KR100785636B1 - Method and system for providing call controlling service - Google Patents

Abstract

A receiving call control service supply method and a system are provided to notify a receiving user who is connecting to the Internet of the fact that a call is connected between terminals for the receiver to control a receiving call by recognizing the fact. If a call is connected between the first and second terminals, a receiving call control server decides whether a receiving call control service is activated by targeting the second terminal(S410-S430). If so, the receiving call control server decides whether the third terminal set as a unit for controlling a receiving call is connecting to the Internet(S440). If so, the receiving call control server transmits notification information notifying that a call is connected between the first and second terminals to the third terminal(S450).

Description

Method and system for providing incoming call control service {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CALL CONTROLLING SERVICE}

1 and 2 are configuration diagrams of an incoming call control service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an incoming call control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 to 7 are flowcharts of an incoming call control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

110; A first terminal 120; First terminal

130; Third terminal 140; Fourth terminal

200; Communication network 210; Base station

220; Base station controller 230; Home location register

240; Exchanger 300; Customer Care Center Server

400; Incoming call control server 410; Call connection status check unit

420; Service activation determining unit 430; Internet connection judgment

440; Notification information transmission unit 500; Internet messenger server

600; Message service server

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing an incoming call control service, and more particularly, to provide an incoming call control service that can control an incoming call by notifying a called party through a terminal that is connected to the Internet. It relates to a method and a system.

As communication technology has developed, the use of the Internet has become a daily life of modern people, and mobile terminals such as mobile phones have also become a necessity of modern people. Workplaces cannot handle their work well without using the Internet, and Internet-ready terminals such as media or laptops have become a necessity even in formal meetings such as conferences and seminars. As such, the popularization of the Internet and mobile terminals has improved the quality of life of modern people in various ways.

However, due to the unrestricted use of mobile terminals, it is becoming more and more common to cause harm to others or even to themselves.

For example, the ringtone and vibrating sound of the mobile terminal in the conference stand interrupts the flow of the meeting, and too frequent call requests during work may interfere with one's own work.

On the other hand, when the called party is unable to answer the caller's call request, the missed response service for transmitting a preset message to the calling party is executed.

However, when using the missed answering service, in order to check the caller, it is necessary to take an action of identifying the mobile terminal, and there is a problem in that an important call request and an unimportant call request cannot be answered. In addition, there is a problem that you can not answer a simple call within the limit that does not harm others.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing an incoming call control service for informing a user of a called party accessing the Internet that a call is connected to each other. To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a system for providing an incoming call control service for controlling an incoming call by a called party recognizing the fact.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing an incoming call control service according to the present invention includes: a) when a call is connected between a first terminal and a second terminal, the incoming call control server is directed to the second terminal; Determining whether an incoming call control service is activated; b) determining that, when the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal, determining whether the incoming call control server is connected to the Internet using a third terminal configured as a means for controlling the incoming call; And c) as a result of the determination, when the third terminal is connected to the Internet, the incoming call control server sends notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal to the third terminal. And, preferably, d-1) receiving, by the incoming call control server, incoming call termination request information from the third terminal; e-1) requesting, by the incoming call control server, the exchange to terminate the call connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; And f-1) the exchange releasing the call connected between the first terminal and the second terminal at the request of the incoming call control server.

In addition, the system for providing an incoming call control service according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a communication network for connecting an outgoing signal of a first terminal to a second terminal; A customer care center server configured to set the second terminal as an incoming call control service target terminal according to service subscription information input from the outside; Receiving information on the fact that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal from a communication network, and confirming whether the third terminal set as a means for controlling an incoming call of the second terminal is connected to the Internet, and confirming As a result, when the third terminal is connected to the Internet, an incoming call control server for transmitting the notification information for notifying that the call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal to the third terminal. Preferably, it further comprises an Internet messenger server for receiving the notification information from the incoming call control server, and transmitting the received notification information to the third terminal using an internet messenger.

In addition, the incoming call control server according to the present invention for achieving the above object, call connection state confirmation for confirming the call connection state between the first terminal and the second terminal through the call connection state confirmation information received from the exchange part;

A service activation determining unit determining whether an incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal when a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; An internet connection determination unit determining whether a third terminal set as a target for controlling an incoming call is connected to the Internet when the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal; And a notification information transmitter configured to transmit notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal to the third terminal when the third terminal is connected to the Internet. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments will be described in detail a method and system for providing an incoming call control service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the drawings.

First, a system for providing an incoming call control service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 1 and 2 are configuration diagrams of an incoming call control service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of an incoming call control server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an incoming call control service providing system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first terminal 110, a second terminal 120, a third terminal 130, a communication network 200, and a customer. A management center server 300, and an incoming call control server 400, preferably, as shown in FIG. 2, a fourth terminal 140, an Internet messenger server 500, a message service server ( 600) may be further included.

The first terminal 110, the second terminal 120, and the fourth terminal 140 include a wired terminal or a mobile terminal. For example, a wired terminal refers to a wired telephone for establishing a voice call through a wired communication network, and a wireless terminal refers to a cellular phone and a PDA for establishing a voice call through a wireless communication network. Also, preferably, the fourth terminal 140 is a terminal capable of supporting communication additional services such as a message service. The third terminal 130 includes all terminals capable of internet access, such as a computer and a laptop.

On the other hand, in the functional aspect performed in the present invention, the first to fourth terminal device will be described as follows.

That is, the first terminal 110 is an originating terminal for requesting a call connection with the second terminal 120, and the second terminal 120 is an incoming terminal for receiving an outgoing signal requested by the first terminal 110. . The third terminal 130 is a terminal that receives information on the fact that a call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 and controls an incoming call.

In addition, the fourth terminal 140 is an incoming call target terminal in which the outgoing signal is switched according to the incoming call control of the third terminal 130 and the call is connected to the first terminal 110. Alternatively, the fourth terminal 140 may be a terminal that receives a predetermined message input from outside of the third terminal according to the incoming call control of the third terminal 130.

The communication network 200 includes a wired communication network and a wireless communication network, and includes a base station 210, a base station controller 220, a home location register 230, an exchange 240, and the like, and performs a general voice call function.

The home location register 230 receives service subscription information for the service call control service from the customer care center server 300 and manages the received service subscription information.

When the call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120, the switch 240 determines whether the second terminal 120 searches for the service subscription information to determine whether the incoming call control service is the target.

In addition, the exchange 240 interworks with the incoming call control server 400 and transmits information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 to the incoming call control server 400. .

In addition, the exchange 240 receives the incoming call switching request information and the identification information of the fourth terminal 140 from the incoming call control server 400, and in response to the received incoming call switching request information, the first terminal. A call is connected between the 110 and the third terminal 130.

The customer management center server 300 receives the subscription information for the incoming call control service from the outside and manages the subscriber of the incoming call control service using the received subscription information.

In addition, the customer care center server 300 may receive information on whether the incoming call control service is activated from the outside, and activate the incoming call control service for the second terminal 120 using the received information. have.

On the other hand, the subscription information includes service subscription request information, identification information of the second terminal 120 that is the target of the incoming call control service, and identification information of the third terminal 130 which is a means for controlling the incoming call.

In addition, the customer care center 300 transmits identification information of the second terminal 120, identification information of the third terminal 130, and service activation information to the incoming call control server 400.

As shown in FIG. 3, the incoming call control server 400 includes a call connection state checking unit 410, a service activation interworking unit 420, an internet connection determining unit 430, and a notification information transmitting unit 440. Preferably, the terminal may further include a subscriber management unit (not shown), an incoming call control unit search unit (not shown), a reception response unit (not shown), and the like.

The call connection state checking unit 410 checks the call connection state between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120. For example, the call connection state checking unit 410 may check the call connection state through information on the fact that the call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 received from the exchange 240. .

The subscriber management unit (not shown) stores the identification information of the second terminal 120 and the identification information of the third terminal 130 received from the customer care center server 300 in correspondence with each other, thereby receiving an incoming call control service object. And an incoming call control means.

When the call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120, the service activation determination unit 420 determines whether the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal 120. For example, the service activation determination unit 420 may check the service activation state of the second terminal 120 by using the activation information received from the customer management center server 300.

When the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal 120, the incoming call control means searching unit (not shown) searches for the third terminal 130 set as a means for controlling the incoming call.

The internet access determination unit 430 determines whether the searched third terminal 130 is connected to the Internet. On the other hand, the technology for checking whether a specific terminal is connected to the Internet is the same as the known technology, so the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The notification information transmitter 440 transmits notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 to the searched third terminal 130. Meanwhile, the notification information transmitter 440 may control the notification information to be transmitted to the third terminal 130 by using an internet messenger service through the internet messenger server 500.

The reception response unit (not shown) includes at least one of an outgoing call request unit and a message service request unit to respond to the predetermined request information received from the third terminal 130.

The call forwarding request unit (not shown) may receive the call forwarding request information from the outside requesting that the third terminal 130 switch the call connected to the second terminal 120 to the fourth terminal 140. In response to the incoming call switching request information, the switch requests the switch to switch the incoming call to the fourth terminal 140. Therefore, a new call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the fourth terminal 140 at the request of the incoming call switching requester.

The message service request unit (not shown) requests the message service server 600 to transmit the message to the fourth terminal 140 when the third terminal 130 receives a predetermined message from the outside. Therefore, the message is transmitted to the fourth terminal 140 at the request of the message service request unit. Meanwhile, preferably, the fourth terminal 140 and the first terminal 110 may be the same. That is, the third terminal 130 may correspond to a case in which the third terminal 130 requests to transmit the message to the terminal which attempted to make the call.

The Internet messenger server 500 receives the notification information from the incoming call control server 400 and transmits the received notification information to the third terminal 130 using the Internet messenger service.

The message service server 600 receives the message and identification information of the fourth terminal 140 from the incoming call control server 400 and transmits the message to the fourth terminal 140 using a message service. On the other hand, the message service includes a short message service (SMS), a multimedia message service (MMS), and the like.

Hereinafter, a method for providing an incoming call control service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 4 to 7 are flowcharts of an incoming call control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the customer care center server 300 receives subscription information for an incoming call control service from the outside for the second terminal 120 and uses the received subscription information to generate a second terminal ( 120) is set as the incoming call control service target.

In addition, the customer care center server 300 receives information on whether to activate the incoming call control service for the second terminal 120 from the outside, and whether or not to activate the incoming call control service according to the received information. Decide

 In this way, the customer care center server 300 transmits the set subscription information and activation information to the incoming call control server 400.

The incoming call control server 400 receives the subscription information and the activation information from the customer care center server 300 and uses the subscription information to identify the identification information of the second terminal 120 and the third terminal 130. The identification information is stored in correspondence with each other. That is, the third terminal 130 is set as a means for controlling the incoming call. In operation S410, the second terminal 120 is set to a service activation state.

In this state, when a call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal (120) (S 420), the incoming call control server 400 is the incoming call control for the second terminal 120. It is determined whether the service is activated (S430).

As a result of the determination, since the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal 120, the incoming call control server 400 determines whether the third terminal 130 set as a means for controlling the incoming call is connected to the Internet. (S 440).

As a result, when the third terminal 130 is connected to the Internet, the incoming call control server 400 provides notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 200. 3 The terminal 130 transmits (S 450).

In this case, although not shown in the drawing, preferably, the incoming call control server 400 may request the Internet messenger server 500 to transmit the notification information to the third terminal 130.

Then, the Internet messenger server transmits the notification information to the third terminal 130 using the Internet messenger service at the request of the incoming call control server 400.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling an incoming call of the second terminal 120 through the third terminal 130 will be described in detail.

The third terminal 130 that has received the notification information from the incoming call control server 400 or the Internet messenger server 500 receives predetermined incoming call control information from the outside.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the third terminal 130 may receive call termination request information from the outside requesting to terminate the incoming call to the second terminal 120 (S510).

In this case, the incoming call control server 400 receives the incoming call termination request information from the third terminal 130 (S520), and the call connected between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120. Request the exchange 240 to terminate (S530).

Then, the exchange 240 terminates the call set up between the first terminal 110 and the second terminal 120 at the request of the incoming call control server 400 (S540).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the third terminal 130 may receive incoming call request request information from the outside requesting to switch the incoming call to the second terminal 120 to the fourth terminal 140. There is (S610).

In this case, the incoming call control server 400 receives the incoming call switching request from the third terminal 130 (S620) and converts the incoming call of the second terminal 120 to the fourth terminal 140. Request to the exchange (S630).

Then, the exchange 240 switches the incoming call of the second terminal 120 to the fourth terminal 140 according to the request of the incoming call control server 400 (S640). Therefore, a new call is connected between the first terminal 110 and the fourth terminal 140.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the third terminal 130 may receive a predetermined message from the outside (S710).

In this case, the incoming call control server 400 receives the message and the identification information of the fourth terminal 140 from the third terminal 130 (S 720), and receives the received message to the fourth terminal 140. Request to the message service server 600 to be transmitted to (S730).

Then, the message service server 600 transmits the message to the fourth terminal 140 using the message service according to the request of the incoming call control server 400 (S740).

At this time, the fourth terminal 140 may be the same as the first terminal 110, for example, to transmit a message in response to the call request of the first terminal (110).

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone with ordinary knowledge will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various changes or modifications can be made.

As described above, according to the present invention, a method and a system for providing an incoming call control service can notify a called user who is connected to the Internet that a call is connected to each other, and the called party recognizes the fact. It has the effect of controlling the call.

Therefore, in a situation in which it is difficult to answer a call, such as a meeting, or in a situation in which a phone ring or phone vibration sound damages another person, there is an effect of reducing the damage while appropriately responding to a call request.

Claims (19)

a) when a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, determining, by the incoming call control server, whether the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal; b) determining that, when the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal, determining whether the incoming call control server is connected to the Internet using a third terminal configured as a means for controlling the incoming call; And c) If it is determined that the third terminal is connected to the Internet, the incoming call control server transmits notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal to the third terminal. Method for providing an incoming call control service, characterized in that it comprises a step. The method of claim 1, wherein after step c) d-1) receiving the incoming call termination request information from the third terminal by the incoming call control server; e-1) requesting, by the incoming call control server, the exchange to terminate the call connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; And and f-1) terminating, by the exchange, a call connected between the first terminal and the second terminal at the request of the incoming call control server. The method of claim 1, wherein after step c) d-2) the incoming call control server receiving the incoming call transfer request information of the second terminal from the third terminal; e-2) the second incoming call control server to the fourth terminal corresponding to the terminal identification information received from the third terminal or set as an incoming call transfer target in response to the incoming call request information; Requesting the exchange to switch the incoming call of the terminal; And f-2) the exchange further comprising the step of switching the incoming call to a fourth terminal at the request of the incoming call control server. The method of claim 1, wherein after step c), d-3) receiving, by the incoming call control server, a predetermined message input from outside the third terminal and identification information of the fourth terminal to which the message is to be transmitted, from the third terminal; e-3) requesting, by the incoming call control server, to transmit a message to the fourth terminal; And f-3) transmitting the message to the fourth terminal by using the message service by the message service server. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein step c) c-1) requesting the Internet messenger server to transmit notification information to the third terminal when the third terminal is connected to the Internet as a result of the determination; And c-2) the messenger server transmitting the notification information to the third terminal by using the Internet messenger service at the request of the incoming call control server. . 4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein before step a) Iii) the customer care center server transmitting the subscription information for the incoming call control service to the incoming call control server; And Ii) means for the incoming call control server to set the incoming call control service to active for the second terminal by using the subscription information received from the customer care center server, and to control the second terminal identification information and the incoming call; And storing the identification information of the third terminal in correspondence with each other. A call connection state checking unit for checking a call connection state between the first terminal and the second terminal through call connection state confirmation information received from the exchange; An internet connection determining unit determining whether a third terminal set as a target for controlling an incoming call is connected to the Internet when a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; And And when the third terminal is connected to the Internet, a notification information transmission unit configured to transmit notification information indicating that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal to the third terminal. Call Control Server. The method of claim 7, wherein A subscriber management unit for storing the second terminal identification information received from the outside and the identification information of the third terminal which is means for controlling the incoming call; A service activation determining unit determining whether an incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal when a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal; And And when the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal, an incoming call control means searching unit for searching for the third terminal set as a means for controlling the incoming call. The method of claim 8, wherein the Internet connection determination unit And determining that the third terminal is connected to the Internet when the incoming call control service is activated for the second terminal. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the notification information transmission unit And the notification information is transmitted to the third terminal in the form of an internet messenger service through an internet messenger server. The method of claim 7, wherein And a reception response unit for instructing to respond to the predetermined request information received from the third terminal. The method of claim 11, wherein the reception response unit In response to the incoming call forwarding request information received from the third terminal, the incoming call of the second terminal is switched to the fourth terminal to a fourth terminal corresponding to or preset to terminal identification information received from the third terminal. An incoming call switching request unit requesting the communication network to do; And And a message service request unit requesting a message service server to transmit a message input from the third terminal to the fourth terminal using a message service. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein said message service is An incoming call control server comprising a short message service (SMS) and a multimedia message service (MMS). A first terminal for calling a call to a second terminal; A second terminal for receiving a call originated by the first terminal; A third terminal receiving notification information on the fact that a call is connected between the first terminal and the second terminal and controlling an incoming call of the second terminal; And When a call is being connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, confirming whether the third terminal is connecting to the Internet, and as a result of confirmation, when the third terminal is connecting to the Internet, the notification information is sent to the third terminal. Incoming call control service providing system comprising a call control server for transmitting to. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the system is Receive a predetermined message and identification information of a fourth terminal to which the message is to be transmitted from an incoming call control server, and transmit the message using at least one of a short message service (SMS) and a multimedia message service (MMS). And a message service server for transmitting to the 4 terminals. The system of claim 14 or 15, wherein the system is And a customer care center server configured to manage service subscription information for an incoming call control service and to set whether to activate an incoming call service for the second terminal. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein the incoming call control server is And receiving call termination request information from the third terminal and canceling a call connected between the first terminal and the second terminal in response to the call termination request information. The system of claim 14 or 15, wherein the system is And a fourth terminal for receiving the diverted call after the call originated from the first terminal to the second terminal is switched. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the incoming call control server is And receiving the call forwarding request information from the third terminal, and converting the incoming call of the second terminal to the fourth terminal in response to the incoming call switching request information.

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