KR100612140B1 - A system and method for providing both directions radio service of cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for providing a two-way radio service such as internet connection and interactive short message transmission and reception at the same time through listening to a radio broadcast through a terminal (mobile phone) of a client.

To this end, in the present invention, in a system providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal, when a selection signal according to a specific button click of the client terminal is received, the radio broadcasting listening channel and the radio broadcasting listening channel are received according to the received selection signal. When a radio broadcast provider for providing a service including a change and a signal for requesting a two-way radio service are received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, a short message is transmitted and received from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal according to the received request signal. And a two-way radio service providing unit for simultaneously providing at least one of interactive short message transmission and reception with a specific radio station and driving a specific application.

Mobile Phone, Listening to Radio, Phone Calls, Internet Connection, Running Applications, Short Message, Wireless Internet

Description

System for providing two-way radio service in mobile phone and its method {A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BOTH DIRECTIONS RADIO SERVICE OF CELLULAR PHONE}

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a two-way radio service providing system in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of a two-way radio service providing system in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of a system for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a function key on a terminal for providing a radio service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a function key on a terminal for providing a two-way radio service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing ※

100: two-way radio service providing system

110: signal transmission and reception control unit 120: call service provider

130: radio broadcast provider 140: two-way radio service provider

150: voice processing unit 201 to 200n: client terminal                 

300: wired and wireless communication network 400: radio station

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a radio broadcasting service using a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a system and method for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone that provides a service related to listening to a radio through a client terminal. will be.

In recent years, technologies for accommodating line demands and ensuring communication quality in accordance with the explosive increase of users in the mobile communication field are frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), and code division multiple access (CDMA). In other words, it has been variously developed and put into practical use through a space division multiple access (SDMA) scheme.

In particular, the domestic introduction of the CDMA method, which has been approved as an autonomous standard by the American Telecommunications Industry Association, has made it possible to realize digital cellular communication and personal mobile communication in the domestic communication business.

A mobile phone used as a terminal related to the realization of personal mobile communication can transmit and receive various digital information, such as not only a call between individuals but also a medium for wirelessly connecting a personal computer and an ISDN. very big. In other words, it provides a variety of services that enable a large number of users to increase the service satisfaction, ranging from the generation and transmission of electronic business cards using a mobile phone, providing a variety of ringtone services, securities and news.

One such service is a radio listening service using a mobile phone. That is, it is a so-called radio combined mobile phone that integrates the radio and the mobile phone terminal so that users can listen to various radio broadcasts such as AM and FM without interrupting the call with the other party.

However, such a service is a service provided at a level that integrates a radio function and a terminal, that is, a mobile phone function by simply attaching a radio to a terminal and allowing a user to make a phone call with the other party or listen to the radio. Let's do it.

Related technologies incorporating such radio functions and cellular phone functions include the right holders of the patent of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. [Patent Name: Radio Broadcast Receiving Method of Mobile Phone with Radio Receiver, Application No. 10-1998-56219]. The present invention proposes a method of receiving a radio broadcast of a mobile phone, which allows a service user to listen to a radio broadcast at any time when the mobile phone does not operate as a telephone function by embedding a radio receiver in the mobile phone.

However, this does not allow the user to provide additional services such as listener reactions upon listening to the radio, for example, posting posts on the main webpage bulletin board of the radio broadcast. That is, it is not possible to simultaneously provide additional services such as Internet use and short message transmission while talking with the other party. Therefore, the use efficiency is lowered due to a decrease in service satisfaction of the user.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve such a problem, at least one of the connection between a specific website, a short message transmission and reception with a counterpart client terminal, an interactive short message transmission and reception with a specific radio station and driving a specific application and the radio It is to provide a system and method for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone that can provide listening at the same time.

A system for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a system for providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal, when a selection signal according to a specific button click of the client terminal is received. A radio broadcast provider for providing a service including a radio broadcast listening and a radio broadcast listening channel change according to the received selection signal; And receiving a request for a two-way radio service while listening to the provided radio broadcast, transmitting and receiving a short message from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal, and transmitting and receiving an interactive short message with a specific radio station according to the received request signal. And a two-way radio service provider that simultaneously provides at least one of driving a specific application and listening to the radio broadcast.

At this time, the signal transmission and reception control unit for transmitting a selection signal according to the button click of the client terminal to a specific radio station or a counterpart client terminal, and receives a signal from the outside; A call service provider for providing a service necessary for a phone call with a counterpart client from a call connection with a counterpart client terminal; And a voice processor configured to process and control a voice signal required for providing the two-way radio service from a telephone call between clients.

In addition, a method for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to another aspect of the present invention, in a method for providing a service related to listening to radio broadcasts in a client terminal, a) receiving a selection signal according to a specific button click of the client terminal If so, providing a service including listening to a radio broadcast and changing the radio broadcast listening channel according to the received selection signal; b) when a signal for requesting a two-way radio service is received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, receiving a short message from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal according to the received request signal, and an interactive short message with a specific radio station. Providing at least one of transmitting and receiving and driving a specific application; And c) providing step b) at the same time as listening to the radio broadcast.

In addition, in a recording medium including a method for providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal according to another aspect of the present invention, a) when the selection signal according to a specific button click of the client terminal is received, Providing a service including listening to a radio broadcast and changing the radio broadcast listening channel according to a selection signal; b) when a signal for requesting a two-way radio service is received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, receiving a short message from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal and an interactive short message with a specific radio station according to the received request signal. Providing at least one of transmitting and receiving and driving a specific application; And c) a function of simultaneously providing the b) function with the radio broadcast listening.

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

In addition, in the present invention, for the convenience of description, listening to the radio broadcast from the client terminal (cell phone) and simultaneously transmitting the short message (SMS), accessing the website and running the program, changing the radio broadcast channel, and listening to the radio broadcast and such radio broadcast All services that occur at the same time as listening are called two-way radio services.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a two-way radio service providing system in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a bidirectional radio service providing system 100 to 100n according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is connected to a plurality of radio stations 400 through a wired / wireless communication network 300, and forms a bidirectional radio structure. The service providing systems 100 to 100n are included in the respective client terminals 201 to 200n. In this case, the plurality of client terminals 201 to 200n include all devices capable of performing a telephone connection function and a function related to an internet connection, from a mobile phone to a PDA and a mobile.                     

First, when a first client (sender) wants to connect to a relevant website of a corresponding broadcasting station while listening to a radio broadcast using its terminal 201, the system 100 for providing a two-way radio service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured as follows. In response to the terminal button click of the client, the client accesses the relevant website through the wired / wireless communication network 300. Then, when the web page is provided on the connected website, the first client simultaneously listens to the radio broadcast and simultaneously transmits a short message (SMS) to write an impression on the relevant bulletin board and send and receive an interactive short message with the corresponding radio station server. You will be provided with a two-way radio service.

In addition, the two-way radio service providing system 100 to 100n according to an embodiment of the present invention allows a plurality of clients to dial corresponding radio stations after searching an address book using their terminals, as well as various applications (programs and various tools). Etc.) Driving can be performed simultaneously with listening to the radio, resulting in increased service satisfaction. That is, instead of providing a conventional one-way radio broadcast service, a radio-related service is provided in both directions from radio broadcast listening to expression of listener response. As a result, the client can increase sales due to increased service satisfaction.

Then, a bidirectional radio service providing system constituting such a structure and a method thereof will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a system for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, and showing only main functional units related to a two-way radio service.

2, the bidirectional radio service providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a signal transmission and reception control unit 110, a call service provider 120, a radio broadcast provider 130, a two-way radio service provider ( 140 and the voice processing unit 150.

In detail, first, the signal transmission and reception control unit 110 controls the signal according to the button click of the terminal 201 of the first client to be normally transmitted to the corresponding radio station or the counterpart client terminal, and also controls the signal from the outside to be normally received. do.

The call service provider 120 provides and controls all services necessary for call connection with the counterpart client terminal and a call with the counterpart.

In addition, when a call request to a specific radio station is received at the request of the client, the call service provider 120 switches the radio broadcast function to the silent mode (MUTE), and then changes the current state mode to the dialing mode. Switch so that the client can make a phone call with the desired target (eg, radio station representative, etc.). In this case, the call service provider 120 may allow the client to make a call to another radio station or directly make a call using a phone number previously stored in an address book (phone book) in the terminal. Make sure

When the related signal is normally received according to the button click on the client terminal, the radio broadcast providing unit 130 provides and controls all services related to the radio broadcast listening up to the radio broadcast listening and the radio broadcast channel change according to the received signal. .

At this time, when the radio broadcast providing unit 130 receives a signal for the power key Pwr, the radio function is stopped according to the received signal and then switched to the normal standby screen, and a signal for changing the radio broadcast channel is received. If so, the channel stored in the storage between 0 and 9 is tuned. In contrast, the memory update for each storage location is performed according to a click signal of a specific function key (for example, '*' or '#', etc.).

The two-way radio service provider 140 receives a button click signal for requesting the provision of the two-way radio service according to the present invention while the first client listens to the radio broadcast using his terminal. It provides and controls two-way radio services, from sending messages, interactive short message transmissions to radio stations, and running applications.

The voice processing unit 150 processes and controls a voice signal required for providing a two-way radio service from a phone call between clients so that a normal voice service may be provided.

The operation process of the bidirectional radio service providing system constituting such a structure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating an operation process of a system for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, when a call-related signal due to a button click on the first client terminal 201 is received through the signal transmission / reception control unit 110 in the two-way radio service providing system 100 according to the present invention, a call service provider 120 performs a call connection with the second client terminal according to the received call-related signal (S310), and provides and controls a service necessary for a call between clients (S320).

Thereafter, when the first client, which has finished the telephone call with the other party, clicks a radio broadcast listening button on his terminal 201, the radio broadcast provider 130 provides a radio broadcast service according to the received signal (S330). . That is, the broadcast from the specific radio station is provided through the speaker of the first client terminal according to the client's selection signal, and the service according to the broadcast channel change request is also provided through the corresponding client terminal in real time. 4 is a view showing a display example of a function key on a terminal for requesting such a radio broadcast service.

4 is a diagram illustrating a function key on a terminal for providing a radio service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, a function of activating a radio function of a mobile phone at a lower position or a specific position of a mobile phone standby screen is shown. Key is included.

Subsequently, when the first client requests the two-way radio service according to the present invention while providing the radio broadcast service due to the function key click of the client (S340), the two-way radio service provider 140 according to the client's request Interactive short message transmission and reception between the broadcasting station and the client may be performed (S351) or specific application driving execution and control (S352) in the terminal may be performed or a specific website connection may be made (S353). 5 is a display example of a function key on a terminal for requesting such a two-way radio service.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a function key on a terminal for providing a two-way radio service according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, a broadcasting station site shortcut (1), an SMS send / confirmation (2), and a broadcasting station are provided. Various services such as dialing 3 and the like correspond to one-to-one function keys on the terminal, so that the client receives the desired two-way radio service in real time by clicking the function keys.

That is, the system for providing a two-way radio service according to an embodiment of the present invention enables a plurality of clients to listen to a radio broadcast using their own terminal and simultaneously transmit and receive a short message through a button click on the terminal and connect to the Internet in real time. do.

Thereafter, the two-way radio service provider 140 checks whether there is an additional service request from the corresponding client (S360), and if there is no additional service request as a result of the check, terminates the service provision to the corresponding client terminal (S370), while adding the additional service request. If there is a service request, the above operation is repeated.

The drawings and detailed description of the invention are exemplary only, and are used for the purpose of illustrating the invention only, and are not intended to be limiting or to limit the scope of the invention described in the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

The system and method for providing a two-way radio service in a mobile phone according to the present invention allow a client not only to listen to a radio broadcast using his or her terminal, but also from an interactive message transmission and reception to a corresponding station to an application and access to an associated website. The service can be provided in real time.

Claims (9)

A system for providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal, the system comprising: A radio broadcast provider for providing a service including radio broadcast listening and radio broadcast listening channel change according to the received selection signal when a selection signal according to a specific button click of a client terminal is received; And When a signal for requesting a two-way radio service is received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, a short message is transmitted and received from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal according to the received request signal, an interactive short message is transmitted and received with a specific radio station, A two-way radio service provider for simultaneously providing at least one of a specific application and listening to the radio broadcast Two-way radio service providing system comprising a. According to claim 1, A signal transmission / reception control unit which transmits a selection signal according to a button click of the client terminal to a specific radio station or a counterpart client terminal, and receives a signal from the outside; A call service provider for providing a service necessary for a phone call with a counterpart client from a call connection with the counterpart client terminal; And Voice processing unit for processing and controlling voice signals required to provide the two-way radio service from a telephone call between clients Two-way radio service providing system further comprises. The method of claim 2, The call service provider, When a call request signal is received from the client while listening to the radio broadcast, the radio broadcast function is switched to the silent mode according to the received request signal, and then the current mode is switched to the dialing mode so that the client contacts the desired party. Two-way radio service providing system, characterized in that to make a telephone call. The method of claim 3, wherein The call service provider, And the client makes a call with the other party using a phone number previously stored in an address book in the terminal. A method for providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal, the method comprising: a) if a selection signal according to a specific button click of a client terminal is received, providing a service including listening to a radio broadcast and changing the radio broadcast listening channel according to the received selection signal; b) when a signal for requesting a two-way radio service is received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, receiving a short message from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal according to the received request signal, and an interactive short message with a specific radio station. Providing at least one of transmitting and receiving and driving a specific application; And c) providing step b) simultaneously with listening to the radio broadcast. Two-way radio service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 5, d) transmitting a selection signal according to a button click of the client terminal to a specific radio station or a counterpart client terminal, and receiving a signal from the outside; e) providing a service necessary for a telephone call with a counterpart client from a call connection with a counterpart client terminal; And f) processing a voice call required for a telephone call between clients and providing the two-way radio service; Method for providing a two-way radio service, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6, In step e), If a call request signal is received from a client while listening to the radio broadcast, switching the radio broadcast function to the silent mode according to the received request signal; And After switching the current mode to a dialing mode, allowing the client to make a phone call with a desired counterpart; Two-way radio service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The telephone call step, Allowing the client to make a call with the other party using a phone number previously stored in the terminal address book of the client Two-way radio service providing method comprising a. A recording medium comprising a method for providing a service related to listening to a radio broadcast in a client terminal, a) when a selection signal according to a specific button click of a client terminal is received, providing a service including listening to a radio broadcast and changing the radio broadcast listening channel according to the received selection signal; b) when a signal for requesting a two-way radio service is received while listening to the provided radio broadcast, receiving a short message from a specific website connection to a counterpart client terminal according to the received request signal, and an interactive short message with a specific radio station. Providing at least one of transmitting and receiving and driving a specific application; And c) providing the function b) simultaneously with listening to the radio broadcast; The recording medium in which the program is stored.

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