KR100616607B1 - Mobile telephone system using mobile directory number made of text and number and method for connecting call using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile telephone system using a mobile phone number mixed with numbers and letters and a call connection method using the same. In the case of a mobile phone number with mixed numbers and letters, the mobile phone number can be translated into a number to identify the mobile phone number. Thus, even if a user calls a mobile station with a name or nickname that is easy to recognize and memorize, call processing becomes possible, and the inconvenience of using a relatively difficult to remember number of mobile phone numbers is eliminated. It works.

Mobile Phone Number, MDN, Call Transfer, Number, Text, Mobile Phone

Description

MOBILE TELEPHONE SYSTEM USING MOBILE DIRECTORY NUMBER MADE OF TEXT AND NUMBER AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING CALL USING THEREOF}             

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a general mobile telephone system.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a general call connection method.

3 is a block diagram showing a mobile telephone system using a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a call connection method using a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention.

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

10: calling terminal 20: calling exchange

30: originating home location register 40: receiving exchange

50: home location register 60: receiver terminal

70: mobile phone network 80: conversion server
85: text-phone number connection DB

The present invention relates to a mobile telephone system using a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters and a call connection method using the same. More specifically, in the case of a mobile station telephone number using mixed numbers and letters, the mobile station telephone number is converted into a number. Mobile phone system by a mobile station telephone number of mixed numbers and letters to enable call processing even if a user calls a mobile station with a name or nickname that is easy for the user to recognize and memorize. It is about.

Today, mobile communication terminals are becoming a necessity of life due to the simplicity and convenience of portable, and are used by many people. Such mobile communication terminals have been changed into a means for personal information management function beyond the means for phone call because of the phone book registration, schedule management function.

In addition, the remarkable development of computer-related information and communication fields not only drastically improves work efficiency, but also greatly changes our daily lifestyles.

For example, in the form of shopping related to product purchase, the use of product purchase using an online shopping mall on a computer is gradually expanding.

In addition, the system and method for receiving a variety of information in real time by accessing a network such as the Internet through a mobile communication terminal are actively being searched for, and an image transmission movement such as IMT 2000 (International Mobile Telecommunication for the 2000s) As communication terminals have been developed, many researches have been conducted on service systems and methods using them.

As such, recently, a next generation mobile communication network capable of providing high quality communication services and various additional services according to the development of communication technology, that is, a next generation mobile communication network collectively referred to as IMT 2000 or Future Public Land Mobile Telecommunication System (FPLMTS) is commercialized. It is expected to be. The next-generation communication network adopts a data packet transmission method to transmit and receive voice, video, or data files at high speed, and also, in order to secure a high data rate, for example, 1,855 MHz to A frequency band of 2,111 MHz or 2,110 MHz to 2,200 MHz is used. And such next-generation mobile communication networks can build the whole world in a single call zone.

On the other hand, if any caller transmits a call signal for calling the mobile communication terminal to the mobile communication system, the mobile communication system determines whether the corresponding mobile communication terminal received the call signal. At this time, the mobile communication system transmits a busy signal and a call signal to an arbitrary user and forms a call with the mobile communication terminal when the call is possible, depending on whether the mobile communication terminal can be called.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a general mobile telephone system.

As shown here, the calling terminal 10 is connected to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 20 through a base station (not shown) and the calling terminal 10 is connected to the calling switch 20. An originating Home Location Register (HLR) 30 for registering the location and status of the device is connected. In addition, the receiving terminal 60 is connected to the receiving side exchange 40 through a base station (not shown) and the receiving side home for registering the position and state of the receiving terminal 60 in the receiving side exchange 40. The location register 50 is connected. The source exchanger 20 and the receiver side exchange 40 are connected to each other via a mobile land network (PLMN) 70.

In the call connection method of the mobile telephone system made as described above, the mobile station telephone of the receiving terminal 60 consisting of numbers is used to make a telephone call from the calling terminal 10 to the receiving terminal 60 as shown in FIG. 2. The number (MDN: Mobile Directory Number) is transmitted to the calling exchange 20 to request call setup (S10). Then, the originating exchange 20 registers the position of the originating terminal 10 with the originating home location register 30 to the receiving exchange 40 through the mobile station telephone number of the receiving terminal 60 input. Attempt to call. At this time, the receiving side switch 40 determines the position and state of the receiving terminal 60 from the receiving home position register 50, and then requests a call setup response from the receiving terminal 60 (S20).

Thus, when the receiving terminal 60 responds to this, a call connection is made between the calling terminal 10 and the receiving terminal 60 (S30), and a telephone line is formed by forming a call path until the telephone call ends. It is possible to (S40) (S50).

However, if the receiving terminal 60 does not respond to a call setup request with a busy or no answer (S20), the busy terminal signal or ring tone indicates that the receiving terminal 20 does not answer the calling terminal 10. After sending the notification and the user guide message for the use of the "Sori" or "voice mailbox" is sent (S60).

Then, when the user records the telephone number or message to be contacted according to the user guide message, the user transmits the input contents to the receiving terminal 60 to notify that the call has been made (S80).

In this way, when the calling terminal requests a call setting from the calling terminal to the called terminal, the call is established by making a call with the receiving terminal through the numeric mobile phone number. Most people do not memorize or record 11 digits, which is easy to be confused and difficult to memorize.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is that when the caller enters the mobile number of the number of the mobile station attempts to connect as in the prior art, the caller enters a character to make a call connection When attempting, the server converts it to a number so that the call connection can be handled, so that even if the user calls the mobile station with a name or nickname that can be easily remembered by the user, the mobile phone number of the mixed number and the letter that allows the call processing can be used. By providing a mobile telephone system and a call connection method using the same, a mobile station call connection attempt can be made not only by a numeric telephone number but also by a letter name.

The mobile telephone system of the mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention for realizing the above object is transmitted through the mobile telephone network when a call connection request is made with the receiving terminal by the receiving mobile station telephone number from the calling terminal. In a mobile telephone system in which a call path is formed between a side exchange and a receiving side exchange, a call number is mixed from a calling side exchange when a call connection request is made through a mixed number and letter mobile number from the calling terminal. It is characterized in that it further comprises a conversion server for receiving and converting the number to the mobile station telephone number and forwarded to the calling exchange.

Characters constituting the mobile station telephone number in the present invention is characterized by consisting of a combination of ASCII codes.

In addition, a call connection method using a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention comprises the steps of requesting a call setup by transmitting the mobile station telephone number of the receiving terminal to the calling exchange in the calling terminal, and at the calling exchange. Registering the location of the calling terminal in the calling party's home location register and determining whether the mobile terminal's telephone number of the receiving terminal includes text, and determining whether the text is contained in the mobile telephone's telephone number. Attempting to make a call to a side exchange and converting the number to a mobile number of a mobile station through a conversion server when attempting to make a call to a receiving side exchange; and receiving a terminal from the receiving home location register at the receiving side exchange. Requesting a call setup response from a receiving terminal after determining the location and state of the receiving terminal; If groups to respond characterized in that step consisting of forming a call between the calling terminal and the receiving terminal.

Characters included in the mobile station telephone number in the present invention is characterized by consisting of a combination of ASCII codes.

In this way, even when the mobile station telephone number of the receiving terminal is inputted with characters such as easy-to-remember names or nicknames, the calling exchange recognizes that the mobile telephone number contains a character and converts it into a numeric mobile telephone number through a conversion server. After the call connection is requested to the receiving exchange, the call connection can be established between the calling terminal and the receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the present embodiment is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is presented by way of example only and the same parts as in the conventional configuration using the same reference numerals and names.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing a mobile telephone system by a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention.

As shown here, the calling terminal 10 is connected to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 20 through a base station (not shown) and the calling terminal 10 is connected to the calling switch 20. An originating Home Location Register (HLR) 30 for registering the location and status of the is connected.
In addition, the originating exchange 20 transmits a mobile station telephone number (MDN) of the receiving terminal to the mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters to make a call connection from the calling terminal 10. A conversion server 80 for converting to a phone number is connected.

The conversion server 80 retrieves the telephone number of the number corresponding to the character provided from the source exchange from the DB that connects the character-telephone number to convert the mobile station telephone number containing the character into the numeric mobile station number, The result is forwarded to the calling exchange 20.

In addition, the receiving terminal 60 is connected to the receiving side exchange 40 through a base station (not shown) and the receiving side home for registering the position and state of the receiving terminal 60 in the receiving side exchange 40. The location register 50 is connected.

The source exchanger 20 and the receiver side exchange 40 are connected to each other via a mobile land network (PLMN) 70.

The call connection method in the mobile telephone system using a mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, makes a telephone call with the receiving terminal 60 at the calling terminal 10 as shown in FIG. In order to transmit a mobile station telephone number (MDN: Mobile Directory Number) of the receiving terminal 60 consisting of numbers to the calling exchange 20, call setting is requested (S10). Then, after the caller terminal 20 registers the position of the caller terminal 10 in the caller home location register 30, a character consisting of a combination of ASCII codes is input to the mobile station telephone number of the receiver terminal 60. It is determined whether it is included (S12).

As a result of the determination, when the mobile station telephone number of the receiving terminal 60 includes a character, it is transmitted to the conversion server 80, and the conversion server searches for the text-phone number connection DB 85 and uses the mixed characters. The mobile station telephone number of the number connected to the mobile station telephone number is read and transmitted to the calling terminal 10 (S14).

Therefore, when a mobile phone number consisting of numbers is input, a call connection is attempted to the receiving side switch 40 by the inputted mobile phone number, and when a mobile phone number mixed with numbers and letters is received, a conversion server ( 80) attempts to connect the call to the receiving exchange 40 by converting the mobile station number consisting of numbers.

At this time, the receiving exchange 40 receives the call setup response from the receiving home location register 50 from the receiving home location register 50 and requests the receiving terminal 60 to answer the call. It is determined (S20).

Thus, when the receiving terminal 60 responds to this, a call connection is made between the calling terminal 10 and the receiving terminal 60 (S30), and a telephone line is formed by forming a call path until the telephone call ends. It is possible to (S40) (S50).

However, if the receiving terminal 60 does not respond to a call setup request with a busy or no answer (S20), the busy terminal signal or ring tone indicates that the receiving terminal 20 does not answer the calling terminal 10. After sending the notification and the user guide message for the use of the "soriille" or "voice mailbox" is sent (S60).

Then, when the user records the telephone number or message to be contacted according to the user guide message, the user transmits the input contents to the receiving terminal 60 to notify that the call has been made (S80).

As described above, the present invention allows the mobile station telephone number to be identified by converting the mobile station telephone number into a number when the numbers and letters are mixed. According to the present invention, even if a user calls a mobile station by a character such as a name or nickname that is easy to remember, call processing becomes possible, and the inconvenience of using a relatively difficult number of mobile phone numbers is eliminated. The effect is greatly improved.

Claims (4)

In a mobile telephone system in which a call path is formed between a calling exchange and a receiving exchange through a mobile telephone network when the calling terminal requests a call connection with the receiving terminal by the receiving mobile phone number. When a call connection request is made from the calling terminal by a mobile phone number of mixed numbers and letters, the mobile terminal receives a mixed number of letters and numbers from the calling exchange and converts the mobile phone number of the number into a mobile phone number of the calling party. A mobile telephone system according to the mobile station telephone number mixed with numbers and letters, further comprising a conversion server. The mobile telephone system according to claim 1, wherein the characters constituting the mobile station telephone number are composed of a combination of ASCII codes. Transmitting a mobile station telephone number of a receiving terminal to a calling exchange in a calling terminal and requesting call establishment; Registering, by the calling exchange, the location of the calling terminal with the calling home location register and determining whether a text is included in the mobile station telephone number of the called terminal; In the above, it is determined whether the mobile phone number includes a character. If the character is not included, the call is attempted to be connected to the receiving exchange. If the character is included, the mobile phone number is converted to the mobile number of the number through a conversion server. Attempting to connect a call to the receiving side exchange, Acquiring a call setup response from the receiving side home location register from the receiving side home location register and requesting the receiving terminal from the receiving side terminal; And when the receiving terminal responds to the call, forming a call path between the calling terminal and the receiving terminal. [4] The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the characters included in the mobile station telephone number are composed of a combination of ASCII codes.

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