KR100415515B1 - Method for providing background music in a mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for supplying a call background sound in a personal portable terminal is provided to set a call background sound source to a background sound source corresponding to a specific button, and to execute, stop, and output the set sound source when a speech path is formed, thereby supplying a characteristic call background sound service. CONSTITUTION: A service supplying device decides whether a user is connected(300). If so, the device transmits stored file lists on background sound sources to a user terminal(302). The device decides whether a selected input signal for a specific background sound source file is inputted(304). If so, the device selects the desired file(306), and enables the user to pre-listen to a selected sound(308). The device decides whether a signal for requesting to download a background sound source is inputted(310). If so, the device receives the signal for a terminal identifier(312). The device calls the terminal to which the background sound source is transmitted(314). If the terminal responds to the call(316), the device transmits the sound source to the terminal(318). The device transmits a transmission complete message to the terminal(320).

Description

Method for providing background music in personal mobile device {Method for providing background music in a mobile station}

The present invention provides a method for providing a background sound of a call in a personal portable terminal that provides music or sound effects as a background sound during a call when the calling terminal and the called terminal make a voice call using a background sound source downloaded and stored from a background sound source download service providing apparatus. It is about.

In general, the call background sound service refers to a service using music, sound effects, etc. as a background of a voice call when the calling terminal and the called terminal coupled to the wired / wireless communication network make a voice call. The conventional call background tone service has been provided by a so-called background tone service providing apparatus coupled to an exchange (MSC) managing, for example, an originating terminal or a terminating terminal in a mobile communication network.

Recently, due to the rapid development of the electronic and communication fields, the spread of miniaturized and high performance wired and wireless terminal devices has been greatly expanded. In accordance with such an environment, methods for using a call background sound in a wired or wireless terminal device have been proposed. Among them, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 2002-85579 discloses a "method of transmitting background music during a call of a mobile communication terminal" as an example.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting background music during a call of a conventional mobile communication terminal. In detail, FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of simultaneously transmitting voice and background music during a call of a mobile communication terminal.

Referring to FIG. 1, the central processing unit mounted on the mobile communication terminal displays a number selection window on the display unit of the mobile communication terminal so that a user can select a phone number to which background music is added when a call is connected (step 101). At this time, the user selects a phone number to which background music is to be added in individual or group units upon call connection (step 103). In addition, the user may designate background music added at the time of call connection by call time and number of calls.

After selecting the telephone number, the central processing unit searches for the background music stored in the memory unit and provides a music selection window to the display unit of the user's mobile communication terminal. At this time, the user selects the background music set corresponding to the telephone number or the group from the music selection window provided by the central processing unit. The central processing unit stores the information in the memory unit so that the background music corresponding to the telephone number or group designated in step 101 can be outputted to the speaker at the same time as the call connection.

Thereafter, the user transmits a call connection request signal to the terminal of the other party through the key input unit of the mobile communication terminal, or receives a call connection request signal from the terminal of the other party (step 107). At this time, the central processing unit determines whether a call is formed based on a signal according to a user's manipulation of the key input unit. As a result of the determination, when the call path is connected, the central processing unit searches whether the background music corresponding to the called or calling number to which the user wants to connect the call exists in the memory unit (step 109). As a result of the search, if the background music exists, it is determined whether there is an input signal for use of the background music set corresponding to the called / calling number (step 111).

As a result of the determination in step 111, if there is an input signal for using the set background music, the signal processor first receives the background music from the central processing unit and performs voice encoding (step 113). Thereafter, the speech encoded background music is transmitted to the other party's terminal along with the speech signal through the antenna (step 115). As a result of the above process, the other party's terminal outputs the background music through the speaker at the same time as the call connection (step 117).

On the other hand, if the background music does not exist or the input signal for using the set background music does not exist, the central processing unit transmits only the voice signal to the other party's terminal, and the calling terminal and the called terminal receive voice. Only call is made (step 119).

As described above, in the conventional method for providing a call background sound in a mobile communication terminal, a background sound set corresponding to the calling or called number is output on the call path between the calling terminal and the called terminal. Through this, the user using the conventional method for providing the background sound of the call in the mobile communication terminal was able to make the call with the background sound instead of the monotonous call.

However, in the conventional method of providing a call background sound using a mobile communication terminal, i.e., a personal portable terminal, a call is transmitted while transmitting a single call background sound set at the beginning of a call using a pre-built background sound source when the terminal is released. Therefore, the conventional call background tone service is not able to express personality more actively through the call background tone of the terminal user or change or control a plurality of call background sounds during a call, and is in a monotonous call state.

In addition, the conventional call background sound providing terminal does not provide a method for adjusting the volume of the background sound so as not to be interrupted or replayed or interrupted by the background sound being transmitted during the call. Accordingly, in the conventional call background sound service, the call of the terminal user may be disturbed by not considering the circumstances of the receiver.

In addition, the conventional call background sound providing terminal uses only the background sound pre-built at the time of terminal release without downloading the background sound source by downloading it to the terminal from the call background sound download service providing device through a wired or wireless communication network. Therefore, if the user wants the background sound downloaded from the call background sound source download service providing apparatus and directly updated and stored in the terminal and used as the background sound during the call, a great response from the user will be obtained.

Therefore, the present invention was derived to solve the above problems, by using a background sound source control program that is executed in the personal portable terminal to download a background sound source file from the background sound source service providing apparatus through a wired or wireless communication network to the personal portable terminal It provides a method that can be stored, the background sound source is downloaded and stored to a specific button of the personal portable terminal using a background sound source control program, and the background set correspondingly according to the input signal of the specific button of the personal portable terminal during a call It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing a call background sound that provides a background sound, various sounds such as background music, effect sound, voice modulation, psychological test, etc. to a counterpart with its own voice by outputting and transmitting a sound source.

It is another object of the present invention to download a background sound source through a wired / wireless internet communication service including an WEB and a WAP and an answering service (ARS) from a device in which a background sound source is stored by using a personal portable terminal. It is stored in the personal portable terminal of the user, and anytime, anywhere to provide a method for providing a call background sound to send a call using a variety of background sounds by transmitting a variety of background sound and the user's voice to the other party at the same time. .

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a call background sound stored in a personal portable terminal using a background sound source control program in a first specific button of a personal portable terminal, wherein the first specific button is a button 1 to a personal portable terminal. It is set as a background sound source corresponding to the button 9, and after being set as a call between the calling terminal and the called terminal, it is output corresponding to the input signal of any one of the first specific buttons of the personal portable terminal or is changed during the call. And stop according to a signal of a second specific button of the personal portable terminal, wherein the second specific button includes button 0 of the personal portable terminal, wherein the third specific button of the personal portable terminal, 3 Certain buttons include asterisk (*) and well sperm (#) buttons on the personal digital assistant-the output level of the background sound is controlled by the input signal By providing a user, the user can freely change and use a plurality of background sounds during a call, thereby providing a method for providing a call background sound in a personal portable terminal that can provide a user with a more convenient and individual call background sound service. .

To this end, the present invention comprises a background sound source download service providing apparatus for providing a download service for the background sound source files to a personal portable terminal including a database in which a plurality of background sound source files are stored through a wired or wireless communication network including WEB and WAP and the ARS system; A background sound source file downloaded from the background sound source download service providing apparatus is displayed on the display unit of the personal portable terminal by using a background sound source control program for controlling and executing the background sound source in the personal portable terminal, and the user selects from the list. Outputs the selected background sound file through the output unit so that the user can listen in advance, the background sound file is set to correspond to a specific button of the personal portable terminal, and the corresponding background sound is played and stopped according to the input signal of the specific button during a call. Be And that as its object to provide a method providing a call background sound output level is controlled transmission of the background sound.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting background music during a call of a conventional mobile communication terminal.

2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a wired and wireless communication network to which a call background sound providing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process for providing a call background sound according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a background sound source to a personal portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a call process using a background sound source according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a personal portable terminal to which a call background sound providing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is applicable. FIG.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a wired / wireless communication network including a calling side exchange (MSC) managing at least one calling terminal and a called side exchange (MSC) managing at least one called terminal. A method of providing a background sound during a call using a plurality of background sound sources in at least one personal portable terminal of the calling terminal or the called terminal, the background sound source downloading service including a database storing the plurality of background sound sources Accessing a device, downloading a background sound source from the background sound source download service providing device, wherein the background sound source is stored in a memory of the personal portable terminal; and storing the stored background sound source using a background sound source control program. Among a plurality of dial buttons of the personal portable terminal Setting at least one button, and establishing a call path between the calling terminal and the called terminal by a call connection request of the calling terminal, wherein the call path is at least one of the wired and wireless communication networks. And a plurality of background sound sources are respectively executed in response to the plurality of dial buttons of the personal portable terminal on the communication path, and are suspended and output level controlled. It is possible to provide a method for providing a call background sound in.

In a preferred embodiment, the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal may include receiving a background sound source list from the background sound source download service providing apparatus, and the background sound source with respect to at least one background sound source among the background sound source lists. The method may further include transmitting a download request signal to the download service providing apparatus.

The method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal may further include transmitting a pre-listen request signal for requesting a pre-listening of at least one background sound source file of the background sound source list to the background sound source download service providing apparatus. It is characterized by including.

The method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal may further include transmitting a phone number or a terminal identifier of the personal portable terminal for downloading the background sound source to the background sound source download service providing apparatus. do.

The method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal may further include selecting a background sound source call mode by the calling terminal or the called terminal before setting the call.

The method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal may further include receiving a background sound source control program according to the model of the personal portable terminal from the background sound source download service providing apparatus.

In the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the personal portable terminal may include a background sound source control program stored in a storage device mounted therein.

In the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the background sound source control program may include a voice modulation program.

In addition, in the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, execution, stop, and output level control of the background sound source may include buttons 1 to 9, button 0, and asterisk (*) and Characterized in that each control by the input signal of the well sperm (#) button.

In addition, in the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the background sound source set corresponding to the specific dial button of the personal portable terminal may be controlled by executing, stopping, and output level of the background sound source. It is characterized in that the playback or stop in a toggle (toggle) method.

In addition, in the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the background sound source of the next rank is reproduced when the first dial button of the personal portable terminal is pressed to execute, stop, and output level control of the background sound source. When the dial button is pressed, the background sound source of the previous rank is played.

In addition, in the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the execution of the background sound source is characterized in that at least two background sound sources are automatically executed sequentially or in any order.

In addition, in the method for providing a background sound of a call in the personal portable terminal, the connection to the background sound source download service providing apparatus may be performed through a wired / wireless communication service using an WEB and a WAP and an automatic answering service (ARS). And a connection.

In addition, in the method for providing a call background sound in the personal portable terminal, the apparatus for providing a background sound download service may include a personal computer (PC) and a personal digital assistant (PDA).

Next, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While many specific components, such as specific process flows, are shown in the following description and accompanying drawings to aid the overall understanding of the invention, these specific components have been illustrated for the purpose of explanation of the invention and are meant to limit the invention thereto. It is not. Meanwhile, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a wired and wireless communication network to which a call background sound providing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

Referring to FIG. 2, the wired / wireless communication network according to the present invention includes a user terminal including a personal computer (PC) 204, a landline telephone 206, a personal portable terminal 208, and the like, a web (WEB) and a WAP (WAP). , A wired / wireless communication network 200 that provides wired / wireless communication services such as an automatic answering service (ARS), and an apparatus for providing a call background sound service 202. In the wired / wireless communication network according to the present invention, a user who wants to use a call background tone service is connected to the service providing apparatus 202 through the wired / wireless communication network 200 using the user terminals 204, 206, and 208.

The service providing apparatus 202 includes a database storing various call background sound source files according to the present invention. In addition, the service providing apparatus 202 is configured to allow a user to access through a computer communication service or an Internet (Internet) service. That is, the users may access the service providing apparatus 202 through any private Internet service provider (ISP) or on-line service provider in the wired / wireless communication network 200 using the user terminal. In addition, the personal portable terminal 208 may download a background sound source from the service providing apparatus 202 using a wireless Internet service. Here, the background sound source generally includes an audio file capable of transmitting and receiving between computer devices.

For the download service of the background sound source according to the present invention, the voice data of the various background sound sources is made into a file and stored in a database provided in the service providing device 202. The background sound source includes various call background sound files suitable for each model of the terminal.

When a user downloads a background sound source file using a personal portable terminal, the user first uses a PC or a personal portable terminal 208 coupled to the wired / wireless communication network 200 to the service providing apparatus 202 through a wired or wireless communication service. Connect. The service providing apparatus 202 transmits a list of files to be used as a background sound source to a user terminal connected to receive a service. Users can listen to the background sound in advance from the list of transmitted background music sources using a PC or a personal portable terminal, download the desired background sound, and store it in the personal portable terminal to use as a background sound during a call.

As described above, the present invention receives a background sound source list from a service providing apparatus storing a background sound source, selects and downloads a background sound source desired by a user from the background sound source list, and stores the downloaded background sound source in a personal portable terminal. The background sound source stored in the personal portable terminal is set to the dial button as the background sound during a call. As a result of performing this process, the present invention can transmit the background music and the sound to the receiver along with the caller's voice during the call with the receiver by operating a button set on the personal portable terminal. In addition, the present invention may provide the background music and sound effects to the caller by the receiver using his personal portable terminal.

In other words, the present invention includes the following three steps. First, the first step includes a process of listening to and selecting a background sound source from a service providing apparatus in which a background sound source is stored using a wired / wireless communication network and downloading the background sound source to a user's personal portable terminal. The second step is to output the background sound source stored in the user's personal portable terminal from the terminal to listen in advance, and to store the stored sound source and to set the execution, stop and output level control corresponding to the dial button. Include. Finally, the third step includes a process in which the calling party or the called party user transmits the voice to the other party in real time as the background sound during the call using the background sound source stored in the personal portable terminal.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of downloading a background sound source according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the service providing apparatus first determines whether a user's connection exists for downloading a background sound source (step 300). As a result of the determination, if the user is connected, the service providing apparatus transmits a list of background sound source files stored in the database to the user terminal of the corresponding user (step 302). Thereafter, the apparatus for providing a service determines whether there is a selection input signal for a specific background sound source file from the user terminal (step 304).

On the other hand, the list of the transmitted background sound source files are displayed through the PC monitor screen or the output device of the personal portable terminal as in the case of the normal computer communication method. In this case, the user may select a desired background sound file among the background sound files in the background sound file list and listen to the actual sound source in advance (step 306). Upon receiving the pre-listen request signal from the user terminal, the service providing apparatus executes the background sound source selected by the user so that the user can pre-listen to the speaker of the user terminal (step 308). In this case, when the user does not like the background sound source, the user may hear another background sound file again.

Thereafter, the user selects any one background sound source file and requests a download from the service providing apparatus. That is, the service providing apparatus determines whether a background sound source download request signal from the user terminal exists (step 310). As a result of the determination, when the background sound source download request signal is present, the service providing apparatus requests the user for the telephone number of the personal portable terminal to which the background sound source is to be transmitted in response to the background sound source download request by the user. The service providing apparatus receives an input signal for a phone number of a personal portable terminal to be downloaded from the user terminal or a terminal identifier for identifying the personal portable terminal (step 312).

In order to transmit the background sound source, the service providing apparatus first calls a terminal to transmit the background sound source (step 314). Thereafter, when the terminal responds (step 316), the service providing apparatus transmits the background sound source selected by the user to the corresponding terminal (step 318). In this case, the service providing apparatus may search whether the background sound source control program is installed in the personal portable terminal for downloading the background sound source, and transmit the background sound source control program to the personal portable terminal according to the user's selection (step 318). In this case, the background sound source control program is automatically selected according to the model of the personal portable terminal and transmitted from the service providing device to the personal portable terminal and installed. Thereafter, the service providing apparatus transmits a transmission completion message for transmitting the background sound source to the personal portable terminal (step 320). In this case, the transmission completion message may be displayed on the screen of the personal portable terminal.

On the other hand, if the user does not request to download the background sound source file in step 310, the service providing apparatus returns to step 304 above. In addition, steps 306 and 308 above may be omitted, and of course, step 310 may be performed immediately in step 304. In addition, if the personal portable terminal does not answer the call in step 316, the service providing apparatus may transmit an error message to the personal portable terminal of the user (step 322).

As described above, the user may select and check various background sound sources in the service providing device 202 one by one, and then select a favorite background sound file to download to his terminal. The background sound during a call can be used by using the background sound file and the background sound control program.

The background sound source control program mentioned above refers to a program configured to recognize a key input during a call in a personal portable terminal and execute a set of commands corresponding to each dial key. Also, the background sound source control program outputs the background sound source file downloaded from the personal portable terminal through the screen output unit of the personal portable terminal, outputs the selected background sound source file so that the pre-listen is possible, and deletes the selected background sound source file. Make sure In addition, the background sound source control program is set to correspond to each numeric key button so that the background sound source file can be used as the background sound during a call, and the background sound source set corresponding to the key input signal of each button is executed during the call. It plays a role of stopping and changing. The background sound source control program will be described in detail below with an example.

Background sound source control program according to the present invention consists of two parts. The first part is to set the background sound source stored in the personal portable terminal before the call to the background sound source corresponding to each of buttons 1 to 9 of the terminal. The second part recognizes a user's button input signal during a call, executes a background sound source set to correspond to each button, and adjusts the output volume level of the interruption and background sound.

The background sound source control program according to the present invention is developed using a development tool provided by a terminal manufacturer or a communication company, and a function of recognizing an input signal of a terminal button or a function of playing a media file such as a sound source is a development tool. It is provided by. Therefore, by using this function, it is possible to find out the button input from the terminal.

In the background sound source control program according to the present invention, each button of the terminal has a predefined value as follows. Number 0 is KEY_NUM0, Number 1 is KEY_NUM1, Number 2 is KEY_NUM2, Number 3 is KEY_NUM3, Number 4 is KEY_NUM4, Number 5 is KEY_NUM5, Number 6 is KEY_NUM6, Number 7 is KEY_NUM7, Number 8 is KEY_NUM8, Number 9 is KEY_NUM The asterisk corresponds to KEY_STAR and the well sperm corresponds to KEY_POUND. This value can be set differently for each terminal manufacturer or telecommunication company. In addition, a function of playing an audio file may also implement a function of playing an audio file such as a background sound source using a development tool suitable for each terminal without a separate implementation using a function built in the terminal.

Among the functions of the background sound source control program according to the present invention, the process of setting the background sound source stored in the personal portable terminal before the call to each button 1 to 9 of the terminal includes a list of the background sound sources stored in the terminal. A first step of outputting to the display unit of the display, a second step of selecting one of the background sound sources from the list, a third step of reproducing to be heard in advance before setting, and a background sound source from 1 to 9 of the terminal; The fourth step of setting to correspond to any one of the buttons up to. These steps can be implemented, for example, in the following manner.

bgmList = getBgmList (); // Get a list of background sound sources currently stored in the terminal.

Display.display (bgmList); // Display the list of background sound sources on the display.

KeyPressed (keyCode) // wait for button input

{

if (key = Play Background Music) // If the button plays background music

{CurrentAudio = AudioSystem.getAudioClip (); // Prepare to play the audio file.

CurrentAudio.Open (bgmList [indexSelect]); // Prepare to play the currently selected background sound source.

CurrentAudio.Play (); // Play the prepared background sound source.

}

else if (key = Stop playing background music) // What if the button stops the currently playing music?

{CurrentAudio.Stop (); // Stop the background sound being played.

}

else if (key = Delete Background Source) // What if the button deletes the currently selected background source?

{File x File = File (bgmList [indexSelect]); // Get information about the currently selected background sound file.

xFile.Delete (); // Delete the background sound file.

}

else if (key = Background sound setting) // What button is used to set the currently selected background sound during a call?

{num = keyPressed (); // Wait for the input of one of the 1 to 9 buttons.

bgmSetting (num, bgmList [indexSelect]); // Set the selected background sound source as the background sound source corresponding to the input button.

}

else if (key = Delete Background Source List) // What if the input button deletes the list of background sources?

{bgmList.Delete (currentIndex); // Delete the currently selected background sound from the list.

}

}

The background sound sources set through the above steps may be set to be played in sequence, or may be set to be played in any order, or set by the user to set as a background sound source corresponding to a specific button.

In the background sound source control program according to the present invention, the second part of reproducing the background sound source set to the button according to the input signal of the button during a call, and adjusting the pause and background sound source volume levels is performed as follows. That is, the second part includes a first step of activating the background sound source control program, a second step of recognizing the button input signal, and a third step of adjusting the volume level of the background sound source being played back or stopped or outputting the background sound source. In addition, the input signal of the button input during the call can be easily known using a development tool provided by a terminal manufacturer or a telecommunication company as mentioned above.

In the background sound source control program according to the present invention, for example, a part of adjusting a volume level of playing, stopping and outputting a background sound source set to correspond to the button by recognizing a signal of a button input during a call is as follows. Implement with

bgmList = getBgmList (); // Get information of the set background sound source.

// Prepare to play according to the information of the background sound source.

CurrentAudio = AudioSystem.getAudioClip (bgmList);

while (true)

{

// wait for button input

key = keyPressed ();

// If the button is a button from 1 to 8 ...

if (key> = KEY_NUM1 key <= KEY_NUM9) // Play Background Sound

{

// If there is a button currently playing, stop it.

if (CurrentAudio.isPlay () == true) CurrentAudio.Stop ();

// Prepare to play the selected background sound source.

CurrentAudio.Open (bgmList [key]);

// Play the prepared background sound source.

CurrentAudio.Play ();

}

// If the button is button 0 ...

else if (key == KEY_NUM0) // stop background sound

{

// If there is a sound source currently playing, stop it.

if (CurrentAudio.isPlay () == true) CurrentAudio.Stop ();

}

// Turn up the volume if the button is a # button.

else if (key = KEY_POUND) // volume up

{

// Get the size of the audio volume currently playing.

currentAudioFormat = AudioSystem.getClipFormats ();

currentVolume = AudioSystem.getVolume ();

// increase the size of the volume

currentVolume ++;

// Set audio volume again by increased size.

AudioSystem.setVolume (currentAudioFormat, currentVolme)

}

// If the entered button is an asterisk (*), turn down the volume.

else if (key = KEY_STAR) // volume down

{

// Get the size of the current audio volume.

currentAudioFormat = AudioSystem.getClipFormats ();

currentVolume = AudioSystem.getVolume ();

// decrease the size of the volume

currentVolume--;

// Set the audio volume again by the reduced size.

AudioSystem.setVolume (currentAudioFormat, currentVolume);

}

}

Through the above steps, the signal of the button input during the call may be recognized to play a background sound source set to correspond to the button, the background sound being played may be stopped, and the volume level may be adjusted.

As described above, the background sound source control program according to the present invention is not an actual program but only an algorithm of its implementation. The details of the implementation may vary.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a background sound source in a personal portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, a central processing unit mounted in a personal portable terminal such as a micro process unit (MPU) determines whether there is a key input for executing a predetermined command (step 400). As a result of the determination, if there is a key input, the central processing unit first determines whether the signal is an incoming call (step 402). That is, in step 400 and step 402, the personal portable terminal waits for a specific button input or incoming call, and if there is a specific button input corresponding to the background sound setting, performs the step 412, and if it is not an input of a specific button corresponding to the background sound setting, In step 402, it is determined whether the key input is an incoming call.

Thereafter, if there is an incoming call, the central processing unit of the personal portable terminal determines whether the call is from a background sound source service providing apparatus. That is, it is determined whether the incoming call is a download of a background sound source file (step 404). If the background sound source file is not downloaded, the central processing unit performs the general incoming service (step 406).

If it is determined in step 404 that the background sound source file is downloaded, the central processing unit downloads the background sound source file and stores it in the personal portable terminal (step 408 and step 410). That is, the terminal corresponding to the personal portable terminal 208 of FIG. 2 receives the background sound source file in response to the download reception of the background sound source file according to the call from the service providing apparatus 202, and stores the received background sound source file in the memory. Store in

On the other hand, if there is an input for a specific button corresponding to the background sound setting from the user in the standby state of the personal portable terminal in step 400 above, the central processing unit of the personal portable terminal performs step 414 or less in response to the input signal of the specific button. Specifically, the central processing unit first determines whether the specific button input is a specific button input for setting a background sound source or requesting a change (step 412). The input signal of a specific button for setting or changing the background sound source may be separately provided to the button by the manufacturer, or may be implemented by a combination of existing buttons or menu selection. If it is not a specific button input requesting a background sound source change, the button input is processed as in the normal case (step 414).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 412 that the background sound source is set or changed, the central processing unit displays the list of the background sound files stored in the personal portable terminal through the output device of the personal portable terminal while the background sound source from the user Wait for file selection (step 416). In this case, the user may select one of the displayed background sound files and listen in advance (steps 418 and 420). Then, the selected background sound source file is set to the desired specific button (step 422, step 424, step 426).

As a result of the above process, the user selects and listens to various background music files stored in the personal portable terminal one by one, selects a favorite background music file, and selects the background music file in his / her personal portable terminal as the background music during the call. Can be set. At this time, the number of background sound source files stored in the personal portable terminal is within the capacity range allowed by the storage device of the personal portable terminal. The background sound file already stored in the personal portable terminal can also be deleted if desired by the user in a general way of deleting information stored in the personal portable terminal.

As described above, when the user calls the receiver using the background sound function during a call, the caller or the receiver who uses the personal portable terminal during the call operates the corresponding specific button, thereby sequentially or sequentially setting the plurality of background sound sources respectively set corresponding to the specific button. Voices may be transmitted to the other party in any order. As a result, a unique call is possible to the user. As such, the user downloads a call background sound source file from a service providing device through a wired / wireless communication service and stores the call background sound file as a background sound of his personal portable terminal while changing, stopping, and controlling the output levels of a plurality of background sounds with only a specific button operation during a call. You can talk.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a call process using a background sound source according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the caller makes a call using a menu for making a call using a call background sound source or presses a predefined dial button and enters the recipient's number (step 500, step 502 and step 504). When the called party answers and the call is set up (step 506), the caller executes one of the plurality of background sounds set in the button 1 or other dial buttons among the call background sound stored in the personal portable terminal (step 508). The caller then makes a call by transmitting various call background sounds to the receiver along with the voice (step 510).

At this time, the caller enters a specific dial key during the call to execute, stop and control the output level (step 512). That is, the caller controls the volume level of the background sound by operating a specific button during the call (step 516). At this time, the personal portable terminal determines whether the specific button input signal is a background sound adjusting key (steps 512 and 514). On the other hand, the caller operates the specific button during the call to change the current background sound to the background sound set in the specific button (step 524). At this time, the personal portable terminal determines whether the specific button input signal is a background sound change (step 512 and step 522). On the other hand, the caller stops the currently running background sound source (step 520). At this time, the personal portable terminal determines whether the specific button input signal is a background sound stop (steps 512 and 518).

If the determination result of step 512, step 514, step 518, and step 522 is not the background sound change control, the current background sound is maintained (step 526). When the caller terminates the call or presses the end key, the background sound output is stopped with the end of the call (step 528). In other words, if it is not a button for operating a background sound during a call, a service corresponding to the existing voice or data call mode is performed.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the receiver selects a specific button to apply the background sound source call mode in response to the caller's call, thereby enabling the background tone service during the call according to the present invention to the caller. Such services are obvious to those skilled in the art to which the present technology pertains through this specification, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted. That is, the present invention includes the caller or the called party using a background sound service during a call using his personal portable terminal.

As described above, the present invention uses a wired / wireless communication network to listen to and select a background sound source from a device in which a background sound source is stored and to download it to a user's personal portable terminal. When accessing a service providing apparatus having background sound source files as a database, the service providing apparatus transmits a sound source list for background sound source files to a user of the personal portable terminal, and the background sound source in the background sound source file list from the user. Receiving a desired background sound file among files, transmitting the requested background sound file to the personal portable terminal, and transmitting a transmission completion message after completing the transmission to the personal portable terminal.

Next, the present invention outputs a background sound source stored in a user's personal portable terminal from the terminal in advance and in the process of identifying the location of the stored sound source, a service having a variety of background sound source files as a database In the process of downloading the desired background sound file from the providing device to set as a background sound source of the personal portable terminal, the process of accessing the service providing device, the process of downloading the background sound source file from the service providing device, the download Displaying a list of received background sound files on a user's personal portable terminal, previewing and selecting a desired background sound file from the displayed list, and a background sound source for the selected background sound file to be used during a call So set as to include the step of storing in the terminal.

Finally, in the process of transmitting the background sound stored in the user's personal portable terminal to the other party in real time with the voice as the background sound during the call, that is, the caller or the caller during the call using the background sound stored in the personal portable terminal. In the process of the called party outputting the background sound stored in the terminal to the terminal of the other party, the background sound source can be set in advance to a specific button of the terminal, for example, dials 1 to 9, and the dial button You can operate the set background sound source, operate another specific button (for example, the 0 dial button) to stop the running background sound, and another specific button (for example, an asterisk (*), well). Operate the sperm dial button to adjust the output level of the background sound during a call to below the predetermined level. By operating a specific button of the terminal comprises a step of transmitting the background sound is set in the personal portable terminal to the other party with a voice signal.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a personal portable terminal to which a call background sound providing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

Referring to FIG. 6, the personal portable terminal includes a central processing unit 600, a key input unit 602, an IF connector 604, a screen output unit 608, a wireless transceiver 610, an amplifier 612, and a CODEC ( 614, audio decoder 616, memory 618, speakers 624, 626, and microphone 628. Specifically, first, the central processing unit 600 is implemented as a microprocessor (MPU) and controls the overall operation of the personal portable terminal. In addition, the central processing unit 600 restores the background sound source stored in the background sound source storage unit 622 of the memory 618 to the analog signal through the audio decoder 616 according to the signal input from the key input unit 602, The CODEC 614 synthesizes the voice signal input through the microphone 628 and transmits it to the receiver through the wireless transceiver 610.

The key input unit 602 includes a numeric key and a plurality of function keys, and when a user presses a predetermined key, the key input unit 602 sends a signal corresponding to the central processing unit 600. The present invention executes the background sound by using the numeric keys and the function keys of the key input unit 602, and executes the background sound during the call, the execution of the change, the automatic continuous execution, the stop, and the output level control. At this time, the central processing unit 600 determines that the key input input from the key input unit 602 is a background sound control key input through the background sound source control program 620 stored in the memory 618 during the call. The background sound source control program 620 is configured to output, stop, and output level the background sound on a call path according to an input signal for each dial button input during a call.

The IF connector 604 is a terminal for connecting with an external device such as hand free, software upgrade, wireless data communication, data link, and the like. In the present invention, the background sound may be stored in a personal portable terminal by connecting to another device such as a PC 606 or a PDA through the IF connector 604.

The screen output unit 608 may be implemented as a liquid crystal display, and displays various states of a personal portable terminal. The screen output unit 608 is a background sound source according to the present invention, such as a screen for setting a background sound source, a screen for pre-listening a background sound source, a screen for deleting a background sound file, a screen for downloading a background sound file, and the like. Display a screen for using, the user can view the contents displayed on the screen output unit 608, and can set, delete, preview and download the background sound according to the present invention.

The wireless transceiver 610 transmits a signal received through the antenna to the amplifier 612, receives a voice signal and data from the amplifier 612 and transmits it through the antenna.

The CODEC 614 converts an analog audio signal input from the microphone 628 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the amplifier 612. In addition, the CODEC 614 converts the digital voice signal input through the amplifier 612 into an analog signal and outputs the analog voice signal to the speaker 624 and the receiver 626.

The memory 618 is basically configured to store an address book, a phone number, a ringtone, and the like. The memory 618 also includes a background sound source control program 620 including a plurality of command routines corresponding to key inputs input during a call, and a background sound source storage unit 622 for storing the background sound source. The background sound source stored in the memory 618 is updated by downloading from the content provider providing the background sound through the wireless data communication network. In addition, the background sound source may be downloaded and updated by a combination method with other media such as a personal computer (PC) 606 or a PDA through the IF connector 604. In addition, the background sound source providing program may be basically stored in its own memory of the personal portable terminal, or may be stored in a separate storage element mounted inside the personal portable terminal. In this case, the personal portable terminal may selectively use a background sound source which is downloaded from its own built-in background sound source or a service providing device using a mounted background sound source providing program. In addition, in this case, the personal portable terminal can easily update its own background sound source control program by accessing the service providing device.

The audio decoder 616 restores the background sound source stored in the background sound source storage unit 622 of the memory 618 to an analog signal according to the user's key input signal, and then converts the speaker 624 or the receiver (the CODEC 614) into the analog signal. 626). In this case, the CODEC 614 combines the voice signal of the user input through the microphone 628 and the background sound source into one and transmits it to the receiver through the wireless transceiver 610. In addition, when there is no voice signal of the user, the audio decoder 616 continuously transmits the background sound to the receiver until the user presses the background sound stop key.

As such, the personal portable terminal according to the present invention includes a background sound source control program downloaded from a service providing apparatus or stored in its own memory or a separate storage device mounted therein. In particular, when the background sound source control program is mounted when the personal portable terminal is manufactured, the background sound source control program does not need to be downloaded from the service providing device. However, the background sound source control program can be upgraded by accessing the service providing device as necessary. .

As described above, the present invention has been described in detail according to the above-described preferred embodiment, but it should be noted that the above-described embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. The above embodiment can be equally applied to other types of personal portable terminals such as smart phones, PDA phones, as well as mobile phones.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, a background sound source file is downloaded using a wired / wireless communication network, but a background sound source file download service is possible using an automatic voice response service (ARS) or a wireless Internet (WAP) using a telephone. Of course.

If the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, many modifications are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, a call background sound source and a background sound source control program are downloaded through a wired / wireless communication network and stored in a personal portable terminal of the caller. By providing a background sound environment that can be transmitted to the phone and at the same time can be changed during a call, it is possible to significantly improve the satisfaction of the communication service of the personal portable terminal user.

Further, according to the present invention, the call background sound source is set as a background sound source corresponding to a specific button of the personal portable terminal, and when executed as a call of the personal portable terminal, the execution, stop, and output level control are performed corresponding to the signal of the specific button. Thus, a more convenient and individual call background sound service can be provided to the user.

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At least one personal portable terminal of the calling terminal or the called terminal in a wired / wireless communication network including a calling side exchange (MSC) managing at least one originating terminal and a called side exchange (MSC) managing at least one called terminal. In the method for providing a background sound during a call using a plurality of background sound source, Accessing a background sound source download service providing apparatus including a database in which the plurality of background sound sources are stored; Downloading a background sound source from the background sound source download service providing apparatus, wherein the background sound source is stored in a memory of the personal portable terminal; Setting the stored background sound source to correspond to at least one of a plurality of dial buttons of the personal portable terminal by using a background sound source control program; and Establishing a call path between the calling terminal and the called terminal by a call connection request of the calling terminal, wherein the calling path is set by at least one exchange in the wired / wireless communication network; Including, The plurality of background sound sources are respectively executed in response to the plurality of dial buttons of the personal portable terminal on the communication path, and are controlled to be suspended and output level. The execution, stop, and output level control of the background sound source are controlled by input signals of buttons 1 to 9, button 0, and asterisk (*) and well sperm (#) buttons of the personal portable terminal, respectively. Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, Receiving a background sound source list from the background sound source download service providing apparatus; And Transmitting a download request signal to the background sound source download service providing device for at least one background sound source of the background sound source list; Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, further comprising a. The method of claim 2, Transmitting a pre-listen request signal for requesting pre-listening of at least one background sound source file of the background sound source list to the background sound source download service providing apparatus; Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, further comprising a. The method of claim 1, Transmitting a phone number or a terminal identifier of the personal portable terminal for downloading the background sound source to the background sound source download service providing apparatus; Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, further comprising a. The method of claim 1, Selecting, by the calling terminal or the called terminal, a background sound call mode before setting the call; Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, further comprising a. The method of claim 1, Receiving a background sound source control program according to a model of the personal portable terminal from the background sound source download service providing device; Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, further comprising a. The method of claim 1, The personal portable terminal includes a background sound source control program stored in a storage device mounted therein Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The background sound source control program includes a voice modulation program Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that. delete delete The method of claim 1, The execution, stop, and output level control of the background sound source may be performed by pressing a first dial button of the personal portable terminal to play a background sound of a next rank, and pressing a second dial button to play a background sound of a previous rank. Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that. delete The method of claim 1, The connection to the background sound source download service providing apparatus includes a wired / wireless communication service using a web and a WAP, and a connection through an automatic answering service (ARS). Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The background music download service providing apparatus includes a personal computer (PC) and a personal digital assistant (PDA) Call background sound providing method in a personal portable terminal, characterized in that.