KR20010085120A - How to connect to internet phone service by clicking phone number on screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for being connected with an Internet phone service when clicking a telephone number on a window is provided to perform a telephone conversation through an Internet phone by clicking the telephone number displayed on the window and a link display for the telephone conversation. CONSTITUTION: A member directly installs a JAVA or CGI program in a suitable position of a web site and displays a suitable sentence or image on the position for indicating an automatic telephone calling function. If a visitor clicks the sentence or the image(S300), the JAVA or CGI program is executed(S310). A user authentication is executed(S320). A telephone number designated by the member is inputted in an Internet phone server, and a computer of the visitor and a telephone of the member are connected(S330).

Description

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The present invention relates to a method for providing an Internet phone service. In the related art, a user can make a phone call by directly inputting a telephone number by accessing a site providing an Internet phone service.

In the above method, when the user wants to call the phone number displayed on the screen while browsing the Internet homepage, and the user wants to access the Internet phone service site, the homepage with the phone number goes to the previous page, so the phone number is copied to the memory. Either way, there was an inconvenience of having to reopen a separate window.

The present invention will automatically connect to the Internet phone service with a single click on the phone number on the screen to solve such a point.

1 is a block diagram of an Internet phone service.

2 is a flowchart of an Internet phone service currently being implemented.

3A and 3B are flowcharts of an embodiment according to the present invention.

4 is a flow chart of another embodiment according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described with respect to the configuration and operation of the embodiment for achieving the object of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of an Internet phone service.

Referring to Fig. 1, the method of using the Internet phone service, the Internet phone service server is connected to the Internet to the user who is trying to connect to the Internet and a general telephone connected by the Internet VoIP (VOICE OVER IP) method It is connected to the PSTN network through the switching center and the mobile telephone network through the mobile telephone switching center to provide a route for the user to use a regular landline and wireless telephone.

2 is a flowchart of an Internet phone service currently being implemented.

The user must be subscribed to the Internet phone service as a member in advance, and after the user accesses the Internet phone service site on the Internet (S100) and undergoes a predetermined member authentication procedure required by the site (S110), If the server side program provided in the service site is executed (S120) and the user enters a phone number to be called, the user can make a desired call.

The present invention allows the visitor to make a simple call to the phone designated by the website operator by a single click on the website by utilizing the service as described above. A special display is made for easy understanding, and when the display is clicked, a call is automatically made to the designated phone number.

The service provider providing the Internet phone service will be described.

3A and 3B are flowcharts of an embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the service provider recruits members who want to receive the service through the Internet, and delivers the location of the program in the server of the service provider to be linked from the member's website during the membership registration process. The member to display the appropriate phrase or image in the place where the visitor of his website clicks, and if the phrase or image is clicked (S200), the program location is recorded so that the program can be executed without moving from the current web page. Link it. After the program is executed (S210), the user authenticates (S220) and then inputs the phone number specified by the member to the Internet phone server to connect the visitor's computer and the member's phone to the call (S230). .

Alternatively, during the membership registration process, a program such as Java or CGI is distributed to the member so that the member can install it directly at a proper location of his website, and display an appropriate phrase or image at the location to automatically make a call. When the visitor clicks on the phrase or image (S300), the Java or CGI program is executed (S310). After the user authentication (S320), the phone number specified by the member is input to the Internet phone server. Subject may be to connect the visitor's computer and the member's phone (S330).

In addition, when the service provider connects the visitor with the Internet phone service provider, a service provider that is separate from the service provider, for example, when there are a plurality of service providers that provide Internet phone service, provide a service service suitable for each user. Even in the case of the operator operating the hub site to choose to use the same method as above, the difference between the above method is that the operator operating the hub site the program location information or the Java or the CGI program When the service program for inputting a telephone number to the Internet phone server is executed by the service provider's server, the service program is mounted on the service provider's server.

4 is a flow chart of another embodiment according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the following is a method of automatically making a call to an Internet phone when a user clicks a phone number without an indication of automatic telephone call.

Usually phone numbers have a special notation, such as 'xxx-xxxx' or 'identity-xxx-xxxx', or in some cases 'telephone' or 'tel' or 'cellphone' before the phone number. Words that say the same number is written. Therefore, using this point, the program can easily recognize the numbers that can be determined to be a telephone number (S400). Clicking on the phone number as described above (S410), the program is executed by accessing the server of the designated Internet phone service server or hub site (S420) and after the user authentication (S430), the phone number is automatically entered and given. It is very easy to take the Internet phone (S440). The program may be an OS, an Internet browser, a document editor, a communication emulator, or a dedicated program having the above functions as a main function.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention provides a service such as a homepage and a telephone call through an internet phone by only one click on a phone number and a link display for a phone call. People can simply write their phone number on the page, making it very easy for visitors to make calls to them for free, and Internet phone service providers or operators who operate hub sites can easily gather members. It works.

Claims (6)

Recognizing a click on an indication for an automatic telephone call displayed on the screen; and receiving a telephone number from the information by the indication; and automatically inputting the telephone number into a telephone number input means of an internet phone service. The process of giving; automatic telephone call method comprising the. The method of claim 1, further comprising: finding a location of an automatic telephone call program or script file from the display for the automatic telephone call; and automatically entering a telephone number into the input means by the program or script file. How to make a call automatically. Recognizing the click on the phone number displayed on the screen as a click for an automatic telephone call; And, the step of automatically inputting the phone number to the telephone number input means of the specified Internet phone service; How to make an automatic call. And means for recognizing the click of a telephone number displayed on the screen as a click for an automatic telephone call; and means for automatically inputting the telephone number into a telephone number input means of a designated Internet phone service. Storage media. Registering a member; and transmitting the location information of the program to the member; and when a display for the automatic phone call including the location information is clicked on the member's web page, Receiving a phone number from the display or registration information of the member; and automatically inputting the phone number into a phone number input means of the internet phone service. Connection service method. Registering a member; and transmitting a program or script for automatic telephone calling to the member; and displaying a mark for an automatic telephone call including location information of the program or script on the member's web page. When the program or script automatically inputs a phone number designated by the member to a phone number input means of the internet phone service.