KR101828840B1 - Apparatus, method and system for providing additional service based on call waiting time - Google Patents

Abstract

The call waiting part service system according to the present invention is characterized in that the call waiting part service system comprises a receiving terminal for setting RBT tone data to be transmitted to a calling terminal during a call waiting time and a call waiting tone data providing terminal for receiving RBT tone data during a call waiting time of the calling terminal, A service server for generating the rights information related to the rights to receive the compensated contents according to at least one of the time and the number of times and providing the rights information to the originating terminal and a service server for receiving the rights information, And displaying the changed information.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICE BASED ON CALL WAITING TIME [0002]

The present invention relates to a service apparatus and method for a call waiting unit, and more particularly, to a call waiting service providing apparatus and method for providing call connection tone data to a calling terminal during a call waiting time, To a device, method and system for providing additional services.

A user terminal is a device that allows an individual to directly carry and communicate with a desired partner wirelessly, and various additional services are provided to the user terminal through a mobile communication network.

A ring back tone (Ring Back Tone) for informing that the call connection process with the called terminal is in progress is provided to the calling terminal, while a ring tone is provided to the called terminal at the switching center of the mobile communication network when the user terminal requests a call connection to another user terminal, ) Signal.

On the other hand, in the related art, a ring back tone signal composed of a certain mechanical sound is provided to a calling terminal, but a ring back tone signal including various sound sources is provided to a calling terminal as a new additional service, which is called a ring back tone service.

1 is a service flow diagram related to a conventional ring back tone service.

When the user of the originating terminal 10 attempts a voice or video call by inputting the number of the terminating terminal 20, the originating terminal 10 transmits a call connection request to the mobile communication network 40 (S11). In the exchange provided in the mobile communication network 40, an incoming ring is transmitted to the called terminal 20 (S12), and a request is made to the ring back tone service server 30 to provide a ring back tone (S13).

The RBT service server 30 checks whether the subscriber of the called terminal 20 has subscribed to the RBT service (S14). If the RBT service subscriber 30 does not subscribe or temporarily suspends the RBT service, the RBT service server 30 transmits it to the mobile communication network 40 (S15), and transmits a ringback tone signal from the exchange of the mobile communication network 40 to the originating terminal 10 (S16).

When the subscriber of the receiving terminal 20 subscribes to the RBT service, the subscriber terminal 20 transmits the RBT data set by the subscriber of the terminating terminal 20 to the calling terminal 10 through the mobile communication network 40 (S17, S18).

The transmission of the destination ring to the destination terminal 20 and the transmission of the ring back tone data to the originating terminal 10 continue until the destination terminal 20 accepts the call request, Data is output (S19).

When the user of the receiving terminal 20 accepts the call request (S20), the acceptance response to the call connection request is transmitted to the calling terminal via the mobile communication network (S21, S22) A call is connected between the terminals 20, and the incoming ring and ringback tone are not transmitted any more (S23).

In such a ring back tone service, a sound source is provided to a calling terminal during a call waiting time so that a calling terminal user does not feel bored, and at the same time, a receiving terminal user can select a desired sound source, have. In addition, it can be used as a new revenue generating model by providing advertising sound sources with a ringback tone sound source.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a new type of call waiting service, which provides appropriate compensation to the calling terminal user who listened to the ring back tone and provides visual feedback related to the reward in the call waiting time in addition to the conventional ring back tone service The following is a description of the system.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for providing a reward content when a user of a calling terminal accumulates time spent listening to RBT data during a call waiting time, And outputting an image, thereby providing an additional service that provides compensation to the user for ring back tone listening.

According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing an additional service during a call waiting time, the apparatus comprising: a call connection tone provision unit for providing call connection tone data set by a called terminal during a call waiting time of a calling terminal; A database unit for storing RBT exposure information accumulated at least one of a time and a number of times the RBT data is exposed during a call waiting time of the calling terminal; And generating the rights information related to the rights to receive the reward contents according to the RBT exposure information, storing the rights information in the database unit, providing the rights information to the calling terminal, And displaying the image corresponding to the changed content.

Here, the compensated content management unit increases the level of the rights information as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or frequency increases, and the calling terminal responds to the compensated content as the level of the right information increases It is possible to gradually display the image to be displayed.

The mobile communication terminal may further include a compensation content providing unit for providing the compensation content to the calling terminal when the accumulated ring back tone exposing time or the number of times is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Here, the compensation content provider may provide the compensation content to the called terminal that sets up the RBT data.

Here, the compensation content management unit may designate at least one RBT data for receiving the compensated content, and generate the RB based on RBT exposure information for each of the RBT data .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a user terminal comprising: a display; A ringback tone receiver for receiving RBT data during a call waiting time; A rights information receiver for receiving rights information related to rights to receive compensation content generated according to the exposure time and frequency of the RBT data from an external service server; And a control unit for changing the image corresponding to the compensation content according to the received rights information and displaying the changed image on the display unit.

Here, the rights information may include information about a level that increases as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or the number of times increases, and the control unit may further include an image corresponding to the compensation content as the level of the rights information increases Can be gradually completed and displayed.

Here, the controller may request and receive the compensated contents from the service server when the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or frequency is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Here, the image corresponding to the compensation content is divided into regions corresponding to at least one ringback tone, and the right information may be generated according to the exposure time or the number of times for each of the at least one ringback tone.

Here, the controller may transmit the RBT exposure information including information on the exposure time of the RBT data to the service server when the exposure of the RBT is finished.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a supplementary service during a call waiting time, the method comprising: providing RBT data set by a terminating terminal during a call waiting time of a calling terminal; Storing the RBT exposure information accumulating at least one of the time and the number of times the RBT data is exposed during the call waiting time of the calling terminal; Generating rights information related to rights to receive compensation content according to the RBT exposure information; And providing the rights information to the originating terminal so that the originating terminal changes and displays the image corresponding to the compensation content according to the rights information.

The generating of the right information may include increasing the level of the right information as the accumulated time or frequency of the accumulated RBT tone increases, and the calling terminal, receiving the right information, As the level of the information increases, the image corresponding to the compensated content can be gradually completed and displayed.

The method may further include providing the compensated contents to the calling terminal when the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or the number of times is more than a predetermined value.

The method may further include providing the rewarded content to the called terminal that sets up the RBT data.

The method of claim 1, further comprising: designating at least one RBT data for receiving the compensated content, wherein the generating of the rights information comprises: generating, based on RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data, And generating the right information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of displaying a compensation content related image during a call waiting time in a user terminal, the method comprising: receiving and outputting RBT data during a call waiting time; Receiving rights information related to a right to receive compensation content generated according to the time and frequency of exposure of the RBT data from an external service server; And changing and displaying an image corresponding to the compensation content according to the received rights information.

The method may further include requesting and receiving the compensated contents from the service server when the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or frequency is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Here, the image corresponding to the compensation content is divided into areas corresponding to ring back tones of at least one ringback tone, and the right information is generated according to the exposure time or the number of times for each of the at least one ringback tone .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a call waiting service system comprising: a receiving terminal for setting RBT data to be transmitted to a calling terminal during a call waiting time; A service server for providing RBT data during a call waiting time of the originating terminal and generating and providing the RB to the RB according to at least one of a time and a frequency of exposing the RBT data; And a calling terminal for receiving the rights information and changing and displaying an image corresponding to the rights content according to the rights information.

According to the present invention, the originating terminal user accumulates the time during which the user is listening to the RBT data during the call waiting time, and provides the compensated contents when the time exceeds the predetermined time, Method and system for providing an additional service that provides compensation for listening to a ring back tone by outputting an image of the ring back tone to the user.

1 is a service flow diagram related to a conventional ring back tone service.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of each apparatus constituting a call waiting unit service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram of an originating terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5C show an example of an image displayed on an originating terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a service method of a call waiting unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. It is also to be understood that the technical terms used herein are to be interpreted in a sense generally understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, Should not be construed to mean, or be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense. Further, when a technical term used herein is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art are replaced. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or prior context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. The spirit of the present invention should be construed as extending to all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives in addition to the appended drawings.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of each apparatus constituting a call waiting unit service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the call waiting service system includes a service server 100, an originating terminal 200 and a terminating terminal 300, each of which exchanges data for providing a service through a mobile communication network . Herein, the calling terminal 200 and the terminating terminal 300 are defined according to whether they make a call or an incoming call when a call connection is established. When one user terminal is connected to the calling terminal 200 or the calling terminal 300 according to the actual usage mode, It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art.

The service server 100 plays a role of overall information processing and data storage for providing a call waiting unit according to the present invention. More specifically, it provides the RBT data during the call waiting time of the calling terminal 200, and transmits the RBT data related to the receiving authority of the compensated contents according to at least one of the time and the number of times the calling terminal 200 has exposed the RBT data And provide the compensated contents data to the calling terminal 200 and / or the called terminal 300 when the time and frequency of exposing the ring back tone data are more than a predetermined value. Here, the call waiting time refers to the time from when the call connection is requested from the calling terminal 200 to when the calling terminal 300 accepts the call connection and the call connection is completed.

The service server 100 can provide a conventional ring back tone service as an additional service. As is known to those skilled in the art, the RBT service is defined as providing a ring back tone signal of a simple mechanical sound, which is provided at the call waiting time, to the calling terminal 200 in place of various sound source data. When the call connection is requested from the calling terminal 200 to the called terminal 300, the mobile communication network requests a ring back tone service to the service server 100, and the service server 100 normally requests the calling terminal 300 The RBT data may be data set by a third party other than the user of the terminating terminal 300 through cooperation with an advertisement company or the like.

Meanwhile, the service server 100 accumulates at least one of the time and the number of times that the calling terminal 200 has exposed the RBT data during the call waiting time, and generates and stores the RBT exposure information. The RBT exposure information may include identification information of the originating terminal 200, a call request time, a ringback tone exposure time, identification information of the RBT data transmitted, identification information of the terminating terminal 300, and the like.

The service server 100 provides the compensated contents to the calling terminal 200 according to the accumulated ringback tone exposure time and number in the ringback tone exposure information. Here, the reward content may be reward for listening to a ringback tone, and may include online money such as a coupon, gift card, ticket, coin, or digital content such as sound source, moving picture, or application.

The service server 100 may generate the rights information related to the rights to receive the reward contents according to the RBT exposure information and provide the rights information to the calling terminal 200. [ Here, the authority information is divided into several levels, and the level of the authority information can be increased as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or number increases. For example, assuming that the reward content is provided when the RBT exposure time reaches 10 minutes, the rights information is divided into 10 levels, and each time the cumulative RBT exposure time exceeds 1 minute, .

When the originating terminal 200 requests the call connection with the terminating terminal 300, the service server 100 transmits the ring back tone data and transmits the authority information to the originating terminal 200. [ The calling terminal 200 can output an image corresponding to the corresponding compensation content during the call waiting time according to the received rights information.

The specific configuration of the service server 100 will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG.

The originating terminal 200 and the terminating terminal 300 may be implemented as a known mobile communication terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a PDA capable of performing voice communication, video communication, and data communication functions. It is not necessary to be limited thereto.

A display unit, an audio output unit, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and may include a calling terminal 200 and a receiving terminal 300. [ The specific configuration of the receiving terminal 300 will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG.

When the originating terminal 200 receives the authority information on the authority to receive the compensation content from the service server 100, the originating terminal 200 changes and displays the image corresponding to the compensation content. For example, if the reward content is designated as an online coupon for purchasing ice cream, the ice cream image can be displayed as an image corresponding to the reward content. At this time, if the ice cream image is displayed in black and white, and the rate achieved according to the authority information, for example, 10 minutes required to receive the coupon, exceeds 30 minutes of the ice cream image, It can be displayed in a color mode. Accordingly, the user of the originating terminal 200 can recognize the current RBT exposure time related to the rewarded content and the RBT exposure time required to receive the reward content in the future.

Hereinafter, the user of the originating terminal 200 accumulates the time of listening to the RBT data during the call waiting time and provides the compensated contents when the time exceeds the predetermined time, A detailed description will be given of a specific embodiment of the present invention for implementing an additional service for providing a compensation to a user for listening to a ringback tone by outputting an image in the form of an image.

3 is a block diagram of a service server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service server 100 includes an interface unit 110, a call request confirmation unit 120, a call connection tone providing unit 130, a compensation content management unit 140, a compensation content providing unit 160, (150), and some configurations may be omitted herein according to a specific implementation. The service server 100 plays a role of overall information processing and data storage for providing a call waiting unit according to the present invention.

The interface unit 110 is connected to a mobile communication network or a wired communication network, and transmits / receives data to / from the calling terminal 200 and the called terminal. Hereinafter, each data transmitted / received from / to the originating terminal 200 or the terminating terminal 300 from each configuration of the service server 100 may be transmitted to the originating terminal 200 or the terminating terminal 300 through the interface unit 110, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > 300 < / RTI >

The call request confirmation unit 120 confirms a call connection request transmitted from the originating terminal 200 to the terminating terminal 300. More specifically, when the originating terminal 200 requests a call connection, it transmits an incoming ring signal to the terminating terminal 300 from the originating exchange located in the mobile communication network via the destination switching center, and at the same time, It is possible to notify that the call connection request is being made in order to provide an additional service such as RBT data.

The ring back tone providing unit 130 provides the ring back tone data set by the terminating terminal 300 during the call waiting time of the calling terminal 200. The RBT data is generally sound source data set by the terminating terminal 300 and may provide the originating terminal 200 with the advertisement data provided by the advertisement company according to the setting of the terminating terminal 300. [

The database unit 150 stores the RBT exposure information accumulated at least one of the time and the number of times the RBT data is exposed during the call waiting time of the calling terminal 200. [ The RBT exposure information is used to provide appropriate compensation contents according to the degree of exposure of the RBT tone of the calling terminal 200, and may include identification information of the calling terminal 200, call request time, RBT exposure time, The identification information of the called terminal 300, and the like. In addition, the RBT exposure information may be generated by calculating the time for providing the RBT data to the calling terminal 200 in the RBT providing unit 130, or may be generated by the calling request checking unit 120 from the calling terminal 200 The time from when the call is accepted to the time when the call is connected by acceptance of the terminating terminal 300 is calculated and generated or the time for receiving and outputting the ring back tone data from the calling terminal 200 can be received and generated.

The compensation content management unit 140 generates the rights information related to the reception rights of the compensation contents according to the RBT exposure information. Here, the authority information is divided into several levels, and the level of the authority information can be increased as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or number increases. For example, assuming that the reward content is provided when the RBT exposure time reaches 10 minutes, the rights information is divided into 10 levels, and each time the cumulative RBT exposure time exceeds 1 minute, . In addition, the number of times the ring back tone is exposed can be considered regardless of the exposure time. In addition, weights are given to the number of times of exposure and the exposure time of the RBT, and the RBT exposure information can be determined through the calculated score.

When the originating terminal 200 requests the call connection with the terminating terminal 300, the compensation content managing unit 140 transmits the ring back tone data and the rights information to the originating terminal 200 at the same time. The calling terminal 200 can output an image corresponding to the corresponding compensation content during the call waiting time according to the received rights information. The manner in which the calling terminal 200 outputs an image corresponding to the compensated contents will be described later in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 5A to 5C.

The compensation content providing unit 160 provides the compensated content to the calling terminal 200 when the ring back tone exposing time or the number of times is more than a predetermined value. Here, the reward content may be reward for listening to a ringback tone, and may include online money such as a coupon, gift card, ticket, coin, or digital content such as sound source, moving picture, or application. In addition, the compensation content providing unit 160 may provide the compensation content to the terminating terminal 300 that sets the ring back tone data. Providing the compensated contents to the calling terminal 200 corresponds to compensation for listening to the RBT data, and providing to the calling terminal 300 sets the RBT data so that the calling terminal 200 ) To be able to listen to RBT data.

Meanwhile, the compensation content management unit 140 may designate at least one RBT data for receiving the compensated content, and generate the RB based on the RBT exposure information for each of the RBT data. More specifically, the compensated contents management unit 140 designates at least one RBT data as a condition for the originating terminal 200 to receive any one of the reward contents, and transmits the RBT data to the originating terminal 200, Of the RBT exposure information.

For example, when the compensated contents management unit 140 specifies to listen for the ring back tone data A, B, and C for a predetermined time or longer in order to receive the ice cream coupon, the calling terminal 200 transmits a call connection to a specific called terminal 300 The ring back tone providing unit 130 may select one of the ring back tone data A, B, and C and provide the selected ring back tone data to the calling terminal 200. Thereafter, when the RBT data A, B, and C are respectively exposed for a predetermined time or longer, the compensation content providing unit 160 may provide the ice-cream coupon to the calling terminal 200. [

In another embodiment, the call connection tone data set differently for each terminating terminal 300 is provided to the terminating terminal 200 when a call connection request is made to the terminating terminal 300, and the terminating terminal 200 transmits call connection tone data A, B, C to each of the call receiving terminals 300 and can listen to the respective ring connection tone data for a predetermined time or more. The compensation contents providing unit 160 may request the call connection to the various receiving terminals 300 And provides the ice-cream coupon to the calling terminal 200 when each of the specified ring back tone data A, B, C is exposed for a predetermined time or more as a result of listening to the RBT data.

According to the embodiment, the service server 100 can implement a service for displaying the advertisement data on the originating terminal 200 by designating the advertisement data as RBT data in cooperation with a plurality of advertising partners, The user of the calling terminal 200 can receive the compensated contents by listening to a plurality of advertisement data.

Meanwhile, in the above embodiment, the image corresponding to the compensation content displayed on the calling terminal 200 is divided into areas corresponding to at least one ringback tone, and the exposure time or the number of times is accumulated for each ringback tone According to the created authority information, the image can be changed and displayed.

According to the service server 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the user of the originating terminal 200 accumulates the time of listening to the ring back tone data during the call waiting time, It is possible to provide an additional service for providing compensation to the user for listening to the ringback tone by outputting an image of a form completed according to the ringback tone listening time on the screen of the calling terminal 200. [

4 is a block diagram of an originating terminal 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated, the calling terminal 200 includes a display unit 210, an audio output unit 220, a ringback tone receiving unit 230, an authority information receiving unit 240, and a control unit 250. Accordingly, some configurations may be omitted here.

The calling terminal 200 and the terminating terminal 300 are defined according to whether the user terminal plays a role of originating or receiving a call connection. Hereinafter, the calling terminal 200 and the terminating terminal 300, It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the hardware configuration of the calling terminal 200 may be the same as that of the calling terminal 300. [

The display unit 210 may be implemented by a known display panel such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), an organic light emitting diode (OLED) And a touchpad for receiving a touch input. The display unit 210 may display various images processed on the calling terminal 200 and may display an image corresponding to the compensated contents during a call waiting time as described later with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C.

The RBT reception unit 230 receives the RBT data during the call waiting time period, and the RBT data is output by the audio output unit 220. The RBT data is transmitted from the service server 100 when the originating terminal 200 requests a call connection, and is stopped when a call with the terminating terminal 300 is established. Meanwhile, when the exposure of the ringback tone is terminated, the controller 250 may transmit the ringback tone exposure information including information on the exposure time of the RBT data to the service server 100. [

The audio output unit 220 includes a speaker for outputting audio data and can output RBT data transmitted from the service server 100 during a call waiting time.

The rights information receiver 240 receives the rights information from the service server 100 in the call waiting time. The rights information is information about rights to receive specific compensation contents and can generate rights information according to the exposure time or the number of times of the ring back tone data of the originating terminal 200 in the service server 100. Also, the authority information is classified into several levels, and the level of the authority information can be increased as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or number increases. For example, assuming that the reward content is provided when the RBT exposure time reaches 10 minutes, the rights information is divided into 10 levels, and each time the cumulative RBT exposure time exceeds 1 minute, . In addition, the number of times of exposure can be considered regardless of the exposure time of the ring back tone.

The control unit 250 may be implemented by a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) responsible for overall operation control of the calling terminal 200. The controller 250 may display an image corresponding to the compensated content on the display unit 210, From the service server 100.

The control unit 250 changes the image corresponding to the compensated content according to the right information received from the service server 100 and displays the changed image on the display unit 210. [

5A, when the ice cream coupon is designated as the compensation content, the control unit 250 outputs the RBT data through the audio output unit 220 at the call waiting time, and displays the image corresponding to the ice cream coupon Can be output. At this time, the degree of completeness of the image can be increased and displayed according to the authority information. For example, if the RBT exposure time for receiving an ice cream coupon is set at 10 minutes and the accumulated RBT exposure time exceeds 3 minutes, 30% of the ice cream image can be displayed and displayed . 5B, 50% of the image of the ice cream is displayed and displayed according to the right information when the calling terminal requests the call to the calling terminal 300 after the RBT exposure time has accumulated to exceed 5 minutes. have. When the RBT exposure time reaches 100%, the image is completed and displayed. At this time, the controller 250 can request and receive the compensated contents from the service server 100.

On the other hand, the image corresponding to the compensation content displayed on the calling terminal 200 is divided into regions corresponding to at least one ringback tone, and the rights information is generated according to the exposure time or the number of times for each of the at least one ringback tone .

The service server 100 may designate at least one RBT data as a condition for receiving any one of the compensated contents and accumulate and calculate the RBT exposure information of the calling terminal 200 for each of the RBT data . At this time, the image corresponding to the compensation content is divided into a plurality of areas for each RBT data specified by the service server 100, and the control unit 250 receives the rights information and stores the exposure information of the RBT data corresponding to each area And the respective regions can be completed and displayed.

As shown in FIG. 5C, when the ice-cream image is divided into the areas A, B, and C, and the calling terminal 200 has only heard the RBT data corresponding to the B area for a predetermined time or longer, Areas A and C that do not listen to RBT data can be displayed separately from area B.

According to the embodiment, a service for exposing the advertisement data to the originating terminal 200 by designating the advertisement data as RBT data in cooperation with a plurality of advertising partners can be implemented. In addition, the user of the originating terminal 200 It is possible to induce other RBT data to be heard.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a service method of a call waiting unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the call connection request from the calling terminal 200 to the terminating terminal 300 is confirmed at step S110, the service server 100 transmits the call connection tone data set by the terminating terminal 300 to the calling terminal 200 (S120).

The calling terminal 200 receives the call connection tone data from the service server 100 until the call is connected according to the acceptance of the calling terminal 300 and outputs the received call connection tone data at step S130.

After the call is connected between the calling terminal 200 and the terminating terminal 300 at step S140, when the connection is terminated, the service server 100 determines the time at which the call connection tone data is exposed during the call waiting time of the calling terminal 200, And accumulates at least one of the number of times of ring back tone exposure (S150). The RBT exposure information may include identification information of the originating terminal 200, a call request time, a ringback tone exposure time, identification information of the RBT data transmitted, identification information of the terminating terminal 300, 200) is cumulatively updated each time it outputs a ring back tone during each call waiting time.

After the connected call is released, if the call connection is requested from the calling terminal 200, the service server 100 confirms the connection (S160) and transmits the calling connection tone data to the calling terminal 200 (S170).

In addition, the service server 100 generates the rights information related to the right to receive the rewarded contents according to the accumulated RBON tone exposure information (S180). Here, the authority information is divided into several levels, and the level of the authority information can be increased as the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or number increases.

When the service server 100 transmits the rights information to the calling terminal 200 (S190), the calling terminal 200 changes the image corresponding to the compensated content according to the right information and displays the changed image (S200). Here, the originating terminal 200 displays the image corresponding to the compensated content by increasing the completion time of the ringback tone exposing time or the number of times, which is described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5C. On the other hand, the image corresponding to the compensation content can be displayed during the call waiting time.

The calling terminal 200 refers to the received rights information and requests the service server 100 for the compensated contents in step S220 when the number of times or the number of times the ringback tone is exposed is greater than a predetermined value.

The service server 100 provides the compensated contents to the calling terminal 200 at the request of the calling terminal 200 at step S230 and transmits the compensated contents to the called terminal 300 at step S240.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing supplementary services, the method comprising the steps of: designating at least one RBT data for receiving compensated contents, wherein the rights information is generated based on RBT exposure information for each RBT data .

That is, the service server 100 can designate at least one RBT data as a condition for receiving any one of the compensated contents, and accumulate and calculate RBT exposure information of the calling terminal 200 for each of the RBT data . At this time, the image corresponding to the compensated contents displayed on the calling terminal 200 is divided into a plurality of areas for each RBT data specified by the service server 100, and the calling terminal 200 receives the rights information, Each area can be completed and displayed according to the exposure information of the RBT data corresponding to the RBT data.

Meanwhile, the service method of the call waiting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in 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.

According to the service method of the call waiting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the calling terminal user accumulates the listening time of the ring back tone data during the call waiting time and provides the compensated contents when the time exceeds the predetermined time, By outputting an image of a completed form according to the ring back tone listening time on the screen, it is possible to provide an additional service for providing reward for listening to a ring back tone to the user.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled 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.

According to the present invention, the originating terminal user accumulates the time during which the user is listening to the RBT data during the call waiting time, and provides the compensated contents when the time exceeds the predetermined time, It is possible to provide compensation to the user for listening to a ringing tone. As a result, the user can not only use the related technology but also have a possibility of selling or operating the device. This is an invention that is industrially applicable because it is practically possible to carry out clearly.

100: service server 110:
120: Call request confirmation unit 130:
140: Compensation content management unit 150:
160: Offering Compensation Content 200: Originating Terminal
210: display unit 220: audio output unit
230: RBT reception unit 240:
250: Control section 300:

Claims (19)

An apparatus for providing an additional service during a call waiting time,
A call connection tone provision unit for providing the call connection tone data set by the called terminal during the call waiting time of the calling terminal;
A database unit for storing RBT exposure information accumulated at least one of a time and a number of times the RBT data is exposed during a call waiting time of the calling terminal; And
Generates rights information related to rights to receive compensation content according to the RBT exposure information, stores the rights information in the database unit, and provides the rights information to the calling terminal, And a compensated content management unit for changing and displaying a corresponding image,
The compensation content management unit
Designating at least one RBT data and rights setting information for receiving the compensated contents, generating the rights information based on the rights setting information and RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data,
The permission setting information
And condition information related to RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data required to receive the compensated content,
The image corresponding to the compensation content
And at least one area corresponding to each of the at least one RBT data.
The method according to claim 1,
The compensation content management unit,
Increases the level of the right information as the accumulated time or frequency of the accumulated RBT tone increases,
The originating terminal,
And displays the image corresponding to the compensated content gradually as the level of the right information increases.
The method according to claim 1,
And a compensated contents providing unit for providing the compensated contents to the calling terminal when the cumulative RBT tone exposure time or the number of times is more than a predetermined value.
[Claim 4 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] The method of claim 3,
Wherein the compensation-
And provides the rewarded contents to a destination terminal that has set up the RBT data.
delete In a user terminal,
A display unit;
A ringback tone receiver for receiving RBT data during a call waiting time;
A rights information receiver for receiving rights information related to rights to receive compensation content generated according to the RBT exposure information in which at least one of the exposure time and the number of times of the RBT data is accumulated from an external service server; And
And a control unit for changing an image corresponding to the compensated contents according to the received rights information and displaying the changed image on the display unit,
The RBT data
Is set in the receiving terminal,
The service server
Designating at least one RBT data and rights setting information for receiving the compensated contents, generating the rights information based on the rights setting information and RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data,
The permission setting information
And condition information related to RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data required to receive the compensated content,
The image corresponding to the compensation content
And at least one area corresponding to each of the at least one RBT data.
[7] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the right information comprises:
Information about an increasing level of the accumulated ring back tone time or the number of times of accumulation,
Wherein,
Wherein the image corresponding to the compensated content is gradually completed and displayed as the level of the rights information increases.
[8] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
Wherein the service server requests and receives the compensated content from the service server when the cumulative RBON tone exposure time or frequency is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.
delete [Claim 10 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
And transmits the RBT exposure information including information on the exposure time of the RBT data to the service server when the RBT is exposed.
A method for a service server to provide an additional service during a call waiting time,
Providing ring back tone data set by a terminating terminal during a call waiting time of a calling terminal;
Storing the RBT exposure information accumulating at least one of the time and the number of times the RBT data is exposed during the call waiting time of the calling terminal;
Specifying at least one ringback tone data and rights setting information for receiving the compensated contents;
Generating rights information related to a right to receive the reward content according to the RBT exposure information; And
And providing the rights information to the calling terminal so that the calling terminal changes and displays the image corresponding to the compensation content according to the right information,
The step of generating the right information
Generating the rights information based on the rights setting information and the RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data,
The permission setting information
And condition information related to RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data required to receive the compensated content,
The image corresponding to the compensation content
And at least one area corresponding to each of the at least one RBT data.
[12] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the step of generating the right information comprises:
And increasing the level of the right information as the accumulated time or frequency of the accumulated RBT tone increases,
The originating terminal, having received the authority information,
Wherein the image corresponding to the compensation content is gradually completed and displayed as the level of the right information increases.
[13] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 12. The method of claim 11,
And providing the compensated contents to the calling terminal if the cumulative RBT exposure time or number is more than a predetermined value.
[14] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 14. The method of claim 13,
And providing the rewarded content to a destination terminal that has set up the RBT data.
delete A method for displaying a compensation content related image during a call waiting time in a user terminal,
Receiving and outputting RBT data during a call waiting time;
Receiving rights information related to the right to receive compensation content generated according to the RBT exposure information accumulated at least one of the time and frequency of the RBT data from an external service server; And
Changing and displaying an image corresponding to the compensation content according to the received rights information,
The RBT data
Is set in the receiving terminal,
The service server
Designating at least one RBT data and rights setting information for receiving the compensated contents, generating the rights information based on the rights setting information and RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data,
The permission setting information
And condition information related to RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data required to receive the compensated content,
The image corresponding to the compensation content
And at least one area corresponding to each of the at least one RBT data.
[Claim 17 is abandoned upon payment of registration fee.] 17. The method of claim 16,
And requesting and receiving the compensated contents from the service server when the cumulative ring back tone exposing time or the number of times is a predetermined number or more.
delete A call waiting attachment service system,
A receiving terminal for setting RBT tone data to be transmitted to a calling terminal in a call waiting time;
A service server for providing RBT data during a call waiting time of the originating terminal and generating and providing the RB to the RB according to at least one of a time and a frequency of exposing the RBT data; And
And a calling terminal for receiving the right information and changing and displaying an image corresponding to the right content according to the right information,
The service server
Designating at least one RBT data and rights setting information for receiving the compensated contents, generating the rights information based on the rights setting information and RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data,
The permission setting information
And condition information related to RBT exposure information for each of the at least one RBT data required to receive the compensated content,
The image corresponding to the compensation content
And at least one area corresponding to each of the at least one RBT data.

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