KR100669994B1 - Method for providing interactive ring back tone service and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a ring back tone service for transmitting various content information according to a caller's input. More particularly, the present invention relates to a caller or a called party when a call request is received from the caller. The interactive type that transmits the first content information according to the service profile information to the sender, and sends the second content information as a result according to the input when the sender performs a predetermined input on the transmitted first content information. A method and system for providing an RBT service are provided.

RBT service providing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of maintaining a service profile management unit including service profile information for each service subscriber, maintaining a RBT information storage unit including RBT information (the RBT information is associated with the first content information and And receiving the service processing request from the exchange according to the incoming request of the calling party terminal, and searching the service profile information of the called party or the calling party by referring to the service profile manager, Extracting first content information from the RBT information storage unit, transmitting the extracted first content information to the caller terminal, and receiving user input information about the transmitted first content information from the caller terminal; And the received user input And extracting second content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the information, and transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal.

According to the present invention, there is provided a new concept of RBT service which can transmit various contents information through interaction with the caller by simply breaking away from the existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits the ring back tone to the caller.

Content Info, Circuit, Packet, SVD, interactive, interactive, interactive, bidirectional RBT

Description

METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE RING BACK TONE SERVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF}

1 is a view for explaining the outline of the RBT service providing method according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which an RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in a circuit network.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of implementing the RBT service providing method according to the present invention in a circuit network.

4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which an RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in a packet network.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of implementing the RBT service providing method according to the present invention in a packet network.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating how an RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in an SVD network.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of implementing an RBT service providing method according to the present invention in an SVD network.

8 is a diagram schematically showing a state of providing a fortune of the day to the caller through the RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a wish achievement probability is provided to a caller through an RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a quiz game content is provided to a caller through an RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the RBT service providing method according to the present invention.

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

200: RBT service provision system

210: caller terminal

220: called party terminal

230: exchanger

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a ring back tone service for transmitting various content information according to a caller's input. More particularly, the present invention relates to a caller or a caller's service when there is a call request from the caller. An interactive RBT that sends the first content information according to the profile information to the sender, and sends the second content information as a result of the input to the sender when the sender performs a predetermined input on the sent first content information. A method and system for providing a service are provided.

The RBT service is a service that provides a caller with a preset ring tone set by the called party or the caller himself. Recently, a multimedia RBT service that can provide various multimedia contents together with a ring tone is also introduced.

According to the multimedia RBT service, when the call of the caller terminal is transmitted to the caller terminal, the multimedia content stored in a predetermined storage space is transmitted to the caller terminal, thereby avoiding the monotony of the conventional audio-based RBT service.

However, even with the above service, when the caller requests a caller, the caller or the image character preset by the caller himself is unilaterally transmitted to the caller terminal. As a result, the caller terminal does not produce any effect other than a simple audiovisual effect.

For example, according to the above service, the caller's celebrity image set by the called party or the caller himself may be provided to the caller terminal when the caller requests a call. You cannot choose actively. As another example, according to the service, when the caller requests a call, the caller or background music set by the caller may be provided to the caller, but the caller may not actively select the background music that he / she wants to listen to.

Accordingly, a new concept of the RBT service which can transmit various contents information through interaction with the caller is required by simply breaking away from the existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits a ring tone or multimedia content to the caller.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, when the caller's incoming request, the first content information according to the caller or the caller's own service profile information is sent to the caller, the caller sends the call The present invention provides an interactive RBT service for transmitting a second content information as a result of the input to a sender when a predetermined input is performed on the first content information.

RBT service providing method and system according to the present invention is a new concept that can transmit a variety of content information through interaction with the caller by simply breaking away from the existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits the ring tone or multimedia content to the caller To provide RBT services.

The RBT service providing method and system according to the present invention have an object of converting the caller's position, which has only passively received content in the RBT service, into an active participant in the service.

RBT service providing method and system according to the present invention is to break away from the existing multimedia RBT service that could not create a new effect more than a simple audio-visual effect, to provide a variety of content information through interaction with the caller, thereby providing RBT service The purpose is to maximize the service satisfaction of the user provided.

In order to achieve the above object and to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the RBT service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, maintaining a service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber, RBT information Maintaining an RBT information storage unit including the RBT information (the RBT information includes first content information and second content information associated therewith), receiving a service processing request from an exchange according to an incoming request of a caller terminal, and receiving the service profile Retrieving service profile information of a called party or a caller by referring to a management unit, extracting first content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the retrieved service profile information, and extracting the extracted first content information to the caller terminal; Transmitting, the first transmitted from the caller terminal Receiving user input information on content information, extracting second content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the received user input information, and transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal; Characterized in that it comprises a step.

The RBT service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber, and an RBT information storage unit including RBT information (the RBT information includes first content information and second content associated with it). Information), a call processing unit that receives a service processing request from an exchange according to an incoming request of a caller terminal, and receives user input information about first content information sent to the caller terminal, and responds to receiving the service processing request. A service control unit for retrieving service profile information of a called party or a caller by referring to the service profile management unit and controlling overall services according to a service execution logic; first content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the retrieved service profile information Extract the first content; Media for transmitting information to the caller terminal, extracting second content information from the RBT information storage unit based on user input information received by the call processor, and transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal; It characterized in that it comprises a processing unit.

Hereinafter, a method and a system for providing an RBT service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining the outline of the RBT service providing method according to the present invention, the RBT service providing method according to the present invention may be provided in a predetermined RBT service providing system 100.

When the RBT service providing system 100 receives a call request from the caller terminal 110, the RBT service providing system 100 transmits the first content information according to the service profile information of the caller or the caller to the caller terminal 110, and from the caller terminal 110. Receives user input information on the transmitted first content information, and transmits second content information as a result according to the received user input information to the caller terminal 110.

To this end, the RBT service providing system 100 may maintain a service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber and an RBT information storage unit including RBT information to be sent to the caller terminal 110.

The service profile management unit is a kind of database that manages service profile information for each service subscriber. The service profile manager records information on what content information the service subscriber has set to send by day, time zone, or call party.

The RBT information storage unit is a space in which the RBT information to be actually transmitted to the caller terminal 110 is stored and managed, and the first content information and the second content information associated therewith are included in the RBT information.

The first content information is content that is first transmitted to the caller terminal 110 and includes various multimedia contents including a text, a sound source, an image, a still image, a video, a decorated still image, a game, a quiz, etc. set by the called party or the caller. can do.

In particular, the first content information is configured such that after the caller receives it, the first content information can be made constant with respect to the received first content information.

For example, the RBT service providing system 100 may transmit a sound source, an image, and the like to the caller terminal 110 together with a string such as "Please select a fast song 1 and a newest song 2" as first content information. The caller may receive a fast song or a latest song by inputting a voice through the caller terminal 110 or by inputting 1 or 2 times using various methods such as a touch screen or a button input.

The RBT service providing system 100 may detect the input from the caller terminal 110 as a dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signal, and receive the detected DTMF signal as user input information. have.

The second content information is content related to the first content information, and is transmitted to the caller terminal 110 as a result according to the user input information, and may include various multimedia contents like the first content information.

In the above example, when the caller enters number 1, the fast song is sent to the caller terminal 110 as a result, and when the caller enters number 2, the latest song is sent to the caller terminal 110 as a result. The quick song or the latest song corresponds to the second content information.

As described above, according to the present invention, a new concept of the RBT service that can transmit various contents information through interaction with the caller is presented, instead of simply existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits a ring tone or multimedia content to the caller. do.

FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing an RBT service providing method implemented in a circuit network. The switch 230 in FIG. 2 illustrates a circuit switch based on a circuit network.

The caller terminal 210 transmits an incoming request to the exchange 230 (S201), and thus, the exchange 230 transmits a service processing request according to the incoming request to the RBT service providing system 200 (S202), On the other hand, the caller terminal 220 transmits the call request (S203).

The RBT service providing system 200 transmits the first content information to the caller terminal 210 through the switch 230 according to the service processing request of the switch 230, and from the caller terminal 210 through the switch 230. Receiving the user input information, and transmits the second content information as a result to the caller terminal 210 via the switch 230 (S204).

As such, when the RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in the circuit network, the exchange 230 is a circuit network based circuit exchange, and both signals and media pass through the exchange 230.

That is, in the RBT service providing method implemented in the circuit network, the incoming request is also delivered to the called party terminal 220 through the exchange 230, and the first content information and the second content information are also sent through the exchange 230. It is transmitted to the), characterized in that the user input information is also received through the exchange 230.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in a circuit network as shown in FIG. 2, and the RBT service providing method according to the present invention may be provided in a predetermined RBT service providing system 300. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 3, the RBT service providing system 300 may include a call processor, a service controller, a service profile manager, a resource manager, a media processor, and an RBT information storage.

In step S301, the caller terminal transmits the incoming request to the exchange, and the exchange can determine whether the called party or the caller is a user subscribed to the RBT service according to the present invention.

The call processing unit serves to perform call processing signaling with the exchange. The call processing unit receives a service processing request from the exchange in step S302 according to an incoming request of the calling party terminal, and the service processing request thus received in step S303. To the service control unit.

The service control unit performs a service processing logic, and in response to receiving the service processing request, retrieves the service profile information of the called party or the caller by referring to the service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber. do.

To this end, the service control unit requests service profile information to the service profile manager in step S304, and receives the requested service profile information from the service profile manager in step S305.

The service control unit confirms the first content information to be sent to the caller terminal based on the retrieved service profile information, and requests the resource management unit to transmit the checked first content information in step S306.

For example, if the called party is a user subscribed to the RBT service according to the present invention, the current time is 4 pm, and the service profile information is set to transmit the quiz content A from 1 pm to 8 pm The service controller may request the quiz content A to be sent to the resource manager.

The resource management unit performs a control function of managing / allocating / releasing a resource of the media processing unit when the service control unit requests content transmission, and transmits the first content information by the media processing unit (S307). Allocates resources from the media processor.

The RBT information storage unit is a space in which the RBT information actually sent to the caller terminal is stored and managed. The RBT information storage unit includes first content information and second content information associated with the RBT information.

The media processing unit receives the instruction about resource allocation from the resource management unit, extracts the corresponding content information from the RBT information storage unit, and sends the content information to the caller terminal. To this end, the media processing unit requests first content information from the RBT information storage unit in step S308, receives the requested first content information from the RBT information storage unit in step S309, and receives the received content information in step S310. The first content information is sent to the exchange.

The exchange transmits the first content information sent from the media processing unit to the caller terminal in step S311, and the caller terminal transmits user input information about the sent first content information to the exchanger in step S312, The call processing unit receives the user input information through the exchange in step S313, and transfers the user input information to the service control unit in step S314.

The service controller determines the second content information corresponding to the result according to the user input information received by the call processor through the process of steps S314 to S316, and in step S317, the second content information determined by the resource manager. Request delivery of content information. Here, since steps S314 to S316 are processes corresponding to the above-described steps S303 to S305, overlapping descriptions will be omitted.

For example, the first content information sent to the caller includes "Favorite entertainers. 1. Sim Eun-ha 2. Kim Hye-su 3. Ko So-young 4. Kim Hee-ae." When detecting the DTMF signal according to the selection, the service control unit may request to send the video information of the first deep root to the resource manager using this as user input information.

The resource manager allocates the resources of the media processor in step S318 so that the media processor can send the second content information at the request of the service controller, and the media processor receives an instruction regarding resource allocation from the resource manager in step S318. In S319, the second content information is requested to the RBT information storage unit.

The media processing unit receives the requested second content information from the RBT information storage unit in step S320, and transmits the received second content information to the exchanger in step S321. Accordingly, the exchange transmits the second content information sent from the media processing unit to the caller terminal in step S322.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the RBT service providing system 300 may further maintain a terminal information database including terminal information for each telephone number, and use the terminal information database to display first or second content information. It can be sent after optimizing for the caller terminal.

The RBT service providing system 300 according to the present embodiment includes the first or second content information extracted from the RBT information storage unit in steps S310 and S315, and is included in the incoming request from the caller terminal. The terminal information of the caller terminal can be retrieved by using the telephone number of the called caller terminal and referring to the terminal information database. In addition, at least one of a codec, a format, and a resolution of the extracted first or second content information may be converted based on the retrieved terminal information, and the converted first or second content information may be transmitted to a caller terminal. .

According to the present embodiment, a higher level RBT service can be provided by transmitting content information optimized for a caller terminal, and accordingly, a user's satisfaction with a service can be greatly increased.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the incoming call is made by the called party before the transmission of the second content information extracted from the RBT information storage unit is completed, the RBT service providing system 300 performs step ( In operation S315, the second content information may be transmitted through SMS, or a callback URL accessible to the address where the second content information is located may be transmitted.

According to the present embodiment, even if the called party is called before the transmission of the second content information is completed, the caller can check the second content information corresponding to the result of his input through SMS after the call is terminated. As a result, the user's satisfaction with the service may be greatly increased.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method of providing an RBT service according to the present invention in a packet network, and the switch 430 of FIG. 4 illustrates a packet network based packet switch.

The caller terminal 410 transmits an incoming request to the exchange 430 (S401), and thus the exchange 430 transmits a service processing request according to the incoming request to the RBT service providing system 400 (S402). On the other hand, the incoming call request is forwarded to the called party terminal 420 (S403).

The RBT service providing system 400 transmits the first content information directly to the caller terminal 410 according to the service processing request of the exchange 430, and receives user input information directly from the caller terminal 410, and accordingly the result. The second content information is sent directly to the caller terminal 410 (S404).

As such, when the RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in a packet network, the exchange 430 is a packet network based packet exchange, and the RBT service providing system 400 directly transmits the media without passing through the exchange 430. It has a shape to transmit to the terminal 410.

That is, in the RBT service providing method implemented in the packet network, the incoming request is transmitted to the called party terminal 420 through the switch 430, but the first content information and the second content information are not directly sent through the switch 430, but directly from the calling party terminal. It is characterized in that sent to 410.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of implementing the RBT service providing method according to the present invention in a packet network as shown in FIG. 4. The RBT service providing method according to the present invention may be provided in a predetermined RBT service providing system 500. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 5, the RBT service providing system 500 may include a call processing unit, a service control unit, a service profile management unit, a resource management unit, a media processing unit, and an RBT information storage unit as in FIG. 3.

Steps S501 to S509 are the same as steps S301 to S309 in FIG. 3, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

When the RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in a packet network, in the circuit network in that the first and second content information is directly transmitted between the RBT service providing system 500 and the caller terminal without using an exchange. There is a difference with the implementation.

In this case, the media processing unit receives the first content information from the RBT information storage unit, and transmits the received first content information to the caller terminal without passing through the exchange in step S510. In addition, the exchange receives the user input information on the transmitted first content information from the caller terminal in step S511 and delivers the user input information to the call processor in step S512.

The service controller receives the user input information from the call processor in step S513 and the user input information through steps S514 and 515, which are processes corresponding to steps S504 and S505. Next, the second content information corresponding to the result is determined, and in step S516, the resource manager requests the transmission of the determined second content information.

The resource manager allocates the resource of the media processor in step S517 so that the media processor can transmit the second content information according to a request of the service controller, and the media processor receives an instruction regarding resource allocation from the resource manager. In operation S518, the second content information is requested to the RBT information storage unit.

The media processing unit receives the requested second content information from the RBT information storage unit in step S519, and transmits the received second content information directly to the caller terminal without passing through the exchange in step S520.

Meanwhile, the RBT service providing system 500 may further maintain a terminal information database including terminal information for each telephone number, and after optimizing the first or second content information for the caller terminal using the terminal information database. This can be sent as described above.

In addition, when a call is received by the called party before transmission of the second content information extracted from the RBT information storage unit is completed, the RBT service providing system 500 transmits the second content information via SMS or the As described above, the callback URL accessible to the address where the second content information is located may be transmitted.

FIG. 6 is a view schematically showing an RBT service providing method implemented in a Simultaneous Voice and Data (SVD) network. The switch 630 of FIG. 6 is a circuit switch or an RBT service based on a circuit network. The providing system 600 operates based on the packet network.

The caller terminal 610 transmits an incoming request to the exchange 630 (S601), and thus the exchange 630 transmits a service processing request according to the incoming request to the RBT service providing system 600. The called party transmits the incoming request to the called party terminal 620 (S602).

The RBT service providing system 600 requests a caller terminal 610 to establish a session according to a service processing request of the exchange 630 to establish a session (S603). In addition, the RBT service providing system 600 directly transmits the first content information to the caller terminal 610 through the set session, receives the user input information directly from the caller terminal 610, and accordingly a second as a result. The content information is sent directly to the caller terminal 610 (S604).

As such, when the RBT service providing method according to the present invention is implemented in the SVD network, the exchange 630 may be a circuit exchange based on a circuit network or the RBT service providing system 600 operates on a packet network. In the circuit network, the service request and the content transmission are in the packet network.

That is, in the RBT service providing method implemented in the SVD network, the incoming request is transmitted to the called party terminal 620 through the exchange 630, but the first content information and the second content information are transmitted through the packet network without passing through the exchange 630. It is sent directly to the sender terminal 610, characterized in that the user input information is also received directly through the packet network without the exchange 630.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process of implementing the RBT service providing method according to the present invention in the SVD network as shown in FIG. 6. The RBT service providing method according to the present invention may be provided in a predetermined RBT service providing system 700. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 7, the RBT service providing system 700 may include a call processing unit, a service control unit, a service profile management unit, a resource management unit, a media processing unit, and an RBT information storage unit as in FIGS. 3 and 5. It can be seen that the steps S701 to S720 are the same as the steps S501 to S520 in FIG. 5.

In addition, the RBT service providing system 700 may further maintain a terminal information database including terminal information for each telephone number, and after optimizing the first or second content information for the caller terminal using the terminal information database. This can be sent as described above.

8 to 10 to be described below are for explaining a few services that can be implemented through the RBT service providing method and system according to the present invention by way of example, the present invention and the embodiment according to Figs. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other embodiments may exist.

8 is a diagram schematically showing a state of providing a fortune of the day to the caller through the RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the RBT service providing system 800 according to the present embodiment requests a caller's incoming call, the caller terminal sends the first content information of "Enter age if you want to know today's fortune" as shown by reference numeral 801. Call 810, the caller may input his age, for example, &quot; 29 &quot; on his terminal, such as reference numeral 802.

The RBT service providing system 800 may transmit the fortune of the day to the caller terminal 810 as shown by reference numeral 803 as a result of the age input by the caller.

9 is a diagram schematically showing a state in which a wish achievement probability is provided to a caller through an RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the RBT service providing system 900 according to the present embodiment, when there is a caller's incoming request, as shown by reference numeral 901, the first content information having the content of "Make a wish and select two cards" is called by the caller terminal ( 910, the sender can select two cards, for example, "Card 1" and "Card 8" on his terminal as shown in reference numeral 902.

The RBT service providing system 900 may transmit the probability that the caller's wish is fulfilled as a result of the card selected by the caller to the caller terminal 910 as shown by reference numeral 903.

FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a state in which a quiz game content is provided to a caller through an RBT service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the RBT service providing system 1000 according to the present embodiment, when there is a caller's incoming request, the caller terminal (1) uses a quiz game of "What is the person who ate the above?" As first content information as shown by reference numeral 1001. 1010, the caller may input the correct answer to the quiz game, for example, "No. 2" on his terminal as shown by reference numeral 1002.

The RBT service providing system 1000 may transmit a correct answer screen or an incorrect answer screen to the caller terminal 1010 as shown by reference numeral 1003 as a result of the correct answer input by the caller.

As described above, according to the present invention, a new concept of RBT that can transmit various content information through interaction with the caller by simply breaking away from the existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits a ring tone or multimedia content to the caller. The service can be presented.

The RBT service providing method according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks, such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal wire, a waveguide, or the like including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal specifying a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

11 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform the RBT service providing method according to the present invention.

The computer device 1100 includes one or more processors 1110 connected to a main memory including a random access memory (RAM) 1120 and a read only memory (ROM) 1130. The processor 1110 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 1130 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 1120 typically transmits data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 1120 and ROM 1130 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 1140 is bi-directionally coupled to processor 1110 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 1140 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices, such as CD ROM 1160, may also be used. The processor 1110 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 1150 is connected. Finally, the processor 1110 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 1170. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts. On the other hand, the hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

As described above, although the present invention has been described with reference to limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications and variations from such descriptions. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims below but also by the equivalents of the claims.

According to the present invention, when there is a caller's incoming request, the first content information according to the called party's service profile is transmitted to the caller, and when the caller performs a predetermined input on the transmitted content, a second as a result according to the input. An interactive RBT service is provided that sends content information to the sender.

According to the present invention, a new concept of RBT service which can transmit various contents information through interaction with the caller is proposed, by simply breaking away from the existing RBT service that unilaterally transmits a ring tone or multimedia content to the caller.                     

According to the present invention, the position of the caller who has only passively received content in the RBT service can be switched to the position of actively participating in the service.

According to the present invention, it is possible to break away from the existing multimedia RBT service that could not create a new effect more than a simple audio-visual effect, to provide a variety of content information through interaction with the caller, thereby improving the service satisfaction of the user who receives the RBT service It can be maximized.

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In the method for providing a ring back tone (RBT) service interworking with a circuit network or a packet network, Maintaining a service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber; Maintaining an RBT information storage including RBT information, the RBT information including first content information and second content information associated therewith; Receiving a service processing request from the exchange according to an incoming request of a calling party terminal, and retrieving service profile information of the called party or the calling party by referring to the service profile manager; Extracting first content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the retrieved service profile information, and transmitting the extracted first content information to the caller terminal; Receiving user input information on the transmitted first content information from the caller terminal; And Extracting second content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the received user input information, and transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal; Including, When the incoming call is made by the called party before the extraction of the extracted second content information is completed, the step of transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal may include transmitting the second content information via SMS. RBT service providing method characterized in that the transmission or callback (Callback) URL that can be accessed to the address where the second content information is located. The method of claim 1, When the switch is a circuit switch based on the circuit network, the incoming request is transmitted to the called party terminal through the switch. And the first content information and the second content information are transmitted to the caller terminal through the exchange, and the user input information is also received through the exchange. The method of claim 1, When the exchange is a packet network based packet exchange, the incoming request is transmitted to the called party terminal through the exchange, And the first content information and the second content information are sent directly to the caller terminal without passing through the exchange. The method of claim 1, The exchange is a circuit exchange based on the circuit network, and the incoming request is transmitted to the called party terminal through the exchange. The first content information and the second content information are sent directly to the caller terminal through a packet network without passing through the exchange, and the user input information is also directly received through the packet network without passing through the exchange. RBT service providing method characterized by. delete The method of claim 1, Maintaining a terminal information database including terminal information for each telephone number; The step of transmitting the extracted first content information or the step of transmitting the extracted second content information, Retrieving terminal information of the caller terminal by using the telephone number of the caller terminal included in the incoming request and referring to the terminal information database; Converting at least one of a codec, a format, and a resolution of the extracted first content information or second content information based on the retrieved terminal information; And Transmitting the converted first content information or second content information to the caller terminal; RBT service providing method comprising a. In the method for providing a ring back tone (RBT) service interworking with a circuit network or a packet network, Maintaining an RBT information storage including RBT information, the RBT information including first content information and second content information associated therewith; Extracting first content information associated with a called party or a caller from the RBT information storage unit, and transmitting the extracted first content information to the caller terminal when a caller terminal requests a call; Receiving user input information on the transmitted first content information from the caller terminal; And Extracting second content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the received user input information, and transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal; Including, When the incoming call is made by the called party before the extraction of the extracted second content information is completed, the step of transmitting the extracted second content information to the caller terminal may include transmitting the second content information via SMS. RBT service providing method characterized in that the transmission or callback (Callback) URL that can be accessed to the address where the second content information is located. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 and 7. In the system for providing a ring back tone (RTT) service, A service profile manager including service profile information for each service subscriber; An RBT information storage unit including RBT information, the RBT information including first content information and second content information associated therewith; A call processing unit for receiving a service processing request from an exchange according to an incoming request of a caller terminal and receiving user input information on first content information sent to the caller terminal; A service controller for retrieving service profile information of a called party or a sender by referring to the service profile manager and controlling overall services according to a service execution logic in response to receiving the service processing request; And Extracting first content information from the RBT information storage unit based on the retrieved service profile information, transmitting the extracted first content information to the caller terminal, and based on user input information received by the call processing unit; A media processing unit which extracts second content information from an RBT information storage unit and sends the extracted second content information to the caller terminal; Including, The media processing unit, when a call is received by the called party before the transmission of the extracted second content information is completed, the callback can send the second content information via SMS or access to the address where the second content information is located. (Callback) RBT service providing system, characterized in that for transmitting the URL.

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