KR100468626B1 - Apparatus and method for on-line voice auction service using voice conference function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for an online voice auction service using an Internet-based voice conference function are provided to make users feel more dramatic fun/achievement and include the users to actively join in auction by listening explanation for an auction article and advancing an auction process through voice. CONSTITUTION: The device comprises an auction service client(10), a web server(30), a database server(40), a mixer(50), a mixer load relay(60), and an application mixer(70). To transmit/receive the voice with voice conference service subscribers in real-time, the mixer receives voice data of the subscriber, stores it in a voice input queue, synthesizes the voice data in order inputted to the voice input queue, stores the mixed voice data to a voice output queue, and transmits it to other subscriber. The mixer load relay monitors a network state, a subscriber capacity, and a voice reference group of each mixer, requests the mixer of the small load to generate the new voice reference group, and transfers the requests of the subscriber to the corresponding mixer.

Description

Apparatus and method for online voice auction service using voice conference function {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ON-LINE VOICE AUCTION SERVICE USING VOICE CONFERENCE FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing an online voice auction service that allows users who participate in an auction using the Internet to conduct an auction using mutual voices.

Although there are many domestic manufacturers to provide auction services using the Internet to gather real-time auction Party majority, rather than to provide auction services in the way that the selection of the successful bidder to proceed with the auction, as the actual auction Auction (www.auction .co.kr ) like a shopping mall that sells products at low prices. As such, most internet auction sites operate like shopping malls selling new products, and auctions cannot be carried out in real time, so auctions are posted using bulletin boards and users participate in auctions based on the information. have. The auction method of the existing auction site is much different from the actual auction, and represents a form of purchasing products in the form of a joint purchase rather than an auction, and the reality is that it cannot provide any tension, accomplishment, and fun that can be felt in the actual auction.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0009364 (2000.7.26) includes: a step of receiving a bid message of a specific bidder that presents a price for an auction item among a plurality of bidders participating in the auction through a communication network; Step B of sending the received bid message of the specific bidder to a plurality of bidders; step C of checking whether there is another bidder presenting a price higher than the price suggested by the particular bidder; If there is no bidder presenting a higher price than that particular bidder, step D, which declares that particular bidder as a successful bidder for the auction item, wherein the bidder's bid message uses a network comprising voice and video signals. Proposed an auction service providing method and system for mediating voice and video messages. Seji transmits the images and voices of the bidders through the camera and microphone to the bidder's computer, transfers the images and voices to the main server via the network, displays the transmitted images on the user's monitor, and sends the It consists of broadcasting the voice through the user's speaker, and the sequence of processes and actions according to the composition of the voice message among the image and the voice message is not composed of specific means. There is a problem that can not provide a voice service.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, which provides a method for auction parties to meet in cyberspace and conduct auctions in real time by auctioning the user according to the progress of the auction organizer as if the user actually auctions. The auction process, such as listening to a description of what to do and bidding in order to win a bid, allows users to feel more dramatic fun and accomplishment and to encourage more users to participate in the auction. It provides a voice auction service method and apparatus.

In addition, the present invention provides a voice auction service method and apparatus that does not place any load on the user's computer system by processing the voice in a central server, rather than in each computer as in a conventional voice chat website or a messenger.

1 is a configuration diagram of an online voice auction service system using a voice conference function

2 is a block diagram showing an online voice auction voice transmission method using a voice conference function;

3 is a mixer configuration diagram of a mixer minus method

4 is a block diagram illustrating a voice processing process of a subscriber when providing an online voice auction service.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an online voice auction service method using a voice conference function.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10: Auction Service Client 20: Internet

30: web server 40: database server

50: mixer 60: mixer load repeater

70: application server 71: conference server

110: subscribers A, B, C, D 120: UDP receiving module

130: voice input cue 140: mix minus mixing

150; Voice output queue 160: UDP transmission module

As described above, the structural means for achieving the object of the present invention,

The online voice auction service providing apparatus using the voice conference function according to the present invention,

A voice auction service client 10 installed in the subscriber's computer and providing a user interface for the voice auction service;

A voice auction service web server 30 which provides a user of voice auction service and user authentication and various contents for a voice auction service and provides a link for the voice auction service client to be connected to an application server;

DB server 40 for storing various data required for voice auction service, such as subscriber information, auction information, auction group information, and provide data in conjunction with other servers such as a web server and an application server,

A mixer 50 for mixing and delivering voice by creating a group for voice auction and directly connecting with subscribers,

Mixer load repeater (60) that monitors the status and performance of each mixer that is responsible for delivering actual voice, manages voice auction groups, and assigns subscribers to relatively lightly loaded mixers in response to subscribers' requests for voice auctions. )Wow,

In conjunction with the voice auction service client, the subscriber selects a channel for providing a voice conferencing function to the subscriber by interworking with the mixer load repeater so that the subscriber can proceed with the voice auction, and provides a conference server function that connects the subscriber to the mixer. It is characterized in that the application server 70 to provide the application logic for the progress to allow the user to proceed with the auction in a manner prescribed by the auction service.

And the online voice auction service providing method using the voice conferencing function configured as described above,

A first step (S210 ˜ S220) of installing an online voice auction service client on a subscriber's computer after a predetermined Internet user subscribes to an online voice auction service using a website provided by a voice auction web server;

Online Voice Auction Service Subscribers can use the functions provided by the service client and voice auction web server to log in to the voice auction website to manage membership information, search for registered auctions, participate in ongoing auctions, and register new auctions. Second step S230 to S240),

A third step (S250) in which the subscriber registers a new auction item using the interface provided by the voice auction service website;

When the subscriber selects a registered auction or other ongoing auction from the voice auction service website and requests to participate in the auction, the voice auction service client, the web server, and the application server interwork with each other. A fourth step (S260) of requesting a voice conference function while participating;

The fifth step of joining the subscriber to the existing voice auction group or creating a new voice auction group and providing it to the subscriber by interworking with the voice auction service client, the application server, and the conference server according to the request of the voice conference function. (S270),

A sixth step (S280) of delivering a voice conversation of another subscriber to a subscriber who has participated in the voice auction group and delivering the subscriber's voice to another subscriber;

When a subscriber quits the voice auction or exits the voice conference group by using a function of disabling the separate voice conference function, the subscriber interworks with the application server and the conference server to exclude the subscriber from the voice conference and reflects it in other voice conference related systems. In step S300,

Each time the subscriber joins the voice auction, the process from step 4 to step 7 is repeated (S290).

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of an online voice auction service apparatus and method using a voice conference function according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 shows the configuration of the online voice auction service apparatus using the voice conferencing function according to the present invention, the voice auction service client 10, Web server 30, database server 40, mixer 50, mixer load It is composed of a repeater 60, the application server 70.

The voice auction service client 10 is installed on the subscriber's computer to provide a user interface for the voice auction service. When the subscriber joins the voice auction service website and creates or participates in a voice auction for the first time, It is downloaded and installed on the computer and is automatically executed when the subscriber participates in the voice auction at the voice auction service website, providing an interface for the subscriber to use various functions for participating in the auction and proceeding with the auction.

The web server 30 provides a user of the voice auction service user authentication and various contents for the voice auction service and provides a link to connect the voice auction service client to the application server, which is connected to a subscriber computer connected through a communication network. The auction information related to the auction item is displayed on the monitor screen together with the voice, and the basic information entered at the time of the subscriber's subscription and the credit information such as the history and deposit of the subscriber's voice auction service are transmitted to the credit inquiry server. The bidder's credit status is inquired, and the bidder's credit status, which is inquired through the credit inquiry server, is transmitted to the authentication server, classified according to the credit rating, and the user is allowed to participate in the voice auction only when the criterion is higher than the standard rating.

The database server 40 stores various data necessary for a voice auction service such as subscriber information, auction information, auction group information, and provides data in cooperation with other servers such as a web server and an application server. Personal information such as subscriber ID, password, name, address, contact number, social security number, etc. are stored, and the auction information database contains auction information such as bidder's name, auction number, auction item, auction price, and voice data between voice auction service subscribers. The auction group information database stores the auction group information organized by the corresponding auction item, amount, and bidder.

The mixer 50 creates a group for the voice auction and directly connects with the subscriber to mix and deliver the voice, which is illustrated by the four voice conference service subscribers (A, B, C, D) as shown in FIG. For real-time voice transmission and reception to the mobile station, the voice data of the voice conference service subscriber is received through the UDP receiving module 361, stored in the voice input queue 362, and then mixed and mixed in the order entered in the queue. And synthesized through the voice output queue 364 and transmit the mixed voice data to another subscriber using the UDP transmission module 365. When the voice message sent by each service subscriber is called A, B, C, and D through the mix minus mixing process 360, subscriber A 11 uses the voice of another subscriber except for the voice message A transmitted by the subscriber. Allows you to receive messages B, C, and D.

The mixer load repeater 60 monitors the status and performance of each mixer serving to deliver the actual voice, manages the voice auction group, and allocates the subscriber to the mixer having a relatively low load according to the request of the voice auction function. This is done by monitoring the network status, service subscriber capacity and voice conferencing group of each mixer, checking the subscriber's voice conferencing service request, and requesting a new low-load mixer to create a new voice conferencing group, or It sends a request for joining or leaving the service, or ending the service to the mixer to which the existing voice conference group belongs, and sends the mixer's response to the application server according to the received request.

The application server 70 connects the subscriber and the mixer by selecting a channel for providing a voice conferencing function to the subscriber by interworking with a mixer load repeater so that the subscriber can proceed with the auction service in conjunction with the voice auction service client. It provides a server function and provides application logic for the auction proceeding so that users can conduct the auction in a manner prescribed by the auction service, the conference server is the focus (Focus) that controls the call of the voice auction service client and It consists of a conference policy server that controls membership and media between voice auction service subscribers, a media server that transmits video data and voice data, and a transmission server that informs voice auction service subscribers of conference related information. In this case, the call between the client and the server is established or terminated using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and video and audio information is basically transmitted through the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP).

4 is a block diagram illustrating a voice processing process of a subscriber when providing an online voice auction service.

First, the voice auction service client installed in the subscriber's computer provides an interface for the voice auction to the subscriber by interworking with an application server to participate in the voice auction and simultaneously uses the built-in conference client function to provide a voice conference function. In operation S200, a voice signal is set in association with a conference server embedded in the server.

Here, the application server interlocks with the mixer load repeater and the mixer to set a voice signal using the built-in conference server function (S201).

The voice signal includes information for connecting a session for exchanging voice between the auction service client and the mixer, and defines and uses a unique protocol to support this (S202).

When the user enters the existing voice auction group, the user adds the user. When the user creates a new voice auction group, a new voice auction group is generated in the mixer (S203).

On the other hand, if the service client is set up a voice signal (Voice Signal) with the central mixer (S204), the voice media is delivered to the communication between the service client and the mixer, the system efficiency is increased and the voice group is different from other voice chat or messenger clients Because it is created on a central server rather than a central server, subscribers using low-spec PCs can use high quality voice auction service without using the computer resources without slowing down, and many subscribers can be accommodated in one voice group. have.

5 is a block diagram illustrating an online voice auction service method using voice conference according to the present invention.

First, the service subscription website through the service providing a voice auction service subscription (S210).

The subscriber who subscribes to the service installs the voice auction service client through the service website (S220).

After the voice auction service client is installed, the online voice auction service subscriber can log in to the voice auction website using the functions provided by the service client and the voice auction web server to manage member information, search for registered auctions, participate in ongoing auctions, and create new ones. Use services such as auction registration (S230-S240).

At this time, the subscriber registers a new auction after logging in to the voice auction website (S250), or when participating in an ongoing auction, the service client and the application server interwork with the subscriber to provide an interface for the auction, the application server, the mixer load repeater, The subscriber is provided with the voice conference function through the mixer (S260).

In response to the voice conference function request according to the subscriber's voice auction participation, the subscriber interworks with the voice auction service client, the application server, and the conference server to join the subscriber in the existing voice auction group or create a new voice auction group and provide the subscriber to the subscriber (S270). ).

Then, the voice conversation of the other subscriber is delivered to the subscriber who participated in the voice auction group, and the voice of the subscriber is transmitted to the other subscriber (S280).

The subscriber who participated in the voice auction proceeds with the auction and exits the auction after the auction ends (S300), or abandons the auction during the auction and exits the auction when the voice auction service client, application server, DB server, mixer load relay, mixer The auction end processing for the subscriber is performed by adjusting the data set in the server, etc. (S209).

As described above, a voice auction service client, an application server, a DB server, a mixer load repeater, a mixer, and the like can provide a system environment such as an actual auction that cannot be provided by an existing internet auction site.

As described above, the present invention provides a method for proceeding the auction by real time voice so that users can listen to the description of the auction item according to the progress of the auction organizer and bid in order to receive a successful bid as the actual auction. By going through the auction process, users can feel more dramatic fun and accomplishment, and it is effective to induce more users to participate in the auction.

In addition, the processing of voice is not done on each computer like the existing voice chat website or messenger, but by the central server, so that the voice is not loaded on each user's computer system. There is an effect that can accommodate a large number of subscribers in one voice auction group.

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In the voice auction service client 10, web server 30, DB server 40, mixer 50, mixer load repeater 60, application server 70, The mixer 50 receives voice data of the voice conference service subscriber through the UDP receiving module 361 and stores it in the voice input queue 362 for real time voice transmission and reception to a plurality of voice conference service subscribers. And synthesized through the mix minus mixing 363 in the order entered in the queue, stored in the voice output queue 364, and transmitting the mixed voice data to other subscribers using the UDP transmission module 365. , The mixer load relay 60 monitors the network status of each mixer, the capacity of the service subscriber and the voice conference group, checks the subscriber's voice conference service request, and requests a new voice conference group to be generated from a mixer having a low load, On-line using voice conferencing, which is configured to transmit a request for joining or leaving a service or terminating a service to a mixer to which a desired existing voice conference group belongs, and transmitting a response of the mixer to the application server according to the received request. Auction service providing device. delete A first step (S210 ˜ S220) of installing an online voice auction service client on a subscriber's computer after a predetermined Internet user subscribes to an online voice auction service using a website provided by a voice auction service web server; Online Voice Auction Service Subscribers can use the functions provided by the service client and voice auction web server to log in to the voice auction website to manage membership information, search for registered auctions, participate in ongoing auctions, and register new auctions. A second step S230 to S240; A third step (S250) in which the subscriber registers a new auction item using the interface provided by the voice auction service website; When the subscriber selects a registered auction or other ongoing auction from the voice auction service website and requests to participate in the auction, the voice auction service client, the web server, and the application server interwork with each other. A fourth step (S260) of requesting a voice conference function while participating; The fifth step of joining the subscriber to the existing voice auction group or creating a new voice auction group and providing it to the subscriber by interworking with the voice auction service client, the application server, and the conference server according to the request of the voice conference function. (S270); Transmitting a voice conversation of the other subscriber to the subscriber who has participated in the voice auction group, and transmitting the voice of the subscriber to the other subscriber (S280); When a subscriber quits the voice auction or exits the voice conference group by using a function of disabling the separate voice conference function, the subscriber interworks with the application server and the conference server to exclude the subscriber from the voice conference and reflects it in other voice conference related systems. Step S300; In step S290, when the subscriber participates in the voice auction and goes out, the process from step 4 to step 7 is repeated. The application server interworks with a mixer load repeater and a mixer to set a voice signal using a built-in conference server function. The voice signal contains information that can establish a session for exchanging voice between the auction service client and the mixer, and uses a proprietary protocol to support it. When the voice auction service client is configured with a central mixer and a voice signal, the voice media is transmitted through communication between the service client and the mixer, and the voice server is not a subscriber's client, unlike other voice chats or messengers. Method for providing an online auction service using a voice conference function, characterized in that it is configured to be generated to.