KR101959129B1 - Method for screening calls or messages relating to previous user - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a method of automatically blocking a call or a character associated with a previous caller even if the terminal user does not separately set the call blocking. The method of automatically interrupting a call or a character is to control transmission of a call or a character according to whether the calling number is included in the communication record of the previous name of the receiving terminal when the calling terminal requests a call or a character.

Description

Method for Automatically Blocking Calls or Characters Associated with Previous Name {Methods for screening calls or messages relating to previous user}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for automatically blocking a call or a character, and more particularly, to a method for automatically blocking a call or a character associated with a previous call using the same telephone number.

According to the '2016 Korea Media Panel Survey' of the Information and Communication Policy Institute (KISDI), Korea's mobile penetration rate reaches 94% by 2016. More than nine out of ten people use mobile phones. There are many people who change their phone numbers while purchasing or replacing a new cell phone as their cell phone penetration rate is high.

Consider a case where you are assigned a new phone number from your carrier. Some phone numbers may be numbers that no one has ever used, but most can be numbers that have already been used by others. For a phone number with a history of use, you will receive a large number of calls or texts (messages) from the previous user, ie, the person or agency associated with the previous name. Most people, when they receive such a call, will let you know that their phone number has been changed, and if they receive a text, they will also add the caller's number to the blocked list. In some cases, however, they may receive too many calls or texts to the extent that they do not have a blocked list. Furthermore, children and older people who are not skilled at manipulating mobile phones do not know how to block such calls or texts, so it is a matter of discomfort.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically blocking a call or a character associated with a previous caller even if the terminal user does not separately set the call blocking.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other matters not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for automatically blocking a call or a character, comprising: receiving a request signal for a call or a character from a calling terminal; Extracting a reception number included in the request signal; Confirming the contact number list of the previous name from the communication record of the previous name which previously used the called number; Determining whether the calling number of the calling terminal is included in the contact number list; And controlling transmission of a call or a character to the receiving terminal according to whether the information is included.

Further comprising the step of setting a contact frequency with respect to the communication record of the previous contact, and the contact number list may be made up of contact numbers that are equal to or higher than the set contact frequency.

The frequency of contact may be determined based on an average number of calls, an average number of characters, or a combination thereof for each contact number.

The service server can inquire the communication record of the current name of the receiving terminal and exclude the contact number of the current name from the contact number list.

If the calling number is included in the contact number list, it may block the call or text to the receiving terminal and send the announcement to the calling terminal.

The details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

As described above, according to the method for automatically blocking a call or a character according to the present invention, even if there is a history of using the same phone number with a different name, the phone or character associated with the previous name is automatically blocked, It is not necessary to block reception of the data. It may be especially useful for users who are not used to using or configuring a handheld device, such as a child or an elderly person.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an automatic shutoff system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the service server of FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically interrupting a call or a text according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process for determining whether or not a blocking state has occurred according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Is provided to fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an automatic shutdown system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service server of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. The automatic interception system of the present embodiment includes a source terminal 10, a destination terminal 50, a source base station 20, a destination base station 40, and a service server 30.

The calling terminal 10 transmits a call or text request signal to the receiving terminal 50 through the calling base station 20 to the service server 30 using the receiving number information input from the user. The service server 30 includes a communication server that participates in call connection or text transmission and determines whether to apply the automatic shutdown service based on the calling number of the calling terminal 10. The calling terminal 10 includes an electronic device capable of transmitting or receiving a call or text (or a text message) via a network, and may be configured as a communication terminal such as a cellular phone, a smart phone, and a wireless telephone. The originating terminal 10 includes a processor, an internal memory, input means, and output means for performing voice or data communication via a network. The originating terminal 10 includes any terminal capable of server-client communication with the communication network. Here, the communication network may be composed of any network capable of transmitting or receiving voice or data, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A, CDMA, WCDMA,

When the call or text request signal of the originating terminal 10 passes the automatic blocking service of the service server 30, the receiving terminal 50 transmits the voice or text data to the calling terminal 10 through the receiving base station 40 It can transmit and receive. The receiving terminal 50 includes an electronic device capable of transmitting or receiving a call or a text via a network, and may be configured as a communication terminal such as a cellular phone, a smart phone, and a wireless telephone. The receiving terminal 50 includes a processor, internal memory, input means, and output means for performing voice or data communication via the network. The receiving terminal 50 includes any terminal capable of server-client communication with the communication network.

The originating base station 20 or the receiving base station 40 connects the calling terminal 10 with the service server 30 or between the receiving terminal 50 and the service server 30 through a wired or wireless communication network, , Internet service, video call or text service.

The service server 30 is a device that mediates a communication service between the calling terminal 10 and the receiving terminal 50, specifically, a call service, a text service, and a data service. The service server 30 includes a name change confirmation unit 32, a contact frequency management unit 34, a blocking determination unit 36, and a database 38.

Specifically, upon accepting the subscription request of the automatic blocking service from the receiving terminal 50, the name change confirmation unit 32 confirms the telephone number of the receiving terminal 50 (referred to as a "receiving number"), Check whether there is a previous user or a change in name for the number. If there is no previous user (referred to as 'previous name') for the received number, the name change confirmation unit 32 notifies the receiving terminal 50 that the automatic blocking service can not be subscribed.

If there is a previous name for the same received number, the contact frequency management unit 34 extracts the contact number list of the previous name based on the communication record of the previous name. Here, the contact number list is composed of the other party telephone numbers which transmitted and received the call or text information using the same number as the previous caller. The contact number list is subject to the automatic blocking service. If the previous caller automatically blocks all the telephone numbers that have a call or a character, the call or characters necessary for the current caller may be blocked sometimes. In order to compensate for this, the contact frequency management unit 34 may divide the contact number list of the previous contact person into N intervals (N is a natural number) according to the contact frequency, and selectively provide an automatic interception service only for a high contact frequency . Here, the frequency of contact is a measure of how often the contact has been communicated to the previous person, and can be determined based on the average number of calls, the average number of characters, or a combination thereof for each telephone number constituting the contact number list. The contact frequency may be set at the request of the receiving terminal 50 or may follow the internal setting value of the contact frequency managing unit 34. [

Upon receiving a call or text request signal from the calling terminal 10, the blocking determination unit 36 determines whether to block the transmission of the call or the character information to the receiving terminal 50 or not. Specifically, the blocking determination unit 36 extracts a receiving number from the request signal, and confirms whether the receiving number is subscribed to the automatic blocking service. If it is registered, the blocking determination unit 36 determines whether the calling number of the calling terminal 10 belongs to the contact number list of the previous name and controls the call or text transmission.

The database 38 stores name information of a terminal, a telephone number, an identification number, a unique number, service subscription information, and the like. The database 38 also stores a communication record for each telephone number (i.e., a telephone number to which a call or a text is sent and received) and a list of contact numbers extracted therefrom.

Hereinafter, a method for automatically interrupting a call or a character according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of automatically interrupting a call or a text according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

First, the receiving terminal 50 requests the service server 30 to join the automatic blocking service (S10). The service server 30 confirms whether there is a record using the same telephone number of another name, that is, whether or not the name is changed for the same receiving number, based on the telephone number or the receiving number of the receiving terminal 50 (S20). When there is a change in the name of the same receiving number, the service server 30 inquires the communication record of the previous name, and extracts telephone numbers, i.e., a contact number list, in which the previous name is contacted via a call or text.

The service server 30 sets the contact frequency with respect to the communication record of the previous name (S30). On the basis of the request or the internal setting value of the receiving terminal 50, the service server 30 selects contact numbers having a predetermined contact frequency or more from among the extracted contact number list and redefines them as a contact number list for the automatic blocking service.

Next, when the service server 30 receives a request signal for a call or a character from the originating terminal 10 (S40), it determines whether the request signal is automatically blocked (S50).

Specifically, the service server 30 extracts a reception number included in the request signal (S52), and determines whether the reception number is subscribed to the automatic blocking service (S54). If the received number is not registered in the automatic blocking service, the service server 30 transmits the call or text information to the receiving terminal 50 (S70).

If the received number is registered in the automatic blocking service, the service server 30 checks the contact number list of the previous name of the received number, and determines whether the calling number of the calling terminal 10 matches the contact number list of the previous name (S56). If the calling number is not included in the contact number list, the service server 30 transmits the call or text information to the receiving terminal 50 (S70). If the originating number is included in the contact number list, the service server 30 transmits an announcement informing that the name of the reception number is changed to the originating terminal 10 and blocks calls or texts to the receiving terminal 50 (S60).

In another embodiment of the present invention, after checking whether the calling number and the contact number of the previous name are matched, the following process may be further performed. For example, the service server 30 inquires the communication history of the current name of the receiving terminal 50 to extract the contact number list of the current name, and if the calling number is included in the contact number list of the current name, It may not be applied (S58). That is, it excludes the contact number list of the current name from the contact number list of the previous name.

Alternatively, when the originating number is included in the contact number list of the previous name, the service server 30 may apply the automatic blocking service to the originating number starting from the specific numbers. For example, if the calling number starts with "010" indicating the mobile communication number or starts with "15" indicating the representative telephone number, the automatic blocking service is applied so that the call from the person or the advertisement company related to the previous name is automatically Can be blocked.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You will understand. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

10: Originating terminal
20: Outgoing base station
30: service server
32: Change Confirmation Department
34: Contact frequency manager
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38: Database
40: receiving base station
50: receiving terminal

Claims (5)

A service server that automatically blocks calls or characters associated with the previous name if there is a change in the name for the same phone number:
Receiving a call or character request signal from the calling terminal;
Extracting a reception number included in the request signal;
Confirming whether or not the name of the received number is changed;
Confirming the contact number list of the previous name from the communication record of the previous name that used the previous number when there is a change in the name of the incoming number;
Determining whether the calling number of the calling terminal is included in the contact number list; And
And transmitting or blocking the call or the character to a receiving terminal corresponding to the receiving number according to the presence or absence of the call. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising the step of setting a contact frequency with respect to the communication record of the previous contact, wherein the contact number list comprises contact numbers that are not less than the set contact frequency. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the contact frequency is determined based on an average number of calls, an average number of characters, or a combination thereof for each contact number. A service server that automatically blocks calls or characters:
Receiving a call or character request signal from the calling terminal;
Extracting a reception number included in the request signal;
Confirming the contact number list of the previous name from the communication record of the previous name which previously used the called number;
Determining whether the calling number of the calling terminal is included in the contact number list; And
And controlling transmission of a call or a character to the receiving terminal according to whether or not it is included,
Wherein the service server inquires a communication record of the current name of the receiving terminal and excludes the contact number of the current name from the contact number list. The method according to claim 1,
If the calling number is included in the contact number list, interrupting the call or text to the receiving terminal and transmitting the announcement to the calling terminal.

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