KR101980204B1 - Method for providing communication service with telephone domain information, apparatus thereof and communication terminal thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a communication service providing method using telephone domain information, an apparatus therefor, and a communication terminal therefor. When a call connection is requested using telephone domain information composed of a string, Search the number and try to connect the call. Accordingly, the present invention can attempt to connect a call through telephone domain information composed of a string even if the user does not remember the telephone number for the call connection.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication service providing method, a communication service providing method,

The present invention relates to a communication service providing method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a communication service providing method and apparatus for requesting a call connection using phone domain information input to a communication terminal and transmitting telephone domain information for attempting call connection to a telephone number mapped to telephone domain information And a communication terminal for the communication service.

Generally, in a communication system, a plurality of communication terminals use a communication service. At this time, the communication terminal performs a communication service based on a telephone number including an area code, a communication network identification number, a station number, and a subscriber individual number. For example, the communication terminal can send a voice call or a video call to another communication terminal based on a specific telephone number, or can transmit a text message.

In the conventional communication service based on the telephone number as described above, it is inconvenient for the user of the communication terminal to individually memorize the telephone number or to select it by reference. When the telephone number is changed, Since it is necessary to know the telephone number, there is an inconvenience that the advance notification process for the changed telephone number is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal which can manage a telephone number of a communication terminal of a communication terminal with a telephone book or a telephone set composed of a character string A method for providing a communication service using telephone domain information capable of attempting a call connection through domain information, an apparatus therefor, and a communication terminal therefor.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service providing apparatus including a service communication unit for communicating with at least one communication terminal and receiving a signal for call connection, And a service controller for receiving a connection request signal, searching for a telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information according to a call connection request signal, and attempting to connect a call to the searched telephone number.

Further, in the service providing apparatus according to the present invention, the service control unit may request a call connection to another communication terminal matching the counterpart telephone number.

In the service providing apparatus according to the present invention, the service providing apparatus may further include a service storing unit configured with a telephone number database storing a telephone number of a counterpart matching with the telephone domain information composed of a character string.

Also, in the service providing apparatus according to the present invention, the service control unit searches the telephone number database stored in the service storage unit and extracts the telephone number of the other party corresponding to the telephone domain information.

Also, in the service providing apparatus according to the present invention, the service control unit transmits telephone domain information composed of a character string to the external management apparatus to request the search of the other party's telephone number, and when the telephone number is received The call connection is attempted using the received telephone number.

A communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal related to a call connection in order to make a call connection with another communication terminal, Searches for previous history information that attempts to establish a call using information stored in the phonebook and phone domain information, divides the searched information according to a predetermined screen setting, displays a call connection request signal including phone domain information And a terminal control unit for transmitting to the service providing apparatus.

A method for providing a communication service using telephone domain information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving a call connection request signal including telephone domain information composed of a character string from a communication terminal, Searching the other party's telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information, and attempting to connect the call to the searched party's telephone number.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a communication service using telephone domain information, comprising the steps of: searching for a telephone number of a called party, the telephone number database storing a telephone number of a calling party, And extracts the other party's telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a communication service using telephone domain information, the method comprising the steps of: requesting the external management apparatus to search for the other party telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information, And the service providing apparatus receiving information on the other party's telephone number from the external management apparatus.

In the method of providing a communication service using telephone domain information according to the present invention, the step of attempting to connect a call may include a step of confirming another communication terminal whose service providing device matches the other party's telephone number, And attempting a call connection to the communication terminal.

A method of providing a communication service using telephone domain information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: inputting telephone domain information composed of a character string for call connection; storing the telephone domain information stored in the phonebook in association with input telephone domain information; Searching for previous history information that attempts to establish a call connection using information and telephone domain information; and displaying the history information in which the communication terminal distinguishes the searched information according to a predetermined screen setting, And transmitting the request signal to the service providing apparatus.

A communication terminal, a communication service using method, a service providing apparatus and a communication service providing method thereof according to the present invention are characterized in that a service providing apparatus converts telephone domain information composed of a string into a mapped telephone number and provides the communication service as a communication service, It is possible to make a call connection with telephone domain information composed of a character string. As a result, there is an excellent effect that a user can intuitively use the communication service without memorizing the corresponding telephone number.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication service providing system using telephone domain information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a communication service providing system using telephone domain information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams for explaining operations of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

In the following description, the term " communication service " in the embodiment of the present invention means a service performed in various communication networks in a communication system. Here, the communication network includes a mobile communication network and a data communication network. Such a communication service can be provided for information exchange. At this time, the communication service includes a call connection service for voice or video call. Here, the call connection service may be performed through a data communication network such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), mVoIP (mobile-VoIP), or Voice over LTE (VoLTE). Meanwhile, the communication service may include a messaging service. Here, the messaging service may include a Short Messaging Service (SMS) and a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). In particular, the communication service according to the present invention is driven based on Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) or packet.

Further, the term " telephone number " according to an embodiment of the present invention means a series of numbers for identifying a communication terminal. In this case, the telephone number may be a Mobile Station International Integrated Services Digital Network Number (MSISDN), an International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI), a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI), a Mobile Identification Number (MIN), an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) Personal Identification Number). For example, the telephone number may be expressed as '00 -1234-5678'.

Further, the term " telephone domain information " in the embodiment of the present invention means a domain for identifying a communication terminal, that is, a communication terminal. The telephone domain information according to the present invention is composed of a character string. As described above, the telephone domain information including the character string can make the service object more easily and intuitively recognizable, unlike the telephone number represented by numerals. Such telephone domain information can be set to intuitively recognize the other party such as a government office name, a business name, a brand name, a service name, a place name, and a person name. For example, a telephone domain for a government office such as a city hall in a specific area may be set to 'AA', and a telephone domain for a specific pizza company may be set to '12 pizza' using the name of the pizza company itself.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication service providing system using telephone domain information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the communication service providing system 100 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) and a service providing apparatus 120. At this time, the communication system 100 may further include an external management device 130.

In addition, the communication service providing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is implemented based on Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS). In particular, the communication service providing system 100 can provide multimedia services such as voice, audio, video and data based on Internet Protocol (IP), and uses general-purpose Internet-based technologies and standardized network functions. Accordingly, the communication service providing system 100 can improve the price competitiveness of the communication service and promptly develop and change the service. In addition, the communication service providing system 100 is independent of the access network based on the IMS, and applications of different networks can be easily interworked with the improvement of the session management function to support global interworking between communication services and conversion of wired and wireless networks. In addition, the communication service providing system 100 is capable of not only interworking and converting among different mobile communication systems in an initial All-IP network, but also various wired / wireless integrated networks based on an IP network Can be extended to supporting technologies.

The communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) access the at least one communication network in the communication service providing system 100 individually. At this time, the communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) connect to the communication network by wire or wirelessly. Here, the communication network includes a mobile communication network and a data communication network. For example, the communication network can provide a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) communication method, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) communication method, a Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) communication method, or an LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication method. And the communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) are identified by respective telephone numbers in the communication system. That is, each communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) accesses the communication network with each telephone number.

The communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) use a communication service through a communication network. At this time, the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) identifies the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) to at least one of the telephone domain information or the telephone number according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) can identify the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) with the telephone domain information. Also, the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) can use the communication service with other communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) as the telephone domain information.

The communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) may identify the other communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) with the telephone number. In addition, the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) may use a communication service with another communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) as a telephone number.

The service providing apparatus 120 individually connects to the communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b) in the communication network. The service providing apparatus 120 may link a plurality of communication networks. At this time, the service providing apparatus 120 may be configured to be IMS-based or packet-based. Here, the service providing apparatus 120 may be a telephony application server (TAS) or an interworking media gateway (IMG). Then, the service providing apparatus 120 identifies the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) according to each telephone number. That is, the service providing apparatus 120 accesses the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) using each telephone number.

The service providing apparatus 120 provides a communication service to the communication terminals 110 (110a, 110b). At this time, the service providing apparatus 120 can identify the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) according to the respective telephone domain information as well as the respective telephone numbers according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, the service providing apparatus 120 provides a communication service to the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) using the telephone number or the telephone domain. Here, the service providing apparatus 120 may map and store the telephone domain information and the telephone number corresponding to each communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b). For example, the service providing apparatus 120 can register and change the telephone domain information and the telephone number by mapping the request according to the request of the user of the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b). Accordingly, the service providing apparatus 120 may include a database in which telephone domain information and a telephone number are mapped and stored, as shown in Table 1 below.

In particular, the service providing apparatus 120 according to the present invention receives a call connection request signal including telephone domain information composed of a character string from the first communication terminal 110a. The service providing apparatus 120 searches for the second communication terminal 110b corresponding to the telephone domain information according to the call connection request signal of the first communication terminal 110a. Thereafter, the service providing apparatus 120 attempts to establish a call connection to the searched second communication terminal 110b.

The external management apparatus 130 may support the service providing apparatus 120. [ At this time, the external management apparatus 130 may be configured to be IMS-based or packet-based, together with the service providing apparatus 120. The external management apparatus 130 may map and store the telephone domain information and the corresponding telephone number corresponding to each communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b) according to an embodiment of the present invention. The external management apparatus 130 may search for and provide the telephone number to the service providing apparatus 120 at the request of the service providing apparatus 120. For example, the external management apparatus 130 may register and change the telephone domain information and the corresponding telephone number in response to a request from the user of the communication terminal 110 (110a, 110b).

The service providing apparatus 120 or the external management apparatus 130 may include a telephone number database in which telephone domain information and a telephone number are mapped as shown in Table 1 below.

division Phone number Phone domain information Watch AA 00-1234-5678 Watch AA BB Ward Office 00-2345-6789 BB Ward Office CC station 00-3456-7890 CC station DD Bank 00-4567-8901 DD Bank 12 pizza 010-5678-9012 12 pizza

Accordingly, the present invention allows a service providing apparatus to convert a telephone number mapped to telephone domain information composed of a string to provide a call connection, thereby enabling a user to use a communication service in a telephone domain composed of a character string, There is an advantageous effect that the communication service can be intuitively used without individually memorizing the corresponding telephone number.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a signal flow in a communication service providing system using telephone domain information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, in the communication system 100 of the present embodiment, the first communication terminal 110a selects telephone domain information composed of a character string in order to input information of the other party to be called in step S21. That is, the first communication terminal 110a selects the telephone domain information of the called party to be called. Here, the user of the first communication terminal 110a can directly input the telephone domain information or can select it by reference. The telephone domain information can be set in association with the use place of the second communication terminal 110b. For example, the telephone domain information can be intuitively recognized such as a public office name, a business name, a brand name, a service name, a place name, It can be information.

Next, the first communication terminal 110a requests a call connection to the service providing apparatus 120 in step S23. Here, the first communication terminal 110a requesting the call connection transmits the request signal for the call connection and the telephone domain information to the service providing apparatus 120 together. That is, the first communication terminal 110a can request the call to the second communication terminal 110b.

When the call connection is requested from the first communication terminal 110a, the service providing apparatus 120 confirms the telephone domain information received from the first communication terminal 110a in step S25. Then, the service providing apparatus 120 searches for the telephone number mapped to the telephone domain information in step S27. That is, the service providing apparatus 120 grasps the telephone number of the called party from the telephone domain information received from the first communication terminal 110a. Here, the service providing apparatus 120 may search the internal telephone number database to determine the telephone number of the second communication terminal 110b. Meanwhile, the service providing apparatus 120 may transmit the telephone domain information received from the first communication terminal 110a to the external management apparatus 130 for telephone number mapping mapped to the telephone domain information. Then, the service providing apparatus 120 can grasp the telephone number of the second communication terminal 110b by receiving the telephone number of the other party from the external management apparatus 130. [ The external management apparatus 130 may be a server that manages the telephone domain by mapping the telephone domain to the telephone domain.

Next, in step S29, the service providing apparatus 120 requests a call connection attempt to the partner terminal (the second communication terminal 110b) of the corresponding phone number. That is, the service providing apparatus 120 provides the communication service to the second communication terminal 110b having the corresponding telephone number. The first communication terminal 110a and the second communication terminal 110b then make a call connection in step S31 and send a call connection request of the first communication terminal 110a to the second communication terminal 110b .

Meanwhile, although not shown, it is also possible to provide a communication service based on a telephone number as well as a communication service using the above-mentioned telephone domain information. That is, when the user of the first communication terminal 110a stores the telephone number or the telephone number is stored in the first communication terminal 110a, the first communication terminal 110a selects the telephone number according to the user input . Then, the first communication terminal 110a may request the service providing apparatus 120 to make a call connection with the selected telephone number.

Next, when call connection is requested to the corresponding telephone number, the service providing apparatus 120 can provide the communication service to the second communication terminal 110b corresponding to the telephone number.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, it is assumed that the communication terminal is a portable telephone in the present embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

3, the communication terminal 110 of the present embodiment includes a terminal communication unit 310, a terminal input unit 320, a terminal storage unit 330, a terminal control unit 340, an audio processing unit 350, ). Here, the terminal control unit 340 includes a communication domain information based communication support module 240a.

The terminal communication unit 310 performs a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the service providing apparatus 120 through a communication network. Here, the terminal communication unit 310 includes RF transmitting means for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of the transmitted signal, RF receiving means for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency. The terminal communication unit 310 may include at least one of a wireless communication module (not shown) and a wired communication module (not shown). When the communication terminal 110 uses wireless communication, the wireless communication module uses any one of a wireless network communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, and a wireless fan communication module. And transmit the data to the service providing apparatus 120 or receive the data. The wired communication module is for transmitting / receiving data by wire. The wired communication module can connect to the communication network through a wired line and transmit or receive data to or from the service providing apparatus 120. That is, the communication terminal 110 is connected to the communication network using the wired communication module, and can transmit and receive data to and from the service providing apparatus 120 through the communication network. In particular, the terminal communication unit 310 according to the present invention transmits / receives a signal related to a call connection to attempt to establish a call connection with another communication terminal.

The terminal input unit 320 receives various information such as numbers and character information and transmits various signals to the terminal control unit 340 in connection with setting various functions and controlling the functions of the communication terminal 110. In addition, the terminal input unit 320 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad for generating an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. At this time, the terminal input unit 320 may be configured in the form of one touch panel (or touch screen) together with the terminal display unit 360 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. In addition to input devices such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a joystick, etc., the terminal input unit 320 may be any type of input means that can be developed in the future.

The terminal display unit 360 displays information on a series of operation states, operation results, and the like that occur during the functioning of the communication terminal 110. Also, the terminal display unit 360 can display menus of the communication terminal 110 and user data input by the user. Here, the terminal display unit 360 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED) A flexible display and a three-dimensional display. When the terminal display unit 360 is formed as a touch screen, the terminal display unit 360 displays a part or all of the functions of the terminal input unit 360. In this case, Can be performed.

The terminal storage unit 330 may include a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling the general operation of the communication terminal 110. At this time, the program memory may store programs for using the communication service in the telephone domain according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data memory stores data generated during the execution of the programs. The terminal storage unit 330 may store at least one of telephone domain information or telephone number of another communication terminal. In addition, the terminal storage unit 330 stores a program and data for setting a display mode for displaying previous history information, which is related to the inputted telephone domain information, by using the information stored in the phone book or the telephone domain information .

The audio processing unit 350 performs a function of transmitting an audio signal input from a speaker (SPK) or a microphone (MIC) for reproducing and outputting an audio signal to the terminal control unit 340. The audio processing unit 350 converts an analog audio signal input through a microphone into a digital format and transmits the audio signal to the terminal control unit 340. In addition, the audio processing unit 350 may convert an audio signal of the digital format output from the terminal control unit 340 into an analog signal and output it through a speaker.

The terminal control unit 340 controls the overall operation of the communication terminal 110. In particular, the terminal control unit 340 according to the present invention supports communication services. At this time, the terminal control unit 340 selects another communication terminal to use the communication service. That is, the terminal control unit 340 selects telephone domain information or a telephone number of another communication terminal. The terminal control unit 340 selects the telephone domain information or the telephone number according to the input or selection of the user of the communication terminal 110 through the terminal input unit 320. [

The terminal control unit 340 requests the service providing apparatus 120 for a communication service according to a user input signal input through the terminal input unit 320. [ Here, the terminal control unit 340 requests the communication service together with the telephone domain information or the telephone number. For example, the terminal control unit 340 can make a call origination or message transmission to the selected telephone domain information or the telephone number.

In particular, the terminal control unit 340 according to the present invention inputs telephone domain information consisting of a character string for call connection. Then, the terminal control unit 340 retrieves previous history information that is related to the inputted phone domain information and tries to connect the call using the information stored in the phone book and the phone domain information.

The terminal control unit 340 separates and displays the searched information according to a predetermined display mode and transmits a call connection request signal including telephone domain information to the service providing apparatus 120. [

To this end, the terminal control unit 340 of the present invention includes a communication domain information based communication support module 340a. In particular, the communication support module 340a based on the telephone domain information detects a character string according to a user's input, confirms the telephone domain information corresponding to the character string, and provides a call connection through the telephone number mapped with the telephone domain information And performs a function of requesting the device 120.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating exemplary operations of a communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the communication service use procedure of the communication terminal 110, the terminal control unit 340 inputs telephone domain information of another communication terminal made up of a character string in step S41. Here, even when the user of the communication terminal 110 does not store the telephone number, the communication terminal 110 can select the telephone domain information of the other communication terminal. At this time, the terminal control unit 340 confirms the telephone domain information according to the input or selection of the user through the terminal input unit 320. [ That is, when at least one character or at least one number is inputted through the terminal input unit 320, the terminal control unit 340 can confirm the telephone domain information by combining letters or numbers. Alternatively, the terminal control unit 340 can search the terminal storage unit 330 and confirm the telephone domain information. For example, the terminal control unit 340 may select 'AA Watch' or '00-1234-5678' in the phonebook according to the user input signal.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal control unit 340 can display the selection screen 500 by controlling the terminal display unit 360. FIG. At this time, the selection screen 500 includes input keys 510 for inputting letters or numbers, a display window 520 for displaying telephone domain information or a telephone number, and selection keys 530 for selecting telephone domain information or a telephone number ). The selection keys 530 may include a call origination key and a message request key for voice or video call as keys for requesting call connection to the corresponding call domain information. That is, after the telephone domain information is input, one of the selection keys 530 is selected, and the terminal control unit 340 can select the corresponding telephone domain information.

When the telephone domain information is input, the terminal control unit 340 searches previous history information which is related to the telephone domain information inputted in step S43 and tried to establish a call using the information stored in the telephone book and the telephone domain information.

Then, the terminal control unit 340 confirms the display mode set in the communication terminal at step S45. Here, the display mode may be divided into a history mode or a phone book mode according to user settings, and the display mode may be displayed on the intersection screen according to the setting.

That is, if the display mode is set to the phonebook mode, the terminal control unit 340 displays information stored in the phonebook in association with the phone domain information in step S47. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the terminal control unit 340 displays a search result of a phone book related to the phone domain information input from the user. At this time, if the telephone number associated with the telephone domain information is stored in the phone book, the terminal control unit 340 can display the corresponding telephone number on the screen.

On the other hand, if the display mode is set to the history mode, the terminal control unit 340 displays the advantage history information about the call connection attempt using the telephone domain information in step S49. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the terminal control unit 340 displays previous history information related to the telephone domain information input from the user. At this time, the terminal control unit 340 may display information on the previous call origination or reception information related to the telephone domain information, the call date, the talk time, and the like.

Next, in step S51, the terminal control unit 340 transmits a call connection request signal including the telephone domain information to the service providing apparatus. That is, when the telephone domain information is selected, the terminal control unit 340 requests the service providing apparatus 120 for the communication service together with the telephone domain information. At this time, the terminal control unit 340 can request a call origination to another communication terminal corresponding to the telephone domain information. For example, the terminal control unit 340 can request a call origination by 'viewing the AA'.

8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, a service providing apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service communication unit 610, a service storage unit 620, and a service control unit 630. Here, the service control unit 630 includes a telephone domain information mapping module 630a, and the service storage unit 620a includes a telephone number database 620a.

The service communication unit 610 performs a communication function of the service providing apparatus 120. At this time, the service communication unit 610 may perform wireless communication and may perform wired communication.

The service storage unit 620 may comprise a program memory and a data memory. The program memory stores programs for controlling the general operation of the service providing apparatus 120. [ At this time, the program memory may store programs for identifying the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data memory stores data generated during the execution of the programs. The service storage unit 620 may include a telephone number database 620a in which telephone domain information and telephone numbers are mapped according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The service control unit 630 controls the overall operation of the service providing apparatus 120. The service control unit 630 recognizes the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain according to the embodiment of the present invention. At this time, when call connection is requested together with the telephone domain information from the communication terminal 110, the service control unit 630 grasps the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information. Here, the service control unit 630 may search the telephone number database 620a of the information service storage unit 620 to determine the telephone number mapped to the telephone domain information. Meanwhile, the service control unit 630 may transmit the telephone domain information to the external management device 130 to request the telephone number search. The service control unit 630 can receive the counterpart telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information from the external management apparatus 130. [

The service control unit 630 provides the communication service using the corresponding telephone number according to the embodiment of the present invention. Here, the service control unit 630 can originate a call of the communication terminal 110 to another communication terminal.

In more detail, the service control unit 630 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a call connection request signal including telephone domain information composed of a character string from the first communication terminal 110a.

The service control unit 630 searches the second communication terminal 110b corresponding to the telephone domain information according to a request signal for call connection. Here, the service control unit 630 searches the telephone number database 620a for storing the telephone number of the other party, which is matched with the telephone domain information of the character string, 2 telephone number of the communication terminal 110b. The service control unit 630 requests the external management apparatus 130 to search for the telephone number of the second communication terminal 110b corresponding to the telephone domain information received from the first communication terminal 110a, 130 to the telephone number of the second communication terminal 110b.

The service control unit 630 tries to connect the call to the telephone number of the second communication terminal 110b retrieved through the telephone number database 620a or the external management apparatus 130 stored therein. That is, the service control unit 630 confirms the second communication terminal 110b matching the searched telephone number, and tries to connect the call to the second communication terminal 110b that has been confirmed.

In order to more effectively perform such a function, the service control unit 630 includes a telephone domain information mapping module 630a. In particular, the telephone domain information mapping module 630a maps telephone domain information and telephone numbers and stores them in the telephone number database 620a.

9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step S91, the service providing apparatus 120 receives a signal requesting call connection from the communication terminal 110 according to the present embodiment. Here, the service providing apparatus 120 determines in step S93 whether the call connection request includes call domain information according to the call connection request.

When the call connection is requested using the telephone domain information, the service providing apparatus 120 confirms the telephone domain information in step S95.

Then, the service providing apparatus 120 searches for the telephone number mapped to the telephone domain information in step S97. At this time, the service providing apparatus 120 searches the telephone number database 620a to search for a telephone number that matches the telephone domain information. Also, the service providing apparatus 120 may transmit the telephone domain information to the external management apparatus 130 to obtain the telephone number, and may request the search of the telephone number. Then, the service providing apparatus 120 can receive the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information from the external management apparatus 130. [

Next, the service providing apparatus 120 requests a call connection to the corresponding telephone number in step S99. That is, the service providing apparatus 120 provides a communication service to another communication terminal corresponding to the other party's telephone number.

On the other hand, if the communication service is not requested together with the telephone domain information, the service providing apparatus 120 provides the communication service using the telephone number. That is, if the communication service is requested only by the telephone number instead of the call connection request including the telephone domain information, the service providing apparatus 120 provides the communication service using the corresponding telephone number.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a call connection using a telephone number mapped to telephone domain information composed of a character string, so that a user can use a communication service using only telephone domain information composed of a character string, There is an advantageous effect that the communication service can be intuitively used without individually memorizing the corresponding telephone number.

Computer-readable media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data include, for example, magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM) A magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk and an optical recording medium such as a digital video disk, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, and a read only memory (ROM) Access Memory), a flash memory, an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), and a semiconductor memory such as an Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM). The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

While the specification contains a number of specific implementation details, it should be understood that they are not to be construed as limitations on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on the description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention Should be understood. Certain features described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although the features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially described as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, Or a variant of a subcombination.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should be understood that such operations must be performed in that particular order or sequential order shown to achieve the desired result, or that all illustrated operations should be performed. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Also, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products It should be understood.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of the present invention in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible.

According to the present invention, the communication terminal can use the communication service to the telephone domain. This is because the service providing apparatus can grasp the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information and can provide the communication service. In other words, the communication terminal can use the communication service through the intuition of the user. This allows the communication terminal to use the communication service even if the user of the communication terminal does not memorize the telephone number or select it by reference. Further, even if the user of the communication terminal does not recognize the change of the telephone number, the communication terminal can use the communication service. This is not only a possibility of commercialization or sales, but also a possibility of being industrially applicable since it is practically possible to carry out clearly.

100: communication service providing system 110, 110a, 110b: communication terminal
120: service providing apparatus 130: external management apparatus
310: terminal communication unit 320: terminal input unit
330 terminal storage unit 340 terminal control unit
350: audio processing unit 360: terminal display unit
610: Service communication unit 620: Service storage unit
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340a: Communication domain based communication support module
630a: telephone domain information mapping module
620a: telephone number database

Claims (11)

A service communication unit for communicating with at least one communication terminal and receiving a signal for call connection; And
The service communication unit receives a call connection request signal including telephone domain information including a character string including a plurality of characters from the communication terminal, and transmits the entire string of telephone domain information and telephone number numbers A service controller for searching for a phone number of a called party on the basis of data mapped as a whole to 1: 1 and attempting call connection to the searched partner phone number;
The service providing apparatus comprising: The method as claimed in claim 1,
And requests a call connection to another communication terminal matching the counterpart telephone number. The method according to claim 1,
A service storage unit configured to store a telephone number database storing data in which the entire string of the telephone domain information and all of the counterpart telephone numbers are matched 1: 1;
Wherein the service providing apparatus further comprises: The method of claim 3,
Searches the telephone number database stored in the service storage unit, and extracts a counterpart telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information. The method as claimed in claim 1,
The call management server transmits the call domain information including the character string to the external management apparatus to request the search of the other party's telephone number, and when the corresponding telephone number is received from the external management apparatus in response to the request, And attempts to connect to the service providing apparatus. A terminal communication unit for transmitting and receiving a signal related to a call connection to attempt a call connection with another communication terminal; And
The telephone domain information including a character string including a plurality of characters for the call connection is input and the entire string of the telephone domain information and the telephone number digits of the other party are mapped 1: Searches previous history information on which a call connection is attempted using data in which the entire string of domain information and all of the counterpart telephone numbers are mapped 1: 1, displays the retrieved information in accordance with a predetermined display mode, A terminal control unit for transmitting a call connection request signal including domain information to a service providing apparatus;
The communication terminal comprising: Receiving a call connection request signal including telephone domain information including a character string including a plurality of characters from a communication terminal;
Searching for a phone number of the other party based on the data of which the entire character string of the telephone domain information and the telephone number numbers are mapped in a 1: 1 manner in accordance with the request signal; And
The service providing apparatus attempting to connect a call to the searched partner telephone number;
And transmitting the communication domain information to the mobile terminal. 8. The method as claimed in claim 7,
The service providing apparatus searches the telephone number database storing data in which all of the strings included in the telephone domain information and all of the telephone numbers of the other party are matched with 1: 1, and extracts the telephone number corresponding to the telephone domain information And transmitting the communication domain information to the mobile communication terminal. 8. The method as claimed in claim 7,
Requesting, by the service providing apparatus, the external management apparatus to search for a counterpart telephone number corresponding to a whole string of the telephone domain information in a one-to-one correspondence; And
Receiving the information on the other party's telephone number from the external management apparatus;
And transmitting the communication domain information to the mobile terminal. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the attempting of the call connection comprises:
Confirming another communication terminal whose service providing device matches the other party's phone number; And
The service providing apparatus attempting to make a call connection to the identified other communication terminal;
And transmitting the communication domain information to the mobile terminal. Inputting telephone domain information including a character string including a plurality of characters for a call connection;
The communication terminal may map all of the strings of the inputted telephone domain information and all of the telephone numbers of the other party by 1: 1 mapping the information stored in the phonebook and the telephone number of the other party mapped 1: Retrieving previous history information of a call connection attempt;
The communication terminal distinguishing and displaying the searched information according to a predetermined display mode; And
The communication terminal transmitting a call connection request signal including the call domain information to a service providing apparatus;
And transmitting the communication domain information to the mobile terminal.

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