KR100549597B1 - The basic call and group call service based on short dialing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a basic call or a group call telephone service method using a speed dial.

The present invention provides a method for providing a telephone service using a set speed dial number, the method comprising: receiving, by a soft switch, a speed dial number input through a caller's telephone terminal; The soft switch is a step of confirming whether the caller subscribes to the speed dial telephone service; The soft switch searching for a mapping number (called telephone number) corresponding to the received shortcut number based on the telephone number of the caller if the caller is a subscriber of the speed dial telephone service; And the soft switch determines that the called party number is a basic call and requests basic call setting with the called party number by providing a basic call phone service by connecting a basic call between the calling party terminal and one called party terminal. If there are a large number of called phone numbers, it is determined as a group call and requests the group server to set up a group call, but the application server requests to set the group call to a plurality of called party numbers and connects a group call between a calling party terminal and a plurality of called party terminals. And providing a group call telephone service.

Speed dial, basic call, group call, caller, called party, soft switch

Description

BASIC CALL AND GROUP CALL SERVICE BASED ON SHORT DIALING}             

1 is a conceptual diagram of a network for implementing a basic call or a group call using a speed dial number according to the present invention;

2 is an embodiment of a shortcut number based on the subscriber's telephone number and a mapping number corresponding thereto according to the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of a basic telephone call service using a shortcut number according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a group call telephone service using a shortcut number according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: subscriber (sender) 20: called party

30: Internet network 40: Telephone network

50: soft switch 60: database

70: application server 80: gateway

90: web server

The present invention relates to a telephone service method, and more particularly, to a telephone service method capable of one-to-one basic call or one-to-many group call using a shortcut number.

In general, in order to use a speed dial telephone service, a user of a telephone terminal sets a mapping number (called party's telephone number) for each speed dial number on his / her telephone terminal. For example, the speed dial 1 can be set the telephone number of the called party 1, and the speed dial 2 can be set the telephone number of the called party 2. Therefore, when the user lifts the handset and presses the button 1 according to the usage, the user can make a phone call with the called party 1.

However, if the telephone terminal does not have a speed dial function, such a speed dial telephone service cannot be used. In addition, even when using a telephone terminal having a speed dial function, there is an inconvenience in that a mapping number must be newly set for each speed dial number when the telephone terminal is replaced. Moreover, the speed dialing service using the phone terminal has a problem in that only one mapping number can be set for each speed dial number and thus only one-to-one basic call is supported.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, but by setting one or a plurality of mapping numbers for each shortcut number in a database on the web, the sender and the receiver make one-to-one basic calls or one-to-many forms The purpose of the present invention is to provide a basic call or group call service method using a speed dial number for group call.

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone service method using a shortcut number according to the present invention includes the steps of: receiving, by a soft switch, a shortcut number input through a caller's telephone terminal; The soft switch step of checking whether the caller subscribes to the speed dial telephone service; The soft switch searching for a mapping number (called telephone number) corresponding to the received shortcut number based on the telephone number of the caller if the caller is a subscriber of the speed dial telephone service; And the soft switch determines that the called party number is a basic call and requests basic call setting with the called party number by providing a basic call phone service by connecting a basic call between the calling party terminal and one called party terminal. If there are a large number of called phone numbers, it is determined as a group call and requests a group call setting from an application server. And providing a group call telephone service.

At this time, in case of limiting the subscriber to a telephone terminal user using a general telephone network, the telephone network-based CTI server can check whether the caller is subscribed or provide basic telephone telephone service between the calling telephone terminal and one called telephone terminal. have. In addition, the telephone service method can be preferably performed by listening to the music set when a call is connected between the calling party's terminal and the called party's terminal via a soft switch.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a network for performing a basic call or group call service using a speed dial number according to the present invention, which includes a subscriber (caller 10), a called party 20, an internet network 30, a telephone network 40, It consists of a soft switch 50, a database 60, an application server 70, a gateway 80, a web server 90 and the like.

The caller 10 needs to subscribe as a speed dial telephone service member, and can use the speed dial numbers stored in the database 60 to make one-to-one basic calls or one-to-many group calls with the called party 20. In this case, the caller 10 and the called party 20 may use a VoIP telephone terminal capable of connecting to the Internet network 30 or a general telephone terminal or a mobile telephone terminal (mobile phone) capable of connecting to the telephone network 40. .

The soft switch 50 performs authentication or call processing of the caller 10 on the basis of the Internet network 30. That is, when a call setup request is made from the caller 10 using the speed dial telephone service, the caller 10 checks whether the caller 10 is a subscriber of the speed dial telephone service, and in the case of the subscriber, the caller 10 in the associated database 60. After searching for a mapping number corresponding to a speed dial number managed based on the telephone number of the caller, that is, the telephone number of the called party 20, the call number is requested by the retrieved telephone number to connect the call between the calling party and the called party. .

However, in the case of limiting the subscriber to the user of the telephone terminal using the telephone network 40, the soft switch 50 is replaced with a CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) server to check whether the caller is subscribed or between the calling telephone terminal and the called telephone terminal. Provide basic telephony services. Here, the CTI server integrates the computer and the telephone system by integrating the CTI technology, the digital voice processing technology, the voice resource sharing technology, and the digital switching technology, which are interworking technologies of the exchange and the computer, based on the telephone network 40, and controls and functions of the computer. Can be applied to telephone service.

The application server 70 provides a group call service between the caller 10 and the plurality of called parties 20 by connecting a one-to-many group call. That is, when the group call setting request is received from the soft switch 50, the call setting request is made to a plurality of called party phone numbers, and the group call is connected between the calling party terminal and the plurality of called party terminals to provide a group call type service.

The gateway 80 is an interconnection device, and is connected between the Internet network 30 and the telephone network 40 to perform signal and media exchange. The web server 90 is connected to the Internet network 30, and provides the subscriber 10 with a web interface for inputting one or more mapping numbers corresponding to the shortcut numbers. Accordingly, the subscriber 10 may directly input a mapping number corresponding to each shortcut number based on his / her telephone number through a terminal such as a fish. That is, as in the embodiment of Fig. 2, the subscriber 10 whose phone number is 123-4567 can enter one mapping number such as 02-888-1111 for the short number 1 on the web, and the short number 2 Two mapping numbers can be entered, such as 02-888-7777 and 042-444-9999.

3 is a flowchart of a basic call telephone service using a speed dial according to the present invention, which requests a basic call to be set by one called telephone number and connects a basic call between the calling telephone terminal and the called telephone terminal to provide a basic telephone telephone service. Indicate the process.

Basically, although not shown in the drawing, the caller 10 joins as a member to use a speed dial telephone service and then maps the mapping number corresponding to the speed dial based on his / her telephone number, that is, the called party's telephone number. The process of setting up is required. For example, the telephone number of the called party 1 can be set to the speed dial number 1, and the telephone number of the called party 2 can be set to the speed dial number 2. In this case, the caller's phone number or the called person's phone number may be any one of a wired / wireless phone number, a VoIP phone number, and a virtual phone number capable of general telephone service without particular limitation.

Referring to FIG. 3, the caller 10 presses a set speed dial service access number to pick up a handset of his / her telephone terminal in order to talk to the other party, and then enters a specific speed dial number. Receive a number (S300). For example, you can press 1588-7000, the service access number, and then press the set shortcut number 1 #. Then, the soft switch 50 checks whether the caller 10 is a speed dial telephone service subscriber using the caller's telephone number (S310).

Next, the soft switch 50 corresponds to the speed dial number entered by the caller 10 based on the caller 10's telephone number to the associated database 60 when the caller 10 corresponds to the speed dial telephone subscriber. Requesting a mapping number (called telephone number) receives a retrieved one called telephone number (S320, S330).

Finally, the soft switch 50 is determined to be a caller's phone number because the one caller's phone number was retrieved, and the caller 10 and the caller are connected by requesting the caller's phone number and the caller's phone terminal. Provide basic call telephone service to 20 (S340, S350). At this time, the soft switch 50 may play a predetermined music stored in the database 60 when a call between the calling telephone terminal and the called telephone terminal is connected.

4 is a flow chart of a group call telephone service using a speed dial according to the present invention, requesting a group call set up with a plurality of called telephone numbers to connect a group call between a calling party terminal and a plurality of called telephone terminals. Indicates the process of providing.

Referring to FIG. 4, the caller 10 presses a set speed dial service access number to pick up a handset of his / her telephone terminal in order to talk to the other party, and then enters a specific speed dial number. Receive a number (S400). For example, you can press 1588-7000, the service access number, and then press the set shortcut number 1 #. Then, the soft switch 50 checks whether the caller 10 is a speed dial telephone service subscriber using the caller's telephone number (S410).

Next, the soft switch 50 corresponds to the speed dial number entered by the caller 10 based on the caller 10's telephone number to the associated database 60 when the caller 10 corresponds to the speed dial telephone subscriber. Requesting a mapping number (called telephone number) receives a plurality of retrieved called telephone numbers (S420, S430).

Finally, the soft switch 50 determines the group call because a plurality of called party numbers have been retrieved, and requests the group server to set the group call to the application server 70, requesting individual call settings for each called party's telephone number. The group call is connected between the terminals to provide a group call telephone service to the caller 10 and the plurality of called parties 20 (S440, S450, and S460). At this time, the soft switch 50 may play a predetermined music stored in the database 60 when a call between the calling telephone terminal and the called telephone terminal is connected.

As described above, the basic call or group call service method using a speed dial number provides a one-to-one basic call or one-to-many group call service by using a speed dial number stored in a database on the Web. You can talk on the phone conveniently. Therefore, the operator can expect more service income by widening the number of speed dial telephone service subscribers.

Claims (5)

In the method for providing a telephone service using the set speed dial, Receiving, by the softswitch, a shortcut number entered through a subscriber's (sender's) phone terminal; The soft switch step of checking whether the caller subscribes to the speed dial telephone service; The soft switch searching for a mapping number (called telephone number) corresponding to the received shortcut number based on the telephone number of the caller if the caller is a subscriber of the speed dial telephone service; And The soft switch determines that the called party's phone number is a basic call and requests basic call setting with the called party's phone number to provide a basic call phone service by connecting a basic call between the calling party's phone and one called party's phone. If there are a large number of retrieved caller's phone numbers, it is determined as a group call and requests the group server to set up a group call, but the application server requests a group call to be set to a plurality of caller's phone numbers. A basic call or group call service method using a speed dial, comprising the steps of: providing a group call service by connecting. The method of claim 1, A basic call or group call telephone service method using a speed dial number, wherein the subscriber can input a mapping number corresponding to a speed dial number in a web environment. The method of claim 1, If the subscriber is a user of a telephone terminal using a telephone network, the user can check whether the caller is subscribed through a CTI server based on the telephone network, or provide a basic telephone call service between the calling telephone terminal and one called telephone terminal. Call or group call service. The method of claim 1, The soft switch is a basic call or group call phone service method using a shortcut number, characterized in that when the call between the caller terminal and the caller terminal connected to the preset music. The method of claim 1, And the calling party number or the called party number is at least one of a wired / wireless telephone number, a VoIP telephone number, and a virtual telephone number.

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