KR100510352B1 - The ring service system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a ring tone service system and method for providing a sound source designated by a caller as a ring tone of a called party's mobile terminal. , Sending a signal corresponding to the sound source designated by the subscriber as a ring tone service subscriber to the mobile communication network and transmitting the incoming (calling) signal to the called party's mobile terminal through the mobile communication network, and the called party's mobile terminal reproduces the incoming signal as a sound source in real time. It is.

Description

Ringtone service system and method {THE RING SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD}

The present invention relates to a ring tone service system and method, and more particularly, to a ring tone service system and method for providing a sound source specified by the caller, the ring tone service subscriber as a ring tone of the called party mobile terminal.

At present, Korea's mobile communication technology is growing at an extremely high speed, even if it is the world's best. Despite the age and gender, it is common not only to possess the latest mobile phones, but also to receive various value-added services including the use of various contents such as games and videos through wireless Internet, etc. It is becoming.

As part of such additional services, for example, services such as caller ID display, lettering, coloring, etc. are used to identify themselves to inform the other party or to show their own unique personality.

However, the caller ID display service or the lettering service can only know who the caller is by visually checking the LCD screen of the mobile phone, etc., and also does not provide the hearing pleasure to the caller. Of course, recently, a plurality of sound sources stored in a mobile phone are associated with each specific phone number, and when a call from a specific phone number is requested, the mobile phone plays a specific sound source associated with the number as a ring tone, thereby simultaneously identifying the caller. Although it may be audible enjoyment, this setting is somewhat limited because it can only be done by the called party.

On the other hand, the coloring service allows the caller to listen to the caller instead of the ring tone, so that the caller is not bored while the caller is waiting for the call to be connected, and the caller can hear the caller who can express his or her personality. However, this is also somewhat limited in terms of setting by the called party.

The present invention has been devised to provide a service system and method that can provide fresh enjoyment in view of the above limitations, and in contrast to a coloring service by providing a sound source designated by a caller as a ring tone of a called party. It aims to express the caller's personality and to provide the caller with audio pleasure.

A system according to the present invention comprises a ring tone service system for providing a ring tone of a caller service subscriber as a ring tone of a called party's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network, comprising: sound source storage means for storing various sound sources; Sound source designation / input means for the ring tone service subscriber to select, designate, and input a sound source to be provided as a ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal from the sound source storage means; Subscriber related information storing means for storing information of the ring tone service subscriber in association with a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber; And in response to a predetermined signal from the mobile communication network in response to a call connection request from the caller's mobile terminal of the ringtone service subscriber to the called party's mobile terminal, retrieves the subscriber related information storing means and sends a signal corresponding to the sound source designated by the ringtone service subscriber. And a control means for transmitting to the mobile communication network, wherein a signal corresponding to the sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber is transmitted as a call (call) signal to the called party's mobile terminal through the mobile communication network, so that the ring tone service subscriber designates the called party's mobile terminal. Characterized in that reproduced as a sound source.

According to the present invention, a ring tone service subscriber of the present invention uses a sound source designation / input means such as a wired telephone, a mobile terminal, a PDA, a computer, or the like, through a ARS, wired or wireless Internet, or the like. Search and select. The sound source designated as described above is reproduced by the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal when a call connection request from the mobile terminal carried by the ring tone service subscriber to the other party (the called party) mobile terminal is requested.

In addition, according to the present invention, the ring tone service subscriber can specify a plurality of sound sources to be provided as ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal according to a predetermined condition.

That is, the subscriber of the ring tone service may designate only one sound source to provide the same sound source to all callees, and move the callee by time zone such as a plurality of sound sources, for example, a predetermined classical sound source in the morning and a predetermined flexible sound source in the afternoon. The sound source provided as the ring tone of the terminal may be different, or different sound sources may be designated according to individual called party numbers.

According to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the called party can determine whether or not to receive the sound source designated by the caller who is the ring tone service subscriber as the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal.

This determination of the called party may be made before receiving the sound source designated by the caller as the ringing tone of the called party's mobile terminal, and may be made at any point in time, such as after-call rejection or a change of the called state.

The method according to the present invention provides a ring tone service method for providing a designated sound source as a ring tone of a called party's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network, by a caller serving as a ring tone service subscriber, selecting a sound source from various sound source storage means. Receiving, by the control means, a predetermined signal from the mobile communication network in response to a call connection request from the mobile terminal to the called party's mobile terminal; Retrieving, by the control means, subscriber related information storing means for associating and storing the information of the ring tone service subscriber with the sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber; Transmitting a signal corresponding to a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber to the mobile communication network by the control means; Transmitting a signal corresponding to a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber to the called party's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network; And the incoming signal is reproduced to the sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber in the called party's mobile terminal.

According to the present invention, a ring tone service subscriber of the present invention uses a sound source designation / input means such as a wired telephone, a mobile terminal, a PDA, a computer, or the like, through a ARS, wired or wireless Internet, or the like. Search and select. The sound source designated as described above is reproduced by the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal when a call connection request from the mobile terminal carried by the ring tone service subscriber to the other party (the called party) mobile terminal is requested.

In addition, according to the present invention, the ring tone service subscriber can specify a plurality of sound sources to be provided as ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal according to a predetermined condition.

That is, the subscriber of the ring tone service may designate only one sound source to provide the same sound source to all callees, and move the callee by time zone such as a plurality of sound sources, for example, a predetermined classical sound source in the morning and a predetermined flexible sound source in the afternoon. The sound source provided as the ring tone of the terminal may be different, or different sound sources may be designated according to individual called party numbers.

According to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the called party can determine whether or not to receive the sound source designated by the caller who is the ring tone service subscriber as the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal.

This determination of the called party may be made before receiving the sound source designated by the caller as the ringing tone of the called party's mobile terminal, and may be made at any point in time, such as after-call rejection or a change of the called state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

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1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention.

Although not shown, the mobile communication network 21 is composed of a base station (BTS), a base station controller (BSC), an exchange (MSC), a home location register (HLR), and the like.

The base station checks the positions of the sender mobile terminal 22 and the called mobile terminal 23 and transmits and receives voice and data signals between the mobile terminals 22 and 23. The caller is transmitted through a traffic channel among signal channels. A call attempt is received from the mobile terminal 22 to the called party's mobile terminal 23, and the received call attempt is transmitted to the calling base station controller.

The base station controller performs various call processing functions such as control of the base station, support for incoming and outgoing call processing, and message processing of the base station, and transmits a call request received through the base station to the exchange.

The exchange forms a communication path between various communication terminals such as the mobile terminals 22 and 23 to control call processing and call processing as a whole, and according to a call request from the caller mobile terminal 22, the called party mobile terminal 23 Transmits a signal to play a specific ringing tone stored in).

The home location register stores subscriber information such as supplementary service subscription information.

In addition to the above configuration, the ring tone service system according to the present invention further includes a sound source storage means 11, a sound source designation / input means 12, a subscriber related information storage means 13, and a control means 14. .

In the sound source storage means 11, various sound sources such as music, treatment sound, functional sound source, natural sound, and voice are stored, and the ring tone service subscriber according to the present invention uses sound source storage means (12) through the sound source designation / input means (12). 11) You can search for your desired sound source.

The sound source designation / input means 12 may be a mobile phone, a PDA, a computer, a wired telephone, or the like, as long as it is a means capable of searching for, designating and inputting a desired sound source from the sound source storage means 11.

Although not shown in detail, when the sound source designation / input means 12 designates and inputs a sound source through a telephone call as a mobile phone or a wired telephone, etc., the sound source designation / input means 12 and the control means 14, etc. Is capable of communicating via a public telephone network (PSTN) or the like, and in the case where the sound source designation and input means 12 designates and inputs a sound source through a wired or wireless Internet as a computer, a mobile phone, or a PDA, the sound source designation and input means 12 And control means 14 and the like are configured to communicate via an IP network or the like.

The subscriber related information storing means 13 stores information such as a mobile terminal number of the ring tone service subscriber according to the present invention in association with a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber.

The ringtone service subscriber may designate only one sound source so that the same sound source may be provided to all callees, or a plurality of sound sources according to predetermined conditions, for example, a predetermined classical sound source in the morning and a predetermined functional sound source in the afternoon The sound source provided as the ringing tone of the called party's mobile terminal 23 may be different, or different sound sources may be designated according to individual called party numbers.

The control means 14 interconnects and controls the sound source storage means 11, the sound source designation / input means 12, and the subscriber related information storage means 13, and transmits and receives various signals with the mobile communication network 21, It performs overall signal processing functions such as encoding and decoding of various signals.

2, the operation of the ring tone service system according to the present invention will be described.

When the calling party mobile terminal 22 subscribed to the ring tone service according to the present invention requests a call connection to the called party mobile terminal 23 managed by the called side exchange, the calling side exchange requests the called location information to the home location register. At the same time, when the stored ringer service setting information of the calling party is stored, and the caller mobile terminal 22 is subscribed to the ringtone service, a predetermined signal including the caller mobile terminal 22 number is transmitted to the control means 14. Transmit (S1).

Then, in response to the received predetermined signal, the control means 14 searches for subscriber related information storage means 13 (S2), and sends a signal corresponding to the sound source specified and input by the caller to the exchange (S3). ).

On the other hand, the home location register requests routing information to the destination exchange in response to the destination location information request from the source exchange. The destination side exchange sends routing information (TLDN: Temporary Local Directory Number) to the home location registrar in response to the routing information request signal received from the home location registrar. The home location register then sends the called location information to the calling exchange using the received routing information.

Thereafter, the exchange transmits an incoming (calling) signal to the called party's mobile terminal 23. Instead of the general incoming signal, a signal received from the control unit 14 (a signal corresponding to a sound source designated and input by the caller). Transmit (S4).

The called party's mobile terminal 23 receives a signal corresponding to the sound source designated and inputted by the caller, and reproduces the sound source after predetermined processing by the related software and hardware built into the called party's mobile terminal 23 (S5).

When the exchange recognizes that the called party's mobile terminal 23 responds, the switch transmits a predetermined signal to the control means 14, and the control means 14 sends out a signal corresponding to the sound source designated by the caller in response to the signal. Release it. In addition, playback of the sound source is also canceled when the called party's mobile terminal 23 responds.

With this arrangement, the sound source designated and input by the caller who is the ring tone service subscriber according to the present invention can be reproduced in real time as the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal.

In addition, although not shown, the ring tone service system of the present invention is configured such that, in addition to the above configuration, the called party can determine whether to receive a sound source designated by the caller who is the ring tone service subscriber as the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal 23. You may.

This determination of the called party may be made before receiving the sound source designated by the caller as the ringing tone of the called party's mobile terminal 23, or may be made at any point in time, such as after-call rejection or a change of the incoming call.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to one embodiment, various modifications are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, although the present invention has been described only for mobile terminals, it may be applied to landline phones.

It is possible to reproduce the sound source designated by the caller who is the ring tone service subscriber according to the present invention in real time with the ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal, without storing it in the called party's mobile terminal.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the present invention, and

2 is a flow chart schematically illustrating the process of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A ring tone service system that provides a sound source designated by a caller who is a ring tone service subscriber as a ring tone of a called party's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network. Sound source storage means for storing various sound sources; Sound source designation and input means for the ring tone service subscriber to select, designate, and input a sound source to be provided as a ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal from the sound source storage means; Subscriber related information storage means for storing information of the ring tone service subscriber in association with a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber; And In response to a predetermined signal from the mobile communication network in response to a call connection request from the caller's mobile terminal as the ringtone service subscriber to the called party's mobile terminal, the subscriber related information storage means is retrieved and stored in the sound source designated by the ringtone service subscriber. And control means for transmitting a corresponding signal to the mobile communication network. The signal corresponding to the sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber is transmitted to the called party's mobile terminal through the mobile communication network and reproduced by the called terminal service subscriber as the sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber. A ring tone service system, which is reproduced in real time according to the call connection request without being stored in a called party's mobile terminal. The ring tone service system according to claim 1, wherein the ring tone service subscriber can designate a plurality of sound sources to be provided as ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal according to a predetermined condition. The ring tone service system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the called party can determine whether to receive a sound source designated by a caller who is the ring tone service subscriber as a ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal. A ring tone service method, wherein a caller serving as a subscriber to a ring tone service service provides a designated sound source as a ring tone of a called party's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network by selecting a sound source from various sound source storage means. Receiving, by a control means, a predetermined signal from the mobile communication network in response to a call connection request from the caller's mobile terminal as the ring tone service subscriber to the called party's mobile terminal; Retrieving, by the control means, subscriber related information storing means for associating and storing information of the ring tone service subscriber in association with a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber; Transmitting a signal corresponding to a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber to the mobile communication network by the control means; Transmitting a signal corresponding to a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber as an incoming signal to the called party's mobile terminal through the mobile communication network; And And the incoming signal is reproduced by the called party's mobile terminal as a sound source designated by the ring tone service subscriber, whereby the sound source is stored in the called party's mobile terminal according to the call connection request. Ring tone service method characterized in that the playback in real time. The ring tone service method according to claim 4, wherein the ring tone service subscriber can designate a plurality of sound sources to be provided as ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal according to a predetermined condition. The ring tone service method according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the called party can determine whether to receive a sound source designated by a caller who is the ring tone service subscriber as a ring tone of the called party's mobile terminal.