KR100285186B1 - Telephone Mailbox System - Google Patents

Abstract

The telephone mailbox system is intended to provide subscribers with maximum convenience by establishing a database in the form of a mailbox in the telephone office, in which the subscriber's and others' contact numbers, that is, individual telephone directories, are used in the form of a mailbox. The present invention provides a database (DB) in the form of a mailbox containing a record of the user's telephone book related details and contact numbers of others used by the subscriber, and a DB between the subscriber and the user using the database. There is a database management system (DBMS) in the telephone office that handles all the user's needs.In the database management system (DBMS), each personal mailbox, voicemail box, service center database, and local mutual telephone number DB, major agency telephone number DB, complaint room telephone number DB, information provision DB, etc., are divided into small-sized telephone directory DB, and users are directly connected to personal mailboxes in the DBMS by simply picking up the handset of the telephone. In the state of the phone number DB, the probability of duplication of names or names is very small. It is configured to automatically connect with the other party by voice input. In addition, it is possible to automatically connect with personal computers (PC, PDA) to send and receive a lot of information. Therefore, the present invention is convenient because the user does not need to memorize the phone number one by one, and can automatically contact the desired party (if the other party wants) for a lifetime by automatically modifying the other party DB related to the changed number, It is possible to select and designate a terminal that can be contacted in personal mailbox, so it can have a 100% call success rate, and it does not need to receive service from a telephone guide.

Description

Telephone Mailbox System

The present invention relates to a telephone mailbox system, and more particularly, to a telephone mailbox system in which telephone numbers of subscribers and others used by the subscribers are constructed and managed in a mailbox-type database.

In modern society, communication technology has developed so that almost everything can be done by communication. One of the things that brought convenience and benefit to our real life is the discovery of the telephone. By phone, we can get in touch with the other party over a short distance. Due to the rapid development of personal mobile communication, the probability of communication with the party to contact has increased from about 50% to about 90%, and personally owned telephone numbers also include home telephone numbers, company telephone numbers, and pagers. Numbers, cell phones (city phones, PCS,…) numbers, e-mail IDs, and so on.

However, due to the development of various mobile communication, the number of phone numbers and IDs that an individual can have increased, and the fluctuation thereof also became frequent. This not only makes managing the phone number and ID required by an individual difficult, but also makes it difficult to notify all relevant parties of the changed number.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to efficiently manage various IDs and telephone numbers, eliminate inconveniences, and maximize phone calls by constructing and managing information necessary for individuals in a telephone book database including various IDs of users. It is to provide a telephone mailbox system for the convenience.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a telephone mailbox system according to the present invention;

2A-2C are flowcharts for explaining a method of connecting a personal mailbox in the database management system of FIG. 1;

3 is a flow chart for explaining the connection of the other party through the phone number DB associated with the personal mailbox of FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an update of personal information registered in the phone number DB related to the personal mailbox of FIG. 1;

5 is a flowchart illustrating registration of relative information in a phone number DB associated with a personal mailbox of FIG. 1;

6 is a flow chart for explaining the correction of information registered in the phone number DB associated with the personal mailbox of FIG.

7 is a flow chart for explaining the deletion of the relative information registered in the phone number DB associated with the personal mailbox of FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10,30: Telephone 20: Database Management System (DBMS)

21,22: Private Mailbox 23: Local Mutual Telephone DB

24: Service center telephone number DB 25: Small category telephone number DB

The telephone mailbox system of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the telephone system, a database comprising a personal mailbox having a personal telephone directory and a telephone number database (DB) in which various telephone numbers are subdivided; A database management system (DBMS) that handles all requests of users to access a database between subscribers and users, and means for dialing in to the database management system to enable users to use the database. do.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a telephone mailbox system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in FIG. 1 includes various telephone number databases (DB) associated with individual personal mailboxes 21 and 22, personal mailboxes 21 and 22, that is, service center telephone number DB 24 and local mutual telephones. Number DB (23), and DB (25) consisting of subdivided telephone numbers of major institutions, complaint room telephone number DB, information provision DB and the like. The system also includes a database management system (DBMS) 20 for managing and operating personal mailboxes 21 and 22 and various telephone number databases 23 to 25, all of which are installed in the telephone office. . On the other hand, the system of FIG. 1 includes telephones 10 and 30 for a user to access personal mailboxes 21 and 22 in a database management system (DBMS) 20 via a telephone exchange network. The operation of the telephone mailbox system of FIG. 1 having such a configuration will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

The present invention begins with building a user's personal database in a telephone office, which is an object-relationship type database system (ORDBMS) provided by Oracle. Preferably written. An object is an item that stores information and is defined by an attribute. A relationship is a table-like flat file that consists of several attributes. Here, each of the personal mailboxes 21 and 22 and the phone numbers DB 23 to 25 are created in the object type, and also in the relational form for the connection between the objects. Furthermore, database internal files have a parent / child structure. That is, the record contains the personal information related to the subscriber's and user's telephone numbers and the telephone numbers of others used by the subscriber and the user. These records are initially created by user input. As a means for the initial input, the keypad of the telephone according to the voice guidance can be used, or a general personal computer (PC) or PDA can be used. When using a PC, not only the document of the managed phone numbers created on the PC is built into the database, but also sent to a personal mobile phone or PCS that additionally has a memory function to store the phone numbers that an individual needs. It is possible to receive and auto-memorize this even if it is not released. Once the database of individual subscribers and users has been created, subsequent updates can be made by (1) modifying the telephone station according to the subscriber's intention at the telephone company to know the telephone number change when the telephone number changes. How to complete the number using the keypad of the telephone, (3) When the user calls or receives a new phone number, the subscriber and the user can register the number after the temporary registration, and (4) PC or PDA You can use the method to solve the information, and also automatically update the database of others related to each other. That is, if a person's phone number is in both B and C's personal databases, and the A's phone number is changed, then the database management system in the telephone office will have B and C's personal data. Update A's phone number stored in two bases with the changed phone number. In the present embodiment, the database management system (DBMS) 20 in the telephone office includes personal mailboxes 21 and 22 of individual users, service center telephone number DB 24, regional mutual telephone number DB 23, and major institutions. And a subclassified telephone number DB 25 of a complaint room telephone number DB, an information providing DB, and the like, and a database for providing information. As a method for the user to access the personal mailboxes 21 and 22 and the telephone number DBs 23 to 25 in the telephone station, a preliminary operation for making a call instead of entering a separate telephone number, for example, a user's mobile phone Only the operation of opening the lid of the keyboard (flip) or the operation of picking up the handset of the general telephone can be made because the connection (calling) state of the subscribing telephone station. More details about this are as follows.

2A-2C are flowcharts for explaining a method of connecting personal mailboxes 21 and 22 in the DBMS 20 of FIG. 1.

2A, when the user picks up the handset of the telephone 10 (step 201) and presses the telephone number (step 202), the database management system (DBMS) 20 provided in the telephone station establishes a telephone exchange network (not shown). It is checked whether the number entered through the user's personal mailbox 21 password or a telephone number to be dialed (step 203). If the password is the check result of step 203, the DBMS 20 is once connected to the user's personal mailbox 21 (step 204). On the contrary, if the telephone number is a database management system (DBMS) 20, if the personal mailbox 22 of the other party that owns the telephone number is opened, the counterpart phone 30 corresponding to the telephone number through the personal mailbox 22 is established. Call to connect with the other party (step 205), and if not established, connect to the other party's phone 30 corresponding to the telephone number and connect directly with the other party (step 206). In step 204, a case where a telephone connection with a desired party through the connected personal mailbox 21 will be described later with reference to FIG. If the fixed telephone connection is specified so that the database management system (DBMS) 20 is connected to only one of the various numbers that can be contacted by the counterpart personal mailbox 22 connected by step 205, the database management system (DBMS) 20 Connect with the other party by number.

Figure 2b is a method of connecting the other party when using his phone (PCS, mobile phone, wired / wireless general telephone, ...), the user immediately picks up the receiver or removes the handset of the telephone 10 of the number owned by the data immediately Access to his personal mailbox 21 by the base management system 20 shows that it is connected to the other party. That is, when the user picks up the handset of the telephone 10 or opens the lid (step 211), the database management system 20 of the telephone company once connects with the personal mailbox 21 of the person having the number of the telephone (step 211). 212). Then, the database management system 20 connects to the counterpart number registered in the connected personal mailbox 21 (step 213) and connects with the other party (step 214).

2C illustrates a method of connecting a counterpart when using another person or a public telephone, in which the user picks up the receiver of another person's telephone or public telephone (step 221), and inputs his / her personal mailbox connection telephone number and mailbox password (step 222). For example, the user enters "*" on the telephone keypad, then enters his / her personal mailbox connection phone number, and then enters the mailbox password in accordance with a voice prompt. When the telephone number and password for the user's personal mailbox connection are input in step 222, the database management system (DBMS) 20 connects to the personal mailbox that matches the entered phone number and password (step 223). Even if a person or public telephone is used in step 223, once connected to his or her personal mailbox, the steps (steps 224 and 225) for dialing up with the desired counterpart are the same as the corresponding steps in FIG. 2B. Like this, even if you use another person or public telephone, you can connect to your own personal mailbox, so that the charge can be accumulated when you make a phone call through the connected personal mailbox, so you can easily borrow another phone and need it anytime, anywhere without a coin or phone card. You can make a phone call from anywhere.

By this operation, the telephone 10 automatically accesses the personal mailbox 21 managed and operated by the database management system (DBMS) 20 in the telephone station, and the user can obtain the desired result. Entering an operation for obtaining, for example, the name of another person to be called, the DBMS 20 in the telephone station voice prompts the user to confirm the name and telephone number corresponding to the user's input. . In the case of a phone capable of displaying characters, the database management system (DBMS) 20 text-transmits the name and the telephone number corresponding to the input by texting. Here, the input method may vary, and in this embodiment, "Character input system using a telephone" of Korean Patent Application No. 82262 filed by the present applicant on December 31, 1997 (with a telephone keypad without a Korean keyboard). Input is available). This is a method of inputting a combination of numbers to form a desired letter shape on the keyboard of the phone. Here, only the first name is entered without entering the entire name.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a counterpart connection through a phone number DB related to the personal mailbox of FIG. 1.

In Fig. 3, in connection with the personal mailbox 21 in the DBMS 20 as described above with reference to Fig. 2, the user has a first-name name on the keyboard of the telephone 10. Input is made to be shaped (step 301). For example, if the other party's name is "Kim Seung-hyun", instead of the name, enter the Hangul consonant "ㄱ" "ㅅ" "ㅎ", and "ㄱ" to be "A" on the keyboard of the phone. Enter "ㄱ" through a combination of 1, 2, 5 "or" 5, 6, 9 ", and" ㅅ "for" 2, 4, 2, 6. " Or "2, 4, 8," and "ㅎ" is a combination of "2, 4, 5, 6, 0". In addition, you can specify the phone number type as well as the name. If you specify a mobile phone, you can enter "ㅎ" and if you specify an office phone number, enter "ㅅ". In addition, the name of the other party may be directly input by voice. When the database management system 20 of the telephone station is inputted from the user's telephone 10 connected through the telephone exchange network, the name of the other party (voice) is input (step 301), the telephone number DB related to the personal mailbox 21 of the connected user is entered. Automatically responding information (ARS) of the connectable number registered with the input counterpart name (step 302) allows the user to select a connection number type (step 303). Each personal mailbox (21, 22) is a telephone number that needs to be managed by an individual, such as his / her personal details and the home phone number of another person who needs him, a pager, a mobile phone, an office phone number, a fax number, a domain name, It is connected relationally with a database (DB) in the form of a phone book containing e-mail addresses. When the connection number type is selected (step 303), the database management system 20 dials the selected number and connects it to the other party (step 304). That is, the database management system (DBMS) 20, if the counterpart personal mailbox 22 is opened in correspondence with the selected phone number, accesses the personal mailbox 22 and is connected to the other party. If the other personal mailbox 22 is not opened, the other party is directly connected to the telephone. On the other hand, the database management system 20 may also allow the user to selectively receive a call by guiding the details of the caller by voice or text when the other party is connected. In addition, the user may designate one of various call tones in the personal mailboxes 21 and 22 so that the user may not be bored when making or receiving a call.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating updating of personal information registered in the phone number DB related to the personal mailbox of FIG. 1. User can register his / her personal mailbox 21 (mailbox password, home phone number, mobile phone number, pager number, office phone number, fax number, domain name, e-mail address, number disclosure, fixed connection check,…) In the case of updating the personal mailbox 21 through the steps of FIG. 2, a code (for example, * 7771) for updating the personal information is input through the keyboard of the telephone 10 (step 401). When the database management system 20 in the telephone station enters the personal information update code through the connected user's telephone 10, the personal information update code is guided so that the user can select contents to be corrected (step 402). When the user selects and enters the corrections according to the guidance (step 403), the user connects to all the mailboxes containing his or her information (step 404), and automatically corrects all the selected modifications as inputs (step 405). Of course, it is also possible to selectively modify the processing of all the mailboxes of the counterpart of the registered personal information to the other party's mailbox that does not want to notify the modification of the personal information may not be processed.

5 is a flowchart illustrating registration of relative information in the phone number DB associated with the personal mailbox of FIG. 1. When a user wants to register new counterpart information (name, home phone number, mobile phone number, pager number, office phone number, fax number, domain name, e-mail address) in his personal mailbox (21), 21) In the connected state, the user inputs a code (for example, * 7772) for registering relative information through the keyboard of the telephone 10 (step 501). Then, relative information is input (step 502). Here, as an input means, information can be input, corrected and searched using a PC. When the relative information is input, the database management system 20 searches the telephone number DB related to the personal mailbox 21 (step 503) so as not to be registered twice (step 503), and registers only the new counterpart information (step 504). As such, even if the user does not directly register the relative information, the user may automatically register only by making or receiving a call to a new phone number that is not registered in his or her personal mailbox 21. Of course, the phone number can also be selectively registered by giving a status. In addition, by distributing the information registered in the personal mailbox 21 of each personal notebook at a certain time period so that the self-registered number can be directly organized and managed by the mailbox.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating information modification registered in a phone number DB related to the personal mailbox of FIG. 1. The user enters a code (for example, * 7773) for correcting information already registered in the personal mailbox 21 (step 601) while connected to his personal mailbox 21 (step 601). As described in FIG. 3, the initial name of the parent portion of the input unit is input through the keyboard of the telephone 10 or voice input (step 602). If the user selects and inputs the corrected contents (step 603), the database management system 20 in the telephone station does not unconditionally correct the inputs, and the corrected contents are registered or registered in the personal mailbox 21. After retrieving whether the content is impossible (604), the process is corrected (step 605).

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the deletion of relative information registered in the phone number DB related to the personal mailbox of FIG. 1. In the personal mailbox 21 connection state, the user inputs a corresponding code (for example, * 7774) in order to delete the relative information previously registered in the personal mailbox 21 (step 701). Then, the user inputs or deletes the other party's name to be deleted through the keyboard of the telephone 10 as in FIG. 3 (step 702), and selects the deletion contents (step 703). The database management system 20 in the telephone station unconditionally deletes and searches for whether the contents to be deleted are already registered in the personal mailbox 21 or contents to be deleted (step 704), and then delete processing (step 704). Step 705). Here, a deletion code is assigned to the deleted contents so that they can be registered again later.

As such, the use of the other telephone number DBs 23 to 25 contained in the database management system 20 as well as the counterpart phone connection through each user's personal mailbox 21 and 22 is the same as described above. That is, when using the service center phone number DB 24, the user inputs a code (for example, * 9977) for using the service center phone number DB 24 while connected to his personal mailbox 21. After that, enter the initial letter (or voice) of the service center industry name. Then, the database management system 20 retrieves the contents of the service center telephone number DB 24 based on the user's personal details of the connected personal mailbox 21. The database management system 20 searches for the telephone number of the selected service sector of the user address area in the service center telephone number DB 24 and confirms the user, and then automatically connects through a telephone call. Local mutual phone number DB (23) and emergency contact number or other sub-division telephone number DB (25) are also automatically connected by entering the initial name of the corresponding business name and emergency contact name.

In addition, it is possible to provide various additional services. For example, a memo room to record the necessary notes, an information request room to request the necessary information (news, stock information, weather, sports broadcasts, newspaper articles,…), or a request from the information request room. Information delivery room that collects information, the same message (marriage, funeral news,…) to deliver to a number of people registered in the personal mailbox or voice mail delivery to selectively send a voice message, such as a text message There may be a delivery of the broadcast text delivered to the office, an e-mail search to confirm the contents of the email by voice or text.

As described above, the telephone mailbox system of the present invention registers all the contactable numbers of the other party to each personal mailbox and easily connects them with the other party, so that the user does not need to manually memorize the telephone number or write it in the notebook. It is safe and convenient. In addition, when you use a public phone, you can automatically charge your bill if you connect to a personal mailbox so that you can make a phone call wherever and whenever you need without a coin or a phone card. Reliance on guides can be reduced, increasing efficiency in manpower management and cost. In addition, there is no fear of losing the phone number, you can track the phone number before the change, there is no fear of disconnection.

Claims (13)

In the telephone system, A database including a personal mailbox having a personal telephone directory and a telephone number database (DB) in which various telephone numbers are subdivided; A database management system (DBMS) that manages and operates the database and processes requests including personal mailbox connections or counterpart connections of system users to access the database; And And a user terminal connected to the database management system to create a document of management target phone numbers to be constructed into a database and to access and use the rescued database. 2. A telephone according to claim 1, wherein the database is created in an object-relational manner by a user's input, and constitutes a record with a user's personal details and telephone numbers of others used by the user. Mailbox system. The telephone mailbox system according to claim 1, wherein the database management system is connected to a user's personal mailbox contained in the database by opening a lid of the mobile phone or lifting a handset of a general telephone. According to claim 3, wherein the database management system is connected to the personal mailbox corresponding to the number of the telephone used, and connected directly to the personal mailbox of the user when using the phone number of the person, if you use the phone of another number Telephone mailbox system characterized in that connected to the personal mailbox by entering a combination of the designated code and your phone number and password for the personal mailbox connection. 5. The telephone mailbox system according to claim 4, wherein the database management system allows the telephone call charges to be accumulated in the connected personal mailbox when the other person and the public telephone are connected to the personal mailbox. 4. The telephone mailbox system according to claim 3, wherein the database management system receives a counterpart to which a user wants to connect by writing a letter or voice formed by a combination of numbers pressed on the keypad of the telephone. The method of claim 6, wherein the database management system is characterized in that the user confirms the user's voice information or / and the phone number registered by the name in the telephone number DB of the connected personal mailbox and the inputted personal mailbox by the name. Telephone mailbox system. The method of claim 7, wherein the database management system is characterized in that if the other person's personal mailbox corresponding to the confirmed phone number is established, the phone connects to the other party through the personal mailbox, and if not, the person directly connects to the other party. Phone mailbox system. The method of claim 8, wherein the personal mailbox has a fixed telephone connection function for receiving a call fixed by only one of the various telephone numbers, The database management system is a telephone mailbox system characterized in that if the fixed telephone connection function is set in the connected personal mailbox connected to a fixed telephone number. The method of claim 8, wherein the personal mailbox is a ring tone of one of the various ring tones can be specified by the user selection, The database management system is a telephone mailbox system characterized in that it is generated when making or receiving a call with a ring tone specified in the connected personal mailbox. The database management system of claim 3, wherein when the update of the user's personal information is input, the database management system updates all the contents of the mailbox containing the user's personal information in the database with the input contents or selects and updates only the desired mailbox among the mailboxes. Telephone mailbox system, characterized in that. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the database management system is Register the contents of the personal mailbox by directly inputting the registered information of the person and the other party by the user, or making or receiving a call to a new phone number. When the information to be corrected is entered, the contents registered in the personal mailbox are corrected. When the information to be deleted is entered, the telephone mailbox system, characterized in that to delete the contents already registered in the personal mailbox. The database management system of claim 1, wherein the database management system is connected to a terminal to provide an additional service for interconnecting and interconnecting necessary memos or information, voice and text messages, and searching e-mail. Telephone mailbox system characterized in that it provides to the user by performing.