KR20130066506A - Method and apparatus for call set up according to network available for receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A call setting method and a device thereof according to a network usable to a receiving device is provided to perform a smooth call and to reduce traffic of a 3G network. CONSTITUTION: An call-sending device(100) includes a communication unit(110), a communication environment setting unit(120), and a call-sending control unit(130). The communication unit transmits and receives data via network. The communication environment setting unit sets up communication environment by receiving available network information of a call-receiving device from an external server when the call-sending device sets up a call for performing communication through the call-receiving device and an IP network. The call-sending control unit sets up a call through the IP network according to the set communication environment. [Reference numerals] (110) Communication unit; (120) Communication environment setting unit; (130) Call-sending control unit

Description

Method and apparatus for call establishment according to network available to called device {Method and apparatus for call set up according to network available for receiver}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for setting up a call according to a network available to a called device when performing a call over an IP (internet protocol) network.

With the spread of smart phones, the load on 3G lines (3 generation) is increasing. In addition, users of devices such as PCs, mobile phones, tablet terminals, and TVs having a communication function are increasing. In addition, since such devices are made easy to use contents on the Internet, for example, the amount of communication is increasing. Therefore, the traffic of these devices is pressing the network. In particular, when performing a video call in the terminal device, the quality of the video call is easily affected by the speed of the network used by the terminal device. Therefore, when the terminal device uses a heavily loaded 3G line, the terminal device may not use a video call smoothly.

In addition, a telephone service (hereinafter referred to as IP telephone) provided by using IP (Internet Protocol) of a packet communication protocol is known. Some IP telephones basically connect IP telephone terminals directly based on P2P (Peer to Peer) technology. And IP phones are increasing in number of devices that can be used, not only PCs, but also mobile phones, tablet terminals, and televisions. However, a device connected to a third generation mobile phone line (hereinafter referred to as a 3G line) has a problem that video or audio is interrupted because of a large amount of data when making a video call with an IP phone.

In addition, when a user assigns and uses a plurality of IDs (IDs) for each terminal device owned by the user, all of the IDs activated to be able to call may not be considered to be available for call. For example, if a user logs in with an ID used by a personal computer (PC) or a television (television) that can be used at home, and the user is enabled to make a call, the ID cannot be answered even with an incoming call. There is a problem. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary for the user to set up a call with the portable terminal device.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method and apparatus for setting up a call according to a network available to a called device when performing a call over an IP network.

One aspect of an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in the method for the originating device to establish a call with the destination apparatus over the IP network, the communication environment is set according to the network available to the destination apparatus Making; And setting up a call according to the set communication environment.

In addition, the setting of the communication environment may include: displaying available call methods according to a network available to the called device; And determining a call method to be used among the displayed call methods according to a user input, wherein the call method includes a voice call method and a video call method.

In addition, the setting of the communication environment may include displaying a communication device available according to a network available to the destination device; Determining at least one communication device to transmit a call request among the displayed communication devices according to a user input, and setting up a call according to the set communication environment includes transmitting a call request to the determined communication device. Characterized in that.

In addition, the displaying of the communication device may include displaying a communication device capable of using the in-home network if the called device may use the in-home network.

In addition, the displaying of the communication device may include displaying a portable communication device capable of using the public wireless network, if the destination device may use a public wireless network.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for setting up a call according to a network available to a destination apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing a structure of a call originating apparatus 100 for setting up a call according to a network available to the called apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
3 determines a call method or communication device by user input according to a network available to the called device 200 according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention, and calls according to the determined call method or communication device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the originating apparatus 300 to set.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting up a call according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates a method for determining a call method or a communication device by user input according to a network available to the called device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and setting up a call according to the determined call method or the communication device. Flowchart.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a call method or a communication device according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and setting up a call according to the determined call method or communication device.
7 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1 for establishing a call according to an available network according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 11 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 31 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the registration device 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a diagram showing an example of data in the address book storage unit 903 acquired and managed by the terminal 31 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating a call setup method according to an available network according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a diagram showing an example of a call function selection screen displayed on the display unit 907 of the terminal 31 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1a for establishing a call according to an available network according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the registration device 40a according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1b for establishing a call according to an available network according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 11b according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a flowchart illustrating a call setup method according to an available network according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that like elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed in an ordinary or dictionary sense, and the inventor shall properly define the terms of his invention in the best way possible It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

Call setup refers to communication line setting processing between two terminals including an address ID required by the originating apparatus of the network, route selection through the network, and allowing connection to the terminating apparatus, and the originating apparatus sends out a signal to the network. Via, it refers to a series of processes that complete the connection to the called device.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for setting up a call according to a network available to a destination apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for setting up a call according to a network available to a called device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a calling device 100 and a called device 200.

The calling device 100 and the called device 200 may be devices capable of communicating through various types of networks used by a user, and may include a personal computer, a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, and a navigation device. navigation terminal, smart phone, personal digital assistants, smart TV, portable multimedia player and digital broadcast receiver.

In this case, the communication method performed by the calling device 100 and the called device 200 may be a communication method using an IP (internet protocol), but is not limited thereto and includes a peer-to-peer or push-type communication method. can do.

2 is a block diagram showing a structure of a call originating apparatus 100 for setting up a call according to a network available to the called apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the originating apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure may include a communication unit 110, a communication environment setting unit 120, and an originating control unit 130.

The communication unit 110 may exchange data through a network.

The communication environment setting unit 120 may set a communication environment according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200. Whenever the network environment of the destination device 200 changes, the network available to the destination device 200 transmits the network information available to the destination device 200 to the external server, and the external server Can be stored in. Therefore, when the originating apparatus 100 sets up a call to perform communication with the terminating apparatus 200 through the IP network, it sets up a communication environment by receiving available network information of the terminating apparatus 200 from the external server. And call can be set up according to the set communication environment.

The originating controller 130 may set up a call through an IP network according to the set communication environment.

3 determines a call method or communication device by user input according to a network available to the called device 200 according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention, and calls according to the determined call method or communication device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the originating apparatus 300 to set.

Referring to FIG. 3, the calling device 300 according to the second and third embodiments of the present invention may include a communication unit 310, a communication environment setting unit 320, a call control unit 330, and a display unit 340. It may include. The communication unit 310, the communication environment setting unit 320, and the outgoing control unit 330 of FIG. 3 correspond to the communication unit 110, the communication environment setting unit 120, and the outgoing control unit 130 of FIG. 2. Will be omitted.

The communication environment setting unit 320 may set a communication environment according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200. In this case, the communication environment setting unit 320 determines an optimal call method or communication device according to a network available to the called device 200, or displays a list of call methods or communication devices according to priorities, Can be decided accordingly.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, when the communication environment setting unit 320 determines a communication method or a communication device to transmit a call request, the communication method or the communication device has priority according to a network available to the destination device 200. By determining the rank and displaying the call method or communication device list according to the priority, it is possible to determine a call method or a communication device to transmit a call request to be performed in the calling device 300 during a voice call and a video call according to a user input. . In one embodiment of the present invention, the call method that can be set is not limited to a voice call or a video call, but may include another call method.

When the communication environment setting unit 320 sets the call method, if the network available to the receiving device 200 is a 3G line or a network where video calls cannot be made smoothly, the communication environment setting unit 320 performs a voice call. The display method may be displayed in the priority order and set a call method to be performed in the calling device 100 during a voice call and a video call according to a user input. If the network available to the destination apparatus 200 is a wireless LAN, a long term evolution (LTE), a femtocell, or a video call, the communication environment setting unit 320 may prioritize the video call. The display method may determine a call method to be performed in the calling device 100 during a voice call and a video call according to a user input.

Therefore, the originating apparatus 300 may determine whether to conduct a video call or a voice call according to a network available in the called device 100.

In addition, when the communication environment setting unit 320 determines the communication device to transmit the call request, the communication environment setting unit 320 uses the network available to the destination device 200 to locate the user of the destination device 200. May be determined approximately, and a communication device to which a call request is to be transmitted may be determined according to the location of the user. In this case, the called device 200 is a portable device capable of determining the location of the user, and may include a notebook computer, a tablet PC, and a smartphone.

When the destination apparatus 200 is in an area where a wireless local area network (LAN) in a home can be used, it may be determined that the user of the destination apparatus 200 is located in the home. Therefore, the communication environment setting unit 320 may use the wireless LAN in the home, the list of at least one communication device selected according to whether or not using the same ID as the ID of the destination device 200 or predetermined identification information. The display apparatus may determine a communication device to transmit a call request according to a user input of the calling device 300. In this case, the ID may be an ID of a user used in an application capable of performing communication using IP. In addition, the predetermined identification information may include information indicating that the communication device is used by a user who is the same as or related to the user of the destination apparatus 200. In addition, the wireless LAN in the home may mean a wireless LAN that is used in the home or resident area of the user and is not open to the public, and the communication method is not limited to the LAN, and may include other wireless communication methods.

When the destination apparatus 200 is in an area where a public wireless LAN can be used, it may be determined that the user of the destination apparatus 200 has gone out. Accordingly, the communication environment setting unit 320 is portable and displays a list of at least one communication device selected by using the same ID as the ID of the called device 200 or according to predetermined identification information, and the calling device 300. The communication device to which the call request for performing the communication may be determined according to a user input of. The public wireless LAN may mean a wireless LAN used in an area other than a residential area open to the public, and the communication method is not limited to the LAN and may include other wireless communication methods.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, when the communication environment setting unit 320 determines a call method or a communication device, a network usable to the called device 200 without receiving an input from a user of the calling device 300. It is possible to determine the optimal call method or communication device according to.

The communication environment setting unit 320 determines whether a video call can be made smoothly according to a network available to the called device 200, and determines a call method to be performed in the calling device 100 during a voice call or a video call. Can be.

In addition, when the communication environment setting unit 320 determines a communication device to transmit a call request, when the destination device 200 is in an area where a wireless local area network (LAN) in a home can be used, the communication environment setting unit ( 320 may use the wireless LAN in the home and transmit a call request to at least one communication device determined according to whether or not the same ID as the ID of the destination apparatus 200 or predetermined identification information is used.

If the terminating device 200 is in an area where a public wireless LAN can be used, the communication environment setting unit 320 is portable and uses the same ID as that of the terminating device 200 or predetermined identification information. The call request may be transmitted to at least one communication device determined according to the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication environment setting unit 320 may further consider a network that the originating apparatus 300 can use. That is, when the network available to the calling device 300 and the called device 200 is a network capable of making a video call smoothly, the communication environment setting unit 320 displays the video call as a priority and according to a user input. The calling device 100 may determine a call method to be performed or set a video call to be performed.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a user of the originating apparatus 300 tries to make a call with the user of the terminating apparatus 200, the originating apparatus 300 determines a communication device to transmit a call request and simultaneously The call request may be transmitted to at least one communication device. In addition, when the user of the called device 200 accepts the call request from any one communication device receiving the call request, the user of the calling device 300 may perform a call with the user of the called device 200. have.

Therefore, when the called device 200 is not a portable device such as a TV or a PC, the approximate position of the user of the called device 200 is determined based on a portable device such as a smart phone, and thus the user's portable device may be determined. By determining whether or not to transmit a call request, even when a call request arrives at a communication device that is not portable because the user of the destination apparatus 200 is out, the mobile device receives the call request and talks with the user of the originating device 300. Can be performed.

The originating control unit 330 transmits a call request to at least one communication device and sets the communication device transmitting the response signal as the destination device 200 so that the originating device 300 can establish a call with the destination device 200. Can be controlled.

The display unit 340 may display a call method or a communication device list generated according to the priority.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting up a call according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the communication environment setting unit 120 of the caller 100 sets a communication environment according to a network available to the caller 200 (S401), and the call controller 130 according to the set communication environment. The call can be set up with the destination apparatus 200 (S403). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the originating apparatus 100 may set an optimal communication environment according to a network available to the terminating apparatus 200.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method for determining a call method or a communication device by user input according to a network available to the called device 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and setting up a call according to the determined call method or the communication device. Flowchart.

The calling device 300 may display a list of available communication devices and call methods according to priorities according to a network available to the called device 200 (S501). In addition, the calling device 300 may determine a call method and a communication device to which the calling device 300 transmits a call request according to a user input (S503). The originating device 300 may transmit a call request to the determined at least one communication device (S505). When the calling device 300 receives the response signal from the at least one communication device (S507), the calling device 300 sets the communication device which first transmitted the received response signal as the called device 200 and determines the determined call. According to the method, a call can be established and set up with the destination apparatus 200 (S509).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a call method or a communication device according to a network available to the destination apparatus 200 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and setting up a call according to the determined call method or communication device.

The calling device 300 may determine an optimal communication device and a call method according to a network available to the called device 200 (S601). The originating device 300 transmits a call request to the determined at least one communication device (S603). When the calling device 300 receives the response signal from the at least one communication device (S605), the calling device 300 sets the communication device that first transmitted the received response signal as the called device 200 and determines the call method. After the call is set according to the call to the device 200 can be called (S607).

Hereinafter, a method of setting up a call according to an available network further including a registration device capable of storing information of terminals performing communication according to the fourth to sixth embodiments of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1 for establishing a call according to an available network according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the call system 1 includes a first system 10, a first network 20, a second system 30, a registration device 40, a terminal 50, a base station 60, A second network 70, a gateway switch 80, and a public wireless LAN device 90 may be included.

The terminal 31 of the caller side (caller) can acquire the line information to which the called party (caller) terminals 11, 12, and 50 are connected from the registration device 40.

The terminal 31 can select the communication mode based on the obtained line information to which the called terminal is connected. The terminal 31 can transmit to the called terminal using the selected communication mode (or call mode). In this case, the selection of the communication mode may mean whether the terminal 31 selects a network to be used for communication, a destination terminal to perform communication, a video call or a voice call.

The first system 10 is, for example, an intranet installed in a home, and may include a terminal 11, a terminal 12, and a wireless local area network (LAN) device 13.

The terminal 11 and the terminal 12 may each have a function of telephone service (hereinafter referred to as IP telephone) provided by using an IP (Internet Protocol) of a packet communication protocol. The terminal 11 is connected to the wireless LAN apparatus 13 using, for example, communication of a wireless LAN standard as a personal computer (PC). The terminal 12 is, for example, a television (hereinafter referred to as a TV) and is connected to the wireless LAN apparatus 13 by using wireless LAN standard communication.

The wireless LAN device 13 may have a router function for communicating based on the wireless LAN standard. The terminal 11 and the terminal 12 are connected to the wireless LAN apparatus 13. In addition, the terminal 50 can also be connected to the wireless LAN apparatus 13 when the terminal 50 is within a predetermined range of the first system 10. The wireless LAN device 13 can be connected so that the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 and the first network 20 connected to the wireless LAN device 13 can be mutually connected.

The first network 20 may be, for example, the Internet.

The second system 30 may include, for example, a terminal 31 and a router 32 as an intranet installed in a home.

The terminal 31 is connected to the router 32 by LAN cable, for example, as a PC.

The router 32 may be connected so that the terminal 31 connected to the router 32 and the first network 20 can be interconnected.

The registration device 40 stores, for example, a terminal 11, a terminal 12, a terminal 50, ID information for IP phones, model information, and service area information of the terminal 31 as a server. Can be. Model information is information regarding the model of the terminal 11, the terminal 12, the terminal 50, and the terminal 31, for example, a TV, a PC, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, etc. The renegotiation information is information indicating the type of the network used by the terminal 11, the terminal 12, the terminal 50, and the terminal 31, that is, a communication method. Financial rights information is, for example, connection by home wireless LAN (first communication method) (hereinafter called home wireless LAN connection) and connection by public wireless LAN (second communication method) (hereinafter, referred to as public wireless LAN connection). And 3G (third generation) line (third communication method) connection (hereinafter referred to as 3G line connection). The ID information is an identification number issued by the company providing the IP telephone contracted by the user of the first system 10 and the second system 30.

The terminal 50 is a smartphone, for example. The terminal 50 is connected to the wireless LAN apparatus 13 when it is in the predetermined range in the 1st system 10. FIG. Or the terminal 50 is connected to the public wireless LAN apparatus 90, when it is in the predetermined range in a public wireless LAN. Alternatively, the terminal 50 is connected to the base station 60 of the 3G line.

The base station 60 is an apparatus for performing wireless communication by 3G line with a wireless terminal. The base station 60 is connected to the second network 70.

The second network 70 is a network of 3G lines.

The gateway exchange 80 converts data used in the second network 70 into data used in the first network 20, and transmits the exchanged data to the first network 20. Alternatively, the gateway exchange 80 converts data used in the first network 20 to data used in the second network 70, and transmits the exchanged data to the second network 70.

The public wireless LAN apparatus 90 is a device which can use the Internet connection service using the wireless LAN installed in public facilities, a station, a restaurant (store), for example.

8 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 11 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the terminal 11 includes a transceiver 801, a line information acquisition unit 802, a unique information storage unit 803, a terminal information transmitter 804, a call means control unit 805, and a voice call. The unit 806 and the video call unit 807 may be included.

In addition, the terminal 12 and the terminal 50 may also include components included in the terminal 11 of FIG. 8.

The transceiver 801 transmits and receives a transmission signal and a reception signal through the wireless LAN device 13.

The line information acquisition unit 802 can acquire the type of the line to which the terminal 11 is connected via the transceiver unit 801, and can generate the renegotiation information based on the information indicating the type of the acquired line. The line information acquisition unit 802 can transfer the generated reciprocal information to the terminal information transmitter 804.

The unique information storage unit 803 can store user unique information and model information as the ID information for the IP telephone of the terminal 11.

In addition, the unique information storage unit 803 of the terminal 12 can store the ID information for the IP telephone and the model information of the terminal 12. The unique information storage unit 803 of the terminal 50 can store the ID information for the IP telephone and the model information of the terminal 50.

The terminal information transmitter 804 can acquire the ID information and the model information of the terminal 11 from the unique information storage unit 803. The terminal information transmitter 804 can transmit the acquired ID information, the model information of the terminal 11, and the renegotiation information received from the line information acquisition unit 802 to the registration device 40 through the transceiver 801. have.

The call means control unit 805 extracts the call mode from the transmission signal transmitted from the originating terminal 31 through the transceiver unit 801. The call means control unit 805 may select the voice call unit 806 or the video call unit 807 based on the extracted call mode, and control to call using the selected call unit.

The voice call unit 806 may control to call only by voice under the control of the call means control unit 805.

The video call unit 807 may control to make a voice call and a video call under the control of the call means control unit 805.

In addition, when the terminals 11, 12, and 50 are terminals that can be directly connected to the second network, the transceiver 801 of FIG. 8 may transmit and receive transmission signals and reception signals through an antenna (not shown).

9 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 31 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

9, the terminal 31 includes a transceiver 901, a terminal information acquisition unit 902, an address book storage unit 903, a call means control unit 904, a voice call unit 905, and a video call unit. 906, a display unit 907, and an input unit 908.

The transceiver 901 transmits and receives a transmission signal and a reception signal through the router 32.

The terminal information acquisition unit 902 can acquire the subtitle information of each terminal registered in association with the ID information of the called party from the registration device 40. The terminal information acquisition unit 902 can transfer the acquired renegotiation information to the call means control unit 904.

In the address book storage unit 903, called party information, ID information and model information are stored in association with each other.

The call means control unit 904 associates the resident rights information output from the terminal information acquisition unit 902 with the called party information, ID information, and model information read out from the address book storage unit 903, and displays the associated information. ) Can be displayed. The call means controller 904 may select the voice call unit 905 or the video call unit 906 based on the communication function selected by the user through the input unit 908, and control the call to be made using the selected call unit. .

The voice call unit 905 controls to call only by voice under the control of the call means control unit 904.

The video call unit 906 controls to make a voice call and a video call under the control of the call means control unit 904.

The display unit 907 is a monitor, for example. The input unit 908 is, for example, a keyboard or a mouse. In addition, when the display unit 907 has a touch panel function, the display unit 907 may also have an input unit 908.

10 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the registration device 40 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the registration device 40 may divide information of each terminal into ID information, model information, and renegotiation information, and store the information in a table format.

For example, referring to the second line of FIG. 10, the information about the terminal 11 is ID information is ID-1, model information is a PC, and resident information is home wireless LAN connection.

11 is a diagram showing an example of data in the address book storage unit 903 acquired and managed by the terminal 31 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 11, in the address book storage unit 903, called party information (e.g., name), ID information owned by the called party, and model information used in the ID information can be stored. The ID information and the model information used in the ID information can be transmitted from the called party to the sender in advance by e-mail or the like, for example.

In the address book storage unit 303, the related information can be stored for each called party.

12 is a flowchart illustrating a call setup method according to an available network according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1, the called party uses the terminal 11, terminal 12, and IP telephone ID information, model information, and the re-authorization information of the terminal 50, and the first network 20 and the second network 70. Is registered in the registration device 40 through the. For example, the terminal information transmitter 804 of the terminal 11 associates the copyright information acquired by the line information acquisition unit 802 with the ID information and the model information read out from the unique information storage unit 803 and registers ( 40).

In the example shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 10, the model information of the terminal 11 is a PC, the ID information is ID-1, and the financial information is a home wireless LAN connection. The model information of the terminal 12 is TV, the ID information is ID-2, and the financial information is home wireless LAN connection. The model information of the terminal 50 is a smartphone, the ID information is ID-3, and the financial information is a 3G line connection.

In step S2, the registration device 40 registers the ID information for the IP telephone, the model information, and the re-authorization information transmitted from the terminal 11, the terminal 12, and the terminal 50 in association with the storage unit.

In addition, the receiver can manually register with the registration device 40 at each terminal whether it is a home wireless LAN line or a public wireless LAN line. Alternatively, the registration apparatus 40 may determine and register the name of the server having rough information received from each terminal.

In step S3, the caller selects the called party from the address book storage unit 903 of the terminal 31. The terminal information acquisition unit 902 of the terminal 31 extracts, from the address book storage unit 903, ID information stored in association with the selected called party. Next, the terminal information acquisition unit 902 transmits the request for the extracted ID information and the re-authorization information to the registration device 40 in order to inquire the re-authorization information for each extracted ID information.

Next, the registration device 40 extracts the reciprocal information for each ID information based on the request for the ID information and the renegotiation information received from the terminal 31, and transmits the extracted reciprocal information for each ID information to the terminal 31. .

Specifically, the caller selects the called party A from the table shown in FIG. The terminal information acquisition unit 902 extracts ID information (ID-1 to ID-3) stored in association with the called party A. FIG. The terminal information acquisition unit 902 transmits the extracted ID information (ID-1 to ID-3) and the request for the re-authorization information to the registration device 40. The registration device 40 is stored in association with, for example, ID-1 in the table of FIG. 10 based on the request of the ID information (ID-1 to ID-3) and the re-authorization information received from the terminal 31. Extracts home wireless LAN connection information. The registration device 40 associates the extracted resident rights information "home wireless LAN connection" with ID-1 and transmits it to the terminal 31.

In step S4, the terminal information acquisition part 902 produces | generates the display information which correlated the resident rights information acquired from the registration apparatus 40, the called party information stored in the address book storage 903, and ID information. The terminal information acquisition unit 902 displays the generated display information on the display unit 907 of the terminal 31.

In step S5, the caller selects the call function using the input unit 908 for each ID information while looking at the re-authorization information of each ID of the called party displayed on the display unit 907. The call function is a voice call or a video call.

13 is a diagram showing an example of a call function selection screen displayed on the display unit 907 of the terminal 31 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 13, the display screen may display the called party information, the called party ID information, the resident rights information acquired from the registration device 40, and the call function selection unit, for example in a tabular format.

In the example shown in Fig. 13, the caller judges that the ID-1 can transmit and receive images because the ID-1 is used in the first system 10, i.e., connected to the wireless LAN environment. Therefore, the caller can select a video call as the call function of ID-1. The caller can then determine that ID-2 is being used at home, similar to ID-1, and select the video call as the call function of ID-2. Next, the called party judges that video transmission and reception may be interrupted because ID-3 is connected via a 3G line. Thus, the caller can select a voice call as the call function of ID-3. That is, the caller can select the call function in response to the reciprocal information of the information indicating the network to which the terminal of the called party (call partner) is connected.

Alternatively, when the called party stays in the first system 10 and the terminal 50 is in the first system 10, the terminal 50 automatically detects and connects to the wireless LAN apparatus 13. In this way, when the financial information of the terminal 50 is a home wireless LAN line, the caller may determine that the called party is at home and select a video call as a call function of the terminal 50.

In step S6, the call means control unit 304 of the terminal 31 can call at least one or more IDs having the same financial information based on the selected call function. For example, when the rights information of the terminal 11 (ID-1), the terminal 12 (ID-2), and the terminal 50 (ID-3) are all home wireless LAN connections, the call means control unit 904 ) May call in a call mode in which a video call is made using the video call unit 906 for ID-1, ID-2, and ID-2. In addition, the transmission means performed by the call means control unit 904 using the voice call unit 905 or the video call unit 906 may include information indicating the call mode.

In step S7, the call means control unit 904 determines whether there has been an incoming call to the call. If there is a call, the flow proceeds to step S8. If there is no incoming call, the flow advances to step S6 to continue calling for a predetermined number or period of time.

In step S8, when there is a call, the call means control unit 904 stops the call to other than the called terminal. Next, the call means control unit 904 executes a call with the called terminal by the set call function.

The call means control unit 805 of the called terminal (terminal 11, terminal 12, or terminal 50) extracts information indicating the call mode from the transmission signal transmitted from terminal 31. The call means control unit 805 can communicate with the calling party terminal 31 using the voice call unit 806 or the video call unit 807 based on the extracted call mode.

As described above, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the caller may acquire the re-entry information for each ID information owned by the called party, and select and call a call function based on the acquired re-entry information. Therefore, when the terminal possessed by the called party is connected to the 3G line, since the call is made in the voice call mode, the call is not interrupted and thus smooth communication is possible. When connected to a home wireless LAN or a public wireless LAN, the call can be made in a video call mode at the calling party. In this case, since the call is transmitted and received through the wireless LAN, the call is not interrupted and smooth calls can be made. When the terminal is connected to the 3G line, by making a voice call instead of a video call, the traffic of the 3G line can be reduced.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the case in which the terminal 31 is a PC as a terminal used by the caller has been described. However, the terminal 31 may be a TV, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like having an IP telephone function.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the caller selects a call function in response to a network to which the called party's terminal is connected has been described, but the caller's terminal 31 is connected to a network to which the called party's terminal is connected. In response, the call function may be selected.

An example in which the caller's terminal 31 selects a call function corresponding to the network to which the called party's terminal is connected will be described. In this case, in addition to the home wireless LAN line, the public wireless LAN line, and the 3G line, the information for the re-rights may be a line of a wireless LAN environment where a communication fee is paid and a line of which the receiver is an overseas network. In other words, the renegotiation information may be information indicating a state in which the caller's terminal is used.

When the called party's terminal is connected to a network having a high communication speed and a low communication rate, the terminal 31 can control to communicate with a sufficient data size.

When the called party's terminal is connected to a network having a high communication fee, the terminal 31 can control to communicate with a small data size.

When the called party's terminal is connected to a network having a low communication speed, the terminal 31 can control to communicate with a small data size.

In addition, in the call function selection screen shown in Fig. 13, the call function initial value may be set based on the resident authority information, and the caller may switch the call function only when there is a change. For example, the initial value of the call function may be set to video call for home wireless LAN connection and public wireless LAN connection, and to set voice call for 3G line.

In addition, the terminal 31 may make a call function selection only at the time of the first call and then call from the next time using the call function selected first.

At the time of processing of the call system 1 shown in Fig. 12, steps S1 and S2 indicate that when the called party who has ID information starts the device, for example, or when the called person manually reenters the registration device 40 from each terminal. Information may be registered.

In addition, the terminal may not be activated, or the registration information may not be registered in the registration device 40 at all, or the called party may have only one ID. Therefore, the initial value of the renegotiation information registered in the registration device 40 may be set in the home wireless LAN connection.

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the caller has been described an example of making a call to all terminals corresponding to the ID that the called party has, but is not limited thereto. For example, in the case where the rights information of the terminal 50 is 3G line connection, the caller may determine that the called party stays outside the first system 10 and call the terminal 50 only.

Alternatively, when the re-authorization information of the terminal 50 is home wireless LAN connection, the caller may determine that the called party stays in the first system 10 and call the terminal 11 only.

In addition, although the example which used the terminal 11, the terminal 12, the terminal 50, and the terminal 31 as a sending terminal was demonstrated in this embodiment, it is not limited to this. The terminal 11, the terminal 12, and the terminal 50 may be a transmitting terminal, or the terminal 31 may be a called terminal. In addition, each terminal (terminal 11, terminal 12, terminal 50, terminal 31) may include the components shown in Figs.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, an example is described in which a caller selects a call function when the called party's terminal is connected to a home wireless LAN, connected to a public wireless LAN, or connected to a 3G line.

In the fifth embodiment of the present invention, a portable wireless LAN (fourth communication method) router (hereinafter referred to as a portable wireless LAN device) using a 3G line is connected to the Internet from a PC, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal. Calls will be explained when present.

14 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1a for establishing a call according to an available network according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The difference from the call system 1 of FIG. 7 is the registration device 40a and the portable wireless LAN device 95.

In addition, the configuration of the terminal 11, the terminal 12, the terminal 50 may include the configuration shown in Figure 8 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the configuration of the terminal 31 may include the configuration shown in FIG. 9 according to the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, the terminal 50 is connected to the second network 70 through the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 and the base station 60.

In the registration apparatus 40a, as shown in FIG. 15, ID information, model information, financial information, and location information of the terminal are stored in association with each other.

15 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the registration device 40a according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

The location information is information indicating a location where each terminal is installed or a location connected to each network. For example, the location information is information including latitude, longitude, or address obtained by a GPS (Global Positioning System).

The portable wireless LAN device 95 has a router function for communicating based on the wireless LAN standard. The terminal 50 is connected to the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95. In addition, the portable wireless LAN device 95 interconnects the connected terminal 50 with the second network 70 through the base station 60.

In addition, when the terminal 50 is connected with the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95, the copyright information of the terminal 50 is portable wireless LAN connection.

Next, a description will be given of the re-authorization information when the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 is used.

The portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 may be used not only outside the first system 10 but also within the first system 10. When the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 is also used in the first system 10, it is difficult to determine whether the called party is in the first system 10 or outside the first system 10 only by the financial information of the terminal 50. .

Therefore, when the called party registers the copyright information of the terminal used only in the first system 10 like the terminal 11 or the terminal 12 in the registration device 40, the called party also registers the material information where the stationary terminal is installed. do. In addition, a stationary terminal is a terminal used only in the 1st system 10, For example, TV, a desktop PC, etc. are mentioned.

For example, when the terminal 50 is equipped with GPS, the registration information and the registration information of the terminal 50 of the terminal 50 is registered. When the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 do not have a GPS, the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 may be registered in the registration device 40 with the location of the home as 'home', for example. Alternatively, the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 may register the location information when the terminal 50 is used at home as the location information of the terminal 11 and the terminal 12.

When the called party is using the terminal 50 and the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 outside the first system 10, the receiver registers and updates the position information acquired by the terminal 50 with the registration authority 40 together with the renegotiation information. do. In addition, an update interval may be performed every fixed time, for example, or may be performed for every movement of predetermined distance. Alternatively, the update interval may be updated from time to time when the use environment of the called party changes.

When the terminal 50 does not have a GPS function, for example, the information of the base station 60 to which the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95 is connected may be registered in the registration apparatus 40a as the location information.

The caller determines whether the called party stays in the first system 10 or only the first system 10 based on the information displayed on the display unit 307 of the terminal 31. Specifically, when the financial information of the terminal 50 is the portable wireless LAN connection and the location information indicates the location of the home, the caller judges that the called party stays in the first system 10, for example, the terminal. You may call only (11). Or, when the financial information of the terminal 50 is a portable wireless LAN connection and the location information indicates information other than the home, the caller determines that the called party stays outside the first system 10, for example, the terminal 50. ) May be called only.

As described above, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, first, information indicating a place where the stationary terminal is installed can be registered in the registration device 40a in association with the re-authorization information. When the called party connects the terminal 50 to the network via the portable wireless LAN apparatus 95, the location information of the terminal 50 is registered and updated in the registration device 40a at predetermined time intervals or when the usage environment changes. can do. The caller collects the location information of each terminal and inquires the registration apparatus 40a, and based on the result of the inquiry, whether the caller stays in the first system 10 (home) or only the first system 10. Can be determined. The caller can switch the call function of each terminal and determine which terminal to call based on the determined result. As a result, since the call function can be selected according to the line to which the called party's terminal is connected, the call is not interrupted and smooth communication can be performed.

In addition, according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the caller switches to the call function of each terminal to determine which terminal to call by looking at the information displayed on the display unit of the terminal 31 has been described, but the terminal 31 makes a call. The function and the call destination may be determined.

In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, a case in which each terminal used by the called party has a call history function will be described. The incoming call history function is information in which information indicating that a call originated from a caller has been recorded and left in the terminal.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the receiver's terminal will be described below by taking an example of an environment in which there are three terminals 11, 12, and 50. As shown in FIG. For example, a description will be given by taking an example in which the called person stays in a room different from the room in which the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 in the first system 10 are installed with the terminal 50.

First, as in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 907 displays the display information on the display unit 907 based on the resident rights information acquired from the registration device 40.

The caller determines that the called party is at home based on the display information displayed on the display unit 907.

The call means control unit 904 of the terminal 31 calls for all IDs of the called party.

The called party then receives a call from the terminal 31 using the terminal 50. In this case, since the terminal 11 and the terminal 12 did not respond to the call from the terminal 31, the incoming call history is recorded.

When the called person sees the incoming call history left in the terminal 11 and the terminal 12, for example, if several incoming call histories are left, it cannot be determined whether the called party has already called the terminal 50 or not.

Therefore, in the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the call system 1b may synchronize the incoming history between each terminal.

16 is a block diagram showing the structure of a call system 1b for establishing a call according to an available network according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 16, the overall configuration of the call system 1b may correspond to the call system 1 shown in FIG. 7 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and each terminal (terminal 11b, The functions of the terminal 12b and the terminal 50b) are different from the terminals 11, 12, and 50 shown in FIG. In addition, the configuration of the terminal 31 may include the configuration shown in FIG. 9 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

17 is a block diagram showing the structure of a terminal 11b according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 17, the terminal 11b includes a transceiver 1701, a line information acquisition unit 1702, a unique information storage unit 1703, a terminal information transmitter 1704, a call means control unit 1705, and a voice. A call unit 1706, a video call unit 1707, a call history storage unit 1711, and a call history synchronization unit 1712 are provided.

Unlike the terminal described with reference to FIG. 8 according to the fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 11b of FIG. 17 according to the sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a reception history storage unit 1711 and a reception history synchronization unit 1712. It may further include. In addition, the configuration of the terminal 12b and the terminal 50b may be the same as the terminal 11b.

The incoming history storage unit 1711 stores the incoming history from the calling party. The incoming call history is, for example, caller information (ID information or name), a call time and information indicating that a call is received.

The incoming history synchronizer 1712 of the terminal 11b transmits information indicating that a call has been received for the other terminal (terminal 12b and terminal 50b) when the terminal 11b is called.

The incoming history synchronization unit 1712 of the other terminal (terminal 12b and terminal 50b) receives information indicating that the call received from the terminal 11b is received from the other terminal (terminal 12b and terminal 50b). The incoming call history can be synchronized by writing to the incoming call history storage unit 1711.

18 is a flowchart illustrating a call setup method according to an available network according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1801, the processing of steps S1 to S7 can be performed as in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In step S1802, the call means control unit 904 of the terminal 31 determines whether there is a call for a call from the caller. If there is a call for a call, the call to a terminal other than the called call is stopped. Next, the call means control unit 904 executes a call with the terminal on which the call has been received by the set call function. In step S1802, the terminal 50b can receive the call.

In step S1803, the call means control unit 904 can release the connection with the called party after the call is completed.

In step S1804, the incoming history synchronization unit 1712 of the terminal 50b receives the incoming history of the terminal 11b and the terminal 12b provided in the first system 10 after the connection with the caller is released. Synchronize with the incoming call history of 50b.

Specifically, the incoming history synchronization unit 1712 of the terminal 50b sends information indicating that a call is stored in the incoming history storage unit 1711 to the terminal 11b and the terminal 12b. Transmission may be via device 13.

The incoming history synchronization unit 1712 of the terminal 11b and the terminal 12b stores the incoming history stored in each incoming history storage unit 1711 based on information indicating that a call received from the terminal 50b has been received. You can update the information.

The incoming history synchronizer 1712 of the incoming terminal 50b can synchronize the incoming history information between the terminals.

In addition, the terminal receiving the call may transmit information indicating the talk time and the like to another terminal to update the incoming call history.

As described above, according to the sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a terminal receiving a call on the called party's side can synchronize the incoming history of another terminal on the same network with the incoming history of its own terminal. As a result, the called party can see the incoming call history of the terminal not receiving the call, and can confirm that the called party has already called the call. Therefore, the incoming call history can be viewed and it can be determined whether or not it is necessary to call from the incoming call history.

According to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the terminal receiving the call from the called party has described an example of synchronizing the incoming history of another terminal on the same network with the incoming history of the own terminal. The reception history of the called party terminal may be controlled to be updated.

Specifically, after the caller finishes the call, the terminal 31 simultaneously calls in step S6 and transmits the information indicating that the call is received to the terminal that did not receive the call to synchronize the incoming history between the called party's terminals. Can be.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, examples of home wireless LAN connection, public wireless LAN connection, and 3G line connection are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the called party goes abroad with the terminal 50 (including 50b), the registration device 40 (including 40a) is added to the registration device 40 (including 40a) to add information indicating that it is overseas and information indicating the country of stay. You may do so. In other words, the renegotiation information may be information indicating a state in which the terminal of the originator is used. In this case, the caller can confirm before the call that the information of the ID-3 corresponding to the called party's terminal 50 (including 50b) is a call to a foreign country even if the 3G line is connected. Therefore, the caller can make a call considering the time difference based on information that simplifies the case or indicates the country of stay.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the recipient registers the information for each ID information owned by the called party to the registration device 40 (including 40a), and the caller requests the registration device 40 for the registered permission information. Although described, it is not limited thereto. The call system 1 (including 1a and 1b) may not have a registration device 40 (including 40a).

In this case, the called party may transmit the model information of the terminal having the ID information, the initial renegotiation information, and the like to the sender in advance. The transmission may use, for example, an electronic mail, a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), or the like. When the same communication state continues for a predetermined time only for a terminal to be taken out of the first system 10 such as a smartphone or a tablet, the terminal, for example, the terminal 50, which the receiver has, is connected to the terminal. It is possible to transmit to the sender by e-mail the information of the financial rights indicating whether it is connected to a home wireless LAN, a public wireless LAN, or a 3G line. In addition, a predetermined time may be 1 hour, for example.

In this embodiment, an example in which home wireless LAN connection, public wireless LAN connection, and 3G line connection are used as the re-authorization information has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the financial information may include communication standards such as LTE (long term evolution), femtocells, and the like.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, an example of using a telephone service using IP at the calling party and the called party has been described, but it may be a communication using a peer-to-peer or a push type communication.

The present invention can be embodied as code that can be read by a computer (including all devices having an information processing function) in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording devices include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like.

Although the foregoing is directed to novel features of the present invention that are applicable to various embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the apparatus and method described above, without departing from the scope of the present invention, It will be understood that various deletions, substitutions, and alterations can be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. All variations within the scope of the appended claims are embraced within the scope of the present invention.

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In the method in which the calling device establishes a call with the called device through the IP network,
Setting a communication environment according to a network available to the called device; And
And setting up a call according to the set communication environment. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the communication environment
Displaying the available calling method according to the available network to the called device; And
Determining a call method to be used among the displayed call methods according to a user input;
The call method comprises a voice call method and a video call method. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the communication environment
Displaying available communication devices according to networks available to the destination device;
Determining at least one of the displayed communication devices to transmit a call request according to a user input;
Call setting according to the set communication environment is
Sending a call request to the determined communication device. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the communication device comprises:
If the called device is able to use an in-home network, displaying the communication device capable of using the in-home network. The method of claim 3, wherein displaying the communication device comprises:
If the called device is able to use a public wireless network, displaying a portable communication device capable of using the public wireless network. A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data through a network;
A communication environment setting unit for setting a communication environment according to a network available to a called device; And
And a call controller configured to call through an IP network according to the set communication environment. The method according to claim 6,
The originating device
Further comprising a display unit for displaying the available call method according to the network available to the called device,
The communication environment setting unit
Determine a call method to be used among the displayed call methods according to a user input;
The call method includes a voice call method and a video call method. The method according to claim 6,
The originating device
And a display unit configured to display a communication device usable according to a network available to the called device.
The communication environment setting unit
Determine at least one communication device to transmit a call request among the displayed communication devices according to a user input,
The originating control section
Transmitting a call request to the determined communication device. The method of claim 8, wherein the display unit
And when the called device can use the in-home network, displaying a communication device capable of using the in-home network. The method of claim 8, wherein the display unit
And when the called device is able to use a public wireless network, displaying a portable communication device capable of using the public wireless network. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of establishing a call with a destination apparatus through an IP network, the method of establishing a call comprising:
Setting a communication environment according to a network available to the called device; And
And setting up a call over an IP network according to the set communication environment. The method of claim 1,
And transmitting the information indicating that the called device has received the call from the calling device to another terminal of the called party of the called device, and updating the incoming call history.

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