KR100899442B1 - System for providing video telephony constraint service and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a video call restriction service for registering a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal and performing a voice call to a terminal registered in the video call restriction service. will be.

A system for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal includes an identifier in a called party field of the call request-when the terminal is a called terminal of a video call, a video call for making a voice call. An identifier determination unit that determines whether an identifier for registering a restricted service is included; And a controller configured to control the terminal to perform a voice call connection to the terminal in response to the video call request designated as the called terminal of the video call, if it is determined by the identifier determiner that the called party field includes the identifier. .

Video call, voice call, restriction.

Description

System and method for providing video call restriction service {SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIDEO TELEPHONY CONSTRAINT SERVICE AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing a video call restriction service for registering a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal and performing a voice call to a terminal registered in the video call restriction service. will be.

As the information society progresses, various functions are added to the communication network to provide new services. In addition, due to the development of a mobile communication terminal, a wireless terminal having both a digital camera and a camcorder function has been released, and a video call service is provided using the same.

The video call service is a service that allows a user to make a call while viewing a video as well as a voice by transmitting his or her image taken by the wireless terminal to a counterpart while making a voice call between wireless terminal users having a video shooting function.

However, since the current video call service is disclosed to the other party, there is no way to smoothly reject the video call request in a situation where the user wants to avoid the video call. In addition, the video call service has a problem in ensuring the privacy of customers because their appearance is disclosed to the other party through the video.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to register a video call restriction service using a call request from a user terminal, and to provide a video call restriction service to perform a voice call to the terminal registered in the video call restriction service It is to provide a system and method.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal.

The system for providing a video call restriction service includes an identifier in the called party field of the call request-an identifier for registration of a video call restriction service for making a call by voice call when the terminal is a called terminal of a video call. An identifier determination unit that determines whether a determination is made; And a controller configured to control the terminal to perform a voice call connection to the terminal in response to the video call request designated as the called terminal of the video call, if it is determined by the identifier determiner that the called party field includes the identifier. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal is provided.

Method for providing a video call restriction service, (a) an identifier in the called party field of the call request-if the terminal is the destination terminal of the video call, the identifier for registration of the video call restriction service for the call connection to the voice call Determining whether-is included; And (b) if it is determined that the called party field includes an identifier, registering the content of the video call designated as the called terminal of the video call to perform voice call connection.

Another method for providing a video call restriction service is (a) when the called number included in the call request is a video call restriction service-the terminal corresponding to the number registered in the service is a called terminal of the video call, Searching whether the number is registered in a service for making a call through a voice call; And (b) performing a voice call or a video call connection to a terminal corresponding to the called number based on whether the called number is a number registered in the service.

According to the present invention, a system and method for registering a video call restriction service using a call request from a user's terminal, and providing a video call restriction service to perform a voice call for a terminal registered in the video call restriction service. Can be provided.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Now, a system and method for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a network for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 1, a network for providing a video call restriction service includes a first terminal 100, a first terminal side base station 200, a first terminal side mobile switching center 300, a video call server 400, and a home. The location register 500, the short message service center 600, the second terminal side mobile switching center 700, the second terminal side base station 800 and the second terminal 900. Each structure of FIG. 1 is demonstrated as follows.

The first terminal 100 is a terminal capable of a video call that the user can carry and communicate while moving. The first terminal 100 receives an identifier for restricting a video call from a user (hereinafter, "identifier for restricting a video call" is called an "identifier") and a terminal number, and the received content is included in the called party field. The call request is transmitted to the first terminal side base station 200 together with the first terminal number.

In this case, the identifier included in the called party field of the call request may have various forms. For example, the identifier may be a special symbol such as * or #, or may be a specific number such as 1 or 999.

In addition, the identifier may be input in various ways in relation to the input terminal number which is the terminal number input by the user. For example, a method in which an identifier is input in front of an input terminal number or a method in which an identifier is input after an input terminal number is also possible.

The first terminal side base station 200 performs baseband signal processing, wired / wireless conversion, and transmission / reception of a wireless signal, and the first terminal receives the identifier, the input terminal number, and the first terminal number received from the first terminal 100. And transmits it to the mobile switching center (300).

The first terminal-side mobile switching center 300 is connected to the video call server 400 and the home location register 500 through a mobile communication network. The first terminal-side mobile switching center 300 transmits the identifier, the input terminal number and the first terminal number received through the first terminal-side base station 200 to the video call server 400.

The video call server 400 receives an identifier, an input terminal number, and a first terminal number from the first terminal side mobile switching center 300, and registers the first terminal number in the video call restriction service. Thereafter, the video call server 400 determines whether the received input terminal number and the first terminal number are the same.

When the input terminal number and the first terminal number are the same, the video call server 400 recognizes that the user of the first terminal requests "restriction for all video calls to the first terminal".

If it is determined that the user requires "restriction on all video calls to the first terminal". The video call server 400 stores information on "video call restrictions for all video calls to the first terminal number" as service contents of the first terminal number. Thereafter, the video call server 400 requests the short message service center 600 to transmit a registration message to the first terminal 100.

When the input terminal number and the first terminal number are different, the video call server 400 recognizes that the user of the first terminal requests "restriction on the video call to the input terminal number".

If it is determined that the user requests the "restriction on the video call to the input terminal number", the video call server 400 is the "restriction on the video call to the input terminal number" as the service content of the first terminal number. Save the information about ". Thereafter, the video call server 400 requests the short message service center 600 to transmit a registration message to the first terminal 100.

In addition, the video call server 400 receives a video call request including a calling number and a called number from the second terminal side mobile switching center 700, and retrieves information on the called number.

The video call server 400 determines whether the called number is a number registered in the video call restriction service. If the called number is a number not registered in the video call restriction service, the video call server 400 performs a video call connection to the called terminal mobile telephone switching station based on the location information of the home location register 500.

On the other hand, when the called number is a number registered in the video call restriction service, the video call server 400 grasps the service contents of the called number. If the service content of the called number is "restriction for all incoming video calls", the video call server 400 transmits a message regarding a video call unavailable and voice call connection notification to the second terminal-side mobile switching center 700. Then, the voice call is connected to the terminal corresponding to the called number.

If the service content of the called number is "restriction on the video call from the set number", the video call server 400 determines whether the calling number is a number designated as a restriction target number of the called number.

When the calling number is included in the restriction target number, the video call server 400 transmits a message regarding a video call impossible and voice call connection notification to the second terminal side mobile switching center 700, and the terminal for the called number. Performs voice call connection.

On the other hand, when the calling number is not included in the restriction target number, the video call server 400 performs the video call connection to the called terminal mobile telephone switching station based on the location information of the home location register 500.

The home location register (HLR) 500 stores subscriber's origination, incoming status, and subscriber's location information.

The short message service center (SMSC) 600 receives the terminal number and the content of the registration service from the video call server 400, generates a registration service message, and then transmits a message to the corresponding terminal.

The second terminal 900 is a terminal capable of a video call that the user can carry and communicate while moving. The second terminal 900 receives an incoming terminal number from the user and makes a video call request for the called terminal number. To send.

The second terminal side base station 800 transmits a video call request for the called terminal number received from the second terminal 900 to the second terminal side mobile switching center 700.

The second terminal side mobile switching center 700 transmits a video call request for the called terminal number received from the second terminal side base station 800 to the video call server 400.

In the above description, the first terminal 100 and the second terminal 900 include a mobile station (MS), a mobile terminal (MT), a subscriber station (SS), and a portable subscriber station (Portable Subscriber Station). , PSS), a user equipment (UE), an access terminal (AT), and the like, and may include all or some functions of a mobile terminal, a subscriber station, a mobile subscriber station, a user device, and the like. It may be.

In addition, in the above description, the first terminal-side base station 200 and the second terminal-side base station 800 are an access point (AP), a radio access station (Radio Access Station, RAS), a node B (Node B), transmission and reception It may also refer to a base transceiver station (BTS), a mobile multihop relay (MMR) -BS, and the like, and may include all or a part of functions of an access point, a wireless access station, a node B, a transmitting / receiving base station, an MMR-BS, and the like. It may be.

In addition, the switchboards of the first terminal-side mobile switching center 300 and the second terminal-side mobile switching center 700 are in the form of combining circuit switching unit and packet switching unit or having some functions thereof, depending on the characteristics of the network. PCX, IMX. It can be SGSN, GGSN, router, etc.

2 is a block diagram of a video call server 400 for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 2, the video call server 400 includes a receiver 410, an identifier determiner 420, a registration processor 430, an information storage 440, a transmitter 450, a controller 460, and an operation performer. 470. Each structure of FIG. 2 is demonstrated as follows.

The receiving unit 410 transmits the call request from the first terminal side mobile switching center 300 to the identifier determining unit 420. In addition, the receiving unit 410 receives a video call request including the calling number and the called number from the second terminal side mobile switching center 700, and transfers the received calling number and called number to the identifier determining unit 420. do.

The identifier determiner 420 determines whether the identifier is included in the called party field of the call request received from the receiver 410. If the received content includes the identifier, the identifier determiner 420 transmits the content of the called party field to the registration processor 430. On the other hand, if the received content does not include an identifier, the identifier determiner 420 transmits the received content to the operation performing unit 470.

The registration processing unit 430 registers the number of the first terminal to the video call restriction service based on the received content, and the registration processing unit 430 includes a number determination unit 431.

The registration processor 430 stores the first terminal number in the subscriber number field of the information storage unit 440, and the number determination unit 431 determines whether the received input terminal number and the first terminal number are the same.

If the number determination unit 431 determines that the input terminal number and the first terminal number are the same, the registration processing unit 430 requests a "limit for all video calls to the first terminal" by the user of the first terminal. In the information storage unit 440 stores "YES" in the total number restriction field.

If the number determination unit 431 determines that the input terminal number and the first terminal number are different, the registration processing unit 430 requests that the user of the first terminal requests "restriction on a video call from the input terminal number." Figure out. Thereafter, the registration processing unit 430 stores "NO" in the total number restriction field of the information storage unit 440, and stores the input terminal number in the restriction target number field.

Thereafter, the registration processor 430 transmits the terminal number and the content of the registration service to the transmitter 450.

The operation performing unit 470 determines whether to perform video call connection or voice call connection to the called terminal based on the calling number and the called number received from the identifier determining unit 420.

The operation performing unit 470 includes a searching unit 471, and the searching unit 471 searches whether the received called number is included in the subscriber number field of the information storage unit 440.

If it is determined by the retrieval unit 471 that the called number is not included in the subscriber number field of the information storage unit 440, the operation performing unit 470 generates the information "Perform a video call connection" as the called number. do.

On the other hand, when it is determined by the search unit 471 that the called number is included in the subscriber number field of the information storage unit 440, the operation performing unit 470 determines whether the total number restriction field corresponding to the called number is restricted and the subject to be restricted. Based on the number field, information about video call connection or voice call connection is generated by the called number.

Specifically, if the total number restriction field corresponding to the called number is "YES" (restrict all video calls to the called number), the operation performing unit 470 performs "voice call connection" with the called number. "Generates information.

On the other hand, if the total number restriction field corresponding to the called party number is "NO" (restrict the video call from the restricted target number to the called party number), the operation performing unit 470 is the caller ID to the restricted target number field. It is determined whether the number is included in the stored number.

If the calling number is a number stored in the restriction target number field, the operation execution unit 470 generates information of performing the voice call connection as the called number. On the other hand, if the calling number is not a number stored in the restriction target number field, the operation execution unit 470 generates the information "Perform a video call connection" as the called number.

Thereafter, the operation executor 470 transmits the information “Perform a video call connection” or “Perform a voice call connection” to the transmitter 450.

The transmitter 450 receives the terminal number and the contents of the registration service from the registration processor 430, and transmits a message transmission request to the first terminal to the short message service center 600.

In addition, the transmitting unit 450 receives the calling number and the called number from the operation performing unit 470, and receives the information "Perform a video call connection" or "Perform a voice call connection".

When the transmitter 450 receives the information "Perform a video call connection" together with the calling number and the called number, the transmitter 450 performs the video call connection to the terminal corresponding to the called number.

On the other hand, when the transmitting unit 450 receives the information " Perform a voice call connection " together with the calling number and the called number, the transmitting unit 450 cannot make a video call to the second terminal-side mobile switching center 700 and voice. Sends a message about the call connection notification, and performs a voice call connection to the terminal for the called number.

The information storage unit 440 stores subscriber information of the video call restriction service and services provided to each subscriber.

3 illustrates an example of contents stored in the information storage unit 440.

Referring to FIG. 3, the information storage unit 440 includes a subscriber number field, a total number restriction field, and a restriction target number field. Each field of the information storage unit 440 will be described below.

The subscriber number field stores the number of the terminal registered in the video call restriction service.

The total number restriction field stores "YES" or "NO". If "YES" is stored in the global number limit field, the user of the terminal requests restriction on all video calls to the terminal, "NO" is stored, and the user of the terminal is restricted. It is to request a restriction on the video call to the terminal from the number stored in the number.

In the restriction target number field, a number designated by the user as a restriction target number is stored.

The controller 460 controls operations of the receiver 410, the identifier determiner 420, the registration processor 430, the transmitter 450, and the operation executor 470.

Now, a method for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a control flowchart illustrating a method of registering a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the first terminal 100 receives an identifier and a terminal number for limiting a video call from a user, transmits the received content to the video call server 400 together with the first terminal number, and receives the video call. Request registration of the restricted service (S101).

The video call server 400 receives an identifier, an input terminal number, and a first terminal number from the first terminal 100, and determines whether an identifier exists in the received information (S102).

When the information received from the first terminal 100 includes an identifier, the first terminal number is registered in the video call restriction service (S103).

Thereafter, the video call server 400 determines whether the received input terminal number is the same as the first terminal number (S104).

If the input terminal number and the first terminal number are the same, the video call server 400 recognizes that the user of the first terminal requests "restriction for all video calls to the first terminal", As a service content, information about "video call restriction for all video calls to the first terminal number" is stored (S105).

Thereafter, the video call server 400 requests the short message service center 600 to transmit a registration message to the first terminal 100 (S106).

When the input terminal number and the first terminal number are different, the video call server 400 recognizes that the user of the first terminal requests the "restriction on the video call coming from the input terminal number" and the service of the first terminal number. As the content, the content of "restriction of a video call for a call coming from an input terminal number" is stored (S107).

Thereafter, the video call server 400 requests the short message service center 600 to transmit a registration message to the first terminal 100 (S108).

The short message service center (SMSC) 600 receives the terminal number and the registration service content from the video call server 400, generates a registration service message (S109), and then the first terminal 100. The service registration complete message is transmitted (S110).

5 is a control flowchart illustrating a call connection method of a video call restriction service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The second terminal 900 receives the incoming number from the user, and transmits the video call request including the calling number and the called number to the video call server 400 (S201).

The video call server 400 determines whether an identifier exists in the received information (S202).

If the received information does not include an identifier, the video call server 400 searches for information about the called number (S203).

Thereafter, the video call server 400 determines whether the called number is a number registered in the video call restriction service (S204). When the called number is not registered in the video call restriction service, the video call server 400 performs the video call connection to the terminal corresponding to the called number based on the location information of the home location register 500 ( S205).

On the other hand, when the called number is a number registered in the video call restriction service, the video call server 400 grasps the service contents of the called number. If the service content of the called number is "restriction for all incoming video calls" (S206), the video call server 400 transmits a message regarding a video call disabled and voice call connection notification to the second terminal 900 ( S207), and performs voice call connection to the terminal corresponding to the called number (S208).

If the service content of the called number is "restriction on a video call from the set number", the video call server 400 determines whether the calling number is a number designated as a restriction target number of the called number (S209).

When the calling number is included in the restriction target number, the video call server 400 transmits a message regarding a video call impossible and a voice call connection notification to the second terminal 900 (S207), and the terminal corresponding to the called number. In step S208, voice call connection is performed.

On the other hand, if the calling number is not included in the restriction target number, the video call server 400 performs the video call connection to the terminal corresponding to the called number based on the location information of the home location register 500 (S205). ).

The embodiment described above has described the method of registering to the video call restriction service using the identifier. However, the method of registering the video call restriction service may be performed by another method. For example, the method of registering the video call pause service may also be performed by calling a specific number, for example, 1588-xxxx.

In addition, in the step of registering in the video call restriction service of the above-described embodiment, a method of setting a video call restriction period by receiving a setting period from a user may be added.

In the embodiment of the present invention described above, the information storage unit 440 of the video call server 400 stores the subscriber information of the video call restriction service and the content of the service provided to each subscriber. However, the subscriber information of the video call restriction service and the contents of the service provided to each subscriber may be stored in other places such as the home location register 600.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a block diagram of a network for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a video call server 400 for providing a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates an example of contents stored in the information storage unit 440.

4 is a control flowchart illustrating a method of registering a video call restriction service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a control flowchart illustrating a call connection method of a video call restriction service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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In the system for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from the user terminal, An identifier determination unit that determines whether an identifier in the called party field of the call request is included in the called terminal of the video call, an identifier for registering a video call restriction service for making a call through a voice call; And And a controller configured to control the terminal to perform voice call connection to the terminal in response to the video call request designated as the called terminal of the video call. System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 1, The control unit, When the called party field includes an identifier and the terminal number and the input number included in the call request are the same, the terminal controls voice call connection to the terminal for all video calls designated as the called terminal. doing System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 2, The control unit, When the called party field includes an identifier and the number of the terminal and the input number are different, controlling to perform a voice call connection to the terminal for a video call from the terminal corresponding to the input number to the terminal. System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 3, And a registration processing unit for registering service contents for video call restriction to allow the terminal to perform voice call connection to the terminal in response to a video call request designated as a called terminal of a video call. The registration processing unit includes a number determination unit that determines whether the input number is the same as the number of the terminal. System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 4, wherein System for providing a video call restriction service further comprises an information storage for storing the number of the terminal and the service content of the video call restriction of the terminal. The method of claim 5, The information storage unit, A subscriber number field in which a number of a terminal registered in the video call restriction service is stored; A total number restriction field for storing whether or not to perform voice call connection for all video calls to the number of the terminal stored in the subscriber number field; And When performing a voice call connection for a video call from a specific terminal to the number of the terminal stored in the subscriber number field, including the restriction target number field in which the number of the specific terminal is stored. System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 6, The terminal may further include an operation performing unit configured to determine whether to perform a voice call connection or a video call connection with respect to the video call request designated as the called terminal. System for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 7, wherein The operation performing unit, A search unit that determines whether the number of the called terminal is a number registered in the service by using contents stored in the information storage unit; System for providing video call restriction service. In the method for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from a user terminal, (a) determining whether or not an identifier in the called party field of the call request includes an identifier for registering a video call restriction service for making a call through a voice call when the terminal is a called terminal of a video call; And (b) if it is determined that the called party field includes an identifier, registering the content for the video call designated as the called terminal of the video call to perform voice call connection; Method for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 9, In step (b), Storing the number of the terminal as a subscriber number of the service; Determining whether an input number included in the called party field is the same as the terminal number; If the input number is the same as the terminal number, storing the content for the terminal to perform voice call connection to all the video calls designated as the called terminal; And If the input number and the terminal number are different from each other, storing the information for performing a voice call connection to the terminal for a video call from the terminal corresponding to the input number to the terminal. Method for providing video call restriction service. In the method for providing a video call restriction service using a call request from a user terminal, (a) the called number included in the call request is registered in a video call restriction service-a service for making a call by voice call when the terminal corresponding to the number registered in the service is a called terminal of the video call; Searching whether the number is present; And (b) performing a voice call or a video call connection to a terminal corresponding to the called number based on whether the called number is a number registered in the service; Method for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 11, In step (b), (i) if the called number is not a number registered in the service, performing a video call connection to a terminal corresponding to the called number; And (ii) if the called number is a number registered in the service, determining whether the service content of the called number is a restriction on all video calls to the called number; Method for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 12, Step (ii), Performing a voice call connection to a terminal corresponding to the called number if the service content of the called number is a restriction on all video calls to the called number; And If the service content of the called number is not a restriction on all video calls to the called number, the number of the terminal is a restriction target number for the called number-the terminal corresponding to the called number is the called terminal of the video call. In the case of, the method comprising the step of determining whether or not included in the number of the calling terminal specified by the user to make a call by voice call; Method for providing video call restriction service. The method of claim 13, If the terminal number is included in the restriction target number for the called number, performing a voice call connection to the terminal corresponding to the called number; And If the terminal number is not included in the restriction target number for the called number, performing a video call connection to a terminal corresponding to the called number; Method for providing video call restriction service.

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