KR100717678B1 - System and method for controlling call signalling mode of mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling an incoming mode of a mobile communication terminal, wherein the terminal incoming mode control system transmits a terminal acknowledgment signal for sensing a mobile communication terminal and receives a response signal from the terminal to receive the response signal. If is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists or not through the mobile communication network to control the incoming mode by transmitting a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode setting of the terminal.

Incoming mode, silent mode, near field communication, mode control, mobile communication terminal

Description

System and method for controlling incoming mode of mobile communication terminal {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CALL SIGNALLING MODE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

1 is a diagram illustrating a conventional incoming mode control method for interrupting communication of a mobile communication terminal.

2 is a view for explaining a terminal control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of the terminal incoming mode control system of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for describing examples in which a called mode is switched in the mobile communication terminal of FIG. 2.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal incoming mode control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining an example in which the terminal incoming mode control system is installed and operated in a public place according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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

210: terminal incoming mode control system

310: control unit

320: terminal confirmation signal transmission unit

330: near field communication unit

340: terminal confirmation signal receiving unit

350: mode control message transmission unit

The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling an incoming mode of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a system and method for transmitting a mode control message to a mobile communication terminal sensed in a public place such that the incoming mode is switched. .

In modern society, mobile communication terminals are widely used as a necessity for modern people as a means of convenient communication without regard to place. Recently, as the performance of the processor is improved and the resources of the memory are increased, the mobile communication terminal provides various functions as well as the conventional mobile communication service.

In the conventional mobile communication terminal, when an incoming call is received, the user can be notified of the reception by ringtone, vibration, lamp, and a combination thereof, so that the user can appropriately set the above notification function according to the situation and there is a call request from another person. Allows you to confirm that a message has been received. In addition, when the user of the mobile communication terminal uses the mobile communication terminal in a public place where a movie or a theater is watched, it may cause discomfort due to noise to others, so that the notification function is switched to the vibration mode so as not to disturb others. An automatic switching method called silent mode is commonly used. The manner mode is a method in which a user enters a selection menu related to a notification function of a communication terminal in a public place, and sets an incoming mode in which a ring tone sounds, such as a vibration or a lamp mode, or switches to a vibration mode by simply pressing a button.

However, even in public places, many people do not accidentally switch to vibrate mode or do not pay much attention to switching to incoming mode due to the hassle. Therefore, in a place where there are many people, such as a public place, people often hear the ringtones of the mobile communication terminal, and accordingly, they are often offensive to both the actors who perform the performances and the audiences who watch. Therefore, recently, a system that prevents some functions of the mobile communication terminal from operating in a certain area is introduced and used.

1 is a view for explaining a call mode mode that interferes with the communication of the conventional mobile communication terminal.

In order to prevent noise of the mobile communication terminal from being generated in a public place, the jammer functions to limit communication so that the mobile communication terminal does not receive the call. That is, when the jammer finds a mobile communication terminal within a certain area, the jammer generates 110 and radiates near the terminal so that the mobile communication terminal cannot receive a call request or a text message. The terminal blocks or interferes with radio waves transmitted and received by the base station. Therefore, it is impossible for the mobile communication terminal device to communicate with another communication terminal 120 so as to maintain a forced manner mode effect. However, such a jamming method is not perfect, and there is a problem in that it may cause inconvenience to the user in situations such as receiving an important message or waiting for an important call even in a public place. In addition, the conventional incoming mode change method as described above is a method of manually changing the incoming call mode, and thus, it is difficult to keep the vibration mode in the mobile communication terminal without using the ring mode unless the user intentionally practices it. There is this.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to send a mode control message to the terminal to control the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal in a public place, such that the incoming mode is It is to provide a terminal incoming mode control system that can be switched.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting a text message recommending the terminal mode control or automatically switching the mode using the terminal incoming mode control system.

A terminal incoming mode control system according to the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention as described above and to solve the problems of the prior art, the terminal confirmation signal transmission unit for transmitting a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence of a mobile communication terminal; A terminal confirmation signal receiving unit receiving a response signal from a mobile communication terminal according to the terminal confirmation signal; And a mode control message for determining whether the response signal from the mobile communication terminal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists or not, and transmitting a mode control message to the mobile communication terminal to control the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network. It includes a transmission unit.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a terminal call mode according to the present invention, comprising: transmitting a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence of a mobile communication terminal using short-range communication; Receiving a response signal from a mobile communication terminal according to the terminal confirmation signal; Determining whether the response signal from the mobile communication terminal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists; And selectively transmitting a mode control message to the mobile communication terminal to control the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network according to the determination result.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the contents described in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited to the embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described embodiments of the terminal incoming mode control system according to the present invention. In addition, for convenience of description, in the present specification, a vibration mode is described as a concept relative to a mode in which a terminating mode of a mobile communication terminal causes damage such as noise to others, such as a ringing mode, but the vibration mode is a lamp mode or a combination of two modes. It can be interpreted to mean including a modified mode.

2 is a diagram illustrating a terminal control system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the terminal control system 200, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 operates in connection with a mobile communication network / wired / wireless IP network 220, a base station 230, and a mobile communication terminal 240. Can be.

The terminal incoming mode control system 210 is connected to various communication network components, such as a mobile communication network / wired / wireless IP network 220 associated with a base station 230, and a mobile communication terminal 240 such as a cellular phone, a PCS, a PDA, a DMB phone, and the like. It is proposed to deliver a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode.

To this end, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence or absence of the mobile communication terminal 240 using short-range communication, and performs mobile communication according to the terminal confirmation signal. A response signal is received from the terminal 240, and it is determined whether the response signal from the mobile communication terminal 240 is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists. In response to the determination result, a mode control message for selectively controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal 240 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240 through the mobile communication network.

Accordingly, since the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal is automatically switched, noise due to the incoming ring tone of the mobile communication terminal in a public place can be prevented. In addition, by allowing the user to receive a text message recommending the terminal incoming mode change from the terminal incoming mode control system 210, it is possible to recognize and switch that the terminal incoming mode is not a manner mode such as a vibration mode. .

The mobile communication network / wired / wireless IP network 220 is used as a communication network for transmitting the mode control message between the terminal incoming mode control system 210 and the base station 230. The mobile communication network of the mobile communication network / wired / wireless IP network 220 refers to a communication network connecting a mobile communication terminal with a fixed point or a mobile communication terminal, and various mobile communication principles such as a cellular mobile communication scheme may be applied. have. A functional unit that allows a communication terminal to communicate with the Internet or communicate with another computer according to a wireless application protocol, and communicate information between communication networks by interconnecting a plurality of different types or types of communication networks, although not shown in FIG. Or network components, such as gateways, used as devices.

The base station 230 is a wireless station that handles a task of communicating with an electric and electronic device that is used to move and relays transmission and reception radio waves of the mobile communication terminal 240. In addition, the base station 230 according to the present invention may be a plurality of base stations associated with the mobile communication terminal 240 as well as the base station corresponding to the cell radius to which the mobile communication terminal 240 belongs.

The mobile communication terminal 240 may receive a mode control message while transmitting and receiving a radio wave with the base station 230. Accordingly, according to the mode control message, the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal 240 may be automatically switched to the silent mode or receive a text message recommending to switch the silent mode.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 240 is a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) phone, CDMA-2000 (1X, 3X) phone, WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) phone Communication such as Dual Band / Dual Mode phone, Global Standard for Mobile (GSM) phone, Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) phone, Smart phone, mobile phone, etc. Features may include portable devices, public switched telephone network (PSTN) terminals, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), Media Gateway Control (MEGACO), and PDA (Personal) Digital Assistants, Hand-Held PCs, Notebook Computers, Laptop Computers, WiBro Terminals, MP3 Players, Mobile Devices such as MD Players, and International Roaming and Expanded Mobile Communication Services International Mobile Telecommunica provided by IMT-2000 tion-2000) A portable electric and electronic device, which means all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices, including a terminal, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service (UMTS) -based terminal, and the like, and includes a Code Division Multiplexing Access (CDMA) module and a Bluetooth ( It may be provided with a predetermined communication module, such as a wireless communication device equipped with a GPS chip to enable location tracking through a Bluetooth module, an Infrared Data Association, a wired / wireless LAN card, and a Global Positioning System (GPS). In addition, it is interpreted as a concept of collectively a terminal capable of performing certain arithmetic operations by mounting a microprocessor capable of performing multimedia playback functions.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of the terminal incoming mode control system 210 of FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 includes a control unit 310, a terminal confirmation signal transmitter 320, a short range communication unit 330, a terminal confirmation signal receiver 340, and a mode control message transmitter 350. ) May be included.

The controller 310 is responsible for the overall control of the components of the terminal incoming mode control system 210.

The terminal confirmation signal transmitter 320 transmits a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence or absence of the mobile communication terminal 240. Accordingly, in order to detect the mobile communication terminal 240, the terminal confirmation signal may be spread in various directions.

The terminal acknowledgment signal receiver 340 receives a response signal from the mobile communication terminal according to the terminal acknowledgment signal. In this case, the terminal acknowledgment signal transmitter 320 and the terminal acknowledgment signal receiver 340 may transmit the terminal acknowledgment signal using short-range communication and receive the response signal from the mobile communication terminal 240, respectively. In addition, as a method for using the near field communication, Bluetooth, infrared communication (IrDA), Zigbee, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), home RF, and UWB (Ultra Wide Band) may be used. .

The Bluetooth refers to a communication module of a standard that enables real-time communication in two directions by wirelessly connecting a computer, a mobile communication terminal, and a home appliance that are located at a short distance. In addition, the infrared communication may use the Infrared Data Association standard and the like, and refers to a technology for transmitting data in the infrared without a cable. The wireless infrared IrDA communication port has a function of transmitting and receiving digital information comparable to that of a LAN. In addition, ZigBee is a standard technology for home automation and data networks with a low transmission speed, enabling one-button operation to enable light control, home security system, and VCR on / off anywhere in the home and to connect the Internet. It can be used as a module for short-range communication of the present invention as a technology that can more conveniently use home automation by dial-up through. In addition, the Wi-Fi is a standard provided by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Association (WECA) for the 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard, and has a relatively long communication distance. The home RF is a communication system using electromagnetic waves propagating in a space. In the 4 GHz ISM band, RF communication uses spread spectrum technology, and the radio frequency (RF) is above an audible frequency and is below a visible line. All broadcasts, satellite and cellular phones, including FM and AM radios, are used primarily in this area. In addition, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) is a wireless communication technology that utilizes a high frequency band of 2 to 10GHz, and UWB (UWB) can exchange data using ultra-high frequency and has a high transmission speed. It can be used as a wireless communication technology to implement a ubiquitous environment.

The mode control message transmitter 350 determines whether the response signal from the mobile communication terminal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists. If it is determined that the response signal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists, a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal 240 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240 through the mobile communication network.

According to the transmitted mode control message, the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal 240 may be automatically switched from the ring mode to the vibration mode. That is, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 using the local area network may forcibly switch the incoming mode by directly controlling the application of the mobile communication terminal 240. In addition, not only the vibration mode but also a lamp mode or a combination of the two modes may be converted. Here, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal 240 supports a predetermined application for forcibly switching the called mode according to the mode control message transmitted from the mode control message transmitter 350.

In addition, according to the transmitted mode control message, a message for requesting to switch the vibration mode from the ring mode to the incoming mode setting may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240. Therefore, when the user of the mobile communication terminal 240 accidentally forgets that it is an area to switch the vibration mode, the user can check the mode control message and change the mode according to the user's intention. Therefore, inevitably, when the ringtone mode should be used or when some mobile communication terminals should be used as the ringtone mode, the present invention can be appropriately applied.

4 is a diagram for describing an example in which a called mode is switched in the mobile communication terminal 240 of FIG. 2.

As shown in 410 of FIG. 4, the mobile communication terminal 240 may receive a mode control message requesting a called mode transmitted from the terminal called mode control system 210. Thus, the user can check the text message and switch the incoming mode to the most suitable mode in the present situation. The mode control message may be a short message, a multimedia message, a long message, or an integrated message transmitted or received through a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), a long message service (LMS), or a unified message service (UMS). The message may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240 by any one means.

In addition, referring to 420 of FIG. 4, an incoming mode is automatically switched by the terminal incoming mode control system 210 and the mobile communication terminal 240 may operate according to the incoming mode. The terminal incoming mode control system 210 receives a command or code for changing the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal 240 so that the mobile communication terminal automatically switches to the vibration mode when the mobile communication terminal receives the mode control message. Can be included in the control message. The content displayed at 420 of FIG. 4 is a message informing the user that the incoming call mode has been converted, and uses an output method using visual output means such as an LCD, an organic LED, a PDP, and an LED provided in the mobile communication terminal 250. . In addition, at least one of audible output means such as a speaker capable of outputting various music such as ringtones, coloring, MP3, and earphones, and a tactile output means using a vibration motor may be used.

Hereinafter, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 according to the present invention described above with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4 will be described according to the steps of the operation process.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a terminal incoming mode control system 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the terminal incoming mode control system 210 transmits a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence or absence of a mobile communication terminal using short-range communication (S510). Since the location of the mobile communication terminal is not constant, the terminal confirmation signal may be transmitted in various directions.

Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 240 transmits a response signal corresponding to the terminal confirmation signal to the terminal incoming mode control system 210 (S520). The terminal acknowledgment signal and the response signal may be transmitted and received in a short range communication method, and may use Bluetooth, an infrared communication method, or the like.

Next, the terminal incoming mode control system receiving the response signal from the mobile communication terminal 240 (S530) determines whether the response signal from the mobile communication terminal 240 is a signal indicating the presence of the terminal (S540). . According to the determination result, a mode control message for selectively controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal through the mobile communication network is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240 (S550).

Accordingly, the mobile communication terminal 240 receives a mode control message (S560), and the user automatically switches the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal 240, thereby preventing noise such as noise caused by the mobile communication terminal in a public place. The element may not be output, and the user may receive a text message recommending the terminal mode control from the terminal incoming mode control system 210 to recognize and switch that the terminal mode is not switched.

6 is a view for explaining an example in which the terminal incoming mode control system 210 is installed in a public place and operates according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the mobile communication terminal 240 is located in a public place such as a church, a movie theater, or an art gallery, a ring tone is generated using a plurality of terminal call mode control systems 601 to 603 installed on a ceiling or a wall of a building. You may want to avoid noise that could offend people around you. The terminal incoming mode control systems 601 to 603 transmit a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence or absence of the mobile communication terminal 240 in a specific direction and, when the mobile communication terminal 240 is detected, according to the terminal confirmation signal. Receive a response signal from the mobile communication terminal. Upon receiving the response signal indicating whether the terminal exists from the mobile communication terminal, a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal 240 is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 240 through the mobile communication network.

Embodiments mentioned in connection with the mobile communication terminal 240 herein may be applied to the terminal incoming mode control system 210, and vice versa.

The method for controlling the terminal mode according to the present invention has been described so far, and the details mentioned in the embodiments of FIGS. 2 to 4 can be applied to the present embodiment as it is, and thus the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminal mode control method according to the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from such description.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all the things that are equivalent to or equivalent to the claims as well as the following claims will belong to the scope of the present invention. .

As described above, in the terminal incoming mode control system according to the present invention, the incoming mode of the mobile communication terminal is automatically switched, thereby preventing the noise caused by the incoming ringing tone of the mobile communication terminal in a public place.

In addition, since the user may receive a text message recommending the terminal mode control from the terminal incoming mode control system, it is possible to confirm that the terminal incoming mode is not switched to the silent mode and to switch.

Claims (10)

In the terminal incoming mode control system, A terminal acknowledgment signal transmitter for transmitting a terminal acknowledgment signal for detecting the presence or absence of a mobile communication terminal; A terminal confirmation signal receiving unit receiving a response signal from a mobile communication terminal according to the transmitted terminal confirmation signal; And When the response signal from the mobile communication terminal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists, a mode control message transmission unit for transmitting a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal via the mobile communication network to the mobile communication terminal; , The mobile communication terminal according to the reception of the mode control message, (1) switch the incoming call mode to the vibrate mode automatically from the ringtone mode, or (2) A terminal incoming mode control system, characterized in that for displaying a message informing that the incoming mode is switched to the vibration mode. delete delete The method of claim 1, And the terminal acknowledgment signal transmitter and the terminal acknowledgment signal receiver respectively transmit the terminal acknowledgment signal and receive the response signal by using short-range communication. The method of claim 4, wherein The short-range communication, A terminal incoming mode control system comprising at least one of Bluetooth, infrared communication (IrDA), Zigbee, Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), home RF, and UWB (Ultra Wide Band). The method of claim 1, And the mode control message transmission unit transmits the mode control message to the mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network using a text message service. The method of claim 6, The text message is a short message, a multimedia message, a long message, or transmitted and received via at least one of a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), a long message service (LMS), and a unified message service (UMS). Terminal incoming mode control system, characterized in that any one of the messages integrated. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal is a computer terminal, PSTN terminal, VoIP, SIP, Megaco, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), cellular phone, PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, Hand-Held PC (CDMA-2000) (1X) , 3X) phones, wideband CDMA (WCDMA) phones, dual band / dual mode phones, global standard for mobile (GSM) phones, mobile broadband system (MBS) phones, or satellite / terrestrial DMB (Digital) Multimedia Broadcasting) terminal incoming mode control system, characterized in that any one of the phones. In the terminal incoming mode control method, Transmitting a terminal confirmation signal for detecting the presence of a mobile communication terminal; Receiving a response signal from a mobile communication terminal according to the transmitted terminal confirmation signal; And When the response signal from the mobile communication terminal is a signal indicating whether the terminal exists, transmitting a mode control message for controlling the incoming mode setting of the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network; The mobile communication terminal according to the reception of the mode control message, (1) switch the incoming call mode to the vibrate mode automatically from the ringtone mode, or (2) A method for controlling a terminal incoming mode, characterized by displaying a message informing that the incoming mode is changed to the vibration mode. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 9.

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