KR20010086840A - Background sound offer apparatus and method for uninterruptable voice communication - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for providing a background music for a voice conversation without blocking is provided to transmit a CM(Commercial Message) as a background music type in a bi-directional voice conversation state and perform a voice conversation without blocking by mixing a voice and the CM or a music file using an audio mixing function during the voice conversation. CONSTITUTION: A connection unit(31) is interlocked with a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network), a mobile telephone network, or the Internet for receiving voice data transmitted as various formats. A subscriber information extracting unit(32) extracts user information of a conversation call inputted through the connection unit(31). A storing unit(33) stores a CM or a music file provided to a user. A selecting unit(34) selects a CM or a music file suitable for the characteristic of the user using subscriber information extracted through the subscriber information extracting unit(32). An audio level controller(35) controls the CM or the music file at a voice level or less for mixing the CM or the music file selected through the selecting unit(34) to voice data. An audio mixer(36) mixes the voice data received from the connection unit(31) and the controlled CM or music file.

Description

Background music providing device and method for disconnected voice call {BACKGROUND SOUND OFFER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNINTERRUPTABLE VOICE COMMUNICATION}

The present invention is currently in use wireless subscriber network (WLL), broadband wireless subscriber network (B-WLL), radio frequency network (TRS), mobile telephone network (Cellullar), personal mobile communication network (PCS), intelligent transportation network (ITS), foreign countries Other mobile phone networks currently in use in the world, technologies such as IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication), UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service) and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) The voice and CM (commercial message) or music files are used by using the audio mixing function during a voice call through a communication network including a wireless communication network such as a next generation mobile communication network such as the Internet, and a wired communication network such as a public telephone exchange network. Background music providing device and room for providing uninterrupted voice call by transmitting CM in the form of background music in two-way voice call state by mixing And a recording medium that can read out the method in a computer storing a program for realizing.

1 is a structural diagram showing a CM transmission method in a service system using a conventional public telephone switching network, a mobile telephone network or the Internet.

As shown in FIG. 1, a computer user makes a voice call using the Internet to which a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is applied, such as a mobile telephone or a general telephone of a user who uses a telephone. To provide an advertisement for a certain period of time, or to deliver information using the Music-On-Hold (Music-On-Hold) function to a user who makes a phone call.

Here, Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) refers to a technology that supports not only data but also voice using IP (Internet Protocol) as a standard protocol in a network.

However, if the user makes a voice call using the Internet as in the former, the advertisement effect is inferior to the user who wants to make a real call since only the same banner format advertisement provided by the service provider's website is always provided through the user's web browser. There was this.

In addition, the latter method provides advertisement using a mobile phone or a regular phone, which is one of the most widely distributed equipment to the general public, but not only unilaterally delivered in one direction without considering the user's current situation. There was also a problem that the number of advertisements provided per call is limited.

That is, an advertisement using a voice call having the above problems and the like is expected to have a considerably limited user base, and it is expected that many restrictions will be placed on the effect and activation of the advertisement.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the voice and CM using an audio mixing function during a voice call through a mobile telephone network and Voice Over IP (VoIP), etc. A background music providing device and a method and a program for realizing the method for realizing a seamless voice call by transmitting a CM in the form of background music in a two-way voice call state by mixing a commercial message or a music file. The purpose is to provide a recording medium that can be read by.

1 is a structural diagram showing a CM transmission method in a service system using a conventional public telephone switching network, a mobile telephone network or the Internet.

Figure 2 is a structure diagram of an embodiment of a background music providing apparatus for a disconnected voice call according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a configuration diagram for an embodiment of a background music providing apparatus for a voice call without interruption in accordance with the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing background music for a disconnected voice call according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

31: access unit 32: subscriber information extraction unit

33: storage 34: selection

35: audio level controller 36: audio mixer

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a background music providing apparatus for an uninterrupted voice call in a service system using a communication network, wherein voice data transmitted from the outside is input through the communication network, and user information of an incoming call is received. Connection and extraction means for extracting; Storage means for storing a background music file to be provided to the user; Selection means for selecting a background music file most suitable for a user characteristic from the background music files stored in the storage means by using user information extracted from the access and extraction means; Level control means for controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice in order to mix the background music file selected by the selection means with the voice data; And background music providing means for mixing the voice data received from the connection means with the background music file level controlled by the level control means to provide the background music in the two-way voice call state without disconnection of the call. .

The present invention also provides a background music providing method for a seamless voice call applied to a service system using a communication network, comprising: a first step of accessing and extracting subscriber and receiver information; A second step of establishing a call and connecting a call path for transmitting voice data; A third step of selecting a background music file most suitable for a user characteristic by using the extracted subscriber information; A fourth step of controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice in order to mix the selected background music file with the voice data; And a fifth step of mixing the voice data received through the communication path and the level controlled background music file to provide the background music in the two-way voice call state without disconnection of the call.

In addition, the present invention, the service system using a communication network having a processor, the function of connecting and extracting subscriber and receiver information; Establishing a call to connect voice lines for transmitting voice data; Selecting a background music file most suitable for a user's characteristics by using the extracted subscriber information; Controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice to mix the selected background music file with the voice data; And a program for realizing a function of providing background music in a two-way voice call state without interruption of the call by mixing the voice data received through the communication path and the level controlled background music file. To provide.

The present invention is prepared in advance to the voice data received from the network and the device in conjunction with all networks and devices that provide a voice call function, such as public switched telephone network, mobile telephone network and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP: Voice Over IP) And a mixed file with a music file to provide a mixed file on a connected call path for a voice call.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a structural diagram of an apparatus for providing a background music for disconnected voice call according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention provides a background music providing apparatus capable of receiving a voice composed in various formats in interworking with a public switched telephone network, a mobile telephone network, or the Internet, which is commonly used for transmitting voice data. In providing advertisements using the Internet, a simple banner format advertisement using a web browser is provided with a CM or music file during a voice call, and an advertisement in which a voice and a banner are integrated is also provided. In addition, in providing a CM or an advertisement using a public switched telephone network (PSTN) or a mobile telephone network, an audio mixing function is used to provide CM and other music in the background using audio mixing without disconnection of a call.

On the other hand, subscribers are automatically selected and transmitted the most suitable CM or other music files using the subscriber information.

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a background music providing apparatus for a voice call without disconnection according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, a background music providing apparatus for a seamless voice call is connected to a public telephone exchange network, a mobile telephone network, or the Internet, which is commonly used, and receives and transmits voice data transmitted in various formats. (31), subscriber information extracting unit (32) for extracting user information of incoming call calls through connection unit (31), storage unit (33) for storing CM or music files to be provided to the user, and A selection unit 34 for selecting a CM or a music file most suitable for the user's characteristics using the subscriber information extracted through the subscriber information extracting unit 32 among the stored background music files, and selected through the selecting unit 34. In order to mix the CM or music file with the voice data, the audio level controller 35 for controlling the CM or the music file below a certain level of the voice is connected. An audio mixer 36 is provided for mixing the voice data received from the unit 31 with the level controlled CM or music file.

Here, the connection part 31 is comprised from the PSTN connection part 31a and the internet connection part 31b.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing background music for a disconnected voice call according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the method for transmitting background music for disconnected voice call first collects subscriber and receiver access information (402) while logged in (401).

Subsequently, the receiver receives the collected receiver access information for establishing a call path for making a voice call (403) and connects to the public telephone exchange network or the mobile telephone network or the Internet (404) to send the recipient (405) to connect the call path. (406).

At this time, in the process of setting up the call path, it operates to adapt to various signaling used for call setup in various types of networks to form a call path for a voice call.

At the same time, the subscriber and receiver information collected through the connection connected to the public switched telephone network or the mobile telephone network or the Internet is received 407, and selects the best CM or music file for the subscriber (408).

Here, the process of selecting the CM or music file is divided into two types according to the received subscriber information as follows. First, when the subscriber characteristics can be extracted using the received subscriber information, the most suitable CM or music file is selected based on the subscriber characteristic information and the priority and reflectivity of the selected CM or music file as keys. do. Secondly, if the subscriber's characteristic information cannot be extracted from the subscriber information, the CM or music file is randomly selected. In this case, since the voice call may be longer than the CM or music file, two or more CM or music files are initially selected by priority.

Subsequently, in order to mix the selected CM or music file with voice data, the CM or music file is controlled below a predetermined level of voice (409), and the voice data and the CM or music file which have been digitized and received in various forms in various networks. Mixing (410) provides subscribers and receivers with the mixed voice data and CM or music files (411). At this time, in the step of mixing and providing the voice data and the CM or music file, the selected CM or music file is leveled below a certain level so as not to disturb the voice call, and digitized and compressed into various forms received from various networks. Voice data is converted to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) and input to the audio mixer along with the leveled CM or music file. Thus, the audio mixer mixes the input voice data and the CM or music file and converts the new audio signal output into a form suitable for the characteristics of the network to be transmitted. On the other hand, if the CM or music file is terminated before the voice call ends, the CM or music file of the next priority is selected and mixed with the voice again.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes can be made in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, by using the principle of mixing and background music in order to provide a seamless voice call, by enabling the transmission of the CM and the like at the same time, and do not bear a separate call charge for advertising It is effective to transmit CM or music file according to user's characteristics and talk time.

Claims (8)

In the background music providing apparatus for a voice call without disconnection in a service system using a communication network, Connection and extracting means for receiving voice data transmitted from the outside through the communication network and extracting user information of an incoming call; Storage means for storing a background music file to be provided to the user; Selection means for selecting a background music file most suitable for a user characteristic from the background music files stored in the storage means by using user information extracted from the access and extraction means; Level control means for controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice in order to mix the background music file selected by the selection means with the voice data; And Background music providing means for mixing the voice data received from the connection means and the background music file level controlled by the level control means to provide background music in the two-way voice call state without disconnection of the call. Background music providing device for a disconnected voice call comprising a. The method of claim 1, The background music file, Background music providing device for a seamless voice call characterized in that the CM (Commercial message) or a variety of music files. In the background music providing method for an uninterrupted voice call applied to a service system using a communication network, A first step of accessing and extracting subscriber and receiver information; A second step of establishing a call and connecting a call path for transmitting voice data; A third step of selecting a background music file most suitable for a user characteristic by using the extracted subscriber information; A fourth step of controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice in order to mix the selected background music file with the voice data; And A fifth step of mixing the voice data received through the communication path and the level controlled background music file to provide background music in a two-way voice call without disconnection of the call; Background music providing method for a disconnected voice call comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The background music file, A method of providing background music for an uninterrupted voice call characterized by a commercial message (CM) or various music files. The method according to claim 3 or 4, The third step, When selecting a background music file, if the subscriber characteristics are extracted using the received subscriber information, the most suitable background music file is selected by applying the subscriber characteristic information and the priority and reflectivity of the selected background music file, and the subscriber information is selected as the subscriber information. When not extracting the characteristic information of the background music providing method for the seamless voice call, characterized in that the selected randomly selected background music file. The method of claim 5, The fifth step, Converts various types of voice data received through the communication network into Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) and mixes the background music file leveled to the predetermined level, and converts the new mixed audio signal to suit the characteristics of the communication network. Background music providing method for a seamless voice call, characterized in that for transmitting. The method of claim 5, The fifth step, When providing the mixed voice data and the background music file, if the background music file is terminated before the voice call ends, selecting the background music file having the next priority and repeating mixing with the voice data How to provide background music for voice call. In a service system using a communication network having a processor, Accessing and extracting subscriber and receiver information; Establishing a call to connect voice lines for transmitting voice data; Selecting a background music file most suitable for a user's characteristics by using the extracted subscriber information; Controlling the background music file to be below a predetermined level of voice to mix the selected background music file with the voice data; And Mixing the voice data received through the communication path and the level controlled background music file to provide background music in the two-way voice call state without interruption of the call A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.