RU2419240C2 - Method to reduce unwanted conversations in mobile communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: in method to reduce number of unwanted connections in a mobile communication network, characterised by registration of numbers of subscribers unwanted for a conversation via a cellular operator network, with their subsequent storage in the data base of the cellular operator, and verification with them in case of outgoing calls from one subscriber to another one, the subscriber creates a list of numbers, after registration of which via the network of the cellular operator, each subscriber from the list is notified about the fact that its outgoing calls to a number of a subscriber who included him or her into the list, will be rated according to a special higher rate, which is made higher than the rate of regular outgoing calls to other numbers of a similar area and operator, besides, some funds from payment for outgoing calls according to a higher rate are transferred to the account of the subscriber, who made the list.

EFFECT: spreading of technical measures range.

8 cl, 1 dwg

Description

Application area

The present invention relates to telecommunication systems that support user-defined telephone parameters and, in particular, it relates to a method used in telecommunication systems and allowing a subscriber who creates a list of numbers of unwanted subscribers to reduce the number of calls handed over to his number.

State of the art

The prior art "Method that allows users to make real-time changes to the selective call distribution functions" [1]. In accordance with the present invention, a telephone subscriber serviced by a telecommunications telecommunication system can make real-time changes using a conventional telephone with a keypad, to control the routing or distribution of incoming calls. Users have access to a network management point for real-time updates (ORMV), (TUSM ORMV), which stores the input stages that control the input of changes made by the user. Upon completion of the user entering the required changes to the TMS, the ORMV transfers the changes to the subscriber network management point (TUS AB), which controls the processing of calls received to the subscriber number related to the user based on user data stored in the TUS AB. The ABCM data related to the user is modified in accordance with the changes so that incoming calls are distributed in accordance with the data changed by the user. The technical result consists in increasing the capabilities of the user with respect to the flexible forwarding of incoming calls. The method further includes the operation of checking the credentials of the first user requesting a change to the call routing function to determine whether such a change can be entered. The verification operation includes the operations of inviting the first user to enter a password and identifying the password entered by the first user by comparing it with a password previously assigned to the first user.

The disadvantage of this solution is that it only allows the subscriber to distribute incoming calls, but does not reduce the degree of annoyance on the part of subscribers, the person does not want to have a conversation with, but also does not want to completely interrupt communication with them.

Each person has his own tastes and preferences. He is ready to communicate with someone on a cell phone at least all day, and with someone no more than once a year. Very often there are situations when a person does not want to communicate with someone, but is forced to do it. For example, it can be too intrusive fans (fans), some random acquaintances, etc. From the level of modern communications, they can only be added to the so-called “black list”.

The prior art cellular communication services "black list", for example [2].

The essence of the solution is that the subscriber of the cellular network can get rid of unwanted calls once and for all, for which he enters the phone number into the “black list”, calls from which will no longer annoy the subscriber. The “black list”, which is stored in the database of the cellular operator, contains the required numbers and the list is registered by the operator by sending it by the user via SMS to the base number or by manually entering your number in the personal account via the Internet on the operator’s website. When you try to call a subscriber from a number from the "black list", the caller will hear a message about an erroneous call or a busy signal.

But adding a number to the “black list” is an extreme option. And sometimes there are situations that the phone user is occasionally forced to talk with an annoying subscriber. The "black list" allows you to completely protect the user from calls from subscribers from the "black list". Well-known black list solutions do not reduce the annoyance of annoying subscribers.

Technical result: the method allows to reduce the degree of unwanted connections with subscribers calling the user often or more often than he wants without eliminating the possibility of communication with them; the method allows the user to mentally reduce the psychological damage from conversations with annoying subscribers; The method can significantly reduce the time of communication with unnecessary, uninteresting, intrusive interlocutors.

The claimed technical result is achieved due to the fact that in the method of reducing unwanted connections in a mobile network, characterized by registering numbers of unwanted subscribers to talk through the network of the mobile operator, with their subsequent storage in the database of the mobile operator, and reconciling them with outgoing calls from one subscriber to another, according to the invention, the subscriber is assigned the ability to create a list of numbers, after registering which through the network of a mobile operator of each subscriber notify that his outgoing calls to the number of the subscriber who has included him in the list will be charged at a special increased tariff, which is higher than the rate of ordinary outgoing calls to other numbers of the same zone and operator, and part of the funds from paying for outgoing calls at an increased tariff transferred to the account of the subscriber who created the list.

In addition, the method further includes the operation of checking the credentials of the subscriber as the owner of the cell phone to create a list. This is sometimes necessary if there is a possibility of theft of the phone or doubt that the list is formed by the owner of the phone, and not by an accidental person for fun.

In addition, in the process of making an outgoing call by a subscriber included in the list, before starting to connect his phone to the number of the subscriber who created the list, the first voice message makes a notification that this call is charged at a higher rate. A notification is accompanied by a message about the cost of a minute of conversation. After notification and before connecting, pause. In addition, each subscriber from the list is notified of the inclusion of his number in the list by a specific subscriber with the receipt of confirmation from him of the receipt of this notification, and only after confirmation is made a connection with the subscriber who made it to the list.

In addition, the list is created with the possibility of making changes and additions to it.

In addition, the list is made possible to form in whole or in part from the subscriber’s address book stored in the subscriber’s mobile phone or in the database of the mobile operator, excluding the White List and Black List numbers from the list, which allows some subscribers to periods of time (for example, vacation) to reduce the desire on the part of other subscribers of his address book to call him.

The implementation of the invention

The method can be implemented by organizing a new type of service for subscribers of cellular networks of any operators. A new type of service is created on the basis of the “black list” type of service. By analogy with the “black list” service, the subscriber forms the list and sends it for registration to his mobile operator via ACCA, CCIS, USSD request, SMS or in another way, for example, through his personal account on the Internet on the operator’s website.

The difference is that the list is made open to other subscribers on the list, and it is done so that those who are on the list receive an SMS notification, are notified by the operator manually or in another way, so that they are they are aware of the conditions of the increased tariff for outgoing calls to the number of the subscriber who included them in the list.

As a result, the method will reduce the degree of annoyance of subscribers calling the user often or more often than he wants. This will happen because the callers will be aware of the increased tariff and psychologically will keep themselves from making unnecessary calls. This, in turn, will allow the user to significantly reduce the time of communication with unnecessary, uninteresting, intrusive interlocutors.

The method allows the user to mentally reduce the psychological damage from conversations with annoying subscribers due to the fact that part of the funds from the increased outgoing tariff from the subscriber’s number listed in the list will go to the account of the subscriber who created the list. Those. the creator of the list will feel moral compensation for the fact that he spent time talking with subscribers whom he did not want to conduct.

In addition, the method further includes the operation of checking the credentials of the subscriber as the owner of the cell phone to create a list. The verification operation may include the operations of inviting the user to enter a password and identifying the password entered by the first user-owner by comparing it with a password previously assigned to the first user.

The algorithm for implementing the method is as follows.

The subscriber of the cellular communication network (1) (see drawing) is given the opportunity to create a list (3), (hereinafter the list of “unloved numbers”), which is technically similar to the list of “Favorite numbers” existing at present in almost all cellular operators , White List, and Black List.

The subscriber makes changes to the list of “unloved numbers” in any way (via ACCA, CCIS, USSD-request, SMS or others). For example, this can be done by sending an SMS message of the type: 9031101112 9051034567 9039802345 9057890123. The result of the subscriber’s request from the operator will record these numbers in the list of “unloved numbers” for outgoing calls to the number of the subscriber who formed the list. The list is stored in the database (4) of the cellular operator (17).

After that, all calls (or calls and SMS) from the subscriber (2) included in the list to the subscriber who created the list (1), begin to be paid at a special increased tariff.

This tariff is higher than the usual tariff of subscribers. It is also possible to provide the subscriber, forming the list, to determine the rate increase rate for each subscriber included in the list. For example, this can be accomplished by sending an SMS message of the type: 9031101112 1.5; 9051034567 2.5; 9039802345 3.3; 9057890123 1.8.

Upon receipt of such a message, the operator identifies it as "number in the list + coefficient for multiplying by the current tariff"; “Number in the list + coefficient for multiplication by the current tariff”; “Number in the list + coefficient for multiplication by the current tariff”; etc.

These measures are generally aimed at compensating for moral damage received by the subscriber when he communicates with unwanted subscribers. Psychologically, this is realized due to the fact that part of the payment for the conversation (12) debited from the subscriber from the list will go to the account (13) of the subscriber who formed the list.

The mobile operator sets the tariffs for its services unilaterally and it only needs to inform the subscriber in a timely manner about the change in its tariff for outgoing calls to certain numbers.

When calling to “Favorite number”, the cost of a minute of conversation with him is given by the operator as a separate line. To change the tariff for calls to “unloved numbers”, it is enough for the subscriber from the list to indicate in a separate line that their calls will be so-and-so for calls to a certain number.

When an outgoing call is made from a subscriber (2) to another subscriber (1), the mobile operator’s service (17) checks the subscriber’s number (2) (7) for the subscriber’s number (2) for his presence in the list of (3) “unloved numbers”, if any, which is read from the database (4). If the subscriber’s number (2) is not in the list of “unloved numbers” of the subscriber (1), the call is charged according to the usual tariff (9) and then goes as an incoming call (10) to the subscriber (1) (normal situation with outgoing and incoming calls in cellular networks) ) If a subscriber number (2) is found in the list of “unloved numbers” of a subscriber (1), the call is charged at a higher rate (11), with a portion of the funds (12) allocated from the increased tariff and transferred to the account (13) of the subscriber (1), who formed list. And when forming a call to the subscriber (1) before the call, it is preferable to notify (14) the subscriber (2) that the call to the subscriber number (1) is at a higher rate. Notification can be performed, for example, by voice message (15), in which the subscriber (2) can be informed about the increased tariff. And also about the cost of a call for 1 minute of conversation. After which it is preferable to pause (16) for the subscriber to recognize (2) and decide whether to continue the call with the subscriber (1) and if the decision is made and the subscriber (2) does not interrupt the call manually, then the signal is sent to the incoming call (10 ) to subscriber (1) with further possible communication between these subscribers.

Moreover, communication with subscribers from the list of “unloved numbers” is not eliminated and, if necessary, a subscriber from the list can always call and contact the subscriber who included him in the list of “unloved numbers”.

Information sources

1. Patent RU 2120701, Н04М 3/00, 1998.10.20.

2. http://www.megafoncity.ru/news/43/.

Claims (8)

1. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network, characterized by registering numbers of subscribers undesirable for conversation through the network of the mobile operator, with their subsequent storage in the database of the mobile operator and reconciling with them during outgoing calls from one subscriber to another, characterized in that for the subscriber they fix the possibility of creating a list of numbers, after registering which, through the network of a mobile operator, each subscriber from the list is notified that his outgoing calls to the subscriber’s number have been entered of it on the list, will be charged at a special premium rate, which make up the usual tariff for outgoing calls to other numbers, and a similar zone of the operator, and part of the funds to pay for outgoing calls to premium rate list on account of the subscriber who created the list. 2. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that the method further includes the operation of checking the credentials of the subscriber as the owner of the cell phone to create a list. 3. The method of reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that in the process of making an outgoing call by a subscriber on the list, before starting to connect his phone to the number of the subscriber who created the list, a notification is made by the first voice message that this call is charged at a higher rate. 4. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 3, characterized in that the notification is accompanied by a message about the cost of a minute of conversation. 5. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that after a notification and before connecting, a pause is maintained. 6. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that each subscriber from the list is notified of the inclusion of his number in the list by a specific subscriber with receipt of confirmation from him of the receipt of this notification and only after confirmation is made a connection with the subscriber who made it to the list. 7. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that the list is created with the possibility of making changes and additions to it. 8. A method for reducing unwanted connections in a mobile communication network according to claim 1, characterized in that the list is made possible to form in whole or in part from the subscriber’s address book stored in the subscriber’s cell phone or in the database of the cellular operator, excluding the White number list ”and“ Black List ”.