KR100955330B1

KR100955330B1 - Method and system for managing phone directory of server

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Publication number: KR100955330B1
Application number: KR20030063562A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 한영진
Original assignee: (주) 엘지텔레콤
Priority date: 2003-09-15
Filing date: 2003-09-15
Publication date: 2010-04-29
Also published as: KR20050027334A

Abstract

According to the present invention, through the telephone book server of the mobile communication system interworking with the HLR, the LBS system, and the SIP server, each subscriber edits / registers his / her phonebook contents and the client terminal of the counterpart terminal before calling with the telephone book search menu. The present invention relates to a phone book management method and system of a phone book server that reduces unnecessary calls by checking status, greeting information, emoticons, etc., thereby reducing the load on the mobile communication network and facilitating a call with the other party.

The present invention provides a subscriber station accessing a phone book server to edit / register its own phone book, a client terminal requesting a search for the subscriber phone book, an HLR providing status information of the subscriber station, and a location of the subscriber station. Stores and manages the phone book content edited by the subscriber and the LBS server providing the information, and when the client terminal requests a search, the store information about the subscriber and the phone book content information of the subscriber can be obtained through the HLR and LBS server. It consists of a phone book server for transmitting to client terminals.

LBS Server, SIP Server, WAP G / W, HLR, PDSN, Emoticon, Avatar

Description

Phone book management method and system of the phone book server {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PHONE DIRECTORY OF SERVER}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a phonebook management system according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a more detailed configuration of the phone book server according to the present invention.

3 is a procedure for call setup of a SIP server used in the present invention.

4 is a system configuration diagram for registering a phone book in FIG.

5 is a system configuration diagram for searching a phone book in FIG.

6 is a flow chart of a phonebook registration and modification process according to the present invention.

7 is a flowchart of a phonebook search process according to the present invention;

8 is a terminal screen when searching the phone book according to the present invention.

101: client terminal 102: subscriber terminal

103: computer PC 104: base station

107: WAP G / W 108: PDSN

109: SIP server 110: phone book server

111: HLR 112: LBS server

113: interface unit 114: subscriber authentication unit

115: control unit 116: editing unit

117: content format storage unit 119: emoticon DB

The present invention relates to a method and system for managing a phone book of a mobile phone, and more particularly, through a phone book server of a mobile communication system interworking with an HLR, an LBS system, and a SIP server, when a phone book is searched from a client terminal. Phone of the phone book server that provides various contents about the status of the terminal, current location, greetings, emoticons / avatars, situations and emotions as well as numbers, and allows the subscriber to easily edit and manage these contents. It relates to a book management method and system.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is provided with a registration and search menu of a phone book to provide convenience during a call. However, a conventional phone book management method is usually performed on a terminal, and only a simple input and output function of information such as a name, a phone number, an e-mail, and an address with respect to the other party is provided.

Therefore, in the conventional phone book management method, the caller does not know at all the state of the other terminal (calling, power off, call waiting), and thus tries to make unnecessary calls, which increases the load on the mobile communication network. I have a problem.

In addition, the current emotional state or current situation of the called party (during meeting, bedtime, train, etc.), anniversary (birthday, wedding anniversary, etc.), location, etc. are not known before the call. A call can be made.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a telephone book server in a mobile communication network system, and to interconnect each subscriber with an HLR, an LBS system, and a SIP server. It is possible to configure various contents of own phone book by wired / wireless connection to the directory server, and the client terminal can search the status of the other party's terminal and its contents before the call, thereby reducing the unnecessary call and reducing the load on the mobile communication network. In addition, the present invention provides a phone book management method and system for a phone book server that facilitates a call with a counterpart.

The phone book management system of the phone book server for achieving the object of the present invention, the subscriber terminal for accessing the phone book server to edit / register their own phone book; A client terminal for requesting a phone book server to search for the phone book of the subscriber and outputting the same; An HLR providing current terminal status information for the subscriber station; An LBS server providing current location information of the subscriber station; And when the subscriber terminal accesses and edits and registers his / her phonebook content, stores and manages the same in the corresponding table, and checks the phonebook content storage information for the subscriber when a search request for the subscriber phonebook of the client terminal is performed. And a phone book server which obtains the terminal state and the current location information of the subscriber station from the HLR and the LBS server and transmits the information to the client terminal.

In addition, the phone book management method of the phone book server for achieving the object of the present invention, the subscriber accesses the phone book server through a wired, wireless terminal, editing and registering the content for their own phone book; Storing and managing the set content format in the phonebook server; Requesting, by a client terminal, a search for the telephone book of the subscriber by making a wired or wireless connection to the telephone book server; Checking the content setting format of the corresponding subscriber in the phonebook server, obtaining the current location and terminal status information of the subscriber through the LBS server and the HLR, and transmitting the subscriber's telephone directory information to the client terminal; And displaying, at the client terminal, respective contents according to the format of the received phone book.

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

Referring to Fig. 1, the telephone book management system of the present invention includes a client terminal 101, a plurality of base stations 104, a control station 105, and a switching station 106, which request a search for the other party's telephone book contents before a call. , A mobile communication network system consisting of a PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node) 108 and an HLR 111, and a call establishment between a wired / wireless terminal and a phone book server 110 by a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) protocol. SIP server 109, WAP G / W 107 for providing WAP connection between wireless terminal and phone book server 110, LBS server 112 for providing location information of each subscriber terminal, A phone book server 110 that provides a registration and retrieval service of phone book contents through a wireless network, and a subscription terminal 102 and a computer PC that register and manage contents of their own phone book through the phone book server 110. 103 and the like.

In FIG. 1, the SIP server 109 and the WAP G / W 107 are provided to provide a connection by the SIP protocol and the WAP protocol to the phone book server 110, respectively. have.

The LBS (Location Based Service) server 112 collects and stores location information of each subscriber station 102 and provides location information of a corresponding subscriber station at the request of the phone book server 110. In addition, the HLR (Home Location Register) 111 provides the phone book server 110 with service registration information of the subscriber terminal and status information of the terminal (power off, poor call area, busy, waiting for a call, etc.). .

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2, the phone book server 110 includes an interface unit 113, a subscriber authentication unit 114, a control unit 115, an editing unit 118, and a content format storage unit 117. .

The interface unit 113 performs an interface role with an external system such as a SIP server 109 (or a WAP G / W 107), an Internet system, an HLR 111, and an LBS server 112, and the subscriber The authentication unit 114 manages ID / PW, terminal number, etc. for the service subscriber, and authenticates whether the user registers the phone book contents or uses the search service for the user accessing the wired / wireless network.

The controller 115 is an element that provides a phone book registration or search service by controlling each component according to a predetermined program. That is, when the service subscriber who has passed through the subscriber authentication unit 114 requests registration (or modification) of his / her content, the subscriber line is transferred to the editing unit 118 to set up the telephone book content according to the subscriber's preference. When the configuration (modification) of the content is completed, the setting format is transmitted to the content format storage unit 117.

In addition, when the client terminal 101 requests a phonebook search, the controller 115 checks the content format of the corresponding subscriber in the content format storage unit 117, and the terminal state information of the subscriber from the HLR 111. After requesting, the LBS server 112 requests the location information of the subscribed terminal, and transmits the information such as the format configuration and emoticons / greetings, and terminal status information and location information to the client terminal (101).

In addition, the phone book content is composed of a name and phone number items, emoticons / avatars (pictures) items, greetings (Text) items, location items, terminal status items, etc., subscribers connected by wire or wireless, the editing unit 118 ), Each of these configuration items can be edited or modified.

The editing unit 118 provides a plurality of format types according to the location, size, shape, etc. of each of the configuration items so that the subscriber can configure the phone book according to his or her taste. In addition, the editing unit 118 allows to selectively configure a specific configuration item (location information item, photo / avatar item, etc.).

In addition, the emoticon / avatar DB stores various emoticons or avatar information uploaded from a contents provider (CP), and the subscriber can use these various emoticons or avatars when editing the phone book.

The content format storage unit 117 stores and manages the information format type of the phone book edited (or modified) by the subscriber through the editing unit 118, and information such as emoticons / avatars and greeting texts in a table for the subscriber. do.

3 is a view for explaining a call setup process of the SIP server 109 used in the present invention, UAC (User Agent Client) to the SIP server 109 (Proxy or Redirect) to establish a session (session) Upon request (step ①), the SIP server 109 checks the location of the user agent server (UAS) from the location server (steps ② and ③), forwards to the corresponding UAS (step ④), and responds to it. And ACK messages are transmitted and received (steps ⑤ to ⑧), so that a media stream line is established between the UAC and the UAS. (Step ⑨)

The SIP server 109 establishes a call according to the above procedure when a request is made to access the telephone directory server 110 from the client terminal 101, the subscriber terminal 102, and the computer PC 103. .

On the other hand, Figure 4 shows the system configuration and access route according to the phone book registration, Figure 5 shows the system configuration and access route according to the entire directory search.

In Fig. 4, the access route for telephone directory registration is connected to the telephone directory server 110 via the WAP protocol via the base station 104 and the switching station 106 and the WAP G / W 107 in the case of a wireless terminal subscriber. Alternatively, the phone book server 110 may be connected to the phone book server 110 by the SIP protocol through the base station 104, the PDSN 108, and the SIP server 109. In addition, the user of the computer PC 103 is connected to the phone book server 110 through a wired Internet network and a SIP server 109, and after the predetermined authentication process to register and edit their own phone book. do.

In addition, referring to Fig. 5, the phone book search is performed by a route where the client terminal 101 consists of the base station 104 and the switching center 106 and the WAP G / W 107, or the base station 104 and the PDSN 108. Proceeds as a request is made for a phone book search for a particular subscriber station 102 by accessing via a route consisting of a SIP server 109 and the phone book server 110 in the content format storage unit 117. After confirming the subscriber's format configuration, stored data such as avatar / emoticons, greetings, etc., the LBS server 112 and the HLR 111 obtain and request location information and terminal status information, and transmit the telephone directory content data to the client terminal 101. Will be sent.

In addition, the user of the computer PC 103 can be connected to the phone book server 110 via the Internet network and the SIP server 109 and receive the above search service on a web page.

Hereinafter, a process of registering and searching a phone book through the phone book server 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering own phone book content, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of searching for counterpart phone book content.

Referring to FIG. 6, the subscriber first selects a 'register / modify his / her phone number' menu in the phone book menu of the terminal in order to register / edit his / her phone book in the server.

Accordingly, the SIP client of the subscriber station 102 is driven to request the SIP server 109 to set up a call to the phone book server 110, and as a result, access to the phone book server 110 is performed (S602).

In addition, the subscriber authentication unit 114 requests ID and P / W from the subscriber station 102 to authenticate whether the subscriber is a subscriber of the service.

In the case of a service subscriber, the controller 115 recognizes a registration / modification command for the phone book and connects the subscriber terminal 102 to the editing unit 118 (S604).

In the editing unit 118, the subscriber selects a type of phone book format according to his / her preference and selects an emoticon or an avatar corresponding to his / her current state using an emoticon / avatar DB and a text input window, or anniversaries and Enter a greeting, etc. (S605).

When the configuration of the phone book is completed through this process and the storage button is pressed, the control unit 115 stores the format type, phone number and address, emoticon / avatar, text input information, etc. of the phone book in the content format storage unit 117. ) Is stored in the corresponding space (identified by the subscriber's phone number). (S606)

If the user wants to register his / her phonebook through the wired Internet, accesses the web server of the phonebook server 110 through the Internet, and then registers the phonebook content on the webpage in the same steps as in steps S603 to S606. You can register or edit it.

On the other hand, in Figure 7, if you want to check the status of the other party before the call, the client selects the phone number search menu in his terminal, enter the name (or phone number) of the other party and press the 'online search' key (S701)

Accordingly, the client terminal 101 requests a call setup from the SIP server 109 or the WAP G / W 107 to access the telephone book server 110, and the client information (ID, P / W), and The other party's information (name, phone number) is transmitted (S702).

In addition, the subscriber authentication unit 114 authenticates whether the subscriber is the subscriber of the service and the search authority for the other party's phone book through the client information and the counterpart information.

In this case, in the case of an authenticated client, the controller 115 stores the phonebook format type, an emoticon and avatar, text input information, other personal information, etc. for the corresponding subscriber (identified by the other party's phone number) in the phonebook format storage unit. After confirming, the HLR 111 and the LBS server 112 requests and receives the terminal state (power off, busy, etc.) and current location information of the other party, respectively. (S704)

Then, the checked and received phone book content information is transmitted to the client terminal 101. (S705)

Accordingly, the client terminal 101 outputs and displays respective contents according to the format of the other phone book.

8 illustrates an embodiment of a screen window displayed on the client terminal 101 when searching the phone book.

As described above, the phone book management method and system of the phone book server according to the present invention can easily check the terminal state, emotion, current situation, location information, and the like for the other party before the call, so that unnecessary calls are reduced and the mobile communication network is reduced. Not only can reduce the transmission load of, but also can have appropriate courtesy to the other party, can determine whether to call or not according to the status and location of the other party and proceed smoothly.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing a phone book management method and system for a mobile phone using the LBS system according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, the scope of the claims below Without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the present invention, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

Claims

Storing and managing phonebook contents of the subscriber terminal;

Receiving a request of the phone book contents of the subscriber station from a client terminal; And

Including the current location of the subscriber station obtained through a location based service (LBS) server in the phone book content of the subscriber station and transmitting the current location of the subscriber station to the client terminal;

The client terminal outputs and displays the transmitted phonebook content, and requests a call setup from a SIP server by using a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to access the phonebook server.

The method of claim 1, further comprising editing the contents of the telephone directory from the subscriber terminal.

The method of claim 1, wherein the phonebook content comprises one or more of a subscriber's name item, address item, terminal status item, emoticon / avatar item, and greeting text item.

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of authenticating whether the subscriber terminal or the client terminal has a corresponding usage right.

Location Based Service (LBS) server for providing current location information of the subscriber station; And

A phone book server which stores and manages the current location of the subscriber station provided through the LBS server in a corresponding table of the phone book contents of the subscriber terminal, and transmits the phone book contents of the subscriber terminal to the client terminal when requested by the client terminal. ;;

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The method of claim 5, wherein the phone book server,

An interface unit for performing an interface function with the SIP server or the LBS server;

A subscriber authentication unit for authenticating whether the subscriber terminal or the client terminal has a corresponding usage right;

The phone book management system of the phone book server comprising an editing unit for providing the subscriber terminal an editing function for the contents of the phone book.

The system of claim 7, wherein the editing unit provides an emoticon / avatar when editing the phone book contents of the subscriber terminal.

The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the editing unit presents one or more of a subscriber's name item, an address item, an emoticon / avatar item, a greeting text item, and a terminal status item as the phonebook content, and an editing function for each item. Phone book management system of the phone book server to provide.