KR20010087569A - Method and apparatus of free calling service in internet - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and device for a free phone service on the Internet is provided to enhance an advertising effect by accumulating free phone coupon points gradually in accordance with a time and a stage watching an advertisement using a phone by the accumulated points on the Internet and subtracting the points in accordance with fixed phone charges in using a phone. CONSTITUTION: A user connects to a free phone web server and registers as a member through the Internet network(S100-S200). The member who registered in the free phone web server accumulates free phone coupon points through information provided on a web and an advertisement(S300). A set advertisement is displayed when the member performs a free calling using the accumulated coupon points(S400). The accumulated coupon points are subtracted in accordance with phone charges when the member performs a free calling to other person(S500). If accumulated coupon points are exhausted during a free calling, the calling is completed(S600).

Description

Method and apparatus for free telephone service on internet {Method and apparatus of free calling service in internet}

The present invention relates to a free telephone service method, and more particularly, a free telephone service using an internet network that allows a user to click a predetermined advertisement on the Internet to earn points by using the accumulated points. It is about a method.

Among the various services using the Internet network, free telephone service is provided in various forms through the web. For example, both sides of the call are provided with a method of making a phone call by connecting to a server providing a free phone to the Internet through a PC, or connecting to a general telephone through a PC. The service providers that provide free calls through the Internet network are using the investment cost and phone charges of the free phone as a profit model by attracting banner advertisements on the web, but the profits are not opaque, There was a problem that can not induce the effect of advertising revenue.

In other words, if a user wants to make a free call on the web, the user can use the toll-free phone by simply clicking on the banner advertisement after a click of the banner advertisement on the toll-free website. There was a problem that it is difficult to expect the actual advertising effect because it is displayed for a certain time.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and when the user sees the advertisement in the way he / she wants, the user earns free phone coupon points differentially according to the time and step of viewing the advertisement, and earned free Its purpose is to provide a free telephone service method on the Internet that maximizes the effect of advertising by enabling the use of free telephones on the Internet as a telephone coupon point and deducting the coupon points according to a predetermined telephone rate.

1 is a network configuration for a free telephone service to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of an overall toll free service according to the present invention.

3 to 5 are flowcharts illustrating the detailed toll-free service method of FIG. 2.

Figure 6 is an embodiment of an advertisement screen window in a free telephone service according to the present invention.

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110,120,130: User PC 200: Internet Network

300: toll-free web server 350: toll-free database

400: Billing Server 500: Web Call Center

620: Star Telecom Operator Network 625: International Call

640: Telecommunications provider network 645: Local and long distance telephone

660: mobile communication provider network 665: mobile phone terminal

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a process for registering a user as a member by accessing a toll-free web server through an internet network;

A member registering to the toll free web server to accumulate free phone coupon points on the web;

A third step of performing a free call using the coupon accumulated in the process; And

In the process includes a fourth process of deducting the accumulated coupon points according to the call rate when the free phone call with the other party, characterized in that the telephone call is terminated if there are no coupon points accumulated during the free call.

Hereinafter, a general example according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a network configuration for a free telephone service to which the present invention is applied user PC (110, 120, 130), Internet network 120, free telephone web server 300, free telephone database 350, billing server 400, Web A call center 500 and a carrier network 600.

The communication service provider network 600 includes a special communication service provider network 620 for communication access to the international telephone 625, a main communication service provider network 640 and a mobile communication terminal 665 for communication access to local and long distance telephones 645. And a mobile telecommunications provider network 660 for communication access.

The user PCs 110, 120, and 130 are connected to the toll-free web server 300 through the Internet network 200. The toll-free web server 300 searches for the user registration and pre-registered member information of the user connected through the Internet network 200, and checks the click time when the user clicks on the banner advertisement displayed on the web. This is provided to the billing server 400 to be described later, receives the coupon point information according to the click time and step from the billing server 400, and processes the toll-free coupon point information to provide to the user PC (110, 12, 130) . The toll-free web server 300 transmits the phone number information provided from the user PC (110, 120, 130) to the web call center 500, the billing server which will be described later when the user PC (110, 120, 130) free phone coupon points earned free calls It receives the coupon point deduction information from the 400 and provides it to the user PC (110, 120, 130).

The toll free database 350 is connected to the toll free web server 300 and includes member personal information, member toll free coupon point information, link information of a banner advertisement, and banner advertisement information.

The billing server 400 checks the time and step of the user click on the advertisement to provide the free telephone coupon point information corresponding to the click time to the free telephone web server 300, coupons accumulated according to the rate set during the free call The information provided by subtracting the point is provided to the toll-free web server 300. The web call center 500 calls the other party through the telecommunication service provider network 620 by phone number information called from the toll-free web server 300.

In this case, the web call center 500 uses a dialer program using a web plugin and uses VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) that enables a call to a general telephone line using an internet network.

2 illustrates a free telephone service method according to the present invention.

The user PCs 110, 120, and 130 access the toll-free web server 200 through the Internet network 200 to register for free phone membership. The toll-free web server 200 then stores the user's information in the toll-free database 250 and provides the free phone coupon points according to the registration to the user PCs 110, 120 and 130, respectively. Here, the member information created from each user PC (110, 120, 130) is divided into different grades according to the degree of entry to earn coupon points, the accumulated coupon point information is also stored in the toll database 250 (S100, S200).

Thereafter, when the user performs an operation for earning coupon points for making free calls on the web, the free telephone web server 300 transmits the accumulated free telephone coupon points to the user PCs 110, 120, and 130 through the Internet network 200. At this time, the user checks his accumulated coupon points, clicks the call window on the web, and enters a phone number, the phone number information is transmitted to the toll-free web server 300 through the Internet network 200. .

The toll-free web server 300 then applies the rate by the rate database of the toll free database 350 to the telephone number provided through the Internet network 200. The toll free web server 300 provides phone number information to the web call center 500. Then, the web call center 500 analyzes the provided telephone information and connects the telephone call through the corresponding communication provider network 600 (S300 and S400).

At this time, when the user PC 110 and the other party initiates a telephone call through the web call center 500, the toll telephone web server 300 provides the telephone call start information to the billing server 400. Then, the billing server 400 receives the telephone number start information and subtracts the free coupon point according to the set rate and provides the information to the toll free web server 300. At this time, the deduction information of the free phone coupon point is provided to the user PC 110 that initiated the free call through the Internet network 200. Therefore, on the user PC 110, the coupon points accumulated by the deduction information provided from the free telephone web server 300 during the free telephone call can be confirmed on the screen (S500).

At this time, the toll-free web server 300 continuously detects the deduction state of the toll free coupon points of the user who is currently on the free phone call, and when the coupon points accumulated by the caller become zero, call the web call center 500. Provide a stop command. Therefore, the user's free phone call is terminated (S600).

On the other hand, when the free call is terminated as described above, the user can perform a call again when earning a free phone coupon provided by the free call web server 300.

3 is a detailed flowchart illustrating the toll free member registration process shown in FIG. 2 in detail.

First, a user accesses a toll-free web server 300 through an internet network 200, creates member information in a main member menu window, and provides the same to a toll-free web server 300. The toll telephone web server 300 then retrieves the information provided by the user and registers the member information created by the user in the toll telephone database 350 if there is no error in writing (S210, S220, S230).

The toll-free web server 300 is provided to each user PC (110, 120, 130) by granting a certain amount of free phone coupon points according to the member registration to the user PC (110, 120, 130) registered members through the Internet network 200. Then, the accumulated point information provided to the user PC (110, 120, 130) is displayed on the screen (S250).

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating the free phone coupon point earning process shown in FIG. 2 in detail.

When the user sets the coupon credit in the member main menu window, free phone coupon points are earned in various ways according to the set click information. That is, when the user registers the advertisement mail subscription, the toll-free web server 300 stores the information of the mail subscriber member (S320), and accumulates the toll coupon according to the subscription registration (S325).

When the user clicks on the advertisement banner displayed on the web, the clicked signal is provided to the billing server 400 through the toll-free web server 300. At this time, the billing server 400 is counted by the internal counter and the user actually earns free phone coupon points as much as the time when the user opens the banner advertisement (S330, S335).

Here, the charging server 400 may check the usage time for each user information and web content based on the hypertext transmission protocol.

And when a user registers as an affiliate on the web, the membership registration information is provided to the toll-free web server 300. At this time, the toll-free web server 300 retrieves the member information through the toll-free database 350, and gives a free member coupon points according to the subscription (S340, S345).

On the other hand, when the user participates in surveys and online events provided on the toll-free web (S350), the toll-free web server 300 is searched for the information written to earn points to the user differentially according to the written information Give (S355).

In addition, when the user clicks on a specific link on the toll free web, this click time is countered by the toll free web server 300, and the billing information corresponding to the count time, that is, the toll coupon point from the billing server 400 Are provided. Therefore, the toll free web server 300 gives to the user a free phone coupon point corresponding to the provided user advertisement click time (S360, S365).

And points earned through various methods as described above is made in the point earning window as shown in Figure 6a and finally displays the free phone coupon points earned by the user.

FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart illustrating the toll free calling process shown in FIG. 2 in detail.

If the user earns a certain free phone coupon points, set the call in the points earning window. Then, the set information is provided to the toll-free web server 300 through the Internet network 200. At this time, the toll-free web server 300 loads the dialer, and provides the intermediate full screen advertisement to the user through the Internet network 200 during the time when the dialer is loaded (S410 and S420).

Here, the loading time of the dialer is about 5 to 10 seconds, the middle full screen advertisement is provided as a video and the window is automatically closed when the dialer is loaded through the flash function.

In this case, the intermediate full screen advertisement has a high degree of attention and a large advertising effect, so that a high advertisement revenue can be obtained, and a target can be targeted to a specific user group. That is, by using the member information, advertisements that fit the interests and age of the member information are displayed intensively as an intermediate full screen advertisement.

On the other hand, when the dialer is loaded as described above, the intermediate screen advertisement window is closed and the full screen advertisement (Full Screen html AD) and the bar advertisement (ticker AD) are displayed together with the dialer as shown in FIG. 6C (S430). At this time, when the user clicks the corresponding advertisement, the click information is provided to the toll-free web server 300, and by the provided information, the toll-free web server 300 is provided with the billing form from the billing server 400 to the user. Earn phone coupon points (S450).

In this case, the bar advertisement (ticker AD) is set to replace the advertisement every 30 seconds, and when the user clicks the bar advertisement, the corresponding homepage is loaded in the full screen advertisement area. Therefore, the user can receive a free telephone coupon point according to the corresponding advertisement click.

On the other hand, when the user enters the phone number and dials through the dialer displayed on the dialing screen window, the toll-free web server 300 analyzes the entered phone number to determine the rate according to the corresponding region, and the web call center In step 500, the phone number information set by the user is provided.

In this case, the web call center 500 performs a communication connection to the communication service provider network 600 corresponding to the input phone number. When the user inputs the international phone number, the international call terminal through the special communication service provider network 620 is provided. Make a call with 625. When the user inputs the domestic wired telephone number, the user attempts to make a call with the general wired terminal 645 through the main communication service provider network 640. When the user enters the mobile phone number, the web call center 400 attempts to make a call to the mobile communication terminal 665 through the mobile communication provider network 660 (S470).

At this time, when a free call is initiated by the above operation, the toll-free web server 300 receives the deduction information of the toll coupon points accumulated according to the set rate from the charging server 400, and the coupon point deduction information. Is displayed on the web of the user who is calling. Therefore, the user can recognize the decrease in the coupon that he has accumulated during the free call.

The toll-free web server 300 analyzes the phone number input from the user and provides an advertisement server related to the corresponding region (country) (for example, an advertisement related to the United States when a US international telephone number is input). It will be provided from the display and displayed as a bar advertisement in the dialing window (S480).

Meanwhile, the toll-free web server 300 periodically provides advertisement mail information to the user PC 110 when the user PC 110 sets up registration of receiving an advertisement mail together with membership registration. In this case, when the user PC 110 checks the advertisement mail received through the Internet network 200 and clicks to view the advertisement, the toll-free web server 300 provides a predetermined free telephone coupon point to the user PC 110. to provide. At this time, the free telephone coupon point provided to the user PC 110 is differentially provided by checking the time clicked by the user.

On the other hand, the toll-free web server 300 issuing a free call coupon according to the user clicks on the advertisement and the rate applied at the time of the phone call allows the server operator to adjust arbitrarily. Therefore, the operator can obtain a certain amount of profit by issuing a free call coupon or adjusting the rate application according to the free call as much as the amount of advertising expenses minus the operating cost.

As described above, in the present invention, in the implementation of a free phone service on the Internet, the user earns a coupon through a coupon earning window provided on the web, and the accumulated coupon is deducted when making a free call using the accumulated coupon points. By maximizing the advertising effect.

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 (13)

Registering a user as a member by accessing a toll-free web server through an internet network; A process in which the member registered to the toll-free web server in the process accumulates toll free coupon points through information and advertisements provided on the web; Displaying an advertisement set when making a free call using coupon points accumulated in the above process; And Free call on the Internet, characterized in that the process of subtracting the coupon points earned according to the call rate during the free phone call with the other party, and if there are no coupon points accumulated during the free call How to service. The method of claim 1, wherein the member registration process is performed. Determining whether the user accessing the toll free web server registers as a member; Retrieving the created member information when registering as a member as a result determined in the step; Storing the member information in the database if there is no problem in the step, and accumulating the registered member toll free coupon points; And Free phone service method on the Internet, characterized in that consisting of the step of displaying to the member the free phone coupon points accumulated in the step. The method of claim 2, Free telephone coupon point provided to the member is a free telephone service method on the Internet, characterized in that the earned by differential depending on the detail of the information provided by the member. The method of claim 1, The free phone coupon points are earned when applying for an advertising mail subscription, and free phone coupons are additionally earned according to the opening time when the subscriber subscribes to the received advertising mail. Phone service method. The method of claim 1, The free telephone coupon point is a free telephone service method on the Internet, characterized in that the points are earned differentially according to the time opened by clicking the advertisement when clicking on the advertising banner provided on the web. The method of claim 1, The free telephone coupon point is a free telephone service method on the Internet, characterized in that is earned when registering as a member of the affiliate. The method of claim 1, The toll free coupon points are differentially earned according to the detailed information created when participating in surveys and online events. The method of claim 1, In the second process, the free telephone coupon point is earned differentially according to the link time when a specific link in the dialer window is clicked. The method of claim 1, wherein the dialing process is Loading the dialer when the toll-free member sets the dialing window, and outputting an intermediate full screen advertisement during the loading time; Displaying an advertisement screen together with the dialer in a call window when the dialer is loaded; Determining whether the member clicks on the advertisement screen displayed in the above step; Granting a corresponding point when clicking on an advertisement screen as a result of the determination in the above step; If the member enters a phone number using the dialer, the telephone call service method comprising the step of performing a call start by applying the rate of the input phone number. The method of claim 9, The intermediate full screen advertisement is displayed during the time that the dialer is loaded with the interests described in the member registration information. The method of claim 9, The advertisement screen displayed together with the dialer is divided into a full screen main advertisement area and a bar advertisement area, and the advertisement of the bar advertisement area is replaced every 30 seconds. Toll service on the Internet, characterized in that the loading method. The method of claim 9, The bar advertisement area on the Internet, characterized in that the advertisement display relating to the area of the telephone number input from the user. Means for the user to sign up as a toll free member through the Internet; Means for accumulating free telephone coupon points provided by the member subscribed to the means; Means for performing a toll free call through the toll coupon points earned in the means; And And a means for deducting the accumulated coupons according to the call rate and the talk time during the toll-free telephone call, and if there are no accumulated coupons, the phone call is automatically terminated.