KR100888556B1

KR100888556B1 - Method of caller-identifying service

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Publication number: KR100888556B1
Application number: KR1020080113920A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 안비오
Original assignee: 안비오
Priority date: 2008-11-17
Filing date: 2008-11-17
Publication date: 2009-03-13
Also published as: WO2010056025A2; WO2010056025A3

Abstract

In a caller identification service method for a caller to notify a called party of his call using a communication network, first, multimedia content to be used as an identification mark of the caller is selected. Next, the receiver is designated by inputting at least one mobile phone number of the receiver to receive the selected multimedia content. The service provider then requests the designated recipient to download the multimedia content via the communication network. Next, if the receiver accepts the download request, the multimedia content is automatically set to the caller's mobile phone when the receiver executes the download, and the service provider if the receiver rejects the download request. Notify the recipient of the rejection. Therefore, caller-centric caller identification service can be implemented.

Description

Caller Identification Service Method {METHOD OF CALLER-IDENTIFYING SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a caller identification service method, and more particularly to a caller identification service method of the communication means.

In general, in relation to the caller identification service, a caller display service that displays information such as a caller's telephone number on a receiver's phone in text format so that the receiver can identify the caller is widely used.

In the case of the caller display service as described above, the caller's information service displays the caller's information in the form of a text message when receiving a mobile phone. It is used to identify callers and is provided for a fee or free depending on the service provider.

Meanwhile, other conventional technologies include a mobile phone ringing service, a photo or video transmission service, and a digital image transmission service such as an avatar or a phone background.

For mobile phone ringtones, the default ringtones provided by the mobile phone manufacturer, mobile phone owners can download them for free or for a fee through a mobile content provider that offers ringtone service on their mobile phones, or download the ringtones via an Internet website. A variety of ringtones are stored in their mobile phones in the form of sending a ringtone to their mobile phones for a fee or free from a service provider, or receiving a free ringtone of a mobile phone ring at the expense of a third party. The mobile phone storage ring tone obtained through the above case is designated by a mobile phone owner as a group such as family, friends, and work, and assigns a ringtone to the mobile phone, or receives a call on the mobile phone by assigning a personal ringtone. Caller can be identified by group or individual.

In addition, a picture or video transmission service, a digital image transmission service such as an avatar or a phone background, etc. are formed separately from the caller ID service.

The above services are receiver-oriented services, and in the case of the caller ID service, the caller information is simply received through text. Caller-centered service does not exist by distinguishing callers through individual designations.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a caller-centered caller identification service method.

The present invention can be said to be a reverse idea of the existing ring tone service. In other words, rather than setting the ringing tone or caller ID according to the caller division previously assigned to the mobile phone by the mobile phone owner, one or more mobile phone owners can download the mobile multimedia contents to be displayed by the caller (A). Mobile multimedia content requested by (A) when (A) calls (A) after a request has been made and the requested mobile multimedia content has been downloaded to (A) by a download acceptance of (A). Can automatically set up your mobile phone to notify multiple phone calls from you, making it possible to display your own unified multimedia content type caller for multiple mobile phone recipients. Provide service.

In the caller identification service method according to an aspect of the present invention, a caller uses a communication network to notify a caller of his call, and first selects multimedia content to be used as an identification mark of the caller. Next, the receiver is designated by inputting at least one mobile phone number of the receiver to receive the selected multimedia content. Subsequently, the service provider requests the designated recipient to download the multimedia content through the communication network. Next, when the recipient accepts the download request, the multimedia content is automatically set in the mobile phone of the receiver to be used as a caller display content when the caller receives the call when the download is executed, and the receiver rejects the download request. In one case, the service provider is notified of the rejection of the receiver.

The caller identification service method may further include a service provider requesting the caller to pay a service fee.

The multimedia content may include a MIDI file of a ring tone, voice recording, and advertisement music provided by the caller. In this case, the multimedia content may be selected by converting the MIDI file.

After designating the receiver, a predetermined discount rate may be applied when a plurality of receivers are designated.

In one embodiment, the service is a service operated through a member log-in, and in this case, the member may be managed using a service usage record of the member.

If the recipient rejects the download request, notifying the service provider of the rejection of the receiver, the service provider may include requesting the sender to designate the receiver additionally by the rejected quantity. have.

The multimedia content may include, for example, at least one of digital sound, digital image, and digital video.

In order to provide a caller identification service according to another feature of the present invention, a person who wants to receive a service first registers as an ID bell member and registers an ID bell buddy. Subsequently, the ID bell member requests a service from the ID bell service provider. Next, the ID bell service provider transmits an ID bell to the mobile communication provider, and requests the ID bell to be downloaded to the ID bell buddy. Subsequently, the mobile communication provider inquires whether to download the ID Bell Buddy. Next, when the ID Bell Buddy accepts the download, the mobile communication service provider sets the ID Bell Buddy to execute the downloaded ID Bell when the ID Bell member receives a call, and the ID Bell Buddy If the user refuses the download, the mobile communication provider notifies the ID bell service provider of the rejection.

The mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy may be preset in an environment in which the caller identification service method may be used. Alternatively, the mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy may be set to an environment in which the caller identification service method can be used when the ID Bell Buddy accepts the download.

A caller identification service method according to another aspect of the present invention is for a caller to notify a caller of his or her call using a communication network. First, the receiver's mobile phone is set to an environment in which the caller identification service method can be used. Then, the multimedia content to be used as the identification mark of the caller is selected. Next, the receiver is designated by inputting at least one mobile phone number of the receiver to receive the selected multimedia content. Subsequently, a service provider requests the designated recipient to download the multimedia content through the communication network. Next, when the recipient accepts the download and executes the download, the multimedia content is automatically set in the receiver's mobile phone to be used as the caller display content when the caller receives the call.

According to the present invention, the caller can display the caller on the receiver's mobile phone in the form of the multimedia content he / she desires, and the receiver collects the mobile multimedia contents without any charge sharing other than the communication fee, and also without the separate mobile phone setting. By just accepting the download, you can use a variety of caller ID services in the form of multimedia for the phone numbers stored in your phone.

In addition, the mobile phone users can solve the desire to display their own multimedia content-type caller display to a large number, and can contribute to the development of the mobile content industry by using various types of mobile multimedia content as a caller display method.

As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and that one or more other features It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art.

Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Meanwhile, terms used in the present specification are defined as follows.

The service name provided by the present invention is an "ID bell service", a user who applies for an ID bell service and registers as an "ID bell member", the mobile multimedia contents transmitted by the ID bell member for the ID bell service. Is defined as "ID Bell", and the owner of the mobile phone to which "ID Bell member" has requested to download "ID Bell" is defined as "ID bell buddy", respectively.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example of a network environment suitable for performing a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, an example of a network environment suitable for performing a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an ID bell service server 10, an ID bell member client PC 12, and an ID bell member mobile phone. 14, ID Bell Buddy mobile phones 16a, 16b, ..., 16m.

The ID bell service server 10 performs the ID bell service provided by the present invention. The ID bell service server 10 transmits and receives data through the Internet and a mobile communication network. The ID bell service server 10 provides a service through a web page using the Internet, and provides a service in the form of a mobile content provider in a mobile communication network.

Those who use the ID Bell service can apply for the service through the web page of the ID Bell service provider through the client PC 12 connected to the Internet, or can directly apply for the ID Bell service through the mobile phone 14. . The person applying for the ID bell service may be approved as an ID bell member according to predetermined membership requirements such as information input and payment of costs.

The person approved as the ID Bell member may designate at least one ID Bell Buddy. At this time, the ID Bell Buddy is a person having a mobile phone connected to the mobile communication network, the ID Bell member can be designated as an ID Bell Buddy by inputting the mobile phone number of the ID Bell Buddy.

When the ID bell member requests a service by transmitting a sound source or video (ID bell) to be used as a cover for identifying himself or herself through the web page of the ID bell service provider or a mobile phone, the ID bell service server 10, The service provider requests the designated ID Bell Buddy Mobile Phones 16a, 16b, ..., 16m to accept the ID Bell Buddy Mobile Phones (16a, 16b, ..., 16m). Automatically set as a cover for identification of caller when ID Bell member calls.

Hereinafter, a detailed procedure for providing the above service will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 illustrates a detailed procedure for a method of processing an ID bell service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in a caller identification service method for a caller to notify a caller of his or her call using a communication network, the caller first logs in as an ID bell member (S100). At this time, if not registered as a member of the ID Bell member can go through the procedure of joining as a member separately (S102), it is possible to log-in after using the service.

The member log-in is when the ID Bell member rejects the ID Bell Buddy to download the ID Bell, which is sent to the ID Bell service provider after the Internet or mobile payment (S110) (S112) (S114). In order to notify (S118) and manage (S120) so that the ID bell service can be used again, it may be provided through basic materials such as wired / wireless contact information and name of the ID bell member without a separate member registration (S102). On the other hand, the service provider of the ID Bell service as described above may include an Internet web page or mobile content provider.

Subsequently, the multimedia content to be used as an identification mark of the caller who is an ID bell member is selected (S104). The multimedia content may include, for example, at least one of digital sound, digital image, and digital video. The multimedia content may be provided by the service provider, but may also be directly provided by an ID bell member receiving the service. That is, the multimedia content may include, for example, a ring tone, voice recording, and advertisement music provided by the ID bell member. The sounds provided by the ID Bell member may be provided in a format such as, for example, a MIDI file. In this case, the multimedia content may be converted into a form that can be employed as a sound source of a mobile phone. Can be selected as.

Accordingly, the selected multimedia content is an ID bell to be used as an identification mark, and the ID bell member can actively notify the receiver of his / her origin by using the various contents as their identification marks.

Next, the ID Bell member designates a receiver by inputting at least one or more mobile phone numbers of the receiver who will receive the selected multimedia content (S106). For example, the recipient may be designated as a plurality of 10 clubs, 20 clubs, 50 clubs, and the like. In this case, when a plurality of recipients are designated, a predetermined discount rate may be applied. On the other hand, the receiver designated by the sender ID Bell member is registered as ID Bell Buddy.

Subsequently, a service provider requests payment of a service fee to the ID bell member (S108), and a service beneficiary ID bell member transmits the multimedia content to previously designated ID bell buddies by completing payment of the fee. May be initiated. Such payment may be a payment, and may include various types of payment methods, such as points. Of course, in some cases, it can be provided free of charge.

Next, the procedure for transmitting the multimedia content to the designated ID Bell Buddy (S112), and setting the mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy depending on whether or not to download the ID Bell Buddy. Detailed progress of this will be described later with reference to FIG. 3.

When the ID Bell Buddy accepts the download and completes the procedure of setting the ID Bell Buddy's mobile phone, the ID Bell Buddy may notify the ID Bell member of the customer of the completion of the processing by SMS transmission or the like (S116).

On the other hand, if the ID Bell Buddy rejects or confirms the download, it notifies the ID Bell member of the customer by a method such as SMS transmission (S118). In this case, the service provider may request the ID bell member to additionally designate a recipient as much as the number of rejected cases, and the ID bell member may designate a new ID bell buddy (S120). When the ID bell member designates a new ID bell buddy, the previous ID bell transmission procedure (S112) is repeated. Alternatively, the ID Bell member may request a cost refund instead of specifying a new ID Bell Buddy.

Meanwhile, the ID Bell service provider may manage the ID Bell service usage record of the corresponding member through the member log-in (S100) (S122), and the ID Bell Buddy's address book, accumulated service records, payment information, etc. This may include. This allows the ID Bell service provider to better manage their membership and customers.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of automatically setting an ID bell service in a receiver mobile phone in a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 shows the process of the service processing in the mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy after the ID Bell service application is normally processed by the ID Bell member.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, an ID bell is transmitted from the ID bell service provider to the ID bell buddy through the mobile communication provider (S200).

Subsequently, the service provider requests the ID bell buddy to download the multimedia content, that is, the ID bell, through the communication network (S202). Next, according to the acceptance or rejection (S204) of the download proceeds to the next procedure.

If the ID Bell Buddy accepts the download request, the ID Bell Buddy is automatically set to be used as a caller display content when the ID Bell Buddy receives a call from the mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy when the download is executed (S206).

In addition, when the ID bell buddy rejects the download request, the service provider notifies the service provider of the fact that the ID bell buddy is rejected (S208).

On the other hand, the mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy may be set so that the ID Bell can be used as the caller display content. This environment may be preset in the receiver's mobile phone. For example, this environment may be preset and distributed when released by a mobile phone manufacturer. Alternatively, such an environment may be provided in the form of firmware or the like through an internet network such as a mobile phone manufacturer homepage or an ID Bell service provider homepage or a mobile phone communication. Of course, in step S206, upon accepting the download request of the ID bell buddy, it may be configured to download the caller display content and set the environment directly.

According to the caller identification service method as described above, a mobile phone user can provide a method and a service for displaying a caller's indication to a receiver using unified mobile multimedia contents for a plurality of mobile phone users.

That is, when the caller sends a call to the mobile phone receiver, the caller can display or notify the caller in a desired form by executing the mobile multimedia contents of the caller stored in the receiver mobile phone with the consent of the mobile phone receiver.

In the detailed description of the present invention described above with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art or those skilled in the art having ordinary skill in the art will be described in the claims to be described later And various modifications and variations of the present invention without departing from the scope of the art. Therefore, the above description and the drawings below should be construed as illustrating the present invention, not limiting the technical spirit of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of automatically setting an "idbell service" in a receiver mobile phone in a caller identification service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10: ID Bell Service Server 12: ID Bell Member Client PC

14: ID Bell Member Cell Phone

16a, 16b, ..., 16n: ID Bell Buddy Mobile Phone

Claims

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In the caller identification service method using a communication network,

Registering the ID bell buddy as a member who wants to receive the service as an ID bell member;

Requesting, by the ID bell member, a service from an ID bell service provider;

Requesting, by the ID Bell service provider, payment of a service fee to the ID Bell member, and requesting payment of the fee by applying a predetermined discount rate when a plurality of ID Bell Buddy are registered;

Transmitting, by the ID bell service provider, an ID bell to a mobile communication provider, and requesting to download the ID bell to the ID bell buddy;

Inquiring, by the mobile communication provider, whether to accept the download from the ID bell buddy; And

When the ID Bell Buddy accepts the download, the mobile communication service provider sets the ID Bell Buddy to execute the downloaded ID Bell when the ID Bell member receives a call, and the ID Bell Buddy performs the download. If the service provider rejects the ID bell service provider, the ID bell service provider notifying the fact of the rejection, and the ID bell service provider requesting the ID bell member to designate additional recipients as much as the number of the rejected cases;

The ID bell service provider comprises the steps of member management using the service usage record of the ID Bell member,

The ID bell is provided by the ID bell service provider or the ID bell member, and includes at least one of digital sound, digital image, and digital video.

The mobile phone of the ID Bell Buddy is preset to an environment in which the caller identification service method can be used, or set to an environment in which the Caller Identification service method can be used when the ID bell buddy accepts the download. Caller identification service method.

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