KR20030028075A - Time-capsule service method using audio and video data - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for servicing a voice and video data time capsule is provided to transmit voice and video data stored in the time capsule to a receiver by manufacturing the time capsule and inputting a delivery method and a lifelong telephone number, and chasing the information of the receiver using the telephone number. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to a voice and video time capsule system(17) using a telephone(11) and a computer(13). A telephone(11) user accesses the voice and video time capsule system(17) through a PSTN(Public Switched Telephone Network) network(12). A computer user accesses the voice and video time capsule system(17) through the Internet(16). A microphone(14) and a camera(15) are attached on the computer(13). An interface program is installed in the computer(13). The user operates the microphone(14) and the camera(15) and inputs voice and video data in the time capsule system(17). The user inputs voice data to the time capsule system(17) in a remote place using a general telephone or a digital image telephone. A time capsule database(18) is connected to the time capsule system(17). The time capsule database(18) is interlocked with a lifelong telephone number database(19). The time capsule system(17) compresses voice and video data.

Description

Time-capsule service method using audio and video data}

The present invention relates to a voice and video time capsule service method, and more particularly, to a voice and video time capsule service method of receiving and storing voice and video data from a sender and delivering the same to a recipient after a predetermined time elapses. .

People have a desire to save what they are, what they are, and how they want them to be, and to communicate them to others in the future. In order to satisfy the needs of these people, a recent website has stored the applicant's texts, letters, and testament texts on a web server, and then delivers them to the e-mail address specified by the applicant at the desired time. It was.

However, these text time capsule services cannot time encapsulate a variety of information (voice and video), and if the recipient's email address specified by the applicant is closed or an email address used by a third party, the applicant's text is correctly delivered to the recipient. There is a problem that can not be.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art as described above, the applicant accesses the time capsule system using a variety of media to time-encapsulate the information (voice and video) desired by the delivery method and the delivery method to be delivered to the recipient; If you enter information such as a lifetime telephone number, at the time specified by the applicant, the recipient's lifetime telephone number is used to track information such as the recipient's current telephone number or address, and time-captured voice and It is to provide a voice and video data time capsule service method for delivering video data to a recipient.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for realizing a voice and video data time capsule service method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an audio and video data time capsule service method in a time capsule system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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11: phone 12: PSTN network

13: computer 14: microphone

15: Camera 16: Internet

17: time capsule system 18: time capsule database

19: lifetime telephone number database

In accordance with the present invention for achieving the above object, in a time capsule system that provides a time capsule service to the applicant using a telephone or computer, including a time capsule database connected to the PSTN network and the Internet and linked to a lifetime telephone number database Voice and video time capsule service method,

Information about the applicant and the recipient including the lifetime telephone number from the applicant, the date and time of delivery and the method of delivery (telephone delivery, letter delivery, storage media delivery, email delivery), the audio signal or audio and video to be stored (multimedia) Receiving a signal and storing the signal in the time capsule database;

Acquiring information such as the current telephone number, address, and e-mail address of the recipient by using the recipient's lifetime telephone number when the delivery date and time arrives; And

And delivering the voice signal or the multimedia signal input by the applicant to the recipient according to the delivery method.

Hereinafter, a "voice and video data time capsule service method" according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a voice and video data time capsule service device according to the present invention. The user can access the voice and video time capsule system 17 using the telephone 11 or the computer 13, and the user of the telephone 11 accesses through the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) network 12. The computer 13 user accesses via the Internet 16. The computer 13 is equipped with a microphone 14 and a camera 15 and an interface program with the computer 13 is installed. The user drives the microphone 14 and the camera 15 to the time capsule system 17. Input audio and video data.

The telephone 11 includes both a normal analog voice telephone or a digital video telephone. The user inputs audio data to a remote time capsule system 17 using a general analog voice telephone, or inputs audio and video data to a remote time capsule system 17 using a digital video telephone. The time capsule system 17 is connected to the time capsule database 18, and the time capsule database 18 is linked with the lifetime telephone number database 19. The time capsule system 17 compresses audio and video data input from a user and stores the compressed data in the time capsule database 18.

The time capsule database 18 stores information on the applicant and information on the recipient (resident registration number, lifetime telephone number, e-mail address, residence address, etc.). Searching the lifetime telephone number database 19 using the resident registration number and lifetime telephone number information can find information such as the current telephone number and address of the recipient, which is used to find the recipient when delivering voice and video data to the recipient. In addition, when applying for the voice data time capsule service using the telephone 11, the lifetime telephone numbers of the applicant and the recipient are applied to the lifetime telephone number database 19, so that the addresses of the applicant and the recipient can be known.

Lifetime phone number is an intelligent phone service serviced by Korea Telecom. Each person is given a phone number that does not change for a lifetime. It is a service to receive. These lifetime phone numbers have the advantage that you can always use the same phone number even if you move to another area because you can use a permanent number for a lifetime without changing the number for the rest of your life. This lifetime telephone number consists of a service identification number (currently 0502) and a lifetime telephone number. The lifetime telephone number database contains subscriber information, the subscriber's current address, the subscriber's email address, and a telephone number linked to the lifetime telephone number (regular phone, Radio pagers, mobile phones). Therefore, the lifetime telephone number can be used to accurately deliver to the recipient on the desired delivery date specified by the time capsule service applicant, even if the recipient moves to another location or is on a temporary visit.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of recording voice data in a time capsule system using a telephone and delivering the corresponding voice data to a recipient in the device configured as described above.

First, if the applicant who wants to provide the time capsule service approaches the time capsule system 17 (S201), and if the corresponding access is using the phone 11 (S202), the time capsule system guides the broadcast for the time capsule service. This is sent to the applicant (S203).

The time capsule system receives the resident registration number and lifetime telephone number, the desired delivery date, and the desired delivery method (telephone, letter, audio tape, CD-ROM) of the applicant and the recipient from the time capsule service applicant and stores them in the time capsule database (S204). . In order for the applicant to input the above information, the time capsule system sequentially broadcasts an announcement to guide the applicant.

Next, the time capsule system obtains the address information of the applicant and the recipient by applying the lifetime telephone number of the applicant and the recipient entered in the lifetime telephone number database and stores in the time capsule database (S205). The voice data entered by the applicant using the telephone is delivered by telephone delivery method, e-mail delivery method, mail delivery method that the recipient records the recorded voice data on the ground, and mailed by the recipient. Voice data can be delivered using at least one of the storage media delivery methods that store voice data on a storage media (audio tape, CD-ROM) and deliver it by postal mail. After selecting and inputting the delivery method, the time capsule system stores the desired delivery date and the desired delivery method in the time capsule database.

Next, when a voice to be left from the applicant is input, the time capsule system processes and compresses the voice data and stores the compressed voice data in the time capsule database. The recorded voice data is classified and stored based on the registered information in the time capsule database (S206).

Next, when the desired delivery date specified by the applicant is reached (S207), the time capsule system searches for the desired delivery method designated by the applicant (S208). If the delivery method is a letter delivery method (S209), the voice data of the applicant is converted into text data (S210), and the corresponding text data is recorded on the ground (S211), and the recipient's current address is entered using the recipient's lifetime telephone number. Search (S212). At this time, the lifetime telephone number database is used to retrieve the current address of the recipient. When the letter recording the voice data and the current address of the recipient are obtained, the letter is delivered to the corresponding address (S213). In some cases, the recipient may call the recipient's lifetime telephone number to notify the recipient of the letter delivery and request confirmation of the recipient (S214).

If the desired delivery method specified by the applicant in step S209 is a storage medium delivery method, the applicant's voice data is recorded on the storage medium (audio tape or CD-ROM) designated by the applicant (S215), and the recipient's lifetime telephone number is a lifetime telephone number. Applying to the database to obtain the current address of the recipient (S216). Then, the storage medium is delivered to the address of the recipient (S217). In this case, in some cases, the recipient may call the recipient's lifetime telephone number to notify the recipient of the delivery of the storage medium and request confirmation of the recipient (S218).

If the desired delivery method specified by the applicant in step S209 is a direct call method or an email transmission method using a telephone, the lifetime telephone number of the applicant is applied to the lifetime telephone number database to obtain a link telephone number of the current recipient or obtain an email address ( S219), the voice data of the applicant is sent to the recipient's telephone number and sent, or sent to the email address (S220).

On the other hand, if the applicant accessing the time capsule system in step S201 using the Internet in step S202, the time capsule system sends a guide web page for the time capsule service to the applicant's computer via the Internet (S221).

The Time Capsule System provides information such as the applicant's and recipient's social security number, lifetime telephone number, real address, e-mail address, and the desired delivery date and preferred delivery method (telephone, letter, audio tape, CD-ROM). The input is stored in the time capsule database (S222). The Time Capsule system sends an input web page to the applicant's computer to enter the above information. Applicant is at least one of the following methods: digital video telephone delivery method, e-mail delivery method, and storage medium delivery method in which the recipient's recorded voice and video data are stored in a storage medium (video tape, CD-ROM) and delivered by mail. Choose your method. The applicant selects and inputs the desired delivery method together with the desired delivery date when applying for the time capsule service, and the time capsule system stores the desired delivery date and desired delivery method in the time capsule database.

Next, when the audio and video to be left from the applicant is input, the time capsule system processes and compresses the audio and video data to be stored in the time capsule database. The recorded audio and video data are classified and stored based on the registration information in the time capsule database (S223).

Next, when the desired delivery date specified by the applicant (S224), the time capsule system searches for the desired delivery method specified by the applicant (S208). If the delivery method is a storage medium delivery method, the applicant's audio and video data is recorded on the storage medium (video tape or CD-ROM) designated by the applicant (S215), and the recipient's lifetime telephone number is applied to the lifetime telephone number database. Obtain the current address of the recipient (S216). Then, the storage medium is delivered to the address of the recipient (S217). In some cases, the recipient may call the recipient's lifetime telephone number to notify the delivery of the storage medium and request confirmation of the recipient (S218).

If the desired delivery method specified by the applicant in step S209 is a direct call method or an email transmission method using a digital video telephone, the applicant's lifetime telephone number is applied to the lifetime telephone number database to obtain the current recipient's link telephone number or to obtain an email address. (S219), the applicant's voice data is sent to the recipient's telephone number, or sent to the email address (S220).

While the invention has been described above based on the preferred embodiments thereof, these embodiments are intended to illustrate rather than limit the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, or adjustments to the above embodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention will be limited only by the appended claims, and should be construed as including all such changes, modifications or adjustments.

As described above, according to the present invention, the voice (and video) data of the time capsule service applicant can be delivered to the recipient by various delivery methods. In particular, the recipient moves or changes the information because the recipient uses the lifetime telephone number information. Even if it is, it can track the current information accurately and deliver it to the recipient correctly.

Claims (5)

In the voice and video time capsule service method in a time capsule system that provides a time capsule service to the applicant using a phone or computer, including a time capsule database connected to the PSTN network and the Internet and linked to a lifetime telephone number database, Information about the applicant and the recipient including the lifetime telephone number from the applicant, the date and time of delivery and the method of delivery (telephone delivery, letter delivery, storage media delivery, email delivery), the audio signal or audio and video to be stored (multimedia) An input and storage step of receiving a signal and storing the signal in the time capsule database; An information acquiring step of acquiring information such as a current telephone number, an address, an e-mail address, etc. of the recipient using the recipient's lifetime telephone number when the delivery date and time arrives; And And a delivery step of delivering a voice signal or a multimedia signal input by the applicant to the recipient according to the delivery method. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein when the applicant approaches the time capsule system using a telephone, the time capsule system sends an announcement for the application of a time capsule service to the applicant, and the applicant uses the computer for the time capsule. When accessing the system, the time capsule system transmits a guide web page for requesting a time capsule service to the applicant, and performs the input and storage steps. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery step, If the delivery method specified by the applicant is a letter delivery method, the voice and video time capsule service method characterized in that the voice signal is converted into text data and printed on the ground and then delivered to the current address of the recipient. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery step, If the delivery method specified by the applicant is a storage medium delivery method, the voice and video time capsule service method characterized in that the recording of the audio signal or a multimedia signal on a magnetic tape or optical disk and delivers to the current address of the recipient. The method of claim 1, wherein the delivery step, If the delivery method specified by the applicant is a telephone delivery method, attempts to access a call to the recipient's current telephone number, and when a call is connected, transmits a voice signal or a multimedia signal stored in the time capsule database to the recipient's telephone, And if the delivery method specified by the applicant is an email delivery method, transmitting the voice signal or the multimedia signal to the recipient's current e-mail address.