KR100777578B1 - Internet User Interface Apparatus and Method of Virtual Presence Service based on Open Intelligent Network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an Internet user interface of a personal number service in an open intelligent network environment, the method comprising: receiving subscriber information, receiving registered service information when a registered subscriber requests service, and registering a subscriber Receiving location information when the subscriber wants to register location information, and receiving access rule information when the registered subscriber wants to register a service access rule.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the personal number service menu can be registered or changed in a graphic user interface method through the Internet in comparison to the personal number service provided only in a conventional telephone terminal, which is convenient, accurate, and on one screen. It is convenient because various service items can be displayed and modified at the same time, and multiple access rules can be registered and selectively applied to routing.

Description

Internet User Interface Apparatus and Method of Virtual Presence Service based on Open Intelligent Network}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an open personal number service and an Internet user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing in detail the structure of a table configured in the subscriber profile database shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a service flow performed in the internet user access unit shown in FIG. 1.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the step of selecting a function selection screen shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen provided to a user in the subscriber information management screen display step shown in FIG. 3; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the service information management screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of a screen provided to a user in the position registration screen display step shown in FIG.                 

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the step of setting a connection rule screen shown in FIG. 3; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the dialing screen display step shown in FIG. 3; FIG.

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10: Internet interworking personal number service device

20: Open intelligent network 30: Internet service subscriber

40: telephone service subscriber 50: Internet user connection

60: Internet connection personal number service control unit

70: subscriber profile database

The present invention relates to a personal number service in an open intelligent network environment in which the Internet and wired and wireless are integrated. More particularly, the present invention relates to an open intelligent network environment in which various settings of subscribers can be registered or changed through a graphical user interface through the Internet. An apparatus and method for internet user interface of a personal number service are provided.

An open intelligent network refers to a system structure in which basic service functions of an existing intelligent network service control system are opened to external systems and service providers through standardized APIs. http://java.sun.com/products/jain/. This open intelligent network has the advantage of easily integrating the service functions of the Internet and the service functions in the network to provide a new high value-added service. Therefore, in the open intelligent network environment based on the present invention, the wired / wireless wired / wireless personal number service including the wired / wireless personal number service is extended through the Internet-linked personal number service device which is an external device of the existing intelligent network service control device. , And an internet user interface method of a personal number service through an internet terminal.

Recently, a so-called personal number service (call forwarding service) has been provided as one of intelligent network supplementary services.

Recently, PSTN-based personal number service (lifetime number service) has been provided as one of intelligent network services.

Such a personal number service is such that a call can be connected to a called number already registered by the subscriber when a call connection request is made from any other party to the personal number after receiving the personal number (or lifetime number).

In order to receive such a personal number service, a subscriber first receives a personal number and registers a wired or wireless telephone number to which call forwarding is desired. At this time, the phone number of the call forwarding is registered by pressing the button of the phone in turn by the ARS service voice guidance provided from the personal number service system.

However, such a personal number service through the conventional PSTN is a complicated and time-consuming procedure because it is necessary to enter the information required by the service by pressing the telephone button while listening to the announcement repeatedly.

Moreover, the conventional personal number service performs a procedure one by one and has a complicated problem that must be performed from the beginning in order to modify or inquire details registered in other categories because the information required for the service must be input.

In addition, the conventional personal number service can input only one access rule.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an internet user interface device for an individual number service in an open intelligent network environment capable of registering and updating personal number service information through the Internet. .

Another object of the present invention is to provide an Internet user interface device for a personal number service in an open intelligent network environment in which a plurality of access rules are registered and routing can be changed according to the access rules.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an internet user interface method of a personal number service in an open intelligent network environment for a personal number service in which wired and wireless Internet is integrated in the open intelligent network environment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an internet user interface method of an individual number service in an open intelligent network environment that can easily register and update personal number service information through the Internet.

According to a feature of the present invention proposed to achieve the above object, the Internet user interface device of the personal number service controls the subscriber's Internet terminal for receiving the personal number service, the subscriber information, the service information to receive the present, An internet user access unit for receiving the location information of the subscriber and the access rule information of the personal number service; And a subscriber profile database that registers subscriber information input to the Internet user access unit, service information to be provided, location information of the current subscriber, and access rule information of the personal number service under the control of the Internet user access unit.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the Internet user access unit receives service information of a plurality of landline telephone numbers, wireless telephone numbers, and Internet terminal addresses from an Internet terminal of a subscriber, and basically connects a call among the inputted service information. A number to be used as a basic called terminal for receiving, and if the call is not connected to the basic called terminal, the incoming call forwarding number for switching the call, and the incoming call is selected to receive.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the Internet user access unit selects whether the current terminal location of the subscriber is the default destination terminal, the Internet terminal, or the destination according to the access rules from the subscriber's Internet terminal. Receive input.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the Internet user access unit receives a terminal to be received from the subscriber's Internet terminal, and receives the start time for initiating the call and the end time for terminating the call.

In a preferred embodiment of this aspect, the Internet user access unit receives the terminal number or IP address of the other party to allow incoming calls from the subscriber's Internet terminal.

According to another feature of the present invention proposed to achieve the above object, the Internet user interface method of the personal number service comprises the steps of receiving subscriber information from a subscriber for receiving the personal number service; Receiving service information to be provided when a registered subscriber requests service provision in the step of receiving the subscriber information; Receiving location information when the registered subscriber in the step of receiving the subscriber information wants to register location information of the current subscriber; Receiving access rule information when a registered subscriber wants to register a service access rule in the step of receiving the subscriber information; And a VOIP dialing function through the Internet terminal used by the subscriber.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a personal number service and an Internet user interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes an open intelligent network, 30 denotes an Internet service subscriber, 40 denotes a telephone service subscriber, 50 denotes an Internet user access unit, 60 denotes an Internet-linked personal number service control unit, and 70 denotes a subscriber profile database. Reference numeral 10 denotes an internet interworking personal number service device.

The Internet-linked personal number service device 10 is composed of an Internet user access unit 50, an Internet-linked personal number service control unit 60, and a subscriber profile database 70. It provides Internet-linked personal number service in open intelligent network environment with integrated wired and wireless network.

The open intelligent network 20 performs a connection connection between the telephone service subscriber 40 connected to the wired / wireless network and the internet service subscriber 30 at the request of the Internet-linked personal number service device 10, and the telephone service subscriber. If there is a request for a personal number service from 40, it requests the Internet-linked personal number service device 10 to provide a service.

In addition, the Internet user access unit 50 provides a graphical user interface to be provided to the Internet service subscriber 30 and controls the service according to the input information. That is, the profile information of the subscriber registered in the subscriber profile database 70 of the Internet-linked personal number service device 10 can be managed through the web browser of the Internet service subscriber 30 connected to the Internet.

On the other hand, the Internet-linked personal number service control unit 60 controls the personal number service, and performs an interaction function with the open intelligent network 20, the subscriber profile database when a call is requested to the subscriber from any caller The location registration information of the personal number stored in the location registration table 70 is inquired to control access to the location designated by the personal number service subscriber.

Finally, the subscriber profile database 70 stores subscriber information, service information, access rules, and location information related to the personal number, and is registered by the Internet user access unit 50 and the Internet-linked personal number service control unit 60. Information is retrieved and updated.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail the structure of a table configured in the subscriber profile database shown in FIG. 2 (A) shows a subscriber information management table, (B) a service information management table, (C) a location registration table, and (D) a connection rule table.

As shown in the figure, the subscriber information management table is composed of personal number, password, name, address, phone number, mobile phone, payment method, card number field. In addition, the service information management table is composed of personal number, landline telephone number 1 to wired telephone number n, mobile telephone number 1 to mobile telephone number n, fax, Internet terminal address, basic called terminal, call forwarding number, and transfer request field. . The position registration table is composed of an individual number, a position registration type, and a position registration value field. Finally, the access rule table consists of individual number, index, start time, end time, sender, and reception method fields. Each table is joined with a personal number field.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a service flow performed in the Internet user access unit shown in FIG. 1.

First, when the Internet service subscriber 30 accesses the Internet-linked personal number service device 10 using a web browser (111), the Internet user access unit 50 displays the subscriber login screen so that the personal number and password can be input. And display (112). At this time, if the service subscriber enters the personal number and password (113), the Internet user access unit 50 authenticates the personal number by checking whether the entered personal number and password is registered in the subscriber profile database (114). If the personal number is not valid, the Internet user access unit 50 displays a message that the service provision is impossible through the subscriber's browser (115).

On the other hand, if the personal number entered by the subscriber is valid, the Internet user connection unit 50 displays the function selection screen on the subscriber's browser so as to select a service function (116). Then, the service subscriber may select subscriber information management, service information management, location registration, access rule setting, and dialing from the function selection screen as shown in FIG.

When the subscriber selects subscriber information management (118), the Internet user access unit 50 queries the subscriber information management table stored in the subscriber profile database and displays the subscriber's registration information through the subscriber information management screen as shown in FIG. It is displayed (119). At this time, the displayed information consists of the subscriber's personal number, password, name, resident registration number, zip code, home address, home phone number, mobile phone number, email, payment method, card number. If the subscriber wants to change the subscriber's information, the subscriber enters the subscriber's information (120) and clicks the "change" button. Then, subscriber information entered by the subscriber is transmitted to the Internet user access unit 50, and the Internet user access unit 50 changes information in the subscriber information management table of the subscriber profile database 70 (121), and changes the changed subscriber information. Displayed in the subscriber's browser (122).

On the other hand, when the subscriber selects information management (123), the Internet user access unit 50 queries the service information management table of the subscriber profile database 70 and registers the subscriber in the subscriber's browser as shown in FIG. Displayed service information. At this time, the information displayed is composed of personal number, landline phone number 1, landline phone number 2, mobile phone number, fax, Internet terminal address, basic terminal, call forwarding number, conversion request. If the subscriber wants to change the information of the service, the subscriber inputs the service information 125 and clicks the "change" button. Then, the service information entered by the subscriber is transmitted to the Internet user access unit 50, and the Internet user access unit 50 changes information in the service information management table of the subscriber profile database 70 (126), and changes the changed service information. Display the subscriber's browser (127).

When the subscriber selects location registration (128), the Internet user access unit 50 queries the location registration table of the subscriber profile database 70 to display the subscriber's incoming information in the subscriber's browser as shown in FIG. In operation 129, a location registration rule to be applied may be selected. At this time, the location registration that the subscriber can select is an incoming call based on the basic called terminal, the current location registration, or the access rule.

When the subscriber selects the basic incoming terminal item and clicks the "register" button (130), the Internet user access unit 50 indicates the basic destination terminal in the location registration type field of the location registration table of the subscriber profile database 70. (131). That is, the Internet user access unit 50 sets the destination address of the service subscriber to be designated as a terminal registered in the basic destination terminal field of the service information management table.

When the subscriber selects the current location registration item and clicks the "register" button (132), the Internet user access unit 50 displays the current terminal in the location registration type field of the location registration table of the subscriber profile database 70. (133). That is, the Internet user access unit 50 designates the destination address of the service subscriber as the address of the Internet terminal currently used by the subscriber.

When the subscriber selects an incoming item according to the access rule and clicks the "register" button (134), the Internet user access unit 50 sets the location registration type field in the location registration table of the subscriber profile database 70 to the access rule. Set to indicate routing (135). That is, the Internet user access unit 50 is configured to set the incoming hydrogen of the service subscriber according to the access rule registered in the access rule table.

On the other hand, if the subscriber selects the access rule setting on the function selection screen (136), the Internet user access unit 50 inquires the access rule table of the subscriber profile database 70, as shown in FIG. The access rule information is displayed on the browser (137). In this case, the displayed information includes a start time, an end time, a sender, and a receiving method. If the subscriber wants to add the access rule information, the subscriber inputs the start time, the end time, the sender, and the receiving method information in the upper input screen, and clicks the “add” button (138). Then, the Internet user access unit 50 adds the input information to the access rule table (139), and displays all access rules input by the subscriber in a list form in the browser (140).

Finally, if the subscriber selects a call from the function selection screen (141), the Internet user access unit 50 displays the call screen as shown in Fig. 9 in the subscriber's browser (142). When the user clicks the digit of the telephone number on the dialing screen and clicks the "dial" button (143), the Internet user access unit 50 allocates a session (144) and subscribes to the Internet-linked personal number service control unit 60. The digits of the telephone numbers collected from are passed (145). In this way, the subscriber can talk to the called party. If the subscriber clicks the "hang up" button (146), the Internet user access unit 50 transmits the call termination event of the service subscriber to the Internet-linked personal number service control unit 60 (147) and releases the allocated session. (148).

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the function selection screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the function selection screen is composed of subscriber information management, service information management, location registration, access rule setting, and dialing menu. When each menu is clicked, the Internet user access unit 50 provides a service corresponding to the subscriber.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the subscriber information management screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the subscriber information management screen, personal number, password, name, social security number, zip code, address, home phone number, mobile phone number, e-mail, card number input fields, payment method selection button, "change" Button, consists of a "cancel" button. When the subscriber views the subscriber information management screen displayed as described above, the subscriber inputs information into a corresponding input field and clicks the “change” button to make a change.                     

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the service information management screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the service information management screen is selected for personal number, landline phone number 1, landline phone number 2, mobile phone number, fax, Internet terminal address field, basic terminal, call forwarding number and conversion request Button, "change" button, "cancel" button. The subscriber can input the information of the personal number service to be provided through the corresponding input box and the selection button of the service information management screen displayed as described above, and then click the "change" button. The information thus input is registered in the service information management table of the subscriber profile database 70.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the location registration screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the location registration screen is composed of a button for selecting any one of a basic destination terminal, a current bond location registration, or an incoming call according to a connection rule, a "register" button, and a "cancel" button. At the top of the location registration screen, a number (for example, 727-1002) of the currently set destination location is displayed.

Accordingly, when the subscriber selects any one of the basic incoming terminal, the current location registration, or the incoming button according to the access rule and clicks the "register" button, the location registration information is located in the subscriber profile database 70. It is registered in the registration table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in a step of displaying a connection rule setting screen illustrated in FIG. 3.                     

As shown in the figure, the access rule setting screen is composed of a screen (upper) for inputting a connection rule and a screen (lower) for displaying a registered access rule. The screen for inputting the access rule includes a start time, an end time, a sender, an input box of a receiving method, a "add" button, and a "cancel" button. The sender enters the terminal number or IP address of the other party who requested the call to restrict reception. The screen for displaying the access rule consists of a rule number, start time, end time, sender, receiving method, and delete column.

When the subscriber enters the access rule and clicks the "Add" button, the entered access rule is registered in the access rule table of the subscriber profile database 70 and displayed in a list form on the screen for displaying the access rule. .

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen provided to a user in the dialing screen display step illustrated in FIG. 3.

As shown in the figure, the call screen includes a digit button, a "call" button, a "delete" button, a "mail" button, and a "hang up" button to perform a function of the phone.

According to the present invention, the procedure for the personal number service through the PSTN is complicated and requires a lot of time because the user needs to press the telephone button and repeatedly input the information required for the service while listening to the announcement. Information can be registered or changed using a graphical user interface, which is convenient and accurate.

In addition, the conventional personal number service performs a procedure one by one and has to enter the information required in the service, there is a complicated problem that must be proceeded from the beginning in order to modify or query the registered details of other categories, according to the present invention. Multiple service items can be displayed on one screen and modified at the same time.

Moreover, the conventional personal number service can input only one access rule, but according to the present invention, the subscriber can register and selectively apply a plurality of access rules, thereby establishing various routing policies.

Claims (6)

An apparatus for providing a user interface of a personal number service through an internet terminal, From the subscriber's Internet terminal to receive personal number service, the subscriber's current terminal location is selected as the primary destination terminal, the Internet terminal, or the destination according to the access rules. An Internet user access unit for controlling and receiving subscriber information, service information to be provided, location information of a current subscriber, and access rule information of an individual number service; And And a subscriber profile database for registering subscriber information input to the internet user access unit, service information for receiving, location information of a current subscriber, and access rule information of an individual number service under the control of the internet user access unit. Internet user interface device of personal number service in open intelligent network environment. The method of claim 1, The Internet user access unit receives a plurality of landline telephone numbers, wireless telephone numbers and service information of the Internet terminal address from the Internet terminal of the subscriber, Receives input by selecting a number to be used as a basic called terminal for basicly connecting a call among the service information entered, a call forwarding number for switching a call if a call is not connected to the basic called terminal, and whether to transfer a call. Internet user interface device of the personal number service in an open intelligent network environment. delete The method of claim 1, The Internet user access unit receives a terminal to be received from the subscriber's Internet terminal, Internet user interface device of the personal number service in an open intelligent network environment, characterized in that receiving the start time for starting the incoming call and the end time for ending the call to the corresponding terminal. The method of claim 4, wherein The Internet user access unit is an Internet user interface device of a personal number service in an open intelligent network environment, characterized in that receiving the terminal number or IP address of the other party to allow incoming calls from the Internet terminal of the subscriber. A method for providing a user interface of a personal number service through an internet terminal, Selecting whether the current terminal location of the subscriber is a basic destination terminal, an internet terminal, or an incoming call according to an access rule from the subscriber's Internet terminal for receiving the personal number service; Receiving subscriber information from the subscriber's internet terminal; Receiving service information to be provided when a registered subscriber requests service provision in the step of receiving the subscriber information; Receiving location information when the registered subscriber in the step of receiving the subscriber information wants to register location information of the current subscriber; And receiving access rule information when a registered subscriber wants to register a service access rule in the step of receiving the subscriber information, wherein the internet user interface method of the personal number service in an open intelligent network environment.

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