KR101029098B1 - Method and system for accounts allocation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An account allocation system is provided to check visitor through a connection of an interphone with a portable terminal of a house owner during absence. CONSTITUTION: An account pool management unit(102) allocates presently not used one account from a account pool to an internet terminal if the account pool management unit receives an account allocation request from an internet terminal(100). The account pool management server receives return of the account from the internet terminal. The account pool management server includes an account pool, a connection unit, a reception unit and an account management unit. The account management unit manages the account allocation, an account registration request, and an account return.

Description

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The present invention relates to a communication method using account pooling and dynamic account allocation and registration in VoIP / IMS, and more particularly, to a method for communicating with an external terminal by receiving an account stored in a pool from a plurality of interphones. It is about.

Security guards typically sell and manage intercom terminals mounted in front of the doors of the apartments. The home self-security system is operated by a user who purchases a security system on the market and installs it in a house and is notified of the abnormality in order to free himself from anxiety.

Recent crime trends are becoming more and more violent and intelligent. However, current security devices are not able to keep up with these crime trends. For example, the doors of apartments or private homes open door keys with state-of-the-art equipment, such as endoscopes, through milk inlets and theft and robbery. In order to prevent such incidents, the milk inlet is not made gradually. However, without this milk inlet it is difficult to safely receive milk or newspapers. And by not making the milk inlet, the fundamental solution of the crime is not made.

For example, if an unauthorized intrusion occurs in a general home or office, the system detects the incident and informs the police station or a professional security company through a public communication line or a private line, and the police or professional security company personnel are dispatched to the site. As a passive burglar alarm, it took a considerable amount of time for a police or professional security company employee to arrive at the intrusion site, often leaving the intruder after the crime.

The present invention allows the homeowner to check the visitor by connecting the intercom with the mobile terminal of the homeowner who is absent when the visitor presses the interphone, and proposes a method for the homeowner to check around the front door from time to time using the mobile terminal. .

In the method for allocating and registering an account in the Internet terminal to solve the above-mentioned problem, when an account pool management server is requested to assign an account from the Internet terminal, one account that is not currently being used is managed in the account pool being managed. Assigning to the internet terminal; And receiving, by the account pool management server, the account assigned from the Internet terminal.

In addition to the above-described method, after the step of assigning an account to the Internet terminal, if a VoIP server is requested to register the assigned account from the Internet terminal, registering the assigned account; If the VoIP server is requested to deregister the registered account from the Internet terminal, deregistering the registered account; proposes an account assignment and registration method.

In the method for allocating and registering an account in the Internet terminal to solve the above-mentioned problem, when the account pool management server relays a VoIP server from an external mobile terminal and receives a connection of a call line, Connecting a call line; When the account pool management server receives the data related to the call transfer from the mobile terminal to which the call line is connected, the account pool management server allocates an account to the Internet terminal corresponding to the received data among a plurality of Internet terminals, and registers the assigned account. Requesting the internet terminal to make a request; And returning the account assigned by the account pool management server from the internet terminal.

In the method of allocating an account in an account pool management server to solve the above-mentioned problem, when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal, the mobile terminal and the call line are connected. step; Extracting information of an internet terminal corresponding to the portable terminal to which a call line is connected among the stored internet terminal information; Assigning an account to the extracted internet terminal and requesting the assigned account registration to the internet terminal;

And a step of returning the requested account from the internet terminal.

An account pool management server that manages at least one account to solve the above problems; An internet terminal for requesting an account assignment to the account pool management server, requesting an account registration and deregistration of an account assigned from the account pool management server to a VoIP server, and returning the assigned account to the account pool management server; And a VoIP server for performing the account registration and deregistration according to the account registration and deregistration request of the Internet terminal.

An account pool management server that manages at least one account to solve the above-mentioned problems, and assigns an account to an internet terminal requiring call line connection from an external portable terminal; An Internet terminal that receives an account from the account pool management server, requests an account registration and deregistration to a VoIP server, and returns the assigned account to the account pool management server; And a VoIP server for performing the account registration and deregistration according to the account registration and deregistration request of the Internet terminal.

An account pool storing at least one account to solve the above problem; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; An account manager for allocating an account to an internet terminal corresponding to the received data among a plurality of internet terminals, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, and returning the assigned account from the internet terminal; We propose to include an account pool management server.

As described above, when the visitor presses the interphone, the landlord can check the visitor by connecting the intercom with the mobile terminal of the homeowner who is absent, and the homeowner can check the entrance door at any time using the mobile terminal. do. In addition, the present invention reduces the cost of using the accounting resources (resources) by using a small number of accounts are shared by many Internet terminals, it is possible to use the account resources efficiently.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce through this embodiment of the present invention.

As described above, the security guard company is a service company that sells and manages the interphone terminal mounted in front of the door. The security company of the present invention provides two services.

1. When there are no people in the house, when the visitor presses the intercom terminal, the visitor automatically connects the intercom with the mobile terminal of the homeowner.

2. When the landlord goes out, the landlord provides the service of monitoring the front door by connecting the call with the intercom terminal using the mobile phone. Of course, all communication terminals such as VoIP phones and PSTN phones, as well as homeowners' mobile phones, can be targeted.

The present invention proposes a method of allocating a VoIP account to an interphone terminal and operating the interphone terminal as a VoIP terminal for the above two services. In addition, since the portable terminal provides a video call function, the portable terminal can perform a video call with the interphone terminal.

However, in this case, if one VoIP account is assigned to one interphone, the public will refuse to provide the above-mentioned service due to the account cost. In other words, if the fee for a single account is about 3,000 won per month, the security company will be charged the entire cost to allocate the account free of charge to the intercom terminal providing the service. Therefore, the security company will pass on the cost to the general user. The present invention proposes a method of sharing one account in at least two interphone terminals.

In addition, the present invention has been described for a security company that provides a service, but is not limited thereto. All companies providing the above services will be included in this. In other words, if the company provides the above-mentioned service, apartment management offices, general private operators will also be applicable.

If the above service is provided for 10 VoIP accounts instead of 1,000 VoIP accounts for 1,000 intercom terminals in an apartment, the service cost will be reduced to 1/100.

If each VoIP account is A1, A2, ..., An, the present invention, each interphone terminal is used to receive the necessary VoIP account from the account pool management server, and immediately return the assigned VoIP account when the use is finished.

VoIP uses transmission control protocol / internet protocol (TCP / IP) as a communication technology for transmitting voice and video calls through data networks such as the Internet. TCP / IP is an international communication system for sending and receiving data packets using the Internet. VoIP converts sound into digital signals. At this time, the digital signal is transmitted through a data network such as the Internet. Conversion to digital signals is done by devices such as personal computers or special VoIP phones. These devices are fast, broadband, and have Internet connectivity. The digital signal is sent through the network to its destination. The second VoIP device at the destination converts the signal back to sound. Because of the digital nature of VoIP, call quality is better than that of a regular phone. At the same time, VoIP has the advantage of low basic phone charges and long distance service charges.

1 shows a configuration for communication using the VoIP account of the present invention. According to FIG. 1, a configuration for communication using a VoIP account includes an interphone terminal 100, an account pool management server 102, a VoIP server 104, and a mobile terminal 106. Of course, in addition to the above-described configuration, other configuration may be included in the configuration using communication using the VoIP account. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

The interphone terminal 100 is connected by TCP / IP and includes a microphone for voice input and a speaker for voice output. In addition, the interphone terminal 100 may be equipped with a camera for inputting an image and a display for outputting the image. That is, the interphone terminal 100 may be assigned an VoIP account and operate as an internet voice / video phone. In addition, the interphone terminal of Figure 1 is not limited to the interphone mounted on the front door of the apartment corresponds to all the terminals connected by TCP / IP. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the interphone terminal 100 and the Internet terminal refer to the same meaning.

The account pool management server 102 manages all accounts, assigns each account to the intercom terminal 100 according to a request, and returns the used accounts from the intercom terminal 100. The account pool management server 102 has a unique representative phone number on behalf of all the intercom terminals 100 in the apartment complex, and responds first when making a call to the intercom terminal 100 of the apartment complex.

The account pool management server 102 is connected to all the intercom terminals 100 in the apartment complex by TCP / IP, and can exchange information with each other.

In connection with the present invention, the account pool management server 102 relays a VoIP server from an external pool with an account pool that stores at least one account, and when a connection of the call line is requested, the mobile terminal and the call line are requested. It includes a connection for connecting. In addition, the account pool management server 102 allocates an account to an intercom terminal corresponding to the data received from a plurality of intercom terminals and a receiver receiving data related to call transfer from a mobile terminal connected to a call line, and assigning the account. Request account registration to the intercom terminal, and includes an account management unit for returning the account from the intercom terminal.

The VoIP server 104 is a server that provides Internet telephony services in network operators and the like. In order to communicate with a mobile terminal, another Internet terminal, a general PSTN telephone terminal, etc., an Internet terminal must first register its own account with the VoIP server 104.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process of making a call from the intercom terminal 100 to the mobile terminal 106 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a process of making a call to the mobile terminal 106 from the intercom terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 illustrates a process for making a call from the intercom terminal 100 to the mobile terminal 106, but is not limited thereto. The interphone terminal 100 may communicate with any communication terminal such as an internet terminal or a general PSTN telephone terminal.

2 shows the intercom terminal 100, the account pool management server 102, the VoIP server 104, the mobile terminal 106, and the account pool management server 102 is A1, A2, ..., An It manages VoIP account which is composed of.

The visitor visits the front door of the apartment and presses the bell of the interphone terminal 100 mounted on the front door. The intercom terminal 100 communicates with the intercom terminal 100 and a terminal mounted in the home when the home owner located in the home performs a response to the call of the visitor. However, if the interphone terminal 100 is set to go out or the person in the house does not respond for a certain time, the interphone terminal 100 of the present invention is set to automatically connect the call to a communication terminal such as a specific mobile phone It is.

1. The interphone terminal 100 requests an account from the account pool management server 102 to connect a call to the mobile terminal 106 set in advance. As described above, the account pool management server 102 manages VoIP accounts A1, A2, ..., An. The number of VoIP accounts managed by the account pool management server 102 may vary depending on the number of intercom terminals 100.

2. The account pool management server 102 determines whether there is a VoIP account not currently being used among the VoIP accounts being managed. If there is a VoIP account that is not currently being used, the account pool management server 102 allocates one account to the interphone terminal 100.

3. The intercom terminal 100 requests an account registration to the VoIP server 104 to use the assigned account. The VoIP server 104 permits registration of the VoIP account requested by the intercom terminal 100. When registration is completed, the interphone terminal 100 is ready to be used as a VoIP phone.

4. The interphone terminal 100 requests a call to the VoIP server 104. To this end, the intercom terminal 100 stores a phone number therein. The interphone terminal 100 may store one telephone number or at least two telephone numbers. That is, the interphone terminal 100 may store at least two telephone numbers having priority. If the intercom terminal 100 attempts to make a call to a high priority telephone number and then does not make a call, the interphone terminal 100 may attempt to make a call sequentially to a telephone number having a next priority.

Alternatively, the interphone terminal 100 may store a phone number that can be called for each time zone. That is, the interphone terminal 100 may attempt to make a call to the first telephone number in the first time zone and to make a call to the second telephone number in the second time zone. In addition, the interphone terminal 100 may attempt to make a call to the third telephone number in the third time zone.

5. The interphone terminal 100 connects a call with the mobile terminal 106 that requested the VoIP server 104. The interphone terminal 100 performs a call with the mobile terminal 106 to which the call is connected. Thereafter, after the call is connected, the call is terminated by the call termination signal, or the call is terminated without the call being connected to the interphone terminal 100 and the mobile terminal 106.

6. The interphone terminal 100 which terminated the call with the mobile terminal 106 terminates the account registration with respect to the VoIP server 104.

7. The intercom terminal 100 returns the used VoIP account to the account pool management server 102.

As such, the present invention requests the account assignment to the account pool management server 102 only when the user wants to use an account, and returns the assigned account when the use of the assigned account is terminated. By performing such a process, the account pool management server 102 can efficiently manage and use the stored VoIP account.

That is, as described above, the interphone terminal 100 does not always occupy one VoIP account but requests an account only when necessary, and immediately returns the corresponding account so that a plurality of interphone terminals 100 can use a few accounts. Will be.

3 illustrates a method of making a call from the mobile terminal 106 to the interphone terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method for making a call to the interphone terminal 100 from the mobile terminal 106 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

As described above, the homeowner does not always have a VoIP account for the intercom terminal 100 attached to his or her home, and the intercom terminal 100 is not always assigned the same VoIP account. When making a call to the intercom terminal 100, the first call to the account pool management server (102). The account pool management server 102 has a representative telephone number. Of course, other devices other than the account pool management server 102 may perform a function of receiving a received call, but the present invention performs the function of the account pool management server 102 to receive a call received from the outside for convenience of description. It is limited to. As described above, the account pool management server 102 manages VoIP accounts A1, A2, ..., An. The number of VoIP accounts managed by the account pool management server 102 may vary depending on the number of intercom terminals 100.

There are various reasons why a home owner (user) wants to make a call to the intercom terminal 100 attached to his home. That is, when the interphone terminal 100 performs a camera function, it may perform a function of monitoring its front door.

1. The user of the mobile terminal 106 first requests a call to the VoIP server 104 to conduct a call with the account pool management server 102 of his apartment complex.

2. The VoIP server allows a call connection to the mobile terminal 106 and the account pool management server 102 according to the call request of the mobile terminal 106.

3. When the call is connected to the account pool management server 102, the portable terminal 106 transmits its apartment lake to the account pool management server 102. Your apartment number may use dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) or caller ID (CID). That is, the account pool management server 102 may request to input the apartment number to be connected to the mobile terminal 106 by using a key button, or may use an outgoing telephone number. That is, the account pool management server 102 may store a telephone number and an apartment lake corresponding to the telephone number.

Table 1 below shows an example of an apartment lake stored in the account pool management server 102.

Apartment lake Phone number 1 Phone number 2 201 010-1234-AAAA 202 010-1234-BBBB 010-5678-BBBB ... ... 2015 010-1234-NNNN

According to Table 1, the account pool management server 102 recognizes that the mobile terminal 106 attempts to call 201 when the outgoing telephone number is 010-1234-AAAA, and the outgoing number is 010-1234-BBBB, 010-. If it is 5678-BBBB, it is recognized as trying to call 202. In addition, the account pool management server 102 recognizes that the mobile terminal 106 attempts to call 2015 if the outgoing telephone number is 010-1234-NNNN. As described above, at least one telephone number may be stored in one apartment lake. That is, at the request of the user, the account pool management server 102 may store two telephone numbers or more telephone numbers for one lake.

4. The account pool management server 102 instructs the account assignment and registration to the intercom terminal 100 of the received lake. That is, the account pool management server 102 checks whether there is a VoIP account not currently being used, and if there is a VoIP account not currently being used, allocates the corresponding account to the intercom terminal 100 of the received lake. The account pool management server 102 instructs to register the assigned account with the VoIP server 104 at the same time as the account assignment.

5. The interphone terminal 100 registers the assigned account to the VoIP server 104.

6. When the interphone terminal 100 registers the assigned account in the VoIP server 104, the registration result is transmitted to the account pool management server 102. That is, the interphone terminal 100 notifies the account pool management server 102 that the assigned account is registered with the VoIP server 104.

7. The account pool management server 102 converts the call connected with the mobile terminal 106 to the interphone terminal 100. The call transfer process is performed by the VoIP server 104 at the request of the account pool management server 102.

8. The VoIP server 104 connects the call that was connected between the mobile terminal 106 and the account pool management server 102 between the mobile terminal 106 and the interphone terminal 100 at the request of the account pool management server 102. Perform a call transfer if possible. The above-described process is performed by registering an account of the intercom terminal 100 in the VoIP server 104 and requesting a call transfer to the corresponding account from the account pool management server 102.

9. The interphone terminal 100 performs the call requested by the mobile terminal 106. When the call connection is requested, the intercom terminal 100 and the present invention allow the call to be automatically connected. In this way, the mobile terminal 106 can make a call with the intercom terminal 100. When the call with the mobile terminal 106 ends, the interphone terminal 100 requests the VoIP server 104 to deregister the registered account. The VoIP server 104 deregisters the corresponding account according to the account deregistration request of the intercom terminal 100.

10. When the account deregistration is performed in the VoIP server 104, the interphone terminal 100 returns the account assigned to the account pool management server 102.

As such, the present invention provides a method of allowing a plurality of interphone terminals 100 to operate as VoIP terminals with a small number of accounts so that a call can be made to the interphone terminal 100.

3 illustrates a case in which the interphone terminal 100 registers an account allocated from the account pool management server 102 to the VoIP server 104. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the account pool management server 102 may assign an account to the interphone terminal 100 and at the same time request the registration of the account assigned to the intercom terminal 100 of the VoIP server 104.

As described above, the present invention has been described using the interphone terminal 100, but is not limited thereto. In other words, if you want to monitor your home using a camera, assign a VoIP account to the camera and then connect to the camera to monitor your home.

As described above, the present invention enables the account pool management server 102 to dynamically allocate and manage an account, so that fewer accounts can be used in many interphone terminals.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention .

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of communication using a VoIP account to which the present invention is applied,

2 illustrates a method for calling a mobile terminal from an interphone terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 illustrates a method for making a call to an interphone terminal from a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: interphone terminal 102: account pool management server

104: VoIP server 106: mobile terminal

Claims (13)

In the method of assigning and registering an account consisting of a telephone number to the Internet terminal, When an account pool management server receives an account assignment request from the internet terminal assigned a unique IP, allocating one currently unused account to the internet terminal in a managed account pool; And returning, by the account pool management server, the account assigned from the Internet terminal. The account pool management server An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager which returns the account allocated from the Internet terminal. According to claim 1, After the step of assigning an account to the Internet terminal, If a VoIP server is requested to register the assigned account from the Internet terminal, registering the assigned account; If the VoIP server is requested to deregister the registered account from the Internet terminal, deregistering the registered account. The method of claim 2, wherein after the VoIP server registers the account, And a step in which the Internet terminal attempts to make a call with an external portable terminal by using the registered account. The method of claim 3, wherein the Internet terminal stores a phone number to which the call should be attempted at each time zone, or attempts to call sequentially according to a priority among a plurality of phone numbers. In the method of assigning and registering an account consisting of a telephone number to the Internet terminal, Connecting, by the account pool management server, a call line with an external mobile terminal to the call line when the connection of the call line is requested; When the account pool management server receives the data related to the call transfer from the mobile terminal to which the call line is connected, the account pool management server allocates an account to the Internet terminal corresponding to the received data among the plurality of Internet terminals assigned the unique IP. Requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account; And returning the account assigned by the account pool management server from the internet terminal. The account pool management server An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager for returning the account allocated from the Internet terminal. According to claim 5, After the step of requesting the account registration to the Internet terminal, And requesting, by the account pool management server, the VoIP server to switch the call line to the internet terminal. According to claim 5, After the step of requesting the account registration to the Internet terminal, And registering, by the VoIP server, according to an account registration request of the Internet terminal, and switching the call line to the registered account. In the account pool management server to assign an account consisting of a telephone number, Connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Extracting information of an internet terminal corresponding to the portable terminal to which a call line is connected among the stored internet terminal information; Assigning an account to the extracted internet terminal which is assigned a unique IP, and requesting the assigned account registration to the internet terminal; And returning the requested account from the internet terminal. The account pool management server An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager which returns the account allocated from the Internet terminal. An account pool management server for managing at least one account composed of phone numbers; A unique IP requesting an account assignment to the account pool management server, requesting an account registration and deregistration of an account assigned from the account pool management server to a VoIP server, and returning the assigned account to the account pool management server. Internet terminal that is being assigned; And a VoIP server configured to perform account registration and deregistration according to an account registration and deregistration request of the Internet terminal. The account pool management server An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager for returning the account allocated from the Internet terminal. An account pool management server that manages at least one account composed of a telephone number, and assigns an account to an internet terminal requiring call line connection from an external portable terminal; An Internet terminal assigned with a unique IP that receives an account from the account pool management server, requests an account registration and deregistration to the VoIP server, and returns the assigned account to the account pool management server; And a VoIP server configured to perform account registration and deregistration according to an account registration and deregistration request of the Internet terminal. The account pool management server An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager for returning the account allocated from the Internet terminal. An account pool that stores at least one account; A connection unit for connecting a call line with the portable terminal when a connection of a call line is requested by relaying a VoIP server from an external portable terminal; Receiving unit for receiving the data associated with the call transfer from the portable terminal connected to the call line; Assigning one of the unused accounts to the internet terminal requesting the call transfer from the received data among the plurality of internet terminals which are assigned the unique IP, requesting the internet terminal to register the assigned account, And an account manager that returns the account allocated from the Internet terminal. The method of claim 11, wherein the account management unit, The account pool management server, characterized in that for checking the currently unused account among the accounts and assigns an account to the Internet terminal requesting an account assignment, returning the assigned account. 12. The account pool management server of claim 11, wherein the account is a telephone number.

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