KR20010074284A - Calling identification display device and method of controlling that in status of connecting with computer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A calling identification display(CID) apparatus to be connected with a computer system and control method therefor is provided to be connected with the computer system of a callee and transmit calling identification to the computer system for identifying and controlling detailed information regarding a caller. CONSTITUTION: A caller discriminating unit(220) extracts a calling identification such as a telephone number of a caller and a calling time from an FSK(Frequency Shift Keying) signal transmitted through a PSTN(300) and provides the extracted calling identification to a display unit(280) through a control unit(240) so that a user identifies the extracted calling identification. The display unit(280) displays the telephone number of the caller, a telephone number inputted by the user, and a calling time. An interface unit(270) transmits the calling identification transmitted through the control unit(240) to a computer system(400) of a callee. The computer system(400) extracts detailed information regarding the caller who transmits a call setting signal from a database and displays extracted information so that the callee identifies displayed information. If the user wants to communicate with a specific object, telephone number information of a corresponding object is extracted among desired information stored in the computer system(400) and extracted information is transmitted to a calling identification display(CID) telephone(200). The interface unit(270) receives telephone number information transmitted from the computer system(400) for generating a DTMF signal corresponding to received telephone number information. The CID telephone(200) has a memory(250) for storing a recording contents recorded from the caller and a telephone number of an object registered by the user and a handset(210) for receiving a voice of the caller and transmitting a voice of the user.

Description

CALLING IDENTIFICATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THAT IN STATUS OF CONNECTING WITH COMPUTER}

The present invention relates to a caller information display apparatus for connecting to a computer system and a caller information processing method using the same.

Recently, due to the development of communication technology, telephones are widely used in almost every home, and these telephones make it easy to talk with people around the world. In addition to telephones installed in homes, public telephones are installed throughout the streets to help the general public to pass through the streets. Recently, wireless phones such as cellular phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) can communicate wirelessly. Is widely available.

In general, a telephone is in a form in which a receiver passively responds to an active call request of a caller through a public switched telephone network (PSTN). That is, when a caller presses a button of a telephone to make a call, a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) signal is generated and transmitted to the telephone company, and the incoming call is ringed from the telephone station to the receiver's telephone. DTMF is a signal generated when a button on a telephone is pressed and sent to a telephone company. The telephone replacing the dial telephone is called a touchtone telephone or an electronic telephone. In a telephone with DTMF, each key on the telephone that the caller presses produces two notes with a specific frequency. The two frequencies with specific frequencies generated by each key of the phone consist of one sound belonging to a high frequency and another sound belonging to a low frequency so that a human voice cannot be simulated.

In this way, the receiver checks the incoming signal (ring signal) generated by the caller's call request, and picks up the handset from the telephone to talk with the caller. At this time, since the receiver does not know who the caller is before checking the voice of the other party by picking up the handset, the receiver may be unilaterally damaged by a prank call, a lewd call, a threatening call, or a fraudulent call.

Accordingly, when a call connection request (ring signal) is recently received, the caller's name, telephone number, date, time, etc. are received so that the user of the terminal that has received the call connection request can only selectively respond to a desired party. A Calling Identification Display (CID) service is provided for displaying a user's phone.

The caller information display (CID) service is a service that displays the calling party's telephone number and name on the terminal of the called subscriber before the call is initiated by the call connection request. Since the called subscriber can know the name and phone number of the other party through the caller information display (CID) service, it is possible to prevent mischief calls, obscene calls and violent calls, and to check incoming calls and the like. The caller information display (CID) service can be serviced in conjunction with the field of CTI (Computer Telecommunication Integration) later.

Since the introduction of Custom Local Area Signaling Services (CLASS) in the United States in 1987, the era of caller ID (CID) services has opened. To date, advanced countries such as the United States, Japan, and Europe have gained sensation with the implementation of the Caller ID (CID) service, and Korea has recently shown much interest in the Caller ID (CID) service.

1 is a diagram illustrating a general network configuration when providing a caller information display service.

Referring to Fig. 1, the caller dials the telephone number of the receiver terminal 4 through the caller terminal 2 connected to the PSTN 3 by wire or wirelessly. The DTMF signal generated by the caller entering the number through the terminal 2 is transmitted to the telephone station 5 via the PSTN 3. The telephone station 5 analyzes the DTMF signal transmitted through the PSTN 3 and establishes a path that can be connected to the receiver terminal 4. Then, the transmission request signal (ring signal) is transmitted to the receiver terminal 4, and at the same time, frequency shift modulation (FSK) is performed on the information of the calling terminal 2, for example, the calling telephone number or the telephone time. Send together. Thus, when the ring signal rings at the receiver terminal 4, caller terminal information such as the caller's telephone number is displayed via the display screen. As a result, the receiver can check the information on the caller in advance before making a call with the caller and determine whether to call according to the caller, thereby preventing mischief calls or telephone violence.

Meanwhile, the caller information display (CID) service is not only displaying a caller's phone number or name in an on-hook or off-hook state, but various new functions have been added. For example, the call waiting-caller information display service calls the wireless terminal of the service subscriber in the off-hook state, displays caller information, and simultaneously uses the flash to switch between calls. to provide. The caller information display prevention service prevents the caller from displaying his or her information on the receiver's terminal in call units or line units. The anonymous call rejection service is a service provided to a service subscriber, and is a function to prevent a caller from connecting a callee to a caller who uses the caller ID prevention service.

In this additional function, Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-052021 relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting caller information of a communication terminal, and includes a content for transmitting caller information received when the receiver goes out to a receiver's portable terminal. do. In addition, in Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-039924, a telephone having a personal message sending function using a caller ID that can reject a call request by a caller not designated by the receiver by executing an answering machine only for a caller ID designated by the receiver. Has been disclosed.

In addition, when an incoming call is transmitted in connection with the telephone line and the telephone line of the receiver, a caller information processing system which displays caller information such as the caller's telephone number and name, and has a calling function is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-020280. Started.

2 is a block diagram of a conventional caller information processing system connected to a telephone and a telephone line to display caller information.

Referring to Fig. 2, in the conventional caller information processing system, the ring detecting unit 13 is connected to the telephone line and connected to the connection ports L11 and L12, and when the ring signal on the exchange side and the caller's telephone number signal are inputted, After detecting, the DTMF decoder 12 decodes the detected signal. The FSK decoder 14 decodes the FSK modulated sender information signal from the telephone lines L11 and L12 when it is input. The email receiving unit 18 receives an email signal transmitted through the telephone lines L11 and L12. The control unit 11 sequentially stores the telephone number or caller name information input from the DTMF decoder unit 12, the FSK decoder 14, and the e-mail receiving unit 18 in the outgoing information memory unit 17, and displays it in the display unit 15. Control to display through). The key input unit 16 includes deleting, up, down, shortening, and an e-mail button of the calling party number.

However, such a caller information processing system is a device connected between a telephone line and a telephone, and the user has to pay an additional fee in order to use the caller information display service. In addition, since it is true that there is no space for interposing such a device between a telephone line and a telephone in a normal home, the user has to bear additional economic burden and space constraints for such a caller information processing system.

On the other hand, domestic patent publication No. 2000-063616, in addition to the simple caller's telephone number, the caller's information can be displayed in symbols and characters so that the recipient can check the name and address of the caller provided by the telephone company, and the date and time of the call. Disclosed is a telephone having an information providing terminal.

Figure 3 shows the internal configuration of a telephone having a conventional information providing terminal.

Referring to FIG. 3, a telephone having a conventional information providing terminal includes a hook switch HS and HS1, a ringer circuit 10, a ringer detection circuit 20, an input means 130, a microprocessor 50, It consists of a mode switch 30, an analog switch (ASW), a dial pulse sending circuit 60, a call circuit 70, and a speaker phone circuit 80.

The first hook switch HS is connected between the trunk lines L1 as the wireless terminal picks up and releases the wireless terminal, thereby turning on or off the trunk lines L1. The second hook switch HS1 is connected between the trunk lines L1 and L2, and interlocks with the first hook switch HS to turn the ring signal on or off in an opposite operation. The ringer circuit 10 detects a ring signal input from the telephone line and outputs the ring signal input through the speaker SP as an audible sound. The ringer detection circuit 20 is composed of a photo coupler PC, a capacitor C1, and a resistor R1, and is connected between the trunk line L1 and the ringer circuit 10, and a ring signal input from the trunk line L1. Detects and outputs a predetermined signal. The microprocessor 50 analyzes a user's command input through the input means 130 by a built-in program, and outputs a speakerphone function signal, a dial transmission signal, a DTMF transmission control signal, an answering mode signal, and a speakerphone function signal. do. The answering mode switch 30 is connected between the ringer detecting circuit 20 and the ring signal input port of the microprocessor 50, and the ring answering signal is controlled by the answering mode control signal output from the microprocessor 50. The switching output to the processor 50. The analog switch ASW is connected in parallel to the first hook switch HS to turn the trunk line on or off by the speakerphone function signal output from the microprocessor 50. The dial pulse sending circuit 60 is connected between the trunk lines L1 and L2 and sends a pulse signal to the trunk lines L1 and L2 by the pulse dial sending control signal output from the microprocessor 50. The communication circuit 70 is connected between the transmitter and receiver of the wireless terminal and the trunk lines L1 and L2 to form a communication path when the wireless terminal is heard, and multi-frequency codes are generated by the DTMF transmission control signal of the microprocessor 50. Occurs. The speaker phone circuit 80 forms a call path that can be output to the microphone MIC and the speaker SPK by the output of the speaker phone function signal of the microprocessor 50.

Such a telephone can provide convenience to the user because it can provide the receiver with various information such as the calling party's name as well as the calling party's name. However, since such a telephone is difficult to manufacture and expensive to manufacture, the user has to pay a high cost for purchase. In addition, since the user has to replace the existing telephone with a new telephone, there is a problem that wastes resources for the existing telephone can be used with a separate additional cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and includes a caller information display telephone that is connected to the receiver's computer system and transmits caller information to the computer system so that detailed information about the caller can be checked and controlled through the computer system. It is about.

The present invention also displays and controls detailed information on the caller from among the phonebook registrant information stored in the computer system according to the caller information provided from the caller information display telephone so that the receiver can check the call information, and furthermore, the call selected by the caller's call request. The present invention relates to a method for transmitting a call signal to a caller information display telephone so that a call can be made with a directory registrant.

In addition, the present invention can update and edit the detailed information stored in the computer system using the caller information transmitted through the caller information display telephone, and provide improved customer management and service using the registrant detailed information stored in the computer system. It is about how.

1 is a diagram illustrating a general network when providing a caller information display service.

2 is a block diagram of a conventional caller information processing system connected to a telephone and a telephone line to display caller information.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a telephone having another conventional information providing terminal.

4 is an overall configuration diagram showing a control method of a caller information display telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a detailed internal configuration diagram of a caller information display telephone for connection with a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a computer system for controlling a caller information display telephone in the method of controlling a caller information display telephone for connection with a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a block diagram of a computer system that a user can use for controlling the caller information display telephone of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a call setup signal is transmitted from a caller in the method of controlling a caller information display telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart of a case in which a call is attempted with a counterpart using a computer system connected with a caller information display telephone in the method for controlling the caller information display telephone according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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200: caller information display telephone 300: PSTN

400: computer system 210: handset

220: caller identification unit 230: DTMF signal generation unit

240: control unit 250: memory

270: interface 280: display

402: TAPI 410: instruction processing unit

412: caller details management module 414: caller details display module

416: call information sending module 418: caller information receiving module

In order to achieve the above object, a caller information display apparatus for connection with a computer system of the present invention is a signal transmission system using a computer system capable of transmitting a signal by wire or wirelessly with an external device, which is transmitted through a telephone network. A caller information identification unit for extracting caller information from a call connection reception signal, an interface unit for transmitting the extracted caller information to a user's computer system through a network, and receiving a call connection origination signal transmitted from the computer system; A memory unit for storing caller information or caller's voice content extracted from the caller information identification unit, and a telephone selected by the user according to a telephone number input by the user through the license plate or a call connection outgoing signal transmitted from the computer system through the interface unit; Vs numbers A transmitter for generating a DTMF signal and transmitting the same through a telephone network, and a controller for controlling operation of an interface unit for storing caller information or caller voice content, generating a DTMF signal, or communicating with a computer system. The sender information transmitted to the user's computer system is used to extract the detailed information of the sender from the memory system inside the computer system and display the extracted sender's detailed information on the screen so that the user can recognize it.

The telephone network may be a wired PSTN or a wireless telephone network.

The caller information may include at least one of a caller's telephone number, a caller's telephone time, or a caller's telephone date.

The caller information identification unit may be configured as an FSK decoder for extracting caller information attached to an FSK signal transmitted through a telephone network.

The interface unit may include a serial connector for serial connection with a computer system, a parallel connector for parallel connection with a computer system, a USB connector for connection via a USB port with a computer system, or wireless communication for wireless communication with a computer system. It may include at least one of the interfaces.

The wireless interface may be a Bluetooth interface.

The caller information display apparatus for connecting to the computer system of the present invention may further include a display unit for displaying the caller information including the caller's telephone number so that the user can recognize the caller information.

In addition, the caller information display telephone for the connection with the computer system of the present invention extracts the caller information from the call connection received signal transmitted through the telephone network to display on the screen so that the user can recognize, and corresponds to the number entered by the user A caller information display apparatus for generating a DTMF signal and transmitting the same through a telephone network, the caller information display apparatus transmitting a caller information extracted through a network to a user computer system and generating a DTMF signal for a call with a selected party. And an interface unit for receiving a call connection origination signal transmitted from the caller information, wherein the caller information extracts detailed caller detail information from a memory system inside the computer system and displays the extracted caller detail information for the user to recognize. 4 to mark It is.

In addition, a method for processing caller information through a connection with a computer system of the present invention is a signal transmission method using a computer system capable of transmitting a signal wired or wirelessly to an external device, wherein the caller information is received from a call connection received signal through a telephone network. And extracting and transmitting the extracted sender information to a computer system, wherein the caller information is extracted to be recognized by a user by extracting detailed information of a corresponding caller from a memory system inside the computer system. Used to display the sender's detailed information on the screen.

The caller information may include the caller's telephone number.

In addition, a method for processing caller information through connection with a caller information display telephone of the present invention is a signal transmission method using a caller information display telephone capable of displaying caller information, comprising a telephone number for a plurality of call counterparts. Collecting and storing the registrant detailed information in the memory system; extracting detailed registrant information from the memory system according to caller information transmitted through the caller information display telephone; and detailed information of the registrant extracted from the memory system; May be displayed on the screen so that the user can recognize the information, and the detailed information of the registrant stored in the memory system may be changed according to a request of the user.

The registrant detailed information may include at least one of a name, a telephone number, an address, a contact number, a job, a hobby, a family matter, or image information about the registrant.

The method for processing caller information through connection with a caller information display telephone of the present invention transmits a missed guidance message to a caller when a call connection request from a user is not made for a predetermined time with respect to a call connection request transmitted through a telephone network. It may further comprise a step.

The method for processing caller information through connection with a caller information display telephone of the present invention may further include storing voice call contents with the caller in a memory system according to a user's request.

In addition, the signal transmission method through the connection with the caller information display telephone of the present invention is a signal transmission method using the caller information display telephone, the memory system by collecting the detailed information of the registrant including the telephone number for a plurality of call parties; Storing the registered information on the screen so that the user can recognize the detailed information of the registrant extracted from the memory system according to the user's request, and transmitting the DTMF signal to the selected registrant through the caller information display telephone. The method may include transmitting a call connection outgoing signal recognizable by the caller information display telephone among the detailed information of the caller information display telephone.

The call access originating signal may include at least one of a telephone number, a name, or a serial number assigned to a registrant.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 4 shows the overall configuration showing a control method of the caller information display telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the caller information display telephone 200 of the present invention receives a call setup signal transmitted through the PSTN 300 and generates a ring signal for the receiver to recognize. At this time, the caller information display telephone 200 extracts the caller information, for example, the caller's telephone number and time, attached to the call setup signal transmitted by the FSK method and transmits it to the recipient's computer system 400. In addition, the caller information display telephone 200 generates a DTMF signal corresponding to the telephone number of the other party according to a button input of a user or an outgoing signal transmitted from the computer system 400 and transmits the DTMF signal to the PSTN 300.

At this time, the caller information display phone 200 is a wired terminal that receives an FSK signal or transmits a DTMF signal through a wired telephone line, or is provided with a caller information display function that transmits or receives a signal using a radio frequency (RF) signal. It may be a terminal.

In addition, the connection between the caller information display telephone 200 and the computer system 400 may include serial communication using a serial port, parallel communication using a parallel port, or a universal serial bus (USB) port. It may be a wired connection using. At this time, the caller information display phone 200 may be configured to connect the connector (Connector) can be connected to use the serial port or parallel port. Alternatively, a signal such as caller information and the computer system 400 may be transmitted through a modem in the same manner as a method of connecting to a general telephone through a modem installed in the computer system 400.

It can also transmit signals wirelessly using Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth is a wireless interface specification that allows wireless connection with portable devices such as mobile phones and portable PCs and other peripheral devices in the 2.4 GHz frequency band in a small area of about 10 m to 100 m with low power consumption of about 100 mW. In particular, when using Bluetooth, since the use of ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical) which does not require the 2.4GHz band, there is an advantage that almost all countries can use it in common.

5 is a detailed internal configuration diagram of a caller information display telephone for connection with a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, look at the configuration of the caller information display phone 200 of the present invention.

The caller identification unit 220 extracts caller information such as caller's telephone number and call time from the FSK signal transmitted through the PSTN 300. The caller information is provided to the display unit 280 for the receiver to check through the control unit 240. The display unit 280 may display a caller's telephone number, a user's telephone number, a call duration, and the like, and may be configured as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a light emitting diode (LED).

The interface unit 270 transmits the sender information transmitted through the control unit 240 to the computer system 400 of the receiver. Accordingly, computer system 400 extracts detailed information about the originator who sent the call setup signal from the database and displays it for the recipient to recognize.

In addition, when the user desires to talk with a specific counterpart, the phone number information of the corresponding counterpart may be extracted from the detailed information stored in the computer system 400 and transmitted to the caller information display phone 200. At this time, the interface unit 270 receives the telephone number information transmitted from the computer system 400, thereby generating a DTMF signal corresponding thereto. That is, when the user inputs a phone number for a call with the other party, the controller 240 provides a signal corresponding to the number input by the user to the DTMF signal generator 230, and the DTMF signal generator 230. ) Generates a DTMF signal and transmits it to the PSTN 300.

The caller information display telephone 200 includes a memory 250 for storing the voice content recorded from the caller, a phone number of the counterpart registered by the user, etc., and a handset 210 for receiving the caller's voice and transmitting the user's voice. Will contain).

The DTMF signal generation unit 230 converts the telephone number input by the user to the DTMF signal for the call, and transmits the DTMF signal to the telephone station through the PSTN 300.

6 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a computer system for controlling a caller information display telephone in the method of controlling a caller information display telephone for connection with a computer system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the functional configuration of the computer system 400 is as follows.

For the computer system 400 connected to the caller information display telephone 200, for example, Windows 98 can be used as the OS of the computer system. The OS provides a high level command to an application program interface (API), thereby controlling the operation of each submodule. In this case, the API used for communication with the caller information display telephone 200 may use a telephony application program interface (hereinafter referred to as TAPI) provided by Microsoft. TAPI, developed in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft, is included in the Windows 95/98 and Windows NT operating systems. TAPI enables users to use a traditional PSTN or digital integrated service digital network (ISDN) or private exchange. The advantage is that you don't need to know more about other phone systems, including In particular, hardware providers for telephone systems, such as modem makers or ISDN card makers, provide their respective software drivers for direct access to the hardware.

In particular, TAPI provides an advanced interface for dialing and disconnection. That is, instead of providing an ATDT string for dialing and encoding the ATH string to hang up, you can use a simpler function call. In addition to the application program interface, TAPI includes a Service Provider Interface (SPI) for hardware providers that write driver software. To do this, the TAPI DLL maps the API to the SPI and balances the amount of input and output.

The computer system 400 of the user decodes the high level command provided from the TAPI 402 into a lower level command and transmits the same to a corresponding module, or receives and processes the low level command transmitted from the caller information display phone 200. Instruction processing unit 410 is included.

The command processing unit 410 extracts detailed information of the caller from among the registrants stored in the memory system (not shown) when the caller information, for example, the caller's phone number is transmitted from the caller information display phone 200. The registrant information stored in the memory system may be variously changed according to a user's selection such as personal information such as name, address, photograph, contact information, job or hobby, call history or appointment information with the registrant. Detailed information of the caller extracted from the memory system such as a name, address, photo, contact, job, or hobby is displayed on the screen for the user to check through the caller detail information display module 414. Accordingly, the user is not limited to the outline contents that can be checked through the caller information display phone 200, such as the caller's telephone number, and can check detailed information on the caller.

In addition, when the detailed information on the caller is changed, the user may edit detailed information such as a picture, an address, and a contact of the corresponding caller through the caller detail information management module 412. At this time, the user classifies the caller into various groups, and effective caller management is possible by varying the ring signal of the caller information display telephone according to the classified caller group.

Thus, when storing detailed information about a registrant (sender) in a computer system, editing and managing it, it becomes possible to provide more systematic services to the stored registrant as a customer. For example, the caller information display telephone can be connected to a computer system to provide an order service such as clothes, flowers, home appliances, etc., or to be used for after-sales service. That is, by using the caller information display telephone, it is possible to efficiently store and manage the information of the customer who ordered the goods through this.

In particular, according to the customer information can be periodically informed to the customer to use the product or product management, and can efficiently provide the after-sales service to the customer. In addition, when a caller comes from a customer in the absence of the person in charge, the information about the corresponding customer is automatically displayed through the computer system so that the person in charge can confirm the caller and make an immediate response.

Meanwhile, the user may select a call counterpart through the computer system 400 and transmit a call signal to the caller information indicating telephone 200 so as to talk with the selected counterpart. When the user selects a counterpart from among the registrants stored in the memory system, a high level command corresponding to a call command is provided from the TAPI 402 to the command processor 410. The command processing unit 410 converts this into a low level command and provides the calling information transmitting module 416, and the calling information is transmitted through the interface unit 270 of the calling party information display phone 200. The caller information display phone 200 generates a DTMF signal and transmits the telephone number of the selected counterpart to the PSTN 300 so that the user can talk to the selected counterpart.

Meanwhile, the detailed member functions that can be included in the TAPI 402 configured to perform such a function will be described in more detail as follows.

Open TAPI (Open TAPI) is used to open the sender details management module or the sender details display module in response to a user's request.

Close TAPI is used to terminate a session for a module used by a user.

Retrieve TAPI (Retrieve TAPI) is used to retrieve the detailed information of the corresponding registrant according to the caller information sent from the caller information display telephone.

Status TAPI (Status TAPI) is used to determine the operating status of the source information transmitting module and the source information receiving module, or other modules.

Initialize TAPI (Initialize TAPI) has a function to initialize each module so that it can be called.

List TAPI is used to check a list of detailed information of registrants stored in a database.

The register TAPI (Register TAPI) has a function of recording the detailed information of the telephone book registrant, the user's call history or the missed voice guidance content.

Unregister TAPI (Unregister TAPI) is used to release some or all of the details of the phone book registrant.

Read TAPI (Read TAPI) is used to read the caller information sent from the caller information display telephone and the caller detail information stored in the database.

As a result, individual TAPI functions are executed according to the module-specific functions used by the user, so that the user can manage the detailed information of the registrant and control the call with the caller.

At this time, in order to control the caller information display telephone of the present invention, a user can use a general PC-class computer system using a Windows-based OS.

7 shows a block diagram of a computer system that can be used conventionally for controlling the caller information display telephone of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, a user computer system 400 may include a memory system 426, at least one central processing unit (CPU) 424, an input device 428, and an output device connected to the memory system 426 to perform high-speed operation. 430).

The CPU 424 includes an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) 434 for performing calculations, a register 436 for temporary storage of data and instructions, and a controller 438 for controlling the operation of the computer system 400. do. The CPU 424 includes companies such as Digital, Alpha, MIPS Technologies, NEC, IDT, Siemens, etc. MIPS, Intel and Cyrix, AMD, and Nexgen. It can be a processor with a variety of architectures, such as x86 and IBM and Motorola's PowerPC.

The memory system 426 generally includes a high speed main memory 440 in the form of a storage medium such as random access memory (RAM) and read only memory (ROM), floppy disk, hard disk, tape, CD-ROM, flash memory, or the like. Auxiliary memory 442 in the form of a long-term storage medium and a device for storing data using electrical, magnetic, optical or other storage media. In addition, the main memory 440 may include a video display memory for displaying an image through the display device. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the memory system 426 may have various forms as a product having various storage capabilities.

Also, the input device 428 and the output device 430 may be conventional input devices and output devices. The input device 428 may include a keyboard, mouse, for example, a physical transducer such as a touch screen or a microphone. The output device 430 may be a display such as a display, a printer, a transducer, or the like. In addition, devices such as network interfaces or modems may be used as input and / or output devices.

In the technical field of the present invention, the computer system 400 may include an OS and at least one application program. An OS is a set of software that controls the operation of computer system 400 and the designation of resources. An application program is a set of software for performing a task requested by a user by using computer resources available through an OS. The OS and applications will reside in memory system 426.

In accordance with the experience of one of ordinary skill in the art of computer programming, unless otherwise indicated, the present invention will be described in accordance with representations of operations and operations performed by computer system 400. This operation is computer based and may be performed by the OS or a suitable application. In addition, these operations and functions not only alter the processing of the CPU 424 for electrical signals such as data bits that cause conversion or interruption of electrical signals, but also alter the operation of the computer system 400 as well as memory within the memory system 426. Management of data bit signals stored in the area. The memory region in which the data bit signal is managed is a physical region having electrical, magnetic or optical characteristics corresponding to the data bit.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a call setup signal is transmitted from a caller in the method of controlling a caller information display telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the call setup signal of the caller including the caller information is transmitted through the PSTN, the caller information indicating telephone receives the call and transmits the caller information to the receiver's computer system (S10). Here, the caller information included in the call setup signal is information provided by the telephone company, and will include the caller telephone number. At this time, the caller information display telephone will extract the caller information (caller phone number) from the call setup signal of the FSK method and transmit the extracted caller information to the computer system. The computer system detects detailed information of the corresponding caller from among the plurality of registrants stored in the memory system using the caller information transmitted from the caller information display telephone (s12) and displays it on the screen for the receiver to check (s14). Since the sender's detailed information may include detailed information such as a name, address or contact information, the receiver can check detailed information about the sender.

After checking the detailed information of the caller, the receiver may determine whether to call (s16). If a call is desired, the receiver proceeds to the call with the caller using a handset of the caller information display telephone or a voice call device (microphone and speaker or headset) connected to the computer system (s18). At this time, the call history with the caller may be stored in the memory system according to the receiver's selection (s20 and s22). On the other hand, if the receiver does not want to talk to the caller, the receiver will not lift the handset of the caller ID display telephone or will not allow connection by the computer system. In this case, the missed announcement voice stored in the caller information display telephone or the receiver's computer system is transmitted to the caller (s24). The caller may record the message according to the guide voice (s26). When the voice input is completed from the caller, the input content will be stored (s28).

In addition, the user can make a telephone call with a desired counterpart by using the information of the phone book registrant stored in the computer system.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a case where a call is attempted with a counterpart using a computer system connected to a caller information display telephone in the method of controlling a caller information display telephone according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, a user searches for a plurality of phone book registrant information stored in a memory system of a computer system and selects a counterpart to call. In this case, the user may search for a phone book registrant using various search terms such as a name, a phone number, an address, a hobby, or an address. When the other party who wants to talk is selected from the at least one registered registrant, outgoing information about the selected other party is transmitted to the caller information display telephone (S32). Caller Information Display The caller information sent to the phone will be information that can identify the registrant, such as the phone number or name of the selected party. The caller information display telephone generates a DTMF signal corresponding to the telephone number of the selected counterpart according to the calling information transmitted from the computer system and transmits it to the PSTN (s34). The DTMF signal sounds a ring signal to the corresponding party's telephone through the telephone station, and when the other party picks up the handset, the user can make a voice call with the other party.

As a result, the caller information display telephone of the present invention is connected to the user's computer system via wired or wireless, and the user can control the call process with the caller or the counterpart using a communication application provided in the computer system.

In particular, a caller information display telephone and a control method thereof according to the present invention include a content provider or an information service provider (ISP) that provides an ARS (Automatic Response System) service to a plurality of users as well as individual users. May be useful to That is, when various information services are provided to a plurality of users, the caller information display telephone can be connected to a server, and the detailed information of the subscribed member can be stored in the server for use in customer management and service provision. As a result, by connecting the caller information display telephone with the computer system, information about a large number of customers can be easily collected, the collected customer information can be managed efficiently, and an effective service can be provided for the customers. .

In addition, the caller information display of the present invention is not limited to simply transmitting the caller's telephone number and communication time, but also when the development of the caller information processing system makes it possible to provide detailed information such as image information and image information for the caller. The effect of the telephone and its control method will be great.

On the other hand, the above has been described using the caller information display phone when the call via the wired PSTN as an example, the same applies to the wireless caller information display phone that can use the caller information display service in the wireless communication process using the RF signal What can be done will be self-evident.

As described above, according to the caller information display telephone and the control method thereof of the present invention, a user can easily check detailed information about the caller without purchasing an expensive caller information display telephone.

In addition, the user can store and manage detailed information on the caller and the call history with the other party through the computer system, thereby enabling efficient and detailed information management on the caller information and the call counterpart. In particular, by storing and managing the caller information and call history in a separate computer system, it is possible to provide a more effective service when providing a service for the caller as a customer.

The caller information display telephone of the present invention uses an interface for connecting to a computer system by wire or wirelessly, so that the caller information can be checked in detail at a lower cost without implementing a computer processing function on the caller information display telephone. That is, by simply connecting and using a telephone system having a function for displaying caller information and a computer system having a data editing and processing function, the call function and the data processing function can be used at the same time.

Although the above has been described in detail through a preferred embodiment of the caller information display telephone and its control method of the present invention, the contents are not limited to the field of the present invention described in the claims below. In addition, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.

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In a signal transmission system using a computer system capable of transmitting a signal wired or wirelessly with an external device, A caller information identification unit for extracting caller information from the call connection received signal transmitted through the telephone network; An interface unit for transmitting the extracted caller information to a user's computer system through a network; And A control unit for controlling operation of the interface unit for storing caller information or caller voice content and communicating with a computer system, Sender information sent to the user's computer system is By the operation of the application provided in the computer system, it extracts the detailed information of the corresponding sender from the internal memory system and connects it with the computer system used to display the extracted detailed information of the sender on the screen so that the user can recognize it. Caller information display device. The method of claim 1, The telephone network Caller ID device for connection to a computer system that is a wired PSTN or wireless telephone network. The method of claim 1, The caller information is At least one of caller's name, caller's phone number, caller's call time, or caller's call date Caller information display device for connection with a computer system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The caller information identification unit A caller information display device for connection with a computer system comprising a decoder for extracting caller information from a call connection received signal transmitted through a telephone network. The method of claim 1, The interface unit Serial connector for serial connection with computer systems, Parallel connector for parallel connection with computer systems, USB connector for connection through a USB port with a computer system, or At least one of a wireless interface for wireless communication with a computer system Caller information display device for connection with a computer system comprising a. The method of claim 5, The air interface is Caller information display device for connection with a computer system that is a Bluetooth interface. The method of claim 1, Memory unit for storing the caller information extracted from the caller information identification unit or the voice content of the caller transmitted through the telephone network Caller information display device for connection with a computer system further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 7, A call signal receiver for receiving a call signal transmitted from the computer system; A phone number extraction unit for extracting a phone number of a corresponding party from a memory unit according to the call signal; And A transmitter for generating an outgoing signal corresponding to the telephone number extracted from the telephone number extracting unit and transmitting it through a telephone network Caller information display device for connection with a computer system further comprising. The method of claim 8, A caller information display device for connection with a computer system wherein the call signal is a DTMF signal. The method according to claim 1 or 3, Display unit for displaying the caller information including the caller's phone number so that the user can recognize Caller information display device for connection with a computer system further comprising. Extract the caller information from the call connection received signal transmitted through the telephone network and display it on the screen for the user to recognize, and generate the outgoing signal corresponding to the number input by the user and send it through the telephone network. In An interface unit for transmitting the caller information extracted through the network to the user's computer system, The caller information is By the operation of the application provided in the computer system, the detailed information of the caller is extracted from the internal memory system and connected to the computer system used to display the extracted caller details on the screen so that the user can recognize them. Caller information display device. The method of claim 11, Further comprising a call signal receiving unit for receiving a call signal transmitted from the computer system, The call signal is extracted from the memory of the caller information display apparatus, and extracts the telephone number of the corresponding party, generates an outgoing signal corresponding to the extracted telephone number, and transmits it through a telephone network. Caller ID display for connection. In the signal transmission method using a computer system capable of transmitting a signal wired or wirelessly with an external device, Extracting caller information from the call connection received signal transmitted through the telephone network; And Transmitting the extracted caller information to a computer system, The caller information is By the operation of the application provided in the computer system, it extracts the detailed information of the corresponding sender from the internal memory system and connects it with the computer system used to display the extracted detailed information of the sender on the screen so that the user can recognize it. How to handle caller information via The method of claim 13, The caller information is A method for processing caller information over a connection with a computer system that includes the caller's phone number. In the signal transmission method using a caller information display telephone that can display caller information, Collecting, for a plurality of call parties, registrant detailed information including a telephone number and storing the registrant detailed information in a memory system; Extracting detailed information of the corresponding registrant from the memory system according to the caller information transmitted through the caller information display telephone; Displaying detailed information of a registrant extracted from a memory system on a screen so that a user can recognize the detailed information of the registrant; And Changing the subscriber details stored in the memory system at the request of the user. Caller information display method comprising a caller information processing method through the connection with the phone. The method of claim 15, The registrant detailed information At least one of name, phone number, address, contact information, occupation, hobby, family matter or image information about the registrant Caller information display method comprising a caller information processing method through the connection with the phone. The method of claim 15, In response to the call connection request transmitted through the telephone network, when the call is not allowed from the user for a predetermined time, sending a missed announcement message to the caller. Caller information display method further comprising a caller information processing method through connection with the phone. The method of claim 15, At the request of the user, storing the voice call with the caller in a memory system; Caller information display method further comprising a caller information processing method through connection with the phone. In the method of transmitting a signal using a caller information display telephone, Collecting, for a plurality of call parties, registrant detailed information including a telephone number and storing the registrant detailed information in a memory system; Displaying the detailed information of the registrant extracted from the memory system on the screen so as to be recognized by the user according to a user's request; And Transmitting, to the caller information display telephone, a call signal that can be recognized by the caller information display telephone, among the detailed information of the registrant, so that the calling signal can be transmitted to the selected registrant through the caller information display telephone. Sender information display method comprising a signal transmission method through the connection with the telephone. The method of claim 19, The call signal is At least one of a telephone number, name, or serial number assigned to the registrant Caller information display method comprising a caller information processing method through the connection with the phone. In the recording medium which can be read by the digital processing apparatus, there is tangibly embodied a program of instructions that can be executed by the digital processing apparatus so that the sender information can be processed through a connection with the computer system. A method for processing caller information through connection with the computer system, Extracting caller information from a call connection received signal through a telephone network; And Transmitting the extracted caller information to a computer system, The caller information is A computer recording medium used for extracting detailed caller details from a memory system inside a computer system and displaying the extracted caller details on a screen so that a user can recognize them. A caller information display programmatically implements a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing device so as to process caller information through a connection with a telephone, the recording medium being readable by the digital processing device, The method for processing caller information through connection with the caller information display telephone, Collecting, for a plurality of call parties, registrant detailed information including a telephone number and storing the registrant detailed information in a memory system; Extracting detailed information of the corresponding registrant from the memory system according to the caller information transmitted through the caller information display telephone; Displaying detailed information of a registrant extracted from a memory system on a screen so that a user can recognize the detailed information of the registrant; And Changing the subscriber details stored in the memory system at the request of the user. Computer recording medium comprising a. In a recording medium tangibly embodied, a program of instructions that can be executed by a digital processing apparatus is implemented so as to transmit a signal through a connection with a caller information display telephone. The method for processing caller information through connection with the caller information display telephone, Collecting, for a plurality of call parties, registrant detailed information including a telephone number and storing the registrant detailed information in a memory system; Displaying the detailed information of the registrant extracted from the memory system on the screen so as to be recognized by the user according to a user's request; And Transmitting, to the caller information display phone, a call signal that can be recognized by the caller information display phone, among the detailed information of the registrant, so that the calling signal can be transmitted to the selected registrant through the caller information display phone. Computer recording medium comprising a.