KR20000054413A - Internet interconnection method and internet interconnection system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for supplying internet exchange services is provided to call a telephone number of a changed terminal through the internet without confirming the telephone number, by using an identification(ID) of a subscriber as a peculiar identifier for calling when a telephone number or an internet protocol(IP) of a subscriber communication terminal is changed, or when a communication terminal of a receiver is changed caused by movements of the receiver. CONSTITUTION: A method for supplying internet exchange services comprises the steps of: receiving a receiver's peculiar identifier transmitted by a subscriber; retrieving receiving address data corresponding to the peculiar identifier in a database, prestoring peculiar identifiers and receiving address data of the peculiar identifiers; and transmitting the retrieved address data to the subscriber.

Description

Internet exchange service method and internet exchange service system

The present invention relates to an Internet exchange service method and a system thereof, and more particularly, to an Internet exchange service method capable of performing a telephone call with a receiver over the Internet using a communication terminal such as an internet phone, a web phone, a landline phone, a mobile phone, and the like. It's about that system.

As a telephone call method using the Internet, there is a method of internet telephony between a computer-to-computer, a computer-to-phone, and a telephone-to-phone as shown in Figs.

Referring to FIG. 1A, in the conventional computer-to-computer Internet telephony method, a voice signal (analog) of a speaker coming through a microphone connected to a sound card embedded in the computers 102 and 104 is digitized by the sound card. The digitized voice data is compressed and sent in packet units to the listener's computer via the Internet 106. The voice data in the packet unit is transmitted to the listener's computers 110 and 112 via the Internet 106 and, optionally, the directory server 108. The listener's computer 110, 112 expands the compressed voice data to obtain digitized voice data, converts the digitized voice data into an analog signal, and outputs it to a speaker.

In addition, referring to FIG. 1B, according to the conventional method of internet phone call between a computer and a regular phone, an Internet phone gateway 126 installed in an area adjacent to a receiver after accessing the Internet 124 using a computer 122 is performed. It performs the call with the general telephone 130 through the public switched telephone network 128 (PSTN).

In addition, referring to Fig. 1c, according to the conventional telephone method of the general telephone-to-general telephone, the general telephone 142, the public switched telephone network 144, the Internet 146, the public switched telephone network 148, and the general Telephone call is performed in order of telephone 150, and internet telephone for network connection and signal detection between public switched telephone network 144 and internet 146 and between internet 146 and public switched telephone network 148. Gateways 145 and 147 are installed, respectively. The Internet telephone gateways 145 and 147 serve as a gateway between the public switched telephone networks 144 and 148 and the Internet 146. They convert voice signals into digital data, compress the converted digital data, and then packet Convert to unit data. In addition, it extends the digital data received through the Internet and converts the expanded digital data into a voice signal to be used in the public switched telephone network (144, 148).

In the conventional telephone communication methods using the Internet, a caller must input an IP address or a telephone number of a receiver in order to make a call.

However, according to the conventional telephone call method using the Internet, the user not only needs to know the IP address or the telephone number of the person to be called, but even if he / she knows the IP address or the telephone number, There is a problem that there is no guarantee that the terminal that can communicate can be changed to always call to the recipient's original IP address or phone number. In addition, according to the conventional telephone call method using the Internet, there is a problem in that a call must be made with reference to memorizing or recording a plurality of telephone numbers of one person.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to provide an Internet exchange service method capable of extracting telephone or fax number data or mailing address of a receiver who can receive a current callable or mailable of a receiver through the Internet using a unique identifier of the receiver. .

In addition, another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to perform a telephone call over the Internet in the same manner as the conventional method using the unique identifier of the receiver even when the number of the subscriber's communicable terminal is changed or the number of the new terminal is added. It is to provide a method of internet exchange service.

In addition, another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to input the unique identifier from the postal mail in which the recipient's unique identifier is described in a predetermined column outside by using a character input means, and the mail corresponding to the unique identifier through the Internet. It is to provide a method of Internet exchange service that can receive recipient address data.

In addition, another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to perform a telephone call over the Internet in the same manner as the conventional method using the unique identifier of the receiver even when the number of the subscriber's communicable terminal is changed or the number of the new terminal is added. It is to provide an internet exchange service system.

In addition, another technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to input the unique identifier from the postal mail in which the recipient's unique identifier is described in a predetermined column outside by using a character input means, and the mail corresponding to the unique identifier through the Internet. The present invention provides an Internet exchange service system capable of receiving address data.

1A is a diagram for explaining a conventional computer-to-computer Internet telephone method.

FIG. 1B is a diagram for explaining a conventional Internet telephone method between a computer and a regular telephone.

FIG. 1C is a diagram for explaining a conventional Internet telephone method between a landline phone and a landline phone.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an internet switching system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram illustrating an implementation example of a service providing server.

4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer integrated telephone server to which the speech recognition function is applied.

5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer integrated telephone server capable of supporting a telephone terminal having an alphabetic dedicated key.

6 is a block diagram showing the structure of an Internet switching service system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the Internet exchange service method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a unique identifier of the receiver sent by the subscriber; (b) retrieving receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier on a database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and receiving address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And (c) sending the retrieved recipient address data to the member.

The receiving address data is preferably selected from a landline telephone number, a fax number, a mobile telephone number, and an IP address.

The unique identifier is preferably selected from an email address or a communication ID.

In addition, the Internet exchange service method according to an aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above another object in the Internet exchange service method to provide a subscriber connected to the Internet for the exchange service for making an Internet phone call using the unique identifier of the receiver (a) inputting the unique identifier of the receiver to which the subscriber wishes to speak; (b) retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier from a database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; (c) sending the retrieved call address data to the member; And (d) the subscriber using the retrieved call address data to perform a telephone call or a fax transmission or a mail transmission.

In addition, the Internet exchange service method may further include (e) performing a telephone call sequentially using a subordinate telephone number when the call fails in the step (d).

In addition, the Internet switching service method receives at least one call address data of the subscriber via the Internet (pa-1) prior to step (a), and maps the input call address data to one unique identifier desired by the member And storing the unique identifier and the call address data mapped to the unique identifier in a predetermined database.

The call address data is preferably selected from a telephone number and an IP address.

In addition, the step (pa-1), preferably comprises a step of storing the information on the computer phone integration server that manages the telephone call for each region in the database with the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier; .

In addition, the step (d), the subscriber using the retrieved call address data through a computer telephone integration server having a VoIP gateway (VoIP Gateway); preferably comprises a telephone call.

In addition, the Internet exchange service method according to another aspect of the present invention in order to achieve the above another object in the Internet exchange service method for providing a subscriber connected to the Internet exchange service for making an Internet phone call using the unique identifier of the receiver (a) receiving a voice signal generated by uttering a unique identifier of a party to which the subscriber intends to speak; (b) extracting a unique identifier from the received speech signal using a predetermined speech recognition method; (c) sending the extracted unique identifier through a web server; (d) retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer-telephone integrated server that manages a receiver region in a mapping database provided in the exchange service providing server; And (e) sending the retrieved call address data and the information of the computer-telephone integrated server that manages the recipient region through the web server.

In addition, the Internet exchange service method according to another aspect of the present invention to achieve the above another object to an Internet exchange service method that provides a subscriber to the Internet connected to the Internet service using the receiver's unique identifier to make an Internet phone call A method comprising: (a) receiving dialing data generated by dialing a unique identifier of a party to which a subscriber wants to talk according to a predetermined rule; (b) extracting a unique identifier by decoding the received dialing data; (c) sending the extracted unique identifier through a web server; (d) receiving the unique identifier at a service providing server and retrieving a call address data corresponding to the received unique identifier and information of a computer-telephone integration server in charge of a receiver region in a database; And (e) sending the retrieved call address data and the information of the computer phone integrated server through the web server.

In addition, the Internet exchange service method according to the present invention in order to achieve the above another object is (a) the post office server computer using a character input means from the postal mail in which the recipient's unique identifier is described in a predetermined column outside the unique identifier And inputting the unique identifier through the Internet using a web server provided in a post office server computer; (b) receiving, by the exchange service providing server, the unique identifier through the Internet; (c) the exchange service providing server retrieving the mailing address data corresponding to the unique identifier received on the database in which the subscriber's unique identifier and the mailing address data corresponding to the unique identifier are stored in advance; And (d) sending the retrieved mailing address data to the post office server computer.

In addition, the Internet exchange service system according to the present invention for achieving the another technical problem in the Internet exchange service system for providing a subscriber to the Internet connected exchange service for making an Internet phone call using the unique identifier of the receiver, A database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And a service providing server that receives the unique identifier of the receiver sent by the subscriber, retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier from the database, and sends the retrieved call address data to the member.

In addition, the service providing server, a web server connected to the Internet for transmitting and receiving data; A new subscription management unit which receives subscriber information from the new subscriber via the web server, assigns a unique identifier to the new subscriber, and stores and manages the subscriber information in a predetermined database; A subscriber authentication unit receiving the telephone ID and password from the subscriber through the web server and confirming whether the subscriber is a subscriber; Input, add, delete and change the phone number that the subscriber wants to receive from each subscriber, and if there is a change in the phone number that the subscriber can call due to the movement of his / her location or the change of the phone number, the telephone number change and the telephone connection order Use phone number register to specify; And when the caller attempts to make a phone call with the receiver, the telephone ID of the receiver is inputted, and the database is searched through the web server for the number designated by the registered receiver among the registered telephone numbers corresponding to the registered telephone receiver's telephone ID. And a receiver information providing unit for sending a telephone number through the web server by requesting to input a telephone number when there is a connection for a telephone call with an unregistered person.

In addition, the Internet switching service system performs a voice prompt for a general telephone user to access the service providing server, and receives a unique identifier of the other party to be called from the subscriber and transmits to the service providing server, the unique identifier A computer telephone integration server that performs a connection for a telephone call with a receiver according to a predetermined VoIP gateway function using call address data corresponding to the information and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver region. It is preferable to include.

In addition, the computer phone integrated server, the voice guide unit for providing a voice guidance message to the subscriber; A telephone connection request unit for requesting the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the call address data and the receiver region corresponding to the unique identifier through a web server, and receiving the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server; A VoIP gateway for performing a call using call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver region; And a controller for controlling the voice guide unit for initiating a voice announcement to a subscriber and controlling the VoIP gateway for initiating a voice call.

The computer telephone integration server may further include: a voice recognition unit configured to receive a voice signal generated by uttering a unique identifier of the person to whom the subscriber wants to call and extract a unique identifier from the received voice signal according to a predetermined voice recognition method. It is preferable to include.

Alternatively, the computer-telephone integrated server includes a voice guide unit for providing a voice guide message to a subscriber; A decoding unit for decoding dialing data and extracting a unique identifier; A telephone connection request unit for requesting the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the call address data and the receiver region corresponding to the unique identifier through a web server, and receiving the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server; A VoIP gateway for performing a call using call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver region; And a control unit that controls the decoding unit for initiating decoding of the subscriber's dialing data and the VoIP gateway for initiating a voice call.

In addition, the Internet exchange service system according to the present invention for achieving the another technical problem is a character input device for inputting a unique identifier of the mail recipient from a predetermined area on the mail; A post office server that sends the inputted unique identifier through the Internet; A database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and mailing address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And a service providing server that receives the unique identifier of the mail receiver, retrieves the mail receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier from the database, and sends the retrieved mail receiving address data to the member.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of an Internet exchange service method and an Internet exchange service system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing an Internet exchange service system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the Internet switching service system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a database 202 and a service providing server 204. The database 202 stores a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers in advance. The service providing server 204 receives the unique identifier of the receiver sent by the subscriber, retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier on the database 202, and sends the retrieved call address data to the member. Call address data may be a landline telephone number, a fax number, or a mobile telephone number.

In addition, when a telephone call is made through the Internet 214 using a landline phone 206 or 210, a fax machine 207 or 211, or a mobile phone 208 or 212 (MS1 or MS2) (hereinafter referred to as a 'normal phone'). Since the gateway to connect between the public switched telephone network (216, 218: PSTN) or the wireless network (220, 222) including the base stations (BS1, BS2) and the Internet 214, the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention The switching service system includes computer telephone integration servers 224 and 226 (CTI Servers) having a Voice over Internet Protocol Gateway (VoIP Gateway) function. In addition, the computer integrated telephone server 224, 226 is configured to implement a connection control to the service providing server 204 and a connection control for a telephone call. In addition, the computer telephone integration server (224, 226) is a service providing server receives a unique identifier of the recipient who wants voice guidance and call or fax transmission when a general telephone user accesses the Internet switching service system according to the present invention It also performs the function of passing to. The computer integrated telephone server is described in detail later herein.

Internet exchange service system according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, when using the computer 228 and the other computer 230 and the call via the Internet 214, landline telephone 206, fax 207, Or when using a mobile phone 208 to call another landline 210, a fax 211, or a mobile phone 212 over the Internet 214, and a computer 228 to connect the landline phone 210. ), A fax 211, or a mobile phone 212 and a telephone call via the Internet 214.

3 shows an example of the implementation of the service providing server 204 in a block diagram. Referring to FIG. 3, the service providing server 204 may include a web server 302, a new subscription management unit 304, a telephone number registration unit 306, a subscriber authentication unit 308, and a receiver information providing unit 310. Equipped. 3, the database 202 includes a subscriber information database 202a and a CTI server information database 202b.

The new subscription management unit 304 receives subscriber information through a web server 302 from a new subscriber connected to the Internet 214 using a computer or a web phone, assigns a unique identifier to the new subscriber, and converts the subscriber information into a subscriber information database. And store in 202a. That is, the subscriber inputs his or her call address data through the Internet 200, and the exchange service providing server 204 receives at least one or more call address data of the subscriber, and receives the input call address data by the subscriber. The unique identifier and the call address data mapped to the unique identifier are stored in the subscriber information database 202a by mapping to a unique identifier, for example an email address and a communication ID. In addition, if the subscriber wants to make a telephone call with the recipient using the landline phone 206 or the mobile phone 208, or to perform a fax transmission to the recipient using the fax 207, the telephone call for each region can be made. The jurisdiction must know which region the gateway belongs to. Therefore, when a subscriber wants to receive a telephone exchange service through a landline telephone (206, 210), a fax (207, 211), or a mobile telephone (208, 212), a computer telephone integration server that manages telephone calls for each region ( More preferably, information about 224 and 226 is stored in the CTI server information database 202b along with the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier. Here, the call address data may be a landline telephone number, a fax number, or a mobile telephone number.

The user phone number register 306 inputs, adds, deletes, and changes the phone number or fax number that the subscriber wants to receive, and changes the phone number that the subscriber can call by moving his location or changing the phone number or fax number. If there are, change the phone number and specify the phone connection rank.

Next, the subscriber authentication unit 308 receives a unique identifier and password, such as an e-mail address and a communication ID, from the subscriber through the web server 302 and checks the subscriber information database 202a to check whether the subscriber is an authenticated subscriber. When it is confirmed that the subscriber is an authenticated subscriber, the subscriber authenticator 308 outputs a signal indicating that the subscriber information providing unit 310 is authenticated.

Now, the receiver information provider 310 receives the unique identifier of the receiver from the telephone connection request unit 406, 506 of the computer telephone integration server 40, 50 when the authenticated subscriber attempts to make a telephone call with the receiver. A web server that searches the subscriber information database 202a and the CTI server information database 202b and inputs the number designated by the registered recipient among the registered telephone numbers corresponding to the registered phone number of the registered recipient and information of the receiver's CTI server together. If the user has a connection for a telephone call with an unregistered person, the user inputs a telephone number and sends the input telephone number through the web server 302 according to the request.

Thus, the service providing server 204 receives the unique identifier of the receiver sent by the subscriber, retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier on the subscriber information database 202a, and sends the retrieved call address data to the subscriber. do.

In the Internet exchange service system as described above, the Internet exchange service method according to the present invention is performed. According to the Internet exchange service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, by receiving at least one or more call address data of the subscriber via the Internet 200, by mapping the input call address data to one unique identifier desired by the member The unique identifier and the call address data mapped to the unique identifier are stored in the database 202.

On the other hand, as described above, if the subscriber wants to make a telephone call with the receiver using a landline or wireless telephone or to send a fax to the receiver using a fax, the gateway for jurisdiction of the telephone call in each region is determined by which region. There should be information about whether it belongs to. Therefore, when a subscriber wants to receive a telephone exchange service through a landline telephone or a wireless telephone, information about a computer telephone integration server that manages a telephone call for each region is stored in a database along with call address data corresponding to the unique identifier. .

Next, the subscriber enters the unique identifier of the recipient to be called, for example the subscriber's email address or communication ID. The exchange service providing server 204 retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier from the database 202 in which the plurality of unique identifiers and the call address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance, and sends the retrieved receiving address data to the subscriber. do.

The subscriber performs a telephone call using the retrieved call address data. If the call is unsuccessful, it is more preferable that the telephone call is sequentially performed using the subordinate telephone number.

On the other hand, even if the subscriber wishes to make a call or a fax transmission through a landline telephone (206, 210), a fax (207, 211), or a mobile telephone (208, 212), the subscriber has a unique identifier, For example, enter the subscriber's email address or communication ID. In this case, the subscriber uses the retrieved call address data, for example, a landline telephone number, a fax number, or a mobile telephone number, to perform a telephone call via a computer telephone integration server having a VoIP gateway. do. If the call is unsuccessful, it is more preferable that the telephone call is sequentially performed using the subordinate telephone number.

The computer integrated servers 224 and 226 may incorporate a voice recognition function. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer integrated telephone server to which the speech recognition function is applied. The computer integrated telephone server 40 of FIG. 4 includes a voice guide unit 402, a voice recognition unit 404, a telephone connection request unit 406, a web server 408, a VoIP gateway 410, and a controller 412. It is provided.

The operation of the computer telephone integration server 40 will be described.

The voice guide 402 provides a voice guide message to the subscriber. The subscriber speaks the unique identifier of the receiver to whom the call is to be made, such as an e-mail address or communication ID, according to the voice announcement message.

The voice recognition unit 404 receives a voice signal generated by uttering a unique identifier of the person the subscriber wants to talk with, and extracts a unique identifier from the received voice signal according to a predetermined voice recognition method. Recently, voice recognition technology has been adopted to facilitate the use of information in some companies, banks and securities.

The telephone connection request unit 406 sends the extracted unique identifier through the web server 408 to request the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the receiver region.

The exchange service providing server 204 retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the receiver region in the database 202 connected to the exchange service providing server 204, Through the web server 302, the retrieved call address data and the information of the computer-telephone integrated server which manages the receiver area are sent.

The telephone connection request unit 406 of the computer telephone integration server 40 receives the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server through the web server 408.

Now, the VoIP gateway 410 performs the call using the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer phone integrated server that manages the receiver area. The controller 412 performs control of the voice guide 402 for initiating voice guidance to the subscriber and control of the VoIP gateway 410 for initiating voice call.

On the other hand, it is possible for a subscriber to make a telephone conversation with the receiver by using a telephone terminal having an alphabetic-only key. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a computer integrated telephone server capable of supporting a telephone terminal having an alphabetic dedicated key. The computer telephone integration server 50 of FIG. 5 includes a voice guide unit 502, a decoding unit 504, a telephone connection request unit 506, a web server 508, a VoIP gateway 510, and a controller 512. It is provided.

The operation of the computer telephone integration server 50 will be described.

The voice guide unit 502 provides a voice guide message to the subscriber. The subscriber dials the unique identifier of the person to be called according to the voice guidance message using a telephone terminal having an alphabetic private key. For example, the telephone terminal includes 26 buttons for inputting 26 English alphabets and 10 number buttons, and 4 buttons for inputting special characters "@", ".", "*", "#", There are a total of 40 buttons. In addition, the telephone terminal can output the signal by changing the English button signal input by the subscriber to a combination of the general number (0 ~ 9) and the special code (*, #) that can be recognized by the computer integrated telephone server 50 It is designed to be easily manufactured at the technical level of the art, and it can be used to easily enter an email address or other ID.

The decoding unit 504 receives the dialing data generated by dialing the unique identifier of the person the subscriber wants to talk to, and extracts the unique identifier by decoding the dialing data.

Now, the telephone connection request unit 506 sends the extracted unique identifier through the web server 408 to request the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the receiver region.

The exchange service providing server 204 retrieves the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the receiver region in the database 202 provided in the exchange service providing server 204, Through the web server 302, the retrieved call address data and the information of the computer-telephone integrated server which manages the receiver area are sent.

The telephone connection request unit 406 of the computer telephone integration server receives the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server through the web server 408.

The VoIP gateway 510 performs a call using call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer phone integrated server that manages a receiver region. The controller 512 performs control of the decoding unit 504 for initiating decoding of subscriber's dialing data and control of the VoIP gateway 510 for initiating voice call.

As a result, the computer phone integration server 224, 226, 40, 50 performs a voice guidance for the subscriber using a regular phone to access the service providing server 204, and provides a unique identifier of the other party to call from the subscriber. It receives the data and transmits it to the service providing server, and makes a telephone call with the receiver according to a predetermined VoIP gateway function by using the call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the receiver region. Perform the connection for.

Alternatively, since nine of the numeric buttons of the conventional wired / wireless telephones are assigned three English alphabets including a dot ("."), The subscriber can use the conventional telephone according to a certain rule. (1,2,3,., 0) and special function buttons (*, #, etc.) are input, and the decoding unit 504 of the computer-telephone integrated server 50 decodes the input dialing data into alphabet. It is possible. For example, if you enter a general number, you can handle it the same way as the existing method, and if you enter a letter, note that three letters are assigned to one number button. Press the number button, then press the pound sign (#) to enter the second character, then press the number button.To enter the third character, press the asterisk (*) twice in sequence and then press the number button. You can enter text. In addition, the "@" sign indicating an e-mail can be used in place of the "." Button. For example, the key input sequence for entering "kim3@shin.co.kr" is "#, 5, *, *, 4, *, 6, 3, *, 1, *, *, 7, #, 4, *, * 4, #, 6, *, 1, *, *, 2, *, *, 6, *, 1, #, 5, #, 7 ". The decoding unit 504 may extract the unique identifier by decoding the dialing data generated by dialing according to the above rule.

According to the Internet exchange service method according to the present invention as described above, the subscriber by using one ID that is easy to text and remember, such as the subscriber's email address or communication ID, as a unique identifier for the subscriber's phone call or fax transmission or mailing, Even if the number or IP address of the communication terminal is changed or the subscriber's location is changed, the communication terminal to be used is changed, and even if the mailing address is changed, there is no need to check the telephone number or fax number of the changed terminal, Fax or mail can be performed. That is, according to the Internet switching service method according to the present invention, even if the subscriber's communication terminal number or IP address is changed or the receiver moves from place to place, the subscriber may change the Internet switching service system according to the present invention. The advantage is that you do not have to tell everyone who can call you using your own phone number. In addition, when a subscriber uses a unique identifier for a phone call as an e-mail address, the subscriber can unify an e-mail address and a phone ID.

6 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of an Internet switching service system according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, an Internet exchange service system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an optical character reader (OCR) device 602, a post office server computer 604, an exchange service providing server 608, a database 610, And a printing apparatus 612. The post office server computer 604 and the exchange service providing server 608 are connected to the Internet 606.

The operation of the Internet switching service system as described above will be described. An OCR (Optical Character Reader) device 602, which is a type of character input device, reads a unique identifier (ID_Written) such as an email address or a communication ID of a mail receiver, which is recorded or printed by hand, from a predetermined area on the mail. The unique identifier ID_Written is preferably written in a predetermined area on the postal matter, such as a column for inputting a postal code. Recently, the performance of the character recognition is very good, so it is possible to read the unique identifier correctly without any problem. The post office server computer 604 inputs the unique identifier from the OCR device 602 and sends it through the Internet 606.

The exchange service providing server 608 now accepts the unique identifier via the Internet 606. Next, the exchange service providing server 608 retrieves the mail receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier received from the database 610 in which the subscriber's unique identifier and the mail receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier are stored in advance. In addition, the exchange service providing server 608 sends the retrieved mail-receipt address data Address_Destination to the post office server computer 604 via the Internet 606.

The post office server computer 604 outputs the mailing address data Address_Destination to the printing apparatus 612, which prints the mailing data on the mail.

According to the Internet exchange service system as described above, the subscriber can extract the recipient address data of the receiver through the Internet using the unique identifier of the receiver. Thus, a subscriber can send mail without having to memorize the mailing address of the recipient. In addition, the recipient of the mail is another subscriber, and if the recipient wants to change the mailing address of the mail, it is only required to change his mailing address registered in the database using the Internet exchange service system. You do not need to give the changed mailing address to anyone who is likely to send you mail.

In addition, the Internet switching service method according to the present invention described above can be written as a program executed in a personal or server-class computer. Program codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by computer programmers in the art. The program may also be stored in a computer readable recording medium. The recording medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a propagation medium.

According to the present invention as described above, the subscriber's communication terminal's telephone number or IP address is changed by using one ID that is easy to text and store, such as the subscriber's email address or communication ID, as the unique identifier for the subscriber's phone call. In addition, even when the receiver moves to a place and the communication terminal to be used is different, the telephone call can be made through the Internet without having to confirm the telephone number of the changed terminal.

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(a) receiving a unique identifier of a receiver sent by a subscriber; (b) retrieving receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier on a database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and receiving address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And (c) sending the retrieved recipient address data to the member. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving address data, An Internet exchange service method characterized in that it is selected from a landline telephone number, a fax number, a mobile telephone number, an IP address, or a mailing address. The method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the unique identifier, An Internet exchange service method, characterized in that selected from e-mail address or communication ID. An internet exchange service method for providing an exchange service for making an internet phone call using a receiver's unique identifier to a subscriber connected to the internet, (a) inputting the unique identifier of the receiver to which the subscriber wishes to speak; (b) retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier from a database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; (c) sending the retrieved call address data to the member; And (d) the subscriber performing a telephone call or a fax transmission or a mail transmission using the retrieved call address data. The method of claim 4, wherein The call address data is a fax number, Step (d) is a step in which the subscriber performs a fax transmission using the retrieved fax number. The method of claim 4, wherein the unique identifier, An Internet exchange service method, characterized in that selected from e-mail address or communication ID. The method of claim 4, wherein (e) if the call fails in step (d), sequentially performing a telephone call using a subordinate telephone number. The method of claim 4, wherein before step (a), (pa-1) Receive at least one subscriber's call address data through the Internet and map the input call address data to one unique identifier desired by the member to determine a unique identifier and call address data mapped to the unique identifier. Storing in a database of the; Internet exchange service method further comprising. The method of claim 4, wherein the call address data, Internet exchange service method characterized in that selected from the telephone number and the IP address. The method of claim 8, wherein the step (p-a-1), And storing information on a computer-telephone integration server that manages telephone calls for each region in a database together with call address data corresponding to the unique identifier. The method of claim 4, wherein step (d) And the subscriber using the retrieved call address data to perform a telephone call via a computer telephone integration server having an internet gateway. 2. An internet exchange service method for providing an exchange service for making an internet phone call using a receiver's unique identifier to a subscriber connected to the internet, (a) receiving a voice signal generated by uttering a unique identifier of a party to which the subscriber intends to speak; (b) extracting a unique identifier from the received speech signal using a predetermined speech recognition method; (c) sending the extracted unique identifier through a web server; (d) retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer-telephone integrated server that manages a receiver region in a mapping database provided in the exchange service providing server; And and (e) sending the retrieved call address data and information of the computer-telephone integrated server that manages the receiver region through a web server. The method of claim 12, wherein the unique identifier, An Internet exchange service method, characterized in that selected from e-mail address or communication ID. The method of claim 12, (f) conducting a call using call address data received through a web server and information of a computer integrated telephone server for managing a recipient region. The method of claim 14, (g) if the call fails in step (f), sequentially performing a telephone call using a subordinate telephone number. An internet exchange service method for providing an exchange service for making an internet phone call using a receiver's unique identifier to a subscriber connected to the internet, (a) receiving dialing data generated by dialing the unique identifier of the party to which the subscriber intends to talk according to a predetermined rule; (b) extracting a unique identifier by decoding the received dialing data; (c) sending the extracted unique identifier through a web server; (d) receiving the unique identifier at a service providing server and retrieving a call address data corresponding to the received unique identifier and information of a computer-telephone integration server in charge of a receiver region in a database; And (e) sending the retrieved call address data and the information of the computer telephone integrated server through a web server. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the unique address of the mail recipient is: An Internet exchange service method, characterized in that selected from e-mail address or communication ID. The method of claim 15. (f) conducting a call using call address data received through a web server and information of a computer integrated telephone server for managing a recipient region. The method of claim 18, (g) if the call fails in step (f), sequentially performing a telephone call using a subordinate telephone number. (a) The post office server computer inputs the unique identifier from a postal mail in which a recipient's unique identifier is described in a predetermined column by using a character input means, and uses the web server provided on the post office server computer to set the unique identifier. Sending through the Internet; (b) receiving, by the exchange service providing server, the unique identifier through the Internet; (c) the exchange service providing server retrieving the mailing address data corresponding to the unique identifier received on the database in which the subscriber's unique identifier and the mailing address data corresponding to the unique identifier are stored in advance; And and (d) sending the retrieved mailing address data to the post office server computer. The method of claim 20, wherein the unique identifier, An Internet exchange service method, characterized in that selected from e-mail address or communication ID. An internet switching service system that provides a subscriber connected to the internet with an exchange service for making an internet phone call using a unique identifier of a receiver. A database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and call address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And A service providing server for receiving a unique identifier of a receiver sent by a subscriber, retrieving call address data corresponding to the unique identifier from the database, and sending the retrieved call address data to a member; Service system. The method of claim 22, wherein the unique identifier of the mail payee is: Internet exchange service system, characterized in that selected from the e-mail address or communication ID. The method of claim 22, wherein the call address data, An Internet switching service system, characterized in that selected from landline telephone numbers, fax numbers, wireless telephone numbers, and IP addresses. The method of claim 22, wherein the service providing server, A web server connected to the Internet to transmit and receive data; A new subscription management unit which receives subscriber information from the new subscriber via the web server, assigns a unique identifier to the new subscriber, and stores and manages the subscriber information in a predetermined database; A subscriber authentication unit receiving the telephone ID and password from the subscriber through the web server and confirming whether the subscriber is a subscriber; Input, add, delete and change the phone number that the subscriber wants to receive from each subscriber, and if there is a change in the phone number that the subscriber can call due to the movement of his / her location or the change of the phone number, the telephone number change and the telephone connection order Use phone number register to specify; And When the caller attempts to make a phone call with the receiver, the receiver receives the telephone ID of the receiver and searches the database to send the number designated by the registered recipient among the registered telephone numbers corresponding to the registered recipient's telephone ID through the web server. And, if there is a connection for a telephone call with an unregistered person, the receiver information providing unit for requesting to input the telephone number and sending the input telephone number through the web server according to the request; Internet comprising a Exchange service system. The method of claim 22, A subscriber using a regular telephone performs voice guidance for accessing the service providing server, receives a unique identifier of a counterpart who wants to call from the subscriber, and transmits the received unique identifier to the service providing server, and the call address corresponding to the unique identifier. And a computer telephone integration server that performs a connection for a telephone call with a receiver according to a predetermined VoIP gateway function using data and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver area. Internet exchange service system. The computer telephone integration server according to claim 26, Voice guide unit for providing a voice guidance message to the subscriber; A telephone connection request unit for requesting the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the call address data and the receiver region corresponding to the unique identifier through a web server, and receiving the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server; A VoIP gateway for performing a call using call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver region; And And a controller for controlling the voice guide unit for initiating a voice announcement to a subscriber and controlling the VoIP gateway for initiating a voice call. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the computer integrated telephone server, And a voice recognition unit configured to receive a voice signal generated by uttering a unique identifier of the person to whom the subscriber wants to call and extract a unique identifier from the received voice signal according to a predetermined voice recognition method. system. The computer telephone integration server according to claim 26, Voice guide unit for providing a voice guidance message to the subscriber; A decoding unit for decoding dialing data and extracting a unique identifier; A telephone connection request unit for requesting the information of the computer telephone integration server that manages the call address data and the receiver region corresponding to the unique identifier through a web server, and receiving the call address data and the information of the computer telephone integration server; A VoIP gateway for performing a call using call address data corresponding to the unique identifier and information of a computer telephone integration server that manages a receiver region; And And a control unit for controlling the decoding unit for initiating decoding of the subscriber's dialing data and the VoIP gateway for initiating a voice call. A character input device for reading a unique identifier of a mail receiver from a predetermined area on the mail; A post office server that inputs the unique identifier and sends the inputted unique identifier through the Internet; A database in which a plurality of unique identifiers and mailing address data of the unique identifiers are stored in advance; And A service providing server for receiving a unique identifier of a mail receiver, retrieving the mail receiving address data corresponding to the unique identifier from the database, and sending the retrieved mail receiving address data to a member; and an Internet exchange service comprising: system. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the unique address of the mail payee is: Internet exchange service system, characterized in that selected from the e-mail address or communication ID. The method of claim 30, And a printing apparatus for printing the mail receipt data on a mail.