KR20000020075A - Method for displaying advertisement sentence of telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for displaying advertisement sentence of a telephone displays a predetermined advertisement on a display part such as LCD panel of a mobile or general telephone before a telephone communication with the counterpart person. CONSTITUTION: A method for displaying an advertisement sentence of a telephone outputs(S2) advertisement sentence data simultaneously with outputting a communication signal to a corresponding telephone, if the telephone number of a subscriber is input to the telephone switching station. If a communication signal and the advertisement sentence data are input (S3) to the controller of the telephone, the method converts(S4) the advertisement sentence data to a digital signal, and stores it to the memory part. The method outputs(S5) a bell signal generation signal to a bell signal generator through the controller, and outputs the advertisement sentence data stored in a memory to a display part. If a telephone call starts, the method stops(S7) an output of the advertisement data displayed on the display part, and removes(S7) the stored advertisement data. Thereby, the advertisement having a high effect is made.

Description

How to Display Ad Text on Your Phone

The present invention relates to a method of displaying advertisement text of a telephone, and more particularly, a predetermined commercial advertisement or public interest through a display unit provided with an LCD panel such as a home / office wired / wireless telephone or a mobile telephone immediately before a call is received from a counterpart. The present invention relates to a method for displaying advertisement text of a telephone to display advertisement text.

In general, the telephone is the most basic means of communication with other people in the distance, and is usually carried by wired / wireless telephones or mobile phones such as general home / office telephones, public telephones that are used for a set period of time with a certain call charge. It is divided into mobile phones such as cellular phones and PCS phones that can be used regardless of time and place.

In addition to the basic call function, such general home / office phone and mobile phone may be used for other voice mail service such as voice mail service to record the voice or telephone number of the other party when the user is absent or the mobile phone is turned off or out of the call area. With the various functions are being developed day by day, mobile phone is providing the diary information, stock information, etc. according to the user's request to enhance the user's convenience.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a general home / office telephone as described above.

As shown, the handset 1 is equipped with a speaker and a microphone to enable a call between the user and another telephone subscriber.

The hook switch 2 is formed in the center of the telephone handset groove (not shown) and is normally pressed by the handset 1 to be in contact with the bell signal generator 6, and the user may use the transceiver (a) to use the telephone. When 1) is lifted, the pressed state is released to be brought into contact with the call circuit unit 5 to be in a call waiting state.

In addition, the hook switch (2) when the user comes to pick up the handset 1 when a call from another telephone subscriber, it is switched to the call circuit unit (5) to be able to talk to the other telephone subscriber.

The key input unit 3 is composed of various function keys such as numeric keys and message recording for dialing and is installed on the front of the phone.

When the telephone number of the other party subscriber is input from the key input unit 3, the control unit 4 generates a signal for the corresponding telephone number and outputs it to the call circuit unit 5 to be described later. When a signal corresponding to the user's telephone number is input from another telephone subscriber, and outputs a bell signal generation signal for notifying the user to the bell signal generator 6 to be described later. If the user does not answer the phone even after a certain time elapses, a voice guidance signal for recording the message of the other party to the memory unit 7 is output.

The call circuit unit 5 is connected to a telephone switching center (not shown) to convert voice signals of the user and the other party's subscriber under the control of the control unit 4 so that the user and the other subscriber can talk through the handset 1. To help.

The ring signal generation unit 6 generates a ring signal according to the ring tone generation signal output from the control unit 4 when a signal corresponding to the user's telephone number is input from another telephone subscriber.

The memory unit 7 records a voice message of the user informing that the user is absent, and outputs the recorded user's message to the other party's subscriber under the control of the control unit 4 when a call comes in during the absence of the user. If you leave a message or phone number, record it.

The display unit 8 is usually composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and under various control of the control unit 4, various states of the current telephone are displayed in text and the like for the user to understand.

Referring to the operation of the conventional telephone configured as described above is as follows.

First, when the user lifts the handset 1 to call another telephone subscriber, the hook switch 2 is turned on, thereby making the telephone call available.

Then, after the user confirms the call tone and presses another telephone subscriber's telephone number by using the numeric keys provided in the key input unit 3, the call circuit unit 5 outputs the telephone number signal of the counterpart telephone subscriber outputted from the control unit 4. To the telephone exchange.

When the other party's telephone subscriber is connected according to the signal output through the call circuit unit 5 as described above, the voice signal of the user and the other party is converted in the call circuit unit 5 and output to the transceiver 1 and other telephone subscribers so that the other party can talk with the other party. Will be made.

On the other hand, when a call comes from another telephone subscriber, a signal corresponding to the user's telephone number by the other party is input to the call circuit unit 5 through the telephone line and applied to the control unit 4, whereby the control unit 4 The bell signal generation signal is output to the bell signal generator 6 to generate a bell signal.

When the user picks up the handset 1 by the ring tone generated by the bell signal generator 6, a telephone call is made with the other party's telephone subscriber.

That is, the voice circuits of the user and the counterpart are converted in the call circuit unit 5 by the above-described method, and are output to the transceiver 1 and other telephone subscribers, thereby making a call with the counterpart.

On the other hand, when the missed voice message recording function is set, when a call is received from the other party's subscriber, the user's message recorded in the memory unit 7 under the control of the controller 4 after a predetermined time has elapsed. If the other party to leave a predetermined message or phone number, such as to record it so that the user can check later.

However, the mobile phones such as cellular phones and PCS phones as well as the home / office wired / wireless phones described above only display simple information such as the current status of the phone, weather information, stock information, and the like through the LCD panel. No telephone system is currently developed to display commercial or public interest advertisements provided by telephone service providers.

Therefore, there was a problem that can not utilize a variety of LCD panels provided in the phone.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a display of a commercial advertisement or public service announcement through a display unit provided with an LCD panel such as a home / office wired / wireless telephone or a mobile telephone immediately before a call is made by a counterpart subscriber. The present invention provides a method for displaying advertisement text.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a typical home / office telephone,

2 is a block diagram schematically showing an embodiment of a telephone system to which the advertisement display method according to the present invention is applied;

3 is a block diagram schematically showing another embodiment of a telephone system to which the advertisement display method according to the present invention is applied;

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing in detail the flow of the advertising display method of the phone according to the invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

101, 202: call circuit unit 102, 203: control unit

103, 204: memory section 104, 205: bell signal generating section

105, 206: display unit 106: handset

107: hook switch 108, 207: key input unit

201: transceiver

In order to achieve the above object, the method for displaying advertisement text of a telephone according to the present invention is to output a call signal to a corresponding telephone when the subscriber's telephone number is inputted to the telephone exchange office and output commercial / public text data at the same time. Step 1, when the call signal and commercial / publicity advertising text data is input to the control unit of the phone, the second step of converting the commercial / public advertising advertising text data into a digital signal and stored in the memory unit, the bell signal generation through the control unit of the phone The third step of outputting the signal to the bell signal generator and converting it into a digital signal and outputting the commercial / public advertisement text data stored in the memory unit to the display unit, and determining whether the call is conducted by the user When started, the third step is to output the advertising text data displayed on the display. And a fourth step of deleting the commercial / public interest phrase data stored in the memory unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail advertising display method of the phone of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram schematically showing an embodiment of a telephone system to which the advertisement display method according to the present invention is applied, and includes a call circuit unit 101, a bell signal generator 104, a display unit 105, and a handset 106. ), The hook switch 107 and the key input unit 108 are the same parts as the general phone configuration of FIG. 1 described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the signal corresponding to the user's telephone number is input from the counterpart and the commercial / public interest advertisement data is input from the telephone exchange station (not shown) with the call signal through the call circuit unit 101, the commercial / public interest Converts the advertising phrase data into a digital signal and stores it in the memory unit 103, which will be described later, and outputs a bell signal generation signal to the bell signal generator 104 to inform the user that there is a call request from the other party. The display unit 105 equipped with a panel outputs and displays commercial / public interest advertisement data stored in the memory unit 103.

In addition, when the phone number of the other party subscriber is input from the key input unit 108, the control unit 102 generates a signal for the corresponding phone number and outputs it to the call circuit unit 101 so that the user and the other phone subscriber call through the handset 106. When the message recording function is set, the voice guide signal for recording a message of the other party to the memory unit 103 is output when the user does not answer the phone even after a certain time elapses from the call.

The memory unit 103 temporarily stores commercial / public interest advertisement data output from the telephone exchange station under the control of the control unit 102, and temporarily stores the commercial / public advertisement data under the control of the control unit 102 when the user's telephone call is started. Delete the public interest ad copy data, and record the message left by the other party in the absence of the user.

3 is a block diagram schematically showing another embodiment of a telephone system to which the advertisement display method according to the present invention is applied, and includes a call circuit unit 202, a bell signal generator 205, a display unit 206, and a key input unit ( 207 is the same as the general phone configuration of FIG. 1 described above, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The transceiver 201 is wirelessly connected to a wireless base station (not shown) which relays and controls information transmission with a telephone exchange station, so that a telephone call can be made with the other party.

If the user's telephone number is input to the telephone exchange station by the other party, and the commercial / public interest advertisement data is input from the wireless base station through the transceiver unit 201 and the call circuit unit 202 together with the call signal, commercial / public interest Converts the advertising phrase data into a digital signal and stores it in the memory unit 204 which will be described later, and outputs a bell signal generation signal to the bell signal generator 205 to inform the user that there is a call request from the other party. The display unit 206 provided with a panel outputs and displays commercial / public advertisement text data stored in the memory unit 204.

In addition, when the phone number of the other party subscriber is input from the key input unit 207, the control unit 203 generates a signal for the corresponding phone number, outputs it to the call circuit unit 202, and transmits a signal from the transceiver unit 201 to the wireless base station. Allows you to make a phone call with the other party's subscriber.

The memory unit 204 temporarily stores the commercial / public interest advertisement data output from the telephone exchange station under the control of the control unit 203, and temporarily stores the commercial / public interest advertisement data under the control of the control unit 203 when the user's telephone call is started. / Delete public interest copy data.

Next, the operation of the advertising text display method of the phone according to the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing in detail the flow of the advertising display method of the phone according to the invention.

First, when the subscriber's telephone number to be entered into the telephone exchange office is input (S1), the call signal is output to the home / office wired / wireless telephone or the mobile telephone, and at the same time, the commercial / public advertisement text data is output (S2).

In this case, the commercial / public advertising text data output from the telephone exchange office to the corresponding phone is generally output before the call signal, and the content of the commercial / public advertising text data includes a product name or a very short motto so that the telephone users can recognize it immediately. do.

As such, when the call signal and the commercial / public advertisement text data outputted from the telephone exchange station are input to the control unit 102 (203) of the phone (S3), the control unit 102 (203), the commercial / public advertising first The phrase data is converted into a digital signal and temporarily stored in the memory units 103 and 204 (S4).

Thereafter, the control unit 102 or 203 outputs the bell signal generation signal to the bell signal generation unit 104 and 205 and simultaneously converts it into a digital signal and stores the commercial / public advertisement text data stored in the memory unit 103 and 204. The output is displayed on the display units 105 and 206 provided with the LCD panel (S5).

As such, when a telephone ringing under the control of the control unit 102 (203) and simple commercial / public interest advertisement data is displayed on the display unit 105 (206), the user displays on the display unit 105 (206) just before answering the call. You will see the ad text.

Now, it is determined whether the user picks up the handset 106 of the wired or wireless telephone or presses a key for a call in the key input unit 207 of the mobile telephone to perform a telephone call with the other party (S6).

As a result of the determination, when the user makes a phone call with the other party, the output of the advertisement text data displayed on the display units 105 and 206 is stopped, and the commercial / public advertisement text data temporarily stored in the memory units 103 and 204. Delete (S7).

At this time, the reason for deleting commercial / public interest phrase data inputted into each phone from the telephone exchange office and stored in the memory units 103 and 204 at the time of the user's telephone call is that the telephone exchange station always has a call signal before starting the call. This is to suppress the use of unnecessary memory because commercial / public interest ad text data is output.

Herein, the present invention has been described as an example of displaying a commercial advertisement or a public service announcement through the LCD panel of the telephone until the call is immediately made by the other party's subscriber, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Of course, it can be configured to continue to display commercial advertising or public service announcements.

According to the advertisement text display method of the phone of the present invention as described above, by allowing the user to see a simple commercial / public advertising text displayed on the LCD panel provided on the phone before the call from the other party, Even for a short time, there is an advantage that a user can visually recognize this and enjoy a high advertisement effect.

Claims (2)

A first step of outputting a call signal to the corresponding telephone and outputting commercial / public interest advertisement text data when the telephone number of the subscriber to be called to the telephone exchange station is input; A second step of converting the commercial / public interest advertisement text data into a digital signal and storing it in a memory unit when the call signal and the commercial / public advertisement text data are input to the controller of the telephone through the first step; A third step of outputting a bell signal generation signal to a bell signal generation unit through a control unit of the telephone and simultaneously converting the bell signal generation signal into a digital signal and outputting and displaying commercial / public advertisement text data stored in the memory unit on a display unit; And Determining whether a call is made by the user, and when the call is initiated, stopping the output of the advertisement text data displayed on the display through the third step, and deleting the commercial / public advertising text data stored in the memory unit. Advertising text display method of the phone, characterized in that consisting of steps. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the commercial / public interest advertising text data displayed through the display unit of the third step comprises; Method of displaying the advertising text of the phone characterized in that the display is continuously displayed until the end of the call after the call from the other party subscriber.