JP2009290308A - Calling content control system and calling content control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a caller to obtain the information of contents output from a calling terminal. <P>SOLUTION: A calling sound control system 1 is equipped with: a sending part 12 for sending voice data indicating that a destination terminal 3 is being called to the calling terminal 2; a content information storage part 18 for storing the content information of the voice data; a detection part 19 for detecting the end of the calling of the destination terminal 3; and an information transmission part 20 for reading the content information relating to the voice data sent out by the sending part 12 and access information for accessing the voice data, and transmitting them to the calling terminal 2 when the end of the calling is detected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a call content control system and a call content control method for controlling content data indicating that a receiving terminal is being called.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a call content control system capable of setting favorite music and voice as a ring tone output from a transmission terminal. For example, Patent Document 1 below describes a ringing tone management system that outputs music set by a user on the incoming side. This ringing tone management system reads ringback tone (RBT) data associated with the called party number received from the calling terminal from the database and transmits it to the calling terminal.
JP 2003-274016 A

  However, in the system described in Patent Document 1, a caller can only listen passively to a ringing tone that flows, and can access the ringing tone again, or can provide information about the ringing tone (for example, a song name, artist name, etc.). ) Cannot be obtained. For this reason, there is a demand for a mechanism that enables a caller to acquire information related to content such as a ringing tone output from a calling terminal.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a call content control system and a call content control method that allow a caller to acquire content information output from a calling terminal. Objective.

  The calling content control system according to the present invention includes a content sending means for sending content data indicating that a receiving terminal is being called to a calling terminal, a storage means for storing information relating to the content data, and termination of the calling of the receiving terminal. A detecting means for detecting, and an information transmitting means for reading information on the content data sent by the content sending means from the storage means and transmitting the read information to the calling terminal when the detecting means detects the end of the call; Is provided.

  Also, the call content control method of the present invention is a call content control method in a call content control system comprising storage means for storing information relating to content data, and transmits content data indicating that the receiving terminal is being called. Content sending step for sending to the terminal, a detecting step for detecting the end of the call of the receiving terminal, and when the end of the call is detected in the detecting step, information relating to the content data sent in the content sending step is read from the storage means And an information transmission step of transmitting the read information to the transmitting terminal.

  According to such a call content control system and call content control method, information related to content data is stored in advance, and the information is read out and triggered by the termination of the call of the receiving terminal and transmitted to the calling terminal. Thereby, the caller can acquire information on the content output from the caller terminal while calling the callee terminal.

  In the calling content control system of the present invention, it is preferable that the information related to the content data includes access information for the calling terminal to access the content data sent by the content sending means after the calling of the receiving terminal is completed.

  In this case, since access information for accessing the content data later is transmitted to the calling terminal, the caller can view the content data again after the call ends.

  The calling content control system according to the present invention further comprises receiving means for receiving an instruction signal for acquiring information relating to the content data from the transmitting terminal that is outputting the content data sent by the content sending means, and is an information sending means. However, when the instruction signal is received by the receiving means and the end of the call is detected by the detecting means, it is preferable to transmit information on the content data to the transmitting terminal.

  In this case, the information regarding the content data is transmitted to the transmitting terminal only when there is a request from the transmitting terminal that outputs the content data, so that the sender can acquire only desired information.

  According to such a call content control system and a call content control method, the information regarding the content data is transmitted to the calling terminal when the call of the receiving terminal is completed, so that the caller is output from the calling terminal. Content information can be acquired.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the calling content control system according to the present invention is applied to a ringing tone control system. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, the structure of the ringing tone control system according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the ringing tone control system. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the reproduction server. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of sound source information. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of operation information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of content information. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of totaling operation history.

  The ringing tone control system 1 includes a calling terminal 2, a receiving terminal 3, a calling side exchange 4, a called side exchange 5, a subscriber information server 6, and a reproduction server 10. The types of the transmitting terminal 2 and the receiving terminal 3 are not limited, and various devices such as a mobile phone, a fixed phone, and a personal computer may be used as the communication terminal. The originating exchange 4 and the terminating exchange 5 are communication devices that connect a telephone line between the originating terminal 2 and the terminating terminal 3. The subscriber information server 6 is a computer that stores subscriber information used for connection of a telephone line. The subscriber information includes a telephone number used as the identifier, routing information used for connecting the telephone line, and a sound source identification number described later.

  The reproduction server 10 is a computer that sends a ringing tone (content data) set by the user of the receiving terminal 3 to the transmitting terminal 2 when the calling terminal 2 calls the receiving terminal 3. The playback server 10 includes, as functional components, a sound source information storage unit 11, a transmission unit (content transmission unit) 12, an operation information storage unit 13, a reception unit (reception unit) 14, an operation unit 15, and a viewing sound source storage unit 16. , An operation history storage unit 17, a content information storage unit (storage unit) 18, a detection unit (detection unit) 19, an information transmission unit (storage unit, information transmission unit) 20, and a totaling unit 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the playback server 10 includes a CPU 101 that executes an operating system, application programs, and the like, a main storage unit 102 that includes a ROM and a RAM, an auxiliary storage unit 103 that includes a hard disk, and a network. A communication control unit 104 such as a card, an input unit 105 such as a keyboard and a mouse, and an output unit 106 such as a monitor and a printer. Each function shown in FIG. 1 reads predetermined software on the CPU 101 and the main storage unit 102 shown in FIG. 2 and operates the communication control unit 104 under the control of the CPU 101, This is realized by reading and writing data in the storage unit 103.

  The sound source information storage unit 11 is means for storing sound source information in which a sound source identification number, a called party number, and voice data (ringing sound) are associated with each other. The sound source information is registered by the user of the communication terminal. Here, the ringing tone is a sound output from the calling terminal 2 in order to notify the caller that the receiving terminal 3 is being called, and the user can play music, voice, and environment in addition to the normal bell sound. Various kinds of sounds such as sounds can be registered as ringing sounds.

  The sound source information storage unit 11 stores sound source information as shown in FIG. 3, for example. As in the sound source information specified by the sound source identification number “0002”, a plurality of voice data may be associated with one callee number. The configuration of the sound source information is not limited to that shown in FIG. 3. For example, sound source information in which a sound source identification number, a callee number, a caller number, and voice data are associated, or a callee number is an identifier. Sound source information to be used may be used.

  The sending unit 12 is means for sending a ringing tone to the calling terminal 2. When receiving the connection request from the destination exchange 5, the sending unit 12 extracts the sound source identification number included in the connection request. Subsequently, the sending unit 12 reads the sound source information corresponding to the sound source identification number from the sound source information storage unit 11 and transmits a connection response to the destination exchange 5 to set a path with the destination exchange 5. . Subsequently, the transmission unit 12 transmits the ringing tone to the transmission terminal 2 by reproducing the audio data included in the read sound source information. At this time, since a path passing through the originating side exchange 4 and the destination side exchange 5 is set between the originating terminal 2 and the terminating terminal 3, the ringing tone output from the sending unit 12 is transmitted to the terminating side exchange 5 And, it reaches the calling terminal 2 via the calling side exchange 4 and is output.

  The sending unit 12 executes control related to sending out the ringing tone based on a control signal input from the operation unit 15 described later. The sending unit 12 continues to reproduce the ringing tone until an end signal is received from the detection unit 19.

  The operation information storage unit 13 is means for storing operation information in which an operation content for a dial tone is associated with an instruction signal for instructing the operation. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the operation information storage unit 13 stores operation information in which a signal ID for identifying an instruction signal, an operation name, and an operation content are associated. In FIG. 4, the operation name is included as a component of the operation information. However, the operation name may be omitted, or the operation content and the operation name may be stored as one item.

  The receiving unit 14 is means for receiving an instruction signal from the transmitting terminal 2 that is outputting the ringing tone sent out by the sending unit 12. When a specific key is pressed at the transmitting terminal 2 that is outputting the ringing tone, a signal ID corresponding to the key is transmitted through the path and received by the receiving unit 14. Note that which instruction signal (signal ID) is assigned to which key of the transmission terminal 2 is arbitrary. The receiving unit 14 outputs the received signal ID to the operation unit 15.

  The operation unit 15 reads the operation information corresponding to the instruction signal (signal ID) received by the receiving unit 14 from the operation information storage unit 13, and responds to the ringing tone sent by the sending unit 12 based on the read operation information. A means for performing an operation.

  For example, when the signal ID “2” is input from the reception unit 14 when the operation information is as shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 15 sends a control signal for rewinding the ringing tone being reproduced. Output to. In response to this, the sending unit 12 rewinds the ringing sound being reproduced. If the signal ID “1” is input when the sound source identification number is “0002” and the sending unit 12 is reproducing the sound data “Sound02.dat”, the operation unit 15 causes the ringing tone being reproduced. Is stopped and a control signal for reproducing the next ringing tone is output to the sending unit 12. In response, the sending unit 12 stops the reproduction of the audio data “Sound02.dat” and reproduces the next audio data “Sound03.dat”.

  When the signal ID “8” is input from the receiving unit 14, the operation unit 15 receives the information related to the ringing tone being played back by the calling terminal 2 so that the ringing tone can be accessed again after the call ends. The process which memorize | stores the sound source for sound is performed. Specifically, the operation unit 15 associates the data name of the audio data being reproduced and the telephone number of the transmitting terminal 2 and outputs them to the viewing sound source storage unit 16 and the information transmission unit 20. When the signal ID “9” is input from the reception unit 14, the operation unit 15 transmits the data name of the voice data and the telephone of the transmission terminal 2 in order to transmit the information related to the ringing tone being reproduced to the transmission terminal 2. The number is associated and output to the information transmission unit 20. The instruction signal with the signal ID “8” or “9” is a signal for the transmission terminal 2 to acquire information on the audio data.

  Further, the operation unit 15 generates operation history information in which the called party number, the sound source identification number of the audio data reproduced by the transmission unit 12, and the operation executed on the audio data are associated with each other. Output to the operation history storage unit 17.

  The viewing sound source storage unit 16 is a means for storing the ringing tone sent by the sending unit 12 and the identification information of the transmission terminal 2 in association with each other. The audio source storage unit 16 for viewing includes an audio data storage area partitioned for each communication terminal. When the data name of the voice data and the telephone number of the transmitting terminal 2 are input from the operation unit 15, the viewing sound source storage unit 16 stores the voice data in a storage area corresponding to the telephone number. When there is no storage area of the calling terminal 2 because the calling terminal 2 is not subscribed to the ringing tone viewing service, the viewing sound source storage unit 16 generates a temporary storage area for the calling terminal 2 The voice data is stored and the subscriber information server 6 is notified that the storage area has been generated. The sound source storage unit 16 for viewing deletes the temporarily generated storage area after holding it for a predetermined time (for example, one week).

  The operation history storage unit 17 is a unit that stores operation history information input from the operation unit 15.

  The content information storage unit 18 is a means for storing information (hereinafter also referred to as “content information”) regarding the ringing tone (content data). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the content information storage unit 18 stores content information in which a data name for identifying audio data is associated with various types of information such as a song name and an artist name. Of course, what information is included in the content information is arbitrary.

  The detection unit 19 is means for detecting the end of the call of the receiving terminal 3. When the incoming terminal 3 is terminated by the incoming terminal 3 (the called party) answering or rejecting the call or the outgoing terminal 2 canceling the call, for example, the terminating exchange 5 requests the playback server 10 to disconnect. Is sent. The detecting unit 19 receives the disconnection request, detects that the call of the receiving terminal 3 has ended, generates an end signal indicating the end of the call, and outputs it to the sending unit 12 and the information transmitting unit 20.

  The information transmission unit 20 is means for transmitting information related to the ringing sound transmitted by the transmission unit 12 to the transmission terminal 2 when an end signal is input from the detection unit 19. Specifically, the information transmission unit 20 reads content information corresponding to the data name of the audio data that was being reproduced by the transmission unit 12 from the content information storage unit 18. Subsequently, the information transmitting unit 20 reads access information for the transmitting terminal 2 to access the audio data stored in the viewing sound source storage unit 16 (audio data transmitted from the transmitting unit 12). This access information includes a telephone number for connecting to audio data, a URL of a website linked to content, and the like, and is stored in the information transmission unit 20 or other functional components. Subsequently, the information transmission unit 20 creates an electronic mail including the read content information and access information, and transmits the electronic mail to the transmission terminal 2. In addition, the display format of the information for access on the transmission terminal 2 is not limited, and may be displayed in various formats such as a text format and a barcode format (for example, QR code).

  The transmission method of an e-mail is not limited. For example, the information transmission unit 20 acquires the mail address of the calling terminal 2 from a database server (not shown) that stores a telephone number and a mail address in association with each other, and transmits an e-mail to the mail address. May be. In addition, the information transmission unit 20 may transmit mail using a short message service. In this case, the information transmission unit 20 transmits mail based on the telephone number without inquiring of the mail address from the database server.

  The totaling unit 21 is means for transmitting the totaling result of the operation history information stored in the operation history storage unit 17 to the communication terminal. Specifically, the totaling unit 21 reads operation history information including the sound source identification numbers to be totaled from the operation history storage unit 17 and totals the operation history information. Subsequently, the counting unit 21 transmits the counting result to the receiving terminal 3 using a notification means such as e-mail. The counting unit 21 executes such a counting process at a predetermined time interval (for example, every month). For example, the totaling unit 21 generates a totaling result as shown in FIG. 6 and transmits it to the terminal whose telephone number is “090-bbbb-bbbb”.

  Note that the operation history information aggregation method is not limited to that shown in FIG. 6, and may be indicated by the number of times instead of the number of people. Moreover, the totaling unit 21 may perform a totaling process based on a request from a communication terminal and transmit the result to the communication terminal.

  Next, the processing of the ringing tone control system 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, and the ringing tone reproduction method according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the calling terminal 2 changes the reproduction state of the ringing tone. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the calling terminal 2 requests information on the ringing tone.

  First, it demonstrates using FIG. When the calling terminal 2 makes a call to the receiving terminal 3, a series of processing relating to an inquiry to the receiving terminal 3 is executed (step S01). That is, the originating exchange 4 receives a connection request from the originating terminal 2, inquires the subscriber information server 6 about routing information, and the subscriber information server 6 inquires the destination exchange 5 about the location of the terminating terminal 3. The destination exchange 5 makes an inquiry to the receiving terminal 3, receives a response from the receiving terminal 3, and transmits a location response for notifying the subscriber information server 6 of the location of the receiving terminal to the subscriber information server 6.

  When the subscriber information server 6 confirms the response of the receiving terminal 3 based on the position response, the subscriber information server 6 reads the subscriber information including the called party number acquired when the calling side exchange 4 inquires about the routing information. A sound source identification number corresponding to the number is acquired (step S02).

  At the same time, a series of processing relating to the calling of the receiving terminal 3 is executed (step S03). That is, the subscriber information server 6 issues routing information corresponding to the called party number to the calling side exchange 4, the calling side exchange 4 requests connection to the called side exchange 5, and the called side exchange 5 responds to the request. By doing so, a path is set between the two exchanges. Then, the destination exchange 5 calls the receiving terminal 3 by transmitting a connection request to the receiving terminal 3. The destination exchange 5 further transmits a connection request including the sound source identification number to the reproduction server 10 (step S04).

  In the reproduction server 10, the sending unit 12 receives the connection request and transmits a connection response to the destination exchange 5 (step S05). As a result, a path is set between the reproduction server 10 and the destination exchange 5 (step S06). The sending unit 12 reads sound source information corresponding to the sound source identification number included in the connection request (step S07). The sending unit 12 reproduces the audio data included in the read sound source information when a ringing signal is transmitted from the receiving terminal 3 to the calling terminal 2 via the called exchange 5 and the calling exchange 4 (step S08). Thus, the ringing tone is sent to the transmitting terminal 2 (step S09, content sending step). Thereby, the ringing sound set by the user of the receiving terminal 3 is output from the calling terminal 2, and the user (caller) of the calling terminal 2 can execute an operation on the ringing sound.

  When an instruction signal (signal ID) is output from the transmission terminal 2 to the reproduction server 10 by a predetermined operation by the caller (step S10), the reception unit 14 receives the signal ID, and the operation unit 15 uses the signal ID. Based on this, the operation information is read (step S11). Subsequently, the operation unit 15 performs an operation based on the operation information on the ringing sound being reproduced (step S12), and the sending unit 12 sends the ringing tone to the transmitting terminal 2 based on the operation (step S13). . For example, the sending unit 12 rewinds the ringing sound based on the rewinding operation of the operation unit 15 or changes the ringing sound to a normal bell sound based on the end operation of the operating unit 15.

  Thereafter, when the called party responds to the call, the receiving terminal 3 transmits a connection response to the called exchange 5 (step S14), and the called exchange 5 sends a disconnection request to the reproduction server 10 (step S15). Thereby, the reproduction server 10 ends the reproduction of the ringing tone. The caller can perform various operations on the ringing tone during the time P from when the ringing tone starts to be output from the calling terminal 2 in step S09 to when transmission of the ringing tone ends in step S15. .

  Next, a process of sending a ringing tone from the reproduction server 10 to the transmission terminal 2 (step S21, content transmission) will be described with reference to FIG. The processing in steps S21 to S23 is the same as the processing in steps S09 to S11 in FIG.

  When providing the calling terminal 2 with a means for re-accessing the ringing tone, the viewing sound source storage unit 16 determines whether or not the storage area for the calling terminal 2 exists, and if it does not exist (step) S24: NO) A temporary storage area is generated (step S25). Subsequently, the viewing sound source storage unit 16 notifies the subscriber information server 6 that a storage area has been generated (step S26). When there is a storage area for the transmitting terminal 2 (step S24; YES), or when a temporary storage area is generated, the viewing sound source storage unit 16 stores the audio data (step S27). If the sender requests only acquisition of content information, the processes in steps S24 to S27 are omitted.

  Thereafter, when a disconnection request is received from the destination exchange 5, the detection unit 19 detects that the call of the incoming terminal 3 has been completed (step S28, detection step), and the information transmission unit 20 is an electronic device that includes content information or access information. Mail is generated and transmitted (steps S29 to S30, information transmission step). As a result, the content information and the access information can be displayed on the transmitting terminal 2 in the form of text, image, QR code or the like.

  Thereafter, when the caller who has finished the call operates the calling terminal 2 to listen to the ringing tone again, a series of processing for connecting the calling terminal 2 and the reproduction server 10 is executed (step S31). . That is, the originating side exchange 4 that has received the connection request from the calling terminal 2 inquires the subscriber information server 6 about the routing information, acquires the routing information, and then transmits the connection request to the reproduction server 10. In response to the request, the reproduction server 10 transmits a connection response to the calling terminal 2 via the calling side exchange 4. Thereby, the ringing tone is reproduced in the reproduction server 10 and sent to the transmission terminal 2 (step S32).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, information (content information and access information) related to the ringing tone is stored in advance, and the content information is read when the call of the incoming terminal 3 is terminated, It is transmitted to the calling terminal 2. Thereby, the caller can acquire information on the content output from the caller terminal 2 while calling the callee terminal 3. Also, the caller can listen to the audio data again after the call is finished.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the content information is transmitted to the transmitting terminal 2 only when a request is made from the transmitting terminal 2 that outputs voice data (ringing sound). You can get it.

  The present invention has been described in detail based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be modified in various ways as described below without departing from the scope of the invention.

  In the above embodiment, the information transmitting unit 20 transmits an e-mail when an instruction signal is received from the transmission terminal 2, but the condition for transmitting the e-mail is not limited to this. For example, the information transmitting unit 20 may transmit an e-mail to the transmitting terminal 2 only on the condition that the calling of the receiving terminal 3 has ended regardless of the presence / absence of an instruction signal from the transmitting terminal 2.

  In the above embodiment, the information transmission unit 20 transmits an e-mail including content information and access information. However, an e-mail including only one of these two pieces of information or other information such as an advertisement is transmitted. In addition, an e-mail may be sent.

  In the above embodiment, the playback server 10 includes the totaling unit 21. However, the calling content control system may not have a function of totaling operation history information. In the above embodiment, the totaling unit 21 transmits the totaling result to the receiving terminal 3, but the result may be transmitted to the terminal of the manager of the ringing tone control system 1.

  In the above embodiment, the ringing sound (sound data) is handled as the content data. However, the calling content control system may control content data (for example, a still image) that does not include sound.

It is a figure which shows the function structure of the ringing tone control system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the reproduction | regeneration server shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of sound source information. It is a figure which shows the example of operation information. It is a figure which shows the example of content information. It is a figure which shows the example of totalization of operation history. It is a sequence diagram which shows a process of the ringing tone control system when a transmission terminal changes the reproduction | regeneration condition of a ringing tone. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process of the ringing tone control system when a transmission terminal requests | requires the information regarding a ringing tone.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ringing tone control system (calling content control system), 2 ... Originating terminal, 3 ... Incoming terminal, 4 ... Originating side exchange, 5 ... Terminating side exchange, 6 ... Subscriber information server, 10 ... Reproduction server, 11 ... Sound source Information storage unit, 12 ... sending unit (content sending unit), 13 ... operation information storage unit, 14 ... receiving unit (receiving unit), 15 ... operation unit, 16 ... sound source storage unit for viewing, 17 ... operation history storage unit, 18 ... Content information storage unit (storage unit), 19 ... Detection unit (detection unit), 20 ... Information transmission unit (storage unit, information transmission unit), 21 ... Totaling unit.

Claims (4)

Content sending means for sending content data indicating that the receiving terminal is being called to the calling terminal;
Storage means for storing information relating to the content data;
Detecting means for detecting termination of the call of the receiving terminal;
An information transmitting unit that reads information about the content data transmitted by the content transmitting unit from the storage unit and transmits the read information to the transmitting terminal when the detecting unit detects the end of the call;
A call content control system comprising: The information related to the content data includes access information for the transmitting terminal to access the content data transmitted by the content transmitting means after the call of the receiving terminal is completed.
The call content control system according to claim 1. Receiving means for receiving an instruction signal for acquiring information relating to the content data from the transmitting terminal that is outputting the content data sent by the content sending means;
The information transmitting means transmits information related to the content data to the transmitting terminal when the instruction signal is received by the receiving means and the end of the call is detected by the detecting means;
The call content control system according to claim 1 or 2. A call content control method in a call content control system comprising storage means for storing information relating to the content data,
A content sending step for sending content data indicating that the receiving terminal is being called to the calling terminal;
A detection step of detecting termination of the call of the receiving terminal;
An information transmission step of reading information on the content data transmitted in the content transmission step from the storage means and transmitting the read information to the transmission terminal when the termination of the call is detected in the detection step;
A call content control method comprising:

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