JP2008205992A - System and method for setting ringback tone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for setting a ringback tone in which a piece of music being played within a vehicle is uploaded to a center and can be used as a sound source of the ringback tone. <P>SOLUTION: A car navigation system 1 transmits information about a piece of music played by a player part 15 to a control center 3 in accordance with a melody call setting operation and the control center 3 receives the music information sent from the car navigation system 1 to set the piece of music corresponding to the music information as a sound source of a ringback tone. If a call is originated from a mobile terminal 6 to the car navigation system 1 in such a state, the control center 3 plays the sound source that is the piece of music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system 1, as a ringback tone for the mobile terminal 6. Thus, a piece of music meeting the preference of a user of the car navigation system can be easily set as a sound source of the ringback tone. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a ringback tone setting system and a ringback tone setting method for setting a ringback tone (ringing tone) for notifying a calling party that a called party is ringing.

Normally, the ringback tone is an intermittent sound that is on for 1 second and off for 2 seconds by amplitude-modulating the same 400 Hz sine wave as the dial tone at 16 Hz. In recent years, ringback tones have been the subject of music services as well as ringing melody, and there are proposals that can change the sound source of ringback tones. Patent Document 1 discloses a ringback tone sound source storage means for registering ringback tone sound source content for each user, and a partner when a telephone call is made from the telephone terminal of the user who registered the ringback tone. A ring-back tone sound source changing system comprising ring-back tone sound source sending means for transmitting registered ring-back tone sound source content as a ring back tone to a user's telephone terminal during a call is disclosed.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-88452

  By the way, when changing the sound source of the ring back tone, conventionally, the ring back tone sound source prepared by the telecommunications carrier or the content carrier is used, or the telephone terminal user himself prepares the ring back tone sound source, and the communication business. However, when using ringback tone sound sources prepared by a telecommunications carrier or content provider, the number of prepared ringback tone sound sources is limited or the user's preference is met. There are problems such as missing things. In addition, when the user himself / herself prepares a ringback tone sound source, it is necessary to upload the prepared ringback tone sound source to a telecommunications carrier or to newly provide a ringback tone variable type telephone terminal. There are problems such as.

  In recent years, in-vehicle devices such as car navigation systems that have communication functions that can communicate with landline phones and mobile terminals in addition to audio playback functions have been developed. If it can be used as a tone source, it is possible to set a ringback tone that suits the user's preference, and it may be possible to simplify the setting, but such an in-vehicle device has not been realized at present. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a ring back tone setting system and a ring back tone setting method capable of uploading music played in a vehicle to a center and using it as a ring back tone sound source. The purpose is to provide.

  The ringback tone setting system according to the present invention includes an in-vehicle device having a reproducing unit that performs audio reproduction and a communication control unit that transmits information of music reproduced by the reproducing unit, and information on the music transmitted from the in-vehicle device. A setting means for setting a corresponding music piece as a ringback tone sound source and a management center having a sound source database storing a sound source for ringback tone, and the setting is performed when a call is made to a service user. The music set by the means is reproduced as a ringback tone for the caller.

  According to this configuration, the information (song name, singer name) of the music reproduced by the in-vehicle device can be uploaded to the management center, and the management center can ring back the music corresponding to the information of the music sent from the in-vehicle device. Set as a sound source for tones, and when a call is made to a user of an in-vehicle device from a mobile terminal or the like, the set music is played back as a ringback tone to the caller, so The music suitable for the user of the device can be easily set as a ringback tone sound source.

  In the ringback tone setting system of the present invention, it is preferable that the management center has a search unit that searches the sound source database for music corresponding to the music information sent from the in-vehicle device.

  According to this configuration, the management center searches the music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system using the sound source database that manages a large number of music pieces. However, it is possible to set most of the music preferred by the user of the car navigation system as a ringback tone sound source.

  In the ring back tone setting system of the present invention, it is preferable that a vehicle including the in-vehicle device has a steering remote controller, and the music is selected by the steering remote controller.

  According to this configuration, the music can be selected by the steering remote controller mounted on the vehicle, so that the music flowing from, for example, a radio broadcast during traveling can be set as a ringback tone sound source as it is.

  The ringback tone setting method of the present invention includes a step of transmitting information of music reproduced by an audio in an in-vehicle device to a management center, and a song corresponding to the information of the music sent from the in-vehicle device in the management center. A step of setting as a sound source of a ring back tone, and a step of reproducing the sound source as a ring back tone to the caller when a call is made to the service user. .

  According to this method, it is possible to upload information (song name, singer name) of the music reproduced by the in-vehicle device to the management center, and the management center performs ringback of the music corresponding to the information of the music sent from the in-vehicle device. Set as a sound source for tones, and when a call is made to a user of an in-vehicle device from a mobile terminal or the like, the set music is played back as a ringback tone to the caller, so The music suitable for the user of the device can be easily set as a ringback tone sound source.

  In the ring back tone setting method of the present invention, the management center includes a step of searching for a music corresponding to the music information sent from the in-vehicle device from a sound source database storing a sound source for ring back tone. It is preferable to do.

  According to this method, the management center searches for music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system using the sound source database that manages a large number of music pieces. However, it is possible to set most of the music preferred by the user of the car navigation system as a ringback tone sound source.

  In the ring back tone setting method of the present invention, in the in-vehicle device, the vehicle including the in-vehicle device preferably includes a step of selecting the music piece by a steering remote controller.

  According to this method, music can be selected by the steering remote controller mounted on the vehicle, so that music flowing from, for example, a radio broadcast during traveling can be set as a ringback tone sound source as it is.

  The ring back tone setting system and the ring back tone setting method according to the present invention can upload information (song name, singer name) of music played on the in-vehicle device to the management center, and the management center sends the information from the in-vehicle device. When the music corresponding to the music information is set as a ringback tone sound source and a call is made to the user of the in-vehicle device from a mobile terminal or the like, the set music is called as a ringback tone. Since the sound source is reproduced for the user, the music suitable for the user of the in-vehicle device can be easily set as the sound source of the ring back tone.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a ringback tone setting system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a car navigation system (in-vehicle device) 1 having a communication function capable of communicating with a fixed telephone or a portable terminal in addition to an audio reproduction function, and the car navigation system 1 via a gateway 2. In addition, the music is set based on the music information sent when the car navigation system 1 performs the melody call setting, and the set music is played back as a ringback tone to the caller. The center 3, the exchange 5 connected to the mobile communication network 4, and wirelessly connected to the exchange 5, communicate with other portable terminals via the mobile communication network 4, and from the mobile communication network 4 to the gateway 2. It is mainly comprised from the portable terminal 6 which communicates between the car navigation systems 1 via.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the car navigation system 1 shown in FIG. Note that the configuration shown in FIG. 2 is simplified to explain the present invention, and it is assumed that the components mounted in a normal car navigation system are provided.

  The car navigation system 1 communicates between the control unit 11 that controls the entire apparatus and the management center 3 via the gateway 2 and between the portable terminal 6 via the gateway 2 and the mobile communication network 4. A communication control unit 12 for performing communication, a display unit 13 for displaying various information such as music information (song name, singer name), an operation unit 14 for performing various inputs for operating the car navigation system 1, radio broadcasting, A playback unit 15 that plays audio such as a CD (Compact Disc), an MD (Mini Disk), and a tape, an application control unit 16 that is installed in the apparatus or starts various downloaded applications, and music selection And a steering remote controller 17 that performs an operation that is permitted even during traveling.

  When the melody call setting operation is performed, the communication control unit 12 transmits information on the music currently being played back by the playback unit 15 or information on the music played back immediately before to the management center 3. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of music information transmitted from the communication control unit 12. The music information shown in FIG. 4 includes “user ID (telephone number)”, “song name”, and “artist name (singer name)”. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of display transition on the display unit 13 when a melody call is set. The display transition is controlled by the control unit 11 under the control of the application control unit 16.

  The setting of the melody call starts from the initial screen (“Melody call setting”) as shown in FIG. After the initial screen is displayed for a certain period of time, a setting screen ("Which music do you want to set? ○ Music being played, ○ Music just before, ○ Not set”) is displayed as shown in Fig. 5 (b) Is done. When “○ music being played” is selected on the setting screen, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), information on the currently playing music (song name, artist name) is displayed and the currently playing music Is displayed as a melody call. When this icon 50 is touched (that is, when it is touched), the currently reproduced song is set as a melody call. At this time, an icon 51 indicating that the currently reproduced song is being set as a melody call is displayed.

  In addition, when “○ immediately preceding music” is selected on the setting screen shown in FIG. 5B, information (song name, singer name) of the music played immediately before is displayed (not shown). Also at this time, the icon 50 is displayed. Then, by touching this icon 50, the music played immediately before is set as a melody call. At this time, an icon 51 is displayed to indicate that the song played immediately before is being set as a melody call.

  On the other hand, when “not set” is selected on the setting screen shown in FIG. 5B, only information (song name, artist name) and icon 50 of the currently playing music are displayed as shown in FIG. 5D. Is displayed. At this time, touching the icon 50 sets the currently played music as a melody call. That is, even if it is selected not to set the currently played music as a melody call on the setting screen, the music currently being played can be easily set as a melody call by touching the icon 50.

  The operation of selecting a music piece and setting it as a melody call can be performed by the steering remote controller 17 in addition to the operation unit 14. In particular, when the steering remote controller 17 is used, a melody call is performed in a two-step operation, for example, selecting an arbitrary piece of music recorded on the CD during playback of the CD and setting it as a melody call. Can be set. The operation by the steering remote controller 17 is particularly convenient when a music piece that is being broadcast on a radio broadcast is set as a melody call.

  The application control unit 16 activates a ringback tone setting application installed in the device or downloaded. This ringback tone setting application for the car navigation system 1 determines whether or not a melody call is set, and when a melody call setting operation is performed, an initial screen for setting a melody call is displayed on the display unit 13 for a certain period of time. , Switch to the setting screen, determine which item is selected on this setting screen, and when “currently playing music” is selected, the information of the currently playing music and the icon 50 are displayed. When “Previous music” is selected, the information of the music played immediately before and the icon 50 are displayed. When “Not set” is selected, only the information of the currently playing music is displayed. When the icon 50 is touched in a state where “music of“ is selected ”, the information of the currently reproduced music is transmitted from the communication control unit 12 to the management center 3 and“ music immediately before ”is transmitted. When the icon 50 is touched in the selected state, an application to send information of the music that has been reproduced until from the communication control unit 12 to the management center 3.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the management center 3 shown in FIG. The management sensor 3 includes a control unit 31 that controls the entire apparatus, a communication control unit 32 that communicates with the car navigation system 1 via the gateway 2, and a sound source that manages a large number of pieces of music as a ring back tone sound source. The database 33, a search unit 34 that searches the sound source database 33 for music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system 1, and an application control unit 35 that activates various applications that are installed in the device or downloaded. And is composed mainly of.

  The communication control unit 32 receives music information sent from the car navigation system 1. In addition, the communication control unit 32 receives the setting state confirmation sent from the exchange 5. Here, the setting state confirmation is to confirm whether or not the called party is a melody call service user and music is set.

  In addition, when a call is made from the mobile terminal 6 to the car navigation system 1 and music is set on the car navigation system 1 side, the communication control unit 32 sets a ring back tone for the mobile terminal 6. Send the music played back.

  The application control unit 35 activates a ringback tone setting application installed in the device or downloaded. The ringback tone setting application for the management center 3 manages the music information sent from the car navigation system 1 for each user, receives a call from the portable terminal 6, and sends a setting status confirmation from the exchange 5. If the callee is a user of the melody call service and the melody call is set, and if the user is a melody call service and the melody call is set, This is an application for searching for music set by the user from the sound source database 33 and, if there is a corresponding music, playing the music as a ringback tone to the caller.

Next, a ringback tone setting method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
First, when an operation for setting a melody call is performed in the car navigation system 1 (ST11), information on the currently played music or the music just played back is transmitted to the management center 3 (ST12). When the music information is sent from the car navigation system 1 in the management center 3, the music information is managed for each user ID (phone number) and the music corresponding to the music information is set (ST13).

  When the mobile terminal 6 makes a call to the car navigation system 1 in a state where the melody call is set in the car navigation system 1 (ST14), the exchange 5 calls the management center 3 of the car navigation system 1. It is confirmed whether the user is a user of the melody call service and the melody call is set (ST15). When the management center 3 confirms the setting state from the exchange 5, it searches the sound source database 33 for the music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system 1 (ST16). If there is a target music, the music is reproduced as a ringback tone to the caller (ST17). The music reproduced by the sound source is output as a ringback tone by the portable terminal 6 (ST18).

  As described above, in the ring back tone setting system according to the present embodiment, the car navigation system 1 transmits the information of the music reproduced by the reproducing unit 15 to the management center 3 according to the melody call setting operation, and the management center 3 However, by receiving the music information sent from the car navigation system 1, the music corresponding to the music information is set as a ringback tone sound source, and in this state, the mobile terminal 6 sends the music information to the car navigation system 1. When the call is made, the management center 3 reproduces the music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system 1 as a ringback tone to the portable terminal 6, so that the user of the car navigation system 1 Music that suits your taste can be easily set as a ringback tone sound source.

  In addition, since the management center 3 uses the sound source database 33 that manages a large number of music pieces to search for music corresponding to the music information sent from the car navigation system 1, the accumulated amount of the sound source database 33 is also increased. However, most of the music preferred by the user of the car navigation system 1 can be set as a ringback tone sound source.

  In addition, since the music can be selected by the steering remote controller 17 mounted on the vehicle, it is possible to set the music flowing from, for example, a radio broadcast while running as a ringback tone sound source.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be implemented with various modifications. For example, the processing unit and the processing procedure can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention. Other modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is applicable to a system that performs communication using a fixed telephone network or a mobile telephone network.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the ring back tone setting system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the car navigation system in the system shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the management center in the system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the music information uploaded to the management center from the car navigation system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display transition at the time of the melody call setting of the car navigation system shown in FIG. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the ringback tone setting method which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car navigation system 2 Gateway 3 Management center 4 Mobile communication network 5 Exchange 6 Mobile terminal 11, 31 Control part 12, 32 Communication control part 13 Display part 14 Operation part 15 Reproduction part 16, 35 Application control part 17 Steering remote control 33 Sound source database 34 Search part

Claims (6)

  An in-vehicle apparatus having a reproduction means for performing audio reproduction and a communication control means for transmitting information of the music reproduced by the reproduction means, and a music corresponding to the information of the music sent from the in-vehicle apparatus as a ringback tone sound source A setting center for setting, and a management center having a sound source database for storing a sound source for ringback tone, and ringback the music set by the setting means when a call is made to a service user. A ring-back tone setting system characterized by sound source reproduction as a tone to a caller.   2. The ringback tone setting system according to claim 1, wherein the management center includes a search unit that searches the sound source database for music corresponding to the music information sent from the in-vehicle device.   The ringback tone setting system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a vehicle including the in-vehicle device is equipped with a steering remote controller, and the music is selected by the steering remote controller.   In the in-vehicle device, a step of transmitting information of the music reproduced by audio to the management center, and a step of setting a music corresponding to the information of the music transmitted from the in-vehicle device as a ringback tone sound source in the management center; A ring back tone setting method comprising the steps of: playing a sound source to the caller as a ring back tone when a call is made to the service user.   The said management center comprises the process of searching the music corresponding to the information of the said music sent from the said vehicle-mounted apparatus from the sound source database which stores the sound source for ringback tones. Ring back tone setting method.   6. The ringback tone setting method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein in the in-vehicle device, a vehicle including the in-vehicle device includes a step of selecting the music piece by a steering remote controller.

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