KR100686086B1 - Internet phone system using portable remote terminal and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide an Internet phone that can be used without spatial restrictions using a portable wireless terminal, and can use an Internet phone without a separate input and output device, Internet connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication A communication unit for controlling and transmitting a transmission / reception signal with another user according to a connection, a communication unit wirelessly communicating with the communication unit, and performing an Internet telephone service connection through the Internet at the request of the communication unit, and the Internet transmitted through the connection unit. It is configured to include a display unit for displaying information.

Internet phone, internet TV

Description

Internet phone system using portable remote terminal and method thereof

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an Internet telephone system according to the prior art.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an Internet telephone system using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the Internet telephone system using the portable wireless terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

70: communication unit 71: voice processing unit

72: Internet Micom 73: Memory

80: connection portion 90: display portion

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an internet telephony system, and more particularly, to an internet telephony system using a portable wireless terminal such as a two-way remote control or a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a method thereof.                         

Launched from the apanet, which was used to share information related to military research in the U.S. Department of Defense, the Internet is now a huge and efficient information storage and information delivery medium, linking numerous computer networks around the world.

The Internet is used for various purposes such as e-mails, newsgroups, file transfers, information transmission and retrieval, etc.The number of Internet-connected networks and the number of Internet users have increased so that the commercial use of the Internet, namely Electronic Commerce, It is spreading rapidly.

In recent years, fusion devices having a plurality of functions by combining the Internet and home appliances are under development.

Among them, PC communication TV which includes a part of TV for viewing general channel programs in a PC having a communication function, Internet TV which includes a part of PC for internet in TV, and Internet TV Internet phone combined with a telephone.

As shown in FIG. 1, the modem 20 for dial-up connection, the interface unit 40 for interface between the TV and the modem 20, the controller 30 for controlling the interface unit 40, and It consists of a system board 10 for controlling the entire system.

The interface unit 40 or the modem 20 mounted in the Internet phone is connected to the internal and external phones 50 and 60 connected by a telephone line.

In operation, the user inputs a telephone number not only in the home but also remotely through the telephones 50 and 60 connected by the telephone line, and accesses the Internet telephone with the input telephone number.

And it connects the line received from the user and the line connected to the Internet phone.

In another method of using a wireless terminal, a user inputs a corresponding telephone number through a remote controller to access an Internet telephone, and separately installs and uses a device capable of input / output for a telephone call.

However, the Internet telephone system according to the related art described above has the following problems.

First, since the telephone is connected to the Internet using a telephone line connected to the telephone line, there is a problem that the space is restricted in using the telephone.

Second, when accessing and making a call using an internet terminal using a wireless terminal, a separate input / output device for a call is required since the wireless terminal is a unidirectional device.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is possible to use without limitation spatially using a portable wireless terminal, to provide an Internet telephone system that can use the Internet phone without a separate input and output device There is this.

Features of the Internet telephony system using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to control the Internet telephone connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication and to transmit and receive signals with other users according to the connection And a communication unit, a communication unit wirelessly communicating with the communication unit and performing an Internet telephone service connection through the Internet at the request of the communication unit, and a display unit displaying internet information transmitted through the connection unit. .

And another feature according to the invention is characterized by using any one of the two-way IR remote control, PDA, IMT terminal as a wireless terminal.

The communication unit includes an Internet microcomputer for controlling the entire system according to the Internet telephone connection, a memory for storing or calculating information necessary for Internet processing, a transceiver for wirelessly connecting and transmitting / receiving data to the Internet telephone, and the transceiver Characterized in that it comprises a voice processing unit for converting the voice information of the Internet phone information transmitted and received through the voice signal.

Features of the Internet telephony method using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above object is the step of selecting an Internet telephone connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication, and a service provider portal according to the Internet telephone connection Accessing a site and displaying the information through a display unit; searching for the displayed information through the wireless terminal and requesting an internet phone call with the corresponding user; and executing an internet phone call through the requested user and wireless terminal; Characterized in that it comprises a step.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the Internet phone using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention will be described as follows.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an Internet telephone system using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a wireless terminal 70 for controlling an Internet telephone connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication and transmitting and receiving with another user according to the connection, and wirelessly communicating with the wireless terminal 70, the wireless terminal 70 Internet STB 80, which performs Internet telephone service access through the Internet, and Internet TV 90, which displays Internet information transmitted through the Internet STB 80, are requested.

The wireless terminal 70 transmits an Internet microcomputer 72 for controlling the entire system according to the Internet telephone connection, a memory 73 for storing or calculating information necessary for Internet telephone processing, and an Internet telephone connection and data. And a receiving / receiving unit 74 and a voice processing unit 71 for converting voice information of the Internet telephone information received through the transmitting / receiving unit 74 into a voice signal.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the operation of the Internet phone using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail as follows.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of an Internet telephone using a portable wireless terminal according to the present invention.

First, the portable wireless terminal has an "internet telephone button" with a separate internet telephony function.

In this case, the portable wireless terminal 70 (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) may transmit and receive voices using a two-way IR remote controller, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) -2000 terminal, and a PDA capable of two-way communication. Alternatively, if a means for accessing the Internet STB / TV is provided in the IMT terminal, the (video) image may be displayed on the TV screen.

Thus, when the first user wants to use the Internet telephone, the Internet microcomputer 72 commands the Internet telephone connection to the connection through the transceiver 74 by pressing the Internet telephone button generated on the remote controller 70 (S10). .

Subsequently, the access unit 80 accesses the portal site provided by the Internet telephony service provider through the inputted Internet telephony command (S20).

The connected portal site information signal is connected to the connection unit 80 through the Internet, and then the image signal is displayed on the display unit 90 through the TV image processing unit (S30).

As such, when the initial screen of the portal site for providing Internet phone service is displayed on the TV screen 90, the first user searches for information presented by the portal site through the remote controller 70 and requests an Internet phone call with the corresponding user (S40). ).

In addition, the requested second user and the Internet phone are connected to the requested Internet user (S50).

At this time, the first user records his (video) information on the camera, and the recorded (video) video information is converted into video data and transmitted to the connected second user.

Then, the second user processes the image information input through the connection unit 80 and watches the image displayed on the display unit which is the TV screen.

That is, when the first user requests an Internet call to the second user through the wireless terminal 70, the requested second user and the Internet phone are connected through the Internet STB (Set Top Box) 80, and the Internet TV (TV) 90 is displayed.

Thereafter, when any one of the first user and the second user releases the Internet telephone connection, the Internet telephone connection is terminated (S60).

As described above, the Internet phone system and the method using the portable wireless terminal according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, since it is connected to an Internet telephone using a wireless terminal, there is no space limitation on the use of the Internet telephone.

Second, since the wireless terminal can be transmitted in two directions, a separate input / output device is not required when accessing and making a phone call to an Internet telephone.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (4)

A communication unit for controlling an Internet telephone connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication and transmitting and receiving a signal with another user according to the connection; A connection unit communicating wirelessly with the communication unit and performing an Internet telephone service connection through the Internet at the request of the communication unit; And a display unit for displaying the internet information transmitted through the connection unit. The method of claim 1, The wireless terminal is an Internet telephone system using a portable wireless terminal, characterized in that any one of a two-way IR remote control, PDA, IMT terminal. Internet microcomputer to control the whole system according to the Internet dial-up, A memory for storing or calculating information necessary for Internet processing; Transmitting and receiving unit for wirelessly connecting Internet telephone and transmitting / receiving data, And a voice processing unit for converting voice information from among the Internet phone information transmitted and received through the transceiver unit into a voice signal. Selecting an Internet telephone connection using a wireless terminal capable of two-way wireless communication; Connecting to a service provider portal site according to the Internet telephone connection and displaying the same through a display unit; Searching for the displayed information through the wireless terminal and requesting an internet phone call with the corresponding user; And executing the Internet telephone through the wireless terminal with the requested user.

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