KR20060134392A - System and method for providing of ring back tone according to circumstances - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing a ring back tone according to situations are provided to supply the ring back tone to a calling terminal according to biorhythm of a receiver so that a caller can previously recognize the situation of the receiver and attempt a call in consideration of the situation of the receiver when the caller attempts a call to the receiver. A system(200) for providing a ring back tone according to situations comprises the followings: a controller(210); a database(260); a condition register(220) which matches at least one or more sound sources, selected by a user according to biorhythm, with identification and biorhythm of a receiver and stores the matched sound sources in the database(260); a situation information checking unit(230) which requests and receives a current biorhythm state of the receiver by transmitting personal information of the receiver, extracted from the database(260), to a biorhythm information providing server; a ring back tone extractor(240) which extracts sound sources, matched with the biorhythm state of the receiver transmitted from the situation information checking unit(230), from the database(260); and a ring back tone transmitter(250) which transmits the extracted sound sources to a calling terminal as the ring back tone.

Description

System and Method for Providing of Ring Back Tone according to Circumstances}

1 is a view showing a connection relationship between a call waiting sound providing system according to the present invention and a communication network;

2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a configuration for providing a server call waiting sound according to the present invention;

3 is a view showing another embodiment of a configuration for providing a standby call waiting situation according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for registering a call waiting sound for each situation according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of a method for providing a situation-specific call waiting sound according to the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for providing a situation-specific call waiting sound according to the present invention.

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10, 30: mobile communication terminal 110: BTS

130: BSC 150: MSC

200: call waiting sound for each situation server 210: control unit

220: condition registration unit 230: situation information confirmation unit

240: call waiting sound extraction unit 250: call waiting sound transmission unit

260: database 261: user information DB

262: sound information for each biorhythm DB 263: sound source for each weather condition DB

310: biorhythm information providing server 330: weather information providing server

350: sound source information providing server

The present invention relates to a situational call waiting sound providing system, and more particularly, to a situational call waiting sound providing system and method for transmitting a call waiting sound in consideration of the situation of the called party or the calling party when a call connection request.

As the number of users who use a mobile communication terminal or a wired terminal capable of making a call connection increases, a telecommunication service provider provides various additional services to provide a better quality call service to a user, and is researching and developing another service. .

Among the additional services provided to the user, the call waiting sound service is a service that provides a melody to the calling terminal, which attempts to connect a call to the called terminal, and selects one of the popular songs when the called party sets the call waiting sound. In most cases, it is set.

On the other hand, as the chances of meeting each other gradually decrease in busy daily life, people solve most cases by phone calls for reasons such as time saving or prompt communication. Accordingly, there is a demand for a telecommunications company to provide a higher quality call service in consideration of a situation of a called party or a caller (for example, a biorhythm, a weather condition of an area where a called party or a caller is located).

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and provides a system and method for providing a situation-specific call waiting sound for storing the sound source for each situation set by the called party, and provides a predetermined sound source for each situation when the call waiting sound is transmitted. There is a technical problem to provide.

The present invention for achieving the above object is connected to a mobile communication network, a sound source information providing server for providing a user to select at least one sound source and a biorhythm information providing server for providing biorhythm information for each user, when the call is connected A situational call waiting sound providing system for providing a call waiting sound considering the status of a called party to a calling terminal,

A control unit for controlling the overall operation of the call waiting sound providing system for each situation; A database storing personal information of the called party and sound source information for each biorhythm set by the called party under the control of the controller; Under the control of the controller, a menu for setting a sound source for each biorhythm to be provided to a calling terminal attempting to connect to a call mobile communication terminal is transmitted, and the user selects a bio among at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server. A condition registration unit for storing at least one sound source selected for each rhythm in the database by matching the called party's identification information and the bio rhythm; When receiving incoming information including the originating terminal and the terminating mobile communication terminal information attempted from the mobile communication network to the destination mobile communication terminal, the biorhythm information is provided by the personal information of the called party extracted from the database under the control of the controller. A situation information checking unit for transmitting to a server and requesting and receiving a current biorhythm state of the called party; A call waiting sound extracting unit for extracting a sound source matching the biorhythm state of the called party transmitted from the situation information checking unit from the database under the control of the controller; And a call waiting sound transmission unit for transmitting the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit to the calling terminal as the call waiting sound to be provided to the calling terminal under the control of the controller.

Another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile communication network, a sound source information providing server for providing a user to select at least one sound source and a weather information providing server for providing weather information for each region, the call reflecting the weather conditions to the calling terminal when the call is connected A situational call waiting sound providing system for providing a waiting sound,

A control unit for controlling the overall operation of the call waiting sound providing system for each situation; A database for storing user's personal information and sound source information for each weather condition set by a called party under the control of the controller; Under the control of the controller, a menu for setting a sound source for each weather state to be provided to a calling terminal attempting to connect to a call mobile communication terminal is transmitted, and the user wakes up from at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server. A condition register configured to match at least one sound source selected for each state to the database by matching the identification information and the weather state of the user; When receiving incoming information including the originating terminal and the terminating mobile communication terminal information attempted from the mobile communication network to the terminating mobile communication terminal, specific location information for grasping the weather condition with the weather information providing server under the control of the controller A status information check unit for transmitting and requesting a weather condition of an area including the location; A call waiting sound extraction unit for extracting a sound source matching a weather condition of a specific region transmitted from the situation information checking unit from the database under the control of the controller; And a call waiting sound transmission unit for transmitting the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit to the calling terminal as the call waiting sound to be provided to the calling terminal under the control of the controller.

Another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile communication network and a biorhythm information providing server for providing user-specific biorhythm information, using a situational call waiting sound system for providing a call waiting sound considering the status of the called party to the calling terminal when the call is connected As a method for providing a situational call waiting sound, the system for providing a call waiting sound for a situation includes a database for storing a biorhythm-specific sound source set by a user,

A first step of receiving incoming information including information of an originating terminal and a terminating mobile communication terminal attempted from the mobile communication network to a terminating mobile communication terminal; A second step of requesting and receiving biorhythm status information of the current called party by transmitting personal information of the called party extracted from the database to the biorhythm information providing server; And extracting a sound source matching the biorhythm state of the called party received in the second step from the database, and transmitting the sound source to the mobile communication network to provide the call waiting sound to the calling terminal.

Another embodiment of the present invention is connected to a mobile communication network and a weather information providing server for providing weather information for each region, the situation-specific calls using the situation call waiting sound providing system for providing a call waiting sound reflecting the weather condition to the calling terminal when the call is connected As a standby sound providing method, the situation-specific call waiting sound providing system has a database for storing the sound source for each weather condition set by the user,

A first step of receiving incoming information including information of an originating terminal and a terminating mobile communication terminal attempted from the mobile communication network to a terminating mobile communication terminal; A second step of requesting and receiving a weather condition of a corresponding region by transmitting specific location information for identifying a weather condition to the weather information providing server; And a third step of extracting a sound source matching the weather condition of a specific area received in the second step from the database and transmitting the sound source to the calling terminal as a call waiting sound.

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the detailed description of the present invention.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a connection relationship between a call waiting sound providing system for each situation and a communication network according to the present invention.

As shown, the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server is connected to the mobile communication network (110, 130, 150), by the called party the situation-specific sound source (for example, by biorhythm or weather conditions) as the call waiting sound It includes a call waiting sound providing server 200 for each situation to transmit to the calling terminal 10 attempting to connect to the incoming mobile communication terminal (30). The calling terminal may be both a wired and wireless terminal.

The call waiting sound providing server 200 for each situation is a biorhythm information providing server 310 for providing a biorhythm state, a weather information providing server 330 for providing weather state information for each region, and a user to register a situational sound source. It is connected to the sound source information providing server 350 that provides at least one sound source to provide, requests the caller's biorhythm status, requests weather conditions in a specific region, or requests at least one sound source.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a situation-specific call waiting sound providing server according to the present invention, and a case in which a call waiting sound is provided to an outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 according to a caller's biorhythm state will be described as an example. do.

As shown, the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server 200, the control unit 210, the database 260, the condition register 220, the situation information check unit 230, the call waiting sound extraction unit 240 and the call Atmospheric sound transmitting unit 250 is included.

In more detail, the database 260 is a user information DB (261) for storing the personal information of the called party including the date of birth of the called party for checking the biorhythm under the control of the control unit 210 and the called party his biorhythm Bio-rhythm-specific sound source information DB 262 for storing the sound information for each bio-rhythm that is set to be provided as a call waiting sound according to.

The condition registration unit 220 transmits a menu for setting a sound source for each biorhythm to be provided to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 attempting to connect the call to the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 under the control of the control unit 210, Among the at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server 350, at least one sound source selected by the user by biorhythm is matched with the identification information and the bio rhythm of the called party and stored in the biorhythm sound source information DB 262.

In addition, the condition registration unit 220 requests and receives personal information including birth date information for checking the biorhythm of the called party to the called mobile communication terminal 30 and stores the received personal information in the user information DB 261.

When the context information confirming unit 230 receives the incoming information including the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 and the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 attempted from the exchange 150 to the destination mobile communication terminal 30, Under the control of 210, the personal information of the called party extracted from the user information DB 261 is transmitted to the biorhythm information providing server 310 to request and receive the biorhythm state of the current called party.

The call waiting sound extraction unit 240 is matched with the biorhythm state from the sound source information DB 262 for each biorhythm based on the caller's biorhythm state transmitted from the situation information checking unit 230 under the control of the control unit 210. Extract the sound source.

The call waiting sound transmitting unit 250 transmits the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit 240 to the calling mobile communication terminal as the call waiting sound under the control of the control unit 210 to the exchange 150.

In FIG. 2, the call waiting sound providing server 200 and the biorhythm information providing server 310 for each situation are configured as separate servers, but the call waiting sound providing server 200 and the biorhythm information for each situation are provided as required by an operator. It is also possible to realize the server 310 in one configuration.

3 is a view showing another embodiment of the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server configuration according to the present invention, based on any one of the location of the originating mobile communication terminal 10 or the location of the incoming mobile communication terminal 30. For example, a case in which a call waiting sound is provided to the calling mobile communication terminal 10 in consideration of the checked weather condition will be described.

As shown, the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server 200, the control unit 210, database 260, condition registration unit 220, situation information check unit 230, call waiting sound extraction unit 240 and call waiting sound transmission The unit 250 is included.

In more detail, the database 260 is a user information DB (261) for storing the personal information of the called party using the call waiting sound service for each situation under the control of the control unit 210 and the call waiting sound according to the weather conditions of the specific region It includes sound source information DB (263) for each weather condition for storing sound source information for each weather condition that the user wants to provide.

The condition registration unit 220 transmits a menu to set the sound source for each weather condition to be provided to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 attempting to connect the call to the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 under the control of the control unit 210, At least one sound source selected by the user from among at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server 350 is matched with the user's identification information and the weather state and stored in the sound source information DB 263 for each weather state.

In addition, when the condition registration unit 210 determines the weather condition for extracting the call waiting sound to the terminating mobile communication terminal 30, whether or not to determine based on the position of the originating mobile communication terminal 10 or the terminating mobile communication terminal 30 Send a message to set whether or not to determine based on the location of the location, and receives a response to the message, and stores the response in the user information DB 261, and then refer to when determining the weather conditions.

When the context information confirming unit 230 receives the incoming information including the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 and the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 attempted from the exchange 150 to the destination mobile communication terminal 30, The control unit 210 transmits specific location information for determining a weather condition to the weather information providing server 330 to request and receive a weather condition of a corresponding region. Here, the specific location information for determining the weather condition indicates either the location of the originating mobile communication terminal 10 or the location of the called mobile communication terminal 30 according to the setting of the called party.

The call waiting sound extractor 240 is a sound source matching the weather condition from the sound source information DB 263 for each weather condition based on the weather condition of a specific region transmitted from the situation information checker 230 under the control of the controller 210. Extract

The call waiting sound transmitting unit 250 transmits the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit 240 to the calling mobile communication terminal 10 as a call waiting sound under the control of the control unit 210 to the switch 150. .

In FIG. 3, the call waiting sound providing server 200 and the weather information providing server 330 for each situation are configured as separate servers, but the call waiting sound providing server 200 and the weather information providing server according to the situation are required by the operator. It is also possible to implement 330 in one configuration.

In addition, a technology for providing a call waiting sound in consideration of the biorhythm state of FIG. 2 and a technique for providing a call waiting sound in consideration of the weather state of FIG. 3 may be implemented in one situation-specific call waiting sound providing server 200. .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for registering a call waiting sound for each situation according to the present invention.

When the condition registration unit 220 of the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server 200 receives a subscription request signal transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 30 of the called party to subscribe to the situation-specific call waiting sound service (S101), the call waiting sound is provided. Request and receive to set the conditions required at the time and stored in the database (260) (S103). Here, the condition required for providing the call waiting sound is one of whether to provide a call waiting sound for each biorhythm or a call waiting sound for each weather condition, and if the call waiting sound is provided for each of the weather conditions, the weather condition is checked. Location information and the like.

Subsequently, the condition registration unit 220 transmits a signal to the sound source information providing server 350 to request at least one sound source, and transmits the sound source transmitted from the sound source information providing server 350 to the terminating mobile communication terminal 30. Sound information for each situation is selected (S105).

Thereafter, when the condition registration unit 220 receives the situational sound source information transmitted from the called mobile communication terminal 30, the condition registration unit 220 matches the situation information with the called party's identification information and the sound source and stores it in the database 260 (107).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing a situational call waiting sound according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to the configuration of the situational call waiting sound providing server 200 of FIG. 2.

The situation-waiting call provision server 200 disclosed in FIG. 5 includes a database 260 that stores information on the date of birth of the called person and the sound source for each biorhythm set by the called party for checking the called person's biorhythm.

Contextual call waiting sound providing server 200 receives incoming information including information of the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 and the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 attempted from the exchange 150 to the destination mobile communication terminal 30 ( S201).

Subsequently, the situation information confirming unit 230 transmits the personal information of the called party extracted from the user information DB 261 to the biorhythm information providing server 310 to request and receive the current biorhythm state information of the called party (S203). .

The call waiting sound extracting unit 240 extracts a sound source matching the biorhythm state of the called party received in step S203 from the biorhythm sound source information DB 262 (S205).

Thereafter, the call waiting sound transmitting unit 250 transmits the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit 240 to the switching unit 150 to provide the call waiting sound to the calling mobile communication terminal 10 (S207).

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for providing a situational call waiting sound according to the present invention, and will be described with reference to the configuration of the contextual call waiting sound providing server 200 of FIG. 3.

When the situation-specific call waiting sound providing server 200 disclosed in FIG. 6 detects a weather condition for extracting the call waiting sound, whether the call waiting sound is to be determined based on the location of the originating mobile communication terminal 10 or that the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 It is provided with a database 260 that stores whether or not to determine based on the location and the sound source for each weather condition set by the called party.

Contextual call waiting sound providing server 200 receives incoming information including information of the outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 and the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 attempted from the exchange 150 to the destination mobile communication terminal 30 ( S301).

Subsequently, the situation information checking unit 230 determines whether the weather state is based on the position of the originating mobile communication terminal 10 or the location of the incoming mobile communication terminal 30 previously stored in the database 260. Check (S303).

The context information confirming unit 230 transmits the location information of the mobile communication terminal identified in step S303 to the weather information providing server 330 to request and receive a weather condition of the area including the location of the mobile communication terminal (S305). .

The call waiting sound extracting unit 240 extracts a sound source matching the weather condition received in step S305 from the sound source information DB 263 for each weather condition (S307).

Thereafter, the call waiting sound transmitting unit 250 transmits the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit 240 to the switching unit 150 to provide the call waiting sound to the calling mobile communication terminal 10 (S309).

In the detailed description of the present invention, the calling terminal is limited to the mobile communication terminal, but it is possible to apply the technique of the present invention even when the calling terminal is a wired terminal.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, the situation-specific call waiting sound providing system and method of the present invention provides a call waiting sound to the calling terminal according to the caller's biorhythm, so that the caller recognizes the caller's state in advance when a call between the caller and the called party is taken into consideration. The advantage is that you can try to make a call.

In addition, since the present invention provides a call waiting sound to the calling terminal in consideration of the weather conditions of the area where the called party or the calling party is located, there is an advantage that the quality of the call between the calling party and the called party can be improved.

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It is connected with a mobile communication network, a sound source information providing server for providing a user with at least one sound source, and a biorhythm information providing server for providing biorhythm information for each user, and a call waiting sound considering the status of the called party as a calling terminal when a call is connected As a situation call waiting sound providing system for providing a, A control unit for controlling the overall operation of the call waiting sound providing system for each situation; A database storing personal information of the called party and sound source information for each biorhythm set by the called party under the control of the controller; Under the control of the controller, a menu for setting a sound source for each biorhythm to be provided to a calling terminal attempting to connect to a call mobile communication terminal is transmitted, and the user selects a bio among at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server. A condition registration unit for storing at least one sound source selected for each rhythm in the database by matching the called party's identification information and the bio rhythm; When receiving incoming information including the originating terminal and the terminating mobile communication terminal information attempted from the mobile communication network to the destination mobile communication terminal, the biorhythm information is provided by the personal information of the called party extracted from the database under the control of the controller. A situation information checking unit for transmitting to a server and requesting and receiving a current biorhythm state of the called party; A call waiting sound extracting unit for extracting a sound source matching the biorhythm state of the called party transmitted from the situation information checking unit from the database under the control of the controller; And A call waiting sound transmission unit for transmitting the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit to the calling terminal as the call waiting sound to be provided to the calling terminal under the control of the controller; Contextual call waiting sound providing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The receiver's personal information includes a call waiting sound for each situation, characterized in that it includes date of birth information for checking the biorhythm of the called party. It is connected to a mobile communication network, a sound source information providing server for providing a user with at least one sound source and a weather information providing server for providing weather information for each region, and provides a call waiting sound reflecting a weather condition to a calling terminal when a call is connected. As a situation call waiting sound system for A control unit for controlling the overall operation of the call waiting sound providing system for each situation; A database for storing user's personal information and sound source information for each weather condition set by a called party under the control of the controller; Under a control of the controller, a menu for setting a sound source for each weather state to be provided to a calling terminal attempting to connect to a call mobile communication terminal is transmitted, and a user wakes up from at least one sound source provided from the sound source information providing server. A condition register configured to match at least one sound source selected for each state to the database by matching the identification information and the weather state of the user; When receiving incoming information including the originating terminal and the terminating mobile communication terminal information attempted from the mobile communication network to the terminating mobile communication terminal, specific location information for grasping the weather condition with the weather information providing server under the control of the controller A status information check unit for transmitting and requesting a weather condition of an area including the location; A call waiting sound extraction unit for extracting a sound source matching a weather condition of a specific region transmitted from the situation information checking unit from the database under the control of the controller; And A call waiting sound transmission unit for transmitting the sound source extracted by the call waiting sound extracting unit to the calling terminal as the call waiting sound to be provided to the calling terminal under the control of the controller; Contextual call waiting sound providing system comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein Specific location information for identifying the weather condition, The situation-specific call waiting sound providing system, characterized in that any one of the location of the incoming mobile communication terminal or the location of the calling terminal. It is connected with a biorhythm information providing server that provides mobile rhythm information and biorhythm information for each user, and provides a call waiting sound using a situation call waiting sound system to provide a call waiting sound considering the status of a called party to a calling terminal when a call is connected. As a method, the situation call waiting sound providing system has a database for storing the sound source for each bio-rhythm set by the user, A first step of receiving incoming information including information of an originating terminal and a terminating mobile communication terminal attempted from the mobile communication network to a terminating mobile communication terminal; A second step of requesting and receiving biorhythm status information of the current called party by transmitting personal information of the called party extracted from the database to the biorhythm information providing server; And A third step of extracting a sound source matching the biorhythm state of the called party received in the second step from the database and transmitting it to the mobile communication network to provide it as the call waiting sound to the calling terminal; The situation call waiting sound providing method comprising a. The method of claim 5, Before the first step, Receiving the date of birth of the called party from the called party's terminal for checking the called party's biorhythm and storing it in the database; The situation-specific call waiting sound providing method further comprising. A method of providing a situational call waiting sound using a situational call waiting sound providing system connected to a mobile communication network and a weather information providing server providing local weather information and providing a call waiting sound reflecting a weather condition to a calling terminal when a call is connected, The situation call waiting sound providing system has a database for storing the sound source for each weather condition set by the user, A first step of receiving incoming information including information of an originating terminal and a terminating mobile communication terminal attempted from the mobile communication network to a terminating mobile communication terminal; A second step of requesting and receiving a weather condition of a corresponding region by transmitting specific location information for identifying a weather condition to the weather information providing server; And A third step of extracting a sound source matching a weather condition of a specific area received in the second step from the database and transmitting the sound source to the calling terminal as a call waiting sound; The situation call waiting sound providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The second step, And transmitting one of the location of the called mobile communication terminal and the location of the calling terminal to the weather information providing server as specific location information for determining the weather condition.

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