KR20080021875A - Apparatus and method for offering caller identification in portable communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

A CID(Caller Identification) service device of a portable terminal and a method thereof are provided to use user information stored in an RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) tag as a CID, thereby solving a problem that a number of another person's portable terminal is provided as a caller's number. An RFID reader(204) obtains user information from information stored in an RFID tag. A communication unit(208) transmits a CID including the user information to a mobile communication network, and receives the CID from the mobile communication network. If a call connection attempt is generated, a controller(200) collects information of the RFID tag to process the information, so that the information is transmitted to the mobile communication network.

Description

Apparatus and method for providing caller information of a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OFFERING CALLER IDENTIFICATION IN PORTABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for providing caller information through a communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal for providing caller information according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring information of a user for use as origination information in a communication terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process for confirming user information in a communication terminal according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing outgoing information in a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for using user information stored in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag rather than information of the outgoing portable terminal as outgoing information. And to a method.

Recently, portable terminals are indispensable for modern people regardless of gender, age and age, and service providers and terminal manufacturers are competitively developing products (or services) to differentiate themselves from other companies.

For example, the portable terminal may include a phone book, a game, a short message, an e-mail, a morning call, an MP 3 layer, a digital camera, It develops into a multimedia device capable of wireless internet service and provides various services.

In addition to the above services, the receiving side portable terminal also provides a service for identifying the number of the calling side portable terminal.

Due to such a service, a number of users are using the convenience of being able to check the information of the calling mobile terminal and thus preventing unnecessary reception of a call.

However, the above service has a problem in that the number of the calling mobile terminal can simply be confirmed by the receiving mobile terminal. In other words, when a call connection is made using a portable terminal of another person instead of his own portable terminal, the receiving side portable terminal checks the number of the portable terminal of the other person rather than the information of the calling user.

Accordingly, there is a need for an apparatus and a method for providing information of a caller (user) using the calling portable terminal as calling information, not information of the calling portable terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for using information of a user who uses a communication terminal as outgoing information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for using user information included in a radio recognition tag as originating information.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, an apparatus for acquiring user information includes an RFID reader for acquiring user information among information stored in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the user information. Transmitting outgoing information including the outgoing information to a mobile communication network, and receiving the outgoing information from the mobile communication network and, when a call connection attempt occurs, collecting information of the RFID tag and transmitting the collected information to the mobile communication network. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing user information includes the steps of acquiring user information by recognizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and the obtained user information It characterized in that it comprises a step of transmitting to the mobile communication network with the outgoing information.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method for confirming user information includes a process of receiving outgoing information from a mobile communication network when a call reception occurs, and user information among the received outgoing information. Characterized in that it comprises a process of obtaining.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, an apparatus and method for providing information of a user using the calling party communication terminal as calling information, rather than the information of the calling party communication terminal, using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag will be described.

In addition, the communication terminals defined in the following descriptions include cellular phones, personal communication systems (PCS), personal data assistants (PDAs), international mobile telecommunications (IMT-2000), A mobile communication terminal such as a 4th generation broadband system (Broadband system) and the like, and a wired and wireless telephone that performs a communication service using a wired communication network means both. The following description will be described with the configuration of the mobile communication terminal.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for providing caller information through a communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system for providing caller information includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 101 including a user's information, a transmitting / receiving side communication terminal 103, 109, and the communication terminal. It can be configured as a service network 105, 107 to provide a service of.

The flow of the system for providing the caller information starts by transmitting the user information stored in the RFID tag 101 to the communication terminal 103.

For example, when the RFID tag 101 is brought close to the communication terminal 103, the RFID tag 101 uses a signal generated by the energy generated from the communication terminal 103 including the RFID reader as a power source. Send it out. At this time, the communication terminal 103 recognizes the signal transmitted from the RFID tag 101 through the RFID reader, recognizes the existence of the RFID tag 101, and obtains user information from the RFID tag 101. Can be.

In addition, the user information is user information (for example, a user name, a user's telephone number, etc.) using the calling party communication terminal 103 to inform the receiving party communication terminal in place of the information of the calling party communication terminal 103. Say.

The communication terminal 103 obtained the user information transmits the obtained user information and the information of the communication terminal to the service network. The service network includes both the mobile communication network 107 and the telephone communication network 105, which will be described below with the configuration of the mobile communication network.

When the mobile communication network 107 receives the user information and the information of the communication terminal 103, the mobile communication network 107 transmits the received information to the receiving side communication terminal 109. In other words, when the mobile switching center (MSC) of the service network (mobile communication network) 107 receives a call connection request from the calling party's communication terminal 103, the call is referred to the HLR / VLR. The side communication terminal 103 is identified and authenticated. Upon receipt of the call connection request at the switching center, the switching center receives the user information and the information of the communication terminal 103 together.

After authentication of the calling party communication terminal 103 according to the call connection request, the switching center confirms whether the calling party number service is subscribed to the calling party communication terminal by referring to HLR / VLR and then does not subscribe to the calling party number service. If not, the call connection with the receiving side communication terminal 109 is performed in a conventional manner. However, in the case of subscribing to the caller ID service, the switching center adds the user information to the normal call and receives the receiving side communication terminal 109. To send).

Here, the switching center transmits outgoing information including the information of the user, which is the information of the RFID tag 101, and the information of the originating communication terminal 103, to the receiving communication terminal 109.

In FIG. 1, an example of transmitting a user's information and information of the calling communication terminal 103 to the receiving communication terminal 109 is given.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the exchange station may select the user information, which is the information of the RFID tag 101, from the user information and the information of the calling communication terminal 103 and transmit the same to the receiving communication terminal 109.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication terminal for providing caller information according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a control unit (MPU: Micro-Processer Unit) 200 controls the overall operation of the communication terminal. For example, to perform processing and control for voice call and data communication, and to obtain user information among information of Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag according to the present invention and transmit it to the service network according to the present invention. It plays a role.

In addition, when receiving outgoing information from the service network, the user's information is obtained from the outgoing outgoing information and serves to process the output to the display unit 212.

Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 200 is abbreviate | omitted.

The user information acquiring unit 202 included in the control unit 200 is a user of the actual user who uses the actual communication terminal among the outgoing information received through the communication unit 208 (for example, information of the calling party's communication terminal, caller's information, etc.). Obtain information.

The memory unit 206 includes a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 200.

The RAM is a working memory of the controller 200, and stores temporary data generated while executing various programs. In addition, the flash ROM stores various updatable storage data such as a phone book, an outgoing message, and an incoming message.

The communication unit 208 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal of data input and output through an antenna. For example, in the case of transmission, after performing channel coding and spreading on the data to be transmitted, RF processing is performed to transmit the data. In the case of reception, the received RF signal is converted into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is despreaded and channel decoded to recover data. The baseband signal is obtained from the RFID reader 204 under the instruction of the controller 200. Send user information to service network (mobile communication network).

The RFID reader 204 may collect data recorded in the internal memory of the RFID tag including the user's information. That is, the RFID tag collects user information that is periodically transmitted using energy generated from the RFID reader 204 as a power source.

The input unit 210 includes 0 to 9 numeric key buttons, a menu button (menu), a cancel button (clear), an OK button, a call button (TALK), an end button (END), an internet access button, a navigation key (or A plurality of function keys, such as direction keys) buttons and text input keys, are provided, and key input data corresponding to a key pressed by a user is provided to the controller 200.

The display unit 212 displays status information generated during the operation of the communication terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of moving images and still images, and the like. The display unit 212 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD). In addition, the display unit 212 of the receiving side communication terminal outputs the user information of the caller collected from the RFID tag according to the present invention.

In the following description, a method for confirming outgoing information of a user who uses the communication terminal and not the information of the communication terminal through the communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring information of a user for use as origination information in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 200 first detects a call connection request of a user in step 301 to perform a call connection, and then proceeds to step 303 to check whether a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is recognized. do.

For example, when the RFID tag comes close to the communication terminal, the RFID tag transmits a signal using energy generated from the communication terminal including the RFID reader 204 as a power source. In this case, the communication terminal recognizes the signal transmitted from the RFID tag through the RFID reader 204 to recognize the existence of the RFID tag and obtain user information from the RFID tag.

If the RFID tag is not recognized, the controller 200 proceeds to step 309 to perform a corresponding function (eg, a call connection using only information of a communication terminal).

On the other hand, when recognizing the RFID tag, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 305 the user information transmitted by the recognized RFID tag (for example, the name of the user using the calling party communication terminal, communication terminal number, nickname Etc.).

In operation 307, the controller 200 requests a call connection to the mobile communication network. Here, the call connection is performed by transmitting the user information collected from the RFID tag and the information of the calling party's communication terminal to the switching center of the mobile communication service network.

Thereafter, the controller 200 ends the present algorithm.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process for confirming user information in a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the control unit 200 first checks whether a call is received by the calling communication terminal in step 401. If the call is not detected, the controller 200 proceeds to step 409 to perform a corresponding function (eg, a standby mode).

On the other hand, when detecting the call reception, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 403 to obtain outgoing information received from the switching center of the mobile communication network. Here, the source information refers to information of a user, which is information of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and information of the source communication terminal.

In operation 405, the control unit 200 instructs the user information acquisition unit 202 to acquire information of the user, which is information of the RFID tag, among the received transmission information.

In operation 407, the controller 200 outputs the obtained user information to the display unit 212, and then ends the present algorithm.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, by using the user information stored in the radio wave identification tag as outgoing information, it is possible to solve the problem of providing the number of the portable terminal of another person as the outgoing number instead of the user's information transmitted from the conventional receiving side portable terminal. .

Claims (9)

An apparatus for obtaining user information, An RFID reader for acquiring user information among information stored in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; A communication unit which transmits outgoing information including the user information to a mobile communication network and receives the outgoing information from the mobile communication network; And a controller for processing to collect and transmit information of the RFID tag to the mobile communication network when a call connection attempt occurs. The method of claim 1, The control unit, And a user information acquiring unit for acquiring user information of a user who uses the calling portable terminal. The method of claim 2, The control unit, And when the origination information is received through the communication unit, instructing the user information acquisition unit to acquire user information among the received outgoing information. The method of claim 3, wherein The user information, And at least one of a name of a user using the calling party's communication terminal, a communication terminal number of the user, and a nickname. In the method for providing user information, Acquiring user information by recognizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; And transmitting the obtained user information along with the calling information to a mobile communication network. The method of claim 5, The user information, And at least one of a name of a user using the calling party's communication terminal, a communication terminal number of the user, and a nickname. In the method for confirming user information, Receiving call information from a mobile communication network when a call reception occurs; And obtaining user information from the received outgoing information. The method of claim 7, wherein And after obtaining the user information, outputting the obtained user information. The method of claim 8, The user information, And at least one of a name of the user using the calling party's communication terminal, a communication terminal number of the user, and a nickname.

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