KR100693166B1 - System and Method For Editing and Uploading Multimedia Contents - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for editing and uploading multimedia contents for a personal ring back tone service that enables an individual to create and edit a ring back tone according to taste. It provides a GUI tool for creating and editing multimedia contents through the website, and uploads the multimedia contents produced and edited through the ring tone, and provides the caller's location, personal information, or specific time or time. By setting different messages or advertisements according to the date, you can set up a ring tone that suits your personal preferences, and maximize the effectiveness of the advertisement due to the target advertisement, while the subscriber inserts a specific advertisement message into his or her ring tone. Might be saving It is.

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Description

System and Method for Editing and Uploading Multimedia Contents}

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system for editing and uploading multimedia content according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of editing and uploading multimedia content according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a personal ringback tone through a production tool of a graphical user interface (GUI) environment by a subscriber to a personal ringtone service providing a multimedia content editing and uploading service according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which an advertisement content provider registers ring back tone content by uploading multimedia contents through a production tool of a graphical user interface (GUI) environment according to the present invention;

5 is a view for explaining a production tool of the GUI environment for editing multimedia content according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to the editing and uploading of multimedia content. Particularly, the present invention relates to the editing and uploading of multimedia content for providing a service in which an individual can set a ring back tone heard by a caller until the other party picks up the handset. Relates to an upload method and system.

When the caller calls the called party, the caller must hear a monotonous ring back tone for the time until the called party receives the call. In order to effectively use this waiting time, attempts have been made to replace the existing RBT with commercial messages, music, news, etc., and now, services that replace the RBT with music or celebrity voice messages are often colored. It is called back and is active.

However, the RBT content currently provided by the RBT service providers is very limited so that the RBT service subscribers have limitations in setting RBT according to their personality and taste. This is because the ring back tone that subscribers can select is limited to the audio files stored in the audio file database produced by the service providers, so that the needs and interests of the subscribers are not taken into account.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned problems, individual or corporate subscribers can create their own multimedia content by uploading and editing, by setting their own ring back tone, the ring back tone is a commercial advertisement, The present invention provides a method and system for editing and uploading multimedia content to perform a function such as a voice message.

In order to achieve the above object, the system for editing and uploading multimedia contents according to the present invention stores a telephone number, a location, and a call time of a caller who attempts to send a subscriber to a database, and a content provider stores the caller's telephone number stored in the database. A content server configured to receive an advertisement message produced by referring to a location and a call time from the content provider terminal and to store call ring tone content for each caller's telephone number and to store call ring tone content registered by the subscriber and the content provider; And a content server connected to an exchange and a content server of a telephone network, respectively, to determine whether a receiver is a subscriber to the personal ringback service by referring to a content server, and when the subscriber is determined to be a subscriber, retrieves the personal ringback tone set by the receiver from the content server. It includes a service center for delivering to the caller exchange and a web server that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) with a production tool for creating or editing multimedia content for ring back tone through a general website.

In addition, the method for editing and uploading multimedia content according to the present invention comprises the steps of: storing a telephone number, a location, and a call time of a caller who attempts to make a call to a service subscriber; Providing a production tool to a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a subscriber or content provider to create or edit the ring back tone through a website; The service subscriber registers a ring back tone produced or edited using the production tool in a content server, or the content provider advertises using the production tool with reference to the caller's telephone number, location, and call time stored in the database. Registering the advertisement message as the ring tone content in the content server as a message is produced or edited and transmitted; Determining whether the called party is a subscriber to the private ringback service when the caller attempts to make a call.If the caller is determined to be a subscriber, the caller can retrieve the ringback tone set by the receiver and transmit it to the telephone network service provider's switchboard. And listening to the ring back tone.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings to describe the present invention in detail.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system for editing and uploading multimedia content according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system for a personal ring back tone service according to the present invention includes a content server 40, a web server 30, and a service center 100.

The content server 40 supplies the telephone network operator with various ring back tone contents provided by the content provider 50 to replace the mechanical and monotonous conventional ring back tone with a personal call message. That is, the content provider 50 provides the various ring back tone templates to the individual subscribers through the ARS (not shown) or the Internet 20, and when the individual subscriber selects a specific template, the content server 40 Upload the selected ring tone template. The content server 40 may also serve as the content provider 50 by providing the RBT template. Similarly, the telephone network operator may serve as the content server 40 or the content provider 50 by arranging all necessary physical devices in the area of the telephone network 60.

The service subscriber 10 or the content provider 50 accesses a website operated by the web server 30 through the Internet 20, and then uses a production tool provided as a graphic user interface (GUI) to connect personal call ring tone. Create or edit multimedia content for In addition, the content server 40 and the telephone network 60 service providers may also provide a personal ring tone template.

The content server 40 is a ring tone content registered by the service subscriber 10 or the content provider 50 and the call ring tone setting information for each caller 70 registered by the service subscriber, and the caller 70 necessary for this call. Database (not shown) that stores numbers and the like. If there is a call attempt from the caller 70 to the receiver 90 through the telephone network 60 operated by the telephone network operator associated with the personal ring back tone service, the service center 100 connected with the switch 80 of the telephone network 60 It is determined whether the receiver 90 subscribes to the personal ring back tone service with reference to the content server 40. If the subscriber is a service subscriber, the call set by the receiver 90 to the caller 70 from the content server 40 is determined. Searching for the ring tone content and providing the ring tone content to the switch 80 of the telephone network 60 allows the caller 70 to hear the personal ring back tone during the connection waiting. Here, the telephone network 60 may be a wired telephone network or a wireless telephone network.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of editing and uploading multimedia content according to the present invention.

When the caller 70 attempts to make a call to the receiver 90 (101), the switch 80 of the telephone network 60 detects the call request signal 102 of the caller 70 and the switch at the receiver 90 side. Find (80). Although the sender 70 and the receiver 90 are shown as being connected to one exchange 80 in the drawing, the exchange 80 which is responsible for the originating / incoming call processing of the sender 70 and the receiver 90 is There may also be separate exchangers 80 located at different locations. If the line of the receiver 90 is busy, the caller 70 hears a conventional busy signal (104). On the other hand, if the receiver 90 is in a callable state, the service center 100 connected to the switchboard 80 determines whether the receiver 90 is a subscriber of the personal ring back tone service with reference to the content server 40. 105, if not the subscriber, the caller 70 hears a conventional ring back tone (106). If the receiver 90 is a subscriber, the service center 100 searches for the ring back tone set according to the telephone number of the caller 70 based on the subscriber's account information stored in the content server 40 (107). ), And the caller 70 hears the ring back tone set by the receiver 90 until the call is connected.

The content server 40 (MCP) may be implemented as a built-in module as part of the originating exchange 80 or the destination exchange 80. In the case of an intelligent network, the associated devices may be a service control point (SCP), a service switching point (SSP), and other necessary modules for executing a personal ring tone service.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting a personal ring back tone by a subscriber of a multimedia content editing and upload service according to the present invention through a production tool of a graphical user interface (GUI) environment.

The subscriber of the personal ring back tone service accesses the production tool of the GUI environment through a website running on the web server 30 for the personal ring back tone service (201). The personal ring back tone service subscriber logs in with the username and password to access his account (202). New users can also create an account and log in using their newly created username and password.

If the subscriber wants to create a ringtone himself, a production tool application that provides sound effects, dictation text, and voice effects, such as multimedia studio, can be used. The content of the service depends on whether the subscriber's account is a basic account or a premium account. Can make a difference. If the subscriber is registered with a basic account (i.e. paying a very low monthly fee or free for subscription), only limited functionality of the production tool is available (205). In addition, a mandatory advertisement message is inserted into the ring back tone of the subscriber having the basic account, and the target advertisement can be used very efficiently. This will be described later.

If the subscriber has a premium account (i.e. pays a normal monthly fee), the subscriber will be able to create a ringtone by using the production tool, including music and sound for premium members, as well as all content available to the primary account subscriber. It may be 204. In addition, unlike in the case of the basic service subscriber, no advertisement message is inserted into the ring back tone of the subscriber with the premium account.

On the other hand, the service subscriber can be set to include the appropriate message by setting the target according to the identity information of the caller 70, such as the family of the receiver 90, work colleagues, or the location of the caller 70 to the ring back tone, A specific advertisement may be set to be played only by the sender 70, and the content provider 50 may provide a specific advertisement message by targeting the location of the sender 70 or a specific date or period. In addition, the ring back tone may be set to include a specific message at a scheduled time or date.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the advertisement content provider 50 registers the RBT content by uploading the multimedia contents through the production tool of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) environment according to the present invention.

The advertisement content provider 50 may access the account of the content provider 50 after the login process (301, 302) using the user name and password through a website operated on the web server 30. Once logged in, the advertising content provider 50 (CP) may use a graphical user interface (GUI) to add or update the ring back tone content (304). In addition, an effective target advertisement may be set by setting an advertisement target (306). The advertisement target setting includes setting such as numerical statistics of the caller 70, a location of the caller 70, and a time schedule. That is, each time a call is made to the receiver 90 who is a service subscriber, the service center 100 connected to the switchboard 80 provides information about the caller 70, that is, a telephone number, a caller 70 location, and a call time. Etc. are recorded and stored in a database in the content server 40. The advertisement content provider 50 browses the database in association with a telephone network operator, produces an appropriate advertisement message according to the information of the caller 70, 90) can be included in the ring back tone to maximize the advertising effect. Such a system would be particularly influential in the case of basic account subscribers, who are obliged to include advertising messages in the ring back tone as described above. On the other hand, it is apparent that a database storing the caller 70 information may be provided in the service center 100.

5 is a view for explaining a production tool of the GUI environment for editing multimedia content according to the present invention.

In order to meet the various requirements of personal ring tone service subscribers, a user friendly production tool of a graphical user interface (GUI) is provided via the Internet 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the production tool consists of a telephone number database 51, a content database 52, an import tool 53, and an on-screen simulation tool 54.

The subscriber selects a sound template or other type of template of images and videos from the content database 52. For example, each category, such as 'Sports', includes a set of default templates, such as 'Bike Ringtones'. The subscriber-selected template will appear in the left window in the order selected

On the other hand, the user can directly record the desired content and upload it from a personal PC or other similar device and use it as part of the ring back tone or set the recorded content itself as the ring back tone.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the production tool may include a scheduler so that a specific message for a specific date or period may be set to be included in the RBT.

Subscribers can specify a phone number to set up a ringback tone by entering the number in a separate window at the top of the user interface, and at the bottom of the left window, before listening to the content server 40 You can also listen to the ringback tone that you created or edited by pressing the button. If the user hears the ring back tone through the pre-listening, and sets the call ring tone by pressing the "Send" button to upload to the content server 40, the user.

Meanwhile, multimedia content generated using the production tool may be uploaded using an automatic answering system (ARS) accessible through an interactive VXML prompt in order to select predetermined sound and music. By setting up a service call center, a subscriber may create, edit, and upload a ring tone to a content server 40 through an operator of a call center without using a personal ring tone production tool.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the system or method of the present invention without departing from the same scope of the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the claims according to the claims of the present invention may include modified or modified embodiments under the same scope of the spirit of the present invention.

By the method and system for editing and uploading the multimedia content according to the present invention, the multimedia content can be created and edited according to the individual's personality and taste and uploaded through the ring back tone. You can escape.

In addition, it replaces the conventional function-oriented ring tones with business-oriented ring tones. In other words, the advertising company targets the personal ringback service system and method according to the present invention by replacing the advertising message with the ringback tone of the subscriber to the personal ringback service according to a database classified by age, region, and occupation. Can be used for In addition, subscribers can save phone bills by allowing the target advertisement to be set to their ring back tone.

In addition, the company allows employees to use the company's promotional ring back tone for their phones, so that employees may receive a certain amount of telephone charges from the company.

Claims (16)

In the system for editing and uploading multimedia contents for providing a personal ring back tone service that allows an individual to create and edit multimedia content according to taste and upload it as a ring back tone, Store the caller's telephone number, location, and call time to the subscriber in a database, and receive an advertising message produced by the content provider with reference to the caller's phone number, location, and call time stored in the database from the content provider terminal. A content server for storing call ring tone content for each caller's telephone number and for storing call ring tone content registered by the subscriber and the content provider; And Connected to an exchange and a content server of a telephone network, and if there is an attempt to make a phone call, the receiver determines whether the receiver is a personal ring back tone service subscriber by referring to a content server, and when the receiver determines that the subscriber Multimedia editing and uploading system, characterized in that configured as a service center for searching the set ring tone and deliver it to the caller side exchange. The method of claim 1, A multimedia editing and uploading system, characterized in that it further comprises a web server that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) environment with a production tool that allows a subscriber to directly create or edit a ring back tone through an Internet website. The method of claim 1, And the ring back tone comprises one of sound, text, image, voice, and combinations thereof. The system of claim 1, wherein the ring tone is produced or edited by a content provider including multimedia such as advertisement messages, sounds, music and pictures, movie clips, and animations. The multimedia editing and uploading system of claim 1, wherein the ring tone comprises a specific message set differently according to a caller. 6. The system of claim 5, wherein the setting according to the caller is based on the caller's location.  The multimedia editing and uploading system of claim 1, wherein the ring back tone comprises a message specific to a scheduled time or date. 3. The multimedia editing and uploading system of claim 2, wherein the production tool further comprises a scheduler that allows the user to select a specific date or time period for which the ring back tone is to be set. The method of claim 2, The production tool includes a telephone number database, a content database, a content retrieval tool, and an on-screen simulation tool for voice modulation and simulation. In the method of editing and uploading multimedia content for providing a personal ring back tone service that allows an individual to create and edit multimedia content according to taste and upload it as a ring back tone, Storing a telephone number, a location, and a call time of a caller who attempts to call a service subscriber in a database; Providing a production tool to a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a subscriber or content provider to create or edit the ring back tone through a website; The service subscriber registers a ring back tone produced or edited using the production tool in a content server, or the content provider advertises using the production tool with reference to the caller's telephone number, location, and call time stored in the database. Registering the advertisement message as the ring tone content in the content server as a message is produced or edited and transmitted; Determining whether the receiver is a personal ring back tone service subscriber when the caller attempts to make a call; And Retrieving the ring back tone set by the receiver for the caller and transmitting it to the caller side exchange of the telephone network so that the caller can hear the ring back tone during the waiting time. Multimedia content editing and upload method. The method of claim 10, And the ring back tone comprises one of sound, text, image, voice, and a combination thereof. The method of claim 10, The call connection sound is a multimedia content editing and uploading method, characterized in that produced or edited including multimedia such as advertising messages, sounds, music and pictures, movie clips, animation. The method of claim 10, The call connection tone is a multimedia content editing and uploading method, characterized in that it comprises a specific message set differently according to the caller. The method of claim 13, The setting according to the caller is a multimedia content editing and uploading method, characterized in that based on the caller's location. The method of claim 10, The call connection tone is a multimedia content editing and uploading method, characterized in that it comprises a message specific to the scheduled time or date. The method of claim 10, And the production tool has a scheduler to select a specific date or period for which the ring back tone is to be set.

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