KR100682139B1 - Method for providing recording service using wireless mobile station - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a recording service method using a wireless mobile terminal capable of providing a recording service to a registered wireless mobile terminal using a recording server connected to a mobile switching center. To this end, It is possible to provide a recording service for recording, reproducing, deleting, and storing voice or sound required by a wireless mobile communication subscriber using the recording server of the wireless mobile communication subscriber, It is possible to record and reproduce the voice or sound of a necessary degree without being disturbed by the place and the time without carrying the portable recorder or the Walkman man in a troublesome manner. Therefore, the present invention can further improve the usability of a subscriber using a wireless mobile terminal and the expansion of use thereof.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a recording service method using a wireless mobile terminal,

1 is a schematic block diagram of a wireless mobile communication system suitable for providing a recording service method according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the recording server shown in FIG. 1;

3 illustrates a signal timing chart illustrating a process of recording a voice or a message to a recording server using a wireless mobile terminal registered with a recording service,

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a recording service to a wireless mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

102: wireless mobile terminal 104: base station

106: mobile communication exchange 108: subscriber information DB

110: Recording server 202: Exchanger matching block

204: disk (DISK) 206: call control block

208: Operator matching block

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a technique for providing an additional service through a wireless mobile station, and more particularly, And to a recording service method using the same.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, demand for wireless mobile communication such as cellular phones, personal communication (PCS), frequency-shared communication (TRS) And is rapidly spreading.

In addition, in wireless mobile communication, video and text information (for example, stock quotation information, railway ticket information, airline ticket information, sports game information, and the like) And provides various kinds of additional information services.

As is well known, many types of portable devices that are personally portable, such as portable radios, portable televisions, portable computers, portable (for example, to meet the needs of many people) Portable devices such as a voice recorder, a voice recorder, a voice recorder, and a portable CD player are widely used, and many users are provided with many convenience through their portable devices.

Here, a portable recorder or a workman with a built-in recording function is used to record the user's own voice, the voice of another close person, or the audio around the user, and this recording function performs a recording operation The recorded contents can be played or deleted at any time by the user.

Accordingly, in the case where a user wants to record a specific voice (user voice or other person's voice) to be recorded intermittently in the course of daily social life in a timely or timely manner, users can use a portable recording device (portable recording device, Etc.) to carry with you.

However, in recent years, as the types of portable apparatuses (for example, portable computers, walkman, and wireless mobile terminals) that can be carried for the convenience of users have become diverse, the portable rods of users have been gradually increasing .

Therefore, considering the above-mentioned points, if the number of devices to be carried by the user can be reduced while providing the same or similar service, the convenience of the user can be further improved. For example, if it is possible to provide a recording service using a large-capacity recording server located at a remote location to a wireless mobile terminal (wireless mobile phone) having a particularly large number of users, each user needs a separate portable audio recorder Since the user does not need to carry the device with ease, the convenience of the user will be further enhanced.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a recording service method using a wireless mobile terminal capable of providing a recording service to a registered wireless mobile terminal using a recording server connected to a mobile switching center It has its purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless mobile communication system including a plurality of registered wireless mobile terminals, a base station for providing communication services to a plurality of registered wireless mobile terminals belonging to its service area, A method of providing a recording service to a registered wireless mobile terminal through a communication exchange, the method comprising: a first step of registering a corresponding wireless mobile terminal in a subscriber information database when a recording service registration request is made from a certain wireless mobile terminal; When receiving a service request signal for requesting a recording service from any registered wireless mobile terminal during a communication service standby mode, searches the subscriber information database to check whether the service requesting wireless mobile terminal is a registered effective wireless mobile terminal ; A third step of forcibly terminating a recording service request when the service requesting radio mobile terminal is not an effective radio mobile terminal; When the service requesting wireless mobile terminal is an available wireless mobile terminal, establishing a call between the service requesting wireless mobile terminal and the recording server to store a voice signal provided from the wireless mobile terminal in the recording server, Performing a recording service mode in which a voice signal is reproduced and provided to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal; And a fifth step of repeating the fourth step until a termination signal is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a wireless mobile communication system suitable for providing a recording service method according to the present invention. The wireless mobile terminal 102, the base station 104, the mobile communication exchange 106, the subscriber information DB 108 and a recording server 110.

1, the wireless mobile terminal 102 is a wireless mobile terminal such as a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PCS), a frequency common communication (TRS), a CT-2, Data communication with other wireless mobile terminals or communication devices (for example, a computer, various information servers, and the like) registered through the controller 104 and the mobile communication exchange 106. [ Although only one wireless mobile terminal 102 is shown in FIG. 1 for the sake of convenience, a plurality of wireless mobile terminals to which a communication service is attributed to the corresponding base station may be included.

Although only one base station is illustrated in FIG. 1 as an example, it should be understood that the base station 104 is a base station belonging to a base station controller that controls a plurality of base stations registered in the base station 104, The base station controller sets a communication service for the wireless mobile terminals in its service area (for example, general call setup and release, location registration and release of the mobile terminal, terminal status check, handoff processing, And the like), and the like.

Accordingly, when a certain user presses an arbitrary button operation, for example, " * 00 SEND " button to receive a recording service through a wireless terminal owned by the user, a specific originating signal , A recording service request signal) is transmitted to the mobile communication exchange 106 via the communication network (i.e., the base station and the base station controller).

On the other hand, the mobile communication exchange 106 performs connection control (such as call setup and call release) to wireless mobile terminals registered in the mobile communication exchange or registered in another mobile communication exchange, Change and release of the mobile stations based on the location information of the wireless mobile terminal, and controls the recording service for the registered wireless mobile terminals performed according to the present invention.

That is, at the mobile communication exchange 106, when a recording service request signal is received from an arbitrary wireless mobile terminal through the base station 104, the number of the wireless mobile terminal that requested the recording service is translated, (For example, a subscriber registered with a recording service), inquires whether the corresponding wireless mobile terminal is a valid subscriber (i.e., a subscriber registered with the recording service), and transmits a recording service corresponding to the user request Setting, call release, recording, playback, deletion, storage, transmission, password change, etc.) to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal.

Next, the subscriber information DB 108 stores information on subscribers associated with the mobile switching center 106, location information on the mobility of the wireless mobile terminal (subscriber), additional services, subscriber identity information, recording service subscriber registration information, And searches for the information inquiry about the wireless mobile terminal or the subscriber from the mobile communication exchange 106 and provides it to the mobile communication exchange 106. [

Meanwhile, the recording server 110 may be connected to any wireless mobile terminal or other wireless mobile terminal registered as a service based on a control command (recording start, recording stop, playback, deletion, storage, transmission) provided from the mobile communication exchange 106. [ The operation of the recording server 110 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 showing the detailed block structure thereof.

Here, the preserve is a control command for deleting the recording content only when there is a deletion request of the subscriber, assuming that the recording content is automatically deleted at a predetermined period (for example, at a weekly interval) for management of the memory space If the user selects the save command for any recorded content, the recorded content is not deleted at the time of automatic deletion executed at regular intervals but is deleted only when the corresponding subscriber requests deletion. The term transmission refers to a control command used by the subscriber to transmit the recorded content to another subscriber (or another wireless mobile terminal) selected by the subscriber.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the recording server shown in FIG. 1, which includes an exchange matching block 202, a call control block 204, a disk (DISK) 206 and an operator matching block 208.

Referring to FIG. 2, the exchange matching block 202 matches the mobile communication exchange 106 and the recording server 110 to T1 or E1 using the No. 7 protocol, (I.e., voice data to be recorded) are provided to the call control block 204 and the disk 206. The control command and the voice data, In the exchange matching block 202, the playback voice signal drawn out from the disk 206 is transferred to the mobile communication exchange 106 in FIG. 1 under the control of the call control block 204.

Next, the call control block 204 sends various control commands (e.g., start recording, stop recording, playback, delete, save, transfer) provided from the mobile communication switching center 106 through the exchange matching block 202 And controls the recording and reproducing operation on the disc 206 on which the actual voice is stored based on the analysis result, and also controls the recording and reproducing operation on the disc 206, which is intermittently required during the recording service (i.e., providing to the wireless mobile terminal requesting the service) (For example, "start recording if a beep sounds after a while, then hang up when recording ends, and press * if you want to receive other recording services"), To the mobile communication exchange 106 of FIG.

The disc 206 records (stores) an actual voice signal, and performs recording, playback, deletion, automatic deletion, etc. of voice according to control from the call control block 204 and the operator registration block 208 , And the recorded voice signal to be reproduced is transmitted to the exchange matching block 202.

At this time, the memory space on the disk 206 is divided and managed by allocating the total capacity uniformly for each subscriber (or user). When a new recording content is received while the pre-allocated memory space is full, The recorded data is managed in such a manner that the first stored data is deleted from the data stored in the memory space allocated to the subscriber according to the control from the controller 204 and new data is stored in the memory.

Moreover, the voice data stored in each of the divided areas on the disk 206 can be set to be automatically deleted when a predetermined time (for example, one week, etc.) elapses for effective memory management for a limited capacity. In the case of automatic deletion in this way, if the subscriber does not select deletion for the stored data, the data selected for storage is not automatically deleted even if a predetermined time has elapsed.

On the other hand, the operator matching block 208 manages the entire recording server 110 according to the operation control from the external operator, that is, maintains and repairs the exchange matching block 202, the call control block 204 and the disk 206 .

Next, a process of providing a recording service to an arbitrary subscriber according to the present invention using the wireless mobile communication system having the above-described configuration will be described.

3 is a signal timing chart illustrating a process of recording a voice or a message to a recording server using a wireless mobile terminal for which a recording service is registered.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a recording service request signal, that is, a specific outgoing call (for example, "* 00") is received from any wireless mobile terminal (30), the mobile communication exchange 106 transmits After translating the number of the mobile terminal, the subscriber information DB 108 is searched to inquire whether the service requesting subscriber is an effective subscriber registered with the recording service (31, 32).

If it is determined that the service requesting subscriber is an invalid subscriber as a result of the inquiry, the mobile communication switching center 106 fetches a corresponding service non-provisionable message, for example, a message such as " And automatically releases the set call after transmitting to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal.

In addition, if it is determined that the service requesting subscriber is a valid subscriber, the mobile communication exchange 106 establishes a call with the recording server 110 for a recording service to an effective subscriber (33).

When a call is established between the recording server 110 and the mobile communication exchange 106, the call control block 204 in the recording server 110 transmits a recording service announcement message (for example, " And press "*" when you want to receive the other recording service. Thus, the recording guidance service message is communicated 34 to the subscriber requesting service via the mobile switching center 106 and the base station 104 (i.e., the wireless mobile terminal).

Accordingly, a call is established between the wireless mobile terminal requesting the service and the recording server 110 to maintain the recording call state, and the subscriber voice input through the receiver of the wireless mobile terminal, Sound is recorded (stored) (35) together with the delimiter information (that is, subscriber identification number) in an arbitrary memory space in the recording server 110. [

During the recording process or the recording is completed, the subscriber can terminate the recording service by pressing the END button. When the call release signal (i.e., the END transmission signal) is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal The mobile communication switching center 106 releases a recording stop message to stop the recording mode to the recording server 110 to release the recording mode 37 and at the same time disconnects the recording mode between the corresponding wireless mobile terminal and the recording server 110 By releasing the set call, the requested recording service mode is terminated (38).

Accordingly, the subscriber can record the necessary contents at any time in the recording server at a desired time through the process as described above, and also can record the voice stored in the recording server by himself / herself, It can be regenerated and serviced.

Meanwhile, the recording service method according to the present invention does not merely store a voice or the like in a recording server at a remote location and fetch the stored voice to perform a playback service to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal. It can provide services such as deletion of recorded contents, preservation for a long time, transmission to another mobile terminal (any other subscriber selected by the recorded subscriber) through other services executed by pressing the * button before sounding, The processes are described in detail with reference to FIG. 4, which shows the overall process for the recording service.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a recording service to a wireless mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the mobile communication exchange 106 is in the standby mode for the communication service (step 402) while the unregistered registration subscribers register the recording service, (Step 404) to check whether a specific outgoing call (e. G., &Quot; * 00 ") for the recording service request is received. As a result of the check here, Translates the number of the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, searches the subscriber information DB 108, and checks whether the service requesting subscriber is an effective subscriber registered with the recording service (step 406).

If it is determined in step 406 that the service request subscriber is an invalid subscriber who has not been previously registered, the mobile communication exchange 106 transmits a corresponding service disable message, for example, "Quot;, and transmits the message to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, and automatically releases the set call (step 408).

If it is determined in step 406 that the service request subscriber is a previously registered effective subscriber, the mobile communication exchange 106 sets up a call with the recording server 110 for a recording service as an effective subscriber do. Therefore, if a recording service information message provided from the recording server 110 (for example, " Please start recording if a beep sounds after a while and terminate the call when recording ends, Is transmitted to the service requesting subscriber through the mobile communication exchange 106 (step 410).

Next, at the mobile communication exchange 106, whether or not a specific number (* calling) is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal before a recording service guidance message is transmitted and a predetermined time, that is, before providing a beep to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal (Steps 412 and 414). The reference numeral t in the step 414 denotes the current elapsed time counted from the end of the transmission of the recording guidance message, and n denotes a predetermined time (i.e., a time from the transmission of the recording guidance message until the beep sound is provided ).

As a result of the checking in steps 412 and 414, the specific number is not received within a preset time, and the mobile communication exchange 106 executes the recording mode for the service requesting wireless mobile terminal, that is, A subscriber voice or a surrounding sound inputted through the receiver of the wireless mobile terminal in the recording call state is stored in a memory space of the recording server 110 in a predetermined memory space, (Stored) with information (i.e., subscriber identification number) (step 416).

On the other hand, during the recording call state as described above, the mobile communication exchange 106 checks whether a specific number (for example, "*") or a termination signal (END button originating signal) is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal (Steps 418 and 420). If it is determined in step 418 that a specific number is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, the mobile communication exchange 106 switches the recording call state to the recording / reproduction mode, And transmits the reproduction control message to the recording server 110.

Accordingly, the recording server 110 reproduces the recorded contents from the disk 206 during the recording call state, and transmits the reproduced contents to the mobile communication exchange 106. As a result, the subscriber can confirm the contents he has just recorded (Step 422). Subsequently, when the reproduction of the recorded contents is completed, the mobile communication exchange 106 provides a service end message (for example, "Thank you for ending the recording service.") To the corresponding wireless mobile terminal The set call is released and the recording service is terminated (step 424).

When the end signal (END button origination signal) is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal as a result of the checking in step 420, the mobile communication exchange 106 terminates the service end message (for example, " (Step 424), and then terminates the recording service for the service requesting wireless mobile terminal by releasing the established call (step 424).

That is, the mobile communication exchange 106 provides a recording and recording confirmation service to any valid subscriber through the above-described procedures using the recording server 110. [

As a result of the check in step 412, if the predetermined number of times (for example, " * ") is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal during a predetermined period of time, (E.g., " Enter other recording service. Enter password ") to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal in response to the reception of the password (step 426).

Subsequently, when the password is input from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, the mobile communication exchange 106 searches the subscriber information DB 108 to check whether the input password matches the pre-stored registration password (step 428). The check of such a password is performed a predetermined number of times for one service through the process of steps 430 and 432. [

That is, if the input password is not the registration password, the password input count value m is incremented by 1 in step 430, and whether or not the password input count value m has reached the preset number T is checked in step 432, If it is determined in step 432 that the password input number m has not reached the preset number T, the process returns to step 426 and repeats the subsequent processes (i.e., the password input process) do.

If it is determined in step 432 that the password input number m has reached the preset number T, the mobile communication exchange 106 transmits a service disabling message (for example, " The service is terminated. ") Is provided to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, and then the call is released by canceling the call set in the mobile terminal (step 434).

For example, if the preset number of times T is set to 3, if the password is input three times repeatedly through the repetition of steps 426 to 432, the mobile communication exchange 106 transmits the password to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal Forcibly terminates the recording service.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 428 that the input password coincides with the pre-stored registration password, the mobile communication exchange 106 causes the service requesting subscriber to receive a number of other recording services (for example, (For example, the playback selection is 1, the deletion selection is 2, the preservation selection is 3, the transmission selection is 4, and the password change is 1, 5 ") to the corresponding wireless mobile terminal (step 436), and waits for a selection signal input from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal.

In step 438 and step 440, a selection signal is received from the corresponding mobile wireless terminal within a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds, 8 seconds, 10 seconds, etc.) If the selection signal is not input from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal within the preset predetermined time as a result of the check here, the process proceeds to the step 424 described above, so that the recording service for the wireless mobile terminal Is forcibly terminated. In step 440, reference numeral t denotes a current elapsed time counted from the transmission of the service selection message, and n denotes a preset predetermined time.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step 438 that an arbitrary selection signal is received from the corresponding wireless mobile terminal, the mobile communication exchange 106 controls the recording server 110 to transmit the corresponding recording service to the corresponding wireless mobile station And provides it to the terminal. For example, when a subscriber selects a button 1, a recording and playback service is provided. When a button 2 is selected, a recording deletion service is provided. When a button 3 is selected, To the other subscriber selected by the requesting subscriber).

Next, in step 444, it is checked whether or not the next selection signal is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal for a predetermined period of time when the selected other recording service is terminated. As a result of the check here, If another selection signal is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal within a predetermined period of time, the process proceeds to the above-described step 442 and repeats the process thereafter (i.e., provision of other recording services corresponding to other selection signals).

Then, if it is determined in step 446 that no other selection signal is received within a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step 424 described above. In step 424, Terminate the service. In step 446, reference numeral t denotes a current elapsed time counted from the completion of the other recording service, and n denotes a preset predetermined time.

At this time, the selection processing process of the other recording service employed in the method of providing the recording service to the wireless mobile terminal using the recording server according to the present invention, i.e., the playback process, deletion, storage, transmission, password change, Substantially similar to or similar to the processes performed when receiving a voicemail service through a pager or the like. Therefore, detailed description of the processes of performing these other recording services will be omitted in the present embodiment.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a recording service such as recording, playback, deletion, storage, and transmission to a registered wireless mobile terminal using a large-capacity recording server at a remote place, It is possible to record as much voice or sound as required without being disturbed by the place and time without carrying a separate portable sound recorder or Walkman or the like, Therefore, it is possible to further enhance the convenience of use of the subscriber using the wireless mobile terminal and its expansion.

Claims (8)

In a wireless mobile communication system including a plurality of registered wireless mobile terminals, a base station for providing communication services to a plurality of registered wireless mobile terminals belonging to its own service area, and a mobile communication exchange, A method for providing a recording service to a user, A first step of registering a corresponding wireless mobile terminal in a subscriber information database when a recording service registration request is made from any wireless mobile terminal; When receiving a service request signal for requesting a recording service from any registered wireless mobile terminal during a communication service standby mode, searches the subscriber information database to check whether the service requesting wireless mobile terminal is a registered effective wireless mobile terminal ; A third step of forcibly terminating a recording service request when the service requesting radio mobile terminal is not an effective radio mobile terminal; When the service requesting wireless mobile terminal is an available wireless mobile terminal, establishing a call between the service requesting wireless mobile terminal and the recording server to store a voice signal provided from the wireless mobile terminal in the recording server, Performing a recording service mode in which a voice signal is reproduced and provided to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal; And A fifth step of repeating the fourth step until a termination signal is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1, The method of claim 1, wherein the third step further comprises sending a pre-stored recording service disabling message to the service requesting wireless terminal before the forced termination of the recording service. The method according to claim 1, In the fourth step, Transmitting a pre-stored recording service guide message to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal, and then performing a standby mode for switching to a voice recording or playback mode for a predetermined time period; Performing a voice recording mode in which a voice signal provided from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal is stored in an arbitrary memory space of the recording server when the standby mode is terminated; When a reproduction request signal for recording confirmation is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal during the execution of the voice recording mode, the voice signal recorded in the memory space of the recording server is reproduced to provide the voice signal to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal step; And When the reproduction of the voice signal recorded until now is completed, terminating the recording service by canceling the call setup between the service requesting wireless mobile terminal and the recording server The method of claim 1, further comprising: The method according to claim 1, The recording service method comprises: When another service request signal for other recording service is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal during the standby mode, the pre-stored password input message is sent to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal, ; Checking whether the received password matches the pre-registered password when the password is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal; Forcibly terminating the recording service request if the received password does not match the registered password; Transmitting the pre-stored selection guide message for selection of the other recording service to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal if the received password matches the registration password, and then waiting for reception of the selection signal; When receiving a selection signal from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal, providing a corresponding recording service to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal; And And terminating the other recording service by canceling the call setup between the service requesting wireless mobile terminal and the recording server when the selected other recording service is terminated The method of claim 1, further comprising: 5. The method of claim 4, The step of checking whether or not the password is matched includes repeating the step of checking whether or not the reception password is in agreement with the registration password when the reception password is inconsistent with the registration password by a predetermined number of times The method of claim 1, further comprising: 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the step of forcibly terminating the recording service request further comprises sending a pre-stored recording service disabling message to the service requesting radio mobile terminal before forcibly terminating the recording service. . 7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, The recording service method comprises: Checking whether another selection signal is received from the service requesting wireless mobile terminal for a preset predetermined time period when the other recording service corresponding to the selection signal is terminated; And When the another selection signal is received, providing another other recording service corresponding to the received another selection signal to the service requesting wireless mobile terminal The method of claim 1, further comprising: 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the other recording service includes a recording and playback, a recording deletion, a recording reservation, a recording transmission, and a password change service.

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