KR20020015549A - The virtual experience system for wireless communication service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for the virtual experience of the wireless communication service is provided for a user to experience freely the wireless communication service without purchasing an expensive terminal, and for a communication service provider to understand the preference of the user easily and exactly. CONSTITUTION: A virtual experience server comprises a receiver(10), a user determination part(11), a controller(12), a DB(31), an UMS(Unified Messaging System) DB(32), and a transfer(13). The receiver receives the transmission data including a call number and message through the internet or wireless communication network. The controller sends the transmission data to the user determination part, which extracts the call number and gets the registration type of the user by searching the data on the call number from the DB. If the registration type of the user is a virtual experience member, the controller checks if the user logs in or not. If the user does not log in, the controller stores the message to a user account of the UMS DB. After that, when the user logs in, the controller withdraws the message from the account and sends the message to a virtual terminal through the transfer by referring to the IP address of the virtual terminal. If the user is a formal member, the controller gets the ID of the terminal and sends the message to the terminal in wireless.

Description

The virtual experience system for wireless communication service

The present invention relates to a communication service system, and in the related art, it is not possible to know whether the service is good or bad without a user directly receiving a service by subscribing to a wireless communication service such as voice communication and message transmission and reception through wireless. There was no choice but to obtain experience information through promotional materials or service experience.

An object of the present invention is to give a virtual experience subscriber a call number having the same form as the caller's call number, so that the virtual experience subscriber of the wireless communication service as close as possible to the formal service, the terminal used by the subscriber It provides a virtual terminal on the Internet with the same form, function and user interface as the above, and the communication service server is to provide virtual experience subscribers with services as close to formal services as possible.

1 is a block diagram of a wireless Internet message service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a virtual experience server according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a virtual terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a virtual experience system service according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings for the configuration and operation of the embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a wireless Internet message service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the system, in order to send a message to the virtual terminal 6, the caller inputs the call number of the virtual terminal 5 to the wireless terminal 1, edits and sends a message to be sent, the information consisting of the call number and the message is relayed with It is sent to the virtual experience server 3 for the virtual experience via the communication server. The virtual experience server 3 analyzes the information received from the repeater 2, separates the call number and the message, searches the subscriber information for the call number from DB31 to find the ID, and the ID in the DB32 for UMS (Integrated Messaging Service). The message is stored in the corresponding account. The account is usually stored for UMS integrated voicemail, Internet messages, mail, and the like. When the virtual terminal user operates the virtual terminal 5 and logs on to the virtual experience server 3, the server 3 checks and stores the IP address of the virtual terminal 5, and the information accumulated in the account of the UMS DB32 is transferred to the virtual terminal 5. In this case, the virtual terminal 5 and the terminal 1 having finished logging on are able to communicate in real time. In addition, when the virtual terminal 5 sends a call number and a message to send a message to the wireless terminal 1 is transmitted to the virtual experience server 3 through the Internet, the subscriber information for the call number is retrieved from DB31 to obtain the necessary information and wireless When the mobile terminal 1 is connected by using a protocol, the message is transmitted.

As described above, the server 3 will be described in more detail as follows.

2 is a block diagram of a virtual experience server according to the present invention.

The virtual experience server 3 includes a receiver 10, a user discriminating unit 11, a controller 12, a DB31, a UMS DB32, and a transmitter 13. The receiver 10 receives transmission information consisting of a call number and a message from the Internet or a wireless communication network. The control unit 12 transmits the transmission information received through the receiving unit 10 to the user discriminating unit 11 to cause the determination unit 11 to extract the call number from the transmission information, and to retrieve information about the call number from DB31 to call the call number. Get the user's subscription type. If the subscription type of the call number user is a virtual experience subscriber, it is checked whether the user is currently logged on. If the user is not logged on, the control unit 12 stores a message in the user's account of UMS DB32. Then, when the user logs on, the control unit 12 retrieves the message stored in the account and refers to the IP ADDRESS of the virtual terminal. Send to the virtual terminal through. If the subscription type is an authorized subscriber, the ID of the terminal is obtained and the message is transmitted wirelessly.

Table 1 below shows an example of the contents of DB31.

Call number Subscription type name ID address Type of service 015-111-0001 experience Hong Gil Dong MRHONG 111.222.333.444 Message, mail 015-111-0002 Formally Kang Chan Chan GENKAN HCQ12345678 Message, mail 015-111-0003 experience Manchunchun SPRING 555.666.777.888 message 015-111-0004 Formally Chunhyang BEAUTY ORS12344521 Message, mail

The DB31 stores a subscription type that distinguishes a virtual experienced subscriber or a formal subscriber, contents of a service according to a user, an ID, an address of a terminal, and the like.

3 is a block diagram of a virtual terminal according to the present invention.

The virtual terminal includes a transceiver 21, a keypad 22, a character processor 23, a controller 25, a user interface 24, an environment setup unit 26, a log storage unit 27, a wireless internet agitator 28 and a display 29. The virtual terminal proposed by the present invention is provided as a program that a consumer who wants to install on his PC, or use it as a Java program in the site of the telecommunication company.

Each sub function of the virtual terminal is as follows.

The transceiver 21 exchanges information with the communication server via the Internet.

The keypad 22 is composed of 3x4 array of numeric keys and special keys, and each key is assigned Korean, English and special characters by a unique character input method owned by the terminal provider or service company. The character processor 23 processes the character input from the keypad 22 according to the character input method.

The environment setting unit 26 includes various types of terminals and allows the user to select a specific terminal type. The environment setting unit 26 records all related information such as the function and shape of the terminal actually released according to the type of terminal. When the controller 24 selects one of the terminal models recorded in the configuration unit, the controller 24 controls the virtual terminal to have attributes such as the function and shape of the liquid crystal size of the selected model.

The user interface 24 simply speaks the function menu of the terminal. Since the user interface 24 is different for each terminal, if the specific terminal is designated by the environment setting unit 26, the interface unit 24 is also changed by the control unit 24.

The log storage unit 27 records log information of the user's number of character communication or the average number of character inputs per transmission, a selected terminal, a frequently used function, and a call area.

The control unit 24 transmits each information stored in the log storage unit 27 to the communication service company as required by the communication center of the communication service company.

The Wireless Internet Emulator 28 emulates the web document format used for the wireless Internet.

The emulator 28 provides the same environment as when using the wireless Internet as an actual terminal.

When the user inputs a character on the keypad 22, the character processing unit 23 retrieves the corresponding code, and the control unit 24 outputs the corresponding code to the display 29.

When the user presses a transmission key to send the input message, the control unit 24 transmits the call number of the counterpart previously input and transmission information composed of the message to the virtual experience server 3 through the transceiver 21. The transmitted information is transmitted by the virtual experience server 3 to the corresponding terminal.

4 is a flowchart of the operation of the virtual experience system according to the present invention.

In step 31, when the transmission information sent from the terminal is received by the receiving unit 10 of the virtual experience server 3,

In steps 32, 33, and 34, the subscriber discrimination unit 11 confirms the call number from the transmission information, obtains the subscription form of the call number user using the call number from DB32, and the ID of the user, and whether or not it is a virtual experienced subscriber. Determine if you are a full subscriber.

In step 35, if it is determined that the call number user is an authorized subscriber, the controller 12 transmits the transmission information to the corresponding terminal 1 through the transmitter 13.

In steps 36, 37 and 38, if the call number user is a virtual experience subscriber, the controller 12 first determines whether the user's virtual terminal 5 is logged on, and if the user is logged on, transmits the transmission information to the terminal 5 through the transmitter 13, When logged off, transfer information is saved in the user's account in UMS DB32.

In steps 39 and 40, the controller 12 acquires the IP address of the terminal when the virtual terminal 5 of the user logs on to the virtual experience server 3,

In step 41, the virtual terminal 5 informs the ADDRESS that there is information stored in the account of the UMS DB32, and transmits the transmission information when the user requests a download.

In steps 42 and 43, the control unit 12 determines whether the log acquisition period is reached, and if it is determined that the log acquisition period is reached, the controller 12 acquires a log from the terminal 5.

The present invention provides a means and a method for assigning a call number of the same format as a regular subscriber, so that the virtual subscriber can experience all wireless communication services that can be used by the actual subscriber as closely as possible. For example, a virtual terminal provided by a specific communication service company can experience a unique menu structure or an interface such as Korean input, or can experience the appearance or color as well as a specific service.

In addition, telecommunications service companies can easily identify the customer's needs by collecting the telecommunication services, the form, function, and shape of the consumer's preferred communication through the log through the virtual terminal to be reflected in new products in the future.

The present invention described above has the effect that the user can easily experience the communication service without the burden of expensive terminal purchase, and the communication service company can easily and accurately grasp the user's preferences.

Claims (4)

In the system for the virtual experience service of the wireless communication service, Means for connecting the virtual experience server to a wireless communication system and the Internet; Means for assigning the virtual subscriber's call number in the same format as the subscriber's call number; Means for allowing the virtual experience subscriber to log on with the call number or a separate ID by operating a virtual terminal as a program through the Internet network; Subscriber DB that stores subscription type and user ID according to calling number, Means for obtaining, by the wireless communication system, the subscription type of the call number user and the ID of the user by referring to the subscriber DB with the call number obtained from the transmission information transmitted to the wireless communication network or the internet network; Means for checking whether the user's virtual terminal is logged on when the subscription type is a virtual experience subscription; Means for connecting a UMS DB to the virtual experience server; When the virtual terminal is not logged on by the checking means, the transferred transmission information is stored in an account of a call number user ID existing in a UMS DB, and the transmission information stored in the account when the virtual terminal logs on is stored in the virtual. And a means for transmitting to the terminal and transmitting the information transmitted through the network to the virtual terminal when the virtual terminal is logged on, so that real-time communication is performed. The method of claim 1, The virtual terminal virtual communication system, characterized in that mimicked in part or all of the shape, color, key input means, text processing means, display means, menu interface, etc. of the real terminal is released or will be released. The method of claim 2, The virtual terminal includes a configuration means for virtually presenting a plurality of real terminal models released or to be released, and selecting one of them, to have some or all of the shapes or functions of the selected terminal as attributes. Communication service virtual experience system. The method according to claim 2 and 3, The virtual terminal stores a user's selection setting record and statistical records related to the service used, and delivers the record information to a specific server of the communication service.