KR19980015956A - Apparatus and method for checking the frequency of use of electronic products - Google Patents

Abstract

end. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

It is a technology that registers the use frequency of the corresponding component in the electronic product, and then checks the use frequency of the corresponding component by calling from the outside.

I. Technical Problems to be Solved by the Invention

The purpose of this study is to analyze the tendency of users to use the functions of products by checking the frequency of use of various electronic products.

All. The point of the solution of the invention

Each time a corresponding component of the electronic product is used, the number of times of use is registered for each component, and when there is a request for checking the number of times of use of the component by a call from a remote place, the number of times of use Into a format and transmits the converted format to the caller of the remote location.

la. Important Uses of the Invention

It is applied to check the number of times of use of electronic products.

Description

Apparatus and method for checking the frequency of use of electronic products

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for checking the number of times of use of an electronic product. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for checking the number of times of use of an electronic product by checking the number of times the corresponding component is used.

Generally, an electronic product (especially a communication device) can receive various kinds of information by using a telephone line. In order to analyze a user's tendency toward a communication device, which is one of such electronic products, And the functions used by the buyer 's purchase tendency survey in the market. The tendency of each function to be used is grasped and the reliability of the electronic product can be improved by reflecting on the function improvement or the quality improvement.

Thus, conventionally, in order to grasp the propensity to use the electronic product, the reliability is deteriorated and the cost and time for collecting the information are low There is a problem that it takes.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for checking the number of times of use of a communication device to solve the above problems.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a device and method for verifying the number of times of use of a communication device that can record the number of times of use by a user by using a corresponding function of the communication device, .

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention is characterized in that a user records the number of times of use for each function by using a corresponding function of the communication device, and then calls the corresponding communication device at a remote location to confirm the number of times of use recorded.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for checking the number of times of use of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a control flowchart for registering the number of times of use according to each component applied to the embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a control flowchart for checking the number of times of use according to each component applied to the embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for checking the number of times of use of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication combination device 10 combines with the external subscriber for telephone and data communication via a telephone line. The control unit 12 controls the use of each component of the electronic product by counting and registering the number of times of use, and controls to transmit the registered number of times of use information when there is a request for checking the number of times of use from the outside. The recording device 14 stores a program for performing each function and the number of times of use according to use of each component. Under the control of the control unit 12, the transmission device 16 converts the use frequency information of the component into the set format and transmits it through the communication combination device 10. The telephone 18 performs a voice call under the control of the control unit 12. [ The automatic answering machine 20 is set to the automatic answering mode under the control of the controller 12, and transmits an automatic response message when there is a call request from the outside, and stores a message received from the outside. The image processing apparatus 22 functions to receive or transmit image data from the outside. The telephone 18, the answering machine 20, and the Mars transferring device 22 are components of an electronic product, and components other than the components shown in FIG. 1 may be connected.

2 is a control flowchart for registering the number of times of use according to each component applied to the embodiment of the present invention

3 is a control flowchart for checking the number of times of use according to each component applied to the embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

The telephone 18, the answering machine 20, the image processing apparatus 22, and the like are used by a user or an external call. In step 101, the controller 12 searches for use of a specific component. If the specific component is used, the controller 12 proceeds to step 102 and detects the type of the used component. For example, the telephone 18, the answering machine 20, and the image processing apparatus 22 are used. Here, the components include, for example, a telephone 18, an answering machine 20, an image processing apparatus 22, and the like, and include the like function of such a device. Thereafter, in step 103, the controller 12 increments the counter for counting the number of times of use of the detected component to be used, and records the counted value in the corresponding area of the recording device 14. If the use of the component has not been completed, the unit waits until the use of the component is terminated. If the use of the component is terminated, the user returns to detect the use of the other component, The corresponding counter is incremented and recorded. After the number of times of use according to the use of the component is registered in the recording device 14 as described above, the number of times of use registered when the number of times of use is requested from the outside is transmitted to confirm the number of times of use according to the use of the component for the electronic product at the remote place Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 12 searches for a communication connection request from the outside through a telephone line in step 201. In step 201, At this time, if there is a communication connection request, the control unit 12 controls the communication coupling unit 10 to connect to the communication path in step 202. Then, in step 203, the control unit 12 searches for a use frequency confirmation request of the electronic product. The control unit 12 reads the number of times of use of the corresponding component, which is recorded in the recording device 14, and outputs it to the transfer device 16. [ At this time, the transmission device 16 converts the format into a format, and transmits the converted format to the caller at the remote place through the communication combination device 10.

As described above, according to the present invention, whenever an electronic product uses various functions, the number of times of use is registered for each function, and then the number of times of use of the corresponding function registered by a call at a remote place is requested, It is possible to save time and expense in collecting information on the propensity to use the product, and it is possible to increase the reliability of the product function improvement by confirming the actual use frequency of the product function.

Claims (2)

A method for checking the use frequency of an electronic product having a plurality of components, Each time a corresponding component is used among the plurality of electronic products, the number of times of use is registered for each component, and when there is a request for checking the number of times of use of the component by a call from a remote place, The number of times of use information is converted into the set format and transmitted to the caller of the remote place. An apparatus for checking the number of times of use of an electronic product having a plurality of components, A communication coupling device which couples a telephone line and an external subscriber so as to enable communication and data communication with each other through a telephone line; and a control unit which controls the use of the corresponding components of the plurality of electronic products so as to count and register the use frequency, A recording unit that stores the number of times of use of the plurality of components; and a control unit that converts the number-of-use information into a format and controls the communication And a transmission device (16) for transmitting through a coupling device is constituted by a transmission device.