KR101730659B1 - Apparatus and method for providing caller information based packet service - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and method for providing caller information based on packet services are disclosed. The packet-service-based sender information providing apparatus includes a retrieving unit for retrieving, from a database, information about a calling terminal associated with the information request, in association with an information request from the receiving terminal; And a processor for identifying the category attribute and providing the content to the receiving terminal together with the category attribute.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CALLER INFORMATION BASED PACKET SERVICE [0002]

In an embodiment of the present invention, in the packet service base, interworking with an information request from a receiving terminal, identifies a category attribute for each of contents included in information on the calling terminal, It is about the technology provided by words.

Various communication services based on packet service are provided through various data networks. For example, in the case of voice service, it is provided from a circuit (circuit based) to a VoIP data network.

However, due to the expansion of the data network and the increase in the service utilization, a variety of services are required. For example, the data server provides various information about the caller in the communication service, so that the information about the caller can be easily grasped.

According to the present invention, in a packet service base, a category attribute for each content included in information about a calling terminal is identified in association with an information request from a receiving terminal, and the content is provided to the receiving terminal together with the category attribute , And to provide an environment for allowing the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily recognize the location information of the calling terminal by providing the location information of the calling terminal which is searched as the information related to the calling terminal, and displaying the mapping information on the map.

The apparatus for providing caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a retrieving unit for retrieving information on a calling terminal associated with the information request from a database in response to an information request from the receiving terminal, And a processor for identifying a category attribute for each of the contents included in the information and providing the contents together with the category attribute to the receiver.

The processor may cause the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute in response to a registration request from the receiving terminal.

The processor may provide location information of the searched terminal, which is searched for, as information related to the calling terminal, and map the location information on the map to be displayed.

A method of providing caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of retrieving, from a database, information about a calling terminal associated with the information request, in association with an information request from the receiving terminal; Identifying a category attribute for each of the contents included in the category attribute, and providing the content to the receiving terminal together with the category attribute.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a packet service base, in association with an information request from a receiving terminal, a category attribute for each of contents included in information on an originating terminal is identified, and together with the category attribute, The receiving terminal can provide an environment for allowing the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the location information of the calling terminal, which is searched as information on the calling terminal, is provided to the receiving terminal so as to be mapped and displayed on the map so that the location information of the calling terminal can be easily recognized.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a packet service based sender information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method for acquiring information on an originating terminal in a packet-based originator information providing apparatus.
4 is a diagram showing an example of information about a calling terminal provided by a calling terminal.
5 is a view for explaining an example of a method of providing information on an originating terminal in a sender information providing apparatus based on a packet service as a receiver.
6 is a message flow diagram illustrating a method for providing caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for providing caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the 'sender information providing system' of the present invention is placed at the terminal end (specifically, the calling terminal) so that the information of the calling party (calling terminal) is provided through the 'calling party information providing system' To allow the receiving terminal to process the caller information, will be described with specific examples. However, the limitation of such a position is merely for the understanding of the present invention, and the 'sender information providing system' may be placed in a server under an environment in which the present invention can be implemented to cause the similar / Will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a caller information providing system 100 based on a packet service includes a calling terminal 101, a packet service based sender information providing apparatus 103, and a receiving terminal 105.

The calling terminal 101 transmits an origination call to the receiving terminal 105 through various data networks such as Long Term Evolution (LTE), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) Or messages (e.g., SMS or MMS messages).

At this time, the calling terminal 101 can send an outgoing call or message to the receiving terminal 105 through the packet data service-based sender information providing device 103. Here, the calling terminal 101 can send information (e.g., sender name, telephone number, address, company, location) about the calling terminal 101 together with an outgoing call or message.

The packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 receives an outgoing call or message from the calling terminal 101 and transmits the outgoing call or message to the receiving terminal 105 when the outgoing call or message from the calling terminal 101 to the receiving terminal 105 occurs, . At this time, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service can receive the information on the calling terminal 101 together with the outgoing call or message from the calling terminal 101 and store it in the database.

Here, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service can receive the location information of the calling terminal at the time when the outgoing call or message occurs, as information on the calling terminal 101.

The packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 can receive location information obtained by the GPS module from the calling terminal 101 when the calling terminal 101 includes a global positioning system (GPS) module, The present invention is not limited to this and the location information of the calling terminal 101 may be received from a location information server (not shown).

In addition, the packet-service-based sender information providing apparatus 103 may transmit information on the calling terminal 101 associated with the information request to the receiving terminal 105 in association with the information request from the receiving terminal 105 . At this time, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service identifies a category attribute for each of the contents included in the information related to the calling terminal 101, and transmits the contents to the receiving terminal 105 .

In addition, the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 allows the receiving terminal 105 to automatically store the content corresponding to the category attribute in response to a registration request from the receiving terminal 105, So that it is possible to easily store information on the mobile terminal 101. That is, the sender information providing device 103 based on the packet service enables the user to solve the inconvenience of manually inputting information on the calling terminal 101 by category attribute to the receiving terminal 105. [

The sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service can provide the location information of the calling terminal 101 to the receiving terminal 105 as information on the calling terminal 101 so as to display the map on the map . That is, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service maps the location information of the calling terminal 101 on the map and displays it on the receiving terminal 105 so as to grasp the location of the calling terminal 101 more accurately And provides an environment in which the user of the calling terminal 101 can quickly respond to an emergency situation.

In response to the request, the receiving terminal 105 transmits information related to the calling terminal 101 related to the information request to the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service, (103). For example, the receiving terminal 105 generates the information request according to the selection command for the reception history list in the receiving terminal 105, and transmits the information request to the calling terminal 101 from the packet-based sender information providing device 103 Can be received together with the category attribute.

The receiving terminal 105 can display the content according to the category attribute as information on the calling terminal 101 and store the content in the address memory in accordance with the category attribute according to the storing instruction.

At this time, the receiving terminal 105 can receive the location information of the calling terminal 101 from the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 as information on the calling terminal 101, , The location information can be mapped and displayed on the map.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a packet service based sender information providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a packet service based sender information providing apparatus 103 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a search unit 201, a processor 203, and a database 205.

First, when at least one of an outgoing call, an SMS, or an MMS message is generated from a calling terminal to a receiving terminal, the processor 203 may receive information on the calling terminal from the calling terminal and store the received information in the database 205. Here, the information on the calling terminal may include, for example, at least one of a sender name, a telephone number, an address, a company, and a location.

The search unit 201 searches the database 205 for information related to the calling terminal associated with the information request, in association with the information request from the receiving terminal.

At this time, the search unit 201 can receive the information request from the receiving terminal, which is in a state in which an outgoing call from the calling terminal is maintained, a call is connected, or in a state of waiting for the outgoing call. For example, the search unit 201 may receive the information request according to a selection command for a reception history list in a reception terminal in a state of waiting for the outgoing call.

Accordingly, the search unit 201 can receive the information request from the receiving terminal even when the call connection between the calling terminal and the receiving terminal is maintained, as well as before, after or after the call connection is impossible.

The processor 203 parses the retrieved information on the calling terminal to identify a category attribute for each of the contents included in the information on the calling terminal and provides the contents together with the category attribute So that information on the calling terminal is displayed for each category attribute. At this time, in accordance with the registration request from the receiving terminal, the processor 203 allows the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute, thereby allowing information on the calling terminal to be easily stored.

The processor 203 provides the location information of the calling terminal as the information of the calling terminal, maps the location information on the map in conjunction with the location confirmation request, and displays the location information of the calling terminal so that the location information of the calling terminal can be easily I can recognize it.

Here, the location information of the calling terminal may be location information at the time when at least one of outgoing call from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal, SMS, or MMS message occurs.

The processor 203 further obtains the location information of the receiving terminal from the receiving terminal, and when the distance between the location information of the calling terminal and the location information of the receiving terminal is included within a predetermined distance, The location information of the receiving terminal may be mapped and displayed.

The processor 203 maps the location information of the calling terminal and the location information of the receiving terminal to the receiving terminal so that the processor 203 intuitively grasps the relative location of the calling terminal based on the location information of the receiving terminal.

The database 205 may store information about the calling terminal received from the calling terminal by the processor 203. [

3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a method for acquiring information on an originating terminal in a packet-based originator information providing apparatus. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information about a calling terminal provided by a calling terminal.

Referring to FIG. 3, the calling terminal may generate an outgoing call through a calling party through a packet-based caller information providing apparatus. At this time, the originating terminal can transmit the information on the originating terminal to the sender information providing apparatus based on the packet service when an outgoing call is made to the receiver terminal (301).

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the calling terminal stores the name, e-mail, address, location, and the like 401 of the calling party as packet-service-based information To the sender information providing apparatus of the caller.

The caller information providing apparatus based on the packet service can transmit an outgoing call between the calling terminal and the receiving terminal or a response to the outgoing call to control the call connection between the terminals.

In addition, the packet-service-based sender information providing apparatus receives from the calling terminal information about the calling terminal transmitted together with the outgoing call, correlates the information on the received calling terminal with the request for information from the receiving terminal, Lt; / RTI > At this time, the sender information providing apparatus based on the packet service can identify the category attribute for each of the contents included in the information on the calling terminal, and transmit the contents together with the category attribute to the receiving terminal.

5 is a view for explaining an example of a method of providing information on an originating terminal in a sender information providing apparatus based on a packet service as a receiver.

Referring to FIG. 5, the sender information providing apparatus based on the packet service may provide information on the calling terminal associated with the information request to the receiving terminal in conjunction with the information request from the receiving terminal. At this time, the sender information providing apparatus based on the packet service can receive the information request according to a selection command for the reception history list in the receiving terminal.

For example, the packet-service-based sender information providing apparatus may receive the information request according to the selection command 503 for 'false negative' in the reception history list 501 from the receiving terminal, , And information about the 'in-jung' terminal can be transmitted to the receiving terminal.

At this time, the sender information providing apparatus based on the packet service identifies the category attribute for each of the contents included in the information related to the terminal, and provides the contents along with the category attribute to the receiver, The information about the terminal can be displayed.

That is, the caller information providing device based on the packet service provides 'Name: Lee Min Jung, Phone: 010-9876-5243, Address: Jung-gu, Seoul, LGU +, Location: Namsan Tower' Information 505 relating to the terminal can be displayed. At this time, in response to the registration request from the receiving terminal, the caller information providing apparatus based on the packet service can store the contents in correspondence with the category attribute to the receiving terminal, thereby easily storing the information related to the " Let's do it.

Here, the packet-service-based sender information providing apparatus may map the location of 'Namsan Tower' on the map and display it on the map in conjunction with the location confirmation input from the receiving terminal, Or the position where the message is generated can be easily grasped.

6 is a message flow diagram illustrating a method for providing caller information based on a packet service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step 601, the calling terminal 101 may generate outgoing calls or messages (e.g., SMS or MMS messages) over various data networks.

In step 603, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service can forward the outgoing call or message received from the calling terminal 101 to the receiving terminal 105. At this time, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service can receive the information on the calling terminal 101 together with the outgoing call or message from the calling terminal 101 and store it in the database. Here, the information on the calling terminal 101 may include, for example, at least one of a sender name, a telephone number, an address, a company, and a location (that is, location information of an originating terminal at the time an outgoing call or message occurs) .

On the other hand, when the calling terminal 101 includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 can receive location information acquired by the GPS module from the calling terminal 101 However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the location information of the calling terminal 101 may be received from the location information server.

At step 605, the receiving terminal 105 may generate an information request for the calling terminal 101. [ The receiving terminal 105 may generate an information request about the calling terminal 101 in response to a user's request in a state where an outgoing call from the calling terminal 101 is maintained, . For example, the receiving terminal 105 is in a state of waiting for the outgoing call, and can generate an information request regarding the calling terminal 101 in accordance with a selection command for the reception history list.

In step 607, the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 searches the database for information related to the calling terminal 101 associated with the information request in association with the information request from the receiving terminal 105, And can transmit information on the calling terminal 101 to the receiving terminal 105. [ At this time, the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 parses the information about the calling terminal 101, identifies the category attribute for each of the contents included in the information about the calling terminal 101, Together with the category attribute, can provide the content to the receiving terminal 105.

In step 609, the receiving terminal 105 can display contents by category attribute by the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103. [

At this time, the sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service may map the location information of the calling terminal 101 on the map and display it on the receiving terminal 105 in conjunction with the location confirmation input.

The sender information providing apparatus 103 based on the packet service further obtains the location information of the receiving terminal 105 from the receiving terminal 105 and transmits the location information of the calling terminal 101 and the location information of the receiving terminal 105 The location information of the receiving terminal 105 may be mapped and displayed together with the location information of the calling terminal 101 in the mapping.

In step 611, the packet-service-based sender information providing device 103 causes the receiving terminal 105 to automatically store the content corresponding to the category attribute in response to the registration request from the receiving terminal 105, So that information on the calling terminal 101 can be easily stored.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in a packet service base, in association with an information request from a receiving terminal, a category attribute for each of contents included in information on an originating terminal is identified, and together with the category attribute, The receiving terminal can provide an environment for allowing the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the location information of the calling terminal, which is searched as information on the calling terminal, is provided to the receiving terminal so as to be mapped and displayed on the map so that the location information of the calling terminal can be easily recognized.

Embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred 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 spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims.

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Claims (14)

In conjunction with the information request from the receiving terminal,
A search unit for searching the database for information related to the calling terminal associated with the information request; And
Identifying a category attribute for each of the contents included in the information on the calling terminal, and providing the contents with the category attribute,
And a packet-service-based sender-information providing device. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
And causes the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute in response to a registration request from the receiving terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The processor comprising:
And parses information about the calling terminal to identify a category attribute for each of the contents. The method according to claim 1,
The search unit may search,
Searching for location information of the calling terminal as information on the calling terminal,
The processor comprising:
And providing the searched location information to the receiver so as to map and display the searched location information on a map. The method according to claim 1,
When at least one of outgoing call, SMS or MMS message from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal occurs,
The processor comprising:
Wherein the location information of the calling terminal at the time of occurrence is stored as information on the calling terminal from the calling terminal and stored in the database. The method according to claim 1,
The search unit may search,
Wherein the information request is received from the receiving terminal, which is one of a state in which an outgoing call from the calling terminal is maintained, a state in which a call is connected, or a state in which the outgoing call is queued. The method according to claim 6,
The search unit may search,
And receives the information request according to a selection command for a reception history list in a reception terminal in a state of waiting for the outgoing call. Retrieving, from a database, information about an originating terminal associated with the information request, in association with an information request from the receiving terminal;
Identifying a category attribute for each of the contents included in the information on the calling terminal; And
Providing said content with said category attribute,
And transmitting the caller information based on the packet service. 9. The method of claim 8,
In response to a registration request from the receiving terminal, causing the receiving terminal to store the content corresponding to the category attribute
The method comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein identifying the category attribute for each of the content further comprises:
Parsing information about the calling terminal and identifying a category attribute for each of the contents;
And transmitting the caller information based on the packet service. 9. The method of claim 8,
Providing, as information on the calling terminal, the searched location information to the receiving terminal so as to map and display it on a map
The method comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
When at least one of outgoing call, SMS or MMS message from the calling terminal to the receiving terminal occurs,
Receiving location information of the calling terminal at the time of occurrence as information on the calling terminal from the calling terminal and storing the location information in the database
The method comprising the steps of: 9. The method of claim 8,
Receiving the information request from the receiving terminal which is one of a state in which an outgoing call from the calling terminal is maintained, a state in which a call is connected, or a state in which the outgoing call is waiting;
The method comprising the steps of: 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the step of receiving the information request from the receiving terminal comprises:
Receiving the information request according to a selection command for a reception history list in a reception terminal in a state of waiting for the outgoing call,
And transmitting the caller information based on the packet service.

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