KR100648508B1 - System and method for offering advertisement using selective pre-paid service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service and a method thereof, wherein the advertisement providing system according to the present invention includes (a) a corresponding prepaid call right according to a request for registration of a prepaid call right linked to an advertisement sound source of a mobile terminal user. Providing at least one advertisement prepaid call field in the prepaid call management DB for recording detailed information of the advertisement sound source linked to and the advertisement prepaid callable time allocated to the advertisement prepaid call zone; (b) The prepaid call service control device receives a request from the mobile exchange to confirm whether a prepaid call is available for a predetermined mobile terminal user, searches the prepaid call management DB, and searches at least one advertisement prepaid call field corresponding to the mobile terminal user. If so, deriving the code information and prepaid call remaining time information of the advertisement sound source based on the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority and transmitting it to the sound source providing apparatus; (c) When the advertisement sound source and the prepaid call remaining time based on the advertisement sound source code information are completed by the sound source providing device to the corresponding mobile terminal user, the remaining advertisement prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source is transmitted to the mobile exchanger. Notifying the prepaid call availability of the mobile terminal user; (D) receiving the time according to the end of the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user from the mobile exchange, and reducing the advertisement prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source guided to the mobile terminal user by reflecting the received prepaid call time. It includes;

Description

System and method for offering advertisement using selective pre-paid service}

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 to 4 are exemplary diagrams of a database structure managed by the advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement providing method using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system for providing an advertisement and a method thereof, and more particularly, a system for providing an advertisement using a selective pre-paid service (SPPS) capable of selectively using a prepaid call service, and a method thereof. It is about a method.

The selective prepaid call service refers to a service that allows a user of a mobile terminal (eg, a mobile phone) to selectively use a prepaid call service and a general telephone service by simply operating his mobile terminal at a desired time. Here, a prepaid call service (or prepaid mobile phone service) (PPS: Pre-Paid Service) refers to a service using a mobile phone within a deposit limit after a user (mobile terminal user) deposits a predetermined amount in advance. The service refers to a postpaid call service in which the user (mobile terminal user) pays the amount of money used after using the mobile phone in the following month. Such an optional prepaid call service has an advantage of allowing a mobile terminal user to use both a prepaid phone call and a general phone call.

On the other hand, there is an increasing number of companies that use such selective prepaid call service for the purpose of advertising (or publicity) of their products. In other words, businesses post their product's advertise on a prepaid currency to which a certain amount of money (also called a free talk time corresponding to a certain amount of money) is allocated, and the customer pays the prepaid currency in the form of a gift (where customers Mobile terminal). At this time, the customers charge the free talk time allocated to the provided prepaid currency to their mobile terminal to use the corresponding free talk time when using the prepaid call service.

Therefore, companies can advertise their products by posting advertisements of their products in the prepaid currency and providing the customers with the prepaid currency, and the customers are provided with the prepaid currency for which the product advertisement is posted free of charge. There is a mutual advantage in that prepaid call service can be used for the allocated free talk time.

However, the manner in which a company simply posts the advertising text of its product in the prepaid currency and uses the prepaid currency as a means of advertising the product means that the free currency time allocated to the prepaid currency (ie the prepaid currency in which the product advertising text is posted). When the customer is charged in the mobile terminal, there is a disadvantage that the prepaid currency can no longer be used as an advertising means of the product. That is, a method of displaying a product advertisement text on a prepaid currency and using the prepaid currency as an advertisement means of the product is limited to the advertisement of the product.

Therefore, the present invention is linked to the sound source (that is, the advertising sound source) for the product advertising of businesses in the prepaid currency zone, the customer charges the free talk time of the prepaid currency zone that the advertising sound source is linked to their mobile terminal after the free charge When using the prepaid call service based on the call time, the company's products are provided by guiding the company's advertising sound source that provides free talk time to the customer prior to informing the customer of the remaining time of the prepaid call. An object of the present invention is to provide an advertisement providing system and a method using an optional prepaid currency service that can be advertised.

The advertisement providing system using the selective prepaid call service according to the present invention for achieving the above object is detailed information of the advertisement sound source linked to the corresponding prepaid call right according to the request for registration of the prepaid call right linked with the advertisement sound source of the mobile terminal user. A prepaid call management DB including at least one advertisement prepaid call field for each mobile terminal user, the field for recording an advertisement prepaid callable time allocated to the advertisement prepaid call zone; When the mobile exchange user is requested to confirm whether a prepaid call is available for a predetermined mobile terminal user, the code information of the advertising sound source and the prepaid call remaining time information are based on the advertisement prepaid call field of the mobile terminal user provided in the prepaid call management DB. Derived and transmitted to the sound source providing device, and the advertisement prepaid call time recorded in the corresponding advertisement prepaid currency field is transmitted to the mobile exchange to notify the user of the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user, and the mobile terminal user prepaid received from the mobile exchange. Prepaid call service control device for reducing the corresponding prepaid call possible time by reflecting the time according to the end of the call; And the advertisement sound source code and the prepaid call remaining time based on the advertisement sound source code information and the prepaid call remaining time information received from the prepaid call service controlling device to the mobile terminal user through the mobile exchange, and the result of the prepaid call service controlling device. It includes a sound source providing device for transmitting to.

In addition, the method for providing an advertisement using a selective prepaid call service according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for providing an advertisement using a selective prepaid call service to selectively use a prepaid call service, (a) At least one advertisement prepaid for recording the detailed information of the advertisement sound source linked to the corresponding advertisement prepaid currency and the advertisement prepaid talk time available for the advertisement prepaid currency according to the request for registration of the prepaid currency associated with the advertisement sound source of the mobile terminal user. Providing a currency field in a prepaid call management DB; (b) The prepaid call service control device receives a request from the mobile exchange to confirm whether a prepaid call is available for a predetermined mobile terminal user, searches the prepaid call management DB, and searches at least one advertisement prepaid call field corresponding to the mobile terminal user. If so, deriving the code information and prepaid call remaining time information of the advertisement sound source based on the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority and transmitting it to the sound source providing apparatus; (c) When the advertisement sound source and the prepaid call remaining time based on the advertisement sound source code information are completed by the sound source providing device to the mobile terminal user, the remaining advertisement prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source is transferred to the mobile exchanger. Transmitting a notification of a prepaid call possibility of the mobile terminal user; (D) receiving the time according to the end of the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user from the mobile exchange, and reducing the advertisement prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source guided to the mobile terminal user by reflecting the received prepaid call time. It includes.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the advertisement providing system and method using the selective prepaid call service according to the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of an advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as an advertisement providing system according to the present invention) 1 is a content provider (CP), hereinafter, an advertisement prepaid. Call right management device) (10), advertising prepaid call management DB (11), SCP (Service Control Point, hereinafter referred to as prepaid call service control device) (20), prepaid call management DB (21), IP (Intelligent) Peripheral, hereinafter referred to as sound source providing device) 30, sound source management DB 31, HLR (Home Location Register) 40, MSC (Mobile Switching Service Center, hereinafter referred to as mobile switch) ( 50), the Internet 60, the SS7 network 70, the base station 80, and a mobile terminal (eg, a mobile phone, etc.) 90.

Here, the selective prepaid call service allows a user of a mobile terminal (eg, a mobile phone) to selectively use a prepaid call service and a general telephone service (ie, a postpaid call service) by simply manipulating his mobile terminal at a desired time. It is a service to ensure that. As a method of using the selective prepaid call service, a typical example may include a method of setting / activating a prepaid call service and a specific number input method. In the activation / deactivation setting method of the prepaid call service, when a mobile terminal user wants to make a phone call using the prepaid call service, the corresponding prepaid call service is activated by pressing a characteristic code (for example, * 12) and a call button on the mobile terminal. After setting to, try to make a phone call, otherwise, by pressing the feature code (for example, * 120) and the call button on the mobile terminal to set the corresponding prepaid call service inactive, and then try to make a phone call That's the way. On the other hand, the specific number input method allows the mobile terminal user to use the prepaid call service by pressing a specific number (eg, 1511), a counterpart phone number, and a call button in the mobile terminal whenever a user wants to make a phone call using the prepaid call service. That's the way. Since the above-described methods of using the optional prepaid call service are already known techniques, further description thereof will be omitted. In the following invention, it is assumed that the advertisement is provided using the selective prepaid call service based on the activation / deactivation setting method of the prepaid call service.

Referring to FIG. 1, the advertisement prepaid currency management apparatus 10 receives an advertisement sound source from advertisers who want to provide advertisements using an optional prepaid currency service, and the advertisers are allocated a predetermined free talk time. If the prepaid currency is provided, the advertisement sound source of each advertiser and the information of the prepaid currency provided to the advertiser (for example, card number, password, free talk time, etc.) are linked to the advertisement prepaid currency management DB 11 for each advertiser. Manage by storing it. In the present invention below, the prepaid currency right associated with the advertisement sound source of the advertising companies is called an advertising prepaid currency right, and the free talk time allocated to the corresponding advertising prepaid currency right is called an advertisement prepaid callable time.

In addition, the advertisement prepaid currency management apparatus 10 requests each advertiser to set the delivery type and remaining time guide type for the advertisement sound source when outputting the advertisement sound source through the optional prepaid currency service, and the result is determined by the corresponding advertisers. It is stored in the advertisement prepaid currency management DB (11) to manage. In this case, a detailed description of the delivery type of the advertisement sound source and the guide type of the remaining time will be described below.

Here, in order to provide advertisements using an optional prepaid currency service, advertisers purchase an advertising prepaid currency with an allotted free talk time (that is, an advertising prepaid call time) and use the prepaid currency for advertising their products. It can be provided free of charge to many customers. At this time, the customers (customers have their own mobile terminals) access the website supported by the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention using a PC, or use the telephone to provide the advertisement providing system according to the present invention. Connect to the ARS telephone service supported by (1), enter the card number and password provided in the advertising prepaid bill and the customer's own mobile terminal number to prepaid the free talk time allocated to the prepaid bill. Can be used at

On the other hand, the advertisement prepaid calling right management device 10 is connected to the advertisement providing system (1) according to the present invention for the mobile terminal users requesting registration of the prepaid calling right (for example, mobile terminal number) ) And the information of the advertisement prepaid calling right requested by the mobile terminal users (for example, card number, password, ad prepaid calling time, etc.) are stored for each mobile terminal user in the advertisement prepaid calling management DB 11. To manage. Here, when the advertisement prepaid currency management apparatus 10 registers the advertisement prepaid call right according to the request of the registration of the advertisement prepaid call right of the mobile terminal users, the mobile terminal user checks whether or not to subscribe to the prepaid call service, and as a result, the prepaid call service Mobile terminal users identified as non-subscribers are subscribed to the prepaid call service. Therefore, the mobile terminal users who do not subscribe to the prepaid call service can use the prepaid call service based on the advertisement prepaid call right. Meanwhile, the advertisement prepaid call management device 10 may check whether the mobile terminal users subscribe to the prepaid call service through a connection with the mobile communication network operator.

In addition, the advertisement prepaid currency management apparatus 10 is based on the advertisement prepaid currency management DB 11, the information of the mobile terminal users and the advertisement prepaid call time information and each advertisement assigned to each of the mobile terminal users of the advertising prepaid currency. The prepaid call service control device 20 extracts the detailed information of the advertisement sound source linked to the prepaid call zone (for example, the advertisement sound source code, the transmission type of the advertisement sound source, the remaining time guide type, etc.) and the result thereof through the Internet 60. To send. Here, the advertisement prepaid calling right management device 10 is capable of advertising prepaid calling for the mobile terminal user information and the corresponding advertising prepaid calling right only for the advertisement prepaid calling right newly registered in association with the mobile terminal user in the advertisement prepaid calling right management DB 11. Preferably, the time information and the advertisement sound source detailed information are transmitted to the prepaid call service control device 20 at a predetermined cycle.

In addition, the advertising prepaid call management device 10 extracts the code information of the advertising sound source and the advertising sound source of the advertisers based on the advertising prepaid call management DB (11) and the result is provided through the Internet (60) 30). At this time, the advertisement prepaid call management device 10 transmits the advertisement sound source and code information of the advertisement sound source to the sound source providing device 30 at a predetermined cycle only for the advertisement sound source newly registered in the advertisement prepaid call management DB (11). desirable. Here, between the advertisement prepaid call management device 10 and the sound source providing device 30, a gateway (not shown) and an operation management device (OMS) (not shown) are further provided as well as the Internet 60. On the other hand, since the functions of the gateway and the operation management device is well known to those skilled in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Prepaid call service control device 20 performs all the basic operations for supporting a general prepaid call service, in particular, in the present invention performs an operation for outputting the advertising sound source using the prepaid call service. In order to perform such an operation, the prepaid call service control device 20 of the present invention is the mobile terminal user information, the advertisement prepaid call time information of the advertisement prepaid call zone from the advertisement prepaid call management device 10 through the Internet 60 and Receives the advertisement sound source detailed information is stored in the prepaid call management DB (21) provided to manage. Here, the prepaid call service control device 20 manages by adding the advertisement prepaid call possible time for each advertisement prepaid call right associated with the same advertisement sound source.

In addition, the prepaid call service control device 20 receives a request for confirming whether a prepaid call is available for mobile terminal users from the mobile switch 50 through the SS7 network 70, and transmits the result to the mobile switch 50. In addition, based on the prepaid call management DB (21) to check the existence of the advertising sound source linked to the mobile terminal user and performs an operation for requesting the output for the corresponding sound source to the sound source providing apparatus 30 according to the result. . Meanwhile, a detailed operation description of the prepaid call service control device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

The sound source providing device 30 performs a basic function of guiding the mobile terminal user of the remaining time according to the prepaid call service, in particular, an advertisement sound source that is requested to be output from the prepaid call service control device 20 through the SS7 network 70. For the output of the advertisement sound source and the code information of the advertisement sound source from the prepaid call right management device 10 via the Internet 60 is received and stored in the pre-stored sound source management DB 31 to manage.

On the other hand, the home location register 40 and the mobile exchange 50 performs all the basic operations to support the general selective prepaid call service, the basic operation of the home location register 40 and the mobile exchange 50 is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of the advertisement prepaid currency management DB 11 managed by the advertisement prepaid currency management apparatus 10 of the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. The management DB 11 includes fields such as advertisement company management 111 / mobile terminal user management 112.

At this time, the advertising company management field 111, the management number of the advertising company that wants to provide an advertisement using the optional prepaid call service, and information about at least one advertising prepaid currency provided to the advertiser (for example, card number, password) , Ad prepaid call time), the advertisement sound source code and the sound source of the advertiser, the type of transmission of the advertisement sound source, the guide type information of the remaining time of the prepaid call, and the contact information of the advertiser, etc. Is recorded. Meanwhile, the ID and password for the advertiser may be further recorded in the advertiser management field 111, so that the advertiser may directly change / delete the advertisement sound source.

Here, the information on the type of transmission of the advertisement sound source includes information on the first transmission type for transmitting (broadcasting) the advertisement sound source (that is, the advertisement sound source linked to the advertisement prepaid call zone) for each prepaid call based on the advertisement prepaid call zone of the mobile terminal user. The second type of information that sends the sound source only upon the first prepaid call based on the mobile prepaid currency of the mobile terminal user; and on the first prepaid call per day based on the prepaid currency of the mobile terminal user. And third transmission type information for transmitting the sound source, and fourth transmission type information for transmitting the advertisement sound source every predetermined number of times (for example, two or five times) based on the advertising prepaid call right of the mobile terminal user. Therefore, the advertisement company management field 111 records the advertisement sound source transmission type information selected by the corresponding advertisement company among the four types of advertisement sound source transmission types. On the other hand, the advertising sound source transmission type may further include a variety of transmission types other than the first to fourth transmission type described above.

In addition, as the guide type information of the prepaid call remaining time, the first guide type information for guiding the prepaid call remaining time as the remaining time corresponding to the prepaid call right of the predetermined advertiser and the remaining prepaid call time, A second that guides the total prepaid calling time, which is the sum of the remaining time corresponding to the advertising prepaid currency and the general prepaid calling time, the time remaining corresponding to the general prepaid currency, to the remaining amount of the prepaid currency; The third guide type information for guiding each type of time based on the guide type information and the first guide type information and the second guide type information (ie, ad prepaid call time and total prepaid call time) as the prepaid call remaining time; There is this. Accordingly, the advertisement type management field 111 records the guide type information selected by the corresponding advertiser among three kinds of prepaid call remaining time guide type information. Meanwhile, the prepaid call remaining time guide type may further include various guide types other than the first to third guide types described above.

Here, the prepaid call remaining time guided based on the third prepaid call remaining time guide type will be described below. For example, the remaining ad prepaid time remaining in correspondence with the advertisement prepaid currency (eg, the first advertisement prepaid currency and the second advertisement prepaid currency) of two different advertisers (eg, the first advertiser and the second advertiser). '30 minutes 00 seconds' and '20 minutes 00 seconds' respectively, and the remaining prepaid calling time remaining in correspondence with the general prepaid currency is '10 minutes 00 seconds', and the mobile terminal user is based on the first advertising prepaid currency. Assuming prepaid call service, the prepaid call remaining time guided to the mobile terminal user according to the third prepaid call remaining time guide type is '30 minutes 00 seconds, and the total prepaid call time is 60 minutes 00 seconds'. do.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal user management field 112 included in the advertisement prepaid call management DB 11 includes the management number of the mobile terminal users who requested the registration of the advertisement prepaid call right, and the mobile terminal information (eg, mobile terminal number) of the corresponding users. And advertisement prepaid calling right information (for example, card number, password, and advertisement prepaid calling time) are recorded for each mobile terminal user. Here, when there are a plurality of prepaid calling rights requested to be registered by any mobile terminal user, the information of each prepaid calling right is in accordance with the order of the prepaid calling rights requested by the mobile terminal user. ) Is recorded.

3 is an exemplary diagram of the prepaid call management DB 21 managed by the prepaid call service control device 20 of the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the prepaid call management DB is shown. 21 includes a mobile terminal information field 211 / total prepaid call time management field 212 / first to nth prepaid call fields 213a to 213n and the like.

At this time, the total prepaid call time management field 212 corresponds to the general prepaid call time corresponding to the general prepaid currency, and to each advertisement prepaid call right recorded in the first to nth advertisement prepaid currency fields 213a to 213n. The total prepaid call time, which is the sum of all ad prepaid call times, is recorded.

Meanwhile, the first to nth prepaid call fields 213a to 213n include advertisement sound source code information corresponding to the advertisement prepaid call right requested to be registered by the mobile terminal user, transmission type information for the advertisement sound source, and prepaid call remaining time. The information on the type of information and information on the prepaid talk time is recorded for each prepaid bill. At this time, all information corresponding to each advertisement prepaid currency right is recorded in the first to nth advertisement prepaid call fields 213a to 213n in the order of each advertisement prepaid call right requested to be registered by the mobile terminal user. On the other hand, the information about each advertising prepaid currency to which the same advertising sound source is linked is recorded only once in one advertising prepaid currency field without being duplicated in different advertisement prepaid currency fields, but the advertisement prepaid call time of each corresponding advertising prepaid currency. Is preferably summed and recorded. In addition, the ad prepaid callable time for each prepaid currency right recorded in each prepaid call field 213a to 213n is reduced based on the prepaid call time according to the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user, and the prepaid callable time is exhausted. When the advertisement prepaid call time is recorded, all contents of the advertisement prepaid call field are deleted. On the other hand, all information recorded in the first to n-th advertising prepaid call field (213a to 213n), the advertising company management field 111 and the mobile terminal user management field provided in the advertising prepaid call management DB 11 of FIG. Information matched to the mobile terminal user based on the advertisement prepaid call right information recorded in common at (112) (i.e., the advertisement sound source code, information on the type of transmission of the advertisement sound source, guide type information on the remaining time of the prepaid currency, and the remaining prepaid currency) Time information).

4 is an exemplary view of a sound source management DB 31 managed by the sound source providing apparatus 30 of the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the sound source management DB 31 is an advertisement sound source. Fields such as code 311 / advertising sound source 312.

Hereinafter, a method of providing an advertisement sound source by the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention using an optional prepaid call service will be described.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement providing method using a selective prepaid call service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, first, the prepaid call service providing apparatus 20 of the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention has at least a registration request requested by mobile terminal users who want to use the prepaid call service with an advertisement prepaid call right. At least one prepaid currency management DB 21, which is a field for recording information corresponding to one or more prepaid advertising rights, for each advertisement prepaid currency, is provided in the prepaid currency management DB 21 (S100a). Here, the detailed description of the prepaid call management DB 21 will be omitted since it was already mentioned in the description of the prepaid call management DB 21 with reference to FIG. 3.

Then, the sound source providing apparatus 30 of the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention builds a sound source management DB 31 that stores / manages an advertisement sound source code and an advertisement sound source mapped to the advertisement sound source code in advance ( S100b).

On the other hand, the home location register 40 is a field for recording the prepaid call service of the mobile terminal user as an activated state value or an inactive state value (hereinafter referred to as a prepaid call service setting field) according to the request of the mobile terminal user. Each subscriber profile of the provided subscriber DB (not shown) is provided (S100c). Therefore, when the mobile terminal user requests to change his prepaid call service from an activated state to an inactive state, the home location register 40 accordingly sends an inactive state value to a prepaid call service setting field provided in the subscriber profile of the subscriber DB. Record it. On the other hand, the home location register 40, when the mobile terminal user requests to change his prepaid call service from the inactive state to the active state, accordingly the activation state value in the prepaid call service setting field provided in the subscriber profile of the subscriber DB Record it.

Here, when the mobile terminal user wants to set his prepaid call service to an active state, referring to the operation process between the mobile switch 50 and the home location register 40, first, the mobile terminal user has his prepaid call The characteristic code (eg, * 12) for activating the service is transmitted using the mobile terminal 90.

At this time, the mobile switch 50 receives the telephone call from the mobile terminal 90 through the base station (80 of FIG. 1) (S101), and recognizes the characteristic code based on the received telephone call SS7 network ( Request processing of the feature code to the home location register 40 through 70 of Figure 1 (S102, S103).

The home location register 40 receives the feature code (eg, * 12) according to the feature code processing request from the mobile switch 50 and the mobile terminal information (eg, mobile terminal number) of the user who requested the activation of the prepaid call service. If the feature code is recognized as a service that sets the prepaid call service to an active state, the service provider searches the profile of the subscriber based on the subscriber DB based on the received mobile terminal information. After that, the activation state value is recorded in the prepaid call service setting field provided in the subscriber profile and the prepaid call service is set to the activated state (S104). Thereafter, the home location register 40 transmits a response signal according to the feature code processing request to the mobile switch 50 (S105). Here, steps S101, S102, S103, S104, and S105 are general operation processes for setting the prepaid call service to an active state, and further description thereof will be omitted.

Subsequently, after the mobile terminal user sets the prepaid call service to an active state and describes the process of providing the advertisement sound source to the mobile terminal user when the user wants to use the prepaid call service, first, the mobile terminal user has his own prepaid call. After the service is set to an active state, a telephone call with a predetermined called party is attempted.

At this time, the mobile switch 50 receives the telephone call sent from the mobile terminal 90 through the base station 80 (S106), and the mobile terminal information of the user based on the received telephone call (for example, the mobile terminal number). And the like) to the home location register 40 to request address information for the prepaid call service control device 20 (S107).

The home location register 40 receives the mobile terminal information of the caller (that is, the user) according to the address information request of the prepaid call service control device 20 from the mobile switch 50, and has the subscriber terminal with the received mobile terminal information. After checking that the prepaid call service of the mobile terminal user is set to the active state (S108), the address for the call setup to the prepaid call service control device 20 that supports the prepaid call service according to the result. Information (that is, address information of the prepaid call service control device 20) is extracted (S109), and transmitted to the mobile switch 50 (S110). Here, it is a matter of course that the home location register 40 knows the address information of the prepaid call service control device 20 in advance.

The mobile switch 50 recognizes the address information of the prepaid call service control device 20 received through step S110, and moves the user who has attempted a current phone call to the prepaid call service control device 20 corresponding to the address information. The terminal transmits the terminal information and requests confirmation of whether a prepaid call is possible for the corresponding mobile terminal user (S111).

The prepaid call service control device 20 receives the mobile terminal information of the user according to the request to confirm whether the prepaid call is available from the mobile switch 50 and corresponds to the mobile terminal information received based on the prepaid call management DB 21. The total prepaid call time management field and the advertisement prepaid call field are searched (S112).

In addition, the prepaid call service control apparatus 20 records whether the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field found in step S112 or the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field. After checking whether the prepaid callable time corresponding to the predetermined prepaid call zone is recorded in at least one prepaid call field, and extracting the information according to the result of the verification, transmitting the information to the sound source providing apparatus 30, Request for guidance of the information (S113, S114).

That is, when it is confirmed that the total prepaid call time is not recorded in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the mobile terminal, the prepaid call service control device 20 remains prepaid corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal. A message indicating that there is no available time is requested to the sound source providing apparatus 30 to inform the corresponding mobile terminal user.

On the other hand, the prepaid call service control device 20 is confirmed that the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the mobile terminal, the ad prepaid call available time in each ad prepaid call field If it is confirmed that it is not recorded, it is recognized that there is no advertisement prepaid talk time corresponding to the user of the mobile terminal, and the total prepaid talk time (wherein, the total prepaid talk time remains corresponding to the general prepaid currency). The general prepaid call available time) is requested to the sound source providing device 30 to be guided to the user of the mobile terminal.

In addition, the prepaid call service control device 20 is confirmed that the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the mobile terminal, the advertisement prepaid call in at least one advertising prepaid call field. When it is confirmed that each of the available times is recorded, the code information and the prepaid remaining time information of the advertisement sound source are based on the advertisement sound source type information recorded in the priority prepaid call field and the guide type information of the remaining prepaid call time. Derived and transmitted to the sound source providing apparatus 30.

Here, the process of deriving the information to be transmitted to the sound source providing device 30 based on the advertisement sound source transmission type information recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field and the guide type information of the remaining time of the prepaid call. For example, as follows.

For example, two advertisements among a plurality of advertisement prepaid call fields (eg, first to fifth advertisement prepaid call fields) provided in the prepaid call management DB 21 corresponding to the corresponding mobile terminal user. Information corresponding to each advertisement prepaid currency (eg, first advertising prepaid currency, second advertisement prepaid currency) in the prepaid currency field (eg, the first advertisement prepaid currency field, the second advertisement prepaid currency field). It is assumed that code information, advertisement sound source type information, prepaid call remaining time guide type information, and advertisement prepaid call time information) are recorded. In addition, in the first advertisement prepaid call field, '0001' as the advertisement sound source code information, the first advertisement sound source transmission type information as the advertisement sound source transmission type information, the third prepaid currency residual time guide type information as the prepaid call remaining time guide type information, '30 minutes 00 seconds' is recorded as ad prepaid call time information, and the second ad prepaid currency field is' 0002 'as the advertisement sound code information, and the second advertisement sound source type information and prepaid currency as the advertisement sound source type information. It is assumed that '20 minutes 00 seconds' is recorded as the first prepaid call remaining time guide type information and the advertisement prepaid call time information as the remaining time guide type information. Meanwhile, in the total prepaid call time management field, the general prepaid corresponding to the advertisement prepaid call time (for example, 30 minutes 00 seconds and 20 minutes 00 seconds) recorded in the first and second advertisement prepaid currency fields, respectively. Assume that '60 minutes 00 seconds', which is the sum of the available talk time (eg, 10 minutes 00 seconds), is recorded. Then, the prepaid call service control apparatus 20 uses the first advertisement sound source transmission type information and the third prepaid call remaining time guide type information recorded in the first advertisement prepaid call field of the priority as '0001'. ', And derive '30 minutes 00 seconds / 60 minutes 00 seconds' as the prepaid call remaining time information, and transmits each derived information to the sound source providing device (30).

The sound source providing device 30 transmits the announcement based on the information received from the prepaid call service control device 20 to the mobile switcher 50 in step S114 (S115). For example, when the information transmitted from the prepaid call service control device 20 is '0001/30 minutes 00 seconds / 60 minutes 00 seconds', the sound source providing device 30 may provide a sound source management DB 31 provided. Based on the extracted advertisement sound source (eg, 'provide A') based on the extracted advertisement sound source and '30 minutes 00 seconds / 60 minutes 00 seconds' based on the 'A provision, 30 minutes 00 seconds' The total prepaid call remaining time is 60 minutes and 00 seconds' is sent to the mobile exchange 50. Thereafter, the announcement sent to the mobile switcher 50 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 90 of the user who attempted the telephone call based on the current prepaid call service (S116).

Then, the sound source providing device 30 completes the transmission of the announcement to the mobile switcher 50, and transmits the result to the prepaid call service control device 20 (S117).

The prepaid call service control device 20 is notified of the completion of the announcement of the announcement from the sound source providing device 30 through step S117, and confirms the prepaid call availability to the mobile terminal user who is requested to confirm the prepaid call through step S111. The mobile station 20 responds with the result (S118).

That is, the prepaid call service control device 20 does not record the total prepaid call time in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the corresponding mobile terminal user (or mobile terminal) retrieved from the prepaid call management DB 21. If it is determined that the mobile terminal user is unable to use the prepaid call service, the mobile terminal user 50 responds that the mobile terminal user cannot make the prepaid call.

Meanwhile, the prepaid call service control device 20 confirms that the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the corresponding mobile terminal user, but the advertisement prepaid call time is indicated in each advertisement prepaid call field. If it is confirmed that the information is not recorded, the total prepaid currency available time (wherein, the total prepaid currency available time corresponds to the remaining general prepaid currency available time corresponding to the general prepaid currency right) is transmitted to the mobile exchange 50. Answer the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user.

In addition, the prepaid call service control device 20 is confirmed that the total prepaid call time is recorded in the total prepaid call time management field corresponding to the mobile terminal user, the advertisement prepaid call in the at least one prepaid call field. When it is confirmed that each of the available times is recorded, the advertisement prepaid callable time recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority is transmitted to the mobile switcher 50 to answer the prepaid call of the user of the corresponding mobile terminal.

The mobile switch 50 supports the prepaid call service of the user of the mobile terminal based on the result information received from the prepaid call service control device 20 through step S118 (S119). That is, the mobile switch 50 receives a predetermined prepaid call possible time from the prepaid call service control device 20, and requests the home location register 40 for the position inquiry of the called party to which the mobile terminal user wants to make a phone call. do. At this time, the home location register 40 receives incoming routing information (TLDN: Temporary Local Directory Number) for setting up a call to another mobile switching center (not shown) that is responsible for receiving a location inquiry request (strictly speaking, the mobile terminal of the called party). Acquire and transmit it to the mobile switch 50. Subsequently, the mobile switch 50 attempts a telephone connection through a call connection to another mobile switch corresponding to the incoming routing information received from the home location register 40. On the other hand, since the operation process between the mobile switch 50 and the home location register 40 for the telephone connection between the caller and the called party is well known to those skilled in the art, further detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Then, the mobile switch 50 detects the time according to the telephone call between the mobile terminal user and the called party (S120). At this time, the mobile switch 50 operates so that the mobile terminal user can make a prepaid call within the prepaid call possible time received from the prepaid call service control device 20. Thereafter, the mobile switch 50 transmits the time according to the end of the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user (that is, the prepaid call time) to the prepaid call service control device 20 (S121). In this case, the mobile switch 50 in steps S119, S120, and S121 performs the same general operation in the selective prepaid call service, and thus, further detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Finally, the prepaid call service control device 20 reflects the prepaid call time received from the mobile switch 50, so that the prepaid call available time corresponding to the corresponding mobile terminal user in the prepaid call management DB 21 is provided. The total prepaid call time recorded in the management field and the advertisement prepaid call time recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field of priority are reduced (S122).

For example, when the mobile terminal user makes a prepaid call based on the prepaid call time (eg, 30 minutes 00 seconds) recorded in the first prepaid call field, the prepaid call service control device 20 moves. The prepaid call time recorded in the first advertisement prepaid call field is reduced and rewritten to reflect the prepaid call time (for example, 3 minutes 20 seconds) received from the exchange 50, and the total prepaid call time management field is also recorded. Reduce the total prepaid call time (e.g., 60 minutes 00 seconds) recorded at and record again. Accordingly, '26 minutes 40 seconds 'is recorded as the advertisement prepaid callable time in the first advertisement prepaid call field, and '56 minutes 40 seconds' is recorded as the total prepaid call time in the total prepaid call time management field.

On the other hand, the prepaid call service control device 20 has reduced the ad prepaid call possible time recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority by reflecting the prepaid call time of the mobile terminal user, and thus the corresponding prepaid call available time is exhausted. If all the information recorded in the corresponding prepaid call field is deleted. Subsequently, the prepaid call service control apparatus 20 supports the prepaid call service of the corresponding mobile terminal user based on the advertisement prepaid call time recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field of the next priority.

As described above, the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention provides an advertisement sound source using the selective prepaid call service based on the activation / deactivation setting method of the prepaid call service. On the other hand, the advertisement providing system 1 according to the present invention can of course provide an advertisement sound source using a selective prepaid call service based on a specific number input method.

The above description is merely an example of an embodiment, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be variously changed within the scope of the appended claims. For example, the shape and structure of each component specifically shown in the embodiment of the present invention can be modified.

According to the present invention, the advertising sound source for the products of the advertising companies linked to the prepaid currency, prepaid currency to a separate field (that is, advertising prepaid currency field) for recording all information about the advertising sound source linked to the prepaid currency. By providing a database managed by the service control device (SCP) (that is, prepaid call management DB) there is an advantage that it is possible to provide an advertising sound source using the optional prepaid call service.

In addition, when the mobile terminal users use the prepaid calling service based on the free talk time of the prepaid calling right (ie, the advertising prepaid calling right) to which the advertisement sound is linked, the mobile terminal users provide the advertising sound source linked to the prepaid calling right. The advantage is that advertisers can more effectively advertise their products.

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delete delete In the method for providing an advertisement using a selective prepaid call service to selectively use a prepaid call service, (a) In accordance with a request for registration of a prepaid call right associated with an advertisement sound source of a mobile terminal user, code information of the advertisement sound source linked to the corresponding prepaid call right, information on the type of transmission of the advertisement sound source, guide type information of the remaining time of the prepaid call, and the same; Providing at least one advertisement prepaid currency field in the prepaid call management DB for recording the advertisement prepaid callable time allocated to the advertisement prepaid call right; (b) The prepaid call service control device receives a request from the mobile exchange to confirm whether a prepaid call is available for a predetermined mobile terminal user, searches the prepaid call management DB, and searches at least one advertisement prepaid call field corresponding to the mobile terminal user. If so, deriving the code information and prepaid call remaining time information of the advertisement sound source based on the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority and transmitting it to the sound source providing apparatus; (c) When the advertisement sound source and the prepaid call remaining time based on the advertisement sound source code information are completed by the sound source providing device to the corresponding mobile terminal user, the remaining advertisement prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source is transmitted to the mobile exchanger. Notifying the prepaid call availability of the mobile terminal user; And (d) receiving the time according to the end of the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user from the mobile exchange, and reducing the ad prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source guided to the mobile terminal user by reflecting the received prepaid call time; Including, Step (b) is Check whether the prepaid call is possible If the advertisement prepaid call time information is recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority searched corresponding to the requested mobile terminal user, the advertisement sound source type information and prepaid call recorded in the corresponding prepaid call field The advertisement providing method using the optional prepaid call service, characterized in that the derivation of the advertising sound source code information and prepaid call remaining time information based on the remaining time guide type information. According to claim 3, The prepaid call management DB A field for recording the total prepaid talk time, which is the sum of all the prepaid talk time available for the prepaid talk right and the prepaid talk time assigned for the general prepaid bill, which are requested to be registered by the mobile terminal user. Advertisement providing method using a selective prepaid call service, characterized in that the prepaid call available time management field is further provided. The method of claim 4, wherein step (d) The prepaid call time corresponding to the advertisement sound source guided to the mobile terminal user is reduced by reflecting the prepaid call time of the mobile terminal user, and when the corresponding prepaid call time is exhausted, the ad prepaid call time is recorded. The method of providing an advertisement using the selective prepaid call service characterized by deleting all contents of the prepaid call field and reducing the total prepaid call time recorded in the total prepaid call time management field by reflecting the prepaid call time. . delete delete Advertisement prepaid currency, a field for recording the detailed information of the advertisement sound source linked to the corresponding advertisement prepaid currency and the ad prepaid talk time available for the advertisement prepaid currency according to the request for registration of the prepaid currency associated with the advertisement sound source of the mobile terminal user. Field and a total prepaid call time management field, which is a field for recording the total prepaid call time, which is the sum of all the prepaid talk time assigned to the advertising prepaid currency and the general prepaid call time allocated to the general prepaid currency. Prepaid call management DB that has at least one for each mobile terminal user; When the mobile exchange user is requested to confirm whether a prepaid call is available for a predetermined mobile terminal user, the code information and the prepaid call remaining time information of the advertising sound source are derived based on the advertisement prepaid currency field of the mobile terminal user provided in the prepaid call management DB. Transmits to the sound source providing device, transmits the advertisement prepaid callable time recorded in the corresponding advertisement prepaid call field to the mobile exchange to notify the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user, and the prepaid call of the mobile terminal user received from the mobile exchange. A prepaid call service control device for reducing the corresponding prepaid call time by reflecting the time according to the termination; And Advertise sound source and prepaid call remaining time based on the advertisement sound source code information and prepaid call remaining time information received from the prepaid call service control device to the mobile terminal user through the mobile exchange, and guide the result to the prepaid call service control device. It is configured to include a sound source providing device for transmitting, The prepaid call service control device Code information of advertisement sound source linked to each advertisement prepaid currency, information on the type of transmission of advertisement sound source, guide type information of remaining time of prepaid calling time and advertisement prepaid call time information according to the order of advertisement prepaid currency requested by mobile terminal user. The advertisement providing system using an optional prepaid call service, characterized in that to record in order in the advertising prepaid call field provided in the prepaid call management DB corresponding to the mobile terminal user. According to claim 8, The prepaid call service control device If there is an advertisement prepaid currency field that records all information of the advertisement prepaid currency that has the same sound source as the advertisement prepaid currency currently requested by the mobile terminal user, the amount of time the advertisement prepaid currency allocated to the advertisement prepaid currency requested to be registered is present. Advertisement providing system using a selective prepaid call service, characterized in that for filling the prepaid call possible time recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field. According to claim 8, The prepaid call service control device When the advertisement prepaid call field of the priority in which the advertisement prepaid call time information is recorded is sequentially searched for at least one advertisement prepaid call field corresponding to the mobile terminal user, the advertisement sound source recorded in the advertisement prepaid call field is searched. An advertisement providing system using an optional prepaid call service, which derives the advertisement sound code information and the prepaid call remaining time information based on the transmission type information and the prepaid call remaining time guide type information. According to claim 8, The prepaid call service control device The prepaid talk time of the mobile terminal user received from the mobile exchange is reflected to reduce the prepaid talk time that is transmitted to the mobile exchange, but when the prepaid talk time is exhausted, the prepaid talk time is recorded. The advertisement providing system using the selective prepaid call service, which deletes all contents of the advertisement prepaid call field and reduces the total prepaid call time recorded in the total prepaid call time management field by reflecting the prepaid call time. .

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