KR19980050679A - How to make an internet call using an internet terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an internet telephony method using an internet terminal in which a user can easily use an internet telephony by detecting a signal of turning on a microphone and automatically executing an internet telephony program.

Internet telephone method using the Internet terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of generating a microphone interrupt signal when the user turns on the microphone power, loading the Internet phone program by the microphone interrupt signal, and when the other party is not called Displaying a phone menu; and connecting an internet phone by a phone menu selected by a user.

According to the present invention, the Internet terminal detects the signal when the user turns on the microphone to operate the Internet telephony program, so that the user can use the Internet telephony more easily.

Description

How to Make an Internet Call Using an Internet Terminal

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a typical Internet terminal.

2 is a block diagram of an Internet terminal for explaining the Internet telephone method using the Internet terminal according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the microphone signal recognition unit in the configuration of FIG.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an internet telephony method using an internet terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: CPU 2: RAM

3: ROM 4: Screen Cover Device

5: network interface unit 6: audio bus interface unit

7: audio codec 8: user interface

10: microphone signal recognition unit 11: microphone

12: A / D converter 13: data latch

14: comparator

The present invention relates to an internet telephone method using an internet terminal. In particular, the Internet terminal automatically detects a signal of turning on a microphone and automatically executes an internet telephone program so that even a user who does not use a computer or the internet can easily use the internet. The present invention relates to an internet telephone method using an internet terminal capable of using a telephone.

Today, with the development of the Internet and the increasing number of subscribers, it is now possible to use Internet telephony using microphones and speakers mounted on Internet terminals without using a separate telephone.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a typical Internet terminal. The audio bus interface unit encodes an audio signal input from a ROM (3), a RAM (2) for processing data, and a microphone, which stores in-phase Internet programs. (6) an audio codec (7), a host computer, a telephone network or a local area network (LAN), which transmits to the system via the audio bus interface unit 6 from the system and restores the coded audio signal to the speaker. A network interface unit 5 connected via a network, a display device 4 displayed on a screen, a user interface unit 8 connected to a keyboard, a mouse, and the like, and a CPU 1 managing the entire system are provided.

In a method of using an Internet telephone in such an Internet terminal, first, the user selects an Internet telephone application so that the CPU 1 operates to prepare and wait for an Internet telephone transmission and reception state. When the other party calls, the user makes a call using a microphone and a speaker mounted on the Internet terminal. Meanwhile, the user clicks a call button to call the other party. Subsequently, the user types the corresponding Internet address in the menu displayed on the screen or selects the other party's address using the phone book menu and calls, and uses the microphone and the speaker to talk with the other party.

However, there is an inconvenience in that the user has to go through various steps such as clicking and finding an icon of the corresponding program with a mouse before preparing the call transmission / reception state. Accordingly, there is a problem that the Internet phone is difficult for users who are not familiar with computers or the Internet.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to operate the Internet phone application automatically in the CPU when the user turns on the microphone, so that users who do not make good use of the computer or the Internet can easily use the Internet phone. It is to provide an internet phone method using an internet terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the Internet telephone method using the Internet terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of: generating a microphone interrupt signal when the user turns on the microphone power, loading the Internet telephone program by the microphone interrupt signal; And displaying a phone menu when the other party does not call, and connecting the phone by a phone menu selected by the user.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention in addition to the above object will be apparent from the description of the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an Internet terminal for explaining the Internet telephony method according to the present invention. The Internet terminal includes a ROM 3 in which an Internet program is stored, a RAM 2 for processing data, and a microcomputer. The audio codec 7 which encodes the audio signal inputted by the buder and transmits it to the system through the audio bus interface unit 6 and restores the coded audio signal transmitted from the system through the audio bus interface unit 6 to the speaker. A network interface unit 5 connected to a host computer via a telephone network or a local area network (LAN), a screen display device 4 to be displayed on a screen, a user interface unit 8 connected to a keyboard and a mouse, and an entire system. The microphone 1, the microphone signal recognition unit 10 for detecting the microphone signal from the microphone to generate an interrupt to the CPU (1) The rain.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the microphone recognition unit 10 in detail in the configuration of FIG. 2. The microphone recognition unit 10 converts a signal input when the microphone 11 is switched on to digital data. A comparator 14 for generating an interrupt to the CPU 1 of FIG. 2 by comparing the data input from the / D converter 12 and the A / D converter 12 with the value of the preset data latch 13. . Here, if the data value from the A / D converter 12 in the comparator 14 is larger than the value of the data latch 13, a microphone interrupt is generated to the CPU 1.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an internet telephony method using an internet terminal according to the present invention, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

When the user switches on the microphone 11 to use an Internet telephone, the signal input from the microphone 11 is converted into digital data by the A / D converter 12 and the value of this data and the preset data latch 13 are changed. If the value from the A / D converter 12 is large compared to the comparator 14, the comparator 14 starts by generating a microphone interrupt to the CPU 1. In the tenth step, the CPU 1 determines whether the microphone interrupt has occurred, and when it is the microphone interrupt, in the eleventh step, the CPU 1 operates the Internet telephony program from the ROM 3. On the other hand, if it is not the microphone interrupt in step 10, the process proceeds to step 12 and the CPU 1 performs and interrupts the corresponding interrupt. Then, in step 13, if it is determined that the other party is calling and the other party is not calling, that is, the user calls the other party, in step 14, the CPU 1 displays the phone menu on the screen. Next, in step 15, the CPU 1 displays the phone book menu on the screen, and in step 16, the user selects the address of the room inside the call book menu from the phone book menu. Then, in step 17, the other party is called, and in step 18, the user talks with the other party using a microphone and a speaker mounted in the Internet terminal. When the user completes the call in step 19, the CPU 1 returns and returns to the original screen.

On the other hand, if the other party in the thirteenth step, the call proceeds to the eighteenth step after having a conversation with the other party, the end of the call (step 19), the CPU 1 returns.

As described above, according to the present invention, the Internet terminal detects the signal when the user turns on the microphone and operates the Internet telephony program so that the user can use the Internet telephony more easily. In addition, even users who do not use the computer or the Internet well, there is an effect that can easily use the Internet phone.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the detailed description of the specification but should be determined by the law of the claims.

Claims (1)

A telephone method using an internet terminal, comprising: generating a microphone interrupt signal when a user turns on a microphone; Loading an internet telephony program in response to the microphone interrupt signal, displaying a phone menu if the mobile phone does not make a phone call; An internet telephone method using an internet terminal, comprising: connecting an internet telephone by a phone menu selected by a user.