KR100612692B1 - System and Method for Transferring Voice Message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a voice message transmission system and method for transmitting a voice message to a called party by easily sending a voice message and including a sound effect or a background sound in the voice message, and comprising: an effect providing server for storing / managing and providing effect data; Receives a voice message containing the incoming information and inserts the effect data, requests a call connection to the receiving side to transmit the voice message containing the effect data to the receiving side corresponding to the incoming information, and if the receiving side responds, the voice message is sent. Receiving and storing a voice message containing the incoming information from the calling party, and extracting the effect data to be given to the received voice message, Inserting the extracted effect data into the voice message The voice message with the effect data added to the receiver. In order to transmit, including the step of requesting a call connection to the receiving side and playing the voice message as the receiving side responds, the caller can easily send an effect sound or a background sound to the voice message, and the called party By only answering a call without performing an operation, there is an effect that a caller can hear a voice message with an effect sound or a background sound inserted.

Description

System and Method for Transferring Voice Message

1 is an overall block diagram illustrating a connection configuration according to an embodiment of a voice message transmission system according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a voice message server (VIMS) according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram for clarifying the configuration of the effect providing server according to the present invention;

5 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment for explaining a process of transmitting a voice message from a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

6 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment for explaining a voice message transmission process from a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a voice message transmission process from a personal terminal according to the present invention;

8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a voice message transmission process from a mobile communication terminal to a personal terminal according to the present invention;

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying an effect to a voice message according to the present invention.

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 1: Internet 10: Mobile communication network

100: mobile communication terminal 300: personal terminal

500: server providing effect 600: voice message server

The present invention relates to a voice message transmission system and method that a sender can easily send a voice message and transmit the voice message to the called party by including an effect sound or a background sound.

The mobile communication service has been continuously developed starting from the low-quality voice call-oriented first generation mobile communication service provided by the analog cellular Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS), which has been in service since the late 1980s. In the second generation mobile communication service, enhanced voice call and low speed (14.4 Kbps) data service provided by digital cellular Global System for Mobile (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), etc. are possible. It was. In addition, in the 2.5th generation mobile communication service, the PCS (Personal Communication Service), which can be used around the world as well as securing the frequency in the GHz band, has been developed to enable improved voice call and low speed (144 Kbps) data service. It is developing into a mobile communication service.

In the conventional mobile communication system, not only a short message can be transmitted but also a voice message can be transmitted through a voice mailbox. When the called terminal becomes inaccessible when a call is made to a called terminal, The voice message was stored by connecting the call to a voice mailbox and recording the voice through the calling terminal.

When the called terminal becomes accessible, a message indicating that the voice message has been received is transmitted to the called terminal, and the called user can listen to the voice message by accessing the voice mailbox through a predetermined connection procedure.

The conventional voice mailbox service is provided only when the calling terminal is unable to access a call terminal during a call attempt, and the called terminal must perform a separate call connection to the voice mailbox after receiving a message indicating the reception of the voice message. Incoming users can listen to voice messages as well as inconvenience. Since only the voice was recorded, the user could not insert the desired sound or background sound.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention allows the sender to easily send a voice message, and the called party can check the voice message only in response to the paging signal received from his mobile communication terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice message transmission system and method capable of transmitting to a called party by including a sound effect or a background sound in a message.

Voice message transmission system according to the present invention for achieving the above object, an effect providing server for storing / managing the effect data and providing the corresponding effect data on request, an input unit for receiving a key input from the user, a mobile communication network and A mobile communication terminal including a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, a voice controller for receiving a voice of a user through a microphone, outputting a voice to a speaker, a voice message controller for controlling transmission and reception of voice messages, and a voice message storage unit. Upon receiving the pre-stored voice message and incoming information from the mobile communication terminal, it is determined whether the effect is set according to the information of the calling party set in advance, and if the effect is set, the effect providing server according to the setting information. Request and receive the effect data, insert it into the voice message, and In order to transmit the voice message with the effect data inserted to the receiver corresponding to the information, paging is performed through the communication network to the receiver. When the receiver responds to the paging, the voice message with the effect data is reproduced and transmitted. It includes a voice message server.

In addition, the voice message transmission method according to the present invention is an input unit for receiving a key input from the user, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with the mobile communication network, and receives the user's voice through the microphone, and outputs the voice to the speaker Step 1 of receiving and storing voice messages and incoming information previously stored in the mobile communication terminal from a mobile communication terminal including a voice control unit, a voice message control unit for controlling transmission and reception of voice messages, and a voice message storage unit. Step 2 for inquiring user information of a calling party; step 3 for determining whether there is effect setting information in the user information; step 4 for extracting effect data corresponding to effect setting if an effect is set; and extracting effect data Insert a voice message into the voice message and the voice message to which the effect data is added. In order to transmit the side, as the fifth step of performing a paging toward the receiver via a communication network and the receiving side responds to this paging by playing the voice message of the effective data is added to and a sixth step of transmitting.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings to describe the present invention in detail.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a connection configuration according to an embodiment of a voice message transmission system according to the present invention.

1, the voice message transmission system according to the present invention, the base station (hereinafter referred to as 'BTS') for performing wireless communication with the mobile communication terminal (100 and 200) (11 and 12), and the BTS ( 11 and 12, a base station controller (hereinafter referred to as 'BSC') 20, a switch connected to the BSC 20 (hereinafter referred to as 'MSC') 30, and A packet data service node (hereinafter referred to as 'PDSN') 50 connected to the BSC 20 to service packet data communication, and the PDSN 50 includes a data core network (hereinafter referred to as 'DCN') ( 60 is connected, the DCN 60 is connected to the voice message server (hereinafter referred to as 'VIMS') 600, the main configuration in accordance with the present invention, the VIMS 600 to provide an effect to the voice message The effect providing server 500 is connected.

Meanwhile, the mobile communication network 10 and the VIMS 600 are connected to the Internet 1, and the personal terminal 300 and the mail server 400 are connected to the Internet 1.

In addition, the personal terminal 300 may be connected to the VIMS 600 through a client such as a predetermined IP (eg, VoIP) or a messenger, and the VIMS 600 may be connected to the IP of the personal terminal 300 (or VoIP) or client information.

In the above-described configuration, the VIMS 600 for processing a voice message and the effect providing server 500 for providing an effect to the voice message are described as separate configurations, but the effect providing server 500 is configured in the VIMS 600. It may be included as one server, it will be described in a separate configuration in this embodiment.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile communication terminal 100 will be described as an example.

Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention includes a main controller 120 for controlling overall operations, an input unit 110 for receiving key input from a user, an operation program and data, and the like. A storage unit 130 for storing, a wireless communication unit 140 for performing wireless communication with the mobile communication network 300, and a display unit 150 for displaying information.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention receives the user's voice through the microphone 162, the voice controller 161 for outputting the voice to the speaker 163, and the voice to control the transmission and reception of voice messages The message controller 171 and the voice message storage unit 172 are included.

The voice controller 161 receives a user's voice through a microphone, and performs an operation such as recording a voice of the user input through the microphone 162 and converting the user's voice into a predetermined format.

The voice message controller 171 stores / manages the voice data recorded / converted by the voice controller 161 as a voice message in the voice message storage 172. In addition, the voice message controller 171 moves through the wireless communication unit 140 by including a predetermined called number in a voice message stored in the voice message storage unit 172 according to a command input through the input unit 110. The communication network 300 transmits.

On the other hand, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention communicates with the mobile communication network 300 in a call mode when receiving a voice message transmitted from another terminal, operates in the same manner as a general call state and from the mobile communication network 300 When a call is received, a predetermined ring tone (or vibration) is output and call reception is performed according to a key input from a user. Accordingly, the mobile communication network 300 and the VIMS 600 reproduce the voice message and transmit the voice message to the mobile communication terminal 100, and the mobile communication terminal 100 drives the speaker 163 according to the driving of the voice control unit 161. Output voice through.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention may receive the entire voice message. When the voice message is transmitted from the mobile communication network 300 through the wireless communication unit 140, the voice message controller 171 receives the received voice message. The voice message storage unit 172 stores the voice message.

3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a voice message server (VIMS) according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the voice message server 600 according to the present invention includes a control unit 610 for controlling the overall operation, a network connection unit 620 for connecting to the mobile communication network 10 and the Internet 1, A guide message database 632 for storing a guide message, a guide message provider 631 for providing a guide message stored in the guide message database 632 to a user, and storing user information in the user information database 642; A user manager 641 for managing and storing / managing effect information of the voice message in the effect information database 643, a voice message recording unit 650 for recording voice messages, and a voice message database 662 Voice message management unit 661 to manage through the; and SMS control unit 670 for generating a short message and transmitting the short message through the mobile communication network (10).

The VIMS 600 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration receives a voice message transmitted from the mobile communication network 10 through the network connection unit 620 and transmits the voice message to the voice message manager 661.

That is, when the calling terminal, for example, the mobile communication terminal 100 sends a voice message including the called number, the mobile communication network 10 transmits the voice message sent by the calling terminal together with the called number and calling number. 600). The VIMS 600 receives the voice message including the called number and the calling number through the network connection unit 620 and transmits the voice message to the voice message manager 661.

The voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 temporarily stores the voice message in the voice message database 662. At this time, the voice message is stored by matching the called number and the calling number. The voice message manager 661 acquires the effect sound or the background sound data through the effect providing server 400 according to the effect setting information stored in the effect information database 643, and inserts the sound effect or the background sound into the voice message. 661 requests the mobile communication network 10 to call the terminal, for example, the mobile communication terminal 200 corresponding to the called number.

Accordingly, the MSC 30 of the mobile communication network 10 obtains route information of the called terminal through the HLR 40 in order to connect a call to the mobile communication terminal 200 corresponding to the called number, that is, the called terminal. . The MSC 30 requests a call connection to the called terminal according to the obtained route information. The MSC 30 may transmit the information indicating the voice message to the called terminal when the call connection request, and may transmit the calling number to the called terminal according to the caller information display.

The called terminal outputs a predetermined ring tone in response to a call connection request from the MSC 30. In this case, the called terminal may display information indicating that the current call is a voice message on the display unit or may display the calling number.

When the called terminal responds to the call connection request, the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 reproduces the voice message stored in the voice message database 662 and transmits the voice message to the called terminal through the mobile communication network 10 according to the response. do. Accordingly, the called terminal outputs a voice message transmitted from the VIMS 600 through the speaker so that the user of the called terminal can listen to the voice message.

In the above-mentioned voice message delivery operation, when the called terminal is in a state in which it is impossible to deliver the voice message normally, such as power off, no answer, or busy, the VIMS 600 monitors the state of the called terminal through the mobile communication network to make a connection. When the paging signal for transmitting the voice message is transmitted.

The VIMS 600 may generate a short message including a voice message transmission situation through the SMS controller 670 and transmit the short message to the calling terminal.

On the other hand, the VIMS 600, when the calling terminal, for example, the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the VIMS 600 through a predetermined path, the guide message providing unit 631 of the VIMS 600 is a guide message database Extracting data for guidance stored in 632 and performing the guidance to the calling terminal. At this time, the guide message includes text, voice and video.

Accordingly, the calling terminal user selects a voice recording menu according to the guidance from the guide message providing unit 631 and inputs a voice through a microphone. The voice input by the user is transmitted to the VIMS 600 via the mobile communication network through the calling terminal, and the guidance message providing unit 631 of the VIMS 600 receives the voice transmitted from the calling terminal. To pass).

The voice message recording unit 650 records voices from the calling terminal, converts them into a predetermined format, and stores them in the voice message database 662 under the control of the voice message management unit 661.

After the voice recording, the calling terminal transmits the mobile communication terminal, i.e., the mobile telephone number of the called terminal, to which the voice message is to be delivered, and the voice message manager 661 matches the called number with the recorded voice message. At this time, it will be obvious that the calling number information can be matched to the recorded voice message. The voice message manager 661 inserts an effect sound or a background sound into the voice message through the effect providing server 400, and then transmits the voice message to the called terminal in the same manner as described above.

The VIMS 600 may transmit the data of the voice message to the called terminal in a data pushing method. The voice message manager 661 performs a data push request to the called terminal corresponding to the called number to the mobile communication network 10. The mobile communication network 10 pushes the voice message data to the called terminal according to the data push request. The called terminal receives and stores a voice message and displays a message informing the arrival of the voice message on the display unit. Accordingly, the user can listen to the stored voice message.

4 is a block diagram for clarifying the configuration of the effect providing server according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the effect providing server 400 according to the present invention includes a control unit 410 for overall operation control, a network connection unit 420 for connecting to the Internet 1 and VIMS 600, and effect information. The effect information providing unit 430 for providing the information, the effect information database 450 for storing effect information and effect data, and the effect data extracted from the effect information database 450 and transmitted to the VIMS 600. The control unit 440 is included.

The effect providing server 400 having the above configuration extracts predetermined effect data, for example, an effect sound or a background sound, from the effect information database 450 according to a request from the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600. The extracted data is transmitted to the voice message manager 661.

Accordingly, the VIMS 600 may insert an effect sound or a background sound into the voice message using the effect data transmitted by the effect providing server 400.

5 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment for explaining a process of transmitting a voice message from a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the calling terminal 100 records a voice according to a user's command (S10), and then sends a voice message together with the called number (S20). The voice message is transmitted to the VIMS 600 through the mobile communication network 10, where the number of the calling terminal, that is, the calling number, is transmitted to the VIMS 600 together with the voice message (S30). Accordingly, the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 temporarily stores the voice message delivered in the step S30 in the voice message database 662 (S40).

Then, through the effect providing server 500 to select the type of effect (S50). In this case, the effect may be background music or effect music. When the effect is selected, the effect providing server 500 transmits the selected effect to the voice message server, and the voice message server 600 applies the effect to the voice message and stores it in the voice message database 662 (S60). Accordingly, the sound message may include sound effects or background music.

Thereafter, the voice message manager 661 requests the HLR 40 for route information of the called terminal to inquire location information of the called terminal. The HLR 40 requests and receives the route information from the corresponding exchange, that is, the destination MSC, in response to the route information request. The HLR 40 transmits the received route information to the VIMS 600.

The voice message management unit 661 of the VIMS 600 requests the incoming MSC to the called terminal according to the route information. Accordingly, the incoming MSC performs paging to the called terminal (S60). In this case, the called MSC may transmit information indicating that the voice message is a paging message to the called terminal, and may transmit the calling number to the called terminal according to the indication of the calling party information.

When the called terminal responds to the paging (S70), the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 reproduces the voice message stored in the voice message database 662 and transmits the voice message to the called terminal (S80).

Accordingly, the called terminal user can listen to a voice message to which a predetermined effect is applied only by receiving a call without any additional operation (S90).

6 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment for explaining a process of transmitting a voice message from a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the calling terminal 100 transmits to the called terminal 200 (S110), the mobile communication network 10 calls the called terminal 200 according to the path information on the called terminal 200. Perform the connection. In this case, when the called terminal 200 is in a state where the call cannot be connected (S121), the mobile communication network 10 switches the current call to the VIMS 600 (S122). The unreachable state of the called terminal 200 includes a power off state and a busy state. As a result, a call is established between the calling terminal 100 and the VIMS 600.

According to the call setup, the guidance message providing unit 631 of the VIMS 600 extracts data for guidance stored in the guidance message database 632 and performs guidance to the calling terminal 100. Accordingly, the calling terminal user selects a voice recording menu according to the guidance from the guide message providing unit 631 and inputs a voice through a microphone. The voice input by the user is transmitted to the VIMS 600 via the mobile communication network through the calling terminal, and the guidance message providing unit 631 of the VIMS 600 receives the voice transmitted from the calling terminal. To pass).

The voice message recording unit 650 records the voice from the calling terminal, converts it into a predetermined format, and stores the voice message in the voice message database 662 under the control of the voice message manager 661 (S130).

Then, through the effect providing server 500 to select the type of effect (S140). In this case, the effect may be background music or effect music. When the effect is selected, the effect providing server 500 transmits the selected effect to the voice message server, and the voice message server 600 applies the effect to the voice message and stores it in the voice message database 662 (S150). Accordingly, the sound message may include sound effects or background music.

At this time, the calling terminal 100 transmits the mobile phone number of the mobile communication terminal, that is, the called terminal 200, to which the voice message is to be transmitted, and the voice message manager 461 matches the called number with the recorded voice message. Create a message. In this case, the called number may be provided from the MSC that performed the call transfer. It is also natural that the calling number information can be matched to the recorded voice message.

The VIMS 600 monitors the state of the called terminal 200 through the mobile communication network 10 (S170). For monitoring, the VIMS 600 may monitor the status of the called terminal through other components of the HLR 40 and the MSC, including the mobile communication network 10.

As a result of the monitoring, when the called terminal becomes a callable state, call connection is performed (S180), and when connected, the recorded voice message is played and transmitted to the called terminal 200 (S190).

Accordingly, the user of the called terminal 20 can listen to the voice message only by receiving a call without any operation.

Hereinafter, a process of inserting an effect sound or a background sound when transmitting a voice message from a personal terminal to a mobile communication terminal will be described.

7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a process of transmitting a voice message from a personal terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, the personal terminal 300 generates a file by recording a voice according to a user's command or prepares a pre-recorded voice file (S210), and transmits a voice message together with the called number (S221). In this case, the personal terminal 300 may send a voice message through a client program such as a preset web address or a messenger.

Accordingly, the transmitted voice message is transmitted to the VIMS 600 through the Internet 1, and the caller information of the personal terminal 300 is transmitted to the VIMS 600 together with the voice message (S222). Accordingly, the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 temporarily stores the voice message in the voice message database 662 (S230).

Then, through the effect providing server 500 to select the type of effect (S240). In this case, the effect may be background music or effect music. When the effect is selected, the effect providing server 500 transmits the selected effect to the voice message server, and the voice message server 600 applies the effect to the voice message and stores it in the voice message database 662 (S250). Accordingly, the sound message may include sound effects or background music.

After storing the voice message, the voice message manager 661 requests the HLR 40 for route information of the mobile communication terminal 100 to inquire location information of the mobile communication terminal 100. The HLR 40 requests and receives route information from the MSC according to the route information request. The HLR 40 transmits the received path information to the VIMS 600.

The voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 requests an incoming call to the MSC 30 to the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the route information. Accordingly, the MSC 30 performs paging to the mobile communication terminal 100. In this case, the MSC 30 may transmit information indicating that the voice message is a paging message to the mobile communication terminal 100, and may transmit the aforementioned caller information to the mobile communication terminal 100.

When the mobile communication terminal 100 responds to the paging (S262), the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 reproduces the voice message stored in the voice message database 662 and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal 100 ( S270). Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal 100 can listen to the voice message only by receiving a call without any operation (S280).

When the transmission of the voice message is completed, the VIMS 600 transmits a message informing the completion of the voice message transmission to the personal terminal 300 (S290), or generates a short message indicating the completion through the SMS controller 670 and registers in advance. The short message may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal of the user.

Hereinafter, a process of inserting an effect sound or a background sound when transmitting a voice message from a mobile communication terminal to a personal terminal will be described.

8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a process of transmitting a voice message from a mobile communication terminal to a personal terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the mobile communication terminal 100 records a voice according to a user's command to generate a file or prepares a pre-recorded voice file (S310), and includes incoming call information (including client information of a personal terminal). The caller sends the voice message together with the called party information (S321).

Accordingly, the transmitted voice message is transmitted to the VIMS 600 through the mobile communication network 300 (S322), and the caller information of the mobile communication terminal 100 is transmitted to the VIMS 600 together with the voice message. Accordingly, the voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 temporarily stores the voice message in the voice message database 662 (S330).

Then, through the effect providing server 500 to select the type of effect (S340). In this case, the effect may be background music or effect music. When the effect is selected, the effect providing server 500 transmits the selected effect to the voice message server, and the voice message server 600 applies the effect to the voice message and stores it in the voice message database 662 (S350). Accordingly, the sound message may include sound effects or background music.

After storing the voice message, the voice message manager 661 extracts the client information of the called party corresponding to the called information from the user information database 662 through the user manager 641. According to the extracted called party information, the VIMS 600 checks the connection with the client of the corresponding personal terminal 300 via the Internet 1 (S360-1). In this case, when the client of the personal terminal 300 responds and confirms the connection, the voice message manager 661 transmits the voice message stored in the voice message database 662 to the client of the personal terminal 300 (S360-2). In operation S380, the personal terminal 300 may listen to the voice message by receiving / saving the voice message.

When the transmission of the voice message is completed, the VIMS 600 may generate a short message informing of completion through the SMS controller 670 and transmit the short message to the mobile communication terminal 100 (S390).

Meanwhile, the VIMS 600 may transmit a voice mail including a voice message to a predetermined mail server 400 when the incoming information is a mail account or when the connection information is not confirmed in step S360-1. The voice message is transmitted to a mail server 400 managing a pre-registered mail account (S370-1). Thereafter, the personal terminal 300 may check the voice mail by accessing the mail server 400 (S370-2) and may listen to the voice message included in the voice mail (S380).

Among the above-described processes, a process of applying an effect to a voice message is as follows. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an effective application process for a voice message according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, when a voice message is transmitted from a mobile communication terminal (or a personal terminal, which will be described below as a mobile communication terminal) (S400), the VIMS 600 temporarily stores the voice message (S410). . The voice message manager 661 of the VIMS 600 inquires the caller's information from the user information database 642 (S420).

In operation S430, it is determined whether an effect is specified in the information of the corresponding caller. If it is determined in step S430 that an effect is designated, the voice message manager 661 requests the effect providing server 500 for the specified effect data (S441).

The effect controller 440 of the effect providing server 500 extracts the corresponding effect data from the effect information database 450 according to the request of the voice message manager 661 (S442), and extracts the extracted effect data from the voice message. It transmits to the management part 661 (S443).

Accordingly, the voice message manager 661 generates a voice message including the effect data, that is, a voice message to which the effect data is applied and stores the voice message in the voice message database 662 (S450).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S430 that the effect is not specified, the voice message management unit 661 requests the effect information (eg, effect sound or background sound list information) that can be provided to the effect providing server 500 (S461). The effect information providing unit 430 of the effect providing server 500 extracts the effect information list from the effect information database 450 (S462) and transmits the effect information list to the voice message manager 661 (S463).

The voice message manager 661 receives the effect information list and provides the information to the mobile communication terminal (S471). When the selection information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal (S472), the voice message manager 661 requests the effect providing server 500 for the effect data according to the selected information (S481).

The effect controller 440 of the effect providing server 500 extracts the corresponding effect data from the effect information database 450 in response to a request of the voice message manager 661 (S482), and extracts the extracted effect data from the voice message manager. Transfer to step 661 (S483).

Accordingly, the voice message manager 661 generates a voice message including the effect data, that is, a voice message to which the effect data is applied and stores the voice message in the voice message database 662 (S490).

As described above, the effect of the effect sound or the background sound may be applied to the voice message, and the voice message to which the effect is applied is transmitted to the called party according to the above-described transmission method.

In this embodiment, the voice message server and the effect providing server are separately configured, but it will be obvious that one server can be configured.

The present invention described above, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described in detail above, according to the voice message transmission system and method according to the present invention, a caller can easily insert an effect sound or a background sound into a voice message, and the callee can receive a call without performing a separate operation. There is an effect that can listen to the voice message with the effect sound or the background sound inserted by the caller.

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A system for transmitting a voice message transmitted from the calling party to the receiving party, An effect providing server that stores / manages effect data and provides corresponding effect data on request. An input unit for receiving a key input from the user, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with the mobile communication network, a voice control unit for receiving the user's voice through a microphone, outputting the voice to the speaker, and controlling the transmission and reception of voice messages Upon receiving a voice message and incoming information previously stored in the mobile communication terminal from a mobile communication terminal including a voice message control unit and a voice message storage unit, it is determined whether the effect is set according to the information of the calling party set in advance, and the effect setting. If so, request and receive the effect data from the effect providing server according to the setting information, insert it into the voice message, and transmit the voice message with the effect data inserted to the receiving side corresponding to the incoming information through a communication network. Paging to the receiving side, and the receiving side If the response to the easing voice message transmission system comprises a voice mail server for transmitting the voice message to play the above-effect data is inserted. delete The method of claim 1, The voice controller receives a user's voice through a microphone, records the voice of the user input through the microphone, and converts the voice into a predetermined format. The voice message control unit stores / manages voice data recorded / converted through the voice control unit as a voice message and stores the voice data in the voice message storage unit, and assigns the voice data stored in the voice message storage unit according to a command input through the input unit. Voice message transmission system comprising a called number of the transmission to the mobile communication network through the wireless communication unit. The method of claim 1, The effect providing server, A control unit for controlling overall operation, a network connection unit for connecting to the Internet and the voice message server, an effect information providing unit for providing effect information, an effect information database for storing effect information and effect data, and the voice message And an effect control unit for extracting the effect data from the effect information database according to a request from the server and transmitting the effect data to the voice message server. The method of claim 1, The voice message server includes a control unit for controlling the overall operation, a network connection unit for accessing the mobile communication network and the Internet, a user management unit for storing and managing user information in a user information database, and incoming call information transmitted from the calling party. And a voice message management unit configured to manage a voice message including a voice message database and to include the effect data provided from the effect providing server in the voice message and transmit the same to the receiving side. The method of claim 5, The voice message manager may selectively transmit the information indicating the voice message or the calling number of the calling terminal when the voice message is transmitted. When the receiving side is a mobile communication terminal, the voice message management unit transmits information or calling number indicating that the voice message when requesting a call connection to the mobile communication terminal of the receiving side through the mobile communication network. The method of claim 5, The voice message server includes an SMS controller for generating a short message and transmitting the short message through a mobile communication network. And a short message including the corresponding information is generated when the reason for not being able to transmit the voice message to the called party is generated and transmitted to the calling party. The method of claim 6, The voice message management unit monitors the state of the mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network when a reason for impossible to transmit the voice message to the mobile communication terminal occurs, and if the call connection is possible, performs voice message transmission. Transmission system. The method of claim 5, The voice message server includes a guide message database for guiding a connected sender and a guide message database for storing guide message information, and a voice message for recording a voice transmitted from the caller according to the guide through the guide message provider. Further comprising a recording unit, The voice message management system stores a voice message recorded through the voice message recording unit in a voice message database, and inserts the effect data provided from the effect providing server and transmits the voice message to the called party. delete The method of claim 5, When the voice message management unit receives the voice message from the calling party, the voice message manager determines whether the effect is set according to the information of the calling party which is set in advance. Send to the calling party, The voice message transmission system according to the selection from the calling party, requesting and receiving effect data from the effect providing server and inserting it into a voice message. As a method for transmitting an effect to a voice message transmitted from the calling party to the receiving party, An input unit for receiving a key input from the user, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication with the mobile communication network, a voice control unit for receiving the user's voice through a microphone, outputting the voice to the speaker, and controlling the transmission and reception of voice messages A first step of receiving and storing voice messages and incoming information previously stored in the mobile communication terminal from a mobile communication terminal including a voice message control unit and a voice message storage unit; Inquiring user information of the calling party that has sent the voice message; Determining whether there is effect setting information in the user information; 4 steps to extract the effect data corresponding to the effect setting, if the effect is set, Inserting the extracted effect data into a voice message and performing paging to the receiving side through a communication network to transmit the voice message added with the effect data to the receiving side; and And reproducing and transmitting a voice message to which the effect data has been added as the receiver responds to the paging. delete The method of claim 12, In step 3, if there is no effect setting information, the effect information list is provided to the calling party, and when the information for selecting any one of the effect information lists is received from the calling party, the effect data is extracted accordingly. How to send a voice message. delete The method of claim 12, The voice message transmission method comprising the step of selectively transmitting the information indicating that the voice message or the calling party information when the call connection request to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 12, If the receiver according to the incoming information is a mobile communication terminal, If a reason for not being able to transmit the voice message to the mobile communication terminal occurs, monitoring the state of the mobile communication terminal through a mobile communication network and retransmitting the voice message when the call connection is possible. delete

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