KR100350248B1 - Voice Mailbox Service Method in Mobile Phone System - Google Patents

Abstract

end. The technical field to which the invention described in the claims belongs

The present invention relates to a voice mailbox service method in a mobile telephone system.

I. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

It is to provide a voice mailbox service method that can conveniently listen to the voice message according to the voice mailbox service.

All. Summary of Solution of the Invention

When a voice message is stored in the voice mailbox The voice mailbox service device calls a mobile phone that is subscribed to the voice mailbox where the voice message is stored, and when the mobile phone answers the call, the voice mailbox service device stops arriving at the mobile phone. Notifying and transmitting voice message stored in voice mailbox, mobile phone receiving voice data and storing it in voice memory, and mobile phone receiving user's message after receiving and storing voice data To be informed of the process.

la. Important uses of the invention

Used to provide voice mailbox service in mobile phone system.

Description

Voice Mailbox Service Method in Mobile Phone System

The present invention relates to a mobile telephone system, and more particularly to a voice mailbox service method.

In general, in a mobile telephone system, a voice mailbox service, that is, a VMS (Voice Mail Service), is based on a function of accumulating and transmitting a voice message. This voice mailbox service records and stores the necessary messages in the voicemail box when the other party is busy or is not able to make a direct call due to other reasons. It is a service that allows you to listen to the messages you have received.

However, in order to listen to the voice message as described above, the subscriber has to make a phone call and listen to the voicemail box separately. In addition, billing starts as soon as it is connected to the VMS device. If the subscriber is not good enough to listen to the actual voice message, it takes more time. At this time, if the voice message was not well understood or repeated listening to check again later, it was more economical.

As described above, in the mobile phone system, the VMS has inconveniences and inconveniences because the subscriber has to dial and listen to the voice mailbox in order to listen to the voice message. In addition, the charge is made even when listening to the voice message, there was a disadvantage that becomes more economical when listening repeatedly.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a VMS method that can conveniently listen to a voice message according to the VMS.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a VMS method that can reduce the charges associated with listening to voice messages stored in a voice mailbox.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional digital mobile network;

2 is a block diagram of a typical mobile telephone;

3 is a processing flowchart of a voice mailbox service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a process flow diagram of a mobile telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention;

The present invention for achieving the above object is the process of the VMS device calls the mobile phone that is subscribed to the voice mailbox, the voice message is stored when the voice message is stored in the voice mailbox, the VMS device when the mobile phone responds to the call; Notifying the arrival of a message to a mobile phone, sending a voice message stored in a voice mailbox, receiving and storing voice data in a voice memory, and receiving and storing voice data Completion of notification of the arrival of the message to the user, characterized in that it comprises a.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a typical digital mobile network, and shows an example of a commercial Code Division Mutiple Access (CDMA) digital mobile network. The mobile network of FIG. 1 includes a switching center including a mobile switching center (MSC) 100 as a switch, a home location register (HLR) 106 as a location register, and a plurality of base station controllers (BSCs) 108 as base station controllers. And a base transceiver station (BTS) 110, which is a base station connected to each BSC 108, and is wirelessly connected with a plurality of mobile telephones 112, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), which is a general public telephone network. And a public land mobile network (PLMN) 102. The BSC 108 performs radio link and wired link control, hand-off functions. The BTS 110 configures a wireless communication path together with the mobile phone 112 and manages radio resources. HLR 106 performs a subscriber location registration function. The VMS device 114 connected to the MSC 100 provides the VMS as described above through the MSC 100.

2 is a block diagram of a typical mobile phone 112 of FIG. 1, and a block diagram of a CDMA mobile phone. In FIG. 2, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM) 202, a flash memory 204, a random access memory 206, a key pad 208, a display 210, and an RF ( Radio frequency (module) module 214, the baseband processor 216, the coder (Coder-Decoder) 218 and the control unit 200 is connected to the voice processor 224 is a conventional telephone call or data communication It handles voice signal and data for each part of mobile phone. As the control unit 200, for example, a Qualcomm MSM (Mobile System Mode) chip is used. The MSM chip includes a microprocessor, a CDMA processor, a vocoder, and the like. In the following description, description of the processing and control of the control unit 200 for a conventional telephone call or data communication or various additional functions not directly related to the present invention will be omitted.

Various reference data is stored in the EEPROM 202 connected to the controller 200, a program for processing and controlling the controller 200 is stored in the flash memory 204, and the RAM 206 is a controller 200. Provide a working memory. The keypad 208 includes various keys including numeric keys to provide the controller 200 with a key input input by a user. The display unit 210 typically includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) to display various types of information as an image under the control of the controller 200. The RF module 214 transmits and receives an RF signal with the base station through the antenna 212. The RF module 214 converts the received RF signal into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal and outputs it to the baseband processor 216. The baseband processor 216 IF signal inputted from) is converted into RF signal and transmitted.

The baseband processor 216 is a baseband analog ASIC (BBA) that provides an interface between the controller 200 and the RF module 214. The baseband processor 216 converts a baseband digital signal applied from the controller 200 into an analog IF signal. The signal is converted and applied to the RF module 214, and the analog IF signal applied from the RF module 214 is converted into a digital signal of the baseband and applied to the control unit 200. The codec 218 connected to the controller 200 is connected to the microphone 220 and the speaker 222, and encodes the voice signal input from the microphone 220 to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) encoding to control the voice data. And outputs the voice signal to the speaker 222 by PCM decoding the voice data input from the controller 200. The voice processor 224 stores or reads voice data applied from the controller 200 in the voice memory 226 under the control of the controller 200 and outputs the voice data to the controller 200.

3 shows a process flow diagram of the above-described VMS device 114 of FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention in steps 300 to 310. First, when the VMS device 114 newly stores a voice message in a certain voice mailbox in step 300, the mobile phone that is subscribed to the voice mailbox in which the voice message is stored in step 302 is called through the MSC 100. do. In step 304 it is checked whether the mobile phone answers the call. If the mobile phone does not answer the call, it waits for recall in step 306 and then performs step 302 again. As such, when the voice message is stored in the voice mailbox, calling is the same as in the normal case.

When the mobile phone responds to the call in step 304, the VMS device 114 notifies the arrival of the message to the mobile phone in step 308, and then transmits voice data of the voice message stored in the voice mailbox. In step 310, the process returns to the normal processing routine. The message arrival notification and voice data transmission are performed by, for example, a short message service, that is, a short message service (SMS). According to TIA / EIA / IS-41-C teleservice, the VMS or text service is defined by the "teleservice id (identifier)" of the SMS message. That is, in the case of VMS, the teleservice id is defined as "VMN-95". Therefore, if the VMS device 114 transmits the VMN-95 to the teleservice id and subsequently transmits the voice data, the mobile phone can recognize the VMS message.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of the mobile telephone of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the process of the control unit 200 is shown in steps 400 and 416. The controller 200 responds to the call in step 404 if there is a VMS call from the VMS device 114 as described above in step 402 while performing the standby state in step 400. In operation 406 to 408, voice data according to the SMS message transmitted from the VMS device 114 is received and stored in the voice memory 226 as described above.

After receiving and storing the voice data, the controller 200 notifies the user of the arrival of the message in step 410. In this case, the message arrival notification is notified to the user by outputting a beep tone. Next, when there is a request for listening to a voice message by the user in step 412, in step 414, the voice according to the voice data stored in the voice memory 226 is output through the speaker 222, and in step 416. Returns to the usual processing routine. If there is no voice message listening request by the user in step 412, the process proceeds to step 416 and returns.

The method of requesting the user to listen to the voice message may be performed by a conventional method, for example, by selecting a menu using the keypad 208 and the display unit 210 or by a combination of specific keys on the keypad 208. .

Therefore, while the VMS voice message has been stored in the voice mailbox of the VMS device in the related art, according to the present invention, since the mobile phone is stored in the mobile phone, the subscriber does not need to make a separate phone call in order to listen to the voice message. In other words, the voice message stored in his mobile phone can be directly listened to, thus making it convenient. In addition, there is no need to connect with the VMS device to listen to voice messages, so there is no charge even if the procedure is poor or repeated.

As described above, the present invention can be conveniently used because subscribers can directly listen to voice messages stored in their mobile phones without having to make a separate call to a voice mail box. In addition, there is no need to connect with the VMS device to listen to voice messages, so there is no charge even if the procedure is poor or repeated.

Claims (3)

In the method of the voice mailbox service in a mobile telephone system having a voice mailbox service device, When the voice message is stored in the voice mailbox, the voice mailbox service device calling a mobile telephone that is subscribed to the voice mailbox in which the voice message is stored; When the mobile phone responds to the call, notifying the arrival of the message to the mobile phone, and transmitting voice data of the voice message stored in the voice mailbox; Receiving and storing the voice data in a voice memory; And a step of notifying the user of the arrival of the message when the mobile telephone completes the reception and storage of the voice data. The voice mailbox service method of claim 1, further comprising: outputting a voice message according to voice data stored in the voice memory in response to the user's voice message listening request. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the message arrival notification and voice data transmission are performed by a short message service.