KR100678305B1 - A method for supplying additional information in the directory assistance service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an additional information guide service method that receives not only a telephone number but also additional information desired by a subscriber from a subscriber, edits / processes its contents into a database, and searches and guides the edited / processed contents during a telephone number guide. A first step of editing / processing the additional information transmitted from the subscriber who wants the additional information guide for each additional information and storing the additional information in a database; And a second step of searching for the requested additional information corresponding to the telephone number and transmitting the retrieved additional information when a request for specific additional information is received from the user together with the telephone number query.

Supplementary information service, phone number guide, supplementary information search,

Description

A method for supplying additional information in the directory assistance service}             

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a phone number guide system to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is an embodiment of the procedure for the additional information guide service method when guiding the phone number according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a method for providing additional information guide service when guiding a phone number according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: Guide Database 101: Number Database

102: Number Database Search Server 103: Mapping Database

104: directions search server 105: email server

106: fax server 107: guide, editing and search terminal

108: Router 120: Internet

130: subscriber

The present invention relates to an additional information guide service method for guiding additional information along with telephone number guidance. In particular, the present invention receives a supplementary information desired by a subscriber as well as a telephone number from a subscription, edits / processes the contents thereof, and makes a database. An additional information guide service method for searching and guiding together the edited / processed additional information at the time of guidance and a computer-readable recording medium storing a program for realizing the method.

Conventional telephone number guide method only guides the telephone number by address and publication name. In addition, there is a telephone number guide method using the web or PC (PC) communication. However, in the conventional telephone number guidance method, there is a problem in that the subscriber is not only passively participating in and actively informs his or her information.

In addition, the conventional web map search is cumbersome to search, and there is an inconvenience of using a computer.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems described above, receiving the additional information desired by the subscriber as well as the telephone number from the subscriber to edit / process the database into a database, and guide the phone number to the edited / processed content It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of providing additional information service for searching and guiding a city and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for realizing the method.

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the additional information guide service method for the phone number guide applied to the telephone number guide system, by editing / processing for each additional information for the additional information delivered from the subscriber who wants additional information guidance A first step of storing in a database; And a second step of searching for the requested additional information corresponding to the telephone number and transmitting the retrieved additional information when a request for specific additional information is received from the user together with the telephone number query.

In addition, the present invention, the telephone number guide system having a large-capacity processor, a first step of editing / processing for each additional information for the additional information delivered from the subscriber who wants to provide additional information for storing in a database; And a program for retrieving the requested additional information corresponding to the telephone number and transmitting the retrieved additional information when the user receives a request for specific additional information together with the telephone number inquiry. Provide a computer readable recording medium.

The present invention relates to an additional information guide service method for guiding additional information along with a telephone number guide, and additional information desired by the subscriber in the present invention may be business contents, business hours, maps, and other advertisement contents. have.

In addition, the map information can be known using a GIS database (Geographic Information System DB) until the map database 103 is accumulated, and subscribers directly produce additional information such as a map that they want to be guided in order to improve the quality of the information. It is possible to gradually switch over by storing in the weakness database 103 or the like. The advantage of this case is that the database can be easily updated and the geographic information can be made high quality.

In addition, as a method of transmitting additional information to be guided, a guide through a voice of a guide, a map and image information guide using a fax server 106, a transmission method through an e-mail server 105, and the like may be used.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a phone number guide system to which the present invention is applied, and includes a number database 101, a map database 103, etc., a number database search server 102, and a map search server. 104, email server 105, fax server 106, guide, edit and search terminal 107, router 108, and the like.

Looking at the operation in detail with reference to Figure 2 as follows.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for providing additional information guide service when guiding a phone number according to the present invention.

The subscriber 130 who wants to guide accesses the telephone number guide center through the Internet 120 and provides his additional information to the telephone number guide center. The method may be entered directly via the Internet 120 or may use a fax, a telephone, or the like. The additional information may be a business name, business type, directions, business hours, advertisement contents, and the like. The advantage of this method over the existing methods is that anyone who wants to provide information can provide the latest information directly.

In the telephone number guide center, the additional information is edited / processed through the guide, edit, and search terminal 107 and stored in the guide database 100.

When a person (inquirer) who wants only a supplementary information with a telephone number makes a call and contacts the telephone number information center, the guide informs the corresponding telephone number and additional information through the guidance, editing, and searching terminal 107. Searched at (100) and provided to the inquirer, it may be explained directly by phone, or may be sent by fax or e-mail via the fax server 106 and the e-mail server 105, if the inquirer's environment permits.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing additional information guide service when guiding a phone number according to the present invention.

First, if a subscriber 130 who wants to guide enters his additional information directly through the Internet 120 or uses a fax or a telephone to provide a telephone number information center (301), the telephone number information center provides the additional information. 302 is edited / processed through the guide, editing and retrieval terminal 107, etc. (302) and stored in the guide database 100 (303).

When a person (inquirer) who wants additional information calls and calls the information center together with the telephone number or only additional information (304), the guide or guide, editing and searching terminal 107 is the corresponding telephone number. B. Additional information is searched and found in the guide database 100 (305).

Thereafter, only the additional information searched with the telephone number or the searched additional information is guided to the inquirer by phone, fax, and e-mail (306).

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above relates to an additional information guide service method for providing additional information when providing a phone number, a subscriber's desired business name, industry, map, It is effective to receive complex latest information such as business hours and advertisement information through the receptionist.

In addition, the present invention can be a variety of search, and can guide the additional information through a fax or e-mail in addition to the voice guidance, there is an effect that can be added high value of the guide additional information.

Claims (4)

In the phone number guide applied to the phone number guide system, the additional information guide service method, A first step of editing / processing the additional information transmitted from the subscriber who wants the additional information guide for each additional information and storing the additional information in a database; And A second step of retrieving the requested additional information corresponding to the telephone number and transmitting the retrieved additional information when a request for specific additional information is received from the user together with a telephone number inquiry; Additional information guide service method when the phone number includes. The method of claim 1, And when the one of the telephone number, the fax number, or the e-mail is input to the incoming information from the user in the second step, transmitting the retrieved additional information to the entered incoming information. How to provide additional information when providing information. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The additional information, Additional information guide service method for a phone number guide, comprising at least one of a business name, advertising, business type, business hours, directions. In the telephone number guide system with a large processor, A first step of editing / processing the additional information transmitted from the subscriber who wants the additional information guide for each additional information and storing the additional information in a database; And A second step of retrieving the requested additional information corresponding to the telephone number and transmitting the retrieved additional information when a request for specific additional information is received from the user together with a telephone number inquiry; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

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