KR100669602B1 - Apparatus and Method for providing phone bell and phone waiting sound service on mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal ringtone and a call waiting service device and method according to weather information for outputting a ringtone set corresponding to weather information in a mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal ringtone service method according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a step of setting a ringtone corresponding to the weather information, and outputting a ringtone corresponding to the weather information according to the detection of the ring signal . In addition, the call waiting sound service method of the mobile terminal, the step of setting the call waiting sound corresponding to the weather information, the step of periodically updating the current weather information, and when the caller terminal detects the call waiting signal, the set weather information It characterized in that it comprises a step of outputting a call waiting sound corresponding to.

According to the configuration of the present invention, by providing a variety of ringtones and call waiting sound according to the weather information to deliver the current weather situation to the user who does not know the current weather and temperature, accordingly the user to the weather atmosphere for the call from the other party It has the effect of making the greeting right.

Mobile terminal, weather information, incoming call bell, call waiting sound

Description

Apparatus and Method for providing phone bell and phone waiting sound service on mobile communication device             

1 is a view showing the configuration of a general mobile communication system for implementing a mobile terminal ringtone service according to the present invention

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal including a mobile terminal ringer service apparatus according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile terminal ringtone service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile terminal call waiting service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for a mobile terminal call waiting service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: terminal device 120: mobile communication network

130: mobile service provider server 140: mobile service provider database

150: gateway 160: Internet network

210: ringing bell service device 211: control unit

212: memory 213: ringtone processing unit

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal ringtone and a call waiting service device and method.

With the rapid development of computer, electronic and communication technologies, various wireless communication services using a wireless communication network are provided. The most basic wireless communication service is a wireless voice call service that provides voice calls wirelessly between mobile terminal users regardless of time and place. In recent years, wireless Internet services have been introduced to provide a communication service using the Internet through a wireless communication network while a user of a mobile terminal moves without restriction of a place.

As such, the mobile communication terminal is a miniature of modern civilization that includes not only a telephone function but also a multimedia, TV, and camera function. Mobile terminals are now emerging as the ubiquitous son of the ubiquitous era.

Therefore, the subscribers of the mobile communication service can freely move and talk with the other party anytime and anywhere by using the wireless communication service, and through the wireless Internet service, various information necessary for life, for example, news, sports, securities, Currency, traffic, weather information, etc. can be provided in various forms such as text, voice, image.

Meanwhile, a ring back tone (RBT) service or a color RBT (CRBT) service, which allows a caller to hear various sounds designated by the called party of the mobile terminal as a call waiting tone from the other party's mobile terminal or a general telephone, has been in the spotlight. have. The call waiting sound service is a service concept that provides the caller with the sound specified by the called party. Instead of the mechanical call waiting sound output during the existing call waiting, the latest song or pop song, as well as the sound of birds, water, etc. are recorded in advance. It is a service that allows not only your own voice but also the voice of a specific entertainer to be used as a call waiting sound.

As the call waiting sound service is provided, the other party may feel auditory satisfaction by listening to the sound of the sound source designated by the caller instead of listening to the uniform and mechanical call waiting sound.

However, the coloring call waiting sound service provides only the caller with an auditory satisfaction, and the called party hears only the sound set at the time of manufacture of the terminal or the ring tone set by the called party. For example, the called subscriber only hears the sound originally stored in his mobile terminal or the ringing sound he has set.

To avoid this monotony, the called subscriber can select a specific ring tone from the limited ring tone originally stored in his mobile terminal or use his computer or mobile terminal to send a specific ring tone from his mobile server. You can change the ring tone by downloading it. However, even if you change the ringtone, you have to hear only one changed ringtone.

Meanwhile, in a communication service using a mobile terminal, after a caller previously transmits a specific ring tone to the called party's mobile terminal through a communication network, if the caller attempts a call to the called party's mobile terminal, the called party's mobile terminal is sent from the caller in advance. A ringtone service method has been proposed to provide a caller's confirmation function by playing a ringtone.

On the other hand, in order for the user to check the weather information using the mobile communication terminal, a user must connect to the mobile communication network through a separate key operation and then use a menu provided to the terminal.

Therefore, if the current weather information can be confirmed through the ringtone of the mobile communication terminal, the user does not need to check the current weather information through the terminal key operation separately.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal ringtone service apparatus and method that can service a ringtone corresponding to weather information in a mobile terminal.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of obtaining weather information through a network connection to a server so as to service a ringtone corresponding to weather information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a call waiting sound service method of a mobile terminal capable of servicing a call waiting sound corresponding to weather information in a mobile terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a call waiting service in connection with a mobile communication system so as to service a ring tone corresponding to weather information in a mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal ringer service apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a memory for storing weather information and various ringtone files corresponding thereto, a controller for updating the weather information transmitted to the mobile terminal, and ring signal detection And a ringtone processing unit for processing and outputting a ringtone file corresponding to the weather information.

The controller is characterized in that for updating the weather information every predetermined period.

The mobile terminal ringer service method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a ring tone corresponding to the weather information is set, periodically updating the weather information, and corresponding to the weather information according to the ring signal detection And outputting a ringtone.

The setting of the ring tone comprises: classifying weather information according to a predetermined criterion, and designating a ringtone file to be used as a ringtone according to the classified weather information.

The step of designating a ringtone file to be used as a ringtone may include specifying a sound source file in one-to-one correspondence with respect to each of the divided weather information, or designating two or more ringtone files in correspondence with a group.

The step of updating the weather information, characterized in that the mobile terminal periodically requests the weather information to the mobile communication network to update the received weather information.

The updating of the weather information may include: transmitting, by a mobile terminal, a weather information request signal to a mobile communication network, transmitting new weather information from a mobile communication network to the mobile terminal according to the weather information request signal; And updating the terminal with new weather information transmitted from the terminal.

The updating of the weather information may include: connecting the mobile terminal with a wireless internet network, linking the mobile terminal with a server providing weather information through the wireless internet network, and at the request of the mobile terminal. And receiving the corresponding weather information data from the linked server, and updating the mobile terminal with the new weather information transmitted.

The updating of the weather information may include updating weather information periodically transmitted from the mobile communication network according to a period set in the database of the mobile communication network.

The updating of the weather information may include storing weather information update request information of a user in a database of a mobile communication network, transmitting weather information from the mobile communication network to a user mobile terminal at a corresponding cycle according to the request information; And updating, by the user mobile terminal, weather information transmitted to the user mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a call waiting sound service method of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: setting a call waiting sound corresponding to weather information, periodically updating current weather information, and a caller terminal waiting for a call And outputting a call waiting sound corresponding to the set weather information when detecting a signal.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a call waiting service method, wherein a ring tone corresponding to weather information is set and stored in a mobile communication service provider server, and the mobile communication service provider server periodically updates current weather information. And transmitting a ring tone corresponding to the set weather information to a call waiting tone according to a signal of a call request signal from a caller terminal as a call waiting sound, and outputting the transmitted ring tone to a call waiting sound by the caller terminal. Characterized in that comprises a step.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for a mobile terminal ringtone service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a general mobile communication system for implementing a mobile terminal ringtone service according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a general mobile communication system includes a user terminal device 110. The mobile communication network 120, the mobile communication service provider server 130, the mobile communication service provider database 140, the Internet network 160, the gateway 150, and the like.

In the mobile terminal ringtone service implemented according to the present invention, when a ring signal transmitted from the mobile communication network 120 is detected, the user terminal device 110 is updated according to the weather information that is updated and stored in the user terminal device 110. Is implemented by outputting a ring tone set corresponding to the weather information.

The user terminal device 110 may include mobile terminals 111 and 112 and personal PCs 113 and 114 capable of internet communication. In addition, PDA (Personal Digital Assitance) also corresponds to this. The user terminal device 110 is a terminal capable of performing a voice call with the other party through the mobile communication network 120 and performing data communication through a wireless Internet connection.

The mobile communication network 120 provides a voice call service and a data communication service between a plurality of user terminal devices 110 including the mobile terminals 111 and 112, and the base station transmitter 121 and the base station controller 122. And a mobile switching center 123 or the like.

The mobile service provider server 130 receives and responds to Internet service requests of the mobile terminals 111 and 112 through the mobile communication network 120. That is, the mobile communication service provider server 130 transmits a ringtone file or weather information required by the user terminal device 110 through the mobile communication network 120.

The mobile service provider database 140 stores a ringtone file or weather information and the like, the ringtone file or weather information through the mobile communication service provider server 130 at the request of the terminal 110 of the mobile communication subscriber. To provide.

In the Internet network 160, the user mobile terminals 111 and 112 connected through the mobile communication network 120 and the personal PCs 113 and 114 connected through the Internet line download the weather information or the telephone ring file for implementing the present invention. I can receive it.

The gateway 150 allows the user mobile terminals 111 and 112 connected through the mobile communication network 120 to access the internet network 160 to use an internet communication service.

By using the mobile communication system configured as described above, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 may periodically obtain weather information from the mobile communication service provider server 130 using a service provided by the mobile communication service provider. Through the network connection with the Internet network 160, it is possible to periodically download the weather information data from the appropriate server on the Internet.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal including a mobile terminal ringer service apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal ringer service apparatus includes a memory 212 in which weather information and various ringtone files are stored, a controller 211 for updating weather information transmitted to a user terminal, and ring signal detection. Accordingly, a ringtone processor 213 for processing and outputting a ringtone file corresponding to the weather information.

In addition, a mobile terminal including the mobile terminal ringer service device includes a microphone 230, a speaker 240, a voice processor 220, a keypad 250, a display unit 260, and a wireless transceiver 270. ) Is further provided.

The operation of the mobile terminal ringer service apparatus according to the present invention will be briefly described.

First, a ringtone file to be played as a ringtone in response to specific weather information is stored in the memory 212.

The controller 211 updates the weather information stored in the memory 212 at regular intervals through the mobile service provider server 130 or the Internet network 160.

As the ring signal is detected, the controller 211 outputs a ringtone file corresponding to the weather information to be used as the ringtone output information from the memory 212 to the ringtone processor 213. The ringtone processor 213 processes a ringtone file and outputs the ringtone file to the speaker 240 so as to service a ringtone corresponding to weather information.

With reference to Figure 3 attached to the mobile terminal ring service method according to the present invention in the mobile communication system and the mobile terminal configured as described above will be described in detail.

According to the mobile terminal ringtone service method of the present invention, the mobile terminal uses the ringtone file set corresponding to the weather information to play the ringtone differently according to the corresponding weather information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile terminal ringtone service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to execute the mobile terminal ringtone service according to the present invention, a terminal ringtone corresponding to weather information is first set and stored in the memory 212 of the mobile terminals 111 and 112 (S310).

In the ringtone setting step corresponding to the weather information, not only the specific weather information and the ringtone can be set as one-to-one, but also the ringtone according to the specific weather information can be set as a group. The ringtone group may have several ringtones and may be arbitrarily selected according to a user's taste.

In order to set the ring tone corresponding to the weather information according to the present invention, first, the weather information is classified according to a predetermined criterion. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the weather information may be classified according to the current weather conditions such as sunny day, cloudy day, rainy day, snowy day, etc. According to another embodiment, the temperature is 30 degrees or more, 20 degrees or more It can be classified according to the current temperature by more than 0 degree or less than 0 degree. In addition, the day and night can also be distinguished.

According to the weather information divided as described above, a specific ringtone may be specified according to each specific weather information, or a ringtone may be designated as a group according to each specific weather information.

The ringtone set according to the weather information according to the embodiment is shown in a table as follows.

Weather conditions Specify a specific ringtone Specify ring group Sunny day File10 File11, file12, file13 Cloudy day File20 File 21, File 22, File 23 Rainy Day File30 File 31, File 32, File 33 snowy day File40 File 41, File 42, File 43

A ring tone set according to the weather information according to another embodiment is shown in a table as follows.

Current temperature Specify a specific ringtone Specify ring group 30 degrees or more File50 File 51, File 52, File 53 20 degrees or more File60 File 61, File 62, File 63 Above 0 degree File70 File71, File72, File73 Less than 0 degrees File80 File 81, File 82, File 83

For example, in the case of specifying a specific ringtone, "Oh, happy day" (file 10) as music for a sunny day, "piano sonata" (file 20) for a cloudy day, and "cinema" on a rainy day. Heaven 1 "(file 30) can be set on a snowy day," frog "(file 40) can be set. For example, in the case of ring group designation, "Arabesque" (file 51), "Limbo Rock" (file 52), "sprint" (file 53), etc. can be set as the ringtone group corresponding to the current temperature of 30 degrees or more. have.

By setting as described above, the mobile terminal can output a song corresponding to each situation at the time of the incoming call as a ringtone to provide a mobile terminal with emotion to the user.

In the case of the specific ringtone designation, only one specified ringtone is played according to the corresponding weather information. However, in the case of the ringtone group designation, when the caller is called more than once in a time zone corresponding to the same weather information, the ringtones in the group may be sequentially output according to the incoming call order. In addition, the ringtones in the group may be randomly selected and output.

Importing and storing the corresponding ringtones to the mobile terminals 111 and 112 for the above process may be made according to a general ringtone download method using a mobile communication system, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, designating a ringtone file corresponding to a specific weather condition according to the weather information classification is possible by adding a ringtone file designating function corresponding to the specific weather condition to an environment setting function of a menu provided to the mobile terminal.

According to the process (S310), the ringtone to be output corresponding to the weather information is designated and stored, but since the corresponding weather information changes with time, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 should periodically update the corresponding weather information (S320). .

To this end, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 may periodically request weather information from the mobile communication service provider server 130 through the mobile communication network 120 to obtain weather information.

The steps of updating the weather information by the mobile terminal (111, 112) by this method will be described.

First, the weather information request signal is transmitted from the user mobile terminals 111 and 112 to the mobile communication network 120.

The new weather information corresponding to the weather information request signal from the mobile terminals 111 and 112 is transmitted from the mobile communication network 120 to the mobile terminals 111 and 112.

The mobile terminals 111 and 112 are updated with the new weather information that has been transmitted.

In addition, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 use the mobile Internet service provided by the mobile communication service provider server 130 through the mobile communication network 120 to obtain the corresponding weather information from the appropriate weather information providing site of the Internet network 160. Of course, you can download it.

In this way, the steps for updating the weather information by the mobile terminal (111, 112) will be described.

First, a user presets an IP of a server for downloading weather information from the mobile terminals 111 and 112 and a period of accessing the server.

According to the set period, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 are connected to the wireless Internet network 160 and linked to a server providing weather information through the wireless Internet network 160.

The mobile terminals 111 and 112 request weather information from the linked server, and thus receive the corresponding weather information data from the linked server.

Thereafter, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 perform a process of updating the transmitted new weather information.

On the other hand, the user mobile terminal (111, 112) by a method of setting a periodic weather information transmission request for the mobile communication provider server 130 after the user connected through the Internet line using the personal PC (113, 114). It is also possible to receive weather information at).

The steps of updating weather information by the mobile terminals 111 and 112 will be described.

The user requests the periodic transmission of weather information by accessing the mobile communication service provider server 130 through the Internet line using the personal PCs 113 and 114.

In response to the user's periodic weather information request, the mobile telecommunication service provider server 130 stores the user's mobile terminal 111 and 112 information and weather information request information.

Thereafter, when the corresponding period according to the user request information is reached, the mobile communication service provider server 130 transmits weather information to the mobile terminals 111 and 112 of the user.

The mobile terminals 111 and 112 of the user update with the transmitted weather information.

As the current weather information is periodically updated by the step S320, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 maintain a state in which a ring tone can be reproduced differently according to the current weather information at any time.

Then, when the mobile terminal (111, 112) receives a ring signal transmitted from the mobile communication network (120) (S330), the mobile terminal (111, 112) the corresponding ring tone through the speaker 240 to inform the user that the call came Will print

This process is explained in detail.

First, according to the ring signal transmitted from the mobile communication network 120, the control unit 211 in the mobile terminal (111, 112) determines whether the ringtone service function according to the weather information is set in the mobile terminal (111, 112) (S340) ).

When it is determined in operation S340 that the ringer service function according to the weather information is set, the controller 211 outputs a ringtone file corresponding to the current weather information from the memory 212 to the ringer processor 213. To make (S350). The ringtone processing unit 213 plays a corresponding ringtone file by using software that can play data corresponding to the input ringtone file format, and the corresponding ringtone corresponding to weather information until the call is connected through the speaker 240. It is output (S360).

On the other hand, if it is determined in operation S340 that the ringer service function according to the weather information is not set, the controller 211 causes the ringer processing unit 213 to be basically set in the mobile terminals 111 and 112. The ringtone file is played and output (S370).

The technical spirit of the mobile terminal ring service method according to the present invention using the weather information described above is not limited to the above description. The same technical concept may be applied to a method for reproducing a call waiting sound transmitted from a mobile communication network until a call connection is established in a mobile communication system or reproduced in a caller mobile terminal according to a call waiting signal from the mobile communication network.

This will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of description, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 shown in the drawing will be described by dividing them into a calling terminal 111 and a receiving terminal 112.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile terminal call waiting service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, in order to execute the mobile terminal call waiting sound service corresponding to the weather information according to the present invention, the terminal call waiting sound corresponding to the weather information is first set and stored in the memory 212 of the mobile terminals 111 and 112. Will be (S410).

According to the process (S310), the call waiting sound to be output corresponding to the weather information is designated and stored, but since the weather information changes with time, the mobile terminals 111 and 112 periodically update the corresponding weather information (S420). .

Details of the processes S410 and S420 are performed in the same manner as described in the above-described method for setting a ringtone of a mobile terminal, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this state, the calling terminal 111 attempts to make a call with the receiving terminal 112 through the mobile communication network to communicate with a specific counterpart. At this time, when the receiving terminal 112 is in a call enabled state, the call waiting signal transmitted from the mobile communication network is received (S430).

In order to output the call waiting sound, the calling terminal 111 receiving the call waiting signal first determines whether a call waiting sound service function corresponding to the weather information is set (S440).

As a result of the determination (S440), when the call waiting service function corresponding to the weather information is set, the calling terminal 111 extracts the call waiting sound corresponding to the set weather information (S450). The extracted file is reproduced and output through a speaker until the call is connected to the receiving terminal 112 (S460).

On the other hand, if the call waiting sound service function corresponding to the determination result (S440), the weather information is not set, the calling terminal 111 plays the call waiting sound originally set when the call is connected to the receiving terminal 112 To output through the speaker (S470).

In addition, the mobile terminal call waiting service method according to the present invention may be implemented as part of a service in a mobile communication system of a mobile communication operator. Duplicate content will be omitted from the above description and will be briefly described based on the distinguished content.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile terminal call waiting service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to service the call waiting sound corresponding to the weather information in the terminal, first, a ring tone corresponding to the weather information is set by the mobile communication service provider server (S510).

Thereafter, the mobile communication operator server periodically updates the current weather information (S520). Through the above processes, the mobile telecommunication service provider network is in a state capable of serving a call waiting sound corresponding to current weather information to the caller terminal according to a call request signal from the caller terminal.

 Thereafter, when receiving a call request signal from the originating terminal 111 (S530), the mobile service provider server determines whether the receiving terminal 112 is in a call enabled state (S540).

As a result of the determination (S540), when the receiving terminal 112 is in a call enabled state, the mobile communication service provider server transmits a ring tone corresponding to the set weather information to the calling terminal 111 as a call waiting sound (S550). Accordingly, the calling terminal 111 receives the call waiting sound corresponding to the transmitted weather information and outputs the call waiting sound to the caller through the speaker until the call is connected with the receiving terminal 112 (S560).

On the other hand, when the determination result (S540), when the receiving terminal 112 is in a call unavailable state, the mobile service provider server transmits the information data on the call impossible state to the calling mobile terminal (S570). Accordingly, the calling mobile terminal outputs a message on the call impossible state to the caller (S580).

The mobile terminal ringtone and the call waiting sound service apparatus and method according to the present invention have been described in detail with reference to various embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, but changes and modifications are included in the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the facts will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

According to the mobile terminal ringtone and call waiting sound service apparatus and method according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile terminal with emotion by reproducing and outputting various ringtones and call waiting sounds according to weather information.

In addition, by providing ringtones according to the current temperature as well as the weather, such as sunny days and cloudy days, by sending the current situation to users who do not know the current weather and temperature, you can immediately send a greeting that suits the atmosphere of the call from the other party It is effective.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete Setting a call waiting sound corresponding to weather information; Periodically updating current weather information; And outputting a call waiting sound corresponding to the set weather information when the caller terminal detects a call waiting signal. Setting and storing a ring tone corresponding to weather information in a mobile communication service provider server; Periodically updating, by the mobile operator server, current weather information; Transmitting a ring tone corresponding to the set weather information to the caller terminal as a call waiting sound according to a call request signal from a caller terminal; And the caller terminal outputting the transmitted ring tone as a call waiting sound.

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