KR20030096802A - System for providing voice chatting service using a mobile-phone and method for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A voice chatting service system using a mobile phone and a method therefor are provided to enable a user to select a desired chatting party online, and to voice-chat with the selected party, thereby enabling the voice chatting through a direct connection between the user and the party. CONSTITUTION: A WAP/web server(70) comprises as follows. A WAP processor(71) supplies simple information on other parties to a member, supplies call duration selection information to the member, and transmits call link information on the other parties to the member. A payment processor(72) processes call charges corresponding to call duration. A short message processor(73) transmits the selected call duration to a chatting party. A web processor(74) supports a web service to the member. A database server(90) stores personal information on the member and the other parties, and stores information for processing data related to a voice chatting service.

Description

System for providing voice chatting service using a mobile-phone and method for the same}

The present invention relates to a chat service over the wireless Internet, and more particularly to a voice chat service system and a method through a mobile phone.

Recently, the use of the Internet is becoming more common. When a general user uses the Internet, the computer is connected to the Internet through a wired network. However, the mobile phone is connected to the Internet wirelessly to search for various information without any time or space restrictions. Enjoy games and games.

As the Internet is popularized, various chat services such as video chat, text chat or voice chat are provided. As users can easily receive chat services, chat services over the Internet are emerging as an important business.

However, the voice chat service of the above-described chat service is more interesting to the user than the chat service to simply send and receive text, but the conventional voice chat service over the Internet is provided only the text-oriented chat service, unlike the service through the computer There was a problem. Accordingly, the voice chat service is more actively used offline than online.

Accordingly, to supplement the problems of the online voice chat service, there is Korean Patent Application No. 10-2000-0033917 filed by Han Jang-soo dated June 20, 2000, before the filing date of the present application. This technology complements the text-driven chat problem by combining online and offline voice calls based on WAP / Web, which provides voice chat services to mobile phones, providing voice chats between mobile phone users. It is a service method.

However, in the conventional method of combining online and offline, when a user wants to provide a voice chat service, the user connects to a desired chat partner because of the monotonous connection selection method of selecting and viewing only the title of a chat room that is currently being prepared or in progress. There is a disadvantage that can not provide. In addition, the voice chat service charges a fee for using the service regardless of the result of the user's access to the chat room. Therefore, a user who opens a chat room for voice chat should bear the cost of using the service even when no other user is connected. There is a problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the present invention is to voice chat through a simple idea of online and offline voice chat using a mobile phone that can select a chat partner of your choice to have a voice chat An object of the present invention is to provide a service system and a method thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a voice chat service system and method using a mobile phone that charges for the call reservation time selected by the user, and the voice call connected on the offline is managed under the management of the chat counterpart.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a voice chat service system and method using a mobile phone capable of objectively evaluating the chat counterparts through evaluation of the chat counterpart after the voice chat ends, thereby improving the quality of the voice chat service. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a view schematically showing the overall configuration of a voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the swap / web server shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating a voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: member mobile phone 11: the other terminal

30: swap gateway 50: terminal

70: swap / web server 71: swap processing unit

72: billing processing unit 73: short message processing unit

74: web processing unit 75: evaluation unit

90: database server

Voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object provides a brief information on the counterparts stored in the database server to the member connected via the swap gateway and the Internet, and the counterpart from the member Provides call time selection information when a call is requested with a call, and if a call time is selected, a swap processing unit for transmitting the call link information of the other party to the member; and a call charge corresponding to the selected call time input from the member through the swap processing unit. A billing processing unit, a short message processing unit to reserve the selected call time inputted from the member through the swap processing unit to the call counterpart, and a web processing unit supporting a web service to the member connected through the swap gateway and the Internet; A swap / web server comprising; And a database server that stores personal information about members of voice chat service and information on processing personal information and data related to voice chat about the other parties with whom they talk.

According to this aspect of the present invention, the voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to the present invention can directly select a chat counterpart via online when a member makes a voice chat using a mobile phone, and has a mobile communication network with the selected counterpart. You can enjoy voice chat directly. In addition, when the voice chat, the call cost is charged only for the call time selected by the member, thereby reducing the cost burden for the call compared to the conventional voice chat service.

Voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to an additional aspect of the present invention further provides the member with detailed information including a picture or profile of the voice chat counterpart according to the member of the swap processing unit, the billing processing unit is If there is a request for detailed information from the member, it is characterized in that a predetermined fee for the provided detailed information service is additionally charged.

According to this aspect, the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention provides the member with more detailed information, so that the member can more easily select his / her desired chat counterpart.

In a voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to an additional aspect of the present invention, the short message processing unit transmits a chat service evaluation list for a voice chat counterpart stored in the database server to a member in a short message after the call is terminated, and the swap The web server may further include an evaluator configured to evaluate the voice chat counterpart according to the evaluation data input from the member and store the same in the database server.

According to this aspect, the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention, through the evaluation of the voice chat counterpart inputted from the members, the service operator can not only provide improved services to the members, but also chat You can evaluate your opponents objectively and differentiate your pay.

On the other hand, the voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of authenticating a member connected to the swap / web server through a swap gateway and the Internet; Providing brief information about the voice chat counterparts to the authenticated member; Selecting and inputting a voice chat counterpart from the member; Providing call time selection information with the other party selected by the member; Billing a call charge corresponding to a call time input from the member; Transmitting a talk time to a voice chat counterpart when there is a selection input of a talk time from the member; And transmitting call link information of a voice chat counterpart to the member when there is a selection input of a talk time from the member.

In addition, the voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to an auxiliary aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the step of providing brief information about the counterparts provides information on the counterparts the member has talked to in a priority order.

These and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

Figure 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention includes a swap / web server 70 and a database server 90. The database server 90 includes the swap / web server 70. It may also be included.

In order to receive the voice chat service according to the present invention, first, a user must register to a site that provides a voice chat service over the Internet through a terminal 50 such as a computer. In an embodiment of the present invention, the member accesses the Internet through a WAP G / W (Wireless Application Protocol Gateway) 30 that provides a mobile communication network and a wireless Internet access service to the mobile phone 10, and then the Internet. The voice chat service is provided from a WP / web server 70 that provides a voice chat service existing on the mobile phone, and the other party of the voice chat may be a user who uses another mobile phone 11, a PC, or a regular phone. have.

Herein, the mobile phone 11 refers to a common terminal or a portable wireless communication terminal including a commonly used cellular phone, CDMA, PCS, IMT-2000, PDA phone, etc., and description thereof will be omitted. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, when using a mobile phone, for example, a cellular phone, the swap gateway 30 supporting the interconnection of the mobile communication network and the Internet is conventional, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The database server 90 stores personal information and account identification information for voice chat service members, for example, IDs and passwords of members for accessing the swap / web server 70. In addition, the database server 90 includes personal information about the chat counterparts who are in conversation with the members, for example, personal information including an ID, age, sex, hobbies, occupation, etc. used for chatting. Detailed information is stored, including photos and detailed profiles of the individuals. Preferably, the information on the chat counterparts is advantageously divided into gender and stored in the same category such as age or hobbies.

The database server 90 may further include data related to voice chat, for example, a billing application or call cost data related to a call cost according to voice chat, and information for processing data such as call link information of a chat counterpart to a member. , An application for evaluating the chat counterpart according to an additional aspect of the present invention is stored.

Meanwhile, the swap / web server 70 provides a voice chat service to a member connected through a mobile phone. In an embodiment of the present invention, the swap / web server 70 is shown in FIG. It includes a swap processing unit 71, a charging processing unit 72, a short message processing unit 73, a web processing unit 74, and further includes an evaluation unit 75 according to an additional aspect of the present invention.

The swap processing unit 71 provides brief information on the voice chat counterparts stored in the database server 90 to members connected through a swap gateway and the Internet, and calls upon request from the member to the chat counterpart. It provides time selection information, and when the call time is selected, the call link information of the chat partner is transmitted to the member.

That is, when the member accesses and logs in to the swap / web server 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the swap processing unit 71 stores brief information of chat counterparts stored in the database server 90, for example. The other party's ID, age and hobbies will be provided to the member. Thereafter, when a selection of the other party is input from the member, the swap processing unit 71 transmits a text message for selecting a chat talk time, for example, a call time in units of 10 minutes, and if the selection is input, the swap message 71 receives the text message. Transfer to billing processor 72 to be described later. As such, when the selection for the voice chat is completed, the swap processing unit 71 transmits the call link information of the chat counterpart to the member.

Therefore, by transmitting only the call link information in this way, it is possible to prevent leakage of information on the chat counterpart and each member, for example, the member's mobile phone number or the phone number on the chat counterpart.

That is, in the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention, the WP / Web server supporting the voice chat service manages only the process for the voice chat connection between the member and the counterpart selected by the member, It is possible to easily provide a voice chat service through the schedule management of the available chat time.

In addition, according to an additional aspect of the present invention, the swap processing unit 71 reads the detailed information including the picture or profile of the chat counterpart from the database server 90 and provides the member with the member's selection. According to this aspect, the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention provides a higher quality service through detailed information additionally provided to the member in addition to the brief information according to the member's selection, and the members themselves through this The desired chat counterpart's information can be obtained easily.

On the other hand, the billing processing unit 72 is to process the billing according to the use of the service, in the present invention, the billing processing unit 72 charges the call charge corresponding to the selected call time input from the member through the swap processing unit 71 And charges certain costs associated with the use of additional detailed information services provided at the member's option in accordance with additional aspects of the present invention. Such service charges can be settled monthly by accumulating monthly usage details. In this case, the mobile carrier can process the billing in a batch. However, such billing may be made on a case-by-case basis through a separate wireless payment gateway. In this case, the mobile phone terminal may include a module such as an electronic wallet for user authentication or authentication for payment, for example, password authentication. In this case, the swap / web server may make an authorization request for payment to a separate wireless charging gateway, and determine whether to continue or stop the service according to the result.

The short message processing unit 73 transmits a call reservation as a short message to the chat counterpart of the selected talk time input from the member through the swap processing unit 71. That is, the voice chat service system using the mobile phone according to the present invention transmits a call time input from a member to a chat counterpart using the short message service, whereby the chat counterpart voices with the member within a scheduled call time. It will provide a chat service. Therefore, the voice chat service system according to the present invention only charges for using the service only in the scheduled call time between the member and the counterpart, and does not charge for the excess time.

The short message processing unit 73 transmits a chat service evaluation list for the chat counterpart stored in the database server 90 to the member in a short message after the call is terminated according to an additional aspect of the present invention. In this case, in the present invention, the swap / web server 70 further includes an evaluation unit 75 for evaluating the voice chat counterpart according to the evaluation data input from the member and storing the voice chat counterpart in the database server 90. do. That is, the evaluation unit 75 receives and processes evaluation data on each chat counterpart from members using the service.

According to this aspect, the operator side of the voice chat service system according to the present invention can not only objectively evaluate the chat counterparts, but also determine whether members are satisfied with the currently provided service, and based on the quality of the service, It can be improved.

Meanwhile, the web processing unit 74 supports a web service to a member connected through the swap gateway and the Internet. For example, when a user registers with a computer through the Internet in order to receive a voice chat service, a web page according to the subscription is provided, and when logging in, an authentication procedure is performed through the web processing unit 74.

Voice chat service system using a mobile phone according to the present invention for providing a voice chat service according to the configuration as described above for the voice chat connection between the member and the other party selected by the member via a WP / web server supporting the voice chat service It manages only a predetermined process after the process and the chat is terminated, and also provides a voice chat service through the schedule management of the chat available time for the chat counterparts. That is, the voice call between the member and the chat counterpart via the mobile communication network is managed by the mobile communication company.

Hereinafter, a voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to the present invention will be described in detail through a preferred embodiment described with reference to the accompanying flowchart.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. First, when a member using a mobile phone presses an internet access button, a predetermined menu is displayed on a window of a mobile phone while a micro browser embedded in the mobile phone is executed. Thereafter, when the member selects a swap / web server connection menu for providing a voice chat service or inputs a URL according to the displayed menu, the member accesses the swap / web server through a swap gateway and the Internet (S10).

After the member accesses the swap / web server through a swap gateway and the Internet, the member attempts to log in to the swap / web server by inputting a password for voice chatting (S11). When logging in as described above, in the present invention, since the mobile phone number of the member stored in the database is used as an ID, only a password is input.

When the login is normally performed, the swap processing unit of the swap / web server provides the member with personal information including brief information about the chat counterpart, for example, ID, age, sex, hobby, job, etc. It will be provided (S30). In this case, according to the auxiliary aspect of the present invention, the swap processing unit may also provide information about the counterparts to which the member has talked in a priority order. That is, the chat counterparts that each member talked to are stored and managed in the personal information of each member stored in the database server. Accordingly, when members access to receive a voice chat service, information about them is provided first. Therefore, the member can easily find the other party who has a voice chat with him.

However, in the case of non-membership, the non-member must register to the WP / Web server that provides a voice chat service through the Internet (S12), and then reconnect to the mobile phone to log in.

Through the above processes, the members select brief information on the chat counterparts provided by the swap / web server and select a counterpart to perform a voice chat (S31).

On the other hand, when the member selects the chat partner, according to an additional aspect of the present invention, the swap / web server confirms whether the chat partner selects the detailed information of the selected chat partner from the member, and requests the detailed information from the member. If there is (S32), through the swap processing unit in the swap / web server provides the member with detailed information including the picture or detailed profile of the other party stored in the database server (S33). Then, according to the request for detailed information from the member, a certain fee for the detailed information service provided is charged to the member (S34).

After the selection for the chat counterpart as described above is completed (S31), when there is a call selection with the chat counterpart selected by the member (S35), the talk time selection information is provided to the member, for example, a talk time in units of 10 minutes. It will be provided (S36). However, if there is no call selection from the member, the process proceeds to step S30 to allow a new counterpart to be selected.

On the other hand, if there is an input of talk time for the talk time selection information provided from the swap / web server from the member, the swap / web server charges the call charge corresponding to the time selected by the member (S37), and the swap / The web server transmits the call time selected by the member to the selected chat counterpart (S38), and transmits the call link information of the chat counterpart selected by the member (S39). In this case, the data transmitted to the chat counterpart and the member are respectively transmitted as text through a short message service.

By sending the call link to the member in this way, the member has a voice chat with the chat counterpart. In this case, as described above, the communication is performed by a mobile communication network, that is, a communication connection managed by a mobile switching center. Therefore, since the voice chat service according to the present invention charges only the cost corresponding to the time selected by the member, when the selected call time is exceeded, the chat counterpart bears the cost.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the swap / web server for providing a voice chat service, when the call between the member and the chat counterpart is terminated (S50), the chat service evaluation list for the counterpart of the member himself / herself. After transmitting to the member by SMS (S51), after receiving the evaluation data from the member through the swap (S52), by analyzing the evaluation of the chat counterpart, the voice chat service method using a mobile phone according to the present invention It ends.

According to this aspect, the operator providing the voice chat service using the mobile phone according to the present invention can not only evaluate the chat counterparts more efficiently by using the evaluation data on the chat counterparts inputted from the members, but also evaluate the chat counterparts. This will improve the quality of the voice chat service currently in operation.

As described above, the voice chat service system and method using the mobile phone according to the present invention compensate for the problems caused by the text-oriented chat using the mobile phone, and when the voice chat, the person directly selects the other party between the user and the other party. It is possible to have a voice chat via a direct connection.

In addition, unlike the conventional billing time for waiting for the connection of the other party for voice chat, by charging only the cost corresponding to the time selected by the user, there is an advantage that can reduce the burden of the communication cost for voice chat.

In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect of providing a better voice chat service to the mobile phone user by evaluating the other party who has spoken with him after the voice chat.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention from this description. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be construed by the claims described to include many such variations.

Claims (7)

In the system for providing a voice chat service through a mobile phone capable of wireless Internet service, Database server for members who are connected via the swap gateway and the Internet Providing brief information about the counterparts stored in the counterpart from the member When requesting a call with you, provide call duration selection and call duration is selected. The swap processing unit for transmitting the call link information of the other party to the member, Corresponds to the selected talk time input from the member through the swap processing unit A billing processing unit that handles the call charge to make; Chat the selected talk time input from the member through the swap processing unit Short message processing unit for reservation reservation transmission to the other party, Web service to the members connected through the swap gateway and the Internet Supporting web processing unit, A swap / web server comprising a; Personal information about the members of the voice chat service and the conversations with them Information for processing personal information and voice chat-related data about the parties. A database server storing the; Voice chat service system using a mobile phone, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein the swap processing unit: Provide the member with detailed information including the picture or profile of the voice chat counterpart according to the member's selection; The billing processing unit, if there is a request for detailed information from the member voice chat service system using a mobile phone, characterized in that additional charges for a predetermined cost for the provided detailed information service. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The short message processing unit transmits a chat service evaluation list for the voice chat counterpart stored in the database server to the member as a short message after the call is terminated. The swap / web server is: The voice chat service system using a mobile phone further comprises an evaluation unit for evaluating a voice chat counterpart according to the evaluation data input from the member and storing the voice chat counterpart in the database server. In the method of providing a voice chat service through a mobile phone capable of wireless Internet service, Authenticating a member accessing a swap / web server via a swap gateway and the Internet; Providing brief information about the voice chat counterparts to the authenticated member; Selecting and inputting a voice chat counterpart from the member; Providing call time selection information with the other party selected by the member; Billing a call charge corresponding to a call time input from the member; Transmitting a talk time to a voice chat counterpart when there is a selection input of a talk time from the member; Transmitting call link information of a voice chat counterpart to the member when there is a selection input of a talk time from the member; Voice chat service method using a mobile phone comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein If there is a request for detailed information of the voice chat counterpart selected by the member, providing detailed information including a picture or a detailed profile of the counterpart; Additionally charging a certain fee for a detailed information service provided according to a detailed information request from the member; Voice chat service method using a mobile phone, characterized in that it further comprises. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing brief information about the counterparts comprises: Voice chat service method using a mobile phone, characterized in that to provide information about the other party the caller has a priority. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, After the call, sending a chat service evaluation list of the called party to the member; Receiving evaluation data input from the member and evaluating a voice chat counterpart accordingly; Voice chat service method using a mobile phone, characterized in that it further comprises.