KR20010026798A - Additional service offering method in terminal using network signal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for supplying an additional service in a terminal is provided to store a table for setting up the additional service in the terminal, according to an origination number and a termination number transmitted from a network, so as to make the terminal supply the additional service according to information of the table. CONSTITUTION: If a call is generated from other party through a network, a receiving terminal checks a table stored in the terminal, and decides whether additional service supply in accordance with an incoming number is set up(S1). If so, the terminal detects an option in accordance with an executed additional service, and supplies the additional service. If an additional service function relating to an origination number is set up, the terminal requests the origination number and accesses a table whose additional function relating to the origination number is set up, then supplies the set additional service(S2). If the additional service supply relating to the incoming number is not set up, the terminal decides whether additional service supply relating to the origination number is set up. If so, the terminal detects the set additional service and an option to supply the additional service(S3).

Description

Additional service offering method in terminal using network signal}

The present invention relates to a service providing method in all receiving terminals (hereinafter referred to as terminals) including wired and wireless. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for performing additional services on a signal transmitted from a network. The present invention relates to an additional service providing method in a terminal using a signal from a network.

Until now, there have been many developments in the network side and the terminal side according to the development of communication service, especially mobile communication. In particular, as the market grew and competition increased, each operator or manufacturer needed to develop a variety of services.

In particular, on the network side, development of various services using an intelligent network is of interest, and terminals with many additional functions are provided.

For example, in countries such as Japan, there is a function of indicating the calling number on the network and displaying this number when a call is received. In Korea, this service is limited.

However, if you try to provide the above additional functions in the network, the telecommunications company that currently owns the network will not have any difficulty, but the newly established telecommunications companies will increase the economic burden.

That is, in order to provide the additional services as described above and additional services to be developed in the future, the network provider must provide everything, such as building a signaling system and a database including an exchange, and implementing an intelligent network service using them.

The present invention, in view of the above-described problems and requirements as described above, stores a table in the terminal for setting an additional service to be provided according to the calling number and the receiving number transmitted from the network, according to the information in the table An object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing an additional service in a terminal.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an additional service process in a terminal according to the present invention.

2 is a format diagram illustrating a simple example of a signaling message transmitted from a network to a receiver side according to the present invention.

3 is a view showing a user-defined table for providing an additional service stored in a terminal according to the present invention.

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1: Caller ID field 2: Caller ID additional information field

3: called party number field 4: called party additional information field

5: Other information field 6: Called party number

7: additional service function 8: optional

9: pointer

A method of providing an additional service in a terminal of the present invention for achieving the above object includes storing a user setting table in a terminal for setting an additional service to be serviced by a user according to a signal transmitted from a network;

If a signal is transmitted from the network, inspecting the user setting table for the signal at this time and determining whether there is a set additional service;

If the additional service provision is set, the terminal may provide the set additional service.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a supplementary service process in a terminal according to the present invention. When a call is generated through a network from a counterpart, a called terminal receiving the call first checks a table stored in the terminal to provide supplementary service according to a called number. It is determined whether it is (S1).

As a result of the determination, if the additional service provision for the called number is set, the additional service is detected by detecting an option according to the additional service to be executed at this time.

At this time, if the additional service function for the calling number is set as the additional service function, the calling party requests the calling number and accesses the table in which the additional function for the calling number is set along the pointer to provide the set additional service at this time (S2). .

On the other hand, if it is determined that the additional service provision according to the called number is not set, it is determined whether the additional service provision for the calling number is set, and if it is set, the additional service is provided by detecting the set service and the corresponding option at this time. (S3).

Examples of services provided in the above situation include the following services.

First, if the called terminal is a terminal having a plurality of recipients using a smart card, etc., a plurality of recipients may be inconvenient if the ringing sounds are the same because there is a plurality of called numbers in one terminal. have.

Therefore, when the terminal receives a call, when the receiving number is transmitted from the network, the additional service setting for the corresponding receiving number among the plurality of receiving numbers is examined.

If the ring tone differentiation supplementary service is set in the supplementary service and a specific ring tone is selected as an option, the ring tone is outputted so that it is easy to know who is calling from among a plurality of recipients.

Other additional services can be provided by registering to the table as much as above.

On the other hand, for example, a service that can be provided when the called party selects an additional service for the caller who attempted to make a call, for example, since the calling number is already transmitted from the network, the called party refuses to receive a call for a specific caller among the incoming calls. To do this, you can set up a bouncing service so that you cannot answer incoming calls. In addition, it is also possible to provide a service that differentiates only the ringer for the caller to distinguish when a call from a specific caller.

This also needs to register the additional service to be provided in the same table as the additional recipient service.

And when the additional service function according to the called number is not set in the step 'S1' as a function for the calling number, for example, at this time, if the called number does not want to be called regardless of who receives all calls Can be used to refuse.

In addition, of course, you can add additional services.

On the other hand, a program for performing the above functions are stored in the terminal, and it is not difficult to store such a program because there are many processors and memories in the current terminal.

2 is a format diagram showing a simple example of a signaling message coming from a network to a receiver according to the present invention, a calling number field 1, a calling number additional information field 2 indicating an additional service according to the calling number, and an incoming call. A number field 3, a called party number additional information field 4 and other information fields 5 indicating additional services according to the called number are inserted, and information corresponding to each field is inserted and transmitted to the terminal.

At this time, each of the additional information (2, 4) may be given in the network, or may be added by the user.

For example, the called number additional information field 4 may include the following information.

When there is one called number but there is a called party who has a terminal that can use the terminal function for various kinds of functions such as fax, telephone, image transmission device, etc., and send data to the called party by selecting one of the above functions. Information on selecting a function is included.

3 is a diagram illustrating a user-defined table for providing an additional service stored in a memory in the terminal (not shown in the drawing), wherein a called number field 6 storing each called number and an added number according to the called number A field 7 for setting a service function and a field 8 for storing an option according to the additional service function are provided.

At this time, if an additional function according to the calling number calling the called number is needed, the pointer 9 is used to access an address with information on the additional function, and the function and option for each calling number are detected.

At this time, the division of the memory illustrated in FIG. 3 may be physical or logical. In addition, the memory may be implemented in one piece or may be physically separated. Of course, the memory may be located at the receiver side, and in the case of using a smart card, it may be in the smart card according to each user.

As described above, the present invention establishes a new network or a database to provide a new additional service from a network operator's point of view, or a new telecommunication company has less burden on the network construction, thus providing network operators with the time and cost of network construction. There is a saving.

In addition, in terms of terminal users, in order to receive all newly provided services, it is inconvenient to always apply for a service subscription to the network operator and to go through a procedure such as confirmation after applying. This is convenient because the user can easily register and release the service at any time.

As described in detail above, the present invention uses the calling number or the receiving number and other information provided by the network to provide additional services according to the terminal side, thereby providing more convenience to the user, thereby improving the market competitiveness of the terminal. There are benefits to improve, and network operators come with the advantage of reducing the cost of building a network.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art will be able to various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and modifications belong to the following claims You will have to look.

Claims (4)

In the service providing method in the terminal, Storing a user setting table in a terminal for setting an additional service that a user wants to receive according to a signal transmitted from a network; If a signal is transmitted from the network, inspecting the user setting table for the signal at this time and determining whether there is a set additional service; If the additional service provision is set, the terminal provides the set additional service, characterized in that the additional service providing method in a terminal using a signal from the network. The method of claim 1, The user setting table includes a called number field, a field for setting an additional service function to be provided, and a field for setting an option according to the additional service, And setting an additional service for the calling number according to the called number and setting the additional service to connect using the pointer. The method of claim 1, The additional service provided by the terminal is provided with a ring tone differentiation service according to a receiver to distinguish receivers by setting different ring tones for a plurality of reception numbers in a state where a plurality of reception numbers are set in one terminal. An additional service providing method in a terminal using a signal from a network, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The additional service provided by the terminal includes a service that registers the specific caller number in a user-defined table when the receiver wants to reject the reception of the caller ID. An additional service providing method in a terminal using a signal from a network.