KR100823247B1 - Method for providing caller ID information utilizing home network and the system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for providing caller information to home appliances connected by a home network is disclosed. The method includes registering home appliances connected to a home network to provide telephone caller information, detecting telephone caller information when a call is received, and registering the detected telephone caller information through a home network. Transmitting to the products and providing the detected telephone caller information to a user interface of the registered household appliances. According to the present invention as described above, the calling party number service can be applied to the home network environment to more effectively use the calling party number service.

Caller ID service, home network, telephone, home server, caller ID

Description

Method for providing caller ID information utilizing home network and the system

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing a conventional caller ID service;

2 is a block diagram of a system for providing caller information according to the present invention;

3 is a block diagram according to the function of the telephone shown in FIG.

4 is a block diagram according to a function of a user terminal shown in FIG. 2;

5 is a block diagram according to the function of the home server shown in FIG. 2;

6 is a flowchart of operation in the telephone according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart of an operation of a user terminal device according to the present invention;

8 is a flowchart of an operation of a home server according to the present invention;

9 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a user accessing a home server and receiving caller information received at home according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

200: external user terminal device

220: public switched telephone network

230: network interface device                 

240: home network

300: phone 330: home network application installed on the phone

400: user terminal device 430: home network application installed in the user terminal device

500: home server 530: home network application installed on the home server

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing telephone caller information, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing telephone caller information to a user terminal using a home network.

Currently, cell phone service providers are starting to use caller ID services. This caller ID service allows you to display the phone number information of the caller or the message from the caller, or to send an advertisement to a terminal where the business pays a certain amount to the telephone company and displays the caller ID. Etc. are possible.

The conventional caller ID service is as shown in FIG. It consists of an electronic switch 120 of the telephone station 110 receiving and relaying a signal with the user's telephone 100, a signal having information on the calling party number, and terminals 140, 150 and 160 having a function of displaying the signal. . In such a conventional system, when a user makes a phone call using a telephone or a mobile phone, the exchanger's electronic exchange of the signaled telephone company connects to the destination's telephone number. Will be sent. When the terminal of the user who receives the signal is a mobile phone 150 or a caller number output unit 160 or a phone 140 having a caller number display function, the caller can check the caller's number. If the caller's terminal does not have the ability to display the calling party number, the information about the calling party number is simply ignored. The ability to provide caller ID is a simple text data transfer. Thus, in addition to showing the user's number, the operator may also provide a fixed amount to the telephone company and send advertising text to the users. This conventional caller ID service has the following problems.

In order to use the calling party number service, there must be a terminal capable of reading and displaying the calling party number information sent by the electronic telephone exchange of the first telephone company. That is, the user can obtain caller information only through a terminal having a specific function. Second, even if there is a terminal having a function of displaying caller ID information, the utility is inferior when the user is away from the terminal. For example, a user's home has a telephone in the home and living room. However, if only the telephone in the dual room has a function to output the caller number, when the user comes to the phone while watching TV or listening to music in the living room, the user has a caller number output function even though there is a telephone in the living room. You must go to the room where the phone is located to check the caller. Third, in the related art, a user outside the home cannot obtain caller information about a call that has been made to his or her home.

The present invention is to apply the calling party number service to the home network environment, to provide the caller information to the devices connected to the home network, and also to obtain the caller information of the call coming home even if the user is away from home .

One feature of the present invention for solving the above problems is a method for providing caller information to home appliances connected by a home network, the method comprising the steps of registering home appliances connected by a home network to provide the caller information; Detecting telephone caller information when a telephone call is received, transmitting the detected telephone caller information to the registered household appliances through a home network, and detecting the telephone at the user interface of the registered household appliances. Providing caller information.

Preferably, the caller information is a caller's telephone number.

In addition, the home appliances include a DTV, a desktop, an internet refrigerator, and audio.

Another feature of the invention further includes the step of registering the unique information corresponding to the caller information of the specific caller for the specific caller, and when the call is received from the specific caller, the telephone is registered to the registered household appliances. The providing of caller information is to provide unique information corresponding to the specific caller information.

Here, the unique information includes predetermined audio data or video data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing caller information to a terminal device of a user who is out of the office, the method comprising: detecting caller information when a call is received; And transmitting the received caller information to a terminal device of a user who is out of the office via a communication network.

 According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing caller information to a terminal device of a user who is out of the office, the method comprising: detecting caller information when a call is received; And the home server records the received caller information, and in response to receiving a caller record request from the terminal device of the user who is out of the home server, the home server records the recorded caller information. It will include the step of transmitting to the terminal device of the user.

Another feature of the present invention is a home network system for providing telephone caller information, comprising: a device register for registering a home network connected device for providing telephone caller information in a device registry, and a home network connection stored in the device registry; A home network-connected telephone having an event transmitter for transmitting the telephone caller information detected from the telephone signal to the device through the home network, receiving the telephone caller information from the telephone via the home network, and receiving the received telephone caller information. It includes a home network connection device having a caller information transmission unit for transmitting to the user interface of the home network connection device.

Another feature of the present invention is a home network system for providing telephone caller information, comprising: a home network connected telephone for transmitting telephone caller information detected from a telephone signal to a home server connected through a home network through a home network; And a home server having a log recorder for recording the caller information received from the home network-connected telephone through a network, and an event transmitter for transmitting the caller information to an external user terminal through a communication network.

Another feature of the present invention is a home network system for providing telephone caller information, comprising: a home network connected telephone for transmitting telephone caller information detected from a telephone signal to a home server connected through a home network through a home network; A log recorder for recording the caller information received from the home network-connected telephone through a network and a log file information received from an external user terminal device when the log file information transmission request is received; And a home server having a web server unit for transmitting telephone caller information log records to the external user terminal device through a communication network.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the attached FIGS. 2 to 9.

A caller information providing system according to the present invention is shown in FIG. The telephone 300, the user terminal 400, and the home server 500 use TCP / IP as a transmission control protocol, respectively, and are connected to the home network 240.

The phone 300 is provided with a home network application 330 for extracting home network middleware 320 and caller information and transmitting caller information to the user terminal device 400 and the home server 500.

The user terminal device 400 is provided with a home network middleware 410 and a home network application 430 for receiving caller information from the telephone and providing the caller information to the user interface 440. The home network connected user terminal may include a DTV, a desktop, a laptop, an audio, an internet refrigerator, and the like.

The home server 500 is provided with a home network middleware 510 and a home network application 530 for recording caller information received from a telephone and transmitting the information to an external user terminal, and a web server 550 for access by an external user. And a log file 540 in which caller information is recorded.

Home network middleware provides a basic environment for developing application programs based on user interfaces, and is a layer that enables interoperability between different devices produced by different manufacturers. The home wide web (HWW) and UPnP , HAVi, Jini, etc.

Now, with reference to the accompanying Figures 3 to 5, a home network application embedded in a telephone, a user terminal connected to a home network, a home server will be described in more detail.

3 shows that the home network application 330 of the telephone 300 includes an event transmitter 331, a device register 332, a device inquiry 333, and a device registry 334. .

When the device registration unit 332 receives a registration message from the devices 400 and 500 connected to the home network to display the caller information to the home network application 330 in the home network phone 300 using the home network middleware, The device that transmitted the registration message is registered in the device registry 334. Such device registration may allow a user to register devices for displaying caller information directly using a user interface provided in the telephone.

The device inquiry unit 333 inquires a device registry 334 when a call is received and inquires devices to provide caller information.

The event transmitter 331 transmits the caller information, that is, the caller's telephone number, detected from the telephone signal to the inquired devices.

4 is a block diagram of a user terminal device 400 in which a submodule of the home network application 430 is displayed in more detail.

The caller registration unit 431 allows the user to display the caller by various types of audio / video data as well as the caller's phone number when the call comes from a specific caller. It is possible to register the caller's telephone number and audio or video data information desired to be displayed when a call comes from the caller in the caller registry 434. For example, a specific caller's phone number is registered in the caller registry 434 so that caller-specific information corresponds to a specific ringtone.

The registered caller inquiry unit 432 checks the caller registry 434 when receiving caller information, that is, the caller's telephone number from the telephone, and checks whether it is a registered caller's telephone number.

The sender information transmitter 433 transmits the caller unique information registered in the caller registry 434 to the user interface 440 when the caller is registered as a caller inquiry result, and the caller's telephone number if the caller is not a registered caller. To the user interface 440.

5 is a block diagram of a home server 500 showing a detailed block diagram of a home network application.

Similar to the user terminal device illustrated in FIG. 4, a specific caller may be registered in a home server. The caller registration unit 531 and the registered caller inquiry unit 532 of the home network application 530 may register with the caller registration unit of the user terminal device. Same function as the sender inquiry section.

The log recording unit 533 records the caller information received in the log file 540 when the caller information is received from the telephone.

The event transmitter 534 transmits the received caller information to an external user terminal device that is out of the office. As in the user terminal device, if the caller is registered in the caller registry, the caller unique information may be transmitted. If the caller is not a registered caller, the caller's telephone number may be transmitted.

When an outgoing user accesses the web server 550 by using an external user terminal device and requests recorded caller information, the web server 550 sends the caller log information recorded in the log file 540 to the user terminal device. send.                     

Now, an operation for transmitting caller information in the home network phone 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

First, the device registration unit 332 registers a home network connection device in the device registry 334 to display the caller information to the user (step 600). Content registered in the device registry may include the name of the device and the location of the device.

Now, when the telephone is called (step 610), the device inquiry unit 333 searches the device registry 334 to search for a device to provide caller information (step 620).

When the inquiry is completed, the event transmitter 331 transmits the caller information detected from the telephone signal, for example, the caller's telephone number, through the home network 240 to the home network connection device registered in the device registry (step 630). ).

In FIG. 2, which shows an example according to the present invention, caller information from a telephone is transmitted to the user terminal 400 and the home server 500. An operation in the user terminal device 400 receiving caller information from the phone will be described with reference to FIG. 7, and an operation in the home server 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

When a user receives a call from a specific caller, the sound or color is not only displayed on the caller's number but also the caller's number. It may be. For example, when a call comes from a particular friend, the voice of that friend or a specific ringtone can be used to replace the caller's number or display it with the caller's number.

To this end, the caller registration unit 431 allows a user to register a caller in the caller registry 434 using the user interface 440 provided in the user terminal device (step 700). The caller registry 434 may include, for example, a caller's telephone number and unique information that the user terminal device wants to display when a call comes from the caller.

Next, when the user terminal device receives the caller information, that is, the caller's telephone number from the telephone (step 710), the registered caller inquiry unit 432 inquires the caller registry (step 720) to confirm whether the caller is registered in the caller registry. (Step 730). If the caller is a registered caller, the caller information transmitter 433 transmits the unique information corresponding to the caller's telephone number registered in the caller registry to the user interface (step 740). If it is determined that the caller is not a registered caller, the caller information transmitter 433 transmits the caller's telephone number information to the user interface (step 750).

By this operation, the user can obtain information about the caller while watching the DTV through the screen of the TV, while working on the PC, through the monitor or in the kitchen while working in the kitchen. In addition, DTVs and audio devices that can provide sound can also be used to inform caller information.

  In the home server 500, as in the user terminal device 400, the user may register and use specific unique information rather than a simple caller's phone number for a call from a specific caller.

The sender registration unit 531 registers a specific caller in the caller registry 535 (step 800). Next, when the home server receives the caller information from the telephone (step 810), the log recorder 533 records the caller information, for example, the caller's telephone number, in the log file 540 (step 820).

Next, the registered caller inquiry unit 532 checks the caller registry 535 (step 830) to confirm whether the caller is registered (step 840). If it is confirmed that the caller is a registered caller, the event transmitter 534 transmits caller-specific information corresponding to the caller phone number registered in the caller registry to the external user terminal device through the home network middleware 520 (step 850).

If it is determined that the caller is not a registered caller, the event transmitter 534 transmits the caller's telephone number to the external user terminal through the home network middleware 520 (step 860).

By such an operation, a user who is out of the home may obtain information about a caller who has received a home call according to the setting of the home server even outside the home.

The external user may passively receive caller information from the home server as in the operation flow in the home server shown in FIG. 8, but may actively access the home server to obtain caller records. This operational flow is shown in FIG.

The external user accesses the web server 550 of the home server 500 using his terminal device, for example, a computer or a portable mobile communication device (step 900), and requests caller records.

Then, the home server searches the log file 540 and inquires the caller record (step 910), and transmits log file information containing the caller's telephone number which is the inquiry result to the external user terminal device (step 920).

According to the present invention as described above, the caller service can be provided even in products that do not have a caller information display function. For example, if a phone with caller ID is in your home, you are watching DTV in your living room, and you have a phone in your living room but you do not have caller ID, then you call If you want to know, you have to go into the room. However, according to the present invention applied to the home network environment, the user can obtain information through the DTV screen. In other words, if the caller ID display service is applied to the home network environment, it is possible to read using a sound function such as a computer, audio, or DTV.

In addition, the existing caller service could not be confirmed outside the house. However, according to the present invention, by accessing the home server from outside the home, the log information on the caller of the home call can be checked. In addition, by the home network application module installed in the home server, the user can receive the caller's information from the home server from the outside when a call from the desired person.

In addition, according to the present invention, unlike the existing caller service, the present invention can be used in various ways in the home network environment, instead of only checking the caller ID. For example, when a call comes from a particular caller, you can tell it with a unique sound or have the caller's number appear as specific video data.

Claims (13)

delete delete delete In the method for providing caller information to home appliances connected by a home network, Registering home appliances connected to a home network to provide caller information; Registering unique information in response to the caller information of a specific caller; Detecting caller information when a call comes in; Transmitting the detected caller information to the registered home appliances through a home network; Providing a unique information corresponding to the specific caller information to a user interface of the registered household appliances for displaying the specific caller when a call is received from the specific caller. How to provide caller information. The method of claim 4, wherein And wherein said unique information comprises predetermined audio data or video data. delete In the method for providing the caller information to the terminal device of the user going out, Detecting caller information when a call comes in; Transmitting the detected caller information to a home server through a home network; Recording, by the home server, the received caller information; In response to receiving a caller record request from the terminal device of the user who is out, the home server transmits the recorded caller information to the terminal device of the user who is out. How to provide caller information. The method of claim 7, wherein And the caller information is a caller's telephone number. The method of claim 7, wherein The telephone caller information of the specific caller may further include registering unique information corresponding thereto. When a call is received from the specific caller, transmitting the caller information to the terminal device of the user, And transmitting the unique information corresponding to the specific caller information to display the specific caller. The method of claim 9, And the peculiar information comprises predetermined audio data or video data. delete delete In the home network system for providing caller information, A home network-connected telephone that transmits the caller information detected from the telephone signal to the home server connected to the home network through the home network; A log recorder for recording the caller information received from the home network-connected telephone through the home network in a log file; and the log file when the log file information transmission request is received from an external user terminal device. And a home server having a web server unit for transmitting the recorded telephone caller information log records to the external user terminal device through a communication network.

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