KR101429357B1 - Terminal, Method, and Recording Medium for FreeNumber-based Communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for further enhancing the quality of a call or message communication based on a virtual number, and a method for virtual number-based communication according to an aspect of the present invention includes a virtual number-based communication The method comprising the steps of: (a) storing, when receiving a call / message with a virtual number as an incoming call from the other party, combined information in which specific identification information is combined with counterpart information; And (b) transmitting, based on the stored combined information, a virtual number as caller information and a combined information or counterpart information as caller information when the call is originated, and (c) Receiving and storing the virtual number from a communication network in response; (d) displaying the combined information or the counterpart information as caller information and the virtual number as caller information when receiving a call / message with the virtual number as an incoming call; (e) displaying the virtual number as caller information and the combined information or counterpart information as caller information when a call / message is transmitted based on the stored combined information; And (f) originating the message based on the stored combination information, including the originating number as caller information and the combined information as caller information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a terminal, a method, and a recording medium for virtual number-based communication

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a virtual number-based communication technology, and more particularly, to a virtual number-based communication technique in which a virtual number-based call or virtual To a terminal, method, and recording medium for number-based communication.

Generally, according to the development of wired / wireless communication technology, most households use a fixed-line telephone service, and most individuals use a mobile phone service.

Such communication services have many merits, while large and small problems arise due to the exposure of telephone numbers. For example, if you have parked your car, you will have to expose your contact number in case you do so, so your exposed phone number may be misused by spammy phones or daily callers.

Also, in many cases, people write their names and phone numbers on their belongings in case they lose their belongings. In this case, regardless of whether the lost belongings are regained, their contacts are exposed, There is a risk of becoming. Such a problem may also occur when a contact number is described in a tag such as an anti-misuse tag or an elderly / disabled person.

As a part of this, in recent years, a virtual number service has been provided according to reasons such as privacy of a person. A virtual number service normally informs a user who does not want to notify his or her actual telephone number of his or her virtual telephone number, When you try to call yourself using this virtual phone number, it represents a service that connects the call to the virtual phone number and the corresponding actual phone number.

However, in the existing virtual telephone service, when a call is originated, the user must add a special symbol to the other party's number to make a call or attempt to make a call including special preference information indicating that the terminal itself is calling a virtual number. At this time, there is a problem that the terminal (user) can not recognize the corresponding virtual number. For example, there is the inconvenience of memorizing the CTN (Cellular Telephone Number) due to inputting the calling information in the form of * 77 # + CTN, Also, there was a need to remember the other party for the virtual number communication.

Also, when a message is transmitted, the caller must directly change the reply number to a virtual number to make a call, and when the call is not attempted, the call is made with the call number.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a communication system and a communication method, in which a user adds a special symbol indicating a virtual number origination to a destination number, The present invention also provides a terminal, method, and recording medium for virtual number based communication, which enables a terminal and a user to recognize a virtual number being used at the time of transmission.

In order to achieve the above object, a terminal for virtual number-based communication according to an aspect of the present invention includes a call / message receiver for receiving a virtual number according to whether specific identification information is included when receiving a call / A counterpart information storage unit for storing the combined information in which the information for distinguishing the incoming call to the virtual number is combined with the counterpart information; And a call / message dispatcher for transmitting the call / message including the virtual number as caller information or the call / message dispatcher including the specific identification information on the basis of the stored combined information, A virtual number storage unit for receiving the virtual number from a communication network and storing the virtual number; And a foot / reception information display unit for displaying information for distinguishing the specific identification information or the incoming call to the virtual number when receiving the call / message with the virtual number as an incoming call.

The outgoing / incoming information display unit may display information identifying the outgoing call to the virtual number or the specific identification information when a call / message is originated based on the stored combined information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for virtual number-based communication in a user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) upon receipt of a call / A step of determining that reception of a call / message is performed based on whether or not specific identification information is included and storing the combined information in which information identifying the incoming call to the virtual number is combined with the counterpart information; And (b) originating the call / message including the virtual number as caller information or transmitting the caller information including the specific identification information when the call / message is originated based on the stored combination information, and (c) Receiving and storing the virtual number from a communication network in response to registration of the virtual number; (d) displaying information for distinguishing the specific identification information or the incoming call to the virtual number when receiving the call / message with the virtual number as an incoming call; And (e) displaying information identifying the call to the virtual number or the specific identification information when the call / message is originated based on the stored combination information.

When the message server receives the message according to the execution of step (b), the message server of the communication network changes the sender information from the original number to the virtual number based on the specific identification information of the received message, and delivers the message to the corresponding party .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for the virtual number-based communication is recorded.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, when a virtual number is received and communicated to the other party, the virtual number is automatically transmitted to the other party. At this time, The user does not need to add a special symbol to the other party's number when sending out a number, does not have to remember the other party communicated with the virtual number, and can recognize the virtual number being used by the user and the terminal, There is an effect of improving the quality.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for virtual number-based communication according to an embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a configuration diagram of a terminal for virtual number-based communication according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a flow diagram of a method for virtual number based communication in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements in the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a block diagram of a system for virtual number-based communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, a communication network 10, a user terminal A 20, and a user terminal B 30 are included can do.

The communication network 10 connects a user terminal A 20 and a user terminal B 30 by wire, wireless, and / or the Internet to a call or message (denoted as 'call / message' throughout the specification) And may be a single network or a combination network.

The user terminal A 20 and the user terminal B 30 represent a terminal of the user for virtual number based communication. For example, the user terminal A 20 and the user terminal B 30 may include a mobile communication terminal capable of voice communication, data communication, Or the like.

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a user terminal A 20 of FIG. 1 as a configuration of a terminal for virtual number-based communication according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, A counterpart information storage unit 23, a call / message transmission unit 25, and a foot / reception information display unit 27.

The virtual number storage unit 21 is for receiving and storing the virtual number of the user terminal A 20 from the communication network. For example, when the user terminal A 20 uploads its terminal information to the communication network 10 The communication network 10 sends the corresponding virtual number to the user terminal A 20 in response to the registration request and at the same time stores the virtual number of the user terminal A 20 The unit 21 stores the received virtual number.

For example, at the time of IMS registration in the user terminal A 20, the P-Associated-URI of the 200 OK message dropped in the communication network 10 Include the virtual number in the header and drop it. The user terminal A 20 recognizes that the first descending URI is the original number of the terminal and the second descending URI is the virtual number of the terminal. The virtual number storage unit 21 of the user terminal A 20 stores the virtual number in the temporary storage space and can use it when necessary. To avoid errors, you must have logic to compare the two numbers of the terminal with the source number in case the order of the two URIs is reversed from the network to the error. After the comparison, the original number and the other number can be recognized as virtual numbers. When the virtual number is rebooted, the number stored in the temporary storage space is erased and the virtual number is used to 200 OK in IMS Registration.

For convenience of explanation, the CTNs of the user terminals A and B 20 and 30 are denoted by 'A' and 'B', respectively, and the virtual number of the user terminal A 20 is denoted by 'Z' .

The counterpart information storage unit 23 stores counterpart information in the form of an incoming call to a virtual number when receiving a call / message from the communication counterpart of the user terminal A 20, that is, the user terminal B 30, For example, the CTN information of the user terminal B 30 as 'B' and the predetermined specific identification information as '#' as the counterpart information, , The counterpart information storage unit 23 recognizes the virtual number Z as a call / message to be received when the specific identification information '#' is included in the counterpart information 'B' of the received call / message, And stores 'B #' as the combination information in the call record or the address book.

On the other hand, when the call / message to which the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20 is received is transmitted from the user terminal B 30 to the communication terminal 10, And transmits the call / message including the identification information '#' to the user terminal A 20.

The call / message sending unit 25 includes the virtual number Z as the sender information or the specific identification information # # when sending the call / message based on the combination information B # stored in the counterpart information storage unit 23, For example, the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20 as the sender information or the combination information B # or the partner information B # including the specific identification information # B) as caller information.

For example, when the user of the user terminal A 20 searches for 'B #' in the address book and selects a call based on the retrieved 'B #', the call / And recognizes the virtual number Z as a call / message to which the virtual number Z is originated by referring to the specific identification information '#' associated with the information 'B', and transmits the virtual number Z as the sender information and the combination information B # ) As caller information and send the call to the communication network 10.

(LMS), or a multimedia messaging service (MMS), for example, based on the combined information B # stored in the counterpart information storage unit 23, For example, when the user terminal A 20 transmits a message based on the originator number A of the user terminal A 20 as the sender information and the combination information B # as the receiver information, B # " in the address book and selects a message transmission based on the retrieved 'B #', the call / message sending unit 25 transmits a specific identification (A) to the sender information and the combined information (B #) to the called party information, and transmits the message to the message server of the communication network (10) by recognizing the virtual number (Z) (Not shown).

On the other hand, when the message server of the communication network 10 receives a message from the user terminal A 30 with the original number A as the sender information and the combination information B # as the receiver information, (A) to the virtual number (Z) according to the recognition, recognizes the specific identification information (#) in the virtual number (B # B # to the corresponding party based on the counterpart information B of the counterpart B

For example, when a virtual number (Z) is received from the user terminal B (30), the foot / reception information display unit 27 displays the virtual number (Z) A message identifying the specific identification information (#) or the incoming call to the virtual number may be displayed on a screen or the like to notify the user of the incoming call to the virtual number.

When the call / message display unit 27 receives the call / message from the user terminal B 30 receiving the virtual number Z, the call / reception information display unit 27 displays the combination information B # or the counterpart information B as a caller Information and the virtual number (Z) as the called party information to notify the user that there is an incoming call to the virtual number

The calling / receiving information display unit 27 may further include information for distinguishing the calling using the virtual number or specific identification information (for example, #) On a screen or the like to notify the user that there is a call to a virtual number.

As another example, when the call / message display unit 27 transmits a call / message to the user terminal B 30 based on the combination information B #, the calling / receiving information display unit 27 displays the virtual number Z as caller information, B #) or the counterpart information B as the called party information.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for virtual number-based communication according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is applied to the apparatus of FIG.

In FIG. 3, steps S301 to S303 show an example of a process of recognizing a virtual number of the user terminal A 20. FIG.

When the user terminal A 20 becomes a registration request requirement such as turning on the power from the off state to on state in step S301, the user terminal A 20 registers its terminal information in the communication network 10 (S302), the network 10 performs registration as a response to the registration request of step S302, and transmits the virtual number Z to the user terminal A 20 together with various registration related information (S303) The user terminal A 20 stores the virtual number Z received from the communication network 10 in step S303 (S304).

3, steps S311 to S314 illustrate an example of a process of originating a call / message from the user terminal B 30 to the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20.

When a call is originated from the user terminal B 30 to the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20 at step S311, the communication network 10 transmits the caller information 'B' to the user terminal A 20 with specific identification information ' Quot; B # " attached with "# " attached thereto (S 312).

Then, the user terminal A 20 displays the information indicating that the call is to the specific identification information '#' or the virtual number based on the 'B #' information received in step S312, or displays the information indicating 'B #' as the calling party information B # " or the like to which the information indicating that the incoming call to the virtual number is combined is added to the calling party information 'B' of the called party by displaying the virtual number 'Z' as the called party information and notifying the user The address book, the call record, or the like (S314).

In FIG. 3, steps S321 to S324 show an example of a process of originating a call / message from the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20 to the user terminal B 30.

The user of the user terminal A 20 searches the address book or the call record to search for the combination information 'B #' including the counterpart information B and selects the call based on the retrieved 'B #' (S321) A 20 recognizes the virtual number Z as a call to be originated based on the specific identification information '# of the selected combination information' B # ', and transmits the virtual number Z as caller information, (#). For example, the call is transmitted to the communication network 10 by including the virtual number Z as the sender information and the combination information B # or the partner information B as the receiver information (S322).

Then, the communication network 10 transmits a call signal having the virtual number (Z) as caller information to the user terminal B (30) having the called party information (B) at the time of making the call at step S322 S323)

The user terminal A 20 may display the caller information 'Z' and the called party information 'B' or 'B #' of the call on the screen during the execution of the above-described steps S322 to S323, (S324), information indicating whether the call is used or specific identification information (#) is displayed on the screen, and the user is informed that the call has been made to the virtual number.

Although the above-described steps S311 to S314 and steps S321 to S324 are described as an example of a call, the present invention is not limited to the call, but may be applied to message communication such as SMS, LMS, or MMS.

3, steps S331 to S333 show an example of a process of sending a message from the virtual number Z of the user terminal A 20 to the user terminal B 30.

The user of the user terminal A 20 searches the address book or the call log to search for the combined information 'B #' including the correspondent information B and transmits the combined information 'B #' including the SMS, LMS, or MMS (S321), the user terminal A 20 recognizes the virtual number Z as a message to be originated based on the specific identification information '# of the selected binding information' B # ', A) as caller information and the combination information B # as caller information, and transmits the message to a message server (not shown) of the communication network 10 (S331).

The message server of the communication network 10 receives the message including the original number A as the sender information and the combination information B # as the receiver information from the user terminal A 30, The caller information is changed from the original number A to the virtual number Z in step S332 according to the recognition of the message, , And transmits the corresponding message together with the virtual number Z as caller information to the user terminal B 30 based on the counterpart information B of the combination information B # (S333).

As described above, the method for virtual number-based communication according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing various computer-implemented operations. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments of the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. The recording medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a local data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

When receiving the call / message from the other party, determines that reception of the call / message is terminated based on whether the specific identification information is included or not, and transmits the combined information, in which the information for distinguishing the incoming call to the virtual number, A counterpart information storage unit for storing the counterpart information; And
A virtual number including a call / message dispatcher for transmitting the stored combined information as a caller information or a call / message dispatcher including the specific identification information when a call / message is transmitted, Based communication. The method according to claim 1,
And a virtual number storage unit for receiving and storing the virtual number from a communication network in response to the registration of the terminal information. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a foot / reception information display unit for displaying information for distinguishing the specific identification information or the incoming call to the virtual number when receiving the call / message with the virtual number as an incoming call. Terminal. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the calling / receiving information display unit displays information for distinguishing a call to the virtual number or the specific identification information when a call / message is originated based on the stored combined information. Terminal. A method for virtual number-based communication performed by a user terminal,
(a) when receiving a call / message from the other party, it is determined that reception of a call / message to receive a virtual number is determined according to whether specific identification information is included, and information identifying the incoming call to the virtual number is combined Storing combined binding information; And
(b) transmitting the stored combined information as a caller's information by selecting the stored combined information as a phone number of a called party and transmitting the call / message, or transmitting the virtual number as caller information or including the specific identification information; Based communication. 6. The method of claim 5,
(c) receiving and storing the virtual number from the communication network in response to the registration of the terminal information. 6. The method of claim 5,
(d) displaying, when receiving the call / message with the virtual number as an incoming call, information for distinguishing the specific identification information or the incoming call to the virtual number. Way. 6. The method of claim 5,
(e) displaying information for distinguishing a call to the virtual number or the specific identification information when a call / message is originated based on the stored combined information. Way. 6. The method of claim 5,
The message server of the communication network changes the caller information from the original number to the virtual number based on the specific identification information of the received message when the message is received according to the execution of the step (b), and delivers the message to the corresponding party A method for virtual number based communication characterized by: A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for the virtual number-based communication according to any one of claims 5 to 9 is recorded.

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