of the printer transferred in line by a fax carrier.
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