KR100700876B1 - Method and system of voice recording using conferrence call - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a voice storage service method and system using a three-way calling method of the present invention.

In a wireless communication system including an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange according to the present invention, a method for providing a voice storage service using a three-way communication method includes a call origination request signal including a voice storage service request signal from the originating terminal to an exchange. Transmitting, a call setup request signal is transmitted from the switch to a voice storage server and a called terminal, and when the response signal corresponding to the call setup request signal is transmitted from the called terminal to the switch, the call is sent from the exchange. Connecting the three-way call line between the terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server; and storing the voice call content between the calling terminal and the called terminal in the voice storage server.

Voice storage server, three-way call, subscriber information management system, exchange

Description

Voice storage service method and system using three-way calling method {METHOD AND SYSTEM OF VOICE RECORDING USING CONFERRENCE CALL}

1 is a system diagram schematically showing a voice storage service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a voice storage service system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a voice storage service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a voice storage service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a voice storage service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a voice storage service method and system in a mobile communication system, and more particularly, when a mobile terminal user selectively wants to store his / her own contents by using a three-way calling method in an exchange, it can be simply stored. Voice storage service method and system.

Voicemail service, which is one of the representative mobile communication services, is a function to store and listen to a voice message for a mobile communication subscriber who is absent or busy. This service is a voice mail service centered on an incoming service. In addition, generally, the contents of a telephone call made between a caller and a called party are one-time, and the contents of the call that are heard and spoken during the call cannot be recorded or reproduced by securing a material without a separate device. That is, the call service of the mobile communication service provider was composed of a system for providing only a simple voice call service between the caller and the receiver. Because of this, even if the recording is necessary because of the importance of the call, the system and service for this is not provided.

In order to use such a service, a mobile communication subscriber can use a wireless telephone terminal having a function of recording a case or use a separate recording device to make a recording. In the case of a wireless phone terminal in which some call recording functions for mobile communication are inherent, a memory chip is installed as an additional function and call recording can be stored, but due to the limitation of the capacity, only a small amount of call can be recorded. In addition, it is not easy to increase or replace the recording memory chip, and if the previous call recording contents are not deleted after the capacity is filled, there is a problem that call recording is impossible, and there is also an expensive, inexpensive, and inefficient aspect.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, can be stored at any time the contents of the call between the numbers approved in advance, can be heard again at any time, can listen to the stored contents through a CD or other storage media It is an object of the present invention to provide a voice storage service method and system.

In a wireless communication system comprising an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a voice storage service using a three-way call method includes calling a call including a voice storage service request signal from the originating terminal to an exchange. Transmitting a request signal, transmitting a call setup request signal from the exchange to a voice storage server and a called terminal, and when a response signal corresponding to the call setup request signal is transmitted from the called terminal to the exchange, the exchange And connecting the three-way call line between the calling terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server, and storing the voice call content between the calling terminal and the called terminal in the voice storage server.

In a wireless communication system including an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange according to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a voice storage service using a three-way call method includes establishing a call path between the calling terminal and the called terminal. Transmitting a voice storage service request signal from an originating terminal to the exchange, transmitting a call setup request signal from the exchange to the voice storage server, and connecting a three-way call line between the originating terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server; And storing the voice call content between the calling terminal and the called terminal in the voice storage server.

In a wireless communication system comprising an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange according to another aspect of the present invention, a system for providing a voice storage service using a three-way communication method registers and manages information of a voice storage service subscriber, Subscriber information management system that provides subscriber information to the exchange when receiving a subscriber information request from the caller, receives a call origination request signal from the calling terminal, checks whether the calling terminal subscribes to the service, and receives the calling terminal from the subscriber information management system. A switch that connects a three-way call line to a voice storage server and a called terminal and receives a subscriber information of the call and connects a call line between the calling terminal and the called terminal from the switch to store a voice call and ends the call. Voice storage server to notify voice storage completion It includes.

Details and improvements of the invention are disclosed in the dependent claims.

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

1 is a system diagram schematically showing a voice storage service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the voice storage service system includes a called terminal 100 and 110, a base station 120, a switch 130, a subscriber information management system 140, and a voice storage server 150.

The called terminal 100, 110 includes a cellular phone, a PCS, a PDA, and is configured to request a voice storage service even during a call through a specific key button. The calling terminal 100 applies for a voice storage service through an agency or affiliated store of a mobile communication service provider or by using a wired / wireless Internet service, and the information of the incoming / outgoing mobile communication terminal 10 (for example, a registrant's telephone number and a preset number). Called terminal information, etc.) is stored in the subscriber information management system 140.

A base station transceiver system (BTS) 120 is a system for wirelessly communicating with a mobile terminal in a cell to provide a mobile communication service to a subscriber. To this end, the BTS performs radio channel encoding and decoding to transmit and receive radio signals with the mobile terminal. In addition, in order to provide a better quality wireless call more economically, transmit / receive signal strength adjustment, uplink quality measurement, spatial diversity function, radio resource management, and self-maintenance function are performed.

The mobile switching center (MSC) 130 is a central part of a mobile communication network, and interworks between a mobile communication network and a fixed network such as PSTN and ISDN, or an interworking function between a mobile communication network and a network of a third party such as a PLMN or Internet network. to provide. The MSC 130 exchanges information with HLRs and VLRs (not shown) that store subscriber information to perform exchange functions. In addition, according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention receives the call origination request signal from the originating terminal 100 confirms whether the originating terminal 100 in the subscriber information management system 140 subscribes to the service, subscriber information The subscriber system receives the subscriber information of the calling terminal 100 from the management system 140 and connects the three-way call line to the voice storage server 150 and the called terminal 110.

The subscriber information management system 140 registers and manages the information of the voice storage service subscriber and provides the subscriber information to the exchange when the subscriber information request is received from the exchange. The subscriber information management system 140 includes, for example, COIS / CDS, COIS (Customer Oriented Information System) is a system for effectively supporting the sales activities of the client company based on the SKT sales business system.

COIS includes customer care functions such as customer registration, change, termination, distribution network / statistics / terminal / AS functions, billing functions such as billing / receipt / non-payment, CDS, BDS and CDM. Here, the CDS (Customer Data Distribution System) is an automatic opening system that is connected to the COIS to transfer the new / changed / terminated information of the subscriber to the HLR and various additional service equipment to enable customers to use the call and additional services.

The voice storage server 150 stores the voice call contents by connecting the call line between the calling terminal 100 and the called terminal 110 from the switch 130, and notifies the voice storage completion when the call ends. . The voice storage server 150 may store the stored voice call contents for a long time and may provide the stored voice call contents through a CD or other media according to a user's request.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a voice storage service system according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the originating terminal 200 transmits a call origination request signal including a voice storage service request signal to the exchange 210. In this case, the voice storage service request signal may be implemented by an origination identifier (eg, * service identification number). The switch 210 confirms with the subscriber information management system whether the calling terminal corresponding to the service request signal has subscribed to the voice storage service and receives subscriber information. Although only the subscriber information management system is illustrated in the above embodiment, the subscriber information management system 220 may be implemented in conjunction with an HRL or a VLR. Subsequently, when the switch 210 transmits a call setup request signal to the voice storage server 230 and the called terminal 240, and there is a response signal from the called terminal 240, the voice storage server 230 notifies the voice storage. Do A call path is established between the calling terminal 200 and the called terminal, voice recording is started by the voice storage server 230, and a call is started. When there is a call termination request from the calling terminal 200, the call 210 is notified by the switch 210 to the voice storage server 230 and the called terminal 240, and voice storage is completed. The voice storage server 230 may transmit an SMS storage completion notification to the calling terminal 200 in association with a short message service center (SMSC: not shown). Optionally, SMS may be transmitted to the calling terminal 200 and the called terminal 240.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a voice storage service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the method is similar to the embodiment of FIG. 2 except that the contents of the call are stored during the call between the calling terminal and the called terminal.

During the call between the calling terminal 300 and the called terminal 340, the voice storage service request signal is transmitted from the calling terminal 300 to the exchange 310. The voice storage service request signal transmission may be implemented by, for example, pressing a specific key button in the calling terminal 300. The exchange 310 checks whether the calling terminal 300 subscribes to the voice storage service to the subscriber information management system 320 and receives subscriber information. If the subscriber is a valid subscriber, the voice storage server 330, the calling terminal 300, and the called terminal 340 are connected to a three-way communication line, and the voice storage server starts voice recording. . When there is a call termination request from the calling terminal 300, the switch 310 notifies the voice storage server 330 and the called terminal 340 of the call termination notification, and the voice storage server 330 receives voice. End save. As shown in FIG. 3, the voice storage completion may be transmitted to the calling terminal 300 and / or the called terminal 340 by SMS.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a voice storage service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, when a subscriber to a voice storage service attempts to make a call (S400), the exchange transmits a call connection request signal (S402), and a line of a three-way call system with the calling terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server is connected. Connected (S404), the call is connected (S406). Subsequently, the voice storage server starts voice recording of the contents of the call between the calling terminal and the called terminal (S410), and the call is started between the calling terminal and the called terminal (S408).

5 is a block diagram illustrating a voice storage service method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, similar to FIG. 4, there is a difference in that a voice storage service is provided while a call continues between a calling terminal and a called terminal.

First, during a call to the calling terminal and the called terminal (S500), when the voice storage service request is made at the calling terminal (S502), the voice storage server and a three-way call line are connected at the exchange (S504), and the voice is stored at the voice storage server. Start storage (S506). Then, when the call is terminated (S508), the voice storage server notifies the calling terminal of the voice storage completion (S510).

Although described above based on the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will understand that it can be carried out in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the technical field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the embodiments described above are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

By using the voice storage service method and system according to the present invention, important conversation contents between callers can be stored without requiring separate equipment, and the stored contents can be listened to whenever necessary, thereby increasing user convenience. There is.

In addition, by creating a separate additional service for a mobile communication service provider, it is possible to obtain additional profits as well as a communication service.

Claims (10)

A wireless communication system including an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange, the method comprising: providing a voice storage service using a three-way call method; (a) transmitting a call origination request signal including a voice storage service request signal from the originating terminal to the exchange; (b) transmitting a call setup request signal from the exchange to a voice storage server and a called terminal; (c) connecting a three-way call line between the calling terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server when the answering signal corresponding to the call setup request signal is transmitted from the called terminal to the switch; And (d) storing the voice call content between the calling terminal and the called terminal in the voice storage server. The method of claim 1, wherein after step (a), (a1) confirming whether the calling terminal subscribes to the service from the switch to the subscriber information management system; And (a2) further comprising receiving subscriber information from the subscriber information management system. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein after step (d): (d1) when a call termination signal is transmitted from the originating terminal to the exchange, transmitting a call release request signal from the exchange to the voice storage server and the called terminal; And (d2) The voice storage service method further comprises the step of notifying the completion of the voice storage from the voice storage server to the calling terminal. The method of claim 3, wherein in step (d2), The voice storage server further comprises the step of notifying the completion of the voice storage to the called terminal, the voice storage service method characterized in that the notification to the calling terminal and the called terminal comprises a short message service (SMS). A wireless communication system including an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange, the method comprising: providing a voice storage service using a three-way call method; (a) establishing a call path between the calling terminal and the called terminal; (b) transmitting a voice storage service request signal from the originating terminal to the exchange; (c) transmitting a call setup request signal from the exchange to the voice storage server and connecting a three-way call line between the calling terminal, the called terminal, and the voice storage server; And (d) storing the voice call content between the calling terminal and the called terminal in the voice storage server. The method of claim 5, wherein after step (b): (b1) confirming whether the calling terminal subscribes to the service from the switch to the subscriber information management system; And (b2) receiving the subscriber information from the subscriber information management system. The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein after step (d): (d1) when a call termination signal is transmitted from the originating terminal to the exchange, transmitting a call release request signal from the exchange to the voice storage server and the called terminal; And (d2) The voice storage service method further comprises the step of notifying the completion of the voice storage from the voice storage server to the calling terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein in the step (d2), The voice storage server further comprises the step of notifying the completion of the voice storage to the called terminal, the voice storage service method characterized in that the notification to the calling terminal and the called terminal comprises a short message service (SMS). A wireless communication system including an incoming / outgoing terminal and an exchange, comprising: a system for providing a voice storage service using a three-way call method; A subscriber information management system that registers and manages information of a voice storage service subscriber and provides subscriber information to the exchange when there is a request for subscriber information from the exchange; Receiving a call origination request signal from the calling terminal to check whether the calling terminal subscribes to the service, receiving subscriber information of the calling terminal from the subscriber information management system, and connecting a three-way call line to the voice storage server and the called terminal. Exchanger; And And a voice storage server configured to connect a call line between the calling terminal and the called terminal from the exchange to store a voice call and to notify the voice storage completion when the call is terminated. The method of claim 9, And a short message service center (SMSC) for notifying completion of voice storage from the voice storage server to the called terminal when the call is terminated between the calling terminal and the called terminal.

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