KR20000012226A - Method for serving paid telephone service using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a pay telephone service using internet is provided, which can support a pay service using a telephone such as the 700 number service through a web. CONSTITUTION: A method comprises the steps of: (S1) linking to a corresponding web sight using a computer; (S2) displaying a telephone number plate or a telephone searching screen on the computer display; (S3) inputting a corresponding button from the telephone number plate or the telephone number searching screen to call a telephone; (S4) providing a corresponding information to a user; and (S5, S6) using the corresponding information, wherein the telephone number searching screen includes a searching region, a company name, and a service name. Thereby, the service is provided in a region which the service use of the 700 number service is limited.

Description

How to provide paid telephone service using internet {METHOD FOR SERVING PAID TELEPHONE SERVICE USING INTERNET}

The present invention relates to a method of providing a pay telephone service using the Internet, and more particularly, to a method of providing a pay telephone service using the Internet to support a pay service using a telephone such as a service of 700 stations through the web.

Currently, the 700 phone number service provided by telephone is supported by voice information. To use it, when the user makes a phone call, information about charges and a brief service guide is displayed. It is supposed to choose.

Therefore, it is very time consuming for the user to use the actual information, and it was difficult to comprehensively understand the contents of the service provided by the number.

In addition, people in the area where the use of 700 stations is restricted cannot use the service of 700 station, and the service fee of the 700 station is very expensive, so users who use the service of 700 station while paying the service fee directly Due to the price burden, the use was restricted.

These 700 stations have a wide variety of services, so the user cannot know what information is provided from which number. Therefore, a myriad of 700-country services are not used properly, and the inconvenience of having to use newspapers or other advertisements in order to know the number that provides the desired service.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pay phone service, such as a service of 700 stations over the web to pay phone service using the Internet to overcome the limitation of the use of pay phone service To provide a method.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a pay phone service using the Internet to make the use of the pay phone service more convenient by knowing the entire path of the pay phone service before using the pay phone service such as the service of 700 stations. In providing.

The present invention for achieving this object comprises a first step of accessing the web site using a computer; Displaying a telephone number plate or a telephone number search screen on a computer screen; A third step of making a call by inputting a corresponding button from the telephone number plate or the telephone number search screen; Providing a corresponding information to a user; And a fifth step of using the corresponding information by the user.

The phone number search screen is configured by search region, company name, and service name, and shows a service provided by a specific phone number in a tree structure.

1 is a system configuration to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart of a method for providing a pay telephone service using the Internet according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an embodiment of a call screen in the present invention.

4 is a view showing an embodiment of a phone number search screen in the present invention.

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10: user computer terminal 20: web server

30: network operator 40: 700 operator server

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system configuration to which the present invention is applied. A user computer terminal 10 having an internet communication function is connected to a web server 20 through an internet network, and the web server 20 is connected to 700 station numbers. It stores the telephone number search information and telephone number classification information of, and receives the service information of the specific telephone number requested by the user computer terminal 10 from the 700 operator server 40 through the communication network operator 30 to be described later It is provided to the user computer terminal 10.

The main functions provided by the web server 20 include a phone number search function, a directory classification function, a dialing function, a user management function, and the like.

The web server 20 is connected to the communication network operator 30 through a telephone network, and the communication network provider 30 is connected to the 700 operator server 40 providing 700 services through a telephone network.

Here, the telephone network between the web server 20 and the communication network operator 30 may be replaced with an internet network.

The present invention performed in such a system will be described with the flowchart of FIG. 2, in which the solid line represents the flow of work and the dotted line represents the flow of information.

When the user accesses the web site using the user computer terminal 10, the web server 20 performs a user authentication process for determining whether the currently connected user can use the web site (S1, S2).

When the user authentication process is completed, the user can make a phone call. For this, the screen of the user computer terminal 10 is provided with a call screen as shown in FIG. 3.

When the user knows the telephone number, the user may directly call the telephone number using the telephone number plate of the dialing screen of FIG. 3, and if a corresponding telephone number button is input, a corresponding tone (DTMF tone) may be transmitted.

However, when the user does not know the phone number, the user directly searches the search information provided by the web server 20 or finds a phone number from the phone number classification information and makes a call (S3).

The search screen for finding a phone number is configured to provide a different service for each region as shown in FIG. 4, and after a user selects a search region, the user wants to search directly in the information input part (A) for searching (search term). Is configured to search by typing.

If you select the search, a brief description is described as in the normal search site, information on the usage fee appears, and the service can be used by selecting a calling function by searching for a desired phone number among the described phone numbers.

If you want more information, select the "View more information" function to show the service provided by the number in a tree structure.

Demonstrating this structure enables early identification of services to be provided and allows for quick number selection.

And if you want to make a call, select the button.

If you have the ability to request information using a microphone, "some of these services require a microphone." Or, the message "The main function of this service requires a microphone" is displayed, allowing the user of a computer without a microphone to choose whether to select the service.

When the service is started by selecting Call, a phone number plate is displayed, and the number plate can be used to select a desired number while using the service. When a button of a desired number is pressed, a corresponding tone (DTMF tone) may be transmitted. When a voice signal is required, the voice signal is transmitted using a microphone device.

When the call is made as described above, the call is received by the 700 operator server 40 through the web server 20 and the communication service provider 30, and the 700 service provider server 40 provides the corresponding information.

The information provided by the 700 operator server 40 is provided to the user computer terminal 10 through the communication provider 30 and the web server 20, so that the user can use the information (S4).

When the user's use of the information is completed, the web server 30 calculates the usage fee and notifies the user computer terminal 10. Accordingly, the usage fee is displayed on the user computer terminal 10. The connection of the site is terminated (S5, S6).

As described above, according to the present invention, according to an organic combination between a user computer terminal having a web communication function, a web server, a communication network operator, and a 700 operator server, various services provided by the telephone number of 700 station number can be used through the web. will be.

As described above, the present invention obtains the following effects.

First, by allowing a paid service of a specific station, such as the 700 station number to be available through the web, it is possible to use the service even in an area where the service of the 700 station number is restricted for reasons such as a telephone charge.

Second, since the service of 700 station number is charged to the dialed number, users who want to avoid it can use the service easily.

Third, it is possible to increase the utilization of the service of the 700 station by providing information on a number of services of the 700 station.

Fourth, it will be able to contribute to the universalization of telephone usage technology through the web.

Thirdly, it can be used as a marketing method that can replace the charges for the service of 700 stations by using cyber money and cyber credit for members in the Internet sites that operate shopping malls. The site will pay 700 operators on behalf of the user for marketing purposes.

Claims (6)

A first step of accessing the web site using a computer; Displaying a telephone number plate or a telephone number search screen on a computer screen; A third step of making a call by inputting a corresponding button from the telephone number plate or the telephone number search screen; Providing a corresponding information to a user; A pay telephone service providing method using the Internet, characterized in that the user comprises a fifth step of using the information. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephone number search screen of the second step is configured by search region, company name, and service name. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the phone number search screen displays a service provided by a specific phone number in a tree structure. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing of the information in the fourth step requires a microphone input from a user. According to claim 1, After performing the third step, the telephone number plate is displayed on the computer screen, the user selects a button of the desired number using the telephone number plate to receive the information, characterized in that the Internet How to provide paid telephone service. [6] The method of claim 1 or 5, wherein a signal tone corresponding to an input button is generated when a button of the telephone number plate is input.