KR100741190B1 - Method for providing intro message by receive terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal. The disclosed method for providing an intro message is a method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. Generating a call request signal to the called telephone number selected or input by the calling terminal, transmitting a ringback tone to the calling terminal by sending a call request signal to the called terminal, and receiving a call request signal; Generating a intro message consisting of a sound source based on preset intro message setting information, and transmitting the intro message generated while the switching system stops the ringback tone to the calling terminal; Using their high speed communication technology, have their own life rhythm B) The setting status of ringback tone or ringback tone substitute sound can be changed in real time in mobile terminal according to the change of mind, and by providing new ringback tone substitute tone system called intro message, it meets the needs of mobile subscribers that are diversified day by day. This has the advantage of minimizing service dissatisfaction.

Ring back tone, intro message, called terminal, ring back tone, coloring, coloring plus

Description

Method of providing intro message set by called terminal {METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTRO MESSAGE BY RECEIVE TERMINAL}

1 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of an intro message providing system grafted to a mobile communication network according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of an intro message providing system grafted to a mobile communication network according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of an incoming communication terminal for an intro message providing system according to the present invention;

4 is an exemplary diagram of an intro message setting screen provided through an incoming communication terminal shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a signal flowchart illustrating a process of providing an intro message through the intro message providing system illustrated in FIG. 1;

6 is a signal flow diagram illustrating an embodiment of a process for providing an intro message through the intro message providing system illustrated in FIG. 2;

7 is a signal flowchart illustrating another embodiment of an intro message providing process through the intro message providing system shown in FIG. 2;

8 is a block diagram of an intro message providing system grafted to a wireline telephone network according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

110: outgoing mobile communication terminal 120: wireless access network

121: base station 123: base station controller

130: mobile switching center 140: home location register

150: incoming mobile communication terminal 151: transceiver

152: intro message setting unit 153: control unit

154: memory 155: key input unit

156: display unit 157: audio unit

210: call ring tone service server 220: call ring tone subscriber DB

230: call connection sound source DB 240: intro message service server

250: Intro message subscriber DB 260: Intro message source DB

710: outgoing desk phone 720: incoming desk phone

730 public switched telephone network

The present invention relates to a method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal, and more particularly, to replace a ringback tone with an intro message set by a called terminal when an attempt is made to establish a call between a calling terminal and a called terminal. It is about the technology that is provided by sound.

With the rapid development of computer, electronic and communication technologies, various communication services using a communication network are provided. Among these, the most basic communication service using a wireless communication network is a wireless voice call service that provides a voice call wirelessly between users of a mobile communication terminal regardless of time and place. In recent years, wireless Internet services that provide a communication service using the Internet through a wireless communication network have emerged while a user of a mobile communication terminal moves without restriction of a place.

On the other hand, recently, the ring back tone (RBT) has been in the spotlight, so that various sounds designated by the called party of the communication terminal can be replaced by a ring back tone (RBT) in a mobile communication terminal or a general telephone of the other party. SK Telecom uses the "Coloring" emblem for this service. The ring back tone service is a service concept that provides the caller with a sound source designated by the called party. Instead of the mechanical ring back tone generated by the existing call, for example, "two bullfights", the latest song or pop song, as well as birds, water, etc. It is a service that allows you to use your own voice even if you have recorded in advance.

In addition, the service for transmitting the announcement-oriented sound source before sending the caller-designated ring back tone is also in the spotlight, and like the call ring tone service, such a comment service sends a pre-designated comment. SK Telecom uses the "Coloring Plus" emblem for this service.

As the ring back tone and the announcement service are provided, the caller can feel auditory satisfaction by listening to the sound of the sound source designated by the called party instead of listening to a uniform mechanical ringback tone.

However, the ring back tone and the announcement service according to the prior art provides the ring back tone or the announcement according to the service operation by the server at the time of the call of the called terminal which is performed after the receiver stores previously set sound source information on the server side. It became.

Therefore, when the user of the called terminal wants to change the setting state of the ringback tone or the announcement to replace the ringback tone, it must be performed through a fairly complicated setup procedure such as a server connection. It was very difficult to change the setting state of the system in real time, which had a problem of accumulating as a service dissatisfaction factor.

On the other hand, as the communication terminal technology is improved and the communication network is speeded up, it is possible to smoothly transfer a relatively large capacity music file or video file between communication terminals, thereby providing various additional services. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to propose a technique for providing an intro message that can change the setting state of a ringback tone or a ringback tone replacement sound in real time according to its own rhythm or change of mind by using such a high speed communication technology. .

The intro message providing method set by the called terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention for realizing the above object is characterized in that the intro message set by the called terminal is set when a call is requested from the calling terminal to the called terminal. A method of providing, comprising the steps of: (a) generating a call request signal to a called telephone number selected or input by the calling terminal; and (b) the calling system transmits the call request signal to the called terminal. Transmitting a ringback tone to a terminal, (c) generating, by the destination terminal receiving the call request signal, the intro message composed of a sound source based on preset intro message setting information; and (d) The originating terminal sends the generated intro message while the system stops transmitting the ringback tone. And sending to.

A method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal according to a second aspect of the present invention is a method for providing an intro message set by the called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. Generating a call request signal to the called phone number selected or input by the calling terminal; and (b) the exchange system transmitting a ringback tone to the calling terminal while transmitting the call request signal to the called terminal. (C) the called terminal receiving the call request signal transmitting preset intro message setting information to the switching system; and (d) in the switching system to the sound source based on the intro message setting information. Generating the intro message, and (e) the exchange system to send the ringback tone. Transmitting the generated intro message to the calling terminal in a stopped state.

A method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal according to a third aspect of the present invention is a method for providing an intro message set by the called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. a) generating a call request signal to the called phone number selected or input by the calling terminal; and (b) a call ring tone preset to the calling terminal while the switching system transmits the call request signal to the called terminal. Transmitting a ringback tone as a substitute ring tone, (c) the destination terminal receiving the call request signal transmitting preset intro message setting information to the switching system, and (d) the intro at the switching system. Generating the intro message made of a sound source based on message setting information; And a step of switching system is sent a message that the intro generated in a state of stopping the transmission of the ring back tone to the calling terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components are assigned to have the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are displayed on different drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an intro message providing system grafted to a mobile communication network according to the present invention.

The intro message providing system of the present embodiment includes an outgoing mobile communication terminal 110, an incoming mobile communication terminal 150, a radio access network (RAN) 120, and a mobile switching center (MSC) 130. , Home Location Register (HLR) 140, and the like.

The originating and terminating mobile communication terminals 110 and 150 are terminals capable of voice call and data communication with each other through a mobile communication network. The incoming mobile communication terminal 150 is a terminal capable of transmitting a preset intro message when a paging signal is received from the mobile switching center 130 in response to a call attempt by the calling mobile communication terminal 110. Here, the call attempt means that a key input having the same function as the call button of the calling mobile communication terminal 110 is pressed or the call button is pressed is performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the destination mobile communication terminal 150 includes a control unit 153 for controlling the overall operation of the destination mobile communication terminal 150, a memory 154 for storing data, and a key input of a user. A key input unit 155 for outputting corresponding data to the control unit 153, a display unit 156 for receiving and displaying key data generated from the key input unit 155 and various information signals of the control unit 153, a speaker, An intro message through an audio unit 157 for processing a voice signal input and output through a microphone, a transceiver 151 for transmitting and receiving a radio signal with a base station 121 in the wireless access network 120, and a key input unit 103. It includes a supporting intro message setting unit 152 to set the service.

For example, the memory 154 may store various sound sources necessary for generating an intro message, or the user may download and store them from a server that provides the sound source.

In looking at the operation of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150, a well-known operation process for voice call or data communication, etc. made after the formation of the call path will be omitted, the intro message setting process and transmission for the present invention The process will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, when a contract key of the key input unit 155, for example, a menu key is input and a setting of an intro message is requested, the intro message setting unit 152 operates according to the driving control of the control unit 153 to serve through the display unit 156. An initial screen 301 is provided. In the service initial screen 301, "set" is used when setting or updating the intro message sending function, and "release" is used when stopping the sending function of the intro message.

When the user inputs a corresponding key of the key input unit 155, for example, a direction key and a confirmation key to select "setting", the intro message setting unit 152 provides the schedule selection screen 303 through the display unit 156. In the schedule selection screen 303, a representative schedule for not receiving a call for a long time during daily social activities is set in advance. Examples of this are "exercise", "meeting", "sleep", and the like shown in FIG.

When the user selects an arbitrary schedule on the schedule selection screen 303 by inputting a corresponding key of the key input unit 155, for example, a direction key and a confirmation key, the intro message setting unit 152 displays the schedule through the display unit 156. A time input screen 305 for inputting a time range is provided. In the time input screen 305, "start" is used when entering or updating the start time of the schedule, and "ending" is used when entering or updating the end time of the schedule. For example, the constant start time and end time are used in the up-down input method using the direction keys or the direct input method using the numeric keys, similarly to those used when setting an alarm time and the like in a conventional mobile communication terminal. In addition, the "start" for inputting the start time of the schedule may be automatically set based on the current time whenever a new intro message setting and update function for the schedule is newly performed. In this case, if the user enters the schedule immediately after setting, even if only the end time is input, the time input procedure for the schedule is provided.

When the intro message setting procedure through the service initial screen 301, the schedule selection screen 303, and the time input screen 305 described above is completed, the intro message setting unit 152 selects sound sources previously stored in the memory 154. The intro message is generated by extracting the sound source corresponding to the currently set schedule and time. For example, if " exercise " is selected on the schedule selection screen 303 and " end " time is entered as 20:30 on the time input screen 305, " currently exercising, " until 20:30. An intro message is generated.

When the paging signal is received from the mobile switching center 130 in the state where the intro message is generated, the controller 153 compares the current time with the "start" time of the time input screen 305, and the current time and the "start" time. If the same or the current time has passed the "start" time, the pre-generated intro message is sent to the mobile switching center 130. This intro message transmission process will be further described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the outgoing mobile terminal 110 performs a function of outputting an intro message from the incoming mobile terminal 150 during a call attempt with the incoming mobile terminal 150. To this end, a data reproducing technique capable of simultaneously receiving and transmitting intro message data transmitted and output is used. Preferably, a streaming technique may be used.

Streaming technology is a technology for reproducing voice files, video files, etc. in real time in a communication network. In general, since a file is first downloaded to a memory and then played, the file is not played at all until the download is completed. However, in the streaming technology, when the first small size of the file transmitted to the receiving side is received, the first portion of the file is played first, and the remaining portion is continuously received and played again. In addition, in a streaming technology, a file transmitted from a transmitting side to a receiving side is not stored at the receiving side and is immediately deleted whenever a part of reproduction is finished.

To this end, the destination mobile communication terminal 150 has a built-in streaming conversion module for converting the intro message to be sent to the outgoing mobile terminal 110 to the streaming data, the destination mobile switching station 130 receives the received streaming intro message Built-in streaming playback module for playback.

The wireless access network 120 serves to guarantee the mobility of the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150, and performs handover and wireless support management functions. The radio access network 120 includes a base station 121 and a base station controller 123 and supports both synchronous and asynchronous. Here, in the case of synchronous, the base station 121 will be a base transceiver station (BTS), the base station controller 123 will be a base station controller (BSC), and in the asynchronous case, the base station 121 is a radio transceiver subsystem (RTS), The base station controller 123 may be a radio network controller (RNC). Of course, the wireless access network 120 is not limited thereto, and may include a GSM network other than a CDMA network and an access network of a fourth generation mobile communication system to be implemented in the future.

The base station 121 receives the call request signal from the originating mobile communication terminal 110 through the traffic channel of the signal channel, and transmits the received call request signal to the base station controller 123. In addition, the base station 121 is a network endpoint device that is directly connected to the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150 by performing baseband signal processing, wired and wireless conversion, and transmission and reception of wireless signals.

The base station controller 123 controls the base station 121, and allocates and releases radio channels for the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150, controls transmission output of the mobile communication terminals 110 and 150 and the base station 121, and inter-cell software. Determination of handover and hard handover, transcoding and vocoding, global positioning system (GPS) clock distribution, and operation and maintenance of the base station are performed. The base station controller 123 transmits the call request signal received through the base station 121 to the mobile switching center 130.

The mobile switching center 130 performs basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration and handover procedures, and interworking with other networks. The mobile switching center 130 may include an access switching subsystem (ASS) that performs distributed call processing, an INS (interconnection network subsystem) that performs centralized call processing, and central control of centralization of operation and maintenance. Subsystem), and a Subsystem such as a Location Registration Subsystem (RLS) that performs a function of storing and managing information on a mobile subscriber.

The home location register 140 receives the location information of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 and performs functions such as registration recognition, registration deletion, and location verification. In addition, the home location register 140 stores profile information of the calling and terminating mobile communication terminals 110 and 150. Here, the profile information refers to a mobile identification number (MIN), an electronic serial number (ESN), and subscribed mobile communication service information of the mobile communication terminal 110 and 150.

Therefore, when a call attempt from the originating mobile communication terminal 110 to the destination mobile communication terminal 150 occurs, the mobile switching center 130 hands over the MIN information of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 to the home location register 140 to receive the incoming call. The mobile communication terminal 150 determines whether it is in a jurisdiction of which mobile switching center or in a jurisdiction of which wireless base station, and performs call setup. If it is determined that the destination mobile communication terminal 150 is in an area controlled by another mobile switching center, the mobile switching center 130 transmits call attempt information to the mobile switching center.

2 is a block diagram illustrating another embodiment of an intro message providing system connected to a mobile communication network according to the present invention.

The system for providing an intro message according to the present embodiment includes a call back tone service server 210, a call back tone subscriber database (DB) 220, a call back tone source database 230, and an intro message service server 240. Intro message subscriber database 250, intro message sound source database 260 is further included. Hereinafter, a separate description of parts that perform the same functions as those described with reference to FIG. 1 among the components of FIG. 2 will be omitted.

The destination mobile communication terminal 150 applies for an intro message service through an agency or affiliated store of a mobile communication service provider or by using a wired or wireless Internet network. The home location register 140 includes an intro message service in the profile information of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150.

In addition, unlike the exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIG. 1, the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 does not generate an intro message, and displays the service initial screen 301, the schedule selection screen 303, and the time input screen 305. When the paging signal is received from the mobile switching center 130 while the intro message setting procedure is completed, the set intro message information is transmitted to the mobile switching center 130. For example, if "exercise" is selected on the schedule selection screen 303 and the "end" time is input at 20:30 on the time input screen 305, "exercise" means schedule information and "20:30". Is to transmit end time information.

The ring back tone service server 210 connects the ring back tone service so that the tone set by the user of the incoming mobile terminal 150 is replaced by the ringback tone in the mobile terminal or the general telephone of the other party. Coloring "). In addition, it provides an additional announcement service (escape telecom's mark "Coloring Plus") that transmits announcement-oriented sound sources before sending a caller-specific ring back tone.

In order to receive the ring back tone service, the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 applies for the ring back tone service through an agency or affiliated store of a mobile communication service provider or by using a wired or wireless Internet network, and stores various calls stored in the ring back tone source database 230. Select a specific ring back tone file from the ringtones. The ring back tone information selected by the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 and the MIN information of the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 are stored in the ring back tone subscriber database 220.

Since the ring back tone and / or the announcement service by the ring back tone service server 210 are well known in the art, their detailed description will be omitted, and will be described below with reference to FIG. 7.

The intro message service server 240 functions to receive and process the intro message service request of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 requested through the mobile communication network. That is, if the intro message information is transmitted from the terminating mobile terminal 150 when the originating mobile terminal 110 attempts to make a call to the terminating mobile communication terminal 150, the intro message information is received and the corresponding intro message is generated. After that, it provides the outgoing message to the outgoing mobile terminal 110 as a substitute sound of the ringback tone.

To this end, the intro message sound source database 260 stores various sound sources necessary for generating an intro message. For example, if " exercise " is selected on the schedule selection screen 303 and " end " time is input at 20:30 on the time input screen 305, the intro message service server is received by the incoming mobile communication terminal 150. At 240, the schedule information " exercise " and the end time information " 20: 30 " are transmitted as the intro message information. Then, the intro message service server 240 generates an intro message by searching for sound sources previously stored in the intro message sound source database 260 and extracting a sound source corresponding to a currently set schedule and time. In other words, an intro message is generated that says, "I am currently exercising, until 20:30." At this time, the MIN information of the called mobile communication terminal 150 is stored in the intro message subscriber database 250.

In addition, the intro message service server 240 is constructed in a web language such as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), Wireless Markup Language (WML), or the like, which allows a user of the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 to apply for and use an intro message service. Operate websites for wired and wireless access. Therefore, when the called party sets up the intro message service by connecting to the intro message service server 240 through a wired Internet network using a computer, the MIN of his communication terminal must be separately input.

On the other hand, the intro message subscriber database 250 and the sound source database 260 is a relational database management system (RDBMS) such as Oracle, Infomix, Sybase, DB2, Gemston, Object-oriented database management systems (OODBMS) such as Orion, O2, etc. and XML Native Database such as Excelon, Tamino, Sekaiju, etc. It can be implemented properly and has the appropriate fields or elements to achieve its function.

Since the construction and management of the database required for the present invention can be sufficiently performed by those skilled in the art, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, in the foregoing description of FIGS. 1 and 2, the communication terminal is illustrated and described separately as the calling and terminating mobile communication terminals 110 and 150, but the calling mobile communication terminal 110 and the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 are described. As the role of requesting an intro message service for a mobile communication network and requesting a voice call is changed, it should be understood that the positions may be changed to the incoming mobile terminal and the outgoing mobile terminal.

5 is a signal flowchart illustrating a process of providing an intro message through the intro message providing system illustrated in FIG. 1.

A call attempt is generated by inputting or selecting a telephone number of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 having an intro message transmission function to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 (S401).

The originating mobile switching center 130 requests the destination location information to the home location register 140 (S403), and the home location register 140 requests route information to the destination mobile switching center 130 from the destination mobile switching center 130. The route information is received (S405).

The home location register 140 responds to the incoming location information in response to the request for information in step S403 (S407), and the outgoing mobile switching center 130 sends the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 to the destination mobile switching center 130 based on the incoming location information. Request call connection with) (S409).

The terminating mobile switching center 130 transmits a paging signal to the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 according to the call connection request (S411), and simultaneously rings the ringback tone to the calling mobile communication terminal 110 through the calling mobile switching center 130. It transmits (S413).

Here, the originating mobile communication terminal 110 is in a state of generating an intro message as described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and compares the current time with the "start" time of the time input screen 305 and the current time. When the "start" time is the same or the current time has passed the "start" time and the current time has not passed the "end" time, the pre-generated intro message is sent to the destination mobile switching center 130 (S415). ).

When the inbound message is received from the incoming mobile communication terminal 150, the incoming mobile switching center 130 stops the ringback tone provided to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 (S417) and simultaneously by the incoming mobile communication terminal 150. The intro message is sent to the calling mobile communication terminal 110 through the calling mobile switching center 130. That is, the intro message is transmitted as a substitute sound of the ringback tone (S419).

The terminating mobile communication terminal 150 notifies the terminating mobile switching center 130 when the transmission of the intro message is terminated (S421), and the terminating mobile switching center 130 transmits the outgoing mobile communication through the calling mobile switching center 130 as in step S413. The ringback tone is transmitted to the terminal 110 again (S423).

For example, the outgoing mobile terminal 110 is from the destination mobile switching center 130 to "two bullfights" and "currently in motion, until 20:30." And "Two bullfight" sounds are sequentially provided as ringback tones and ringback tone replacement sounds.

On the other hand, the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 transmits the intro message to the terminating mobile switching center 130 by the streaming method, and the terminating mobile switching station 130 also plays the outgoing message data by streaming in the outgoing movement It is sent to the communication terminal 110.

In addition, even when the intro message service according to the present invention is performed, when the user of the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 requests a call connection, the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 transmits a paging response signal to the terminating mobile switching center 130. At this time, the paging response signal is transmitted to the outgoing mobile switching center 130 (S425) so that a call path between the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 and the destination mobile communication terminal 150 is connected (S427).

FIG. 6 is a signal flowchart illustrating an embodiment of an intro message providing process through the intro message providing system illustrated in FIG. 2.

The call attempt is generated by inputting or selecting the telephone number of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 having the intro message information transmission function to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 (S501).

The originating mobile switching center 130 requests the destination location information to the home location register 140 (S503), and the home location register 140 requests route information to the destination mobile switching center 130 from the destination mobile switching center 130. Receive the route information (S505).

The home location register 140 responds to the incoming location information in response to the information request in step S503 (S507), and the calling mobile switching center 130 contacts the called mobile switching center 130 based on the called location information. Request a call connection with the terminal (S509).

The terminating mobile switching center 130 transmits a paging signal to the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 according to the call connection request (S511), and at the same time, ringback tone is transmitted to the calling mobile communication terminal 110 through the calling mobile switching center 130. It transmits (S513).

In this case, the outgoing message information is input as described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and the outgoing mobile terminal 110 compares the current time with the "start" time of the time input screen 305 to determine the current time. And when the "start" time is the same or the current time passes the "start" time and the current time does not pass the "end" time, the pre-intro message information is transmitted to the destination mobile switching center 130. (S515).

The intro message service server 240 checks whether the terminating mobile terminal 150 is subscribed to the intro message service by referring to profile information corresponding to the MIN of the terminating mobile terminal 150 stored in the home location register 140. In operation S517, when the user subscribes to the corresponding service, the intro message is generated by searching for the sound sources previously stored in the intro message sound source database 260 and extracting the sound source corresponding to the currently set schedule and time (S519).

Then, the intro message service server 240 requests the terminating mobile switching center 130 to stop ringback tone transmission and simultaneously sends the intro message generated in step S519 through the calling mobile switching center 130 to the calling mobile terminal 110. Send it out. That is, the intro message is transmitted as a substitute sound of the ringback tone (S521).

In addition, when the transmission of the intro message is terminated, the intro message service server 240 notifies the terminating mobile switching center 130 to request ringback tone transmission (S523), and the terminating mobile switching center 130 is the calling mobile switching center as in step S513. The ringback tone is transmitted again to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 through 130 (S525).

For example, the outgoing mobile terminal 110 is from the destination mobile switching center 130 to "two bullfights" and "currently in motion, until 20:30." And "Two bullfight" sounds are sequentially provided as ringback tones and ringback tone replacement sounds.

In addition, even when the intro message service according to the present invention is performed, when the user of the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 requests a call connection, the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 transmits a paging response signal to the terminating mobile switching center 130. In this case, the paging response signal is transmitted to the calling mobile switching center 130 (S527) so that a call path between the calling mobile communication terminal 110 and the called mobile communication terminal 150 is connected (S529).

7 is a signal flowchart illustrating another embodiment of an intro message providing process through the intro message providing system shown in FIG. 2.

The call attempt is generated by inputting or selecting the telephone number of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 having the intro message information transmission function to the outgoing mobile communication terminal 110 (S601).

The originating mobile switching center 130 requests the destination location information to the home location register 140 (S603), and the home location register 140 requests route information to the destination mobile switching center 130 from the destination mobile switching center 130. The route information is received (S605).

The home location register 140 responds to the incoming location information in response to the request for information in step S503 (S607), and the calling mobile switching center 130 sends the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 to the called mobile switching center 130 based on the called location information. Request a service call connection with the (S609).

The terminating mobile switching center 130 transmits a paging signal to the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 according to the service call connection request (S611), and at the same time, the ringback tone to the calling mobile communication terminal 110 through the calling mobile switching center 130. Send the. At this time, when the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 is subscribed to the ring back tone service to replace the ring back tone, the ring back tone service server 210 transmits the preset ring back tone to the calling mobile terminal 110 as the ring back tone replacement tone. Done. That is, referring to the profile information corresponding to the MIN of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 stored in the home location register 140, it is confirmed that the subscriber is subscribed to the ring back tone service, and the incoming mobile communication is performed in the ring back tone subscriber database 220. The sound source code corresponding to the MIN of the terminal 150 is extracted, and the call connection sound source corresponding to the corresponding sound source code is read from the call connection sound source database 230 and the calling mobile communication terminal 110 is transmitted through the call mobile switching center 130. It is to send a ring back tone to (S615).

In this case, the outgoing message information has been input as described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and the present mobile terminal 110 compares the current time with the "start" time of the time input screen 305. When the time and the "start" time is the same or the current time has passed the "start" time and the current time has not passed the "end" time, the pre-introted message information is sent to the destination mobile switching center 130. (S617).

The intro message service server 240 checks whether the terminating mobile terminal 150 is subscribed to the intro message service by referring to profile information corresponding to the MIN of the terminating mobile terminal 150 stored in the home location register 140. In operation S619, when the user subscribes to the corresponding service, an intro message is generated by searching for sound sources previously stored in the intro message sound source database 260 and extracting a sound source corresponding to a currently set schedule and time (S621).

Then, the intro message service server 240 requests the call connection tone service server 210 to stop the transmission of the call connection tone (S623), and sends the intro message generated in step S621 through the calling mobile switching center 130. Send to (110). That is, the intro message is transmitted as a substitute sound of the ring back tone (S625).

In addition, the intro message service server 240 notifies the RBT service server 210 when the transmission of the intro message is terminated and requests to send the RBT (S627), and the RBT service server 210 transmits the call as in step S615. The mobile station 130 transmits the ring back tone to the calling mobile terminal 110 again (S629).

For example, the outgoing mobile terminal 110 may be from the outgoing mobile switching center 130, "up-to-date" and "currently active, until 20:30." And the "latest song" notes are sequentially provided as ringback tone substitutes.

In addition, even when the intro message service according to the present invention is performed, when the user of the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 requests a call connection, the terminating mobile communication terminal 150 transmits a paging response signal to the terminating mobile switching center 130. At this time, the paging response signal is transmitted to the calling mobile switching center 130 (S631), and the called mobile switching center 130 requests the service call release from the ring back tone service server 210 (S633) and then the calling mobile communication terminal ( The communication path between the 110 and the destination mobile communication terminal 150 is connected (S635).

On the other hand, the ring back tone service server 210 is a ring tone service that allows the user of the incoming mobile communication terminal 150 to hear the ringtone to replace the ringback tone in the caller's mobile communication terminal or a general telephone (Escape Telecom's) In the case of providing a mention service (calling "coloring plus") while additionally delivering the announcement-oriented sound source before sending the callee-designated ring tone, the announcement service in step S615 Preferably, the ring back tone service is provided in step S629. In this case, the intro message service server 240 waits for the completion of the service in step S625 and then transmits the intro message.

For example, the outgoing mobile terminal 110 may have a good day from the outgoing mobile switching center 130. It will be connected to the owner after a while, and it is currently in motion, until 20:30. And the "latest song" notes are sequentially provided as ringback tone substitutes.

8 is a block diagram of an intro message providing system grafted to a wired telephone network according to the present invention.

The wired telephone network includes an outgoing public telephone 710, an incoming public telephone 720, a public telephone network switching center 730, and the like. The public telephone network switching center 730 is connected to the intro message service server 240.

The incoming general telephone 720 is a line subscribed to the intro message service according to the present invention, and the outgoing generic telephone 710 is a terminal that outputs an intro message transmitted in response to a call connection request to the incoming general telephone 720.

In the intro message providing system described with reference to FIG. 2, the subscriber information for the intro message service is stored in the home location register 140, but in the wired telephone network as shown in FIG. 8, the subscriber information for the intro message service is stored in the intro message subscriber database 250. Stored.

An intro message providing procedure by the intro message providing system of FIG. 8 may help understanding the signal flow diagram of FIG. 7. Although the actual signal flow is different due to the difference between the mobile communication network and the wired telephone network, since the principles are similar, the present invention can be sufficiently implemented by those skilled in the art.

Referring to the signal flow briefly, when the call attempt of the called desk phone 720 occurs in the calling desk phone 710, the public switched telephone network 730 dials the line number of the called desk phone 720 into the ring back tone service server 210. To pass).

The ring back tone service server 210 confirms that it is a subscription line of the ring back tone service with reference to the ring back tone subscriber database 220, and after extracting a predetermined sound source from the ring back tone database 230, the call ring tone service server 730 makes a call. The phone 710 provides the extracted sound source as a ring back tone.

Incoming desk phone 720 transmits intro message information in response to a call of public switched telephone network 730, and public switched telephone network 730 transmits the line number and intro message information of incoming desk phone 720 intro message service server. Forward to 240.

The intro message service server 240 identifies the subscription line of the intro message service by referring to the intro message subscriber database 250, extracts a sound source corresponding to the intro message information from the intro message database 260, and generates an intro message. The generated intro message is provided to the calling general telephone 710 via the public switched telephone network 730.

As described above, the procedure for providing an intro message in a genetic telephone network may be fully implemented by those skilled in the art, as described above, from the description of FIG. 7, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted. .

The above description is merely illustrative of the present invention, and it is obvious that the techniques of the present invention can be easily modified and implemented by those skilled in the art. Such modified embodiments should be construed as naturally included in the technical spirit described in the claims of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can change the setting state of the ringback tone or ringback tone replacement sound in real time in a mobile communication terminal according to its own rhythm or change of heart using high speed communication technology, and replaces a new ringback tone called an intro message. By providing a sound system, there is an effect of minimizing service dissatisfaction according to satisfying needs of mobile subscribers who are diversifying from day to day.

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A method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. (a) generating a call request signal to the called telephone number selected or input by the calling terminal; (b) the switching system transmitting a ringback tone to the calling terminal while transmitting the call request signal to the called terminal; (c) generating, by the called terminal receiving the call request signal, the intro message made of a sound source based on preset intro message setting information; (d) sending, by the switching system, the generated intro message to the calling terminal in a state in which transmission of the ringback tone is stopped; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The sending of the intro message of steps (b) and (d) is performed by streaming. An intro message providing method set by a called terminal. The method of claim 1, In step (c), (c1) when the intro message setting request is input to the called terminal, outputting a service initial screen including a setting menu and a release menu for transmitting the intro message on the screen of the called terminal; (c2) outputting a schedule selection screen on the screen of the called terminal to select any one of a plurality of preset schedules when the setting menu is selected on the service initial screen; (c3) if an arbitrary schedule is selected on the schedule selection screen, outputting a time input screen for inputting a time range of the corresponding schedule on the screen of the called terminal; (c4) generating the intro message by searching for pre-stored sound sources and extracting a sound source corresponding to the set schedule and time when the time range is input on the time input screen; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. A method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. (a) generating a call request signal to the called telephone number selected or input by the calling terminal; (b) the switching system transmitting a ringback tone to the calling terminal while transmitting the call request signal to the called terminal; (c) the called terminal receiving the call request signal transmitting preset intro message setting information to the switching system; (d) generating, by the switching system, the intro message composed of a sound source based on the intro message setting information; (e) transmitting, by the switching system, the generated intro message to the originating terminal while stopping transmission of the ringback tone; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In step (c), (c1) when the intro message setting request is input to the called terminal, outputting a service initial screen including a setting menu and a release menu for transmitting the intro message on the screen of the called terminal; (c2) outputting a schedule selection screen on the screen of the called terminal to select any one of a plurality of preset schedules when the setting menu is selected on the service initial screen; (c3) outputting a time input screen for inputting a time range of a corresponding schedule on a screen of the called terminal when an arbitrary schedule is selected on the schedule selection screen; (c4) if the time range is input on the time input screen, transmitting the intro message setting information corresponding to the set schedule and time to the switching system; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein In step (d), (d1) confirming whether the called terminal is subscribed to the sending service of the intro message in the switching system; (d2) generating the intro message by searching for pre-stored sound sources and extracting a sound source corresponding to the set schedule and time when the service subscription is confirmed; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. A method for providing an intro message set by a called terminal when a call is requested from a calling terminal to a called terminal. (a) generating a call request signal to the called telephone number selected or input by the calling terminal; (b) exchanging, by the switching system, the call request signal to the called terminal and transmitting a preset ring back tone to the calling terminal as a ringback tone replacement tone; (c) the called terminal receiving the call request signal transmitting preset intro message setting information to the switching system; (d) generating, by the switching system, the intro message composed of a sound source based on the intro message setting information; (e) transmitting, by the switching system, the generated intro message to the calling terminal while stopping transmission of the ring back tone; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The intro message providing method, (f) the exchange system transmitting the ring back tone back to the calling terminal when the sending of the intro message is finished; The intro message providing method set by the called terminal further comprising. The method according to claim 7 or 8, In step (c), (c1) when the intro message setting request is input to the called terminal, outputting a service initial screen including a setting menu and a release menu for transmitting the intro message on the screen of the called terminal; (c2) outputting a schedule selection screen on the screen of the called terminal to select any one of a plurality of preset schedules when the setting menu is selected on the service initial screen; (c3) if an arbitrary schedule is selected on the schedule selection screen, outputting a time input screen for inputting a time range of the corresponding schedule on the screen of the called terminal; (c4) if the time range is input on the time input screen, transmitting the intro message setting information corresponding to the set schedule and time to the switching system; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 7 or 8, In step (d), (d1) confirming whether the called terminal is subscribed to the sending service of the intro message in the switching system; (d2) generating the intro message by searching for pre-stored sound sources and extracting a sound source corresponding to the set schedule and time when the service subscription is confirmed; Intro message providing method is set by the called terminal comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The step (b) is to transmit the ring back tone by the announcement service for transmitting the announcement-oriented sound source An intro message providing method set by a called terminal. The method of claim 8, In the step (f), the ring tone is re-transmitted by a ring back tone service that allows the user of the called terminal to hear a ring back tone in a terminal or a general telephone of the other party. An intro message providing method set by a called terminal.

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