KR20010097904A - Phone to phone system and the method for free call using internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention obtains cyber money when a member clicks on an advertisement or the like, or when a transaction is made in an e-commerce system linked to the system, and uses a portion of the telephone bill by using the obtained cyber money. Regarding the free phone-to-phone system and the method using the Internet to pay in full,

The system includes a web server connected to a user computer through an internet communication network and operating an advertisement site on the Internet; An advertisement contents database which stores a plurality of advertisement contents and is connected to the web server to transmit advertisement contents to an advertisement space according to a user's selection; A member information database that accumulates and stores cyber money acquired by a member by calling advertisements in an advertisement space, and stores a callable time according to the cyber money, and simultaneously stores personal information of the member; An exchange to allow multiple user telephones to use the system at the same time; When the member is connected to the exchange through a telephone communication network using a user phone, the authentication server performs a member authentication process and informs the member of available time stored in the member information database.

Description

Phone to phone system and the method for free call using internet}

The present invention relates to a free phone-to-phone system using the Internet and a method thereof, and more particularly, allows a member to obtain cyber money by clicking an advertisement on an advertisement site or making a transaction in a shopping mall. The present invention relates to a free phone-to-phone system using the Internet, and a method for paying part or all of a telephone fee using the acquired cyber money.

As of 1999, the number of Internet users is estimated at around 150 million to 200 million globally. According to statistics, more than half of the users are high school graduates or higher, and about 35% of those with household income of more than $ 60,000. It is known to have significant purchasing power. As such, as the number of Internet users increases rapidly, various economic activities using the Internet communication network are activated. The most common of these is electronic commerce and advertisement through the Internet communication network.

In the case of the advertisement using the Internet, banner advertisements are displayed on the screen in the form of bands. The advertising costs exceeded KRW 35 billion in 1999, and the number of advertisements through the Internet is increasing over time. .

However, in the conventional banner advertising method as described above, there is a problem in that the number of clicks on the advertisement is reduced since the compensation for the user who views the advertisement is insufficient and thus cannot cause interest of the user, that is, the members.

In addition, due to the above reasons it is difficult to expect the advertising effect compared to the advertising cost may cause complaints of advertisers, there is a problem that fewer advertisers want to advertise.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of the advertisers who want to advertise on the Internet advertising site pays cyber money to members who watch their own ads, the members obtained cyber The present invention provides a free phone-to-phone phone system and a method using the Internet, which allow members to pay a phone bill so that members can use the phone for free.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a free phone-to-phone system and method using the Internet that can improve the user's convenience by allowing the user to pay the telephone bill in the form of prepaid or postpaid using cyber money.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a free telephone system using the Internet according to the present invention

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring cyber money according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing an operation of applying a prepaid method when using a free telephone according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart showing an operation in which a postpaid method is applied in the case of using a free telephone according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: Internet communication network 20: Web server

30: user computer 40: advertisement content database

50: member information database 60: telephone communication network

70: user phone 80: switchboard

81: PBX 82: ARS device

90: authentication server

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a web server connected to a user computer via an internet communication network, and operating an advertisement site on the Internet; An advertisement contents database in which a plurality of advertisement contents are stored and connected to the web server to transmit corresponding advertisement contents to an advertisement space according to a selection of a user computer; A member information database that accumulates and stores cyber money acquired by a member by calling advertisements in an advertisement space, and stores a callable time according to the cyber money, and simultaneously stores personal information of the member; An exchanger connected to a user telephone and a telephone communication network, and allowing a plurality of user telephones to use the system at the same time; When a member connects to the exchange through a telephone communication network using a user's telephone, the authentication server performs a member authentication process and informs the member of available time stored in the member information database. To provide.

Meanwhile, according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a member accesses a web server operating an advertisement site through an internet communication network using a user computer, and calls advertisements by calling advertisements in an advertisement space. A first process of acquiring and accumulating cyber money by a method; A second step of calculating and storing a callable time according to the cyber money acquired in the first step in a web server; A third step of informing the member of available time stored in the second step after performing the member authentication process when the member accesses the switch over the telephone communication network using the user telephone; And a fourth step of subtracting the corresponding cyber money according to the talk time and storing the result while the member inputs the other party's telephone number and makes a call.

At this time, according to an additional feature of the present invention, it is preferable that the third process includes a step of outputting a warning sound to notify the member when the callable time is less than the reference time after the member authentication process is performed.

In addition, according to another additional feature of the present invention, the fourth process includes the step of transmitting an announcement when the callable time during the call becomes less than the reference time, and notifying the status of the call; It is preferable that the method includes the step of acquiring the cyber money within a predetermined period and paying the telephone money with the cyber money according to the member's choice with respect to the telephone fee for the talked time.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the present invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a free phone-to-phone system using the Internet according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an internet communication network, 20 denotes a web server connected to the internet communication network 10 to operate an advertisement site on the Internet, and 30 denotes a web server through the internet communication network 10. A user computer connected to the user 20 and using an advertisement site on the Internet, and 40 indicates a plurality of advertisement contents stored therein and simultaneously connected to the web server 20 to be used as an advertisement space according to a selection in the user computer 10. Represents an advertisement contents database for sending advertisement contents.

In addition, reference numeral 50 is a member information that accumulates and stores cyber money acquired by a member by calling advertisements in an advertising space, and stores the information of the member at the same time storing the callable time according to the cyber money. Represents a database.

At this time, the web server 20 is installed an advertisement lookup program, a cumulative accumulation program of cyber money, an Internet security program. In addition, the user computer 30 may use a personal computer provided in a home or office, or may use a mobile communication terminal such as an internet phone or a mobile phone.

In addition, reference numeral 60 denotes a telephone communication network such as a PSTN, 70 denotes a user telephone connected with the telephone communication network 60 to make a call with a counterpart telephone (not shown), and 80 denotes a user telephone 70. A switch is connected that connects through the telephone network 60 and allows multiple user telephones 70 to be used at the same time. At this time, the switch 80 is composed of a PBX (81) used for telephone exchange, and an ARS device 82 for performing an automatic answering function.

In addition, reference numeral 90 denotes a member authentication process compared with the member information stored in the member information database 50 when the member accesses the switchboard 80 through the telephone communication network 60 using the user's telephone 70. And an authentication server for informing a member of available time stored in the member information database 50. At this time, the authentication server 90 is provided with a usage time monitoring program, a charge calculation program, a customer authentication program.

With reference to the flowchart of Figures 2 and 3 attached to the operation of the present invention having the above configuration will be described in detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of acquiring cyber money according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of applying a prepaid method when using a free telephone according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is free of charge according to the present invention. In the case of using a telephone, it is a flowchart showing the operation of applying a postpay method.

First, the process of obtaining the cyber money will be described with reference to FIG. 2, and the web server 20 continuously determines whether the user computer 30 operated by the member is connected through the Internet communication network 10. (See S11)

If there is a user computer 30 connected in the above operation, it moves to the homepage of the advertisement site according to the present invention (see S12), and determines whether or not a member is requested by inputting a member number or the like (see S13).

At this time, if the above determination result is not a member, the member is automatically moved to a separate member registration space to induce membership, and in this case, the member is registered as a member (see S14). The personal information of is stored in the member information database 50.

On the other hand, if the determination result is the member is connected to the advertising space (see S15), the advertisement list is called from the advertisement content database 40 to be transmitted to the user computer 30 to be displayed (S16). At this time, it is determined whether the member clicks on the advertisement (see S17), and when the advertisement is clicked, the advertisement contents are called from the advertisement contents database 40 and transmitted to the user computer 30 and the cyber money corresponding thereto. To be stored in the member information database 50 (see S18).

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3, the process of using the toll-free telephone using the prepaid method is continuously determined whether the user's telephone 70 is connected to the switchboard 80 through the telephone communication network 60 (see S21), and the connection is made. If there is a user phone 70, it is requested to input a member number to determine whether the user is a member (see S22 and S23). In this case, if the user is not a member, a member registration guide message stored in the ARS device 82 is output. (See S24)

If it is determined in S23 that the member is a member using the member number from the member information database 50 using the information on the member to check the current available time and check whether the reference time or more. (See S25)

At this time, if the reference time is less than a warning sound is output to inform the member of the status (see S26), if the reference time is more than the current call available time guidance message to the member to confirm (see S27).

Thereafter, when the member enters the other party's phone number (see S28), the PBX 81 of the exchange 80 performs dialing to make a call with the other party. (S29) The authentication server 90 during the call. ) Calculates the telephone bill continuously and subtracts the cyber money corresponding to the telephone bill (see S30 and S31).

During the above operation, it is continuously checked whether the current available time is less than the reference time (see S32), and if the time is more than the reference time, the call continues to be made. The guide message is output (see S33).

However, if the call is automatically terminated during a call, a member's complaint may occur, so in the present invention, the current call can be made continuously and the call charge until the call is terminated (see S34), the user's computer of the member. It is desirable to guide the contents through (30) (see S35).

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the process of using the toll-free telephone system using the postpaid method is continuously determined whether the user's telephone 70 is connected to the switchboard 80 through the telephone communication network 60 (see S41), and the connection is made. If there is a user phone 70, it is requested to input a member number to determine whether the user is a member (see S42). In this case, if the user is not a member, a member registration guide message stored in the ARS device 82 is output. Reference)

If it is determined in S42 that the member is a member, the member inputs the other party's telephone number (see S44), and the PBX 81 of the exchange 80 performs dialing to make a call with the other party (see S45). When the call is made by the above operation, the authentication server 90 calculates the telephone fee (see S46) and stores it in the member information database 50 (see S47).

The stored contents are to guide the contents when the member accesses the system through the user computer 30.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect to particular embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as indicated by the appended claims. Anyone can grow up easily. For example, it may be possible to acquire and accumulate cyber money when purchasing a product in connection with an electronic commerce, and pay a telephone fee using the cyber money.

As described above, the free phone-to-phone system and the method using the Internet according to the present invention provide a cyber money each time an advertisement is clicked and accumulate, and use the cyber money to pay a telephone charge of a general telephone. As a result, the user's interest can be triggered, thereby increasing the number of members.

In addition, since the number of clicks of the corresponding advertisement increases with the increase of many members, there is an effect of improving the advertisement effect.

Claims (4)

A web server connected to the user computer via an internet communication network and operating an advertisement site on the Internet; An advertisement contents database in which a plurality of advertisement contents are stored and connected to the web server to transmit corresponding advertisement contents to an advertisement space according to a selection of a user computer; A member information database that accumulates and stores cyber money acquired by a member by calling advertisements in an advertisement space, and stores a callable time according to the cyber money, and simultaneously stores personal information of the member; An exchanger connected to a user telephone and a telephone communication network, and allowing a plurality of user telephones to use the system at the same time; When a member connects to the exchange through a telephone communication network using a user's telephone, the authentication server performs a member authentication process and informs the member of the available time stored in the member information database. Phone to Phone Free Phone System. A first step in which a member accesses a web server operating an advertisement site through an internet communication network using a user computer, calls advertisements in an advertisement space, and acquires and accumulates cyber money by a method of clicking an advertisement; A second step of calculating and storing a callable time according to the cyber money acquired in the first step in a web server; A third step of informing the member of available time stored in the second step after performing the member authentication process when the member accesses the switch over the telephone communication network using the user telephone; And And a fourth step of subtracting the corresponding cyber money according to the talk time and storing the result while the member inputs the other party's telephone number and makes a call. The method of claim 2, The third step is a free phone-to-phone method using the Internet, characterized in that the step of outputting a warning sound to notify the member when the call time is less than the reference time after the member authentication process is performed. The method of claim 2, In the fourth process, when the available time during the call becomes less than the reference time, transmitting a guide broadcast notifying the status; And obtaining the cyber money within a predetermined period of time according to the member's choice for the telephone charge for the time over which the member talked over the available time, and paying the telephone charge to the cyber money. Free phone-to-phone calling using the Internet.