KR20010047213A - Method for Search Service for Direct Contact Channel Information of Person Using Internet or Telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A personal communication channel search service method using the Internet or a telephone network is to offer a service method to provide personal communication channel information, such as mobile communication numbers or electronic addresses, using the Internet or a telephone network. CONSTITUTION: A personal communication channel database(11), constructed by subscriber registration, stores past communication channel information for each subscriber as well as the current communication channel information. The personal communication channel database(11) is connected with a user through a telephone network(12) by a telephone(14) or through the internet(13) by a computer(15). Accordingly, the user searches the database(11) for desired personal communication channel information through the telephone(14) or the computer(15).

Description

Method for search service for personal communication channel using internet or telephone network {Method for Search Service for Direct Contact Channel Information of Person Using Internet or Telephone}

The present invention relates to a service method that allows a user to inquire through the Internet or telephone by making a database of personal mobile communication numbers or e-mail addresses.

The number of mobile subscribers in Korea is expected to reach 27 million, and the number of domestic Internet users is about 6 million. As the information society accelerates in the future, the importance of a communication channel (hereinafter, referred to as a 'personal communication channel') that can directly communicate with an individual, such as mobile communication or e-mail, will become more important. However, there is currently no service providing information on such a personal communication channel.

Currently, the telephone number retrieval service provided in Korea is KT114 (www.hanmir, com) service of Korea Telecom, but it only provides line subscriber connection information for the name book and the name book, and the individual such as mobile number or e-mail address. It does not provide information about the communication channel.

In addition, such a conventional telephone number search service provides only a simple search for a telephone number, does not provide comprehensive telephone number change information, and simply does not consider an optional search condition according to the situation of a telephone subscriber. There are two choices, public or unpublished, to allow phone numbers to be retrieved only if the subscriber wants to disclose it.

In the future, personal mobile phone numbers and e-mail addresses will be the easiest and most direct information for identifying and contacting individuals in virtual space, and it will be very important to have this information in a database to serve those who seek it. .

On the other hand, with the commercialization of International Mobile Telecommunication-2000 (IMT-2000), the world will be able to use the same frequency band and call the other party anywhere in the world using a single terminal. Services that provide IMT-2000 number information globally are urgent.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a service method for providing personal communication channel information such as a mobile communication number or an e-mail address using the Internet or a telephone network, based on the necessity as described above.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for providing a personal communication channel information providing service which can be easily searched due to a change of personal communication channel information and a selective search condition according to a subscriber's situation.

The present invention also provides a personal communication channel retrieval service method interworking the Internet with a telephone network capable of providing change information of a mobile communication number or an e-mail number.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a personal communication channel retrieval service method according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing an example of a user interface over the Internet in the personal communication channel search service method according to the present invention;

3 is an operation flowchart of a personal communication channel retrieval service method through the Internet according to the present invention;

4 is an operation flowchart of a personal communication channel search service method using a telephone network according to the present invention;

In order to achieve the object as described above, the personal communication channel search service method using the Internet or the telephone network according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) providing a database of personal communication channel information by subscriber registration; (B) setting whether the private communication channel is to be in a public mode or a private mode according to a subscriber's selection; (C) determining whether the subscriber's personal communication channel is in public mode or in private mode with respect to a user's request for personal communication channel inquiry using a packet-switched Internet or a circuit-switched telephone network; As a result of the determination in step (c), if the personal communication channel of the subscriber who has requested the inquiry is set to the public mode, searching the database provided in the step (a) and outputting the latest personal communication channel information of the subscriber. (d); And as a result of the determination in step (c), if the subscriber's personal communication channel is set to the private mode, leave a message or contact number to the user and call the subscriber to which the inquiry is requested to display the message and contact number. It characterized in that it comprises the step (d ') to transmit by sending the subscriber to the inquiry request.

Hereinafter, a personal communication channel searching service method using the Internet or a telephone network according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a personal communication channel search service method according to the present invention.

In the personal communication channel retrieval service method according to the present invention, a subscriber's personal communication channel is secured through a member registration and databased. The subscriber enters his current personal communication channel (mobile communication number, e-mail address) such as name, age, address and social security number through the membership registration process. Registered subscribers can also enter changes if their personal communication channels change after subscription.

Thus, a database 11 of personal communication channel information such as mobile communication number or electronic mailing number is provided. The database 11 stores not only current communication channel information for each subscriber, but also past communication channel information and a history of changes therebetween.

On the other hand, it is also possible to set the ID (ID) and password when registering the subscriber, but since the registration of the changes usually do not occur frequently after the subscriber, there is a fear of forgetting the ID and password set at the time of subscriber registration have. Therefore, in the present invention, it is desirable to be able to input only the name and resident registration number of the subscriber when registering new subscribers and registering changes later.

There are two methods of searching the personal communication channel database established by the subscriber registration through the Internet and the telephone network. The service provider's database 11 is connected to the user via telephone network 12 via telephone 14 or via computer 13 via computer 13. Therefore, the user can search the service provider database 11 through the telephone 14 or the computer 15 to inquire personal communication channel information desired by the user.

Through the Internet, you can search by person or number, and by phone, you can search by number.

According to the personal communication channel search service method according to the present invention, anyone can inquire the personal communication channel of the subscriber, especially the mobile communication number, there may be a side effect when the subscriber's mobile communication number is indiscriminately exposed. Accordingly, in the present invention, a subscriber can set a public or undisclosed mode for his mobile communication number at registration or later. In the public mode, the subscriber's mobile communication number is output immediately when the user inquires. In the private mode, the user's message and contact information are left in case of the user's inquiries. do.

In addition, in the present invention, it is possible to integrate the telephone network and the Internet and interoperate with the database based on CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) technology. CTI-based network consolidation and database interworking are becoming a means of creating intelligent additional services by taking simple voice call-oriented phone service to the voice information network. According to the CTI technology, a computer can integrate and manage an on-premises telephone exchange device (PBX), a voice answering device (ARS), a customer database system, and an automatic dial function.

The basic function of the personal communication channel retrieval service method according to the present invention is that when a user inputs the name of the individual who wants to know the personal communication channel, the current mobile communication number or e-mail of the individual stored in the database is related to this. It searches for and outputs a personal communication channel such as an address.

In addition, since the change trend of each personal communication channel information is stored in the database 11 of the service provider, the current personal communication channel information may be retrieved by inputting a past personal communication channel. In particular, in the case where the personal communication channel information has been changed several times, even if any one of the plurality of past personal communication channels is input, the personal communication channel currently owned by the individual can be searched.

In the case of a search query by phone, information may be provided to the user for a fee, such as 700 services. In the case of a search query through the Internet, a banner advertisement or the like is displayed on a search site, which is a user interface, so that the user can use the service for free. Can be.

The user can search for a mobile communication number through the Internet by inputting a person's name or number. In particular, if the number is entered, the number entered is the past number of the subscriber, so the changes stored in the database are inquired. In addition, when searching by inputting a person's name, there may be a person with the same name. In this case, the extended search is performed using information other than the person's name (eg, gender, age, address, etc.).

2 is a view showing an example of a user search interface via the Internet in the personal communication channel search service method according to the present invention. 3 is an operation flowchart of a personal communication channel searching service method through the Internet according to the present invention, illustrating an example of searching for a mobile communication number in a personal communication channel. Referring to Fig. 3, a search for a mobile communication number through the Internet will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the search is started, it is determined whether a person's name or a number is entered (300). If the number is entered, the change is searched for (301) to find the latest number including the entered number in the change (302). If a person's name is entered, the database is searched to determine whether there is a person with the same name (303), if there is no person with the same name, the number is found (302), and if there is a person with the same name, the extended search is performed (304). Find (302).

After the number is found, the subscriber checks whether the subscriber has set the public / private mode (305), outputs the found number in the public mode (306), terminates the search, and in the private mode, sends a message and reply number to the user. 307, the subscriber is called to inform the mobile communication number search contents, and the search is terminated.

The method of informing the mobile communication number search content by calling the subscriber may use a method of sending an e-mail to the subscriber or leaving a voice message or a text message on the subscriber's mobile communication terminal.

The subscriber knows that someone has searched his mobile communication number by the call signal, and after checking the message and reply number left by the searched user through the Internet, decides whether to contact the searched user.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a personal communication channel search service method using a telephone network according to the present invention.

The user can search for the mobile communication number through the telephone network by inputting the number. To enter a number you want to retrieve the latest number from the previous number.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a search is started and a number is input, the change is searched (400) to find a newest number including the input number in the change (401).

After the number is found, the subscriber checks whether the subscriber has set the public / private mode (402), outputs the found number in the public mode (404), and then terminates the search. 403, the subscriber is called, the mobile communication number search is notified 405, and the search is terminated.

The method of informing the mobile communication number search content by calling the subscriber may use a method of sending an e-mail to the subscriber or leaving a voice message or a text message on the subscriber's mobile communication terminal.

The subscriber finds out that someone has searched his mobile communication number by the call signal, and determines whether to contact the searched user after checking the message and reply number left by the searched user through the telephone network. The subscriber can provide confirmation such as 700 service for a fee, and the subscriber's password for checking the message and reply number left by the searched user can use the subscriber's latest mobile communication number. It is convenient to use.

An additional function of the personal communication channel search service method according to the present invention is an automatic forwarding function. That is, after inquiring a personal communication channel, the mobile communication terminal connects to the inquired mobile communication number or sends an e-mail to the inquired e-mail address.

If the user is connected via telephone, the user can connect to the mobile terminal using the inquired mobile number. If the user is connected through a computer, the user can be connected to the mobile terminal using CTI technology as well as sending an e-mail. have.

An additional function of the personal communication channel retrieval service method according to the present invention includes an individual that combines contents related to an individual having a personal communication channel and a community and a personal communication channel related commercial using the same. You can also set up portal sites for communication channels.

While most Internet portal sites or content providers do not simultaneously provide all the information provided by the Internet through a packet and a circuit network, the personal communication channel retrieval service method according to the present invention uses a packet switching scheme. Personal communication channel information such as a mobile communication number or an e-mail address can be provided through the Internet and a circuit-switched telephone network.

Claims (8)

(A) providing a database of personal communication channel information by subscriber registration; (B) setting whether the private communication channel is to be in a public mode or a private mode according to a subscriber's selection; (C) determining whether the subscriber's personal communication channel is in public mode or in private mode with respect to a user's request for personal communication channel inquiry using a packet-switched Internet or a circuit-switched telephone network; As a result of the determination in step (c), if the personal communication channel of the subscriber who has requested the inquiry is set to the public mode, searching the database provided in the step (a) and outputting the latest personal communication channel information of the subscriber. (d); And As a result of the determination in step (c), if the personal communication channel of the subscriber who has been inquired for inquiry is set to the private mode, a message or contact number is left to the user and the subscriber who has been inquired for inquiry is sent a message and a contact number. And a step (d ') of confirming by the subscriber to which the inquiry is applied. The method of claim 1, The personal communication channel is a mobile communication channel search service method using the Internet or a telephone network, characterized in that the e-mail address. The method of claim 1, And (e) registering change information of the personal communication channel by the subscriber registered in the step (a). The method of claim 3, In the case of the user's application for inquiry in the step (c) through the Internet, enter a name or a mobile communication number to look up, and through the telephone network, using the Internet or telephone network characterized in that by entering a mobile communication number to query Personal communication channel discovery service method. The method of claim 4, wherein When the user inputs and inquires a mobile communication number in the step (c), in the step (d), the personal communication channel change information registered in the step (e) is retrieved and outputted. Personal communication channel search service method using. The method of claim 5, The personal communication channel search service method using the Internet or the telephone network, characterized in that the step of entering the latest mobile communication number of the subscriber for subscriber authentication at the time of confirming the subscriber's inquiry in the step (d '). The method of claim 1, In the case of the user's application for inquiry in the step (c) or confirmation of the subscriber's inquiry in the step (d '), the service is provided free of charge through the Internet, and through the telephone network is characterized in that it is provided for a fee Personal communication channel search service method using internet or telephone network. The method of claim 1, And (f) connecting the mobile communication terminal to the inquired mobile communication number or sending an e-mail to the inquired e-mail address for the personal communication channel output in the step (d). Personal communication channel search service method using internet or telephone network.